DICTIONARY
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• M.B. COAT n. a coat ...Bk1891 sl.
• MCALPINE FUSILIER n. a building labourer, a navvy ...1960s US sl.
• MCATAH n. mirrored dark glasses ...1980s W. Indies sl.
• MCCOY adj. genuine ...1920s US sl.
n. 1. first-rate whisky or beer ...1900s sl.
n. 2. medicinal drugs, pure narcotics ...1930s US drugs sl.
• MCCOY, THE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MCDADDY n. 1. a successful pimp or criminal ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 2. a handsome, virile man ...1990s sl.
n. 3. an important, influential Black man, a power in the community; a very successful or skilful man ...1990s US Black sl.
• MCDUMPSTER KID n. a homeless, starving young person ...2000s US Black sl.
• MCFLY n. a fool; an empty-headed person ...1980s US campus sl.
int. wake up! ...1980s US campus sl.
• MCGIMP n. a pimp ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MCGOO n. sex appeal ...1935 Amer. sl.
• MCJOB n. a pointless, usually menial job with no prospects or job satisfaction ...1980s sl. orig. US
• MCMUFF n. the vagina ...1990s US sl.
• MCNOON adj. mad ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MCPAPER n. 1. a sloppily written, poorly researched piece of work ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 2. the notoriously banal 'USA Today' ...1980s US campus sl.
• MCTAVISH adj. Scottish ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. a person of Scottish background ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEACH vb. 1. to slink, to skulk, to crawl, to cringe, to look ashamed ...1833 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to measure; to compare ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MEACHING adj. skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.  
• MEACOCK † adj. effeminate, cowardly, timorous, spiritless ...1587
† n. a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MEAD n. 1. mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. a meadow, a field ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEAD-LANDS n. meadow-land ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEADLESS adj. troublesome, tiresome, unruly; restless ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEADOW CUP n. a buttercup ...1959 Amer. dial.
• MEADOW DRESSING n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEADOW MOLE n. a gopher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEADOW MUFFIN n. a lump of manure; a cow pie ...1976 Amer. dial.
• MEADOW-WARP n. a mole ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAG n. a halfpenny ...M18 sl.
• MEAGRIES n. miseries, ills ...1885 Sc.
• MEAKS! int. an exclamation ...1849 Eng. dial.
• MEAL n. a sandbank or sand-hill; generally in plural ...1833 Eng. dial.
• MEAL vb. to provide food for; to feed; to eat a meal; to take regular meals, as at a boarding house ...1630
• MEAL-AND-BREE n. oatmeal porridge ...1742 Sc.
• MEAL-AND-BREE NIGHT n. Halloween ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEAL-BANK n. a sand-hill or bank of sand blown up by the wind ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MEAL CAME HOME SHORT FROM THE MILLER, THE phr. expectations were disappointed ...1890 Sc.
• MEALER n. one who pays to take meals in one place while living elsewhere ...1880 Amer. dial.
• MEALERY n. a place that provides meals to those living elsewhere ...1880 Amer. dial.
• ME-ALIVE! int. an exclamation or oath ...1879 Sc.
• MEAL-MOUTHED adj. afraid to speak out; soft-tongued, plausible ...1821 Sc.
• MEAL-OF-MEAT n. food enough for one meal; the food taken at a meal; a meal ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEAL OF VICTUALS n. a meal; food enough for a meal ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MEALOM n. a very dry potato when boiled ...1824 Sc.
• MEAL ROOM n. a pantry ...1842 Amer. dial.
• MEAL'S MEAT n. food enough for one meal; the food taken at a meal; a meal ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MEAL'S VICTUALS n. food enough for one meal; the food taken at a meal; a meal ...1830 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MEAL'S VITTLES n. a meal; food enough for a meal ...1878 Amer. dial.
• MEAL TICKET n. 1. one who gives a handout; a charitable person who can be inveigled into giving a tramp a meal ...1900 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone or something regarded solely as a source of income or livelihood ...1899 sl., orig. US
• MEALTIDE † n. 1. meal-time; the hour for a meal; the customary time of taking food; also, a meal, food ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 2. the quantity of milk given by a cow at one milking ...1633 obs. exc. Sc.
• MEALY adj. 1. spotty; disfigured by blotches or spots, marked with blemishes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the weather: mild and damp ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEALY-MOUTH n. a smooth-tongued person; a plausible, hypocritical tongue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. (as 'mealymouth) to avoid frank speech ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MEALY-MOUTHED adj. 1. reticent, reserved, afraid to speak out; plausible, smooth-tongued, hypocritical ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dainty, fastidious in eating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. applied to a bay or brown horse having a light-coloured muzzle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAN adj. 1. aggressive, unpleasant ...19C US sl.
adj. 2. of people and things: poor in quality or condition; comparatively worthless ...E19 US sl.
adj. 3. of liquor: inciting combativeness; harmful in effect; poor in quality ...1847 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. pettily unpleasant or disobliging ...M19 sl., orig. US
adj. 5. unwell, in low spirits ...M19 US sl.
adj. 6. worthless, naughty, of bad character ...1896 Eng dial.
adj. 7. of the weather: very unpleasant, disagreeable ...1897 Amer. dial.
adj. 8. immoral, loose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 9. very good, very clever, adroit ...1910s sl., orig. US
adj. 10. excellent; first-rate ...1920 sl., orig. US
adj. 11. exceptionally attractive or stylish ...1920s US Black sl.
adj. 12. of drugs: ether very high or very poor in quality ...1980s drugs sl.
adv. very, exceedingly ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a moan, a lamentation; a complaint ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small marble or a marble in general ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. aggressiveness ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to complain of, to blame, to resent ...1715 Sc.
vb. 2. to pity, to condole with ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to utter a moaning sound, to wail; to complain, to bemoan to indicate pain ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEAN ALL OVER adj. unwell, poorly, under the weather ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEAN ARTICLE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN AS CATSHIT adj. adj. said of a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEAN AS CATSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY adj. extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MEAN AS PIGSHIT AND TWICE AS NASTY adj. extremely ungenerous ...1930s sl.
• MEAN-ASS adj. very unpleasant ...1950s sl.
n. an unpleasant person ...1950s sl.
• MEAN AS THE OLD SCRATCH adj. very mean ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MEAN BABY n. an attractive girl or young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• MEAN BUSINESS vb. to be totally committed, to be utterly earnest ...1857 sl.
• MEAN DISH n. 1. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ME AND YOU n. 1. sexual intercourse ...20C rhyming sl. for 'screw'
n. 2. the number 2 ...20C bingo rhyming sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'me-and-you') a menu ...1932 jocular
• MEAN ENOUGH TO KILL HIS GRANDMOTHER phr. describing a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO PUSH A WIDOW WOMAN'S DOG IN THE WELL adj. very mean ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO PUSH HIS GRANDMOTHER DOWNSTAIRS phr. describing a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO ROB HIS GRANDMOTHER'S GRAVE phr. describing a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO STEAL ACORNS FROM A BLIND HOG adj. 1. as mean as may be ...1867 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. possessing the characteristics of 'poor White trash'; stupid, rustic, unsophisticated ...L19 US Black sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO STEAL THE PENNIES OFF A DEAD MAN'S EYES phr. describing a notably dangerous person ...M19 US sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO STEAL THE PENNIES OFF HIS GRANDMOTHER'S EYES phr. describing a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO SUCK EGGS adj. base, low-minded; used of men and dogs ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO TAKE A LOLLIPOP FROM A BABY adj. very mean ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEAN ENOUGH TO TAKE THE FILLINGS OUT OF HIS GRANDMOTHER'S TEETH phr. describing a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEANER THAN A CAT'S TAIL adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN A CUT CAT adj. very mean ...1950s sl.
• MEANER THAN A PINCHING BUG adj. very mean ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN BILLY-BE-DAMNED adj. very mean ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT DIRT adj. said of a notably unpleasant person ...20C US sl.
• MEANER THAN CAT DUNG adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CATFISH adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT MANURE adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT PISS adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT SHIT adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT SHIT AND A DAMN SIGHT NASTIER adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN CAT WATER adj. extremely mean, unkind, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN COW SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN HEN SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN HOG SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OWL'S SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD BILLY adj. very mean, unpleasant...1969 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD BILLY HELL adj. very mean ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD COOT adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD DEVIL adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD DEVIL HISSELF adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD DICK adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD HARRY adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD NICK adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD ROT adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD SATAN adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD SCRATCH adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD SCROOGE adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN OLD VARMINT adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN SKUNK SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN SNAKE SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN THE ITCH adj. very mean ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN THE OLD SCRATCH adj. very mean, unpleasant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH adj. very mean ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN TOPHET adj. very mean, 'meaner than hell' ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEANER THAN WHALE SHIT adj. very mean, contemptible, despicable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEANERY n. meanness ...1845 Amer. dial.
• MEANEVERS adv. meanwhile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAN-EYE vb. to stare at aggressively, in a hostile manner ...1930s US sl.
• MEAN-HAIR adj. unpleasant, cruel ...1960s homosexual sl.
• MEANIE n. 1. a mean person ...1927 sl.
n. 2. a small marble or a marble in general ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEANING n. 1. an intimation, a hint, likelihood; a slight symptom ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 2. matter, consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an indication of pain or lameness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEANINGS n. intentions ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAN JOB n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN LAYOUT n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN MACHINE n. 1. a fast or stylish car ...1980s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a powerful person or team ...1990s sl.
• MEAN MAMA n. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• MEAN MEMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN-MOUTH vb. to malign; to scold; to insult; to give a tongue-lashing to; to slander ... c1960 Amer. dial.
• MEAN NUMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN PIECE OF MERCHANDISE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN PIECE OF WORK n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN PROPOSITION n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN REDS, THE n. a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEAN SKETCH n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN STUFF n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEANT n. meaning; importance ...1852 Eng. dial.
• MEAN WHITE n. a term of contempt among Black persons for White men without landed property ...Bk1892 sl.
• MEANY adj. mean; irritable ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. a mean person ...1927 sl.
• MEAPEE vb. to show a dislike to anything by making a disagreeable sound with the lips and the mouth ...1777 Eng. dial. obs.
• MEAR n. a boundary, a limit; a landmark ...1622 Eng. dial.
vb. to bound, to border; to be contiguous with ...1894 Eng. dial.
• MEARING n. a boundary ...1849 Sc.
• MEAR-STANG † n. a landmark ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASE vb. 1. to soothe, to mitigate, to calm ...1678 Sc.
vb. 2. to be absent-minded, to muse ...1877 Eng. dial.
• MEASEN vb. to be in a dreamy state; to act slothfully; to mope, to fret ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE n. a spot, a pimple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to cause the legs to become speckled by sitting too close to a fire ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to catch measles ...1917 Amer. dial.
• MEASLED adj. spotted, blotched, marked with pimples; speckled, mottled ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE-FACE n. a face covered with red pimples ...1806 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE-FACED adj. having pimples, having a spotty, inflamed complexion ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEASLE-FLOWER n. the garden marigold, Chrysanthemum segetum ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASLES n. syphilis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEASLINGS n. the measles ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MEASLINS n. the measles ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MEASLY adj. 1. mean, miserly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. spotted; having a white scurfiness on the skin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASLY adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEASURE n. moderation ...1641 Sc.
• MEASURE FOR A NEW JACKET vb. to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES vb. to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURELY adv. in moderation, moderately ...1887 Sc.
• MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK vb. to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURES n. money ...1960s sl.
• MEASURING-BUG n. the caterpillar ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEASURING STICK n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEASURING WORM n. a caterpillar ...1844 Amer. dial.
• MEAT n. 1. the penis ...1595 sl.
n. 2. female genitals ...1611 sl.
n. 3. food in general, victuals, board; a meal ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. beef, as distinct from mutton, etc. ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to feed, to provide with food; to board ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to get a woman pregnant ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MEATABLE † adj. 1. that can be used for food, edible ...1610 
adj. 2. hungry, having a capacity for food; having a good appetite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEAT AND MALT n. food and drink ...1892 Sc.
• MEAT AND TWO VEG n. the male genitalia ...UK playground sl.
• MEAT AUGER n. a nonexistent object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1921 Amer. dial.
• MEAT BURNER n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAT CART n. a vehicle used to carry dead bodies; a hearse ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAT-COOKER n. 1. a woman considered as a sexual object ...20C US sl.
n. 2. the female genitals; the vagina ...20C US sl.
• MEAT CRATE n. a vehicle used to carry dead bodies; a hearse ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MEATER n. a cowardly dog; hence, a cowardly man ...L19 Brit. sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• MEATERS n. a dissection class; dissection as part of a medical course ...c1910 Brit. medical students' usage
• MEAT-FANCIER'S HOUSE n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• MEAT-FANCIER'S MARKET n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• MEAT FISHERMAN n. 1. one who fishes with live bait rather than artificial flies or lures ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who fishes for food rather than purely for sport ...1993 Amer. dial.
• MEAT-FLASHER n. an exhibitionist; a man who exposes his penis to public view ...19C Brit. sl.
• MEAT FOR DAYS adj. pert. to a male with large genitals; pert. to large male genitals ...20C US homosexual sl.
• MEAT FOR THE POOR adj. pert. to a male with large genitals; pert. to large male genitals ...20C US homosexual sl.
• MEAT-GETTER n. a rifle; a shotgun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEAT-GRINDER n. 1. a woman considered as a sexual object ...20C US sl.
n. 2. the female genitals; the vagina ...20C US sl.
• MEAT-GUN n. a rifle or shotgun ...1960 Amer. dial.
• MEATH n. a maggot ...1865 Sc.
• MEAT-HALE adj. having a good appetite; in good health ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEATHEAD n. an oaf; a stupid person; a slow-witted person ...1945 sl., chiefly US
• MEAT-HEADED adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1949 sl., chiefly US
• MEATHEW vb. to become covered with mildew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATHOOK n. 1. a tooth or fang ...1844 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a curl on the temple ...1887 Cockneys’ sl.
n. 3. the hand or fist; usually plural ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an arm ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a finger ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the penis ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MEAT HOUND n. 1. a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a whoremonger ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. a dog; used as a derogatory or jocular epithet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEAT-HOUSE n. 1. a house where a liberal allowance of good food is given ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a larder ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a brothel ...1896 sl.
• MEATHUM n. a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATHY n. a difficult respiration caused by rareness of the air ...1794 Eng. dial.
• MEATIES n. food for infants or very young children ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEAT-IN-THE-POT n. a nickname for a firearm ...1869 Amer. dial.
• MEAT-LIKE adj. having the appearance of being well-fed, well-nourished ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEAT-LIST n. appetite ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MEAT MAN n. 1. a butcher or retailer of meat ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the person who prepares a dead body for burial ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEAT-MARKET n. 1. a place or area where prostitutes ply their trade, and to a place frequented by people in search of sexual partners ...1896 sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C sl.
n. 3. the human breasts ...19C sl.
n. 4. a body-building gymnasium ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. an area used by homosexuals to make contacts ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• MEAT-MERCHANT n. a bawd ...19C sl.
• MEAT-MIDDER n. the food-provider or mistress of a house, one who serves out food ...1899 Sc.
• MEAT-MINCER n. the mouth ...c1840 boxing sl.
• MEAT-MONGER n. 1. a male who is a brothel keeper ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a whoremonger ...19C Brit. sl.
• MEAT RACK n. 1. a restaurant, bar, or other public place where people gather in search of sexual partners ...1962 US sl.
n. 2. an area where male homosexuals gather to seek partners ...M20 US homosexual sl.
n. 3. a place or area where prostitutes ply their trade ...1972 sl.
n. 4. Piccadilly in London's West End, an area where homosexuals and homosexual prostitutes offer their services ...1972 UK sl.
• MEAT-RACK n. 1. a body-building gymnasium ...1976 US sl.
• MEAT-RIFE adj. 1. abounding with food ...1802 Sc.
adj. 2. ready for meals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SAFE n. the stomach ...1920 boxing sl.
• MEAT SEAT n. the vagina ...2001 UK sl.
• MEAT-SHOP n. a larder ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MEAT SHOT n. 1. a photograph or scene in a pornographic film focusing on a penis ...1974 US sl.
n. 2. a bullet wound in a muscle, not involving a bone or organ damage ...1992 US sl.
• MEAT SHOW n. a striptease act or other performance featuring naked or near-naked women ...1943 US sl.
• MEAT-SKEWER n. a bayonet ...c1910 army colloq.
• MEAT-SPOON n. a tablespoon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SPOT n. a larder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-STINT n. lack of food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAT STREET n. West 14th Street, New York ...1997 US sl.
• MEAT-TAG n. an identity disc ...World War II Aust. services' sl.
• MEAT TICKET n. an identity disc; in reference to use of the identity disc in identifying dead service personnel ...1919 sl.
• MEAT TOOL n. the penis ...1965 Amer. jocular
• MEAT TRAP n. the mouth ...1851 Amer. sl.
• MEAT WAGGON n. an ambulance ...c1925 Brit. services' sl., esp. Royal Air Force
• MEAT WAGON n. 1. an ambulance ...1925 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a coroner's ambulance ...1942 US sl.
n. 3. a hearse ...1942 sl.
n. 4. a police van or black Maria ...1954 sl.
n. 5. medical evacuation equipment, esp. a helicopter ...1991 US sl.
• MEAT WHISTLE n. the penis ...1965 US sl.
• MEATY adj. 1. sexually enjoyable ...c1820 Brit. colloq.
adj. 2. obscene; with significant sexual content ...20C
adj. 3. plump ...20C
adj. 4. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. of a wave: powerful ...1991 US sl.
n. spit with a good amount of mucus in it ...c1970s UK playground sl.
• MEAT-YABBLE adj. having a capacity for food; hungry; having a good appetite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEAZLE † adj. leprous ...1882 Sc.
† n. a leper; a filthy creature ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY adj. dizzy, giddy; confused in the head ...1740 Eng. dial.
• MEAZY-SOW adj. giddy, empty-headed ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. a stupid person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• MEBBE adv. maybe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MEBLE adj. movable ...1845 Sc.
• MECH n. a mechanic ...1918 Brit. sl.
• MECHANIC n. 1. in gambling: a cheat who manipulates the cards or dice ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. in the underworld: a specialist for hire ...1949 US sl.
n. 3. a professional killer ...1973 sl.
n. 4. any safety device worn by a circus performer ...1980 US sl.
n. 5. an accomplished, skilled lover ...1985 US sl.
• MECHANICAL n. (offensive) a Black person ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'nigger' (Mechanical Digger)
• MECHANICAL AND ARTISTIC PURPOSES n. devious or illicit intentions ...1975 Amer. dial.
• MECHANICAL COW n. an airplane that is clumsy in the air ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MECHANICAL DIGGER n. (offensive) a Black person ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'nigger'
• MECHANICAL FLEA n. a Ford automobile, esp. one used by the military ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MECHANICKER n. a mechanic, a workman ...1861 Eng. dial.
• MECHANICS' ALLEY n. a poor or run-down part of a town or city ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MECHANICS' AVENUE n. a poor or run-down part of a town or city ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MECHANIC'S GRIP n. in card trickery: a method of holding the deck that favours cheating ...2003 US sl.
• MECHANIC STREET n. a poor or run-down part of a town or city ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MECHANIZED DANDRUFF n. lice or fleas ...1944 US military sl.
• MECHATION †* n. adultery; fornication; whoredom ...1656
• MECKANT adj. romping, frolicsome ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MECKLEKECKLE adj. poor in quality or fibre ...1894 Eng. dial.
• MECONOPHAGIST n. an 'opium-eater'; a user of opium ...1886
• MED adj. medical ...1933 US sl.
• MED, THE n. the Mediterranean Sea; the lands generally known as the Mediterranean ...1943 Brit. sl.
• MEDDEM n. an irritation or tickling in the nose (supposed by the superstitious to indicate that a visitor is coming) ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEDDICK n. medicine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEDDLE vb. 1. to fight; to fight with ...1937 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to make sexual advances ...1971 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to coit a woman; to copulate with a person of the opposite sex ...20C US sl.
• MEDDLE AROUND vb. to fool around; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLE BOX n. an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLE-MAKE vb. to interfere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEDDLE-MAKING n. mischief-making; strife-sowing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEDDLE OR MAKE vb. to interfere in matters which do not concern one ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEDDLEOUS †* adj. meddlesome ...c1430
• MEDDLESOME BOX n. an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATILDY n. an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLESOME MATTIE n. an interfering nosy person; a busybody ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MEDDLE WITH vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• MED HEAD n. a member of the military police ...1998 NZ sl.
• MEDIA FLU n. a runny nose and consequent sniffing as symptoms of cocaine use ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MEDIC n. medicine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEDICAMENTING n. medical attendance ..1823 Sc.
• MEDICIAN † n. a physician ...1597
• MEDICINE adj. persuasive ...L19 US sl.
n. 1. drink ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything disagreeable or bitter, as medicine ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. knowledge, information ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MEDICINE BIRD n. a roadrunner ...1917 Amer. dial.
• MEDICINER n. a physician, a doctor ...1610 Sc.
• MEDICINE SHARP n. a physician ...1897 US jocular
• MEDICINE TONGUE n. gift of gab, fluency ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MEDICINE WOLF n. a coyote ...1837 Amer. dial.
• MEDICO n. 1. a doctor ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a medical student ...1940s sl.
• MEDIEVAL adj. barbaric, illiberal, cruel ...L19 sl.
• MEDINA n. a nickname for Brooklyn ...1990s US Black sl.
• MEDINARY adj. mediocre ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MEDIO n. a five-cent piece ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MEDIOCRITURE † n. moderation; moderateness of quantity, amount, degree ...1574
• MEDISANCE † n. evil speaking; reproach; obloquy; detraction ...1656
• MEDITABUND †* adj. absorbed in meditation; pensive, thoughtful ...1681
• MEDITATION n. solitary or segregated confinement ...1960s US prison sl.
• MEDITERRANEAN BACK n. a supposedly fake illness or incapacity, used to justify malingering, apparently by Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs and others seen as lazier than 'White' Australians ...1970s Aust. sl.
• MEDIUM n. an indeterminate measure of beer, approx. 0.3 litres (a half-pint) ...1930s Irish sl.
• MEDIUM, THE n. the Irish language ...20C Irish
• MEDLAR n. 1. the vagina ...16C sl.
n. 2. a promiscuous woman ...17C sl.
• MEDLAR TREE n. 1. the vagina ...16C sl.
n. 2. a promiscuous woman ...17C sl.
• MEDLEY n. a commotion, tumult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to mix, to mingle ...1861 Eng. dial.
• MED-MAN n. 1. a quack or a patent medicine seller ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. a doctor ...1940s sl.
• MEDZA n. half ...M19 sl.
• MEDZER n. half ...M19 sl.
• MEDZERS n. money ...1960s sl.
• MEECH vb. 1. to sneak, to slink, to skulk; to idle stealthily or shamefacedly about; to creep about softly; to cringe; to look ashamed ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to play truant; to absent oneself without leave ...1794 Eng. Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to gather up by picking or begging ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to whimper, to grumble ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MEECHER n. 1. a sneak, a lurking thief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a truant ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MEECHING adj. 1. skulking, sneaking, creeping softly; cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. poor-spirited, melancholy, complaining ...1836 Eng. dial.
• MEECHY adj. greedy in money matters; miserly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEED n. 1. mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. desert, reward ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEDISH adj. of a man: effeminate; of a woman: prudish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEDLESS adj. 1. undecided, unable to make up one's mind; heedless, without thought or plan ...1703 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. troublesome, tiresome, unruly; restless ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEEJA n. media ...1983 Brit. sl.
• MEEJAH n. media ...1983 Brit. sl.
• MEEJER n. media ...1983 Brit. sl.
• MEEJICK n. anything strange or unusual ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MEEJUM n. an indeterminate measure of beer, approx. 0.3 litres (a half-pint) ...1930s Irish sl.
• MEEK AS MOSES, AS adj. very patient and mild-mannered; quietly accepting ...1860
• MEEKING adj. ailing, lacking energy, drooping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEK-TASTED adj. sweet or mild of taste ...1897 Sc.
• MEE-MAMMA n. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MEE-MAW adj. affected, mincing, prim ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an antic or grotesque action or expression of face, a grimace; dumb show; an affected manner, affectation ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a simpleton, a fool ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a trifle, a gewgaw ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to make signs or grimaces; to be affected; to do anything affectedly ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dress up, to wear a great many gewgaws ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to wheedle, to coax, to caress in a wheedling manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
int. me first! ...1992 Amer. dial.
• MEEMAWING adj. affected, mincing ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MEE-MAWS n. the police ...1988 Sc. sl.
• MEE-MEE n. a grandmother; rarely, a mother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MEEMIES n. a feeling of anxiety and fear ...1946 US sl.
• MEE-MO n. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MEEN vb. to shiver slightly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEENING n. an imperfect fit of the ague ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEE-POP n. a grandfather ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MEEPY-MOPPY n. the game of 'hide and seek' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEERAN n. a carrot ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEER-BROWED adj. having eyebrows that meet together ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEERISH adj. effeminate; insipid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEER-WOMAN † n. a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MEESCHLE n. a mixture; a state of confusion ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to mix; to throw into confusion ...Bl1905 Sc.
• MEESCHLE-MASCHLE adj. confused; much connected by intermarriage ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. great confusion; a confused mass of anything ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEESE adj. plain ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
n. moss; the lichen which grows upon apple-trees ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MEESH n. a skinny little runt who acts like he goes looking for a fight every 2 minutes ...c1990s Welsh playground sl.
• MEESK adj. prim, fastidious; applied esp. to one who has to be coaxed to eat ...1929 Sc.
• MEESTLE n. a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEESY adj. 1. mossy ...1777 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tainted, unsavoury ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET adv. 1. just, exactly ...1806 Eng. dial.
† adv. 2. indifferently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a meeting, esp. one convened to discuss illegal matters ...1865 UK sl.
n. 2. a place where two or more trains come together, esp. from opposite directions ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a session in which musicians collectively improve; a jam session ...1957 US sl.
n. 4. an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to place, to put ...1846 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. in poker: to make a bet equal to the previous bet ...1990 US sl.
vb. 3. to introduce ...1991 Amer. dial.
• MEET A SPLAY-FOOTED BAKER vb. to receive a warning of ill luck ...1813
• MEET COURT vb. to go to a court of law ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MEETEN'D adj. made fit; prepared, or adapted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEETERLY adj. moderate, in a fair state, middling ...1684 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. handsomely, modestly, agreeably ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEETH adj. 1. modest, mild, gentle ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. of the weather: hot, sultry, close; of persons: exhausted with heat ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. a hint, an innuendo ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to breathe with difficulty; to choke ...1851 Eng. dial.
• MEET-HER-IN-THE-ENTRY-KISS-HER-IN-THE-BUTTERY n. the pansy, Viola tricolor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEETHNESS n. extreme heat; sultriness; soft, close weather ...1768 Sc.
• MEETHS n. activity, bodily energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEET IN ANYONE'S BEARD † vb. to oppose him openly and resolutely ...c1450
• MEETING n. 1. a religious service; an assembly for worship ...1687 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a local congregation of Quakers ...1713 Amer. dial.
• MEETINGER n. one who takes part in a religious services ...1858 Amer. dial.
• MEETING-GOING adj. of clothes: best, most formal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MEETING-HOUSE n. 1. a church building ...1632 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Non-conformist chapel; an Irish Presbyterian church ...1858 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MEET IN THE FACE vb. to confront directly ...c1430
• MEET-MARROW n. an exact copy or facsimile; a fellow ...1900 Sc.
• MEET ONE WITH THE OPEN PALM vb. to be ready to shake hands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET THE MAN vb. to go to work ...1910s sl.
• MEET THE STAFF vb. to have sex ...2001 US sl.
• MEET-UP n. a friend ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MEET UP WITH vb. to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEET WITH A MISFORTUNE vb. to have an illegitimate child ...19C sl.
• MEET WITH THE RUBBERS vb. to have misfortune, ill-luck ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• MEEVE vb. to move ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEVERLY adj. mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
adv. 1. modestly, handsomely ...1750 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEEYA adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEEZLED adj. spotted, blotched, marked with pimples; speckled, mottled ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MEFF n. 1. a dirty, smelly individual; a person with disgusting habits ...c1960s UK playground sl.
n. 2. a vagrant ...c1960s UK playground sl.
• MEFF'D adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• MEFFER n. 1. a dirty, smelly individual; a person with disgusting habits ...c1960s UK playground sl.
n. 2. a vagrant ...c1960s UK playground sl.
• MEG n. 1. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 2. talk, conversation ...1778 sl.
n. 3. a halfpenny ...1781 sl.
n. 4. a woman; a country girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
n. 6. the flipper of a seal ...a1838 Sc.
n. 7. a pet lamb ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 8. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 9. a magpie ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 10. an ugly or ill-dressed person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 11. marijuana ...1959 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to chatter; to talk loquaciously ...1810
vb. 2. to peer about ...1878 Eng. dial.
• MEGA adj. great, successful, excellent, special ...1969 UK sl.
• MEGABLAST n. a dose of crack cocaine ...1993 US drugs sl.
• MEGABUCK adj. very expensive ...1992 US sl.
• MEGABUCKS n. a large amount of money ...1946 sl., orig. US
• MEGA DIRTBALL n. a hospital patient with an appalling lack of hygiene ...1989 US sl.
• MEGALOPHONOUS adj. 1. of imposing sound ...1819 Burlesque nonce word
adj. 2. having a loud voice ...1823
• MEGAPOLIS † n. a chief or principal city; a metropolis ...1638 nonce word
• MEG DORTS n. a pettish young woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEGG n. marijuana ...1959 US drugs sl.
• MEGGAR vb. to improve, to get better; to recover from an illness, etc.; to get over an illness ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MEGGIE n. marijuana ...1959 US drugs sl.
• MEGGIFICATION n. ? a lie, an untruth ...1838 Sc.
• MEGGS n. 1. teeth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. marijuana ...1959 US drugs sl.
• MEGGY n. a moth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEGGY-MONY-FEET n. a centipede ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEGGY-MONY-LEGS n. a centipede ...1846 Sc.
• MEGGY-OWLER n. a butterfly; a large moth ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEGH † n. ? the big toe ...1791 Sc.
• MEG-HARRY n. 1. a young girl with masculine manners; a tomboy; a rough hoyden girl that plays with boys ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an hermaphrodite ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MEGISTY! int. a mild expletive or exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc. ...1822 Sc.
• MEG-MANY-FEET n. a centipede ...1846 N. Ireland & Sc.
• MEG-MANY-LEGS n. a centipede ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEG O' MONY-FEET n. a centipede ...1824 Sc.
• MEG-OWLET n. an owl ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MEGRIM n. 1. a whim, fancy, caprice; an absurd notion or fancy; generally in plural ...1831 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a severe one-sided headache, a migraine ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MEGRIMS n. antics, tricks; gesticulations; grimaces ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MEGRUM n. a severe one-sided headache, a migraine ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MEG'S DELIGHT n. great fun ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MEG'S DIVERSIONS n. tricks, frolics, rattling fun ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MEGSTY ME! int. a mild expletive or exclamation of surprise, wonder, etc. ...1822 Sc.
• MEG-ULLAT n. an owl ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MEG WI'-MANY-FEET n. a centipede ...1877 Sc.
• MEG WI'-THE-MANY-FEET n. a centipede ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEG-WITH-THE-WAD n. a will-o'-the-wisp ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MEID n. mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
• MEISE vb. to mix or unite in one mass; to incorporate ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEISLE n. a small piece ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to eat little and slowly; to crumble up in eating ...1824 Sc.
vb. 2. to waste imperceptibly; to disappear gradually; to expend in a trifling manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEISLEN n. a very small piece ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to eat little and very slowly ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 2. to consume or waste away by slow degrees ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEITCH vb. to measure; to compare ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MEJOGE n. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• MEL n. honey ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MELANCHOLIAN † adj. 1. melancholy ...1340
† adj. 2. addicted to causeless anger; ill-tempered ...1390
† n. one affected with melancholy or a gloomy state of mind ...1632
• MELANCHOLICO † n. a hypochondriac ...1676
• MELANCHOLIOUS * adj. affected with melancholy; gloomy, mournful ...c1384
• MELANCHOLIZE † vb. to be or become melancholy; to become gloomy in mind; to make melancholy ...1597 now rare or obs.
• MELANCHOLY adj. 1. very unsatisfactory ...1877 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insane; mad with anger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. peevish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. mischief ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. love-sickness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MELANCHOLY AS A GYB-CAT adj. very melancholy (gyb-cat = male cat) ...1596
• MELANDER n. a disturbance; an accident; a misfortune ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MELARKEY n. a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MELCH adj. 1. modest ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MELCH-HEARTED adj. gentle, diffident, timid, poor-spirited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELDA n. weeds ...1892 Sc.
• MELDER n. 1. a heap; a large quantity ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. entanglement; mental confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELDERED adj. mixed, entangled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELDROP n. 1. a drop of mucus hanging from the nose ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the foam which falls from a horse's mouth, or the drop at the bit ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the drop at the end of an icicle ...c1500 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a dew-drop; any drop in a pendant state ...1800 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MELE † n. an apple, an apple tree ...a1400
• MELE KALIKIMAKA! int. Merry Christmas! ...1950 Hawaii
• MELGREAVE n. a quicksand ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELIORATE vb. to make better, to improve, to ameliorate; to grow better ...a1552
• MELL adj. of the weather: mild ...Bk1905 Sc.
prep. between ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 1. a heavy fist ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mallet; a hammer; generally of wood ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. the prize given to the last one in a race; the last in any contest ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a blow with a mallet or any heavy weapon ...1829 Sc.
n. 5. the middle ...1859 Sc.
n. 6. a company ...1888 Sc.
n. 7. a big, strong, stupid person ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to mix; to mingle ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to meddle; to interfere; to join in battle ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
vb. 5. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
vb. 6. of a cat: to mew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELL ALONG vb. to go about aimlessly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MELLET n. a small wooden hammer; a mallet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELLETTER n. a surprise; a surprising thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELLGRAVE n. a quicksand ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELL-HEAD n. a blockhead; an oaf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELL-HEADED adj. large and square-headed; stupid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELLIFY †* vb. to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420
• MELLILOQUENT †* adj. speaking sweetly or pleasantly ...1656
• MELLISONANT adj. sweet-sounding ...a1634 arch.
• MELL OF A HESS n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MELL OR MAKE vb. to interfere with ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELLOW adj. 1. drunk ...1611 euphemism
adj. 2. delightful, pleasing ...1942 US sl.
vb. to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MELLOWISH adj. slightly intoxicated ...1813 Sc.
• MELLOW OUT vb. to relax, to take it easy; usually applied to relaxing under the influence of a drug ...1974 US sl.
• MELLOW YELLOW n. banana peel used as an intoxicant ...1967 US drugs sl.
• MELLSCOPE n. a confirmed dunce; a wooden-headed or stupid person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELL'S MAN n. a stonemason; one who can handle a 'mell' ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MELLY adj. mellow; fig. pleasant, tender ...1863 Sc.
• MELON n. 1. large profits to be shared between a number of people ...1908 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1919 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an especially unexpected profit; a windfall; in finance, an extra dividend ...1934 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a woman's breast ...1953 Amer. sl.
n. 5. in baseball: a ball that is easy to hit or catch on the fly ...1980 US sl.
• MELONHEAD n. a blockhead; a stupid person ...1932 Amer. sl.
• MELONS n. the breasts, esp. large breasts ...1953 sl., orig. US
• MELSH adj. mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MELT n. 1. courage; recklessness ...1867 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the tongue ...Bk1905 Ireland & Sc.
vb. 1 to make a person or animal sink suddenly under a blow to the side; to knock, to bruise ...1785 Sc.
vb. 2. of money: to spend in drink ...1843 Sc.
vb. 3. to waste away ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to get lost, to leave ...1950s Amer. sl.
int. leave! get lost! ...1960s US sl.
• MELTED adj. 1. drunk ...20C sl.
adj. 2. having expended all one's money on drink ...20C sl.
adj. 3. tired ...2000s Irish sl.
• MELTED BUTTER n. 1. semen ...18C sl.
n. 2. an attractive woman, esp. a Mulatto ...1950s US Black sl.
• MELTED OUT adj. without money, and hence, desperate ...1930s US Black sl.
• MELTING MOMENTS n. 1. two fat people having sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
n. 2. ardent, intense passion ...L19 sl.
• MELTING POT n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• MELTING POT RECEIVER n. a receiver of stolen silver plate who melts down the stolen goods, thus rendering them untraceable ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• MELTITH n. a meal ...1768 Sc.
• MELTITH-HALE adj. having a good appetite ...1842 Sc.
• MELT ONE'S BUTTER vb. to please one ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MELT ONE'S GREASE vb. to work very hard ...M19 sl.
• MELT ONE'S MAGS vb. to drink one's tips ...1779 Sc.
• MELTON HOT DAY n. a very hot day ...L19 sporting sl.
• MELT THE WAX vb. to smoke opium ...1950s US drugs sl.
• MELVIN n. 1. a person who is old-fashioned or unappealing; a dull, uninformed, or obnoxious person; a profoundly objectionable person ...1954 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground; a wedgie ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MEM n. Madam, Ma'am ...1867 Sc.
• MEMALOOSE adj. dead ...1938 Chinook jargon
n. death ...1938 Chinook jargon
vb. to leave in a hurry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEMBER n. 1. a devout church member ...1867 Amer. Black dial.
n. 2. a person, an individual ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a good friend, a member of the 'in crowd' ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 4. a Black person ...1964 US sl.
• MEMBER-MUG n. a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl.
• MEMBRETOON n. the penis ...Urquhart usage
• MÉMÈRE n. a grandmother ...1961 Amer. dial.
• MEMOIR n. a remembrance, recollection ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MEMORANDUM n. 1. a memorial inscription ...1810 Sc.
n. 2. a memento, remembrance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEMORIAL DAY FLOWER n. a peony ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MEMORIAL TIMES n. days long past ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MEMORIOUS †* adj. 1. having a good memory; mindful of ...1599 obs. or arch. rare
†* adj. 2. memorable, worthy to be remembered ...1883 obs. or arch. rare
• MEMORIZE vb. to remember, to bring to mind ...1924 Amer. dial.
• MEMORY BOX n. the mind ...1990s Aust. sl.
• MEMORY GEM n. a brief text, as a verse, proverb, etc. committed to memory ...1897 Amer. dial.
• MEMPHIS DOMINOES n. dice ...1942 US jocular
• MEN n. a homosexual ...1990s W. Indies
• MENACE n. a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone or something very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person ...1936 sl.
• MENAGE n. a domestic establishment; household management ...1865 Sc.
• MENAGERIE n. 1. the orchestra ...1845 Brit. theatrical sl.
n. 2. a collection of odds and ends; a mixed assembly; a confused state of things; a litter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENAGERY † n. 1. domestic or agricultural administration or economy ...1633
† n. 2. cunning or adroit management; an instance of this ...1646
† n. 3. horsemanship; a place of exercise for horses ...1685
n. 4. an implement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENAVELINGS n. 1. odd money remaining after the daily accounts are made up at railway offices ...1865 Brit. railway clerk's usage
n. 2. small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare ...1865 sl.
• MENAVELINS n. odd money in the daily accounts ...c1863 Brit. railway clerks' usage
• MENCH n. a mention ...1980s sl.
vb. to mention ...1910s sl.
• MEND n. a patch, repair ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to bandage ...M19 Brit. colloq.
vb. 2. to produce (e.g. a story) better than somebody else ...c1870 Brit. colloq.
vb. 3. to tend or add fuel to a fire ...1884 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to grow stout ...Bk1905 Ireland
• MENDACILOQUENT †* adj. speaking lies; lying ...1656
• MEND AS SOUR ALE MENDS IN SUMMER vb. to become worse ...c1540 Brit. colloq.
• MENDATION n. amendment, improvement ...1844 Eng. dial.
• MENDED adj. bandaged ...L19 sl.
• MENDEN! int. a disguised oath ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MENDIC adj. sick, ill ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• MENDIL n. a turban ...1662
• MENDING n. something to be repaired ...c1860 Brit. nautical usage
• MENDING THE MUCK-HEAP n. a vulgar romp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEND LIKE SOUR ALE IN SUMMER † vb. to get worse instead of getting better; also said of a wicked profligate who gives no hope of reformation ...1738 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MENDMENT n. 1. manure ...1798 Eng. dial.
n. 2. amendment, improvement ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEND ONE'S DRAUGHT vb. to drink again, to take another glass ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MEND ONE'S GAIT vb. to quicken one's steps; to move or travel faster ...1899  Amer. dial.
• MEND ONE'S LICKS vb. to go faster; to quicken one's steps ...1864 Amer. dial.
• MEND ONE'S SPEED vb. to quicken one's steps; to accelerate one's progress ...1843 Sc.
• MENDS n. 1. amends, reparation, recompense, satisfaction, revenge; atonement ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. improvement, cure; amelioration of conduct, health, etc. ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEND YOUR OWN SHOES phr. mind your own business ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MENG vb. to mix, to mingle, to blend ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEN IN BLUE n. the police ...1851 Brit. colloq.
• MEN IN BLUE, THE n. 1. the police ...1851 colloq.
n. 2. sailors ...1857
n. 3. American Federal troops ...1866
• MEN IN SUITS n. senior managers, usually those in finance and administration rather than in creative posts ...1980s sl.
• MENJUS adj. tremendous ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MENK vb. to have an inclination or longing for anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENKIN n. a longing, a craving ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENO n. menopause ...1920s sl.
• MENSCH n. a 'real man', the implication being of character and integrity rather than sexual or physical prowess ...1910s sl.
• MENSE adj. decent, respectable; clean, tidy, neat ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 1. decency, propriety, decorum; sense, discretion, tact; good manners, politeness ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. pay, recompense, reward; thanks, grateful return; kindness ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. honour, respect, reverence ...1791 Sc.
n. 4. a credit; an ornament ...1810 Sc.
n. 5. profuse hospitality, liberality; a liberal amount, a great deal ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. neatness, tidiness, order; freshness, gloss, newness, bloom ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to grace, to decorate, to adorn; to do honour to; to behave respectfully or courteously to ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tidy, to make clean and neat; to clear up; also, to dress or smarten oneself up ...1859 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make up for; to amend, to improve ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MENSEFUL 1. adj. tidy, clean, neat; in good order ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. mannerly, polite, well-behaved; courteous, well-bred; respectful ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. becoming, proper, seemly, modest, discreet; creditable to a man, decent, respectable ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. hospitable; generous, liberal ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. useful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSEFULLY adv. becomingly, suitably, decently, fittingly ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MENSEFULNESS n. tidiness, order ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MENSELESS adj. 1. greedy, covetous; selfish, inhospitable ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. immoderate, out of all due bounds; incalculable; extraordinary ...1790 Sc.
adj. 3. thoughtless, silly, foolish; senseless ...1809 Sc.
adj. 4. unmannerly, rude, ill-bred; uncultured, unpolished ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. without regard for decency or propriety; indecent; untidy, disorderly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• MENSE-MONEY n. pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSEN UP vb. to tidy, to make clean and neat, to put in order ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MENSE-PENNY n. pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSES n. charity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSH n. 1. a 'real man', the implication being of character and integrity rather than sexual or physical prowess ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a mention ...1980s sl.
vb. to mention ...1910s sl.
• MENSKINS † adj. of the male sex ...1534
• MENSURATE * vb. to measure; to take the dimensions of; to ascertain the size, extent or quantity of ...1653
• MENT † adj. mixed, mingled ...1783 Eng. dial.
n. resemblance; likeness to ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. to resemble, to take after; to personate ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MENTAL adj. 1. insane, crazy, out of one's mind ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. angry ...1990s sl.
adj. 3. used as an intensifier meaning wonderful, bizarre, terrifying according to context ...1990s sl.
n. 1. an insane, deranged person; a mental patient ...1913 sl.
n. 2. a psychiatric institution ...1980s Irish sl.
• MENTAL GIANT n. a fool, an idiot ...1980s US campus sl.
• MENTAL HERNIA n. 1. a fool; an idiot; an oaf; a stupid person ...1970 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a mental breakdown ...1972 Amer. jocular
• MENTALIST n. an eccentric ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• MENTAL JOB n. one who is or potentially might be insane ...1920s sl.
• MENTALLER n. an eccentric ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• MENTAL MIDGET n. 1. an absent-minded or inattentive person; a stupid person ...1966 Amer. sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a player who makes dumb mistakes ...1983 US sl.
• MENTIMUTATION †* n. a change of mind ...1650
• MENTION n. a trifle; a little bit ...1892 Sc.
• MENTIONATE † adj. mentioned, recorded ...c1525
† vb. to mention, to speak of ...1559
• MENTISENTAL adj. sentimental ...1840 sl.
• MENTITH n. a meal; a dish ...1897 Sc.
• MENTITION †* n. the act of lying; a falsehood ...1656
• MENTLER adj. crazy, insane ...1990s sl.
n. a crazy person ...1990s sl.
• MENTO n. obligation, debt ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MENYIE n. 1. a crowd, a throng, a multitude; a number; used both of persons and things ...1598 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a family; household ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
† vb. 1. to maim ...a1400 Sc.
vb. 2. to crowd, to mix confusedly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MENZIE n. 1. a crowd, a throng, a multitude; a number; used both of persons and things ...1598 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a retinue, a train of followers, a suite; a company of followers, a procession ...1721 Sc.
• MEOUT n. a slight sound, the least noise ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• MEOW adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a bend or snarl in a line; a crook in a road; anything out of line ...1958 Amer. logging usage
n. 2., an expedition with the aim of causing trouble or shoplifting ...1990s US sl.
• MEOWL † n. the cry of a tiger ...1653 Sc.
vb. to mew or cry like a cat ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEOWLING n. a crying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERC n. a mercenary soldier ...1967 sl.
• MERCHANT n. 1. a buyer, a purchaser, a customer ...1831 Sc.
n. 2. a wooer ...1884 Sc.
n. 3. shopping, the purchasing of goods ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. a person devoted to or unusually proficient in the stated activity, as a 'speed merchant' ...1914 sl.
• MERCHANT MAY'S LITTLE SUMMER n. a fine summer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERCHANT OF DEATH n. a manufacturer or other businessman who made money from the war ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MERCHANT OF EEL-SKINS † n. ? a rag and bone collector ...1562
• MERCIABLE † adj. merciful, compassionate ...a1225
• MERCIFUL adj. 1. lucky, fortunate ...1836 Sc.
adj. 2. of the weather: favourable, propitious, seasonable ...1897 Sc.
adv. very ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MERCIFUL JAYBIRD! int. an exclamation ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MERCIMENT n. mercy; discretion ...1839 Sc.
• MERCURY n. a nickname for a fast or energetic person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MERCY n. whisky; general in plural ...1826 Sc.
int. an exclamation of surprise, indignation, etc. ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MERCY BE BLESSED! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• MERCY BLESS THEE! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1899 Sc.
• MERCY BLOW THROUGH phr. many thanks; 'merci beaucoup' ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MERCY BUCKETS phr. "thanks" ...Amer. sl.
• MERCY OH! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MERCY SAKES ALIVE! int. an exclamation ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• MERCY SAVE ONE! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1900 Sc.
• MERCY SEAT n. a bench, seat, or rail set aside for penitents at the front of a church or revival meeting ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MERDAL adj. big, clumsy, fat ...1865 Sc.
n. a fat, clumsy woman ...1897 Sc.
• MERDIL n. a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• MERDLE n. a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• MERDLY adv. merrily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERE n. 1. a small lake or sheet of standing water; a pond ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a marsh; sodden, reedy ground; ground permanently under water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a grandmother ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MERE-POOL n. a pool of water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERE-SIDE n. the margin of a lake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERESMAN n. a parish officer who attends to the roads, bridges, and watercourses ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERESWINE † n. a dolphin or porpoise ...c725 obs. exc. Sc.
• MERETRICATE † vb. to play the whore; to behave lasciviously ...1623
• MERETRICIAL † adj. befitting a harlot; having the character of a harlot ...1751
• MERETRICULATE † vb. to deceive as a harlot does ...1611 nonce word
• MEREY adj. full of fens or small sheets of water ...1868 Eng. dial.
• MERF n. cow dung ...c2000 UK playground sl.
• MER-FIRE n. the luminous appearance of the sea at night ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MERGAL n. confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGERY-PRATER † n. a hen ...1567 cant
• MERGIN adj. most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERGLE n. confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to wonder, to express surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERIDIAN n. a midday drink ...1804 Sc.
• MERIDIATION † n. a sleeping at noon; a midday nap; a siesta ...1623
• MERITORIOUS adj. having a show of reason or excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MER-LADY n. a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MERLE n. 1. the common blackbird ...1725 Sc. & Ireland
n. 2. the link of a chain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERLINS! int. an exclamation of surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERMOOTH n. the entrance to a haven ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEROBIBE † n. one who drinks pure wine without a mixture of water ...1727
• MERRICKING adj. rollicking, 'up to a lark' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRIMENT n. a professional clown; a comical person, one quick at making jokes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRIMENTAL † adj. merry; noisy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• MERROW n. a mermaid ...1862 Ireland
• MERRY adj. drunk ...1575 euphemism
• MERRY-BEGOT adj. illegitimate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. an illegitimate child ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-BEGOTTEN adj. illegitimate ...1883 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. an illegitimate child ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MERRY-BOUT n. an act of sexual intercourse ...1780 sl.
• MERRY-DANCE n. the Aurora Borealis ...1827 Sc.
• MERRY DANCERS n. 1. the Aurora Borealis ...1693 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the vapours arising from the earth on a warm day when seen flickering in the atmosphere ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERRY-DAY n. a busy time ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-GO-UP n. snuff ...1821 sl.
• MERRY GREEK * n. a boisterous or dissolute person ...M16
• MERRY HELL n. 1. great trouble, upheaval, or disturbance ...a1911 sl.
n. 2. severe pain ...1963 sl.
• MERRY-HYNE n. a good riddance, a contemptuous dismissal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERRY LEGS n. a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• MERRY-MAID n. 1. a mermaid ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRYMAKER n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• MERRY-MAN n. a clown, a buffoon, a merry-andrew ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MAY n. the dragonfly ...1830 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MEAL n. a feast held to celebrate the birth of a child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-MEAT n. a feast held to celebrate the birth of a child ...1824 Sc.
• MERRY-MUCK HEAPT adv. higgledy-piggledy, in confusion ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-NEST a hiding-place for eatables or delicacies for one's own private delectation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERRYTHOUGHT n. the forked bone of a fowl's breast; the wishbone ...1607
• MERRY-TOTTER n. 1. a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a seesaw ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-TROTTER n. a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
• MERRY WIDOW n. 1. a condom ...1928 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the black widow spider ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MERSK n. a marsh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERTERED adj. bedaubed, bespattered ...1898 Sc.
• MERTH n. plenty, abundance; a great deal ...1677 Eng. dial.
• MERTYREESE vb. to victimize, to martyr ...1884 Sc.
• MERVE adj. 1. savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
adj. 2. of fruit: rich, mellow, ripe ...1899 Sc.
• MERVIL adj. 1. inactive of mind or body ...Bk1905 Sc.
adj. 2. nervous, trembling ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MERVY adj. 1. savoury, agreeable to the taste ...1899 Sc.
adj. 2. of fruit: rich, mellow, ripe ...1899 Sc.
• MER-WIFE † n. a mermaid-wife ...1822 Sc.
• MER-WOMAN † n. a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MESC n. a 'mescal button' containing mescaline ...M20 US drugs sl.
• MESCAL n. mescaline ...M20 US drugs sl.
• MESCAL BUTTON n. the emergent tip of the peyote cactus, which contains mescaline ...M20 US drugs sl.
• MESCALINE n. the name of the hallucinogenic chemical compound 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylethylamine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• MESCAN n. a Mexican ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ME'S DAMES! int. an exclamation or oath ...1796 Sc.
• MESEE n. a midge or 'no-see-em' ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MESHER n. a messenger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESHUGA adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MESHUGAAS n. nonsense, obsession, tomfoolery ...L19 Yiddish
• MESHUGAH adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MESHUGGA adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MESHUGGAH adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MESHUGGINER adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MESKIN adj. Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. a Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MESLINGS n. the measles ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MESS † n. 1. a company of four ...1656 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dish of food; a quantity of food sufficient for a dish or a meal ...1697 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 3. a slattern ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an indefinite quantity, amount or number, usually a large one; a crowd ...1809 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 5. a meal, a dinner; an allowance of food ...1813 Sc.
n. 6. excrement; chiefly applied to animal excrement ...1903 euphemism
n. 7. a term of contempt for anything small, weak, or insignificant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the number of rabbits found in a barrow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1936 sl.
n. 10. a witty, clever, or mischievous person ...1936 sl.
n. 11. an objectionable or foolish person; unruly or incorrigible person; an oaf; a hopelessly stupid person; a mentally confused person ...1936 sl.
n. 12. trash, junk; hence, stuff, nonsense; abuse ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 13. someone or something unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to squander money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to trifle with food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dawdle or putter; to fool around; to kid around, to tease ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to play around sexually; usually said of a married person ...20C colloq.
• MESS ABOUT vb. to play sexually ...L19 Brit. colloq.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED phr. I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED LOUD AND CLEAR phr. I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• MESS-AHEAD adj. shiftless ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MESSAN n. 1. a small dog ...1641 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a small, insignificant person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS AND A HALF n. a situation which has degenerated beyond what you can handle ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MESS AND MELL vb. to partake of food together; to associate with ...1822 Sc.
• MESS AROUND vb. to play sexually; to copulate; to flirt; esp. said of a married person ...20C US sl.
• MESS BOILER n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESSED UP adj. 1. untidy, dirty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESSENGER n. 1. in law: a sheriff's officer ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sunbeam ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSENGER-AT-ARMS n. in law: a sheriff's officer ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MESSENGER-OF-ARMS n. in law: a sheriff's officer ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MESSENGERS n. small detached clouds betokening rain ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MESSER n. 1. a bungler; a muddler ...c1905 Brit. colloq.
n. 2. a 'near' prostitute; an amateur not above taking money or a present ...c1915 Brit. prostitutes' sl.
n. 3. a man, or a woman, that does not keep to one lover ...c1916 Brit. sl.
n. 4. one who puts a stall-holder to a great deal of trouble without buying anything ...c1920 Brit. market-traders' usage
• MESSET n. 1. a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a diminutive person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESS FOR A MAD DOG, A n. a queer compound of food, an unsavoury dish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSIGATE n. the road to church ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MESSING adj. bothering, troublesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSLIN adj. extremely lively, mischievous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a lively, mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSMAN'S HORROR n. a hungry man ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• MESSMENT n. a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MESS MOLL n. the woman cook ...c1928 Amer. stage usage
• MESS OVER vb. 1. to waste time, to loiter, to run about gossiping, to do nothing in particular ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to meddle with, to make a mess of, to make untidy or disorderly, to cause pain or trouble for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MESSPOT, THE n. Mesopotamia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESS SOMEONE'S FACE UP vb. to beat someone around the face ...Bk1990 Amer. criminal sl.
• MESS-UP n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (as 'mess up')
vb. 1. to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make an error; to do something wrong ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MESS WITH  vb. 1. to become involved with; to use; to fool around with ...19C US sl.
vb. 2. to harass, to annoy, to interfere with ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to make much of, to spoil, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to laugh at, to ridicule, to tease ...1980s sl.
• MESS WITH NATURE vb. 1. to interfere with a couple who are poised to have sexual intercourse ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to lose one's potency, esp. through excess use of narcotics or alcohol ...1970s US Black sl.
• MESS WITH SOMEONE'S MIND vb. to disturb or harm someone emotionally ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• MESSY adj. 1. fidgeting, irritating, finicking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of food: unpalatable, soft, pulpy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. immoral, unethical ...1920s sl.
adj. 4. good, first-rate ...1930s US Black sl.
• MESSY ATTIC n. 1. hair in need of dressing ...1950s US Black sl.
n. 2. a mind which is very confused, distracted ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MESSY BOBBLE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESSY BUCKET(S) phr. many thanks; (French 'merci beaucoup') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MESTEE n. the offspring of a White and a Mulatto parent ...L18 W. Indies
• MESTEZ n. a half-caste ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• MESTFUL †* adj. mournful; sad; melancholy; dismal; gloomy ...1577
• MESTIFICAL † adj. making sad or sorrowful ...1656
• MESTIVE † adj. sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• MESTIZO n. a person of mixed blood, esp. of Spanish and American Indian ancestry ...1712 Amer. dial.
• MESTY n. a half-caste ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• MET n. a weather report ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
• MET, THE n. 1. the Metropolitan music-hall, London ...1896 sl.
n. 2. the Metropolitan Opera House, New York ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. the Metropolitan Railway, part of the London Underground system ...L19
n. 4. the Meteorological Office, responsible for weather forecasting ... c1925 sl.
n. 5. the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s sl.
• METAGRAMMATIZE vb. to transpose the letters in a word or phrase ...1702
• METAGROBOLIZE vb. to puzzle, to mystify; to puzzle out ...1653 humorous
• METAL n. 1. money ...L18 Brit. colloq.
n. 2. sweetmeats ...1864 Anglo-Indian
n. 3. a pistol, a revolver, a gun ...2000s sl.
• METALHEAD n. a fan of heavy metal music ...1980s sl., orig. US teen
• METAL MOUTH n. a person with orthodontic braces ...1970s US & UK teen sl.
• METAL ROOSTER n. an alarm clock ...1950 Amer. dial.
• METAL SCRATCHER n. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• METAL SPONGE n. the rough metal pad used to scour pots and pans ...1965 Amer. dial.
• METCH vb. to crop the snuff of a candle; to snuff ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• METE adj. meddlesome, interfering ...20C W. Indies sl.
• METER adj. moderate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. twenty-five cents or a quarter ...1940 US sl., orig. Black usage
• METERLY adv. tolerably, moderately, fairly ...1703 Eng. dial.
• METH n. 1. a tablet of methamphetamine; methamphetamine ...1967 sl., orig. US
n. 2. denatured alcohol; methyl alcohol ...Bk1990 criminal & street sl.
n. 3. methadone ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• METHE n. a maggot ...1865 Sc.
• METHEFUL † adj. 1. restrained, moderate; gentle, mild ...c1000 obs.
† adj. 2. weary, exhausted ...a1300 obs.
• METH FREAK n. an habitual user of methamphetamine ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• METHHEAD n. an habitual user of methamphetamine ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• METH MONSTER n. an habitual user of methamphetamine ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• METHO n. 1. methylated spirit ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a methylated spirit addict ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. a Methodist ...1940 Aust. sl.
• METHODIST-CREAM n. rum when used in tea ...1895 Eng. dial.
• METHODIST HELLENIUM n. Prohibition era ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• METHODIST PALLET n. a temporary bed made on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• METHODY n. a Methodist ...1848 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• METICHE n. a busybody, a meddler ...1967 Amer. dial.
• METIS n. a person of mixed blood, esp. of French and American Indian ancestry ...1839 Amer. dial.
• MET MAN n. a weather forecaster ... c1920 Brit. services' sl.
• MET OFFICE, THE n. the Meteorological Office, responsible for weather forecasting ...1940s sl.
• ME-TOO n. a person who imitates or adopts the behavior of another; a copycat; a tagalong ...1950 Amer. dial.
• METROPOLE † n. a chief town or city; a metropolis ...a1300
• METROS n. the police; the metropolitan police ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• METS n. a meteorological officer ...c1920 Brit. services' sl.
• METS, THE n. the Metropolitan Police, serving London ...1940s Brit. sl.
• METT n. a boundary; a boundary stone; a mark to show the part measure off ...1899 Sc.
vb. to measure ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• METT, THE n. the Metropolitan Opera House, New York ...L19 US sl.
• METTHERDY n. a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• METTLE adj. spirited; active; capable of enduring fatigue ...1806 Sc.
• METTLY adj. quick-tempered, irritable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• METTODY n. a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MET-WAND n. a measuring-rod; a draper's yard-stick ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MET-WOOD n. a measuring-rod; a draper's yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MET-YARD n. a measuring-rod; a draper's yard-stick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEUGLE vb. to dabble in mud ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEUTHY adj. of the weather: sultry, close, mild and damp ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a difficult respiration caused by rareness of the air ...1794 Eng. dial.
• MEVE vb. to move ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY adj. shy, bashful; of a gentle or quiet disposition; affectedly sparing in drinking or eating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1860 Eng. dial.
• MEW † n. 1. a son-in-law ...1641 Sc.
n. 2. a place in which to confine any living creature; a breeding-cage for canaries, goldfinches, and other small birds ...1861 Eng. dial.
vb. of a gull: to cry, to scream ...1900 Eng. dial.
• MEWED adj. scattered by fright ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEWL vb. 1. to cry, as an infant or young animal ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to complain ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MEWLING adj. crying, whining ...1895 Sc.
• MEWMAID n. a mermaid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEWT † vb. of a cat: to mew ...1737 Sc.
• MEWTLE vb. of cows and ewes: to make a low, crooning sound over their new-dropped young ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEW UP vb. to coop up, to confine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEXICAN adj. 1. (derogatory) cheap, inferior; makeshift; bogus, illegal ...1912 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of time or events: late, slow, unreliable ...1968
n. in eastern Australia, a person from a state south of one's own; in Queensland it refers to either New South Wales inhabitants or Victorians; in New South Wales it refers to Victorians ...1991 Aust. sl.
• MEXICAN ATHLETE n. (derogatory) one who lies or exaggerates ...1993 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN BREAKFAST n. any combination of a glass of water, a cigarette, and the chance to urinate ...1960 US sl.
• MEXICAN BROWN n. 1. a brownish Mexican marijuana ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 2. inferior heroin that originates in Mexico ...1975 US sl.
• MEXICAN BUICK n. a Chevrolet ...1979 US sl.
• MEXICAN BUSH n. low-quality marijuana from Mexico ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MEXICAN CADILLAC n. a Chevrolet ...1962 US sl.
• MEXICAN CARWASH n. a rainstorm ...1950 US sl.
• MEXICAN CASHMERE n. a cotton sweatshirt ...1957 US sl.
• MEXICAN CHROME n. aluminium paint ...1955 US sl.
• MEXICAN CIGARETTE n. a poorly made marijuana cigarette ...1987 US sl.
• MEXICAN COMPROMISE n. a decision in which you lose property but save your life ...1954 US sl.
• MEXICAN CREDIT CARD n. (derogatory) a hose and siphon used for pilfering gasoline at night ...1962 Amer. sl.
• MEXICAN DIAMOND n. a stone cut and polished to look like a diamond ...1950 US sl.
• MEXICAN FILLING STATION n. a siphon used for stealing petrol/gas from a parked car ...1979 US sl.
• MEXICAN FLUSH n. in poker: a poor hand as used to bluff other players ...1928 Amer. sl.
• MEXICAN FOX-TROT n. diarrhoea ...1979 US sl.
• MEXICAN HAPPENING n. (derogatory) something that never • comes about ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN HYDRAULIC LIFT n. (derogatory) a wheelbarrow ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN LIGHTNING n. tequila ...1975 Amer. sl.
• MEXICAN LION n. a mountain lion ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN MUD n. brown heroin that originates in the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico; heroin ...1977 US drugs sl.
• MEXICANO n. anyone from Mexico ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN QUARTER HORSE n. (derogatory) a mule ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN RIG n. 1. (derogatory) an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or to make a lot of noise ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) anything poorly constructed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN SPEED WRENCH n. (derogatory) a sledgehammer ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN STANDOFF n. 1. an impasse, deadlock; an impasse resolved by the backing down of one or both parties; a contest without a clear-cut victory for either side; a hopeless staring match  ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a collision that happens when two trains travelling in opposite directions on the same track are unable to stop before they collide ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MEXICAN TIGER † n. the jaguar ...1842
• MEXICONIAN † adj. Mexican ...1727
• MEZLINGS n. the measles ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MEZZ n. marijuana ...1938 sl.
• MEZZIL n. a spot, a pimple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEZZLE n. 1. a spot, a pimple ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. excitement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to stupefy; to bewilder; to daze; to become stupefide or confused ...1848 Eng. dial.
• M.G. n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• M'GIMP n. a pimp ...1910s rhyming sl.
• MIA-MIA n. a bed (pronounced my-my) ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• MICACIOUS adj. sparkling, glittering ...1836
• MICE-EYED †* adj. having the keen eyes of mice; keen-eyed, sharp-sighted ....1509
• MICER n. a cat that catches lots of mice ...1892 Amer. dial.
• MICH vb. to mince one's words; to use mincing language ...1877 Eng. dial.
• MICHOACAN n. potent marijuana from Michoacan, a Mexican state ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MICHAEL n. 1. a girl ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
n. 2. the vagina ...1930s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'cunt' (Michael Hunt = cunt)
n. 3. a narcotic used to adulterate an (alcoholic) drink in order to make someone unconscious ...1942 sl., orig. US
• MICHAEL CAINE n. a pain ...1960s rhyming sl.
• MICHAELMAS GNAT n. the daddy-longlegs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICHAELMAS MOON n. the harvest moon ...1721 Sc.
• MICHAEL MILES n. piles ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MICHAEL SCHUMACHER n. tobacco ...1990s rhyming sl. - Cockney pronunciation = 'terbaccer'
• MICHAEL WINNER n. dinner ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MICHELIN n. 1. a fat person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 2. a dumpling ...1950s W. Indies
• MICHELIN TYRE n. 1. a fat person ...1950s W. Indies
n. 2. a dumpling ...1950s W. Indies
• MICHIGAN n. 1. a confidence trick ...1910s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN BANKROLL n. a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN MAULER n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MICHIGAN ROLL n. a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN STAKE n. a fake bankroll, a note of a high denomination around a large number of notes of smaller denomination ...1910s US sl.
• MICHIGAN STOP n. an instance of rolling slowly past a stop sign rather than stopping ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MICHING adj. skulking, cringing; self-deprecating, obsequious; contemptible, useless, good-for-nothing ...1792 Amer. dial.
• MICHING MALICHO n. mischief ...17C sl.
• MICHING MALLECHO n. mischief ...17C sl.
• MICK adj. 1. Irish ...L19 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
adj. 3. easy ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 1. (not always derogatory) an Irishman ...1856 sl.
n. 2. the queen in a pack of cards ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 4. the reverse side of tail of a coin ...1918 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
n. 6. a hammock ...1929 nautical sl.
n. 7. a labourer on the roads ...1930s sl.
n. 8. a potato ...1930s US sl.
n. 9. an Englishman ...1940s US sl.
n. 10. anything easy, esp. an academic class or test ...1960s US campus sl.
vb. to crop the snuff of a candle, to snuff ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICK DOOLAN n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY adj. 1. sick ...L19 rhyming sl.
adj. 2. second-rate, corny ...1950s US sl.
n. 1. a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an Irishman; a man of Irish descent ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a casual ward ...L19 UK tramps' rhyming sl. for 'spike' (mickey = mike)
n. 4. the penis ...20C Irish sl.
n. 5. a farthing candle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small bottle of wine or spirits ...1910s sl., chiefly Can. & US Black usage
n. 7. a sparrow ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
n. 9. a potato, esp. a roasted sweet potato ...1930s US sl.
n. 10. the vagina ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 11. a narcotic used to adulterate an (alcoholic) drink in order to make someone unconscious ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 12. a fellow inmate ...1940s US prison sl.
n. 13. a second-rate, commercial band playing uninspired music ...1940s US sl.
n. 14. a white potato ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 15. a type of radar-assisted bombsight ...1944 US sl.
n. 16. a fellow, a person ...1950s US sl.
n. 17. a hip flask for liquor ...Bk1990 sl.
n. 18. a tranquillizer ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MICKEY DO n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOO n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLAN n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLEY n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLIE n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY DOOLIN n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKEY D'S n. McDonald's fast-food restaurant ...Bk1990 Amer. teen and college sl.
• MICKEY DUFF adj. rough, unwell ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• MICKEY FINISHED adj. totally drunk; alcohol intoxicated ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MICKEY FINN n. a narcotic used to adulterate an (alcoholic) drink in order to make someone unconscious ...1931 sl., orig. US
• MICKEY FLYNN n. a narcotic used to adulterate an (alcoholic) drink in order to make someone unconscious ...1931 sl., orig. US
• MICKEY MOUSE adj. 1. applied to something small and ineffectual; trivial, time-wasting ...1951
adj. 2. out of touch with styles and trends ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 1. a type of electrical bomb release ...1941 sl.
n. 2. a bit of blotter impregnated with LSD with a picture of Mickey Mouse on it ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. a police officer ...Amer. street sl.
n. 4. nonsense; something trivial ...Amer. sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE EARS n. the two lights found on top of a police car ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE HABIT n. a trivial drug habit ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE IS KAPUT phr. indicates that a woman is experiencing the menses ...20C US sl.
• MICKEY MOUSE MATTRESS n. a sanitary napkin ...M20 US sl.
• MICKEY-TAKING n. an act of derisive taunting ...1959 UK sl.
• MICKIE n. 1. an Irish person ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a bottle of alcoholic drink ...1914 US sl.
n. 3. a Roman Catholic ...1920s Aust. & US sl.
n. 4. a potato, esp. a roasted sweet potato ...1930s US sl.
n. 5. a fellow inmate ...1940s US prison sl.
n. 6. a fellow, a person ...1950s US sl.
• MICK JAGGER n. lager ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
• MICKLE adj. 1. great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. much in quantity, abundant ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. eminent, distinguished by birth or wealth; great; important ...1821 Sc.
n. 1. a quantity, a large amount, a great deal ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. size, measure, bulk, height; frequently in plural ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MICKLED adj. choked, suffocated, parched with thirst ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MICKLED WITH COLD adj. benumbed with cold ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MICKLEDOM † n. size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS n. size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLES n. ingredients, varieties ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKLETH n. size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• MICKLE-WELL adv. very much, greatly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKLISH adj. rather large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MICKMICK n. the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKS n. Michelin™ tires ...1971 US sl.
• MICK'S BLOOD n. Guinness™ stout ...1996 Sc. sl.
• MICK-TAKERS n. Scotland Yard's anti-IRA Intelligence Unit ...1974 UK sl.
• MICKY adj. 1. rough, unwell, sick, ill ...L19 rhyming sl. (Micky Duff)
adj. 2. dull, pale-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an Irishman; a man of Irish descent ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a young wild bull ...1876 Aust. sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1922 sl.
n. 4. a Roman Catholic ...1924 sl.
n. 5. a potato, esp. a roasted sweet potato ...1930s US sl.
n. 6. a fellow inmate ...1940s US prison sl.
n. 7. a fellow, a person ...1950s US sl.
n. 8. a tranquillizer ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MICKY DOOLAN n. an Irish immigrant; a Roman Catholic ...20C NZ sl.
• MICKY DUFF adj. rough, unwell ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• MICKY MUNCHER n. a cunnilinguist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• MICKY-TAKING n. an act of derisive taunting ...1959 UK sl.
• MICRODOTS n. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
• MICRONYMY n. the use of shortened words for naming things, as in science (TNT); the use of short easy words instead of long hard ones ...1889 nonce word
• MICROPSYCHY † n. cowardice, feeble courage, faintness of heart, pusillanimity ...1651
• MICTURIENT † adj. desirous of 'making water' or urinating ...1654
• MIDADDY n. a bullfrog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MID-AGED adj. middle-aged ...1897 Sc.
• MIDDEN prep. amid ...c1205 Eng. dial.
n. 1. any place or receptacle for dirt and rubbish; the cesspool of a privy ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a heap or large quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a woman; a dirty, slovenly woman ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIDDEN-COCK n. the chief man of a place ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MIDDEN-CROW n. a low-bred person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDEN-DAUP n. a dastardly or cowardly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDENED UP adj. covered or smothered with dirt or rubbish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDEN-MAVIS n. a rag-picker, one who rakes up dunghills and dustbins for scraps ...1856 Sc.
• MIDDEN-MONARCH n. a cock ...1894 Sc.
• MIDDERN n. the midriff or diaphragm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE n. the waist, the middle part of the body ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD n. paunchiness in a middle-aged person ...1931 sl.
• MIDDLE-BANES n. the waist ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEBROW adj. middle-class; average or mediocre ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
n. a person of conventional tastes and interests in matters of culture; a moderately cultivated person ...1920 colloq.
• MIDDLEBUSTER n. the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIDDLE-DAY n. midday ...1898 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIDDLE-ERD n. 1. the earth, the world ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. the nether regions; the lowest or furthest parts of a place ...1897 Sc.
• MIDDLE FINGER n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE-GATE n. the female genitals ...L17 Brit.
• MIDDLEIST adj. middle-most, most central ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEKIN adj. tolerable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE KINGDOM n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE LEG n. the penis ...1922 sl.
• MIDDLEMAN n. 1. one who, professionally, recovers property from the thief or thieves concerned ...c1830 Brit. criminals' sl.
n. 2. the middle finger ...1987 Amer. dial.
• MIDDLEMER adj. central, middle, coming between the eldest and youngest in age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMISH adj. moderate, middling; not liberal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMOST adj. moderate, not liberal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE-NIGHT † n. midnight ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE OF NOWHERE n. an isolated place ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLE PIE n. the stomach ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• MIDDLE PIECE n. 1. the chest ...c1800 Brit. boxing sl.
n. 2. the stomach or belly...1848 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a vest ...1926 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLESEX adj. average, ordinary ...1908 Amer. dial.
• MIDDLESEX CLOWN n. a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...M17 Brit. jocular
• MIDDLESEX MONGREL n. a native or an inhabitant of Middlesex ...18C Brit. jocular
• MIDDLESPLITTER n. a heavy fall of rain ...1991 Amer. dial.
• MIDDLE STOREY n. the stomach ...c1670 Brit. jocular
• MIDDLE STUMP n. the penis ...20C Brit. cricketers' sl.
• MIDDLE-WAY adj. middling, pretty well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING adj. 1. moderately large ...L16
adj. 2. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. 1. moderately, tolerably, fairly ...1765
adv. 2. fairly well, such as in health or success ...L18
n. 1. the middle part of a side of meat, esp. of salt pork or bacon ...1777 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a moderate quantity, a good deal, a good many ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 3. someone or something of only average quality ...1916 Amer. dial.
int. I don't think so!; I don't believe you! ...L19 Brit. tailors' usage
• MIDDLING-FAUSE adj. cunning ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLINGISH adj. moderate, fair, tolerable ...1878 Eng. dial.
adv. somewhat; moderately ...1820 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• MIDDLINGLY adv. moderately, mot perfectly ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING MEAT n. salt pork, bacon ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MIDDLINGS n. potatoes of an intermediate size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING-SHARP adj. tolerably well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING-SIZED adj. moderate in size ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING SLIPPY THROPPLE, A n. a constant readiness to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLINISH adj. in a fair state of health; moderately well; not very well, poorly ...1853 Eng. dial.
• MIDDY n. 1. a midshipman ...US Civil War usage
n. 2. a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer ...1940 Aust. sl.
n. 3. a middle-sized glass of beer
• MID-ELD n. middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MID-FINGER n. the middle finger ...1900 Sc.
• MIDGAN n. a small fragment; a scrap, a shred ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MIDGE n. 1. the common housefly ...1899 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a person of diminutive stature; anything very small ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to stir or move slightly ...1897 Sc.
• MIDGE-CLIPPINGS n. anything very small and delicate ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIDGE-GO-MORRAH n. hesitation, doubt, excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGE-HOLE n. a very small apartment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGE-MADGE n. confusion, disorder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGE'S KNEE-BUCKLE n. a very small article ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• MIDGET n. a very small piece of anything; a scrap, a fragment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGETTY-MORROWS n. the fidgets ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIDGETTY-POR n. an uproar, great confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGICRAW n. a term of contempt for a person ...B1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGING adj. middling, esp. used in greetings ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MIDGY'S EE n. a minute thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDLADY n. a midwife ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MIDLANDS n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• MID-MAN n. a mediator between contending parties ...1775 Sc.
• MIDMOTHER n. a midwife ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT n. 1. a term of contempt applied to one who is slow or behindhand with work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory when used generically) a very dark Black person ...E20 US sl.
• MIDNIGHT AUTO SERVICE n. car thieves ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MIDNIGHT COWBOY n. a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• MIDNIGHT FUZZ n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT NURSE n. a midwife ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT OIL n. opium ...20C US drugs sl.
• MIDNIGHT SHOPPER n. a burglar ...1976 US sl.
• MIDNIGHT SUPPLY MAN n. a person who traffics in stolen equipment ...1954 US sl.
• MIDNIGHT TOKER n. a person who smokes marijuana before retiring to bed ...1973 US sl.
• MIDNIGHT WIFE n. a midwife ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• MIDNOON n. noon, midday ...1801 Sc.
• MIDRATS n. a meal served between midnight and 1 am; 'midnight rations' ...1973 US sl.
• MIDRED n. the midriff, the diaphragm ...1834 Eng. dial.
• MIDS vb. to strike a medium; to come to an agreement ...1759 Sc.
• MIDS-DAY † n. midday, noon ...1824 Sc.
• MIDSES † n. means, methods, ways ...1660 Sc.
• MIDSHIPS n. the belly ...1871 US nautical sl.
• MIDS-MAN † n. a mediator ...1775 Sc.
• MIDSUMMER-COME-NEVER n. an imaginary season which never arrives ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDTIME OF DAY n. noon, midday ...1892 Sc.
• MIDWART † adv. towards the centre ...1773 Sc.
• MID-WATER n. the middle of a stream or of the sea ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIDWAY BONUS n. an extravagant, empty promise ...1981 US circus and carnival usage
• MIDWAYS prep. between ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MIDWIFE-GALLOP n. a full gallop, a great rate ...1892 Sc.
• MIDWOMAN n. a midwife ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MIDZER n. half ...M19 sl.
• MIESLI vb. to rain ...E18 sl.
• MIFF n. 1. a slight quarrel or misunderstanding; a tiff; a fit of ill-humour, pettishness; a huff ...1790
n. 2. a petulant mood ...colloq.
n. 3. female genitalia or pubic hair ...c1970s UK playground sl.
vb. 1. to annoy or infuriate; to take offense or offend ...1811 sl.
vb. 2. to whimper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to blunder; to make a mistake; to botch something ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MIFFED adj. 1. annoyed and disappointed; upset ...1811 sl.
adj. 2. offended ...Amer. sl.
• MIFFEY adj. of plants: apt to fade when transplanted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIFFLE ABOUT vb. to shuffle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIFFLE AFTER vb. to mumble about or concerning ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MIFF-MAFF n. nonsense; foolishness ...1858 Eng. dial.
• MIFF OFF vb. of plants: to fade, to lose their strength and beauty ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MIFFY adj. apt to take offense, touchy, capricious ...1750 Eng. dial.
n. a nickname for the Devil; a devil ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MIFKY-PIFKY n. foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature; sexual activity; hanky panky ...1985 Amer. jocular
• MIG ALLEY n. in the Korean war: airspace controlled by North Korea and its allies ...1951 US sl.
• MIGGAL-CON-PORE n. an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGLE n. a marijuana cigarette ...1954 US drugs sl.
• MIGGLE-CUM-PORE n. an uproar; confusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGGLES n. marijuana ...1956 US drugs sl.
• MIGGY adj. of the weather: moist, damp, muggy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. the magpie, Pica rustica ...1885 Eng. dial.
• MIGHT n. a quantity; a large amount; a great number ...1834 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIGHTFUL adj. full of might, powerful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTILY adv. greatly, very much, considerably ...1796 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MIGHTILY BELIKED adj. popular ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MIGHTIOUS †* adj. full of might or power ...c1460
• MIGHTLY adv. greatly, very much ...1744 Amer. dial.
• MIGHT NIGH adv. very nearly, almost ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MIGHTS † n. means, power, help ...1787 Sc.
• MIGHTY adj. 1. large in quantity or size, great, exceeding, considerable ...1774 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of liquor: strong, potent, intoxicating ...1827 Sc.
adj. 3. very fine or gay ...1876 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. strange, surprising ...1889 Sc.
adj. 5. stately, haughty, disdainful ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. excellent ...1984 NZ sl.
adv. 1. very, exceedingly ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. surprisingly ...1889 Sc.
• MIGHTY DOME n. the US Congress building, or any similar large, institutional edifice ...1930s US Black sl.
• MIGHTY GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIGHTY JOE YOUNG n. 1. a depressant ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 2. an extremely heavy narcotics addiction ...1960s drugs sl.
• MIGHTY ME! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1869 Sc.
• MIGHTY MEZZ n. a generous marijuana cigarette, or simply marijuana ...1946 US drugs sl.
• MIGHTY MITE n. 1. an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
n. 2. a marijuana variety with large buds ...2002 Can. sl.
• MIGHTY MOUTH n. 1. a gossip or one who boasts ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a fellator ...1950s gay sl.
• MIGHTY PRIME adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIGHTY QUINN n. LSD ...1975 US drugs sl.
• MIGHTY ROAR WENT UP FROM THE CROWD, A phr. used as a humorous comment on a lack of response to a joke or comment ...1997 US sl.
• MIKE n. 1. a period of idleness or shirking; a respite from work  ...1825 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a labourer, a hod-carrier, esp. when Irish ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a familiar term of address to an unknown male ...L19 US colloq.
n. 4. a generic term for an Irishman ...L19 US colloq.
n. 5. a cup of tea ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 6. a hammer ...1966 Amer. miners' usage
n. 7. a microgram of LSD ...1970 sl.
vb. 1. to loiter, to hang around idly or shirk work ...1859 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to steal, to make off with ...1900s sl.
• MIKE MALONE n. a telephone ...1930s rhyming sl.
• MIKER n. 1. a loafer, a scrounger ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a truant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIKEY n. an Irish person ...M19 US sl.
• MIL n. 1. a million; usually of money ...1960s sl.
n. 2. a milligram, usually of a drug ...1990s sl.
• MILANER † n. a milliner ...1811 Eng. dial.
• MILARKEY n. nonsense ...1924 Amer. sl.
• MILCH-COW n. a prisoner who is generous in bribing warders; one who is easily tricked out of money or property ...L17 UK prison sl.
• MILCH-HEARTED adj. nervous, timid, mild, tender-hearted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MILD adj. ripe ...1894 Eng. dial.
vb. of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1956 Amer. dial.
• MILDCHEE † n. mile ale ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MILD DOWN vb. of a wind or storm: to diminish or decrease ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MILDER vb. 1. to moulder, to decay, to turn to dust, to disintegrate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to smoulder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILDEW TO KEEP FROM MOLDING phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILDY adj. mouldy; mildewed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to grow mouldy; to mildew ...1900 Eng. dial.
• MILEAGE n. wrinkles ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MILEPOSTER n. a person's leg ...1955 US Black sl.
• MILES-END-WAYS n. a long way; an undetermined distance ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MILES-ENDY-WAYS n. a long way; an undetermined distance ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MILE-STOOP n. a milestone ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MILIQUANT TOAST n. a meek, easily intimidated person; a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILITARY CEREMONY n. a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILITARY WEDDING n. a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way; a shotgun wedding ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MILK n. 1. a cow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to steal ...1788 Sc.
vb. 2. to add milk to tea ...1877 Eng. dial.
• MILK AND MEAL n. milk-porridge ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILK-AND-MOLASSES adj. of mixed racial ancestry ...1833 US sl.
• MILK AND WATER adj. weak, wishy-washy, insipid ...1783 Amer. dial.
• MILK-BADGER n. one who sells milk, and occasionally other things, from door to door ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILK BAGS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK BOTTLES n. breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MILK BROTHER n. a person (not a sibling) related to another by the fact of their being nursed by the same woman ...1991 Amer. dial.
• MILK BUCKETS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK CANS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK CHEESE n. cottage cheese ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MILK CONDENSERY n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK CORN n. an ear of corn that is just right for eating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MILK COUSIN n. a person (not a sibling) related to another by the fact of their being nursed by the same woman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MILKEN n. a house-breaker ...M17 sl.
• MILKERS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK EYE n. a big, round, soft eye, like a baby's ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MILK-FACED adj. shy, timid ...1815
• MILK FACTORIES n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK FACTORY n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK-HEARTED adj. poor-spirited ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILK HORSE n. a horse entered in a race to make money on, and always scratched before the affair comes off ...c1865 Brit. turf sl.
• MILKIE n. a milkman ...1886
• MILKING JUGS n. a woman's breasts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MILKING-PAIL n. the female genitals ...18C Brit. sl.
• MILKING STARS n. the constellation of Orion ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MILK IN THE COCONUT n. the secret; the heart of the matter ...1840
• MILK-JUG n. 1. the female genitals ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a simpleton; a dupe ...c1920 Aust. sl. (as a dupe, rhyming sl. for 'mug')
• MILK JUGS n. the female breasts ...1957 US sl.
• MILK-LIVERED adj. cowardly, timid, faint-hearted ...1605
• MILK-LUE adj. lukewarm, of the temperature of milk warm from the cow ...1900 Sc.
• MILK-MADLOCKS n. milk-porridge ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILKMAID'S PATH n. 1. the Milky Way ...1820 Sc. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a streak of clouds across the sky in the evening, wider than a jet trail ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MILKMAID'S WAY n. the Milky Way ...1820 Sc.
• MILK-MEAT n. milk-porridge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILKNESS n. 1. dairy produce; milk ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a dairy; the furniture of a dairy; dairy-work; the number of cows kept to supply a dairy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MILKO n. a milkman ...1907 sl., orig. Aust.
• MILK-OH n. a milkman ...1907 sl., orig. Aust.
• MILK OVER THE CAN vb. to discourse pointlessly or beyond the mark ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MILK OVER THE FENCE vb. to steal milk from neighbours' cows ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• MILK PAILS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK-PAN n. 1. the female genitals ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a simpleton; a dupe ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• MILK PIG n. a very young pig ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MILK-POTAGE n. milk-porridge ...1787 Sc.
• MILK-PRICKED adj. said of milk which has turned sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILK ROPE n. a pearl necklace ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MILK ROUTE n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK SACK n. a cow's udder ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKSHAKES n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK-SHOP n. the female breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• MILK TEA n. milk diluted with hot water and sweetened ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MILK THE BULL vb. to attempt the impossible ...M18 Brit. colloq.
• MILK THE COW WITH A SPANNER vb. to open a tin of milk ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• MILK THE OLD HAT RACK vb. to milk a cow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK THE PIGEON vb. to attempt the impossible ...M18 Brit. colloq.
• MILK THE RAM vb. to attempt the impossible ...M18 Brit. colloq.
• MILK VEIN n. a varicose vein ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK-WALK n. the female breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• MILK-WARM adj. lukewarm, of the temperature of milk warm from the cow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILK-WOMAN n. a wet nurse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILK WORKS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKY adj. 1. cowardly ...1936 sl.
adj. 2. of the weather: foggy ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. a milkman ...1886
• MILKY-DASHEL n. the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-DIZEL n. the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILKY-TOAST n. a meek, easily intimidated person; a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKY WAY n. a long band of clouds resembling the Milky Way ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MILKY WAYS n. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILL n. 1.a snuff-box; a small box, generally made of horn ...1720 Sc.
n. 2. a prison ...1851 sl.
n. 3. a boys' fight; a scrimmage ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. a confused heap ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a guardhouse ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 6. a typewriter ...1913 US sl.
n. 7. a steam locomotive ...1926 Amer. railroad & loggers' usage
vb. to hit ...c1700 sl.
vb. 2. to manufacture ...1792 Sc.
vb. 3. to melt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to swing or wheel round; to turn anything slowly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILL-CAPON † n. a poor person who sough the charity of those who had grain grinding at the mill ...1827 Sc.
• MILL-CLAPPER n. a great chatterbox ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILL DAYS n. days of moodiness, gloominess, and grouchiness ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MILLDEW n. wet, rain, fog; cold raw weather ...1900 Sc.
• MILLED adj. intoxicated, drunk; mixed up ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MILLEFLOROUS adj. having very numerous flowers ...1856
• MILLENNIUM DOMES n. breasts ...UK playground sl.
• MILLER n. 1. a moth of any kind, esp. a large white moth; also, a white butterfly ...1783Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hairy caterpillar, esp. the caterpillar of the tiger-moth ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an obscene story ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILLER'S DOG n. a hairy caterpillar ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MILLER'S EYE n. a jellyfish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILLER'S RULE n. the rule where everyone takes his turn as he comes ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MILLER'S TURN n. the rule where everyone takes his turn as he comes ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MILLERY n. a mint; a place for coining money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILL-GRUEL n. porridge made with milk ...1899 Sc.
• MILL-HOUSE STORY n. a piece of doubtful gossip ...1871 Eng. dial.
• MILLIAD * n. a period of one thousand years ...1851
• MILLIE n. a weak or weak-willed fellow; a sissy ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MILL IN vb. to shrink; to wither; to diminish in quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILLIN n. a crumb of bread; the least particle of solid food; a bit of anything ...1900 Sc.
• MILLION n. 1. a pumpkin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. melon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MILLION-DOLLAR-HUSBAND PIECE n. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MILLION-DOLLAR-MAN n. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MILLION-DOLLAR WOUND n. any wound that guarantees the victim a passage out of a war zone and back to the USA ...1940s US military sl.
• MILLIONIST n. a millionaire ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MILLIONOUS †* adj. numbered by the million; counted in millions ...1666
• MILLION TO A BIT OF DIRT phr. used of a very sure bet ...M19 sl.
• MILL-KEN n. a house-breaker ...M17 sl.
• MILL KETTLE n. a locomotive, esp. a steam locomotive ...1932 Amer. dial.
• MILL LAY n. breaking and entering for the purpose of robbery ...L17 sl.
• MILL ONE'S GLAZE vb. to knock out one's eye ...L18 sl.
• MILL ONE OUT OF A THING vb. to wheedle it away ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MILL POND n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MILL-POSTS n. very thick or fat legs ...Bk1905 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MILLTAG n. a shirt ...E19 sl.
• MILL THE GLAZE vb. to break a window, esp. as a means of entering a house ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• MILLTOG n. a shirt ...E19 sl.
• MILL TOWN n. the poor area of a town or city ...1960s US sl.
• MILLTUG n. a shirt ...E19 sl.
• MILLTUIG n. a shirt ...E19 sl.
• MILL VILLAGE n. the poor area of a town or city ...1960s US sl.
• MILLWALL RESERVES n. nerves ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl.
• MILLY adj. aggressive, pugnacious ...1990s US Black sl.
n. a shirt ...20C sl.
• MILN UP vb. to lock into a cell ...1940s UK prison sl.
• MILQUETOAST n. a meek, easily intimidated person; a very timid or cowardly, weak person ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MILQUETOASTY adj. meek, timid, cowardly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILT n. semen ...19C sl.
• MILT MARKET n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• MILTON n. an oyster ...M19 sl.
• MILTONIAN n. a policeman ...M19 sl.
• MILTON KEYNES n. 1. a homosexual ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'queen'
n. 2. beans, usually baked beans ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MILT SHOP n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• MILVADER vb. to stun with a blow, to daze ...1824 Sc.
• MILVADERING n. a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MILWAUKEE CIDER n. beer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MILWAUKEE FRONT n. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MILWAUKEE GOITER n. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MILWAUKEE SPECIAL n. beer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MILWAUKEE WATER n. beer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MILYIN n. a pumpkin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIM adj. prim, demure; affectedly modest or shy; prudish; primly silent or reticent ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to act in a prim, affected manner, either in speaking, eating, walking, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIMA n. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIMAW n. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIMI n. a grandmother; rarely, a mother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIMIC n. likeness ...1917 Amer. dial.
vb. to resemble ...1913 Amer. dial.
• MIMICATE † vb. to mimic; to pretend, sham ...1824 Sc.
• MIMICKING WORK n. work made to look well for a time, but not to last; work done with bad material ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMINY-MOUTHED adj. prim, demure, affected ...1897 Eng. dial.
• MIMINY-PIMINY! int. a meaningless expression used by children in their games ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMLIE adv. primly, prudishly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIMMAM n. a bog ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCK n. a person with a dainty and fastidious appetite or manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to play with one's food; to have a poor appetite ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKING adj. 1. affected in manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dainty in appetite; puny, sickly, weakly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. grimacing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKY adj. fanciful, dainty; used contemptuously ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MIM-MOUTHED adj. affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMMY n. a grandmother; rarely, a mother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIMMY-MANCKING adj. grimacing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMY-MAWKS n. wry faces, grimaces ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIMNESS n. prudishness, primness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMO n. a grandmother ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIMP adj. prim, demure, affected ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to speak or act in an affected or mincing manner; to toy or play with one's food in an affected manner ...1861 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crouch, to sit huddled up or crouched together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make believe; to sham, to pretend ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMPETTY MIMP adv. in prim silence ...1798
• MIMPING adj. affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMPSY-PIMSY adj. dainty, fastidious, fanciful, affected ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIMPY adj. affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMSEY adj. 1. contemptible ...1880 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. prim, prudish ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MIM-SPOKEN adj. affectedly prim or proper in speech, etc.; reticent, shy at speaking out; soft-spoken ...1896 Sc.
• MIMSY adj. miserable and flimsy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIM-WAYS n. quiet, sly manners ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINACIOUS adj. menacing, threatening; full of threats or menaces ...1660
• MINACITY n. disposition to use threats; a threatening or menacing ...1656
• MINCE vb. 1. to walk or dance with short steps, in a mincing or affected manner ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to eat sparingly, daintily, or without appetite; to eat something in such a way ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MINCE-PIES n. the eyes ...1857 rhyming sl.
• MINCER n. one who eats sparingly or daintily; one who lacks an appetite ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MINCES n. eyes...Brit. rhyming sl. from 'mince pies'
• MINCH n. 1. a small piece of anything; a crumb ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid, contemptible, or unpleasant person ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to mince; to cut into very small pieces ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to play truant ...1794 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to walk mincingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINCHER n. a truant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINCH-HOUSE n. a small inn or ale-house ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MINCHICK n. a very small piece ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to cut or break into very small pieces ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MINCHICKIE n. a very small piece indeed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MINCHIN n. a mite or crumb of anything; a small piece of food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINCHIN MALACHO n. mischief ...17C sl.
• MINCING adj. affected; trifling ...1827 Sc.
• MINCING MACHINE n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MINCY adj. over-particular, finicky or overly fastidious, usually about eating ...1913 Amer. dial.
• MIND n. 1. a reminder, a hint ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. an idea, a notion ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to remember, to recollect, to bear in mind; to recall to mind ...1773  Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to remind, to admonish ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to wish, to have a mind to; to feel inclined or disposed to ...1792 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to observe, to notice; to pay attention or heed to ...1834 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1834 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to be nursed, to be taken care of ...1875 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MINDABLE adj. well-mannered ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MIND ABOUT vb. to remember ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MIND-BENDER n. a knotty problem; something that potently changes one's thinking, such as drugs ...1974 sl.
• MIND-BLOWER n. a hallucinant drug ...c1971 sl.
• MIND-BLOWING adj. amazing, astonishing, almost unbelievable, having an overwhelming effect on the mind ...1967
• MIND BOGGLES, THE phr. a comment on any marked absurdity; to be surprised ...1950s sl.
• MIND-BOGGLING adj. astonishing, having an overwhelming effect on the mind ...1964
• MINDEN n. a forward girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINDER n. 1. a child put out to be nursed ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a miner ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bodyguard hired to protect a criminal ...1924 sl.
• MINDFUCK n. a disorienting experience; a staggering idea or event ...1960s sl.
• MINDFUL adj. obedient ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MINDIC adj. sick, ill ...1920s Aust. sl.
• MINDING n. 1. a recollection, remembrance ...1887 Sc.
n. 2. a reminder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINDING ONE'S OWN BUSINESS phr. acting on one's own and not disturbing anyone else ...1932 sl.
• MIND OFF vb. to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1848 Amer. dial.
• MIND ONE'S BOOK vb. of a schoolboy: to be diligent in one's studies ...c1710 Brit. colloq.
• MIND ONE'S DRAUGHT vb. to take another glass to drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIND OUT vb. to careful of ...1886 Brit. sl.
int. be careful! ...1886 Brit. sl.
• MIND YOUR EYE, JUDGE phr. be careful ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MIND YOUR OWN P'S AND Q'S phr. mind your own business ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• MIND YOUR P'S AND Q'S phr. mind your own business ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• MINE AUNT n. a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house ...1785 sl.
• MINERAL LIGHT n. will-o'-the-wisp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MINER'S LOCO n. an insatiable lust for gold; gold fever ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MINGE n. 1. a gnat ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 2. female genitals ...1903 sl.
• MINGEY adj. tight-fisted, mean ...UK playground sl.
• MINGIE n. a gnat ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MINGIN n. a mite or crumb of anything; a small piece of food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINGING adj. 1. smelly, disgusting, ugly, horrid, putrid, gross ...playground sl.
adj. 2. ugly ...playground sl.
• MINGLEDY adj. of mixed colours, variegated ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE adj. irregular, confused, mixed ...1577
n. 1. a medley; a confused mixture; a hotch-potch; a mess; confusion ...1549
† n. 2. a mess of mixed food for swine ...1549
vb. to confuse; to make a medley of; to mix up; to jumble together ...1549
• MINGLY adj. of mixed colours, variegated ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MINGO n. a chamber-pot ...1775 Amer. college sl.
vb. to urinate ...1734 Amer. sl.
• MINGY adj. mean, ungenerous, stingy ...1911 Brit. sl.
• MINIFY vb. 1. to diminish in estimated size or importance; to regard or represent something as smaller than it really is ...1676
vb. 2. to reduce in actual size or importance; to make less, to lessen ...1866
• MINIKIN-FINIKIN adj. delicate, effeminate ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MINIMATE † vb. to reduce to the smallest size ...1623 nonce word
• MINI-ME n. a smaller version of someone ...2003 UK sl.
• MINIMIFICENCE * n. little doings; insignificance; lack of grandeur; opposed to magnificence ...1759
• MINI MOKE n. a cigar, cigarette, or pipe ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'smoke'
• MINI-MOO n. the vagina ...2001 Brit. sl.
• MINIMUS adj. in some British schools, appended to a surname to designate the youngest (in age or standing) of three or four boys having the same surname; e.g. J. Smith minimus ...1791
n. 1. a creature of the smallest size; a dwarf; a small or insignificant person ...1590
n. 2. the little finger, the little toe ...1881
• MINIONETTE †* adj. small and pretty; delicate, dainty, effeminate ...1749
n. a very small size of type, used chiefly in small ornamental borders ...1871 US printing
• MINION OF THE SUBURBS n. a male prostitute ...Bk1904 sl.
• MINI SKIRT n. a woman ...1977 US sl.
• MINISTER'S FACE n. a boiled or roasted hog's head with eyes and jowls removed ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MINISTER'S HEAD n. a boiled or roasted hog's head with eyes and jowls removed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MINISTER'S SNOUT n. a boiled or roasted hog's head with eyes and jowls removed ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MINISTRATE vb. to menstruate ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• MINISTRATION n. menstruation ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• MINISTRATIONAL adj. relating to menstruation ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• MINISTRATORIOUSLY †* adv. in the capacity of an administrator ...1563-83
• MINITABUND * adj. threatening ...1890
• MINI-TANKER n. a small mobile beer tank hired for social gatherings ...1977 NZ sl.
• MINK n. 1. a female friend or lover ...1899 US sl.
n. 2. a minx, a pert girl, a hussy ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a treacherous person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a female whose romantic interest in a man is overshadowed by her interest in his financial worth ...1960 US sl.
n. 5. a woman, esp. a provocative, spirited and/or sexually attractive or active woman ...Amer. sl.
n. 6. the female sex organs; female sexuality ...Amer. sl.
vb. to fart ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MINK EYE n. an eye with a sharp or piercing look ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MINK-EYED adj. having sharp or piercing eyes ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MINKY n. the vagina ...2001 Brit. sl.
• MIN MIN n. a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MIN MIN LIGHT n. a will-o'-the-wisp ...1956 Aust.
• MINNESOTA MULE n. a prostitute recently arrived in New York City from a small town or city ...1987 US sl.
• MINNESOTA MUTTON n. venison ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MINNESOTA STRIP n. an area in New York City frequented by prostitutes ...1986 US sl.
• MINNESOTA THIRTEEN n. an illegal corn whisky made in prohibition days, supposedly named after the brand of corn used ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE n. 1. a cat ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it ...1917 sl.
n. 3. menstruation ...1978 Amer. dial. euphemism
int. a call to a cat ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE-CAT n. a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MINNIE'S-MAN n. a term of contempt for a henpecked husband ...1806 Sc.
• MINNIMINNY-MONIFEET n. a centipede ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MINNOW-MUNCHER n. a Roman Catholic; used derisively ...1966 Amer. jocular
• MINNY n. a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it ...1917 sl.
• MINORATE † vb. to lessen, to diminish, to depreciate ...1534
• MINOU n. a kitten, a cat ...1941 Amer. dial.
• MINSH vb. to mince; to cut into very small pieces ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MINSTREL n. a capsule containing an amphetamine and a sedative ...1967 sl.
• MINSTRESS adj. menstrual ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• MINT adj. 1. willing ...1940 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. a general term of thorough approval ...1980s sl.
n. 1. a large amount of money ...1655 sl.
n. 2. effeminacy ...1950s US gay sl.
vb. to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINTEE n. 1. an effeminate male homosexual ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINTER n. a woman who is willing to swap sex for material favours (not including cash) ...1980s Aust. sl.
• MINT GOLD vb. to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT HOG n. an Irish shilling ...E19 sl.
• MINTIE n. 1. comfort, solace ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. an effeminate male homosexual ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 3. a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINT IT vb. to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT LEAF n. 1. a banknote; money ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. mint, or possibly parsley leaves, impregnated with phencyclidine for smoking ...1970s drugs sl.
• MINT MONEY vb. to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT SAUCE n. money ...E19 sl.
• MINT WEED n. mint, or possibly parsley leaves, impregnated with phencyclidine for smoking ...1970s drugs sl.
• MINTY adj. excellent, first-rate ...1990s US college sl.
n. 1. an effeminate male homosexual ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. a masculine lesbian ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• MINUATE †* vb. to make less, to diminish ...1657
• MINUS adj. 1. lacking, bereft of ...19C sl.
adj. 2. absent ...M19 sl.
int. a negative retort ...2000s US college sl.
• MINUTE n. a long time ...1990s US Black sl.
• MINUTULOUS † adj. very small ...1651
• MINX n. a contemptuous name for a woman or girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MIRABILIST † n. one who works wonders ...1599
• MIRABUNDOUS † adj. wonderful ...1694
• MIRACLE BABY n. a baby born less than nine months after a couple's wedding; an illegitimate baby ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MIRANDOUS † adj. wonderful ...1652
• MIRATE vb. to wonder, to marvel; to admire something ...1893 Amer. dial.
• MIRATION n. a display of wonderment, surprise, or admiration; a fuss, a clamour ...1888 Amer. dial.
• MIRLIGOES n. 1. dizziness, vertigo affecting the sight; especially in the phrase, "in the mirligoes" - in a state of dizziness ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. ridiculous fancies; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking ...B1900 Sc.
• MIRLY adj. spotted, streaked, marbled ...1790 Sc.
• MIRRAN n. a carrot ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MIRROR GLASS n. a mirror ...c1938 Amer. dial.
• MIRTHQUAKE n. anything amusing ...1940s US sl.
• MIS adj. miserable ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a miscarriage ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a misery ...L19 sl.
• MISAGREEMENT n. a disagreement, a quarrel ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MISAMEANNESS n. misdeeds, sins ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MISBEHAVE n. a shave ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
vb. of children: to urinate or defecate in an improper place or at an improper time ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MISBOBBLE n. a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1912  Amer. dial.
• MISCALL vb. 1. to give an unworthy name of character to; to berate, to revile ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to speak incorrectly, to misspeak ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to mispronounce a word ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MISCHIEF, THE n. euphemism for the devil ...L16 sl.
• MISCHIEF NIGHT n. the night before Halloween, when doorbells are rung, gates removed from their hinges, car windows soaped, and houses and walks marked with chalk, egg, or flour ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MISCHIEF YOU SAY!, THE int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• MISCOBOBBLE n. a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCOGNIZE †* vb. to fail to appreciate or acknowledge; to misunderstand ...1603
• MISCOMFRUMPLE vb. to rumple, to crease; e.g. if one female sits so close to another as to rumple or crease her dress by pressing or sitting on it, she is said to 'miscomfrumple' it ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MISCOMPUT adj. out of order ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• MISCONFUDDLED adj. confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCUE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISCUEBOBBLE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISDEAL n. a mistake ...L19 US sl.
• MISDEEDY † adj. doing wrong; mischievous ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISDOUBTFUL adj. dubious, uncertain ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MISEASY † adj. miserable; wretched; uneasy; uncomfortable ...c1290
• MISERABLE adj. tight-fisted, grasping, mean ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. weak tea ...M19 sl.
• MISERABLE ME! int. oh dear me! ...1936 Amer. dial.
• MISERABLES, THE n. a hangover ...L19 sl.
• MISERIES n. a general feeling of discomfort or illness ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MISERIES, THE n. 1. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MISERISH adj. aching; painful ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISERY n. 1. a depressing person ...L18 sl.
n. 2. an ache or pain ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 3. gin ...E19 sl.
n. 4. bad coffee ...1932 US sl.
• MISERY, THE n. an ache or pain ...1832 Amer. dial.
• MISERY BOWL n. a bowl used for vomiting by sufferers of sea-sickness ...L19 sl.
• MISERY-GUTS n. a depressing, morose, or complaining person ...Brit. colloq.
• MISERY ME! int. oh dear me! ...1904 Amer. dial.
• MISERY-MOANY n. a whinger; a complainer ...1940s Irish sl.
• MISFIRE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISFOOL vb. to delude, to deceive ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MISFORTUNE n. an illegitimate child ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MISFUDDLED adj. confused, befuddled ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISGULLY vb. to handle a 'gully' clumsily; to cut in a clumsy manner; to mangle in cutting or carving ...B1900 Sc.
• MISH n. 1. a shirt; a chemise ...c1670 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a missionary ...L19 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a mission ...20C Brit. public schools' usage
• MISHAPPY † adj. unhappy, miserable, sad, wretched ...c1386
• MISHEGAAS n. nonsense, obsession, tomfoolery ...L19 Yiddish
• MISHEGOSS n. nonsense, obsession, tomfoolery ...L19 Yiddish
• MISLICK n. 1. a false blow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISH-MASH n. an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems ...1950s sl.
• MISHOOGENA adj. crazy, mad ...1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer.
• MISHT n. manure ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MISH-TOPPER n. a coat; a petticoat ...c1670 Brit. sl.
• MISHWACAN n. potent marijuana from Michoacan, a Mexican state ...Bk1990 Amer. drugs sl.
• MISKUBOBBLE n. a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MISLAIN vb. 1. to rain ...E18 sl.
vb. 2. to go ...L19 sl.
• MISLE vb. to rain ...E18 sl.
• MISLEADING PAPER, THE n. a nickname for 'The Times' ...1876 Brit. sl.
• MISLI vb. to rain ...E18 sl.
• MISLICK n. a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MISLIST vb. 1. to mistreat ...1845 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to mistrust, to suspect ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MISLUSHIOUS adj. malicious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MISMEAN vb. to misspeak, to make a mistake ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MISOCAPNIST n. a hater of tobacco smoke ...1839
• MISOCYNY n. hatred of dogs ...1889
• MISOGAMIC * adj. marriage-hating ...1803
• MISOGAMIST n. a hater of marriage ...1706
• MISOGELASTIC adj. hating laughter ...1898 nonce-word
• MISOLOGY n. hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge ...1833
• MISOPEDIST * n. one who dislikes children; a child-hater ...1895
• MISOPOGONISTICALLY adv. with a hatred of beards ...1842
• MISOPOLEMICAL adj. war-hating ...1849
• MISORDERLY adj. disorderly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MISOSOPHIST n. a hater of wisdom ...1890
• MISOXENE n. a hater of strangers ...1883
• MISPLACED EYEBROW n. a moustache ...1918 Amer. jocular
• MISPRINT n. a kiss that goes astray ...20C Brit. sl.
• MISPROUD † adj. improperly or unjustifiably vain or proud; arrogant, haughty ...1303 obs. exc. arch.
• MISPUT adj. 1. annoyed, put out, upset, pouting ...1898 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. untidy, messy ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to lose, to mislay, to misplace; to mislead ...1923 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to inconvenience; to discomfit ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MISQUEME † vb. to displease, to dissatisfy, to offend ..,?c1395
• MISREMEMBER vb. to forget ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MISS n. 1. a prostitute, a 'whole of quality' ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a miscarriage ...1897 sl.
n. 3. a misery ...L19 sl.
n. 4. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to be unlucky ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject a drug ...1950s drugs sl.
• MISS ALICE n. the police ...1930s US homosexual sl.
• MISS AMY n. a young White woman ...1960s US Black sl.
• MISS ANN(E) n. 1. a White woman or girl ...1926 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
n. 2. a Black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like a White woman ...1977 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• MISS ANNIE n. a White woman or girl ...1926 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• MISS ASTOR n. 1. a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MISS BROWN n. the vagina ...L18 sl.
• MISS CARRIE n. a quantity of drugs carried on one's person ...1960s drugs sl.
• MISS CLEAN n. someone who makes a point of portraying themselves (sincerely or otherwise) as free of corruption, esp. in politics, business, sport or other forms of public life in which a proclaimed moral stance is useful ...1970s sl., orig. US
• MISS CUBBA n. an effeminate man ...20C sl.
• MISSED-MEAL COLIC n. hunger ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MISS EMMA n. morphine ...1930s drugs sl.
• MISS EMMA JONES n. an addiction to morphine ...1950s drugs sl.
• MISSET n. a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
• MISS EVERY HAIR OF HIS HEAD vb. to miss anyone very much ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISS FIST n. the hand, in the context of masturbation ...20C sl.
• MISS FITCH n. an unpleasant woman ...20C rhyming sl. for 'bitch'
• MISS FLASH n. a user of amphetamines or Benzedrine ...1950s gay sl.
• MISS FORTUNE n. misfortune ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISS GREEN n. marijuana ...1950s Amer. sl.
• MISS GRIND n. a very hard worker ...17C
• MISS GRUMPUS n. a grumpy or bad-tempered woman ...1986 Amer. sl.
• MISS HORNER n. 1. a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C sl.
• MISS HOT-BOT n. a highly sexed or over-sexed girl ...1920 sl.
• MISSIE n. a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISSILE n. phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• MISSILE BASING n. a mixture of liquid crack cocaine and phencyclidine ...1980s drugs sl.
• MISSING adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. courtship ...M19 sl.
• MISSING LINK n. a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• MISSION n. 1. a binge on crack cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 2. a search for drugs, esp. for cocaine ...1980s drugs sl.
• MISSIONARY n. 1. a pimp ...20C US criminals' euphemism
n. 2. a drug peddler ...M20 US sl.
• MISSIONARY MAN n. an uninspired lover ...1980s US college sl.
• MISSION SQUAWKER n. a mission evangelist ...1920s US tramp sl.
• MISSION STIFF n. 1. a missionary worker ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a tramp or vagrant who frequents charitable missions, looking for hand-outs, food and shelter, esp. one who pretends conversion ...L19 US sl.
• MISSIS n. 1. a wife ...1833 sl.
n. 2. the mistress of the household ...M19 colloq.
n. 3. a term of address to a female ...1875 sl.
• MISSISSIPPI MARBLES n. dice; a game of dice, esp. craps ...1920 Amer. jocular
• MISSISSIPPI MUD n. thick, strong coffee ...L19 sl., orig. US
• MISSISSIPPI MULE n. 1. dice, or the game of craps ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MISS JANE n. an effeminate man ...1950s W. Indies
• MISS JANET n. an outhouse or toilet ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MISS LASHEY n. a male gossip ...1950s W. Indies
• MISS LAYCOCK n. 1. a prostitute ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...L18 sl.
• MISS LILLIAN n. a White girl or woman of any age, but usually an older woman ...1960s US Black sl.
• MISS LIZZIE TISH n. 1. a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MISS MASS BUT HIT THE GATHERING vb. to nearly do something ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• MISS MAUD n. an effeminate man ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MISS-MEAL COLIC n. hunger ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MISS-MEAL CRAMPS n. hunger ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MISSMENT n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISS MOLLY n. an effeminate man or boy, esp. a homosexual; usually used derisively ...1754 sl.
• MISS MOLLYISM n. effeminacy ...E18 sl.
• MISS MORPH n. morphine ...1960s drugs sl.
• MISS NANCY n. 1. a prim person of either sex ...19C colloq.
n. 2. an effeminate man, presumably a homosexual ....E19 sl.
n. 3. a catamite ...L19 sl.
• MISS-NANCYFIED adj. effeminate ...E19 sl.
• MISS NANCYISH adj. effeminate ...E19 sl.
• MISS-NANCYISM n. effeminacy ...E19 sl.
• MISS NIGHTINGALE n. a nurse ...1976 Amer. dial.
• MISS OF THE TOWN n. a prostitute; ‘a whore of quality’ ...M17 sl.
• MISS ONE'S TIP vb. to fail in one's aim or object ...1854 sl., orig. circus usage
• MISSOURI FEATHERBED n. a mattress stuffed with 'prairie feathers' (straw) ...1961 Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI HUMMINGBIRD n. a Missouri mule ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MISSOURI MINNOW n. a goldfish ...1983 Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI PISTOL n. a whip with a buckskin thong attached to the end, used by muleskinners and bullwhackers ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI TOOTHPICK n. a large knife, similar to a bowie knife ...M19 US sl.
• MISSPEND ONESELF vb. to overreach ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MISS STAYS vb. to fail, to make a mistake ...1907 Amer. dial.
• MISSTAY vb. to fail, to make a mistake ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MISS THE BUS vb. to lose an opportunity; to fail in an undertaking ...1915 sl.
• MISS THE CUSHION † vb. to miss the mark; to make a mistake; to err; to fail in an attempt ...c1525
• MISS THINGUM n. a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know ...1850 Amer. dial.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH n. 1. a woman who overdresses ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MISSUS n. 1. a wife ...1833 sl.
n. 2. a term of address to a female ...1875 sl.
• MISS-WOMAN n. a refined, accomplished young woman, either married or single ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MISSY n. a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISSY BABA n. a young lady ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• MIST n. 1. a very light snowfall ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. phencyclidine ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 3. smoke created by a crack cocaine pipe ...1980s drugs sl.
n. 4. a state of high excitement, drug induced or otherwise ...2000s UK sl.
• MISTAH BIG n. an important, influential person, esp. a 'criminal mastermind' ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MISTAKE n. an unplanned pregnancy and the child that follows ...1950s sl.
• MIST ALCRITY! int. Christ almighty! ...20C US colloq.
• MISTER n. 1. a term of address to a male ...1760 sl.
n. 2. a husband or head of a household ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a bull ...1966 Amer. dial. euphemism
n. 4. heroin ...1990s US drugs sl.
vb. to rain very finely ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MISTER, THE n. one's husband ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MISTER BIG n. an important, influential person, esp. a 'criminal mastermind' ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MISTER CHARLEY n. (often derogatory) a Whiteman; the boss; White people ...1928 Amer. dial., Black usage
• MISTER CHARLIE n. (often derogatory) a Whiteman; the boss; White people ...1928 Amer. dial., Black usage
• MISTER NICE-GUY n. a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. ...Amer. colloq.
• MISTER TOM n. the penis; a personification of the penis ...M20 US Black sl.
• MISTER TRUMAN’S WAR n. the Korean war ...1964 US sl.
• MISTER TWENTY-SIX n. a hypodermic needle ...1973 US sl.
• MISTER WINKY n. the penis ...2001 US sl.
• MISTER WOOD n. a police truncheon ...1998 UK sl.
• MISTER WOOD IN THE HOUSE phr. used to describe a poorly attended circus performance ...1953 UK sl.
• MISTIE n. a tablet of morphine sulphate ...2002 NZ sl.
• MIST RAIN n. a very light rain; a drizzle ...1986 Amer. dial.
vb. to rain lightly with very small drops; to drizzle ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MISTY n. a tablet of morphine sulphate ...2002 NZ sl.
• MISTY-MOISTY adj. of the weather: misty, foggy; threatening rain ...1856 Amer. dial.
• MISWIVE † vb. to marry unsuitably or unlawfully ...c1250
• MISWOMAN † n. a bad, wicked woman; a whore or lewd woman; a strumpet ...1528
• MIT n. the hand ...Amer. sl.
• MITCHAM GYPSY n. a person who wishes to be or pretends to be a gypsy ...2000 Brit. sl.
• MITCHELL DAY n. the first day of May ...1968 Amer. miners' usage
• MITE n. a small child ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. to shun ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MITES AND LICE n. in poker: a hand with a pair of threes and a pair of twos ...1967 US sl.
• MITHE † vb. 1. to conceal, dissemble (as feelings, etc.) ...c888
† vb. 2. remain concealed; to escape notice; to avoid; to hide one's thoughts or feelings ...a900
• MITHER vb. to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate ...Eng. dial.
• MITIGATED AFFLICTIONS n. half-mourning ...M19 sl.
• MITSI n. a variety of MDMA ...2001 Brit. drugs sl.
• MITSUBISHI n. a variety of MDMA ...2001 Brit. drugs sl.
• MITSUBISHI TURBO n. a tablet of PMA, a synthetic hallucinogen, etched with the Japanese car manufacturer's logo ...2001 UK drugs sl.
• MITSY n. a mosquito ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MITT n. a hand, fist, or palm ...1893 US sl.
n. 2. in poker or other card games: a hand of cards ...1896 US sl.
vb. to grab, to seize ...1915 US sl.
• MITT CAMP n. a fortune-telling booth in a carnival ...1980 US sl.
• MITTEN vb. to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1873 Amer. dial.
• MITTENED CAT CATCHES NO MICE, A phr. too much fastidiousness retards success ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MITTEN-KITTEN n. a kitten born with extra toes in the front paws ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN MONEY n. extra money, either in the form of a tip or a bribe ...1975 US sl.
• MITTEN ON TO vb. to seize, to grab ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN QUEEN n. a homosexual male who derives special satisfaction from masturbating others ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• MITTENS n. handcuffs ...1880 sl.
• MITT GLOMMER n. a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MITT MAN n. in gambling: a cheat who switches cards ...1997 US sl.
• MITT ME phr. shake hands, esp. in context of congratulations ...1930s US sl.
• MITT POUNDING n. applause; clapping ...1930s US Black sl.
• MITT PUSHER n. a boxer ...1906 US sl.
• MITT-READER n. a fortune-teller, a palmist ...1920s US sl.
• MITTS n. handcuffs ...1910s US prison sl.
• MITT SOMEONE IN vb. to inveigle someone into a cheating card-game ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• MITY-MITE n. an airblower used by the military in Vietnam to blow smoke or tear gas into empty tunnels ...1967 US sl.
• MITZI n. a Mitsubishi car ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MIVEY n. the landlady of a lodging-house ...L19 sl.
• MIVVY n. 1. a complainer, a whiner, an 'old woman' ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a marble ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a woman ...L19 sl.
n. 4, the landlady of a lodging-house ...L19 sl.
n. 5. an expert, an adept, a skilled person ...1906 sl.
• MIVY n. the landlady of a lodging-house ...L19 sl.
• MIX n. 1. a fight, a brawl ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a muddle, a mess ...L19 sl.
n. 3. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a combination of cannabis and others herbs, usually tobacco ...1970s Aust. drugs sl.
n. 5. a powder used to cut cocaine ...1970s US drugs sl.
n. 6. methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
n. 7. an environment in which drugs are involved ...2000s sl.
n. 8. one's private life ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to fight; to come to blows ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to inject a drug, usually heroin ...1970s sl.
• MIX AND MUDDLE n. a cuddle ...20C rhyming sl.
• MIX-BREED n. a person of mixed racial heritage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MIXED adj. 1. confused, at a loss ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. slightly drunk ...L19 sl.
• MIXED-BREED n. a person of mixed racial heritage ...1775 Amer. dial.
• MIXED UP adj. confused, bewildered ...1884
• MIX'EM n. an apothecary ...E17 sl.
• MIXER n. 1. a troublemaker ...1938 sl.
n. 2. a bartender ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIX IN vb. to start or join in a fight ...1912 sl.
• MIXIN n. any milk product used in cooking ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MIX IT vb. to fight ...1900 sl.
• MIXMASTER n. a helicopter ...1951 Amer. sl.
• MIXMUX n. confusion; medley ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MIXOLOGIST n. a bartender, esp as a mixer of cocktails ...M19 sl. orig. US
• MIXOLOGY n. mixing cocktails ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MIX ONE'S PEANUT BUTTER vb. to engage in anal intercourse ...1970s US sl.
• MIXTERY n. a mixture ...a1883 Amer. dial.
• MIXTRY n. a mixture ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MIXUM n. an apothecary ...E17 sl.
• MIX-UP n. 1. a fist-fight; a brawl ...1894 Amer. sl.
n. 2. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIXY-MAXY adj. mixed up, confused ...1960 Amer. dial.
• MIZ adj. miserable ...L19 sl.
• MIZE vb. to act like a miser; to hoard money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MIZZ n. a misery ...L19 sl.
• MIZZARD n. 1. the mouth ...B1900 tramps' sl.
n. 2. the head; the mind ...1877 Amer. sl.
• MIZZEN n. a spirit, an imp ...1901 Amer. dial.
• MIZZIL vb. to depart in haste, to abscond, to run away ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLE n. 1. a very fine or misty rain; drizzle ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to abscond; to run away; to clear out, to disappear; to go, to walk ...1781
vb. 2. to rain in very fine drops; to drizzle ...1838 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to confuse, to muddle ...1938 Amer. dial.
int. go away! be off! ...L18 sl.
• MIZZLED adj. 1. drunk ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. having different colours; mottled, spotted, speckled; said especially of the legs when discoloured by sitting too near the fire ...1832 Sc.
adj. 3. confused, muddled ...1984 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLE ONE'S DICK vb. to miss one's passage ...c1880 Brit. nautical sl.
• MIZZLER n. 1. a fugitive; one who departs slyly ...1834 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a whinger; a complainer ...1940s sl.
• MIZZLETY adj. misty, drizzling ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLE-WITTED adj. mentally dull, witless, stupid ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLING adj. 1. drizzly ...1838 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. confused, muddled ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. a very fine rain, drizzle, mist ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MIZZLINGS n. the measles ...1671 Eng. dial.
• MIZZLY adj. misty, drizzling ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MIZZOO n. Missouri; the Missouri River ...1899 US sl.
• M.J. n. marijuana ...1966 orig. US drugs sl.
• MJIETA n. a township playboy ...1960s S. Afr.
• MLUNGU n. a White person; used mockingly ...1980s S. Afr. Black
• MNINGI n. a great number ...1970s Royal Air Force usage, orig. Swahili
• MO n. 1. a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a moment; a second ...1896 sl.
n. 3. a moustache ...1894 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 4. the female genital area, esp. the pubic area ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 5. a month ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a Medical Officer ...World War I Brit. army sl.
n. 7. a homosexual ...1960s US campus sl.
n. 8. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
n. 9. the Fillmore area of San Francisco ...1990s US Black teen sl.
vb. to behave like a homosexual, esp. in over-familiar or over-affectionate behaviour or inadvertent toucher ...Amer. sl.
• MOAB n. 1. a hat; esp. the turban-shaped hat in feminine vogue ...1858 Brit. university sl.
n. 2. a lavatory ...c1860 Brit. sl.
• MOABITE n. a bailiff ...L17 sl.
• MOAK n. 1. a donkey; a mule ...1839
n. 2. (usually contemptuous and offensive) a Black person ...1847 Amer. sl.
• MOAN n. 1. a grievance, a complaint ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 2. a mournful song, esp. a blues song ...1926 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to complain ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to sing; to sing a blues song ...1927 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to hum, usually in chorus, as part of a church service ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MOANA n. the ocean ...1972 Hawaii
• MOAN AND WAIL n. a jail ...1940s rhyming sl.
• MOAN AROUND vb. to go about in a depressed or melancholy mood; to mope ...1932 Amer. dial.
• MOANER n. 1. a complainer, a whinger, a pessimist ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a singer of the blues ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MOANERS' BENCH n. a bench, seat, or rail set aside for penitents at the front of a church or revival meeting ...1929 Amer. dial.
• MOANING MINNIE n. a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it ...1941 sl.
• MOAT n. a river ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• MOAT PALACE n. a river steamboat ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• MOB adj. 1. Mafia-related ...1920s US sl.
adj. 2. related to a criminal gang or its culture and lifestyle ...1940s US sl.
n. 1. a prostitute ...M17 sl.
n. 2. the rabble ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a criminal gang ...L18 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a company or group of associates ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a gang of ruffians or thugs ...L19 sl. orig. Aust.
n. 6. a military unit ...1916 sl.
n. 7. an organization of violent criminals, often spec. the Mafia ...1927 US sl.
vb. 1. to move around with or act in a crowd ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to attack in a large group ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to be murdered on the instructions of a criminal gang ...1930s US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to associate ...1990s US Black sl.
vb. 5. to go, to travel ...1990s US Black sl.
• MOB, THE n. 1. the US Mafia ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. any form of organized crime ...1990s sl.
• MOBBED UP (WITH) adj. living, travelling, or working alongside ...E19 sl.
• MOBBY n. a member of a criminal gang ...1888 US criminals' sl.
• MOB CITY n. Baltimore, Maryland ...1837 US sl.
• MOBEY n. a mobile telephone ...1990s sl.
• MOBGEE n. food ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MOB-HANDED adj. used to denote that someone is part of or accompanied by a large gang ...1934 sl.
• MOBI n. a mobile telephone ...1990s sl.
• MOBILE vb. to run or move fast ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOBILE DANDRUFF n. lice or fleas ...1941 US military sl.
• MOB IT vb. 1. to move around with or act in a crowd ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to attack in a large group ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to be murdered on the instructions of a criminal gang ...1930s US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to associate ...1990s US Black sl.
• MOBSTER n. a member of a criminal gang ...1917 sl., orig. US
• MOB TOWN n. Baltimore, Maryland ...1859 US sl.
• MOBY adj. large, huge; fat, obese ...1965 US college sl.
n. 1. prison ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'nick' (Moby Dick)
n. 2. the penis ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'dick' (Moby Dick)
n. 3. a mobile telephone ...1990s sl.
• MOBY DICK adj. sick, ill ...1990s rhyming sl.
n. 1. prison ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'nick'
n. 2. the penis ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'dick'
• MOCCASINED adj. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• MOCCASINS n. any kind of footwear ...L19 US sl.
• MOCCASIN TELEGRAPH n. the informal means by which news is spread in American Indian communities ...1927 Amer. dial.
• MOCKER n. 1. a mockingbird ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. clothing; dress ...1947 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOCKERED UP adj. dressed in one's smartest clothes ...1938 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOCKERS! int. exclamation of defiance, more usually in an attempt to put off or jinx an opponent in sports or games ...Brit. sl.
• MOCKEY n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
n. 2. a wild mare ...1936 US West usage
n. 3. a dun horse with a black mane ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MOCKIE adj. (derogatory) Jewish ...1930s US sl.
n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
n. 2. a wild mare ...1936 US West usage
n. 3. a dun horse with a black mane ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MOCKINGBIRD n. 1. a word ...1960s UK & Aust. rhyming sl., orig. theatre
n. 2. a piece of excrement ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'turd'
• MOCKINGBIRD TALE n. loose tattle of one who receives a bit of scandal in confidence, and proceeds to broadcast it ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MOCK LITANY MEN n. beggars who make their demands in a sing-song or versifying manner ...L19 sl.
• MOCK OUT vb. to tease ...1960s US campus sl.
• MOCKRIFE adj. scornful, mocking ...1818 Sc.
• MOCK-SHADOW n. twilight ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MOCKTAIL n. a nonalcoholic drink ...1982 US sl.
• MOCKY adj. (derogatory or offensive) Jewish ...M20 US sl.
n. 1. (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a young, usually wild, mare ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 3. gravy ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a dun horse with a black mane ...1949 Amer. dial.
• MOCS n. slip-on shoes ...1950s US sl.
• MOCUS adj. drunk ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MOD adj. stylish, fashionable ...1964 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a modification ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a member of a 1960s youth cult characterized by an obsessive interest in fashionable clothing, in the riding of motor-scooters, and in listening and dancing to soul and ska music; broadly, a young person who wears extremely fashionable or (later) avant-garde clothing ...1960 sl.
n. 3. a person who dresses in black and wears Dr. Martens, listens to alternative music, has a cynical attitude, and may have body piercings and coloured hair ...1993 US campus sl.
vb. to modify ...1950s sl.
• MODAMS n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• MOD CONS n. modern conveniences ...1930s sl.
• MODE adj. fashionable, modish ...1984 Amer. students' sl.
• MODEL n. 1. a model lodging-house ...L19 Sc.
n. 2. euphemism for a prostitute ...M20 sl.
vb. to pose, as at a party or club ...1990s US Black sl.
• MODEL, THE n. Pentonville prison, Caledonian Road, north London ...M19 sl.
• MODELLING n. the parading of an offender naked through a township as a form of punishment ...1990s S. Afr. sl.
• MODELS n. purpose-built 'model' housing ...L19 sl.
• MODEL-T adj. 1. cheap, outdated; obsolete ...1938 Amer. sl.
• MODEL T SERGEANT n. a soldier with a Technician 3rd Class Rating ...1944 service sl.
• MODERNAL † adj. belonging to the present day ...1542
• MODEST-HAVIOURED adj. modestly behaved ...1878
• MODESTIOUS †* adj. modest, chaste in habits ...1547
• MODEST QUENCHER n. a glass of gin and water ...M19 sl.
• MODESTY n. a baby's 'pilch', a triangular flannel wrapper worn over the nappy ...1910s Aust. sl.
• MO-DICKER n. a despicable or contemptible person; a lazy, irresponsible person ...1968-70 Amer. sl.
• MODICUM n. 1. something that is eaten to make oneself thirsty ...E17 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• MODIEWART n. the penis ...18C Sc.
• MODIGGER n. the penis ...M20 US sl.
• MODOC n. (derogatory) a man who becomes a pilot for the sake of pilots' glamorous image ...1936 US sl.
• MODOCK n. a pilot given to boasting about flying experiences; one who talks about aviation but never flies ...1933 Amer. aviation sl.
vb. to run ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MODULAMINOUS †* adj. melodious ...1637
• MODULATE vb. to talk or converse over a two-way radio ...1975 Amer. CB sl.
 

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