DICTIONARY
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• NIAGARA FALLS n. the testicles ...1943 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'balls'
• NIAGARAS n. the testicles ...1943 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'balls' (Niagara Falls)
• NIAS n. a simpleton...1616
• NIB n. 1. a playing marble, esp. a small or cheap one ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the face; the mouth; the nose; usually of a woman ...Bk1902 colloq.
n. 3. a fool ...Bk1902 printers' sl.
n. 4. a gentleman ...Bk1902 beggars' sl.
n. 5. a nibble, a cautious bite ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the rump of a cooked chicken; the pope's nose ...1957 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to snatch; to steal; to seize ...M17 sl.
vb. 2. to catch someone out, esp. if cheating ...L18 sl.
vb. 3. to catch; to arrest ...1819 sl.
vb. 4. to nibble ...c1938 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to pry, to meddle, to interfere ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NIBBER n. one who interferes or meddles; a busybody ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIBBING adj. being nosy, meddling ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NIBBING-CULL n. a petty thief or fraudulent dealer ...1775 sl.
• NIBBLE n. a non-committal expression of interest ...1959 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to catch; to steal ...1608 sl.
vb. 2. to cheat ...Bk1902 sl.
vb. 3. to consider a bargain, or an opportunity, eagerly but carefully, as a fish considers bait ...Bk1902 colloq. 1902
vb. 4. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• NIBBLER n. 1. a petty thief or fraudulent dealer ...1823 sl.
n. 2. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIBBLETIES n. novelties ...1882 Eng. dial.
• NIBBLING n. a snack ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY adj. snoopy, inquisitive, nosy ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a walking-stick, esp. one used in rounding up sheep ...1964 NZ sl.
n. 2. a scarf ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. bread crust ...1988 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY-GIBBY adj. narrowly escaped or missed ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. a narrow escape; a touch and go ...1888 Eng. dial.
• NIBBY-NOSE n. a busybody; a person who is always poking into other people's affairs ...1980 Amer. dial.
• NIB-COVE n. a gentleman ...Bk1902 beggars' sl.
• NIBLIKE adj. gentlemanly ...1834 beggars' sl.
• NIB-NOSE n. a busybody; a person who is always poking into other people's affairs ...1957 Amer. dial.
• NIBS! int. a claim call ...1957 Amer. dial.
• NIBSHIT vb. to pry, to meddle, to interfere ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIBSOME adj. like a gentleman, gentlemanly...1839 beggars' sl.
• NIBSOMEST-CRIBS n. the best houses ...1819 beggars' sl.
• NICE adj. 1. simple; witless ...1297 colloq.
adj. 2. squeamish; precise ...1543 sl.
adj. 3. feeling well, happy, at one with the world, esp. as a result of taking drugs or drink ...1940s US Black sl.
adj. 4. compliant, unwilling to make a fuss or cause trouble ...1950s W. Indies sl.
adj. 5. boring ...1980s US college sl.
vb. to get drunk ...1980s sl.
• NICE AND EASY n. heroin ...1994 US sl.
• NICE AND GOOD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NICE AND HANDY n. brandy ...1940s rhyming sl.
• NICE AS A NANNY-HEN, AS adj. very affected; delicate ...Bk1902 sl.
• NICE AS A NEW PIN adj. first-class ...1893 sl.
• NICE AS PIE adj. 1. very polite; well-behaved; very agreeable ...1922 US sl.
adj. 2. attractive ...1920s
• NICEBICE †* n. a dainty, fine, or fashionable girl or woman ...1595
• NICE BIT n. 1. a long prison sentence, i.e. 10 years or more ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a prison sentence of three years or more ...1996 Brit. sl.
• NICE CAR n. a good-looking man or woman ...1980s US college sl.
• NICE CUP OF TEA n. a very fine fellow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NICE KETTLE OF FISH n. a confused or awkward state of affairs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NICELING † n. 1. an effeminate, tender, or delicate person ...1549
† n. 2. a very fastidious or overnice person or critic; a hair-splitter ...1549
n. 3. a nice thing ...1884 arch.
• NICE LITTLE EARNER n. any job or plan that pays well, almost invariably criminal ...1960s sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
• NICELY adj. well, very well; in good health ...1815 Amer. dial.
adv. very well ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NICE NAME TO GO TO BED WITH, A n. an ugly name ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NICE-NASTY adj. very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICE-NELLIE adj. prudish, puritanical ...1950s US sl.
n. (usually as 'nice Nellie') a respectable or fastidious person, not necessarily a woman; also used ironically ...1930s US sl.
vb. to act in a respectable manner, often excessively and interferingly so ...1950s US sl.
• NICE-NELLY adj. prudish, puritanical ...1950s US sl.
• NICE-NELLYISM n. prudishness, excessive gentility, puritanical behaviour or attitudes ...1930s US sl.
• NICE PROPOSITION n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NICEY-NICE adj. affectedly proper; prissy; too particular or fussy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NICEY-NICEY adj. affectedly proper; prissy; too particular or fussy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NICHE n. the female pudendum ...Bk1902 sl.
• NICHE-COCK n. the female pudendum ...Bk1902 sl.
• NICHILLATE †* adj. annulled ...1563
• NICHOLAS n. the devil ...1822 sl.
• NICK n. 1. the female pudendum ...c1720 sl.
n. 2. a winning throw at dice ...1721 gaming sl.
n. 3. prison ...1882 sl.
n. 4. the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a dent in the bottom of a beer can ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 6. a five-cent piece ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a crucial moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a police station ...1957 Brit. sl.
n. 10. a playing marble, esp. a small or cheap one ...1957 Amer. dial.
n. 11. in dominoes: five points ...sl.
vb. 1. to fool ...1593
vb. 2. to cheat ...1617 sl.
vb. 3. to nickname ...1634 sl.
vb. 4. to hit the mark ...c1696 sl.
vb. 5. to score at dice ...c1696 sl.
vb. 6. to catch; to arrest ...1700 sl.
vb. 7. to drink heartily ...1808 Sc.
vb. 8. to steal ...1817 sl.
vb. 9. to compare with ...1887 sl.
vb. 10. to copulate ...Bk1902 sl.
vb. 11. to indent a beer can ...Bk1902 sl.
• NICK AND FROTH n. a publican ...a1625 sl.
• NICK AND NICK adj. just about equal, very close ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NICK AND TUCK adj. just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICKEL n. $5 worth of marijuana ...1967 US sl.
• NICKEL-AND-DIME adj. petty, small-time, insignificant ...1940s US sl.
n. time ...1930s rhyming sl.
• NICKEL-AND-DIME IT vb. 1. to act in a petty manner ...1930s US sl.
vb. 2. to beg; to manage with little money ...1930s US sl.
• NICKEL BAG n. $5 worth of drugs, the quantity varies as to the drug, more marijuana, less heroin ...1967 drugs sl.
• NICKEL-DIME adj. small-time, petty, insignificant ...1960s US sl.
• NICKEL DUMP n. a cheap cinema, charging only a nickel or 5 cents admission ...20C US sl.
• NICKEL GRABBER n. a streetcar conductor ...1940s US sl.
• NICKELNOSE n. a Jewish person ...1970s US sl.
• NICKEL NOTE n. a five-dollar bill ...1926 US sl.
• NICKEL NURSER n. a miser ...1910s US sl.
• NICKEL-NURSING adj. miserly ...1910s US sl.
• NICKELONIANS n. crack addicts ...1980s drugs sl.
• NICKEL PLATE n. a fraud, a deception ...L19 US sl.
• NICKEL-PLATED adj. first-class, thorough ...L19 US sl.
• NICKEL SHOT n. a 5-storey public housing building in the Fillmore area of San Francisco ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• NICKEL SLICK adj. petty, insignificant, esp. in the context of attempting to do something beyond one's abilities ...1990s US Black sl.
• NICKEL SNATCHER n. a streetcar conductor ...1910s US sl.
• NICKEL SQUEEZER n. a mean, miserly person ...1920s US sl.
• NICKER n. 1. a thief, a cheat, a confidence trickster ...L17 sl.
n. 2. the sound made by a horse, esp. a soft or low sound; a whinny ...1867 Amer. dial.
n. 3. £1 ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a dandy ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 5. money in general ...1950s sl.
vb. to whinny ...1867 Amer. dial.
• NICKER BIT n. the pound coin ...1980s sl.
• NICKER BITS n. diarrhoea ...20C rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• NICKERERS n. new shoes ...1808 Sc.
• NICKER-PECKER n. a woodpecker; especially the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1790
• NICKERY adj. knavish ...1890 Sc.
†* n. a nickname ...1813
• NICKET n. a small amount or quantity ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NICKETY-NOCK adv. with a clicking and knocking sound ...1812
• NICKETY-TUCK adj. equal ...1917 Amer. dial.
adv. evenly, equally, very close ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NICKIE n. 1. a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cigarette ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NICKIE CAKES! int. easy! ...20C Ulster sl.
• NICKIN adj. foolish, simple ...L17 sl.
n. a fool, a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• NICKING n. an arrest ...1970s sl.
• NICK IN THE NOTCH n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• NICK IT vb. to win, usually by good fortune or cheating ...L17 sl.
• NICK ME! int. a mild oath ...M18 sl.
• NICKLE-AND-DIMER n. a contemptible or insignificant person ...1960s US sl.
• NICKLETTE n. an automatic record player ...1930s US Black sl.
• NICK-NACK n. 1. the vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a male homosexual, esp. a promiscuous one ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a man who is raped frequently in prison ...1970s US prison sl.
n. 4. one who does not fit in with the group; an outsider ...2000s US prison sl.
• NICK-NACKS n. the testicles ...18C sl.
• NICK-NACKIE adj. dexterous or skilful in doing any piece of delicate work ...B1900 Sc.
• NICK-NINNY † n. a simpleton, an empty fellow, a fool ...c1696 sl. or Eng. dial.
• NICK OFF vb. to leave; to depart; to go from one place to another ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• NICK OF TIME n. a crucial moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NICK OR TUCK adj. just about equal, very close ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NICK OUT vb. to leave; to depart; to go from one place to another ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
• NICK-PICKER n. a nit-picker; one who finds faults, however small or unimportant, everywhere they look ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NICK-POT n. 1. a stealer of publican's pots ...1602 sl.
n. 2. a false measure in a pot of beer ...17C sl.
n. 3. a publican ...17C sl.
• NICKS n. nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
• NICKTAIL n. a horse with its tail cut short ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NICK THE PIN vb. to drink fairly ...c1696 sl.
• NICKUM n. 1. 'a rooking ale-house or innkeeper, vintner, or any retailer' ...c1696 sl.
n. 2. a sharper ...Bk1902 sl.
• NICKUMPOOP n. a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NICK WITH NAY vb. to deny; to disappoint by denying; to meet one with a refusal  ...1350
• NICKY-NACKY adj. trifling, trivial, useless; troublesome; speaking in an affected or mincing manner ...1818 Sc.
• NIC-NAC n. 1. a male homosexual, esp. a promiscuous one ...1960s US sl.
n. 2. a man who is raped frequently in prison ...1970s US prison sl.
n. 3. one who does not fit in with the group; an outsider ...2000s US prison sl.
• NICODEMICAL †* adj. timid ...1642
• NICTITATE * vb. to wink ...1822-34
• NIDDERING adj. weak, cowardly, base ...1848
n. a base coward or wretch ...1596
• NIDDICK n. the nape of the neck; the whole head or skull ...1558 Eng. dial.
• NIDDICOCK †* n. a fool, a simpleton, a ninny ...1586
• NIDDIPOL n. a fool ...1583 sl.
• NIDDLETY-NOD n. a foolish person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NIDDY-NODDIES n. a contemptuous name for assumed airs or fine or showy manners, as shown by the movement of the head ...B1900 Sc.
• NIDDY-NODDY adv. to and fro, unsteadily ...1877
n. 1. a fool, idiot, or simpleton ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a frame on which to skein and measure wool yarn ...B1900
vb. to nod gently ...1866
• NIDDYWIT n. a simpleton, an idiot ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NIDGE vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 Sc. sl.
• NIDGETTY * adj. trifling ...1798
• NIDGING adj. 1. trifling, insignificant ...B1900
* adj. 2. restless, troublesome ...1796
n. a coward ...B1900
• NIDOROUS * adj. 1. resembling the smell or taste of roast meat or fat; of smells: strong and unpleasant ...1626
* adj. 2. applied to stomachic crudities and eructations suggestive of such smells ...1651
• NIDORULENT †* adj. of smells: of a strong and unpleasant nature ...1634
• NIECE n. 1. a nephew ...1671 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a priest's illegitimate daughter, or concubine ...1848 sl.
• NIEVE n. the fist, the closed hand; the hand ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NIFF n. 1. an unpleasant smell ...1903 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a quarrel, grudge, or spite; also dislike ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. to smell unpleasantly ...1927 Brit. sl.
• NIFF-NAFF n. 1. a small person; one who has not attained full strength ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. a trifling or unimportant thing or matter; something of little value; a knick-knack, a trifle, a bauble; anything very small ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. fussiness of disposition; a silly peculiarity of temper ...B1900 Sc.
n. 4. dust under a bed ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. to trifle; to toy; to take finicking trouble; to talk or act foolishly or aimlessly ...1728 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NIFFNAFFY adj. fastidious; trifling ...1785 sl.
• NIFFY adj. smelly ...1903 Brit. sl.
• NIFLING † adj. of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless ...1649 rare or obs.
• NIFTIC adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY adj. 1. highly skilled or capable ...1907 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. neat, stylish, conspicuous ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. copulation ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY ARTICLE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY BABY n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY BEANS adj. absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY DISH n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY JOB n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY-KEEN adj. absolutely splendid, great, wonderful; admirable ...1971 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY LAYOUT n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY MEMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY NUMBER n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY PIECE OF MERCHANDISE n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY PIECE OF WORK n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIFTY PROPOSITION n. an attractive young woman ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIG n. 1. gin ...19C Brit. back-slang
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) a Black person ...c1832 sl.
vb. 1. to coit a woman ...18C Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to clip money ...c1696 sl.
vb. 3. to catch ...1754 sl.
vb. 4 at cards: to revoke ...Bk1902 Amer sl.
• NIGETTE n. a Black woman or girl ...1990s US sl.
• NIGGA n. a Black person ...1970s US Black sl.
• NIGGA BEATER n. any blunt instrument ...2000s US Black sl.
• NIGGA CHOPS n. a fellow Black person ...2000s US Black sl.
• NIGGALICIOUS adj. of a Black woman: heavily built ...2000s US Black sl.
• NIGGEDY-NAGGETY adj. irritable, nasty-tempered, bad-tempered ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NIGGAR n. (derogatory) a term of address for a Black person ...18C
• NIGGER
USAGE NOTE: from Wikipedia: In the present-day English language, the word 'nigger' is an ethnic slur, usually directed at Black people. The word originated as a neutral term referring to people with black skin, as a variation of the Spanish and Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective 'niger' ("black"). It was often used derogatorily, and by the mid-twentieth century, particularly in the United States, its usage became unambiguously pejorative, a racist insult. Accordingly, it began to disappear from popular culture, and its continued inclusion in classic works of literature has sparked controversy.
• NIGGER adj. (derogatory) cheap; inferior; makeshift ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. (now derogatory or offensive when used by White people) a Black person ...1786 sl.
n. 2. a niggard ...1895 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER AROUND vb. (derogatory) to idle, to be lazy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER BABIES n. (derogatory) cannonballs ...M19 US sl.
• NIGGER BAIT n. (derogatory) an excess of chrome accessories on an automobile ...1950s sl.
• NIGGER BALLS n. (derogatory) black marbles ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER BATH n. (derogatory) a talcum-powder bath ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-CHASER n. (derogatory) a slingshot ...L19 US sl.
• NIGGER DAY n. (derogatory) Saturday ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERDOM n. (derogatory) the life and culture of the American Black people ...M19 US sl.
• NIGGER-DRIVER n. (derogatory) a hard taskmaster; one who drives Blacks or one who is powerful and brutal ...M19 US colloq.
• NIGGER-DRIVING n. (now derogatory or offensive) exhausting with work ...1880 colloq.
• NIGGER DRUNK adj. (derogatory) very drunk ...1940s US sl.
• NIGGER FEVER n. (derogatory) a moving about slowly and without energy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-FISHING n. 1. (derogatory) fishing from the bank of a river or pond ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. (derogatory) leisurely fishing for catfish or carp ...1940s US sl.
• NIGGER FLICKER n. (derogatory) a weapon, usually a small knife or a razor blade with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers ...1950s US Black sl.
• NIGGER-FLIPPER n. (derogatory) a slingshot ...1889 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER FRONTS n. (derogatory) extreme stylishness in dress ...1970s US Black sl.
• NIGGER GIN n. (derogatory) inferior or synthetic gin ...1900s US sl.
• NIGGER GOLF n. (derogatory) the game of craps dice ...1910s US sl.
• NIGGERGRAM n. (derogatory) a stupid rumour; demeaning gossip ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NIGGER HAM n. (derogatory) a watermelon ...1940s US sl.
• NIGGER HATER n. (derogatory) a mockingbird ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERHEAD n. 1. (derogatory) a plug of black tobacco; at one time, a brand name of chewing tobacco ...19C US
n. 2. (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water ...1847 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a storm cloud ....1914 Amer. dial.
n. 4. (derogatory) a prune ...E20 US sl.
• NIGGERHEADING n. (derogatory) wasting time by not working on the job ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER HEAVEN n. 1. (derogatory) the highest balcony in a theatre ...1878 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a paradise chiefly characterized by drinking and dancing ...1906 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER HEEL n. (derogatory) bad liquor, esp. gin ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-IN-A-BLANKET n. (derogatory) a dessert usually made of raisins in dough ...1944 Amer. West. sl.
• NIGGER IN THE BARREL n. (derogatory) a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE FENCE n. (derogatory) an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1847 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE n. 1. (derogatory) an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) an illegitimate child ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a degree of Black ancestry in one who is apparently White ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER JIGGER n. (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-KILLER n. 1. (derogatory) a slingshot ...1961 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER LIQUOR n. (derogatory) bad liquor, esp. when illegally distilled ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER LUCK n. (derogatory) good luck, esp. when unexpected; very good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERLY adj. niggardly ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-MOUTH n. (derogatory) a stupid rumour; demeaning gossip ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NIGGER NEWS n. (derogatory) gossip ...1859 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NIGHT n. (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER NUT n. (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER ON THE FENCE n. (offensive) something wrong ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIGGER PANCAKE n. (derogatory) manure used in the fields ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER RICH adj. (derogatory) foolishly or vulgarly extravagant; spending money immediately ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER RIG vb. (derogatory) to make or repair something poorly or without proper materials ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-RIGGED adj. (derogatory) makeshift; poorly constructed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERS' HEAVEN n. (derogatory) the highest balcony in a theatre ...1878 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-SHOOTER n. 1. (derogatory) a slingshot ...1866 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (now offensive) a catapult ...1876 US sl.
• NIGGERS IN A BLANKET (derogatory) n. blackberries cooked in pastry turnovers ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER'S LIPS n. (derogatory) potato chips ...1970s rhyming sl.
• NIGGERS' NIGHT n. (derogatory) Saturday night ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER'S PIPE n. (derogatory) a puffball ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER SPIT n. (derogatory) the lumps in Demerara sugar ...L19 sl.
• NIGGER STEAK n. (derogatory) liver ...1940s US Black sl.
• NIGGER-STICK n. (offensive) a baton carried by policemen, prison warders, etc. ...1971 US sl.
• NIGGER STICKER n. (derogatory) a large pocketknife with blades that fold in and out ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER TALK n. (derogatory) chatter; irresponsible gossip ...M19 US sl.
• NIGGERTOE n. (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER-TOED adj. (derogatory) having toes that point out ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERTOWN n. (derogatory) a Black neighbourhood or district ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER UP vb. (derogatory) to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERVILLE n. (derogatory) a Black neighbourhood or district ...1857 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER WAR n. (derogatory) the American Civil War ...1943 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER WHISKY n. (derogatory) bad liquor, esp. when illegally distilled ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGET † n. 1. a fool, simpleton, idiot ...B1900
† n. 2. a coward ...B1900
• NIGGING n. clipping coins ...L17 sl.
• NIGGISH † adj. niggardly, miserly, stingy, mean, parsimonious ...1542
• NIGGLE n. a complaint; an instance of complaining ...1886 sl.
vb. 1. to have sexual intercourse ...M16 sl.
vb. 2. to irritate, to cause a slight but persistent annoyance ...1796 UK colloq.
vb. 3. to do something in a finicky, fussy, or time-wasting manner ...1893 UK colloq.
vb. 4. in horse racing: to urge a horse with hands and rein ...1948 UK sl.
• NIGGLED adj. 1. annoyed, irritated, esp. when made so by disappointed or the pettiness of others ...1878 UK sl.
adj. 2. annoyed, irritated, tetchy ...1950s sl.
• NIGGLER n. 1. a promiscuous man ...17C sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 3. a clipper of coins ...L17 UK criminals' sl. .
• NIGGLING adj. irritatingly petty; intrinsically unimportant but time and energy consuming ...M19 sl.
n. sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• NIGGLY adj. ill-tempered; obsessed with irrelevancies and petty problems ...1950s sl.
• NIGGY n. 1. a White person who acts like a Black person ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 2. a dark tan ...2000s UK juvenile sl.
• NIGH adj. formerly careful; now (contemptuously) stingy; close-fisted ...Bk1902 colloq.
• NIGHABOUT adv. 1. nearly, almost ...1857 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. close by, near by, in the vicinity ...1884 Amer. dial.
• NIGH AS PEAS adj. very near ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NIGH CUT n. a short-cut; a bypath ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NIGH ENOUGH n. a homosexual male prostitute ...1930s sl.
• NIGHLY adv. nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGH ONTO adv. nearly, almost ...1843 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT AND DAY adj. grey ...20C rhyming sl.
n. a play ...M19 rhyming sl.
vb. to see a play ...M19 rhyming sl.
• NIGHTBIRD n. 1. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 2. a wandering vagabond ...E19 sl.
• NIGHT-BOWL n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-BUCKET n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT BULL n. a guard who works the night shift ...1960s US prison sl.
• NIGHTCAP n. 1. a bully who specializes in finding victims at night ...E17 sl.
n. 2. a prostitute ...19C sl.
n. 3. a thief who prefers to work at night ...19C sl.
n. 4. the final alcoholic drink of the night ...1818 Brit. sl.
n. 5. the second game in a baseball 'double-header' ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a night watchman ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 7. the last portion of a drug prior to bed ...1950s sl.
n. 8. in horse racing: the last race of the day ...1951 US sl.
n. 9. a small skull-cap worn by many Black men ...1970s US Black usage
n. 10. a marijuana cigarette, esp. the last one of the day ...1996 Brit. sl.
• NIGHT-CHAMBER n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT CLOTHES n. dark, close-fitting clothes used when committing a burglary at night ...20C US criminals' sl.
• NIGHTCLUB TAN n. a pale complexion ...1973 Brit. sl.
• NIGHT COCKY n. in prison: a night patrolman ...2000 Brit. sl.
• NIGHT COMPASS n. a chamber pot ...1985 Cayman Islands
• NIGHT CRAWLER n. 1. an earthworm ...1924 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone who socializes or works late at night ...1950s US sl.
n. 3. a prisoner who steals from other inmates ...1950s US criminals' sl.
n. 4. a homophobic thug ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 5. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• NIGHT CREEPER n. an earthworm ...1973 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT DOCTOR n. 1. a person (or demonic figure) thought to kill people, esp. Blacks, usually to obtain bodies for dissection ...1893 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTERTALE † n. night-time, the night ...a1300 obs., chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NIGHTERY n. a nightclub ...1934 US sl.
• NIGHT FOR NIGHT n. in television and film-making: a scene set at night that is also shot at night ...1988 US sl.
• NIGHT FOWL n. 1. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 2. a wandering vagabond ...E19 sl.
• NIGHT-GLASS n. a chamber-pot ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWK n. 1. a person who is active late at night ...1818 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a taxi driver who works late at night ...1868 US sl.
n. 3. a ranch hand in charge of horses or cattle at night ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a chamber-pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a mosquito ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. to herd or guard cattle at night ...1964 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWKER n. an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT HERDER n. one who herds or guards livestock at night ...1873 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT HOUSE n. an illegal lottery operating at night ...1957 US sl.
• NIGHTIE n. a nightdress ...1871 colloq.
• NIGHTINGALE n. a police informer ...1968 US sl.
• NIGHT-JAR n. a chamber-pot ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT MANOEUVRES n. a social date ...1962 US sl.
• NIGHTMARE n. 1. a horse or mule used on night duty ...1920 Amer. West usage
n. 2. an unpleasant experience; an unpleasant person ...1927 Brit. sl.
• NIGHT-MUG n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-NIGHT phr. good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• NIGHT NURSE n. a cigarette smoked in the middle of the night by an addict whose body is awakened by the craving for nicotine in the night ...1996 US sl.
• NIGHT-OWL n. a chamber-pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-PAIL n. a chamber-pot ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-PAN n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-PIECE n. 1. a painting or picture representing a night scene ...1605
†* n. 2. a mistress ...1620
n. 3. a literary composition descriptive of a scene by night ...1648
n. 4. a bedfellow, male or female ...B1900 sl.
n. 5. a harlot ...B1900 sl.
• NIGHT-POT n. a chamber-pot ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT PROWLER n. an earthworm ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-RAIL n. a nightgown ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT RAINBOW n. the Northern Lights ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT RIDER n. 1. a person who enjoys the wild side of life at night ...1951 US sl.
n. 2. in horse racing: someone who takes a horse out for a night workout in the hope of lessening its performance in a race the next day ...1951 US sl.
• NIGHTS BELONG TO CHARLIE phr. used as a rule of thumb by US soldiers in Vietnam, acknowledging the ascendancy of the Viet Cong during the dark ...1990 US sl.
• NIGHT SNEAK n. a thief who works after dark ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• NIGHTSTICK n. a praying mantis ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT TRAIN n. suicide ...1984 US sl.
• NIGHT-URN n. a chamber-pot ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WALKER n. an earthworm ...1894 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WATER n. urine excreted at night ...1938 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WIGGLER n. an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WORK n. at night: urination or defecation other than in a toilet ...1959 Trinidad and Tobago
• NIGHT-WORM † n. 1. a treacherous comrade ...1430-40
† n. 2. a prostitute ...1605
† n. 3. a glow-worm ...1774
n. 4. an earthworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WRANGLER n. a man who tends a lot of horses at night ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTY n. a nightdress ...1871 colloq.
• NIGHTY-NIGHT phr. good night ...1896 Brit., orig. children's vocabulary
• NIGH UPON adv. nearly, almost ...1871 Amer. dial.
• NIGH WAY n. a short-cut; a bypath ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NIGHWHAT †* adv. almost, nearly ...c1290
• NIG IN vb. to sneak in without paying ...2003 Brit. sl.
• NIGLE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...M16 sl.
• NIGLER n. 1. a promiscuous man ...17C sl.
n. 2. a clipper of coins ...L17 UK criminals' sl. .
• NIGLING n. sexual intercourse ...17C sl.
• NIGNAY n. 1. a knickknack, a trinket, a trifle; a trifling, useless thing or proceeding; an unnecessary ornament or frill, a gewgaw ...a1689 Sc.
n. 2. a quarrelsome hypercritical person; one who picks faults ...1920 Sc.
vb. to trifle, to fuss about, to work without result; to hum and haw, to be undecided, to vacillate; to do what is useless; to show reluctance ...1880 Sc.
• NIG-NOG n. 1. a foolish person ...1953 Brit. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) a Black person ...1959 sl.
• NIGON † n. a parsimonious person, a niggard, a miser ...1303
• NIGRA(H) n. (now mainly derogatory or offensive) a Black person ... 1905 Amer. dial.
• NIGRICANT adj. black ...1772
• NIGRO n. a Black person ...1893 Amer. dial.
• NIGS n. the clippings of money ...c1696 sl.
• NIHILAGENT † n. one who does nothing ...1579-80
• NIKEY adj. foolish, simple ...L17 sl.
n. a fool, a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• NIKIN adj. foolish, simple ...L17 sl.
n. a fool, a simpleton ...L17 sl.
• NIKKIENOW † n. a term of reproach ...1678 Sc.
• NIMB n. a playing marble, esp. a small or cheap one ...1896 Amer. dial.
• NIMBER † adj. active, nimble ...1849
• NIMBIES n. amphetamines, specifically Nembutal™ capsules ...M20 US drugs sl.
• NIMBLE AS AN EEL IN A SANDBAG adj. as nimble as may be ...B1900
• NIMBLE-CHOPS † n. a talkative person; a chatterbox ...1614 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIMBLE-HIPPED adj. active and agile in copulation ...19C sl.
• NIMBLE JACK † n. an elusive person ...1682
• NIMBY n. a capsule of Nembutal™ ...1950 drugs sl.
• NIMIOUS † adj. extravagant, excessive, over-much ...c1485
• NIM KEEP † vb. to take or give heed, to take notice ...c1250
• NIMROD n. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
• NIMSHI n. a conceited fellow; a foolish fellow; a nincompoop; one who habitually acts in a foolish manner; a mischievous child  ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NIMSHOD n. a cat ...B1900 sl.
• NIMSHY n. 1. a blockhead; a foolish fellow; a mischievous child ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a human being; a girl, a young girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NIMWIT n. a dull, stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIN n. a grandmother ...1958 sl.
• NINA n. a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NINCETY-FINCETY † n. a trifling matter ...1566
• NINCKER n. the sound that a horse makes, a nicker ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NINCOMPOOP n. a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...1676
• NINE-EIGHT n. a 1998 Oldsmobile ...1990s US sl.
• NINE-EYED adj. intoxicated ...1970s US college sl.
• NINE-INCH KNOCKER n. the penis ...17C sl.
• NINE-MILE ANTS n. anything sustaining, whether to eat or drink ...L19 sl.
• NINE-O'CLOCK BENDS n. an imaginary disease ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NINE-O'CLOCK BLUES n. an imaginary disease ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NINETED adj. of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NINETEENTH HOLE, THE n. the bar-room in a golf club-house ...1901 sl., orig. US
• NINETER n. 1. a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a trickster, a sharp, crafty person ...1885 Eng. dial.
• NINETING adj. mischievous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NINETY-BIRD n. a bad person; one who is given up to evil ways ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NINETY-NINE n. anal intercourse ...1940s Aust. & US homosexual sl.
• NINETY-SIX n. homosexual anal intercourse ...1920s US homosexual sl.
• NINETY TO NOTHING adv. very fast ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NINETY WAYS TO DIXIE adv. in all directions; in confusion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NINE WAYS FROM BREAKFAST adv. in all sorts of ways; comprehensively ...1910s sl.
• NINE WAYS TO SUNDAY adv. in all sorts of ways; comprehensively ...1910s sl.
• NINE WINKS n. a few minutes of sleep during the day; a very brief nap ...1823 sl.
• NING-NANG n. 1. a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sorry jade of a horse; a worthless thoroughbred ...B1900 Eng. dial. horse-coupers' term
• NING-NONG n. a fool, an idiot, an oaf ...1957 Aust. sl.
• NINGUID †* adj. where much snow is ...1656
• NINKOMPOOP n. a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NINNA n. the female breast ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NINNIES n. the human breasts ...20C US sl.
• NINNY n. 1. a fool; an oaf; a simpleton ...1533
n. 2. the female breast; breast milk ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the sound that a horse makes; a whinny ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NINNY-BROTH † n. coffee ...1696 sl.
• NINNYHAMMER n. a stupid or weak-minded person; a simpleton, a fool ...1592
• NINNY JUG n. a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NINNY-NONNY adj. foolish, weak-minded, childish; uncertain, of small account ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. a silly, weak, or foolish person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-WATCH n. a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. to get into a state of confusion or excitement ...1866 Eng. dial.
• NINNY-WHOOP †* n. a fool, a simpleton, a ninny ...1653
• NINT vb. to beat severely ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIP n. 1. a small drink whisky or other liquor...1869 sl.
n. 2. a piece of old blanket folded around the feet inside the shoe packs for warmth; hence, a sock ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (mainly derogatory or offensive) a Japanese person ...1942 sl.
n. 4. a nipple ...M20 US sl.
vb. 1. to steal or snatch ...c1560 sl., now US
vb. 2. to cadge money ...1919 sl., chiefly Aust.
vb. 3. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIP AND FRIZZLE adv. just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIP AND GO adv. just about equal; very close ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIP AND TWITCH vb. to walk with short mincing steps ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NIPCHEESE adj. mean, miserly, niggardly ...1819
† n. 1. a ship's purser ...1785 sl.
n. 2. a mean or miserly person; a parsimonious, covetous person; a skinflint ...1825
• NIPFARTHING † n. a mean miser; a skinflint; a niggardly person ...1566
• NIPPER n. 1. a child ...1859 sl., chiefly Brit.
n. 2. a tooth ...1968 Amer, dial.
• NIPPERS n. handcuffs ...1821 sl.
• NIPPERTY-TIPPERTY adj. 1. childishly exact, affectedly neat ...1817 Sc.
adj. 2. of rhymes or tunes: quick and rattling in rhythm ...1817 Sc.
• NIPPITATE † adj. of ale or other liquors: strong, good, prime ...1600
† n. good ale or other liquor ...a1575
• NIPPITY-NICE adj. over-particular or fussy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-NIP adj. equal, fifty-fifty ...1953 Amer. dial.
adv. equally ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NIPPITY-TUCK adj. equal ...1901 Amer. dial.
adv. evenly, equally, very close ...1901 Amer. dial.
• NIPPLING n. a frost severe enough to damage vegetation susceptible to frostbite ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NIPPY n. 1. the penis, esp. a child's penis; a nickname for the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. orig. a waitress in any of the restaurants of J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. London, and hence to any waitress ...1925 Brit. sl.
• NIPPY-NOSE n. a child's name for the frost ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NIPS n. the nipples ...M20 US sl.
• NIP TIDE n. neap-tide ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NIRK vb. to irk, to annoy, to harass, to weary ...1861 Eng. dial.
• NISEY † adj. foolish, dull ...1709
† n. a fool; a silly fellow; a simpleton; a dunce ...c1684-6
• NIST n. a spark of fire, a live coal; a very small fire ...1886 Sc.
• NIS-WISE adj. 1. quick in perception; far-seeing ...1790 Sc.
adj. 2. having or pretending to have an acute sense of smell ...1790 Sc.
• NIT adv. no ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a nitwit; an oaf; a fool ...1588 colloq.
n. 2. a sexually loose woman, a prostitute ...Scot colloq.
int. no! definitely not! ...1895 Amer. dial.
• NITCHIE adj. naked ...1979 Amer. dial.
n. (usually derogatory) a Native American ...1850 Can. sl.
• NITENT †* adj. shining, lustrous ...1616
• NITERIE n. a nightclub ...1934 US sl.
• NITHERTY-NOTHERTY adj. all of a tremble ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. a simpleton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NITNAME n. a nickname ...1991 Amer. dial.
• NITPICKER n. a pedantic or captious critic ...1951 sl., orig. US
• NITRO n. nitroglycerine ...1935 sl.
• NITTERET adj. ill-natured, sulky-looking, crusty ...1866 Sc.
• NITTERIE adj. peevish, crabbed, cantankerous, irascible, given to sharp caustic talk ...1825 Sc.
• NITTERY adj. peevish, crabbed, cantankerous, irascible, given to sharp caustic talk ...1825 Sc.
• NITTIE adj. miserly, stingy, niggardly ...1892 Sc.
• NITTO! int. be quiet!; also, stop! desist! ...1959 criminals' sl.
• NITTY-GRITTY, THE n. the most crucial or basic aspects of something; the core of truth ...1963 sl., orig. US
• NITTY-NATTER vb. to be always complaining ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NITWIT n. a simpleton, a moron, a fool ...1914 sl.
• NITWITTEDNESS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NITWITTISM n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIVVIL n. 1. a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
n. 2. anything small and puny ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NIX adv. no ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. nothing, no ...1789 UK sl.
vb. to reject, to deny ...1903 US sl.
int. no! definitely not! ...1928 Amer. dial.
• NIXER n. work undertaken outside normal work, usually without an employer's knowledge ...1994 Irish sl.
• NIXIE adv. no ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. an incorrectly addressed letter ...1890 US railway mail clerks usage
int. no! definitely not! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• NIXIES n. a female undergarment with a cut-out crotch permitting vaginal sex while otherwise clothed ...1978 US sl.
• NIXIOUS † adj. white as snow, snowy ...1623
• NIXON'S REVENGE n. an American Ford car ...1976 US Citizens' band radio sl.
• NIXURIATE † vb. to endeavour, to attempt ...1623
• NIXY adv. no ...1894 Amer. dial.
int. no! definitely not! ...1894 Amer. dial.
• NIYAMAN n. a Rastafarian ...1950s W. Indies
• NIZE adj. nice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NIZY adj. foolish, dull ...L17 sl.
n. a fool; an oaf; a dunce ...L17 Brit. sl.
• NIZZ n. the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NIZZEL n. a close friend ...2001 US Black sl.
• NIZZEY n. the nose ...1788 Sc.
• NIZZIE adj. foolish, dull ...L17 sl.
n. a fool; a dunce. a soft-head; an oaf ..L17 sl.
• NIZZLE n. a close friend ...2001 US Black sl.
• NKALAFAKER n. a person who is not so much to be admired as was originally thought; a confidence trickster ...2003 S. Africa teen sl.
• NKALAKATHA n. a trustworthy person ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• NO-ACCOUNT adj. worthless; useless; good-for-nothing; insignificant; undependable, untrustworthy, criminal ...1845 Amer. dial.
n. 1. an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a deceiving person, or one that you can't trust ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a person who doesn't pay his bills ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an immoral woman ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. something of poor quality ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-ACCOUNT NIGGER n. a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society ...E19 sl.
• NOACH vb. to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOACH DOCTOR n. a chiropractor ...1963 Amer. dial.
• NOAH n. a shark ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl. (Noah's Ark)
• NOAHARCHAIC adj. archaic ... ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOAH'S n. a police informer ...1960 rhyming sl. 'Noah's ark = nark'
• NOAH'S ARK n. 1. a lark (bird) ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a lark, a game ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 3. a long, closely buttoned overcoat, fashionable c1860 ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a park ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. 5. an informer ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'nark'
n. 6. an unpleasant or despicable person ...1898 rhyming sl. for 'nark', orig. Aust.
n. 7. a shark ...1945 Aust. rhyming sl.
• NO ARSE! int. like hell! ...20C W. Indies
• NOATCH vb. to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOB n. 1. the head ...1690 Brit.
n. 2. a nobleman; a gentleman ...1753 sl.
n. 3. the game of prick-the-garter, a form of swindling game, in which one pricked a belt with large needle: presumably betting on the odds of hitting a given target ...M18
n. 4. the penis ...E19 sl.
n. 5. a blow on the head ...1812 sl.
n. 6. a sovereign; a pound ...M19 sl.
n. 7. in cribbage, the knave of trumps ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a socially inept person ...1970s sl.
n. 9. a completely reliable and dependable person ...1989 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to hit on the head ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to collect money ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to collect money from an audience after a performance or other attraction ...1851 Brit. sl.
vb. 5. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• NO BACK TALK! int. indicates that the matter in question is closed to discussion; there's nothing more to be said ...c1880 sl.
• NOB-A-NOB adj. intimate, close, friendly ...M19 sl.
• NO BARGAIN adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO BATTLE phr. not worthwhile ...c1870 printers' sl.
• NOBBA adj. nine ...1996 Brit. sl.
n. nine ...M19 sl.
• NOBBA SALTEE n. ninepence ...M19 sl.
• NOBBER adj. nine ...1996 Brit. sl.
n. 1. a blow on the head ...E19 sl.
n. 2. a boxer skilled at delivering head blows ...E19 sl.
n. 3. nine ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
n. 5. one who is having sexual intercourse ...20C Irish sl.
• NOBBILY adv. aristocratically ...M18 sl.
• NOBBIN n. the head ...1944 Amer. dial.
• NOBBING n. collecting money, 'passing the hat round' ...M19 sl.
• NOBBINGS n. 1. a collection of money, esp. money tossed into a boxing ring after an amateur or boys' fight ...M19 sl.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NOBBINS n. money collected from an audience, esp. money thrown into a boxing ring ...1998 Brit. sl.
• NOBBISH adj. aristocratic ...M18 sl.
• NOBBLE vb. 1. in horse racing: to drug a horse to impair its performance ...1847 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to appropriate dishonestly, to steal ...1854 Brit. sl.
vb. 3. to corrupt or otherwise tamper with a jury or jury member ...1856 Brit. sl.
vb. 4. to sabotage, esp. to hinder or defeat a rival ...1856 Brit. sl.
• NOBBLER n. 1. a drink or glass of spirits ...1842 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a person who drugs racehorses or racings dogs to affect their racing performance ...1982 US sl.
• NOBBY adj. stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOBBY HALL n. a testicle ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ball'
• NOBBYS n. haemorrhoids ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'piles' (Nobby Stiles)
• NOBBY STILES n. haemorrhoids ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'piles'
• NOB END n. the part of town where the money lives ...1964 Brit. sl.
• NO-BEYOND JAMMER n. a beautiful woman ...1909 sl.
• NOB GIRDER n. a bridle ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• NOB HILL n. an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city ...1912 Amer. dial.
• NO BIGGER THAN A GOOLTHRITE adj. very small (goolthrite = any small, wizened, puckered object) ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO BIGGER THAN A HANDFUL OF MINUTES adj. small ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NO BIGGER THAN A PINT O' CIDER adj. very small ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO BIGGIE! int. don't worry about it ...1976 US sl.
• NOB IN THE FUR TRADE n. a judge ...M19 sl.
• NO BITCH! int. quickly shouted after someone else reserves the front passenger bitch by shouting 'shotgun!'; I don't have to sit in the middle of the back seat of the car! ...1989 US sl.
• NOBLE n. 1. a self-righteous person; one who pretends to act from principle when actually motivated by selfish considerations ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a strike-breaker's guard ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. 
n. 3. an influential, respected prisoner ...1976 US sl.
• NOBLE WEED n. marijuana ...1970 US sl.
• NO BLOODY BON adj. no good; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOBODY n. a person without fame, notoriety, notable success, ambition or distinction; a person whose life has no special value or meaning to society ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NOBODY HOME phr. an expression applied to any person thought to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. ...c1915 Amer. sl.
• NOBODY HOME UPSTAIRS phr. said of someone considered to be stupid, feeble-minded, absent-minded, inattentive, etc. ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NO BREAD AND BUTTER OF MINE phr. no concern or business of mine ...1719
• NOBROW adj. exceptionally crude or tasteless ...1995 Amer. sl.
• NOBS †* n. 1. a term of endearment applied to a woman; one's dear or darling ...a1529 
n. 2. a person of importance ...1877 Amer. sl.
• NOB'S HILL n. an exclusive residential district; the aristocratic suburb of a city ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOBS' HOUSES n. the Houses of Parliament ...E19 sl.
• NOB-THATCH n. the hair ...1865 sl.
• NO BULL-FIGHTER n. an effeminate male; a sissy ...E20 US sl.
• NO CAN DO phr. cannot do, impossible ...M19 sl.
• NO-CAN-GO-IST n. a non-conformist who is excused Church parade ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• NO-CAN-TELL n. a secret ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO CARRION WILL EAT A CROW phr. applied to gross eaters, tough persons ...17C colloq.
• NO CIGAR adj. not being a winning or successful effort, as if not good enough to earn a cigar as a prize ...colloq.
• NOCIVE † adj. harmful, hurtful, injurious ...1538
• NOCIVOUS †* adj. hurtful, harmful, injurious, evil ...1616
• NOCK n. 1. the posteriors; the anus ...16C colloq.
n. 2. the female genitals ...L16 sl.
vb. to coit a woman ...L16 Brit. sl.
• NOCKANDRO †* n. 1. the buttocks, the seat ...1611
n. 2. the female genitals ...L16 sl.
vb. to coit a woman ...L16 Brit. sl.
• NOCKET-TIME n. the time for taking a snack ...1811 Sc.
• NOCKS n. narcotics ...20C US sl.
• NOCKSTRESS n. a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• NOCKY † n. a silly, dull fellow; a foolish person; a simpleton, a dullard; an oaf ...a1700 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
• NOCKY BOY n. a dull oaf; a fool ...17C colloq.
• NO-CLAP MEDAL n. the Good Conduct Medal ...WW II Army use
• NO-CLASS adj. showing no refinement in behaviour ...1897 Amer. sl.
• NO COP adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1902 Brit. sl.
• NO-COUNT adj. worthless, lazy, shiftless; useless, good-for-nothing; insignificant, trivial ...1853 Amer. dial.
n. 1. an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a careless, slovenly woman ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a tramp ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 5. worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT BUM n. an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO CRAP! int. an exclamation of affirmation ...1930s sl.
• NOCTAMBULIST n. a person who walks at night, especially in their sleep; a somnambulist ...1731
• NOCTIVAGANT adj. wandering in the night ...c1620
* n. one who wanders by night ...1633
• NOCTIVAGATOR † n. one who walks or wanders by night; a night-walker ...1640
• NOCTURNE n. a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• NOCTURNOUS †* adj. pertaining to the night ...1727
• NOCULATE vb. to inoculate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOD n. 1. the head ...M16 sl.
n. 2. a drug-induced stupor ...1936 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 3. sleep ...1950s Amer. sl.
vb. to fall asleep or into a daze, esp. under the influence of a drug ...1958 drugs sl.
• NOD, THE n. 1. approval or permission ... sl.
n. 2. unofficial assurance of a job, position, etc. ... sl.
n. 3. the referee's and judge's affirmative decision ...c1920 Amer. sl.
n. 4. one's choice; esp. an expert's choice to win a race or sports contest, or a sport team manager's choice of a player to play in a specific game ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO DAYLIGHT! int. a drinking toast (daylight is the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers) ...L18 sl.
• NOD BET n. a bet taken on credit ...Aust. sl.
• NOD-BOX n. a bedroom ...1940s US Black sl.
• NODCOCK n. a simpleton; a fool; an oaf ...M16
• NODDARY †* n. a foolish action, foolishness ...1647
• NODDER n. 1. a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the head ...1950s sl.
n. 3. one who becomes comatose immediately following a narcotic injection ...1970s drugs sl.
• NODDIE n. a simpleton ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NODDIPOL n. an oaf; a fool ...16C colloq.
• NODDLE n. 1. the head ...1509 sl.
n. 2. the head as a seat (or not) of intelligence ...L16 sl.
• NODDLE-BOX n. the head ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NODDLE CASE n. a wig ...18C sl.
• NODDLE-HEAD n. 1. the head ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cow that has never had horns ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NODDLE-THATCHER n. a wig-maker ...18C sl.
• NODDY n. 1. an oaf; a fool; a simpleton ...16C colloq.
n. 2. a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
n. 3. a motorcycle police officer ...1980 sl.
• NODDY BIKE n. a lightweight police motorcycle ...1964 sl.
• NODDY-HEAD n. an oaf; a fool; a simpleton ...16C colloq.
• NODDY-HEADED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl.
• NODDY-PATE n. a simpleton, an idiot, a fool, an oaf ...1660
• NODDY-PEAK(E) n. an oaf; a fool; a simpleton ...16C colloq.
• NODDY-POLE n. an oaf; a fool; a simpleton ...16C colloq.
• NODDY-POLL n. an oaf; a fool; a simpleton ...16C colloq.
• NODGE vb. to copulate ...19C Sc.
• NODGECOCK n. a simpleton; a fool; an oaf ...M16
• NOD-GUY n. a yes-man; an employee whose main function is to endorse his employer's decisions and opinions ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO-DICE adj. 1. no; without success; being refused, or refused permission ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. worthless ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
n. no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOD OFF vb. 1. to go to sleep ...1945 sl.
vb. 2. to fall asleep, esp. under the influence of a drug ...1965 Amer. sl.
• NOD ONE'S HEAD vb. 1. to accept blame or responsibility for something ...Aust. prison sl.
vb. 2. to plead guilty ...Aust. prison sl.
• NOD OUT vb. to fall asleep, esp. under the influence of a drug ...c1953 Amer. sl
• NOD THE NUT vb. to plead guilty ...1975 Aust. sl.
• NO END OF adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOFFGUR n. a prostitute ...L19 Brit. sl., possibly back-slang
• NO FINGER n. the ring finger ...1972 Amer. dial.
• NO FLIES ON adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOG n. (derogatory) a person from Vietnam; a North Vietnamese or Vietcong soldier ...1969 Aust. sl.
• NOGAL n. a walnut tree; a walnut ...1869 Amer. dial.
• NOGGER n. a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOGGIN n. 1. the head ...1866 sl. orig. & chiefly US
n. 2. a headache ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. small pieces of wood used to start a fire ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOGGIN-HEAD n. the head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOGGLE n. 1. a person's head ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a lump on the head caused by a sharp blow or knock ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOGGLE-HEAD n. a person's head ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOGGY adj. 1. drunk, slightly intoxicated, tipsy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of flax: full of knots and unevenness ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a young fool, a blockhead ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a small log or rough block of wood ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 3. coarse thread ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a clog ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 5. (derogatory or offensive) an Asian immigrant to Australia ...1954 Aust. sl.
• NO-GOOD adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a worthless individual ...1924 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODER n. a worthless individual ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODNIK n. a worthless individual; a bad person; an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1936 US sl.
• NO GOOD TO GUNDY adj. unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• NO-GO PILL n. a sedative ...1961 military sl.
• NO GREAT CATCH adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT KILL-ER-CURE phr. no great importance ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO GREAT SCRATCH adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT SHAKES adj. 1. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. indifferent ...1819
n. an unimportant or average person or group ...c1850 Amer. sl.
• NO HAIR OFF ONE'S BROWS phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO-HITTER n. a baseball game in which a team makes no hits ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO-HOPER n. 1. a hopeless case; one who displays marked incompetence; an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1943 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 2. an unpromising animal, as a second-rate racehorse, greyhound, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• NO-HORN n. a cow that has never had horns ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOHOW! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOINT vb. 1. to beat, to thrash, to chastise by word or act ...1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to run, to hurry away ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NOINTED adj. of persons: thoroughly bad, wholly given up to evil courses; notorious ...1856 Eng. dial.
• NOINTER n. 1. a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow or child; a brat ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a trickster, a sharp, crafty person ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. an energetic, pushing person ...1887 Eng. dial.
n. 4. something perplexing or puzzling ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOINTING adj. mischievous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NO IRISH NEED APPLY! int. you're not wanted; Git! ...Bk1896 Amer.
• NOISANT †* adj. harmful, troublesome, grievous ...a1440
• NOISE n. 1. nonsensical talk; hence, foolishness ...1871 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a self-important person ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 3. heroin ...1928 Amer. drugs sl.
n. 4. information, news ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. boasting ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. rumour ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a gun ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NOISE-BOX n. one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOISE TOOL n. a firearm ...1922 Amer. jocular
• NOISY-BOX n. one who talks too much ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOKES †* n. a fool, a simpleton, a ninny ...a1700
• NO KID phr. a somewhat doubting response to a statement that seems not quite credible ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO KIDDING! int. expresses sincerity ...1914 sl.
• NOLA n. an effeminate homosexual man: usually used derisively ...1931 Amer. sl.
• NOLITION † n. unwillingness, absence of willing ...1653
• NOLL n. a person's head ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOLLIE n. in skateboarding: a manoeuvre similar to an 'ollie' but off the nose of the board, rather than the tail...Aust. skateboarding usage
• NO-LOAD n. a gloomy or lazy individual ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NO-MANNERS adj. ill-mannered; rude, impolite, unmannerly ...1922 Amer. dial.
n. lack of manners; rudeness; impoliteness ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NO MILK IN THE COCO-NUT adj. silly; mentally deranged ...c1850 Brit. sl.
• NO MONEY IN HIS PURSE adj. impotent ...19C Brit. sl.
• NO MORE ASS THAN A SODA CRACKER phr. said of a woman with flat buttocks ...1916 Amer. sl.
• NO MORE USE THAN A DUCK QUACKING AGAINST THUNDER adj. quite useless ...1886 Eng. dial.
• NO NAMES - NO PACK DRILL phr. the guilty party (or parties) will not be named and, therefore, cannot be punished ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
• NO-NATION adj. worthless ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NONCE n. a rapist or child molester; a sexual offender ...1975 prison sl.
• NONCE-BASHING n. violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp. inside a prison ...20C Brit. & Aust. prison sl.
• NON COMPOS adj. not in control of the mind, insane, mad ...1628
• NONCURANTIST adj. marked by indifference ...1882
• NO-NECK n. a muscular, stupid man ...Aust. sl.
• NONE OF YOUR PALAVER phr. no business of yours ...20C
• NONE SO DUSTY phr. satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• NONESUCH n. the female genitals ...L18 Brit. sl.
• NONG n. an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...1944  Aust. sl.
• NONG-NONG n. an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person ...1944 Aust. sl.
• NON-HEINOUS adj. good ...1991 US sl.
• NONNOCK vb. to play the fool; to play when one should be working; to idle away one's time; to fidget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NONNUCK vb. to play the fool; to play when one should be working; to idle away one's time; to fidget ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NONNY † n. an act of sexual intercourse ...Aust. sl.
• NONNY-NONNY n. 1. a general term of avoidance; a word used to replace any word which is considered impolite or indelicate ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• NO-NO n. 1. something that ought not to be done ...1942 US sl.
n. 2. an impossibility; a failure; any negative outcome ...1975 UK sl.
• NO NOTHING n. nothing whatever ...1884 UK sl.
• NO-NO WAR IN NEVER-NEVER LAND n. the US secret war against Pathet Lao communist forces in Laos ...1990 US sl.
• NONPATIENCE † n. an alleged term for a 'company' of wives ...1486
• NONPRODUCER n. a professional gambler who cannot be counted on to lose a great deal of money while gambling in a casino ...1963 US sl.
• NON-RESIDENTING adj. non-resident ...1709 Sc.
• NON-SCENE adj. of a homosexual: not partaking or involved in the public homosexual word, such as frequenting gay bars, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• NONSELLER n. a plan that almost certainly will be rejected ...1986 US sl.
• NONSENSE n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NONSICAL adj. nonsensical; eccentric ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NON-SKID n. 1. a woman who can hold her drink ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a Jew ...1930s rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• NON SPEAKS n. a state of having been excluded from society ...1977 UK sl.
• NON STARTER n. something or someone that has no chance of success ...1934 UK sl.
• NONSUCH n. the female genitals ...L18 Brit. sl.
• NON-THOUGHTED adj. thoughtless ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NONTLE vb. to raise; to elevate gently ...1820 Eng. dial.
• NON TRIER n. a racehorse that is not being run to win ...1966 Aust. sl.
• NONTRIVIAL adj. extremely complex ...1997 US sl.
• NONTRUST n. a treacherous person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NONTY-NIDDLETY n. a silly fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NO-NUTS n. an effeminate male; a wimp; a wuss ...Aust. sl.
• NOOB n. in snowboarding: a beginner ...2005 UK sl.
• NOOBY n. a scarf ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NO ODDS adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOODLE n. 1. a silly, stupid, unthinking, or forgetful person; a foolish person ...1753 sl.
n. 2. the head ...1914 sl.
n. 3. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. to think, to think over, to study ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NOODLE-NETTLE TO WIND UP THE SUN phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOODLE SOUP n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOOGIE n. the act of striking or vigorously rubbing someone, usually on the head, with the knuckles ...1988 Amer. dial.
• NO OIL PAINTING n. an ugly person or thing ...1930 euphemism
• NOOK n.  a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
vb. to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
• NOOKER n. 1. the female genitals; the vagina ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. copulation ...M20 US sl.
• NOOKIE n. 1. the female genitals; the vagina ...E20 US sl.
n. 2.  women considered solely as sexual objects ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...1928 sl.
• NOOKY adj. cross, ill-tempered, ill to deal with ...1875 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the female genitals; the vagina ...E20 US sl.
n. 2. women considered solely as sexual objects ...E20 US sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...1928 sl.
• NOON vb. to take a midday break from work or travel for food and rest ...1805 Amer. dial.
• NO ONE AT HOME adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOONEY n. the penis ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• NOONING n. a midday break ...1687 Amer. dial.
• NOON OF NIGHT n. midnight ...1710 poetic
• NOORSE vb. to cause problems, to annoy, to ruin a plan ...1950s sl.
• NOOSE, THE n. marriage ...20C US sl.
• NOOSE IS HANGING, THE phr. everything is ready; everyone is waiting, eager, and expectant ...c1955 Amer. sl.
• NOOSHNICK n. a privy ...1945 Amer. dial.
• NOOSHNIK n. a privy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOOV n. (derogatory) a member of the nouveuax riches ...1984 Brit. sl.
• NOOVE n. (derogatory) a member of the nouveuax riches ...1984 Brit. sl.
• NO PANIC adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOPER n. anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NO PICNIC adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOPLACEVILLE adj. a place or time suitable to squares, hence: square, dull, corny ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
n. a dull or boring place or town; a small town; a jerkwater town ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NOPPER n. the head ...B1900 sl.
• NOPPY adj. 1. tidy, neat ...1877 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. slightly intoxicated ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. a child's name for the head ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NO PRIZE n. 1. ething unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO PRIZE PACKAGE n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO PROBLEMO phr. no problem ...1991 US sl.
• NORAS n. breasts ...1992 Aust. sl.
• NORATE vb. 1. to rumour, to report; to advertise; to spread by word of mouth ...1851 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to narrate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NORATION n. an announcement, rumour, or a long, rambling account ...1853 Amer. dial.
• NO RAVE adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NORDLE n. marijuana ...1997 UK sl.
• NORFOLK DUMPLING n. a native of Norfolk ...19C
• NORG n. a woman's breast ...1962 Aust. sl.
• NORGIES n. the breasts ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NORISH †* adj. Norwegian ...a1688
• NO RISK! int. for sure, with certainty ...1969 Aust. sl.
• NORKERS n. the breasts ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NORKS n. the female breasts ...1962 Aust. sl.
• NORM n. 1. an average citizen viewed as a non-participant in any kind of physical exercise while addicted to watching spectator sports on television ...Aust. sl.
n. 2. a normal person; a dully conventional person ...1983 US sl.
vb. to behave in an unremarkable or conventional manner ...2001 UK sl.
• NORMAL n. a normal person; a dully conventional person ...1983 US sl.
• NORMANDY n. a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Normandy Beach)
• NORMANDY BEACH n. a speech ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• NORMA STOCKERS n. large female breasts ...1988 Aust. sl.
(corruption of 'enormous knockers')
• NORMIE n. someone who is not addicted to anything ...1998 US sl.
• NORRIS MCWHIRTER n. diarrhoea ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'squirter'
• NORSKI n. 1. a nickname for a Swede ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a person of Norwegian descent ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NORSKI COFFEE n. very strong coffee ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NORSKY n. a person of Norwegian descent ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NORTH AND SOUTH n. the mouth ...1858 rhyming sl.
• NORTH CIRC n. London's North Circular road ...1997 UK sl.
• NORTH-CRAWLEY adj. awry, crooked ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NORTHEASTER n. 1. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. 1 shilling ... Bk1903 sl.
• NORTHEAST KINGDOM n. the northeastern part of Vermont ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END GOING SOUTH n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END OF A CHICKEN n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END OF A CHICKEN FLYING SOUTH n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END OF A CHICKEN HEADING SOUTH n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END OF A SOUTHBOUND CHICKEN n. the rump of a cooked chicken ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORTH END ROUND n. bologna ...1987 Can. sl.
• NORTHER n. a cold wind from the north ...1827 US sl.
• NORTHERN COFFEE n. very weak coffee ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NORTHERN LIGHTS n. 1. in British Columbia: a local variety of marijuana ...2002 Can. sl.
n. 2. a superior variety of hashish produced in Holland from northern lights marijuana pollen ...2003 Netherlands sl.
• NORTHERN NANNY n. a cold storm of hail and wind from the north ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NORTH POLE n. the anus ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'hole'
• NORTH SHORE HOLDEN n. a Volvo car ...Aust. (Sydney) sl.
• NORWEGIAN COFFEE n. very strong coffee ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NORWEGIAN STEAM n. brute physical exertion ...1944 US sl.
• NORWEGIAN SUMMER n. a mild winter ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NORWICH phr. written on a letter, or at the foot of a lover's letters as lovers' code for 'Knickers Off Ready When I Come Home' ...1960 UK usage (well used by servicemen)
• NORZ n. an unpleasant person ...1950s sl.
• NO SALE n. no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOSCIBLE †* adj. knowable, famous, well-known ...1654
• NO SCREAM adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOSE n. 1. the penis ...Shakespeare usage
n. 2. orig. applied to one who informs against fellow criminals, but later denoted any police informant ...1789 sl.
n. 3. an innate ability to find things ...1875 UK sl.
n. 4. in horseracing: any very short distance that separates the winner from the loser ...1908 US
n. 5. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
n. 6. cocaine ...1980 US sl.
n. 7. heroin ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 8. the clitoris ...20C colloq.
vb. 1. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1539
vb. 2. to see, to watch; to spy ...Bk1902 thieves' sl.
vb. 3. to curry favour through obsequious conduct ...1968 US sl.
• NOSE AND CHIN n. a win; a winning bet ...1960s UK sl.
• NOSE AROUND n. an act of casual surveillance or inquisition ...1984 UK sl.
• NOSE-BAG n. 1. a dinner pail or lunch box ...1873 sl.
n. 2. a gas mask ...1915 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a meal, as dinner ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
n. 4. food handed out in a paper bag ...Bk1974 Amer. hobo use
n. 5. in electric line work: a canvas tool pouch ...1980 US sl.
n. 6. a take-away restaurant; a chip shop ...1981 UK sl.
n. 7. a plastic bag used for solvent abuse ...1996 UK sl.
n. 8. cocaine ...1999 UK sl.
• NOSEBLEED n. a stupid, inept person ...1951 US teen sl.
• NOSEBLEEDER n. a heavy user of cocaine by nasal inhalation ...2002 UK sl.
• NOSEBLEED POSITION n. of a football team: to be in an unusually high position in a league table ...Brit. sl.
• NOSEBLEEDS n. the highest seats in an auditorium or a stadium ...1978 US sl.
• NOSE-BOX n. 1. one who is always poking into other's affairs; a meddlesome person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who tries too hard to gain somebody else's favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOSE-BURNER n. the still-lit butt of a marijuana cigarette ...1973 US sl.
• NOSE CANDY n. cocaine, or, rarely, another powdered drug that can be snorted ...1925 US drugs sl.
• NOSE CAP n. a gas mask ...Amer. World War I sl.
• NOSE-COMPASSES † n. eyeglasses ...1654
• NOSE DROPS n. liquefied heroin; liquefied methadone ...1998 UK sl.
• NOSE-ENDER n. a blow on the nose ...M19 sl.
• NO-SEE-UM n. any small, nearly invisible insect that bites ...1842 US sl.
• NOSEFULL n. a strong dose of a powdered drug that is snorted ...1980 US sl.
• NOSE GARBAGE n. poor quality cocaine ...1993 US sl.
• NOSE HABIT n. drug addiction or use; the practice or habit of sniffing drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• NOSE-HOLES † n. the nostrils ...1527 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NOSE JOB n. cosmetic surgery done to the nose
• NOSE KISS n. a head butt ...1999 UK sl.
• NOSE-MY n. tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl. ( nosey-my-knacker)
• NOSE OF WAX n. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOSE-OINTMENT n. an overly inquisitive, nosey person ...Brit. sl.
• NOSE OUT vb. to discover by searching ...1630 UK
• NOSE PACKER n. a cocaine user ...1988 US sl.
• NOSE PAINT n. 1. any alcoholic drink ...1880 UK sl.
n. 2. redness of the nose caused by excessive drinking ...1880 jocular
• NOSE-PAINTING n. lechery; whoremongering ...Shakespeare usage
• NOSE-PICKING SPEED n. an extremely slow pace ...1986 US naval aviator usage
• NOSE POWDER n. cocaine, or any drug that has been powdered for inhalation ...1936 US sl.
• NOSER n. 1. a bloody nose ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a blow on the nose ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an informer ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• NOSE RAG n. 1. a handkerchief ...E19 colloq.
n. 2. an unpopular person ...L19 sl.
• NOSE-RIDE vb. in surfing: to ride on the front of the board ...1979 US sl.
• NOSER-MY-KNACKER n. tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• NOSE-SHIT n. mucus, nasal residue ...Brit. sl.
• NOSE STUFF n. cocaine, or any drug that has been powdered for inhalation ...1936 US sl.
• NOSE-TO-NOSE adj. antagonistic, at odds ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOSE TROUBLE n. a propensity for interfering ...1930s US sl.
• NOSE-UP n. cocaine-taking as a cultural activity ...2000  UK sl.
• NOSE WARMER n. 1. a short pipe ...L19 sl.
n. 2. consommé in a cup ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. the still-lit butt of a marijuana cigarette ...1973 US sl.
• NOSE-WIPE n. a handkerchief ...19C colloq.
vb. to cheat, to deceive ...E17 sl.
• NOSE WIPER n. a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• NOSEY n. 1. an inquisitive person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an act of casual surveillance or inquisition ...1984 UK sl.
• NOSEY BOB n. 1. a hangman ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. an inquisitive person; a nosy parker ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NOSEY-MY-KNACKER n. tobacco ...M19 rhyming sl.
• NOSEY O'GRADY n. an inquisitive person, usually female ...1981 Can. sl.
• NOSEY-PARK vb. to be inquisitive ...1960s sl.
• NOSEY PARKER n. a person who continually pries; a meddler ...1966 sl.
• NOSEY-PARKERDOM n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness ...1960s sl.
• NOSEY-PARKERING adj. being inquisitive ...1960s sl.
• NOSEY-PARKERISHNESS n. a tendency towards inquisitive behaviour ...1960s
• NOSEY-PARKERISM n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness ...1960s sl.
• NOSEY-PARKERY n. the condition of an inquisitive nature or a demonstration of invasive inquisitiveness ...1960s sl.
• NOSH n. 1. a restaurant; a delicatessan ...1917 sl.
n. 2. food; orig, a snack, but later a meal of any proportion ...1951 sl.
n. 3. a meal; a period of eating; meal time ...1964 UK sl.
n. 4. act of oral sex on a man or, perhaps, a woman ...1990s UK sl.
vb. 1. to eat, esp. to snack; to eat between meals ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to fellate ...1965 sl.
vb. 3. to kiss in a sustained fashion ...1994 US sl.
• NO SHAME! int. you act as if nothing embarrasses you! ...1981 Hawaiian youth usage
• NOSH BAR n. a restaurant ...1917 sl.
• NOSHER n. 1. a person with a large appetite; someone with a love of food; an eater  ...1957 Brit. sl.
n. 2. one who snacks or eats between meals ...1960s sl.
n. 3. someone with a talent for performing fellatio ...Brit. sl.
• NOSHERY n. a snack-bar; a place to eat; an eating house, restaurant, or cafe ...1963 Brit. & Aust. sl.
• NOSH-HOUSE n. a restaurant ...1917 sl.
• NO-SHIT adj. genuine ...1950s US sl.
• int. (usually as 'no shit') expressing astonishment, disbelief, etc.; used as emphasis that what has just been said is true ...1930s US sl.
• NO SHIT, DICK TRACY! int. used for pointing out that another person has just made an obvious statement ...1981 US sl.
• NO SHIT, SHERLOCK! int. used for pointing out that another person has just made an obvious statement ...1970s US sl.
• NO-SHITTER n. an emphatically true statement ...1970s US sl.
• NO-SHOW n. 1. a person who unexpectedly fails to appear ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a non-appearance at an appointed time or place ...1957 US sl.
n. 3. a person who is paid for a non-existent job ...1960s US sl.
phr. (usually as 'no show') no hope of success ...1960s Aust. sl.
• NO-SHOW JOB n. token employment ...1960s US sl.
• NOSH-UP n. a meal, esp. one at a function, as a wedding breakfast or a barbecue; a period of eating; meal time ...1964 UK sl.
• NOSH-UP LIST n. a menu ...Brit. sl.
• NO SIDE n. the announcement of the conclusion of a game of football ...1882
• NO SIR int. used for registering a strong refusal or denial ...1856 US
• NO SIREE int. absolutely no ...1848 US sl.
phr. no indeed ...Aust. jocular
• NO SIREE BOB! int. emphatic for 'no' ...1848 US sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S ASS phr. it makes no difference to me; I don't care because it won't affect me ...1926 UK
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S BACK phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S BALLS phr. of absolutely no importance to one ...1973 US sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S DICK phr. of no importance ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S EAR phr. it makes no difference to me; I don't care because it won't affect me ...1926 UK
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S ELBOW phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S HIDE phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S KNUCKLES phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S NOSE phr. it makes no difference to me; I don't care because it won't affect me ...1926 UK
• NO SKIN OFF ONE'S TEETH phr. implies one's contemptuous lack of interest; I don't care...20C sl.
• NO SLOUCH n. something or someone good, excellent, acceptable, enterprising, or energetic ...L18 sl.
• NO SOAP adj. not possible or successful; hopeless ...1926 US & Can. sl.
• NOSOCOME † n. a hospital ...1653
• NO SOUND, NO PICTURE n. a person who does not appear for an appointment ...2002 Singapore sl.
• NOSPER n. 1. a person ...L19 back-slang
n. 2. a stranger ...L19 back-slang
• NO SPIFFING phr. for sure, no fooling ...L19 sl.
• NO SPOTS n. no luck ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO SQUASH n. irreparable brain damage ...1978 US sl.
• NOSRAP n. a parson ...M19 back-slang
• NOSSIR int. used for registering a strong refusal or denial ...1856 US
• NO STRESS phr. no problem, don't worry ...1990s US campus sl.
• NOSTRIL n. 1. a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
n. 2. in horseracing: any very short distance between winner and loser that is shorter even than a nose ...1951 US sl.
• NOSTRIL INTRUDER n. a pest, an annoying person; someone who 'gets up your nose' ...Brit. sl.
• NO STRINGS phr. no conditions or obligations ...20C sl.
• NO STUFF phr. no fooling, no lies, absolutely honest and sincere ...1920s US Black sl.
• NO SUCH THING! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO SURRENDERS n. suspenders ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• NO SWEAT! int. no problem, don't worry; it's all right ...1955 sl., orig. US
• NO SWEAT OFF ONE'S ARSE phr. no problem, no worries ...1930s sl., orig. US
• NO SWEAT OFF ONE'S BALLS phr. of absolutely no importance to one ...1936 US sl.
• NOSY n. an inquisitive person ...1930s sl.
• NOSY AROUND vb. to go about inquisitively; to idle about ...1940 Amer. dial.
• NOSY PARKER n. a person who continually pries; a meddler ...1966 sl.
• NOSY ROSY n. one who is always poking into other people's affairs; a nosy, meddlesome person; a gossip ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT n. a mountain pass ...1718 Amer. dial.
int. used as a humorous cancellation of what has just been said in jest ...1893 US sl.
• NOT A BAD DROP n. an enjoyable flavoursome alcoholic drink ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• NOT A BEAN n. nothing at all; no money whatever ...1928 sl.
• NOT A BIT OF IT! int. no, you're absolutely wrong ...L19 sl.
• NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS HAT adj. 1. used of a complete incompetent ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. used of one who is extremely drunk ...20C US sl.
• NOT ABLE TO HOLD A CANDLE TO phr. applied to one who is of lower quality than another ...1640
• NOT ABLE TO SEE BEYOND THE END OF ONE'S NOSE vb. not able to see the most obvious things ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT A BOTHER ON SOMEONE phr. expressing unconcern or contentment ...1996 Irish sl.
• NOT A BRASS RAZOO phr. nothing at all, esp. of money; absolutely penniless ...1930s Aust. & NZ sl.
• NOT A CAT IN HELL'S CHANCE adj. no chance at all ...1796
• NOT A CAT'S CHANCE adj. no chance at all ...1796
• NOT A CHANCE! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT A CHINAMAN'S CHANCE n. (now usually offensive) no chance at all ...1911 Amer. sl.
• NOT A CIRCUMSTANCE phr. nothing in comparison with ...M19 US sl.
• NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT A DRY SEAT IN THE HOUSE phr. used of a theatre audience that is helpless with laughter or a male audience that is sexually aroused ...1974 UK sl.
• NOT A FAIR POP adj. unfair, not a fair chance ...L19 sl.
• NOT A FART'S CHANCE IN A WHIRLWIND phr. no chance at all ...2000s sl.
• NOT A FEATHER TO FLY WITH adj. ruined, penniless ...1860 sl.
• NOT A FULL ROW OF BUTTONS phr. said of someone who is eccentric or less intelligent than average ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT A GHOST OF A CHANCE adj. no chance whatsoever ...M19 sl.
• NOT A GLIMMER adj. no idea whatsoever ...1920s sl.
• NOT A HOPE IN HELL adj. no chance whatsoever ...1910s sl. sl.
• NOT A HUNDRED MILES FROM adj. very close to ...1821 UK sl.
• NO TALENT n. a useless person ...1960s US sl.
• NO-TALENT ASSCLOWN n. a socially inept person ...2002 US sl.
• NOT A LITTLE BIT! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES phr. not all unmixed enjoyment ...1870
• NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE phr. well below expectations ...E19
• NOT ALL THERE adj. 1. slightly mad; mentally or intellectually disadvantaged; inattentive; absent-minded ...1864 sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1930s sl.
• NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE phr. well below expectations ...1910s sl.
• NOT ALL LAVENDER phr. by no means enjoyable, not very much fun ...L19 sl.
• NOT ALL SKITTLES AND SWIPES phr. not all unmixed enjoyment ...1897
• NOT ALL THERE adj. eccentric, insane, crazy ...M19 sl.
• NOT A MAN JACK phr. not a single one; nobody ...E19 sl.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A HOLE IN THE SNOW phr. said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A PISS-HOLE IN THE SNOW phr. said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO PISS IN THE SNOW phr. said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOTANDUM n. an entry of something to be specially noted; a thing to be noticed or observed; a memorandum ...1685
• NOT AN EARTHLY adj. no chance at all; absolutely impossible ...M18 sl.
• NOT ANOTHER PEEP OUT OF YOU! int. no more comments, complaints, or talk ...20C Amer. sl.
• NOT A PATCHING TO phr. in no way equal or comparable to ...1851 Amer. dial.
• NOT A PATCH ON phr. impossible to compare with; nowhere near; applied to one who is of lower quality than another ...1860
• NOT A PRETTY SIGHT phr. used ironically of something that is actually very unpleasant to see ...1920s
• NOT A RAG adj. penniless ...L16
• NOT A RAG LEFT adj. penniless ...L16
• NOT A SAUSAGE n. no money; nothing at all; a derisory amount  ...1938 UK sl.
• NOT A SHIT SHOW phr. no chance ...1980s NZ sl.
• NOT A SIXPENCE TO SCRATCH ONE'S ARSE WITH adj. absolutely impoverished, penniless ...M19 sl.
• NOT A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE adj. no chance at all ...1931
• NOT A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL adj. no chance at all ...1931
• NOT A SOU phr. not a penny, nothing at all ...M18
• NOT A STITCH TO ONE'S BACK adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT AT ANY PRICE! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT A WORD OF THE PUDDING phr. keep quiet about it, say absolutely nothing about it ...L17
• NOT A WORD TO THROW TO A DOG phr. not a single word ...1901 Eng. dial.
• NOT BACKWARD IN COMING FORWARD adj. not shy ...1830 UK sl.
• NOT BAD adj. rather good, or quite good ...1909 UK sl.
int. good! excellent! ...M19 US
• NOT BAT AN EYE vb. to remain impassive ...1904 sl., orig. US
• NOT BAT AN EYELID vb. to remain impassive ...1904 sl., orig. US
• NOT BE FUSSED vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1988 Brit.
• NOT BLOODY LIKELY! int. used as an emphatic negative ...1914 UK sl.
• NOT BORN IN THE WOODS TO BE SCARED BY AN OWL phr. not easily frightened ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A CAT'S ASS! int. an emphatic denial ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A JUGFUL! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT BY A LONG CHALK adv. by no means, not at all ...1848 Amer. dial.
int. by no means; on no account ...1841
• NOT BY A LONG SHOT phr. decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG SIGHT phr. decidedly not ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A LONG WAYS adv. not at all; by no means ...1956 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY A MILLSTONE phr. not by any means; not by a long shot ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY LONG CHALKS! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT BY THE HAIR ON MY CHINNY-CHIN-CHIN phr. denying something very firmly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT BY THE HAIR ON MY NECK phr. denying something very firmly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A BUGGER vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1922 Brit.
• NOT CARE A CAT-HARN vb. to not care at all ...1911 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A CHEW OF TOBACCO phr. not care at all ...1804 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1760
• NOT CARE A FARTHING vb. to not care at all ...1709
• NOT CARE A FIDDLER'S FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1930s sl., orig. US
• NOT CARE A FIG vb. to not care at all ...1880
• NOT CARE A FRIG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1955
• NOT CARE A FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT CARE A HANG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1861, ‘hang’ a suphemism for ‘damn’
• NOT CARE A HANNAH COOK vb. to not care at all ...1895 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A HOOT vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1925
• NOT CARE A MONKEY’S TOSS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1960 Brit.
• NOT CARE A PIN vb. to not care at all ...1633
• NOT CARE A RAP vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1834
• NOT CARE A SOD vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1961 Brit.
• NOT CARE A STRAW vb. to not care at all ...1856
• NOT CARE A STUFF vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1974 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• NOT CARE A THRIP vb. to not care at all ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A TINKER’S CUSS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT CARE A TINKER’S DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT CARE A TOSS vb. to be indifferent to something; not care ...1876
• NOT CARE A TUPPENNY HANG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT CARE A TWOPENNY DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT CARE A TYPPENNY DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT CARE A WHIPSTITCH phr. not care in the least ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE A WHOOP phr. not care at all ...1893 Amer. dial.
• NOT CARE TUPPENCE vb. to indifferent to something, not care ...a1744 sl.
• NOT CARE TWO HOOTS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1925
• NOT CARE TWOPENCE vb. to indifferent to something, not care ...a1744 sl.
• NOTCH n. the female genitals ...18C sl.
vb. to wound ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
• NOTCHBACK n. a car with a dent in its boot/trunk ...1992 US sl.
• NOTCH-BROAD n. a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• NOTCHERIE n. a brothel ...E20 US sl.
• NOTCHERY n. a brothel ...E20 US sl.
• NOTCH-GIRL n. a prostitute ...20C US sl.
• NOTCH-HOUSE n. a brothel ...1931 sl.
• NOTCH-JOINT n. a brothel ...E20 US sl.
• NOTCH UP vb. to achieve ...1837 UK sl.
• NOT COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER vb. to be aware ...1902 Aust. sl.
• NOT CRICKET adj. unfair, unreasonable ...1851 sl.
• NOTE n. an old term for £1 ...1863 Brit. & Aust. sl.
• NOTE FROM MOTHER n. official permission ...1986 US naval aviator usage
• NO-TELL MOTEL n. a motel with discreet management favoured by prostitutes and couples seeking privacy ...1974 US sl.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BULL phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZARD phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A BUZZER phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A CAT phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A COW phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO BELL A GOOSE phr. said of one who seems very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BARREL phr. ignorant, stupid ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR phr. ignorant, stupid ...1914 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO EAT PEAS OUT OF A BOTTLE adj. said of one who seems very stupid ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO GO TO MILL adj. stupid ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LAP ALUM AND DROOL adj. very stupid, ignorant ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO LEAD A GOOSE TO WATER adj. stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH SENSE TO TOTE GUTS TO A BEAR phr. ignorant, stupid ...1960 Amer. dial.
• NOT ENOUGH TO DUST A FIDDLE adj. very few, not much ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTE OF ADMIRATION n. an exclamation point (!) ...1611
• NOTE UP FOR vb. to indicate; to point toward some outcome ...1974 Amer. dial.
• NOT EVEN phr. no, not at all ...1984 US sl.
• NOT EVEN WRAPPED-UP adj. crudely expressed ...L19 colloq.
• NOT FIT TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR adj. worthless
• NOT FIT TO KILL adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA phr. an expression of strong denial ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT FOR LOVE OR MONEY! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FOR MY LIFE! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FOR THE LIFE OF YOU phr. expresses the impossibility of your doing or understanding something ...1809
• NOT FOR TOFFEE adv. ineffectually, incompetently; used to denote incompetence ...1914 sl.
• NOT FUCKING LIKELY! int. used as an emphatic negative ...1937 UK sl.
• NOT GET ANYWHERE vb. to fail to reach your goal; to not succeed in achieving your object ...1932 US sl.
• NOT GIVE A BLACK DAMN vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A BUGGER vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1922 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A CENT adj. unconcerned ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE A CUSS adj. unconcerned ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE A D vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DAM vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1760
• NOT GIVE A DARN vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DERN vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DOMN vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DRAT vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A DURN vb. to not care at all ...L18 sl.
• NOT GIVE A FIDDLER'S FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1930s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A FIDDLER'S SCREW IN HELL vb. to not care at all ...1930s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A FLYING FIDDLER'S MICKEY vb. to not care at all ...1930s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A FLYING FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A FRIG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1955
• NOT GIVE A FUCK vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1929
• NOT GIVE A GODDAM vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A GOOD DAMN vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A GOOD DOGGONE vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A GOOD FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A GOOD GODDAM vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A GOOD GODDURN vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A GREASED GODDAM vb. to not care in the slightest ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE A HANG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1861, ‘hang’ a suphemism for ‘damn’
• NOT GIVE A HOOT vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1925
• NOT GIVE A HOOT IN HELL vb. to not care at all ...L19 sl.
• NOT GIVE A KICK phr. not care at all ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE A MONKEY'S vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A MONKEY’S FUCK vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A MONKEY’S TOSS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1960 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A MOTHERFUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A RAP vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1834
• NOT GIVE A RATFUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A RAT'S FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A RAT'S TEE HEINY HOO vb. not care at all ...2009 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE A RED FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A ROYAL FUCK vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE A SHIT vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1922
• NOT GIVE A SHITE vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1922
• NOT GIVE A SOD vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1961 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A STUFF vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1974 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• NOT GIVE A TINKER’S vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT GIVE A TINKER’S CURSE vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT GIVE A TINKER’S CUSS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT GIVE A TINKER’S DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1824
• NOT GIVE A TOOT phr. not care at all ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE A TOSS vb. to be indifferent to something; not care ...1876
• NOT GIVE A TUPPENNY DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A TUPPENNY HANG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A TWOPENNY DAMN vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A TWOPENNY HANG vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1887 Brit.
• NOT GIVE A WHOOP phr. not care at all ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OF YOUR PISS phr. expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OFF YOUR TURDS phr. expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
• NOT GIVE THE SWEAT OFF OF ONE'S BALLS vb. to be unwilling to give anything ...1949 US sl.
• NOT GIVE TUPPENCE vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...a1744 sl.
• NOT GIVE TWO BUGGERS vb. to not care at all ...1920s sl.
• NOT GIVE TWO FUCKS vb. to not care at all ...1910s sl., orig. US
• NOT GIVE TWO HOOTS vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...1925
• NOT GIVE TWOPENCE vb. to be indifferent to something, not care ...a1744 sl.
• NOT HALF adv. used as a very positive intensifier of the verb to which it is attached ...1851 UK sl.
int. used for registering assent, approval, agreement, etc. ...1920 UK sl.
• NOT HALF BAD adj. quite good ...1867 UK sl.
• NOT HALF SO BAD phr. not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT HARD TO TAKE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT HAVE A CLUE vb. to lack knowledge ...1948 sl.
• NOT HAVE ALL ONE'S BUTTONS adj. deficient in intellect; stupid; insane, crazy, unstable ...1860 sl.
• NOT HAVE AN OAT vb. to be penniless ...c1870 sl.
• NOT HAVE BOTH OARS IN THE WATER phr. to be stupid or mentally unbalanced ...1982 Amer. sl.
• NOT HAVING ANY (OF) adj. refusing to agree ...1902 UK sl.
• NOTHING adj. inconsequential ...1960 US sl.
n. something ...2000 US sl.
• NOTHING-ASS BITCH n. a stern term of contempt for a woman ...1972 US sl.
• NOTHING BUT A THING n. something that is not important ...1993 US sl.
• NOTHING BUT THE BACON! int. used as a stock answer to "What's shakin?" ...1951 US sl.
• NOTHING BUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP phr. used as a humorous comment on a job well done or a remark well made ...1997 US sl.
• NOTHING BUT THE BOTTOM OF THE NET phr. used as a humorous comment on a job well done or a remark well made ...1997 US sl.
• NOTHING-DOER n. an idler ...1893
• NOTHING DOING! int. used as an expression of rejection or denial ...1910 UK sl.
• NOTHING FLAT adv. very quickly ...1947 US sl.
• NOTHING IN IT adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING SHAKING phr. nothing happening ...1975 US sl.
• NOTHING'S NEST n. a thing of no value or importance; a nonentity ...1892 Eng. dial.
• NOTHING STARTLING adj. unimpressive ...20C colloq.
• NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT adj. 1. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO CABLE HOME ABOUT adj. unremarkable; usual; mediocre ...World War I Aust. soldiers' usage
• NOTHING TO IT adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO MAKE A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT phr. nothing to make a fuss about; nothing in the least important ...L19
• NOTHING TO SHOUT ABOUT adj. 1. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO SHOUT HOME ABOUT adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO WIRE HOME ABOUT adj. 1. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT adj. 1. unremarkable; usual; mediocre ...L19 colloq.
adj. 2. indifferent ...1914
adj. 3. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING-WORTH * adj. worthless, of no worth or value ...1619
* n. a worthless person ...1535
• NOTHING WORTH WRITING HOME ABOUT adj. unremarkable; indifferent ...1914 UK sl.
• NOTHINGY adj. of no worth or importance ...1834
• NO THREE-ALARM FIRE adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTICE n. a contract to do a job, esp. an illegal commission ...1970 UK sl.
vb. 1. to watch over; to look after ...1944 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to court ...1952 Amer. dial.
• NOTIFICATE †* vb. to denote ...1654
• NOT IF I KNOW IT! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO TILT! int. used to express surprise or affirmation; no shit! ...1983 US euphemism
• NO TIME n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO TIME FLAT adv. very quickly ...1957 US sl.
• NOT IN IT adj. neglected; ignored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT IN MY NAME phr. a slogan of disavowal of prevailing attitudes ...1994 US
• NOT IN OUR NAME phr. a slogan of disavowal of prevailing attitudes ...1994 US
• NOT IN THE BOOK adj. not allowed, irregular
• NOT IN THE RACE phr. not having any chance of success ...1904 Aust. sl.
• NOT IN THE SAME STREET AS adj. very inferior to ...c1910 colloq.
• NOT IN THE SAME STREET WITH adj. very inferior to ...c1910 colloq.
• NOTION n. 1. a liking or fancy, esp. for a person of the opposite sex ...1864 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an ingenious device ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTIONABLE adj. of people: queer, odd, strange, peculiar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONAL adj. 1. strange, having odd or peculiar ideas; fanciful, whimsical; opinionated; temperamental; fussy ...1791 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of the opinion; inclined to believe ...1823 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONATE adj. 1. given to notions or impulses, fanciful, whimsical ...1850 Sc. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. headstrong, obstinate, self-opinionated ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
†* vb. to devise or originate by process of thought ...1661
• NOTITION † n. knowledge, information, intelligence ...c1485
• NOT KEEPING ONE'S EYE ON THE BALL adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT KICKING VERY HIGH adj. not feeling so good, unwell ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW A FROM A BATTLEDORE phr. ignorant; illiterate ...c1401 sl.
• NOT KNOW A FROM A BULL'S FOOT phr. ignorant; illiterate ...c1401 sl.
• NOT KNOW ANY MORE THAN ADAM'S OFF-OX adj. ignorant; stupid ...1978 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW AS MUCH AS A LAST YEAR'S BIRD NEST adj. very stupid, ignorant ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW B FROM A BULL'S FOOT phr. ignorant; illiterate ...c1401 sl.
• NOT KNOW DIDDLY adj. ignorant ...1985 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW FROM ADAM'S OFF OX phr. wholly unacquainted with ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW FROM NOTHING vb. to be ignorant ...1936 US sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM A SIDE OF SOLE LEATHER phr. not know one at all ...1855 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE FROM THE SIDE OF A BARN phr. not know one at all ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A HOT ROCK vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A JUG OF APPLE CIDER vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A MUSKET vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1862 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A PITCHFORK vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1985 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A RIFLE BARREL vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A STALK OF BANANAS vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1939 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM A WIND SCOOP ABOUT SHIP'S WORK vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1958 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ICE CREAM vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1983 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM MAMMOTH CAVE vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S AILERON vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1969 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ARMPIT vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1897 sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S LEFT FOOT vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM PORK SAUSAGE vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1970 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A CHECKER BOARD vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM THIRD BASE vb. to be ignorant, stupid, or confused ...1955 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW ONE'S BRASS FROM ONE'S OBOE vb. to be very ignorant; to be stupid ...
• NOT KNOW SHIT FROM SHINOLA vb. to be ignorant ...c1930 US sl.
• NOT KNOW SIC 'EM adj. very ignorant or stupid ...1907 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW SOMEONE FROM ADAM vb. to be ignorant of someone's identity ...1784 sl.
• NOT KNOW THE FRONT END OF A CAMERA FROM ONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to be very stupid ...1949 Amer. sl.
• NOT KNOW TOODLUM SQUAW phr. said of a stupid person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOT KNOW WHAT HIT ONE vb. to be taken by surprise ...1923 sl.
• NOT KNOW YOUR ARSE FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND phr. to be completely ignorant ...1982 UK sl.
• NOT KNOW YOUR ARSE FROM YOUR ELBOW phr. to be ignorant ...1930 UK sl.
• NOT LIKELY! int. used for registering refusal ...1893 UK sl.
• NOT MANY int. yes, a term of emphatic agreement ...1998 UK sl.
• NOT MANY BENNY phr. an ironic expression meaning definitely yes; a great deal; a lot; an intensifying agreement ...1999 UK sl.
• NOTMATOT n. a boy, a hobbledehoy ...1890 Eng. dial.
• NOT MUCH CHOP adj. of low quality; bad; inferior, unsatisfactory ...1847 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NOT MUCH COP adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1902 Brit. sl.
• NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT adj. unattractive, ugly ...1861 UK sl.
• NOT MUCH UP TOP phr. said of a stupid person ...1961 sl.
• NOT OFF adj. of a horse, or jockey that is considered not to be trying to win a race ...1991 UK sl.
• NOTOMIZE n. 1. a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a man ...1858 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMY n. 1. a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834. dial.
• NOT ON adj. unacceptable, impossible; not permissible; forbidden; not going to happen ...1972 sl.
• NOT ON THE JOB adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT ON YOUR AMBROTYPE! int. not at all! never! ...1895 Amer. sl.
• NOT ON YOUR ASS! int. no indeed! 'not on your life' ...1960 Amer. sl.
• NOT ON YOUR AUNT FANNY! int. by no means; on no account ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT ON YOUR HEAD! int. definitely not ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT ON YOUR LIFE! int. used for registering emphatic refusal or denial ...1896 US sl.
• NOT ON YOUR NELLY!  int. used as an absolute denial, refusal, or rejection ...1941 UK rhyming sl.
• NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE int. an emphatic negative ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO-TOP n. a convertible with its top down ...1976 US sl.
• NOT PYGMALION LIKELY! int. not very likely! ...1948 UK sl.
• NOT QUITE THERE adj. 1. eccentric, insane, crazy ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. drunk ...1930s sl.
• NOT READY adj. not hip; old-fashioned ...1968 Amer. sl.
• NOT RIGHT adj. mad, eccentric, mentally wrong ...Brit. sl. Brit
• NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD adj. insane ...1662 euphemism
• NOT RIGHT UPSTAIRS adj. insane, crazy ...1932 sl.
• NO-TRUMP n. a life prison sentence without chance of parole ...1976 US sl.
• NOT SO BAD phr. not as bad as might have been feared, quite good ...L18
• NOT SO DUSTY adj. satisfactory ...1856 Brit. sl.
• NOT SO GOOD adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT SO GREEN AS I'M CABBAGE-LOOKING phr. I'm not such a fool as I may appear ...L19 sl.
• NOT SO HOT adj. not very good or not very well; mediocre ...1927 Amer. sl.
• NOT SO HOTSY adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT SO HOTSY-TOTSY adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT SO KOSHER adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT SO WARM adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT STICK vb. to dislike strongly ...1899 sl.
• NOTTAMY n. a skeleton ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NOTT-HEADED † adj. having the hair cut close ...1611-12
• NOT THE FOGGIEST IDEA adj. no idea whatsoever
• NOT THE FOGGIEST NOTION adj. no idea whatsoever
• NOT THE FULL QUID adj. 1. stupid, crazy, eccentric ...1944 Aust. & NZ sl.
adj. 2. lacking ...1984 NZ sl.
• NOT THE GHOST OF A CHANCE adj. no chance at all
• NOT THE LENGTH OF A STREET phr. a small interval ...1893 sl.
• NOT THERE adj. inattentive; absent-minded ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTTIE n. an unattractive person ...2002 US sl.
• NOTTIMIZE n. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834. dial.
• NOT TO BAT AN EYE vb. to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO BAT AN EYELASH vb. to betray no emotion; to show no sign of wavering ...1958 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO BE ABLE TO SAY BLACK'S HIS NAIL vb. to be unable to impute blame to anyone ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO BE ABLE TO SAY THREE WORDS OF A SORT vb. not to speak coherently ...1868 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO BE ABLE TO SPARE THE REEK OFF ONE'S OWN SHIT vb. to be very greedy and grasping ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO BE MADE OF SUGAR OR SALT phr. not to be readily affected by moisture; hence, not to be disconcerted by wet weather ...1786
• NOT TO BE SALT phr. not to be delicate, or easily made ill ...1794 Sc.
• NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT adj. 1. adequate ...1813
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT adj. 1. adequate ...1813
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO BE TAKING ANY vb. not to be in the mood for ; to be disinclined for ...1900 sl.
• NOT TO BUDGE A PEG vb. to make no effort or movement; not to cooperate in the least ...1858 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO BUY CLOTHES FOR THE BABY phr. not to be accomplishing one's task or getting one's work done ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO CARE A BUTTON phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a button ...Bk1891 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A CENT phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a cent ...1848 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A FARTHING vb. to care very little ...1712
• NOT TO CARE A FIG phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a fig ...1833 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A HANG phr. a simile of indifference; to not care about a matter  ...Bk1891 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A MONKEY'S ASS phr. not to care at all ...1978 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO CARE A MONKEY'S FUCK phr. not to care at all ...c1920 Amer sl., esp. naval
• NOT TO CARE A PIN phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a pin ...1633 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A POINT  phr. a simile of indifference; to not care about a matter  ...1590 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A RAP phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a rap ...1871 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A RUSH phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a rush ...Bk1891 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A SNAP phr. a simile of indifference; to not care about a matter  ...1889 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A STRAW phr. a simile of indifference; to care about a matter not even so much as to the value of a straw...Bk1891 colloq.
• NOT TO CARE A THRUM phr. not care at all ...1809 Sc.
• NOT TO CARE THE BLACK BEFORE ONE'S NAIL FOR ANYONE vb. to have the lowest opinion of anyone ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO CARE WHETHER SCHOOL KEEPS OR NOT vb. not to care what happens; to go one's own way ...1852 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO CARE WHETHER THE DOG CATCH THE HARE OR THE HARE CATCH THE DOG phr. said of a person who is utterly thoughtless or reckless of consequences ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO CARE WHICH END GOES FIRST vb. to be utterly reckless or extravagant ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO GET ONE'S WATER HOT vb. to exercise patience, to refrain from making a hasty judgement ...1935 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO GIVE A CAHOOT phr. not to care at all ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO HALLOO UNTIL ONE IS OUT OF THE WOOD phr. not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past ...1801
• NOT TO GIVE A HATE vb. not to give a damn, an expression of indifference  ...1929 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO GIVE A MONKEY'S TIT phr. not to care at all ...1979 Amer. sl.
• NOT (TO) HAVE A CRACKER adj. to be penniless ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• NOT TO HAVE A LEG TO PUT UNDER ONE vb. to be tired out ...Bk1905 Ireland
• NOT TO HAVE THE HAY-SEED OUT OF ONE'S HAIR vb. not to have outgrown one's youthful 'greenness' ...1887 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE LADLE WHEN THE POT COMES A-BOIL vb. to be prepared, to take proper precautions ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO HEAR IT THUNDER vb. to be deaf ...1885 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO HEAR PEA-TURKEY phr. not to hear a single word ...1984 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO HOLD ONE'S DISH UNDER THAT LADLE vb. not to submit to ask anything of anyone ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW A BEE FROM A BULL'S FOOT phr. to be ignorant or stupid ...1812 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW A B FROM A BATTLEDORE vb. to be utterly illiterate ...1553 arch.
• NOT TO KNOW A B FROM A BULL'S FOOT vb. to be entirely illiterate ...1401
• NOT TO KNOW A FROM B phr. to be ignorant; not to have the most rudimentary knowledge ...1952 Amer. sl.
• NOT TO KNOW ANKLES FROM ELBOWS phr. said of a person who seems to be very stupid ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW APPLES FROM ORANGES phr. to be ignorant of the most rudimentary forms of knowledge ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM A BULL'S FOOT phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM APPLE BUTTER phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY phr. to very stupid; to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BARLEY IF THE BAGS WERE OPEN phr. to be very stupid; to lack common sense ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFOOT ABOUT BISCUITS phr. to be very stupid ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BULLFROGS phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTER phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM BUTTONS phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS phr. to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS FROM PEAS WHEN THE PADS ARE OPEN phr. to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S OPEN phr. to be very stupid ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE BAG'S UNTIED phr. to be very stupid ...1917 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WHEN THE POD'S OPEN phr. to be very stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEANS WITH THE SACK OPEN phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BULL'S FOOT phr. to be very stupid ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM BUTTER phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEEF FROM THE BULL'S TAIL phr. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW BEESWAX FROM BULL FOOT phr. to be ignorant or stupid ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM A BROOMSTICK phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM A BUFFALO'S FOOT phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1832 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM A BULL'S FOOT phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1792 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BAT'S FOOT phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULL' S BAG phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULL phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULLFROG phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULL'S ASS phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULLSHIT phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM BULLY phr. to be ignorant or illiterate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW CATNIP vb. to lack common sense ...1954 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE FROM A BALE OF CRAP phr. said of a person one does not know or cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
• NOT TO KNOW ONE FROM A BALE OF HAY phr. said of a person one does not know or cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ARSE FROM ONE'S ELBOW phr. to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASS FROM ONE'S ELBOW phr. to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW ONE'S ASSHOLE FROM ONE'S ELBOW phr. to be ignorant; not to possess the most rudimentary knowledge; very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW PEADOODLE phr. not to know anything, ignorant ...2000 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW PEAS vb. to be very stupid ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO KNOW PEA-TURKEY phr. not to know the simplest thing; ignorant ...1984 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO LIVE ON DEAF NUTS vb. to look well-fed, prosperous, hearty ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO MATTER A FARTHING vb. to matter very little ...1647
• NOT TO MOVE A PEG vb. to make no effort or movement; not to cooperate in the least ...1858 Amer. dial.
• NOTTOMY n. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834. dial.
• NOT TONIGHT, JOSEPHINE! int. used by a man to defer his sexual duties to a wife or lover; hence, applied to any postponement ...1960 UK sl.
• NOT TOO COOL adj. devious, unfair ...1960s Amer. sl.
• NOT TO PART WITH THE REEK OF ONE'S KALE vb. to be very stingy and niggardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO PUT A FEATHEREDGE ON IT vb. to speak plainly ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO PUT NOTHING IN ONE'S HEAD vb. to eat nothing ...Bk1884 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO SAY PEA-TURKEY phr. not to say a single word ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO SAY QUACK vb. to be silent; to keep quiet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOT TO SET HORSES vb. to disagree; to be incompatible ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO TAKE TEA FOR THE FEVER vb. not to put up with any nonsense; not to allow oneself to be intimidated; to be independent and outspoken ...a1940 Amer. dial.
• NOTTYMAZE n. a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834. dial.
• NOT UP TO DICK adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT UP TO MUCH adj. inferior ...1864 UK sl.
• NOT UP TO PAR adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT UP TO SAMPLE adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT UP TO SCRATCH adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT UP TO SNUFF adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT UP TO THE MARK adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WHAT IT IS CRACKED UP TO BE phr. applied to something of lower quality than it is said to be ...1836
• NOT WORTH A CHEW OF TOBACCO phr. entirely worthless ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A CUE adj. of negligible value ...16C colloq.
• NOT WORTH A DAMN adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A DIDDLY DAMN adj. worthless ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A DIME A DOZEN adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A FARTHING adj. of very small value ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A FART IN A HAILSTORM adj. unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A FART IN HELL adj. unimportant, insignificant; of little value ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A GILL OF JAYBIRD GRAVY phr. worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HADDOCK adj. of little value ...?1562
• NOT WORTH A HANNAH COOK adj. to be of no value or worthless ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HOOT adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A JIGGER adj. valueless ...1861 sl.
• NOT WORTH A KUE adj. of negligible value ...16C colloq.
• NOT WORTH A LEEK † adj. worthless ...a1529
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S BLADE † adj. worthless ...a1400
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S CLOVE † adj. worthless ...a1300
• NOT WORTH A MONKEY'S SNICKER adj. not worth a damn ...1893 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A NOTCH ON A STICK adj. absolutely worthless ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER DAMN adj. worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER QUARTER adj. worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER'S BUTTON adj. worthless or good for nothing ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PICAYUNE adj. worthless ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A Q adj. of negligible value ...16C colloq.
• NOT WORTH A QUE adj. of negligible value ...16C colloq.
• NOT WORTH A SKILLAGALEE adj. worthless, of little value ...1833
• NOT WORTH A STRAW adj. of no appreciable value ...c1540 sl.
• NOT WORTH A THRIP adj. worthless ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DURN adj. good for nothing ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TOOT adj. worthless ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP adj. 1. worthless ...1884 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. not worth the trouble of summoning ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP AND A HOLLER adj. not worth the trouble of summoning ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP IN HELL adj. worthless  ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH BEANS adj. worthless ...M19 US sl.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY SQUAT adj. worthless ...1981 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY-BOP adj. worthless ...1974 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH JACK SHIT adj. worthless ...20C sl.
• NOT WORTH SHOE-BUCKLES adj. of little value or account ...1737
• NOT WORTH SHUCKS adj. 1. for nothing; of little value ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH SIC 'EM adj. worthless ...1989 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE LUNGS OF A FLEA adj. of a person: utterly worthless ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER AND SHOT adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER TO BLOW IT UP adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH THE WHISTLE adj. not worth the trouble of summoning ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO HOOTS IN HELL adj. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HADES adj. worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HELL adj. 1. not worth the trouble of summoning ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. worthless ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOUGHTIES n. the years 2000 through to 2009 ...2001 Brit. sl.
• NOUGHT OF THE MAKE phr. nothing of the kind ...1825 Eng. dial.
• NOURISH vb. to suck ...1938 Amer. dial.
• NOVANTIQUE †* adj. new-old ...a1688
• NOVATURIENT †* adj. desiring changes or alterations ...1679
• NOVERCAL adj. in the manner of a stepmother ...1623
• NOVERCANT †* adj. acting like a stepmother ...1472-3
• NOVHERE adj. unattractive; unpleasing ...1955 US sl.
• NOVICES CHASE n. the face ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• NOVIE BOAT n. a large, low-cost lobster boat built in Nova Scotia ...1888 US sl.
• NOVILUNAR * adj. pertaining to the new moon ...1686
• NOVILUNE †* n. the new moon ...1619
• NOVITIOUS † adj. 1. having the character of novices ...1619
† adj. 2. newly invented, of recent origin, new ...1659
• NOW adj. fashionable, in style, current ...1955 US colloq.
• NOW AND NEVER adj. clever ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• NOW AND THENER n. in horse racing: a horse that is an uneven or inconsistent performer ...1951 US sl.
• NOWANIGHTS n. the present time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO WAY! int. expresses disbelief at that which has just been said ...1968 US sl.
• NO WAY IN THIS WORLD! int. impossible! ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO WAY, JOSE! int. a humorous, if empathic, denial ...1981 US sl.
• NOW, CLAP HANDS! a silly witticism often addressed to anyone carrying a load needing both hands, effort, and concentration ...c1940
• NO WHAT adv. certainly not ...1900 S. Afr.
• NOWHERE adj. 1. said of something insignificant or dreary ...1940 sl.
adj. 2. incapable of understanding ...1950s Amer. sl.
• NOW OR NEVER adj. clever ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• NO WORRIES! int. an expression of confidence that everything will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WOW adj. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOW PICKING AT THE COVERLET adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO WUCKERS phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKING FURRIES phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKS phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NOW YOU'RE LOGGING phr. an expression of commendation ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NOYANCE n. offense, damage ...1886 Eng. dial.
• NOYMENT n. intent to injure, malice ...1886 Eng. dial.
• NOYOUS † adj. causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful ...a1340 obs.
• NOZZLE n. the nose ...1771 sl.
• N.S.S.! int. an exclamation of ironic surprise (No Shit Sherlock) ...1970s sl., orig. US
• NUB n. 1. copulation ...18C Brit. sl.
n. 2. an ugly young woman ...M20 US sl.
vb. 1. to hang by the neck until dead ...L17 cant
vb. 2. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• NUBBIE adj. short and plump, dumpy ...B1900 Sc.
n. 1. an unsocial person, worldly, yet lazy ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a walking-staff with a hooked head ...B1900 Sc.
• NUBBIES n. the breasts ...20C Aust. sl.
• NUBBING-CHEAT n. 1. the gallows ...17C cant
n. 2. copulation ...18C Brit. sl.
• NUBBING-CHIT n. 1. the gallows ...17C cant
n. 2. copulation ...18C Brit. sl.
• NUBBING-COVE n. the hangman ...L17 cant
• NUBBIN HEAD n. a Black person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUBBIN KILLER n. thunder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NUBBLE n. a small hill or mountain; an islet ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NUBBY adj. clever ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NUBE n. a scarf ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NUBIA n. a scarf ...1864 Amer. dial.
• NUBILE n. a young, attractive female ...Aust. sl.
• NUBTAIL n. a bobtailed horse ...1970 Amer. dial.
• NUBY n. a scarf ...1904 Amer. dial.
• NUCLEAR SUB n. a pub ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• NUDATE †* vb. to make bare or naked, to strip, to unclothe ...1688
• NUDDLING n. a simpleton; a demented person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NUDDY adj. naked, nude ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NUDGE vb. of a man: to have sex ...17C sl.
• NUDGE-NUDGE, WINK-WINK! int. an expression suggesting an innuendo, esp. in relation to sexual activities ...Aust. sl.
• NUDGER n. the penis ...M20 Brit. sl.
• NUDIE n. 1. a magazine or a film which features nudity ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a female nude entertainer of a nude woman pictured in a magazine ...M20 US sl.
• NUDIUSTERTIAN †* adj. of the day before yesterday ...1647
• NUDNIK n. a dull, boring person ...Brit. sl.
• NUFFER n. a handkerchief ...L20 colloq.
• NUFF-NUFF n. the stuff that collects in the pockets of old suits and overcoats ...1973 Amer. dial.
• NUFF SAID phr. used as an indication that nothing more need be said on a particular topic ...1840 sl.
• NUG n. a term of endearment ...L17 cant
vb. 1. to fondle a woman ...17C Brit. colloq.
vb. 2. to coit a woman ...17C Brit. colloq.
• NUGACIOUS * adj. trivial, trifling, futile; of no moment or importance ...1652
• NUGATORIOUS † adj. trifling, of no value or importance, worthless ...1646
• NUGGET n. 1. a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf ...c1850 Aust., chiefly rural usage
n. 2. a short, thickset or muscular person ...c1890 Aust. colloq.
n. 3. boot polish ...c1910 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a very attractive girl, of whom it is hoped that is not ‘as good as gold’ ...c1925 Aust. sl.
n. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a hard knob of faeces ...Aust. sl.
vb. to appropriate unbranded calves, usually one’s neighbour’s ...c1900 Aust. sl.
• NUGGETS n. 1. money, esp. cash ...c1890 colloq.
n. 2. the breasts ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the testicles ...20C US colloq.
n. 4. amphetamine capsules ...20C US drugs sl.
• NUGGETY adj. 1. having the form of nuggets; rich in nuggets ...1870
adj. 2. of people and animals: short, thickset, and strong; stocky ...1888 Aust. & NZ
• NUGGIES n. the testicles ...20C US colloq.
• NUGGING n. sexual intercourse ...L17 cant
• NUGGING-COVE n. a fornicator ...18C cant
• NUGGING-DRESS n. an odd or exotic dress, esp. a loose dress affected by, and characteristic of, harlots ...L17 cant
• NUGGING-HOUSE n. a brothel ...M18 cant
• NUGGING-KEN n. a brothel ...M18 cant
• NUG-HEAD n. a blockhead ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NUGIFRIVOLOUS adj. free for frivolous trifling ...1589
• NUGILOGUE n. trifling talk ...1649
• NUGS n. the testicles ...20C US colloq.
• NUI adj. 1. big, large, great ...1938 Hawaii
adj. 2. pregnant ...1938 Hawaii
• NUISANCE, THE n. the menses ...20C colloq.
• NUISIBLE †* adj. harmful, hurtful ...1490
• NUKE n. a nuclear bomb, missile, etc. ...1959 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons ...1967 sl.
vb. 2. to cook or heat food in a microwave oven ...1987 sl., chiefly US
vb. 3. to thoroughly beat, to trounce ...Brit. sl.
• NUKER n. a microwave-oven ...1980s Brit. sl.
• NULL vb. to abate; to alleviate pain ...1984 Amer. dial.
• NULLIBIQUITOUS * adj. nowhere existing ...1832
• NULLIFY vb. of a horse: to balk ...1918 Amer. dial.
• NULLY n. a foolish person ...1973 sl.
• NUMB adj. dull, stupid, dump; clumsy; not very alert or unaware ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBA TEN adj. the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
• NUMB CREATURE n. a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMBER n. 1. a garment; an article of clothing ...1894 sl.
n. 2. a woman; a woman of the stated sort, as a 'little blond number'; a sexually attractive girl, esp. a 'cute little number' ...1919 sl.
n. 3. a job or occupation ...1948 sl.
n. 4. a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 5. a meal ...Aust. sl.
n. 6. a song ...Aust. sl.
n. 7. a theatrical piece; a routine ...Aust. sl.
• NUMBER 9 n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• NUMBERBELLY n. an umbrella ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBER EIGHT n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• NUMBERELL n. an umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NUMBERFUL †* adj. many in number, numerous ...1594
• NUMBER GRABBER n. a railroad yard clerk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMBER NIP n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• NUMBER ONE n. 1. oneself ...1704 sl.
n. 2. urination ...1902 sl., euphemism
n. 3. the first officer ...Aust. navy sl.
• vb. to urinate; spoken or indicated with finger signals ...19C colloq.
• NUMBER ONES n. urination ...sl.
• NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE n. one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• NUMBERS BANKER n. the operator of an illegal numbers racket or lottery ...1959 US sl.
• NUMBERS DROP n. a place where bets on an illegal lottery are turned in or made ...1957 US sl.
• NUMBER SEVEN n. a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing from catching it on something sharp ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NUMBERS GAME n. sex expressed in numeric terms ...1964 US sl.
• NUMBER TEN adj. the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
• NUMBER TEN THOUSAND adj. worse than the very worst ...1968 US Vietnam war usage
• NUMBER THAN A HAKE adj. stupid ...1979 Amer. dial.
• NUMBER THIRTEEN n. morphine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• NUMBER THREE n. 1. an ejaculation of semen ...20C Brit. sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 3. sexual relief, by any means ...1984 UK sl.
• NUMBER TWO adj. applied to illegal or irregular activity ...2003 India sl.
n. defecation ...1902 sl., a child's word or euphemism
• NUMBER TWO MAN n. a skilled card cheat adept at dealing the second card instead of the top card in a deck ...1979 US sl.
• NUMBER TWOS n. defecation ...1936 US sl.
• NUMBER UNO n. the leader or most important person in any situation ...Aust. sl.
• NUMBERY † adj. 1. numerous, rich in numbers ...1591
† adj. 2. poetical, metrical, melodious ...1598
• NUMBHEAD n. a fool, a stupid person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMB-HEADED adj. stupid, dull ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NUMBIES n. Players' Number 6™ cigarettes ...1988 Sc. sl.
• NUMB NUT n. a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUMBNUTS n. 1. an idiot ...1960 US sl.
n. 2. an ineffectual man ...Aust. sl.
• NUMBO n. Number 6™, a branded cigarette ...2001 UK sl.
• NUMB OUT vb. to feel or show the effects of crack cocaine ...1996 UK sl.
• NUMBRELL' n. an umbrella ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NUMBROUS † adj. 1. numerous ...a1586
† adj. 2. exhibiting poetic numbers; rhythmical ...1581
• NUMBSKULL n. 1. a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ...1742
n. 2. bad liquor ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NUMBY n. a fool, a stupid person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NUM-CUMPUS n. one who is non compos mentis, or not of sound mind; a fool ...1882 Eng. dial.
• NUMEROLOGIST n. a person who claims to have devised a winning system for an illegal numbers gambling lottery ...1949 US sl.
• NUMERO UNO n. oneself ...Aust. sl.
• NUMMI-AMOROUS † adj. fond of or loving money ...1650
• NUMMY adj. delicious ...1989 US sl.
• NUMP n. a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † n. a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMPTY n. a fool; an idiot ...Brit. sl.
• NUMPY n. a fool, a dolt ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMQUID * n. an inquisitive person ...1833
• NUMSCUL n. a blockhead; a stupid person ...17C
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ...1742
• NUMSKULLEDNESS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLERY n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUMSKULLISM n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUNCUPATE †* adj. called, named ...a1548 obs. rare
† vb. 1. to dedicate a work to someone ...1550 obs.
† vb. 2. to express a vow in words, to announce or declare a promise ...1606 obs.
†* vb. 3. to call, to name, to designate ...1609 obs. rare
vb. 4. to declare a will orally ...a1677
• NUNDINATE † vb. to buy and sell at fairs or markets ...1623
• NUNKY † n. an uncle; also, a familiar term of address to an elderly man ...1798 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUNNERY n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• NUNNY-FUDGER n. 1. a meddlesome, prying person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the wren, Troglodytes vulgaris ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NUN'S HABIT n. a rabbit ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• NUNTY adj. 1. dressed in a shabby or old-fashioned way, dowdy, unstylish: applied to female dress ...1838 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. precise in dress, neat, trim, dapper ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. stout or chubby, combined with shortness ...1876 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. handy, convenient ...1879 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of persons: ill-tempered, cross, sulky ...1894 Eng. dial.
• NUPPENCE n. no money ...1886 Brit. sl.
• NUPSON † n. a simpleton, a fool ...1598
• NUPTIALIZE * vb. to get married ...1857
• NUPTIATE vb. to marry ...1872 Amer.
• NURD n. 1. a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; an ineffectual or incompetent person; someone studious but socially inept; an oaf, a jerk ...1951 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. an unpleasant, insignificant, or dull person ...1950s sl., orig. US
• NUREMBERG TRIALS n. piles ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• NURK n. a contemptible person ...1966 Brit. sl.
• NURLY adj. 1. ill-tempered, cross-grained ...1871 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. knotty, gnarled ...1806 Amer.
adj. 3. of soil: lying in lumps ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NURN † vb. 1. to utter, say, to speak, to discourse ...a1300
† vb. 2. to ask or request; to urge or press ...a1300
† vb. 3. to offer, to proffer ...a1300
† vb. 4. to complain, to murmur ...B1900
• NURP vb. to pinch with cold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NURSE n. breast milk ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NURSEMENT n. breast milk ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NURSE-NAME n. a nickname, a pet name ...1605
• NURSERY n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• NURSERY RHYME n. crime ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl.
• NURSERY RHYMES n. the Times newspaper ...Brit. sl.
• NURTS n. the testicles ...20C US sl.
int. an exclamation of disbelief ...20C sl.
• NURVIL †* n. a little man; a dwarf ...1499
• NUSH n. the mouth ...1859 Amer. sl.
• NUSHNIK n. a privy ...1983 Amer. dial.
• NUT n. 1. the head; hence, brains, intelligence ...1846 Brit. colloq.
n. 2. a person ...1856 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a crazy or insane person; an eccentric; a foolish person ...1908 sl.
n. 4. a regular and recurring expense ...1909 US sl.
n. 5. a dandy; a very well-dressed, fashionable (if not overly intelligent) young man ...1910s sl,
n. 6. the cost of a venture ...1912 US sl.
n. 7. an undesirable person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a testicle ...Aust. sl.
n. 9. someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast ...1934 sl., orig. US
n. 10. a bankroll ...1951 US sl.
n. 11. in horse racing: a horse picked by a racing newspaper to win a race ...1951 US sl.
n. 12. an orgasm, esp. of a male ...1968 US sl.
n. 13. in horse racing: the tax levied on bets by the track and the state ...1990 US sl.
n. 14. an act of sexual intercourse; sex as an activity ...1991 US sl.
n. 15. semen ...1991 US sl.
n. 16. a rugby ball ...1998 NZ sl.
n. 17. the female breast; usually in the plural ...2002 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to head-butt someone or hit someone on the head ...1937 sl.
vb. 2. to castrate ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to have sex ...1971 US sl.
vb. 4. to kill deliberately ...1974 sl.
vb. 5. to have an orgasm, esp. of a male ...1999 US sl.
• NUT AND GUT adj. mental and physical ...2002 Brit. sl.
• NUTATE * vb. to droop or bend downwards ...1880
• NUTBAG n. a mesh restraint used by police to restrain violent people ...1997 US sl.
• NUTBOX n. a mental hospital ...1965 US sl.
• NUTCAKE n. an eccentric or crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• NUT CASE n. an eccentric; a madman ...1944 Aust. sl.
• NUT-CHOKERS n. men's underpants ...1971 Aust. sl.
• NUT COLLEGE n. a mental hospital ...1931 US sl.
• NUTCRACK n. an implement for cracking nutshells ...1892 Amer. dial.
• NUTCRACKER n. 1. a stern person; a strict disciplinarian, esp. a woman who crushes a man's spirit ...1977 US sl.
n. 2. a railway roundhouse mechanic ...1977 US sl.
• NUTCRACKER FACE n. one with a thin, sharp face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUTCRACKERS n. the testicles ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'knackers'
• NUTCRUSHER n. a hard man or woman; a strict disciplinarian ...1999 Brit. sl.
• NUTCUT n. the critical point in an enterprise or operation ...1972 US sl.
• NUT-CUTTING n. the most critical and distasteful stage in a project or operation ...1968 US sl.
• NUT FACTORY n. a mental hospital ...1915 US sl.
• NUT FARM n. a hospital for the mentally ill ...1940 US sl.
• NUT FLUSH n. in poker: a hand with all cards of the same suit and an ace as the high card ...1979 US sl.
• NUTHATCH n. a madman; a fool ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NUTHEAD n. a very silly or light-headed person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NUTHOUSE n. 1. an insane asylum ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1926 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a place of noise and confusion ...1933 Amer. sl.
• NUT JOB n. an insane or very eccentric person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NUTMEG n. a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1821 sl.
• NUTMEG-MAKER n. a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1883 sl.
• NUT OFF vb. to kill deliberately ...1974 sl.
• NUTOLOGY n. the study of fools ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUT ON vb. to ignore ...1966 Amer. sl.
• NUT OUT vb. 1. to become insane; to abandon restraint ...1919 Amer. sl., esp. Black
vb. 2. to think out; to solve a problem, plan of action, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• NUTPICK n. a psychiatrist ...1918 Amer. sl., esp. military
• NUTPICKER n. a psychiatrist ...1919 Amer. sl., esp. military
• NUTRIBLE †* adj. nutritious, nourishing ...1607
• NUT ROLE n. an instance of feigned insanity or stupidity ...1967 Amer. Black sl.
• NUT ROLL n. a lunatic ...1995 Amer. sl.
• NUTS adj. insane, crazy, out of one's senses ...1846 Amer. sl.
n. 1. testicles ...1915 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to fool around ...1941 Amer. sl.
int. used to express disgust, disbelief, rejection, anger, etc. ...1910 Amer. sl.
• NUTS, THE adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. an excellent person or thing ...1932 US sl.
• NUTS ABOUT adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTSACK n. the scrotum ...1971 Amer. sl.
• NUTSEY adj. crazy, eccentric ...a1941 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• NUT SHARP n. a psychiatrist ...1924 Amer. sl.
• NUTSO adj. crazy ...1979 Amer. sl.
n. a crazy person ...1978 Amer. sl.
• NUTS ON adj. fond of; enthusiastic about; liking; often implying sexual infatuation ...1785
• NUTSY adj. 1. crazy, insane ...1923 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a crazy person ...1962 Amer. sl.
• NUTTER n. 1. a violent deranged person; a mad or insane person ...1958 Brit. sl.
n. 2. one who castrates animals ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NUTTERY n. a mental hospital ...1931 sl.
• NUTTIER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD PIG adj. very crazy ...1992 Amer. dial.
• NUTTINESS n. eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUTTY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1898 sl.
n. chocolates and other sweets ...1947 naval sl.
• NUTTY AS A CUCKOO adj. crazy, demented, insane ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NUTTY AS A FRUITCAKE adj. crazy, eccentric ...1898 sl.
• NUTTY-COCK † n. a term of endearment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NUX n. tea ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NYAM vb. 1. to eat ...1922 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to seize between the teeth, to chew, to eat greedily ...1923 Sc.
• NYAM-NYAM vb. to eat ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NYATT n. a small-sized, sharp-tempered person ...1866 Sc.
• NYIM-NYAM vb. to seize between the teeth, to chew, to eat greedily ...1923 Sc.
• NYKID †* n. a little, a small amount ...a1300
• NYKIN † n. a term of endearment ...1693
• NYMPH DU PAVE n. a prostitute; a streetwalker ...20C US sl.
• NYMPHET n. a sexually attractive young girl ...1955 sl.
• NYMPHO n. a sexually voracious woman ...1935 sl.
• NYMPH OF DARKNESS n. a prostitute ...19C Brit. colloq.
• NYMPH OF THE PAVE n. a prostitute ...M19 sl.
• NYMPH OF THE PAVEMENT n. a prostitute ...M19 sl.