DICTIONARY
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• P adj. 1. pure, unadulterated, esp. of drugs ...1970s sl.
adj. 2. pretty ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
n. 1. syphilis ...M17 sl.
n. 2. urine ...20C sl.
n. 3. a ponce, a pimp ...1920s sl.
n. 4. pure or nearly pure heroin ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 5. peyote ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 6. phencyclidine ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 7. a Vietnamese piastre ...1965 US sl.
n. 8. the price ...1997 UK sl.
n. 9. a promise (to deliver something) ...1990s UK Black sl.
n. 10. a parent ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 11. rejection, dismissal ...2000s UK Black sl.
vb. to urinate ...20C sl.
• P-38 n. 1. the small can-opener included with individual field rations ...Vietnam War usage
n. 2. police-issue .38 calibre revolver ...1976 US sl.
• P.A. n. 1. a press agent; a publicity agent ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a public address system ...1930s sl.
• PA † prep. upon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a father; used to address your father ....1811 UK
n. 2. the parish relieving officer who distributed money to the poor ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. grandfather ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PAALIE-MAALIE adj. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAATERMENT † n. a useless brat; an insignificant person ...1939 Sc.
• PAATIE n. a young pig ...1898 Sc.
• PAATIE GRICE n. a young pig ...1898 Sc.
• P.A.B.A.C.A.B. phr. an exhortation to smoke cannabis (Pack A Bowl And Catch a Buzz ...1980s US drugs sl.
• PABBLE vb. to make a sound like that of boiling liquid ...1832 Sc.
• PABLO n. cocaine ...1996 sl.
• PABULAR †* adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1656
• PABULARY adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1835
• PABULATION * n. a grazing, a feeding; the act of feeding or procuring provender; fodder ...1623
• PABULATORY †* adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1656
• PABULOUS † adj. of the nature of food; abounding in or affording food or aliment ...1646 rare or obs.
• PABULUM n. 1. anything taken in by an animal or plant to maintain life and growth; food, aliment, nutriment ...1733
n. 2. that which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul; food for thought ...1765
• PAC n. a cap ...M19 back-slang
• PACABLE adj. † capable of being pacified, placated, or appeased ...a1834
• PACAL †* adj. that brings or signifies peace; peaceable ...1656
• PACATE † adj. pacified, brought into a state of peace and calm, tranquil ...1644
• PACATED † adj. appeased; made peaceable ...1727
• PACATELY † adv. quietly ...a1652
• PACATENESS † n. the state of being peaceful ...1666
• PACATION n. the act of pacifying or tranquillizing; the condition of being peaceful and tranquil; pacification ...1658
• PACATIVE †* adj. stilling, sedative ...1684
• PACE † n. 1. a chapter in a narrative or other writing; a section, division, chapter, etc. ...a1300
† n. 2. a passage; a narrow way; a pass between mountains, rocks, woods, etc.; a narrow channel at sea, a strait ...a1300
n. 3. Easter, Easter-tide ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a 'company' or herd of asses ...1486
vb. to live a fast, exciting and varied life ...1970s US Black sl.
• PACE-CLOTHES n. new clothes worn at Easter ...1805 Eng. dial.
• PACE-DAY n. Easter day ...1792 Sc.
• PACE-EGG n. an Easter egg, esp. one stained and hard-boiled ...1579 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGG-DAY n. Easter day ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGER n. one who goes about singing or begging for Easter eggs and other trifles at Christmas as well as at Easter ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGING n. the custom of collecting Easter eggs ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGING-TIME n. Easter ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PACE-GENTLEMAN n. a boy wearing new clothes at Easter ...1923 Sc.
• PACE-NEW adj. of clothes: new for Easter ...1937 Sc.
• PACER n. anything (esp. a horse) that goes at a great pace ...1890 colloq.
• PACE SUNDAY n. Easter day ...1721 Sc.
• PACEY adj. fast, speedy ...1906 UK sl.
• PACHETTY adj. weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACHOOK adj. pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
n. a Mexican-American, esp. a young man who joins a street gang ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCA n. a female Mexican-American ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO adj. pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
n. a young Mexican-American, esp. a tough or gang member ...1943 US sl.
• PACHYDERMATOUS adj. thick-skinned; insensitive to rebuff, ridicule, or abuse; not easily affected by outside influences ...1854
• PACHYDERMOUS * adj. thick-skinned; insensitive to rebuff, ridicule, or abuse; not easily affected by outside influences ...1836
• PACHYTRICHOUS adj. having thick hair ...1857
• PACIFEROUS † adj. peace-bringing ...1656
• PACIFEROUSNESS † n. peace bringing quality ...1727
• PACIFIABLE adj. capable of being pacified or appeased ...1618
• PACIFIC adj. 1. making peace; leading to peace or reconciliation; conciliatory, appeasing ...a1548
adj. 2. characterized by peace or calm; peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet ...1633
adj. 3. of peaceful disposition; not belligerent; peaceable ...1641
• PACIFICABLE † adj. capable of being pacified or appeased; placable ...1621
• PACIFICAL adj. peaceable ...c1485
• PACIFICALLY adv. peacefully, peaceably ...1793
• PACIFICATE †* vb. 1. to make peace with ...1646
vb. 2. to give or restore peace to; to appease; to pacify ...1827
• PACIFICATOR n. one who pacifies or brings to a state of peace; a peace-maker ...1539
• PACIFICATORY adj. tending to make peace ...1583
• PACIFICITY * n. the quality of being pacific; peacefulness ...1800
• PACIFICOUS † adj. quiet, peaceful, tending to make peace ...1608
• PACIFICS † n. peace-offerings ...1609
• PACIFIC SLOPE n. the countries of the Pacific Rim, esp. as considered places of refuge for wanted criminals ...L19 NZ sl.
• PACIFIC STEROID n. the Southeast Asian plant, taro ...2002 NZ sl.
• PACIFIER n. the violet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACIFIQUES † n. peace-offerings ...1609
• PACIFY † vb. 1. to reconcile ...c1500
vb. 2. to satisfy, to suffice ...1896 Ireland
vb. 3. to make quiet by force or punishment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK adj. 1. on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
adj. 2. of animals: tame, docile ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
† n. 2. a private or clandestine arrangement, pact, or compact; a secret or underhand design agreed upon by two or more persons; a plot, conspiracy, intrigue ...1571
n. 3. a gang ...17C cant
n. 4. a prostitute; a harlot ...17C UK sl.
n. 5. one's worldly goods, property, belongings, fortune ...1720 Sc.
† n. 6. a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 7. a night lodging for the very poor ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a heavy mass of cloud; a thundercloud; generally in plural ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. a packhorse ...L19 Aust. usage
n. 10. a cap ...Brit. back-slang
n. 11. a packet of cigarettes ...1928 US sl.
n. 12. the state of being packed or crowded together; a crush, a squeeze ...1928 Sc.
n. 13. a package of illegal drugs, esp. heroin ...1952 US sl.
n. 14. a packet of marijuana ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 15. a packet of pills ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 16. in the used car business: a fixed amount that is added to the price the dealer has paid for the car ...1975 sl.
n. 17. a White person ...1990s US Black sl.
† vb. 1. to enter into a private arrangement; to agree in a secret or underhand design; to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to intrigue ...a1529
† vb. 2. to be an accomplice or confederate in a plot ...1590
vb. 3. to carry ...19C sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to drink to excess ...19C US sl.
vb. 5. to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
vb. 6. to live as tramp, travelling the country ...L19 sl.
vb. 7. to press, to squeeze ...1897 Sc.
vb. 8. to carry money, to be in funds ...1920s US sl.
vb. 9. to be ruined or spoiled; to become useless ...c1920 motor-racers' usage
vb. 10. to defeat, to be superior to, or more enjoyable than ...c1920 Aust sl.
vb. 11. to carry drugs for a dealer ...1940s US drugs sl.
vb. 12. to carry contraband in and out of a prison; to carry a concealed weapon ...1960s US prison sl.
vb. 13. of male homosexuals: to have anal sex ...1960s US campus sl.
vb. 14. to take someone along on a motorcycle cruise ...1966 US sl.
vb. 15. to reject a lover ...1970s sl.
vb. 16. to tuck the male genitals into the left or right trouser leg ...1972 US sl.
vb. 17. to fill a crack cocaine pipe ...1980s US drugs sl.
vb. 18. to place drugs into a cone, bong, etc., preparatory to smoking them ...Aust. sl.
vb. 19. to fill a cigarette with marijuana ...1980s Aust. drugs sl.
vb. 20. to be fearful ...1988 Aust. sl.
vb. 21. in snowboarding: to hit the snow hard ...1990 US sl.
• PACK A BIT AWAY vb. to serve a term of imprisonment ...c1918 US prison sl.
• PACKAGE n. 1. a drink ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a police record ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. a sentence of imprisonment ...1912 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a man, a person ...1920s US sl.
n. 6. a supply of a given drug ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 7. a kidnap victim ...1933 sl., chiefly US
n. 8. a sexually attractive woman ...1945 US sl.
n. 9. a sexually transmitted infection, esp. gonorrhea ...1950 US sl.
n. 10. a paper bag for groceries ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the male genitals ...1970s US sl.
n. 12. the vagina ...1980s US sl.
n. 13. a lot, very much ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 14. a positive report on a prisoner ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 15. a man's genitals as seen through trousers ...1997 US sl.
n. 16. the female posterior ...2001 US sl.
n. 17. AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• PACKAGED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L19 US sl.
• PACKAGE OF TROUBLE n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1999 US sl.
• PACK A HEATER vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK A KICK vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACKALD † n. a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
• PACK-A-LUGE n. a heavy load not easily moved ...1777 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND BOODLE n. a crowd, a group ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PACK AND FARDEL adv. entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND PACKAGE adv. entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK-AND-PENNY DAY n. the last day of a fair, on which goods are sold cheap ...1869 Eng. dial.
• PACK A PUNCH vb. 1. to be powerful, as a motorcycle or car ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK A ROD vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK A SAD vb. 1. to become severely depressed or run down; to reveal a dismal or depressed state of mind ...1980 NZ sl.
vb. 2. to break off a relationship ...1994 NZ sl.
• PACK A SHITTY vb. 1. to sulk ...1985 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to become angry ...1998 NZ sl.
• PACK A WALLOP vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK AWAY vb. to consume food or drink with gusto ...1972 Aust. sl.
• PACKBACK n. a piggyback ride ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PACK CARDS vb. to arrange or shuffle cards so as to cheat or secure a fraudulent advantage ...1599
• PACK CARDS WITH † vb. to make a cheating arrangement with ...1606
• PACK CHITLINS vb. of a man: to be unable to maintain an erection during intercourse (chitlins - pigs intestines) ...1990s US Black sl.
• PACK DEATH vb. to be fearful ...1975 Aust. sl.
• PACK DOUBLE vb. to carry a passenger on a motorcycle ...2000 US sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES adj. crowded, huddled ...M19 colloq.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED TIGHT adj. nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• PACKED TO THE GUNWALES adj. absolutely full ...colloq.
• PACKED UP adj. 1. killed in warfare ...WWI army sl.
adj. 2. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACK 'EM vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1944 sl.
• PACKENHAM n. cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PACKER † n. 1. a confederate in a fraudulent design; a conspirator, a plotter ...1771
n. 2. packhorse ...L19 Aust. usage
† n. 3. a peddler ...1923 Sc.
n. 4. a thin stick, typically a chopstick, or a piece of metal coat hanger, used to pack a cocaine pipe ...1990s drugs sl.
• PACKER-BACKER-MAKI n. a beer-drinking, snow-suit wearing, Skoal-chewing, snowmobile-riding fan of the Green Bay Packer football team ...2004 Michigan Upper Peninsula usage
• PACKERY * n. a place where goods are packed ...1880
• PACKET n. 1. a pannier, a load-saddle ...1738 Sc.
n. 2. a false report; a falsehood ...1796
* n. 3. a small pile or set of cards ...1887
n. 4. trouble ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 5. a bullet or missile ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 6. a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
n. 7. a wound ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 8. a package of illegal drugs, esp. heroin ...1952 US sl.
n. 9. a long sentence ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 10. the genitals, male or female ...1950s sl.
n. 11. the male genitals; usually a reference to the bulge in a man's trousers ...Brit. gay sl. Brit
• PACKET, THE n. 1. a straitjacket ...1912 US criminals' rhyming sl.
n. 2. everything, the lot ...1980s sl.
• PACKET-BOYS n. small, well-defined, roundish masses of cloud; a mackerel sky ...1873 Sc.
• PACKET FROM PARIS n. a baby ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• PACKET OF THREE n. a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACKETS! int. exclamation of disbelief ...L19 sl.
• PACK-FELLOW n. a peddler ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PACK FUDGE vb. to play the active role in anal sex ...1987 US sl.
• PACK-FULL adj. as full as can be packed ...1858
• PACK-GOODS n. a peddler's wares ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A BEAR vb. to work at dishonourable employment ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A GOOSE vb. to work at dishonourable employment ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PACK HEAT vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK-HORSE n. 1. a drudge ...1594
n. 2. a person, usually a guard, who brings contraband into prison ...1984 US sl.
• PACKHORSE RIDE n. a piggyback ride ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACK-HOUSE n. a warehouse, a shed for storing merchandise ...1712 Sc.
• PACKIE n. 1. a peddler ...1832 Sc.
n. 2. a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who transports supplies by pack animal ...1940s NZ sl.
n. 4. a liquor store ...1970s US sl.
n. 5. an off-license; a 'package store' ...1991 US sl.
• PACKIEMAN n. a peddler; a travelling merchant in soft goods ...1868 Sc.
• PACK IN vb. 1. to serve or complete a prison sentence ...1935 US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
vb. 3. to end a relationship ...1950s sl.
vb. 4. to leave ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• PACKING adj. 1. carrying a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. having a large penis ...1990s US Black sl.
adj. 3. performing anal intercourse ...1980s US sl.
adj. 4. of a man: having sexual intercourse ...1990s US Black sl.
adj. 5. of a lesbian: wearing a strap-on dildo, usually under one's clothes, or wearing other padding in the genital area to look as if one has a penis ...1990s US gay sl.
adj. 6. having weapons for sale ...2000s US prison sl.
† n. 1. private or underhand arrangement; fraudulent dealing or contriving, plotting ...a1529
n. 2. the assembling of gregarious beasts or birds ...1879
n. 3. dinner ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 4. food ...1891 UK criminals' sl.
• PACKING DEATH adj. terrified, frightened ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PACKINGHAM n. cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PACKING-HOUSE n. an eating house, a café ...L19 sl.
• PACKING HOUSE QUAIL n. spare ribs ...L19 sl.
• PACKING-HOUSE RULES n. no rules at all ...L19 sl.
• PACKING KEN n. a low eating house ...1909 UK sl.
• PACKING IT adj. making a large amount of money ...1990s sl.
• PACKING MOLLY n. a dishonest female domestic who, after learning where the household valuables are stored, paves the way for her outside confederates to lay hold of the prize and carry it away ...1881 US sl.
• PACKING PENNY † n. a penny given at dismissal ...1598
• PACKING-PENNY DAY n. the last day of the fair, when articles are cheap ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PACKISHNESS † n. the condition of being a pack ...1672 nonce word
• PACK IT vb. to be fearful ...1945 Aust. sl.
• PACK IT IN vb. 1. to stop talking; to see fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
vb. 2. to stop doing something, usually used as a command ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to give up one's job ...L1940s sl., chiefly manual workers'
vb. 4. to get rid of someone or something ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• PACK IT UP vb. 1. to stop talking; to see fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
vb. 2. to stop doing something, usually used as a command ...1930s sl.
• PACK IT UPON A PERSON vb. to foist an offence upon another ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKLE n. a bundle, a small load, a burden, a pack-load ...1743 Sc.
• PACKLED adj. speckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKLER n. a peddler who deals in earthenware; a travelling handyman or tinker ...1832 Sc.
• PACKLIE adv. in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKLIKE adv. in a friendly manner, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKMAN n. 1. a man who travels about carrying goods in a pack for sale; a peddler ...a1625
n. 2. a snail, esp. the spotted snail, Helix aspera ...1882 Eng. dial.
• PACKMAN'S DROUTH n. hunger, an appetite for food; from the practice of peddlers in asking for a drink of water, in the hope that they will be given something to eat as well ...1876 Sc.
• PACK-MERCHANT n. a peddler, a travelling merchant in soft goods ...1877 Sc.
• PACK-MERCHANTS n. small clouds driven before the wind ...1881 Sc.
• PACK MUD vb. to have anal intercourse ...1970s gay sl.
• PACK-NEEDLE n. a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKNESS n. friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy ...1825 Sc.
• PACK NEWS vb. to gossip; to tattle; to tell tales ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PACK OF POO TICKETS n. a lavatory roll ...1990s Aust. sl.
• PACK OF ROCKETS n. a packet of ready-to-smoke marijuana fashioned in the manner of cigarettes ...1940s drugs sl.
• PACK OF ROCKS n. a packet of ready-to-smoke marijuana fashioned in the manner of cigarettes ...1940s drugs sl.
• PACK OF THREE n. a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACK OFF vb. to go away ...M19 sl.
int. go away! ...M19 sl.
• PACK-OFF ON vb. to blame ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PACK ONE vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK ONE'S SHIT vb. to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• PACK OR PEEL WITH A PERSON vb. to trade unfairly, to have unlawful or underhand dealings with him ...1757 Sc.
• PACKOUT n. food prepared and packaged by a restaurant to be consumed off the premises; take-out food ...1955 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'pack out') to unpack ...1969 S. Afr. sl.
• PACK-PAUNCH † n.? a paunch like a pack; a big belly; a big-bellied person; (from other books) a greedy eater, a glutton, a devourer ...1582
• PACK PEANUT BUTTER vb. to engage in anal intercourse ...1970s US sl.
• PACK PEDDLER n. an itinerant peddler who sells goods from a pack ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PACK PEDLAR n. an itinerant peddler who sells goods from a pack ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PACK-RACKET n. a kind of firework constructed so as to explode with a succession of loud reports; a cracker ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK-RAPE n. rape by a gang of men in succession ...1969 Aust. sl.
vb. of a gang of men: to serially rape a woman ....1965 Aust. sl.
• PACK-RAPIST n. a person who commits pack-rape ...1972 Aust. sl.
• PACK RAT n. 1. an obsessive hoarder ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a hotel bellboy ...20C US sl.
• PACK ROOM n. a storage room ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PACK-SACK CITIZEN n. a short-term resident of any place, living, as it were, out of a packsack (backpack or rucksack) ...1966 Can. sl.
• PACKSADDLE RIDE n. a piggyback ride ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACK, SHACK, AND STACK n. one's entire belongings, clothes, home, and money ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PACK SHIT vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1940s sl.
• PACKT adj. intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK TALES vb. to gossip, to tattle, to tell tales ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PACK THE CARDS vb. to prepare cards for cheating purposes ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• PACK THE CRACKS vb. to endure injections of collagen ...1997 US sl.
• PACK THE GAME IN vb. to desist, esp. abandon a way of life; to stop doing something ...1920s sl.
• PACK THE GEAR vb. to achieve a given standard ...1970s US sl.
• PACK THE MAIL vb. to ride or move quickly; to go fast, to run ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PACK THE MUSTARD vb. to work as a bricklayer or labourer ...1930s US tramp sl.
• PACK THE PAYMENT vb. in new car sales: to make a sale for a price slightly below what the customer has said what they are willing to spend ...1989 US sl.
• PACK THE PILLOW vb. to menstruate ...2000s US sl.
• PACK THE SHITS vb. to be fearful ...1971 Aust sl.
• PACK THEM vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1944 Aust. sl.
• PACK THE TRAIL vb. to go on trail, whether on horseback or on foot ...c1870 Aust. colloq.
• PACK-THREAD n. nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK UP vb. 1. to retire; to stop working or trying; to die ...WWI colloq.
vb. 2. of machinery, or anything that works mechanically as the human heart: to stop working ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. of dope-peddlers: to cease operations while the police are known to be active ...1929 US sl.
vb. 4. of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
vb. 5. to desist; to give up ...c1945 cyclist's usage
vb. 6. to reject ...1970s sl.
• PACK UP ONE'S ALLS vb. to prepare for a removal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK UP ONE'S ALLS AND BE GONE vb. to leave for good ...M17 sl.
• PACK UP ONE'S AWLS AND BE GONE vb. to depart for good ...M17 colloq.
• PACK UP ONE'S PIPES vb. to cease from an action; to stop talking ...M16 sl.
• PACK UP SHOP vb. to cease trading ...2003 UK sl.
• PACK-WATER n. one who is at another's beck and call; a drudge; one who will do drudgery for small favours, or favourable opinion ...1902 Amer. dial.
• PACKY adj. heavy with clouds; cloudy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the skull, the head ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a liquor store ...1970s US sl.
• PACO n. an alpaca ...1604
• PACOLET † n. a swift steed ...a1613
• PACOTEE n. a sexually available woman ...1950 Trinidad and Tobago
• PACTION n. 1. the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
n. 2. those leagued together; a confederation ...1877 now chiefly Sc.
vb. to make a pact; to covenant or agree to something ...1640 Sc.
• PACTIONAL adj. of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1624 chiefly Sc.
• PACTIONALLY adv. by means of a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTITIOUS †* adj. characterized by being agreed upon or stipulated; settled by covenant ...1656
• PACTORIAL * adj. pert. to a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTIVE †* adj. settled by covenant; of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACTORY †* adj. pert. to a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACY adj. fast, speedy ...1906 UK sl.
• PAD † n. 1. a toad ....1154
† n. 2. a bundle of straw or the like to lie on ...1554
n. 3. a path, track; the road, the way ...1567 orig. sl., now also Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a shortened form of 'padlock' ...1573
n. 5. a starfish ...1613
n. 6. a road-horse, an easy-paced horse ...1617
n. 7. highway robbery ...1662 criminals' sl.
† n. 8. a highway robber; a highwayman ...1666 criminals' sl.
n. 9. a villain's female companion ...M17 sl.
n. 10. a prostitute ...L17 sl.
n. 11. a bed ...1718 UK sl.
n. 12. a soft, stuffed saddle ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 13. the foot of an animal, esp. a fox's foot ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 14. an Irishman ...L18 sl.
n. 15. a street robber ...1818 criminals' sl.
n. 16. a written label or placard worn by a beggar that does not speak ...1842 criminals' sl.
n. 17. a small pack or bundle ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 18. a tramp (person) ...1859 criminals' sl.
n. 19. a walk ...1889 police sl.
† n. 20. dried cow-dung, formerly collected for fuel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 21. a place, house, or apartment; a room, esp. a bedroom ...1938 sl.
n. 22. a prison cell ...1943 US criminals' sl.
n. 23. a padded cell ...1940s sl.
n. 24. a nickname or intimate form of address for an Irishman ...1940s sl.
n. 25. an establishment that pays bribes to the local police ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 26. the regular bribes paid to members of a US police department ...1940s US criminals' sl.
† vb. 1. to rob on the highway; to be a footpad ...1638
vb. 2. to travel as tramp, thief, vagrant, or prostitute ...E17 sl.
vb. 3. to walk; to wander ...M17 sl.
† vb. 4. of a horse: to pace ...1724
vb. 5. to travel on foot, to trot along steadily and purposefully ...1788 Sc.
vb. 6. to make a path by walking on a previously untracked path; to tread down under foot; to press down firmly and closely ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to track by the pad or footmarks ...1861
vb. 8. to pass information 'on the quiet', to drop a hint in one's ear, to inform, to tell ...1898 Sc.
vb. 9. to tread with a soft dull sound, as a person does in slippers or stockings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 11. to reside ...1963 US sl.
vb. 12. to coat with breadcrumbs or batter before frying ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. of police: to add to the narcotics confiscated from a suspect in order to render the charge against them more serious ...1972 US sl.
• PAD A BILL vb. to fraudulently add items to a bill or to an expense account statement in order to obtain money that one is not actually owed ...1930s sl.
• PAD-BORROWER n. a horse thief ...1785 UK sl.
• PAD-CLINKING n. 1. hobnobbing with footpads ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. admission charge to an opium den ...c1920 US sl.
• PADDA n. a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PADDA-RED n. green slime formed on stagnant pools in warm weather ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDED adj. 1. trampled, oft-trodden ...1789 Sc.
adj. 2. having concealed contraband (stolen articles, drugs, etc.) on one's person in order to remove it from a shop or deceive customs, etc. ...1914 US criminals' sl.
• PADDEN-CRIB n. a boys' or youths' lodging-house ...1839 UK sl.
• PADDEN KEN n. a lodging house frequented primarily by vagrants or thieves ...M19 Aust. & UK criminals' sl.
• PADDER † n. a footpad, a highwayman, a robber ...1610 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to tread; to trample down ...1789 Sc.
• PADDERED adj. trampled, oft-trodden ...1789 Sc.
• PADDERS n. 1. the feet ...19C sl.
† n. 2. boots or shoes ...1828 UK sl.
• PADDERT † adj. well-trodden, beaten down ...1789 Sc.
• PADDIES n. the buttocks ...1970s US gay sl.
• PADDING † adj. 1. practicing highway robbery ...1672
adj. 2. travelling on foot ...1844 Eng. dial.
n. 1. confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
n. 2. working as a highway robber ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3 highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. the practice of planting extra amounts of drugs to ensure a conviction ...2000s UK police usage
• PADDING-CRIB n. a lodging-house for vagabonds, tramps, vagrants ...1851 sl.
• PADDING KEN n. a low, cheap, lodging-house ...1839 criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON BEAR n. a pear ...1970s Brit. rhyming sl.
• PADDINGTON FAIR (DAY) † n. the hanging day, the day of execution ...1698 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON SPECTACLES n. the hood that is pulled over the condemned man's head before the hanging ...E19 criminals' sl.
• PADDISH vb. to coax ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PADDIST † n. a padder; a professional highwayman ...1671 Sc.
• PADDLE n. 1. a little leather bag ...a1568 Sc.
†* n. 2. fuss, ado ...1642
n. 3. a foot ...M19 sl.
n. 4. the fingers ...M19 sl.
n. 5. the hand ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a strap for punishment ...1904 US prison sl.
n. 7. a pasture ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the act of wading with short steps in water or mud; the act of walking with short, quick steps ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 9. on the railways: a semaphore signal ...1977 US sl.
vb. 1. to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually ...16C colloq.
vb. 2. to play or dabble idly or fondly with the fingers; to toy ...1602
† vb. 3. to finger idly, playfully, or fondly ...1611
† vb. 4. to waste, to squander ...1616
† vb. 5. to trifle; to deal in a petty trifling way ...a1620
vb. 6. to make too free with liquor; to drink heavily ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to walk with short, unsteady, or uncertain steps, like those of a child; to toddle ...1792
vb. 8. to trample down by treading over; to mark with wet or muddy feet ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to lead or support a child learning to walk ...1828 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to spank; to smack ...1856 US
vb. 11. to run away, to leave ...M19 sl.
vb. 12. to give a severe flogging with a belt ...1899 US prison sl.
vb. 13. in horseracing: to try hard without success ...1989 Aust. sl.
• PADDLE BULL n. a young male moose, whose unbranched antlers look like table tennis bats ...1989 Can. sl.
• PADDLED adj. trampled ...1805 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE FACE n. (racist) a person of South-East Asian extraction ...Aust. sl.
• PADDLEFOOT n. 1. an infantry soldier ...1946 US sl.
n. 2. an air force ground-crew member ...1948 US sl.
n. 3. a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cottontail rabbit ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE vb. to act independently or make one's way by one's own unaided efforts ...1828 sl.
• PADDLE ONE'S PICKLE vb. of men: to masturbate ...20C colloq.
• PADDLE-PAW n. the paw of an animal ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE POP n. a block of ice ...1998 NZ rhyming sl.
• PADDLER n. 1. a wild duck ...1882
n. 2. a paddleboat ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a child just beginning to walk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a small person walking with short, uncertain steps ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDLERS n. 1. the feet ...1845 UK sl.
n. 2. children's footwear for the beach, protection from sharp stones and crabs ...Brit. sl.
• PADDLES n. marks, footprints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE THE PICKLE vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1967 US sl.
• PADDLE THE PINK CANOE vb. of a female: to masturbate ...2004 UK sl.
• PADDLE TO WHIP YOU phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PADDLEWHEEL n. a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLING adj. 1. walking; wandering aimlessly ...1828 Sc.
adj. 2. trifling, petty; useless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PADDLING-COLLIE n. a wandering dog ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PADDLING-WALK n. a gait in which the steps are made very short ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PADDLY adj. tottering, uncertain in gait ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDO n. 1. a frog ...1796 Sc.
n. 2. the suburb of Paddington, Sydney ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDOCK n. 1. a toad ...c1300 obs. exc. a literary archaism
† n. 2. a frog ...c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 3. a person, in contempt ...a1450
n. 4. a small farm ...1824 Sc.
n. 5. a sporting field; a playing field, esp. for cricket ...1839 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a fungus; a toadstool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a playing field for rugby ...1947 NZ sl.
• PADDOCK-BASHER n. a worn-out old vehicle used to drive around a country property; an off-road vehicle ...1983 Aust. sl.
• PADDOCK-DABBER n. one who strikes or kills frogs ...1894 Sc.
• PADDOCK-HAIR n. the soft down or hair on unfledged birds and on new-born babies ...1827 chiefly Eng. dial.
• PADDOCK-POOL n. a stagnant pool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDOCK-STOOL n. 1. a toadstool ...c1450 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of reproach ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PADDOCKY adj. abounding in frogs ...1828
• PAD DOUGH n. money for a night's lodging or for admission to an opium den ...1900s US sl.
• PADDOW n. a frog, a toad ...c1375 Sc.
• PAD DOWN vb. 1. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to go to sleep ...1993 US sl.
• PADDY adj. 1. Irish ...20C sl.
adj. 2. White ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 1. (often derogatory) an Irishman; often used as a nickname or intimate form of address ...1780
n. 2. a frog ...1796 Sc.
n. 3. a pig, esp. a young one ...1845 Sc.
n. 4. a menial or manual labourer; a bricklayer's or builder's labourer ...1856
n. 5. a long, tedious rigmarole; a 'cock-and-bull' story ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an almanac ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a hobby, a fad, a pastime ...L19 sl.
n. 8. a temper; a rage; a tantrum; a fit of sulking...1894 UK
n. 9. a Chinese person ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 10. a padlock ...1904 US sl.
n. 11. a bull ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a padded cell for mentally disturbed prisoners ...1940s UK prison sl.
n. 13. a White person, though not always Irish ...1945 US Black sl.
n. 14. a police officer ...1946 US sl.
n. 15. a lazy or worthless person ...M20 US sl.
n. 16. a Roman Catholic ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a tramp ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a bricklayer ...1970s US sl.
n. 19. Irish whisky ...1970s Irish sl.
vb. to perform menial labour ...1876 Amer. dial.
• PADDY AND MICK adj. stupid ...20C UK rhyming sl. for 'thick'
n. a pickaxe...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PADDY-BARROW n. a wheelbarrow ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PADDY-BASHING n. beating up Irish people, usually used of soldiers in Northern Ireland ...2000s sl.
• PADDYBASS vb. to walk back and forth ...1993 Amer. dial.
• PADDY BOY n. a White person, though not always Irish ...1940s US Black sl.
• PADDY-CAKE n. a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDY COW n. a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PADDY DOYLE n. imprisonment; a prison sentence ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• PADDY DREEL n. a humorous term given to the act of taking a person by the ear (such as a child from his seat to the front of the schoolroom) and marching him along against his inclination ...1958 Sc.
• PADDY FEVER n. the desire for sex with White men or women ...1960s US Black sl.
• PADDY FROG n. a bullfrog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PADDY FUNERAL n. any boisterous occasion, not necessarily a wake ...20C sl.
• PADDY GIRL n. a White person, though not always Irish ...1940s US Black sl.
• PADDY HUSTLER n. a criminal who targets White people as victims ...1970 US sl.
• PADDYISM n. an Irish peculiarity, an Irishism ...1801
• PADDYLAND n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDYLANDER n. an Irishman ...c1820 sl.
• PADDY MCGUIGAN n. dancing, jigging ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jiggin'
• PADDY MCGUIRE n. a fire ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• PADDY-NODDY n. 1. a long, tedious tale; a roundabout story; silly matter for gossip ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PADDY O'ROURKE n. talk, conversation ...1990s rhyming sl.
vb. to talk ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PADDY PRINTS n. fingerprints ...1930 US criminals' sl.
• PADDY QUICK adj. stupid ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'thick'
n. 1. a stick ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a kick ...1960s rhyming sl.
• PADDY RAMMER n. a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• PADDY-ROW n. a fight that entails more verbal than physical aggression ...E19 sl.
• PADDY'S APPLE n. the potato ...1922 NZ sl.
• PADDY'S CAR n. a wheelbarrow ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PADDY'S COACH n. a wheelbarrow ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PADDY'S DAY n. St. Patrick Day ...2003 Ireland
• PADDY'S EYEWATER n. illicitly distilled whisky, poteen ...L19 Irish sl.
• PADDY'S FUNERAL n. any boisterous occasion, not necessarily a wake ...20C sl.
• PADDY'S HURRICANE n. a calm, esp. among sailors ...1821 Amer. nautical
• PADDY'S ISLE n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDY'S LAND n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDY'S LANTERN n. the moon ...1933 NZ jocular
• PADDY'S MARKET n. any kind of cheap market ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PADDY'S PIG n. the epitome of ignorance ...1974 NZ sl.
• PADDY'S POKE n. a cut made to a deck of cards by pushing out the middle section with a finger and placing those cards on top ...Aust. sl.
• PADDY'S TAXI n. a police "Panda" car (black and white police patrol car) ...1969 UK sl.
• PADDY'S TOOTHACHE n. pregnancy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDY STRENGTH n. in the Vietnam War: the combat strength of a unit, measured by the actual number of troops in the field ...1974 US sl.
• PADDY'S WATCH n. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
• PADDY'S WIGWAM n. the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool ...2003 UK sl.
• PADDYWACK n. 1. an Irishman ...1871 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a bad temper or fit of sulking ...1899 sl.
• PADDY WAGON n. 1. a police van or car; the vehicle in which arrested people are transported to the local police station or prison ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. a wheelbarrow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PADDY WARD'S PIG n. a lazy person; one who is relaxing ...M18 sl.
• PADDYWATCH n. an almanac ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADDY WATER n. Guinness™ Irish stout ...2000 UK sl.
• PADDYWAX n. a severe beating ...1910s sl.
• PADDY WESTER n. an inefficient or novice seaman ...1927 Brit. sl.
• PADDYWHACK n. 1. an Irishman, esp. when large and brawny ...1811 colloq.
n. 2. a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow ...1898 sl.
n. 3. a rage, a passion, a temper; a fit of sulking ...1899
n. 4. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
n. 5. stage or 'professional' Irishism, as much usage of 'Sure an' begorrah, sorr...' etc. ...L19 Irish sl.
n. 6. the hand, esp. of a baby; chiefly used by little children ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• PADDYWHACK ALMANAC n. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
• PADDYWHACKER n. an Irishman ...1909 Amer. sl.
• PADDY-WHACK-SAUCE n. a severe beating or thrashing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADDYWOOD n. (derogatory) a White person ...1980s US Black sl.
• PADEL n. a dish; a pan ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-FOOT n. a footpad, a highwayman ...1847 Eng. dial.
• PAD-GATE n. a footpath; a trodden way ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADGE n. any large butterfly or moth, the colours of which are variegated with white and not brilliant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGEL vb. 1. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to trifle, to dally ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGELLING adj. trifling, petty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGETTY-POW n. 1. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tadpole; a frog ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a person ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PADGETYPOO n. 1. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a frog, a tadpole ...1879 Eng. dial.
• PADGEY-POW n. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PADHOUSE n. one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• PADIDDLE n. 1. a car with only one working headlight; ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the name of a nighttime travel game involving vehicles with only one working headlight; the objective is to be the first to spot a qualifying vehicle; the spotter must say "Padiddle" to earn a sighting; n some groups, the spotter must simultaneously hit the ceiling of the car, and in others, punch or kiss another passenger; the person with the highest score at the end of the trip is the winner ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PADINODDY n. a long, tedious rigmarole; a 'cock-and-bull' story ...1865 Eng. dial.
• PAD IN THE STRAW, A † n. something amiss; a danger concealed; something wrong ...1530
• PAD IT vb. 1. to travel on foot; to walk; to tramp or trudge along, esp. as a vagrant or person seeking work ...1610
vb. 2. to wander ...M17 sl.
• PADJELL † n. a veteran pedestrian who has often been victorious in foot-races ...1824 Sc.
• PADLE n. a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
vb. to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PADLOCK n. the penis ...1960s UK rhyming sl. for 'cock'
• PAD-MARK n. a footprint, the mark of a fox ...1900 Eng. dial.
• PAD MATE n. in prison: the inmate with whom a cell is shared ...1996 UK sl.
• PAD MONEY n. money for a night's lodging or for admission to an opium den ...1904 US sl.
• PAD MONSTER n. sleepiness, the result either of boredom or exhaustion ...1960s sl.
• PAD-NAG n. an ambling nag; an easygoing pad-horse ...1654
• PAD OF COLD CREAM n. an ice-cream parlour ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF DRY SCARFS n. a grocery store ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF GALLOPING SNAPSHOTS n. a cinema ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF STIFFS n. a funeral parlour ...1940s US Black sl.
• PAD OF STITCHES n. a hospital ...1940s US Black sl.
• PAD OF TOGS-IN-(THE)-ROUGH n. a tailor's shop ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF WET SCARF(S) n. a restaurant ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD ON vb. to move around busying oneself at a task ...1925 Sc.
• PAD ONE'S LIMBER vb. to hurry; to proceed ...1851 US sl.
• PAD ONE'S SKULL vb. to pass on information ...1950s US Black sl.
• PADOODLE n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAD OUT vb. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
• PA-DOW! int. an exclamation of approval, pleasure ...2000s US Black sl.
• PAD-PRIGGER n. a horse thief ...1848 UK criminals' sl.
• PADRE n. a chaplain; a priest or clergyman ...1898 sl., orig. services' sl.
• PAD-ROAD n. a footpath; a trodden way ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PAD ROLL n. a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat, best made on a blanket spread on the ground ...1950 US sl.
• PADRONE n. a boss, esp. in a gangster-related context ...2000 Italy sl.
• PADS n. 1. car license plates ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. a padded cell ...1940s UK prison sl.
n. tires ...2003 US bikers' (motorcycle) usage
• PAD-SCENT n. in foxhunting: the scent from a fox's foot ...1898 Eng. dial.
• PAD SHARK n. a prisoner who steals from others' cells ...1996 UK sl.
• PAD-STOOL † n. a paddock-stool; a toadstool ...c1450
• PAD THE HOOF vb. 1. to walk, esp. to tramp ...c1773 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. of prostitutes: to walk the street ...1859 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave in a hurry ...M19 sl.
• PAD THE RING vb. in horseracing: to place many small bets on several horses in a race while placing a large bet on one horse away from the track, hoping that the small bets on other horses will drive the odds on you horse up ...1951 US sl.
• PAD THE ROAD vb. to go on foot; to move or travel slowly ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAD-TROD n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADUNGLE n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAD-WALK n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WAY n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADY n. a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PAEDARCHY n. rule or government by a child or children ...1830
• PAEDERAST n. a sodomite ...1730
• PAEDERASTIC adj. pert. to sodomy ...1704
• PAEDERASTIST † n. a sodomite ...1684
• PAEDERASTY n. unnatural connection with a boy; sodomy ...1613
• PAEDEUTICS n. the science or art of education ...1864
• PAEDIE-PUMP n. a prison-issue training shoe worn by sex offenders ...2002 UK sl.
• PAEDO n. paedophilia; a paedophile ...2002 UK sl.
• PAEDOBAPTISM n. infant baptism ...1640
• PAEDOCRACY n. government by children ...1647
• PAEDOLOGIST n. one who studies boys ...1894
• PAEDOLOGY n. the study of the nature of children ...1894
• PAEDONYMIC n. a name given to a person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDONYMY n. the giving of a name to person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDOTROPHIA n. the rearing of children ...1857
• PAEDOTROPHIC adj. relating to the rearing of children ...1889
• PAEDOTROPHIST n. one skilled in rearing children ...1889
• PAEDOTROPHY n. the rearing of children ...1857
• PAEWAE adj. of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1898 Sc.
n. a peevish weakling; a querulous, affected person, esp. a woman ...1927 Sc.
vb. to eat without appetite, to trifle with one's food ...1923 Sc.
• PAFFALDIN n. baggage; also, a quantity of unnecessary and heavy clothing ...1851 Eng. dial.
• PAFFLE n. a small parcel of land ...1818 Sc.
vb. 1. to fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to peck at, to scatter with the beak or feet ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PAFFLER n. one who occupies a small farm ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAFFLING † adj. silly, trifling, idle ...1811 Eng. dial.
• PAFISTICATED adj. tipsy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAG n. a useless individual ...20C Ulster sl.
vb. 1. to carry a heavy, cumbersome burden; to carry a person pick-a-back ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pack tightly; to fill, to stuff, to stop up ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAGADOR † n. a pay-master ...1591
• PAGAN adj. 1. heathenish ...1550
adj. 2. referring to sexual intercourse in positions other than the missionary position ...20C colloq.
n. 1. one who does not worship the true God; a heathen; earlier, a non-Christian ...c1375
† n. 2. a paramour, a prostitute ...1597
n. 3. a person of heathenish character or habits ...1841
n. 4. a White person ...1980s US Black sl.
• PAGANDOM n. the pagan world; heathendom ...1853
• PAGANIC † adj. characteristic of pagans; pagan. heathenish ...1676
• PAGANICAL † adj. characteristic of pagans; pagan. heathenish ...1573
• PAGANO-CHRISTIAN n. a Christian corrupted by paganism ...1680
• PAGE † n. 1. a boy, a youth, a lad ...a1300
† n. 2. a male person of the 'lower orders', or of low condition or manners; an inferior person; a term of contempt ...a1300
† n. 3. a foot-soldier ...c1330
n. 4. a boy or lad in training for knighthood, and attached to the personal service of a knight, whom he followed on foot, being not yet advanced to the rank of squire ...1480
n. 5. a boy who helps the shepherd with the sheep ...1819 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a clip or other contrivance for holding up a woman's skirt in walking ...1864
n. 7. one thousand doses of LSD soaked into paper ...1999 US sl.
• PAGEANT † n. 1. a part acted to deceive or impose upon anyone; a trick ...c1380
† n. 2. a scene acted on the stage; one scene or act of a medieval mystery play ...c1380
† n. 3. a stage or platform on which scenes were acted or tableaux represented ...1450
† n. 4. a scene represented on tapestry, or the like ...1557
†* vb. to imitate as in a pageant or play; to mimic ...1606
• PAGEANTEER †* n. a player in a pageant or mystery play ...1624
• PAGEANTIC * adj. of the nature of or belonging to a pageant ...1825
• PAGE BIZ n. the publishing business ...2002 US sl.
• PAGE ONER n. a screenplay in need of a complete rewrite ...1997 US sl.
• PAGERY † n. the office or position of a page; service as a page ...1586
• PAGE THREE adj. referring to photographs of women with exposed breasts ...1970s Brit. sl.
• PAGE THREE GIRL n. a girl whose scantily clad, or nude, picture appears as a newspaper pin-up ...1975 UK sl.
• PAGGA n. a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGED adj. fatigued ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGGEL vb. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGGER n. a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
vb. 1. to break or smash; to wreck ...1979 UK market traders' usage
vb. 2. to fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGERED adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• PAGGLE † vb. 1. to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
vb. 2. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGICAL † adj. relating to the pages of a book ...1606
• PAGINAL adj. pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1646
• PAGINARY adj. pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1823
• PAGINE † n. a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing ...a1225
• PAGLED † adj. made or become pregnant; big with young ...1599
• PAG-MAG n. 1. a collection of rubbish; odds and ends ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PAGNE n. a hangover caused by drinking champagne ...1999 UK sl.
• PAGOD n. 1. an idol temple ...1582 arch.
n. 2. an image of a deity, an idol, esp. in India, China, etc. 1582 arch.
n. 3. a person superstitiously or extravagantly reverenced or otherwise likened to a heathen deity; an 'idol' ...1719
• PAGODA †* n. 1. an idol or image ...1634
n. 2. in horseracing: the stand where race officials are seated ...1951 US sl.
• PAGODY † n. a temple or sacred building in India, China, etc. ...1588
• PAG OFF vb. to send away; to go away, esp. suddenly and unceremoniously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAG OUT vb. to fit out, to furnish, as with provisions for a journey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAH adj. nasty; hence, improper, unbecoming ...a1654
int. an exclamation of disgust ...1592
• PAID † adj. 1. pleased, satisfied, content ...c1230
† adj. 2. intoxicated, drunk ...1638 sl.
adj. 3. financially stable if not wealthy ...1998 US sl.
adj. 4. resulting in a favourable outcome of a parole hearing ...2000s US prison sl.
n. a sore ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIDEUTICS n. the science or art of education ...1864
• PAIDLE n. 1. a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
n. 2. a small leather bag used by peddlers for their smaller articles of trade; a folder, a wallet; also, a flat leather receptacle or pouch used by country housewives for holding household oddments, worn at the right side and suspended by tapes round the waist ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. the act of wading or paddling in water ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. the act of walking with short, quick steps ...1880 Sc.
vb. 1. to move with short, quick steps; to toddle, to walk slowly or aimlessly; to totter; to wander about ...1792 Sc.
vb. 2. to press or beat with the feet, to trample, to tread down ...1795 Sc.
vb. 3. of a horse: to prance on the spot, to paw the ground without moving forward ...1808 Sc.
vb. 4. to wade in or through water or mud ...1825 Sc.
vb. 5. to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PAIDLER n. a child learning to walk, a toddler, a small person who walks with short waddling steps ...1866 Sc.
• PAIDLING adj. toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
• PAIDOCRACY n. government by children ...1647
• PAIDOLOGIST n. one who studies boys ...1894
• PAIDOLOGY n. the study of the nature of children ...1894
• PAIFERAL n. a stupid fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIGHLED adj. overcome with fatigue ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIGLE n. the menial or rough work to be done about a house; the dirty household jobs ...1808 Sc.
vb. to do the dirty work of a household ...1880 Sc.
• PAIGLIN n. the dirty work of a household ...1880 Sc.
• PAIK n. 1. a firm still blow, esp. on the body, a stroke ...1508 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a term of reproach for a woman, or for a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld paik' ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk steadily and continuously ...1827 Sc.
vb. 3. to trudge, to tramp along, to pace ...1827 Sc.
• PAIK AT vb. to fight with ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAIKER n. 1. one who beats ...a1555 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a street-walker, a prostitute ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIKIE n. 1. a street-walker, a prostitute ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a drubbing, a beating ...1896 Sc.
n. 3. a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• PAIKING n. 1. a beating, a thrashing; a punishment ...1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a severe scolding ...1862 Sc.
• PAIKMENT n. a thrashing, a beating, punishment ...1897 Sc.
• PAIKS n. a beating, a thrashing; one's deserved punishment, one's deserts ...1720 Sc.
• PAIL n. 1. a hearse ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a car ...1940s US sl.
n. 3. the stomach ...1945 US sl.
vb. 1. to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash ...1740 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to set about anything with energy ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to milk (a cow) ...1892 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to trouble; to harass, to weary ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. of rain: to come pelting down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. of the sun: to beat fiercely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAILED adj. beaten ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PAILIE adj. insipid, dull, colourless ...1825 Sc.
• PAIL OF LARD n. a grossly fat person ...1928 Amer. sl.
• PAIL OF VACUUM n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAILWUR n. a term of endearment for a child ...1890 Sc.
• PAIN † n. 1. suffering or loss inflicted for a crime or offense; punishment; penalty, a fine ...1297
† n. 2. the punishment or sufferings of hell or of purgatory ...1340-70
† n. 3. bread ...1362
† n. 4. anxious desire or apprehension; distress caused by fear of possible evil, anxiety ...1668
n. 5. a bothersome or annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 6. an annoying situation; an irritation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
n. 7. a general insult to someone or something ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 8. a cheque ...1990s rhyming sl. (pain in the neck)
† vb. 1. to suffer pain or distress; to suffer ...c1315
† vb. 2. to inflict a penalty or punishment upon; to punish; to torture by way of punishment; to fine ...c1350
• PAINABLE †* adj. painful ...1649
• PAIN-DEMAINE † n. white bread, of the finest quality; a loaf or cake of this bread ...c1386
• PAINFUL adj. 1. performed with labour, care, and attention; diligent, assiduous, laborious, careful ...c1380 arch.
* adj. 2. of a person: inflicting pain or punishment; tormenting ...c1450
adj. 3. painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. bad ...1980s US campus sl.
• PAINFUL EXPERIENCE n. a pest, often a drunken one ...Brit. sl.
• PAINFULLY adv. 1. in a way that gives trouble; with difficulty ...1533 arch.
adv. 2. with great pains, painstakingly, laboriously, with care an effort ...1555 arch.
• PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE n. a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PAINFULNESS n. 1. the quality of causing trouble or labour; difficulty, troublesomeness, irksomeness ...1526 arch.
n. 2. the quality of taking pains; laboriousness, careful industry, painstaking ...1531 arch.
• PAINING * n. 1. the act of causing or condition of feeling pain; pain, suffering ...c1440
† n. 2. the taking of pains ...1633
• PAIN IN ONE'S OWN ARSE n. one's own worst enemy; said of someone who is often the cause of his own misery ...Brit. sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARM n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A n. someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN-IN-THE-ASS adj. infuriating ...1960s US sl.
n. (usually as 'pain in the ass')
n. 1. an annoying or troublesome person ...1934 colloq.
n. 2. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject; a great nuisance; an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1934 US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE ASSHOLE n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE n. 1. an annoying person ...1934 sl.
n. 2. a nuisance; an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN IN THE BREAKFAST n. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BUM n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BUTT n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE DERRIERE n. 1. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. an obnoxious person ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE FACE n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE GUTS n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE HEAD n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE NECK n. 1. a bothersome or annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a cheque ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PAIN IN THE NET n. a person who posts inflammatory attacks on Internet discussion groups ...1991 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE PLASTER n. a bore; a nuisance; an irritation ...1990s sl.
• PAIN IN THE PUKU n. a stomach-ache ...1940s NZ sl.
• PAIN IN THE REAR n. 1. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. an obnoxious person ...20C US colloq.
• PAINKILLER n. intoxicating liquor ...1933 US sl.
• PAINLINESS †* n. the condition of being in pain; distressful state ...1435
• PAINOUS †* adj. painful; severe ...c1400 obs
• PAIN PERDU n. French toast ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PAINS †* n. 1. judicial torture ...1533
n. 2. chronic rheumatism, rheumatic twinges ...1795 Sc.
• PAINSFUL adj. painful ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAIN SLUT n. a person who derives sexual satisfaction from physical and verbal abuse ...1996 UK sl.
• PAINS-OF-PEG n. labour pains ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINSWORTHY * adj. worthy of trouble; worth taking pains about ...1650
• PAINT adj. 1. of a horse: marked by irregular areas of white and black or some other colour ...1845 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. stupid; time-wasting ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 1. make up; cosmetics ...1660 UK
†* n. 2. a painting, a picture ...c1710
n. 3. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. jam ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 5. in card games: a face card or a ten ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 6. cheap red wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 7. ketchup/catsup ...1940s US sl.
n. 8. the inside rails of a horseracing track ...1965 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to apply make up ...1382 UK sl.
† vb. 2. to talk speciously; to feign; to fawn; to flatter or deceive with specious words ...c1430
† vb. 3. to change colour; to blush ...1616
vb. 4. to drink ...1853 sl.
vb. 5. to bribe ...c1890 US sl.
vb. 6. in lowball poker: to draw a face card to a hand of four low cards ...1967 US sl.
vb. 7. to have a bowel movement during anal intercourse ...1980s US gay sl.
vb. 8. in hearts: to play a heart on a non-heart trick ...1987 US sl.
vb. 9. to mark a target with laser beams ...1991 US Gulf War usage
• PAIN-TAKING † n. 1. receiving or suffering of punishment ...1382
† n. 2. painstaking, assiduous effort; sometimes including the notion of enduring pain ...1528
• PAINT-BRUSH BARONET n. an ennobled artist ...L19 UK society usage
• PAINTED-BOX n. a coffin ...L19 US sl.
• PAINTED-CAT n. a prostitute; a frontier harlot ...20C US colloq.
• PAINTED LADY n. a prostitute ...E20 colloq.
• PAINTED MISCHIEF n. playing cards ...1879 sl.
• PAINTED PEEPERS n. black eyes ...19C sl.
• PAINTED PONY n. a zebra ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
• PAINTED-WILLIE n. a catamite ...20C US sl.
• PAINTED WOMAN n. a prostitute ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PAINTER n. 1. the American panther or cougar ...1823
n. 2. a firefighter assigned to a hook-and-ladder truck ...1954 US sl.
n. 3. a card cheat who marks cards for identification in another player's hand ...1993 US sl.
• PAINTERLY * adj. pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic ...a1586
* adv. in a way proper to a painter, artistically ...1822
• PAINTERS ARE IN phr. to be in the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1961 euphemism
• PAINTER STAINERS n. artists ...L19 UK society usage
• PAINT IN BRIGHT COLOURS vb. to embellish; to exaggerate; to emphasize the pleasant aspects of ...1847
• PAINTINESS n. the quality of abounding in paint ...1884
• PAINTING † n. pigment, paint ...1591
• PAINTING-CRATCH n. a painter's easel ...1856 Eng. dial.
• PAINTINGS n. the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINT JOB n. one's skin colour ...2000s US sl.
• PAINTMENT †* n. painting, adornment with colours ...1597
• PAINT ONE'S PICTURE vb. to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAINT REMOVER n. 1. cheap, strong whisky or another drink ...20C sl., orig. US
n. 2. strong, bitter coffee ...20C sl., orig. US
• PAINTRESS † n. 1. a woman who paints or rouges her face ...1633
n. 2. a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1741
• PAINTRIX †* n. a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1547
• PAINTRY † n. the act or product of painting ...1511
• PAINTS n. the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAINT SOMEONE'S EYE FOR THEM vb. to give someone a black eye ...L19 sl.
• PAINT-STRIPPER n. an alcoholic drink of inordinate strength and fierceness ...20C sl.
• PAINT THE BARN vb. to apply make up ...2002 Can. sl.
• PAINT THE BARN RED phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAINT THE BUS vb. to change something's appearance without changing its basic foundations ...1974 US sl.
• PAINT THE PLACE RED vb. to go on a spree ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN PINK vb. to go on a modest spree ...1900s sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN RED vb. 1. to go on a drinking spree; to celebrate wildly; to have a raucous time on the town ...1884 US sl.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PAINT THE WALLS vb. to vomit forcefully ...1990s sl.
• PAINTURE † n. 1. that which is painted; painting, pictorial work; a painting, a picture ...a1225
† n. 2. the act or art of painting, or depicting objects in colours; style of painting ...c1386
† n. 3. a substance used in painting; a paint, pigment ...1387
• PAINT WHITE † vb. to turn pale ...c1613
• PAINTY adj. 1. of a picture: overcharged with paint; having the paint too obtrusive ...1870
adj. 2. belonging to or abounding in paint ...1873
• PAIOCKE † n. a peacock ...1602
• PAIP n. the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PAIPSEY adj. 1. insipid, weak ...20C W. Indies sl.
adj. 2. ugly ...1965 Barbados sl.
• PAIR †* n. 1. impairment, abatement ...c1375
n. 2. a single thing ...1798 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a gang of miners ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a pair of female breasts, usually large and shapely breasts ...L19 US sl.
n. 5. a sexual pair, usually consisting of male and female ...20C colloq.
n. 6. a pair of testicles; hence, manliness or courage ...1960s US sl.
n. 7. in cricket: the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match ...2003 UK sl.
† vb. 1. to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to become or grow worse, to deteriorate, to fall off ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
vb. 4. to marry ...1878 Sc.
vb. 5. to dirty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to grow mouldy; esp. used of cheese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRAGE n. equality; similarity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRED adj. of cheese: mouldy, having a tendency to rottenness ...1777 Eng. dial.
• PAIRER †* n. one who impairs ...c1400
• PAIRING adj. matrimonial ...1884 Sc.
† n. 1. injury, damage, impairment ...1382
n. 2. a marriage feast where the newly-married couple receive presents from their friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRLESS adj. companionless ...1853 Sc.
• PAIRMENT † n. impairment; injury, deterioration ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF ARROWS n. a set of three arrows ...1890
• PAIR OF BASTARDS ON A RAFT n. poached eggs on toast ...1980s NZ sl.
• PAIR OF BRACES n. horse-races ...1910s rhyming sl.
• PAIR OF CARDS † n. a pack of cards ...1530
• PAIR OF COMPASSES n. the human legs, esp. when accentuated by the tight trousers that were fashionable ...c1880 ...L19 sl.
• PAIR OF DRAWERS n. a chest of drawers ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF DRUMS n. trousers ...M19 Brit. sl.
• PAIR OF DUCKS n. in cricket: the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match ...2003 UK sl.
• PAIR OF FIVES n. 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s ...1976 US sl.
• PAIR OF FOOTPRINTS n. a pipe-wrench ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PAIR OFF WITH vb. to marry ...1827 colloq.
• PAIR OF LAWN SLEEVES n. a bishop ...M19 sl.
• PAIR OF NICKELS n. 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s ...1976 US sl.
• PAIR OF NICKERS n. £2 ... Brit. sl.
• PAIR OF NOSTRILS n. a sawn-off shotgun ...2002 UK sl.
• PAIR OF PANTIES n. paragliding ...1992 US sl.
• PAIR OF PANTS n. a man ...1930s US Black sl.
• PAIR OF STAIRS n. a flight of stairs ...1530
• PAIR OF STEPS n. a flight of steps; also, a portable set of steps used in a library, etc. ...1755
• PAIR OF TABLES † n. a backgammon board ...1483
• PAIR-OF-TAWSE n. a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF TONGS n. a very thin person ...L19 sl.
• PAIR OF WHEELS n. a 2-wheeled vehicle ...E17
• PAIR OF WINGS † n. oars ...1788 UK sl.
• PAIR-ROYAL n. a set of three persons or things; three of a kind ...1592
• PAIR-WISE adv. in pairs ...1831
• PAIR WITH vb. to match with, to agree with ...1892 Sc.
• PAIRY adj. of cheese: mouldy, having a tendency to rottenness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAISA n. money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAISAN n. 1. an Italian-American; used as a term of address that evokes a common heritage, esp. Italian ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1950s sl.
• PAISANO n. 1. an Italian-American; used as a term of address that evokes a common heritage, esp. Italian ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1950s sl.
• PAISE n. 1. Easter ...1775 Sc.
n. 2. a fulcrum, leverage; a lever ...1783 Eng. dial.
n. 3. poise, balance ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to weigh, esp. to weigh in the hand; to estimate the weight of ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to walk about leisurely or lazily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAISLEY MITTENS n. the trouser pockets; used jocularly to imply laziness in Paisley men ...1868 Sc.
• PAISLEY SCREWDRIVER n. a hammer...1950 Sc.
• PAIT n. a badger ...1649 Eng. dial.
• PAITER n. 1. chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
n. 2. a talkative person; generally applied to a female ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to mutter; to talk incessantly; to be talkative ...1896 Sc.
• PAITHMENT † n. pavement ...c1375 Sc.
• PAITTERING adj. chattering, muttering ...1895 Sc.
• PAIXY adj. untidy; dirty ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PAJAMA n. the vagina ...1998 US sl.
• PAJAMA WAGON n. in trucking: a truck can with a factory-manufactured sleeping compartment ...1971 US sl.
• PAJAWONK n. a penis ...1940s US sl.
• PAJONK n. a penis ...1940s US sl.
• PAK n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Pakistani; an immigrant from Pakistan; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent ...1950s sl.
n. 2. Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKALOLO n. a variety of marijuana from Hawaii ...1981 US sl.
• PAKAPOO TICKET n. something indecipherable or overly complicated ...1951 Aust. sl.
• PAKARU adj. broken, smashed, crushed ...World War I NZ services' sl.
• PAKE adj. (sometimes derogatory) Chinese ...1938 Hawaii
n. 1. a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1899 Sc.
n. 2. a quiet, easygoing fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of reproach for a woman, or for a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld pake' ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. (sometimes derogatory) a Chinese person ...1938 Hawaii
vb. 1. to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stroll about; to move slowly; to tread ...1847 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to poke about; to potter about; to peep at ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PAKEHA n. the Maori word for a White man ...1832
• PAKENOSE n. an inquisitive person ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PAKES n. a deserved punishment ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAKI adj. 1. (derogatory) used with reference to any British Asian or Asian immigrant from East Africa ...1970s sl.
adj. 2. Pakistani ...1984 UK sl.
n. 1. orig. a term for a shop run by Asians ...Sc. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or patronizing; often racist) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKI-BASHER n. a violent racist who, usually as part of a group, attacks members of the Asian community ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKI-BASHING n. an organized or opportunistic assaulting of Asian immigrants by gangs of White youths ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKI BLACK n. a potent, black-brown marijuana cultivated in Pakistan ...1998 UK sl.
• PAKI POX n. (derogatory) smallpox ...c1960 sl.
• PAKI('S), THE n. a corner shop; a small supermarket; in later use, regardless of the race of the owner ...1970s sl.
• PAKIS, THE n. the Pakistani Test Cricket team ...Aust. sl.
• PAKISTANER n. a big-breasted girl ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• PAKISTANI BLACK n. a potent, black-brown marijuana cultivated in Pakistan ...1998 UK sl.
• PAKIT-LIKE adj. having the appearance of a prostitute; having a shabby, exhausted appearance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAKKA adj. certain, reliable; genuine; excellent ...c1770 Anglo-Indian
• PAKKI n. (derogatory or patronizing) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKKI-BASHER n. a violent racist who, usually as part of a group, attacks members of the Asian community ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKKI-BASHING n. an organized or opportunistic assaulting of Asian immigrants by gangs of White youths ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKLISH adj. of Anglo-Pakistani birth ...2003 Aust. sl.
• PAL n. 1. a comrade, mate, chum; an accomplice in crime or dishonesty ...1681-2 colloq.
n. 2. a studio musician ...1982 US sl.
vb. 1. to take a sweetheart or a lover ...1870 UK sl.
vb. 2. to become or be a pal of another; to keep company, to associate with ...1879 colloq.
• PALABRA n. a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
• PALACE † n. 1. the palate or roof of the mouth ...1483
n. 2. a police station ...L19 policemen's sl.
n. 3. a caboose ...1931 Can. railroadmen's sl.
• PALACE CAR n. a railway carriage fitted up in luxurious style ...1884
• PALACE ENDS n. remnants of the candles put, on big occasions, in the chandeliers at Buckingham Palace ...L19 colloq.
• PALACE OF PLEASURE n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• PALACIOUS † adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALAEOLATRY n. worship of, or excessive reverence for what is ancient ...1887
• PALAEOLOGIAN adj. an antiquarian; one who rests on the authority of antiquity ...1894
• PALAEOLOGIST n. one versed in the study of antiquities ...1828
• PALAEOLOGY n. the science or study of antiquities ...1828
• PALAEOMACHIC adj. pert. to ancient warfare ...1877 nonce word
• PALAEOPHILIST n. a lover of antiquities; an antiquarian ... 1822 nonce word
• PALAEOSOPHY n. ancient learning ...1806
• PALAESTRA n. a place devoted to the public teaching and practice of wrestling and other athletic exercises; a wrestling-school, gymnasium ...1412-20
• PALAESTRAL adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...c1374
• PALAESTRIAN adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1828
n. one who practiced wrestling in the palaestra ...1599
• PALAESTRIC adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1774
• PALAESTRICAL † adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1579
• PAL-AL n. the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALALL n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAMITY n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PALAM-PAM vb. to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PALAMPO n. a quilt; a bedspread ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• PALANQUINS n. long gaiters, leggings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALANTINE † n. a jocular term applied, after their return to Scotland, to the young men or boys kidnapped in the early 19th century, and shipped to America as slaves ...1838 Sc.
• PALARIE vb. to talk or speak ...1893 UK sl.
• PAL AROUND vb. to befriend; to associate with; to socialize with ...1879 US sl.
• PALASIN †* adj. belonging to the palace or court ...c1400
• PALATCH n. a hangman ...1925 US sl.
• PALATE †* adj. pleasant to the palate or taste; palatable ...1617
† vb. to make palatable, to season ...1610
• PALATE-MAN † n. a man given to the pleasures of the palate; an epicure ...a1661
• PALATIAN * adj. belonging to a palace ...1845
• PALATIATE †* adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1632
• PALATIC adj. 1. drunk ...1885 UK sl.
adj. 2. paralytic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALATICAL † adj. pleasing to the palate or taste ...1656
• PALATICIAN † n. one skilled in matters of the palate ...1821
• PALATINE † n. a jocular term applied, after their return to Scotland, to the young men or boys kidnapped in the early 19th century, and shipped to America as slaves ...1838 Sc.
• PALATIST * n. a person who studies the palate; an epicure ...1620
• PALATIVE * adj. pleasing to the palate or taste; palatable ...1682
• PALAULAYS n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAVA n. an argument; a row ...1970s W. Indies usage
• PALAVER n. 1. a conference ...1735
n. 2. an act or instance of contention or strife ...c1740 W. Afr.
n. 3. a speech with intention to flatter or deceive ...1744
n. 4. chat, talk, conversation; talkativeness, chatter ...1748
n. 5. wearisome, idle or insincere talk ...1748
† n. 6. noise; abuse ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 7. flattery, flattering ...1809
n. 8. a foolishly ostentatious person; a tedious fusspot ...1866 Sc.
n. 9. a fussy manner of behaving; an ostentatious or finical procedure; a great to-do about nothing; applied to action rather than exclusively to speech ...1892
n. 10. nervous excitement ...1892 colloq.
n. 11. an annoying or troublesome complexity ...1892
n. 12. a wearisome talker ...1895 Sc.
n. 13. the state of being upset or perturbed ...1899 colloq.
n. 14. business; any activity or business that is complicated or annoying ...1899 UK sl.
n. 15. a tedious or dull thing or activity ...1920 colloq.
n. 16. difficulty, trouble, bother ...1953
n. 17. an argument, a fight ...1980s UK Black usage
vb. 1. to chat, to talk, to converse, to argue ...1733 UK sl.
vb. 2. to persuade by talking ...1767
vb. 3. to ask someone for something; to beg from; to wheedle out of ...M18
vb. 4. to talk excessively, to chatter ...1778
vb. 5. to flatter ...1785
vb. 6. to waste time, to trifle; often used of a child delaying his bedtime by insisting on an elaborate bedtime ritual ...a1840 Sc.
vb. 7. to confer, to consult ...1877
vb. 8 to gossip ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to behave in an ostentatious manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 10. to go around; to wander about ...1970s UK Black usage
• PALAVERER n. one who wheedles and flatters ...M18
• PALAVERIN adj. capering, ostentatious ...1880 Sc.
n. an ostentatious fuss, an 'act' ..1880 Sc.
• PALAVERIST n. one given to idle talk ...a1873 nonce word
• PALAVERMENT n. 1. verbiage ...1816 nonce word
n. 2. business, concern, goings-on ...20C
• PALCH adj. broken down in health; very frail and delicate in constitution; palsied ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to walk softly and slowly, esp. through mud ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to patch, to mend; to patch clothes untidily ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to half-cure a sick person ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PALCHED adj. half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PALCHY adj. half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PALE † n. 1. a vertical stripe on cloth, etc. ...c1384
n. 2. a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard ...c1400
n. 3. an area enclosed by a fence; an enclosed place; an enclosure ...c1400
† n. 4. paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
n. 5. brandy ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a White person ...1900s US Black sl.
* vb. 1. to enclose with pales or a fence; to furnish with a fence ...c1330
† vb. 2. to stripe, to mark or adorn with vertical stripes; usually in pa. pple. ...1395
†* vb. 3. to alleviate the symptoms of a disease without curing it; to relieve superficially or temporarily; to mitigate the sufferings of; to ease ...c1400
vb. 4. to test cheese by taking a sample ...1733 Sc.
• PALE ABOUT THE GILLS adj. feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• PALE AS DISHWATER adj. very pale ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALED adj. intoxicated by drink or drugs ...1960s Can. teen sl.
• PALED OUT adj. intoxicated by drink or drugs ...1960s Can. teen sl.
• PALED ROAD n. a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALEETS n. used as a male-to-male term of address ...1976 Trinidad and Tobago
• PALEFACE n. a person who has a pale face; a name for a White man attributed to the North American Indians ...1822
n. 2. whisky ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a northeast wind with no rain ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PALEFACED adj. (derogatory) describing a White person ...20C sl.
• PALEFACE NIGGER n. a highly unpopular White person, whose skin does not save them from the opprobrium heaped on Blacks ...1940s US Black sl.
• PALE-HEARTED adj. wanting in spirit or courage; cowardly, fearful, timid ...1605
• PALEMENT n. a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALEN * vb. to make pale, to cause to turn pale ...1790
• PALENQUE n. a place for bringing up poultry ...1707 Jamaica
• PALE ROAD n. a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALES n. in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• PALESATE †* vb. to manifest, to reveal ...1613
• PALESTRA n. a place devoted to the public teaching and practice of wrestling and other athletic exercises; a wrestling-school, gymnasium ...1412-20
• PALESTRAL adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...c1374
• PALESTRIAN adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1828
n. one who practiced wrestling in the palaestra ...1599
• PALESTRIC adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1774
• PALESTRICAL † adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1579
• PALETTE n. 1. the hand ...L18 sl.
2. a spatula ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PALE VIENNA n. coffee made with milk ...20C US tramps' sl.
• PALEW † adj. light or pale yellow ...1607
† n. light or pale yellow ...1547
• PALEY adj. pale, whitish ...1812 Sc.
• PALF n. Palfium, a heroin substitute ...1996 Ireland sl.
• PALFRENIER † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...c1489
• PALFRER † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...1300
• PALFREY n. a saddle-horse for ordinary riding as distinguished from a war-horse; esp. a small saddle-horse for ladies ...c1175
• PALFREYOUR † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...1300.
• PALI n. a steep slope, a precipice ...1833 Hawaii
• PALIE adj. 1. pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
adj. 2. defective, deformed, lame ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. stunted in growth, underdeveloped, delicate in constitution ...1825 Sc.
adj. 4. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
† adj. 5. sweet-tasting, delicious ...1845 Sc.
n. a lethargic, slow-moving, sluggish person; a feeble weakling ...1825 Sc.
• PALIFICATION † n. the act of driving piles or stakes into the ground in order to render it more firm for building operations ...1624
• PALILLOGY n. the repetition of a word or phrase, esp. in immediate succession, for the sake of emphasis ...1657
• PALILOGETIC † adj. characterized by palilogy ...1652
• PALILOGY n. the repetition of a word or phrase, esp. in immediate succession, for the sake of emphasis ...1657
• PALIMONY n. compensation claimed by a deserted partner after a couple who are not married, but have lived together for a long time, split up; usually the province only of the rich and/or famous ...1970s sl.
• PALIMPSEST adj. of a manuscript: written over again; of which the original writing has been erased and superseded by a later ...1852
† n. 1. paper, parchment, or other writing material prepared for writing on and wiping out again, like a slate ...1661
n. 2. a parchment or other writing material written upon twice, the original writing having been erased or rubbed out to make place for the second; a manuscript in which a later writing is written over an effaced earlier writing ...1825
vb. to write anew on parchment, etc., after erasure of the original writing ...1900
• PAL IN vb. 1. of vagrants or beggars: to pool resources; to share food, cooking, etc. ...1874 UK sl.
vb. 2. to aid and abet in a shady affair ...1906 US sl.
• PALING n. a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALINGMAN † n. a man who deals in eels ...1482
• PALINGS n. the ribs ...M19 boxing usage
• PALINODE n. 1. a rambling discourse, esp. one calculated to deceive the listeners ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 2. agitation, embarrassment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALINODY † n. singing over again, repetition ...1599
• PALINTOSHED adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• PALINURE † n. a pilot (of a ship) ...1631
• PAL IN WITH vb. 1. of a man: to cohabit with a woman ...M19
vb. 2. to become friendly with ...M19
vb. 3. to live with another man ...M19
vb. 4. to work with, e. g. a pickpocketing gang ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PALIS † n. 1. a fence of pales, a palisade, paling ...a1300
† n. 2. a place enclosed by a palisade or fence; an enclosure ...c1420
† vb. to surround or enclose with a palisade; to fence in ...c1330
• PALISADE n. 1. a fence made of pales or stakes fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense; also, a fence made of iron railings ...1600
† n. 2. in gardening: a light fence or trellis-work on which trees or shrubs are trained; an espalier; hence, a row of trees or shrubs so trained, or a row of trees or shrubs forming a close hedge ...1658
† n. 3. a wire supporting the hair, a part of the head-dress fashionable in the early part of the 17th century ...1690
vb. to furnish, surround, enclose, or fortify with a palisade; to fence in ...1632
• PALISADO † n. 1. a fence made of pales or stakes fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense; also, a fence made of iron railings ...1589
† n. 2. in gardening: a light fence or trellis-work on which trees or shrubs are trained; an espalier; hence, a row of trees or shrubs so trained, or a row of trees or shrubs forming a close hedge ...1604
† vb. to furnish, surround, enclose, or fortify with a palisade; to fence in ...1607
• PALISER † n. 1. a maker of palings or fences ...1442
† n. 2. one who has charge of a park ...1536-7
• PALISH †* vb. to make pale ...1483
• PAL JOEY n. a kept man; a pimp ...1940s sl., orig. US usage
• PALKY adj. of potatoes: diseased ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALL † n. 1. a robe, cloak, mantle; in early times, esp. of rich stuff ...c1000
n. 2. a rich cloth spread upon or over something; a coverlet, canopy, etc. ...a1300 arch.
n. 3. a cloth, usually of black, purple, or white velvet, spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb ...c1440
* n. 4. a feeling of disgust arising from satiety or insipidity ...1711
n. 5. a friend; an accomplice ...M18
n. 6. a puzzle, a problem, a poser; something which brings one to a standstill ...1866 Sc.
†* vb. 1. to beat; to strike, to knock down ...a1375
† vb. 2. to become faint; to faint, to fail in strength, virtue, etc. ...1390
† vb. 3. to fight one's way through ...c1400
† vb. 4. to become pale or dim ...1412-20
†* vb. 5. to decay, to waste away, to rot ...c1475
† vb. 6. to make pale, to dim ...1533
† vb. 7. to render the breath inoffensive ...1547
† vb. 8. to render flat, stale, or insipid ...1625
† vb. 9. to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
vb. 10. to puzzle, to perplex, to nonplus, to thwart, to baffle ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to detect...1851 UK sl.
vb. 12. to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to stop, to cease ...M19 sl.
vb. 14. to get a purchase by planting the feet against a post or other fixture ...1889 Sc.
vb. 15. of a horse: to strike with the fore-feet ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 16. to satiate, to surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 17. to move forward at a slow pace; to go wearily; to drag one's feet ...1908 Sc.
vb. 18. to surprise, to astonish ...1910 Sc.
vb. 19. to exhaust physically, to wear out, to drain of energy ...1965 Sc.
• PALLABER vb. to talk, to converse ...M18
• PALLACIOUS † adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALLADIAN adj. 1. pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
adj. 2. of, belonging to, or according to the school of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1518–80), who imitated the ancient Roman architecture without regard to classical principles ...1731
• PALLADIUM n. anything on which the safety of a nation, institution, privilege, etc. is believed to depend; a safeguard, protecting institution; means of protection or defense ...1600
• PALLALDIES n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALL n. 1. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1799 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a to-do, a commotion, a fuss ...1965 Sc.
vb. to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc.
• PALLALLS n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALLY n. the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALY n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLART † n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLATIC adj. 1. drunk ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. paralytic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLAWA n. a term of contempt for a dastardly fellow, a worthless, dishonourable or despicable man ...1825 Sc.
• PALLBEARERS n. an order of crackers ...L19 US sl.
• PALLED † adj. 1. enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
adj. 2. of fermented liquor, etc.: that has lost its briskness or freshness; flat, stale, vapid ...c1430 arch.
adj. 3. deadened to pleasant tastes or impressions; satiated, cloyed, disgusted ...1691
adj. 4. puzzled ...1885 Sc.
adj. 5. not daring to say any more ...M19
• PALLED-IN adj. of a man: living with a woman ...1900s sl.
• PALLER n. a staggering blow; a rude shock; something which causes astonishment ...1818 Eng. dial.
• PALLESCENCE * n. a blanching or paling ...1822
• PALLESCENT * adj. growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALLET †* adj. of a light colour between red and white; pale red, flesh-coloured ...1565
† n. 1. the head, pate ...c1330 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 2. a piece of armour for the head; a headpiece, usually of leather ...1374 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 3. a ball of any kind, a glove ...1832 Sc.
n. 4. a quilt or blanket spread on the floor as a bed; a makeshift bed on the floor or ground ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a skin, esp. an undressed sheep-skin; a 'pelt' ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 6. a tadpole ...1962 Sc.
• PALLEW † adj. light or pale yellow ...1607
• PALLEY-WALLEY adj. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PALLIARD † adj. knavish, dissolute ...1484
† n. 1. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
n. 2. a beggar woman who uses a child, either her own or one borrowed for the purpose, to excite the pity of passers-by; this pity was often increased by the child's piteous cries, created by judicious pinches and prods ...M19 UK & US criminals' sl.
• PALLIARDISE † n. lewdness, fornication, lechery ...1591
• PALLIARDIZE † vb. 1. to fornicate ...1619
† vb. 2. to be a procurer of ...1644
• PALLIARDRY † n. roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...1513
• PALLIARDY † n. roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...c1560
• PALLIASSE n. a prostitute ...19C sl.
• PALLIATE † adj. 1. cloaked, covered, concealed; mitigated ...a1548
† adj. 2. wearing a cloak ...1610
† adj. 3. of a cure: superficial or temporary ...a1625
† vb. 1. to cover with or as with a cloak; to cloak, to clothe, to shelter ...a1548
† vb. 2. to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
† vb. 3. to appease, to please or indulge one's taste ...1631
†* vb. 4. to moderate the hostility of ...1678
• PALLIATED † adj. covered over, concealed; mitigated, extenuated ...1612
• PALLIATION † n. the cloaking or concealing of an act, etc.; that which serves to conceal or hide; a cloak, a covering ...1577
• PALLIATIVE † adj. serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
• PALLID † adj. striped; made of cloth of different colours ...1837 Eng. dial.
• PALLIE n. the game of hopscotch ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLIFY † vb. 1. to alleviate the symptoms of a disease without curing it; to relieve superficially or temporarily; to mitigate the sufferings of; to ease, to alleviate ...1544
†* vb. 2. to make pale ...1576
• PALLINESS n. comradeship; the condition of being pals ...1937 UK sl.
• PALLING IN n. a connection formed by a male and female thief to steal and sleep together, or between any two thieves ...1859 US criminals' sl.
• PALLION n. 1. a small piece or pellet ...1727
n. 2. a big, gangling, raw-boned man or woman; a rough, ungainly or worthless type of person; a wretch, a scold ...1920 Sc.
n. 3. a big, unwieldy article of cloth or clothing; a clumsy, old-fashioned garment; a bundle of clothes; one who is wears a lot of clothes ...1930 Sc.
• PALLIONS n. rags, tatters, useless or worn-out articles of clothing ...1825 Sc.
• PALLISH adj. on friendly terms; chummy; affectionate ...1892 colloq.
• PALL MALL n. a woman ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• PALL OFF vb. to travel as friends ...L19 sl.
• PAL-LOORAL adj. drunk ...1934 Sc.
• PALL THAT! int. stop that! ...M19 sl.
• PALLY adj. having a friendly relationship, friendly ...1895 sl.
n. 1. a direct term of address ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a dancehall ...1920s sl.
n. 3. a friend, a comrade ...1979 US sl.
vb. to go about in a shuffling way ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PALLYARD † adj. knavish, dissolute ...1484
† n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLY-FOOT n. a very large broad foot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-HITCH n. the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-PAW n. a very large broad foot ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-ULLY n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLY UP vb. to make friendly overtures; to make friends ...2002 UK sl.
• PALLYWAT n. a feeble, complaining person ...1899 Sc.
• PALM n. 1. the blade of an oar ...1513
†* n. 2. the hand of a clock ...1629
n. 3. the knave of any suit in a pack of cards ...1824 Sc.
n. 4. the sole of the foot ...1845 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a bribe ...L19 US sl.
n. 6. the hollow of a spade ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. napalm ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
vb. 1. to conceal in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at cards or dice, or in juggling ...1673
† vb. 2. to play a trick, to cheat; to impose upon a person ...1686
vb. 3. to pass over, or receive, anything in a surreptitious manner ...L17 sl.
vb. 4. to pass counterfeit money, or anything fake ...18C sl.
vb. 5. to pass over money as a bribe; to bribe ...1747
vb. 6. to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
vb. 7. to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to pummel; to knock with the fist ...1846 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
vb. 10., to extend ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to climb a tree or pole simply by the assistance of hands and feet; to swarm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to strike with the open hand; to punch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMAR †* adj. belonging to the palm of the hand ...1656
• PALMARIAN * adj. that bears or is worthy to bear the palm; holding the first or highest place; of supreme or first-rate importance; most important, pre-eminent, principal, chief ...1815
• PALMARY adj. 1. that bears or is worthy to bear the palm; holding the first or highest place; of supreme or first-rate importance; most important, pre-eminent, principal, chief ...1657
* adj. 2. pert. to the palm of the hand ...1696
†* n. a token of victory or supreme excellence, a prize ...1657
• PALMATION † the act of touching or feeling with the palm of the hand ...1688
• PALMED adj. said of a person that is bribed ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALMER n. 1. a pilgrim who had returned from the Holy Land, in sign of which he carried a palm branch or palm leaf; also, an itinerant monk who travelled from shrine to shrine, under a perpetual vow of poverty; often used simply as an equivalent of 'pilgrim' ...a1300
† n. 2. a flat piece of wood used for striking the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1387
† n. 3. a palm tree ...c1470
n. 4. one who palms or conceals in the hand a card, die, or other object in cheating, conjuring, etc.; a cheat who palms cards, dice, etc.; one who practices sleight of hand ...1671
n. 5. a shabbily-dressed person, one who goes about looking like a tramp, either through poverty or slovenliness ...1808 Sc.
n. 6. a thief that adroitly slips jewellery from the top of a showcase into his pocket ...1859 US sl.
n. 7. awkward, clumsy walking ...1866 Sc.
n. 8. a shoplifter ...M19 sl.
n. 9. a beggar who visits shops and claims to be collecting halfpence engraved with a harp, offering the shopkeeper 13 pence for a shilling's worth and persuading them to empty all their coppers on the counter; while they search the pile, the palmer hides as many coins as possible ...M19 sl.
n. 10. anything large or outstanding of its kind; a 'whopper' ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to wander; to saunter about ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wander about like a palmer or vagrant; to go about idly from place to place ...1807 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to move or walk clumsily and noisily; to stomp around; to blunder about ...1866 Sc.
• PALMERER n. one who walks in a clumsy, noisy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALMER HOUSE vb. to walk flat-footed ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALMER HOUSES n. flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALMERING adj. 1. wandering, aimless, vagrant, idle; walking feebly ...1816 Sc.
adj. 2. awkward, bungling, clumsy, rude ...1866 Sc.
• PALMERY † n. one who palms or conceals in the hand a card, die, or other object in cheating, conjuring, etc.; one who practices sleight of hand ...c1290
• PALMETTO POUNDER n. a heavy rain ...1980 Amer. dial.
• PALMETUM n. a collection of tall and graceful palms of various kinds ...1854
• PALMFUL * adj. abounding in palm trees ...a1618
• PALM-GREASE n. money given as a douceur or bribe ...1897 humorous
• PALM-GREASING n. petty bribery, tipping ...1886 humorous
• PALMIE n. a stroke with a strap or cane on the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1787 Sc.
vb. to chastise on the palm of the hand; to administer 'palmies' ...1825 Sc.
• PALMING n. 1. robbing in shops by pairs, one bargains as with intent to by, while the other watches his opportunity to steal ...1839 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. exchanging spurious articles, as watches, rings, diamonds, for real ones ...1890 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. masturbation ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• PALMING-RACKET n. the concealing of money in one's palm ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALMIST n. one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...1886
• PALMISTER * n. one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...a1500
• PALMISTRY n. 1. the use of the hands in applause ...1698
n. 2. the use of the hands in pocket-picking ...1711
n. 3. theft ...E18 sl.
n. 4. bribery ...1828
• PALMIT †* n. a shoot or sprig of a vine ...1657
• PALMITY n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PALMITY TALK n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PALM-OIL n. money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip ...a1627 humorous
vb. 1. to bribe; to pay off ...L19 sl.
• PALM SHINER n. in gambling: an object that reflects the image of cards, small enough to be held in the user's hand ...1997 US sl.
• PALM SOAP n. money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• PALM-TREE n. 1. the willow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the yew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM-WARMER n. a person who tips ...1951 US sl.
• PALMY adj. 1. bearing or worthy to 'bear the palm', triumphant, flourishing, prosperous ...1602
adj. 2. abounding in palms; palm-like ...1667 chiefly poetic
n. a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment ...1785 Sc.
vb. to cane on the palm of the hand ...1876 Sc.
• PALOMINO n. an attractive woman ...1930s sl., orig. US Black usage
• PALONE n. 1. (derogatory) a young woman ...1934 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1969 sl.
• PALONE-OMEE n. a lesbian ...2002 UK sl.
• PALONEY n. a girl, a usually young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• PALONIE n. a circus pony used in comedy routines ...1953 UK sl.
• PAL ONTO vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALOOKA n. 1. a boxer, occasionally a wrestler, usually one who is both large and stupid ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. a person, irrespective of size or intelligence ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1925 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. a third-rater; a roving boxer who lives in the past ...1931 US boxing sl.
n. 6. a dishonest gambler or gangster ...1934 US criminals' sl.
• PALOOKO n. a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOUSE n. a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSE LIGHTNING n. intestinal flu ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSER n. 1. a novice or greenhorn; a country bumpkin ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PAL OUT (WITH) vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALP * vb. 1. to touch, to feel; to handle gently, to pat ...1534
* vb. 2. to speak fair to, to flatter, to cajole ...1657
• PALPABLE adj. 1. that can be touched, felt, or handled; apprehensible by the sense of touch; tangible, sensible ...c1384
adj. 2. readily perceived by some one of the other senses, as the sight, hearing, etc.; perceptible; plainly observable, noticeable ...c1430
adj. 3. easily perceived; open to recognition; plain, evident, apparent, obvious, manifest ...1545
† adv. visibly ...1585
• PALPABLENESS n. manifestness ...1608
• PALPABLY adv. so as to be felt, plainly seen, observed, etc.; clearly, obviously, manifestly ...1584
• PALPABRIZE † vb. to feel, to touch, to handle ...1593
• PALPATORY * adj. touching, feeling with the hand ...1876
• PALPEBRATE * adj. having eyelids ...1857
• PALPEBRE †* n. an eyelid ...1541
• PALPEBROUS * adj. having large eyebrows ...1846
• PALPED † adj. felt; apprehended by the touch ...1609
• PALPITANT adj. palpitating ...1837
• PALSEY-WALSEY adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSH vb. to patch, to mend; to patch clothes untidily ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PALSHALLALS n. the diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSICAL † adj. pert. to the palsy; paralytic ...1716
• PALSIE n. a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PALSIE-WALSIE adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSIFICATION n. paralyzing action ...1866
• PALSIFIED adj. palsied ...1887 Sc.
• PALSIFY * vb. to afflict with palsy, to paralyze ...1775
• PAL SQUAD n. a dog squad used for searching cells ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• PALSTER † n. a pilgrim's staff ...1481
• PALSY † adj. 1. palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
adj. 2. having a friendly relationship ...1962 US sl.
† n. 1. a palsied person; a paralytic ...a1300
n. 2. any influence which destroys, or seriously impairs activity or sensibility; a condition of utter powerlessness; an irresistible tremor ...1433
n. 3. a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to shake or tremble as if palsied ...1582 nonce use
vb. 2. to render powerless, helpless, or inert ...1615
• PALSY ONE'S BRAIN vb. to bewilder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSY-STROKE n. an attack or fit of paralysis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSY-WALSY adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALT † n. 1. a blow, a stroke ...1625
n. 2. refuse, rubbish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to thrust, to put forcibly ...a1380
† vb. 2. to go with effort, to trudge ...1560
† vb. 3. to strike with repeated blows of missiles; to assail with missiles ...1579
† vb. 4. to deliver repeated blows; to discharge missiles ...1606
† vb. 5. to assail with obloquy or reproaches ...1697
vb. 6. to mend ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTCH vb. to half-cure a sick person ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PALTER † vb. 1. to speak indistinctly or idly; to say or recite in an indistinct tone; to mumble, to mutter, to babble ...1538
† vb. 2. to shift or alter in position; to change ...1577
†* vb. 3. to jumble up; to patch up a composition; to compose hastily ...1588
vb. 4. to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
vb. 5. to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour ...1611
† vb. 6. to squander, to trifle away ...1625
† vb. 7. to barter; to corrupt, to bribe ...1641
vb. 8. to hesitate, to prevaricate; to play fast and loose ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to play fast and loose with a matter or thing; to dilly-dally, to trifle with ...1814
vb. 10. to wreck or pilfer stranded vessels and ill-use shipwrecked sailors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTERER n. 1. an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
n. 2. a trifler with serious matters ...1642
• PALTERING † adj. trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
n. equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• PALTERINGS † n. trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
† • PALTERLY adj. paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* adv. shiftily, trickily ...1598
• PALTHERLY adj. paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTHOGUE n. a blow ...1884 N. Ireland
• PALTING adj. petty, trifling, paltry ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTOCK'S INN †* n. a mean or inhospitable place ...1579
• PALTREMENT †* n. worthless stuff, rubbish ...1641
• PALTRER n. an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRIPOLITAN † n. an unimportant, paltry, mean, or contemptible city person ...1588
• PALTRY adj. unwell, feeble, indisposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. refuse, rubbish, trash; anything worthless ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALUDAL adj. pert. to a marsh or fen; produced by or arising from a marsh ...1818-20 chiefly medical usage
• PALUDE †* n. a marsh, a fen ...1412-20
• PALUDIATE † adj. pert. to marshes ...1632
• PALUDIC adj. pert. to marshes ...1897
• PALUDICOLE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLINE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLOUS adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDINAL adj. pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINE adj. pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINOUS adj. pert. to a marsh ...1866
• PALUDIOUS adj. pert. to marshes ...1594
• PALUDOSE * adj. belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1866
• PALUDOUS * adj. belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1803
• PALUS †* n. a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSCHE †* n. a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSTRAL * adj. pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1879
• PALUSTRIAN * adj. pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1787
* n. an animal that lives in a marsh ...1607
• PALUSTRINE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1882
• PALUKA n. an oaf; an unskilled prizefighter ...20C US sl.
• PAL UP vb. to form a friendship; to keep company, to associate with ...1879 sl.
• PAL WITH vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALY adj. pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PALYIR n. a dwelling, abode, home ...1879 Sc.
• PAM adj. the number 5, esp. used in children's counting rhymes ...1915 Sc.
n. 1. the jack of clubs ...1685
n. 2. the knave of any suit in a pack of cards ...1824 Sc.
• PAM AND HER FIVE SISTERS n. the hand as an agency of masturbation ...1990s sl.
• PAMBER vb. to pander ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMBERADE vb. to move back and forwards noisily or clumsily; to parade up and down with heavy steps ...1930 Sc.
• PAMBRITANNICK † adj. consisting of all the Britons or of all parts of Britain ...1709
• PAM-CHILD † n. a 'knave-child': a male child ...1760 nonce word
• PAME n. a pane of glass ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to strike with the open hand; to punch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMEL † n. an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMMIE n. a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment ...1785 Sc.
• PAMMY adj. fat, thick; having thick, swollen legs ...1878 Eng. dial.
n. a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PAMP †* vb. 1. to feed up, to overfill ...a1400
vb. 2. to place or put something somewhere ...1990 Sc. sl.
• PAM-PAM n. 1. a flogging ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. an argument; a fuss; noisy disorder ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAMPER † vb. 1. to cram with food; to over-indulge with rich food; to feed luxuriously ...a1380
vb. 2. to fret ...1887 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mess about to as to spoil a thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAMPERED † adj. 1. over-fed ...a1529
adj. 2. puzzled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPERIZE vb. to pamper ...a1845 nonce word
• PAMPER PIRATE n. a child molester ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• PAMPER SNIFFER n. a child molester ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• PAMPHAGOUS * adj. eating both animal and vegetable foods; omnivorous ...1702
• PAMPHARMACON * n. a remedy against all diseases and poisons; a universal remedy; a medicine for all diseases...1731
• PAMPHELET † n. a courtesan, a wench ...1500-20
• PAMPHIE n. the knave of clubs ...1825 Sc.
• PAMPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of everything ...1890
• PAMPHYSIC † adj. concerning all nature ...1610 nonce word
• PAMPHIL †* n. 1. a memorandum or note ...1571
n. 2. a small house; a square enclosure made with stakes ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAMPHLET n. one ounce of a drug ...1976 US drugs sl.
• PAMPINARY * adj. pert. to vine tendrils or vine shoots ...c1420
• PAMPINATE † vb. to prune or trim a vine ...1745
• PAMPINATION †* n. the pruning or trimming of vines ...1398
• PAMPINE † vb. to prune or trim a vine ...c1420
• PAMPING † n. a tendril or young shoot of a vine ...1607
• PAMPINOSE †* adj. of untrimmed vines: profuse of twigs and leaves ...c1420
• PAMPINULATE † vb. to furnish or deck with minute curling or convoluted threads ...1592 nonce word
• PAMPLE vb. 1. to trample lightly; to toddle about ...1879 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to indulge, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPLING adj. fidgety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPOEN n. a fool ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• PAMPOOTEE n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTER n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTIE n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
adj. 2. pretty ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
n. 1. syphilis ...M17 sl.
n. 2. urine ...20C sl.
n. 3. a ponce, a pimp ...1920s sl.
n. 4. pure or nearly pure heroin ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 5. peyote ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 6. phencyclidine ...1960s drugs sl.
n. 7. a Vietnamese piastre ...1965 US sl.
n. 8. the price ...1997 UK sl.
n. 9. a promise (to deliver something) ...1990s UK Black sl.
n. 10. a parent ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 11. rejection, dismissal ...2000s UK Black sl.
vb. to urinate ...20C sl.
• P-38 n. 1. the small can-opener included with individual field rations ...Vietnam War usage
n. 2. police-issue .38 calibre revolver ...1976 US sl.
• P.A. n. 1. a press agent; a publicity agent ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a public address system ...1930s sl.
• PA † prep. upon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a father; used to address your father ....1811 UK
n. 2. the parish relieving officer who distributed money to the poor ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a husband ...1941 Amer. dial.
n. 4. grandfather ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PAALIE-MAALIE adj. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAATERMENT † n. a useless brat; an insignificant person ...1939 Sc.
• PAATIE n. a young pig ...1898 Sc.
• PAATIE GRICE n. a young pig ...1898 Sc.
• P.A.B.A.C.A.B. phr. an exhortation to smoke cannabis (Pack A Bowl And Catch a Buzz ...1980s US drugs sl.
• PABBLE vb. to make a sound like that of boiling liquid ...1832 Sc.
• PABLO n. cocaine ...1996 sl.
• PABULAR †* adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1656
• PABULARY adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1835
• PABULATION * n. a grazing, a feeding; the act of feeding or procuring provender; fodder ...1623
• PABULATORY †* adj. pert. to pabulum, fodder, or aliment ...1656
• PABULOUS † adj. of the nature of food; abounding in or affording food or aliment ...1646 rare or obs.
• PABULUM n. 1. anything taken in by an animal or plant to maintain life and growth; food, aliment, nutriment ...1733
n. 2. that which nourishes and sustains the mind or soul; food for thought ...1765
• PAC n. a cap ...M19 back-slang
• PACABLE adj. † capable of being pacified, placated, or appeased ...a1834
• PACAL †* adj. that brings or signifies peace; peaceable ...1656
• PACATE † adj. pacified, brought into a state of peace and calm, tranquil ...1644
• PACATED † adj. appeased; made peaceable ...1727
• PACATELY † adv. quietly ...a1652
• PACATENESS † n. the state of being peaceful ...1666
• PACATION n. the act of pacifying or tranquillizing; the condition of being peaceful and tranquil; pacification ...1658
• PACATIVE †* adj. stilling, sedative ...1684
• PACE † n. 1. a chapter in a narrative or other writing; a section, division, chapter, etc. ...a1300
† n. 2. a passage; a narrow way; a pass between mountains, rocks, woods, etc.; a narrow channel at sea, a strait ...a1300
n. 3. Easter, Easter-tide ...c1425 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a 'company' or herd of asses ...1486
vb. to live a fast, exciting and varied life ...1970s US Black sl.
• PACE-CLOTHES n. new clothes worn at Easter ...1805 Eng. dial.
• PACE-DAY n. Easter day ...1792 Sc.
• PACE-EGG n. an Easter egg, esp. one stained and hard-boiled ...1579 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGG-DAY n. Easter day ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGER n. one who goes about singing or begging for Easter eggs and other trifles at Christmas as well as at Easter ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGING n. the custom of collecting Easter eggs ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACE-EGGING-TIME n. Easter ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PACE-GENTLEMAN n. a boy wearing new clothes at Easter ...1923 Sc.
• PACE-NEW adj. of clothes: new for Easter ...1937 Sc.
• PACER n. anything (esp. a horse) that goes at a great pace ...1890 colloq.
• PACE SUNDAY n. Easter day ...1721 Sc.
• PACEY adj. fast, speedy ...1906 UK sl.
• PACHETTY adj. weak, ailing, in bad health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACHOOK adj. pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
n. a Mexican-American, esp. a young man who joins a street gang ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCA n. a female Mexican-American ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO adj. pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
n. a young Mexican-American, esp. a tough or gang member ...1943 US sl.
• PACHYDERMATOUS adj. thick-skinned; insensitive to rebuff, ridicule, or abuse; not easily affected by outside influences ...1854
• PACHYDERMOUS * adj. thick-skinned; insensitive to rebuff, ridicule, or abuse; not easily affected by outside influences ...1836
• PACHYTRICHOUS adj. having thick hair ...1857
• PACIFEROUS † adj. peace-bringing ...1656
• PACIFEROUSNESS † n. peace bringing quality ...1727
• PACIFIABLE adj. capable of being pacified or appeased ...1618
• PACIFIC adj. 1. making peace; leading to peace or reconciliation; conciliatory, appeasing ...a1548
adj. 2. characterized by peace or calm; peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet ...1633
adj. 3. of peaceful disposition; not belligerent; peaceable ...1641
• PACIFICABLE † adj. capable of being pacified or appeased; placable ...1621
• PACIFICAL adj. peaceable ...c1485
• PACIFICALLY adv. peacefully, peaceably ...1793
• PACIFICATE †* vb. 1. to make peace with ...1646
vb. 2. to give or restore peace to; to appease; to pacify ...1827
• PACIFICATOR n. one who pacifies or brings to a state of peace; a peace-maker ...1539
• PACIFICATORY adj. tending to make peace ...1583
• PACIFICITY * n. the quality of being pacific; peacefulness ...1800
• PACIFICOUS † adj. quiet, peaceful, tending to make peace ...1608
• PACIFICS † n. peace-offerings ...1609
• PACIFIC SLOPE n. the countries of the Pacific Rim, esp. as considered places of refuge for wanted criminals ...L19 NZ sl.
• PACIFIC STEROID n. the Southeast Asian plant, taro ...2002 NZ sl.
• PACIFIER n. the violet ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACIFIQUES † n. peace-offerings ...1609
• PACIFY † vb. 1. to reconcile ...c1500
vb. 2. to satisfy, to suffice ...1896 Ireland
vb. 3. to make quiet by force or punishment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK adj. 1. on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
adj. 2. of animals: tame, docile ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
† n. 2. a private or clandestine arrangement, pact, or compact; a secret or underhand design agreed upon by two or more persons; a plot, conspiracy, intrigue ...1571
n. 3. a gang ...17C cant
n. 4. a prostitute; a harlot ...17C UK sl.
n. 5. one's worldly goods, property, belongings, fortune ...1720 Sc.
† n. 6. a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 7. a night lodging for the very poor ...M19 sl.
n. 8. a heavy mass of cloud; a thundercloud; generally in plural ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. a packhorse ...L19 Aust. usage
n. 10. a cap ...Brit. back-slang
n. 11. a packet of cigarettes ...1928 US sl.
n. 12. the state of being packed or crowded together; a crush, a squeeze ...1928 Sc.
n. 13. a package of illegal drugs, esp. heroin ...1952 US sl.
n. 14. a packet of marijuana ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 15. a packet of pills ...1950s drugs sl.
n. 16. in the used car business: a fixed amount that is added to the price the dealer has paid for the car ...1975 sl.
n. 17. a White person ...1990s US Black sl.
† vb. 1. to enter into a private arrangement; to agree in a secret or underhand design; to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to intrigue ...a1529
† vb. 2. to be an accomplice or confederate in a plot ...1590
vb. 3. to carry ...19C sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to drink to excess ...19C US sl.
vb. 5. to carry a weapon, usually a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
vb. 6. to live as tramp, travelling the country ...L19 sl.
vb. 7. to press, to squeeze ...1897 Sc.
vb. 8. to carry money, to be in funds ...1920s US sl.
vb. 9. to be ruined or spoiled; to become useless ...c1920 motor-racers' usage
vb. 10. to defeat, to be superior to, or more enjoyable than ...c1920 Aust sl.
vb. 11. to carry drugs for a dealer ...1940s US drugs sl.
vb. 12. to carry contraband in and out of a prison; to carry a concealed weapon ...1960s US prison sl.
vb. 13. of male homosexuals: to have anal sex ...1960s US campus sl.
vb. 14. to take someone along on a motorcycle cruise ...1966 US sl.
vb. 15. to reject a lover ...1970s sl.
vb. 16. to tuck the male genitals into the left or right trouser leg ...1972 US sl.
vb. 17. to fill a crack cocaine pipe ...1980s US drugs sl.
vb. 18. to place drugs into a cone, bong, etc., preparatory to smoking them ...Aust. sl.
vb. 19. to fill a cigarette with marijuana ...1980s Aust. drugs sl.
vb. 20. to be fearful ...1988 Aust. sl.
vb. 21. in snowboarding: to hit the snow hard ...1990 US sl.
• PACK A BIT AWAY vb. to serve a term of imprisonment ...c1918 US prison sl.
• PACKAGE n. 1. a drink ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a police record ...1910s US sl.
n. 4. a sentence of imprisonment ...1912 US criminals' sl.
n. 5. a man, a person ...1920s US sl.
n. 6. a supply of a given drug ...1930s US drugs sl.
n. 7. a kidnap victim ...1933 sl., chiefly US
n. 8. a sexually attractive woman ...1945 US sl.
n. 9. a sexually transmitted infection, esp. gonorrhea ...1950 US sl.
n. 10. a paper bag for groceries ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the male genitals ...1970s US sl.
n. 12. the vagina ...1980s US sl.
n. 13. a lot, very much ...1990s US Black sl.
n. 14. a positive report on a prisoner ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 15. a man's genitals as seen through trousers ...1997 US sl.
n. 16. the female posterior ...2001 US sl.
n. 17. AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• PACKAGED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L19 US sl.
• PACKAGE OF TROUBLE n. the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1999 US sl.
• PACK A HEATER vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK A KICK vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACKALD † n. a pack, a bundle; a burden, a load; a packet ...c1440
• PACK-A-LUGE n. a heavy load not easily moved ...1777 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND BOODLE n. a crowd, a group ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PACK AND FARDEL adv. entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PACK AND PACKAGE adv. entirely, 'bag and baggage' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK-AND-PENNY DAY n. the last day of a fair, on which goods are sold cheap ...1869 Eng. dial.
• PACK A PUNCH vb. 1. to be powerful, as a motorcycle or car ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK A ROD vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK A SAD vb. 1. to become severely depressed or run down; to reveal a dismal or depressed state of mind ...1980 NZ sl.
vb. 2. to break off a relationship ...1994 NZ sl.
• PACK A SHITTY vb. 1. to sulk ...1985 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to become angry ...1998 NZ sl.
• PACK A WALLOP vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK AWAY vb. to consume food or drink with gusto ...1972 Aust. sl.
• PACKBACK n. a piggyback ride ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PACK CARDS vb. to arrange or shuffle cards so as to cheat or secure a fraudulent advantage ...1599
• PACK CARDS WITH † vb. to make a cheating arrangement with ...1606
• PACK CHITLINS vb. of a man: to be unable to maintain an erection during intercourse (chitlins - pigs intestines) ...1990s US Black sl.
• PACK DEATH vb. to be fearful ...1975 Aust. sl.
• PACK DOUBLE vb. to carry a passenger on a motorcycle ...2000 US sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE HERRINGS IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES adj. crowded, huddled ...M19 colloq.
• PACKED LIKE SARDINES IN A BARREL adj. crowded, packed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACKED TIGHT adj. nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• PACKED TO THE GUNWALES adj. absolutely full ...colloq.
• PACKED UP adj. 1. killed in warfare ...WWI army sl.
adj. 2. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PACK 'EM vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1944 sl.
• PACKENHAM n. cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PACKER † n. 1. a confederate in a fraudulent design; a conspirator, a plotter ...1771
n. 2. packhorse ...L19 Aust. usage
† n. 3. a peddler ...1923 Sc.
n. 4. a thin stick, typically a chopstick, or a piece of metal coat hanger, used to pack a cocaine pipe ...1990s drugs sl.
• PACKER-BACKER-MAKI n. a beer-drinking, snow-suit wearing, Skoal-chewing, snowmobile-riding fan of the Green Bay Packer football team ...2004 Michigan Upper Peninsula usage
• PACKERY * n. a place where goods are packed ...1880
• PACKET n. 1. a pannier, a load-saddle ...1738 Sc.
n. 2. a false report; a falsehood ...1796
* n. 3. a small pile or set of cards ...1887
n. 4. trouble ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 5. a bullet or missile ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 6. a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
n. 7. a wound ...1910s sl., orig. military
n. 8. a package of illegal drugs, esp. heroin ...1952 US sl.
n. 9. a long sentence ...1990s US prison sl.
n. 10. the genitals, male or female ...1950s sl.
n. 11. the male genitals; usually a reference to the bulge in a man's trousers ...Brit. gay sl. Brit
• PACKET, THE n. 1. a straitjacket ...1912 US criminals' rhyming sl.
n. 2. everything, the lot ...1980s sl.
• PACKET-BOYS n. small, well-defined, roundish masses of cloud; a mackerel sky ...1873 Sc.
• PACKET FROM PARIS n. a baby ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• PACKET OF THREE n. a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACKETS! int. exclamation of disbelief ...L19 sl.
• PACK-FELLOW n. a peddler ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PACK FUDGE vb. to play the active role in anal sex ...1987 US sl.
• PACK-FULL adj. as full as can be packed ...1858
• PACK-GOODS n. a peddler's wares ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A BEAR vb. to work at dishonourable employment ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PACK GUTS TO A GOOSE vb. to work at dishonourable employment ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PACK HEAT vb. to carry a gun ...1920s US sl.
• PACK-HORSE n. 1. a drudge ...1594
n. 2. a person, usually a guard, who brings contraband into prison ...1984 US sl.
• PACKHORSE RIDE n. a piggyback ride ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACK-HOUSE n. a warehouse, a shed for storing merchandise ...1712 Sc.
• PACKIE n. 1. a peddler ...1832 Sc.
n. 2. a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who transports supplies by pack animal ...1940s NZ sl.
n. 4. a liquor store ...1970s US sl.
n. 5. an off-license; a 'package store' ...1991 US sl.
• PACKIEMAN n. a peddler; a travelling merchant in soft goods ...1868 Sc.
• PACK IN vb. 1. to serve or complete a prison sentence ...1935 US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
vb. 3. to end a relationship ...1950s sl.
vb. 4. to leave ...1950s US criminals' sl.
• PACKING adj. 1. carrying a gun or knife ...L19 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. having a large penis ...1990s US Black sl.
adj. 3. performing anal intercourse ...1980s US sl.
adj. 4. of a man: having sexual intercourse ...1990s US Black sl.
adj. 5. of a lesbian: wearing a strap-on dildo, usually under one's clothes, or wearing other padding in the genital area to look as if one has a penis ...1990s US gay sl.
adj. 6. having weapons for sale ...2000s US prison sl.
† n. 1. private or underhand arrangement; fraudulent dealing or contriving, plotting ...a1529
n. 2. the assembling of gregarious beasts or birds ...1879
n. 3. dinner ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 4. food ...1891 UK criminals' sl.
• PACKING DEATH adj. terrified, frightened ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PACKINGHAM n. cheap or illegally made liquor; moonshine ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PACKING-HOUSE n. an eating house, a café ...L19 sl.
• PACKING HOUSE QUAIL n. spare ribs ...L19 sl.
• PACKING-HOUSE RULES n. no rules at all ...L19 sl.
• PACKING KEN n. a low eating house ...1909 UK sl.
• PACKING IT adj. making a large amount of money ...1990s sl.
• PACKING MOLLY n. a dishonest female domestic who, after learning where the household valuables are stored, paves the way for her outside confederates to lay hold of the prize and carry it away ...1881 US sl.
• PACKING PENNY † n. a penny given at dismissal ...1598
• PACKING-PENNY DAY n. the last day of the fair, when articles are cheap ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PACKISHNESS † n. the condition of being a pack ...1672 nonce word
• PACK IT vb. to be fearful ...1945 Aust. sl.
• PACK IT IN vb. 1. to stop talking; to see fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
vb. 2. to stop doing something, usually used as a command ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to give up one's job ...L1940s sl., chiefly manual workers'
vb. 4. to get rid of someone or something ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to win easily ...Aust. sl.
• PACK IT UP vb. 1. to stop talking; to see fooling or some foolish practice ...c1925 Services' sl.
vb. 2. to stop doing something, usually used as a command ...1930s sl.
• PACK IT UPON A PERSON vb. to foist an offence upon another ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKLE n. a bundle, a small load, a burden, a pack-load ...1743 Sc.
• PACKLED adj. speckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKLER n. a peddler who deals in earthenware; a travelling handyman or tinker ...1832 Sc.
• PACKLIE adv. in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKLIKE adv. in a friendly manner, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKMAN n. 1. a man who travels about carrying goods in a pack for sale; a peddler ...a1625
n. 2. a snail, esp. the spotted snail, Helix aspera ...1882 Eng. dial.
• PACKMAN'S DROUTH n. hunger, an appetite for food; from the practice of peddlers in asking for a drink of water, in the hope that they will be given something to eat as well ...1876 Sc.
• PACK-MERCHANT n. a peddler, a travelling merchant in soft goods ...1877 Sc.
• PACK-MERCHANTS n. small clouds driven before the wind ...1881 Sc.
• PACK MUD vb. to have anal intercourse ...1970s gay sl.
• PACK-NEEDLE n. a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACKNESS n. friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy ...1825 Sc.
• PACK NEWS vb. to gossip; to tattle; to tell tales ...1903 Amer. dial.
• PACK OF POO TICKETS n. a lavatory roll ...1990s Aust. sl.
• PACK OF ROCKETS n. a packet of ready-to-smoke marijuana fashioned in the manner of cigarettes ...1940s drugs sl.
• PACK OF ROCKS n. a packet of ready-to-smoke marijuana fashioned in the manner of cigarettes ...1940s drugs sl.
• PACK OF THREE n. a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACK OFF vb. to go away ...M19 sl.
int. go away! ...M19 sl.
• PACK-OFF ON vb. to blame ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PACK ONE vb. 1. to be capable of delivering a disabling, strong punch; also used of alcohol ...1910s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be influential or important ...1910s sl., orig. US
• PACK ONE'S SHIT vb. to be frightened ...1940s sl.
• PACK OR PEEL WITH A PERSON vb. to trade unfairly, to have unlawful or underhand dealings with him ...1757 Sc.
• PACKOUT n. food prepared and packaged by a restaurant to be consumed off the premises; take-out food ...1955 Amer. dial.
vb. (usually as 'pack out') to unpack ...1969 S. Afr. sl.
• PACK-PAUNCH † n.? a paunch like a pack; a big belly; a big-bellied person; (from other books) a greedy eater, a glutton, a devourer ...1582
• PACK PEANUT BUTTER vb. to engage in anal intercourse ...1970s US sl.
• PACK PEDDLER n. an itinerant peddler who sells goods from a pack ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PACK PEDLAR n. an itinerant peddler who sells goods from a pack ...1859 Amer. dial.
• PACK-RACKET n. a kind of firework constructed so as to explode with a succession of loud reports; a cracker ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK-RAPE n. rape by a gang of men in succession ...1969 Aust. sl.
vb. of a gang of men: to serially rape a woman ....1965 Aust. sl.
• PACK-RAPIST n. a person who commits pack-rape ...1972 Aust. sl.
• PACK RAT n. 1. an obsessive hoarder ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a hotel bellboy ...20C US sl.
• PACK ROOM n. a storage room ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PACK-SACK CITIZEN n. a short-term resident of any place, living, as it were, out of a packsack (backpack or rucksack) ...1966 Can. sl.
• PACKSADDLE RIDE n. a piggyback ride ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PACK, SHACK, AND STACK n. one's entire belongings, clothes, home, and money ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PACK SHIT vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1940s sl.
• PACKT adj. intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK TALES vb. to gossip, to tattle, to tell tales ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PACK THE CARDS vb. to prepare cards for cheating purposes ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• PACK THE CRACKS vb. to endure injections of collagen ...1997 US sl.
• PACK THE GAME IN vb. to desist, esp. abandon a way of life; to stop doing something ...1920s sl.
• PACK THE GEAR vb. to achieve a given standard ...1970s US sl.
• PACK THE MAIL vb. to ride or move quickly; to go fast, to run ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PACK THE MUSTARD vb. to work as a bricklayer or labourer ...1930s US tramp sl.
• PACK THE PAYMENT vb. in new car sales: to make a sale for a price slightly below what the customer has said what they are willing to spend ...1989 US sl.
• PACK THE PILLOW vb. to menstruate ...2000s US sl.
• PACK THE SHITS vb. to be fearful ...1971 Aust sl.
• PACK THEM vb. to be frightened; to be fearful ...1944 Aust. sl.
• PACK THE TRAIL vb. to go on trail, whether on horseback or on foot ...c1870 Aust. colloq.
• PACK-THREAD n. nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK UP vb. 1. to retire; to stop working or trying; to die ...WWI colloq.
vb. 2. of machinery, or anything that works mechanically as the human heart: to stop working ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. of dope-peddlers: to cease operations while the police are known to be active ...1929 US sl.
vb. 4. of an aircraft: to cease to function ...c1937 Royal Air Force
vb. 5. to desist; to give up ...c1945 cyclist's usage
vb. 6. to reject ...1970s sl.
• PACK UP ONE'S ALLS vb. to prepare for a removal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK UP ONE'S ALLS AND BE GONE vb. to leave for good ...M17 sl.
• PACK UP ONE'S AWLS AND BE GONE vb. to depart for good ...M17 colloq.
• PACK UP ONE'S PIPES vb. to cease from an action; to stop talking ...M16 sl.
• PACK UP SHOP vb. to cease trading ...2003 UK sl.
• PACK-WATER n. one who is at another's beck and call; a drudge; one who will do drudgery for small favours, or favourable opinion ...1902 Amer. dial.
• PACKY adj. heavy with clouds; cloudy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the skull, the head ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. a liquor store ...1970s US sl.
• PACO n. an alpaca ...1604
• PACOLET † n. a swift steed ...a1613
• PACOTEE n. a sexually available woman ...1950 Trinidad and Tobago
• PACTION n. 1. the act of making a bargain or pact; a bargain, agreement, pact, contract ...1471 now chiefly Sc.
n. 2. those leagued together; a confederation ...1877 now chiefly Sc.
vb. to make a pact; to covenant or agree to something ...1640 Sc.
• PACTIONAL adj. of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1624 chiefly Sc.
• PACTIONALLY adv. by means of a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTITIOUS †* adj. characterized by being agreed upon or stipulated; settled by covenant ...1656
• PACTORIAL * adj. pert. to a pact or agreement ...1884 Sc.
• PACTIVE †* adj. settled by covenant; of the nature of a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACTORY †* adj. pert. to a pact or covenant ...1633
• PACY adj. fast, speedy ...1906 UK sl.
• PAD † n. 1. a toad ....1154
† n. 2. a bundle of straw or the like to lie on ...1554
n. 3. a path, track; the road, the way ...1567 orig. sl., now also Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a shortened form of 'padlock' ...1573
n. 5. a starfish ...1613
n. 6. a road-horse, an easy-paced horse ...1617
n. 7. highway robbery ...1662 criminals' sl.
† n. 8. a highway robber; a highwayman ...1666 criminals' sl.
n. 9. a villain's female companion ...M17 sl.
n. 10. a prostitute ...L17 sl.
n. 11. a bed ...1718 UK sl.
n. 12. a soft, stuffed saddle ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 13. the foot of an animal, esp. a fox's foot ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 14. an Irishman ...L18 sl.
n. 15. a street robber ...1818 criminals' sl.
n. 16. a written label or placard worn by a beggar that does not speak ...1842 criminals' sl.
n. 17. a small pack or bundle ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 18. a tramp (person) ...1859 criminals' sl.
n. 19. a walk ...1889 police sl.
† n. 20. dried cow-dung, formerly collected for fuel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 21. a place, house, or apartment; a room, esp. a bedroom ...1938 sl.
n. 22. a prison cell ...1943 US criminals' sl.
n. 23. a padded cell ...1940s sl.
n. 24. a nickname or intimate form of address for an Irishman ...1940s sl.
n. 25. an establishment that pays bribes to the local police ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 26. the regular bribes paid to members of a US police department ...1940s US criminals' sl.
† vb. 1. to rob on the highway; to be a footpad ...1638
vb. 2. to travel as tramp, thief, vagrant, or prostitute ...E17 sl.
vb. 3. to walk; to wander ...M17 sl.
† vb. 4. of a horse: to pace ...1724
vb. 5. to travel on foot, to trot along steadily and purposefully ...1788 Sc.
vb. 6. to make a path by walking on a previously untracked path; to tread down under foot; to press down firmly and closely ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to track by the pad or footmarks ...1861
vb. 8. to pass information 'on the quiet', to drop a hint in one's ear, to inform, to tell ...1898 Sc.
vb. 9. to tread with a soft dull sound, as a person does in slippers or stockings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 11. to reside ...1963 US sl.
vb. 12. to coat with breadcrumbs or batter before frying ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. of police: to add to the narcotics confiscated from a suspect in order to render the charge against them more serious ...1972 US sl.
• PAD A BILL vb. to fraudulently add items to a bill or to an expense account statement in order to obtain money that one is not actually owed ...1930s sl.
• PAD-BORROWER n. a horse thief ...1785 UK sl.
• PAD-CLINKING n. 1. hobnobbing with footpads ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. admission charge to an opium den ...c1920 US sl.
• PADDA n. a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PADDA-RED n. green slime formed on stagnant pools in warm weather ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDED adj. 1. trampled, oft-trodden ...1789 Sc.
adj. 2. having concealed contraband (stolen articles, drugs, etc.) on one's person in order to remove it from a shop or deceive customs, etc. ...1914 US criminals' sl.
• PADDEN-CRIB n. a boys' or youths' lodging-house ...1839 UK sl.
• PADDEN KEN n. a lodging house frequented primarily by vagrants or thieves ...M19 Aust. & UK criminals' sl.
• PADDER † n. a footpad, a highwayman, a robber ...1610 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to tread; to trample down ...1789 Sc.
• PADDERED adj. trampled, oft-trodden ...1789 Sc.
• PADDERS n. 1. the feet ...19C sl.
† n. 2. boots or shoes ...1828 UK sl.
• PADDERT † adj. well-trodden, beaten down ...1789 Sc.
• PADDIES n. the buttocks ...1970s US gay sl.
• PADDING † adj. 1. practicing highway robbery ...1672
adj. 2. travelling on foot ...1844 Eng. dial.
n. 1. confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
n. 2. working as a highway robber ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3 highway robbery ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
n. 4. the practice of planting extra amounts of drugs to ensure a conviction ...2000s UK police usage
• PADDING-CRIB n. a lodging-house for vagabonds, tramps, vagrants ...1851 sl.
• PADDING KEN n. a low, cheap, lodging-house ...1839 criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON BEAR n. a pear ...1970s Brit. rhyming sl.
• PADDINGTON FAIR (DAY) † n. the hanging day, the day of execution ...1698 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON SPECTACLES n. the hood that is pulled over the condemned man's head before the hanging ...E19 criminals' sl.
• PADDISH vb. to coax ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PADDIST † n. a padder; a professional highwayman ...1671 Sc.
• PADDLE n. 1. a little leather bag ...a1568 Sc.
†* n. 2. fuss, ado ...1642
n. 3. a foot ...M19 sl.
n. 4. the fingers ...M19 sl.
n. 5. the hand ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a strap for punishment ...1904 US prison sl.
n. 7. a pasture ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. the act of wading with short steps in water or mud; the act of walking with short, quick steps ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 9. on the railways: a semaphore signal ...1977 US sl.
vb. 1. to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually ...16C colloq.
vb. 2. to play or dabble idly or fondly with the fingers; to toy ...1602
† vb. 3. to finger idly, playfully, or fondly ...1611
† vb. 4. to waste, to squander ...1616
† vb. 5. to trifle; to deal in a petty trifling way ...a1620
vb. 6. to make too free with liquor; to drink heavily ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to walk with short, unsteady, or uncertain steps, like those of a child; to toddle ...1792
vb. 8. to trample down by treading over; to mark with wet or muddy feet ...1795 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to lead or support a child learning to walk ...1828 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to spank; to smack ...1856 US
vb. 11. to run away, to leave ...M19 sl.
vb. 12. to give a severe flogging with a belt ...1899 US prison sl.
vb. 13. in horseracing: to try hard without success ...1989 Aust. sl.
• PADDLE BULL n. a young male moose, whose unbranched antlers look like table tennis bats ...1989 Can. sl.
• PADDLED adj. trampled ...1805 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE FACE n. (racist) a person of South-East Asian extraction ...Aust. sl.
• PADDLEFOOT n. 1. an infantry soldier ...1946 US sl.
n. 2. an air force ground-crew member ...1948 US sl.
n. 3. a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a cottontail rabbit ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PADDLE ONE'S OWN CANOE vb. to act independently or make one's way by one's own unaided efforts ...1828 sl.
• PADDLE ONE'S PICKLE vb. of men: to masturbate ...20C colloq.
• PADDLE-PAW n. the paw of an animal ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE POP n. a block of ice ...1998 NZ rhyming sl.
• PADDLER n. 1. a wild duck ...1882
n. 2. a paddleboat ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a child just beginning to walk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a small person walking with short, uncertain steps ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDLERS n. 1. the feet ...1845 UK sl.
n. 2. children's footwear for the beach, protection from sharp stones and crabs ...Brit. sl.
• PADDLES n. marks, footprints ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDLE THE PICKLE vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1967 US sl.
• PADDLE THE PINK CANOE vb. of a female: to masturbate ...2004 UK sl.
• PADDLE TO WHIP YOU phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PADDLEWHEEL n. a foot, esp. a large one ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDLING adj. 1. walking; wandering aimlessly ...1828 Sc.
adj. 2. trifling, petty; useless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PADDLING-COLLIE n. a wandering dog ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PADDLING-WALK n. a gait in which the steps are made very short ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PADDLY adj. tottering, uncertain in gait ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDO n. 1. a frog ...1796 Sc.
n. 2. the suburb of Paddington, Sydney ...1940s Aust. sl.
• PADDOCK n. 1. a toad ...c1300 obs. exc. a literary archaism
† n. 2. a frog ...c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 3. a person, in contempt ...a1450
n. 4. a small farm ...1824 Sc.
n. 5. a sporting field; a playing field, esp. for cricket ...1839 Aust. sl.
n. 6. a fungus; a toadstool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a playing field for rugby ...1947 NZ sl.
• PADDOCK-BASHER n. a worn-out old vehicle used to drive around a country property; an off-road vehicle ...1983 Aust. sl.
• PADDOCK-DABBER n. one who strikes or kills frogs ...1894 Sc.
• PADDOCK-HAIR n. the soft down or hair on unfledged birds and on new-born babies ...1827 chiefly Eng. dial.
• PADDOCK-POOL n. a stagnant pool ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDOCK-STOOL n. 1. a toadstool ...c1450 chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of reproach ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PADDOCKY adj. abounding in frogs ...1828
• PAD DOUGH n. money for a night's lodging or for admission to an opium den ...1900s US sl.
• PADDOW n. a frog, a toad ...c1375 Sc.
• PAD DOWN vb. 1. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to go to sleep ...1993 US sl.
• PADDY adj. 1. Irish ...20C sl.
adj. 2. White ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 1. (often derogatory) an Irishman; often used as a nickname or intimate form of address ...1780
n. 2. a frog ...1796 Sc.
n. 3. a pig, esp. a young one ...1845 Sc.
n. 4. a menial or manual labourer; a bricklayer's or builder's labourer ...1856
n. 5. a long, tedious rigmarole; a 'cock-and-bull' story ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an almanac ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a hobby, a fad, a pastime ...L19 sl.
n. 8. a temper; a rage; a tantrum; a fit of sulking...1894 UK
n. 9. a Chinese person ...1900s Aust. sl.
n. 10. a padlock ...1904 US sl.
n. 11. a bull ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a padded cell for mentally disturbed prisoners ...1940s UK prison sl.
n. 13. a White person, though not always Irish ...1945 US Black sl.
n. 14. a police officer ...1946 US sl.
n. 15. a lazy or worthless person ...M20 US sl.
n. 16. a Roman Catholic ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 17. a tramp ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 18. a bricklayer ...1970s US sl.
n. 19. Irish whisky ...1970s Irish sl.
vb. to perform menial labour ...1876 Amer. dial.
• PADDY AND MICK adj. stupid ...20C UK rhyming sl. for 'thick'
n. a pickaxe...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PADDY-BARROW n. a wheelbarrow ...1911 Amer. dial.
• PADDY-BASHING n. beating up Irish people, usually used of soldiers in Northern Ireland ...2000s sl.
• PADDYBASS vb. to walk back and forth ...1993 Amer. dial.
• PADDY BOY n. a White person, though not always Irish ...1940s US Black sl.
• PADDY-CAKE n. a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PADDY COW n. a bull ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PADDY DOYLE n. imprisonment; a prison sentence ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• PADDY DREEL n. a humorous term given to the act of taking a person by the ear (such as a child from his seat to the front of the schoolroom) and marching him along against his inclination ...1958 Sc.
• PADDY FEVER n. the desire for sex with White men or women ...1960s US Black sl.
• PADDY FROG n. a bullfrog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PADDY FUNERAL n. any boisterous occasion, not necessarily a wake ...20C sl.
• PADDY GIRL n. a White person, though not always Irish ...1940s US Black sl.
• PADDY HUSTLER n. a criminal who targets White people as victims ...1970 US sl.
• PADDYISM n. an Irish peculiarity, an Irishism ...1801
• PADDYLAND n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDYLANDER n. an Irishman ...c1820 sl.
• PADDY MCGUIGAN n. dancing, jigging ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jiggin'
• PADDY MCGUIRE n. a fire ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl.
• PADDY-NODDY n. 1. a long, tedious tale; a roundabout story; silly matter for gossip ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PADDY O'ROURKE n. talk, conversation ...1990s rhyming sl.
vb. to talk ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• PADDY PRINTS n. fingerprints ...1930 US criminals' sl.
• PADDY QUICK adj. stupid ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'thick'
n. 1. a stick ...M19 rhyming sl.
n. 2. a kick ...1960s rhyming sl.
• PADDY RAMMER n. a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• PADDY-ROW n. a fight that entails more verbal than physical aggression ...E19 sl.
• PADDY'S APPLE n. the potato ...1922 NZ sl.
• PADDY'S CAR n. a wheelbarrow ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PADDY'S COACH n. a wheelbarrow ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PADDY'S DAY n. St. Patrick Day ...2003 Ireland
• PADDY'S EYEWATER n. illicitly distilled whisky, poteen ...L19 Irish sl.
• PADDY'S FUNERAL n. any boisterous occasion, not necessarily a wake ...20C sl.
• PADDY'S HURRICANE n. a calm, esp. among sailors ...1821 Amer. nautical
• PADDY'S ISLE n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDY'S LAND n. Ireland ...19C sl.
• PADDY'S LANTERN n. the moon ...1933 NZ jocular
• PADDY'S MARKET n. any kind of cheap market ...L19 Aust. sl.
• PADDY'S PIG n. the epitome of ignorance ...1974 NZ sl.
• PADDY'S POKE n. a cut made to a deck of cards by pushing out the middle section with a finger and placing those cards on top ...Aust. sl.
• PADDY'S TAXI n. a police "Panda" car (black and white police patrol car) ...1969 UK sl.
• PADDY'S TOOTHACHE n. pregnancy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADDY STRENGTH n. in the Vietnam War: the combat strength of a unit, measured by the actual number of troops in the field ...1974 US sl.
• PADDY'S WATCH n. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
• PADDY'S WIGWAM n. the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool ...2003 UK sl.
• PADDYWACK n. 1. an Irishman ...1871 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a bad temper or fit of sulking ...1899 sl.
• PADDY WAGON n. 1. a police van or car; the vehicle in which arrested people are transported to the local police station or prison ...1909 US sl.
n. 2. a wheelbarrow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PADDY WARD'S PIG n. a lazy person; one who is relaxing ...M18 sl.
• PADDYWATCH n. an almanac ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADDY WATER n. Guinness™ Irish stout ...2000 UK sl.
• PADDYWAX n. a severe beating ...1910s sl.
• PADDY WESTER n. an inefficient or novice seaman ...1927 Brit. sl.
• PADDYWHACK n. 1. an Irishman, esp. when large and brawny ...1811 colloq.
n. 2. a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow ...1898 sl.
n. 3. a rage, a passion, a temper; a fit of sulking ...1899
n. 4. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
n. 5. stage or 'professional' Irishism, as much usage of 'Sure an' begorrah, sorr...' etc. ...L19 Irish sl.
n. 6. the hand, esp. of a baby; chiefly used by little children ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• PADDYWHACK ALMANAC n. an unlicensed almanac ...L19 sl.
• PADDYWHACKER n. an Irishman ...1909 Amer. sl.
• PADDY-WHACK-SAUCE n. a severe beating or thrashing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADDYWOOD n. (derogatory) a White person ...1980s US Black sl.
• PADEL n. a dish; a pan ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-FOOT n. a footpad, a highwayman ...1847 Eng. dial.
• PAD-GATE n. a footpath; a trodden way ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PADGE n. any large butterfly or moth, the colours of which are variegated with white and not brilliant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGEL vb. 1. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to trifle, to dally ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGELLING adj. trifling, petty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADGETTY-POW n. 1. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tadpole; a frog ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of contempt for a person ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PADGETYPOO n. 1. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a frog, a tadpole ...1879 Eng. dial.
• PADGEY-POW n. a lizard; an eft ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PADHOUSE n. one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• PADIDDLE n. 1. a car with only one working headlight; ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the name of a nighttime travel game involving vehicles with only one working headlight; the objective is to be the first to spot a qualifying vehicle; the spotter must say "Padiddle" to earn a sighting; n some groups, the spotter must simultaneously hit the ceiling of the car, and in others, punch or kiss another passenger; the person with the highest score at the end of the trip is the winner ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PADINODDY n. a long, tedious rigmarole; a 'cock-and-bull' story ...1865 Eng. dial.
• PAD IN THE STRAW, A † n. something amiss; a danger concealed; something wrong ...1530
• PAD IT vb. 1. to travel on foot; to walk; to tramp or trudge along, esp. as a vagrant or person seeking work ...1610
vb. 2. to wander ...M17 sl.
• PADJELL † n. a veteran pedestrian who has often been victorious in foot-races ...1824 Sc.
• PADLE n. a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
vb. to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PADLOCK n. the penis ...1960s UK rhyming sl. for 'cock'
• PAD-MARK n. a footprint, the mark of a fox ...1900 Eng. dial.
• PAD MATE n. in prison: the inmate with whom a cell is shared ...1996 UK sl.
• PAD MONEY n. money for a night's lodging or for admission to an opium den ...1904 US sl.
• PAD MONSTER n. sleepiness, the result either of boredom or exhaustion ...1960s sl.
• PAD-NAG n. an ambling nag; an easygoing pad-horse ...1654
• PAD OF COLD CREAM n. an ice-cream parlour ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF DRY SCARFS n. a grocery store ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF GALLOPING SNAPSHOTS n. a cinema ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF STIFFS n. a funeral parlour ...1940s US Black sl.
• PAD OF STITCHES n. a hospital ...1940s US Black sl.
• PAD OF TOGS-IN-(THE)-ROUGH n. a tailor's shop ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD OF WET SCARF(S) n. a restaurant ...1940s US Black & Southern sl.
• PAD ON vb. to move around busying oneself at a task ...1925 Sc.
• PAD ONE'S LIMBER vb. to hurry; to proceed ...1851 US sl.
• PAD ONE'S SKULL vb. to pass on information ...1950s US Black sl.
• PADOODLE n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAD OUT vb. to live somewhere; to spend the night somewhere ...1950s US Black sl.
• PA-DOW! int. an exclamation of approval, pleasure ...2000s US Black sl.
• PAD-PRIGGER n. a horse thief ...1848 UK criminals' sl.
• PADRE n. a chaplain; a priest or clergyman ...1898 sl., orig. services' sl.
• PAD-ROAD n. a footpath; a trodden way ...1888 Eng. dial.
• PAD ROLL n. a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat, best made on a blanket spread on the ground ...1950 US sl.
• PADRONE n. a boss, esp. in a gangster-related context ...2000 Italy sl.
• PADS n. 1. car license plates ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. a padded cell ...1940s UK prison sl.
n. tires ...2003 US bikers' (motorcycle) usage
• PAD-SCENT n. in foxhunting: the scent from a fox's foot ...1898 Eng. dial.
• PAD SHARK n. a prisoner who steals from others' cells ...1996 UK sl.
• PAD-STOOL † n. a paddock-stool; a toadstool ...c1450
• PAD THE HOOF vb. 1. to walk, esp. to tramp ...c1773 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. of prostitutes: to walk the street ...1859 US sl.
vb. 3. to leave in a hurry ...M19 sl.
• PAD THE RING vb. in horseracing: to place many small bets on several horses in a race while placing a large bet on one horse away from the track, hoping that the small bets on other horses will drive the odds on you horse up ...1951 US sl.
• PAD THE ROAD vb. to go on foot; to move or travel slowly ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAD-TROD n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADUNGLE n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAD-WALK n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD-WAY n. a footpath; a trodden way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PADY n. a frog ...1796 Sc.
• PAEDARCHY n. rule or government by a child or children ...1830
• PAEDERAST n. a sodomite ...1730
• PAEDERASTIC adj. pert. to sodomy ...1704
• PAEDERASTIST † n. a sodomite ...1684
• PAEDERASTY n. unnatural connection with a boy; sodomy ...1613
• PAEDEUTICS n. the science or art of education ...1864
• PAEDIE-PUMP n. a prison-issue training shoe worn by sex offenders ...2002 UK sl.
• PAEDO n. paedophilia; a paedophile ...2002 UK sl.
• PAEDOBAPTISM n. infant baptism ...1640
• PAEDOCRACY n. government by children ...1647
• PAEDOLOGIST n. one who studies boys ...1894
• PAEDOLOGY n. the study of the nature of children ...1894
• PAEDONYMIC n. a name given to a person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDONYMY n. the giving of a name to person from that of his or her child ...1883
• PAEDOTROPHIA n. the rearing of children ...1857
• PAEDOTROPHIC adj. relating to the rearing of children ...1889
• PAEDOTROPHIST n. one skilled in rearing children ...1889
• PAEDOTROPHY n. the rearing of children ...1857
• PAEWAE adj. of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1898 Sc.
n. a peevish weakling; a querulous, affected person, esp. a woman ...1927 Sc.
vb. to eat without appetite, to trifle with one's food ...1923 Sc.
• PAFFALDIN n. baggage; also, a quantity of unnecessary and heavy clothing ...1851 Eng. dial.
• PAFFLE n. a small parcel of land ...1818 Sc.
vb. 1. to fly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to peck at, to scatter with the beak or feet ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PAFFLER n. one who occupies a small farm ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAFFLING † adj. silly, trifling, idle ...1811 Eng. dial.
• PAFISTICATED adj. tipsy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAG n. a useless individual ...20C Ulster sl.
vb. 1. to carry a heavy, cumbersome burden; to carry a person pick-a-back ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pack tightly; to fill, to stuff, to stop up ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAGADOR † n. a pay-master ...1591
• PAGAN adj. 1. heathenish ...1550
adj. 2. referring to sexual intercourse in positions other than the missionary position ...20C colloq.
n. 1. one who does not worship the true God; a heathen; earlier, a non-Christian ...c1375
† n. 2. a paramour, a prostitute ...1597
n. 3. a person of heathenish character or habits ...1841
n. 4. a White person ...1980s US Black sl.
• PAGANDOM n. the pagan world; heathendom ...1853
• PAGANIC † adj. characteristic of pagans; pagan. heathenish ...1676
• PAGANICAL † adj. characteristic of pagans; pagan. heathenish ...1573
• PAGANO-CHRISTIAN n. a Christian corrupted by paganism ...1680
• PAGE † n. 1. a boy, a youth, a lad ...a1300
† n. 2. a male person of the 'lower orders', or of low condition or manners; an inferior person; a term of contempt ...a1300
† n. 3. a foot-soldier ...c1330
n. 4. a boy or lad in training for knighthood, and attached to the personal service of a knight, whom he followed on foot, being not yet advanced to the rank of squire ...1480
n. 5. a boy who helps the shepherd with the sheep ...1819 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a clip or other contrivance for holding up a woman's skirt in walking ...1864
n. 7. one thousand doses of LSD soaked into paper ...1999 US sl.
• PAGEANT † n. 1. a part acted to deceive or impose upon anyone; a trick ...c1380
† n. 2. a scene acted on the stage; one scene or act of a medieval mystery play ...c1380
† n. 3. a stage or platform on which scenes were acted or tableaux represented ...1450
† n. 4. a scene represented on tapestry, or the like ...1557
†* vb. to imitate as in a pageant or play; to mimic ...1606
• PAGEANTEER †* n. a player in a pageant or mystery play ...1624
• PAGEANTIC * adj. of the nature of or belonging to a pageant ...1825
• PAGE BIZ n. the publishing business ...2002 US sl.
• PAGE ONER n. a screenplay in need of a complete rewrite ...1997 US sl.
• PAGERY † n. the office or position of a page; service as a page ...1586
• PAGE THREE adj. referring to photographs of women with exposed breasts ...1970s Brit. sl.
• PAGE THREE GIRL n. a girl whose scantily clad, or nude, picture appears as a newspaper pin-up ...1975 UK sl.
• PAGGA n. a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGED adj. fatigued ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGGEL vb. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGGER n. a fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
vb. 1. to break or smash; to wreck ...1979 UK market traders' usage
vb. 2. to fight ...1990s Sc. sl.
• PAGGERED adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• PAGGLE † vb. 1. to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
vb. 2. to mend, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAGICAL † adj. relating to the pages of a book ...1606
• PAGINAL adj. pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1646
• PAGINARY adj. pert. to a page consisting of or referring to pages ...1823
• PAGINE † n. a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing ...a1225
• PAGLED † adj. made or become pregnant; big with young ...1599
• PAG-MAG n. 1. a collection of rubbish; odds and ends ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PAGNE n. a hangover caused by drinking champagne ...1999 UK sl.
• PAGOD n. 1. an idol temple ...1582 arch.
n. 2. an image of a deity, an idol, esp. in India, China, etc. 1582 arch.
n. 3. a person superstitiously or extravagantly reverenced or otherwise likened to a heathen deity; an 'idol' ...1719
• PAGODA †* n. 1. an idol or image ...1634
n. 2. in horseracing: the stand where race officials are seated ...1951 US sl.
• PAGODY † n. a temple or sacred building in India, China, etc. ...1588
• PAG OFF vb. to send away; to go away, esp. suddenly and unceremoniously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAG OUT vb. to fit out, to furnish, as with provisions for a journey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAH adj. nasty; hence, improper, unbecoming ...a1654
int. an exclamation of disgust ...1592
• PAID † adj. 1. pleased, satisfied, content ...c1230
† adj. 2. intoxicated, drunk ...1638 sl.
adj. 3. financially stable if not wealthy ...1998 US sl.
adj. 4. resulting in a favourable outcome of a parole hearing ...2000s US prison sl.
n. a sore ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIDEUTICS n. the science or art of education ...1864
• PAIDLE n. 1. a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
n. 2. a small leather bag used by peddlers for their smaller articles of trade; a folder, a wallet; also, a flat leather receptacle or pouch used by country housewives for holding household oddments, worn at the right side and suspended by tapes round the waist ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. the act of wading or paddling in water ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. the act of walking with short, quick steps ...1880 Sc.
vb. 1. to move with short, quick steps; to toddle, to walk slowly or aimlessly; to totter; to wander about ...1792 Sc.
vb. 2. to press or beat with the feet, to trample, to tread down ...1795 Sc.
vb. 3. of a horse: to prance on the spot, to paw the ground without moving forward ...1808 Sc.
vb. 4. to wade in or through water or mud ...1825 Sc.
vb. 5. to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PAIDLER n. a child learning to walk, a toddler, a small person who walks with short waddling steps ...1866 Sc.
• PAIDLING adj. toddling, waddling; hence, aimless, feckless ...1792 Sc.
• PAIDOCRACY n. government by children ...1647
• PAIDOLOGIST n. one who studies boys ...1894
• PAIDOLOGY n. the study of the nature of children ...1894
• PAIFERAL n. a stupid fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIGHLED adj. overcome with fatigue ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIGLE n. the menial or rough work to be done about a house; the dirty household jobs ...1808 Sc.
vb. to do the dirty work of a household ...1880 Sc.
• PAIGLIN n. the dirty work of a household ...1880 Sc.
• PAIK n. 1. a firm still blow, esp. on the body, a stroke ...1508 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a term of reproach for a woman, or for a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld paik' ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk steadily and continuously ...1827 Sc.
vb. 3. to trudge, to tramp along, to pace ...1827 Sc.
• PAIK AT vb. to fight with ...1876 Eng. dial.
• PAIKER n. 1. one who beats ...a1555 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a street-walker, a prostitute ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAIKIE n. 1. a street-walker, a prostitute ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a drubbing, a beating ...1896 Sc.
n. 3. a day labourer; one employed in forestry ...1911 Sc.
• PAIKING n. 1. a beating, a thrashing; a punishment ...1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a severe scolding ...1862 Sc.
• PAIKMENT n. a thrashing, a beating, punishment ...1897 Sc.
• PAIKS n. a beating, a thrashing; one's deserved punishment, one's deserts ...1720 Sc.
• PAIL n. 1. a hearse ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a car ...1940s US sl.
n. 3. the stomach ...1945 US sl.
vb. 1. to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash ...1740 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to set about anything with energy ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to milk (a cow) ...1892 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to trouble; to harass, to weary ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. of rain: to come pelting down ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. of the sun: to beat fiercely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAILED adj. beaten ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PAILIE adj. insipid, dull, colourless ...1825 Sc.
• PAIL OF LARD n. a grossly fat person ...1928 Amer. sl.
• PAIL OF VACUUM n. a nonexistent item used as the basis of a practical joke ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAILWUR n. a term of endearment for a child ...1890 Sc.
• PAIN † n. 1. suffering or loss inflicted for a crime or offense; punishment; penalty, a fine ...1297
† n. 2. the punishment or sufferings of hell or of purgatory ...1340-70
† n. 3. bread ...1362
† n. 4. anxious desire or apprehension; distress caused by fear of possible evil, anxiety ...1668
n. 5. a bothersome or annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 6. an annoying situation; an irritation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
n. 7. a general insult to someone or something ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 8. a cheque ...1990s rhyming sl. (pain in the neck)
† vb. 1. to suffer pain or distress; to suffer ...c1315
† vb. 2. to inflict a penalty or punishment upon; to punish; to torture by way of punishment; to fine ...c1350
• PAINABLE †* adj. painful ...1649
• PAIN-DEMAINE † n. white bread, of the finest quality; a loaf or cake of this bread ...c1386
• PAINFUL adj. 1. performed with labour, care, and attention; diligent, assiduous, laborious, careful ...c1380 arch.
* adj. 2. of a person: inflicting pain or punishment; tormenting ...c1450
adj. 3. painstaking, hardworking, active ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. bad ...1980s US campus sl.
• PAINFUL EXPERIENCE n. a pest, often a drunken one ...Brit. sl.
• PAINFULLY adv. 1. in a way that gives trouble; with difficulty ...1533 arch.
adv. 2. with great pains, painstakingly, laboriously, with care an effort ...1555 arch.
• PAINFUL, NAUSEATING AND MISERABLE n. a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PAINFULNESS n. 1. the quality of causing trouble or labour; difficulty, troublesomeness, irksomeness ...1526 arch.
n. 2. the quality of taking pains; laboriousness, careful industry, painstaking ...1531 arch.
• PAINING * n. 1. the act of causing or condition of feeling pain; pain, suffering ...c1440
† n. 2. the taking of pains ...1633
• PAIN IN ONE'S OWN ARSE n. one's own worst enemy; said of someone who is often the cause of his own misery ...Brit. sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARM n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE ARSE, A n. someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN-IN-THE-ASS adj. infuriating ...1960s US sl.
n. (usually as 'pain in the ass')
n. 1. an annoying or troublesome person ...1934 colloq.
n. 2. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject; a great nuisance; an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1934 US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE ASSHOLE n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE n. 1. an annoying person ...1934 sl.
n. 2. a nuisance; an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1934 sl.
• PAIN IN THE BREAKFAST n. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BUM n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE BUTT n. 1. an annoying person ...1930s sl.
n. 2. an annoying object, situation or circumstance ...1930s sl.
• PAIN IN THE DERRIERE n. 1. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. an obnoxious person ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE FACE n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE GUTS n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE HEAD n. 1. an annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE NECK n. 1. a bothersome or annoying person; a bore ...1910s sl.
n. 2. an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform ...1910s sl.
n. 3. a cheque ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• PAIN IN THE NET n. a person who posts inflammatory attacks on Internet discussion groups ...1991 US sl.
• PAIN IN THE PLASTER n. a bore; a nuisance; an irritation ...1990s sl.
• PAIN IN THE PUKU n. a stomach-ache ...1940s NZ sl.
• PAIN IN THE REAR n. 1. a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
n. 2. an obnoxious person ...20C US colloq.
• PAINKILLER n. intoxicating liquor ...1933 US sl.
• PAINLINESS †* n. the condition of being in pain; distressful state ...1435
• PAINOUS †* adj. painful; severe ...c1400 obs
• PAIN PERDU n. French toast ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PAINS †* n. 1. judicial torture ...1533
n. 2. chronic rheumatism, rheumatic twinges ...1795 Sc.
• PAINSFUL adj. painful ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAIN SLUT n. a person who derives sexual satisfaction from physical and verbal abuse ...1996 UK sl.
• PAINS-OF-PEG n. labour pains ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINSWORTHY * adj. worthy of trouble; worth taking pains about ...1650
• PAINT adj. 1. of a horse: marked by irregular areas of white and black or some other colour ...1845 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. stupid; time-wasting ...2000s US Black sl.
n. 1. make up; cosmetics ...1660 UK
†* n. 2. a painting, a picture ...c1710
n. 3. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. jam ...1910s Aust. sl.
n. 5. in card games: a face card or a ten ...1920s US tramps' sl.
n. 6. cheap red wine ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 7. ketchup/catsup ...1940s US sl.
n. 8. the inside rails of a horseracing track ...1965 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to apply make up ...1382 UK sl.
† vb. 2. to talk speciously; to feign; to fawn; to flatter or deceive with specious words ...c1430
† vb. 3. to change colour; to blush ...1616
vb. 4. to drink ...1853 sl.
vb. 5. to bribe ...c1890 US sl.
vb. 6. in lowball poker: to draw a face card to a hand of four low cards ...1967 US sl.
vb. 7. to have a bowel movement during anal intercourse ...1980s US gay sl.
vb. 8. in hearts: to play a heart on a non-heart trick ...1987 US sl.
vb. 9. to mark a target with laser beams ...1991 US Gulf War usage
• PAIN-TAKING † n. 1. receiving or suffering of punishment ...1382
† n. 2. painstaking, assiduous effort; sometimes including the notion of enduring pain ...1528
• PAINT-BRUSH BARONET n. an ennobled artist ...L19 UK society usage
• PAINTED-BOX n. a coffin ...L19 US sl.
• PAINTED-CAT n. a prostitute; a frontier harlot ...20C US colloq.
• PAINTED LADY n. a prostitute ...E20 colloq.
• PAINTED MISCHIEF n. playing cards ...1879 sl.
• PAINTED PEEPERS n. black eyes ...19C sl.
• PAINTED PONY n. a zebra ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
• PAINTED-WILLIE n. a catamite ...20C US sl.
• PAINTED WOMAN n. a prostitute ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PAINTER n. 1. the American panther or cougar ...1823
n. 2. a firefighter assigned to a hook-and-ladder truck ...1954 US sl.
n. 3. a card cheat who marks cards for identification in another player's hand ...1993 US sl.
• PAINTERLY * adj. pert. to a painter; characteristic of painter, artistic ...a1586
* adv. in a way proper to a painter, artistically ...1822
• PAINTERS ARE IN phr. to be in the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1961 euphemism
• PAINTER STAINERS n. artists ...L19 UK society usage
• PAINT IN BRIGHT COLOURS vb. to embellish; to exaggerate; to emphasize the pleasant aspects of ...1847
• PAINTINESS n. the quality of abounding in paint ...1884
• PAINTING † n. pigment, paint ...1591
• PAINTING-CRATCH n. a painter's easel ...1856 Eng. dial.
• PAINTINGS n. the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAINT JOB n. one's skin colour ...2000s US sl.
• PAINTMENT †* n. painting, adornment with colours ...1597
• PAINT ONE'S PICTURE vb. to sign one's name ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAINT REMOVER n. 1. cheap, strong whisky or another drink ...20C sl., orig. US
n. 2. strong, bitter coffee ...20C sl., orig. US
• PAINTRESS † n. 1. a woman who paints or rouges her face ...1633
n. 2. a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1741
• PAINTRIX †* n. a woman who paints pictures; a female artist ...1547
• PAINTRY † n. the act or product of painting ...1511
• PAINTS n. the painted woodwork of a room, as the doors and skirting-boards ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAINT SOMEONE'S EYE FOR THEM vb. to give someone a black eye ...L19 sl.
• PAINT-STRIPPER n. an alcoholic drink of inordinate strength and fierceness ...20C sl.
• PAINT THE BARN vb. to apply make up ...2002 Can. sl.
• PAINT THE BARN RED phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAINT THE BUS vb. to change something's appearance without changing its basic foundations ...1974 US sl.
• PAINT THE PLACE RED vb. to go on a spree ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN PINK vb. to go on a modest spree ...1900s sl., orig. US
• PAINT THE TOWN RED vb. 1. to go on a drinking spree; to celebrate wildly; to have a raucous time on the town ...1884 US sl.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1960s sl.
• PAINT THE WALLS vb. to vomit forcefully ...1990s sl.
• PAINTURE † n. 1. that which is painted; painting, pictorial work; a painting, a picture ...a1225
† n. 2. the act or art of painting, or depicting objects in colours; style of painting ...c1386
† n. 3. a substance used in painting; a paint, pigment ...1387
• PAINT WHITE † vb. to turn pale ...c1613
• PAINTY adj. 1. of a picture: overcharged with paint; having the paint too obtrusive ...1870
adj. 2. belonging to or abounding in paint ...1873
• PAIOCKE † n. a peacock ...1602
• PAIP n. the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
• PAIPSEY adj. 1. insipid, weak ...20C W. Indies sl.
adj. 2. ugly ...1965 Barbados sl.
• PAIR †* n. 1. impairment, abatement ...c1375
n. 2. a single thing ...1798 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a gang of miners ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a pair of female breasts, usually large and shapely breasts ...L19 US sl.
n. 5. a sexual pair, usually consisting of male and female ...20C colloq.
n. 6. a pair of testicles; hence, manliness or courage ...1960s US sl.
n. 7. in cricket: the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match ...2003 UK sl.
† vb. 1. to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to become or grow worse, to deteriorate, to fall off ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
vb. 4. to marry ...1878 Sc.
vb. 5. to dirty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to grow mouldy; esp. used of cheese ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRAGE n. equality; similarity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRED adj. of cheese: mouldy, having a tendency to rottenness ...1777 Eng. dial.
• PAIRER †* n. one who impairs ...c1400
• PAIRING adj. matrimonial ...1884 Sc.
† n. 1. injury, damage, impairment ...1382
n. 2. a marriage feast where the newly-married couple receive presents from their friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAIRLESS adj. companionless ...1853 Sc.
• PAIRMENT † n. impairment; injury, deterioration ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF ARROWS n. a set of three arrows ...1890
• PAIR OF BASTARDS ON A RAFT n. poached eggs on toast ...1980s NZ sl.
• PAIR OF BRACES n. horse-races ...1910s rhyming sl.
• PAIR OF CARDS † n. a pack of cards ...1530
• PAIR OF COMPASSES n. the human legs, esp. when accentuated by the tight trousers that were fashionable ...c1880 ...L19 sl.
• PAIR OF DRAWERS n. a chest of drawers ...1867 Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF DRUMS n. trousers ...M19 Brit. sl.
• PAIR OF DUCKS n. in cricket: the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match ...2003 UK sl.
• PAIR OF FIVES n. 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s ...1976 US sl.
• PAIR OF FOOTPRINTS n. a pipe-wrench ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PAIR OFF WITH vb. to marry ...1827 colloq.
• PAIR OF LAWN SLEEVES n. a bishop ...M19 sl.
• PAIR OF NICKELS n. 55 miles an hour, the nearly uniform road speed limit in the US in the mid-1970s ...1976 US sl.
• PAIR OF NICKERS n. £2 ... Brit. sl.
• PAIR OF NOSTRILS n. a sawn-off shotgun ...2002 UK sl.
• PAIR OF PANTIES n. paragliding ...1992 US sl.
• PAIR OF PANTS n. a man ...1930s US Black sl.
• PAIR OF STAIRS n. a flight of stairs ...1530
• PAIR OF STEPS n. a flight of steps; also, a portable set of steps used in a library, etc. ...1755
• PAIR OF TABLES † n. a backgammon board ...1483
• PAIR-OF-TAWSE n. a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAIR OF TONGS n. a very thin person ...L19 sl.
• PAIR OF WHEELS n. a 2-wheeled vehicle ...E17
• PAIR OF WINGS † n. oars ...1788 UK sl.
• PAIR-ROYAL n. a set of three persons or things; three of a kind ...1592
• PAIR-WISE adv. in pairs ...1831
• PAIR WITH vb. to match with, to agree with ...1892 Sc.
• PAIRY adj. of cheese: mouldy, having a tendency to rottenness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAISA n. money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAISAN n. 1. an Italian-American; used as a term of address that evokes a common heritage, esp. Italian ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1950s sl.
• PAISANO n. 1. an Italian-American; used as a term of address that evokes a common heritage, esp. Italian ...1947 US sl.
n. 2. a fool ...1950s sl.
• PAISE n. 1. Easter ...1775 Sc.
n. 2. a fulcrum, leverage; a lever ...1783 Eng. dial.
n. 3. poise, balance ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to weigh, esp. to weigh in the hand; to estimate the weight of ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to walk about leisurely or lazily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAISLEY MITTENS n. the trouser pockets; used jocularly to imply laziness in Paisley men ...1868 Sc.
• PAISLEY SCREWDRIVER n. a hammer...1950 Sc.
• PAIT n. a badger ...1649 Eng. dial.
• PAITER n. 1. chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
n. 2. a talkative person; generally applied to a female ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to mutter; to talk incessantly; to be talkative ...1896 Sc.
• PAITHMENT † n. pavement ...c1375 Sc.
• PAITTERING adj. chattering, muttering ...1895 Sc.
• PAIXY adj. untidy; dirty ...1892 Eng. dial.
• PAJAMA n. the vagina ...1998 US sl.
• PAJAMA WAGON n. in trucking: a truck can with a factory-manufactured sleeping compartment ...1971 US sl.
• PAJAWONK n. a penis ...1940s US sl.
• PAJONK n. a penis ...1940s US sl.
• PAK n. 1. (derogatory or offensive) a Pakistani; an immigrant from Pakistan; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent ...1950s sl.
n. 2. Pakistan ...1950s sl.
• PAKALOLO n. a variety of marijuana from Hawaii ...1981 US sl.
• PAKAPOO TICKET n. something indecipherable or overly complicated ...1951 Aust. sl.
• PAKARU adj. broken, smashed, crushed ...World War I NZ services' sl.
• PAKE adj. (sometimes derogatory) Chinese ...1938 Hawaii
n. 1. a low character; a deceptive fellow ...1899 Sc.
n. 2. a quiet, easygoing fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a term of reproach for a woman, or for a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld pake' ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. (sometimes derogatory) a Chinese person ...1938 Hawaii
vb. 1. to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to stroll about; to move slowly; to tread ...1847 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to poke about; to potter about; to peep at ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PAKEHA n. the Maori word for a White man ...1832
• PAKENOSE n. an inquisitive person ...1893 Eng. dial.
• PAKES n. a deserved punishment ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAKI adj. 1. (derogatory) used with reference to any British Asian or Asian immigrant from East Africa ...1970s sl.
adj. 2. Pakistani ...1984 UK sl.
n. 1. orig. a term for a shop run by Asians ...Sc. sl.
n. 2. (derogatory or patronizing; often racist) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKI-BASHER n. a violent racist who, usually as part of a group, attacks members of the Asian community ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKI-BASHING n. an organized or opportunistic assaulting of Asian immigrants by gangs of White youths ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKI BLACK n. a potent, black-brown marijuana cultivated in Pakistan ...1998 UK sl.
• PAKI POX n. (derogatory) smallpox ...c1960 sl.
• PAKI('S), THE n. a corner shop; a small supermarket; in later use, regardless of the race of the owner ...1970s sl.
• PAKIS, THE n. the Pakistani Test Cricket team ...Aust. sl.
• PAKISTANER n. a big-breasted girl ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• PAKISTANI BLACK n. a potent, black-brown marijuana cultivated in Pakistan ...1998 UK sl.
• PAKIT-LIKE adj. having the appearance of a prostitute; having a shabby, exhausted appearance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAKKA adj. certain, reliable; genuine; excellent ...c1770 Anglo-Indian
• PAKKI n. (derogatory or patronizing) a Pakistani; any Asian or Afro-Asian immigrant; loosely, any native of the Indian subcontinent; Pakistan ...1964 UK sl.
• PAKKI-BASHER n. a violent racist who, usually as part of a group, attacks members of the Asian community ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKKI-BASHING n. an organized or opportunistic assaulting of Asian immigrants by gangs of White youths ...1970 UK sl.
• PAKLISH adj. of Anglo-Pakistani birth ...2003 Aust. sl.
• PAL n. 1. a comrade, mate, chum; an accomplice in crime or dishonesty ...1681-2 colloq.
n. 2. a studio musician ...1982 US sl.
vb. 1. to take a sweetheart or a lover ...1870 UK sl.
vb. 2. to become or be a pal of another; to keep company, to associate with ...1879 colloq.
• PALABRA n. a word; speech, talk, palaver ...1594
• PALACE † n. 1. the palate or roof of the mouth ...1483
n. 2. a police station ...L19 policemen's sl.
n. 3. a caboose ...1931 Can. railroadmen's sl.
• PALACE CAR n. a railway carriage fitted up in luxurious style ...1884
• PALACE ENDS n. remnants of the candles put, on big occasions, in the chandeliers at Buckingham Palace ...L19 colloq.
• PALACE OF PLEASURE n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• PALACIOUS † adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALAEOLATRY n. worship of, or excessive reverence for what is ancient ...1887
• PALAEOLOGIAN adj. an antiquarian; one who rests on the authority of antiquity ...1894
• PALAEOLOGIST n. one versed in the study of antiquities ...1828
• PALAEOLOGY n. the science or study of antiquities ...1828
• PALAEOMACHIC adj. pert. to ancient warfare ...1877 nonce word
• PALAEOPHILIST n. a lover of antiquities; an antiquarian ... 1822 nonce word
• PALAEOSOPHY n. ancient learning ...1806
• PALAESTRA n. a place devoted to the public teaching and practice of wrestling and other athletic exercises; a wrestling-school, gymnasium ...1412-20
• PALAESTRAL adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...c1374
• PALAESTRIAN adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1828
n. one who practiced wrestling in the palaestra ...1599
• PALAESTRIC adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1774
• PALAESTRICAL † adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1579
• PAL-AL n. the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALALL n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAMITY n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PALAM-PAM vb. to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PALAMPO n. a quilt; a bedspread ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• PALANQUINS n. long gaiters, leggings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALANTINE † n. a jocular term applied, after their return to Scotland, to the young men or boys kidnapped in the early 19th century, and shipped to America as slaves ...1838 Sc.
• PALARIE vb. to talk or speak ...1893 UK sl.
• PAL AROUND vb. to befriend; to associate with; to socialize with ...1879 US sl.
• PALASIN †* adj. belonging to the palace or court ...c1400
• PALATCH n. a hangman ...1925 US sl.
• PALATE †* adj. pleasant to the palate or taste; palatable ...1617
† vb. to make palatable, to season ...1610
• PALATE-MAN † n. a man given to the pleasures of the palate; an epicure ...a1661
• PALATIAN * adj. belonging to a palace ...1845
• PALATIATE †* adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1632
• PALATIC adj. 1. drunk ...1885 UK sl.
adj. 2. paralytic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALATICAL † adj. pleasing to the palate or taste ...1656
• PALATICIAN † n. one skilled in matters of the palate ...1821
• PALATINE † n. a jocular term applied, after their return to Scotland, to the young men or boys kidnapped in the early 19th century, and shipped to America as slaves ...1838 Sc.
• PALATIST * n. a person who studies the palate; an epicure ...1620
• PALATIVE * adj. pleasing to the palate or taste; palatable ...1682
• PALAULAYS n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAVA n. an argument; a row ...1970s W. Indies usage
• PALAVER n. 1. a conference ...1735
n. 2. an act or instance of contention or strife ...c1740 W. Afr.
n. 3. a speech with intention to flatter or deceive ...1744
n. 4. chat, talk, conversation; talkativeness, chatter ...1748
n. 5. wearisome, idle or insincere talk ...1748
† n. 6. noise; abuse ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 7. flattery, flattering ...1809
n. 8. a foolishly ostentatious person; a tedious fusspot ...1866 Sc.
n. 9. a fussy manner of behaving; an ostentatious or finical procedure; a great to-do about nothing; applied to action rather than exclusively to speech ...1892
n. 10. nervous excitement ...1892 colloq.
n. 11. an annoying or troublesome complexity ...1892
n. 12. a wearisome talker ...1895 Sc.
n. 13. the state of being upset or perturbed ...1899 colloq.
n. 14. business; any activity or business that is complicated or annoying ...1899 UK sl.
n. 15. a tedious or dull thing or activity ...1920 colloq.
n. 16. difficulty, trouble, bother ...1953
n. 17. an argument, a fight ...1980s UK Black usage
vb. 1. to chat, to talk, to converse, to argue ...1733 UK sl.
vb. 2. to persuade by talking ...1767
vb. 3. to ask someone for something; to beg from; to wheedle out of ...M18
vb. 4. to talk excessively, to chatter ...1778
vb. 5. to flatter ...1785
vb. 6. to waste time, to trifle; often used of a child delaying his bedtime by insisting on an elaborate bedtime ritual ...a1840 Sc.
vb. 7. to confer, to consult ...1877
vb. 8 to gossip ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to behave in an ostentatious manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 10. to go around; to wander about ...1970s UK Black usage
• PALAVERER n. one who wheedles and flatters ...M18
• PALAVERIN adj. capering, ostentatious ...1880 Sc.
n. an ostentatious fuss, an 'act' ..1880 Sc.
• PALAVERIST n. one given to idle talk ...a1873 nonce word
• PALAVERMENT n. 1. verbiage ...1816 nonce word
n. 2. business, concern, goings-on ...20C
• PALCH adj. broken down in health; very frail and delicate in constitution; palsied ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to walk softly and slowly, esp. through mud ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to patch, to mend; to patch clothes untidily ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to half-cure a sick person ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PALCHED adj. half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PALCHY adj. half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PALE † n. 1. a vertical stripe on cloth, etc. ...c1384
n. 2. a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard ...c1400
n. 3. an area enclosed by a fence; an enclosed place; an enclosure ...c1400
† n. 4. paleness, pallor ...a1547 rare or obs.
n. 5. brandy ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a White person ...1900s US Black sl.
* vb. 1. to enclose with pales or a fence; to furnish with a fence ...c1330
† vb. 2. to stripe, to mark or adorn with vertical stripes; usually in pa. pple. ...1395
†* vb. 3. to alleviate the symptoms of a disease without curing it; to relieve superficially or temporarily; to mitigate the sufferings of; to ease ...c1400
vb. 4. to test cheese by taking a sample ...1733 Sc.
• PALE ABOUT THE GILLS adj. feeling nauseous ...1949 sl.
• PALE AS DISHWATER adj. very pale ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PALED adj. intoxicated by drink or drugs ...1960s Can. teen sl.
• PALED OUT adj. intoxicated by drink or drugs ...1960s Can. teen sl.
• PALED ROAD n. a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALEETS n. used as a male-to-male term of address ...1976 Trinidad and Tobago
• PALEFACE n. a person who has a pale face; a name for a White man attributed to the North American Indians ...1822
n. 2. whisky ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a northeast wind with no rain ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PALEFACED adj. (derogatory) describing a White person ...20C sl.
• PALEFACE NIGGER n. a highly unpopular White person, whose skin does not save them from the opprobrium heaped on Blacks ...1940s US Black sl.
• PALE-HEARTED adj. wanting in spirit or courage; cowardly, fearful, timid ...1605
• PALEMENT n. a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALEN * vb. to make pale, to cause to turn pale ...1790
• PALENQUE n. a place for bringing up poultry ...1707 Jamaica
• PALE ROAD n. a paved road ...c1970 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALES n. in dominoes; 0-0 ...sl.
• PALESATE †* vb. to manifest, to reveal ...1613
• PALESTRA n. a place devoted to the public teaching and practice of wrestling and other athletic exercises; a wrestling-school, gymnasium ...1412-20
• PALESTRAL adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...c1374
• PALESTRIAN adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1828
n. one who practiced wrestling in the palaestra ...1599
• PALESTRIC adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1774
• PALESTRICAL † adj. pert. to wrestling or athletics; athletic ...1579
• PALETTE n. 1. the hand ...L18 sl.
2. a spatula ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PALE VIENNA n. coffee made with milk ...20C US tramps' sl.
• PALEW † adj. light or pale yellow ...1607
† n. light or pale yellow ...1547
• PALEY adj. pale, whitish ...1812 Sc.
• PALF n. Palfium, a heroin substitute ...1996 Ireland sl.
• PALFRENIER † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...c1489
• PALFRER † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...1300
• PALFREY n. a saddle-horse for ordinary riding as distinguished from a war-horse; esp. a small saddle-horse for ladies ...c1175
• PALFREYOUR † n. a man having charge of horses; a groom ...1300.
• PALI n. a steep slope, a precipice ...1833 Hawaii
• PALIE adj. 1. pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
adj. 2. defective, deformed, lame ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. stunted in growth, underdeveloped, delicate in constitution ...1825 Sc.
adj. 4. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
† adj. 5. sweet-tasting, delicious ...1845 Sc.
n. a lethargic, slow-moving, sluggish person; a feeble weakling ...1825 Sc.
• PALIFICATION † n. the act of driving piles or stakes into the ground in order to render it more firm for building operations ...1624
• PALILLOGY n. the repetition of a word or phrase, esp. in immediate succession, for the sake of emphasis ...1657
• PALILOGETIC † adj. characterized by palilogy ...1652
• PALILOGY n. the repetition of a word or phrase, esp. in immediate succession, for the sake of emphasis ...1657
• PALIMONY n. compensation claimed by a deserted partner after a couple who are not married, but have lived together for a long time, split up; usually the province only of the rich and/or famous ...1970s sl.
• PALIMPSEST adj. of a manuscript: written over again; of which the original writing has been erased and superseded by a later ...1852
† n. 1. paper, parchment, or other writing material prepared for writing on and wiping out again, like a slate ...1661
n. 2. a parchment or other writing material written upon twice, the original writing having been erased or rubbed out to make place for the second; a manuscript in which a later writing is written over an effaced earlier writing ...1825
vb. to write anew on parchment, etc., after erasure of the original writing ...1900
• PAL IN vb. 1. of vagrants or beggars: to pool resources; to share food, cooking, etc. ...1874 UK sl.
vb. 2. to aid and abet in a shady affair ...1906 US sl.
• PALING n. a paved road; a sidewalk ...1892 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• PALINGMAN † n. a man who deals in eels ...1482
• PALINGS n. the ribs ...M19 boxing usage
• PALINODE n. 1. a rambling discourse, esp. one calculated to deceive the listeners ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 2. agitation, embarrassment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALINODY † n. singing over again, repetition ...1599
• PALINTOSHED adj. drunk ...2002 UK sl.
• PALINURE † n. a pilot (of a ship) ...1631
• PAL IN WITH vb. 1. of a man: to cohabit with a woman ...M19
vb. 2. to become friendly with ...M19
vb. 3. to live with another man ...M19
vb. 4. to work with, e. g. a pickpocketing gang ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PALIS † n. 1. a fence of pales, a palisade, paling ...a1300
† n. 2. a place enclosed by a palisade or fence; an enclosure ...c1420
† vb. to surround or enclose with a palisade; to fence in ...c1330
• PALISADE n. 1. a fence made of pales or stakes fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense; also, a fence made of iron railings ...1600
† n. 2. in gardening: a light fence or trellis-work on which trees or shrubs are trained; an espalier; hence, a row of trees or shrubs so trained, or a row of trees or shrubs forming a close hedge ...1658
† n. 3. a wire supporting the hair, a part of the head-dress fashionable in the early part of the 17th century ...1690
vb. to furnish, surround, enclose, or fortify with a palisade; to fence in ...1632
• PALISADO † n. 1. a fence made of pales or stakes fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense; also, a fence made of iron railings ...1589
† n. 2. in gardening: a light fence or trellis-work on which trees or shrubs are trained; an espalier; hence, a row of trees or shrubs so trained, or a row of trees or shrubs forming a close hedge ...1604
† vb. to furnish, surround, enclose, or fortify with a palisade; to fence in ...1607
• PALISER † n. 1. a maker of palings or fences ...1442
† n. 2. one who has charge of a park ...1536-7
• PALISH †* vb. to make pale ...1483
• PAL JOEY n. a kept man; a pimp ...1940s sl., orig. US usage
• PALKY adj. of potatoes: diseased ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALL † n. 1. a robe, cloak, mantle; in early times, esp. of rich stuff ...c1000
n. 2. a rich cloth spread upon or over something; a coverlet, canopy, etc. ...a1300 arch.
n. 3. a cloth, usually of black, purple, or white velvet, spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb ...c1440
* n. 4. a feeling of disgust arising from satiety or insipidity ...1711
n. 5. a friend; an accomplice ...M18
n. 6. a puzzle, a problem, a poser; something which brings one to a standstill ...1866 Sc.
†* vb. 1. to beat; to strike, to knock down ...a1375
† vb. 2. to become faint; to faint, to fail in strength, virtue, etc. ...1390
† vb. 3. to fight one's way through ...c1400
† vb. 4. to become pale or dim ...1412-20
†* vb. 5. to decay, to waste away, to rot ...c1475
† vb. 6. to make pale, to dim ...1533
† vb. 7. to render the breath inoffensive ...1547
† vb. 8. to render flat, stale, or insipid ...1625
† vb. 9. to make faint or feeble; to enfeeble, to weaken; to daunt, to appal ...1690
vb. 10. to puzzle, to perplex, to nonplus, to thwart, to baffle ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to detect...1851 UK sl.
vb. 12. to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 13. to stop, to cease ...M19 sl.
vb. 14. to get a purchase by planting the feet against a post or other fixture ...1889 Sc.
vb. 15. of a horse: to strike with the fore-feet ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 16. to satiate, to surfeit ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 17. to move forward at a slow pace; to go wearily; to drag one's feet ...1908 Sc.
vb. 18. to surprise, to astonish ...1910 Sc.
vb. 19. to exhaust physically, to wear out, to drain of energy ...1965 Sc.
• PALLABER vb. to talk, to converse ...M18
• PALLACIOUS † adj. of the nature of a palace; splendid, magnificent (as a building) ...1628
• PALLADIAN adj. 1. pertaining to Pallas, the goddess of wisdom; hence, pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study ...1562
adj. 2. of, belonging to, or according to the school of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1518–80), who imitated the ancient Roman architecture without regard to classical principles ...1731
• PALLADIUM n. anything on which the safety of a nation, institution, privilege, etc. is believed to depend; a safeguard, protecting institution; means of protection or defense ...1600
• PALLALDIES n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALL n. 1. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1799 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a to-do, a commotion, a fuss ...1965 Sc.
vb. to stroll around in an aimless way, to drift about, to saunter, to prowl ...1933 Sc.
• PALLALLS n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALLY n. the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALY n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLART † n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLATIC adj. 1. drunk ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. paralytic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLAWA n. a term of contempt for a dastardly fellow, a worthless, dishonourable or despicable man ...1825 Sc.
• PALLBEARERS n. an order of crackers ...L19 US sl.
• PALLED † adj. 1. enfeebled, weakened, impaired ...c1386
adj. 2. of fermented liquor, etc.: that has lost its briskness or freshness; flat, stale, vapid ...c1430 arch.
adj. 3. deadened to pleasant tastes or impressions; satiated, cloyed, disgusted ...1691
adj. 4. puzzled ...1885 Sc.
adj. 5. not daring to say any more ...M19
• PALLED-IN adj. of a man: living with a woman ...1900s sl.
• PALLER n. a staggering blow; a rude shock; something which causes astonishment ...1818 Eng. dial.
• PALLESCENCE * n. a blanching or paling ...1822
• PALLESCENT * adj. growing or becoming pale; rather pale; pallid, wan ...1657
• PALLET †* adj. of a light colour between red and white; pale red, flesh-coloured ...1565
† n. 1. the head, pate ...c1330 obs. exc. Sc.
† n. 2. a piece of armour for the head; a headpiece, usually of leather ...1374 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 3. a ball of any kind, a glove ...1832 Sc.
n. 4. a quilt or blanket spread on the floor as a bed; a makeshift bed on the floor or ground ...1840 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a skin, esp. an undressed sheep-skin; a 'pelt' ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 6. a tadpole ...1962 Sc.
• PALLEW † adj. light or pale yellow ...1607
• PALLEY-WALLEY adj. thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PALLIARD † adj. knavish, dissolute ...1484
† n. 1. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
n. 2. a beggar woman who uses a child, either her own or one borrowed for the purpose, to excite the pity of passers-by; this pity was often increased by the child's piteous cries, created by judicious pinches and prods ...M19 UK & US criminals' sl.
• PALLIARDISE † n. lewdness, fornication, lechery ...1591
• PALLIARDIZE † vb. 1. to fornicate ...1619
† vb. 2. to be a procurer of ...1644
• PALLIARDRY † n. roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...1513
• PALLIARDY † n. roguery, knavery; lechery, fornication ...c1560
• PALLIASSE n. a prostitute ...19C sl.
• PALLIATE † adj. 1. cloaked, covered, concealed; mitigated ...a1548
† adj. 2. wearing a cloak ...1610
† adj. 3. of a cure: superficial or temporary ...a1625
† vb. 1. to cover with or as with a cloak; to cloak, to clothe, to shelter ...a1548
† vb. 2. to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
† vb. 3. to appease, to please or indulge one's taste ...1631
†* vb. 4. to moderate the hostility of ...1678
• PALLIATED † adj. covered over, concealed; mitigated, extenuated ...1612
• PALLIATION † n. the cloaking or concealing of an act, etc.; that which serves to conceal or hide; a cloak, a covering ...1577
• PALLIATIVE † adj. serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
• PALLID † adj. striped; made of cloth of different colours ...1837 Eng. dial.
• PALLIE n. the game of hopscotch ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLIFY † vb. 1. to alleviate the symptoms of a disease without curing it; to relieve superficially or temporarily; to mitigate the sufferings of; to ease, to alleviate ...1544
†* vb. 2. to make pale ...1576
• PALLINESS n. comradeship; the condition of being pals ...1937 UK sl.
• PALLING IN n. a connection formed by a male and female thief to steal and sleep together, or between any two thieves ...1859 US criminals' sl.
• PALLION n. 1. a small piece or pellet ...1727
n. 2. a big, gangling, raw-boned man or woman; a rough, ungainly or worthless type of person; a wretch, a scold ...1920 Sc.
n. 3. a big, unwieldy article of cloth or clothing; a clumsy, old-fashioned garment; a bundle of clothes; one who is wears a lot of clothes ...1930 Sc.
• PALLIONS n. rags, tatters, useless or worn-out articles of clothing ...1825 Sc.
• PALLISH adj. on friendly terms; chummy; affectionate ...1892 colloq.
• PALL MALL n. a woman ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• PALL OFF vb. to travel as friends ...L19 sl.
• PAL-LOORAL adj. drunk ...1934 Sc.
• PALL THAT! int. stop that! ...M19 sl.
• PALLY adj. having a friendly relationship, friendly ...1895 sl.
n. 1. a direct term of address ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a dancehall ...1920s sl.
n. 3. a friend, a comrade ...1979 US sl.
vb. to go about in a shuffling way ...1881 Eng. dial.
• PALLYARD † adj. knavish, dissolute ...1484
† n. a professional beggar or vagabond (who sleeps on the straw in barns and outhouses); hence, a low or dissolute knave; a lewd fellow, a lecher, a debauchee ...1484
• PALLY-FOOT n. a very large broad foot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-HITCH n. the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-PAW n. a very large broad foot ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-ULLY n. the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLY UP vb. to make friendly overtures; to make friends ...2002 UK sl.
• PALLYWAT n. a feeble, complaining person ...1899 Sc.
• PALM n. 1. the blade of an oar ...1513
†* n. 2. the hand of a clock ...1629
n. 3. the knave of any suit in a pack of cards ...1824 Sc.
n. 4. the sole of the foot ...1845 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a bribe ...L19 US sl.
n. 6. the hollow of a spade ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. napalm ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
vb. 1. to conceal in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at cards or dice, or in juggling ...1673
† vb. 2. to play a trick, to cheat; to impose upon a person ...1686
vb. 3. to pass over, or receive, anything in a surreptitious manner ...L17 sl.
vb. 4. to pass counterfeit money, or anything fake ...18C sl.
vb. 5. to pass over money as a bribe; to bribe ...1747
vb. 6. to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
vb. 7. to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to pummel; to knock with the fist ...1846 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
vb. 10., to extend ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to climb a tree or pole simply by the assistance of hands and feet; to swarm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to strike with the open hand; to punch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMAR †* adj. belonging to the palm of the hand ...1656
• PALMARIAN * adj. that bears or is worthy to bear the palm; holding the first or highest place; of supreme or first-rate importance; most important, pre-eminent, principal, chief ...1815
• PALMARY adj. 1. that bears or is worthy to bear the palm; holding the first or highest place; of supreme or first-rate importance; most important, pre-eminent, principal, chief ...1657
* adj. 2. pert. to the palm of the hand ...1696
†* n. a token of victory or supreme excellence, a prize ...1657
• PALMATION † the act of touching or feeling with the palm of the hand ...1688
• PALMED adj. said of a person that is bribed ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALMER n. 1. a pilgrim who had returned from the Holy Land, in sign of which he carried a palm branch or palm leaf; also, an itinerant monk who travelled from shrine to shrine, under a perpetual vow of poverty; often used simply as an equivalent of 'pilgrim' ...a1300
† n. 2. a flat piece of wood used for striking the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1387
† n. 3. a palm tree ...c1470
n. 4. one who palms or conceals in the hand a card, die, or other object in cheating, conjuring, etc.; a cheat who palms cards, dice, etc.; one who practices sleight of hand ...1671
n. 5. a shabbily-dressed person, one who goes about looking like a tramp, either through poverty or slovenliness ...1808 Sc.
n. 6. a thief that adroitly slips jewellery from the top of a showcase into his pocket ...1859 US sl.
n. 7. awkward, clumsy walking ...1866 Sc.
n. 8. a shoplifter ...M19 sl.
n. 9. a beggar who visits shops and claims to be collecting halfpence engraved with a harp, offering the shopkeeper 13 pence for a shilling's worth and persuading them to empty all their coppers on the counter; while they search the pile, the palmer hides as many coins as possible ...M19 sl.
n. 10. anything large or outstanding of its kind; a 'whopper' ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to wander; to saunter about ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to wander about like a palmer or vagrant; to go about idly from place to place ...1807 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to move or walk clumsily and noisily; to stomp around; to blunder about ...1866 Sc.
• PALMERER n. one who walks in a clumsy, noisy manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALMER HOUSE vb. to walk flat-footed ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALMER HOUSES n. flat feet ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALMERING adj. 1. wandering, aimless, vagrant, idle; walking feebly ...1816 Sc.
adj. 2. awkward, bungling, clumsy, rude ...1866 Sc.
• PALMERY † n. one who palms or conceals in the hand a card, die, or other object in cheating, conjuring, etc.; one who practices sleight of hand ...c1290
• PALMETTO POUNDER n. a heavy rain ...1980 Amer. dial.
• PALMETUM n. a collection of tall and graceful palms of various kinds ...1854
• PALMFUL * adj. abounding in palm trees ...a1618
• PALM-GREASE n. money given as a douceur or bribe ...1897 humorous
• PALM-GREASING n. petty bribery, tipping ...1886 humorous
• PALMIE n. a stroke with a strap or cane on the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1787 Sc.
vb. to chastise on the palm of the hand; to administer 'palmies' ...1825 Sc.
• PALMING n. 1. robbing in shops by pairs, one bargains as with intent to by, while the other watches his opportunity to steal ...1839 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. exchanging spurious articles, as watches, rings, diamonds, for real ones ...1890 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. masturbation ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• PALMING-RACKET n. the concealing of money in one's palm ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALMIST n. one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...1886
• PALMISTER * n. one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...a1500
• PALMISTRY n. 1. the use of the hands in applause ...1698
n. 2. the use of the hands in pocket-picking ...1711
n. 3. theft ...E18 sl.
n. 4. bribery ...1828
• PALMIT †* n. a shoot or sprig of a vine ...1657
• PALMITY n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PALMITY TALK n. ridiculous or excessive speech; much ado about nothing ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PALM-OIL n. money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip ...a1627 humorous
vb. 1. to bribe; to pay off ...L19 sl.
• PALM SHINER n. in gambling: an object that reflects the image of cards, small enough to be held in the user's hand ...1997 US sl.
• PALM SOAP n. money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• PALM-TREE n. 1. the willow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the yew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM-WARMER n. a person who tips ...1951 US sl.
• PALMY adj. 1. bearing or worthy to 'bear the palm', triumphant, flourishing, prosperous ...1602
adj. 2. abounding in palms; palm-like ...1667 chiefly poetic
n. a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment ...1785 Sc.
vb. to cane on the palm of the hand ...1876 Sc.
• PALOMINO n. an attractive woman ...1930s sl., orig. US Black usage
• PALONE n. 1. (derogatory) a young woman ...1934 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1969 sl.
• PALONE-OMEE n. a lesbian ...2002 UK sl.
• PALONEY n. a girl, a usually young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• PALONIE n. a circus pony used in comedy routines ...1953 UK sl.
• PAL ONTO vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALOOKA n. 1. a boxer, occasionally a wrestler, usually one who is both large and stupid ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. a person, irrespective of size or intelligence ...1920s US sl.
n. 4. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1925 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. a third-rater; a roving boxer who lives in the past ...1931 US boxing sl.
n. 6. a dishonest gambler or gangster ...1934 US criminals' sl.
• PALOOKO n. a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOUSE n. a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSE LIGHTNING n. intestinal flu ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSER n. 1. a novice or greenhorn; a country bumpkin ...1903 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1918 Amer. dial.
• PAL OUT (WITH) vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALP * vb. 1. to touch, to feel; to handle gently, to pat ...1534
* vb. 2. to speak fair to, to flatter, to cajole ...1657
• PALPABLE adj. 1. that can be touched, felt, or handled; apprehensible by the sense of touch; tangible, sensible ...c1384
adj. 2. readily perceived by some one of the other senses, as the sight, hearing, etc.; perceptible; plainly observable, noticeable ...c1430
adj. 3. easily perceived; open to recognition; plain, evident, apparent, obvious, manifest ...1545
† adv. visibly ...1585
• PALPABLENESS n. manifestness ...1608
• PALPABLY adv. so as to be felt, plainly seen, observed, etc.; clearly, obviously, manifestly ...1584
• PALPABRIZE † vb. to feel, to touch, to handle ...1593
• PALPATORY * adj. touching, feeling with the hand ...1876
• PALPEBRATE * adj. having eyelids ...1857
• PALPEBRE †* n. an eyelid ...1541
• PALPEBROUS * adj. having large eyebrows ...1846
• PALPED † adj. felt; apprehended by the touch ...1609
• PALPITANT adj. palpitating ...1837
• PALSEY-WALSEY adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSH vb. to patch, to mend; to patch clothes untidily ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PALSHALLALS n. the diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSICAL † adj. pert. to the palsy; paralytic ...1716
• PALSIE n. a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PALSIE-WALSIE adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1947 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALSIFICATION n. paralyzing action ...1866
• PALSIFIED adj. palsied ...1887 Sc.
• PALSIFY * vb. to afflict with palsy, to paralyze ...1775
• PAL SQUAD n. a dog squad used for searching cells ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• PALSTER † n. a pilgrim's staff ...1481
• PALSY † adj. 1. palsied, affected with palsy ...1563
adj. 2. having a friendly relationship ...1962 US sl.
† n. 1. a palsied person; a paralytic ...a1300
n. 2. any influence which destroys, or seriously impairs activity or sensibility; a condition of utter powerlessness; an irresistible tremor ...1433
n. 3. a friend, esp. as a term of address ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to shake or tremble as if palsied ...1582 nonce use
vb. 2. to render powerless, helpless, or inert ...1615
• PALSY ONE'S BRAIN vb. to bewilder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSY-STROKE n. an attack or fit of paralysis ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALSY-WALSY adj. (often derogatory) having a friendly relationship with connotations of excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
n. (often derogatory) a friend, connoting excessive or conspiratorial friendship ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PALT † n. 1. a blow, a stroke ...1625
n. 2. refuse, rubbish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to thrust, to put forcibly ...a1380
† vb. 2. to go with effort, to trudge ...1560
† vb. 3. to strike with repeated blows of missiles; to assail with missiles ...1579
† vb. 4. to deliver repeated blows; to discharge missiles ...1606
† vb. 5. to assail with obloquy or reproaches ...1697
vb. 6. to mend ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTCH vb. to half-cure a sick person ...1846 Eng. dial.
• PALTER † vb. 1. to speak indistinctly or idly; to say or recite in an indistinct tone; to mumble, to mutter, to babble ...1538
† vb. 2. to shift or alter in position; to change ...1577
†* vb. 3. to jumble up; to patch up a composition; to compose hastily ...1588
vb. 4. to shift, to shuffle, to equivocate, to prevaricate in statement or dealing; to deal crookedly or evasively; to play fast and loose, to use trickery ...1601
vb. 5. to shuffle or haggle in bargaining; to huckster, bargain, or parley in matters of duty or honour ...1611
† vb. 6. to squander, to trifle away ...1625
† vb. 7. to barter; to corrupt, to bribe ...1641
vb. 8. to hesitate, to prevaricate; to play fast and loose ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to play fast and loose with a matter or thing; to dilly-dally, to trifle with ...1814
vb. 10. to wreck or pilfer stranded vessels and ill-use shipwrecked sailors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTERER n. 1. an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
n. 2. a trifler with serious matters ...1642
• PALTERING † adj. trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
n. equivocation, shuffling, playing fast and loose; trifling with serious matters ...1600
• PALTERINGS † n. trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
† • PALTERLY adj. paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* adv. shiftily, trickily ...1598
• PALTHERLY adj. paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALTHOGUE n. a blow ...1884 N. Ireland
• PALTING adj. petty, trifling, paltry ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTOCK'S INN †* n. a mean or inhospitable place ...1579
• PALTREMENT †* n. worthless stuff, rubbish ...1641
• PALTRER n. an equivocator; a shuffler; one who plays fast and loose; a haggler, a huckster; one who acts evasively ...1589
• PALTRIPOLITAN † n. an unimportant, paltry, mean, or contemptible city person ...1588
• PALTRY adj. unwell, feeble, indisposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. refuse, rubbish, trash; anything worthless ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALUDAL adj. pert. to a marsh or fen; produced by or arising from a marsh ...1818-20 chiefly medical usage
• PALUDE †* n. a marsh, a fen ...1412-20
• PALUDIATE † adj. pert. to marshes ...1632
• PALUDIC adj. pert. to marshes ...1897
• PALUDICOLE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLINE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLOUS adj. inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDINAL adj. pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINE adj. pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINOUS adj. pert. to a marsh ...1866
• PALUDIOUS adj. pert. to marshes ...1594
• PALUDOSE * adj. belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1866
• PALUDOUS * adj. belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1803
• PALUS †* n. a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSCHE †* n. a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSTRAL * adj. pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1879
• PALUSTRIAN * adj. pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1787
* n. an animal that lives in a marsh ...1607
• PALUSTRINE adj. inhabiting marshes ...1882
• PALUKA n. an oaf; an unskilled prizefighter ...20C US sl.
• PAL UP vb. to form a friendship; to keep company, to associate with ...1879 sl.
• PAL WITH vb. to befriend, to associate with ...L19
• PALY adj. pale or somewhat pale ...c1560 chiefly poetic
• PALYIR n. a dwelling, abode, home ...1879 Sc.
• PAM adj. the number 5, esp. used in children's counting rhymes ...1915 Sc.
n. 1. the jack of clubs ...1685
n. 2. the knave of any suit in a pack of cards ...1824 Sc.
• PAM AND HER FIVE SISTERS n. the hand as an agency of masturbation ...1990s sl.
• PAMBER vb. to pander ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMBERADE vb. to move back and forwards noisily or clumsily; to parade up and down with heavy steps ...1930 Sc.
• PAMBRITANNICK † adj. consisting of all the Britons or of all parts of Britain ...1709
• PAM-CHILD † n. a 'knave-child': a male child ...1760 nonce word
• PAME n. a pane of glass ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. to strike with the open hand; to punch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMEL † n. an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMMIE n. a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment ...1785 Sc.
• PAMMY adj. fat, thick; having thick, swollen legs ...1878 Eng. dial.
n. a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PAMP †* vb. 1. to feed up, to overfill ...a1400
vb. 2. to place or put something somewhere ...1990 Sc. sl.
• PAM-PAM n. 1. a flogging ...1940s W. Indies sl.
n. 2. an argument; a fuss; noisy disorder ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAMPER † vb. 1. to cram with food; to over-indulge with rich food; to feed luxuriously ...a1380
vb. 2. to fret ...1887 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mess about to as to spoil a thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAMPERED † adj. 1. over-fed ...a1529
adj. 2. puzzled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPERIZE vb. to pamper ...a1845 nonce word
• PAMPER PIRATE n. a child molester ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• PAMPER SNIFFER n. a child molester ...1990s US criminals' sl.
• PAMPHAGOUS * adj. eating both animal and vegetable foods; omnivorous ...1702
• PAMPHARMACON * n. a remedy against all diseases and poisons; a universal remedy; a medicine for all diseases...1731
• PAMPHELET † n. a courtesan, a wench ...1500-20
• PAMPHIE n. the knave of clubs ...1825 Sc.
• PAMPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of everything ...1890
• PAMPHYSIC † adj. concerning all nature ...1610 nonce word
• PAMPHIL †* n. 1. a memorandum or note ...1571
n. 2. a small house; a square enclosure made with stakes ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PAMPHLET n. one ounce of a drug ...1976 US drugs sl.
• PAMPINARY * adj. pert. to vine tendrils or vine shoots ...c1420
• PAMPINATE † vb. to prune or trim a vine ...1745
• PAMPINATION †* n. the pruning or trimming of vines ...1398
• PAMPINE † vb. to prune or trim a vine ...c1420
• PAMPING † n. a tendril or young shoot of a vine ...1607
• PAMPINOSE †* adj. of untrimmed vines: profuse of twigs and leaves ...c1420
• PAMPINULATE † vb. to furnish or deck with minute curling or convoluted threads ...1592 nonce word
• PAMPLE vb. 1. to trample lightly; to toddle about ...1879 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to indulge, to pamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPLING adj. fidgety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAMPOEN n. a fool ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• PAMPOOTEE n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTER n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish
• PAMPOOTIE n. a kind of slipper or sandal of undressed cow-skin sewn together and tied across the instep; used in the Isles of Aran off the west coast of Ireland ...1881 Irish