DICTIONARY
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• SAW n. 1. $10 ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a saw-handled pistol ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a woman, esp. when a nag ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 4. the landlady of a cheap rooming house ...1940s US Black sl.
int. command to a cow to stand still when she is being milked ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SAW A CHUNK OFF vb. to have sex ...1961 sl.
• SAW A LENGTH OFF vb. to have sex ...1961 sl.
• SAW AWAY vb. to talk incessantly, to chatter on ...E19 sl.
• SAW BOARDS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWBONES n. 1. a surgeon ...19C sl.
n. 2. a regimental doctor ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a bony or poor-looking horse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWBOX n. a cello ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• SAWBUCK n. 1. ten dollars or a ten-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
n. 2. ten years' imprisonment ...1925 US sl.
• SAWCIE † adj. flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWDER n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1854
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1834
• SAWDER UP vb. to flatter, to cajole ...1848 Ireland
• SAWDUST n. 1. nonsense ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 2. flattery, insincerity ...L19 sl.
n. 3. dynamite ...20C US criminals' sl.
n. 4. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 5. cheap tobacco, used for rolling cigarettes ...1940s US sl.
• SAWDUST-BRAINED adj. stupid; block-headed ...E20 US sl.
• SAWDUST BRAINS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWDUST GAME n. a confidence trick based on the passing of bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST-HEAD n. a stupid person; a blockhead; someone whose brains are more useless than sawdust ...20C US colloq.
• SAWDUST JOINT n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST MAN n. a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST PARLOR n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST PLACE n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST SALOON n. a down-market bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST SWINDLER n. a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUSTY adj. without profound meaning or interest; tiresome
• SAWED adj. 1. embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• SAWED-OFF adj. smallish; short, of less than average size or stature; legless ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a short person ...1900s sl.
n. 2. a sawn-off shotgun ...1920s US sl.
• SAWEER vb. of a gang member: to keep watch ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• SA-WELL adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWFLY adv. carefully, tenderly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAW GOURDS vb. to snore ...1870 US sl.
• SAW-HANDLE n. a saw-handled pistol ...M19 US sl.
• SAWINS n. sawdust ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAWK n. 1. a silly person ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a timid, nervous person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SAWLIE n. a funeral mute, a hired mourner ...1773 Sc.
• SAW LOGS vb. to snore ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SAW LOGS AND STACK THEM vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAW LUMBER vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWM vb. 1. to swing the arms in walking ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk lazily; to idle about; to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWMIL n. a great clumsy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWMILL CHICKEN n. bacon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL COFFEE n. very strong coffee ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL GRAVY n. thick gravy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL LICENSE n. a 'license' for a common-law marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL TURKEY n. bacon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWN n. a foolish person; a simpleton ...1953 Aust. sl.
• SAWNERS CAMPBELL n. a pig ...1818 Sc.
• SAWNEY adj. 1. lucky ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
n. 2. a clumsy person; a thug ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a derisive name for a Scotchman ...a1704 colloq.
n. 4. liquor ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. bacon ...1812 sl.
n. 6. mild weather ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to wheedle, to cant ...B1900
vb. 2. to act the sawney, to fool ...B1900
• SAWNEY-BOOS n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-BOX n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-GAWNEY n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-GO-SOFTLY n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SAWNEY-HUNTER n. one who steals bacon or cheese from grocers' shops ...M19 sl.
• SAWNIE n. the devil, Satan ...1786 Sc.
• SAWN-OFF adj. short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWNUPS n. a stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNY adj. short; legless ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a fool ...L17 sl.
n. 2. an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SAW OFF vb. 1. to stop talking ...1900s US sl.
vb. 2. to berate, to reprimand ...1940s sl.
int. be quiet! ...1900s US sl.
• SAW OFF A CHUNK vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW OFF A LENGTH vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW OFF A PIECE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW ON GOURDS vb. to snore ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAW ON ONE'S GOURDS vb. to snore loudly ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SAWSKI n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWSKY n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAW SOMETHING OFF ON vb. to take an unfair advantage of ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWSY † adj. flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWTH n. sawdust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAW THEM OFF vb. to snore ...1930s sl.
• SAW TIMBER vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAW WOOD vb. 1. to snore ...1858 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to carry on as normal, to get on with one's work, to keep to oneself ...L19 US sl.
• SAWYER n. 1. the green grasshopper ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fallen tree, floating down stream ...1848 Ireland
n. 3. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAW YOUR TIMBER! int. go away! be off! ...M19
• SAWZIE n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAX n. 1. a knife ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sixpence ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. a saxophone ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a saxophone player ...1960s sl.
• SAXA n. a saxophone ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SAXIE n. cracks in the feet occasioned by exposure to alternate wet and dryness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAXON SHILLING n. a shilling of English money ...1814 Sc.
• SAXOPHONE n. an opium pipe ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SAXOPHONE-PLAYER n. a smoker of opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SAY adv. yes ...M19 back-slang
n. 1. an assay, an attempt; a trial piece of work ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a saying; a proverb; a prediction ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sample; a taste ...1813 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a bucket; a vessel having two ears, a milk-pail; a tub ...1824 Sc.
n. 5. authority, influence, voice ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a speech; a remark, a thing to say; conversation, discussion ...1844 Sc. & Amer. dial.
n. 7. the number six ...M19 sl.
n. 8. manner of speaking ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to assay, to test; to taste ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to rob, to break into ...1900 US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
int. 1. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1830 orig. & chiefly US
int. 2. listen! wait a minute! excuse me! ...M19 chiefly US
• SAY A MOUTHFUL vb. 1. to say something important and true ...1910s orig. US
vb. 2. to talk at length, esp. critically ...1920s US sl.
vb. 3. to reprove a fellow homosexual in detail and at great length ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• SAY AN ARMFUL vb. to say something important and true ...1910s orig. US
• SAYAR † n. a poet ...1827 Sc.
• SAY B TO A BATTLEDORE † vb. to open one's mouth in speech ...1599
• SAY CALF-ROPE vb. to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to give in; to surrender; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• SAYCE n. a row or layer, esp. of bricks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAY-CORDI BOX n. a guitar; 'six-cord box' ...1940s sl.
• SAY-DOOE the number eight ...M19 sl.
• SAYER NAY n. a person who refuses ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SAY-HAND n. an assay, a trial ...1709 Sc.
• SAYING-OVER n. a scolding, reprimand, swearing ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SAYLY n. thin, flimsy ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SAY MY NAME! int. an exclamation used to intimidate or used for celebration ...1990s US teen sl.
• SAY NOTHING vb. to talk trivially ...1950s US Black sl.
• SAYONARA n. farewell, goodbye ...1870 Japanese
• SAY ONE'S PIECE vb. to make oneself heard; to say what one has decided to say, esp. for moral reasons ...1910s sl.
• SAY-ONEY n. the number seven ...M19 sl.
• SAY-PIECE n. a trial piece of work; a first attempt at anything ...1773 Sc. obs.
• SAY SCAT vb. to say the slightest thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SAY-SO n. 1. an authoritative statement
n. 2. final authority; directing influence; the power of decision, permission ...M18
n. 3. rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. one's personal statement or assertion
n. 5. an ice-cream cone ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SAY SOMETHING vb. to make an important statement, to say something profound ...1910s US sl.
• SAYS YOU! int. exclamation of contempt and disbelief, dismissing as beneath argument the previous speaker's words ...M19 sl.
• SAY-TRAY n. the number 9 ...M19 usage
• SAY UNCLE vb. to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• SAY WHAT? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...1968 US sl.
• SAY WHEN phr. used when pouring someone else a drink, i.e. say when you want me to stop pouring ...L19 sl.
• SAY WHICH? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...1931 US sl.
• SAYS WHICH? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...20C US sl.
• SAZEECH n. the penis ...1960s US sl.
• S.B. n. 1. a sonofabitch; a derogatory term of abuse ...L19 US euphemism
n. 2. bacon (Sour Bosom/Belly) ...L19 US sl.
• S.B.A. n. nothing; Sweet Bugger All ...20C sl.
• S.B.D. n. the breaking of wind silently and with a foul smell (Silent But Deadly) ...1960s sl.
• 'SBLOOD! int. used as an oath; euphemism for 'God's blood' ...1590 obs.
• 'SBOBS! int. an oath; "God's body" ...M17 euphemism
• 'SBODY! int. an oath; "God's body" ...M17 euphemism
• 'SBUD! int. an oath; "God's blood" ...L16 euphemism
• S.C. n. South Central Los Angeles ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• SCAA n. 1. a shade, a shadow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thin, miserable-looking person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAAVLE vb. to crawl, to scramble ...1921 Sc.
• SCAB adj. 1. pert. to strike-breakers or strike-breaking ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. illegal, as of an after-hours drinking club ...1960s sl.
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable man ...1590
n. 2. a sheriff's officer; a constable ...L16 sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 4. a worker who refuses to join a labour union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like; a strike-breaker ...1777
n. 5. a rascal or scoundrel ...sl.
n. 6. a grievance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a cow or steer less than one year old ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 8. an amateur ...1950 sl.
n. 9. an unattractive person ...1960s US Black & college sl.
n. 10. an inmate who curries favour with the authorities ...1970s NZ prison sl.
n. 11. one who attempts to beg money or food ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
vb. 1. to break a strike, to refuse to join a union or any form of mass action ...19C
vb. 2. to brand a company or fellow worker as a strike-breaker ...19C
vb. 3. to take a job without belonging to the relevant union ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. of an inmate: to curry favour with the authorities ...1970s NZ prison sl.
• SCAB-ANDREW n. a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBADO n. syphilis ...M17 sl.
• SCABBARD n. the vagina ...17C sl.
• SCABBED adj. 1. mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cheated in a deal ...1960s drugs sl.
• SCABBER n. a lout; an idle fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBERT adj. 1. scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
adj. 2. socially pretentious, snobbish, aspiring to gentility ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. destitute, down-and-out ...1832 Sc.
n. 1. a low-lifed, scabby-minded individual ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a strong-made person of somewhat stubborn, disagreeable temperament ...1866 Sc.
• SCABBERY n. the betrayal of one's fellow workers, the breaking of a strike ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• SCABBIT adj. mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCABBLE † vb. 1. to squabble, to quarrel, to wrangle acrimoniously ...1804 Sc.
† vb. 2. to scold ...1804 Sc.
• SCABBLE-AND-GOW n. tumultuous talking, as amongst angry women ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCABBLE-OUT n. an idle, drunken scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY adj. 1. of a person or thing: unpleasant, contemptible, distasteful ...M17
adj. 2. dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. non-union ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. a non-union worker ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SCABBY EYE n. a pie ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• SCABBY-GULLION n. a stew of hashed meat and potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY-NECK n. a native of Denmark ...M19 sl.
• SCABBY SHEEP n. a person who has been in questionable society or under unholy influence, and become tainted; a corrupt person ...M19 sl.
• SCABELY adj. scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCABER vb. to dash, to romp ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCABER AROUND vb. to gad about ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCAB NECK n. an unpleasant person ...L16 sl.
• SCABROUS adj. 1. full of difficulties
adj. 2. indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene
• SCAD n. 1. semen ...E17 sl.
n. 2. a piece of money; a dollar ...19C Amer. arch.
n. 3. any colour slightly or obliquely seen as by reflection; the reflection itself; a faint gleam ...1804 Sc.
n. 4. a sudden and brief shower of rain ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a tuft of grass; a slab of peat ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
n. 7. the fry of salmon ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to soil by frequent use; to fade; used esp. of dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADDEM n. an incompetent smith ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADDER n. a brief shower of rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADDERIZE vb. to shrink, to shrivel ...1825 Sc.
• SCADDERIZED adj. of persons: shrivelled, wizened ...1825 Sc.
• SCADDIN n. 1. a lean emaciated person or animal ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
n. 3. the smallest or least valuable playing-cards in a game ...1921 Sc.
• SCADDLE adj. 1. wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. timid; easily frightened ...1894 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of horses: nervous, skittish, wild ...1901 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of a cow: having short horns ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. confusion; mischief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to scare, to frighten ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to run off in a fright ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dare one to do anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCADDOW † n. shadow ...1818 Sc.
• SCADDY adj. of the weather: showery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADE † adj. ravenous, devouring ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
vb. to hurt, to injure ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADGAN n. a tramp; a disreputable-looking fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADGE n. a mean, scrounging person; one who curries favour ...1896 Sc.
vb. to ask for, to cadge ...1898 Sc.
• SCADGER n. a term of abuse; a mean, contemptible person; someone who always wants a loan ...M19 sl.
• SCADLY adj. greedy, greedy of; destructive ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCADOODLE vb. to run off, to leave in a hurry ...M19 sl.
• SCADOODLES n. great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCADS n. 1. a great number or quantity ...19C Amer. colloq.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCADYIN n. 1. anything very small and insignificant ...1884 Ireland
n. 2. a very small potato ...1898 Ireland
• SCAFE adj. wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. a wild, thoughtless person, esp. a boy or young man; a rascal; a lazy ne'er-do-well ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. to lead a roving, vagabond life ...1847 Eng. dial.
• SCAFF n. 1. food, provisions of any kind ...1768 Sc.
† n. 2. diversion, merriment ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. of persons: riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
n. 4. refuse, worthless rubbish ...1815 Sc.
† n. 5. a heavy but brief shower of rain ...1824 Sc.
n. 6. an idle, restless person, one who idly wanders about ...1866 Sc.
n. 7. the act of going about idly, roaming around in search of amusement or on the scrounge ...1866 Sc.
n. 8. spoil, booty, anything found by scrounging and appropriated ...1904 Sc.
n. 9. anything collected by dishonourable or importunate begging ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 10. mashed potatoes ...1921 Sc.
n. 11. progress, headway in any task or purpose ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to eat or drink greedily ...1823 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrounge, to go about looking for food or anything else that may be picked up ...1827 Sc.
vb. 3. to scoff, to ridicule ...1844 Sc.
vb. 4. to wander about in an idle manner; to roam around ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to provide food; to devise means for obtaining food; to sponge; to collect by dishonourable means ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAFF-AND-RAFF † n. 1. abundant provisions ...1806 Sc.
† n. 2. the dregs of the populace; the riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
• SCAFFE n. a smoke of marijuana ...1970s Aust. drugs sl.
• SCAFFIE n. a scavenger, a street-sweeper ...1853 Sc.
• SCAFFING † n. food of any kind; abundant provision ...1827 Sc.
• SCAFFLE vb. 1. to equivocate ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng dial.
vb. 4. to work hard for a livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLING n. 1. scaffolding ...1824 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an eel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLD BOARD n. said of a person with low intelligence ...Brit. sl. Brit
• SCAFFOLDING n. dental braces ...Brit. sl.
• SCAFFOLD POLE n. a chipped potato ...L19 sl.
• SCAFF-RAFF n. 1. abundant provisions ...1815 Sc.
n. 2. of persons: riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
• SCAFFY adj. of a shower of rain: heavy, but soon over ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAG n. 1. putrid fish, esp. herrings ...1892 Sc.
n. 2. a cigarette ...1915 sl. orig. US
n. 3. a cigarette butt ...1915 sl., orig. US
n. 4. bad liquor ...1940s sl.
n. 5. an unattractive woman ...1960s US college & Black sl.
n. 6. heroin ...1965 sl.
vb. to render putrid by exposure to the sun and air ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAGE n. a throw ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to throw stones, to pelt; to strike with a stick ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to win ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to run violently ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAGGED † adj. 1. shaggy, hairy ...1777 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SCAGGED OUT adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SCAGGER n. a young salmon ...1653
• SCAGGIE adj. tarnished, shabby ...1825 Sc.
• SCAGGLE † adj. timid ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to choke, to strangle, to suffocate ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAGGY adj. shaggy, hairy ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCAG HAG n. 1. a female heroin addict ...1990s sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys associating with heroin addicts ...1990s sl.
• SCAGHEAD n. a heroin addict ...1990s sl.
• SCAGING n. a beating ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCAG JONES n. a heroin addiction ...1960s US drugs sl.
• SCAGMAGLY adj. worthless ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCAG-NASTY n. an unpleasant person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCAIF adj. distant, scattered abroad ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCAIL n. a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCAIL-WIND † n. a scattering wind ...1709 Sc.
• SCAINGE vb. to obtain anything by long and serious effort; generally used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAIRY n. a shadow, reflection ...1899 Sc.
• SCAITCH vb. to beat or thrash with a stick or rod ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAL n. a hooligan youth ...1960s sl.
• SCALAN n. a rude hut or shelter ...1770 Sc.
• SCALAWAG n. 1. a native White southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain ...19C U.S. Hist.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an animal of poor quality or little value ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALBERT † n. a low-minded, evil-living person ...1824 Sc.
• SCALCH n. a morning drink ...1773 Sc.
• SCALCK n. a morning dram of spirits ...1773 Sc.
• SCALD adj. 1. suffering from venereal disease ...L16 sl.
adj. 2. scabbed, scurfy, affected with eczema or ringworm ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
n. 2. trouble, vexation, injury; a disgust ...1813 Sc.
n. 3. any hot drink, esp. tea ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a multitude; a great number; a good deal ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to infect with venereal disease ...L16 sl.
vb. 2. to be mortified ...L19 Irish sl.
vb. 3. to reprimand, to scold ...L19 Irish sl.
vb. 4. to trouble, to pain, to vex; to disgust ...1877 Sc.
vb. 5. to make tea ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALDACHAN n. an unfeathered nestling ...1899 Sc.
• SCALDED adj. 1. suffering from venereal disease ...17C sl.
adj. 2. rejected ...1980s US college sl.
• SCALDED EGG n. a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALDER n. 1. a sore or 'angry' place ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. venereal disease ...E19 sl.
n. 3. tea ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a jellyfish ...1888 Sc.
vb. to scald; to blister the skin by heat or friction ...1808 Eng. dial.
• SCALDERED adj. blistered, sore, chafed ...1796 Eng. dial.
• SCALDIE n. an unfledged young bird, a nestling ...1903 Sc.
• SCALDING adj. partial ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a beating ...M19 US sl.
• SCALD ONE'S LIPS IN OTHER FOLK'S KAIL vb. to interfere in other people's business, to one's own hurt ...1822 Sc.
• SCALD ONE'S LIPS IN OTHER FOLK'S KALE vb. to meddle with other people's business ...1773 Sc.
• SCALDRUM n. a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SCALDRUM-DODGE n. the practice of deliberately burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder so as to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from whom one begs ...M19 tramps' sl.
• SCALD THE HEART vb. to trouble, to pain, to vex; to disgust ...1877 Sc.
• SCALDY adj. stingy ...20C Irish sl.
† n. 1. the bare top of the head ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bald-headed or very short-haired person; hence, a baby ...20C Irish sl.
n. 4. a mean, cadging person ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALE † n. 1. a flight of stairs
† n. 2. a drinking cup, a bowl ...1616 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a ladder; a flight of steps ...1705 Sc.
n. 4. a temporary hut or shelter; a wooden shed ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
† n. 6. anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
n. 7. a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
n. 8. money ...1872 US sl.
n. 9. the first thin coating of ice on a body of water ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a sixpence ...a1900 Sc. sl.
n. 11. a hill of steep ascent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the ivory, horn, or other covering of the handle of a knife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 13. a louse ...1960s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to spill, to upset; to overflow ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
vb. 3. to mount a woman ...17C colloq.
vb. 4. to rip a seam; to tear ...1768 Sc.
vb. 5. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 6. to cross, to pass over ...1776 Sc.
vb. 7. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to scatter or level mole-hills ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to stir, to poke, or to rake out a fire; to clear away the ashes ...1790 Eng. dial.
† vb. 11. to change ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to skip, to bounce, to ricochet ...a1870 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. to skip a flat stone on a body of water ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to impress; to astound ...1887 sl.
vb. 15. to depart from a place; to go off, to retreat ...1896 Sc.
vb. 16. to retract one's word; to draw back ...1898 Sc.
vb. 17. to impress, to astonish ...L19 sl.
vb. 18. to swindle, to cheat; to fail to pay what is owed ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 18. of a gun: to discharge it ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 20. to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 21. to divulge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 22. to ride illicitly free on a train, tram, bus ...c1920 Aust. sl.
vb. 23. to run away; to depart hurriedly or furtively; to disappear of one's own motion ...20C sl.
vb. 24. to steal a thing, to rob a person, to defraud ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 25. of a bird: to glide ...1948 Amer. dial.
vb. 26. to weigh a measure of a drug ...1990s drugs sl.
• SCALE A TRAIN vb. to board and ride a train without paying ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE-BACKED 'UN n. a louse; generally used in the plural ...1923 sl.
• SCALE BOY n. one who weighs and measures out portions of a drug ...1990s drugs sl.
• SCALE-BREAK n. a sudden scattering or dispersion; the noise or commotion made by a dispersing crowd ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scatter, to disperse ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALEBRICK n. a wild prank ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCALE-FIRE n. a house or town on fire ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs.
• SCALEMENT n. a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SCALE OFF vb. 1. of bad weather: to clear off, to lift ...1898 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to run away; to depart hurriedly or furtively; to disappear of one's own motion; to leave surreptitiously or speedily ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE ON vb. to treat someone sarcastically ...1930s sl.
• SCALER n. 1. one who rides illegally for free on public transport ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SCALERAKER n. a town scavenger; one who sweeps and cleans the streets ...1680 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALES † n. 1. a flight of steps ...1658 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fish-market ...1871 Eng. dial.
n. 3. money ...1872 US sl.
• SCALE-SET vb. to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SCALE-STAIRS n. a straight or square staircase in opposition to a spiral one ...1705 Sc.
• SCALE THE BIKE vb. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1852
• SCALE UP vb. of bad weather: to clear off, to lift ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SCALE-WIND n. a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SCALF n. a small splinter ...1790 Ireland
• SCALIE n. a strike-breaker or anyone who stands out against a mass action ...L18
• SCALING n. riding for free on buses, etc. ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALK adj. bald ...1931 Sc.
n. baldness, hairlessness ...1936 Sc.
• SCALL n. 1. dandruff ...1250
n. 2. a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scold; to abuse ...1820 Sc.
• SCALLAG † n. a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SCALLAWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
• SCALLAWAG n. 1. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an animal of poor quality or little value; undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALLIBRAT n. a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCALLIONS n. a boys' name for a good beating or thrashing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOP n. 1. a small torn piece ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bl1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOPED POTATOES n. sunburned testicles ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• SCALLOPS n. an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bl1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a ne'er-do-well; a disreputable person ...1848 sl., orig. US
• SCALLY adj. pert. to a hooligan ...1990s sl.
n. a young man who may range from a lovable rogue to a hooligan; a ne'er-do-well ...1986 Brit. sl.
• SCALLYART n. a hard slap or blow ...1825 Sc.
• SCALLYBATCH n. a woman addicted to spending much time in neighbours' houses; a gadabout gossiping woman ...1911 Sc.
• SCALLY-BRAT n. a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLYHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a political intriguer; a corrupt politician ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 5. the penis ...1990s US sl.
• SCALLYWAGGERY n. roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAGGING adj. acting in a corrupt manner ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAGISM n. roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAMPUS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCALLYWHAMPUS adj. splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCALP n. 1. a small profit made in quick buying and selling ...colloq.
* n. 2. a wig ...Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to graze, to mark in passing; to scrape ...1863 Sc. & 1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to buy and sell stocks so as to make small quick profits ...colloq.
vb. 3. to sell stock, tickets, etc. at below or (now) above the official rates ...1886 orig. US
vb. 4. to beat about the head; to flog ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to check ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to grow weary; to become dispirited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to take a commission on a bet ...1930s gambling sl.
vb. 8. to re-sell any item for a profit ...1940s sl.
vb. 9. to perform cunnilingus ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 10. to capture the insignia or 'patch' of a rival gang member ...1990s NZ sl.
• SCALPEEN n. a pickled mackerel ...1848 Ireland
• SCALPER n. 1. someone who sells tickets, esp. below or (now) above the official rates ...1869, orig. US
n. 2. one who buys the unused portions of long-distance railroad tickets in order to sell them at a profit ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a merciless person, esp. in financial dealings ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a person who bets in such a way that he never loses ...1950s gambling sl.
• SCALP HUNTER n. a homosexual who likes to seduce otherwise heterosexual males ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• SCALPING n. 1. working as a ticket tout ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a short haircut ...Brit. sl.
• SCALPIONS n. salt dried fish, generally whiting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALP ONE FOR A JAY vb. to dupe, to swindle ...1890 sl.
• SCALPOUR n. a strumpet ...1837 Sc.
• SCALP-SPLITTING n. a fight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALP TICKET n. the unused half of a return ticket ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SCALT adj. scalded ...1795 Amer. dial.
• SCALT EGG n. a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALVA n. snow in broad flakes, wet snow; heaps of snow ...1898 Sc.
• SCALY adj. 1. despicable ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. miserly, stingy, mean; thievish, dishonest, tricky ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sick, run-down ...L18 sl.
adj. 4. shabby ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. unpleasant ...M19 sl.
adj. 6. of ice: thin ...1896 Amer. dial.
adj. 7. grumpy, ill-tempered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. thin, slender; light ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 9. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a mean, stingy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tall, thinly-made person or animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a crocodile ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SCALY-BACK n. a treacherous, untrustworthy person ...Brit. sl.
• SCALY-BACKED REPTILE n. a treacherous, untrustworthy person ...Brit. sl.
• SCALY BLOKE n. a thin man ...1930s NZ sl.
• SCALY FISH n. an honest, rough, blunt sailor ...L18 sl.
• SCALYLEG adj. promiscuous ...1960s US sl.
n. a promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1960s US sl.
vb. to work as the cheapest level of prostitute ...1960s US sl.
• SCAM n. 1. a burn, singe, scorch, or the mark of such ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a film of vapour, a haze, mist, or shadow ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a spot, blemish, crack, injury, an abrasion ...1866 Sc.
† n. 4. a hurt to one's feelings, a wound, a harm, cause of suffering ...1875 Sc.
n. 5. a flaw, crack, injury ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a sudden glow of heat or red in the sky ...1939 Sc.
n. 7. a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
n. 8. a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
n. 9. information ...1964 sl., orig. US
n. 10. misleading information, rumour ...1972 sl.
n. 11. a large-scale plan to smuggle and distribute illegal drugs ...1970s sl.
n. 12. heroin ...2000s US prison sl.
vb. 1. of cloth, skin, cakes, etc.: to burn slightly; to scorch, to singe with dry heat ...1746 Sc.
vb. 2. to injure, to crack; to spoil, to damage, to harm in some way, esp. of clothing ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. of frost: to scorch, or blight foliage ...1882 Sc.
vb. 4. of a shoe: to twist it out of shape by wearing wrongly; to tread down ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to stain, to discolour; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scold severely ...1922 Sc.
vb. 7. of nettles: to sting ...1933 Sc.
vb. 8. to defraud, to trick ...1950s sl.
vb. 9. to swindle, to cheat ...1963 sl., orig. US
vb. 10. to escape ...1980s US criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to go in search of and look over the opposite sex for casual sex ...1980s US college sl.
• SCAMANDER vb. of persons: to wander about, to take devious or winding course ...M19 sl.
• SCAMBLE n. anything done irregularly; a mess; a litter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shamble, to walk awkwardly; to run hastily and irregularly ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to ramble, to roam up and down ...1859 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scramble, to sprawl, to roll awkwardly about ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to trample upon; to litter about, to make untidy ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to push, to shove ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scrape up, to collect ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. of work: to do carelessly and hurriedly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLE ALONG vb. to manage, to 'get on' ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLED † adj. defeated in an intent ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLER n. one who goes about among his friends in order to scrape up a meal; a meal-time visitor; a parasite, a sponger ...1721 Sc.
• SCAMBLING adj. 1. hasty, careless; makeshift; untidy ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scattered, irregular ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. an irregular meal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCAM IN vb. to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket ...1960s sl.
• SCAMMED adj. subjected to a confidence trick ...1990s sl.
• SCAMMER n. 1. a petty criminal ...1972 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
n. 3. a flirt ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 1. to climb, to scramble ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scamper, to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMMERED adj. drunk ...1859 sl.
• SCAMMING n. practicing confidence tricks and similar schemes ...1970s sl.
• SCAMMISH adj. rough, awkward, untidy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. the acquiring and preparation of unadulterated opium ...1910s US drugs sl.
• SCAMMY adj. with patchy marks ...1812 Sc.
• SCAM ON vb. to flirt ...1980s US college sl.
• SCAM OUT vb. to defraud, to trick ...1950s sl.
• SCAMP n. 1. a highwayman ...M18 sl.
n. 2. highway robbery ...M18 sl.
n. 3. a cheat, a swindler ...E19 sl.
n. 4. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. idle wandering, roaming about ...1866 Sc.
n. 6. the scalp or head ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. work done in a hurried, lazy manner ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to work as a highwayman ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to do carelessly; to do work badly, inefficiently, or with bad materials; to shirk work ...1851 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go about in an idle manner, to roam, to rove around, often with the idea of intended mischief ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to run off, to decamp, to leave ...1882 Sc.
vb. 5. to play mischievous tricks ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to cheat, to steal ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to graze, to strike slightly, to touch lightly in passing, to deliver a glancing blow to ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SCAMP AROUND vb. to gallivant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCAMPER n. 1. one who works hastily or with bad materials ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scampering, a quick run
vb. 1. to run, to run off ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to run playfully about as a child
• SCAMPERER n. a street thug ...E18 sl.
• SCAMPERIL n. a mischievous child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPER JUICE n. whisky ...1970s US sl.
• SCAMPI BELT n. the middle-class commuter villages around London and other large cities where, in the late 1950s - early 1960s, it was considered fashionable to eat scampi ...1960s sl.
• SCAMPING adj. 1. dishonest ...E19 sl.
adj. 2. badly or inefficiently done ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPING BLADE n. a highwayman ...L18 sl.
• SCAMPO vb. to scamper; to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMP OFF vb. to hurry off ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPSMAN n. a highwayman ...L18 sl.
• SCAMPY adj. badly or inefficiently done ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCAMSTER n. a confidence trickster ...1970s sl.
• SCAMUS n. a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SCAMY adj. stained, blotched, having patchy marks ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAMY BEGGAR n. a term of abuse ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAN n. 1. scorn, disrespect ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
vb. 1. to see, to notice ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to look with disgust or disdain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to squint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE adj. proud, haughty, disdainful; distant in manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a glance, a quick appraising look, a brief scrutiny, a cursory survey or review of persons or affairs ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. a glance, a sudden short sight or appearance, a glimpse, tinge, hue of colour ...1819 Sc.
n. 3. a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
n. 4. blame, reproach, obloquy ...1866 Sc.
n. 5. a rough idea or estimate ...1920 Sc.
vb. 1. to climb ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to reflect on, to consider ...1724 Sc.
vb. 3. to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
vb. 4. to criticize, to be censorious about, to reproach, to taunt ...1801 Sc.
vb. 5. to find out by investigation, to seek a sight of ...1804 Sc.
vb. 6. to make trial of; to put to the test ...1804 Sc.
vb. 7. to reproach; to make censorious reflections on anything ...1805 Sc.
vb. 8. to give a slight account of ...1806 Sc.
vb. 9. to make a great show in conversation; to talk in a pompous or affected manner, to exaggerate, to embellish a story to the limits of credibility for the sake of effect ...1815 Sc.
vb. 10. to look at, to examine, to analyze metrically; to give a critical or appraising look at; to scrutinize ...1825 Sc.
vb. 11. to glance at; to scan; esp. to look contemptuously ...1883 Sc.
• SCANCE AT vb. to conjecture; to form a hasty judgement concerning a thing ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANCER n. 1. a showy person, one with good appearance or looks ...1820 Sc.
n. 2. one who exaggerates or 'talks big' ...1825 Sc.
• SCANCHUS n. a story, chat, discussion ...Bk1904 Ireland
• SCANCLISHIN n. 1. a small remainder ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. scanty increase ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAND n. a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCANDAHOOFIAN adj. Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDAHOOVIAN adj. Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
n. a Scandinavian ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCANDAL n. a scoundrel, a rascal ...1965 Amer. dial.
† vb. to disgrace
• SCANDALOUS adj. 1. extremely bad ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. excellent, first-rate ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. a wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCANDALOUSLY adv. in a totally unacceptable manner ...1990s US teen sl.
• SCANDAL-BROTH n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDAL-CRACK n. a chat involving the repetition of scandal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALEESE vb. to shock the feelings of, to spread scandal ...1897 Sc.
• SCANDALIZE vb. to slander, to malign, to defame, to ridicule ...1844
• SCANDAL-JOBBER n. a scandal-monger ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALMONGER n. a person who spreads scandal or gossip ...1715
• SCANDALOUS adj. filthy, befouled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. very, exceedingly, excessively ...1884 Eng. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCANDAL-POTION n. tea ...1786 Sc.
• SCANDAL-PROOF adj. applied to a professional thief hardened or past shame ...L17 sl.
• SCANDAL-SOUP n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDAL-WATER n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDERT n. 1. a drunkard ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. drunkenness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANDICULOUS adj. scandalous and ridiculous ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN adj. Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. a Scandinavian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN DYNAMITE n. snuff ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCANDINOOVIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDIWEGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDY adj. Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
n. a Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
• SCANGE vb. to roam about ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER n. 1. a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 2. a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SCANGLED adj. sprawling; lying about on the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANK n. an unattractive, easily available young woman ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SCANKY adj. 1. dirty, second-rate, unattractive, cheap-looking, ugly, promiscuous ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. of a woman: attractive, sexy ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• SCANMAG n. chatter, gossip, scandal ...E18 sl.
vb. to chatter; to gossip ...E18 sl.
• SCANNACH † vb. to gleam, to shine ...1814 Sc.
• SCAN ON vb. to watch closely, to look closely, esp. at something one intends stealing ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCANSE † vb. 1. to climb ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SCANSING adj. of a young woman: good-looking, striking-looking, well-favoured ...1825 Sc.
• SCANT adj. 1. poor, badly off ...1715 Sc.
adj. 2. sparing, parsimonious ...1819 Sc.
adj. 3. narrow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. scarcely ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. poverty ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stint; to be insufficiently supplied ...1794 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to become scarce or slight in amount, force, etc. ...1871 Sc.
vb. 3. to cant ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rove; to race about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCANTERER n. a roving bullock ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCANTIES n. very brief underpants, esp. for women ...1920s sl., orig. US
• SCANTING n. tugging the victim's underwear upwards, in order to give them a painful shock ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANT IN THE WALLET adj. poor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCANTISH adj. 1. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. deficient; limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTITY n. 1. a scarcity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. insufficiency ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLING adj. small, very scanty ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a small or puny person ...1857 Sc.
n. 2. a small quantity or amount
n. 3. the juncture of a wall with the roof of a house ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANTLINS adv. scarcely, hardly ...1772 Sc.
• SCANTLY adj. 1. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. deficient, limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANT-O-GRACE † n. a scapegrace, a reprobate; a graceless fellow; a good-for-nothing ...1718 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTS n. underwear ...1970s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANTWAYS adv. obliquely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAP † n. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
• SCAPA vb. to go, esp. to run off ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCAPA FLOW vb. to go, to run off, to make a hasty exit...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go'
• SCAPALI vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCAPE n. 1. a landscape; a portion of ground ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
n. 3. the shell of a walnut ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an escape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to escape ...1813 arch. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to run at large, to scamper ...1903 Sc.
vb. 3. of walnuts: to shell ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to graze, to mark slightly ...1909 Amer. dial.
int. used to express the cry of a snipe ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS n. 1. a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
n. 2. a term of reproach for a thoroughly bad fellow ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS AROUND vb. to go about in an idle or reprehensible manner; to loaf ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE adj. characteristic of a scapegrace ...1830
n. 1. a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
n. 2. the red-throated loon or diver, Gavia stellata ...B1900
• SCAPEN OFF vb. to scamper, to flee ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPER n. a rascal; a critter, a varmint ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to run off quickly; to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dash, to romp ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCAPE-RAPE n. one who has escaped hanging; a rogue ...1836 Sc.
• SCAPER AROUND vb. to gad about ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCAPES-O'-DEATH n. a term of derision for a sour, disagreeable person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPE-THE-GALLOWS n. a term of reproach for a thoroughly bad fellow ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPPER vb. to go, to run off ...1960s Irish sl.
• SCAR adj. 1. scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. open, exposed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAR n. 1. a precipitous rocky place; a cliff; a low or submerged rock in the sea ...1300 Brit.
n. 2. the ridge of a hill ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fright; a panic; an object of alarm ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to take fright ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to scare ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARAMOUCH n. 1. a stock character in Italian farce, a cowardly and foolish boaster of his own prowess, who is constantly being cudgelled by Harlequin ...1662
n. 2. a disreputable fellow; a rascal, a scamp; a term of contempt ...1676
vb. to behave like a scaramouch ...1834
• SCARAPIN n. a scorpion ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SCARBER vb. to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARBOROUGH FAIR n. hair ...1990s rhyming sl.
• SCARBOROUGH WARNING n. no warning at all ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCAR-BUG n. a supernatural appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCEHEED n. scarcity, want ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINGS adv. scarcely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINS adv. scarcely ...1902 Sc.
• SCARCEN vb. to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
• SCARCE-O-FAT adj. thin ...1950s W. Indies sl.
n. a nickname for a thin person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SCARCE-OF-FAT n. a skinny person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE UP vb. to decline in abundance; to become rare ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCARCEY adj. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCIFY vb. to absent oneself, to make oneself scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCY adj. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARD n. a broken piece of pottery or any brittle substance ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SCAR-DALE n. a valley surrounded by bare dark rocks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARDY n. a child's name for a coward ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARE adj. 1. easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: lean and scraggy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of apparel: scant, flimsy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an uproar, a disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an ugly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to slide on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to spend, to consume ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARE, THE n. extortion using menaces ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• SCARE-BOGGART n. a bogey; a bugbear ...1899 Eng. dial.
• SCARE-CAT n. a fearful person; anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1897 Amer. dial.
• SCARECROW n. 1. a pickpocket's young assistant, who is disposable and can be turned over to the police ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person in ragged clothes
n. 3. an extremely thin person
n. 4. anything frightening but not really dangerous
n. 5. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCARED-CAT n. 1. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fearful person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCARED CRAPLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED FARTLESS adj. extremely frightened or scared ...1930s Can. sl.
• SCARED PISSLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED RIGID adj. utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED SHIT adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHITLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened; afraid; senseless with fear or physical distress ...1910s sl.
• SCARED STIFF adj. utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED TITLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED WATER n. weak coffee ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCARED WITLESS adj. absolutely scared or terrified ...1920s sl.
• SCAREDY adj. afraid, fearful, timid, cowardly ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. a timorous or frightened person ...1933
• SCAREDY-CAT n. a very timid or cowardly person ...1930 colloq.
• SCAREDY-SHITE n. anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...20C sl.
• SCAREFUL adj. terrifying, frightful ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAREHEAD n. 1. a headline in exceptionally large type ...1885
n. 2. a puritanical religious preacher ...1900s UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a sensational newspaper headline; hence, any sensational writing ...1910s US sl.
• SCAREMONGER n. a person who creates or spreads alarming news ...1885
• SCARE OUT OF MIND vb. to terrify greatly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCARE PARTY n. a Halloween party ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCARE SOMEONE SHITLESS vb. to terrify ...1970s sl.
• SCARE THE BEJABBERS OUT OF vb. to completely and utterly terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE BEJAZUS OUT OF vb. to completely and utterly terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to scare one severely, to terrify; to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE DOOKEY OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1960s US sl.
• SCARE THE FUCK OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1990s sl.
• SCARE THE GUTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE HOLY SHIT OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE LIGHTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVER AND LIGHTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to scare one severely, to terrify. to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING HELL OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE NUTS OFF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE PANTS OFF vb. frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1930s UK sl.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLE CRAP OUT OF ONE vb. to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE vb. to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEAWADDEN OUT OF vb. to scare very thoroughly ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEE-WILLY OUT OF vb. to scare severely ...2005 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PISS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF vb. to frighten ...1961 sl.
• SCARE THE SLACKS OFF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE STUFFING OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE WADDING OUT OF vb. to scare very thoroughly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WHOSIS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1950s US sl.
• SCARE THE WILLIES OUT OF vb. to scare severely ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SCARE TOAD n. a fearful person; one who is easily frightened ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCARE TOGETHER vb. to obtain, usually with some difficulty and possibly by threatening the supplier ...M19 US sl.
• SCARE UP vb. to pick up, to find; to obtain with effort ...Bk1905 Amer. colloq.
• SCARF n. 1. a nickname for an inhabitant of Eday in Orkney ...1883 Sc.
n. 2. food ...1932 US sl.
† vb. 1. to wrap, to envelop ...1812 Sc.
vb. 2. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
vb. 3. to pilfer; to steal ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 4. to throw away; to abandon ...1970s US college sl.
vb. 5. to consume, esp. in an aggressive manner ...1970s sl.
vb. 6. to borrow ...1980s US college sl.
• SCARF DOWN vb. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
• SCARFER n. a football supporter ...1980s sl.
• SCARFING n. the practice of auto-asphyxiation for sexual stimulation ...1994 Brit. sl.
• SCARF UP vb. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
• SCAR-GAIT adj. of a horse: easily frightened ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARGIVENET n. a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...1825 Sc. sl.
• SCARIFY vb. to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARISH adj. timid ...1884 Ireland
• SCARKLE †* vb. to scatter, disperse ...c1450
• SCARLET adj. 1.` flagrantly offensive
adj. 2. highly embarrassed ...1980s Irish sl.
n. an upper-class ruffian ...M19 sl.
• SCARLET FEVER n. a partiality for soldiers or soldiering ...M19 sl.
• SCARLET HORSE n. a hired or hack horse ...L18 sl.
• SCARLET LETTER n. a scarlet letter "A", formerly worn by one convicted of adultery ...1840 Amer.
• SCARLET RUNNER n. 1. a Bow Street Runner (policeman) ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a footman ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a soldier ...L19 sl.
n. 4. cheap red wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCARLET SISTER n. a prostitute ...1951 US sl.
• SCARLET-TOWN n. Reading, England ...M19 sl.
• SCARLY adj. of the weather: boisterous, windy, threatening rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARN n. dung, esp. cow dung ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCARNACH n. a noisy tumult ...1825 Sc.
• SCARN-BEE n. a beetle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARNOCH n. 1. a number, a multitude ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy tumult ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARNY adj. dungy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a cow-man ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SCARNY-HOUGHS n. a dirty drab ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARP n. a bare piece of ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scrape, to make a scraping noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to escape; to run off ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SCARPA vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCARPED adj. dried up; parched, as the skin in fever ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCARPER n. an escape; an act of running away ...L19 sl.
vb. 1. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to run ...1920s sl.
• SCARPY vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCARR n. a small quantity; a morsel; a particle ...1896 Sc.
• SCARRIFY vb. to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARRIPIN n. a terrapin ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCARROW n. 1. a faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall, etc. ...1789 Sc.
n. 2. a shadow; shade ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a figure of speech, a metaphor ...1894 Sc.
n. 4. any small fish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to emit a faint light; to shine through clouds ...1825 Sc.
• SCARRY adj. 1. bare, rocky; full of precipices ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. easily frightened ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARRY-WHIFF adv. one-sided, askew ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCARS n. the scars left from continuous injections of narcotics ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCART adj. frightened, scared ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a scratch with the nails, claws, or some sharp object; a scratching; the itch...1709 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stroke of a pen; a scrap of writing ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a contemptible, good-for-nothing, scurvy fellow; a mean, niggardly person; a saving, industrious person ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. the smallest quantity of anything; a small portion ...1848 Sc.
n. 5. a puny, shrunken person ...1874 Sc.
n. 6. a hermaphrodite; esp. a female hermaphrodite sheep ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a scraping or rasping sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to scratch; to scrape with the nails, claws, or some sharp object; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scrape; to clean any vessel with a spoon ...1737 Sc.
vb. 3. to write, esp. to write indistinctly; to make any kind of mark on paper; to draw; to sculpture ...1814 Sc.
vb. 4. to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
vb. 5. to make a scraping or rasping noise ...1900 Sc.
vb. 6. to lead a laborious, industrious life ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCART A GREY POW vb. to be old or advanced in years; to grow old ...1890 Sc.
• SCARTER n. 1. one who is not working in earnest ...1812 Sc.
† n. 2. a cow's teat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCART-FREE adj. 1. free of expense ...1877 Sc.
adj. 2. safe and sound; uninjured ...1897 Sc.
• SCARTH n. a place cut off; a cliff; a rock, esp. a rock bare of vegetation ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCARTING n. miserly saving or greed ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE n. a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
vb. 1. to scatter; to fling about ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together; to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...1825 Sc.
• SCARTLY adj. frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCART ONE'S BUTTONS vb. to challenge to a fight ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCART-THE-BOWL n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1861 Sc.
• SCART-THE-COGUE n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1736 Sc.
• SCART-THE-PAT n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1917 Sc.
• SCART WHERE ONE'S NO YEWKY vb. to beat one ...1824 Sc.
• SCARVE n. a ring ...L19 sl.
• SCARVISH † adj. bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARVY vb. of the weather: to clear ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCARY adj. 1. frightening ...1582
adj. 2. easily frightened, fearful, afraid, timid, cowardly ...1800 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. horrible, unattractive ...1980s US college sl.
• SCARY-CAT n. 1. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fearful person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCARY-WHIFF adv. one-sided, askew ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCASH adj. twisted, turned to one side, esp. used of the feet ...1866 Sc.
adv. in a twisted manner, awry; with a waddling, shuffling gait ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a quarrel, a dispute, a brawl ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. a waddling, shuffling gait; a scuffling with the feet ...1866 Sc.
† n. 3. an untidy or slovenly piece of dress; an untidy person, a sloven ...1895 Sc.
n. 4. a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. 1. to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
vb. 2. to quarrel, to squabble; to wrangle; to have a heated argument or disagreement ...1801 Sc.
vb. 3. to be slovenly in dress, to wear one's clothes in a careless manner ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to twist, to turn to one side; to walk in a shuffling, awkward manner with the toes turned outwards, either from deformity or affectation ...1866 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOT n. a foot with the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOTED adj. having the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHIE n. a squabble ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to wrangle, to squabble ...1898 Sc.
• SCASHLE adv. in a waddling, shuffling manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a squabble, a wrangle; a scuffle ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side; the act of walking with a waddling, shuffling gait; the noise made by the feet along the ground ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to squabble, to wrangle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-MOUTHED adj. having the mouth awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS n. 1. a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. 1. to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
vb. 2. to wrangle ...1801 Sc.
vb. 3. to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAT adj. 1. scared ...1839 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cluttered, full to overflowing, littered ...1895 Sc.
adv. flat, 'plump' ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a blow, a buffet; the stroke given by a mass of water ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sudden passing shower of rain ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. anything burst or broken open; the sound of a rent; the sharp sound as of a bullet ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a spell of weather; a bout, a turn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. whisky, esp. of poor quality ...1914 US sl.
n. 6. heroin ...1970 sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 8. a vagrant seeking work in a London market ...1984 Brit. sl.
n. 9. scatology, defecation for sexual purposes ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat ...1891 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to fail; to become bankrupt, to collapse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rain hard ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to share ...Bk1904 Sc.
int. 1. go away! ...M19 sl.
int. 2. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCAT ABROAD vb. 1. to become bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to break to pieces; to break up, to dissolve ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT A PERSON MAZZLING vb. to give him a blow which render him senseless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT BANG adv. with the sound of a heavy fall ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCAT CAT! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT CAT, GET YOUR TAIL OUT OF MY GRAVY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCAT CAT, YOUR TAIL'S ON FIRE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATCH-PAWED † adj. left-handed ...1814 Eng. dial.
• SCATE n. 1. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 3. diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. heroin ...1940s drugs sl.
vb. to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCATHE n. injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to injure, to damage, to destroy; to defame ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCATHE AND SCORN n. insult and injury, blame, reproach ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCATHEFUL adj. hurtful, injurious ...1813 Sc.
• SCATHELY adj. hurtful, injurious ...1865 Sc.
n. a young romp ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCATHY adj. ravenous; mischievous; thievish ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SCATICRAW n. a scarecrow ...1771 Sc.
• SCAT KITTY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATLINGS n. a whipping ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATLOE † n. loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-MERCHANT n. a merchant who has failed in business ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-OFF n. a blow, a slap ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCATTEL vb. to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER n. the throwing-out of money to be scrambled for at a wedding, on a holiday, etc. ...1915 Sc.
• SCATTERATION n. a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCATTER-BARREL n. a shotgun ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCATTER-BASKET n. a clattering noise, as of a wheel when it requires tightening ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-BRASS n. a spendthrift ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-CASH n. a spendthrift ...1898 Sc.
• SCATTER-CORNER adv. diagonally ... Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-GOOD † n. a spendthrift ...1819 Sc.
• SCATTER-GUN n. 1. a shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1944 service sl.
n. 3. the anus, esp. when the owner has diarrhoea ...Brit. sl.
• SCATTERING adj. widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
• SCATTERLING † n. a heedless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERLOFISTICATE vb. to wander aimlessly, at haphazard; to range over a country; to travel ...B1900 western sl.
• SCATTERMENT n. a scattering; a dispersion ...1895 Sc. & Ireland & Amer. dial.
• SCATTERS n. diarrhoea, particularly of animals ...1949 sl.
• SCATTER-WILLIE n. a reckless, devil-may-care person; a scatterbrain ...1960 Sc.
• SCATTER-WIT n. a reckless, senseless person; a scatterbrain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITS n. a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITTED adj. senseless, harebrained; scatterbrained ...1867 Sc.
• SCAT THE CAT! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT THERE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT THERE, YOUR SON BIT YOUR TAIL OFF! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATTLE adj. timid, easily frightened ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTLE-CAT n. a thieving, mischievous cat ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-TO n. a fight, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT TOM! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT TOM, YOUR TAIL'S AFIRE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT TOM, YOUR TAIL'S IN THE GRAVY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCATTY adj. of the weather: showery ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCAT UP vb. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SCAT UP AND GO HOME vb. to break up a meeting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT YOUR TAIL OUT OF THE BUTTER! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCATYUNS n. small potatoes ...1911 Sc.
• SCAUER adj. untidy ...1917 Amer. dial.
• SCAUF n. scurf, scum ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAULDEEN n. a cup ...1867 Ireland
• SCAUM n. 1. a burn, scorch; a mark caused by burning or singeing ...1813 Sc.
n. 2. a thin haze, a light, misty vapour ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. an appearance of scorn; scornfully abusive language ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 4. insincere talk; banter, chaff ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. litter, dust, disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1838 Sc.
vb. 2. to envelope in a mist or haze; to shade ...1871 Sc.
† vb. 3. to bespatter, to discolour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to scratch the face with the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUMER † n. a pirate, a plunderer; a cattle-lifter ...1836 Sc.
• SCAUMY adj. 1. gaudy, showy in dress ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. misty, hazy; of an imperfect or disagreeable colour ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the sky: bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUR n. a shower, a short flying scurry of rain ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCAURABEE n. a term of contempt ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCAURBERRY n. a blackberry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAURIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCAUT vb. 1. to push with the feet; to dig the feet into the ground in order to gain resistance; to stretch the legs violently ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAV vb. to scavenge; to scrounge ...2001 UK sl.
• SCAVAIG vb. to roam or gad about ...1932 Sc.
• SCAVEL adj. voracious, greedy ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW n. the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEN vb. to wander aimlessly about; to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVENER n. a term of extreme contempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVENGER n. 1. a privy-cleaner ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in drag racing and hot rodding: a car that wins often, that 'eats up' its competition ...1968 US sl.
n. 3. a private garbage collector ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER CART n. a garbageman's cart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER MAN n. a privy-cleaner ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER'S DAUGHTER n. an instrument of torture, consisting of a broad iron hoop, which was locked around the prisoner's body, compressing it unnaturally to such an extent that the victim was effectively squeezed to death ...M16
• SCAVERNICK n. a hare ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEY n. 1. understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
n. 2. a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SCAVVY n. a scaffolder ...Brit. sl.
• SCAW n. 1. a faded mark, a blemish, a spot ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. an isthmus or promontory ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to spoil or destroy the appearance of, esp. in respect of colour; to make shabby or faded ...1772 Sc.
vb. 2. to become faded; to lose colour ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to chafe, to peel, to abrade the skin ...1929 Sc.
• SCAWBERT n. 1. a pretentious person; one who wishes to appear above his rank ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a strongly-made person of a stubborn, disagreeable temper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAW'D adj. faded, discoloured; worthless ...1785 Sc.
• SCAW'D-LIKE adj. faded in colour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWM n. litter, dust, disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWPY adj. bald, without hair on the head ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCAWT adj. scruffy, mean, contemptible, scanty, niggling; short of due measure ...c1715 Sc.
• SCAWT ABOUT vb. to skulk, to be lazy or idle; to stand or walk about doing nothing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWVY adj. uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCEDE vb. to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCEG n. a surfer ...1985 Aust. sl.
• SCELEROUS † adj. wicked, villainous ...1534
• SCELESTIOUS †* adj. wicked, evil, villainous ...1608 theatrical sl.
• SCELLUM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCENE n. 1. a ludicrous object, a 'sight' ...1923 Sc.
n. 2. a situation; a happening ...1945 US sl.
n. 3. a party ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 4. the current trend; the in thing ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 5. the place where what's happening is happening ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 6. that which one favours or prefers ...1966
n. 7. a sexual interlude ...1971 US sl.
• SCENE-RAT n. a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
• SCENERY n. a picture, usually a photograph ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCENESTER n. a person who is part of contemporary fashionable society ...2003 US sl.
• SCENEY adj. fashionable; up to the minute in appearance, habits, practices ...1968 UK sl.
• SCENIC ROUTE n. in horse racing: running outside the pack on turns ...1978 US sl.
• SCENT n. 1. a small quantity; a drop or pinch of anything; a little ...1839 Sc.
n. 2. a sniff ...1843 Sc.
n. 3. descent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCENTAGE n. aroma ...1911 Sc.
• SCENT-BOTTLE n. a water-closet ...1887 euphemism
• SCENT-BOX n. the nose ...1826 boxing sl.
• SCENT-DOG n. a pointer ...1894 Sc.
• SCEPTER n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• SCEPTRE n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• SCEPTRE AND JEWELS n. the male genitals ...M17 sl.
• SCES n. cannabis ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SCEW n. a cup or dish ...M16
• SCHADONS n. young bees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHAEFCHEN n. rolls of dust on the floor ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHAINER YID n. an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SCHALAHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SCHAMLICH adj. shambling, weak-limbed, puny ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. a weak, puny person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to walk with a shambling gait ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCHAMOUS adj. shameful, dishonourable ...1871 Sc.
• SCHARN n. excrement ...1910s sl.
• SCHAVEL † n. a rogue ...1861 Sc.
• SCHED n. a schedule ...1950s sl.
• SCHEISSPOT n. a person of low character ...L20 Cockneys' sl.
• SCHEISTY adj. tight-fisted ...M19 US sl.
• SCHEITL n. a wig ...1960s sl.
• SCHELLAM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLUM † n. a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCHELM † n. a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCHEME n. an amusement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to arrange, to contrive, to manage ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to endeavour to elude anything, esp. work, by false pretenses ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 3. to play truant ...1930s Irish sl.
vb. 4. to make plans ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 5. to make sexual designs on ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 6. to think, to reckon ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHEME ON vb. 1. to make plans ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to make sexual designs on ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• SCHEMER n. 1. a good manager; a clever, careful housewife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an idler ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCHEMIE n. a person who lives on a Scottish 'scheme' or council estate ...20C sl.
• SCHEMISH adj. 1. scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cunning ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCHEMOZZLE n. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHEMY adj. scheming; devious, tricky, sly ...1888 Amer. dial.
• SCHEPSEL n. (derogatory or offensive) a Black or Coloured person ...1844 S. Afr.
• SCHFATZER n. 1. a fellow; a chap ...c1930 cant
n. 2. an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SCHICER n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1846 sl.
• SCHICKERY adj. shabby, bad ...M19 sl.
adv. shabbily, badly ...M19 sl.
• SCHIEST vb. to rob ...2000s US sl.
• SCHILLOCH n. an uproar, an outcry, a riot ...1845 Sc.
• SCHIMMEL n. a white or grey horse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHIMOZZLE n. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHINCH n. a small piece ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHINCHING adj. niggardly, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHINDLER'S LIST adj. drunk...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• SCHISM n. a frivolous excuse; roundabout reasoning; a nice distinction; an unnecessary apology; a foolish fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHISM-SHOP n. a nonconformist meeting house ...L18 sl.
• SCHITZEL vb. to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCHIZ n. a schizophrenic ...1955 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHIZO n. a schizophrenic ...1945 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHLACHT n. a drinking party ... c1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHLAFFERT n. a blow ...1895 Sc.
• SCHLAP vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
• SCHLAPPER n. 1. an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a miserly person who wants something for nothing ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a tout; a person who solicits custom or business ...1940s sl.
• SCHLATCHER-FEET n. a nickname for an awkward, shambling person ...1902 Sc.
• SCHLECKERIG adj. fastidious in the choice of food ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEINTER n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCHLEMASEL n. a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMAZEL n. a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMBO n. a fool ...2000s sl.
• SCHLEMIEL n. a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person; an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1892 sl., chiefly US
• SCHLEMIELS ON WHEELS n. bad or reckless drivers, motorcyclists, or cyclists ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEMIHL n. a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person ...M19 sl.
• SCHLEMOZZLE n. 1. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a luckless, accident-prone wretch ...Brit. sl.
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHLENT n. an impostor ...1920s sl.
vb. to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
• SCHLENTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a fake diamond sold as the real thing ...1892 S. Afr. mining usage
vb. 1. to pretend (for criminal purposes) to defraud ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by underhand means ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLENTERER n. a devious, untrustworthy person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLEP n. 1. a general term of abuse ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 2. an ordinary working person ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 3. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a long and unappealing distance ...1960s sl.
n. 5, a troublesome business or a piece of hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
n. 6. a difficult or troublesome trip ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEPALONG n. one who is dragged along ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEPP n. 1. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a troublesome business or a piece of hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a difficult or troublesome trip ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
vb. 6. to work hard ...1963 sl., chiefly US
• SCHLEPPER n. 1. a miserly person who wants something for nothing ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a tout; a person who solicits custom or business ...1940s sl.
n. 3. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
n. 4. a penniless person; a poor person regarded as a parasite ...1949 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEPPY adj. awkward, clumsy, stupid ...1970s US sl.
• SCHLINDER'S LIST adj. drunk ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• SCHLOB n. a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOCK adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; applied esp. to inferior art or entertainment ...1915 sl.
n. rubbish; inferior goods; anything that is cheap and nasty or tasteless ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOCKY adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; applied esp. to inferior art or entertainment ...1968 sl.
• SCHLONG n. the penis ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOOMP n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCHLUB n. 1. a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a worthless person; an oaf; a dolt; a fool ...1964 US sl.
• SCHLUCH n. a Jewess ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLUCK n. a clumsy, uncoordinated fool ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLUMP n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCHMALTZ n. excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
vb. to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SCHMALTZY adj. excessively sentimental; mawkish ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SCHMATTE n. a ragged garment ...1970 US sl.
• SCHMEAR n. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
vb. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMECK n. 1. a taste or flavour ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a narcotic drug ...1932 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. heroin ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMECKEN n. drugs ...1940s Brit. sl.
• SCHMECKER n. 1. drugs ...1940s Brit. sl.
n. 2. a drug addict, esp. one who takes heroin ...1953 US sl.
• SCHMEE n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• SCHMEER n. 1. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1961 US sl.
• SCHMEER vb. 1. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMEGEGGE n. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• SCHMEGEGGY n. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• SCHMEKEL n. 1. the penis ...20C sl.
n. 2. an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 sl.
• SCHMENDRICH n. 1. a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
n. 2. the penis; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SCHMENDRIK n. a foolish person ...1944 US sl.
• SCHMERE n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1961 US sl.
n. 2. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMO n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMOCK n. 1. an obnoxious person ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a stupid person; a fool; oaf; ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the penis ...20C US sl.
• SCHMOOFKY-FOOFKY n. foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature; sexual activity; hanky panky ...1997 Amer. jocular
• SCHMOOS n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMOOSE n. a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1939 sl., orig. US
vb. to have a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1897 sl., orig. US
• SCHMOOTZ n. dirt, dust, grease, or grime ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZE n. a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1939 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to have a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1897 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to flatter or soft-soap ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZER n. a flatterer ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZLE vb. to make too much of a show of affection in a public place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHMOTTAH n. a ragged garment ...1970 US sl.
• SCHMUCK n. 1. a foolish person ...1892 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the penis ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMUSS n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMUTTER n. clothing ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMUTZ n. 1. dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth, dust ...1968 sl.
n. 2. pornography ...1968 sl., chiefly US
vb. to kiss; to caress ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHNABEL n. the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNAPPED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M19 US sl
• SCHNEIDER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIBBLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to chop meat into small pieces; to dice ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SCHNICKLEFRITZ n. 1. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPFEL n. a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPPLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLACH n. chives ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLOCK n. chives ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLOF n. chives ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITTLAUCH n. chives ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZ n. slices or sections of fruit, esp. apples dried in slices ...1869 Amer. dial.
vb. to cut fruit into pieces ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL n. a scrap, a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIVVLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOBIE n. the nose ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOCKERED adj. drunk ...1955 sl.
• SCHNOOK n. a gullible person ...1948 US sl.
• SCHNORR vb. to beg ...1892 US sl.
• SCHNORRER n. a beggar ...1892 US sl.
• SCHNOZ(Z) n. the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZLE n. the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZLER n. a nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZZOLA n. the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZY adj. 1. astonishing ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHNUFFEL n. a scrap; a small piece ...1998 Amer. dial.
• SCHOLAR n. 1. a school pupil ...1718 Sc.
n. 2. five shillings ...1870s UK rhyming sl. for 'dollar' (five shillings) (Oxford Scholar)
n. 3. one who can read and write ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a dollar ...1937 Aust. rhyming sl. (Oxford Scholar)
vb. 1. to educate ...1833 Sc.
vb. 2. to divine; to recognize, to identify ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLARD n. 1. a scholar, student ...1815 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who can read and write ...1888 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
• SCHOLARSHIP n. loose talk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLICK vb. to seriously injure; to murder ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLLARD n. a scholar, student ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SCHONOCKER n. (derogatory) a Jew ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL n. 1. a college, or university ...1767 US sl.
n. 2. a troop or pack of people; an assembly; a swarm, a great number ...1851 Sc.
n. 3. a company of any kind of animals ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. to correct, to rebuke, to scold, to chastise ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-BELL FEVER n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAK n. the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAKING n. the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS CRAMPS n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS FEVER n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUTTER n. a whipping ...L17 sl.
• SCHOOL-CALLANT n. a schoolboy ...1851 Sc.
• SCHOOLED adj. intelligent, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCHOOLEY n. a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-FERE n. a schoolmate; a fellow pupil ...1826 Sc.
• SCHOOL-GAFFER n. a schoolmaster ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOLIE n. 1. a schoolteacher ...1889 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a classroom instructor ...1889 Brit. naval sl.
n. 3. a schoolgirl ...1970s sl.
• SCHOOLING n. 1. a criminal gambling party ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of confinement in a reformatory ...L19 sl.
• SCHOOL IS OUT phr. the truth has come out and the consequences must be over; the time for restraint is over ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-LARE n. education ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-LARED adj. educated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-MA'AM n. 1. a school mistress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a forked tree or log ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOLMAN n. a fellow member of a gang ...M19 sl.
• SCHOOLMARM n. a forked tree or log ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL MOM n. a forked tree or log ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-WEAN n. a schoolchild ...1865 Sc.
• SCHOONER n. a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHOONER ON THE ROCKS n. joint of meat roasted on potatoes, or in batter ...1916 naval sl.
• SCHOOSLICH adj. hasty, clumsy, sloppy, untidy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHROOCH vb. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCHROOCH AROUND vb. to fidget, to squirm ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHROWD vb. to crowd ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SCHTICK n. a comedian's routine; an act ...sl.
• SCHTOOM adj. saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SCHTUP vb. 1. to destroy; to humiliate; to defeat ...1930s sl,. orig. US
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse; to have anal intercourse ...1930s sl., orig. US
• SCHTUPPER n. one who has sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
• SCHTUPPING n. sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
• SCHUSSEL n. 1. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone who drives carelessly or not well ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to hurry, to rush; to do something in a quick and sloppy manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fidget; to be restless ...1996 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSEL-ASS n. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSELY adj. sloppy, untidy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSLE n. a hasty, clumsy person; one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SCHVARTZ adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZA n. (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZE adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHVARTZER n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHVITZ vb. to perspire ...1992 US sl.
• SCHVOOG n. a Black person ...1960s US sl.
• SCHVUG n. a Black person ...1960s US sl.
• SCHWACKED adj. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• SCHWAG adj. second-rate, inferior, bad ...1990s US campus sl.
n. inferior-quality cannabis ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SCHWAGGED adj. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• SCHWARTZ adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHWARTZE(R) n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHWEINEHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCHWEINHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCHWINEHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCIENCE adj. skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. skill in boxing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to box ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCIENCED adj. skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SCIENTISSIMOUS †* adj. very learned ...1650
• SCILLION n. an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SCIMMINGER † n. a piece of counterfeit money made of base metal coated with silver ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIMP adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPTION n. a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCIMPY adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIRWHEW adv. awry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCISSOR n. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCISSOR-BILL n. 1. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1871 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. one regarded as a traitor to his class or associates ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
n. 5. a non-union man ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 6. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...1965 Amer. Indian. usage
• SCISSORS-BILL n. 1. one regarded as foolish; an ineffectual, incompetent, or inexperienced person ...1871 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a railroad detective ...1940 Amer. railroad usage
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• SCITHERS n. scissors ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCITTURN n. a shrewd turn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIVEY n. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SCIVVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCIVVY n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SCIZZOR-BILL n. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SCLAB-DAB vb. to walk in a flat-footed noisy manner, as if through mud ...1931 Sc.
• SCLACK adj. backward ...1880 Sc.
• SCLAFE adj. 1. thin and flat; also used of a person ...1802 Eng. dial. obs.
adj. 2. flat-footed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a thin slice of anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLAFF adv. with a flat light step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. an untidy, slatternly person ...c1850 Sc.
n. 2. a blow with the palm of the hand or some flat instrument; a slap; a box on the ear; a falling-flat; a clap, a thud ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a thin flat slice of anything, esp. food ...1882 Sc.
n. 5. in golf: a muffled shot, caused by the club grazing the ground before striking the ball ...1887 Sc.
n. 6. the noise made by a slight blow, or flat, soft fall; the noise made in shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike with the open hand, or with some flat surface; to slap; to throw down flat ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way ...1887 Sc.
vb. 4. to make a flat stone skip over the surface of the water; to play at ducks and drakes ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAFFARD n. a blow, esp. one on the side of the head, given with the palm of the hand or anything having a flat surface ...1889 Sc.
• SCLAFFER adv. flat, 'plump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow or soft fall, or by shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper ...1882 Sc.
n. 4. a shuffling gait ...1915 Sc.
n. 5. a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFERT n. 1. a slap, a blow with the open palm or anything flat; a box on the ear ...1759 Sc.
† n. 2. the swellings round the jaws caused by mumps ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. thin, light shoes ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a clumsy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
vb. to shuffle about, as in thin, worn shoes ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFIE adj. untidy ...c1850 Sc.
• SCLAFFY adj. of a stroke in golf: scrapy ...1887 Sc.
• SCLAIRTIE n. a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance ...1954 Sc.
• SCLAIVE vb. to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SCLAIVER n. 1. a gossip, a rumour-monger, a slanderer ...1920 Sc.
n. 2. a piece of scandal; idle or slanderous gossip ...1921 Sc.
• SCLAMBER vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SCLAMMER n. clamour ...1920 Sc.
vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SCLANDER n. slander ...1731 Sc.
vb. to slander ...1808 Sc.
• SCLANDERAR n. a slanderer ...1808 Sc.
• SCLAP n. a heavy blow; a hard smack, esp. with something flat ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to dash, pitch with violence to one side or another ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a flat-footed, shuffling manner ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAPPER-DAD n. one who has large feet ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAPPERT n. a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance ...1958 Sc.
• SCLASP † n. a clasp; the act of clasping ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. to clasp ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAT vb. to make a slapping or clapping noise in walking in one's slippers ...1955 Sc.
• SCLATCH adv. heavily, violently; with a heavy, lumbering step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; a splash, a dashing down, slap, smack or the noise of such ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. a large smudge, smear, or patch on a surface; a mass, clot, or daub of something wet or dirty ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a smattering of knowledge ...a1897 Sc.
n. 5. a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
n. 6. a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle ...1969 Sc.
n. 7. a shuffling, ungainly walker; a heavy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to work in a dirty messy manner; to make or construct clumsily or untidily; to use in a slipshod or careless way; to botch ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. to dash down or fall heavily, with a great thud or clash ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to walk or move about in an ungainly, slovenly way; to shuffle ...1866 Sc.
• SCLATCHY adj. shambling, ungainly in movement ...1897 Sc.
• SCLATY-SCRAE n. a contemptible person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAVE n. 1. a gossip; one who tittle-tattles; a scandal-monger ...1969 Sc.
n. 2. a slave, a drudge ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to spread a story though gossip or tittle-tattle; to rumour-monger; spec. of malicious rumours, to slander, to defame, to calumniate ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to slave, to drudge ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLEEBERIE n. a piece of ground, esp. one of little arable value ...1911 Sc.
• SCLEET adj. smooth, sleek ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to slide or slip smoothly or rapidly ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk so as to wear down the shoes at one side, or as one splay-footed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLEM n. 1. a hungry, thievish animal ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an overreaching person ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. to steal slyly; to purloin trifles ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCLENCH vb. to check water at boiling point by dashing cold water into it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLENT n. a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
vb. to move, dart, or fall obliquely; to lie aslant; to give a side look, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCLEPPER n. an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1940s sl., orig. US
• SCLEURACH n. a person untidy in dress and gait; a sloven, a slattern ...c1850 Sc.
• SCLIBBERIE n. a piece of ground, esp. one of little arable value ...1911 Sc.
• SCLIFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
n. 1. the act of trailing the feet along the ground, or of walking with a dull, heavy step; a rub delivered sideways or in passing with anything having a flat surface; the noise made by trailing, walking, striking, or rubbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an old broken shoe or slipper ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. an untidy, slatternly person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to trail the feet on the ground in walking; to walk with a dull, heavy step; to rub against ...1901 Sc.
• SCLIFFAN n. a thin, useless shoe ...1824 Sc.
• SCLIFF-SCLAFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
• SCLIM vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIMB vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIME vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIMPET n. a small thin piece of anything, as of rock ...1825 Sc.
• SCLOMB n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLOOT vb. to squint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLOPE † vb. to sleep ...15C
• SCLORE n. 1. rubbishy talk; nonsense; rigmarole; a long, rambling story ...1869 Sc.
n. 2. a verbose, empty talker; a chatterbox; one who prates on endlessly ...1923 Sc.
vb. to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble ...c1870 Sc.
• SCLORIN adj. babbling, chattering ...c1870 Sc.
• SCLOW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLOY n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1808 Sc.
† vb. to slide ...1802 Sc.
• SCLUM n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM-CAT n. a spiteful person, one who scratches another ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCLUNSH vb. to walk with a slow heavy tread; to stump along ...1882 Sc.
• SCLUTE adv. with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk clumsily, dragging the feet along the ground; to walk with the toes much turned out ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to throw down or pout out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLY n. a slide, a strip of ice for skating on ...1808 Sc.
vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SCLYOG † n. a term of abuse for a dirty, objectionable person ...1882 Sc.
• SCLYTE adv. flatly; suddenly, as with a fall ...1881 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
n. 2. a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
n. 3. a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
vb. to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOAD vb. to scatter; to pour, to spill; to throw up earth, as moles ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOANSE n. the pavement; paving-stones; a flagged floor ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCOAST vb. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCOB n. 1. a desk; an oaken chest; a dark cupboard or hole ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sore on the body ...1950 Sc.
n. 3. a barrel hoop ...1952 Sc.
vb. to take long stitches in sewing, to sew loosely and clumsily; to baste ...1808 Sc.
• SCOBBERLOTCHER † n. an idler ...a1697
• SCOBBLOTCHER n. a mayfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCOBE n. an instrument for scooping ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• SCOBERIE n. the act of sewing carelessly or with long stitches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOBOLOTCH n. a mayfly ...c1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOBRIE n. the act of sewing carelessly or with long stitches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOCHE n. a blow with a whip or switch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to whip ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCODGE n. 1. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
n. 2. a doubtful or suspicious-looking character ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a mean, sneaking fellow ...1900 Sc.
n. 4. a shy, retiring person ...1910 Sc.
n. 5. a dirty little person ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to do rough menial work; to act as a drudge; to do odd jobs ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to look sly; to pilfer; to sneak about idly ...1824 Sc.
• SCODGEBELL n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCODGER n. a lazy lounger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCODGES n. chores, dirty domestic jobs ...1969 Sc.
• SCODGIE n. 1. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
n. 2. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCODGIE-MAID n. a female kitchen-maid ...1822 Sc.
• SCODGY n. 1. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
n. 2. a mean, underhand fellow; a suspicious-looking person ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a rough apron ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to act as a drudge; to clean, to scrub ...1898 Sc.
• SCOFE n. a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOFF n. 1. a large draught of liquor ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. food ...1846 sl., orig. S. Afr.
vb. 1. to eat noisily and greedily; to swallow food or drink quickly; to devour; to gulp down, to toss off ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to filch, to steal, to plunder, to sponge ...1885 Sc.
vb. 3. to dodge, to avoid doing ...1969 Sc.
• SCOFFLE vb. to speak contemptuously or mockingly; to ridicule; to scoff ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCOFF OFF vb. of the moon: to keep bad weather away ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCOG n. 1. shelter; a sheltered place ...1823 Sc.
n. 2. a quarrel, a dispute ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a braggart, a boaster ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an offensive or mocking valentine ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 1. to shelter; to take shelter; to secrete, to hide ...1822 Sc.
vb. 2. to argue, to dispute, to quarrel, to scold, to make ironical jokes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to boast, to brag; to be self-important ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGEL vb. to eat voraciously; to gulp down ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGER n. 1. a footless stocking worn over the shoes as a gaiter, or to protect the arms ...1615 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a boaster ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGIN n. 1. a vane, a weathercock ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a butt for ridicule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCOGGINS n. a butt for ridicule and tricks ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCOGGY † adj. shady ...1802 Sc.
• SCOGIE n. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCOGIE-LASS n. a female drudge or kitchen-maid ...1786 Sc.
• SCOG THE BLAST vb. to shelter from the wind ...1813 Sc.
• SCOIL † n. a squeal, a shriek ...1820 Sc.
† vb. to squeal. to shriek ...1879 Sc.
• SCOKKY † adj. shady ...1802 Sc.
• SCOLD n. a scolding, a rebuke; occasionally in plural ...1773 Sc.
• SCOLDING LOCKS n. hair or curls that do not stay in place ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOLDRUM n. a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SCOLD'S BRIDLE n. an instrument of punishment used for scolding women; it was used as a form of torture and public humiliation; it was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head; a bridle-bit (or curb-plate), about 2 inches long and 1 inch broad, projected into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue; it was first recorded in 1567; sometimes called a witch's bridle, a brank's bridle, or branks ...1899 Sc.
• SCOLL n. the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
vb. 1. to drink to the health of, to toast ...1599 Sc.
vb. 2. to drink hard ...1773 Sc.
• SCOLLA n. a hut, a shed ...1952 Sc.
• SCOLLARD n. 1. a scholar, student ...1823 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who can read and write ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCOLLE n. the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOLLICK n. a thing of little or no value ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOLOPENDRA † n. 1. a fabulous sea-fish which ‘feeling himselfe taken with a hooke, casteth out his bowels, vntill hee hath vnloosed the hooke, and then swalloweth them vp againe’ (from Bullokar Eng. Expos. 1616) ...1590
n. 2. a centipede or millipede; also (with capital S), a Linnena genus of myriapods, including the largest and most formidable of the centipedes ...1608
† n. 3. a term of reproach to a woman; a nickname for a courtesan; a harlot ...1633
• SCOMFISH n. 1. a suffocating atmosphere; a state of suffocation ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. disgust; a strong dislike; a feeling of repulsion ...1899 Sc.
vb. 1. to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
vb. 2. to disgust, to sicken ...1891 Sc.
• SCOMFISHED adj. overpowered with heat, etc. ...1818 Sc.
• SCON n. a blow with the flat of the hand, or with any flat surface ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCONCE † n. 1. protection, shelter ...1871 Sc.
n. 2. a funny fellow ...Bk1890 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a skulking person ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
n. 4. a pretext; an apology, an excuse; a trick; deception ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small cake ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to shelter, to protect, to screen ...1724 Sc.
vb. 2. to extort, to cheat; to trick out of ...1796 Sc.
vb. 3. to jilt a woman ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to guard, to protect; to take up a position of security; to keep off, to turn aside ...1861 Sc.
vb. 5. to settle oneself, to take up one's position; to ensconce oneself ...1866 Sc.
vb. 6. to joke, to ridicule; to scold ...1884 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to beat, esp. about the head; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to feign illness, so as to escape having to work, to shirk ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 9. to refuse, to neglect, to shirk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to seat oneself; to crouch, resting on the limbs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to tell tales that are untrue or exaggerated to obtain one's ends ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE A WOMAN vb. to jilt or slight her ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCONCER n. one who pretends to be ill in order to escape work, a shirker ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCONCING n. cheating, fraud ...1774 Sc.
• SCONDIES n. smacks, a spanking ...1969 Sc.
• SCONE n. 1. anything of a particular kind considered as a specimen ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. anything round, flat, and soft, resembling a scone ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a slap with the flat of the hand or any flat surface; a smack, a spank ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a piece of dried cow-dung used as fuel ...1865 Sc.
n. 5. the head ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. a weak-willed, irresolute person; one who is easily imposed on, a softie ...1969 Sc.
n. 7. a mollycoddled or spoiled boy ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to slap with the open hand, esp. to smack a child's bottom; to spank ...1710 Sc.
vb. 2. to make flat stones skip along the surface of water ...1825 Sc.
• SCONEFACE n. a nickname for a person or thing with a flat, round face ...1933 Sc.
• SCONE-FOOTED adj. flat-footed ...1923 Sc.
• SCONION n. a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCONKY adj. very slender and bare, esp. about the head and neck; generally applied to short-woolled sheep ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOO adj. askew, awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOCH adj. drunk ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1858 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to hasten, to run ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCH DOWN vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCHER n. a slide down a snow-slope in a squatting position ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOCH UP vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCHY-PAWED adj. left-handed; awkward ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOO'D adj. twisted, badly made or done ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOODER vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCOOGER n. a challenge to a feat of daring ...1921 Sc.
• SCOOL vb. of a horse: to scowl, to draw back the ears and attempt to bite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOONERAL adj. scoundrelly, rascally ...1844 Sc.
• SCOONGE vb. to go about from place to place like a dog; to cadge for invitations ...1891 Sc.
• SCOONIE vb. to cheat, to defraud ...1950 Sc.
• SCOOP n. 1. a wooden drinking cup ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a narrow gully ...1871 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a draught of any liquor ...Bk1904 Sc.
† n. 4. a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. a spoonful ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. the visor or peak of a cap ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to quaff, to drink off; to sup ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to swallow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOPIE † n. a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOPY vb. to crouch, to stoop down upon the haunches ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOR vb. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOORIE n. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOORY-LOOKING adj. disreputable-looking ...1833 Sc.
• SCOOSE n. discourse, altercation, dispute, bad language ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to discourse; to dispute, to use bad language ...1869 Eng. dial.
• SCOOSH vb. to rush for shelter; to plunge ...1890 Sc.
• SCOOT n. 1. a term of contempt applied to both men and women; a braggadocia ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a shuttle train ...c1870 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a squirt, a syringe; a pea-shooter, a popgun ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gush or flow of water; the pipe or opening from which it flows ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a rabble, a disorderly crowd ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. liquid excrement ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 8. a rascal ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a drinking spree ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 10. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a sled used for coasting on snow ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a small child ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to reject with disdain, to flout, to disparage ...1827 Sc.
vb. 2. to play about; to lark ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to slide, to glide ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to eject liquid forcibly; to squirt; to flow or gush forth ...1897 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to go about in a lazy, idle manner; to wander about ...BK1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to throw off excrement in a liquid state ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to run; to go fast ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOOT ALONG vb. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT DOWN vb. to crouch down, to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER n. 1. a squirt; a syringe ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a sled used for coasting on snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER TRACKS n. faecal stains in underwear ...1989 US sl.
• SCOOT-GUN n. a syringe ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOTHER vb. to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCOOTIE adj. low, mean, beggar-like ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a young child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unfledged bird ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOTIKIN n. a dram of whisky ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOTLE † vb. to spill anything while carrying it ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOT OVER vb. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS n. diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT TRAIN n. a shuttle train ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCOOVE vb. of a bird: to poise on the wings; to fly equably and smoothly ...1885 Sc.
• SCOP n. a smart blow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPE n. 1. abundance of room, range; liberty of conduct, licence ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a tract of land, woods, etc. ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a scoop, a ladle with a long handle; a large, hollow shovel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stride, to go fast ...1861 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to accomplish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scoop, to ladle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPER n. a term of depreciation for a man or woman ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPIOUS † adj. 1. wide, spacious ...1599
adj. 2. copious, plentiful ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• SCOPOLOT † n. quantity ...1818 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPER vb. to scamper off, to run away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPERIL n. 1. an insignificant person ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a squirrel ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a spinning-top; a teetotum, esp. one made with a disc of a button ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPERLOIT † n. 1. a time of idleness; a play-time ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a romp; rough, indelicate play ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. to romp; to play roughly and rudely ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOPTIC †* adj. mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• SCOR n. a slide made on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORCH n. a block under a wheel to prevent it from moving ...1982 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to shrivel up, caused by frost or cold ...1806 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to escort ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to block a wheel ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SCORCHED adj. darkened by frost ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SCORCHER n. 1. a sexually attractive person ...1881 sl.
n. 2. in sports: an extremely hard shot or hit; a fast throw ...1900 sl.
n. 3. a killing frost; a period of very cold weather ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCHING adj. 1. very cold ...1876 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCH THE HIGHWAY vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCH THE PAVEMENT vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORE n. 1. absolution from scandal ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. the core of an apple or pear ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. matter, affair ...1790 Sc.
n. 4. a crack, crevice, fissure ...1825 Sc.
n. 5. a narrow street on a slope; a gangway down a cliff; a cutting through a ridge of hills ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a great pace ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a field, a public pasture; a patch of land ...Bk1904 Ireland & Eng. dial.
n. 8. a slide made on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 9. of vegetables such as cucumbers, asparagus, etc., sold for growing: twenty-one ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the parting of the hair on the head ...1910 Sc.
n. 11. the proceeds of a robbery ...1914 sl.
n. 12. $20 or £20 ...1929 sl.
n. 13. a victory ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 14. the victim of a theft or swindle ...colloq.
n. 15. a prostitute's client ...1961 sl.
n. 16. a scar or mark left by a wound, a weal ...1966 Sc.
vb. 1. to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to remove the core of an apple or pear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to steal ...1942 sl., orig. US
vb. 5. of a man: to be successful in seducing a person; to attain sexual relations with a date ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to criticize harshly; to berate ...chiefly US & Can.
vb. 7. to obtain something desired, esp. to purchase an illegal drug ...1935 colloq.
• SCORE ABOVE THE BREATH vb. to mark a supposed witch with a cut cross cut on the brow ...1787 Sc.
• SCORE BETWEEN THE POSTS vb. to have sexual intercourse; to seduce a woman ...1960s Aust. sl.
• SCORE-CARD n. 1. a menu ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. an address book ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• SCORE DOUGH n. money set aside or offered for a purchase of drugs ...1930s drugs sl.
• SCORE MONEY n. money set aside or offered for a purchase of drugs ...1930s drugs sl.
• SCORE OFF vb. to make a point at another's expense ...L19 sl.
• SCORE ON vb. to inform against ...1910s Aust. criminals' sl.
• SCORE OUT vb. of the tide: to wash down the beach ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCOREY n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCORGE vb. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCORK n. the core of an apple ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCORKLE n. the core of an apple or pear ...B1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to scorch ...c1374
• SCORLINS n. slimy, cord-like seaweed ...1899 Sc.
• SCORN n. 1. a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
n. 2. jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tease or rally, esp. a girl about a lover ...1769 Sc.
vb. 2. to mock, to jeer at; to slight in love ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORN AT vb. to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• SCORN ONE'S NAME UP vb. to incur disgrace, to expose oneself to condemnation ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SCORNSUM adj. 1. scornful ...Bk1904 Sc.
adj. 2. troublesome, bothering ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNSUM-GANGING n. slippery walking, as on ice ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNY adj. scornful ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SCORP n. a person from Gibraltar ...1912 Brit. services' sl.
• SCORPION n. 1. a person from Gibraltar ...1845 Brit. services' sl.
n. 2. in dominoes; 4-4...sl.
• SCORPIONIST †* n. one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
• SCORRICK n. a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIE n. an avaricious, quarrelsome person ...1961 Sc.
• SCORRIL n. the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIPIN n. a scorpion ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCORSE vb. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORT vb. to walk proudly; to be arrogant ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORT ABOUT vb. to disturb, to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORTATORY * adj. pertaining to fornication or lewdness; lewd ...1794
• SCORTLE n. the core of an apple or pear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORY adj. wrinkled, lined ...1846 Eng. dial.
• SCOSCIE n. a starfish ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOT AND LOT n. a just proportion of taxes; a contribution ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOT n. 1. any black cattle; a name for a horse ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Scotchman as distinguished from a Shetlander ...1900 Sc.
n. 3. the amount of a bill; an alehouse reckoning ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to pay taxes; to tax or rate ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH adj. 1. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1932 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. strict, straitlaced ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a block under a wheel, etc. to keep it from moving ...1847 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prop, support ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an ant ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a stingy person; one who is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to prevent from moving by use of a chock, esp. the wheel of a vehicle, to put a block under a wheel to keep it from rolling ...1860 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to injure partially ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mark with stripes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to assist one in an undertaking; to help out in a minor way ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to hold oneself immobile ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to block, to obstruct ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to act in a frugal or stingy way ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHBELL n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH BLESSING n. a severe scolding or reprimand ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHBOLT n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH CLIPPER n. a walking plough ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH-COLLOPS n. 1. slices of beef stewed with onions, pepper, and salt ...1887 Sc.
n. 2. potatoes sliced and fried in fat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH CONVOY n. the act of accompanying a visitor the whole way home ...1896 Sc.
• SCOTCH CUDDY n. a peddler; a travelling draper ...1901 Sc.
• SCOTCH DEW n. a mist ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH DRAPER n. a peddler; a travelling draper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH DRIZZLE n. a mist ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH ELL n. 37.0958 inches ...1785 Sc.
• SCOTCH FIDDLE n. the itch ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH FOR ONE vb. to help out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH GRAVAT n. a hug or cuddle ...1969 Sc.
• SCOTCH-HOB n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOPS n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH HORSES n. a formation of children with their arms linked behind their backs in running or skating; also jocularly of lovers linking arms ...1916 Sc.
• SCOTCHIE n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH KISS n. a kiss with the cheeks drawn between the jaws (teeth) ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH LICK n. a very slight wash of the face or hands ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOTCHMAN n. 1. a peddler; a travelling draper ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a florin ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• SCOTCHMAN'S SHOUT n. a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOTCH MARK n. some defect, physical or moral, which serves to distinguish some particular individual ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH MARRIAGE n. a common-law marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MILE n. 1984 yards ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH MIST adj. tipsy, drunk ...c1920 racing rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
n. a drizzling rain or heavy fog ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MOVIES n. a passing scene that can be watched for nothing; people-watching ...1978 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MUFFLER n. 1. a drink of liquor, esp. of whisky, as keeping one warm ...1969 Sc.
n. 2. a hug or cuddle ...1969 Sc.
• SCOTCH ORDINARY n. a privy ...c1670 sl.
• SCOTCH PEG n. 1. a leg ...1857 rhyming sl.
n. 2. an egg ...20C rhyming sl.
• SCOTCH PINT n. a bottle holding two quarts ...c1820 sl.
• SCOTCH PRIZE n. a capture by mistake ...19C chiefly nautical
• SCOTCH SHOUT n. a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOTCH THE PREACHER vb. to say "Amen' and grunt frequently during the sermon ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH WARMING-PAN n. a chambermaid who lay in the bed a while to warm it for the intending occupant ...1678 sl.
• SCOTCHY adj. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH YOU! int. an imprecation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTE n. 1. a prop, support ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTIFY † vb. to translate into Scotch ...1787 Sc.
• SCOTLING n. a young Scot, a Scottish child ...1787 Sc.
• SCOTS † n. the Scotch language ...1790 Sc.
• SCOTS ELL n. 37.0958 inches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTS MILE n. 1984 yards ...1790 Sc.
• SCOTS ROOM n. room to swing the arms to their full extent ...1866 Sc.
• SCOTS WATERS n. whisky ...1698 Sc.
• SCOTTISH adj. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTISH-MIST n. a heavy drizzle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTLE vb. to cut badly or wastefully ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTY † adj. 1. Scottish, bred in Scotland ...1751 Sc.
adj. 2. angry ...1872 sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
adj. 3. markedly or forthrightly Scottish in outlook or manner ...1892 Sc.
• SCOTTY-KYE n. Scotch cattle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCE vb. to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCH vb. 1. to crouch, to stoop, to bend down ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scrape the show awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUDER n. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
vb. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUDRUM † n. chastisement ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUF vb. to run, to scamper ...1960 Sc.
• SCOUFF adj. blustering ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUGE † n. a sharp singe or touch of burning ...1880 Sc.
• SCOUGIE n. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCOUK adv. 1. secretly, in a hidden manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
n. 2. shade, shadow; shelter, protection, surveillance ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
n. 4. a place through which one looks furtively; a peephole, etc. ...1949 Sc.
vb. 1. to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively; to look angry, sulky, or furtive ...c1715 Sc.
vb. 2. to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
vb. 3. to contract the brows; to draw the brows together in a frown ...1804 Sc.
vb. 4. to flow under, as a stream under a bank ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUKAR n. a loafing, lurking person ...1928 Sc.
• SCOUKIN adj. furtive, sullen; of a look: having a skulking, furtive, or hangdog look; of a person: scary ...1825 Sc.
• SCOUKING-LIKE adj. sullen, sulky in appearance; ill-looking; furtive ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUKING-LOOKING adj. sullen, sulky in appearance; ill-looking; furtive ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUL vb. 1. of the sky: to look red ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to burn fiercely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOULE † n. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCOUNGE vb. 1. to go about from place to place like a dog; to cadge for invitations ...1891 Sc.
vb. 2. to pilfer ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUP n. a blow; a sudden fall ...1844 Sc.
vb. to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SCOUR adj. 1. relaxed as to the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. untidy ...1917 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a hearty draught; a large dose of intoxicating liquor ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. diarrhoea; a violent purging ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. rate, pace; a quick walk, a race ...1796 Sc.
n. 4. a rapid flow over shallows in rivers or brooks; a rapid turn in brooks; the shallow part of a river or brook ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a race or run of water; a channel ...1897 Sc.
n. 6. a cleansing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 7. a noise, a tumult ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
n. 9. severe reprehension ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to plunge ...1818 Sc.
vb. 3. to discover, to find, to lay hands on ...1864 Sc.
vb. 4. to cause or to be afflicted with diarrhoea ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top ...1867 Sc.
vb. 6. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• SCOUREY adj. smeared ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOURGE vb. 1. to become red and sore; to chap ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to exercise great severity; to act as a hard taskmaster ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to sweep with a besom ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURGER † n. one employed to keep sturdy beggars out of a parish ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOURGING-HYRE † n. an executioner ...1861 Sc.
• SCOURIE adj. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCOURINESS n. shabbiness in dress ...1814 Sc.
• SCOURING † adj. purgative ...1814 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a difficult affair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a beating, a drubbing; severe reprehension ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. diarrhoea in animals ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCOUR ONE'S WALLS vb. to run away, to 'scuttle' off ...1790 Sc.
• SCOUR OUT vb. to drink off ...1805 Sc.
• SCOURS n. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOURS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR-THE-BUGGIE n. the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-COUNTRY n. a vagrant, a vagabond ...1901 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-GATE n. a kind of ale causing diarrhoea ...1870 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-HUDDIE n. a chimney-sweep ...1857 Sc.
• SCOUR THE KETTLE vb. to go to confession ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURY adj. 1. mean in conduct; niggardly; idle; disreputable ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. shabby in appearance, threadbare, ragged ...1721 Sc.
adj. 3. having a dried, parched appearance; wasted ...1802 Sc.
adj. 4. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. a mean, disreputable person; a blackguard ...1721 Sc.
• SCOURY-LOOKING adj. disreputable-looking ...1833 Sc.
• SCOUSE vb. 1. to frolic, to frisk about; to run fast ...1842 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause to gallop, to ride hard ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to drive out, to chase, to harry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUSED adj. secluded, hidden ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUSER n. a person from Liverpool ...1959 sl.
• SCOUT † n. 1. a high rock or hill; a projecting ridge; a precipice ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cobbler ...1824 Sc.
† n. 3. a small boat ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a fielder at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a fellow or companion ...1912 colloq.
vb. 1. to crouch in a corner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drive away, to chase ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to field at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw dirt or stones at; to pelt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to elude arrest, to hide out ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCOUT CAR n. a police patrol car ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCOUTER n. a fielder at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTH n. 1. room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. plenty, abundance ...1804 Sc.
• SCOUTH AND ROUTH n. 1. abundance, plenty ...1900 Sc.
n. 2. freedom, room to range ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
n. 4. a slight quantity of fallen snow ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to rain or snow slightly, to drizzle ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHERIE adj. of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOUTHERIN n. a slight quantity of fallen snow ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHERING adj. threatening, rebuking, chastising ...1874 Sc.
• SCOUTHERUM n. a very light shower ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHIE adj. capacious, of large size ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHRY adj. of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOUT-MOUTH n. a pursed-up mouth ...1685 Sc.
• SCOUT-MOUTHED adj. having a pursed-up mouth ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUVER n. confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOVE vb. 1. of a bird: to poise on the wings; to fly equably and smoothly ...1885 Sc.
vb. 2. to run swiftly, to scour along ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOVER n. a ramble with a view to discovery ...1807 Eng. dial.
vb. to search; to discover; to ramble about ostentatiously ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOVIE adj. foppish ..Bk1904 Sc.
n. a fop ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIE-LIKE adj. having a foppish appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIN n. 1. the neck and breast of a lamb, the brisket ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the crust which adheres to a vessel in which food has been cooked; generally in plural ...Sc.
• SCOVY adj. uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. a bad fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW n. 1. somebody or something tall, thin, and bony ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. a barrel stave ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a piece, a fragment, a bit ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a stick; a small branch or twig ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. confusion, bustle, disturbance, esp. confused preparation for an event ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a foot, esp. a large one ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in trucking: an especially large truck ...1946 US sl.
n. 8. a square-toed shoe ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to smash in pieces ...1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to be in confusion, bustle, or disorder ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to loiter, to idle, to shirk work ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to plunge; to set to work without delay ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to trample ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to trim; to cut off rags or tatters ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWB AND SCRAW adj. all snug ...1824 Sc.
• SCOW-BANG vb. to search idly along a beach for anything edible or otherwise of value ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SCOW-BANGERILL n. a roisterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANK adj. riotous, noisy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. an untidy, idle, lounging person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to loiter, to idle about; to shirk work ...1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of a child: to roll, to loll about ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANKER n. a sneak, a thief, a rascal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANKING adj. rude, ill-mannered; dishonest ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the skin frayed with heat and friction during violent exercise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to become overheated with work or exercise ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to whip severely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER-DOUP n. a ludicrous term for a smith ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWDERING n. confusion, bustle, turmoil ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERMENT n. confusion, bustle, turmoil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWE n. a severe beating ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWEGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWEGIAN n. a Scandinavian ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCOWER vb. 1. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to glower or look impudently at a person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWF n. a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWING adj. busy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWLE † n. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCOWL OF BROW n. measurement by the eye; estimate by the eye instead of by rule or measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to do anything by the judgement of the eye instead of by strict measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWLY-BROW n. measurement by the eye; estimate by the eye instead of by rule or measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWOOGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWOOGIAN n. a Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCOWRIE adj. 1. mean in conduct; niggardly; idle; disreputable ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. a mean, disreputable person; a blackguard ...1721 Sc.
• SCOWRY adj. shabby in appearance, threadbare, ragged ...1721 Sc.
n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCOWS n. brushwood, firewood ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWSH vb. to plunge into water ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SCOWTH n. 1. room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. plenty, abundance ...1804 Sc.
• SCOWTHER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to drive away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHERED adj. spoilt by rain ...1894 Sc.
• SCOY adj. 1. thin, poor; small, insignificant ...1846 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. askew, awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. anything badly made ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to make a thing thin or small ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOY'D adj. twisted, badly made or done ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOZZA n. a rowdy person, esp. one who drinks a lot of alcohol ...Aust. sl.
• SCRAB n. 1. the crab-apple or wild apple ...1467-8 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stunted or shrivelled tree or shrub; a root; a stump of heather ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. an undergrown, sickly, scraggy animal; poor meat ...1870 Sc.
n. 5. a puny, shrivelled person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 6. anything stunted, gnarled, or shrivelled ...B1900 Sc.
n. 7. a scratch ...B1900 N. Ireland
† vb. 1. to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to erase ...1890 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to grab, to snatch; to steal ...1890 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRAB-APPLE n. a fir cone ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBER n. who snatches, grabs, or takes by force ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBIE adj. stunted, gnarled, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRABBLE n. 1. a puny, shrivelled person ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a scramble, a contest in gathering things up from the ground on hands and knees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scratching ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a scribbling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small, scraggy animal ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a stunted tree or shrub; thorns and briers ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 8. crack cocaine ...2003 UK drugs sl.
vb. 1. to crawl about on hands and knees; to scramble; to climb; to procure with difficulty ...1864 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch, to paw; to make clutching movements with the hands; to make a scratching noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scribble, to scrawl ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to disagree; to quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to struggle on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE TOWN n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCRADE † n. a scold ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCRADEEN n. a diminutive, worthless fellow ...1867 Ireland
• SCRADGE n. food ...2003 Antarctica usage
• SCRADYIN n. a puny, sickly child ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRADYINS n. small potatoes ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCRAE adj. spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
n. 1. a shoe, esp. one that is old and shrivelled...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. a crowd, multitude, swarm ...1899 Sc.
n. 4. an ill-natured, fault-finding person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAE-SHANKIT adj. having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SCRAFFLE n. 1. a scramble, a struggle ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a disturbance, a quarrel, an affray ..1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a struggle for a livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to withdraw unfairly from an engagement or bargain ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work hard with small success; to struggle for a living; to be industrious ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to quarrel, to wrangle, to dispute ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to shuffle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLEHORN n. a worthless fellow relying on shifts and expedients ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLES n. an empty boaster; a rascal ...1808 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLIN n. a rascal ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFTY vb. to throw coins or nuts among children to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG adj. 1. prickly, rough ...1876 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. useless, inferior ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a scrawny or scruffy-looking person or animal; a term of derogation for a person ...1845 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a crooked, forked branch of a tree; a broken bough ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a ghost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. offal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. an immoral woman ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a stunted bush or tree; a standing dead tree ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1835 sl.
vb. 2. to manhandle someone roughly ...1835 sl.
vb. 3. to seize by the neck; to throttle; to break the neck ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to kill deliberately; to murder someone ...1930 US sl.
• SCRAG-CAUF n. a woman with thin legs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGE vb. to graze ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG-END n. the worst part of anything ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGELT † n. a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGEN adj. straggling ...1870 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGINS n. small potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLE vb. 1. to scramble ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk with difficulty; to bend the legs stiffly; to become stiff; to crawl about feebly, as a sick man ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING adj. 1. scattered, straggling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING FROST n. a very slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLY adj. thin, scraggy ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGY adj. 1. rawboned, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. shaggy ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spare, small, thin ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. shabby ...1946 US
• SCRAGGY LOU n. influenza ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'flu'
• SCRAG-PIECE n. a term of contempt for a person ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SCRAIGHER n. one who screams, or makes a loud, discordant sound ...1824 Sc.
• SCRAIGHTON † n. a person fond of screaming ...1824 Sc.
• SCRAIL n. a thin, lean animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAILY adj. thin, attenuated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRALLION n. a thin, scraggy man or animal ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCRALLYBOB n. a louse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM adj. 1. awkward, clumsy ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. small, puny; contemptible ...1842 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the hard rind of bacon or cheese ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 2. scum, refuse ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a Black person ...1940 US sl.
n. 4. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to benumb, to make stiff with cold; to paralyze; to disable by disease or accident ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush, to squeeze ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to pull down violently; to tear off; to maul about ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to search about for what can be picked up; to search with slight hope of success ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of food: to stuff, to cram ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to leave quickly .,..1928 US
• SCRAMB † vb. 1. to pull or rake together with the hands; to gather a handful of anything from the ground ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pull down violently; to tear off; to maul about ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scratch with the nails or claws ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM BAG n. in circus and carnival usage: a suitcase that is always packed in the event that a hasty departure has become the prudent course of action ...1981 US sl.
• SCRAMBLE n. 1. a rapid operational take-off by a group of aircraft ...1940 sl.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in motorcycle racing: a race in difficult terrain ...1965 US sl.
n. 4. a potluck supper ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 5. adulterated heroin ...1984 US drugs sl.
n. 6. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to throw down anything to be scrambled for ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to collect; to pull or rake together with the hands ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make a rapid operational take-off ...1940 Air Force sl.
vb. 4. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to sell drugs ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
vb. 7. to live hand-to-mouth by a variety of hustles ...1989 US sl.
• SCRAMBLE, THE n. the chaotic movement of pedestrians as soon as traffic lights permit ...1984 Aust. sl.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED BRAINS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED EGG n. the gold braid or insignia on an officer's dress uniform ...1943 sl., mainly services'
• SCRAMBLED EGGS n. 1. senior officers ...World War II Amer. services' sl.
n. 2. a double daffodil ...1978 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLE DINNER n. a potluck supper ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLE SUPPER n. a potluck supper ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLINGS n. scraps of broken meat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBOLA n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAME n. a scream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM-HAND n. a withered hand ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMAGE n. a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMEL n. a lean, gaunt, ill-favoured person or animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMISH n. a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMY adj. cramped, confined ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP n. a snatching; a hurried attempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to cramp, to pinch; to stint of food, money, etc. ...1880 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrape together; to collect with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stretch forth the hands to grasp; to snatch at, to seize, to clutch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw articles among a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMPING n. contention; eager strife to obtain anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMS n. scraps of meat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH n. a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scramble; to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSKEE n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMSVILLE n. desertion, running off ...1950s sl.
• SCRAN adj. wild ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. payment for food at an inn ...18C sl.
n. 2. food, provisions, victuals, esp. inferior or scrappy food ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. ability; means of effecting a purpose ...1806 Sc.
n. 4. a scrap, a morsel; remainder; refuse ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 5. earnings, wages ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 6. service rations ...1916 naval sl.
vb. 1. to collect scraps of food to make up a meal ...M18 sl.
vb. 2. to provide with food ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to eat ...1990s sl.
vb. 4. to gather together; to collect in any way; to get hold of; to gain, to catch ...1873 Sc.
• SCRANATION n. a small bit of anything ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-BAG n. 1. a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit ...M19 sl.
n. 2. any form of bag into which bits of food can be placed ...M19 sl.
• SCRANCH n. 1. a sharp, grinding noise; the noise made by crunching anything ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mark or scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN'D adj. of the skin: chapped ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAND n. food, esp. various bits of food, leftovers, broken victuals, etc. thrown together for an impromptu meal, or a meal taken onto their job by a labourer ...E18 sl.
• SCRANEL n. a morsel ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANGE n. a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to inflict a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANK adj. 1. lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
adj. 2. of writing: thin, sprawling ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a coarse-featured person ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a lean, slender person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANKIT adj. shrunken, diminutive ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKS n. of writing: badly-formed letters ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANKY † adj. 1. empty ...1800 Sc.
adj. 2. lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of writing: thin, ill-formed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANNEL adj. 1. lean, thin; poor, worthless ...1857 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the voice: weak, piping, thin ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a thin, spare-looking person or animal ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. to eat greedily; to swallow up ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNING n. begging for scraps of food ...M19 Sc.
• SCRANNISH adj. hungry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY adj. 1. scanty or of inferior quality; poor ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. ill-tempered ...1881 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. mean, niggardly ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. crazy, mad, distracted; simple, foolish; bewildered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. food, esp. various bits of food, leftovers, broken victuals, etc. thrown together for an impromptu meal, or a meal taken onto their job by a labourer ...E18 sl.
n. 2. an ill-natured, wrinkled old woman ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a thin, meagre person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scramble, to strive, to contend ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING adj. thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-POCKET n. a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit ...M19 sl.
• SCRANT vb. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-TIME n. meal-time ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP adj. curt, sharp in speech ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a fight, a tussle, a skirmish ...1846
n. 2. a quarrel ...1890
† vb. 1. to gather together; to pick up ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to burn, to scorch ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to box ...1874 sl.
vb. 4. to bow, to make obeisance ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to crackle by fire or by weight ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to fight, to quarrel ...1895
vb. 7. to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to snap; to break off suddenly with a noise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP AND SCREED n. every particle, everything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE n. 1. a bow, an obeisance ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shave ...1879 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a miser; a greedy, avaricious person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to shave ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to bow mowing the foot, to make obeisance ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to express scorn and derision ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 4. to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-ALL † n. a miserable wretch or griping fellow; a miser ...a1790
• SCRAPE ALONG vb. to survive; to carry on; to get by ...1884 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE BY vb. to survive; to carry on; to get by ...1884 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE-DAYTIONS n. a careful, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-DISH n. a careful, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-FIRE n. a flintlock firearm ...1917 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPEGALLOWS n. a scoundrel, a rascal ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPEGOAT n. a scapegoat ...1955 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-GOOD † adj. miserly, stingy, avaricious ...a1693
† n. a miser, a niggard, a covetous person ...1611
• SCRAPE-HARD n. a miser ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAPE OF THE PEN, A n. a few lines, a letter, writing ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE ONE'S BUTTONS vb. to challenge one to a fight ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-PENNY † n. one who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; an avaricious or penurious person; a miserly, stingy person; a niggard ...1584
• SCRAPER n. 1. a term of contempt for a fiddler ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a barber ...1792 Sc.
n. 3. a hat; generally used contemptuously ...1828 Sc.
n. 4. the bow of a fiddle; a fiddlestick ...1843 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a greedy, acquisitive person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a tree frog ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPERS n. the heels, the feet ...1824 Ireland
• SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL vb. to use one's last and worst resources; to be forced to desperate measures ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE THE ENAMEL vb. to scratch the skin by falling ...c1890 cyclists' sl.
• SCRAPE THE TONGUE vb. to talk affectedly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE UP vb. to get, esp. laboriously and bit by bit ...1617
• SCRAPIE n. a miser; a greedy, avaricious person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAPINGS n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPINGS OF THE EARTH n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPINS n. savings of money ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP IRON n. poor-quality drink; inferior whisky ...1942 US sl.
• SCRAP ISLANDER n. applied to a Nantucketer by the people of Martha's Vineyard ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPIT-FACE n. a person with a thin, haggard face ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAP OF PAPER n. a broken promise, treaty, or pledge ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SCRAPPER n. 1. a term of contempt for a fiddler ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a miser; a penurious, niggardly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPINGS OF THE EARTH n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPPITY n. the creaking of the soles of boots ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLE n. fried cornmeal ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to scrape ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to struggle with the hands ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLINGS n. scraps; odds and ends; remainders ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPY adj. inclined to fight, quarrelsome ...1895 orig. US
• SCRAT n. 1. a scratch; a very slight wound; a scratching noise ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the itch ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a hobgoblin; the devil ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 4. anything very small and insignificant; a tiny child; a meagre, mean-looking person; the smallest coin ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a struggle for existence; a scraping or scratching together with pains and toil ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hermaphrodite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a saving, industrious person; a mean, niggardly, contemptible fellow; a miser ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch with a pen; to write ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dig; to rake together ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to itch ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT ABOUT vb. to potter about; to be busy in a poor, desultory fashion ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT AFORE ONE PECKS vb. to earn one's bread before one eats it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH n. 1. the devil ...1760 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hard struggle ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the itch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the natural fork of a tree or branch; a pole with a natural fork at the end of it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. money ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a beard or whiskers ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to hurry; to do anything in a hurried, hasty, scrambling way ...1831 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to forge banknotes and other papers ...1859 US sl.
vb. 3. to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to creak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH, THE n. a crucial moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH A BEGGAR'S ASS vb. to be impoverished ...1767 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH ALONG vb. to earn a scanty livelihood; to pull through hard times ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE n. 1. an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a part of a town inhabited by poor Whites ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE HOLLER n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH BOSS n. an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-CRADLE n. a game played by two children with a piece of string crossed upon the hands; cat's-cradle ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHED adj. slightly frozen, just covered with a film of ice ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHED-MAN n. a person whom a publican has debarred from being served at his bar ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHER n. 1. a counterfeiter; a forger ...1859 sl., orig. US
n. 2. one who is greedily intent on accumulating money; a money-grubber ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH FOREMAN n. an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH GRAVEL vb. to hurry; to work hard; to exert oneself ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHIN n. a shrivelled, lean person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHINGS n. breakfast cereals ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH IVY n. poison ivy ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHLAND n. Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• SCRATCH PAD n. a scouring pad ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH UP vb. to get, esp. laboriously and bit by bit ...1922 Amer. sl.
• SCRATE n. an old woman ...B1900
vb. to scratch; to make a scratching noise, as with a slate pencil ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT-HARRY n. the devil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATLING adj. imbecile, silly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT OF A PEN, A n. a scrap of writing; a letter ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT-PENNY n. a greedy, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTER n. 1. a person who scratches ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a saving, thrifty, or miserly person ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTING adj. paltry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTINGS n. savings got together with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE n. 1. a scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a struggle for existence; a dispute, a disturbance ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch with a pen; to write ...1873 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to go on the hands and feet; to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to labour hard; to scrape and save ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE ON vb. to gain a precarious livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTY adj. small, insignificant, thin, puny ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a hobgoblin or bogey ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T ITCH vb. to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T YUCK vb. to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..1684 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUCHLE n. a clamber, a crawl ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scramble, to creep, to crawl; to move with difficulty ...1885 Sc.
• SCRAUNCH vb. 1. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to defeat in a game; to overcome an opponent, esp. in basketball ...1934 Amer. Black student sl.
• SCRAVVLE vb. 1. to rustle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWBY adj. mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWING adj. awkwardly tall, lanky; straggling; long and thin ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK n. 1. a scratch, a mark; a mark with a pen ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a harsh, grating noise; to squeak; to scream. to shriek ...1880 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL n. 1. a mean or despicable person; a person of low rank ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a difficulty, hobble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a quarrel, a brawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a scratch, a mark ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a tangle; an entanglement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the starting-line of a race ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1865 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scrape up; to gather together; to toss about in a confused, disorderly manner ...1866 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a scanty subsistence; to live on uncertain wages ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scorch, to cook anything too much ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to snatch; to take anything abruptly or rudely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLATION n. confusion, disorder ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING adj. mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING-FROST n. a slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM n. 1. a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a climb, clamber ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scramble; a fracas; ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to climb, to clamber ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scramble awkwardly; to grope about with outstretched arms; to sprawl; to spread or stretch out in a straggling manner ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to gather hastily together; to rake together; to seek after greedily ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to throw to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMAX n. anything badly formed or out of shape ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMER n. a scribbler; a bad penman ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMING adj. 1. ungainly, sprawling; straggling ...1895 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. reeling, half-drunk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY adj. 1. irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scratched, marked; streaked in large showy flourishes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF n. a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF'D adj. having a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWN vb. to swallow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWNTY adj. puny, scrawny ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWT n. a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAWTY adj. apt or likely to scratch; hard-pointed, as a pen ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWVLIN † adj. poor and mean ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRAY n. 1. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. a bush ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE n. a scratch, a graze; a slight incision ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch; to graze, to abrade; to rub slightly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREAK n. 1. a shriek, a scream ...a1820 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a squeak ...1857 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCREAKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SCREAM n. 1. something or someone very funny or amusing ...1888 sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to turn informer ...1903 sl.
vb. 2. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM BLUE MURDER vb. to complain vociferously ...1921 sl.
• SCREAM COLD ON vb. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1980 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM COPPER vb. to inform the police ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• SCREAMER n. 1. an extraordinary person, animal or thing; something very great, excellent or exciting ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bouncing fellow or girl; a strong man ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tale, etc. that raises screams of laughter ...1831 sl.
n. 4. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1903 sl.
n. 5. an extravagant lie ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a type of bomb that makes a screaming sound as it falls ...1942 sl.
n. 8. a party girl ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SCREAMERS, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1948 sl.
• SCREAMING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS, THE n. 1. an attack of delirium tremens ...L1930s sl.
n. 2. a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness; a state of enraged frustration ...1946 UK sl.
n. 3. the horrors; utter disgust; abhorrence ...1950s sl.
• SCREAMING EAGLE n. a button given on discharge from the services ...1946 US sl.
• SCREAMING FAIRY n. a very flamboyant and loud-talking homosexual ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCREAMING GASSER n. a police squad car or patrol wagon moving through traffic with its siren going full-blast ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCREAMING HABDABS n. anxiety or nervous tension ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON vb. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON ONE vb. to give away a secret or to betray the confidence of someone; to tell; to inform; to attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCREAMY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREASE vb. to crease ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREE n. the steep, perpendicular side of a mountain; a precipice ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scream ...1868 Eng. dial.
• SCREEBIT adj. poor, lean, fleshless ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEBIT-LOOKING adj. poor, lean, fleshless ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREECH n. 1. illicit or inferior whisky ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 2. poor-quality drink ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a short, sudden blaze or flame ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to close your eyes part way, as in looking at the sun, etc. ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCREECH CAT n. a high stump, usually from a windfall, which has splinters that whistle or sing in the wind ...1956 Amer. dial.
• SCREECHETTY adj. creaking, creaky ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH-EYED adj. having the eyes narrowed ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCREECH LIKE A WHIT-NECK vb. to make a great outcry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH OF DAY n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1868 Sc.
• SCREECH OUT A BRAVE UN vb. to make a great outcry ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH-OWL n. a shrill-voiced, talkative person ...1896 Ireland
• SCREED n. 1. a shred, a fragment, a crumb; a long thin strip of material, paper, land, etc.; a narrow plantation or belt of wood ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rent, a tear; a gap; the sound made by tearing or rending ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a quick movement; a snatch ...1805 Sc.
n. 5. a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
n. 6. a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a border or edge, esp. the frilled border of a woman's cap ...1849 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a large portion; a long length of thread, twine, etc. ...1884 Sc.
n. 9. a long, thin person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to cry, to scream; to produce any sharp sound; to move up and down so as to produce a sound, as a fiddle-bow over the strings ...1706 Sc.
vb. 2. to tear, to rend ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to talk, read, or recite rapidly and fluently; to reel off; to repeat a lying fabrication ...1843 Sc.
vb. 4. to shun, to eschew, to avoid ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to do anything quickly, smartly, and with spirit ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREED DOWN vb. to write down at great length ...1835 Sc.
• SCREEDGE † vb. to tear ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEDING n. a rending, a tearing; a scolding match among women, when violence may go to the length of tearing or 'screeding' the cap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEDLE vb. to cower or huddle over the fire ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCREED-O'-DRINK n. a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
• SCREED OF ONE'S MIND, A n. 'a piece of one's mind'; an expression of disapprobation; a rebuke ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEF n. anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEGE vb. to scourge ...1863 Sc.
• SCREEK n. 1. a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a squeak ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a harsh, grating noise ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shriek, to scream, to screech ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to creak; to make a grating noise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEK OF DAY n. break of dawn, cock-crow ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEK OF DAYLIGHT n. break of dawn, cock-crow ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEL n. a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
vb. to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCREEL-POKE n. a crying child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREELY adj. long, lanky; pinched, miserable-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEN n. 1. a large scarf worn over the head ...1814 Sc.
n. 2. any type of television set ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCREEN A SHOWER vb. to protect from a shower ...1814 Sc.
• SCREENING-GLASS n. a looking-glass ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCREE ON vb. to get along somehow; to live through difficulties ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREET vb. to screech, to scream; to make a shrill sound ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVE vb. 1. to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
vb. 2. to write ...1813 Sc.
vb. 3. to talk, read, or write fast and continuously; to reel off a story ...1874 Sc.
vb. 4. to ooze out; to exude moisture; esp. used of a corpse; to froth at the mouth, as in a fit ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVY adj. slippery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREG † n. a shoe ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREIGH adj. shrill, screeching ...1869 Sc.
n. 1. a shriek; a shrill cry, esp. of a bird; an urgent, irresistible call; a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. whisky ...1813 Sc. sl.
n. 3. a lean person with a shrill voice, and generally of short stature ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to shriek, to scream, esp. used of birds; to neigh; to make a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & N. Ireland
• SCREIGH OF DAY n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1802 Sc.
• SCREIT vb. to pare the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRENT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRETHY-HOLE † n. a lair ...1824 Eng. dial.
• SCREW n. 1 a prison warder ...1812 sl.
n. 2. an inferior or unsound horse ...1821 sl.
n. 3. a bottle of wine ...1827 Ireland
n. 4. wages ...1858 sl.
n. 5. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 6. a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a dishonest trick; an imposture; a cheat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a cowboy ...1920 Amer. dial.
n. 9. act of sexual intercourse (casual or hasty) ...1929 sl.
n. 10. a money-lender ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a person considered solely as a sexual partner ...1937 sl.
n. 12. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to have sex ...1725 sl.
vb. 2. to swindle, to cheat ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.
vb. 3. to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to look at ...1917 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 5. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWAGE n. savings, profit; covetousness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREW AROUND vb. to behave promiscuously ...1939 sl., orig. US
• SCREW-AWED adj. askew, crooked ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SCREWBALL adj. crazy, eccentric ...1936 sl., chiefly US
n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1933 sl., chiefly US
• SCREWER n. a thief or housebreaker ...1932 sl.
• SCREW-EYED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCREW-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWGIED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCREW HIGHER, A phr. at a higher point, on a higher level ...1709 Sc.
• SCREWMATIC-FEVER n. rheumatic fever ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCREWMATICKS n. rheumatism ...1895 sl.
• SCREWMATICS n. rheumatism ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCREW ONE'S COCO vb. to leave in a hurry ...1899 US sl.
• SCREWS, THE n. 1. rheumatism ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a nickname for the 'News of the World' (a Sunday paper in the UK) ...1990s sl.
• SCREW-SHY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCREWSMAN n. a thief or housebreaker ...1812 sl.
• SCREW THE POOCH vb. to mess up ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SCREWTON-NEWTONS n. a miserable feeling in mind and body; a fit of the dumps, a gloomy, melancholy state of mind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY adj. 1. crazy, eccentric ...1887 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. slightly intoxicated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. askew, out of shape ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWZE vb. to encroach, to intrude; to sponge; to come as an uninvited, unwelcome guest ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWZER n. an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a saw-handled pistol ...M19 US sl.
n. 3. a woman, esp. when a nag ...1940s US Black sl.
n. 4. the landlady of a cheap rooming house ...1940s US Black sl.
int. command to a cow to stand still when she is being milked ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SAW A CHUNK OFF vb. to have sex ...1961 sl.
• SAW A LENGTH OFF vb. to have sex ...1961 sl.
• SAW AWAY vb. to talk incessantly, to chatter on ...E19 sl.
• SAW BOARDS vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWBONES n. 1. a surgeon ...19C sl.
n. 2. a regimental doctor ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 3. a bony or poor-looking horse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWBOX n. a cello ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• SAWBUCK n. 1. ten dollars or a ten-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
n. 2. ten years' imprisonment ...1925 US sl.
• SAWCIE † adj. flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWDER n. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1854
vb. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1834
• SAWDER UP vb. to flatter, to cajole ...1848 Ireland
• SAWDUST n. 1. nonsense ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 2. flattery, insincerity ...L19 sl.
n. 3. dynamite ...20C US criminals' sl.
n. 4. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 5. cheap tobacco, used for rolling cigarettes ...1940s US sl.
• SAWDUST-BRAINED adj. stupid; block-headed ...E20 US sl.
• SAWDUST BRAINS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWDUST GAME n. a confidence trick based on the passing of bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST-HEAD n. a stupid person; a blockhead; someone whose brains are more useless than sawdust ...20C US colloq.
• SAWDUST JOINT n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST MAN n. a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST PARLOR n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST PLACE n. a down-market restaurant or bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST SALOON n. a down-market bar, or gambling saloon ...20C sl.
• SAWDUST SWINDLER n. a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUSTY adj. without profound meaning or interest; tiresome
• SAWED adj. 1. embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• SAWED-OFF adj. smallish; short, of less than average size or stature; legless ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a short person ...1900s sl.
n. 2. a sawn-off shotgun ...1920s US sl.
• SAWEER vb. of a gang member: to keep watch ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• SA-WELL adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWFLY adv. carefully, tenderly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAW GOURDS vb. to snore ...1870 US sl.
• SAW-HANDLE n. a saw-handled pistol ...M19 US sl.
• SAWINS n. sawdust ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAWK n. 1. a silly person ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a timid, nervous person ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SAWLIE n. a funeral mute, a hired mourner ...1773 Sc.
• SAW LOGS vb. to snore ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SAW LOGS AND STACK THEM vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAW LUMBER vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWM vb. 1. to swing the arms in walking ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk lazily; to idle about; to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWMIL n. a great clumsy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWMILL CHICKEN n. bacon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL COFFEE n. very strong coffee ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL GRAVY n. thick gravy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL LICENSE n. a 'license' for a common-law marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAWMILL TURKEY n. bacon ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SAWN n. a foolish person; a simpleton ...1953 Aust. sl.
• SAWNERS CAMPBELL n. a pig ...1818 Sc.
• SAWNEY adj. 1. lucky ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. foolish, stupid, weak; foolishly sentimental ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a simpleton, a fool, a stupid fellow; a soft, good-natured fellow ...a1700 colloq.
n. 2. a clumsy person; a thug ...L17 sl.
n. 3. a derisive name for a Scotchman ...a1704 colloq.
n. 4. liquor ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 5. bacon ...1812 sl.
n. 6. mild weather ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 7. an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to wheedle, to cant ...B1900
vb. 2. to act the sawney, to fool ...B1900
• SAWNEY-BOOS n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-BOX n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-GAWNEY n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNEY-GO-SOFTLY n. a soft fellow; a simpleton ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SAWNEY-HUNTER n. one who steals bacon or cheese from grocers' shops ...M19 sl.
• SAWNIE n. the devil, Satan ...1786 Sc.
• SAWN-OFF adj. short; legless ...L19 sl.
• SAWNUPS n. a stupid person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWNY adj. short; legless ...L19 sl.
n. 1. a fool ...L17 sl.
n. 2. an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SAW OFF vb. 1. to stop talking ...1900s US sl.
vb. 2. to berate, to reprimand ...1940s sl.
int. be quiet! ...1900s US sl.
• SAW OFF A CHUNK vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW OFF A LENGTH vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW OFF A PIECE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1920s sl.
• SAW ON GOURDS vb. to snore ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SAW ON ONE'S GOURDS vb. to snore loudly ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SAWSKI n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWSKY n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAW SOMETHING OFF ON vb. to take an unfair advantage of ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAWSY † adj. flavoured with or pertaining to sauce; resembling sauce; savoury ...1508
• SAWTH n. sawdust ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAW THEM OFF vb. to snore ...1930s sl.
• SAW TIMBER vb. to snore ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAW WOOD vb. 1. to snore ...1858 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to carry on as normal, to get on with one's work, to keep to oneself ...L19 US sl.
• SAWYER n. 1. the green grasshopper ...1804 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fallen tree, floating down stream ...1848 Ireland
n. 3. a sawed-off shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAW YOUR TIMBER! int. go away! be off! ...M19
• SAWZIE n. $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAX n. 1. a knife ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sixpence ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 3. a saxophone ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a saxophone player ...1960s sl.
• SAXA n. a saxophone ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SAXIE n. cracks in the feet occasioned by exposure to alternate wet and dryness ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SAXON SHILLING n. a shilling of English money ...1814 Sc.
• SAXOPHONE n. an opium pipe ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SAXOPHONE-PLAYER n. a smoker of opium ...1930s US drugs sl.
• SAY adv. yes ...M19 back-slang
n. 1. an assay, an attempt; a trial piece of work ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a saying; a proverb; a prediction ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sample; a taste ...1813 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a bucket; a vessel having two ears, a milk-pail; a tub ...1824 Sc.
n. 5. authority, influence, voice ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a speech; a remark, a thing to say; conversation, discussion ...1844 Sc. & Amer. dial.
n. 7. the number six ...M19 sl.
n. 8. manner of speaking ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to assay, to test; to taste ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to advise, to direct; to check, to control, to command; to pacify, to silence ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to rob, to break into ...1900 US criminals' sl.
vb. 4. to saw ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
int. 1. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1830 orig. & chiefly US
int. 2. listen! wait a minute! excuse me! ...M19 chiefly US
• SAY A MOUTHFUL vb. 1. to say something important and true ...1910s orig. US
vb. 2. to talk at length, esp. critically ...1920s US sl.
vb. 3. to reprove a fellow homosexual in detail and at great length ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• SAY AN ARMFUL vb. to say something important and true ...1910s orig. US
• SAYAR † n. a poet ...1827 Sc.
• SAY B TO A BATTLEDORE † vb. to open one's mouth in speech ...1599
• SAY CALF-ROPE vb. to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to give in; to surrender; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• SAYCE n. a row or layer, esp. of bricks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAY-CORDI BOX n. a guitar; 'six-cord box' ...1940s sl.
• SAY-DOOE the number eight ...M19 sl.
• SAYER NAY n. a person who refuses ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SAY-HAND n. an assay, a trial ...1709 Sc.
• SAYING-OVER n. a scolding, reprimand, swearing ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SAYLY n. thin, flimsy ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SAY MY NAME! int. an exclamation used to intimidate or used for celebration ...1990s US teen sl.
• SAY NOTHING vb. to talk trivially ...1950s US Black sl.
• SAYONARA n. farewell, goodbye ...1870 Japanese
• SAY ONE'S PIECE vb. to make oneself heard; to say what one has decided to say, esp. for moral reasons ...1910s sl.
• SAY-ONEY n. the number seven ...M19 sl.
• SAY-PIECE n. a trial piece of work; a first attempt at anything ...1773 Sc. obs.
• SAY SCAT vb. to say the slightest thing ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SAY-SO n. 1. an authoritative statement
n. 2. final authority; directing influence; the power of decision, permission ...M18
n. 3. rumour ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. one's personal statement or assertion
n. 5. an ice-cream cone ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SAY SOMETHING vb. to make an important statement, to say something profound ...1910s US sl.
• SAYS YOU! int. exclamation of contempt and disbelief, dismissing as beneath argument the previous speaker's words ...M19 sl.
• SAY-TRAY n. the number 9 ...M19 usage
• SAY UNCLE vb. to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• SAY WHAT? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...1968 US sl.
• SAY WHEN phr. used when pouring someone else a drink, i.e. say when you want me to stop pouring ...L19 sl.
• SAY WHICH? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...1931 US sl.
• SAYS WHICH? int. an expression of mock disbelief; what did you say? are you telling the truth? ...20C US sl.
• SAZEECH n. the penis ...1960s US sl.
• S.B. n. 1. a sonofabitch; a derogatory term of abuse ...L19 US euphemism
n. 2. bacon (Sour Bosom/Belly) ...L19 US sl.
• S.B.A. n. nothing; Sweet Bugger All ...20C sl.
• S.B.D. n. the breaking of wind silently and with a foul smell (Silent But Deadly) ...1960s sl.
• 'SBLOOD! int. used as an oath; euphemism for 'God's blood' ...1590 obs.
• 'SBOBS! int. an oath; "God's body" ...M17 euphemism
• 'SBODY! int. an oath; "God's body" ...M17 euphemism
• 'SBUD! int. an oath; "God's blood" ...L16 euphemism
• S.C. n. South Central Los Angeles ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• SCAA n. 1. a shade, a shadow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a thin, miserable-looking person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAAVLE vb. to crawl, to scramble ...1921 Sc.
• SCAB adj. 1. pert. to strike-breakers or strike-breaking ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. illegal, as of an after-hours drinking club ...1960s sl.
n. 1. an unpleasant or despicable man ...1590
n. 2. a sheriff's officer; a constable ...L16 sl.
n. 3. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 4. a worker who refuses to join a labour union or to participate in a union strike, who takes a striking worker's place on the job, or the like; a strike-breaker ...1777
n. 5. a rascal or scoundrel ...sl.
n. 6. a grievance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a cow or steer less than one year old ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 8. an amateur ...1950 sl.
n. 9. an unattractive person ...1960s US Black & college sl.
n. 10. an inmate who curries favour with the authorities ...1970s NZ prison sl.
n. 11. one who attempts to beg money or food ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
vb. 1. to break a strike, to refuse to join a union or any form of mass action ...19C
vb. 2. to brand a company or fellow worker as a strike-breaker ...19C
vb. 3. to take a job without belonging to the relevant union ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. of an inmate: to curry favour with the authorities ...1970s NZ prison sl.
• SCAB-ANDREW n. a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBADO n. syphilis ...M17 sl.
• SCABBARD n. the vagina ...17C sl.
• SCABBED adj. 1. mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cheated in a deal ...1960s drugs sl.
• SCABBER n. a lout; an idle fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBERT adj. 1. scabbed, bare ...1824 Sc.
adj. 2. socially pretentious, snobbish, aspiring to gentility ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. destitute, down-and-out ...1832 Sc.
n. 1. a low-lifed, scabby-minded individual ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a strong-made person of somewhat stubborn, disagreeable temperament ...1866 Sc.
• SCABBERY n. the betrayal of one's fellow workers, the breaking of a strike ...20C Aust. & US sl.
• SCABBIT adj. mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCABBLE † vb. 1. to squabble, to quarrel, to wrangle acrimoniously ...1804 Sc.
† vb. 2. to scold ...1804 Sc.
• SCABBLE-AND-GOW n. tumultuous talking, as amongst angry women ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCABBLE-OUT n. an idle, drunken scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY adj. 1. of a person or thing: unpleasant, contemptible, distasteful ...M17
adj. 2. dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. non-union ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. a non-union worker ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SCABBY EYE n. a pie ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• SCABBY-GULLION n. a stew of hashed meat and potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCABBY-NECK n. a native of Denmark ...M19 sl.
• SCABBY SHEEP n. a person who has been in questionable society or under unholy influence, and become tainted; a corrupt person ...M19 sl.
• SCABELY adj. scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCABER vb. to dash, to romp ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCABER AROUND vb. to gad about ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCAB NECK n. an unpleasant person ...L16 sl.
• SCABROUS adj. 1. full of difficulties
adj. 2. indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene
• SCAD n. 1. semen ...E17 sl.
n. 2. a piece of money; a dollar ...19C Amer. arch.
n. 3. any colour slightly or obliquely seen as by reflection; the reflection itself; a faint gleam ...1804 Sc.
n. 4. a sudden and brief shower of rain ...1825 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a tuft of grass; a slab of peat ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hurry, bustle; agitation, fluster ...1897 Sc.
n. 7. the fry of salmon ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to soil by frequent use; to fade; used esp. of dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADDEM n. an incompetent smith ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADDER n. a brief shower of rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADDERIZE vb. to shrink, to shrivel ...1825 Sc.
• SCADDERIZED adj. of persons: shrivelled, wizened ...1825 Sc.
• SCADDIN n. 1. a lean emaciated person or animal ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
n. 3. the smallest or least valuable playing-cards in a game ...1921 Sc.
• SCADDLE adj. 1. wild, mischievous, unsteady; thievish, esp. used of a cat or dog ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. timid; easily frightened ...1894 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of horses: nervous, skittish, wild ...1901 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of a cow: having short horns ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. confusion; mischief ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to scare, to frighten ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to run off in a fright ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dare one to do anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCADDOW † n. shadow ...1818 Sc.
• SCADDY adj. of the weather: showery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADE † adj. ravenous, devouring ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. hurt, damage, harm, mischief ...1899 Sc.
vb. to hurt, to injure ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCADGAN n. a tramp; a disreputable-looking fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADGE n. a mean, scrounging person; one who curries favour ...1896 Sc.
vb. to ask for, to cadge ...1898 Sc.
• SCADGER n. a term of abuse; a mean, contemptible person; someone who always wants a loan ...M19 sl.
• SCADLY adj. greedy, greedy of; destructive ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCADOODLE vb. to run off, to leave in a hurry ...M19 sl.
• SCADOODLES n. great quantities; a very large number or amount ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCADS n. 1. a great number or quantity ...19C Amer. colloq.
n. 2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCADYIN n. 1. anything very small and insignificant ...1884 Ireland
n. 2. a very small potato ...1898 Ireland
• SCAFE adj. wild, rude; awkward, esp. used of boys; full of fear ...1884 Eng. dial.
n. a wild, thoughtless person, esp. a boy or young man; a rascal; a lazy ne'er-do-well ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. to lead a roving, vagabond life ...1847 Eng. dial.
• SCAFF n. 1. food, provisions of any kind ...1768 Sc.
† n. 2. diversion, merriment ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. of persons: riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
n. 4. refuse, worthless rubbish ...1815 Sc.
† n. 5. a heavy but brief shower of rain ...1824 Sc.
n. 6. an idle, restless person, one who idly wanders about ...1866 Sc.
n. 7. the act of going about idly, roaming around in search of amusement or on the scrounge ...1866 Sc.
n. 8. spoil, booty, anything found by scrounging and appropriated ...1904 Sc.
n. 9. anything collected by dishonourable or importunate begging ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 10. mashed potatoes ...1921 Sc.
n. 11. progress, headway in any task or purpose ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to eat or drink greedily ...1823 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrounge, to go about looking for food or anything else that may be picked up ...1827 Sc.
vb. 3. to scoff, to ridicule ...1844 Sc.
vb. 4. to wander about in an idle manner; to roam around ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to provide food; to devise means for obtaining food; to sponge; to collect by dishonourable means ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAFF-AND-RAFF † n. 1. abundant provisions ...1806 Sc.
† n. 2. the dregs of the populace; the riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
• SCAFFE n. a smoke of marijuana ...1970s Aust. drugs sl.
• SCAFFIE n. a scavenger, a street-sweeper ...1853 Sc.
• SCAFFING † n. food of any kind; abundant provision ...1827 Sc.
• SCAFFLE vb. 1. to equivocate ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to change one's mind; to go back from a promise or bargain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng dial.
vb. 4. to work hard for a livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLING n. 1. scaffolding ...1824 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an eel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFOLD BOARD n. said of a person with low intelligence ...Brit. sl. Brit
• SCAFFOLDING n. dental braces ...Brit. sl.
• SCAFFOLD POLE n. a chipped potato ...L19 sl.
• SCAFF-RAFF n. 1. abundant provisions ...1815 Sc.
n. 2. of persons: riff-raff, the rabble ...1815 Sc.
• SCAFFY adj. of a shower of rain: heavy, but soon over ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAG n. 1. putrid fish, esp. herrings ...1892 Sc.
n. 2. a cigarette ...1915 sl. orig. US
n. 3. a cigarette butt ...1915 sl., orig. US
n. 4. bad liquor ...1940s sl.
n. 5. an unattractive woman ...1960s US college & Black sl.
n. 6. heroin ...1965 sl.
vb. to render putrid by exposure to the sun and air ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAGE n. a throw ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to throw stones, to pelt; to strike with a stick ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to win ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to run violently ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAGGED † adj. 1. shaggy, hairy ...1777 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SCAGGED OUT adj. addicted to heroin ...1970s drugs sl.
• SCAGGER n. a young salmon ...1653
• SCAGGIE adj. tarnished, shabby ...1825 Sc.
• SCAGGLE † adj. timid ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to choke, to strangle, to suffocate ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAGGY adj. shaggy, hairy ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCAG HAG n. 1. a female heroin addict ...1990s sl.
n. 2. one who enjoys associating with heroin addicts ...1990s sl.
• SCAGHEAD n. a heroin addict ...1990s sl.
• SCAGING n. a beating ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCAG JONES n. a heroin addiction ...1960s US drugs sl.
• SCAGMAGLY adj. worthless ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCAG-NASTY n. an unpleasant person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCAIF adj. distant, scattered abroad ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCAIL n. a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCAIL-WIND † n. a scattering wind ...1709 Sc.
• SCAINGE vb. to obtain anything by long and serious effort; generally used in a bad sense ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAIRY n. a shadow, reflection ...1899 Sc.
• SCAITCH vb. to beat or thrash with a stick or rod ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAL n. a hooligan youth ...1960s sl.
• SCALAN n. a rude hut or shelter ...1770 Sc.
• SCALAWAG n. 1. a native White southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain ...19C U.S. Hist.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an animal of poor quality or little value ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALBERT † n. a low-minded, evil-living person ...1824 Sc.
• SCALCH n. a morning drink ...1773 Sc.
• SCALCK n. a morning dram of spirits ...1773 Sc.
• SCALD adj. 1. suffering from venereal disease ...L16 sl.
adj. 2. scabbed, scurfy, affected with eczema or ringworm ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. an ancient Scandinavian poet; in general, a poet ...1763
n. 2. trouble, vexation, injury; a disgust ...1813 Sc.
n. 3. any hot drink, esp. tea ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a multitude; a great number; a good deal ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to infect with venereal disease ...L16 sl.
vb. 2. to be mortified ...L19 Irish sl.
vb. 3. to reprimand, to scold ...L19 Irish sl.
vb. 4. to trouble, to pain, to vex; to disgust ...1877 Sc.
vb. 5. to make tea ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALDACHAN n. an unfeathered nestling ...1899 Sc.
• SCALDED adj. 1. suffering from venereal disease ...17C sl.
adj. 2. rejected ...1980s US college sl.
• SCALDED EGG n. a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALDER n. 1. a sore or 'angry' place ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. venereal disease ...E19 sl.
n. 3. tea ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a jellyfish ...1888 Sc.
vb. to scald; to blister the skin by heat or friction ...1808 Eng. dial.
• SCALDERED adj. blistered, sore, chafed ...1796 Eng. dial.
• SCALDIE n. an unfledged young bird, a nestling ...1903 Sc.
• SCALDING adj. partial ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a beating ...M19 US sl.
• SCALD ONE'S LIPS IN OTHER FOLK'S KAIL vb. to interfere in other people's business, to one's own hurt ...1822 Sc.
• SCALD ONE'S LIPS IN OTHER FOLK'S KALE vb. to meddle with other people's business ...1773 Sc.
• SCALDRUM n. a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SCALDRUM-DODGE n. the practice of deliberately burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder so as to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from whom one begs ...M19 tramps' sl.
• SCALD THE HEART vb. to trouble, to pain, to vex; to disgust ...1877 Sc.
• SCALDY adj. stingy ...20C Irish sl.
† n. 1. the bare top of the head ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. an unfledged bird; a fledgeling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bald-headed or very short-haired person; hence, a baby ...20C Irish sl.
n. 4. a mean, cadging person ...20C Irish sl.
• SCALE † n. 1. a flight of stairs
† n. 2. a drinking cup, a bowl ...1616 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a ladder; a flight of steps ...1705 Sc.
n. 4. a temporary hut or shelter; a wooden shed ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the sound of waves breaking upon the shore; a hurricane, a scattering wind or storm ...1790 Sc.
† n. 6. anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
n. 7. a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
n. 8. money ...1872 US sl.
n. 9. the first thin coating of ice on a body of water ...1896 Amer. dial.
n. 10. a sixpence ...a1900 Sc. sl.
n. 11. a hill of steep ascent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the ivory, horn, or other covering of the handle of a knife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 13. a louse ...1960s US prison sl.
vb. 1. to spill, to upset; to overflow ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
vb. 3. to mount a woman ...17C colloq.
vb. 4. to rip a seam; to tear ...1768 Sc.
vb. 5. to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
vb. 6. to cross, to pass over ...1776 Sc.
vb. 7. to throw at, to pelt; to throw stones at ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. of a meeting, congregation, etc. of people: to disperse, to separate ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to scatter or level mole-hills ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to stir, to poke, or to rake out a fire; to clear away the ashes ...1790 Eng. dial.
† vb. 11. to change ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to skip, to bounce, to ricochet ...a1870 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. to skip a flat stone on a body of water ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 14. to impress; to astound ...1887 sl.
vb. 15. to depart from a place; to go off, to retreat ...1896 Sc.
vb. 16. to retract one's word; to draw back ...1898 Sc.
vb. 17. to impress, to astonish ...L19 sl.
vb. 18. to swindle, to cheat; to fail to pay what is owed ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 18. of a gun: to discharge it ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 20. to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 21. to divulge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 22. to ride illicitly free on a train, tram, bus ...c1920 Aust. sl.
vb. 23. to run away; to depart hurriedly or furtively; to disappear of one's own motion ...20C sl.
vb. 24. to steal a thing, to rob a person, to defraud ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
vb. 25. of a bird: to glide ...1948 Amer. dial.
vb. 26. to weigh a measure of a drug ...1990s drugs sl.
• SCALE A TRAIN vb. to board and ride a train without paying ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE-BACKED 'UN n. a louse; generally used in the plural ...1923 sl.
• SCALE BOY n. one who weighs and measures out portions of a drug ...1990s drugs sl.
• SCALE-BREAK n. a sudden scattering or dispersion; the noise or commotion made by a dispersing crowd ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scatter, to disperse ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALEBRICK n. a wild prank ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCALE-FIRE n. a house or town on fire ...Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs.
• SCALEMENT n. a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SCALE OFF vb. 1. of bad weather: to clear off, to lift ...1898 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to run away; to depart hurriedly or furtively; to disappear of one's own motion; to leave surreptitiously or speedily ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALE ON vb. to treat someone sarcastically ...1930s sl.
• SCALER n. 1. one who rides illegally for free on public transport ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SCALERAKER n. a town scavenger; one who sweeps and cleans the streets ...1680 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALES † n. 1. a flight of steps ...1658 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fish-market ...1871 Eng. dial.
n. 3. money ...1872 US sl.
• SCALE-SET vb. to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SCALE-STAIRS n. a straight or square staircase in opposition to a spiral one ...1705 Sc.
• SCALE THE BIKE vb. to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1852
• SCALE UP vb. of bad weather: to clear off, to lift ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SCALE-WIND n. a scattering wind; a hurricane ...1709 Sc.
• SCALF n. a small splinter ...1790 Ireland
• SCALIE n. a strike-breaker or anyone who stands out against a mass action ...L18
• SCALING n. riding for free on buses, etc. ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALK adj. bald ...1931 Sc.
n. baldness, hairlessness ...1936 Sc.
• SCALL n. 1. dandruff ...1250
n. 2. a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scold; to abuse ...1820 Sc.
• SCALLAG † n. a kind of bond-servant who carried kelp and did all the hard work ...1793 Sc.
• SCALLAWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
• SCALLAWAG n. 1. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an animal of poor quality or little value; undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...1854 Amer. dial.
• SCALLIBRAT n. a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCALLIONS n. a boys' name for a good beating or thrashing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOP n. 1. a small torn piece ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bl1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOPED POTATOES n. sunburned testicles ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• SCALLOPS n. an awkward girl; an untidy, romping girl; a tomboy ...Bl1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALLOWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a ne'er-do-well; a disreputable person ...1848 sl., orig. US
• SCALLY adj. pert. to a hooligan ...1990s sl.
n. a young man who may range from a lovable rogue to a hooligan; a ne'er-do-well ...1986 Brit. sl.
• SCALLYART n. a hard slap or blow ...1825 Sc.
• SCALLYBATCH n. a woman addicted to spending much time in neighbours' houses; a gadabout gossiping woman ...1911 Sc.
• SCALLY-BRAT n. a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLYHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG n. 1. a White Southerner who was willing to accept the terms of Reconstruction after the US Civil War (1861-5) ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
n. 3. undersized or ill-conditioned cattle ...M19 sl.
n. 4. a political intriguer; a corrupt politician ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 5. the penis ...1990s US sl.
• SCALLYWAGGERY n. roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAGGING adj. acting in a corrupt manner ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAGISM n. roguery, political opportunism ...L19 sl.
• SCALLYWAMPUS adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCALLYWHAMPUS adj. splendid, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCALP n. 1. a small profit made in quick buying and selling ...colloq.
* n. 2. a wig ...Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to graze, to mark in passing; to scrape ...1863 Sc. & 1902 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to buy and sell stocks so as to make small quick profits ...colloq.
vb. 3. to sell stock, tickets, etc. at below or (now) above the official rates ...1886 orig. US
vb. 4. to beat about the head; to flog ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to check ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to grow weary; to become dispirited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to take a commission on a bet ...1930s gambling sl.
vb. 8. to re-sell any item for a profit ...1940s sl.
vb. 9. to perform cunnilingus ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 10. to capture the insignia or 'patch' of a rival gang member ...1990s NZ sl.
• SCALPEEN n. a pickled mackerel ...1848 Ireland
• SCALPER n. 1. someone who sells tickets, esp. below or (now) above the official rates ...1869, orig. US
n. 2. one who buys the unused portions of long-distance railroad tickets in order to sell them at a profit ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a merciless person, esp. in financial dealings ...L19 sl.
n. 4. a person who bets in such a way that he never loses ...1950s gambling sl.
• SCALP HUNTER n. a homosexual who likes to seduce otherwise heterosexual males ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• SCALPING n. 1. working as a ticket tout ...L19 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a short haircut ...Brit. sl.
• SCALPIONS n. salt dried fish, generally whiting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALP ONE FOR A JAY vb. to dupe, to swindle ...1890 sl.
• SCALPOUR n. a strumpet ...1837 Sc.
• SCALP-SPLITTING n. a fight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALP TICKET n. the unused half of a return ticket ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SCALT adj. scalded ...1795 Amer. dial.
• SCALT EGG n. a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALVA n. snow in broad flakes, wet snow; heaps of snow ...1898 Sc.
• SCALY adj. 1. despicable ...L18 sl.
adj. 2. miserly, stingy, mean; thievish, dishonest, tricky ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. sick, run-down ...L18 sl.
adj. 4. shabby ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. unpleasant ...M19 sl.
adj. 6. of ice: thin ...1896 Amer. dial.
adj. 7. grumpy, ill-tempered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. thin, slender; light ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 9. lousy, infested with lice ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a mean, stingy fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tall, thinly-made person or animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a crocodile ...1930s Aust. sl.
• SCALY-BACK n. a treacherous, untrustworthy person ...Brit. sl.
• SCALY-BACKED REPTILE n. a treacherous, untrustworthy person ...Brit. sl.
• SCALY BLOKE n. a thin man ...1930s NZ sl.
• SCALY FISH n. an honest, rough, blunt sailor ...L18 sl.
• SCALYLEG adj. promiscuous ...1960s US sl.
n. a promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1960s US sl.
vb. to work as the cheapest level of prostitute ...1960s US sl.
• SCAM n. 1. a burn, singe, scorch, or the mark of such ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a film of vapour, a haze, mist, or shadow ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a spot, blemish, crack, injury, an abrasion ...1866 Sc.
† n. 4. a hurt to one's feelings, a wound, a harm, cause of suffering ...1875 Sc.
n. 5. a flaw, crack, injury ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a sudden glow of heat or red in the sky ...1939 Sc.
n. 7. a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
n. 8. a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
n. 9. information ...1964 sl., orig. US
n. 10. misleading information, rumour ...1972 sl.
n. 11. a large-scale plan to smuggle and distribute illegal drugs ...1970s sl.
n. 12. heroin ...2000s US prison sl.
vb. 1. of cloth, skin, cakes, etc.: to burn slightly; to scorch, to singe with dry heat ...1746 Sc.
vb. 2. to injure, to crack; to spoil, to damage, to harm in some way, esp. of clothing ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. of frost: to scorch, or blight foliage ...1882 Sc.
vb. 4. of a shoe: to twist it out of shape by wearing wrongly; to tread down ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to stain, to discolour; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scold severely ...1922 Sc.
vb. 7. of nettles: to sting ...1933 Sc.
vb. 8. to defraud, to trick ...1950s sl.
vb. 9. to swindle, to cheat ...1963 sl., orig. US
vb. 10. to escape ...1980s US criminals' sl.
vb. 11. to go in search of and look over the opposite sex for casual sex ...1980s US college sl.
• SCAMANDER vb. of persons: to wander about, to take devious or winding course ...M19 sl.
• SCAMBLE n. anything done irregularly; a mess; a litter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shamble, to walk awkwardly; to run hastily and irregularly ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to ramble, to roam up and down ...1859 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scramble, to sprawl, to roll awkwardly about ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to trample upon; to litter about, to make untidy ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to push, to shove ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scrape up, to collect ...1901 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. of work: to do carelessly and hurriedly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLE ALONG vb. to manage, to 'get on' ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLED † adj. defeated in an intent ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLER n. one who goes about among his friends in order to scrape up a meal; a meal-time visitor; a parasite, a sponger ...1721 Sc.
• SCAMBLING adj. 1. hasty, careless; makeshift; untidy ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scattered, irregular ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. an irregular meal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCAM IN vb. to gain entry to a concert, performance, etc. without paying for a ticket ...1960s sl.
• SCAMMED adj. subjected to a confidence trick ...1990s sl.
• SCAMMER n. 1. a petty criminal ...1972 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
n. 3. a flirt ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 1. to climb, to scramble ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scamper, to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMMERED adj. drunk ...1859 sl.
• SCAMMING n. practicing confidence tricks and similar schemes ...1970s sl.
• SCAMMISH adj. rough, awkward, untidy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. the acquiring and preparation of unadulterated opium ...1910s US drugs sl.
• SCAMMY adj. with patchy marks ...1812 Sc.
• SCAM ON vb. to flirt ...1980s US college sl.
• SCAM OUT vb. to defraud, to trick ...1950s sl.
• SCAMP n. 1. a highwayman ...M18 sl.
n. 2. highway robbery ...M18 sl.
n. 3. a cheat, a swindler ...E19 sl.
n. 4. a thief ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 5. idle wandering, roaming about ...1866 Sc.
n. 6. the scalp or head ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. work done in a hurried, lazy manner ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to work as a highwayman ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to do carelessly; to do work badly, inefficiently, or with bad materials; to shirk work ...1851 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go about in an idle manner, to roam, to rove around, often with the idea of intended mischief ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to run off, to decamp, to leave ...1882 Sc.
vb. 5. to play mischievous tricks ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to cheat, to steal ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to graze, to strike slightly, to touch lightly in passing, to deliver a glancing blow to ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SCAMP AROUND vb. to gallivant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCAMPER n. 1. one who works hastily or with bad materials ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scampering, a quick run
vb. 1. to run, to run off ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to run playfully about as a child
• SCAMPERER n. a street thug ...E18 sl.
• SCAMPERIL n. a mischievous child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPER JUICE n. whisky ...1970s US sl.
• SCAMPI BELT n. the middle-class commuter villages around London and other large cities where, in the late 1950s - early 1960s, it was considered fashionable to eat scampi ...1960s sl.
• SCAMPING adj. 1. dishonest ...E19 sl.
adj. 2. badly or inefficiently done ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPING BLADE n. a highwayman ...L18 sl.
• SCAMPO vb. to scamper; to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMP OFF vb. to hurry off ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPSMAN n. a highwayman ...L18 sl.
• SCAMPY adj. badly or inefficiently done ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCAMSTER n. a confidence trickster ...1970s sl.
• SCAMUS n. a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SCAMY adj. stained, blotched, having patchy marks ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAMY BEGGAR n. a term of abuse ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAN n. 1. scorn, disrespect ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
vb. 1. to see, to notice ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to look with disgust or disdain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to squint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE adj. proud, haughty, disdainful; distant in manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a glance, a quick appraising look, a brief scrutiny, a cursory survey or review of persons or affairs ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. a glance, a sudden short sight or appearance, a glimpse, tinge, hue of colour ...1819 Sc.
n. 3. a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
n. 4. blame, reproach, obloquy ...1866 Sc.
n. 5. a rough idea or estimate ...1920 Sc.
vb. 1. to climb ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to reflect on, to consider ...1724 Sc.
vb. 3. to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
vb. 4. to criticize, to be censorious about, to reproach, to taunt ...1801 Sc.
vb. 5. to find out by investigation, to seek a sight of ...1804 Sc.
vb. 6. to make trial of; to put to the test ...1804 Sc.
vb. 7. to reproach; to make censorious reflections on anything ...1805 Sc.
vb. 8. to give a slight account of ...1806 Sc.
vb. 9. to make a great show in conversation; to talk in a pompous or affected manner, to exaggerate, to embellish a story to the limits of credibility for the sake of effect ...1815 Sc.
vb. 10. to look at, to examine, to analyze metrically; to give a critical or appraising look at; to scrutinize ...1825 Sc.
vb. 11. to glance at; to scan; esp. to look contemptuously ...1883 Sc.
• SCANCE AT vb. to conjecture; to form a hasty judgement concerning a thing ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANCER n. 1. a showy person, one with good appearance or looks ...1820 Sc.
n. 2. one who exaggerates or 'talks big' ...1825 Sc.
• SCANCHUS n. a story, chat, discussion ...Bk1904 Ireland
• SCANCLISHIN n. 1. a small remainder ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. scanty increase ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAND n. a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCANDAHOOFIAN adj. Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDAHOOVIAN adj. Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
n. a Scandinavian ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCANDAL n. a scoundrel, a rascal ...1965 Amer. dial.
† vb. to disgrace
• SCANDALOUS adj. 1. extremely bad ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. excellent, first-rate ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
n. a wig ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCANDALOUSLY adv. in a totally unacceptable manner ...1990s US teen sl.
• SCANDAL-BROTH n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDAL-CRACK n. a chat involving the repetition of scandal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALEESE vb. to shock the feelings of, to spread scandal ...1897 Sc.
• SCANDALIZE vb. to slander, to malign, to defame, to ridicule ...1844
• SCANDAL-JOBBER n. a scandal-monger ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALMONGER n. a person who spreads scandal or gossip ...1715
• SCANDALOUS adj. filthy, befouled ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. very, exceedingly, excessively ...1884 Eng. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCANDAL-POTION n. tea ...1786 Sc.
• SCANDAL-PROOF adj. applied to a professional thief hardened or past shame ...L17 sl.
• SCANDAL-SOUP n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDAL-WATER n. tea ...L18 sl.
• SCANDERT n. 1. a drunkard ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. drunkenness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANDICULOUS adj. scandalous and ridiculous ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN adj. Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. a Scandinavian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN DYNAMITE n. snuff ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCANDINOOVIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDIWEGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDY adj. Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
n. a Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
• SCANGE vb. to roam about ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER n. 1. a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
n. 2. a silly woman ...2000s Irish sl.
• SCANGLED adj. sprawling; lying about on the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANK n. an unattractive, easily available young woman ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SCANKY adj. 1. dirty, second-rate, unattractive, cheap-looking, ugly, promiscuous ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
adj. 2. of a woman: attractive, sexy ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• SCANMAG n. chatter, gossip, scandal ...E18 sl.
vb. to chatter; to gossip ...E18 sl.
• SCANNACH † vb. to gleam, to shine ...1814 Sc.
• SCAN ON vb. to watch closely, to look closely, esp. at something one intends stealing ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCANSE † vb. 1. to climb ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SCANSING adj. of a young woman: good-looking, striking-looking, well-favoured ...1825 Sc.
• SCANT adj. 1. poor, badly off ...1715 Sc.
adj. 2. sparing, parsimonious ...1819 Sc.
adj. 3. narrow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. scarcely ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. poverty ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stint; to be insufficiently supplied ...1794 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to become scarce or slight in amount, force, etc. ...1871 Sc.
vb. 3. to cant ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rove; to race about ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCANTERER n. a roving bullock ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCANTIES n. very brief underpants, esp. for women ...1920s sl., orig. US
• SCANTING n. tugging the victim's underwear upwards, in order to give them a painful shock ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANT IN THE WALLET adj. poor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCANTISH adj. 1. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. deficient; limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTITY n. 1. a scarcity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. insufficiency ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLING adj. small, very scanty ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a small or puny person ...1857 Sc.
n. 2. a small quantity or amount
n. 3. the juncture of a wall with the roof of a house ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANTLINS adv. scarcely, hardly ...1772 Sc.
• SCANTLY adj. 1. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. deficient, limited ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANT-O-GRACE † n. a scapegrace, a reprobate; a graceless fellow; a good-for-nothing ...1718 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTS n. underwear ...1970s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANTWAYS adv. obliquely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAP † n. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
• SCAPA vb. to go, esp. to run off ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SCAPA FLOW vb. to go, to run off, to make a hasty exit...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go'
• SCAPALI vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCAPE n. 1. a landscape; a portion of ground ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a beehive ...1843 Sc.
n. 3. the shell of a walnut ...1863 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an escape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to escape ...1813 arch. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to run at large, to scamper ...1903 Sc.
vb. 3. of walnuts: to shell ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to graze, to mark slightly ...1909 Amer. dial.
int. used to express the cry of a snipe ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS n. 1. a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
n. 2. a term of reproach for a thoroughly bad fellow ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS AROUND vb. to go about in an idle or reprehensible manner; to loaf ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE adj. characteristic of a scapegrace ...1830
n. 1. a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
n. 2. the red-throated loon or diver, Gavia stellata ...B1900
• SCAPEN OFF vb. to scamper, to flee ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPER n. a rascal; a critter, a varmint ...1933 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to run off quickly; to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dash, to romp ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCAPE-RAPE n. one who has escaped hanging; a rogue ...1836 Sc.
• SCAPER AROUND vb. to gad about ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCAPES-O'-DEATH n. a term of derision for a sour, disagreeable person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPE-THE-GALLOWS n. a term of reproach for a thoroughly bad fellow ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAPPER vb. to go, to run off ...1960s Irish sl.
• SCAR adj. 1. scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. open, exposed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAR n. 1. a precipitous rocky place; a cliff; a low or submerged rock in the sea ...1300 Brit.
n. 2. the ridge of a hill ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a fright; a panic; an object of alarm ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to take fright ...1714 Sc.
vb. 2. to scare ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARAMOUCH n. 1. a stock character in Italian farce, a cowardly and foolish boaster of his own prowess, who is constantly being cudgelled by Harlequin ...1662
n. 2. a disreputable fellow; a rascal, a scamp; a term of contempt ...1676
vb. to behave like a scaramouch ...1834
• SCARAPIN n. a scorpion ...1915 Amer. dial.
• SCARBER vb. to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARBOROUGH FAIR n. hair ...1990s rhyming sl.
• SCARBOROUGH WARNING n. no warning at all ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCAR-BUG n. a supernatural appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCEHEED n. scarcity, want ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINGS adv. scarcely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINS adv. scarcely ...1902 Sc.
• SCARCEN vb. to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
• SCARCE-O-FAT adj. thin ...1950s W. Indies sl.
n. a nickname for a thin person ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• SCARCE-OF-FAT n. a skinny person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE UP vb. to decline in abundance; to become rare ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCARCEY adj. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCIFY vb. to absent oneself, to make oneself scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCY adj. scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARD n. a broken piece of pottery or any brittle substance ...1811 Eng. dial.
• SCAR-DALE n. a valley surrounded by bare dark rocks ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARDY n. a child's name for a coward ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARE adj. 1. easily frightened, timid; wild; shy, affectedly modest ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: lean and scraggy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of apparel: scant, flimsy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. an uproar, a disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an ugly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to slide on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to spend, to consume ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARE, THE n. extortion using menaces ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• SCARE-BOGGART n. a bogey; a bugbear ...1899 Eng. dial.
• SCARE-CAT n. a fearful person; anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...1897 Amer. dial.
• SCARECROW n. 1. a pickpocket's young assistant, who is disposable and can be turned over to the police ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 2. a person in ragged clothes
n. 3. an extremely thin person
n. 4. anything frightening but not really dangerous
n. 5. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCARED-CAT n. 1. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fearful person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCARED CRAPLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED FARTLESS adj. extremely frightened or scared ...1930s Can. sl.
• SCARED PISSLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED RIGID adj. utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED SHIT adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHITLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened; afraid; senseless with fear or physical distress ...1910s sl.
• SCARED STIFF adj. utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED TITLESS adj. extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED WATER n. weak coffee ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCARED WITLESS adj. absolutely scared or terrified ...1920s sl.
• SCAREDY adj. afraid, fearful, timid, cowardly ...1955 Amer. dial.
n. a timorous or frightened person ...1933
• SCAREDY-CAT n. a very timid or cowardly person ...1930 colloq.
• SCAREDY-SHITE n. anyone who is, or appears to be, frightened ...20C sl.
• SCAREFUL adj. terrifying, frightful ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAREHEAD n. 1. a headline in exceptionally large type ...1885
n. 2. a puritanical religious preacher ...1900s UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. a sensational newspaper headline; hence, any sensational writing ...1910s US sl.
• SCAREMONGER n. a person who creates or spreads alarming news ...1885
• SCARE OUT OF MIND vb. to terrify greatly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCARE PARTY n. a Halloween party ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCARE SOMEONE SHITLESS vb. to terrify ...1970s sl.
• SCARE THE BEJABBERS OUT OF vb. to completely and utterly terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE BEJAZUS OUT OF vb. to completely and utterly terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to scare one severely, to terrify; to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE DOOKEY OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1960s US sl.
• SCARE THE FUCK OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1990s sl.
• SCARE THE GUTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE HOLY SHIT OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE LIGHTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVER AND LIGHTS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF vb. to scare one severely, to terrify. to frighten ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING HELL OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE NUTS OFF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE PANTS OFF vb. frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1930s UK sl.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLE CRAP OUT OF ONE vb. to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE vb. to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEAWADDEN OUT OF vb. to scare very thoroughly ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEE-WILLY OUT OF vb. to scare severely ...2005 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PISS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1920s sl.
• SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF vb. to frighten ...1961 sl.
• SCARE THE SLACKS OFF vb. to terrify ...1930s sl.
• SCARE THE STUFFING OUT OF vb. to terrify ...M19 sl.
• SCARE THE WADDING OUT OF vb. to scare very thoroughly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WHOSIS OUT OF vb. to terrify ...1950s US sl.
• SCARE THE WILLIES OUT OF vb. to scare severely ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SCARE TOAD n. a fearful person; one who is easily frightened ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SCARE TOGETHER vb. to obtain, usually with some difficulty and possibly by threatening the supplier ...M19 US sl.
• SCARE UP vb. to pick up, to find; to obtain with effort ...Bk1905 Amer. colloq.
• SCARF n. 1. a nickname for an inhabitant of Eday in Orkney ...1883 Sc.
n. 2. food ...1932 US sl.
† vb. 1. to wrap, to envelop ...1812 Sc.
vb. 2. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
vb. 3. to pilfer; to steal ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 4. to throw away; to abandon ...1970s US college sl.
vb. 5. to consume, esp. in an aggressive manner ...1970s sl.
vb. 6. to borrow ...1980s US college sl.
• SCARF DOWN vb. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
• SCARFER n. a football supporter ...1980s sl.
• SCARFING n. the practice of auto-asphyxiation for sexual stimulation ...1994 Brit. sl.
• SCARF UP vb. to eat, esp. voraciously ...1955 Amer.
• SCAR-GAIT adj. of a horse: easily frightened ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARGIVENET n. a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...1825 Sc. sl.
• SCARIFY vb. to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARISH adj. timid ...1884 Ireland
• SCARKLE †* vb. to scatter, disperse ...c1450
• SCARLET adj. 1.` flagrantly offensive
adj. 2. highly embarrassed ...1980s Irish sl.
n. an upper-class ruffian ...M19 sl.
• SCARLET FEVER n. a partiality for soldiers or soldiering ...M19 sl.
• SCARLET HORSE n. a hired or hack horse ...L18 sl.
• SCARLET LETTER n. a scarlet letter "A", formerly worn by one convicted of adultery ...1840 Amer.
• SCARLET RUNNER n. 1. a Bow Street Runner (policeman) ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a footman ...M19 sl.
n. 3. a soldier ...L19 sl.
n. 4. cheap red wine ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCARLET SISTER n. a prostitute ...1951 US sl.
• SCARLET-TOWN n. Reading, England ...M19 sl.
• SCARLY adj. of the weather: boisterous, windy, threatening rain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARN n. dung, esp. cow dung ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCARNACH n. a noisy tumult ...1825 Sc.
• SCARN-BEE n. a beetle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARNOCH n. 1. a number, a multitude ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy tumult ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARNY adj. dungy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a cow-man ...1848 Eng. dial.
• SCARNY-HOUGHS n. a dirty drab ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARP n. a bare piece of ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scrape, to make a scraping noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to escape; to run off ...1910s Aust. sl.
• SCARPA vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCARPED adj. dried up; parched, as the skin in fever ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCARPER n. an escape; an act of running away ...L19 sl.
vb. 1. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to run ...1920s sl.
• SCARPY vb. to escape, to run off ...M19 sl.
• SCARR n. a small quantity; a morsel; a particle ...1896 Sc.
• SCARRIFY vb. to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARRIPIN n. a terrapin ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCARROW n. 1. a faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall, etc. ...1789 Sc.
n. 2. a shadow; shade ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a figure of speech, a metaphor ...1894 Sc.
n. 4. any small fish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to emit a faint light; to shine through clouds ...1825 Sc.
• SCARRY adj. 1. bare, rocky; full of precipices ...1844 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. easily frightened ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARRY-WHIFF adv. one-sided, askew ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCARS n. the scars left from continuous injections of narcotics ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCART adj. frightened, scared ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. a scratch with the nails, claws, or some sharp object; a scratching; the itch...1709 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stroke of a pen; a scrap of writing ...1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a contemptible, good-for-nothing, scurvy fellow; a mean, niggardly person; a saving, industrious person ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. the smallest quantity of anything; a small portion ...1848 Sc.
n. 5. a puny, shrunken person ...1874 Sc.
n. 6. a hermaphrodite; esp. a female hermaphrodite sheep ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a scraping or rasping sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to scratch; to scrape with the nails, claws, or some sharp object; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scrape; to clean any vessel with a spoon ...1737 Sc.
vb. 3. to write, esp. to write indistinctly; to make any kind of mark on paper; to draw; to sculpture ...1814 Sc.
vb. 4. to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
vb. 5. to make a scraping or rasping noise ...1900 Sc.
vb. 6. to lead a laborious, industrious life ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCART A GREY POW vb. to be old or advanced in years; to grow old ...1890 Sc.
• SCARTER n. 1. one who is not working in earnest ...1812 Sc.
† n. 2. a cow's teat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCART-FREE adj. 1. free of expense ...1877 Sc.
adj. 2. safe and sound; uninjured ...1897 Sc.
• SCARTH n. a place cut off; a cliff; a rock, esp. a rock bare of vegetation ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCARTING n. miserly saving or greed ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE n. a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
vb. 1. to scatter; to fling about ...1887 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together; to collect money by long and continuous small savings ...1825 Sc.
• SCARTLY adj. frightened, wild, shy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCART ONE'S BUTTONS vb. to challenge to a fight ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCART-THE-BOWL n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1861 Sc.
• SCART-THE-COGUE n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1736 Sc.
• SCART-THE-PAT n. one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1917 Sc.
• SCART WHERE ONE'S NO YEWKY vb. to beat one ...1824 Sc.
• SCARVE n. a ring ...L19 sl.
• SCARVISH † adj. bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARVY vb. of the weather: to clear ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCARY adj. 1. frightening ...1582
adj. 2. easily frightened, fearful, afraid, timid, cowardly ...1800 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. horrible, unattractive ...1980s US college sl.
• SCARY-CAT n. 1. a very timid or cowardly person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a fearful person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCARY-WHIFF adv. one-sided, askew ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCASH adj. twisted, turned to one side, esp. used of the feet ...1866 Sc.
adv. in a twisted manner, awry; with a waddling, shuffling gait ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a quarrel, a dispute, a brawl ...1768 Sc.
n. 2. a waddling, shuffling gait; a scuffling with the feet ...1866 Sc.
† n. 3. an untidy or slovenly piece of dress; an untidy person, a sloven ...1895 Sc.
n. 4. a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. 1. to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
vb. 2. to quarrel, to squabble; to wrangle; to have a heated argument or disagreement ...1801 Sc.
vb. 3. to be slovenly in dress, to wear one's clothes in a careless manner ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to twist, to turn to one side; to walk in a shuffling, awkward manner with the toes turned outwards, either from deformity or affectation ...1866 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOT n. a foot with the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-FOOTED adj. having the toes turned outward ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASHIE n. a squabble ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to wrangle, to squabble ...1898 Sc.
• SCASHLE adv. in a waddling, shuffling manner ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a squabble, a wrangle; a scuffle ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side; the act of walking with a waddling, shuffling gait; the noise made by the feet along the ground ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to quarrel, to squabble, to wrangle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to twist, to turn away; to tread on the side of one's feet; to turn one's toes outward; to walk in a waddling, shuffling manner; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASH-MOUTHED adj. having the mouth awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS n. 1. a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a twist, a wrench; a turning to one side ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. 1. to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
vb. 2. to wrangle ...1801 Sc.
vb. 3. to twist, to turn awry; to tread on the side of one's foot; to turn one's toes outwards; to walk in a silly, affected way; to be careless about one's dress ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAT adj. 1. scared ...1839 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cluttered, full to overflowing, littered ...1895 Sc.
adv. flat, 'plump' ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a blow, a buffet; the stroke given by a mass of water ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sudden passing shower of rain ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. anything burst or broken open; the sound of a rent; the sharp sound as of a bullet ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a spell of weather; a bout, a turn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. whisky, esp. of poor quality ...1914 US sl.
n. 6. heroin ...1970 sl.
n. 7. the vagina ...1970s US Black sl.
n. 8. a vagrant seeking work in a London market ...1984 Brit. sl.
n. 9. scatology, defecation for sexual purposes ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat ...1891 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to fail; to become bankrupt, to collapse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rain hard ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to share ...Bk1904 Sc.
int. 1. go away! ...M19 sl.
int. 2. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCAT ABROAD vb. 1. to become bankrupt ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to break to pieces; to break up, to dissolve ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT A PERSON MAZZLING vb. to give him a blow which render him senseless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT BANG adv. with the sound of a heavy fall ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCAT CAT! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT CAT, GET YOUR TAIL OUT OF MY GRAVY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCAT CAT, YOUR TAIL'S ON FIRE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATCH-PAWED † adj. left-handed ...1814 Eng. dial.
• SCATE n. 1. a prostitute ...17C sl.
n. 2. the vagina ...17C sl.
n. 3. diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. heroin ...1940s drugs sl.
vb. to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCATHE n. injury, damage, hurt, loss, danger; expense ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to injure, to damage, to destroy; to defame ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCATHE AND SCORN n. insult and injury, blame, reproach ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCATHEFUL adj. hurtful, injurious ...1813 Sc.
• SCATHELY adj. hurtful, injurious ...1865 Sc.
n. a young romp ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCATHY adj. ravenous; mischievous; thievish ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SCATICRAW n. a scarecrow ...1771 Sc.
• SCAT KITTY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATLINGS n. a whipping ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATLOE † n. loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-MERCHANT n. a merchant who has failed in business ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-OFF n. a blow, a slap ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCATTEL vb. to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER n. the throwing-out of money to be scrambled for at a wedding, on a holiday, etc. ...1915 Sc.
• SCATTERATION n. a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCATTER-BARREL n. a shotgun ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCATTER-BASKET n. a clattering noise, as of a wheel when it requires tightening ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-BRASS n. a spendthrift ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-CASH n. a spendthrift ...1898 Sc.
• SCATTER-CORNER adv. diagonally ... Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-GOOD † n. a spendthrift ...1819 Sc.
• SCATTER-GUN n. 1. a shotgun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1944 service sl.
n. 3. the anus, esp. when the owner has diarrhoea ...Brit. sl.
• SCATTERING adj. widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
• SCATTERLING † n. a heedless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERLOFISTICATE vb. to wander aimlessly, at haphazard; to range over a country; to travel ...B1900 western sl.
• SCATTERMENT n. a scattering; a dispersion ...1895 Sc. & Ireland & Amer. dial.
• SCATTERS n. diarrhoea, particularly of animals ...1949 sl.
• SCATTER-WILLIE n. a reckless, devil-may-care person; a scatterbrain ...1960 Sc.
• SCATTER-WIT n. a reckless, senseless person; a scatterbrain ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITS n. a reckless, senseless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTER-WITTED adj. senseless, harebrained; scatterbrained ...1867 Sc.
• SCAT THE CAT! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT THERE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT THERE, YOUR SON BIT YOUR TAIL OFF! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCATTLE adj. timid, easily frightened ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTLE-CAT n. a thieving, mischievous cat ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-TO n. a fight, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT TOM! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT TOM, YOUR TAIL'S AFIRE! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAT TOM, YOUR TAIL'S IN THE GRAVY! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCATTY adj. of the weather: showery ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCAT UP vb. to leave, to go away, esp. as a command ...M19 sl.
• SCAT UP AND GO HOME vb. to break up a meeting ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAT YOUR TAIL OUT OF THE BUTTER! int. said to a person when they have sneezed ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCATYUNS n. small potatoes ...1911 Sc.
• SCAUER adj. untidy ...1917 Amer. dial.
• SCAUF n. scurf, scum ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAULDEEN n. a cup ...1867 Ireland
• SCAUM n. 1. a burn, scorch; a mark caused by burning or singeing ...1813 Sc.
n. 2. a thin haze, a light, misty vapour ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. an appearance of scorn; scornfully abusive language ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 4. insincere talk; banter, chaff ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. litter, dust, disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1838 Sc.
vb. 2. to envelope in a mist or haze; to shade ...1871 Sc.
† vb. 3. to bespatter, to discolour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to scratch the face with the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUMER † n. a pirate, a plunderer; a cattle-lifter ...1836 Sc.
• SCAUMY adj. 1. gaudy, showy in dress ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. misty, hazy; of an imperfect or disagreeable colour ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of the sky: bright, clear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUR n. a shower, a short flying scurry of rain ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCAURABEE n. a term of contempt ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCAURBERRY n. a blackberry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAURIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCAUT vb. 1. to push with the feet; to dig the feet into the ground in order to gain resistance; to stretch the legs violently ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAV vb. to scavenge; to scrounge ...2001 UK sl.
• SCAVAIG vb. to roam or gad about ...1932 Sc.
• SCAVEL adj. voracious, greedy ...BK1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW n. the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEN vb. to wander aimlessly about; to loiter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVENER n. a term of extreme contempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVENGER n. 1. a privy-cleaner ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. in drag racing and hot rodding: a car that wins often, that 'eats up' its competition ...1968 US sl.
n. 3. a private garbage collector ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER CART n. a garbageman's cart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER MAN n. a privy-cleaner ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCAVENGER'S DAUGHTER n. an instrument of torture, consisting of a broad iron hoop, which was locked around the prisoner's body, compressing it unnaturally to such an extent that the victim was effectively squeezed to death ...M16
• SCAVERNICK n. a hare ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAVEY n. 1. understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
n. 2. a simpleton ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SCAVVY n. a scaffolder ...Brit. sl.
• SCAW n. 1. a faded mark, a blemish, a spot ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. an isthmus or promontory ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to spoil or destroy the appearance of, esp. in respect of colour; to make shabby or faded ...1772 Sc.
vb. 2. to become faded; to lose colour ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to chafe, to peel, to abrade the skin ...1929 Sc.
• SCAWBERT n. 1. a pretentious person; one who wishes to appear above his rank ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a strongly-made person of a stubborn, disagreeable temper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAW'D adj. faded, discoloured; worthless ...1785 Sc.
• SCAW'D-LIKE adj. faded in colour ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWM n. litter, dust, disturbance ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWPY adj. bald, without hair on the head ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCAWT adj. scruffy, mean, contemptible, scanty, niggling; short of due measure ...c1715 Sc.
• SCAWT ABOUT vb. to skulk, to be lazy or idle; to stand or walk about doing nothing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAWVY adj. uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCEDE vb. to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCEG n. a surfer ...1985 Aust. sl.
• SCELEROUS † adj. wicked, villainous ...1534
• SCELESTIOUS †* adj. wicked, evil, villainous ...1608 theatrical sl.
• SCELLUM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCENE n. 1. a ludicrous object, a 'sight' ...1923 Sc.
n. 2. a situation; a happening ...1945 US sl.
n. 3. a party ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 4. the current trend; the in thing ...1960s Brit. sl.
n. 5. the place where what's happening is happening ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 6. that which one favours or prefers ...1966
n. 7. a sexual interlude ...1971 US sl.
• SCENE-RAT n. a supernumerary in ballet or pantomime ...c1880 theatrical sl.
• SCENERY n. a picture, usually a photograph ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCENESTER n. a person who is part of contemporary fashionable society ...2003 US sl.
• SCENEY adj. fashionable; up to the minute in appearance, habits, practices ...1968 UK sl.
• SCENIC ROUTE n. in horse racing: running outside the pack on turns ...1978 US sl.
• SCENT n. 1. a small quantity; a drop or pinch of anything; a little ...1839 Sc.
n. 2. a sniff ...1843 Sc.
n. 3. descent ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCENTAGE n. aroma ...1911 Sc.
• SCENT-BOTTLE n. a water-closet ...1887 euphemism
• SCENT-BOX n. the nose ...1826 boxing sl.
• SCENT-DOG n. a pointer ...1894 Sc.
• SCEPTER n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• SCEPTRE n. the penis ...M17 sl.
• SCEPTRE AND JEWELS n. the male genitals ...M17 sl.
• SCES n. cannabis ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SCEW n. a cup or dish ...M16
• SCHADONS n. young bees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHAEFCHEN n. rolls of dust on the floor ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHAINER YID n. an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SCHALAHOOT vb. to go or depart quickly; to gallivant ...1862 Amer. dial.
• SCHAMLICH adj. shambling, weak-limbed, puny ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. a weak, puny person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to walk with a shambling gait ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCHAMOUS adj. shameful, dishonourable ...1871 Sc.
• SCHARN n. excrement ...1910s sl.
• SCHAVEL † n. a rogue ...1861 Sc.
• SCHED n. a schedule ...1950s sl.
• SCHEISSPOT n. a person of low character ...L20 Cockneys' sl.
• SCHEISTY adj. tight-fisted ...M19 US sl.
• SCHEITL n. a wig ...1960s sl.
• SCHELLAM n. a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLUM † n. a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCHELM † n. a rogue, a rascal ...1814 Sc.
• SCHEME n. an amusement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to arrange, to contrive, to manage ...1879 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to endeavour to elude anything, esp. work, by false pretenses ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 3. to play truant ...1930s Irish sl.
vb. 4. to make plans ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 5. to make sexual designs on ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 6. to think, to reckon ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHEME ON vb. 1. to make plans ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to make sexual designs on ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• SCHEMER n. 1. a good manager; a clever, careful housewife ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an idler ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCHEMIE n. a person who lives on a Scottish 'scheme' or council estate ...20C sl.
• SCHEMISH adj. 1. scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cunning ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCHEMOZZLE n. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHEMY adj. scheming; devious, tricky, sly ...1888 Amer. dial.
• SCHEPSEL n. (derogatory or offensive) a Black or Coloured person ...1844 S. Afr.
• SCHFATZER n. 1. a fellow; a chap ...c1930 cant
n. 2. an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SCHICER n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1846 sl.
• SCHICKERY adj. shabby, bad ...M19 sl.
adv. shabbily, badly ...M19 sl.
• SCHIEST vb. to rob ...2000s US sl.
• SCHILLOCH n. an uproar, an outcry, a riot ...1845 Sc.
• SCHIMMEL n. a white or grey horse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHIMOZZLE n. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHINCH n. a small piece ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHINCHING adj. niggardly, parsimonious, stingy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHINDLER'S LIST adj. drunk...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• SCHISM n. a frivolous excuse; roundabout reasoning; a nice distinction; an unnecessary apology; a foolish fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHISM-SHOP n. a nonconformist meeting house ...L18 sl.
• SCHITZEL vb. to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCHIZ n. a schizophrenic ...1955 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHIZO n. a schizophrenic ...1945 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHLACHT n. a drinking party ... c1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHLAFFERT n. a blow ...1895 Sc.
• SCHLAP vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
• SCHLAPPER n. 1. an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a miserly person who wants something for nothing ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 3. a tout; a person who solicits custom or business ...1940s sl.
• SCHLATCHER-FEET n. a nickname for an awkward, shambling person ...1902 Sc.
• SCHLECKERIG adj. fastidious in the choice of food ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEINTER n. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCHLEMASEL n. a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMAZEL n. a fool, esp. an unfortunate, an incompetent ...L19 sl.
• SCHLEMBO n. a fool ...2000s sl.
• SCHLEMIEL n. a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person; an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1892 sl., chiefly US
• SCHLEMIELS ON WHEELS n. bad or reckless drivers, motorcyclists, or cyclists ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEMIHL n. a fool; a clumsy person; a gullible person ...M19 sl.
• SCHLEMOZZLE n. 1. a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a luckless, accident-prone wretch ...Brit. sl.
vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHLENT n. an impostor ...1920s sl.
vb. to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
• SCHLENTER adj. counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
n. 1. a trick or fraudulent stratagem ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 2. a fake diamond sold as the real thing ...1892 S. Afr. mining usage
vb. 1. to pretend (for criminal purposes) to defraud ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by underhand means ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLENTERER n. a devious, untrustworthy person ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLEP n. 1. a general term of abuse ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 2. an ordinary working person ...1930s sl., orig. US
n. 3. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a long and unappealing distance ...1960s sl.
n. 5, a troublesome business or a piece of hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
n. 6. a difficult or troublesome trip ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEPALONG n. one who is dragged along ...1920s sl.
• SCHLEPP n. 1. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a troublesome business or a piece of hard work ...1964 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. a difficult or troublesome trip ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to travel; to walk wearily or slowly ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to travel further than one might prefer ...1920s sl.
vb. 3. to carry an inconvenient weight for an equally inconvenient distance ...1920s sl.
vb. 4. to take someone somewhere; to drag physically ...1920s sl.
vb. 5. to drag off something for one's own benefit ...1920s sl.
vb. 6. to work hard ...1963 sl., chiefly US
• SCHLEPPER n. 1. a miserly person who wants something for nothing ...1940s sl., orig. US
n. 2. a tout; a person who solicits custom or business ...1940s sl.
n. 3. an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
n. 4. a penniless person; a poor person regarded as a parasite ...1949 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. an errand boy ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLEPPY adj. awkward, clumsy, stupid ...1970s US sl.
• SCHLINDER'S LIST adj. drunk ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
• SCHLOB n. a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOCK adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; applied esp. to inferior art or entertainment ...1915 sl.
n. rubbish; inferior goods; anything that is cheap and nasty or tasteless ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOCKY adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; applied esp. to inferior art or entertainment ...1968 sl.
• SCHLONG n. the penis ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLOOMP n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCHLUB n. 1. a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a worthless person; an oaf; a dolt; a fool ...1964 US sl.
• SCHLUCH n. a Jewess ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLUCK n. a clumsy, uncoordinated fool ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLUMP n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SCHMALTZ n. excessive sentiment ...1935 sl., orig. US
vb. to sentimentalize ...1936 sl., orig. US
• SCHMALTZY adj. excessively sentimental; mawkish ...1935 sl., orig. US
• SCHMATTE n. a ragged garment ...1970 US sl.
• SCHMEAR n. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
vb. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMECK n. 1. a taste or flavour ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a narcotic drug ...1932 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. heroin ...1966 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMECKEN n. drugs ...1940s Brit. sl.
• SCHMECKER n. 1. drugs ...1940s Brit. sl.
n. 2. a drug addict, esp. one who takes heroin ...1953 US sl.
• SCHMEE n. heroin ...M20 US drugs sl.
• SCHMEER n. 1. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
n. 2. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1961 US sl.
• SCHMEER vb. 1. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMEGEGGE n. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• SCHMEGEGGY n. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• SCHMEKEL n. 1. the penis ...20C sl.
n. 2. an oaf; a stupid person ...M20 sl.
• SCHMENDRICH n. 1. a stupid person; an oaf; an immature male; a nonvirile male; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
n. 2. the penis; used derisively by women ...20C US sl.
• SCHMENDRIK n. a foolish person ...1944 US sl.
• SCHMERE n. 1. insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery ...1961 US sl.
n. 2. a bribe ...1961 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk ...1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to bribe ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCHMO n. a foolish person ...1948 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMOCK n. 1. an obnoxious person ...Brit. sl.
n. 2. a stupid person; a fool; oaf; ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the penis ...20C US sl.
• SCHMOOFKY-FOOFKY n. foolishness or mischief, esp. of a romantic or sexual nature; sexual activity; hanky panky ...1997 Amer. jocular
• SCHMOOS n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMOOSE n. a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1939 sl., orig. US
vb. to have a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1897 sl., orig. US
• SCHMOOTZ n. dirt, dust, grease, or grime ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZE n. a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1939 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to have a lengthy gossipy conversation ...1897 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to flatter or soft-soap ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZER n. a flatterer ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMOOZLE vb. to make too much of a show of affection in a public place ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHMOTTAH n. a ragged garment ...1970 US sl.
• SCHMUCK n. 1. a foolish person ...1892 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. the penis ...Brit. sl.
• SCHMUSS n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHMUTTER n. clothing ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SCHMUTZ n. 1. dirt, dirty material, grime, grease, filth, dust ...1968 sl.
n. 2. pornography ...1968 sl., chiefly US
vb. to kiss; to caress ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHNABEL n. the nose ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNAPPED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M19 US sl
• SCHNEIDER n. a dragonfly ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIBBLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. to chop meat into small pieces; to dice ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SCHNICKLEFRITZ n. 1. a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPFEL n. a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPPLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLACH n. chives ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLOCK n. chives ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITLOF n. chives ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITTLAUCH n. chives ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZ n. slices or sections of fruit, esp. apples dried in slices ...1869 Amer. dial.
vb. to cut fruit into pieces ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL n. a scrap, a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIVVLE n. a scrap; a small piece ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOBIE n. the nose ...1901 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOCKERED adj. drunk ...1955 sl.
• SCHNOOK n. a gullible person ...1948 US sl.
• SCHNORR vb. to beg ...1892 US sl.
• SCHNORRER n. a beggar ...1892 US sl.
• SCHNOZ(Z) n. the nose ...1942 sl.
• SCHNOZZLE n. the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZLER n. a nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNOZZOLA n. the nose ...1930 US sl.
• SCHNOZZY adj. 1. astonishing ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHNUFFEL n. a scrap; a small piece ...1998 Amer. dial.
• SCHOLAR n. 1. a school pupil ...1718 Sc.
n. 2. five shillings ...1870s UK rhyming sl. for 'dollar' (five shillings) (Oxford Scholar)
n. 3. one who can read and write ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a dollar ...1937 Aust. rhyming sl. (Oxford Scholar)
vb. 1. to educate ...1833 Sc.
vb. 2. to divine; to recognize, to identify ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLARD n. 1. a scholar, student ...1815 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who can read and write ...1888 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
• SCHOLARSHIP n. loose talk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLICK vb. to seriously injure; to murder ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCHOLLARD n. a scholar, student ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SCHONOCKER n. (derogatory) a Jew ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL n. 1. a college, or university ...1767 US sl.
n. 2. a troop or pack of people; an assembly; a swarm, a great number ...1851 Sc.
n. 3. a company of any kind of animals ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. to correct, to rebuke, to scold, to chastise ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-BELL FEVER n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAK n. the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAKING n. the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS CRAMPS n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS FEVER n. an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUTTER n. a whipping ...L17 sl.
• SCHOOL-CALLANT n. a schoolboy ...1851 Sc.
• SCHOOLED adj. intelligent, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCHOOLEY n. a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-FERE n. a schoolmate; a fellow pupil ...1826 Sc.
• SCHOOL-GAFFER n. a schoolmaster ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOLIE n. 1. a schoolteacher ...1889 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a classroom instructor ...1889 Brit. naval sl.
n. 3. a schoolgirl ...1970s sl.
• SCHOOLING n. 1. a criminal gambling party ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a term of confinement in a reformatory ...L19 sl.
• SCHOOL IS OUT phr. the truth has come out and the consequences must be over; the time for restraint is over ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-LARE n. education ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-LARED adj. educated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL-MA'AM n. 1. a school mistress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a forked tree or log ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOLMAN n. a fellow member of a gang ...M19 sl.
• SCHOOLMARM n. a forked tree or log ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL MOM n. a forked tree or log ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-WEAN n. a schoolchild ...1865 Sc.
• SCHOONER n. a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCHOONER ON THE ROCKS n. joint of meat roasted on potatoes, or in batter ...1916 naval sl.
• SCHOOSLICH adj. hasty, clumsy, sloppy, untidy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHROOCH vb. to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCHROOCH AROUND vb. to fidget, to squirm ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHROWD vb. to crowd ...1789 Amer. dial.
• SCHTICK n. a comedian's routine; an act ...sl.
• SCHTOOM adj. saying nothing, silent ...1958 Yiddish
• SCHTUP vb. 1. to destroy; to humiliate; to defeat ...1930s sl,. orig. US
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse; to have anal intercourse ...1930s sl., orig. US
• SCHTUPPER n. one who has sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
• SCHTUPPING n. sexual intercourse ...1960s US sl.
• SCHUSSEL n. 1. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 2. someone who drives carelessly or not well ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to hurry, to rush; to do something in a quick and sloppy manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fidget; to be restless ...1996 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSEL-ASS n. a very awkward, clumsy person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSELY adj. sloppy, untidy ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SCHUSSLE n. a hasty, clumsy person; one who in hurrying falls over his own feet ...1914 Amer. dial.
• SCHVARTZ adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZA n. (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHVARTZE adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHVARTZER n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHVITZ vb. to perspire ...1992 US sl.
• SCHVOOG n. a Black person ...1960s US sl.
• SCHVUG n. a Black person ...1960s US sl.
• SCHWACKED adj. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• SCHWAG adj. second-rate, inferior, bad ...1990s US campus sl.
n. inferior-quality cannabis ...1980s US drugs sl.
• SCHWAGGED adj. intoxicated by marijuana ...1990s US Black & drugs sl.
• SCHWARTZ adj. (derogatory) black, esp. as a skin colour ...2002 UK sl.
n. (derogatory) a Black person; an Indian or Pakistani person ...1961 US sl.
• SCHWARTZE(R) n. (derogatory) a Black person, esp. a Black maid ...1961 sl., chiefly US
• SCHWEINEHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCHWEINHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCHWINEHUND n. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1941 sl.
• SCIENCE adj. skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. skill in boxing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to box ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCIENCED adj. skilful, proficient, expert ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SCIENTISSIMOUS †* adj. very learned ...1650
• SCILLION n. an indefinite very large number ...1970s Amer. sl.
• SCIMMINGER † n. a piece of counterfeit money made of base metal coated with silver ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIMP adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPTION n. a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCIMPY adj. scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIRWHEW adv. awry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCISSOR n. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCISSOR-BILL n. 1. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1871 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. one regarded as a traitor to his class or associates ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
n. 5. a non-union man ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 6. (derogatory) a Caucasian ...1965 Amer. Indian. usage
• SCISSORS-BILL n. 1. one regarded as foolish; an ineffectual, incompetent, or inexperienced person ...1871 sl., chiefly US
n. 2. a railroad detective ...1940 Amer. railroad usage
n. 3. a gullible person; a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a term of contempt ...Bk1942 Amer. Western sl.
• SCITHERS n. scissors ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCITTURN n. a shrewd turn ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIVEY n. (mainly derogatory) a female domestic servant, esp. a maid-of-all-work ...1902 sl.
vb. to do the work of a servant ...1931 sl.
• SCIVVIES n. underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCIVVY n. a vest or undershirt ...1932 Amer. sl., orig. nautical
• SCIZZOR-BILL n. one regarded as foolish, incompetent, or inexperienced ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SCLAB-DAB vb. to walk in a flat-footed noisy manner, as if through mud ...1931 Sc.
• SCLACK adj. backward ...1880 Sc.
• SCLAFE adj. 1. thin and flat; also used of a person ...1802 Eng. dial. obs.
adj. 2. flat-footed ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a thin slice of anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLAFF adv. with a flat light step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. an untidy, slatternly person ...c1850 Sc.
n. 2. a blow with the palm of the hand or some flat instrument; a slap; a box on the ear; a falling-flat; a clap, a thud ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a thin flat slice of anything, esp. food ...1882 Sc.
n. 5. in golf: a muffled shot, caused by the club grazing the ground before striking the ball ...1887 Sc.
n. 6. the noise made by a slight blow, or flat, soft fall; the noise made in shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike with the open hand, or with some flat surface; to slap; to throw down flat ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. in golf: to graze the ground with the club in the act of striking the ball, and so shorten the shot; to hit the ball in this way ...1887 Sc.
vb. 4. to make a flat stone skip over the surface of the water; to play at ducks and drakes ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAFFARD n. a blow, esp. one on the side of the head, given with the palm of the hand or anything having a flat surface ...1889 Sc.
• SCLAFFER adv. flat, 'plump ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. the noise made by a slight blow or soft fall, or by shuffling the feet ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a light loose-fitting shoe or slipper; an old worn-down shoe, sometimes used as a slipper ...1882 Sc.
n. 4. a shuffling gait ...1915 Sc.
n. 5. a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk in a flat-footed or shuffling way; to plant the feet with a slapping motion or sound on the ground in walking ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to strike with the open hand or with anything having a flat surface; to throw down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFERT n. 1. a slap, a blow with the open palm or anything flat; a box on the ear ...1759 Sc.
† n. 2. the swellings round the jaws caused by mumps ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. thin, light shoes ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a clumsy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
vb. to shuffle about, as in thin, worn shoes ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFIE adj. untidy ...c1850 Sc.
• SCLAFFY adj. of a stroke in golf: scrapy ...1887 Sc.
• SCLAIRTIE n. a light smear or dab of some soft sticky substance ...1954 Sc.
• SCLAIVE vb. to slander, to calumniate ...1871 Sc.
• SCLAIVER n. 1. a gossip, a rumour-monger, a slanderer ...1920 Sc.
n. 2. a piece of scandal; idle or slanderous gossip ...1921 Sc.
• SCLAMBER vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SCLAMMER n. clamour ...1920 Sc.
vb. to wander about in idleness ...1832 Sc.
• SCLANDER n. slander ...1731 Sc.
vb. to slander ...1808 Sc.
• SCLANDERAR n. a slanderer ...1808 Sc.
• SCLAP n. a heavy blow; a hard smack, esp. with something flat ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to dash, pitch with violence to one side or another ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk in a flat-footed, shuffling manner ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAPPER-DAD n. one who has large feet ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAPPERT n. a smear or splash of some wet sticky or muddy substance ...1958 Sc.
• SCLASP † n. a clasp; the act of clasping ...Bk1904 Sc.
† vb. to clasp ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAT vb. to make a slapping or clapping noise in walking in one's slippers ...1955 Sc.
• SCLATCH adv. heavily, violently; with a heavy, lumbering step ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; a splash, a dashing down, slap, smack or the noise of such ...1808 Sc.
n. 3. a large smudge, smear, or patch on a surface; a mass, clot, or daub of something wet or dirty ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. a smattering of knowledge ...a1897 Sc.
n. 5. a large spot or mark on the skin ...1895 Sc.
n. 6. a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle ...1969 Sc.
n. 7. a shuffling, ungainly walker; a heavy, flat-footed person ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to work in a dirty messy manner; to make or construct clumsily or untidily; to use in a slipshod or careless way; to botch ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. to dash down or fall heavily, with a great thud or clash ...1866 Sc.
vb. 4. to walk or move about in an ungainly, slovenly way; to shuffle ...1866 Sc.
• SCLATCHY adj. shambling, ungainly in movement ...1897 Sc.
• SCLATY-SCRAE n. a contemptible person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAVE n. 1. a gossip; one who tittle-tattles; a scandal-monger ...1969 Sc.
n. 2. a slave, a drudge ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to spread a story though gossip or tittle-tattle; to rumour-monger; spec. of malicious rumours, to slander, to defame, to calumniate ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. to slave, to drudge ...1969 Sc.
• SCLAW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLEEBERIE n. a piece of ground, esp. one of little arable value ...1911 Sc.
• SCLEET adj. smooth, sleek ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to slide or slip smoothly or rapidly ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to walk so as to wear down the shoes at one side, or as one splay-footed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLEM n. 1. a hungry, thievish animal ...1883 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an overreaching person ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. to steal slyly; to purloin trifles ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCLENCH vb. to check water at boiling point by dashing cold water into it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLENT n. a slant or slope; a slanting or sideward movement; a side look, etc. ...1768 Sc.
vb. to move, dart, or fall obliquely; to lie aslant; to give a side look, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCLEPPER n. an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1940s sl., orig. US
• SCLEURACH n. a person untidy in dress and gait; a sloven, a slattern ...c1850 Sc.
• SCLIBBERIE n. a piece of ground, esp. one of little arable value ...1911 Sc.
• SCLIFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
n. 1. the act of trailing the feet along the ground, or of walking with a dull, heavy step; a rub delivered sideways or in passing with anything having a flat surface; the noise made by trailing, walking, striking, or rubbing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. an old broken shoe or slipper ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. an untidy, slatternly person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to trail the feet on the ground in walking; to walk with a dull, heavy step; to rub against ...1901 Sc.
• SCLIFFAN n. a thin, useless shoe ...1824 Sc.
• SCLIFF-SCLAFF adv. with a trailing, shuffling motion ...1873 Sc.
• SCLIM vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIMB vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIME vb. to climb ...1883 Sc.
• SCLIMPET n. a small thin piece of anything, as of rock ...1825 Sc.
• SCLOMB n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLOOT vb. to squint ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLOPE † vb. to sleep ...15C
• SCLORE n. 1. rubbishy talk; nonsense; rigmarole; a long, rambling story ...1869 Sc.
n. 2. a verbose, empty talker; a chatterbox; one who prates on endlessly ...1923 Sc.
vb. to chat or talk in a long gossipy manner; to prate, to babble ...c1870 Sc.
• SCLORIN adj. babbling, chattering ...c1870 Sc.
• SCLOW vb. to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLOY n. a slide; a place where one slides; a sliding motion ...1808 Sc.
† vb. to slide ...1802 Sc.
• SCLUM n. a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM-CAT n. a spiteful person, one who scratches another ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCLUNSH vb. to walk with a slow heavy tread; to stump along ...1882 Sc.
• SCLUTE adv. with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a large, clumsy foot ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to walk clumsily, dragging the feet along the ground; to walk with the toes much turned out ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to throw down or pout out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLY n. a slide, a strip of ice for skating on ...1808 Sc.
vb. to slide, to slither, to skate, as on ice ...1802 Sc.
• SCLYOG † n. a term of abuse for a dirty, objectionable person ...1882 Sc.
• SCLYTE adv. flatly; suddenly, as with a fall ...1881 Sc.
n. 1. a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
n. 2. a clumsy, untidy fellow ...1804 Sc.
n. 3. a worn-out shoe; a large, clumsy foot ...1804 Sc.
vb. to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOAD vb. to scatter; to pour, to spill; to throw up earth, as moles ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOANSE n. the pavement; paving-stones; a flagged floor ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCOAST vb. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCOB n. 1. a desk; an oaken chest; a dark cupboard or hole ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sore on the body ...1950 Sc.
n. 3. a barrel hoop ...1952 Sc.
vb. to take long stitches in sewing, to sew loosely and clumsily; to baste ...1808 Sc.
• SCOBBERLOTCHER † n. an idler ...a1697
• SCOBBLOTCHER n. a mayfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCOBE n. an instrument for scooping ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• SCOBERIE n. the act of sewing carelessly or with long stitches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOBOLOTCH n. a mayfly ...c1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOBRIE n. the act of sewing carelessly or with long stitches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOCHE n. a blow with a whip or switch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to whip ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCODGE n. 1. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
n. 2. a doubtful or suspicious-looking character ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a mean, sneaking fellow ...1900 Sc.
n. 4. a shy, retiring person ...1910 Sc.
n. 5. a dirty little person ...1923 Sc.
vb. 1. to do rough menial work; to act as a drudge; to do odd jobs ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to look sly; to pilfer; to sneak about idly ...1824 Sc.
• SCODGEBELL n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCODGER n. a lazy lounger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCODGES n. chores, dirty domestic jobs ...1969 Sc.
• SCODGIE n. 1. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
n. 2. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCODGIE-MAID n. a female kitchen-maid ...1822 Sc.
• SCODGY n. 1. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
n. 2. a mean, underhand fellow; a suspicious-looking person ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a rough apron ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to act as a drudge; to clean, to scrub ...1898 Sc.
• SCOFE n. a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOFF n. 1. a large draught of liquor ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. food ...1846 sl., orig. S. Afr.
vb. 1. to eat noisily and greedily; to swallow food or drink quickly; to devour; to gulp down, to toss off ...1826 Sc.
vb. 2. to filch, to steal, to plunder, to sponge ...1885 Sc.
vb. 3. to dodge, to avoid doing ...1969 Sc.
• SCOFFLE vb. to speak contemptuously or mockingly; to ridicule; to scoff ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCOFF OFF vb. of the moon: to keep bad weather away ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCOG n. 1. shelter; a sheltered place ...1823 Sc.
n. 2. a quarrel, a dispute ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a braggart, a boaster ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an offensive or mocking valentine ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 1. to shelter; to take shelter; to secrete, to hide ...1822 Sc.
vb. 2. to argue, to dispute, to quarrel, to scold, to make ironical jokes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to boast, to brag; to be self-important ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGEL vb. to eat voraciously; to gulp down ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGER n. 1. a footless stocking worn over the shoes as a gaiter, or to protect the arms ...1615 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a boaster ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOGGIN n. 1. a vane, a weathercock ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a butt for ridicule ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SCOGGINS n. a butt for ridicule and tricks ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCOGGY † adj. shady ...1802 Sc.
• SCOGIE n. one who does light rough or dirty work; a drudge, a menial, as a kitchen-boy or girl; one who does odd jobs about a farm ...1782 Sc.
• SCOGIE-LASS n. a female drudge or kitchen-maid ...1786 Sc.
• SCOG THE BLAST vb. to shelter from the wind ...1813 Sc.
• SCOIL † n. a squeal, a shriek ...1820 Sc.
† vb. to squeal. to shriek ...1879 Sc.
• SCOKKY † adj. shady ...1802 Sc.
• SCOLD n. a scolding, a rebuke; occasionally in plural ...1773 Sc.
• SCOLDING LOCKS n. hair or curls that do not stay in place ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOLDRUM n. a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• SCOLD'S BRIDLE n. an instrument of punishment used for scolding women; it was used as a form of torture and public humiliation; it was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head; a bridle-bit (or curb-plate), about 2 inches long and 1 inch broad, projected into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue; it was first recorded in 1567; sometimes called a witch's bridle, a brank's bridle, or branks ...1899 Sc.
• SCOLL n. the drinking of healths; a toast ...1629 Sc.
vb. 1. to drink to the health of, to toast ...1599 Sc.
vb. 2. to drink hard ...1773 Sc.
• SCOLLA n. a hut, a shed ...1952 Sc.
• SCOLLARD n. 1. a scholar, student ...1823 Amer. dial.
n. 2. one who can read and write ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCOLLE n. the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOLLICK n. a thing of little or no value ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOLOPENDRA † n. 1. a fabulous sea-fish which ‘feeling himselfe taken with a hooke, casteth out his bowels, vntill hee hath vnloosed the hooke, and then swalloweth them vp againe’ (from Bullokar Eng. Expos. 1616) ...1590
n. 2. a centipede or millipede; also (with capital S), a Linnena genus of myriapods, including the largest and most formidable of the centipedes ...1608
† n. 3. a term of reproach to a woman; a nickname for a courtesan; a harlot ...1633
• SCOMFISH n. 1. a suffocating atmosphere; a state of suffocation ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. disgust; a strong dislike; a feeling of repulsion ...1899 Sc.
vb. 1. to suffocate, to stifle, to choke; to stop the breath from want of air, from smoke, heat, stench, or the like; to affect or overpower from any of these causes ...1766 Sc.
vb. 2. to disgust, to sicken ...1891 Sc.
• SCOMFISHED adj. overpowered with heat, etc. ...1818 Sc.
• SCON n. a blow with the flat of the hand, or with any flat surface ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCONCE † n. 1. protection, shelter ...1871 Sc.
n. 2. a funny fellow ...Bk1890 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a skulking person ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
n. 4. a pretext; an apology, an excuse; a trick; deception ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small cake ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to shelter, to protect, to screen ...1724 Sc.
vb. 2. to extort, to cheat; to trick out of ...1796 Sc.
vb. 3. to jilt a woman ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to guard, to protect; to take up a position of security; to keep off, to turn aside ...1861 Sc.
vb. 5. to settle oneself, to take up one's position; to ensconce oneself ...1866 Sc.
vb. 6. to joke, to ridicule; to scold ...1884 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to beat, esp. about the head; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to feign illness, so as to escape having to work, to shirk ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
vb. 9. to refuse, to neglect, to shirk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to seat oneself; to crouch, resting on the limbs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to tell tales that are untrue or exaggerated to obtain one's ends ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE A WOMAN vb. to jilt or slight her ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCONCER n. one who pretends to be ill in order to escape work, a shirker ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCONCING n. cheating, fraud ...1774 Sc.
• SCONDIES n. smacks, a spanking ...1969 Sc.
• SCONE n. 1. anything of a particular kind considered as a specimen ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. anything round, flat, and soft, resembling a scone ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a slap with the flat of the hand or any flat surface; a smack, a spank ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a piece of dried cow-dung used as fuel ...1865 Sc.
n. 5. the head ...1942 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 6. a weak-willed, irresolute person; one who is easily imposed on, a softie ...1969 Sc.
n. 7. a mollycoddled or spoiled boy ...1969 Sc.
vb. 1. to slap with the open hand, esp. to smack a child's bottom; to spank ...1710 Sc.
vb. 2. to make flat stones skip along the surface of water ...1825 Sc.
• SCONEFACE n. a nickname for a person or thing with a flat, round face ...1933 Sc.
• SCONE-FOOTED adj. flat-footed ...1923 Sc.
• SCONION n. a scallion ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCONKY adj. very slender and bare, esp. about the head and neck; generally applied to short-woolled sheep ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOO adj. askew, awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOCH adj. drunk ...1920s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1858 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to hasten, to run ...1897 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1937 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCH DOWN vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCHER n. a slide down a snow-slope in a squatting position ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOCH UP vb. to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOOCHY-PAWED adj. left-handed; awkward ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOO'D adj. twisted, badly made or done ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOODER vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCOOGER n. a challenge to a feat of daring ...1921 Sc.
• SCOOL vb. of a horse: to scowl, to draw back the ears and attempt to bite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOONERAL adj. scoundrelly, rascally ...1844 Sc.
• SCOONGE vb. to go about from place to place like a dog; to cadge for invitations ...1891 Sc.
• SCOONIE vb. to cheat, to defraud ...1950 Sc.
• SCOOP n. 1. a wooden drinking cup ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. a narrow gully ...1871 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a draught of any liquor ...Bk1904 Sc.
† n. 4. a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. a spoonful ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. the visor or peak of a cap ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to quaff, to drink off; to sup ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to swallow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOPIE † n. a lady's bonnet ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOPY vb. to crouch, to stoop down upon the haunches ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOR vb. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOORIE n. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
• SCOORY-LOOKING adj. disreputable-looking ...1833 Sc.
• SCOOSE n. discourse, altercation, dispute, bad language ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to discourse; to dispute, to use bad language ...1869 Eng. dial.
• SCOOSH vb. to rush for shelter; to plunge ...1890 Sc.
• SCOOT n. 1. a term of contempt applied to both men and women; a braggadocia ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a wooden drinking vessel ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a shuttle train ...c1870 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a squirt, a syringe; a pea-shooter, a popgun ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gush or flow of water; the pipe or opening from which it flows ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a rabble, a disorderly crowd ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. liquid excrement ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 8. a rascal ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a drinking spree ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
n. 10. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 11. a sled used for coasting on snow ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 12. a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 13. a small child ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to reject with disdain, to flout, to disparage ...1827 Sc.
vb. 2. to play about; to lark ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to slide, to glide ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to eject liquid forcibly; to squirt; to flow or gush forth ...1897 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to go about in a lazy, idle manner; to wander about ...BK1904 Sc.
vb. 6. to throw off excrement in a liquid state ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to run; to go fast ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOOT ALONG vb. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT DOWN vb. to crouch down, to squeeze oneself into a small space ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER n. 1. a squirt; a syringe ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a barracuda ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a sled used for coasting on snow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTER TRACKS n. faecal stains in underwear ...1989 US sl.
• SCOOT-GUN n. a syringe ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOTHER vb. to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCOOTIE adj. low, mean, beggar-like ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a young child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an unfledged bird ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOTIKIN n. a dram of whisky ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOTLE † vb. to spill anything while carrying it ...1824 Sc.
• SCOOT OVER vb. to move over, to make room, to slide oneself along, as on a bench or the like so as to make room for another ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS n. diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOT TRAIN n. a shuttle train ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCOOVE vb. of a bird: to poise on the wings; to fly equably and smoothly ...1885 Sc.
• SCOP n. a smart blow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to throw stones, etc., so as to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPE n. 1. abundance of room, range; liberty of conduct, licence ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a tract of land, woods, etc. ...1895 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a scoop, a ladle with a long handle; a large, hollow shovel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stride, to go fast ...1861 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to accomplish ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scoop, to ladle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPER n. a term of depreciation for a man or woman ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPIOUS † adj. 1. wide, spacious ...1599
adj. 2. copious, plentiful ...Bk1895 Eng. dial.
• SCOPOLOT † n. quantity ...1818 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPER vb. to scamper off, to run away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPERIL n. 1. an insignificant person ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lively, restless person or animal; an active, agile child; a young rascal ...1874 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a squirrel ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a spinning-top; a teetotum, esp. one made with a disc of a button ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOPPERLOIT † n. 1. a time of idleness; a play-time ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a romp; rough, indelicate play ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. to romp; to play roughly and rudely ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCOPTIC †* adj. mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• SCOR n. a slide made on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORCH n. a block under a wheel to prevent it from moving ...1982 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to shrivel up, caused by frost or cold ...1806 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to escort ...1934 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to block a wheel ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SCORCHED adj. darkened by frost ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SCORCHER n. 1. a sexually attractive person ...1881 sl.
n. 2. in sports: an extremely hard shot or hit; a fast throw ...1900 sl.
n. 3. a killing frost; a period of very cold weather ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCHING adj. 1. very cold ...1876 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCH THE HIGHWAY vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCH THE PAVEMENT vb. to go fast, esp. in a vehicle ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORE n. 1. absolution from scandal ...1787 Sc.
n. 2. the core of an apple or pear ...1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. matter, affair ...1790 Sc.
n. 4. a crack, crevice, fissure ...1825 Sc.
n. 5. a narrow street on a slope; a gangway down a cliff; a cutting through a ridge of hills ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. a great pace ...1896 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a field, a public pasture; a patch of land ...Bk1904 Ireland & Eng. dial.
n. 8. a slide made on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 9. of vegetables such as cucumbers, asparagus, etc., sold for growing: twenty-one ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the parting of the hair on the head ...1910 Sc.
n. 11. the proceeds of a robbery ...1914 sl.
n. 12. $20 or £20 ...1929 sl.
n. 13. a victory ...1960s Amer. sl.
n. 14. the victim of a theft or swindle ...colloq.
n. 15. a prostitute's client ...1961 sl.
n. 16. a scar or mark left by a wound, a weal ...1966 Sc.
vb. 1. to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to remove the core of an apple or pear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to slide or skate on the ice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to steal ...1942 sl., orig. US
vb. 5. of a man: to be successful in seducing a person; to attain sexual relations with a date ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to criticize harshly; to berate ...chiefly US & Can.
vb. 7. to obtain something desired, esp. to purchase an illegal drug ...1935 colloq.
• SCORE ABOVE THE BREATH vb. to mark a supposed witch with a cut cross cut on the brow ...1787 Sc.
• SCORE BETWEEN THE POSTS vb. to have sexual intercourse; to seduce a woman ...1960s Aust. sl.
• SCORE-CARD n. 1. a menu ...1930s US sl.
n. 2. an address book ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• SCORE DOUGH n. money set aside or offered for a purchase of drugs ...1930s drugs sl.
• SCORE MONEY n. money set aside or offered for a purchase of drugs ...1930s drugs sl.
• SCORE OFF vb. to make a point at another's expense ...L19 sl.
• SCORE ON vb. to inform against ...1910s Aust. criminals' sl.
• SCORE OUT vb. of the tide: to wash down the beach ...1855 Eng. dial.
• SCOREY n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCORGE vb. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORIE n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCORK n. the core of an apple ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCORKLE n. the core of an apple or pear ...B1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to scorch ...c1374
• SCORLINS n. slimy, cord-like seaweed ...1899 Sc.
• SCORN n. 1. a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
n. 2. jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to tease or rally, esp. a girl about a lover ...1769 Sc.
vb. 2. to mock, to jeer at; to slight in love ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORN AT vb. to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• SCORN ONE'S NAME UP vb. to incur disgrace, to expose oneself to condemnation ...1931 Amer. dial.
• SCORNSUM adj. 1. scornful ...Bk1904 Sc.
adj. 2. troublesome, bothering ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNSUM-GANGING n. slippery walking, as on ice ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNY adj. scornful ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SCORP n. a person from Gibraltar ...1912 Brit. services' sl.
• SCORPION n. 1. a person from Gibraltar ...1845 Brit. services' sl.
n. 2. in dominoes; 4-4...sl.
• SCORPIONIST †* n. one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
• SCORRICK n. a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIE n. an avaricious, quarrelsome person ...1961 Sc.
• SCORRIL n. the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIPIN n. a scorpion ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCORSE vb. to exchange, to barter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCORT vb. to walk proudly; to be arrogant ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORT ABOUT vb. to disturb, to injure ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORTATORY * adj. pertaining to fornication or lewdness; lewd ...1794
• SCORTLE n. the core of an apple or pear ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORY adj. wrinkled, lined ...1846 Eng. dial.
• SCOSCIE n. a starfish ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOT AND LOT n. a just proportion of taxes; a contribution ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOT n. 1. any black cattle; a name for a horse ...1787 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Scotchman as distinguished from a Shetlander ...1900 Sc.
n. 3. the amount of a bill; an alehouse reckoning ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to pay taxes; to tax or rate ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH adj. 1. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1932 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. strict, straitlaced ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a block under a wheel, etc. to keep it from moving ...1847 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prop, support ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an ant ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a stingy person; one who is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to prevent from moving by use of a chock, esp. the wheel of a vehicle, to put a block under a wheel to keep it from rolling ...1860 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to injure partially ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mark with stripes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to stop, to give up; to hinder; to hesitate; to deduct, to curtail ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to assist one in an undertaking; to help out in a minor way ...1909 Amer. dial.
vb. 7. to hold oneself immobile ...1949 Amer. dial.
vb. 8. to block, to obstruct ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to act in a frugal or stingy way ...1999 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHBELL n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH BLESSING n. a severe scolding or reprimand ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCHBOLT n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH CLIPPER n. a walking plough ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH-COLLOPS n. 1. slices of beef stewed with onions, pepper, and salt ...1887 Sc.
n. 2. potatoes sliced and fried in fat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH CONVOY n. the act of accompanying a visitor the whole way home ...1896 Sc.
• SCOTCH CUDDY n. a peddler; a travelling draper ...1901 Sc.
• SCOTCH DEW n. a mist ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH DRAPER n. a peddler; a travelling draper ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH DRIZZLE n. a mist ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH ELL n. 37.0958 inches ...1785 Sc.
• SCOTCH FIDDLE n. the itch ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH FOR ONE vb. to help out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH GRAVAT n. a hug or cuddle ...1969 Sc.
• SCOTCH-HOB n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOP n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOPS n. the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH HORSES n. a formation of children with their arms linked behind their backs in running or skating; also jocularly of lovers linking arms ...1916 Sc.
• SCOTCHIE n. the earwig ...1915 Sc.
• SCOTCH KISS n. a kiss with the cheeks drawn between the jaws (teeth) ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH LICK n. a very slight wash of the face or hands ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOTCHMAN n. 1. a peddler; a travelling draper ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a florin ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• SCOTCHMAN'S SHOUT n. a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOTCH MARK n. some defect, physical or moral, which serves to distinguish some particular individual ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH MARRIAGE n. a common-law marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MILE n. 1984 yards ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTCH MIST adj. tipsy, drunk ...c1920 racing rhyming sl. for 'pissed'
n. a drizzling rain or heavy fog ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MOVIES n. a passing scene that can be watched for nothing; people-watching ...1978 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH MUFFLER n. 1. a drink of liquor, esp. of whisky, as keeping one warm ...1969 Sc.
n. 2. a hug or cuddle ...1969 Sc.
• SCOTCH ORDINARY n. a privy ...c1670 sl.
• SCOTCH PEG n. 1. a leg ...1857 rhyming sl.
n. 2. an egg ...20C rhyming sl.
• SCOTCH PINT n. a bottle holding two quarts ...c1820 sl.
• SCOTCH PRIZE n. a capture by mistake ...19C chiefly nautical
• SCOTCH SHOUT n. a round of drinks for which each individual buys their own drink; anything where people pay for themselves ...1940s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCOTCH THE PREACHER vb. to say "Amen' and grunt frequently during the sermon ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH WARMING-PAN n. a chambermaid who lay in the bed a while to warm it for the intending occupant ...1678 sl.
• SCOTCHY adj. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH YOU! int. an imprecation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTE n. 1. a prop, support ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the footmarks of horses, cattle, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOTIFY † vb. to translate into Scotch ...1787 Sc.
• SCOTLING n. a young Scot, a Scottish child ...1787 Sc.
• SCOTS † n. the Scotch language ...1790 Sc.
• SCOTS ELL n. 37.0958 inches ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOTS MILE n. 1984 yards ...1790 Sc.
• SCOTS ROOM n. room to swing the arms to their full extent ...1866 Sc.
• SCOTS WATERS n. whisky ...1698 Sc.
• SCOTTISH adj. stingy, frugal, mean, greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTISH-MIST n. a heavy drizzle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTLE vb. to cut badly or wastefully ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCOTTY † adj. 1. Scottish, bred in Scotland ...1751 Sc.
adj. 2. angry ...1872 sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
adj. 3. markedly or forthrightly Scottish in outlook or manner ...1892 Sc.
• SCOTTY-KYE n. Scotch cattle ...1805 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCE vb. to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCH vb. 1. to crouch, to stoop, to bend down ...1896 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scrape the show awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUDER n. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
vb. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUDRUM † n. chastisement ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUF vb. to run, to scamper ...1960 Sc.
• SCOUFF adj. blustering ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUGE † n. a sharp singe or touch of burning ...1880 Sc.
• SCOUGIE n. a boy or girl who cleans boots, or does the dirty work of the kitchen; a drudge ...1820 Sc.
• SCOUK adv. 1. secretly, in a hidden manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adv. 2. with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
n. 2. shade, shadow; shelter, protection, surveillance ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
n. 4. a place through which one looks furtively; a peephole, etc. ...1949 Sc.
vb. 1. to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively; to look angry, sulky, or furtive ...c1715 Sc.
vb. 2. to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
vb. 3. to contract the brows; to draw the brows together in a frown ...1804 Sc.
vb. 4. to flow under, as a stream under a bank ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUKAR n. a loafing, lurking person ...1928 Sc.
• SCOUKIN adj. furtive, sullen; of a look: having a skulking, furtive, or hangdog look; of a person: scary ...1825 Sc.
• SCOUKING-LIKE adj. sullen, sulky in appearance; ill-looking; furtive ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUKING-LOOKING adj. sullen, sulky in appearance; ill-looking; furtive ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUL vb. 1. of the sky: to look red ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to burn fiercely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOULE † n. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCOUNGE vb. 1. to go about from place to place like a dog; to cadge for invitations ...1891 Sc.
vb. 2. to pilfer ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUP n. a blow; a sudden fall ...1844 Sc.
vb. to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SCOUR adj. 1. relaxed as to the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. untidy ...1917 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a hearty draught; a large dose of intoxicating liquor ...1724 Sc.
n. 2. diarrhoea; a violent purging ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. rate, pace; a quick walk, a race ...1796 Sc.
n. 4. a rapid flow over shallows in rivers or brooks; a rapid turn in brooks; the shallow part of a river or brook ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a race or run of water; a channel ...1897 Sc.
n. 6. a cleansing ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 7. a noise, a tumult ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a shower; a sudden gust of wind accompanied by rain ...1895 Sc.
n. 9. severe reprehension ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to plunge ...1818 Sc.
vb. 3. to discover, to find, to lay hands on ...1864 Sc.
vb. 4. to cause or to be afflicted with diarrhoea ...1866 Sc.
vb. 5. to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top ...1867 Sc.
vb. 6. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• SCOUREY adj. smeared ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCOURGE vb. 1. to become red and sore; to chap ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to exercise great severity; to act as a hard taskmaster ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 3. to sweep with a besom ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURGER † n. one employed to keep sturdy beggars out of a parish ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOURGING-HYRE † n. an executioner ...1861 Sc.
• SCOURIE adj. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCOURINESS n. shabbiness in dress ...1814 Sc.
• SCOURING † adj. purgative ...1814 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a difficult affair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a beating, a drubbing; severe reprehension ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. diarrhoea in animals ...Bk1904 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCOUR ONE'S WALLS vb. to run away, to 'scuttle' off ...1790 Sc.
• SCOUR OUT vb. to drink off ...1805 Sc.
• SCOURS n. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOURS, THE n. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR-THE-BUGGIE n. the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-COUNTRY n. a vagrant, a vagabond ...1901 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-GATE n. a kind of ale causing diarrhoea ...1870 Sc.
• SCOUR-THE-HUDDIE n. a chimney-sweep ...1857 Sc.
• SCOUR THE KETTLE vb. to go to confession ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURY adj. 1. mean in conduct; niggardly; idle; disreputable ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. shabby in appearance, threadbare, ragged ...1721 Sc.
adj. 3. having a dried, parched appearance; wasted ...1802 Sc.
adj. 4. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. a mean, disreputable person; a blackguard ...1721 Sc.
• SCOURY-LOOKING adj. disreputable-looking ...1833 Sc.
• SCOUSE vb. 1. to frolic, to frisk about; to run fast ...1842 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to cause to gallop, to ride hard ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to drive out, to chase, to harry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUSED adj. secluded, hidden ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUSER n. a person from Liverpool ...1959 sl.
• SCOUT † n. 1. a high rock or hill; a projecting ridge; a precipice ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a cobbler ...1824 Sc.
† n. 3. a small boat ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a fielder at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a fellow or companion ...1912 colloq.
vb. 1. to crouch in a corner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to drive away, to chase ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to field at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw dirt or stones at; to pelt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to elude arrest, to hide out ...1913 Amer. dial.
• SCOUT CAR n. a police patrol car ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SCOUTER n. a fielder at cricket ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTH n. 1. room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. plenty, abundance ...1804 Sc.
• SCOUTH AND ROUTH n. 1. abundance, plenty ...1900 Sc.
n. 2. freedom, room to range ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
n. 4. a slight quantity of fallen snow ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to rain or snow slightly, to drizzle ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHERIE adj. of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOUTHERIN n. a slight quantity of fallen snow ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHERING adj. threatening, rebuking, chastising ...1874 Sc.
• SCOUTHERUM n. a very light shower ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHIE adj. capacious, of large size ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHRY adj. of the weather: threatening, abounding in flying showers ...1794 Sc.
• SCOUT-MOUTH n. a pursed-up mouth ...1685 Sc.
• SCOUT-MOUTHED adj. having a pursed-up mouth ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUVER n. confusion, scurry, disturbance ...1860 Eng. dial.
• SCOVE vb. 1. of a bird: to poise on the wings; to fly equably and smoothly ...1885 Sc.
vb. 2. to run swiftly, to scour along ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOVER n. a ramble with a view to discovery ...1807 Eng. dial.
vb. to search; to discover; to ramble about ostentatiously ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOVIE adj. foppish ..Bk1904 Sc.
n. a fop ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIE-LIKE adj. having a foppish appearance ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOVIN n. 1. the neck and breast of a lamb, the brisket ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the crust which adheres to a vessel in which food has been cooked; generally in plural ...Sc.
• SCOVY adj. uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. a bad fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW n. 1. somebody or something tall, thin, and bony ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. a barrel stave ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 3. a piece, a fragment, a bit ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 4. a stick; a small branch or twig ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 5. confusion, bustle, disturbance, esp. confused preparation for an event ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a foot, esp. a large one ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. in trucking: an especially large truck ...1946 US sl.
n. 8. a square-toed shoe ...1967 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to smash in pieces ...1898 Sc.
vb. 2. to be in confusion, bustle, or disorder ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to loiter, to idle, to shirk work ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to plunge; to set to work without delay ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to trample ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to trim; to cut off rags or tatters ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWB AND SCRAW adj. all snug ...1824 Sc.
• SCOW-BANG vb. to search idly along a beach for anything edible or otherwise of value ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SCOW-BANGERILL n. a roisterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANK adj. riotous, noisy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. an untidy, idle, lounging person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to loiter, to idle about; to shirk work ...1868 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of a child: to roll, to loll about ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANKER n. a sneak, a thief, a rascal ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCOW-BANKING adj. rude, ill-mannered; dishonest ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the skin frayed with heat and friction during violent exercise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to become overheated with work or exercise ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to whip severely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER-DOUP n. a ludicrous term for a smith ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWDERING n. confusion, bustle, turmoil ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDERMENT n. confusion, bustle, turmoil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWE n. a severe beating ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWEGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWEGIAN n. a Scandinavian ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCOWER vb. 1. to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to glower or look impudently at a person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWF n. a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWING adj. busy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWLE † n. rubbish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCOWL OF BROW n. measurement by the eye; estimate by the eye instead of by rule or measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to do anything by the judgement of the eye instead of by strict measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWLY-BROW n. measurement by the eye; estimate by the eye instead of by rule or measurement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWOOGIA n. Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWOOGIAN n. a Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCOWRIE adj. 1. mean in conduct; niggardly; idle; disreputable ...1721 Sc.
adj. 2. showery, having intermittent showers and gusts of wind ...1865 Sc.
n. a mean, disreputable person; a blackguard ...1721 Sc.
• SCOWRY adj. shabby in appearance, threadbare, ragged ...1721 Sc.
n. the young of any kind of gull ...1805 Sc.
• SCOWS n. brushwood, firewood ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWSH vb. to plunge into water ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SCOWTH n. 1. room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. plenty, abundance ...1804 Sc.
• SCOWTHER n. 1. a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
n. 2. a slight, flying shower; a storm of rain or wind ...1868 Sc.
vb. 1. to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to drive away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHERED adj. spoilt by rain ...1894 Sc.
• SCOY adj. 1. thin, poor; small, insignificant ...1846 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. askew, awry ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. anything badly made ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to make a thing thin or small ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOY'D adj. twisted, badly made or done ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOZZA n. a rowdy person, esp. one who drinks a lot of alcohol ...Aust. sl.
• SCRAB n. 1. the crab-apple or wild apple ...1467-8 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stunted or shrivelled tree or shrub; a root; a stump of heather ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. a thin, shrivelled limb or finger ...1866 Sc.
n. 4. an undergrown, sickly, scraggy animal; poor meat ...1870 Sc.
n. 5. a puny, shrivelled person ...B1900 Sc.
n. 6. anything stunted, gnarled, or shrivelled ...B1900 Sc.
n. 7. a scratch ...B1900 N. Ireland
† vb. 1. to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to erase ...1890 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to grab, to snatch; to steal ...1890 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRAB-APPLE n. a fir cone ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBER n. who snatches, grabs, or takes by force ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBIE adj. stunted, gnarled, shrivelled ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRABBLE n. 1. a puny, shrivelled person ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a scramble, a contest in gathering things up from the ground on hands and knees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scratching ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a scribbling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a small, scraggy animal ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 6. a stunted tree or shrub; thorns and briers ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a thin, shrivelled limb ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 8. crack cocaine ...2003 UK drugs sl.
vb. 1. to crawl about on hands and knees; to scramble; to climb; to procure with difficulty ...1864 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch, to paw; to make clutching movements with the hands; to make a scratching noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scribble, to scrawl ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to disagree; to quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to struggle on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE TOWN n. the part of a town where the poorer people, special groups, or foreign groups live ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCRADE † n. a scold ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SCRADEEN n. a diminutive, worthless fellow ...1867 Ireland
• SCRADGE n. food ...2003 Antarctica usage
• SCRADYIN n. a puny, sickly child ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRADYINS n. small potatoes ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCRAE adj. spare, meagre, lean ...1846 Sc.
n. 1. a shoe, esp. one that is old and shrivelled...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. a crowd, multitude, swarm ...1899 Sc.
n. 4. an ill-natured, fault-finding person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAE-SHANKIT adj. having long, slender legs ...1822 Sc.
• SCRAFFLE n. 1. a scramble, a struggle ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a disturbance, a quarrel, an affray ..1790 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a struggle for a livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to withdraw unfairly from an engagement or bargain ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to work hard with small success; to struggle for a living; to be industrious ...1856 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to quarrel, to wrangle, to dispute ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to shuffle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLEHORN n. a worthless fellow relying on shifts and expedients ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLES n. an empty boaster; a rascal ...1808 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLIN n. a rascal ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFTY vb. to throw coins or nuts among children to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG adj. 1. prickly, rough ...1876 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. useless, inferior ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a scrawny or scruffy-looking person or animal; a term of derogation for a person ...1845 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a crooked, forked branch of a tree; a broken bough ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a ghost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. offal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. an immoral woman ...1969 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a stunted bush or tree; a standing dead tree ...1975 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1835 sl.
vb. 2. to manhandle someone roughly ...1835 sl.
vb. 3. to seize by the neck; to throttle; to break the neck ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to kill deliberately; to murder someone ...1930 US sl.
• SCRAG-CAUF n. a woman with thin legs ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGE vb. to graze ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG-END n. the worst part of anything ...1858 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGELT † n. a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGEN adj. straggling ...1870 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGINS n. small potatoes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLE vb. 1. to scramble ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk with difficulty; to bend the legs stiffly; to become stiff; to crawl about feebly, as a sick man ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING adj. 1. scattered, straggling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLING FROST n. a very slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLY adj. thin, scraggy ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGY adj. 1. rawboned, strong ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. shaggy ...1851 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. spare, small, thin ...1856 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. shabby ...1946 US
• SCRAGGY LOU n. influenza ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'flu'
• SCRAG-PIECE n. a term of contempt for a person ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SCRAIGHER n. one who screams, or makes a loud, discordant sound ...1824 Sc.
• SCRAIGHTON † n. a person fond of screaming ...1824 Sc.
• SCRAIL n. a thin, lean animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAILY adj. thin, attenuated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRALLION n. a thin, scraggy man or animal ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCRALLYBOB n. a louse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM adj. 1. awkward, clumsy ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. benumbed; withered; stiff, cramped ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. small, puny; contemptible ...1842 Eng. dial.
n. 1. the hard rind of bacon or cheese ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 2. scum, refuse ...1888 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a Black person ...1940 US sl.
n. 4. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to benumb, to make stiff with cold; to paralyze; to disable by disease or accident ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to crush, to squeeze ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to pull down violently; to tear off; to maul about ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to search about for what can be picked up; to search with slight hope of success ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of food: to stuff, to cram ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to leave quickly .,..1928 US
• SCRAMB † vb. 1. to pull or rake together with the hands; to gather a handful of anything from the ground ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pull down violently; to tear off; to maul about ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scratch with the nails or claws ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM BAG n. in circus and carnival usage: a suitcase that is always packed in the event that a hasty departure has become the prudent course of action ...1981 US sl.
• SCRAMBLE n. 1. a rapid operational take-off by a group of aircraft ...1940 sl.
n. 2. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. in motorcycle racing: a race in difficult terrain ...1965 US sl.
n. 4. a potluck supper ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 5. adulterated heroin ...1984 US drugs sl.
n. 6. crack cocaine ...1994 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to throw down anything to be scrambled for ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to collect; to pull or rake together with the hands ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make a rapid operational take-off ...1940 Air Force sl.
vb. 4. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to intoxicate; to make dead drunk ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to sell drugs ...1980s Amer. teen sl.
vb. 7. to live hand-to-mouth by a variety of hustles ...1989 US sl.
• SCRAMBLE, THE n. the chaotic movement of pedestrians as soon as traffic lights permit ...1984 Aust. sl.
• SCRAMBLE-BRAIN adj. foolish; silly; witless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLEBRAINED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED BRAINS n. stupidity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMBLED EGG n. the gold braid or insignia on an officer's dress uniform ...1943 sl., mainly services'
• SCRAMBLED EGGS n. 1. senior officers ...World War II Amer. services' sl.
n. 2. a double daffodil ...1978 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLE DINNER n. a potluck supper ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLE SUPPER n. a potluck supper ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SCRAMBLINGS n. scraps of broken meat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBOLA n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAME n. a scream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAM-HAND n. a withered hand ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMAGE n. a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMEL n. a lean, gaunt, ill-favoured person or animal ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMISH n. a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMY adj. cramped, confined ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP n. a snatching; a hurried attempt ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to cramp, to pinch; to stint of food, money, etc. ...1880 Sc.
vb. 2. to scrape together; to collect with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to stretch forth the hands to grasp; to snatch at, to seize, to clutch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to throw articles among a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMPING n. contention; eager strife to obtain anything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMS n. scraps of meat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH n. a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scramble; to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSKEE n. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAMSVILLE n. desertion, running off ...1950s sl.
• SCRAN adj. wild ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. payment for food at an inn ...18C sl.
n. 2. food, provisions, victuals, esp. inferior or scrappy food ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. ability; means of effecting a purpose ...1806 Sc.
n. 4. a scrap, a morsel; remainder; refuse ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 5. earnings, wages ...1869 Eng. dial.
n. 6. service rations ...1916 naval sl.
vb. 1. to collect scraps of food to make up a meal ...M18 sl.
vb. 2. to provide with food ...M18 sl.
vb. 3. to eat ...1990s sl.
vb. 4. to gather together; to collect in any way; to get hold of; to gain, to catch ...1873 Sc.
• SCRANATION n. a small bit of anything ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-BAG n. 1. a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit ...M19 sl.
n. 2. any form of bag into which bits of food can be placed ...M19 sl.
• SCRANCH n. 1. a sharp, grinding noise; the noise made by crunching anything ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mark or scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN'D adj. of the skin: chapped ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAND n. food, esp. various bits of food, leftovers, broken victuals, etc. thrown together for an impromptu meal, or a meal taken onto their job by a labourer ...E18 sl.
• SCRANEL n. a morsel ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANGE n. a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to inflict a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANK adj. 1. lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
adj. 2. of writing: thin, sprawling ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 1. a coarse-featured person ...Bk1904 Sc.
n. 2. a lean, slender person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANKIT adj. shrunken, diminutive ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKS n. of writing: badly-formed letters ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANKY † adj. 1. empty ...1800 Sc.
adj. 2. lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of writing: thin, ill-formed ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRANNEL adj. 1. lean, thin; poor, worthless ...1857 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the voice: weak, piping, thin ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a thin, spare-looking person or animal ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. to eat greedily; to swallow up ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNING n. begging for scraps of food ...M19 Sc.
• SCRANNISH adj. hungry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY adj. 1. scanty or of inferior quality; poor ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. ill-tempered ...1881 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. mean, niggardly ...1884 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. crazy, mad, distracted; simple, foolish; bewildered ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 1. food, esp. various bits of food, leftovers, broken victuals, etc. thrown together for an impromptu meal, or a meal taken onto their job by a labourer ...E18 sl.
n. 2. an ill-natured, wrinkled old woman ...1824 Sc.
n. 3. a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a thin, meagre person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scramble, to strive, to contend ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING adj. thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-POCKET n. a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit ...M19 sl.
• SCRANT vb. to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAN-TIME n. meal-time ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP adj. curt, sharp in speech ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a fight, a tussle, a skirmish ...1846
n. 2. a quarrel ...1890
† vb. 1. to gather together; to pick up ...1810 Sc.
vb. 2. to burn, to scorch ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to box ...1874 sl.
vb. 4. to bow, to make obeisance ...1883 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to crackle by fire or by weight ...1885 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to fight, to quarrel ...1895
vb. 7. to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to snap; to break off suddenly with a noise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP AND SCREED n. every particle, everything ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE n. 1. a bow, an obeisance ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shave ...1879 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a bare place on a steep hillside or bank ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a miser; a greedy, avaricious person ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 1. to shave ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to bow mowing the foot, to make obeisance ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to express scorn and derision ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 4. to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-ALL † n. a miserable wretch or griping fellow; a miser ...a1790
• SCRAPE ALONG vb. to survive; to carry on; to get by ...1884 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE BY vb. to survive; to carry on; to get by ...1884 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE-DAYTIONS n. a careful, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-DISH n. a careful, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-FIRE n. a flintlock firearm ...1917 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPEGALLOWS n. a scoundrel, a rascal ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPEGOAT n. a scapegoat ...1955 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPE-GOOD † adj. miserly, stingy, avaricious ...a1693
† n. a miser, a niggard, a covetous person ...1611
• SCRAPE-HARD n. a miser ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAPE OF THE PEN, A n. a few lines, a letter, writing ...1844 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE ONE'S BUTTONS vb. to challenge one to a fight ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE-PENNY † n. one who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; an avaricious or penurious person; a miserly, stingy person; a niggard ...1584
• SCRAPER n. 1. a term of contempt for a fiddler ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a barber ...1792 Sc.
n. 3. a hat; generally used contemptuously ...1828 Sc.
n. 4. the bow of a fiddle; a fiddlestick ...1843 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a greedy, acquisitive person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a tree frog ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPERS n. the heels, the feet ...1824 Ireland
• SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL vb. to use one's last and worst resources; to be forced to desperate measures ...1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRAPE THE ENAMEL vb. to scratch the skin by falling ...c1890 cyclists' sl.
• SCRAPE THE TONGUE vb. to talk affectedly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE UP vb. to get, esp. laboriously and bit by bit ...1617
• SCRAPIE n. a miser; a greedy, avaricious person ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAPINGS n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPINGS OF THE EARTH n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPINS n. savings of money ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP IRON n. poor-quality drink; inferior whisky ...1942 US sl.
• SCRAP ISLANDER n. applied to a Nantucketer by the people of Martha's Vineyard ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPIT-FACE n. a person with a thin, haggard face ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAP OF PAPER n. a broken promise, treaty, or pledge ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SCRAPPER n. 1. a term of contempt for a fiddler ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a miser; a penurious, niggardly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPINGS OF THE EARTH n. very insignificant or low-grade people ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAPPITY n. the creaking of the soles of boots ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLE n. fried cornmeal ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to scrape ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to struggle with the hands ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLINGS n. scraps; odds and ends; remainders ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPY adj. inclined to fight, quarrelsome ...1895 orig. US
• SCRAT n. 1. a scratch; a very slight wound; a scratching noise ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. the itch ...1854 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a hobgoblin; the devil ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 4. anything very small and insignificant; a tiny child; a meagre, mean-looking person; the smallest coin ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 5. a struggle for existence; a scraping or scratching together with pains and toil ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a hermaphrodite ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a saving, industrious person; a mean, niggardly, contemptible fellow; a miser ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch with a pen; to write ...1821 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to save; to toil hard; to gain one's livelihood laboriously; to struggle on ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to dig; to rake together ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to itch ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 7. to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT ABOUT vb. to potter about; to be busy in a poor, desultory fashion ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT AFORE ONE PECKS vb. to earn one's bread before one eats it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH n. 1. the devil ...1760 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a hard struggle ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the itch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the natural fork of a tree or branch; a pole with a natural fork at the end of it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. money ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 6. a beard or whiskers ...1960s Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to hurry; to do anything in a hurried, hasty, scrambling way ...1831 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to forge banknotes and other papers ...1859 US sl.
vb. 3. to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to creak ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH, THE n. a crucial moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH A BEGGAR'S ASS vb. to be impoverished ...1767 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH ALONG vb. to earn a scanty livelihood; to pull through hard times ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE n. 1. an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a part of a town inhabited by poor Whites ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-ANKLE HOLLER n. an out-of-the-way place, or a very small or unimportant place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH BOSS n. an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH-CRADLE n. a game played by two children with a piece of string crossed upon the hands; cat's-cradle ...1878 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHED adj. slightly frozen, just covered with a film of ice ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHED-MAN n. a person whom a publican has debarred from being served at his bar ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHER n. 1. a counterfeiter; a forger ...1859 sl., orig. US
n. 2. one who is greedily intent on accumulating money; a money-grubber ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH FOREMAN n. an assistant, subordinate, or acting foreman of a crew of workers ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH GRAVEL vb. to hurry; to work hard; to exert oneself ...1834 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHIN n. a shrivelled, lean person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCHINGS n. breakfast cereals ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRATCH IVY n. poison ivy ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHLAND n. Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• SCRATCH PAD n. a scouring pad ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH UP vb. to get, esp. laboriously and bit by bit ...1922 Amer. sl.
• SCRATE n. an old woman ...B1900
vb. to scratch; to make a scratching noise, as with a slate pencil ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT-HARRY n. the devil ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATLING adj. imbecile, silly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT OF A PEN, A n. a scrap of writing; a letter ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT-PENNY n. a greedy, miserly person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTER n. 1. a person who scratches ...1839 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a saving, thrifty, or miserly person ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTING adj. paltry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTINGS n. savings got together with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE n. 1. a scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a struggle for existence; a dispute, a disturbance ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch with a pen; to write ...1873 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to go on the hands and feet; to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to labour hard; to scrape and save ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE ON vb. to gain a precarious livelihood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTY adj. small, insignificant, thin, puny ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. a hobgoblin or bogey ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T ITCH vb. to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T YUCK vb. to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..1684 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUCHLE n. a clamber, a crawl ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to scramble, to creep, to crawl; to move with difficulty ...1885 Sc.
• SCRAUNCH vb. 1. to crush or grind with a sharp, grating noise; to grind between the teeth; to crunch, to eat noisily ...1777 Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to defeat in a game; to overcome an opponent, esp. in basketball ...1934 Amer. Black student sl.
• SCRAVVLE vb. 1. to rustle ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. 2. to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWBY adj. mean, stingy, niggardly ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWING adj. awkwardly tall, lanky; straggling; long and thin ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK n. 1. a scratch, a mark; a mark with a pen ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a harsh, grating noise; to squeak; to scream. to shriek ...1880 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL n. 1. a mean or despicable person; a person of low rank ...1879 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a difficulty, hobble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a quarrel, a brawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a scratch, a mark ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a tangle; an entanglement ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 7. the starting-line of a race ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scratch ...1865 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scrape up; to gather together; to toss about in a confused, disorderly manner ...1866 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a scanty subsistence; to live on uncertain wages ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to quarrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to scorch, to cook anything too much ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to snatch; to take anything abruptly or rudely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLATION n. confusion, disorder ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING adj. mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING-FROST n. a slight frost ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM n. 1. a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a climb, clamber ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a scramble; a fracas; ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to climb, to clamber ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scramble awkwardly; to grope about with outstretched arms; to sprawl; to spread or stretch out in a straggling manner ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to gather hastily together; to rake together; to seek after greedily ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to throw to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMAX n. anything badly formed or out of shape ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMER n. a scribbler; a bad penman ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMING adj. 1. ungainly, sprawling; straggling ...1895 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. reeling, half-drunk ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY adj. 1. irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scratched, marked; streaked in large showy flourishes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF n. a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY-CAUF'D adj. having a badly-shaped leg ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWN vb. to swallow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWNTY adj. puny, scrawny ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWT n. a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAWTY adj. apt or likely to scratch; hard-pointed, as a pen ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWVLIN † adj. poor and mean ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRAY n. 1. a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. a bush ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE n. a scratch, a graze; a slight incision ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to scratch; to graze, to abrade; to rub slightly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREAK n. 1. a shriek, a scream ...a1820 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a squeak ...1857 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to squeak, to squeal, to creak; to grate ...1843 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to shriek, to screech, to scream ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCREAKY adj. squeaky, creaky ...1885 Amer. dial.
• SCREAM n. 1. something or someone very funny or amusing ...1888 sl.
n. 2. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to turn informer ...1903 sl.
vb. 2. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM BLUE MURDER vb. to complain vociferously ...1921 sl.
• SCREAM COLD ON vb. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1980 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM COPPER vb. to inform the police ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• SCREAMER n. 1. an extraordinary person, animal or thing; something very great, excellent or exciting ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bouncing fellow or girl; a strong man ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tale, etc. that raises screams of laughter ...1831 sl.
n. 4. one who betrays associates to the police or other authorities; an informer ...1903 sl.
n. 5. an extravagant lie ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 6. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a type of bomb that makes a screaming sound as it falls ...1942 sl.
n. 8. a party girl ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SCREAMERS, THE n. a state of nervousness or unease ...1948 sl.
• SCREAMING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS, THE n. 1. an attack of delirium tremens ...L1930s sl.
n. 2. a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness; a state of enraged frustration ...1946 UK sl.
n. 3. the horrors; utter disgust; abhorrence ...1950s sl.
• SCREAMING EAGLE n. a button given on discharge from the services ...1946 US sl.
• SCREAMING FAIRY n. a very flamboyant and loud-talking homosexual ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCREAMING GASSER n. a police squad car or patrol wagon moving through traffic with its siren going full-blast ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCREAMING HABDABS n. anxiety or nervous tension ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON vb. to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON ONE vb. to give away a secret or to betray the confidence of someone; to tell; to inform; to attack ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCREAMY adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREASE vb. to crease ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREE n. the steep, perpendicular side of a mountain; a precipice ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to scream ...1868 Eng. dial.
• SCREEBIT adj. poor, lean, fleshless ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEBIT-LOOKING adj. poor, lean, fleshless ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREECH n. 1. illicit or inferior whisky ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 2. poor-quality drink ...1902 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a short, sudden blaze or flame ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. to close your eyes part way, as in looking at the sun, etc. ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCREECH CAT n. a high stump, usually from a windfall, which has splinters that whistle or sing in the wind ...1956 Amer. dial.
• SCREECHETTY adj. creaking, creaky ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH-EYED adj. having the eyes narrowed ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCREECH LIKE A WHIT-NECK vb. to make a great outcry ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH OF DAY n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1868 Sc.
• SCREECH OUT A BRAVE UN vb. to make a great outcry ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCREECH-OWL n. a shrill-voiced, talkative person ...1896 Ireland
• SCREED n. 1. a shred, a fragment, a crumb; a long thin strip of material, paper, land, etc.; a narrow plantation or belt of wood ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rent, a tear; a gap; the sound made by tearing or rending ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 4. a quick movement; a snatch ...1805 Sc.
n. 5. a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
n. 6. a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 7. a border or edge, esp. the frilled border of a woman's cap ...1849 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a large portion; a long length of thread, twine, etc. ...1884 Sc.
n. 9. a long, thin person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to cry, to scream; to produce any sharp sound; to move up and down so as to produce a sound, as a fiddle-bow over the strings ...1706 Sc.
vb. 2. to tear, to rend ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to talk, read, or recite rapidly and fluently; to reel off; to repeat a lying fabrication ...1843 Sc.
vb. 4. to shun, to eschew, to avoid ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to do anything quickly, smartly, and with spirit ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREED DOWN vb. to write down at great length ...1835 Sc.
• SCREEDGE † vb. to tear ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEDING n. a rending, a tearing; a scolding match among women, when violence may go to the length of tearing or 'screeding' the cap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEDLE vb. to cower or huddle over the fire ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SCREED-O'-DRINK n. a drinking-bout; a revel ...1815 Sc.
• SCREED OF ONE'S MIND, A n. 'a piece of one's mind'; an expression of disapprobation; a rebuke ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEF n. anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREEGE vb. to scourge ...1863 Sc.
• SCREEK n. 1. a shriek, a scream ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a squeak ...1857 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a harsh, grating noise ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to shriek, to scream, to screech ...1826 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to creak; to make a grating noise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEK OF DAY n. break of dawn, cock-crow ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEK OF DAYLIGHT n. break of dawn, cock-crow ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCREEL n. a shriek, a scream ...1894 Eng. dial.
vb. to cry, to shriek, to squeal ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCREEL-POKE n. a crying child ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREELY adj. long, lanky; pinched, miserable-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEN n. 1. a large scarf worn over the head ...1814 Sc.
n. 2. any type of television set ...1960s US Black sl.
• SCREEN A SHOWER vb. to protect from a shower ...1814 Sc.
• SCREENING-GLASS n. a looking-glass ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCREE ON vb. to get along somehow; to live through difficulties ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREET vb. to screech, to scream; to make a shrill sound ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVE vb. 1. to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
vb. 2. to write ...1813 Sc.
vb. 3. to talk, read, or write fast and continuously; to reel off a story ...1874 Sc.
vb. 4. to ooze out; to exude moisture; esp. used of a corpse; to froth at the mouth, as in a fit ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVY adj. slippery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREG † n. a shoe ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREIGH adj. shrill, screeching ...1869 Sc.
n. 1. a shriek; a shrill cry, esp. of a bird; an urgent, irresistible call; a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. whisky ...1813 Sc. sl.
n. 3. a lean person with a shrill voice, and generally of short stature ...Bk1904 Sc.
vb. to shriek, to scream, esp. used of birds; to neigh; to make a harsh, grating sound ...1685 Sc. & N. Ireland
• SCREIGH OF DAY n. the break of day, cock-crow ...1802 Sc.
• SCREIT vb. to pare the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRENT vb. to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRETHY-HOLE † n. a lair ...1824 Eng. dial.
• SCREW n. 1 a prison warder ...1812 sl.
n. 2. an inferior or unsound horse ...1821 sl.
n. 3. a bottle of wine ...1827 Ireland
n. 4. wages ...1858 sl.
n. 5. a short crowbar, used by housebreakers ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 6. a stingy, miserly person; a penurious person; a skinflint; one who makes a sharp bargain ...1899 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a dishonest trick; an imposture; a cheat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a cowboy ...1920 Amer. dial.
n. 9. act of sexual intercourse (casual or hasty) ...1929 sl.
n. 10. a money-lender ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a person considered solely as a sexual partner ...1937 sl.
n. 12. a hasty or unceremonious departure ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to have sex ...1725 sl.
vb. 2. to swindle, to cheat ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.
vb. 3. to be afflicted with violent pain in the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to look at ...1917 sl., orig. Aust.
vb. 5. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWAGE n. savings, profit; covetousness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREW AROUND vb. to behave promiscuously ...1939 sl., orig. US
• SCREW-AWED adj. askew, crooked ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SCREWBALL adj. crazy, eccentric ...1936 sl., chiefly US
n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1933 sl., chiefly US
• SCREWER n. a thief or housebreaker ...1932 sl.
• SCREW-EYED adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCREW-GEED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWGIED adj. twisted, askew, diagonal ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCREW HIGHER, A phr. at a higher point, on a higher level ...1709 Sc.
• SCREWMATIC-FEVER n. rheumatic fever ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SCREWMATICKS n. rheumatism ...1895 sl.
• SCREWMATICS n. rheumatism ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCREW ONE'S COCO vb. to leave in a hurry ...1899 US sl.
• SCREWS, THE n. 1. rheumatism ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a nickname for the 'News of the World' (a Sunday paper in the UK) ...1990s sl.
• SCREW-SHY adj. twisted, askew, crooked ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCREWSMAN n. a thief or housebreaker ...1812 sl.
• SCREW THE POOCH vb. to mess up ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SCREWTON-NEWTONS n. a miserable feeling in mind and body; a fit of the dumps, a gloomy, melancholy state of mind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY adj. 1. crazy, eccentric ...1887 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. slightly intoxicated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. askew, out of shape ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY n. an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWZE vb. to encroach, to intrude; to sponge; to come as an uninvited, unwelcome guest ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWZER n. an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.