DICTIONARY
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• OLAST † adv. lastly ...a1240
• OLD adj. 1. great, plentiful, excessive, as in 'high old time' ...M15
adj. 2. used affectionately of a person; occasionally used of an animal ...L16
†* adj. 3. in old clothes; shabby ...1596
† adj. 4. ugly ...1708 criminals' sl.
adj. 5. sly, crafty, cunning, clever ...1722
adj. 6. of bread: stale ...1782 Sc.
adj. 7. an intensifier; great, abundant, famous, fine ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 8. customary, usual ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 9. tiresome; usually constructed with 'get', as in 'too much of a good thing gets old' ...1864 colloq.
adj. 10. used as an expression of familiarity, as 'the old boozer' ...M19
adj. 11. overdue, late in payment ...1873 Eng. dial.
adj. 12. wise, serious, thoughtful; of a child: precocious, staid, demure ...1896 Eng. dial.
adj. 13. musty, rotten; fetid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* adv. 1. in ancient times, long ago ...1608
adv. 2. craftily, knowingly; distrustfully, askance; angrily ...1881 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. age, duration of life or existence ...c1200
† n. 2. old age, the advanced stage or period of life ...c1205
† n. 3. an old man, an old woman ...c1375
† n. 4. the wane of the moon ...c1420
n. 5. must, mould ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a dark lager-style beer brewed by the top-fermentation method ...1935 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a master, a boss ...M19 sl.
n. 8. money ... Bk1903 sl.
† vb. to grow old ...c825
• OLD ACKAMARACKUS, THE n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery, nonsense, a tall story ...1933 sl., orig. US
• OLD ADAM, THE n. 1. original sin; male and female lust; human sexuality ...Shakespeare
n. 2. the penis ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. lust; male sex drive and potency ...sl.
• OLD-AGE PENSION n. in bingo: the number 65 ...1940s sl.
• OLD A'ILL THING n. the devil ...1823 Sc.
• OLD AL n. a mythical alligator of the Mississippi River ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD AMBER n. beer ...1960s Aust. sl.
• OLD ANCIENT adj. ancient, antique, old-fashioned ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD ARMY GAME, THE n. 1. any ruthlessly played or unfair gambling game, esp. poker, or the shell game; any swindle  ...1890 US sl.
n. 2. any form of trickery, deception, or evasion ...1910 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the shifting of responsibility to others ...1930 Amer. sl.
• OLD ARTHUR n. arthritis personified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• OLD AS ADAM, AS adj. primevally old ...1867
• OLD AS PANTON GATES adj. very old ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD-ASS adj. run-down, dilapidated ...1960s US sl.
• OLD AUNT n. a hare ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OLD AUNT DINAH n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD AUNTIE n. 1. a great-aunt ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. a middle-aged or elderly effeminate male homosexual; used disparagingly ...1940 Amer. sl.
• OLD AUNT VIOLET n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BACH n. a confirmed bachelor ...M19 US sl.
• OLD BACHELOR n. 1. a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit  ...1867 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD BACHELOR'S PIECE n. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD BAD MAN n. the Devil ...1954 Amer. dial.
• OLD BAD PLACE n. Hell ...1954 Amer. dial.
• OLD BADS n. old clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BAG n. 1. (disparaging) an unattractive, obnoxious, or unpleasant old woman; an old hag, any old woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
n. 2. an elderly, slatternly prostitute ...1961 UK sl.
• OLD BAGS n. the wind ...1881 Eng. dial.
• OLD BAILEY UNDERWRITER n. a forger ...1831 criminals' sl.
• OLD BAKER n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1824 Eng. dial.
• OLD BALDY n. a bald or partly bald person or thing ...1856 US sl.
• OLD BALLS n. a man; often used as a term of affection ...L19 sl.
• OLD BASTARD n. a man, a fellow; a term of address, generally amongst males ...1944 Aust. sl.
• OLD BAT n. a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
• OLD BATCH n. a confirmed bachelor; a solitary or reclusive rustic; a hermit  ...1899 Amer. dial.
• OLD BEAN n. 1. a familial form of address, usually to man ...1905
n. 2. an old person, seen affectionately or kindly ...1940s sl.
• OLD BEESWING n. a genial drinker ...L19 sl.
• OLD BEJOYFUL n. whisky; liquor ...1815 US sl.
• OLD BEN n. the devil ...19C
• OLD BENDY n. the Devil ...18C sl.
• OLD BESS n. a gun ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OLD BESSIE n. a shotgun or rifle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BESSY n. a gun ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OLD BETSY n. 1. one's favourite gun; a shotgun or rifle ...1832 sl., orig. US
n. 2. the sun ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD BIDDY n. an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman; a fussy, mean or quarrelsome old woman ...1938 colloq.
• OLD BILL n. 1. corned beef ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. a veteran; any old soldier, esp. if with heavy, drooping whiskers ...1915 military colloq.
n. 3. an extraordinarily profitable taxi fare ...c1917 taxi drivers usage
n. 4. in horse racing: a rank outsider (horse) ...1920s sl.
n. 5. a police officer; the police ...1958 UK sl.
n. 6. the police force as an institution ...1950s sl.
n. 7. a police station ...1950s sl.
n. 8. the penis ...1998 UK sl.
• OLD BILLY n. the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1894
• OLD BILLY HELL n. the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD BILLY-O n. the devil ...1923
• OLD BIRD adj. of a prisoner: having traditional values ...2001 UK sl.
n. 1. a form of address ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a man; a 'cove' ...1853 jocular
n. 3. an experienced thief ...1877 cant
n. 4. an old hand in prison ...1877 UK sl.
n. 5. an experienced, knowing person ...c1887 colloq.
n. 6. a veteran prisoner ...M19 UK prison sl.
n. 7. a person, usually old ...1910s sl.
n. 8. a mature, older or old woman ...2003 UK sl.
• OLD BIRDIE n. a form of address ...L19 sl.
• OLD BITCH n. a woman who lectures ...1935 tramps' sl.
• OLD BITING DICK n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLACKIE n. the devil ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLACK JOE n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLACK JOES n. the toes ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• OLD BLADE n. 1. a term of address ...L18 nautical usage
n. 2. one's wife ...1915 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLAZES n. the devil ...1849 sl.
• OLD BLIND BOB n. the penis ...18C sl.
• OLD BLOKE n. 1. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1992 Aust. sl.
• OLD BLUE EYES n. Frank Sinatra, US singer (1915-1998) ...1984 US sl.
• OLD BLUE LIGHTS n. a naval gunner ...1916 sl.
• OLD BOAT n. a house, usually in an untidy state, where old people live ...c1930 sl.
• OLD BODY n. an old woman; occasionally used of a man ...M19 sl.
• OLD BOGEY n. the devil; an apparition, a spectre ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLD BOILED EGG n. an O.B.E. ...c1925 UK sl.
• OLD BOILER n. an unattractive (old) woman ...1965 sl., orig. Aust.
• OLD BOLLOCKS n. an older man ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD BONEY n. death ...18C sl.
• OLD BOOGER n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOGERMAN n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOT n. 1. an unattractive woman; a woman with qualities that are considered unattractive ...1958 UK sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a sluttish, promiscuous woman, not necessarily old ...M20 sl.
• OLD BOTHERATION n. the devil ...1858 Eng. dial.
• OLD BOY n. 1. an old man ...1500 UK
n. 2. a strong ale ...c1740 colloq.
n. 3. any oldish man, or one in authority, as one's father, a headmaster, etc....19C colloq.
n. 4. the devil ...19C
n. 5. a father ...1892 UK
n. 6. the penis ...1920s US sl.
n. 7. a friendly form of address to another man ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD BOY, THE n. 1. one's father ...17C sl.
n. 2. the devil ...1782
n. 3. a bachelor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the penis ...1943 US sl.
• OLD BOY NETWORK n. a social and, especially, business connection between former public school pupils which is presumed, by those without such a connection, to give unfair advantages in matters of employment and social advancement; also applied to connections made at university, and at other institutions which may be considered as for the privileged ...1959 UK
• OLD BOZO n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BROKE n. old clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BROWN WINDSOR n. the anus ...1920s Aust. sl.
• OLD BUBA n. an old person who acts younger than their age ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BUCK n. 1. a general term of address ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a man ...M19 sl.
n. 3. boastful talk or insolence ...1895 sl.
n. 4. impudence, cheek; gossip; abuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 6. James Buchanan, 15th US president ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BUCKET n. a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUFFALO n. a nickel ...1965 Amer. sl.
• OLD BUFFER n. a foolish old person ...1749 Brit. sl.
• OLD BUGGY n. an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUZZARD n. a cranky old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CAIN n. the devil ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD CALICO n. an old woman ...M19 US sl.
• OLD CARLE n. the devil ...1891 Sc.
• OLD CAT n. 1. a malicious or spiteful woman; a mean, cunning woman; a shrewish man ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 2. tic-tac-toe ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a Morris Minor ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• OLD CATAMARAN n. an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• OLD-CATTISH adj. like an old maid ...1780
• OLD CHAP n. 1. a man; a friendly form of address to another man ...1822 UK
n. 2. one's father ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an old friend ...20C US sl.
n. 5. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. the penis ...1992 UK sl.
• OLD CHAPPIE n. a term of address ...c1880
• OLD CHARLEY n. an infantryman's pack ...20C army sl.
• OLD CHAUNCEY n. a reliable person ...1958 Amer. dial.
• OLD CHEESE n. one's mother; occasionally someone else's mother ...1970s Aust. sl.
• OLD CHILD n. the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD CHILLS AND FEVER STUFF, THE n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CHINA n. an old friend ...1910s sl.
• OLD CHIP n. a term of endearment ...L19 sl.
• OLD CHOCKA n. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
• OLD CHOCKER n. 1. a man ...c1830 Cockney colloq.
n. 2. an old fellow ...M19 sl.
• OLD CHOOK n. a general term of intimate affection ...1910s Aust. sl.
• OLD CHRISTMAS n. Twelfth Night (January 5) or Twelfth Day (January 6) ...1895 Amer. dial.
• OLD CHUM n. an experienced colonist; one who had spent some years in the colony, esp. in the outback ...Aust. hist. sl.
• OLD CHUMP n. a general term of address, either derogatory or teasing ...L19 sl.
• OLD CLO n. 1. (derogatory) a Jew ...M19 sl.
n. 2. old clothes ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an intellectual ...L19 sl.
• OLD CLOOTIE n. the Devil ...M18 chiefly Sc.
• OLD CLOOTS n. the devil ...1785 Sc.
• OLD CLOVEN-FOOT n. the devil ...1943 Amer. dial.
• OLD COALEY n. the anus ...1940s Amer. dial. euphemism
• OLD COCK n. a man, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...1639 sl.
• OLD COCKALORUM n. a man, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...L19 sl.
• OLD COCKER n. 1. a man, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...L18 sl.
n. 2. an old man, usually a disreputable one ...1940s sl., orig. US
• OLD CODGER n. a fellow; a man, with the implication of crotchety old age ...M18 sl.
• OLD COFFINHEAD n. a giant rattlesnake of Texas folklore, pictured as 'eight feet long and so ole he done got whiskers' - used to frighten children with ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLD COLE n. a veteran dice cheat ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• OLD COMIC n. a Vauxhall Victor car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• OLD COMPLAINT n. drunkenness ...L19 Aust. sl.
• OLD COON n. a shrewd individual ...M19 US sl.
• OLD COOT n. a foolish or cantankerous old person; also used affectionately ...M18 sl.
• OLD CORKER n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CORNCOB n. General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) of the US Army ...1982 US sl.
• OLD CORPSE n. an affectionate term of address ...1930s sl.
• OLD COUNTRY n. the Deep South; Africa ...1960s US Black sl.
• OLD COUNTRY, THE n. 1. Great Britain ...1817
n. 2. to the US armed forces at the end of World War II: the United States ...1949 US
n. 3. Beverly Hills, California; used with irony by transplants to the San Fernando Valley ...2004 US sl.
• OLD COVE  n. an old or older man; often a term of familiar address ...17C sl.
• OLD COW n. a despicable old woman ...1864 Aust. sl.
• OLD CRATCH n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CROCK n. a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit ....sl. chiefly Brit.
• OLD CRONE n. a sheep that has lost its teeth ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OLD CROW n. 1. an unattractive (old) woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
n. 2. a general term of abuse, not specifically of a woman ...L19 sl.
• OLD CUFFEE n. a Black person; an African; an African-American; a coloured person ...1650s US Black
• OLD CURIOSITY n. one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD CUSS n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD D n. a mother; Old Dear, Old Darling ...1996 UK sl.
• OLD DAD n. 1. the devil ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the penis ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD DADDY n. 1. a term of address to an old man ...1785 sl.
n. 2. one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DAMPA n. old clothes ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OLD DART n. England or the United Kingdom; spec. London ...1892 Aust. sl.
• OLD DAVEY n. a watery grave; thus death in general ...18C nautical usage
• OLD DAVY n. the spirit of the sea ...c1750 nautical usage
• OLD DAY n. the day after a festivity when no work is done ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD DEAR n. 1. an old person; usually, but not always, a woman ...L19 sl.
n. 2. one's wife ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an affectionate term of address, irrespective of sex ...1900s sl.
• OLD DELPH WILL n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1824 Eng. dial.
• OLD DELUDER n. the devil ...1986 Amer. dial.
• OLD DEVIL n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DICKENS n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DIG n. a veteran soldier ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• OLD DINAH FLOW n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DING n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• OLD DIRIGO (STATE) n. Maine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DIRTY n. a nickname for the town of Greenock ...1889 Sc.
• OLD DOC YAK n. a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD DODO n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DOG n. 1. an expert in a given field ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a man, usually with overtones of admiration for his less than conventional lifestyle ...M18 sl.
n. 3. an experienced convict ...c1820 Aust. prison sl.
n. 4. the bowl of a tobacco pipe ...c1885 UK prison sl.
n. 5. a direct term of affectionate address ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
n. 6. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a Rover car ...1981 UK sl.
• OLD DOG, THE n. syphilis ..1935 US sl.
• OLD DOG AT COMMON PRAYER n. a mediocre clergyman who could read the prayers, but had no skill at the actual preaching ...L17 sl.
• OLD DOMINION n. Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DONAH n. one's mother ...19C sl.
• OLD DOSS, THE † n. 1. the Bridewell prison, sited on the banks of the Fleet River ...1823 criminals' sl.
n. 2. The Toms, New York Prison ...1859 US sl.
• OLD DRIVER n. the Devil ...L18 sl.
• OLD DUCK n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUFFER n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUTCH n. 1. a woman ...L19 sl.
n. 2. one's wife ...L19 sl.
• OLD EAGLE-BEAK n. a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OLD EBENEZER n. a grizzly bear ...L19 US sl.
• OLD EGG n. a man, or woman, esp. as a term of affectionate address ...20C sl.
• OLD EMILY n. a gun ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OLDEN n. a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
* vb. to grow old, to become older in appearance or character; to age ...1827
• OLD ENEMY n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD ENGLAND n. the provinces as opposed to London ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDENMOST † adj. oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
• OLDENNESS † n. olden quality, antiquity ...1422
• OLD ENOUGH TO SIT AT THE TABLE, OLD ENOUGH TO EAT phr. a phrase used to suggest that an underage girl is still a feasible target for seduction ...1980s US sl.
• OLD EPHRAIM n. the grizzly bear ...1860-61 Amer. sl.
• OLDER † n. 1. a person advanced in life ...c1440
† n. 2, a person superior in age, senior; chiefly in plural ...1483
• OLDER AND THE MADDER, THE phr. applied to an old couple who get married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDER END n. 1. those of more mature years; the older ones of a company ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 2. old people ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OLDER HEAD n. an elderly person; an old-timer ...1891 Amer. dial.
• OLDERMOST † adj. oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
• OLDERS † n. predecessors ...a1470
• OLDER THAN SIMON'S OFF OX adj. very old ...1958 Amer. dial.
• OLDEST-FANGLED adj. most old-fashioned ..1894 Amer. dial.
• OLD EWE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION, AN n. an elderly woman dressed in a juvenile style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD FACE n. a chorus dancer whose long tenure makes her unmarketable ...1948 US sl.
• OLD FAGGOT n. 1. (derogatory) a woman of the stated sort, as a 'lazy old faggot' ...1591 sl.
n. 2. a constantly carping neighbour ...Brit. sl.
• OLD FAITHFUL n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1954 US sl.
• OLD FAKE n. a criminal undergoing his second probation ...c1840 Aust. criminals' sl.
• OLD-FANGLED adj. characterized to adherence to what is old, old-fashioned ...1842
• OLD FARMER n. (derogatory) a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FARRAND adj. 1. knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT adj. 1. knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANTLY adj. knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY adj. knowing, prudent, wise; of children, precocious, grave beyond their years ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD FART n. 1. a fool, an unpleasant person, older than the speaker ...M18 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a careless, slovenly woman ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a doctor who is not very capable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD FART-FACE n. an ugly or contemptible person ...1938 Amer. sl.
• OLD FART-HAMMER n. a term of contempt for a person ...1970 Amer. sl.
• OLD FART-KNOCKER n. a term of contempt for a person ...1952 Amer. sl.
• OLD FARTNOSE n. a contemptible person ...1981 Amer. sl.
• OLD FASH n. used of an staid and knowing child ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FASHION † adj. old-fashioned ...1665 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONABLE † adj. old-fashioned ...1807
• OLD-FASHIONABLY † adv. in an old-fashioned way ...1764
• OLD-FASHIONED adj. 1. knowing, cunning, intelligent; precocious ...1844 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. denoting heterosexual genital intercourse with the couple face to face and the man on top, the missionary position ...c1866 sl.
adj. 3. of a look or glance: disapproving ...20C sl.
adj. 4. obscene ...1930s sl.
• OLD-FASHIONED LOOK n. a glance of quizzical disapproval ...1961 UK sl.
• OLD FATHER n. 1. a grandfather ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. one who gives away the bride at a wedding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD FELLOW n. the devil ...1899 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FAY n. 1. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...E20 US Black usage
n. 2. (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian ...E20 US Black usage
• OLD FELLOW n. 1. a man; also, a term of address ...E19 sl.
n. 2. the Devil ...E19 sl.
n. 3. God ...M19 sl.
n. 4. an object, a thing ...L19 sl.
n. 5. the penis ...L19 sl.
n. 6. one's father ...1922 sl.
n. 7. a husband ...1980s sl.
• OLD FELLOW n. 1. a friendly form of address to another man; a man ...1825 UK sl.
n. 2. the penis ...c1888 US sl.
n. 3. a father, regardless of age ...1954 Aust. sl.
• OLD FIDDLE adj. 'old hat; trite or outdated ...1979 US sl.
• OLD FIELD n. a graveyard; a cemetery ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FIELD COLT n. a horse that was not intentionally bred ...1835 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FIELD KID n. an illegitimate child ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FIELD PREACHER n. an old-fashioned rural preacher ...1904 Amer. dial.
• OLDFIELDS COLT n. an illegitimate child ...1946 Amer. dial.
• OLD FIGUREHEAD n. an old fellow ...1872 Amer. sl.
• OLD FILE n. 1. a sharp or cunning fellow ...1837 sl.
n. 2. a miser ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. in the military: an old officer ...1907 Amer. military sl.
• OLD FLAG n. a flag officer ...1862 US Navy sl.
• OLD FLAME n. an old lover or sweetheart; a cast-off mistress ...1846 sl.
• OLD FLINT n. a miser ...M19 sl.
• OLD FLOORER n. death ...M19 sl.
• OLD FLOWER n. an affectionate term of address ...20C Irish sl.
• OLD FOGEY n. 1. an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small lump of dried nasal mucus ...1998 UK rhyming sl. for 'bogey'
• OLD-FOGEYISM n. (derogatory) a term for a blues singer's style; a blues style with strong African and Delta roots ...1900s US Black sl.
• OLD FOGY n. an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOLK n. parents ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD FOLKS n. 1. parents, regardless of age ...1957 Aust. sl.
n. 2. in the circus and carnivals: monkeys ...1981 US sl.
• OLD FOOT adj. describing older people ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• OLD FORKED TOES n. the devil ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD FORT COMFORT n. an outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOUR-BY-TWO n. the quartermaster ...E20 army sl.
• OLD FOWL n. an ageing, unattractive and probably overdressed woman ...20C Aust. & W. Indies sl.
• OLD FRAGMENT n. an old man; an older man ...1900s sl.
• OLD FRIEND AND SHAMROCK n. an order of corned beef and cabbage ...L19 US sl.
• OLD FRIGHT n. one who is an object of ridicule ...1751 sl.
• OLD FRITZ n. a German soldier ...World War I sl.
• OLD FRIZZLE n. 1. in cards: the ace of spades ...18C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...18C sl.
• OLD FRUIT n. a term of address to a male ...1928 Brit. sl.
• OLD FRUIT AND NUT n. King Tutankhamun ...1972 Brit. museum rhyming sl. for 'Tut'
• OLD FUSS-BOX n. someone who fusses ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD FUSS-CAT n. a particular or fussy woman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GAFFER n. a rustic old man; an old bumpkin ...L16 sl.
• OLD GAGER n. a rich old man ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• OLD GAL n. 1. any woman, usually old but not necessarily so ...L18 sl.
n. 2. one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
n. 4. one's mother ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a non-human object ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a roommate (of the same sex) ...1929 US college sl.
n. 7. a mother-in-law ...1940s sl.
• OLD GANG n. a group or clique of friends or colleagues ...L19 sl.
• OLD GANG, THE n. the uncompromising Tories ...c1870 Brit. political usage
• OLD GARGOYLE n. an affectionate term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD GEEZER one's wife ...1910s sl.
• OLD GEEZER, THE n. one's wife ...1910s sl.
• OLD GENT n. 1. one's father ...1900s US sl.
n. 2. in gambling: a card that is slightly longer than the rest of the pack and thus identifiable by cheats ...1935 US sl.
n. 3. a husband ...1940s sl.
n. 4. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the penis ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD GENTLEMAN n. 1. in gambling: a card that is slightly longer than the rest of the pack and thus identifiable by cheats ...1828 US sl.
n. 2. the devil ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. God ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD GENTLEMAN, THE n. the devil ...1700
• OLD GENTLEMAN IN BLACK, THE n. the devil ...1700
• OLD GENTLEMAN'S BED-POSTS n. the four or clubs, considered an unlucky card ...M19 sl.
• OLD GENTLEMAN'S FOUR-POSTER n. the four or clubs, considered an unlucky card ...M19 sl.
• OLD GIRL n. 1. any woman, usually old but not necessarily so ...1791 sl.
n. 2. one's mother ...1846 sl.
n. 3. one's wife or regular female companion ...1853 sl.
n. 4. a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
n. 5. an old maid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a non-human object ...1910s US sl.
n. 7. a college boy's roommate ...1940s US Black campus sl.
n. 8. a mother-in-law ...1940s sl.
• OLD GIRL, THE n. a woman, usually old ...L18 sl.
• OLD GIT n. any man who is considered past his prime ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD GLORY n. anything seen as unfashionable or out of date ...1880s US Black sl.
• OLD GOAT n. 1. a lecherous (older) man ...1675 sl.
n. 2. any elderly, disliked person, most often a man, but may be a woman; an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• OLD GOBBLER n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOBLIN n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GOGGIE n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1889 Eng. dial.
• OLD GOLD n. human excrement ...L18 sl.
• OLD GOOF n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOOSEBERRY n. 1. the devil ...L18 sl.
n. 2. anyone who puts an end to a riot or disturbance whether by threats or actual force ...L18 sl.
• OLD GOOZLER n. an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
• OLD GOWN n. smuggled tea ...1860 sl.
• OLD GRABEM PUDDEN n. an old woman, whether one's wife or mother ...L19 rhyming sl
• OLD GRAMMAW n. a man who is too particular or fussy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRANDDAD n. the praying mantis ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRANDDAD HIPPETY HOP n. the praying mantis ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRANDPA n. a man who is too particular or fussy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRANNY n. a midwife ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD-GREY † n. an old man, a greybeard ...1582
• OLD GRINDER n. a promiscuous woman ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD GUY n. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HACK n. 1. the devil ...L19 sl.
n. 2. an old or dilapidated vehicle or boat ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAG n. 1. a husband ...1967 Amer. dial. jocular
n. 2. an old man; used as a jocular or opprobrious nickname ...1967 Amer. dial. online
• OLD HAGGY n. the devil ...1986 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAGGY BILL n. the devil ...1986 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAIRY n. the devil ...1939 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAIRY TOE n. the devil ...1930s sl.
• OLD HALLELUJAH n. the devil ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLDHAM CHAP n. an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM MON n. an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLDHAM ROUGH-HEAD n. an inhabitant of the town of Oldham (Greater Manchester, England) ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD HAND n. 1. one who has been long employed or has experience in any business; one who is skilful in doing something; an expert, a veteran ...1785
n. 2. a transported convict; one who has been a convict ...1865
vb. ('old-hand') to deceive, to delude ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD HANGIE n. the devil ...1785 Sc.
• OLD HANNAH n. the sun ...1933 US Black sl.
• OLD HARICOT n. a fellow; a term of address, usually to a man ...1910s sl.
• OLD HARRINGTON n. the devil ...M17 sl.
• OLD HARRY n. 1. the devil ...c1746
n. 2. a rough-looking, strange man ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD HARRY DICK n. the devil ...1950 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAT adj. trite; outdated, old-fashioned ...1911
n. 1. the vagina ...c1775 US sl.
n. 2. an old person ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...1888 US sl.
n. 4. the prize supposed to be won by a person telling a great lie ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OLD HATCHEL n. a mean, bad-tempered person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAYMAKER n. the sun ...1862 Amer. sl.
• OLD HEAD n. 1. a veteran; an elderly person; an old-timer ...1899 US sl.
n. 2. a veteran prisoner ...1927 US sl.
n. 3. and old hand on the railroad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a long-time user of marijuana ...1959 US sl.
n. 5. a returning student to a school ...1963 US sl.
n. 6. an older prisoner ...2002 US sl.
• OLD-HEADED adj. shrewd, sagacious ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD HEADS n. the old people of the neighbourhood ...1899 US sl.
• OLD HEINE n. a German soldier ...World War I sl.
• OLD HELLION n. 1. a female schoolteacher ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cow with a bad temper ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD HEN n. a woman, esp. an old one ...20C sl.
• OLD HENRY n. 1. the devil ...M17 sl.
n. 2. an automobile, esp. a Ford ...1928 Amer. dial.
• OLD HICKORY n. a $20 bill ...1966 US sl.
• OLD HIGE n. a nagging old woman ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• OLD HOB n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1824 Eng. dial.
• OLD HOME n. Great Britain ...1886
• OLDHOOD n. advancing years, the period of middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD HOOKY n. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD HORNEY n. 1. the penis ...18C sl.
n. 2. strong, illegally manufactured whisky ...1999 US sl.
• OLD HORNIE n. 1. the devil ...1785 Sc.
n. 2. the penis ...18C sl.
• OLD HORNS n. the devil ...1956 Amer. dial.
• OLD HORNY n. 1. the penis ...18C sl.
n. 2. the devil ...1853 US sl.
• OLD HORSE n. 1. a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1843 Amer. sl.
n. 2. salt beef ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HORSEY n. corn liquor, moonshine ...1985 Amer. dial.
• OLD HOSS n. 1. a fellow, a man; usually used in direct address ...1847 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HOUSE n. on the railway: a warehouse of salvaged parts ...1977 US sl.
• OLD HOUSE THACK n. the wind ...1872 Eng. dial.
• OLD HUDDLE n. a miser ...M16 sl.
• OLD HUDDLE AND TWANG n. a miser ...M16 sl.
• OLD HULDY n. the sun personified ...1943 Amer. dial.
• OLD HUNDERD n. an old-fashioned person or child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD HUNX n. a dirty old man; a miser ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD IDENTITY n. 1. a person, usually an eccentric one, a 'character' ...M19 sl.
n. 2. anyone who has lived in the same place for a long time, a regular resident ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• OLDIE adj. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. an old person ...1874 sl.
n. 2. an old saying, story, object, etc. ...1934 US sl.
n. 3. in the entertainment industry: an old and familiar popular song, motion picture, etc. ...1939 US sl.
• OLDIE BUT GOODIE n. 1. an old song that is still popular or is being revived ...1957 US sl.
n. 2. any person or thing that is old but still desirable ...1968 US sl.
• OLDIES n. parents, regardless of age ...1964 Aust. sl.
• OLD IMP n. 1. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD INJUN n. anger; a quick temper ...1893 Amer. dial.
• OLD IRON n.1.  grass ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (old iron and brass)
n. 2. a pass ...1992 UK rhyming sl., military usage (old iron and brass)
• OLD IRON AND BRASS n. 1. grass ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
n. 2. a pass ...1992 UK rhyming sl., military usage
• OLDISH adj. cunning, knowing ...1837 Eng. dial.
• OLD ISSUE n. an old soldier ...1909 US Army sl.
• OLD JACK n. 1. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the devil ...1986 Amer. dial.
• OLD JACK LANG n. slang, spec. rhyming slang ...1960s Aust. sl.
• OLD JAMAICA RUM n. the sun ...20C rhyming sl.
• OLD JAW PULLER n. a dentist ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD JENNY GREENTEETH n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1870 Eng. dial.
• OLD JIMSON n. the devil ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD JOE n. 1. syphilis; rarely, gonorrhea ...1948 US sl., esp. Navy usage
n. 2. any venereal disease ...1967 US sl.
• OLD JOE, THE n. syphilis; rarely, gonorrhea ...1948 US sl., esp. Navy usage
• OLD JOHN COE n. a man with large land holdings ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD KATE n. the pileated woodpecker ...1955 Amer. dial.
• OLD-KILLED adj. listless, squeamish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD KING COLE n. unemployment benefit, the dole ...1930s rhyming sl.
• OLD KIRK n. whisky ...1885 Sc.
• OLD KIT BAG n. a cigarette ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'fag'
• OLD LAD n. 1. a man, esp. as an affectionate term of address ...L16 sl.
n. 2. a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the devil ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a father ...1970s sl.
• OLD LAD, THE n. the devil ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD LADIES' HOME n. a brothel where decorum and the proprieties must be observed ...1931 US sl.
• OLD LADY n. 1. a mother, regardless of age ...1722 sl.
n. 2. in gambling: a card that is slightly wider than the rest of the pack and thus identifiable by cheats ...1828 card-sharpers' sl.
n. 3. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 4. a wife, regardless of age ...1836 US sl.
n. 5. a ship; used affectionately ...1841 US nautical sl.
n. 6. a male cook, as on a ranch or in camp ...1892 US sl.
n. 7. a pimp's prostitute ...1900s US Black sl.
n. 8. a mistress or steady girlfriend, regardless of age ...1918 US sl.
n. 9. a female 'fence' ...1925 US criminals' sl.
n. 10. a roommate (of the same sex) ...1929 US college sl.
n. 11. of a man: a weakling, a sentimentalist ...1930s sl.
n. 12. the passive partner, regardless of sex, in a homosexual relationship ...1937 US sl., esp. prison usage
n. 13. a young woman ...1979 US sl.
• OLD LADY FIVE FINGERS n. masturbation ...1960s sl.
• OLD LADY OF WESTMORELAND STREET n. the Irish Times ...M19 Irish
• OLD LADY WHITE n. 1. a drug dealer, presumably in white powders ...1900s sl.
n. 2. powdered narcotic ...1920s US drugs sl.
• OLD LAG n. an ex-convict or habitual convict ...1812 sl.
• OLD LANG SYNE n. old acquaintanceship, former friendship ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD LAY, THE n. thieving ...c1730 criminals' sl.
• OLD LEPER n. a term of (affectionate) address ...1920s sl.
• OLD LIGHTHOUSE SHITTER n. a gull (bird) ...1945 Amer. dial.
• OLD-LIKE † adj. old in appearance ...1634 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD LING n. the vagina ...18C sl.
• OLD LION n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD LOB n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1870 Eng. dial.
• OLD LOOPHOLE n. a lawyer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD LUTHERFUD n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLDLY †* adj. verging on old age; elderly ...1382
† adv. in the manner of one that is old; in an old or bygone manner ...c1200
• OLD MA n. one's grandmother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD MADGE n. 1. a cudgel ...M17 sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...20C drugs sl.
• OLD MAGOO, THE n. sex appeal ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD MAHOUN n. the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD MAID n. 1. (derogatory) a person with the alleged characteristics of an elderly spinster, such as primness, prudery, fastidiousness, etc. ...sl.
n. 2. a horse-fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a kernel of popcorn that has failed to pop ...1947 US sl.
n. 4. an outdoor toilet ...1950 Amer. dial. euphemism
n. 5. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a leftover item ...1982 US sl.
• OLD MAIDEN * n. an old maid ...1775
• OLD MAID'S PIECE n. the last piece of food left on a plate ...1950 Amer. dial.
• OLD-MAKE-NEW n. the same thing over again, a revival ...1830 Sc.
• OLD MAKER n. the Christian God ...1900s US Black sl.
• OLD MAMMA n. one's grandmother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN adj. large, important, of lengthy duration ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 1. a husband, esp. one's own husband ...1768 sl.
n. 2. a father, regardless of age ...1811 US sl.
n. 3. a full-grown male kangaroo ...1828 Aust.
n. 4. orig. a commanding officer or ship's captain; hence, one's employer or superior ...1830 sl.
n. 5. a term of endearment ...US Civil War usage
n. 6. a term of address to a male ...1885 sl.
n. 7. a prostitute's pimp or lover, regardless of age ...1891 US sl.
n. 8. God ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the penis ...1902 sl.
n. 10. the asthma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 11. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 12. a difficult job ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 13. the commanding officer of any military unit, esp. a company commander ...World War I US Army usage
n. 14. a long-handled tool used to secure leverage in safecracking ...1926 US sl.
n. 15. a bull ...1939 Amer. dial. euphemism
n. 16. the bald eagle ...1953 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a boyfriend or lover, regardless of age ...1966 US sl.
n. 18. old friend ...20C US colloq.
vb. to age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAN, THE n. 1. the master of a vessel, regardless of age ...1823 US nautical sl.
n. 2. a commanding officer ...1830 US military sl.
n. 3. any senior figure, the boss, a headmaster ...E19 sl., orig. US
n. 4. in cards, the king ...L19 sl.
n. 5. God ...1902 US sl.
• OLD MAN DOWN BELOW, THE n. the devil ...1950 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN HAS HIS SUNDAY CLOTHES ON, THE phr. used of the penis when erect ...L19 sl.
• OLD-MAN-HOUSE † n. a hospital for old men ...1634
• OLD MAN JOSS n. the patron saint of all submarine men ...Amer. World War I sl.
• OLD MAN MOSE n. death or time ...1940s US Black sl.
• OLD MAN RED EYE n. whisky ...1914 US tramps' sl.
• OLD MAN SATAN n. the devil ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN'S HEAD n. the carnation or pink ...1858
• OLD MAN'S MILK n. 1. wine ...E19 sl.
n. 2. cream, eggs, sugar, and whisky ...1814 Sc.
n. 3. whisky ...M19 sl.
• OLD-MAN'S-SNUFFBOX n. a puffball ...1931 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN WITH THE HORNS n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD MARE n. a woman who lectures ...1935 tramps' sl.
• OLD MARES' TAILS n. long, white, fleecy clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MARK n. a lady ...1859 criminals' sl.
• OLD MASSA n. a Black person's term of address to a White slave-holder ...1680s US Black
• OLD MASTER n. 1. an artist of distinguished skill who lived before the period accounted 'modern'; chiefly applied to painters from the 13th to the 16th or 17th century ...1840
n. 2. God ...1849 Amer. dial.
n. 3. grandfather ...1970 Amer. dial.
• OLD MEAT-IN-THE-POT n. a nickname for a firearm ...1907 Amer. dial.
• OLD MEXICO n. Mexico ...1863 Amer. dial.
• OLD MILK n. skim milk ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOM n. one's grandmother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD MOODY n. a cunning trick, a fraud ...1930s sl.
• OLD MOSS n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1824 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOSSYFACE n. 1. the female genitals ...L18 Brit. sl.
n. 2. the ace of spades ...L19 Brit. sl.
• OLD MOTHER HUBBARD n. an unbelievable story; a fantasy ...L19 sl.
• OLD MOTHER OF PEARL, THE n. a wife; my wife ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'old girl'
• OLD-MOU'D adj. sagacious in speech ...1768 Sc.
• OLD MOUSTACHE n. a vigorous old man with a grey moustache ...L19 sl.
• OLD MR. GORY n. 1. a piece of gold, i.e. a gold con ...1698 criminals' sl.
n. 2. £1 ... Bk1903 sl.
• OLD MR. GRIM n. 1. death; used as a personification ...1785 sl.
n. 2. the Devil ...L18 sl.
• OLD MR. GRIM'S CHARIOT n. a hearse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD MR. GRIM'S HOUSE n. the morgue ...1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD MUDDY n. the Mississippi or Missouri river ...1846 US sl.
• OLD MUSHY BUCKET OF LARD n. a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD NAG n. 1. a woman ...1598 sl.
n. 2. a cigarette ...20C rhyming sl. for 'fag'
• OLD NASK n. Bridewell prison, Totillfields, London ...E19
• OLD NASSAU n. Princeton University ...M19 US college sl.
• OLD NED n. 1. salt pork or bacon ...1833 US sl.
n. 2. beef ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a boar ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the devil ...1939 US sl.
n. 5. the head ...1930s rhyming sl.
• OLDNESS n. cunning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD NET n. ragged work-clothes ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD NICHOLAS n. the devil ...M17 sl.
• OLD NICK n. 1. the devil ...1662
n. 2. devilishness, mischief ...1817 US sl.
n. 3. the joker in a pack of cards ...L19 Anglo-Irish
n. 4. something terrible ...1920s sl.
n. 5 a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD NICKER n. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD NICKIE n. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD NICKIE BEN n. the devil ...1785 Sc.
• OLD NIGGER n. a disreputable, down-at-heel person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD NIGHT, THE n. New Year's Eve ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLDO n. an old person ...1950s sl.
• OLD OAK n. London ...20C rhyming sl. for 'The Smoke'
• OLD OF THE MOON n. the period of the waning moon ...1904 Amer. dial.
• OLD OIL n. flattery, sweet talk ...M19 US sl.
• OLD ONE n. 1. an old woman ...E19 Irish
n. 2. a sly or crafty person ...1847-49 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a father ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 4. the devil ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a difficult job ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an adult ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD ONE, THE n. 1. the devil; Satan ...c1000
n. 2. one's mother or wife ...E19 Irish
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE n. 1. masturbation ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a knockout blow ...20C sl.
n. 3. sexual intercourse ...20C sl.
• OLD OYSTER n. a term of address, esp. to a reserved, uncommunicative person ...c1890 sl.
• OLD PACK n. a household spirit, a demon, an apparition ...1824 Eng. dial.
• OLD PALAVER n. a fussy, ostentatious person ...19C Sc.
• OLD PAP n. one's grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD PAPPY n. a grandfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD PARTICS n. very old friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD PARTICULARS n. very old friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD PARTY n. 1. an old man or woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an affectionate term for an animal ...M19 sl.
• OLD PASTE-HORN n. a nickname for a large-nosed man ...c1856 sl.
• OLD PATROL n. an old prostitute ...1940s US sl.
• OLD PEG n. 'poor Yorkshire cheese, made of skimmed milk'; an inferior kind of cheese; old cheese...L18 Eng. dial.
• OLD PHARAOH n. very strong ale ...1697 Eng. dial.
• OLD PIE n. an admirable or adept fellow ...1882 US sl.
• OLD PIP n. an upper-class term of address ...c1930
• OLD PITCHFORK n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD POGER n. the devil ...L18 sl.
• OLD POINT COMFORT n. an outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD POKE n. a spoilsport ...1930s US sl.
• OLD POKER n. the devil ...1784 colloq.
• OLD POP n. one's grandfather ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD POT n. 1. an old man ...L19 sl.
n. 2. one's father ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 3. a husband ...1916 sl., chiefly Aust.
• OLD POT, THE n. one's father ...L19 sl.
• OLD POT AND PAN 1. n. 'old man'; husband, father ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. 'old woman'; wife, woman ...M19 rhyming sl.
• OLD PROB n. 1. the weather bureau or its staff ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a meteorologist ...c1900 US sl.
• OLD PROBABILITIES n. 1. the weather bureau or its staff ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a meteorologist ...1942 US sl.
• OLD PROBS n. the weather bureau or its staff ...L19 US sl.
• OLD PUBLIC FUNCTIONARY n. James Buchanan, 15th US president ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD PUT n. a pretentious old gentleman ...M18 sl.
• OLD QUI-HI n. a former colonial administrator or Indian Army soldier ...19C Anglo-Indian
• OLD-RAFANT adj. precocious, prematurely wise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD RAIL n. a veteran railroader ...1930 US sl.
• OLD RAL (THE) n. syphilis ...1899 US sl.
• OLD RALE (THE) n. syphilis ...1899 US sl.
• OLD RAM n. a virile and/or promiscuous man ...M17 sl.
• OLD RASPBERRY n. one who has a notably red nose, presumably a drunkard ...1910s sl.
• OLD RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES n. a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1934 Amer. dial.
• OLD RED n. 1. whisky ...1905 US West sl.
n. 2. the devil ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD RED SOCKS n. the pope ...20C Ulster sl.
• OLD REEKIE n. the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• OLD RESIDENTER n. 1. a resident, an inhabitant; esp. an early settler; a longtime resident ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• OLD RIP n. 1. a horse ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. the devil ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a bad-tempered man; a reprobate; an unpleasant person ...M19 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the anus ...1970s US gay sl.
• OLD RIP HIMSELF n. the devil ...1905 Amer. dial.
• OLD ROBIN n. an experienced person ...L18 sl.
• OLD ROGER n. 1. the Devil ...L17 sl.
n. 2. the pirates' flag, the Jolly Roger ...18C sl.
• OLD ROOSTER n. a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD ROPE n. strong, evil-smelling tobacco ...1943 services' sl.
• OLD ROUND FOOT n. the devil ...1909 Amer. dial.
• OLD ROWLEY n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• OLD RUFFIAN n. the devil ...15C
• OLD RUFFIN n. the devil ...M15 colloq.
• OLD RUFFLER n. the ace of spades ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDS n. 1. old persons; old ones of a set or class ...1883 colloq.
n. 2. an Oldsmobile automobile ...1932 US sl.
• OLD SACK n. (derogatory) a woman ...1968 Amer. dial.
• OLD-SAID-SAY n. an old saying ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SALLY n. a hare ...1895 Eng. dial.
• OLD SALT n. a sailor, esp. an experienced sailor ...1840
• OLD SALTY n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD SAM n. the devil ...1805 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OLD SAMSON n. the devil ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD SANDY n. the devil ...1848 Sc. euphemism
• OLD SANKO n. the devil, a devil ...1860 Amer. dial.
• OLD SANNERS n. the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD SANNY n. the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD SARAH n. a hare ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SAUNDERS n. the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD SAW n. 1. one's wife ...1870s US Black sl.
n. 2. a homily; a folk saying ...20C US sl.
n. 3. an old joke or story ...20C US sl.
• OLD SCHOLAR n. God ...1975 Amer. dial.
• OLD-SCHOOL adj. 1. old-fashioned; behind the times, out of date ...1989 US sl.
adj. 2. in rap music: used of anything pertaining to the early days of the musical styles, esp. the work of such performers as Grandmaster Flash, or Afrika Bambaataa ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 3. used of anything typical of the fashions, music, and general styles of the 1960s-70s ...1980s sl.
• OLD SCONE n. an affectionate term of address ...1950s sl.
• OLD SCOOT n. a rascal ...1906 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCOOTY n. the devil ...19C
• OLD SCOUT n. a person; usually used as an affectionate term of address ...E19 sl.
• OLD SCRAT n. the devil ...1851 Eng. dial.
• OLD SCRATCH n. 1. the Devil ...1740 sl.
n. 2. a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCRATCHEM n. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SCRATCHER, THE n. the devil ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCREAM n. a person; usually used as a term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD SCROOGE n. 1. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the devil ...1986 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCUDDER n. an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SEED-FOLKS n. ancestors, old-timers ...1905 Amer. dial.
• OLD SERPENT n. the devil ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD SETTLER † n. 1. an experienced rogue ...1872 US criminals' sl.
n. 2. a woman in her thirties or older ...1940s US Black sl.
• OLD SHAKE n. William Shakespeare ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD SHIP n. 1. a term of affectionate address ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 2. an old shipmate ...1927 naval sl.
• OLD SHOE n. good luck ...1890 criminals' sl.
• OLD SHOES n. rum ...L19 sl.
• OLD SHOON n. a cast-off sweetheart ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SHOP n. a prison ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SHOT n. an old, crafty person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• OLD SIMPSON n. the devil ...1953 Amer. dial.
• OLD SIN n. the devil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SINCANTER n. (contemptuous or depreciatory) a man ...L16
• OLD-SIR † n. an old man ...1586
• OLD-SIRE an aged sire ...1586
• OLD SIX n. old ale priced at 6 pence per quart ...M19 sl.
• OLD SKATE n. 1. an old, worn-out horse ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD SKINFLINT n. a very thin person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD SKOOL adj. in rap music: used of anything pertaining to the early days of the musical styles, esp. the work of such performers as Grandmaster Flash, or Afrika Bambaataa ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• OLD SLIMEY n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• OLD SLOP n. The Times newspaper ...M19 sl.
• OLD SMITH n. the devil ...1871 Sc.
• OLD SMOKE n. the devil ...1878 Eng. dial.
• OLD SMOKEY n. the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• OLD SMOKY n. 1. an electric chair ..1929 sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1953 US sl.
n. 3. a pistol ...1959 US sl.
• OLD SOAK n. a drunkard ...E19 sl.
• OLD SOCK n. a direct address to a man ...1879 US sl.
• OLD SOCKS n. a term of address to a man ...M19 Aust. & US sl.
• OLD SOD n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• OLD SOL n. 1. a pawnbroker ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. the sun ...20C US colloq.
n. 3. a card game for one player ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD SOLDIER n. 1. an experienced, but somewhat cunning man ...E18 sl.
n. 2. a malingerer; one who pretended to be sick or disabled so he could avoid drill and take life easy in a hospital tent ...1805 US military sl.
n. 3. the discarded butt of a cigar; also, a quid of chewed tobacco ...1834 US sl.
n. 4. a worthless seaman ...1840 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 5. a simpleton; a naive person ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a deceitful person; one who shams illness ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a red herring ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. an empty bottle or container ...1909 US sl.
n. 9. the penis ...1960s US sl.
vb. (as 'old-soldier') to hoodwink, as by feigning illness ...1892 military sl.
• OLD SOLDIER, THE n. the penis ...1977 US sl.
• OLD SON n. a direct address to a man ...1887 sl.
• OLD SONG n. 1. an old story or saying, a proverb, etc. ...1707 Sc.
n. 2. a trifle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SOOGH n. a customary cant or whining mode of speaking ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD SOOTY n. the devil ...1865 Eng. dial.
• OLD SOSS n. the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD SPARKEY the electric chair ...1970s US prison sl.
• OLD SPARKY n. the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• OLD SPLENDID n. a very admirable person ...L19 US sl.
• OLD SPLITFOOT n. the devil ...19C sl.
• OLD SPORT n. 1. a general greeting or form of address given to a man, usually one that one knows; occasionally given to a woman ...M19 sl.
n. 2. any male buddy ...20C sl.
• OLD SQUARETOES n. one's father ...c1770 sl.
• OLD STAGER n. 1. an experienced person ...M16
n. 2. a master tramp ...1927 criminals' sl.
• OLD STANDARD n. an old-established resident; a person of old standing; an old family ...1872 Eng. dial.
• OLD-STANDING adj. that has stood or existed long; long-standing ...1608-9
• OLD START, THE n. 1. Newgate prison ...L18 sl.
n. 2. the Old Bailey ...20C sl.
• OLD STEG n. 1. a gander ...1800 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of contempt for a woman ...1800 Eng. dial.
• OLDSTER n. 1. one who is no longer a 'youngster'; an elderly person; an old person, or a more experienced person ...1848
n. 2. a midshipman of four years' service ...19C nautical sl.
n. 3. a veteran ...1950s sl.
• OLD STEVE n. any form of narcotic in powder form ...1930s drugs sl.
• OLD STICK n. 1. an eccentric person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the usual condition, the same state of health or circumstances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STIFF n. an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD STOCK n. a familiar term used in greeting an acquaintance or old-established resident ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STOCKING n. a secret hoard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD STOCKINGS n. a direct address to a man ...1908 US sl. obs.
• OLD STONY LONESOME n. a graveyard personified ...1948 Amer. dial.
• OLD STRIKE-A-LIGHT n. one's father ...L19 sl.
• OLD STRIPES n. a tiger ...L19 sl.
• OLD STUD n. a familiar term of address ...M19 US sl.
• OLD SUSIE n. the horn of a saddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLD SWEAT n. 1. an old soldier; any veteran ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 2. an old friend ...1990s Irish sl.
• OLD SWEAT n. an old soldier ...1919 sl.
• OLD TALK n. chatter, gossip, rhetoric, empty boasting ...20C W. Indies & UK Black sl.
vb. to chatter, to gossip, to make empty promises ...20C W. Indies & UK Black sl.
• OLD TANTARABOBUS n. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD THIEF n. the devil ...1822 Sc.
• OLD THIEF, THE n. the devil ...1838 Eng. dial.
• OLD THING n. 1. a term of address to a person ...1864 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a meal of salt beef and damper, a form of leavened bread, baked in the ashes of a fire ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...M19 euphemism
n. 4. an old friend ...20C US colloq.
n. 5. syphilis ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 6. the penis ...1960s US euphemism
• OLD THOUGHT n. one who is wise or careful beyond his years ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD THRIFT n. wealth accumulated by the successive frugality of a long race of ancestors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD-TIME adj. veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
• OLD-TIME-LIKE adj. old-fashioned ...1889 US
• OLD-TIMER adj. veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a veteran ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...Aust. sl.
n. 3. one whose residence, membership, or experience dates from long ago ...Aust. sl.
n. 4. a prisoner that has served more than five years ...20C US prison sl.
• OLD-TIMER'S DISEASE n. Alzheimer's disease...1989 sl.
• OLD-TIMESY adj. old-fashioned, out-of-date ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMEY adj. old-fashioned, out-of-date, old ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. something that is old-fashioned ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMINESS n. old-fashioned character ...1887
• OLD TIN OF FRUIT n. a general term of affectionate address ...1920s sl.
• OLD TOAST † n. 1. a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard ...1698 sl.
n. 2. the devil ...L17
n. 3. a lively old man ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• OLD TOM n. 1. strong gin ...1821 sl.
n. 2. a lesbian ...1960s US sl.
n. 3. a prostitute catering to lesbians ...1960s US sl.
n. 4. an old lesbian ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• OLD TOOT n. a shiftless, lazy person ...1888 Amer. dial.
• OLD TOP n. a direct address to a man ...1887 US sl.
• OLD TROLLOCK n. trash; worthless or unwanted material ...1927 Amer. dial.
• OLD TROT n. 1. an old woman ...M14 sl.
n. 2. a dubious story ...1940s sl.
• OLD TROUT n. an unattractive (old) woman ...1897 sl.
• OLD TURNIP n. an affectionate term of address ...1920s sl.
• OLD 'UN n. an old person, esp. a parent ...M19 sl.
• OLDUN n. a wise or knowing person; a cunning person ...1897 Eng. dial.
• OLD UNCLE n. a great-uncle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OLD VET n. a malingerer ...1862 US military usage
• OLD VULTURE † n. a companion in crime ...1889 criminals' sl.
• OLD WAGON n. an old ship ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD WAR n. 1. the American Civil War (1861-1865) ...1937 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) ...1960 Amer. dial.
• OLDWARD †* adj. having the old tendency ...1624
• OLD WARRIOR n. any article that has seen much service; a veteran ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD WHISKERS n. 1. a working man with long, unkempt, greying whiskers, usually shouted out by impudent children ...M19 sl.
n. 2. an old man ...M19 sl.
• OLD WHITE HORSE n. a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WIFE n. 1. an old woman; now usually disparaging ...1340
n. 2. (as 'oldwife') a herring ...1588 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a talkative, gossiping person ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD WIGSBY n. a crotchety, narrow-minded, elderly man who snappishly can see no good in any modern thing ...1842
• OLD WIVES' PATERNOSTER n. grumbling, nagging ...L16 sl.
• OLD WOMAN n. 1. one's wife ...1722
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. a swivel-mounted deck gun ...1823 US Navy sl.
n. 4. a mother ...1834 sl.
n. 5. a term of address to a woman of any age ...M19 sl.
n. 6. in cards: a queen ...1878 US sl.
n. 7. a male cook, as on a ranch ...1922 US sl.
n. 8. a fussy, silly person of any sex or age ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD-WOMAN-HOUSE n. a hospital for old women ...1634
• OLD WOMAN IS A-LOSIN' HER FEATHERS, THE phr. large flakes of snow are falling fast ...1942 Amer. dial.
• OLD WOMAN IS PICKING HER GEESE, THE phr. it is snowing ...1899 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OLD WOMAN IS PLUCKING THE GEESE, THE phr. it is snowing ...1983 Amer. dial.
• OLD WOMAN'S LUCK phr. having the wind in one's face both going and returning ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD WOMEN, THE n. the prisoners, who, being unfit for physically hard work, are employed in knitting stockings ...c1865 UK prison sl.
• OLD WOODPECKER n. one who would be hard to take by surprise ...US Civil War usage
• OLD WORD n. a proverb, saying, saw ...1896 Sc.
• OLD WUNT n. a habit more or less objectionable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDY n. 1. an old person ...1874 sl.
n. 2. an old, joke, story, etc.; an old and familiar popular song, motion picture, etc. ...1939 US sl.
• OLD-YEAR-GONE n. December 31st, New Year's Eve ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD-YEAR-OUT n. December 31st, New Year's Eve ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD YEAR'S DAY n. the last day of the old year ...Bk1909
• OLD YEAR'S EVE n. New Year's Eve ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD YEAR'S EVENING n. New Year's Eve ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD YEAR'S NIGHT n. New Year's Eve ...1966 Amer. dial.
• OLD YOUNG adj. middle-aged ...1898 Sc.
• OLD YOUTH n. a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLE adj. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLEAGINITY † n. oily nature ..1657
• OLEAGINOSITY n. oily nature ...1694
• OLEAGINOUS adj. 1. containing oil or an oily substance; oily, fatty, greasy ...1634
adj. 2. 'smooth' in behaviour or in speech; subservient, compliant,; bland, soothing, insinuating, fawning ...1859
• OLEAGINY † n. oily nature ...1678
• OLEATED †* adj. oiled ...1661
• OLEFACTIBLE adj. that may be smelled ...c1705
• OLE-FAY n. 1. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...E20 US Black usage
n. 2. (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian ...E20 US Black usage
• OLE GIRL n. 1. any woman, usually old but not necessarily so ...L18 sl.
n. 2. a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
n. 3. one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
n. 4. one's mother ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a non-human object ...1910s US sl.
n. 6. a mother-in-law ...1940s sl.
n. 7. a college boy's roommate ...1940s US Black campus sl.
• OLEITY †* n. the time of gathering olives, or the olives when they are gathered to make oil; also, oiliness ...1656
• OLE MAL n. a term of address to an old man ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• OLE-MAS n. a shambles, chaos, confusion ...20C W. Indies sl.
• OLEN † n. a red deer, a stag ...1591
• OLENT * adj. smelling, giving out a smell or scent ...1607
• OLEO n. oleomargarine, margarine ...1884
• OLEOSE * adj. of the nature of oil; containing oil; oily ...1675
• OLEOSITY † n. oily quality or consistency; oiliness ...1610 now rare or obs.
• OLEOUS † adj. of the nature of oil; containing oil; oily ...1601 now rare or obs.
• OLERACEOUS adj. of the nature of a pot-herb (herb grown for cookery) or vegetable used in cookery; obtained from a pot-herb ...a1682
• OLERICULTURE * n. the cultivation of pot-herbs or other esculent vegetables ...1888
• OLF n. a finch ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OLFACIENT * n. something that affects the sense of smell ...1822-34
• OLFACT †* n. the organ or sense of smell ...1657 
* vb. to smell ...1663
• OLFACTIBLE adj. that may be smelled ...c1705
• OLFACTION n. the act of smelling or the sense of smell ...a1846
• OLFACTIVE adj. pert. to the sense of smell ...1654
• OLFACTOR * n. he or that which smells ...1829
• OLFACTORY adj. pert. to the sense of smell; connected or concerned with smelling ...1658
†* n. 1. anything to smell; a posy or nosegay ...1656
†* n. 2. the power of smelling ...1775
n. 3. an organ of smelling ...1823
• OLFEND † n. a camel ...971
• OLG † n. an oppressive heat; warm vapour rising from the ground ...1908 Sc.
† vb. to decay, to grow slimy and smelly ...1908 Sc.
• OLID adj. having a strong disagreeable smell; fetid, rank ...1680
• OLIDOUS †* adj. having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid, rank, stinking ...1646
• OLIFANT n. an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIFAUNT n. an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIGARCH n. a member of an oligarchy (government by the few); one of a few holding power in a state ...a1610
• OLIGARCHAL adj. pert to an oligarchy; carried on, administered or governed by an oligarchy; supporting or advocating oligarchy ...1787
• OLIGARCHIC adj. pert to an oligarchy; carried on, administered or governed by an oligarchy; supporting or advocating oligarchy ...a1649
• OLIGARCHICAL adj. pert to an oligarchy; carried on, administered or governed by an oligarchy; supporting or advocating oligarchy ...1586
• OLIGARCHICALLY adv. in an oligarchical manner ...1850
• OLIGARCHISM n. oligarchy as a principle or system ...1866
• OLIGARCHIST * n. an advocate or supporter of oligarchy (government by the few) ...1659
• OLIGARCHIZE vb. to convert into an oligarchy; to subject to an oligarchy ...1850
• OLIGARCHY n. government by the few; a form of government in which the power is confined to a few persons or families; also, the body of persons composing such a government ...1577
• OLIGHT † adj. active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
• OLIGOGLOTTISM n. slight knowledge of languages ...Bk1909
• OLIGOSYLLABLE n. a word of less than four syllables ...1830
• OLIO n. 1. any mixture of heterogeneous things or elements; a hotchpotch, farrago, medley ...1648
n. 2. a collection of various artistic or literary pieces, as engravings, verses, etc; a miscellany; a musical medley ...1655
• OLIPHANT n. an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIPRANCE † n. 1. ?pride, vanity, ostentation; in later use, ?splendour, merry-making, jollity ...1303
n. 2. rude, boisterous merriment; a romp ...c1700 Eng. dial.
• OLITE † adj. 1. active, energetic, nimble ...1721 Sc.
† adj. 2. eager, ready, willing, cheerful, sprightly ...1825 Sc.
• OLITORY * adj. pert. to pot-herbs or kitchen vegetables, or to the kitchen garden ...1658
† n. 1. a pot-herb. a culinary vegetable ...1696
† n. 2. a kitchen-garden (herbs) ...1706
• OLIVACEOUS adj. of a dusky green colour with a touch of yellow, like the unripe olive; olive-green, olive ...1776
• OLIVART * adj. of olive complexion ...1885
• OLIVASTER † adj. olive-coloured; having an olive complexion ...1626
• OLIVE n. 1. a woman or girl of olive complexion ...1713
n. 2. a child ...1803
• OLIVE-BRANCHES n. children ...1677 now humorous
• OLIVED adj. active, lively, energetic; the reverse of lazy ...1892 Ireland
• OLIVENESS * n. the quality of being an olive colour ...a1800
• OLIVE OIL! int. Au revoir! ...1884 sl., orig. music-halls'
• OLIVE OYL n. a very thin woman ...1970 Amer. dial.
• OLIVE-PLANTS n. children ...1616
• OLIVER † n. 1. an olive tree ...a1300
n. 2. the moon ...1753 criminals' sl.
n. 3. a small eel ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the wrist ...L19 Aust. rhyming sl. (Oliver Twist)
n. 5. the nose ...L19 US sl.
n. 6. a fist ...1909 rhyming sl. (Oliver Twist)
n. 7. a deliberately incorrect entry in a ledger ...1930s rhyming sl. (Oliver Twist - use of the fist to write)
vb. to understand ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'tumble' ('Oliver Cromwell)
• OLIVER BLABS † phr. the moon shines bright ...1841 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER CROMWELL vb. to understand ...20C rhyming sl. for 'tumble'
• OLIVER DON'T WIDDLE phr. the moon does not shine ...1782 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER IS IN TOWN phr. the nights are moonlit ...1812 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER IS SLEEPY TONIGHT phr. the moon does not shine ...1857 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER IS UP phr. the moon has risen ...1812 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER PUTS HIS BLACK NIGHT-CAP ON phr. the moon hides behind clouds ...1834 cant
• OLIVER REED n. amphetamine ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'speed'
• OLIVERS n. stockings ...1887 tramps' sl.
• OLIVER SHOWS phr. the moon shines ...1753 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER SNEAKS phr. the moon is under a cloud ...1797 criminals' sl.
• OLIVER'S NIGHT-CAP n. the hour the moon goes down ...1848 US criminals' sl.
• OLIVER'S SKULL n. a chamber pot ...c1690 sl.
• OLIVER'S SUMMONS n. an idle person who is forced to work for lack of any alternative means of making money ...19C Irish sl.
• OLIVER TWIST n. 1. a fist ...c1865 rhyming sl.
n. 2. the wrist ...L19 Aust. rhyming sl.
n. 3. a deliberately incorrect entry in a ledger ...1930s rhyming sl. (use of the fist to write)
adj. 4. drunk ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• OLIVER WHIDDLES phr. the moon shines ...1781 criminals' sl.
• OLIVET † n. a place in which olive trees are grown; an olive grove ...1382
• OLIVIFEROUS * adj. olive-bearing ...1656
• OLIVITY †* n. the time of gathering olives, or making oil ...1656
• OLLAPOD n. 1. a hotchpotch; a medley; an incongruous mixture; a mixture of languages ...1804
n. 2. an apothecary ...c1805 colloq.
• OLLAPODISM n. a sentence made up of various languages ...1837 nonce word
• OLLA PODRIDA n. a hotchpotch, a medley; a mixture of languages ...a1634
• OLLAPODRIDA-ISH adj. heterogeneous, diverse in character or content ...1827
• OLLAPODRIDICAL adj. heterogeneous, diverse in character or content ...1830 
• OLLARDS n. decayed branches of trees or small pieces of wood used as fuel for warming furnaces, etc; fuel ...1669 Eng. dial.
• OLLE †* vb. ? to pour scorn or contempt on ...a1400-50
• OLLEN † n. a red deer, a stag ...1591
• OLLET n. decayed branches of trees or small pieces of wood used as fuel for warming furnaces, etc; fuel ...1669 Eng. dial.
• OLLI COMPOLLI n. 'the name of one of the principle rogues of the canting crew' ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• ŐLLIE adj. oily, greasy ...1898 Sc.
n. oil ...1787 Sc.
• OLLIE n. in skateboarding and snowboarding: a manoeuvre in which one drives the board up into the air off a flat surface without holding the board, often in order to perform a jump over an obstacle ...1979 Aust. sl.
• OLLIE BEAK n. a Sikh ...1990s rhyming sl.
• ŐLLIE-COLLIE n. an oil lamp ...1892 Sc.
• OLLIES n. testicles ...1970s sl.
• OLLY n. 1. marijuana ...1960s sl.
n. 2. amphetamine ...1980s rhyming sl. on Oliver Reed for 'weed'
• OLOGICAL adj. pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...1890 nonce word
• OLOGIST n. a student or professor of an 'ology' ...1839
• OLOGISTIC adj. pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...a1861 nonce word
• OLOGY n. any of the various sciences or departments of science ...1811
• OLUHNEN † vb. to flatter ...a1225
• OLUHNINGE † n. flattering, flattery ...a1225
• OLYMPIC POOL n. an outdoor cinema ...1950s Aust. sl.
• OLYMPIONICEST † n. a victor in the Olympic games ...a1656
• OLY-PRANCE n. a merrymaking; rough boisterous merriment; a romping match ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLY-PRANCING adj. boisterously merry ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OMA n. one's grandmother ...1962 Amer. dial.
• OMADAUN n. a stupid person; a simpleton, a fool; a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow ...1843 Ireland
• OMADAWN n. a fool ...M19 Ireland
• OMADHAUN n. a fool, a simpleton; a dull, stupid person; a term of abuse ...1818 Ireland
• OMAHOG n. a resident of Omaha, Nebraska ...1876 US jocular
• O'MALLEY n. a policeman ...1990s sl.
• OMAR SHARIF n. unpleasantness, unhappiness ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'grief'
• OMBERTY †* n. abundance ...1575
• OMBLE vb. to walk slowly and with difficulty; to totter or stagger on ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMBRAGEOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady ...1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like ...1612
• OMBREY n. 1. a man ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of address ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a male friend ...1990s sl., orig. US campus
• OMBRIFUGE * n. a refuge or shelter against rain ...1868
• OMBROLOGY n. the branch of meteorology that deals with rain ...1845
• OMEE n. 1. a male person, a fellow ...1859 sl., orig. showmen's usage
n. 2. a landlord ...M19 sl.
• OMEE-PALONE n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• OMEE-PALONEY n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• OMEE-POLONE n. a male homosexual ...1960s sl.
• OMEGA n. 1. the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
n. 2. MDMA (ecstasy) ...1996 UK sl
• OMELETS CANNOT BE MADE WITHOUT BREAKING EGGS phr. things cannot be accomplished without the sacrifice of something in itself valuable ...1898
• OMELETTE-EYED adj. having very round eyes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OMEN n. low grade PCP ...1993 US drugs sl.
• OME-PALONE n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• OMER n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
• OMEY n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
• OMI n. a landlord ...M19 sl.
• OMICK n. a handful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OMIE n. a male person, a fellow ...1859 sl., orig. showmen's usage
• OMIE-PALOME n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• OMIGOD! int. used for expressing surprise or horror ...1982 US sl.
• OMINAL † adj. pert. to omens; from which an omen is drawn ...1651
• OMINATE † vb. 1. to prognosticate from omens; to augur, to forebode ...1582
† vb. 2. to serve as an omen, to portend ...1667
• OMINATION † n. the act of omening or presaging; foreboding ...1589
• OMINOUS † adj. of good omen, auspicious; fortunate ...1597
• OMINOUSLY † adv. with presage of good, happily ...1597
• OMINY n. a fad or fanciful contrivance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMI-PALOME n. a homosexual man ...1966 UK sl.
• OMIPALONE n. a male homosexual ...1960s sl.
• OMISE †* vb. to omit ...a1425
• OMISSIVE adj. characterized by omitting, neglecting to perform, or leaving out ...1629
• OMITTANCE †* n. omission ...1600
• OMLIGUS n. an omnibus ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OMNEITY * n. the condition of being all ...1638
• OMNIACTIVE adj. active in all things or everywhere; working in all places ...1846
• OMNIANA n. notes or scraps of information about everything, or about all kinds of things ...1807
• OMNIARCH n. ruler of all things ...1848
• OMNIBENEVOLENCE n. universal benevolence ...1834
• OMNIBENEVOLENT adj. benevolent towards all ...1679
• OMNIBUS adj. relating to or serving for numerous distinct objects at once; comprising a large number of items or particulars ...1857
n. 1. a prostitute ...M19 sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a man or boy who assists a waiter at a hotel, restaurant, etc. ...1888
• OMNIBUS TRAIN n. a railway train stopping at all the stations on the route ...1893
• OMNICAUSALITY n. the fact of being the cause of all things ...1678
• OMNICOMPETENCE n. competence in all causes ...1900
• OMNICOMPETENT adj. competent or having jurisdiction in all causes ...1827 
• OMNICREDULITY n. universal credulity; capacity of believing anything whatever ...1845
• OMNI-ERUDITE adj. learned in all or very many subjects ...1835
• OMNI-ESSENCE n. universal essence or being ...1624
• OMNIETY * n. the condition of being all ...1638
• OMNIFARIOUS adj. of all kinds or forms; exceedingly various; dealing with all kinds of things ...1653
• OMNIFEROUS adj. bearing all things, or of all kinds ...1656
• OMNIFIC adj. making all things; all-creating ...1667
• OMNIFICENT adj. making all things ...1862
• OMNIFIDEL adj. believing everything; holding all creeds ...1848
• OMNIFORM adj. of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1647
• OMNIFORMAL adj. of all forms or shapes; taking any or every form ...1839
• OMNIFORMIST * n. one who assumes all forms or fashions; one who conforms to all ...1683 obs
• OMNIFORMITY n. the being of all forms ...1644
• OMNIFY † vb. 1. to make everything of; to account as all in all 1622
vb. 2. to render universal ...1810
• OMNIGATHERUM † n. omnium gatherum; a gathering of all sorts; a miscellaneous assemblage, collection, or mixture of persons or things; a confused medley  ...a1400
• OMNIGENER * adj. of all kinds ...1857
• OMNIGENOUS adj. of all kinds ...1650
• OMNIGERENT adj. universally working. performing all kinds of work ...1865
• OMNILEGENT adj. reading everything; acquainted with all or a very great amount of literature; addicted to much reading ...1828
• OMNILINGUAL adj. speaking or understanding all languages ...1893
• OMNILOQUENT adj. speaking of all things or on all subjects ...1824
• OMNILUCENT adj. shining upon all or everywhere ...1651
• OMNIMODE adj. existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1656
• OMNIMODOUS adj. existing in all modes or ways, of all sorts ...1627
• OMNINESCIENCE n. ignorance of everything; universal ignorance ...1856
• OMNINESCIENT adj. ignorant of everything ...1890
• OMNIPARENT adj. producing or bringing forth all things ...1609
• OMNIPARIENT adj. producing or bringing forth all things ...1886
• OMNIPARITY n. the state of being all equal; universal equality ...1635
• OMNIPAROUS adj. producing or bringing forth all things ...1755
• OMNIPATIENT adj. patient of everything, having unlimited endurance ...1831
• OMNIPERCIPIENCE n. a perceiving all things ...1664
• OMNIPERCIPIENCY † n. a perceiving all things ...1664
• OMNIPERCIPIENT adj. perceiving all things ...1664
• OMNIPERFECT † adj. all-perfect ...1678
• OMNIPOTENCE n. infinite or unlimited power; almightiness ...1566
• OMNIPOTENT adj. 1. capable of anything; unparalleled; huge ...1596 humorous
adj. 2. all-powerful; having full or absolute power or authority; exceedingly strong or mighty ...1598
• OMNIPOTENTIARY †* adj. omnipotent ...1659
• OMNIPREGNANT adj. ready to produce anything ...1611
• OMNIPRESENCE n. presence everywhere ...a1822
• OMNIPRESENCY † n. presence everywhere ...1647
• OMNIPRESENT adj. present everywhere; present at the same time in all places ...a1711
• OMNIPRESENTIAL †* adj. pert. to omnipresence ...a1716
• OMNIPREVALENT adj. having all power or influence; all-prevailing ...a1661
• OMNIPRUDENT † adj. having universal foresight, or exercising universal providence ...1642
• OMNIREGENCY † n. all-ruling condition; universal rule ...1616
• OMNISCIAN † n. one who professes to know everything ...1593 nonce word
• OMNISCIENCE n. universal knowledge ...a1845
• OMNISCIENCY † n. infinite knowledge ...1640
• OMNISCIENT adj. knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1791
n. one having very extensive knowledge ...1794
• OMNISCIENTLY adv. with universal knowledge ...1856
• OMNISCIENTNESS n. universal knowledge ...1727
• OMNISCIOUS † adj. knowing all things; having universal or very extensive knowledge ...1588
• OMNISCITURIENT † adj. desiring to know everything ...1837
• OMNISCRIBENT adj. writing on all subjects ...1891
• OMNISCRIPTIVE adj. writing on all subjects ...1821
• OMNISENTIENCE n. universal feeling or sensation ...1851
• OMNISIGNIFICANCE n. universal significance or meaning ...1835
• OMNISPECTIVE adj. looking into or beholding all things ...1743
• OMNIST † n. one who believes in all religions ...1839 nonce word
• OMNISUFFICIENCE †* n. the quality of being all-sufficient ...1660
• OMNISUFFICIENCY †* n. the quality of being all-sufficient ...1577
• OMNISUFFICIENT † adj. all-sufficient ...1543 obs. or rare
• OMNITEMPORAL adj. relating to all times ...1890
• OMNITENENT † adj. holding or containing all things ...1656
• OMNITOLERANT adj. tolerant of everything ...1855
• OMNITUDE * n. the fact of being all; universality; the whole, the total sum ...1839
• OMNIUM n. 1. the whole sum of what one values or is interested in ...1766
n. 2. a piece of furniture with open shelves for receiving ornamental articles, etc. ...19C
• OMNIUM GATHERUM † adv. in a confused medley; promiscuously ...1648
n. a gathering of all sorts; a miscellaneous assemblage, collection, or mixture of persons or things; a confused medley; disorder ...1530
• OMNIVAGANT adj. wandering or roaming everywhere or in all directions ...1656
• OMNIVALENCE † n. omnipotence ...1607
• OMNIVALENT † adj. all-prevailing, all-powerful, omnipotent ...1609
• OMNIVALOUS † adj. all-prevailing, all-powerful, omnipotent ...1773
• OMNIVARIOUS † adj. of all varieties or different kinds ...1624
• OMNIVERBARIOUS adj. using all sorts of words ...B1900
• OMNIVERBIVOROUS adj. capable of 'swallowing' all words ...1858 humorous
• OMNIVIDENCE n. the capacity of seeing all things ...1884 
• OMNIVIDENCY † n. a seeing of all things; universal inspection ...a1661
• OMNIVISION n. the act or faculty of seeing all things ...1861
• OMNIVOLENT † adj. willing everything ...1656
• OMNIVORACITY n. 1. a devouring or eating all kinds of food ...1889
n. 2. an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1889
• OMNIVORANT adj. devouring or eating all kinds of food ...1852
• OMNIVORE n. a person or animal that eats all kinds of food ...1890
• OMNIVOROSITY n. 1. a devouring or eating all kinds of food ...1896
n. 2. an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1896
• OMNIVOROUS adj. 1. devouring or eating all kinds of food ...1656
adj. 2. taking in everything available, as with the mind; insatiable ...1791
• OMNIVOROUSNESS n. 1. a devouring or eating all kinds of foods ...1727
n. 2. an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits ...1727
• OMO adj. used for signalling that a woman's husband is not at home (Old Man Out) ...1995 UK sl.
• O, MOMMER! int. an exclamation of wonder ...1891 Amer. sl.
• OMOPHAGIA n. the eating of raw food, esp. raw flesh ...1706
• OMOPHAGIC adj. eating raw food, esp. raw flesh ...1869
• OMOPHAGIST n. an eater of raw flesh ...1884
• OMOPHAGOUS adj. eating raw flesh ...1857
• OMPERLODGE † vb. to contradict ...1809 Eng dial.
• OMPERLOGIES † n. apologies for not undertaking a work, difficulties urged in excuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OMPHALISM * n. centralization in government ...1868
• OMPHALOMANCY n. divination by the number of knots on the umbilical cord at birth, of the number of future children of the mother ...1652
• OMPLUST n. 1. a gale, a breeze ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. a rush, hurry ...1897 Sc.
• OM-TIDDLY-OM-POM n. a lavatory ...1910s sl.
• OMY † adj. of land: mellow ...1669 Eng. dial.
• OMYGOD n. a Plymouth Omega ...1992 US sl.
 

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