DICTIONARY
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• PA SACK n. a term of endearment for a male child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PASADENO phr. I don't know; don't ask me ..1940s sl.
• PASCH n. Easter ...1775 Sc.
• PASCH SUNDAY n. Easter day ...1721 Sc.
• PAS DE LAFARGE phr. don't be dull, that's boring ...M19 UK society usage
• PASEAR n. a walk or stroll; often used figuratively to describe something more substantial, as a trek across mountains; an excursion, a trip ...M19 US sl.
• PASEYAD n. a term of contempt for a woman who has nothing new to wear at Easter ...1834 Sc.
• PASH adj. passionate, obsessive ...1920s sl.
n. 1. brains ...1691 Sc.
n. 2. the head ...1685 Sc.
n. 3. a crash, a smash; a heavy fall or collision; a blow ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a great many, a great number; the fragments produced by a smash ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a sudden or heavy fall of rain or snow ...1796 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an attempt, a try, a 'go' ...1806 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a sudden rush or flow of water; a gush ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a soft, decayed, rotten, or pulpy mass; a state of mud and slush; a puddle ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a hurry, drive ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 11. passion ...1910s sl.
n. 12. a schoolgirl's infatuation ...1914 sl.
n. 13. a lover ...1930s sl.
n. 14. a session of sexual fondling ...1950s Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to smash, to shatter, to break in fragments; to dash or throw down violently; to knock, to strike, to bruise ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk quickly; to hurry, to rush; to force one's way through a crowd ...1859 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stir or poke a fire ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to walk, to trudge about; to walk heavily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of rain or water: to come down suddenly and heavily; to gush out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to be in a state of sexual arousal ...M20 US sl.
• PASH AT vb. to abuse verbally ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASHED UP adj. sexually obsessed ...1930s US sl.
• PASHER n. a clumsy workman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PA-SHEW! int. used of a very bad smell ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASH EYE, THE n. a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASH-HEAD n. a simpleton, an idiot; a soft-headed person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PASHIONS A LIFE! † int. an exclamation of surprise ...1684 Eng. dial.
• PASH OFF vb. to flirt; to involve in heavy petting or even intercourse ...1920s US & Aust. sl.
• PASH-ON n. an infatuation ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'pash on') to flirt; to involve in heavy petting or even intercourse ...1920s US & Aust. sl.
• PASH SHOW n. 1. a film that includes candid sex scenes ...1950s Aust. sl.
n. 2. enthusiastic love-making ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PASHTIME n. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASHY adj. 1. sagacious, brainy, witty ...1842 Sc.
adj. 2. wet, dirty, rainy ...1867 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. soft, rotten, decayed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASHY-PETTER n. a sexually obliging and passionate girl or woman ...M20 US sl.
• PAS OP! int. be careful! look out! ...E19 S. Afr.
• PASS n. 1. a step, a stride, a pace ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. an indoor passage or corridor ...1818 Sc.
n. 3. the passage between the pews in a church, an aisle ...1871 Sc.
n. 4. a slap, a beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. condition, state, circumstances ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. an amorous advance ..1928 sl.
vb. 1. to ignore, to have no interest ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to surpass; to surprise, to puzzle ...1879 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to have or finish a meal ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to avoid, to pass by ...1894 Sc.
vb. 5. of a light-skinned Black person: to pose as White ...20C sl.
vb. 6. to tell, to report ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to toll the bell at the death of a person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to pass on gossip, to tell tales, to betray confidences ...1908 Sc.
vb. 9. to pawn stolen goods ...1910s Aust. sl.
vb. 10. of a Jew: to pretend to be a Christian ...1930s sl.
vb. 11.to deliver newspapers ...1943 Amer. dial.
vb. 12. of a homosexual: to appear heterosexual to those one encounters; of a transsexual: to 'pass' as a woman or man ...1950s sl.
vb. 13. of a policeman: to masquerade as a 'citizen' ...1950s sl.
vb. 14. to wipe, to rub ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 15. to become unconscious from drink or drugs ...1980s US college sl.
• PASS, THE n. the people or vehicles going past; pedestrian traffic ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PASSA n. a scandal-monger, a gossip, a telltale; always of a woman ...1908 Sc.
• PASSAGE n. the vagina ...E20 euphemism
vb. to progress ...1822 Sc.
• PASSAGES n. a short story; an incident ...1899 Ireland
• PASS AIR vb. to fart ...20C US euphemism
• PASSANCE †* n. a journey ...1580
• PASS AND REPASS vb. to meet casually and then part, after little or no conversation ...1937 Amer. dial.
• PASS A SHAM SAINT vb. to play the hypocrite ...E18 sl.
• PASS A STOOL vb. to defecate ...20C colloq.
• PASS AWAY vb. to die ...20C colloq.
• PASS A WORD WITH vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASS-BANK n. a gaming ground ...L17 sl.
• PASS-DOWN n. a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSED UP adj. neglected; ignored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASSEL n. a group of people, animal, or things; an indefinite, usually large, number or quantity ...1835 Amer. dial.
• PASSENGER n. 1. a passer-by, a passing pedestrian, a wayfarer ...1729 Sc.
n. 2. a member of a rowing crew who does not pull his weight; hence, a member of a group who does not contribute any effort, and so has to be supported by the others; a lazy person ...1852 sl., orig. Brit. university usage
n. 3. someone who does not or cannot contribute to the joint efforts made by colleagues ...1892 sl.
n. 4. a passenger train ...L19 US sl.
n. 5. a friend ...2000s US prison sl.
• PASSENGERS ALWAYS NEGLECTED AT MEALTIMES n. a nickname for Pan Am airline company ...2002 US sl.
• PASSENGER STIFF n. a tramp who rides passenger or fast freight trains ...L19 US sl.
• PASSER n. someone who passes counterfeit money, cheques, etc. ...1889 sl.
• PASSERS n. a pair of compasses ...1866 Sc.
• PASSEZ! int. used to drive away people or animals ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PASS FOR GRASS vb. to be treated disrespectfully; to be someone who does not matter ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PASS GAS vb. to fart ...20C US colloq.
• PASS IN vb. to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASSING adv. extremely ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. the people or vehicles going past ...1871 Amer. dial.
• PASSINGLY † adv. occasionally; temporarily ...1828 Sc.
• PASSING ROAD n. a public road, thoroughfare ...1751 Sc.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHECKS vb. 1. to die ...c1870 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to come to one's limit ...1900s sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS vb. to die ...1879 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S COUNTERS vb. to die ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL vb. to die ...1905 jocular
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLE vb. to die...1908 Aust. sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLES vb. to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASSION n. 1. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PASSION BITE n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BLISTER n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION BUMP n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION CRAMPS n. of a male: the physical signs of sexual frustration ...1940s sl.
• PASSION FLAPS n. the labia ...1990s sl.
• PASSION FLOWER n. a sexually passionate woman ...M20 US colloq.
• PASSION FRUIT n. a masculine homosexual ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• PASSION GAP n. the space between the front teeth; such spaces are created by the extraction of up to four teeth ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• PASSION-KILLERS n. sturdy, practical, and unromantic ladies' knickers; orig. those issued to female service personnel ...1943 sl.
• PASSION KISS n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION MARK n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIMPLE n. 1. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small infected pimple on the face ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PASSION PIT n. 1. the vagina ...19C sl.
n. 2. a drive-in movie where a considerable amount of 'necking' is supposed to take place; any place where necking takes place ...M20 US sl.
• PASSION SPOT n. a mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting; a hickey ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSION STICK n. the penis ...1950s Aust. sl.
• PASSION WAGON n. any vehicle, often a van, in which teenage boys or young men hope to seduce young women ...1950s sl.
• PASSIVATING adj. pursuing a headlong course, dashing along ...1864 Eng. dial.
• PASSIVE BUCKET n. a quiescent listener ...1920s sl.
• PASSIVERE vb. to exceed ...1825 Sc.
• PASSMAN n. a prisoner allowed to leave his cell in order to enjoy certain privileges ...1965 sl.
• PASS-ME-DOWN n. a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASSMENT n. a parsnip ...1825 Eng. dial.
† vb. to adorn with lace, to trim a garment etc. with braid, etc. ...1706 Sc.
• PASS-ME-ON n. a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASS-ON n. a piece of secondhand clothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'pass on') to die ...20C US colloq.
• PASS ONE FAIR vb. to speak kindly to one, to not tell him your suspicions that he is a bad one ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASS ONE'S ALLEY (IN) vb. to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1933 Aust.
• PASS ONESELF vb. to behave as expected ...20C Ulster sl.
• PASS ONESELF OUT vb. to commit suicide ...L19 sl.
• PASS ONE'S MOUTH ON vb. to slander; to speak rudely about ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PASS OUT vb. 1. to die ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to disqualify ...1900s Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to knock out ...1900s Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to faint ...20C colloq.
vb. 5. to fall asleep, usually as a result of  drink or drugs ...1920s sl.
• PASS OVER vb. to die ...20C colloq.
• PASSOVER n. 1. a passing shower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an impending storm that fails to bring rain ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PASS PAPER vb. to used forged cheques, stolen credit cards, etc. ...1970s sl.
• PASSREMARKABLE adj. 1. prone to making tactless remarks ...1980s Irish sl.
adj. 2. worthy of comment ...1980s Irish sl.
• PASS SOMEONE ONE vb. to hit someone ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASS THE ARMORED COW phr. pass the canned milk ...Bk1944 service sl.
• PASS THE BONE vb. to share experience, to pass on information ...1990s US college sl.
• PASS THE BOTTLE OF SMOKE vb. to give countenance to a conventional falsehood; to make pretense ...1867
• PASS THE BUCK vb. 1. to shift or avoid responsibility or commitment; to make a scapegoat or dupe of a person ...1912 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to die ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to chatter, to tell tales ...1900s US sl.
vb. 4. to converse informally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PASS THE BUCKET vb. to shift or avoid responsibility or commitment ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASS THE COMPLIMENT vb. to give a tip ...L19 sl.
• PASS THE PIKES vb. to be out of danger ...M17 sl.
• PASS THE TIME O' DAY vb. to exchange greetings, as between neighbours ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PASS-THROUGH n. a course or passage, as of life ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASS THROUGH THE FIRE vb. to catch venereal disease ...19C sl.
• PASS-THRUFF n. a course or passage, as of life ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASS UP vb. to ignore, to have no interest ...L19 sl.
• PASS WATER vb. to urinate  
• PASS WIND vb. to fart ...20C US euphemism
• PASSWORD n. a greeting ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PASS WORDS vb. 1. to converse briefly; to hold a short conversation ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to exchange hostile words; to quarrel ...1909 Amer. dial.
• PASSY n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PASSY-AND n. the sign & (ampersand), formerly written at the end of the alphabet in schoolbooks ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAST n. the starting-point of a race; the line drawn in a boys' game ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASTA-BREATH n. (derogatory) an Italian or Italian-American ...1980s US sl.
• PASTE n. 1. semen ...M19 sl.
n. 2. dough, esp. dough for pie crusts, etc.; the pastry part of a pie or pudding, whether cooked or uncooked ...1874 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. thick gravy ...1905 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a hit or blow ...1910s sl.
vb. to beat, to thrash; to hit hard, to strike on the face ...1846 sl.
• PASTEBOARD n. 1. a railway ticket ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a visiting card ...M19 sl.
n. 3. an invitation ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a betting ticket, issued by a bookmaker ...L19 sl.
n. 5. a ticket to the theatre, cinema, etc. ...L19 sl.
vb. to leave one's visiting card ...M19 sl.
• PASTED adj. intoxicated by drink or drugs ...1950s US sl.
• PASTE EATER n. a socially inept person ...1980s US college sl.
• PASTE-HORN n. the nose ...1856 shoemakers' sl.
• PASTEL n. an unmarked police car ...1980s US police sl.
• PASTIES n. coverings worn over the nipples of a showgirl's or topless dancer's breasts, esp. to comply with legal requirements for entertainers ...1961 sl.
• PASTE IN vb. to pawn ...L19 sl.
• PASTE-PIN n. a rolling-pin ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASTIE n. the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. sl.
• PASTIES n. dryness in the mouth after smoking cannabis ...1980s US drugs sl.
• PASTIME n. a period of time that has elapsed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PASTINATE † adj. of land: dug, prepared for planting ...c1420
† vb. to dig, to loosen by digging; to dig in a garden ...c1420
• PASTING n. 1. an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1851 sl.
n. 2. a critically negative review ...1940s sl.
• PAST IT adj. dead ...1950s sl.
adv. 1. of a man: impotent ...M19 sl.
adv. 2. of animate and inanimate objects: too old or worn-out to be of use ...M19 sl.
• PAST-MERIDIAN adj. past one's prime, elderly ...1898
• PAST ONESELF adj. acting crazily, silly ...1990s Irish sl.
• PASTOR n. a sheep-herder ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PASTRY n. 1. women, esp. sexually loose women; tarts ...19C colloq.
n. 2. pretty young women ...L19 sl.
vb. to roll a cannabis cigarette ...1970s UK Black sl.
• PASTURE BABY n. a child born out of wedlock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PASTURE-BRED adj. "laid in the field before being married"; said of a child whose parents were not married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PASTURE COLT n. a child born out of wedlock ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PASTURE PUP n. a marmot ...1982 Amer. dial.
• PASTY adj. swollen, puffed; flabby ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the division of an orange ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a nickname for a bill-poster ...1903 Sc.
n. 3. a small covering for the nipple in striptease artistry ...M20 US colloq.
n. 4. a cow-pie; a dropping of cow dung ...1972 Amer. dial.
• PASTY FACE n. a narcotics addict ...1940s US drugs sl.
• PASTY-FOOT n. a ghost, demon; a tramp ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PASTY-NUT n. a brazil nut ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAT adj. 1. fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. aristocratic, upper-class ...M19 US college sl.
adj. 3. pleased, pleasant ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a jocular term for the head ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. (derogatory when used as a generic term) a nickname for an Irishman ...1806 sl.
n. 3. a Chinese ...20C Aust.
n. 4. a blow, a stroke ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. marijuana ...1960s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to beat; to hit frequently; to make a succession of quick, sharp strokes or sounds ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of the heart: to throb, to palpitate ...1814 Sc. nonce use
vb. 3. to tap or stamp one's foot or clap one's hands in time to music or dancing; to beat time ...1848 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
vb. 4. to coat with breadcrumbs or batter before frying ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAT-A-CAKE n. a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PATACCA n. worthless rubbish, esp. fake jewellery, watches, etc. ...1970s sl.
• PATAGUED adj. fatigued ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATAGUEING adj. tiresome, provoking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATA-KYAT n. a thief ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PAT AND CHARLIE n. one's own legs ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAT AND JERRY vb. to walk, to go on foot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAT AND MICK adj. sick ...L19 rhyming sl.
n. the penis ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'prick'
vb. to lick, to beat, to thrash ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• PAT AND MIKE n. 1. a bicycle ...20C rhyming sl. for 'bike'
n. 2. the act of two men having sex with one woman ...1970s US sl.
• PATA-PATA n. sexual intercourse ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• PAT CASH vb. to urinate ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'slash'
• PATCH n. 1. pubic hair ...L18 sl.
• PATCH n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 3. the stone of fruit ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a small town or neighourhood of ramshackle houses, esp. one associated with a mine; a shantytown; also used with 'the' ...1877 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a term of contempt; an ill-natured, disobliging person ...1900 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a sandbank ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a go-between who 'arranges' security for criminals in a given area ...1940s US criminals' sl.
n. 8. any form of insignia as worn by criminal or youth gangs, as the Hell's Angels, US prison gangs, street gangs, etc. ...1950s sl., orig. US
n. 9. a cloth piece sewn on to a uniform in order to identify a prisoner as an escapee ...1958 Brit. sl.
n. 10. a remote place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to pelt with eggs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to arrange for bribes to paid, deals to be made, etc. ...1960s Can. prison sl.
• PATCH, THE n. the part of a town where the poorer people, or foreign groups live ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PATCHEL vb. to mend clothes, to patch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATCHMAN n. a body-snatcher ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PATCH NEEDLE AND BURN THREAD vb. to waste one's time in an irritating manner ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PATCH UP vb. 1. to dress fashionably; to apply make-up ...1970s US homosexual sl.
vb. 2. to become a full gang member ...1970s NZ sl.
• PATCH UPON vb. to impute blame rashly or wrongfully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATCHY adj. cross, irritable, testy, uncertain in temper ...1883 Eng. dial.
• PATE adj. weak and sickly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a badger ...1649 Eng. dial.
n. 2. prating, chatter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATEFY † vb. to reveal, show, declare, disclose; to make open or manifest ...1533
• PATE-HEAD n. a silly, senseless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATEN-CUT n. tobacco cut up and prepared for smoking ...1843 Eng. dial.
• PATENT COAT n. a coat with the pockets on the inside, making it harder to pick ...M19 sl.
• PATENT-DIGESTER n. brandy ...M19 sl.
• PATENT GENTRY n. cheating gamblers ...M19 US sl.
• PATENT LEATHER n. a steak ...L19 US sl.
• PATENT POSTHOLE n. a fictitious device used by farmers in a practical joke ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PATER n. 1. one's father ...E18 school sl.
n. 2. chatter, talk; a word ...1838 Sc.
vb. to amble along ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PATER, THE n. one's father ...E18 school sl.
• PATE-SORE adj. crazy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PATESS n. a nickname for an Irishwoman ...19C
• PATH n. a part in the hair ...1973 Amer. dial.
• PATH, THE n. the path to the garden privy; the privy itself ...1967 US colloq.
• PATHA PATHA n. sexual intercourse ...1977 S. African sl.
• PATHETIC adj. ineffectual, incompetent ...1937 sl.
• PATHETICATE vb. to make pathetic ...1885 nonce word
• PATH HOUSE n. an outside toilet building ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PATIENCE ALONG vb. to endure patiently ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PATIENT vb. to make patient; to content ...1895 Amer. dial.
• PATIENTFU' adj. long-suffering, very patient, submissive ...1773 Sc.
• PATLAND n. Ireland ...M19 sl.
• PATLANDER n. an Irish person ...E19 sl.
• PAT MALONE adv. alone ...1930s rhyming sl.
• PAT MALONEY adv. alone ...1930s rhyming sl.
• PATO n. a male homosexual ...1960s US sl.
• PAT-OFF adj. fit, proper, appropriate; ready, fluent, perfect, accurate ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PATOOT n. the buttocks; the anus ...1920s sl.
• PATOOTIE n. 1. an attractive young woman ...1910s US sl.
n. 2. the buttocks; the anus ...1920s sl.
n. 3. a girlfriend or female lover ...1921 US sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1920s US sl.
• PATRIZATE † vb. to take after, imitate, or follow the example of one's father or ancestors ...1623
• PATRUITY * n. the relationship of an uncle ...1844
• PATSY adj. excellent; first-rate; satisfactory ...1930 US sl.
n. a gullible person ...1903 sl., orig. US
• PATTER n. 1. a loquacious, talkative person, usually applied to a woman, a chatterbox ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
vb. 1. to move with short, light, fussy steps ...1828 Sc.
vb. 2. to trample ground down by constant treading ...1866 Sc.
• PATTER FLASH vb. to talk in thieves' lingo ...1827 sl.
• PATTERIN' adj. walking or working aimlessly, trifling, pottering ...1828 Sc.
• PATTER-PATTER vb. to move with short, light, fussy steps ...1880 Sc.
• PATTICK n. a fool, simpleton, a silly person; one who talks nonsense; a merry fellow ...1856 Eng. dial.
• PATTIES n. the buttocks ...1970s US gay sl.
• PATTLE vb. to tread or trample down the ground ...1965 Sc.
• PATTY n. 1. (derogatory when used as a generic term) a nickname for an Irishman ...L18
n. 2. a pig, esp. a young one ...1845 Sc.
n. 3. a White person, though not always Irish ...1940s US Black sl.
• PATTY BOY n. a nickname for a Caucasian ...M20 US Black usage
• PATTY-CAKE n. a pancake or similar quick bread ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PATTY-GO-ROUND n. a bullfrog ...1963 Amer. dial.
• PATULICATE †* vb. to be opened, or made wide; to become open, to expand ...1656
• PAUCE n. the caper or prancing step of a high-spirited horse ...1808 Sc.
vb. to strut around on one's dignity; to prance with rage or irritation; to assume a stiff, offended demeanour ...1808 Sc.
• PAUCHLE n. 1. a bundle, a small load, a burden, a pack-load ...1743 Sc.
n. 2. a feeble old person, a tottering old body ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a tip, a gratuity to a porter, etc. ...1923 Sc.
n. 4. a quantity of anything ...1927 Sc.
n. 5. a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
n. 6. a swindle, a piece of trickery ...1963 Sc.
vb. 1. to move feebly but persistently; to shuffle, to hobble; to struggle along, to make slow and painful progress, to move painfully forward ...1880 Sc.
vb. 2. to do odd jobs for a gratuity, to earn tips ...1898 Sc.
vb. 3. to struggle, to strive, to contend, to expend effort and energy ...1921 Sc.
vb. 4. to shuffle playing cards ...1930 Sc.
vb. 5. to steal, to pilfer, to embezzle, to make off with ...1950 Sc.
vb. 6. to work in an ineffectual way, to bungle, to potter, to trifle ...1965 Sc.
• PAUCHLED adj. worn-out, exhausted, drained of all energy ...1937 Sc.
• PAUCHLER n. a clumsy, unskilful person; a bungler ...1949 Sc.
• PAUCILOQUENT * adj. speaking briefly; uttering few words ...1656
• PAUGE † vb. 1. to prance, to pace about waiting for one's chance to hover around with some design in mind ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 2. to tamper, to meddle in a rash or injudicious manner ...1825 Sc.
• PAUGHTILY adv. superciliously, in a conceited or impertinent manner ...1838 Sc.
• PAUGHTINESS n. arrogance, conceit, pomposity ...1913 Sc.
• PAUGHTY adj. 1. proud, conceited, haughty ...1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. pert, impertinent, saucy, insolent ...1637-50 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 3. stout-hearted, spirited, gallant; proud ...1773 Sc.
adj. 4. discreet ...1875 Sc.
adj. 5. irritable, easily provoked, short-tempered ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. ambitious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adv. superciliously, in a proud and haughty manner ...1720 Sc.
• PAUL vb. to puzzle, to perplex, to nonplus, to thwart, to baffle ...1832 Sc.
• PAULA PRY n. a meddlesome or interfering woman ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PAUL BUNYAN n. a liar ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PAUL BUNYAN MOSQUITO n. an extra big mosquito ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PAULER n. a puzzle, a poser, a knockout blow ...1858 Sc.
• PAUL HENRY n. one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUL JONES n. one's signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAUL PRY n. a meddlesome or interfering person ...1840 Amer. dial.
• PAULT n. refuse, rubbish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAULTER vb. to wreck or pilfer stranded vessels and ill-use shipwrecked sailors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAULTERLY adj. paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAUM n. a stroke with a strap or cane on the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1787 Sc.
vb. 1. to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
vb. 2. to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAUMIE n. a stroke with a strap or cane on the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1787 Sc.
• PAUMISH adj. awkward in handling ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PAUMY n. a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PAUNCH vb. to take into the stomach, to consume, to imbibe, usually with implication of haste or greed ...1821 Sc.
• PAUNCHINGS n. the intestines of animal, esp. as used for food, tripe served in potato soup ...1866 Sc.
• PAUNDERER n. an idler, a dawdler ...1872 Sc.
• PAUPER † n. a school pupil who received free education in return for various cleaning and supervisory duties about the school ...1801 Sc.
• PAUPING † adj. aimless, idle, vagrant, wandering ...1813 Sc.
• PAUTRONS n. a nickname or pet name for a cat ...1887 Sc.
• PAVE n. a pavement, causeway ...1880 Sc.
• PAWM vb. to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• PAWMIE n. a stroke on the palm of the hand, given as a punishment ...1785 Sc.
• PAWMY n. a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PAVEFACTION †* n. a terrifying or making afraid ...1658
• PAVEFY †* vb. to make afraid, to frighten ...1656
• PAVEMENT PRINCESS n. a prostitute who touts for business over the radio network ...1976 Citizens' band jargon
• PAVE WALK n. a sidewalk ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PAVID * adj. fearful, timid, shy, quaking ...1656
• PAVIE n. 1. a trick, a prank, a practical joke ...1698 Sc.
n. 2. a caper, a fantastic movement of the body; a flamboyant or affected gesture, a stylish or grandiose flourish of the limbs; a stately or strutting carriage ...1768 Sc.
n. 3. a fuss, bustle, commotion, a great to-do about nothing; a great state of excitement, either from pleasurable anticipation, or rage ...1806 Sc.
n. 4. a frivolous, giddy person; one who loves display, a show-off; one who puts on airs; an idle, trifling child ...a1850 Sc.
vb. 1. to caper, to frisk, to move in a quick light way; to cavort, to waltz around ...1804 Sc.
vb. 2. of a man: to flirt, to dally with or pay attention to a girl ...1811 Sc.
vb. 3. to adopt an exaggeratedly courtly bearing; to strut, to parade oneself, to show off ...1837 Sc.
vb. 4. to wave about; to flourish ostentatiously ...1838 Sc.
vb. 5. to trifle away one's time at work; to play around ...a1850 Sc.
vb. 6. to talk in a guarded manner; to prevaricate, to equivocate; to hedge ...1914 Sc.
• PAW n. 1. the hand ...1605 sl.
n. 2. father ...1873 Amer. dial.
• PAW, THE n. a male animal kept for breeding purposes; a bull ...1969 Amer. euphemism
• PAWCHLIE n. a stupid person, a simpleton; a silly person of low stature ...1824 Sc.
• PAWGE † vb. to tamper, to meddle in a rash or injudicious manner ...1825 Sc.
• PAWMERER n. a clumsy, heavy-footed person ...1866 Sc.
• PAWMIE n. 1. a stroke with a strap or cane on the palm of the hand as a punishment ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. the knave of clubs ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. the knave of any other suit ...1825 Sc.
• PAWNCE n. water ....L19 sl.
• PAWNI n. water ....L19 sl.
• PAW-PA n. a grandfather; rarely, a father or stepfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAW-PAW n. a grandfather; rarely, a father or stepfather ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PAWPY adj. of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous ...1881 Sc.
• PAWTRENS n. a nickname or pet name for a cat ...1887 Sc.
• PAY n. a form of address for the paymaster ...1878 Brit. sl., orig. & chiefly naval usage
• PAY A CALL vb. to go to the lavatory
• PAYBOB n. the paymaster ...1916 Brit. naval sl.
• PAY IT NO MIND phr. don't worry about it ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PAYLING  n. a driving, beating shower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAY-OFF n. 1. a type of confidence trick in which the victim loses a large sum of money trying to follow the apparent good luck of the trickster ...1915 sl.
n. 2. 1. a bribe ...1930 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. (usually as 'payoff') the last straw; the limit of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAYOLA n. a bribe or other secret payment to induce someone to use their influence to promote a commercial product, esp. one made to a disc jockey for plugging a record ...1938 sl., orig. US
• PAY ONE'S DUES vb. to pay for making a mistake ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PAY ON THE STUMP vb. to disburse readily and promptly ...Bk1904 sl.
• PAY OUT THE SLACK OF ONE'S GAMMON vb. to recount too many anecdotes ...L18 sl.
• PAY RESPECTS vb. 1. to court, to woo ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of horses: to kick up the heels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• PAY SAUCE † vb. to pay dearly ...1678
• PAY THE DEBT OF NATURE vb. to die ...1494
• PAY THE FIDDLER vb. to suffer the consequences of one's acts ...1867 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE KAIN vb. to pay the penalty, to suffer the consequences ...1736 Sc.
• PAY THE MAIL vb. to get one's deserts, to suffer for the wrongs one has done, to pay the penalty ...1807 Sc.
• PAY THROUGH THE NOSE vb. to pay a high price ...1672
• PAY WITH A HOOK vb. to steal ...Bk1892 Aust. thieves' sl.
• PAY WITHIN AN INCH OF ONE'S LIFE vb. to thrash soundly, to give a good beating to ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAZE 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 Eng. dial.
• P.B.I. n. a Poor Bloody Infantry(man) ...1916 sl.
• P.C. PLOD n. a police officer ...1977 Brit. sl.
• P.D.Q. adv. immediately; shortly (Pretty Damn Quick) ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEA n. a peanut ...1954 Amer. dial.
• PEA, THE n. the person in authority; the boss ...1969 Aust. sl.
• PEA-BRAIN n. a foolish or unintelligent person; an empty-headed person ...1959 colloq.
• PEA-BRAINED adj. foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid ...1950 sl.
• PEACEBREAKER n. a disruptive person; a troublemaker ...1873 Amer. dial.
• PEACE DISTURBER n. a disruptive person; a troublemaker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEACH n. 1. a sexually attractive woman ...1754 sl.
n. 2. an excellent person or thing ...1863 sl.
n. 3. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. an omnibus spy ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 5. a person or thing that is especially pleasing; anything especially choice; something stylish and up-to-date ...Bk1913-17 colloq.
vb. to inform against an accomplice; to tell or tattle; to give information ...15C sl.
• PEACHAGULU adj. splendid, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEACHALULU n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEACHAMAROOT n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. someone or something very fine, splendid or excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• PEACHAROONEY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something splendid, fine, or excellent  ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEACHERINE n. one who has attractive qualities; anything especially choice; an excellent person or thing; a sexually attractive person or thing ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• PEACHERINO n. a particularly pleasing person or thing; something or someone very fine, splendid, or excellent; a sexually attractive person ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• PEACHEROO n. 1. a sexually attractive person ...1900 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. an excellent person or thing ...1900 sl.
• PEACHEROONEY n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEACHES adj. 1. attractive, sexually alluring ...L19 US teen sl.
adj. 2. fine, excellent ...1910s US sl.
n. 1. the male genitals ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...1920s US Black sl.
n. 3. the buttocks ...1980s US homosexual sl.
n. 4. a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
n. 5. Dexedrine ...1960s drugs sl.
• PEACH-FUZZ adj. young; inexperienced ...1990s Amer. sl.
n. an attractive teenager ...1950s homosexual sl.
• PEACH-LIMB TEA n. a whipping; punishment with  peach tree switch ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU n. a clandestine sweetheart or lover ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR n. a man who is sexually passionate and unrestrained ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-ORCHARD CRAZY adj. very passionate, licentious ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PEACH TREE n. a hermaphrodite ...1960s US Black sl.
• PEACH-TREE OIL n. a whipping; punishment with  peach tree switch ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-TREE TEA n. a whipping; punishment with  peach tree switch ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PEACHY adj. 1. excellent, wonderful; great, fine, splendid ...1900 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. sexually attractive ...1926 sl.
• PEACHY-KEEN adj. excellent, wonderful; great ...1955 Amer. sl.
• PEACIFIED adj. pacified, peaceable ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PEACIFY * vb. to make calm, to pacify; to soothe, quiet, or subdue ...1886
• PEACOCK vb. to acquire the best pieces of land in such a way that the surrounding land is useless to others ...Aust. obs. sl.
• PEACOCKIZE †* vb. to act the peacock; to strut about vainly ...1598
• PEADODDLES, THE n. the jitters, nervousness ...1835 Amer. dial.
• PEADOODLES, THE n. the jitters, nervousness ...1992 Amer. dial.
• PEA-EATER n. a French person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEA EYE n. 1. a small, round eye ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Prince Edward Islander; broadly, anyone from any of the Canadian Maritime Provinces ...1975 Amer. dial.
• PEA-EYED adj. having small, round, beady eyes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEAHEAD n. (usually derogatory) an unpleasant or dull-witted person ...1960 Amer. dial.
• PEA HILL n. a remote, small, or poor place ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEAK AND PINE vb. to go about dispiritedly or listlessly ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEAKED adj. 1. in poor health, sickly, unwell ...1864 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. thin, emaciated, as from sickness ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PEAKED AND PINED adj. listless; sickly ...1872 Amer. dial.
• PEAKED AND PINEY adj. listless; sickly ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PEAKEDY adj. peaked; in poor health, sickly, unwell ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PEAKING adj. sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1902 Amer. dial.
• PEAKISH adj. sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1877 Amer. dial.
• PEAKY adj. sickly, unwell, in poor health, ill...1821
• PEALER n. something remarkable of its kind; a hard-working, energetic person ...1823 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT adj. small, trivial ...1934 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a small or insignificant person; also, a term of endearment for a small child ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small or insignificant enterprise ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT BUTCHER n. a vendor of newspapers aboard a passenger train ...1902 US sl.
• PEANUT-EATER n. a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist church ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT FLOAT n. a nonexistent object used as the basis of a practical joke ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT GALLERY n. 1. the topmost rows of a theatre ...1888 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a group or individual whose opinion is considered inconsequential ...20C Amer. sl.
• PEANUT HEAVEN n. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1897 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT LINE n. a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT ROASTER n. among railroaders and loggers: a small steam engine ...1945 Amer. sl.
• PEANUT ROOST n. the upper balcony in a theatre ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEANUT ROW n. (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEANUTS n. a small amount of money; a trivial sum ...1934 Amer. sl.
• PEANUT SPECIAL n. a branch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PEANUTSVILLE n. (derogatory) a small, unimportant, or out-of-the-way place ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEA PICKER n. 1. a rustic or countrified person; a bumpkin; an unskilled labourer ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one's hand ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEAR vb. to appear; to seem ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEA RIDGE n. a remote, small, or poor place ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEA RIPPER n. a very hot day, hot enough to bust open peas on the vine ...1984 Amer. dial.
• PEA-RIPPING adj. of the weather: hot ...1984 Amer. dial.
• PEARL n. 1. a venereal bubo ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a syphilis sore ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEARL DIVER n. someone who works as a dishwasher in a café or restaurant ...1913 sl., orig. US
• PEARLER adj. excellent, pleasing ...Aust., colloq.
n. an excellent thing; something impressive ...1935 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PEARLIE n. a clear glass marble of tinted colour ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• PEARLIES n. the teeth ...1914 sl.
• PEARLIES, THE n. an uncontrollable nervous shaking of the bowing arm sometimes experienced by violinists, etc. before a performance ...1974 sl.
• PEARLS n. teeth ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PEARLY n. a clear glass marble of tinted colour ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• PEARLY GATES n. 1. the entrance to heaven ...colloq.
n. 2. the teeth ...Brit. sl.
• PEARLY WHITES n. the teeth ...1935 sl.
• PEART adj. sprightly; lively; in good health; clever ...1828 Amer. dial.
adv. briskly, quickly; in a lively or agreeable way ...1832 Amer. dial.
• PEARTEN vb. 1. to make lively or cheerful; to enliven ...1827 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to become lively, active, or cheerful; to hasten ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEARTENING POWDER n. tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEARTEN UP vb. 1. to go more briskly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to seem more lively ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEARTING POWDER n. tonic; vitamins ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PEAR-TOED adj. having feet that turn inward; pigeon-toed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEASANT n. 1. a person who lives in the country; a rustic ...colloq.
n. 2. someone considered ignorant, stupid, or awkward; an uncouth or uncultured person ...1943 colloq.
• PEA-SHOOTER n. 1. a fighter pilot or plane ...World War II US Army & Air Force usage
n. 2. a rifle; a firearm, esp. one so called by a person who scorns its small calibre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEASLY adj. said of a person who looks poorly or unhealthy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PEAS ON A TRENCHER n. the breakfast bugle call ...US Civil War usage
• PEA-SOUP n. 1. a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a French-Canadian; the French-Canadian patois ...1896 N. Amer. sl.
• PEA-SOUPER n. 1. a thick fog, esp. one playing London ...1849 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a person of French background or heritage, esp. a French Canadian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PEA STICKS n. a remote, small, or poor place ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PEA-TAD n. something small and insignificant ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEB n. a troublesome person or animal ...1903 Aust. sl.
• PEBBLE n. 1. a troublesome or obstinate person or animal ...1829 colloq., chiefly Aust.
n. 2. someone who perseveres; a resolute person ...1829 Aust. sl.
• PEBBLE-BEACHED adj. 1. utterly penniless; very poor, destitute; in want of money ...1886 sl.
adj. 2. dazed, absent-minded ...B1900 sl.
• PEBBLE-HEARTED adj. hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling ...1887
• PEBBLES n. the testicles ...19C Brit. sl.
• PECAN n. 1. the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a Black person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PECCAMINOUS †* adj. full of sins, sinful; later: bawdy; indecent, lewd ...1656
• PECK n. 1. a brief or perfunctory kiss ...1893 sl.
n. 2. a short lunch break ...1932 Amer., chiefly railroad workers usage
n. 3. a poor White person ...1932 US Black sl.
n. 4. a toss, a hard throw ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc.
vb. 2. to throw, to make a throw at something ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to kiss briefly ...1969 sl.
• PECK-A-BACK n. a piggyback ride ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PECKAGE n. food; food supply ...17C cant
• PECK AND BOOZE n. meat and drink ...18C sl.
• PECK AND PERCH n. food and lodging ...1828 sl.
• PECK AND TIPPLE n. meat and drink ...19C sl.
• PECK AT vb. to nag at; to find fault with ...1870 Amer. dial.
• PECKAWOOD n. a poor White person ...1929 US sl.
• PECKER n. 1. resolution; courage ...1848 sl.
n. 2. the appetite ...M19 sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1902 sl., chiefly US
n. 4. a woodpecker ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a White person; esp. a poor White ...1986 Amer dial., chiefly Black usage
• PECKERBIRD n. a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PECKERHEAD n. 1. a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person; a jerk, an oaf; a despised man; an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woodpecker ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PECKER POLE n. 1. a long, thin log ...1956 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small tree or sapling ...1958 Amer. dial.
• PECKER-SUCKER n. one who tries too hard to gain somebody's favour ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOOD n. 1. a woodpecker ...1835 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory) a poor, backward, rural White person; often used as a term of abuse for White person ...1928 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage Amer. dial.
n. 3. a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PECKERWOODER n. a woodpecker ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PECKHAM RYE n. a tie ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl., later usually a necktie
vb. to tie ...20C rhyming sl.
• PECKIDGE n. food; food supply ...17C cant
• PECKISH adj. 1. hungry ...1785 sl.
adj. 2. short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1895 Amer. dial.
• PECK-SAP n. a middle-aged Black woman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PECK'S BAD BOY n. a mischievous boy ...1883 sl., chiefly US
• PECKSNIFFIAN adj. making high pretensions to benevolence and virtue while really mean, selfish, and hypocritical ...1844
• PECKWOOD n. a woodpecker ...1885 Amer. dial.
• PECKY adj. 1. of the sea: choppy ...c1860 colloq.
adj. 2. of a horse: inclined to stumble ...c1860 colloq.
adj. 3. of a kiss: like a bird's peck ...1886 colloq.
adj. 4. short-tempered; easily offended; nagging, hypercritical ...1949 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. tedious, intricate, requiring patience and attention to detail ...1967 Amer. dial.
. a person who is always finding fault about unimportant things ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PECNOSTER n. the penis ...19C sl.
• PECULIAR adj. 1. mentally deranged ...20C colloq.
adj. 2. ill ...1954 sl.
n. a mistress ...L17 colloq.
• PECUNE n. orig. a Spanish half-real; hence, a five-cent piece; five cents ...1819 Amer. dial.
• PED n. a professional runner, walker ...1863 sl.
• PEDAL-PUSHERS n. three-quarter length, i.e. calf-length, pants suitable for female sportswear ...c1962 teen sl.
• PEDDLE ONE'S HIPS vb. to be a prostitute ...c1920 sl.
• PEDDLE ONE'S PAPERS vb. to leave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEDDLER n. a local or slow freight train ...1926 Amer. railroading usage
• PEDDLERS n. light clogs ...L19 Liverpool street arabs' sl.
• PEDDLER'S FRENCH n. underworld slang ...1530
• PEDDLE-SNATCH n. 1. a prostitute, either male or female ...M20 US sl.
n. 2. a catamite ...M20 US sl.
• PEDDLE YOUR DUCKS SOMEWHERE ELSE! int. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEDDLE YOUR OWN FISH! int. mind your own business ...1932 Amer. dial.
• PEDDLE YOUR OWN WAGON phr. mind your own business ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEDERAST n. a sodomite ...1730
• PEDERASTY n. unnatural connection with a boy; sodomy ...1613
• PEDESTALS n. the feet ...E18 sl.
• PEDESTRIAL † adj. 1. pertaining to the foot; going on foot, walking ...1611
† adj. 2. of archery: performed with the bow drawn against the foot ...1792
• PEDESTRIAN DIGITS n. the legs ...c1890 schoolboys' sl.
• PEDIGREE n. 1. a criminal record ...1911 sl.
n. 2. biography ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PEDIGREED BULL n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEDIGREE-MAN n. a recidivist (a criminal who reoffends, esp. repeatedly) ...1923 cant
• PEDIONOMITE * n. one who lives on a plain; a dweller in a plain ...1876
• PEDISSEQUOUS † adj. following, attendant upon something ...1657
• PEDLAR'S FRENCH n. underworld slang ...1530
• PEDLAR'S HORSE n. a walking-stick ...c1780 colloq.
• PEDLAR'S NEWS n. stale news ...19C colloq.
• PEDLAR'S PACK n. dismissal ...L20 rhyming slang on 'sack'
• PEDLAR'S PAD n. a walking-stick ...c1780 colloq.
• PEDLAR'S PONY n. a walking-stick ...c1780 colloq.
• PEDLERS n. light clogs ...L19 Liverpool street arabs' sl.
• PEDOBAPTISM n. infant baptism ...1640
• PEDOCRACY n. government by children ...1647
• PEE n. 1. urination ...19C sl., orig. mostly nursery
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 3. urine ...1961 sl.
vb. to make water; to urinate ...1788 colloq., esp. nursery
• PEE ANT n. a small ant ...1954 Amer. dial.
• PEE-DAB n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PEE-DAD n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEEDEE FROG n. a tree frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEE-DOODLE vb. to briefly lose control of one's bladder, as by nerves, a sneeze, laughing, etc. ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PEEDOODLES, THE n. the jitters, nervousness ...1995 Amer. dial.
• PEE-DOOKIE n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEE-EYE n. a prostitute's bully; a pander; a procurer ...c1920 UK sl.
• PEE-GEE n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEE-HEE vb. to ingratiate oneself with one's superiors ...1939 sl.
• PEE-JIB n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEE-JINK n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEE-JINKER n. a small, usually cheap, playing marble ...1958 Amer. dial.
• PEEK, THE n. the observation cell ...M20 prisons' sl.
• PEEK-A-BOO n. 1. a girl's blouse with perforations ...c1880 sl.
n. 2. any garment made from Swiss cotton ...c1950 Aust. sl.
• PEEKO n. a glance; a quick look-about ...c1910 sl.
• PEEKY adj. sickly, unwell, in poor health ...1877 Amer. dial.
• PEEL n. a policeman ...c1920 Aust. sl.
vb. 1. to undress; often followed by 'off' ...1785 sl., orig. boxing sl.
vb. 2. to hurry; to run at full speed ...1819 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap ...1935 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to throw a rock, ball, or other object ...1997 Amer. dial.
• PEELED adj. naked; undressed; nude ...1820 colloq.
• PEELED EGG n. 1. a rich inheritance ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a windfall ...1864 Sc.
• PEEL EGGS vb. to stand on ceremony; to behave in a formal way ...c1860 sl.
• PEEL EGGS WITH ANYONE vb. not to stand on ceremony ...1871 Eng. dial.
• PEELER n. 1. a policeman; applied orig. to a member of the Irish constabulary ...1817 Brit. sl.
n. 2. something remarkable of its kind; a hard-working, energetic person ...1823 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one ready to strip for a fight ...1852 boxing sl.
n. 4. a ranch hand or cowboy; one who tames wild horses; a bronco-buster ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a rebuke ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a black eye ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PEELING n. 1. the shell or hull of a nut; the pod of a legume ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a scolding ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEELING OF AN ONION, THE n. anything very light and easily blown away ...1815 Sc.
• PEEL IT vb. to go or leave rapidly; to depart hurriedly; to run fast ...1858 Amer. dial.
• PEELO n. a pilot ...c1940 Royal Air Force sl.
• PEEL-OFF n. illicit removal of part of a common booty ...20C police & criminal sl.
vb. (usually as 'peel off')
vb. 1. to take one's clothes off, to undress ...1785 sl.
vb. 2. to give money ...c1925 sl.
• PEEL ONE'S BEST END vb. to effect sexual intromission ...19C sl.
• PEEL OUT vb. to scold, to chide ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEENICKER PAWNEE n. drinking water ...M19 sl.
• PEE ONESELF LAUGHING vb. to laugh very heartily and/or long ...c1910 sl.
• PEEP n. 1. a very small or young chicken or turkey ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a tree frog ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a word ...c1945 sl.
n. 4. a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to sleep ...L17 rhyming sl.
vb. 2. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1911 sl.
int. used as a call to chickens or turkeys ...1956 Amer. dial.
• PEEPAW n. a grandfather; rarely, a father or stepfather ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEE-PEE n. a very small or young chicken or turkey ...1890 Amer. dial.
int. used as a call to chickens or turkeys ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PEEPER n. 1. a looking-glass ...c1670 sl.
n. 2. an eye ...c1690 sl.
n. 3. a spy-glass ...L18 cant
n. 4. a policeman (almost always plural) ...L19 cant
n. 5. a tree frog ...1842 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a black eye ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEEPERS n. spectacles ...19C sl.
• PEEPERS IN MOURNING n. black eyes ...19C sl.
• PEEP-EYE n. the game of peekaboo ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. to play peekaboo ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PEEP FREAK n . a voyeur ...c1970 sl., orig. US
• PEEPIE n. a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
int. used as a call to chickens or turkeys ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEEPING adj. drowsy, sleepy ...M17 sl.
• PEEPING TOM n. 1. an inquisitive person ...1785 colloq.
n. 2. a pilot that is expert at flying in bad weather and at dodging from cloud to cloud...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
• PEEP OF DAY n. dawn, sunrise ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEE-POMP n. a seesaw ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PEEP-PEEP! int. used as a call to chickens or turkeys ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEEPY adj. sleepy, drowsy...1847 colloq.
adj. 2. given to peeping ...1898 colloq.
n. a very small or young chicken or turkey ...1908 Amer. dial.
• PEERIE adj. sly ...17C sl.
• PEERIES n. feet ...20C sl.
• PEERIE-WEERIE-WINKIE adj. excessively small ...B1900 Sc.
• PEERY adj. 1. shy, timid, suspicious ...c1670 sl.
adj. 2. sly ...L17 sl.
adj. 3. inquisitive ...c1810 sl.
• PEETEET n. a tree frog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEETY adj. cheerful ...18C cant
• PEEVE n. 1. peevishness ...c1930 colloq.
n. 2. drink; alcoholic liquor ...20C market-traders' sl.
vb. to disgruntle; to annoy; to infuriate; to complain, to sulk, to pout ...1908 colloq., orig. US
• PEEVED adj. annoyed, upset; cross ...1908 colloq.
• PEEVER n. a public house ...20 market-traders' sl.
• PEE-WEE n. 1. either sexual organ ...19C nursery sl.
n. 2. a small, usually cheap, marble ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. urination ...1907 sl., chiefly a children's word or euphemism
n. 4. a young wild turkey chick, still following the hen ...1936 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to make water ...19C nursery sl.
vb. 2. to eat without appetite, to trifle with one's food ...1923 Sc.
• PEE-WEEZY n. a little dried-up or shrivelled person ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PEE-WILLY n. an effeminate male ...c1925 Can. sl.
• PEEZALTREE adj. inferior; uncultured; unsatisfactory ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PEG n. 1. a tooth (used esp. by or for children) ...1598 sl.
n. 2. a blow, esp. a straight or a thrusting one ...18C sl. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a wooden leg ...1833 colloq.
n. 4. a shilling ...1839 sl., orig. Sc.
n. 5. a drink, esp. of brandy and soda water ...1860 Anglo-Indian
n. 6. a cricket stump ...1891 colloq.
n. 7. a railway semaphore signal ...1911 sl.
n. 8. a playing marble ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to throw something; to make a throw at ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to crochet ...1898 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• PEG AWAY vb. to persevere ...1818 sl.
• PEGGED OUT adj. 1. exhausted, tired, worn out ...1868 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEGGY n. 1. a sailor assigned to menial tasks; a mess-steward ...1902 naval sl.
n. 2. a chamber-pot ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PEG-HOUSE n. 1. a pub ...1922 sl.
n. 2. a brothel; also, a meeting-place for male homosexuals ...1931 US sl.
• PEGIL 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.
• PEGO n. the penis ...1680 sl.
• PEG OUT vb. to die; to get ill; to fail completely ...1855 sl.
• PEG-PUFF n. a young woman with the manners of an old one ...1824 Sc.
• PEGS n. the legs ...1833 jocular
• PEISANT † adj. 1. forcible, as a blow given with a heavy body ...c1450
† adj. 2. that weighs or presses heavily upon one; oppressive, toilsome ...c1470
† adj. 3. having great weight; heavy, ponderous ...1520
† adj. 4. weighed down, oppressed, as with drowsiness, etc. ...16C
• PEJORATE vb. to make or grow worse; to deteriorate; to worsen ...1653
• PELADO adj. low-class ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. (usually derogatory) a low-class Mexican ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PELAGIOUS † adj. pertaining to the open or high sea, as distinguished from the shallow water near the coast ...1661
• PELICAN STATE n. Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PELL n. a friend; an accomplice ...M18
• PELLICULATION n. a deceiving with fair words; deception ...B1900
• PELL-MELL FOR A CAT-RACE adj. very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PELL-MELL FOR KITT'RY adj. very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PELLY MELLY †* adv. in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• PELMATOGRAM * n. an impression of the sole of the foot; a footprint ...1890
• PELSNICKLE n. St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or St. Nicholas' servant whose duty it was to punish naughty children or reward good ones ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PELT n. 1. a blow ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• PELTER n. a poor or worn-out horse ...1856 Amer. dial.
• PELTSNICKEL n. St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or St. Nicholas' servant whose duty it was to punish naughty children or reward good ones ...1890 Amer. dial.
• PELZNICKEL n. St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or St. Nicholas' servant whose duty it was to punish naughty children or reward good ones ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEN n. 1. prison ...1884 US sl.
n. 2. a threepenny piece ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• PEN AND INK n. a drink ...1963 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
vb. to smell unpleasantly ...1892 rhyming sl. for 'stink'
• PENCIL n. the penis ...1937 sl.
• PENCIL TAIL n. a mule ...1982 Amer. dial.
• PENELOPE n. a chaste and faithful wife ...1581
• PENENCE n. dependence; reliance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PENETENTIAR vb. to send to prison ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PENETENTIR vb. to send to prison ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PENG n. money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENGER n. money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENGUIN n. a non-flying member of an air force, as a member of a ground crew ...1918 Royal Air Force sl.
• PENGUIN SUIT n. 1. a formal dress suit for evening wear ...1967 sl.
n. 2. a type of tight-fitting suit worn by astronauts ...1971 sl.
• PENITENTIARY vb. to send to prison ...1974 Amer. dial.
• PENITENTURE vb. to send to prison ...1963 Amer. dial.
• PENMAN n. a counterfeiter, a forger ...1865 sl.
• PEN-MATE n. a shearer who catches sheep out of the same pen as another shearer ...1895 Aust. & NZ sl.
• PENN'ORTH O' TREASON n. an anonymous but presumably scandalous Sunday paper; "a notorious penny Sunday London paper which attacks every party and has no policy of its own" (Ware) ...L19 sl.
• PENNSY n. Pennsylvania; the Pennsylvania rail route ...1920s sl.
• PENNSYLVANIA SALVE n. apple butter ...L19 US tramps' sl.
• PENNY adj. cheap ...M19 Can. & US sl.
n. 1. a cent ...M19 Can. & US sl.
n. 2. the ground ...20C rhyming sl. (Penny a Pound)
n. 3. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 4. a dollar; a dollar bill ...1940s Amer. sl.
vb. to observe, to scrutinize ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• PENNY AFTER vb. to follow persistently, to tag along ...2001 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-A-LIAR n. a hack journalist ...L19 sl.
• PENNY-A-LINER n. a freelance literary or journalistic hack ...M19 sl.
• PENNY-A-LINING n. freelancing ...M19 sl.
• PENNY-A-MILE n. 1. a hat ...c1870 rhyming sl. for 'tile'
n. 2. the head ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'tile'
n. 3. a smile ...20C rhyming sl.
• PENNY ANTE adj. insignificant, unimportant ...M19 sl., orig. US
n. a  game of poker in which the ante or basic bet is one cent ...1850 Amer.
• PENNY A POUND n. the ground ...20C rhyming sl.
• PENNY BANGER n. a mistake, a blunder...1958 rhyming sl. for 'clanger'
• PENNY-CIDERS n. appendicitis ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-COME-QUICK n. a trick ...Bk1903 rhyming sl.
• PENNY-DOG n. 1. an assistant foreman ...1929 US mining and logging usage
n. 2. a small dog ...1930 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
vb. to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PENNY DREADFUL n. a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence ...1870 chiefly Brit.
• PENNY DRINK n. Koolaid ...1998 Amer. Black usage
• PENNY DROPS, THE phr. used to denote sudden realization or recognition ...1951 sl.
• PENNY-FATHER † n. a man who is too careful of his pence; an old miser, a niggard, a skinflint, a parsimonious person ...1549
• PENNY-FEIST n. 1. a small dog ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who makes much noise or fuss that amounts to little ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. to follow persistently; to fawn on; to pester; to toady, to curry favour ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FULL † adj. of the moon: round like a penny, 'full' ...c1470
• PENNY GAFF n. a cheap theatre or music-hall ...1812 UK sl.
• PENNY LOCKET n. a pocket ...1998 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PENNY-MOUCHER n. the blackberry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• PENNY-NICKLE-NICKLE n. an M-114 155-mm howitzer ...1990 US sl.
• PENNY PENCIL n. a cheap, eraserless lead pencil ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PENNY PINCHER n. a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person ...1920
• PENNY-PINCHING adj. frugal ...1920 US colloq.
• PENNY POOPER n. a small firecracker ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PENNY POPPER n. a small firecracker ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP n. a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-RIFE † adj. as rife or common as pennies; very common or prevalent ...1606
• PENNYROYAL adj. low, small-minded ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PENNY STAMP n. a tramp ...1984 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PENNYWEIGHTER n. a jewellery thief ...1899 US sl.
• PENNYWINKLE n. 1. a land or freshwater snail ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hermit crab ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PENNYWORTH n. 1. a bargain
n. 2. a small quantity
• PEN-PUSHER n. (usually derogatory) someone engaged in writing or desk work; an office worker ...1911 sl.
• PENSATIVE † adj. full of thought; pensive, anxious ...1574
• PENSEROSE * adj. meditative, brooding, melancholy ...1831
* n. a brooding or melancholy person or personality ...B1900
• PENSICULATE †* vb. to consider, to ponder ...1623
• PENSIFUL † adj. 1. thoughtful, meditative, pensive; anxious, brooding; melancholy, sorrowful ...a1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Sc.
• PENSION RUN n. in trucking: an easy, undemanding, regular route ...1971 US sl.
• PENSITATE †* vb. to weigh in the mind; to consider, to ponder ...1623
• PENSY † adj. 1. quiet, thoughtful, pensive ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 3. tidy in dress and appearance; spruce, neat ...a1806 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 4. of children: fretful, peevish, fractious, complaining ...a1812 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† adj. 5. of appetite: fastidious, delicate ...1866 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PENTAGLOTTICAL † adj. skilled or written in five languages ...1656
• PENTHOUSE n. a brakevan (caboose) cupola ...1977 US sl.
• PENTWEEZLE † n. a term of abuse or reproach ...1656
• PENURIOUS adj. 1. extremely poor; destitute
adj. 2. extremely stingy; miserly ...1590
• PENURY n. extremely poverty, destitution ...1400
• PENWIPER n. a handkerchief ...1902 sl. n. a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• PEN YAN n. opium; heroin; orig. used of opium only ...1922 US sl.
• PEN YANG n. opium; heroin; orig. used of opium only ...1922 US sl.
• PEN YEN n. opium; heroin; orig. used of opium only ...1922 US sl.
• PEN YUEN n. opium; heroin; orig. used of opium only ...1922 US sl.
• PEOLA n. a light-skinned Afro-American, esp. a girl ...1942 US Black sl.
• PEON n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1882 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an ordinary computer user with no special privileges ...1995 US sl.
• PEON DOG n. a Mexican Hairless dog ...1892 Amer. dial.
• PEP n. 1. the stone of a cherry, plum, or other stone fruit; an orange pip, etc. ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. energy, vigour, vitality ...1912 sl.
• PEPJINNY n. a pimple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEPPER n. (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1960 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER BELLY n. (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1962 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER-GUN n. a shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER GUT n. (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1944 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER HEAD n. a Black person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEPPER-NOSED † adj. apt to take offense ...1580 
• PEPPERPOT n. 1. a small box with a perforated lid used for sprinkling powdered pepper ...1679
n. 2. a West Indian dish of meat (or fish, game, etc.) and vegetables stewed down with cassareep (the juice of bitter cassava root, boiled down to a syrup and used as a flavouring for food) and red pepper, or other hot spices ...a1704
n. 3. a quick-tempered or hot-tempered person ...1894
n. 4. in Pennsylvania, a stew of tripe and doughballs seasoned with pepper ...B1900
n. 5. a revolver ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEP-PILL n. a stimulant drug ...1937 sl., orig. US
• PEPPY CRATE n. a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PEP UP vb. to invigorate someone; to strengthen or enhance something ...1925 UK sl.
• PERAGRATE * vb. to wander through the country; to rove about; to travel over or through ...1542
• PERAMBULATOR n. a brakevan (caboose) ...1977 US sl.
• PERASPERATE vb. to vex ...1623
• PERATHA n. a herd of cattle or horses ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PERCEIT †* n. perception, understanding, comprehension ...1399
• PERCEIVANCE n. heed,  notice ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PERCEIVANT †* adj. perceiving, observant, observing, understanding ...c1400
• PERCENTAGE n. a profit; an advantage ...1948 UK sl., orig. military
• PERCENTAGE DICE n. dice that have been altered to favour a certain roll ...1975 US sl.
• PERCENTAGE JOINT n. a carnival concession that relies on volume for profit ...1985 US sl.
• PERCENTAGE PLAYER n. a  gambler who appreciates odds and percentages, absorbing losses in the belief that the odds will ultimately favour him ...1961 US sl.
• PERCENTER n. an ex-girlfriend ...1982 Bahamas
• PERCH BUG n. a dragonfly or damselfly nymph; rarely, the adult ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PERCLOSE † n. 1. close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
n. 2. a partition, screen, or railing, serving to enclose or shut off a space in a building; a screen or railing in a church enclosing an altar, a tomb, etc., or separating a chapel, etc. from the main body of the church ...c1400
† n. 3. an enclosed space, enclosure, cloister, closet; esp. one in a building, separated from the main part by a screen or railing ...1445-6
vb. 1. to enclose; to fence in or shut off with a screen, railing, etc. ...1577
† vb. 2. to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PERCOLATE! int. let it happen! ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PERCOLATOR n. a good time; a party; a rent party ...1946 US sl.
• PERCONTATORIAL * adj. given to questioning, inquisitive ...1853
• PERCULSIVE † adj. characterized by giving a shock ...1609
• PERDIDDLE n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PERDIDDO n. a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PERDIDO †* n. a desperado, a desperate man, a ruined man ...a1734
• PERDIE adv. certainly, truly, indeed, assuredly ...c1290 arch.
int. By God! ...1413 arch.
• PERDURANT * adj. lasting, continuous, permanent ...1670
• PERENDINATE * vb. 1. to put off till the day after tomorrow; to defer from day to day ...1656
* vb. 2. to stay from day to day, to make an indefinite stay ...1656
• PERERRATE †* vb. to wander up and down ...1623
• PERF adj. perfect ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERFECKLE adj. perfect ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERFECTIONATE * vb. to bring to perfection; to make perfect or complete ...1570
• PERFECTLY KILLING adj. 1. resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERFECT SIGHT n. 1. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERFORATE vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• PERFORMANCE n. a fuss ...1936 sl.
• PERFORM ON vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• PERFUMED PUSSY n. a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME KITTY n. a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME MERCHANT n. a skunk ...1946 Amer. dial.
• PERFUME PUSSY n. a skunk ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERGRACIL †* adj. lean, slender ...1623
• PERHENDINANCER †* n. a sojourner, a lodger ...1489
• PERICLITATE † adj. exposed to peril ...1525
† n. to expose to peril, endanger, risk, hazard ...1623
• PERICULOUS † adj. dangerous, hazardous, full of peril ...1547
• PERIODICITY RAG n. the 'menstrual cloth' ...Bk1893 sl.
• PERIPATECIAN † n. one given to walking or travelling about; a pedestrian ...1598
• PERIPATETICATE † vb. with it: to walk on foot ...1793 nonce word
• PERISH vb. to consume food ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PERISHED adj. 1. paralyzed ...1921 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. exhausted, esp. by exposure to heat or cold; wasted, withered ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PERISHED OUT adj. dead ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PERISHER n. 1. a person, usually implying contempt or pity ...1896 sl.
n. 2. a mischievous child ...1935 sl.
n. 3. a qualifying course for submarine commanders ...1948 sl.
• PERISH THE PACK vb. to squander one's fortune, to be or become destitute through extravagance, to be at the end of one's resources ...1808 Sc.
• PERISH TO DEATH vb. to die a slow death; to waste away ...1940 Amer. dial.
 • PERJINKETY adj. 1. apt to take offense ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. exact, precise, minutely accurate; extreme as to neatness, fussy, finical ...1887 Sc.
• PERK UP vb. to cheer up ...a1656
• PERLAVER n. 1. chat, talk, conversation ...M18
n. 2. wearisome, idle or insincere talk ...M18
n. 3. fussiness; a fuss ...20C
• PERLEGATE †* vb. to read through ...1597
• PERMILLION n. a melon ...1963 Amer. dial.
• PERNEGATE † vb. to deny absolutely ...1623
• PERNEL(E) n. a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
• PERNICATED adj. swaggering, conceited ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• PERNICIOUS adj. 1. having the quality of destroying; tending to destroy, kill, or injure; destructive, ruinous; fatal ...1521
† adj. 2. villainous, wicked, evil, malicious ...1555 now rare or obs.
* adj. 3. rapid, swift, quick ...a1656
• PERNICKETINESS n. fussiness, preciseness ...1890 Amer. dial. dial.
• PERNICKETTY adj. fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKETY adj. fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKITY adj. fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNOCTALIAN †* n. one who remains awake or watches all night ...1846
• PERNOCTATE †* vb. to stay all night; to pass the night ...1623
• PERP n. the perpetrator of a crime ...1981 US sl.
• PERPOTATION †* n. the act of drinking excessively; a drinking bout; thorough drunkenness ...1623
• PEROXIDE BLONDE n. artificially blonde hair ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERPETUAL EMOTION n. love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERQUIRE † adj. accurate, exact ...1742 Sc.
† adv. by heart, by memory; hence, perfectly, accurately, exactly ...1775 Sc.
†* vb. to search through, or make diligent search into; to inquire diligently into ...1597
• PERQUISQUILIAN † adj. thoroughly trifling or worthless ...1647 nonce word
• PERRICK n. a small field or enclosure; a paddock ...1677 Eng. dial.
• PERRIDICULOUS †* adj. thoroughly ridiculous ...c1600
• PERRY-MOUCHER n. the blackberry ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• PERSCRUTE †* vb. to scrutinize thoroughly; to make a thorough search or inquiry; to investigate ...a1545
• PERSECATE †* vb. to cut ...1623
• PERSKWEE adj. splendid, fine, excellent, first-rate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKERTY adj. fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable, obstinate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKETY adj. 1. disagreeable, cranky, crotchety; obstinate ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise ...1956 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. snobbish; vain ...1959 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. thrifty ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PERSONATE vb. to call by name; to designate specifically ...1927 Amer. dial.
• PERSPIRATE * vb. to perspire; to sweat ...1822
• PERSPRIATION n. perspiration ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PERSUADER n. a bayonet ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PERSUADING PLATE n. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
• PERTOLERATE †* vb. to endure to the end ...1623
• PERT PONY n. a spirited horse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PERTROUBLE † vb. to perturb, to trouble greatly ...c1470 chiefly Sc.
• PERTY n. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PERUSE vb. 1. to wander, to saunter, to prowl; to walk in a leisurely manner; to make one's way ...1853 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to be in tolerably good health ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PERV(E) n. someone with unconventional sexual tastes ...1944 sl., orig. US
• PERV(E) AT vb. to ogle ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust.
• PESKY adj. annoying ...1775 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• PESSIMIZE * vb. to make the worst of; to take the most unfavourable view of; to hold pessimistic views ...1862
• PEST n. a very troublesome or annoying person ...1609
• PESTEROUS adj. troublesome, given to pestering, teasing, mischievous ...1806 Amer. dial.
• PESTERSOME adj. troublesome, bothersome, annoying ...1843 Amer. dial.
• PESTICATE vb. 1. to annoy, to bother, to pester; to nose around ...1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to wander idly; to prowl about ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PESTLE vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• PESTLE AROUND vb. to putter around; to fuss about ...1937 Amer. dial.
• PESTLE-TAIL n. 1. a person of an indifferent kind ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a mule ...1918 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a wild horse with a brush or burr tail ...1944 Amer. dial.
• PET adj. of weather: unexpectedly mild ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a term of address ...1849 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a scar or protuberance on the skin; a pit or small depression, such as left on the skin by smallpox ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a boil, pimple, mole, or wart ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a cold sore ...c1980 Amer. dial.
• PETAL-SHEDDING CHRYSANTHEMUM n. a giddy girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• PETE n. 1. a safe ...1911 sl.
n. 2. nitroglycerine as used for safe-breaking ...1931 sl.
• PETE-BOX n. a safe ...1911 sl.
• PETE-MAN n. a safe-breaker ...1911 sl.
• PETER n. 1. a portmanteau or trunk; any bundle or piece of luggage ...1668 sl., orig. criminals' usage, latterly taxi-drivers' sl.
n. 2. a safe; also, a cash-box or cash register ...1859 sl.
n. 3. a knock-out drug ...1899 US sl.
n. 4. a prison cell; a cell in a police station, etc. ...1890 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 5. the penis ...1902 sl.
vb. 1. to take a stupefying drug ...1925 drugs sl.
vb. 2. to blow open a safe in order or steal from it ...1962 sl.
• PETERED OUT adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PETER-GEE n. a safe-cracker ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• PETER GRIEVANCE n. a whiner, a complainer, a whingeing child ...M19 sl.
• PETER GRIEVOUS n. a whiner, a complainer, a whingeing child ...M19 sl.
• PETER GUNNER n. a poor shot ...17C sl.
• PETER-HUNTING n. the stealing of baggage and boxes ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• PETER JAY n. a policeman ...1980s US Black sl.
• PETER LAY n. the stealing of baggage and boxes ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• PETERMAN n. a safe-breaker ...1900 sl.
• PETER RABBIT TOOTH n. an upper incisor;  a large front tooth that sticks out of the mouth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PETER'S MUDHOLE n. an area of the horizon from which storm clouds typically approach or where threatening clouds are observed; big clouds that roll up high before a rainstorm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PETE'S MUDHOLE n. an area of the horizon from which storm clouds typically approach or where threatening clouds are observed; big clouds that roll up high before a rainstorm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PETITION n. a partition of a house; a wall between two rooms ...1795 Amer. dial.
• PETROL n. kerosene ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PETROL BOWSERS n. trousers ...1971 rhyming Aust. sl.
• PETROLEUM n. kerosene ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PETROLEUM OIL n. kerosene ...1889 Amer. dial.
• PETROLS n. trousers ...1971 rhyming Aust. sl. (Petrol Bowsers)
• PETTIBOCKERS n. women's knickerbockers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PETTICOAT-LED adj. infatuated of a woman ...1863
• PETTIFOGULIZE vb. to quibble; to use petty and contemptible means ...1853 nonce word
• PETTLES n. the feet ...B1900 Sc.
• PETTY-BAB n. 1. a spoiled child or person ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a person who acts childishly ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PETULCITY † n. offensive forwardness or temerity; friskiness, wantonness ...1628
• PETULCOUS †* adj. wanton; frisky; lustful; fractious; wantonly aggressive, butting ...1661
• PETUNIA n. a nickname for a skunk ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PET WEATHER n. particular good weather early in the spring ...1982 Amer. dial.
• PEVO n. beer ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEWTER n. 1. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 2. worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEWTER MONEY n. worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEW-WEW adj. of a person: pallid, white-faced, sickly; drooping, spiritless ...1894 Sc.
• PEWY adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEX vb. to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc.
• PEYL-AWAY n. an energetic person; a hard worker ...1896 Eng. dial.
• P.F.C. n. Poor Foolish (Forlorn, Fucking, etc.) Civilian ...1947 US sl.
• PFQ adj. extremely rapid (Pretty Fucking Quick) ...Brit. sl.
• P.G. n. a camphorated tincture of opium from which the drug is extracted ...c1925 drugs sl.
• PHALLICIZE vb. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• PHAN n. a fanatic ...1680 colloq.
• PHANE † n. a temple ...a1400
• PHANTAST n. a visionary, a dreamer; a flighty, impulsive person ...1588
• PHARAOH n. 1. a cicada ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a grasshopper ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH BUG n. a grasshopper ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH FOR MEDDLERS phr. used as an evasive answer to a question, esp. "What's that?" ...1935 Amer. dial.
• PHARAOH'S REVENGE n. food poisoning, esp. with diarrhoea, suffered by tourists in Mexico or Egypt ...1960s sl., orig. US
• PHARMACOPOLIST * n. one who sells drugs or medicines; a druggist; an apothecary ...1651
• PHASED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHATA PHATA n. sexual intercourse ...1977 S. African sl.
• PHAT FLAVOR n. good music ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• PHAZED adj. bewildered; confused; disconcerted ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHEASANT n. in a gambling, cheating scheme, a victim ...1974 US sl.
• PHEASANT PLUCKER n. a "pleasant fucker" ...1973 UK sl.
• PHEESE n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
• PHEEZE n. a state of excitement or anxiety; a fit of fretfulness ...1647 Amer. dial.
vb. to vex, to trouble, to faze ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PHENIE n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant ...1971 US sl.
• PHENNIE n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant ...1974 US sl.
• PHENNO n. a capsule of phenobarbital, a central nervous system depressant ...1966 UK sl.
• PHENOM n. 1. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unusually gifted person ...1950 US sl.
• PHENOMENON n. a prodigy; a remarkable person, animal or thing ...1803 UK sl.
• PHET FREAK n. an amphetamine addict ...1975 US sl.
• PHEW! int. used for expressing relief or suffering ...1604 UK colloq.
• PHEWY adj. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHI-BETA n. a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• PHIL n. 1. Philadelphia ...Amer. sl.
n. 2. a gun ...1992 UK rhyming slang for 'Phil the fluter; 'shooter'
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL n. a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes, giving the impression of a great deal of money ... 1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• PHILADELPHIA LAWYER n. a shrewd and skilled lawyer who is not guided by scruples or ethics ...1788 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA MAFIA n. recording artists, record producers, and radio personalities based in Philadelphia in the late 1950s ...1982 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA ROLL n. a "Philadelphia bankroll" ...1972 US sl.
• PHILARCHAIST n. a lover of what is ancient; an antiquary ...1652
• PHILARGYRIST † n. a lover of money; a covetous person ...1633
• PHILARGYROUS † adj. loving money, greedy of gain, covetous, avaricious ...1665
• PHILE n. a computer file intended to assist computer hacking ...1996 US sl.
• PHILHARMONIC n. tonic water ...1992 US rhyming sl.
• PHILIP AND CHEINEY † n. 1. anyone and everyone' 'Tom, Dick, and Harry' ...1542
† n. 2. name for a kind of worsted or woollen stuff of common quality ...16C
• PHILIPPINE vb. to share or divide something with another ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PHILISTINE n. a usurer ...1974 U S sl.
• PHILLERPENER n. a twin ...1890 Amer. dial.
• PHILLIE n. a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar ...1992 US sl.
• PHILLIES n. a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar ...1992 US sl.
• PHILLIES BLUNT n. a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar ...1992 US sl.
• PHILLY n. 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...1891 US colloq.
n. 2. a cigar re-made to contain marijuana; originally made with a brand name Phillies Blunt™ cigar ...1992 US sl.
• PHILLY BANKROLL n. a show bankroll in which 1 large-denomination note is exhibited on the outside, concealing a quantity of small bills ...1940s US Black & gambling sl.
• PHILOCALIST n. a lover of beauty ...1861
• PHILOCOMAL adj. characterized by love of or attention to the hair ...1869
• PHILOCYNIC adj. loving dogs, fond of dogs ...1815
n. a lover of dogs ...B1900
• PHILOFELIST n. a lover of cats ...a1843
• PHILOMATHIC adj. having a love of learning or letters ...1839
• PHILONOIST n. a lover of knowledge ...1804
• PHILOPENA n. a twin ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PHILOPOGON n. a lover of beards ...1875
• PHILOSOPHATE † vb. to play the philosopher; to philosophize; to moralize ...1603
• PHILOSOPHER n. a card cheat ...1967 US sl.
• PHILOTHERIAN adj. loving wild animals ...1871
n. a person that loves wild animals ...1871
• PHILOXENY †* n. the love or kindness which is shown to strangers ...1623
• PHIL THE FLUTER n. a gun ...1992 UK rhyming slang for 'shooter'
• PHISH n. an instance of stealing credit card data on the internet ...2004 US sl.
vb. to steal credit card data on the internet ...2003 US sl
• PHISHING n. the act of stealing credit card data on the internet ...1997 US sl.
• PHIZ n. 1. the face ...1688 arch.
n. 2. physics, esp. as a subject of study ...1984 Hong Kong
• PHIZGIG n. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1895 Aust. sl.
• PHIZIOG n. the face ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHIZOG n. 1. the face; the expression on the face ...1811 sl.
n. 2. the mouth ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHIZOGOMY n. the face ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHIZZER n. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1974 Aust. sl.
• PHLYAROLOGIST n. a talker of nonsense ...1867 nonce word
• PHO! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHOEBE n. in dice games: a roll of five ...1945 US sl.
• PHOENIX n. LSD ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE n. in prison: the toilet bowl in a cell; when the bowl empties of water, it is possible to prisoners in other nearby cells using the pipes to carry the sound waves ...1978 Aust. sl.
vb. of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE BOOTH BABY n. any child whose father's identity is uncertain ...1960s US Black sl.
• PHONE BOX n. a temporary latrine ...2002 US sl.
• PHONE CALL n. in prison: a remark that someone wants to talk to you ...1990 US sl.
• PHONECARD DEAL n. in prison: a trade that values a marijuana cigarette at one phonecard ...1996 UK sl.
 • PHONE FREAK n. a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls ...1972 US sl.
• PHONE HO a woman who talks on the phone in detail about sexual activity for a fee ...1990s US Black sl.
• PHONE IT IN vb. of an entertainer: to go through the motions; to produce a half-hearted performance ...2003 UK sl.
• PHONE PHREAK n. a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls ...1972 US sl.
vb. to hack into a telecommunication system ...1998 US sl.
• PHONE SPOT n. a telephone location used in a bookmaking operation ...1973 US sl.
• PHONE WENCH n. a female customer service representative ...1996 US sl.
• PHONEY-BALONEY n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHONEY UP vb. to counterfeit, to forge ...1942 sl., chiefly US
• PHONUS-BALONUS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHONY n. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• PHONY JAZZ n. a lie; a trick; deliberate misinformation ...1950s US Black sl.
• PHOOEY n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. nonsense! I don't believe it ...1929 sl., orig. US
• PHOOEY TO YOUEY! int. nonsense! it is ridiculous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHOOIE! int. I don't believe it ...1929 sl., orig. US
• PHOTOGENY †* n. photography ...1840
• PHREAK vb. to hack into a telecommunication system ...1998 US sl.
• PHREAKER n. a person who electronically and fraudulently manipulates international telephone calls ...1972 US sl.
• PHRENOLOGY BOX n. the head ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PHUMPHER vb. to speak through the nose; to mumble ...1987 Amer. dial. (Yiddish 'fonfen')
• PHYCE n. a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• PHYLLIS n. a country girl; a shepherdess; a rural sweetheart; a common name for such in old romances, pastoral poems, etc. ...1632
† vb. to address or celebrate in amatory verses ...1699
• PHYSBUTTOCKE † n. a term of contempt for a showily vain or fashionable person; a coxcomb, a dandy ...1570
• PHYSCOGNAMY n. the face ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHYSIC FACE n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PHYSIOLATER n. a person who worships nature
• PHYSIOLATRY n. the worship of nature
• PHYSMAHOGANY n. the face ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHYSOG n. the face; the expression on the face ...1811 UK sl.
• P.I. n. 1. a Prince Edward Islander; broadly, anyone from any of the Canadian Maritime Provinces ...1902 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prostitute's bully; a pander; a procurer, a pimp ...c1920 UK sl.
• PI adj. pious, excessively religious ...1981 sl.
n. a pimp ...1900s US Black sl.
• PIANO n. spare ribs ...1930s US Black sl.
• PIANOING adj. down on hands and knees searching with one's fingers for cocaine accidentally dropped on the floor ...1980s US Black sl.
• PIANO KID n. in jazz: any teenage pianist working the rundown joints; teenage piano players were common in the brothels and cabarets in the 1900s-1930s ...1900s US Black sl.
• PIANO ON A PLATTER n. barbecued ribs on a plate ...1930s US Black sl.
• PIANO PLANT n. the peony ...1919 Amer. dial.
• PIANO ROSE n. the peony ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIANO SHAFTS n. unshapely legs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIC n. a jukebox ...1930s US Black sl.
• PICARA n. a female rogue or adventurer
• PICARO n. a male roguish adventurer
• PICAROON n. an adventurer or rogue ...C17 arch.
• PICAYUNE adj. mean, contemptible, paltry; of small value or importance ...1856 Amer. colloq.
n. the name formerly given in Louisiana, Florida, etc., to the Spanish half-real, value 6 1/4 cents or 3 pence;  then given to the U.S. 5-cent piece or other coin of small value; hence, a person or thing considered small,  mean, or insignificant; something of slight value or trifling importance ...1804 Amer. colloq.
• PICAYUNISH adj. 1. mean, petty ...US & Can. colloq.
adj. 2. of small value or importance ...US & Can. colloq.
• PICCADILLY n. a man's shoe with a pointed toe ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICCANIN n. (offensive) a Black African child ...S. Afr.
• PICCANINNY n. a Black or other non-White child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PICCOLO n. a coin-operated automatic musical instrument; a jukebox ...c1937 Amer. dial.
• PICCOLO BOX n. a coin-operated automatic musical instrument; a jukebox ...1944 Amer. dial.
• PICCOLO JOINT n. a place where prostitutes ply their trade; an establishment, usually in a rural location, providing liquor, music, entertainment, and often prostitutes; a roadhouse ...1938 Amer. dial.
• PICHTEL n. an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PICK n. 1. the tip of the ear ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an inoculation ...1970 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to shred or flake fish ...1847 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to prick; to pierce ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. of a horse or cow: to graze ...1902 Amer. dial.
• PICK AND MELL adv. thoroughly; with determination; 'hammer and tongs' ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to maul; to beat ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb.2.  to set to work vigorously; to make use of all the means within one's power ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PICKANINNY n. a common word for any small Black child in the old slave states; used in the West Indies to refer to any small child of an colour or race ...1650s US Black
• PICKANINY n. a Black or other non-White child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PICKAROON n. an adventurer or rogue ...17C arch.
• PICK A SALAD † vb. 1. to be engaged in some trivial occupation ...1520
† vb. 2. to make a selection ...1520
• PICK AT vb. to quarrel with; to find fault; to complain ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PICKATREE n. a woodpecker; the green woodpecker, Gecinus viridis ...1615 Eng. dial.
• PICK AT THE TURKS vb. to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1786 Amer. dial.
• PICK AT WEST POINT vb. to incite to anger; to nag at; to tease ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PICKAYUNE n. orig. a Spanish half-real; hence, a five-cent piece; five cents ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PICKED adj. 1. sharp-pointed ...1791 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of fish: shredded, flaked ...1886 Amer. dial.
• PICKED-UP adj. of a meal: consisting of leftovers ...1771 Amer. dial.
• PICKED UP UNDER A BUSH adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICKED UP UNDER A ROCK adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICKER n. a burr, a bramble, a prickle ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PICKEREL-TOED adj. of a shoe: having a sharp-pointed toe ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICKERNICKS n. picnickers ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PICKER STICK n. a very thin person ...1999 Amer. dial.
• PICKER-UPPER n. a man who picks up women on the streets ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PICKET NIGHT n. the night before Halloween, when young people play pranks; so called from the custom of producing noise by running a stick along a picket fence ...1977 Amer. dial.
• PICKET PIN n. a marmot; a woodchuck; a prairie dog ...1980 Amer. dial.
• PICKETTY adj. of the sea: choppy ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICKETY adj. fussy, particular, fault-finding, hypercritical ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PICKETY HOP n. hop-scotch ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PICK-FAULT † adj. fault-finding ...1565
† n. one who is ready to find fault; a censorious person ...1546
• PICK FEATHERS OFF † vb. to plunder ...1677
• PICK-HAIRED † adj. having thin, sparse hair ...1653
• PICK-HANDLE n. homemade whisky; moonshine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PICKIES n. the pointed leaves fallen from pine trees ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PICKING THE POPPIES adj. addicted to opium ...M19 drugs sl.
• PICKLE n. 1. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a fresh cucumber ...1950 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PICKLE CARD n. a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PICKLED adj. drunk ...1842 sl.
• PICKLEMENT n. a difficult or awkward situation; a predicament ...1945 Amer. dial.
• PICKLE-PUSS n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PICKLE-VINE n. a cucumber plant ...1951 Amer. dial.
• PICK-ME-UP n. a tonic medicine ...1900 sl.
• PICK-MOTE † n. one who draws attention to trivial faults in others ...1549
• PICKNEY n. a common word for any small Black child in the old slave states; used in the West Indies to refer to any small child of an colour or race ...1650s US Black
• PICK NO SQUARES phr. don't fight ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• PICK-QUARREL † n. 1. one ready to pick quarrels; a quarrelsome person; a cantankerous person ...1530
† n. 2. an occasion of quarrel; a cause of dispute ...1611
• PICKSNIFF adj. paltry, despicable ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. an insignificant, paltry, contemptible person ...1862 Eng. dial.
• PICK STRAWS vb. to show signs of sleep ...1796 sl.
• PICK-UP adj. of a meal: consisting of leftovers ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 1. stealing, theft ...1928 sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. (usually as 'pick up')
vb. 1. to form a casual relationship with a view to sexual intercourse ...1698 sl.
vb. 2. to steal; to rob ...1770 sl.
vb. 3. to arrest ...1871 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to shred or flake fish ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to drink alcohol, or use drugs ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PICK UP A FLAT vb. to find a client ...1869 prostitutes' usage
• PICK UP FAG-ENDS vb. to listen in to other people's conversations and attempt to comment upon them or join in; to overhear or to interrupt; esp. used as 'don't pick up fag-ends' ...1910s sl.
• PICK-UP MAN n. someone who steals luggage ...1928 sl.
• PICK UP STOMPIES vb. to come late to a conversation and so misunderstand what is being discussed ...S. Afr. sl.
• PICK UP THE BILL vb. to bear the cost of something ...1945 sl., orig. US
• PICK UP THE CHECK vb. to bear the cost of something ...1945 sl., orig. US
• PICK UP THE TAB vb. to bear the cost of something ...1945 sl., orig. US
• PICK UP YOUR FACE phr. response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• PICKY adj. prickly, thorny, scratchy ...c1970 Amer. dial.
n. a burr, a bramble, a prickle ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PICNIC n. a bottle of beer, large enough to serve at a small picnic ...1991 Amer. dial.
• PICTURE n. 1. a beautiful or attractive person or thing ...1815
n. 2. a signature ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICTURE-ASKEW adj. picturesque ...c1870 colloq.
• PICTURE OF ILL-LUCK n. ninepence ... Bk1903 sl.
• PICTURES n. an operating theatre ...World War I military sl.
• PICTURE SHOW n. a big battle ... World War I Amer. sl.
• PICTURES-QUEUE adj. picturesque ...20C colloq.
• PICUDA n. a barracuda ...1882 Amer. dial.
• PIDDELER n. a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLE n. 1. urine ...1901 sl.
n. 2. urination ...1937 sl.
vb. 1. to dawdle; to potter; to concern oneself with trifles; to waste one's time ...1774 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to urinate ...1796 sl.
vb. 3. to rain ...1887 sl.
vb. 4. to eat daintily, or as one with poor appetite ...1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to fornicate ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLE ABOUT vb. to dawdle; to potter; to concern oneself with trifles; to waste one's time; to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1545 sl.
• PIDDLE AROUND vb. to dawdle; to potter; to concern oneself with trifles; to waste one's time; to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way ...1545 sl.
• PIDDLE AWAY vb. to waste by trifling ...1909 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLE POTTY n. a chamber pot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIDDLER n. a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLING adj. 1. trifling, trivial, insignificant; loafing ...1899 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIDGEON-EYED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
• PIE n. 1. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIECE n. 1. a gun ...16C
n. 2. a short, indeterminate distance; a distance ...1776 Amer. dial.
n. 3. financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
n. 4. an ounce of a drug, esp. morphine or heroin ...1935 US sl.
n. 5. a woman viewed as a sex object ...1942 sl.
vb. 1. to snack; to eat between meals ...1908 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to agree, to get on well, to come to an agreement ...1931 Amer. dial.
• PIECE ALONG vb. to make do, to get along ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PIECE ANT n. an ant ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PIECE AROUND vb. to snack; to eat between meals ...1944 Amer. dial.
• PIECE MEAL n. a snack or light meal ..1946 Amer. dial.
vb. to have a snack ...1946 Amer. dial.
• PIECEN OUT vb. to extend; to eke out; to supplement, to fill out something ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF ASS n. 1. a woman considered as a sexual partner ...1930 Amer. sl.
n. 2. copulation ...1934 Amer. sl.
n. 3. anal copulation ...1934 Amer. sl.
• PIECE OF CAKE, A n. something very easy to do ...colloq.
• PIECE OF CALICO n. a woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF CHEESE n. a stooge, a patsy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF CHIPPY n. a sexually promiscuous woman. esp. a prostitute ...1952 Amer. sl.
• PIECE OF CRACKLING n. a woman viewed as a sex object ...1947 Brit. sl.
• PIECE OF HOUSE n. a small, poorly-built house, or one in rundown condition ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF MAGNOLIA, A n. a piece of 'tail'; sexual intercourse ...c1960 Can. sl.
• PIECE OF POONTANG n. a woman viewed as a sex object ...1947 sl.
• PIECE-OF-SHIT adj. disgusting; unattractive; unkempt ...1980s sl.
n. (as 'piece of shit')
n. 1. anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. junk ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• PIECE OF SKIRT n. a woman seen as a sex object ...1930s sl., orig. US
• PIECE OF SOMEONE'S ASS vengeance against someone, esp.  in the form of a beating, a thrashing, a punishment ...1959 US sl.
• PIECE OF STUFF n. a young woman ...L18 sl.
• PIECE OF TAIL n. 1. a woman, a girl; not used in a derogatory sense, but usually from a sexual point of view, and usually dismissive ...1920s sl., orig. US
n. 2. an act of sexual intercourse ...1920s US sl.
• PIECE OF THE ACTION n. 1. financial interest in a business, etc. ...1929
n. 2. an involvement in an activity; a share in the profits of something ...1957 US sl.
• PIECE OF WOOD, A † n. a contemptuous term for a stupid person; a blockhead ...1705
• PIECER n. one who snacks ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIECES n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PIECEWAY n. a part of the way; an indefinite distance ...1886 Amer. dial.
• PIECEWAYS n. a part of the way; an indefinite distance ...1932 Amer. dial.
• PIECING n. snacking ...1908 Amer. dial.
• PIED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIEDID adj. pied, spotted, mottled ...1757 Amer. dial.
• PIEDIDY adj. pied, spotted, mottled ...1963 Amer. dial.
• PIEDY adj. pied, spotted, mottled ...1895 Amer. dial.
• PIE-EYED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L19 US sl.
• PIE-FACE n. a foolish person ...1922 US sl.
• PIE HOLE n. the mouth ...20C US sl.
• PIE ON adj. highly skilled or capable ...1941 NZ sl.
• PIE-PLANT n. rhubarb ...1838 Amer. dial.
• PIESA n. money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PIE STEM n. rhubarb ...1969 Amer. dial.
• PIET n. a talkative or cheeky person ...L16 now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PIE-UP n. a crash; a smash ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PIE-WAGON n. 1. a police van or black Maria ...1898 US sl.
n. 2. a ship's prison ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PIFFED adj. 1. dead; killed ...20C US sl.
adj. 2. tipsy; drunk ...1900 Amer. college sl.
• PIFFICATED adj. tipsy; drunk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• ֳPIFFLE n. foolish or empty talk; nonsense; drivel ...L19 colloq.
vb. to talk or act in a feeble or trifling way; to talk nonsense ...M19 colloq.
int. a mild exclamation ...E20 US colloq.
• PIFFLED adj. tipsy; drunk ...1929 Amer. dial.
• PIFFLICATE vb. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIFFLICATED adj. tipsy; drunk ...1912 Amer. dial.
• PIFFLING adj. trivial; worthless ...M19 colloq.
• PIFLICTED adj. drunk ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PIFTED adj. dead; killed ...20C US sl.
• PIG n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable person ...1546 sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a police officer ...1811 sl.
n. 3. a lake steamship ...1898 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 5. sixpence ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 6. a grasping person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 7. any dirty or slovenly person ...20C US colloq.
n. 8. an unpleasant or awkward thing, task, etc. ...E20 colloq.
n. 9. a railroad locomotive ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 10. an unlicensed liquor store ...1934 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the horn of a saddle ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 12. one who overeats ...1942 sl.
n. 13. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
n. 14. a promiscuous girl or woman ...M20 US sl.
n. 15. a prostitute ...M20 US criminals' sl.
n. 16. an ugly young woman, esp. if fat or dirty ...M20 US sl.
n. 17. a miser, a stingy or greedy person ...1951 Amer. dial.
n. 18. an old truck or car ...1961 Amer. dial.
n. 19. a marmot; a groundhog ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 20. a segment of an orange or tangerine ...1994 Amer. dial.
n. 21. a ceramic hot-water bottle, heated brick, or similar object used to apply heat to the body ...1995 Amer. dial.
• PIG ALLEY n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIG BLANKET n. a makeshift bed on the floor or ground ...1998 Amer. dial.
• PIG-BOAT n. 1. a submarine ...US sl.
n. 2. a lake steamship ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PIGEON n. 1. a person easily swindled or tricked, esp. in gaming; a dupe; a gullible person ...1593 sl.
n. 2. a fool; a soft-head ...Bk1891 sl.
n. 3. a woman; a cute girl; a gentle woman ...20C US colloq.
n. 4. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1949 sl.
n. 5. a person who carries a journalist's report from one country to another in order to evade censorship ...L20 sl.
n. 6. fried chicken ...1990s US prison sl.
• PIGEON-DROP n. a confidence trick, esp. one which starts with a wallet dropped in front of the victim or 'pigeon' ...1937 US sl.
• PIGEON-DROPPER n. a confidence trickster who uses the 'pigeon-drop' ...1961 US sl.
• PIGEON-EYED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...E18 US sl.
• PIGEONHOLE n. 1. an excessively wide space between words ...L17 obs. sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C sl.
• PIGEONNIER n. a dovecote ...1941 Amer. dial.
• PIGEON-PAIR n. twins of the opposite sex ...19C Brit. sl.
• PIGEON ROOST n. the balcony of a theatre ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PIGEON'S ROOST n. the balcony of a theatre ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIG-EYED adj. having eyes that stick out; having squinty eyes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIG-FEATHERS n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIG FROG n. a bullfrog ...1914 Amer. dial.
• PIGGED adj. helpless, bound hand and foot ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PIGGER n. a very fat woman ...20C US Black sl.
• PIGGERY n. 1. a squalid drinking establishment ...M19 US sl.
† n. 2. a place that sells liquor illegally ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a room that is rarely cleaned or tidied but which is very much the private concern of its occupant ...L19 sl.
• PIGGIE n. an affectionate or child's term for a pig ...1799
• PIGGIN n. a skillet ...1952 Amer. dial.
• PIGGING adj. 1. filthy ...20C Irish sl.
adj. 2. intensifier; a euphemism for 'fucking' ...20C sl.
• PIGGLE vb. 1. to trifle with ...E20 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pull or tug nervously ...1936 Amer. dial.
• PIGGLEDY-HIGGLEDY n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIGGLING adj. paltry, niggling ...M19 Eng. dial.
• PIGGOOEY! int. a call to pigs ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIGGOOP! int. come!; used to call pigs ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PIGGY adj. 1. unpleasant ...L19 Aust. sl.
adj. 2. of a sow: pregnant ...1937 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. avaricious, greedy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. pregnant ...1953 Amer. dial.
adj. 5. sexually abandoned ...1970s US gay sl.
n. 1. an affectionate or child's term for a pig ...1799
n. 2. one who has been jailed for bestiality ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• PIGGYBACK n. 1. the occupation by a dealer of several floors in a building; when one is raided others are still available ...1980s sl.
n. 2. the simultaneous injection of 2 drugs ...2000s US drugs
• PIGGY POO! int! used as a call to pigs ...1981 Amer. dial.
• PIGGY-WIG n. an affectionate or child's term for a pig ...1862
• PIGGY-WIGGY n. an affectionate or child's term for a pig ...1862
• PIG HASH n. nonsense; gossip ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIG HIP n. ham; a ham ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PIG HOUSE n. a county or city jail ...1970 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTEL n. an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIGHTLE n. an enclosure surrounding a house, a yard, barnyard, or cow pen ...1860 Amer. dial.
• PIG-IGNORANT adj. crassly ignorant ...1972 sl.
• PIG IN A BAG n. something one cannot see or evaluate before deciding to accept or purchase it; a blind exchange ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PIG IN A BLANKET n. 1. a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something one cannot see or evaluate before deciding to accept or purchase it; a blind exchange ...1967 Amer. sl.
• PIG IN A POKE n. something one cannot see or evaluate before deciding to accept or purchase it; a blind exchange ...1788 Amer. sl.
• PIG IN A SACK n. something one cannot see or evaluate before deciding to accept or purchase it; a blind exchange ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PIG IN THE BAG n. something one cannot see or evaluate before deciding to accept or purchase it; a blind exchange ...1965 Amer. sl.
• PIG IN THE BLANKET n. a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG IRISH n. Irish people or people of Irish descent, esp. those belonging to the lower classes or retaining lower-class traits ...1932 Amer. dial.
• PIG ISLAND n. New Zealand ...NZ colloq.
• PIG ISLANDER n. a New Zealander ...NZ colloq.
• PIG ISLANDS n. New Zealand ...Aust. & NZ sl.
• PIG-JUMP n. a jump made by a horse from all four legs without bringing them together ...Aust. sl.
vb. of a horse: to jump in the manner described in the noun above ...Aust. sl.
• PIGLING n. a piglet ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PIG-MEAT n. a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• PIGMEATER n. a bullock fit only for pig's food ...Aust. sl.
• PIGMOUTH n. a very fat woman ...20C US Black sl.
• PIGNORATITIOUS * adj. relating to things given in pledge or pawned ...1656
• PIG NOSE n. a French gas mask ... Amer. World War I sl.
• PIG-NUT n. a peanut ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PIGOO! int. a call to pigs ...1937 Amer. dial.
• PIGOPOLIS n. 1. Chicago ...M19 sl.
n. 2. Cincinnati ...M19 US sl.
• PIG-OUT n. a bout of eating a large amount of food ...1979 colloq.
vb. to overindulge in eating or drinking ...1978 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• PIG OYSTER n. a pig's testicle, esp. as an article of food ...1991 Amer. dial.
• PIGPEN IRISH n. Irish people or people of Irish descent, esp. those belonging to the lower classes or retaining lower-class traits ...1932 Amer. dial.
• PIG PILE n. a pile of people one on top of another ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PIG POTATO n. an undersized white potato ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIGRITIOUS †* adj. slothful ...1638
• PIGRITUDE † n. slothfulness, laziness, idleness ...1623
• PIG-ROOT vb. of a horse: to buck ...Aust. & NZ sl.
• PIGS n. 1. mistakes, a mess ...20C Royal Air Force sl.
n. 2. small potatoes ...20C farmers' usage
n. 3. beer ...1967 rhyming sl. (Pig's Ear)
int. an exclamation of contempt or derision ...1906 Aust. sl.
• PIGS AND WHISTLES n. fragments; odds and ends; pieces; knickknacks; trivial things ...1681
int. an exclamation equivalent to 'The deuce!' or the like ...B1900
• PIG'S ARSE! int. an exclamation ...20C sl.
• PIG'S ASS! int. an exclamation ...20C sl.
• PIG'S BLANKET n. a sausage or wiener wrapped in dough or batter and cooked; occasionally, a sausage wrapped in bread or a bun ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S BREAKFAST n. an unappetizing or messy thing ...colloq.
• PIG-SCONCE n. a pig-headed fellow, a blockhead, a fool, a dullard ...1631
• PIG'S EAR n. 1. beer; a glass of beer ...1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
n. 2. an unlicensed liquor store ...1930 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation ...20C sl.
• PIG'S EYE n. an unlicensed liquor store ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S-FOOT n. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
• PIG SHAVE n. a crew-cut or other very short haircut ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S-HEAD NEGUS n. an inferior, evil-tasting soup ...c1800 Royal Navy sl.
• PIG'S HIP n. ham; a ham ...1990 Amer. dial.
• PIGSHIT IRISHMAN n. an Irish person or one of Irish descent, esp. one belonging to the lower classes or retaining lower-class traits ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PIGSKIN n. a saddle ...c1860 sporting sl.
• PIGSKIN ARTIST n. a jockey ...c1912 Aust. sl.
• PIG'S KNOCKERS n. pig's testicles ...20C Amer. dial.
• PIGS' MEAT n. officers' wives or mistresses ...c1930 Royal Navy sl.
• PIGSNEY n. 1. one specially cherished; a darling, a pet; a term of endearment; generally applied to a girl or a woman;  rarely applied to a man or boy (obs. now for this use) ...c1386 arch. or Eng. dial.
† n. 2. an eye; the eye of a woman ...1663
• PIGSNY n. a term of endearment ...c1386 arch.
• PIG'S ORPHAN n. an unpleasant disagreeable fellow ...1940s Royal Navy sl.
• PIG'S POTATO n. an undersized white potato ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIG-STABBER n. a sharp-pointed shoe ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PIG-STICKER n. 1. a bayonet, a knife, esp. a large folding knife; a pocketknife ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a pork butcher ...1886 sl. & Eng. dial.
• PIG-STICKING n. anal copulation ...E20 Can. sl.
• PIGS TO YOU! int. an exclamation of contempt or derision ...1906 Aust. sl.
• PIG'S TRACKS n. illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIGSTY n. a dirty or untidy place ...1820 sl.
• PIG SWEAT n. 1. any inferior alcoholic beverage ...20C US sl.
n. 2. beer ...20C US sl.
• PIG'S WHISKERS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIG'S WHISPER n. 1. a very short space of time ...1791
n. 2. a loud whisper meant to be heard ...B1900 N. Ireland
n. 3. a low whisper; a grunt ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PIG'S-WHISTLE n. a short time; a moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIG'S WINGS n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIGTAIL n. 1. a small candle ...E19 Eng. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory or offensive) a Chinese person ...1858 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 3. in baseball: one who fetches out-of-bounds balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a curlicue; a little flourish on one's handwriting or signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a tagalong ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. in baseball: to fetch out-of-bound balls ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to tag along; to follow ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PIGTRACKS n. a vulgar, ill-bred person ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. ('pig tracks') illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIG TRANQUILIZER n. the drug PCP ...20C US drugs sl.
• PIGWASH n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PIG WHISPER n. a grunt ...19C colloq.
• PIG WOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PI-JAW n. a moralizing lecture or exhortation, esp. one given to children by a teacher or parent ...1891 arch. sl.
vb. to give a moralizing lecture to; to reprimand ...1891 arch. sl.
• PIKE n. 1. a person from Missouri ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1856 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tramp ...c1860 cant
n. 4. a nosy, snoopy, or inquisitive person, a prying person ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the penis, esp. the erect penis ...sl.
vb. 1. to hasten off, go away quickly; to go fast ...LME obs. sl.
vb. 2. to die ...E16 sl.
vb. 3. to go; to proceed ...E16 sl.
vb. 4. to gamble, esp. in a small way; to play cautiously and for small amounts ...1889 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. to back down; to fail or refuse to go with the crowd ...1916 Amer. dial.
vb. 6. to be nosy, to snoop, to pry ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PIKE OUT QUICKER THAN A WHIRLYGUST CHASING A STREAK OF LIGHTNING vb. to back down speedily ...1864 Amer. dial.
• PIKER n. 1. a petty thief ...14C sl.
n. 2. a poor White person; a good-for-nothing ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a cautious or timid gambler who makes only small bets; a person who takes no chances...1889 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a person who avoids doing his or her share of the work; a shirker; a lazy person ... 1889 sl., orig. US
n. 5. a vagrant, a tramp; a Gypsy ...M19 sl.
n. 6. a bullock living wild in the bush ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a person who speculates in stocks, esp. with only small sums ...L19 sl.
n. 8. a person from Missouri ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 9. one who can't be depended upon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a mean person; a cheapskate...E20 sl.
n. 11. coward; a quitter ...E20 US sl.
n. 12. a useless person; a failure ...Aust. & NZ sl.
• PIKERS n. wild cattle which cannot be got out of the bush ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• PIKE'S PEAK OR BUST phr. an expression of determination - formerly painted on 'prairie schooners' bound for Colorado ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PIKESTAFF n. the penis ...18C Brit. sl.
• PIKEY adj. nosy, prying, inquisitive ...1959 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a Gypsy or member of a travelling people; more generally, a lower-class person regarded as coarse or disreputable (now regarded as offensive) ...1847 Eng. dial. & sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) a member of the underclass ...Brit. sl.
• PIKING n. the practice of deriving sexual pleasure from watching strangers have sex in parked cars and other secluded but public places ...Brit. sl.
• PIKO n. the navel ...1938 Hawaii
 

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