DICTIONARY
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• TAKIE † adj. of food: lasting ...1825 Sc.
• TAKING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
†* n. 1. touching, touch ...1340
† n. 2. mental apprehension or perception ...1398
† n. 3. a seizure or attack of disease; a stroke or palsy or the like; an attack of illness; a sudden seizure of pain; a sore, a swelling also, enchantment ...1533 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 4. food or drink ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a state of excitement, grief, or perplexity; a fit of petulance or temper; a dilemma; a sorry plight or condition ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 6. death ...1901 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a swarm of bees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKING A BLOW n. cocaine-sniffing ...c1918 US drugs sl.
• TAKING A GROUND SWEAT adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKING AN EARTH BATH adj. dead and buried ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKING-DISEASE n. an infectious illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKKIES n. running shoes ...2001 S. Afr. sl.
• TAKKOURI n. hashish ...1998 UK sl.
• TAKY adj. 1. that takes the fancy or affection; capable of captivating or charming; designed to attract notice and please;  alluring, fascinating, attractive, appealing ...1854 colloq.
adj. 2. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALALA n. the vulva and vagina ...1959 Trinidad and Tobago
• TALARIAN †* adj. pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles ...1671
• TALARIC adj. pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles ...1853
• TALC n. cocaine ...1984 US sl.
• TALCO n. cocaine ...1984 US sl.
• TALCUM QUEEN n. a Black homosexual who prefers White partners ...1980s US Black sl.
• TALDERY adj. tattered, ragged ...1929 Sc.
• TALE † n. 1. the act of telling, relating, or saying; discourse, conversation, talk ...c1000
†* n. 2. an enumeration, a list ...c1050
†* n. 3. speech, language ...c1250
† n. 4. an account, a reckoning of numbers of money given and received, etc. ...1401 obs. exc. Sc.
n. 5. the vagina ...M15 sl.
n. 6. a womanizer's line ...20C sl.
n. 7. any form of words designed to ensnare the listener for commercial purposes, e.g. the story told by a confidence trickster to ensnare the victim ...20C sl.
n. 8. a specific con where someone is persuaded to pay the con-man, who is posing as a bookmaker, for a lost bet that he did not ask to be made ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
† vb. 1. to account, to reckon ...c897
† vb. 2. to discourse, to talk, to chatter; to gossip; to tell tales ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to say, to speak, to utter, to tell ...c1205
† vb. 4. to shout ...c1205
• TALE-BEARER n. a prostitute ...M15 sl.
• TALE-CARRIER n. a talebearer ...1552
• TALE-CRAFT † n. numeration, arithmetic ...1674
• TALEFUL adj. full of tales; making a long story; talkative ...1726-46
• TALE-HEARER n. a willing listener to scandal or gossip ...1647
• TALE-IDLE n. a false report; gossip ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TALE IN A TUB, A n. a fable; an old wife's tale ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALE-MASTER n. the authority for a report ...a1661
• TALENT † n. 1. inclination, propension, or disposition for anything; wish, desire, appetite ...a1300
† n. 2. an evil inclination, disposition, or passion; anger ...a1380
† n. 3. treasure, riches, wealth, abundance ...a1400-50
† n. 4. an accomplishment ...1600
n. 5. attractive young women, esp. those standing around at a party, in a club or dancehall, etc....M19 sl.
n. 6. members of the criminal underworld ..1879 Aust. sl.
n. 7. a rascal, a larrikin ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 8. a person with an overweening opinion of himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. attractive young men ...1950s sl.
n. 10. in police terms: a suspect ...1960s sl.
n. 11. an intelligent, resourceful criminal ...1962 US sl.
† vb. to fill with desire ...1486
• TALENT, THE n. in the entertainment industry: the actors, the performers ...1991 US sl.
• TALENTED adj. attractive ...1996 US sl.
• TALENTER †* n. a bird of prey with talons, as a hawk ...1620
• TALENTIVE † adj. desirous ...a1300
• TALE OF A ROASTED HORSE, A n. an invented story, an idle tale, a fiction, a falsehood...1570
• TALE OF TWO CITIES n. the female breasts ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'titties'
• TALE OF WALTROT, A †* n. an idle tale, a piece of absurdity ...1377
• TALE O' TWOS n. the female breasts ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'titties' (tale of two cities)
• TALE PACKER n. a tattletale, a gossip ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TALE-PAT n. a telltale, a talebearer, one who divulges secrets ...1808 Sc.
• TALE-PIE n. a magpie ...1926 Sc.
• TALE-PIET n. a telltale ...1796 Eng. dial.
• TALE-PITCHER n. one who tells a good story, a romantic ...L19 sl.
• TALE-PYET n. a telltale; an informer; a tattler ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TALER n. 1. a talebearer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. state, condition ...1825 Sc.
• TALESMAN † n. the teller of a tale; the author of a story; one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...a1568 obs. exc. Sc.
• TALES-MASTER † n. the teller of a tale; the author of a story; the authority for a statement, one who brings news or originates a statement; a relater, a narrator ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALE-TELL vb. to tell stories ...1940 Amer. dial.
• TALE-TELLER n. 1. a talebearer, a telltale ...1377
n. 2. a confidence trickster ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• TALE-TELLING-TIT n. a telltale, a talebearer ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TALEWISE † adj. given to tales or talking; addicted to gossip; loquacious, garrulous, blabbing ...c1200
• TALE-WRIGHT n. a constructor or maker of tales ...1570-76
• TALIATION † n. 1. a return of like for like; retaliation ...1591
† n. 2. a retaliatory answer, a retort, a rejoinder ...1822 Sc. nonce word
• TALING * n. telling of tales, talking, gossiping; also, a tale ...1382
• TALIONIC adj. pert. to revenge in kind or retaliation ...1886
• TALISH † adj. of the nature of a tale or story; fabulous ...1530
• TALISMAN † n. a sorcerer, a magician ...1646
• TALISMANIC adj. magical, occult, potent ...1678
• TALISMANICAL adj. magical, occult, potent ...1650
• TALISMANICALLY adv. magically ...1831
• TALISMANTIC adj. magical, occult, potent ...1814 nonce word
• TALIWAG n. a telegram; a telegraph wire ...1867 Eng. dial.
• TALK n. a seducer's 'line' of conversation; nonsense ...L19 sl.
vb. 1. to engage in courtship, to contemplate marriage; to court, to woo ...1895 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1924 sl.
vb. 3. to speak revealingly ...1924 sl.
vb. 4. of a truck: to emit a clear sound from the smokestack ...1971 US sl.
vb. 5. to have a sexual relationship in prison ...1982 US sl.
• TALK A BIG GAME vb. to talk persuasively, but with the implication that nothing is every actually done ...1950s sl., orig. US
• TALK A BLUE STREAK vb. to talk continuously ...1895 US
• TALK ABOUT IT phr. an expression of agreement, usually when the first speaker is recounting some tale of problems ...1920s US college sl.
• TALK ABOUT UGANDA vb. to have sex ...1970s sl.
• TALK A DOG'S HIND LEG OFF vb. to be very talkative ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TALK A GOOD GAME vb. to talk persuasively, but with the implication that nothing is every actually done ...1950s sl., orig. US
• TALK A HORSE'S HIND LEG OFF vb. to be very talkative ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TALK ALIKE vb. to come to terms; to make an agreement ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TALK AND WALK n. the practice of professing psychological improvement in a prison therapeutic setting to improve your chances of parole ...1971 US sl.
• TALK AT vb. to talk to someone ...1999 US sl.
• TALKATHON n. a long period of discussions, debates or speeches; an extended conversation ...20C jocular
• TALKATION n. a talking; a light discourse ...1800 nonce word
• TALK BACK vb. to make a rude response to, to be impudent ...M19 sl.
• TALK BAWDY vb. to talk lewdly or obscenely ...1656
• TALK BIG vb. to talk boastfully; to brag; to indulge in inflated language ...1699 colloq.
• TALK BIGGER THAN A BULLOCK vb. to boast, to exaggerate ...E17 sl.
• TALK BLIND STREAKS vb. to talk both fast and at great length ...L19 sl., orig. US
• TALK BOX n. the mouth ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALK BULLOCK vb. to use a good deal of bad language ...M19 NZ sl.
• TALK BUSINESS vb. 1. to offer a bribe to the police or other officials in the hope of securing immunity or leniency ...1950s US criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to seduce, to charm ...1960s US Black sl.
• TALK BY A BOW vb. to argue, to quarrel ...M19 sl.
• TALK CHURCH vb. to talk solely of one's occupation; to talk shop ..M19 sl.
• TALK COCK vb. to talk nonsense ...1940s sl.
• TALK COLD TURKEY vb. to speak frankly ...1903 sl., orig. Amer.
• TALK CRAP vb. to talk nonsense ...1920s sl., orig. US
• TALK CRISP vb. to say unpleasant things ...1910s sl.
• TALK DOCTOR n. a psychoanalyst, a psychotherapist ...1990s US sl.
• TALK-DOWN n. the comforting of someone who is having a bad experience, usually through injudicious use of drugs, esp. a hallucinogen ...1960s sl.
• TALK DOWN TO vb. to speak condescendingly to ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TALKEE n. small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1885 colloq.
• TALKEE-TALKEE n. 1. imperfect or broken English used by some native races ...1808
n. 2. small talk; petty or childish talk, chatter; continuous talk or prattle ...1812 contemptuous usage
n. 3. a talkative person ...L19 sl.
• TALKER n. in the circus or carnival: a person who entices customers into the side show ...1960 US sl.
• TALKFEST n. a lengthy discussion ...sl.
• TALK FLAPDOODLE vb. to brag, to talk nonsense ...1888 sl.
• TALK FRENCH vb. to fellate ...1940s US sl.
• TALK FROM THE TEETH OUT vb. to speak hypocritically ...20C Ulster sl.
• TALK FUCK vb. 1. to talk about sex ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to murmur or shout obscenities during sexual intercourse for the gratification of one or both partners ...1960s sl.
• TALKFUL †* adj. talkative, garrulous ...1598
• TALK FUNNY vb. to speak in a manner other than that customary to the speaker ...1920s sl.
• TALK GAME vb. to talk, to chatter, but specifically of a pimp: to chatter about pimping, whoring, and those involved ...1972 US Black sl.
• TALK GREASY vb. to rap smoothly and stylishly ...2000s US Black sl.
• TALK HEAD vb. to talk in a negative manner ...1980s US college sl.
• TALK HORSE vb. to talk 'big', to boast ...L19 sl.
• TALKIE n. 1. a film with sound; a film, ...1913 US sl.
n. 2. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALKIFIED adj. talkative, chatty, gossipy ...1938 Amer. dial.
• TALKING n. 1. being involved in a relationship, dating ...1950s US Black & college sl.
n. 2. having a relationship with another woman while in prison ...1970s lesbian euphemism
• TALKING HAIRDO n. a television presenter or interviewee (usually in the role of 'expert') who is shot in head-and-shoulders close-up, the director eschewing any background or other movement ...1960s sl.
• TALKING HANDBAG n. a portable radio ...1996 UK sl.
• TALKING HEAD n. 1. a television presenter or interviewee (usually in the role of 'expert') who is shot in head-and-shoulders close-up, the director eschewing any background or other movement ...1960s sl.
n. 2. one who is in a bad temper and on the verge of fighting ...1960s US Black sl.
• TALKING-HOUSE n. a house where people meet for conversation ...1681
• TALKING SHIT n. any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALKING-STOCK † n. a subject of talk ...1548
• TALKING-TO n. a scolding, a reprimand ...M19
• TALKING TRASH n. any verbal by-play, banter between men, flirtation between a man and a woman, etc. ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALKING WOMAN n. a female performer who banters with the audience as she strips off her clothes ...1950 US sl.
• TALK INTO A PORCELAIN TELEPHONE vb. to vomit ...1970s sl., orig. US college
• TALK LARGE vb. to boast; to talk big ...1833 Amer. sl.
• TALK LIKE A BOOK vb. to appear well-educated and literate ...E19 sl.
• TALK LIKE A HALFPENNY BOOK vb. to talk nonsense ...20C Irish sl.
• TALK LIKE A MAN WITH A CARDBOARD ASS vb. to talk nonsense ...1958 Amer. sl.
• TALK LIKE A MAN WITH A PAPER ASS vb. to talk nonsense ...1953 Amer. sl.
• TALK LIKE A MAN WITH A PAPER ASSHOLE vb. to talk nonsense ...1953 Amer. sl.
• TALK LIKE POUND NOTES vb. to talk in an affected, supposedly 'classy' manner ...1950s sl.
• TALK LIKE THE BACK OF A CIGARETTE CARD vb. to pretend to greater knowledge than one has ...1930s sl.
• TALK NOISE vb. to exaggerate; to lie ...1986 US sl.
• TALK OF THE DEVIL! int. said of a person who, while being spoken of, arrives unexpectedly; hence, an ungracious, though not necessarily unfriendly, greeting to that person ...1666 UK sl.
• TALK ONE LOW vb. to speak slightingly of ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TALK ONE'S ASS OFF vb. to talk incessantly ...1910s sl., orig. US
• TALK ONE'S HEAD OFF vb. to talk incessantly ...1910s sl., orig. US
• TALKOREXIA n. a state of talking incessantly (and thus irritating others) ...1980s US college sl.
• TALK-OUT-LOUD n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S ARSE vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S ARSEHOLE vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S ASS vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S BUM vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S HAT vb. to talk nonsense ...20C US Black sl.
• TALK OUT OF ONE'S HEAD vb. to talk nonsense ...20C US Black sl.
• TALK OUT OF SCHOOL vb. to tell tales, to talk unguardedly ...20C sl.
• TALK OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH vb. to change one's mind; to contradict an earlier statement ...M19 sl.
• TALK OUT OF THE SIDE OF ONE'S NECK vb. 1. to talk nonsense ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to talk surreptitiously to ensure that one's conversation remains unheard by eavesdroppers  ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. 3. to talk disrespectfully ...1990s US prison sl.
• TALK OUT OF THE WRONG END vb. to talk nonsense ...1990s euphemism
• TALK PACK-THREAD vb. 1. to speak bawdily in seemly terms ...L18 colloq.
vb. 2. to talk nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALK POOR MOUTH vb. 1. to complain, usually in an exaggerated way, of poverty or other misfortune ...1952 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to deny one's assets or advantages ...20C US sl.
• TALK POWDER n. any central nervous system stimulant ...1988 US sl.
• TALK PROPER vb. to talk Standard English ...20C sl.
• TALK SAILOR LIKE AN OLD SALT vb. to use nautical language ...1881
• TALK SHIT vb. 1. to seduce, to 'chat someone up' ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to boast, to brag ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 3. to criticize someone behind their back ...1960s US college sl.
vb. 4. to talk aggressively; to challenge verbally ...1960s US Black sl.
vb. 5. to talk nonsense ...1960s sl., orig. US
vb. 6. to talk slang ...1960s US Black sl.
vb. 7. to disparage someone or something; to exaggerate ...1965 US sl.
• TALK SHODDY vb. to talk nonsense ...1893 Eng. dial.
• TALK SHOP vb. 1. of people in the same trade or profession: to discuss one's job;  ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to talk business, to discuss a deal ...L19 sl.
• TALK SIDEWAYS vb. to talk disrespectfully; to talk 'clever' ...1910s US prison sl.
• TALK SMACK vb. 1. to gossip maliciously ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
vb. 2. to disparage someone or something ...1993 US sl.
• TALK SOMEONE BLIND vb. to overwhelm with talk ...1910s Aust. sl.
• TALK SOMEONE DOWN vb. to comfort a person who is having a bad experience, usually after taking drugs, esp. LSD ...1960s drugs sl.
• TALK SOMEONE'S ARM OFF vb. to talk incessantly at someone, to harangue ...M19 US sl.
• TALK SOMEONE'S EAR OFF vb. to talk loquaciously ...1935 US sl.
• TALK SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF vb. to talk incessantly at someone ...1920s sl., orig. US
• TALK SOMEONE'S LEG OFF vb. to talk incessantly at someone, to harangue ...M19 US sl.
• TALK STINK vb. to malign someone or something ...1981 US teen sl.
• TALK STORY vb. to gossip; to engage in idle conversation ...1981 US teen sl.
• TALK-STUFF † n. matter for conversation ...1598
• TALK-TALK n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALK TALL vb. to talk boastfully; to indulge in inflated language ...1888 colloq.
• TALK THAT TALK vb. 1. to chatter inconsequentially; to make empty promises ...1930s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to indulge in ritual name-calling, esp. based on insulting one's opponent's mother ...1930s US Black sl.
• TALK THAT TALK AND WALK THAT WALK phr. used as encouragement for one's verbal skills ...1960s US Black sl.
• TALK THE EARS OFF SOMEONE vb. to talk at great length ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEG OFF A DONKEY vb. to talk loquaciously ...1808 sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEG OFF A HORSE vb. to talk loquaciously ...1808 sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEGS OFF A COW vb. to talk until a listener is distracted; to talk persuasively ...1887 UK sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEGS OFF A DOG vb. to talk until a listener is distracted; to talk persuasively ...1887 UK sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEGS OFF A DONKEY vb. to talk until a listener is distracted; to talk persuasively ...1915 UK sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEGS OFF A HORSE vb. to talk until a listener is distracted; to talk persuasively ...1915 UK sl.
• TALK THE HIND LEGS OFF A JACKAL vb. to talk until a listener is distracted; to talk persuasively ...1915 UK sl.
• TALK THE LEG OFF A CHAIR vb. to be overly talkative ...L19 NZ sl.
• TALK THE LEG OFF AN IRON POT vb. to be overly talkative ...L19 NZ sl.
• TALK THIN vb. to talk in a low voice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALK THIRTY BOB TO THE POUND vb. to talk very fast and unintelligibly ...1950s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S ARSE vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S ARSEHOLE vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S ASS vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to talk nonsense ...1993 Amer. sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S BRACES vb. to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish ...1920s Aust. sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S BUM vb. to talk nonsense ...1970s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S FLY-BUTTONS vb. 1. to talk nonsense; to talk rubbish ...1960s sl.
vb. 2. to talk in a sexually provocative or sex-obsessed manner ...1960s sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAIR vb. to talk nonsense ...L19 sl., orig. US
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT vb. 1. to talk nonsense ...L19 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to boast and exaggerate ...L19 sl., orig. US
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S NECK vb. to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish ...L19 sl.
• TALK THROUGH ONE'S SOCKS vb. to talk nonsense ...1900s Aust. sl.
• TALK THROUGH THE BACK OF ONE'S NECK vb. to talk nonsense ...1923 sl.
• TALK THROUGH THE TOP OF ONE'S NECK vb. to talk in an aristocratic manner ...1900s Aust. sl.
• TALK TO vb. 1. to scold, to tell off ...M19 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to date ...1990s US college sl.
• TALK TO A BRICK WALL vb. to speak in vain ...1909
• TALK TO EARL vb. to vomit ...1989 US college sl.
• TALK TO GOD ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE vb. to vomit ...1970s sl., orig. US college
• TALK TO ONE'S FOOD vb. to say grace before a meal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TALK TO ONE'S MOMMETS † vb. to converse in a low voice with oneself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALK TO ONE'S PLATE vb. to say grace before a meal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• TALK TO RALPH BEUKLER vb. to vomit ...2002 Can. sl.
• TALK TO RALPH ON THE BIG WHITE PHONE vb. to vomit ...1989 US sl.
• TALK TO RALPH ON THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE vb. to vomit ...1970s sl., orig. US college
• TALK TO THE BIG WHITE PHONE vb. to vomit ...1970s sl., orig. US college
• TALK TO THE BIG WHITE TELEPHONE vb. to vomit ...1970s sl., orig. US college
• TALK TO THE CANOE DRIVER vb. to perform oral sex on a woman ...1971 US sl.
• TALK TO THE ENGINEER, NOT THE OILY RAG vb. to deal with the boss, not an assistant ...1940s sl.
• TALK TO THE HAND phr. a dismissive phrase used for expressing a complete lack of interest in what is being said, accompanied by a gesture of a raised hand, palm facing the other person ...1995 US sl.
• TALK TO THE HAND BECAUSE THE FACE DON'T GIVE A DAMN phr. used for expressing a complete lack of interest in what is being said, accompanied by a gesture of a raised hand, palm facing the other person ...1995 US sl.
• TALK TO THE HAND BECAUSE THE FACE DON'T UNDERSTAND phr. a dismissive phrase, don't waste my time ...1990s US teen sl.
• TALK TO THE HAND BECAUSE THE FACE ISN'T LISTENING phr. used for expressing a complete lack of interest in what is being said, accompanied by a gesture of a raised hand, palm facing the other person ...1995 US sl.
• TALK TO THE LORD vb. to use profanity, to curse ...1934 Amer. dial.
• TALK TO THE MIKE vb. to perform fellatio ...1980s US teen sl.
• TALK TO THE ORGAN-GRINDER, NOT THE MONKEY vb. to deal with the boss, not an assistant ...1940s sl.
• TALK TO THE SEALS vb. to vomit ...1997 US surfing sl.
• TALK-TRAP n. the mouth ...20C US sl.
• TALK TRASH vb. 1. to talk insincerely, to boast, to lie, esp. when pursuing sex ...1950s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to engage in aggressive verbal sparring; to speak offensively ...1967 US sl.
• TALK TURKEY vb. 1. to talk agreeably or affably, to say pleasant things ...E19 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to talk foolishly ...E19 sl., orig. US
vb. 3. to use high-flown language ...E19 sl., orig. US
vb. 4. to speak frankly or candidly and without reserve; to talk hard facts, to get down to business ...1903 sl., orig. US
• TALK-UP n. in sales and marketing: a raising of awareness and expectations ...1999 UK sl.
• TALK UP A BREEZE vb. to talk in a fluent, persuasive manner ...1940s sl.
• TALK UP A STORM vb. to talk loudly, at length, and impressively ...1940s US sl.
• TALK WET vb. to talk in a sentimental, soft manner; to talk stupidly ...1910s sl.
• TALKY adj. 1. containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talk
adj. 2. talkative, loquacious, esp. when slightly intoxicated ...1862
• TALKY-TALK n. idle, futile, empty talk ...L19 sl.
• TALKY-TALKY adj. abounding in talk; not rising above the level of talk ...1883
n. idle, futile, empty talk ...L19 sl.
• TALKY-TALKY BOOTS n. squeaky shoes or boots ...L19 W. Indies sl.
• TALL † adj. 1. meet, becoming, seemly, proper, decent ...c1400
† adj. 2. good at arms; stout or strong in combat; doughty, brave, bold, valiant ...c1400
†* adj. 3. big, large, bulky ...c1430
† adj. 4. comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine ...c1450
†* adj. 5. quick, prompt, ready, active ...1530-1600
† adj. 6. great, eminent at something ...1591
† adj. 7. lofty, grand, eminent ...1655
adj. 8. grandiloquent, magniloquent; high-flown, lofty ...1670 colloq.
adj. 9. excellent, good, first-class ...1835-40 US sl.
adj. 10. exaggerated, highly coloured ...1846 US colloq.
adj. 11. of speech: extravagant, untrue ...M19 sl.
adj. 12. of speech: intense, melodramatic ...M19 sl.
adj. 13. large, esp. in quantity, as of money ...M19 sl., orig. US
adj. 14. drunk ...M19 sl., orig. UK criminals' usage
adj. 15. well-supplied ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
adj. 16. many, a large number of ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
adj. 17. intoxicated by marijuana ...1930s US drugs sl.
adj. 18. drug-intoxicated ...1946 US sl.
adj. 19. of a prison sentence: lengthy ...1992 US sl.
• TALLACK n. a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLAGE † n. 1. taste, savour ...a1400
† n. 2. the sense of taste ...1557
• TALLAWAH adj. 1. honest, honourable, decent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
adj. 2. sturdy, fearless, physically capable ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TALLBOY n. 1. a tall-stemmed glass or goblet ...1676
n. 2. an important person ...1820
n. 3. a large can of beer ...1972 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a large playing marble ...1992 Amer. dial.
• TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME n. a nickname for a handsome man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALL DRINK OF WATER n. a tall, thin person ...1924 Amer. dial.
• TALLEN n. a large wine glass ...L17 sl.
• TALLER THAN A STACKPOLE adj. very tall ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALLER THAN THE MORAL LAW adj. very tall ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALLEST adj. best ...M19 sl.
• TALLEST TOAD IN THE PUDDLE n. an important or self-important person ...1855 Amer. dial.
• TALLEYWHACKER n. the penis ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TALL GRASS n. an extremely remote location ...1981 US circus and carnival usage
• TALL HAT n. a silk hat with high cylindrical crown ...1890
• TALL HOG AT THE TROUGH n. one who is in a dominant position; one who has all the advantages; the number one guy  ...1958 Amer. dial.
• TALLIE n. 1. an Italian ...c1847 Sc.
n. 2. an Italian vendor of ice-cream, fish and chips etc. ...1928 Sc. jocular or disparaging
n. 3. a 'tall' story; a lie, an exaggeration ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a tall, 750 ml bottle of beer ...2003 Aust. sl.
• TALLIED † adj. cut, scored, marked ...c1440
• TALLIWAP n. a stroke; a blow ...a1825 Sc..
• TALLIWHACKER n. the penis ...1956 Amer. dial.
• TALLMAN n. the middle finger ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TALLMEN † n. dice loaded so as to turn up high numbers ...1592 cant
• TALL MONEY n. a large amount of money; substantial wealth ...1940s US Black sl.
• TALLOCK n. a good-for-nothing idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKER n. a good-for-nothing, idle person; a ragamuffin; a slatternly woman ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TALLOCKING adj. idle, good-for-nothing; slovenly, untidy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † adj. ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
• TALL OF TONGUE † adj. stout or strong of speech or argument ...1607
• TALL ONE n. a large glass or drink of liquor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALL ORDER n. 1. an excessive demand; a difficult thing to achieve ...1893 US sl.
n. 2. an incredible story ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TALLOW † n. 1. plenty, abundance ...c1380
† n. 2. fat ...1793 Sc.
n. 3. semen ...19C sl.
n. 4. in the railroad: a locomotive fireman ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TALLOW-BREECHED adj. having a large bottom ...B1900 sl.
• TALLOW CATCH † n. a very fat man ...1596
• TALLOW-FACE † n. a pale, yellowish-white face; hence a person having such a face; a term of contempt ...1592 now rare or obs.
• TALLOW-FACED adj. having a pale, yellowish-white face ...1592
• TALLOW-GUTTED adj. pot-bellied ...18C sl.
• TALLOW-HUED adj. as pale as tallow, wan ...B1900
• TALLOW-JACK n. a candle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLOW-LEAF n. the covering of fat which envelops the entrails of an animal ...1824 Sc.
• TALLOW POT n. in the railroad: a locomotive fireman ...1888 Amer. dial.
• TALLOW UP ONE'S POLE vb. to have sexual intercourse, esp. after a period of abstinence ...19C sl.
• TALLOW WHACKER n. the penis ...1981 Amer. dial.
• TALLOWY-FACED adj. sallow ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TALL PIN n. a safety pin ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TALL POPPY n. 1. an eminent, wealthy, or successful person when viewed as needing deflation ...1902 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a person who has a high salary or is otherwise prominent ...1930s Aust. colloq.
• TALL POPPY SYNDROME n. the habit of denigrating successful people ...1983 Aust. sl.
• TALL STORY n. an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALL TALE n. an extravagant, boastful story; a lie ...1846 colloq.
• TALL TALK n. boasting, bragging, the telling of far-fetched stories and anecdotes ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TALL-TALKER n. a braggart; a boaster ...M19 sl.
• TALL TIMBER n. 1. the rural areas, the backwoods ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. the gallows ...1920s US sl.
• TALL 'UN n. a pint of coffee ...L19 sl.
• TALL WALKERS n. stilts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TALL WATER SAILOR n. one who has often crossed the ocean ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• TALL WEEPING n. intense grief ...L19 US sl.
• TALL WINE n. sex in which the woman below the man moves and keeps her buttocks up off the bed ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
• TALLY adj. Italian ...1985 Sc. sl.
† adv. 1. in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely ...c1350
* adv. 2. highly, loftily ...1611
† n. 1. the record of an amount due; a score or shot, an account ...1573
* n. 2. reckoning, score, account ...1614
† n. 3. a mark (such as the notch of a tally) representing a unit quantity ...1719
n. 4. a plant identification label ...1822
n. 5. an Italian ...c1847 Sc.
n. 6. in market-gardening: five dozen (cabbages, bunches of turnips, etc.) ...1851
n. 7. a tie-label, tab, or tag for luggage, etc. ...1909
n. 8. an Italian vendor of ice-cream, fish and chips etc. ...1928 Sc. jocular or disparaging
n. 9. Italy ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a tall, 750 ml bottle of beer ...2003 Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to notch a stick so as to make it a tally ...c1440
† vb. 2. to deal on tally or credit; to open or have a credit account with anyone ...1596
† vb. 3. to bring into comparison, to compare ...1773
vb. 4. to live as man and wife without being married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLYDIDDLE n. a foolish or untrue tale; a trifling falsefood; a fib ...1865 colloq.
• TALLY-FELLOW n. a travelling draper, esp. one who gives secret credit and takes payment in small installments  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALLY HO n. 1. a wide, covered passage between two houses ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. confusion, fuss ...20C Irish sl.
n. 3. rubber cement found in prison shoes, used as an inhalant ...2000s US prison sl.
• TALLY-HUSBAND n. the man with whom a woman cohabits ...18C sl.
• TALLY-LAGGER n. one who is used by another to their advantage ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TALLYMAN n. 1. one who supplies goods on credit, to be paid for by instalments ...1654
n. 2. a man who cohabits with a man without marriage ...1890 sl.
• TALLYWACKER n. the penis ...1966 US sl.
• TALLYWAG n. the penis ...L18 Eng. dial.
• TALLYWAGGER n. 1. a thread dangling from the hem of a garment or from the edge of a rug ...20C Anglo-Irish usage
n. 2. the penis ...20C sl.
• TALLYWAGS n. the testicles; the male genitals ...18C sl.
• TALLY WATER n. an intoxicant that is inhaled ...2000s US prison sl.
• TALLYWHACKER n. the penis ...L19 US colloq.
• TALLY-WIFE n. a woman living with a man to whom she is not married ...1860 Eng. dial.
• TALLYWOCK n. the penis ...L18 sl.
• TALLYWOMAN n. 1. a woman who sells goods on credit ...1727
n. 2. a woman who cohabits with a man without marriage ...1890
n. 3. a married man's mistress; a concubine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TALM † n. faintness, exhaustion ...c1375
† vb. to become exhausted; to fail, to tire, to faint, to swoon ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TALON † n. 1. the 'heel' or hinder part of the foot of certain quadrupeds, as swine and deer, or of the hoof of a horse ...c1410
n. 2. the grasping fingers or hands of humans ...1588
n. 3. in cards: the remainder of the pack after the hands have been dealt ...1891
† vb. to tear with the talons; to claw, to scratch ...1685
• TALPE †* n. a mole ...c1440
• TALPICIDE † n. the killing of moles ...1656
• TALRIGHT †* adj. upright and tall; lofty ...1582
• TALTIE n. a wig ...1808 Sc.
• TALWOOD † n. wood for fuel, cut up usually to a prescribed size ...1350
• TAM adj. short; dwarf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a heap or small mound or hillock ...1906 Sc.
n. 2. a piece; a bite, a morsel of food ...1913 Sc.
n. 3. any form of hat ...1930s US sl.
n. 4. the large woollen hat used by Rastafarians to cover their dreadlocks ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• TAMALE n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican girl, esp. if attractive ...20C US sl.
n. 2. gaudy ceramic crockery typical of that sold to tourists in Mexico ...1960s US homosexual sl.
n. 3. the vagina ...1998 US sl.
• TAMALEVILLE n. (derogatory) San Jose, US ...1960s US sl.
• TAMBAROORA n. a bar game where each man of a party throws a coin into a hat; dice are then produced, and each man takes three throws; the one who throws the highest keeps the whole of the capital, and out of it pays for the drinks of the rest ...1882 Aust. sl.
• TAMBERBASE n. a tambourine ...1688
• TAMBER DE BASE n. a tambourine ...1688
• TAMBO n. the tambourine-player in a Black minstrel troupe ...1884
• TAMBOO BAMBOO n. the penis ...1980 Trinidad and Tobago
• TAMBOUR n. a drum; the bass drum ...1484
• TAMBOURBASQUE n. a tambourine ...1688
• TAMBOUR DE BASQUE n. a tambourine ...1688
• TAMBOURET †* n. 1. a stool ...1658
† n. 2. a small drum ...1776
• TAMBOURINE MAN n. a drug dealer ...1960s US drugs sl.
• TAMBURLAINE n. 1. a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
n. 2. an oppressor, a despot ...a1579
• TAME adj. 1. of a person: domestic; kept for private use ...1711 humorous
adj. 2. of scenery: wanting boldness; having no striking features ...1807
† n. a thing with which one is familiar ...1606 poetic
† vb. 1. to begin, to enter upon an action ...c1386
† vb. 2. to injure, to hurt ...c1430
vb. 3. to begin to cut; to cut; to prune ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAME APE n. among loggers: a wage-earner who likes wage-earning ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TAME CAT n. a person who is made a convenience by his friends; a foolish fellow, a simpleton ...1885
• TAME-FELLOW † n. a person who is made a convenience by his friends; a foolish fellow, a simpleton ...a1700
• TAME FLOWERS n. a child's word for garden flowers as distinguished from wildflowers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAME-GOOSE † n. a foolish fellow; a simpleton ...1605
• TAME-GRIEF adj. that subdues grief ...1605
n. that which subdues grief ...1605
• TAMEHED †* n. tameness, domesticity, docility ...c1250
• TAME-HORSE n. a tamer of horses ...c1611
• TAME JOLLY n. a militiaman ...19C sl.
• TAMERLANE n. 1. a conqueror, a victor ...a1579
n. 2. an oppressor, a despot ...a1579
• TAMLIN-COD n. a young cod-fish ...1871 Eng. dial.
• TAMMACHLESS adj. 1. having no appetite, esp. of a child that fusses about its food ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. tasteless, insipid ...1825 Sc.
• TAM MCLELLAND n. a jocular name for spirits (from the firm of McLelland, formerly distillers at Wigtown) ...1929 Sc.
• TAMMIE n. a capsule of Temazepam™, a branded sleeping pill ...1997 US sl.
• TAMMIE-FUD n. a nickname for a native of Freswick ...1972 Sc.
• TAMMIE LAMMAS n. a stupid person ...1921 Sc.
• TAMMIE NODDIE n. a child's name for sleep, the sandman, Willie-winkie ...1972 Sc.
• TAMMIE NODDLE n. a sleepy-headed person ...1972 Sc.
• TAMMIE NORRIE n. a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAMMIE-TIT n. a prim, affected sort of person ...1924 Sc.
• TAMMIL † vb. 1. to scatter or strew things about in a careless or offhand manner ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 2. to scatter or strew from design, as money amongst a crowd by candidates at an  election ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAMMOCK n. a hillock; a little knoll in a marsh or in damp grazing land ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• TAMMY n. 1. a Tam o' Shanter, a soft woollen bonnet or cap with flat circular crown ...1894
n. 2. a tampon ...2001 UK sl.
• TAMMY-NID-NOD n. the chrysalis of the butterfly, from the jerking motion of its head ...1923 Sc.
• TAM-O'-NORRIE n. a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAM O' SHANTER n. a soft woollen bonnet with flat circular crown, the circumference of which is about twice that of the head, formerly worn  by Scottish ploughmen, etc.; introduced, in a modified form, c1887 as a headdress for girls and young women ...1840-50
• TAMP vb. 1. to pump, to fill ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. 2. to walk ...1953 US sl.
• TAMPA n. in shuffleboard: a hide disc on your side of the court near the apex of the ten ...1967 US sl.
• TAMPA PILOT n. in shuffleboard: a hide disc on your side of the court near the apex of the ten ...1967 US sl.
• TAMPATHERLOCK n. anyone you like ...1921 Sc.
• TAMPAX n. 1. filter-tipped cigarette(s) ...1984 UK sl.
n. 2. a term of abuse ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• TAMP BRACES n. (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TAMPEE n. marijuana ...1975 Jamaica sl.
• TAMPER † vb. 1. to work in clay, etc., so as to mix it thoroughly ...1573
†* vb. 2. to beat lightly, to tap ; to continue tapping ...1606
† vb. 3. to bias, affect, influence, sway a person, his mind, passions, etc.; to disaffect ...1687
• TAMPER AWAY vb. to find one's way ...1911 Sc.
• TAMPERED-WITH adj. pert. to a non-virgin; used esp. in reference to young males who seem likely to serve as catamites ...20C sl.
• TAMPI n. marijuana ...1975 Jamaica sl.
• TAMPING n. a beating  ...1967 US sl.
• TAMPION † n. a plug for stopping an aperture, e.g. a bung for a cask, etc. ...c1460
• TAM-PLAIN adj. frank, candid ...1828 Sc.
• TAMPON n. 1. a fat marijuana cigarette ...1997 US sl.
n. 2. a snobbish, stuck-up, or unpleasant person ...2001 UK sl.
• TAMPON BRACES n. (derogatory) unattractive legs on a woman ...1930s US Black sl.
• TAMPON DICK n. a contemptible man ...1997 UK sl.
• TAMP SOMEONE UP vb. to beat someone up ...1920s US sl.
• TAMP UP vb. to beat someone physically ...1962 US sl.
• TAMPY n. marijuana ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• TAMSIN n. a little clothes-horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAMSON'S MARE n. shanks' pony; walking ...1893 Sc.
• TAMTARRIE † n. the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
vb. to cause delay by frivolous pretenses ...1914 Sc.
• TAMTARY † n. the state of being detained under frivolous pretenses; the state of being hindered ...1773 Sc.
• TAM-TRAM vb. to play; to play fast and loose ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TA MUCHLY! int. thank you very much ...1970
• T.A.N. adj. aggressively masculine (Tough As Nails) ...1980s US college sl.
• TAN adj. pert. to a mulatto ...20C US sl.
n. 1. a twig ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a rage; a tantrum ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a temporary tent, hut, or cabin, such as set up by tinkers or gypsies ...1895 Sc.
n. 4. a mulatto ...20C US sl.
n. 5. an English person ...2000s Irish sl.
vb. 1. to hit, to attack ...17C sl.
vb. 2. to beat someone with a whip, cane, etc., usually as a form of corporal punishment ...1862 sl.
vb. 3. to worry, to tease; to harp on one string ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to touch; to fondle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to do something aggressively or to extreme ...1970s sl.
vb. 6. to burgle somewhere ...1988 Sc. sl.
vb. 7. to consume something voraciously; to do something briskly or with urgency ...1988 Sc. sl.
• TANACLES †* n. instruments of torture, like pincers ...1598
• TANBASTE n. unruly behaviour; scuffling, struggling, pulling about ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. to beat; to switch ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TANCEL vb. to beat, to thrash; to ill-use ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TANCELLOON vb. to beat, to thrash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANCHIMENTS n. 1. apparatus or materials for doing or making anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. frippery; articles of finery; fanciful appliances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANCHLE n. a hard struggle, prolonged toil ...1913 Sc.
• TANCY LEE n. tea ...20C rhyming sl.
• TAND n. 1. a spark of fire; a piece of burning coal or peat; a firebrand ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a hereditary tinge, trace, stain; an inherited bad habit ...1929 Sc.
• T. AND A. adj. 'tits and ass'; pert. to magazines or any publicly available material showing exposed or prominent breasts and buttocks ...M20 US sl.
• TAN-DAY † n. the second day of a fair; the day after a fair; a fair for fun ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TANDER n. 1. a candlestick ...c1881 Sc.
n. 2. a hereditary trace, stain; a tendency to revert to old failings ...1930 Sc.
• TANDIDDLED adj. imposed upon; bewildered; cheated ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TANDLE n. a large fire in the open air, a bonfire; esp. one made at certain seasons in the year, as on May Day, Midsummer Eve, or the first of November ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• T AND T vb. to tape record and trace the origin of a phone call ...2001 US sl.
• TANDY † adj. tawny ...1496
• TAN-FLAWING n. the business of stripping the bark off trees ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANG adj. straight, tight ...1825 Sc.
† n. 1. the tongue of a serpent, formerly thought to be the stinging organ; the sting of an insect ...a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. large coarse seaweed ...1547 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a suggestion; a slight trace or touch of something ...1593
n. 4. a sharp point or spike; the pin of a buckle; one of the prongs of a fork; a prong or tine of a stag's horn ...1688 Eng. dial.
† n. 5. the barb of a hook ...1688
n. 6. an acute pain ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 7. anything ending in a point; a knife; a piece of iron used for fencing ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 8. the spike of a knife or other instrument which fixes into the handle; the pointed end of a shoe-lace; any point ...1876 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 9. the sound of a bell, esp. the sound produced by a slow, single stroke on a church bell; the stroke itself ...1880 Eng. dial.
n. 10. the timbre of the voice; a twang ...1899 Sc.
n. 11. a sweet and pleasant sound ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 12. the vagina ...1960s US sl.
n. 13. someone who puts a damper on things, one who discourages or disheartens ...1970s US college sl.
† vb. 1. to pierce, to prick ...a1400
† vb. 2. to sting as a serpent or an insect ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to pierce with grief or compunction ...a1400-50
vb. 4. to strike a bell or the like so as to cause it to emit a sharp loud ringing note ...1556
vb. 5. to emit a sharp and loud ringing or clanging sound; to ring, to clang ...1686
vb. 6. to tie ...1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to contaminate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to make a noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANG-COVERED adj. of a rock: covered in seaweed ...1888 Sc.
• TANG-COW n. a bunch of seaweed ...1889 Sc.
• TANGED adj. forked, as a tree ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGENCE * n. the quality or condition of touching, touch; point of contact ...1840
• TANGENCY n. state of contact; contiguity ...1819
• TANGENT adj. 1. 'flying off at a tangent'; divergent, irrelevant, erratic ...1787
adj. 2. pert. to touch ...1802
adj. 3. touching, contiguous ...1846
• TANGENTIAL adj. 1. that merely touches a subject of matter; superficial ...1825
adj. 2. erratic; divergent; digressive ...1867
• TANGER n. 1. a deceitful person ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything which stings ...1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a young seal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TANGERINE DREAM n. a type of MDMA ...1996 UK sl.
• TANG-FISH n. the seal ...1809 Eng. dial.
• TANGHAL † n. a bag or satchel ...1825 Sc.
• TANGI n. a party involving (heavy) drinking ...20C NZ sl.
• TANGIBLE adj. 1. capable of being touched; affecting the sense of touch; touchable ...1589
adj. 2. that can be laid hold of or grasped by the mind, or dealt with as a fact; that can be realized or shown to have substance ...1709
adj. 3. capable of being touched or affected emotionally ...1813
• TANGIER TIGER n. a low-grade variety of hashish from the foothills of the Rif Mountains ...2003 UK sl.
• TANGING adj. of a pain, etc.: shooting ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-EDDER n. the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-ETHER n. the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NADDER n. the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGING-NETHER n. the dragonfly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE adj. 1. long and limp; tall and loose-jointed ...c1817 Sc.
adj. 2. too weary to stand ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 1. a general term for the larger seaweeds ...1536
n. 2. a pendent icicle ...1673 Sc.
† n. 3. a tall, lank person ...1768 Sc.
n. 4. anything long and dangling, as a tress of hair, a long root-fibre, a torn loosely-pendent strip of cloth, etc. ...1864 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a difficulty; a state of mental confusion or perplexity ...1873 Sc.
n. 6. a golf club with a long slender shaft ...1891 Sc.
n. 7. alcoholic liquor ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 8. a thriftless, slatternly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a conflict, quarrel, or disagreement ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
† vb. 1. to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
† vb. 2. to become involved in contention; to argue ...1535
† vb. 3. to give out a quick succession of ringing sounds ...c1580
vb. 4. to add alcohol to a drink ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to fight ...1928 sl., orig. US
• TANGLE ASS vb. to fight ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE ASSHOLES vb. to fight, to brawl ...1920s US sl.
• TANGLE-BACKED adj. long and lean in the back ...1896 Sc.
• TANGLED adj. drunk ...L19 Aust. sl.
• TANGLE-EYE n. a person with squint eyes; a cross-eyed person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE-EYED adj. having squint eyes; cross-eyed ...1892 Amer. dial.
• TANGLEFOOT n. 1. any alcoholic drink ...M19 colloq.
n. 2. inferior or illicit whisky ...1859 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a place where underbrush, weeds, vines, and small trees grow together so that it's nearly impossible to get through ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 4. strong, homemade wine ...1986 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE-FOOTED adj. 1. drunk ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. having tangled feet, stumbling ...1888
• TANGLEFOOT WHISKY n. inferior or illicit whisky ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE HOLES vb. to fight, to brawl ...1929 US sl.
• TANGLEHOOF n. whisky ...M19 sl.
• TANGLE-LEG n. 1. whisky ...M19 sl.
n. 2. strong beer ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE-LEGGED adj. drunk ...M19 sl.
• TANGLE-LEGS n. strong beer ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE-LIKE adj. lanky, gangling...c1850 Sc.
• TANGLEMENT n. 1. a difficulty; anything involved or confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tangle; a knot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENTS n. fanciful appliances; frippery; articles of female finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE-MONGER n. a woman scandal-monger ...L19 UK society sl.
• TANGLENESS † n. indecision; fluctuation; pliability of opinion ...1819 Sc.
• TANGLE PANTLEGS vb. to brawl ...1924 Amer. sl.
• TANGLER n. a small-time crook who deals in smuggled or stolen property ...1940s sl.
• TANGLES n. a thriftless, slatternly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLESOME adj. 1. discontented; obstinate; fretful ...1823 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tangled, confused ...1888
• TANGLE UP vb. to embarrass ...1898 Sc.
• TANGLE UP WITH vb. to become involved with ...1940s sl.
• TANGLE-WEED n. a general term for the larger seaweeds ...1834
• TANGLEWISE adj. long and slender ...1825 Sc.
• TANGLE WITH vb. 1. to fight with ...1910s sl.
vb. 2. to meet ...1910s sl.
vb. 3. to become involved with ...1940s sl.
vb. 4. to conflict, quarrel, or argue with ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TANGLE-WRACK n. a general term for the larger seaweeds ...1721
• TANGLIE adj. long and slender ...1812 Sc.
• TANGLING adj. untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
† n. contention ...1535
• TANGLY adj. 1. long and slender; flaccid, feeble, flabby ...1812 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. tousled, tangled, entangled ...19C Eng. dial.
• TANGO PIRATE n. a gigolo ...20C US sl.
• TANG O' THE TRUMP, THE n. the most important person in any company, enterprise, or organization; the life and soul of a party, a movement, etc. ...1887 Sc.
• TANG OUT vb. to abandon; to put an end to ...1970s US college sl.
• TANG-RANG n. a noise; an uproar, esp. used of the noise formerly made when bees were swarming  ...1840 Eng. dial.
• TANGS-LEGS n. a person with long thin legs ...1905 Sc.
• TANGVANGELS † n. the temples of the head ...1929 Sc.
• TANGYL † adj. angry and froward ...c1440
• TAN IT vb. to do something aggressively or to extreme ...1970s sl.
• TANK n. 1. a piece of deep water, natural or artificial; a pond or pool ...1678 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a blow, a knock; a kick from a horse ...1686 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a drinker, a drunkard ...L19 sl.
n. 4. the top gallery of a theatre ...1900 Amer. college sl.
n. 5. an idle amusement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a worn-out old prostitute ...1910s sl.
n. 7. a holding cell ...1910s Can. & US prison sl.
n. 8. a bulletproof car ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 9. a pint of beer ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
n. 10. a safe ...1930s NZ criminals' sl.
n. 11. the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer ...1936 sl.
n. 12. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 13. a prison, a prison wing ...1950s Can. & US prison sl.
n. 14. an unattractive woman ...1960s US college sl.
n. 15. a bank ...1970s sl.
n. 16. money ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to make a ringing noise by striking anything together ...1875 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to gossip; to chatter; to loiter idly about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to drink heavily ...L19 sl.
vb. 4. to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to abandon deliberately, to give up, possibly for illicit monetary gain, esp. in boxing ...1920s sl.
vb. 6. to fail ...1920s sl.
vb. 7. to satisfy one's appetite; to fill up with food ...1970s sl.
vb. 8. to administer a paramilitary 'punishment beating' ...1990s Ulster sl.
vb. 9. to rush towards, to attack ...1990s sl.
• TANK, THE n. a large cell in a police station ...1912 US sl.
• TANKA n. a large container of soft drink ...1980s US college sl.
• TANK ACT vb. a corrupt sporting contest with a pre-arranged result ...1930s sl.
• TANKARD-BEARER † n. one employed in drawing and carrying water from the public pumps and conduits ...c1515
• TANK ARTIST n. a safe-cracker ...1930s NZ criminals' sl.
• TANKBLOWER n. a safe-cracker ...1930s NZ criminals' sl.
• TANKED adj. 1. drunk ...1893 sl., chiefly Brit.
adj. 2. satiated, filled up with ...1960s sl.
adj. 3. intoxicated by a drug ...1960s sl.
• TANKED TO THE WIDE adj. drunk ...L19 sl.
• TANKED UP adj. drunk ...1893 sl., chiefly Brit.
• TANKER n. 1. a tea-kettle ...1821 Sc.
n. 2. a big, lean, ugly person, animal, or thing ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a prizefighter who has agreed to accept cash in return for losing a fight ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a second-rate person ...1920s sl.
n. 5. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1932 sl.
vb. to make a noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKERABOGUS n. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKER-MOUTHED adj. having a wide or gaping mouth ...1854 Sc.
• TANKEROUS adj. cantankerous ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKERSOME adj. 1. fractious, fretful, cross, ill-humoured, ill-natured, peevish; unreasonably quarrelsome ...B1900 Eng. dial. obs.
adj. 2. unruly, disobedient, misbehaving ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TANK FIGHT n. in boxing: a contest in which one fighter has been bribed to lose ...1920s sl.
• TANKIE n. 1. the navigator's assistant, or the captain of the hold ...1909 Brit. naval sl.
n. 2. a member of the former British Community Party who supported hardline (esp. interventionist) Soviet politics ...1985 sl.
n. 3. a very fat person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• TANKING n. the act of concealing money on one's person ...1980s UK tramps' sl.
• TANK INTO vb. to rush towards, to attack ...1990s sl.
• TANK JOB n. 1. in boxing: a contest in which one fighter has been bribed to lose ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. a corrupt sporting contest with a pre-arranged result ...1930s sl.
• TANKLE n. 1. a ringing noise; a tinkling ...1894
n. 2. an icicle ...1898 Sc.
vb. 1. to idle, to trifle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to repair; to tinker up ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLEMENTS n. implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLET n. an icicle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLIMENTS n. implements; litter; small ornaments; articles of finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANKLING n. 1. a ringing noise; a tinkling ...1864
n. 2. a dangling thing; a pendant ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TANKMAN n. a safe-cracker ...1930s Aust. & NZ criminals' sl.
• TANK STATION n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TANK TIME n. time to start drinking ...1980s US college sl.
• TANK TOWN adj. insignificant, petty ...1930s US sl.
n. a small or insignificant community, an out-of-the-way place; orig. one whose main function was to supply water for trains; also used as a nickname for such a community ...1895 Amer. dial.
• TANK-UP n. a heavy drinking session ...1950s sl.
vb. (as 'tank up')
vb. 1. to drink alcohol ...1902 sl.
vb. 2. to satisfy one's appetite; to fill up with food ...1970s sl.
vb. 3. to fill the tank of a motor vehicle with fuel ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TANKY adj. drunk ...1930s US sl.
n. 1. the navigator's assistant, or the captain of the hold ...1909 Brit. naval sl.
n. 2. a member of the former British Community Party who supported hardline (esp. interventionist)  Soviet politics ...1985 sl.
• TANKY BAG n. a purse, pouch, or sack ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TANLE n. a large fire in the open air, a bonfire; esp. one made at certain seasons in the year, as on May Day, Midsummer Eve, or the first of November ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TANLING * n. one tanned by the sun's rays; a dark-skinned person ...1611
• TANNAKIN † n. a diminutive pet-form of the name Ann or Anna; specifically used for a German or Dutch girl ...1557
• TANNED adj. beaten, thrashed ...1905 sl.
• TANNEL n. 1. a bonfire, lit to burn garden rubbish or other rubbish, or to celebrate some popular event ...1788 Sc.
n. 2. dried twigs or other vegetation used for fuel, firewood ...1887 Sc.
• TANNER n. 1. sixpence or a sixpenny piece ...1811 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a small root of a tree; the fang of a tooth; the root of a corn, boil, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANNER CASE n. a pocket ...E19 sl.
• TANNERGRAM n. a sixpenny telegram ...L19 sl.
• TANNERY n. 1. a pair of outsize boots or shoes ...L19 US sl.
n. 2. a school ...1910s Aust. sl.
• TANNIE adj. sombre, gloomy ...1880 Sc.
n. narrow-minded, puritan, small-town woman ...1950s S. Afr. sl.
• TANNING n. a beating, a thrashing ...M19 sl.
• TANNYIKS n. the teeth ...1897 Sc.
• TAN ONE'S ARSE vb. to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment; to thrash or flog ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE vb. to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment; to thrash or flog ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BEHIND vb. to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S BOTTOM vb. to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S HIDE vb. to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment; to thrash or flog ...c1670 sl.
• TAN-PAN-MI n. ragged, old work-clothes, esp. when very filthy ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• TAN PON IT LONG n. sexual stamina ('stand up on it for a long time') ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• TANQUAM n. 1. something that has only an apparent existence; a mere seeming; an unreal thing or appearance ...1654
n. 2. in the University of Cambridge: a person of worth and learning, that is fit company for the Fellows of Colleges, etc. ...a1661
• TANRACKET n. a racket, noise, confusion; a noisy crowd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANS n. articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots ...1902
• TANSEL vb. to beat, to thrash; to ill-use ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TANSHIK n. a tooth, esp. a newly-grown tooth in a child's mouth ...1897 Sc.
• TANSILOON vb. to beat, to thrash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN SO BACK phr. calm down, stop being so aggressive ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• TAN-STUDY phr. calm down, relax ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• TANSY n. a merrymaking in a public-house ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TANSY-CAKE n. a merrymaking ...1846 Eng. dial.
• TANSY-FACE n. a freckled face ...1972 Sc.
• TANSY-FACED adj. having a yellow complexion ...1614
• TANT n. 1. a rage, tamper ...Bk1905 Sc.
† n. 2. the utmost exertion or effort ...c1920 Sc.
vb. 1. to disorder, to cause indigestion in, to upset the stomach or appetite ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. of wind: to storm, to blow in great gusts ...1886 Sc.
vb. 3. to argue or dispute in a quarrelsome manner, to rage ...1887 Sc.
vb. 4. to place anything out of the perpendicular ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to potter or idle about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTABLET † n. a tart or round piece of pastry ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANTABLIN † n. a tart or round piece of pastry ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANTABOMING adj. faulty; crooked; out of place ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TANTADDLEMENT n. a trifle ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TANTADLIN † n. 1. a small tart; an apple-dumpling; light delicacies, esp. sweets in contradistinction to more substantial food ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a lump of excrement; a turd ...1654
n. 3. a contemptuous term for anything strange, fanciful, or fantastic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTADLIN-TART † n. 1. a small light tart; any kind of dainty; fancy food ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a lump of excrement; a turd ...1785
n. 3. unpalatable food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. cow-dung ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTALEAN adj. only apparently reachable; tantalizing ...a1618
• TANTALIC adj. only apparently reachable; tantalizing ...1882
• TANTALISM †* n. punishment or torment like that of Tantalus (mythical king condemned, for revealing the secrets of the gods, to stand in Tartarus up to his chin in water, which constantly receded as he stooped to drink, and with branches of food hanging above him which ever fled his grasp); tantalization ...c1614
• TANTAMOUNT † n. that which amounts to as much, or comes to the same thing; something equivalent to; an equivalent ...1637
† vb. 1. to amount to as much; to come to the same thing; to be or become equivalent ...1628
† vb. 2. to amount or come up to something; to equal ...1659
• TANTAMOUNTINGLY † adv. equivalently ...1655
• TAN-TAN n. 1. a bell ...1653
n. 2. the sound of a kettle-drum ...1893
• TANTARA n. 1. a fanfare, or flourish of trumpets; hence, any similar sound ...1584
n. 2. a noise; a disturbance; an outcry ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TANTARABOBS n. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTARABOBUS n. 1. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a noisy, playful child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTARAN n. noise, uproar ...1887 Eng. dial.
• TANTARARA n. a fanfare, or flourish of trumpets; hence, any similar sound ...1843
• TANTARARARA n. a fanfare, or flourish of trumpets; hence, any similar sound ...1750
• TANTARIA n. an abusive, loud, shrewish woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TANTARRA n. a noise; a disturbance; an outcry ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TANTARROW n. a pie made of meat, apples, etc.; something similar to a 'squab-pie' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTASSA, TANTASSA PIG, TOW A ROW, A ROW! int. a call to pigs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTATLIN(G) n. a small tart; an apple-dumpling; light delicacies, esp. sweets in contradistinction to more substantial food ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TANTAWDHERLY adj. tawdry, slovenly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TANTER n. a rage; a tantrum ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. & Sc.
vb. to argue, to quarrel, to dispute in a captious manner, to rage ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANTERBOMING adj. faulty; crooked; out of place ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TANTERIN adj. odd, occasional ...1921 Sc.
• TANTERLICK † n. a severe stroke; a hard blow ...1808 Sc.
• TANTERSOME adj. exasperating, annoying, vexatious ...1921 Sc.
• TANTERWALLOPS n. 1. hanging tatters or rags ...c1850 Sc.
n. 2. a tall, thin man ...1972 Sc.
• TAN THE BEVY vb. to drink heavily ...1970s sl.
• TAN THE LAND vb. to walk quickly; to cover the land with shoe-leather ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TANTHONY-PIG n. the smallest pig of a litter; the favourite one supposed to be dedicated to and under the special protection of St. Anthony, the patron saint of swineherds ...1728 Eng. dial.
• TANTHUNDER † n. a commotion ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TAN THUNDERBOLT n. 1. Olympic track star Jesse Owens ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN THUNDERER n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TANTI! int. an exclamation of contempt or depreciation ...1590
• TANTIBOGUS n. 1. the devil ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a boogeyman; a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TANTILEIRUM n. a big grotesque object or erection ...1827 Sc.
• TANTILLATION † n. a trifling space of time; a moment of time ...1651 nonce word
• TAN-TIN! † int. imitation of the sound of a bell ...1721 nonce word
• TANTIVY † adv. at full gallop; swiftly, quickly, hastily; headlong ...1641 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a rapid gallop; a ride at this pace ...a1658
n. 2. a rage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. quick speed; great haste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to ride full tilt; to hurry away ...1681
vb. 2. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
int. an imitation of the sound of galloping or scudding feet ...1697
• TANTLE vb. 1. to dangle after; to attend officiously ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk slowly and feebly; to totter, as a young child; to dawdle, to loiter, to waste time; trifle, to potter about ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care ...1898 Eng. dial.
• TANTLING-JOB n. a small, trifling job; one that does not require all one's energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTOBLIN † n. a lump of excrement; a turd ...1654
• TANTOBLIN TART n. a piece of excrement ...M17
• TANTONY n. 1. the smallest pig of a litter ...1659
n. 2. a servile flatterer; a parasite; one who obsequiously follows another ...1659
n. 3. a small hand-bell ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. to follow closely ...1675
• TANTONY BELL n. a hand-bell; a small church bell ...1567
• TANTONY PIG n. 1. the smallest pig of a litter ...1659
n. 2. a servile flatterer; a parasite; one who obsequiously follows another ...1738
• TANTOOZLE vb. to whip soundly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN TORNADO n. prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TANTRABOBUS n. 1. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a noisy, playful child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN TRACK n. the anus ...L19 sl.
• TAN-TRACKER n. a homosexual man ...1930s sl., orig. Aust.
• TAN-TRACK RIDER n. a homosexual man ...1930s sl., orig. Aust.
• TANTREMS n. pranks, games, jollification ...M19 sl.
• TANTRIL n. 1. an idle person, esp. a girl; a vagrant, a vagabond; a gypsy ...1684 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a freak, a whim ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN TROUSER SNAKE n. the penis ...1930s sl., orig. Aust.
• TANTRUM n. 1. the penis ...L17 sl.
n. 2. a burst of petulant ill-temper, seen as childish or actually produced by a child ...1714
n. 3. affected airs, palavers ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a foolish fancy; a whim, vagary; a fluster ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TANTRUMBOBUS n. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUM-FIT n. a fit of ill temper ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUMS n. high or affected airs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUMY adj. passionate; given to bursts of ill temper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUN vb. to potter about; to drudge or plod slowly, as old people ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUPS n. ill-humoured disturbances ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TANTUM n. 1. a fixed quantity; a due proportion; a stint of work, etc. ...1901 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a tantrum ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. state, condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTUPLE † adj. that is so many times another quantity; equimultiple ...1656
• TANTWIVY † adv. at full gallop; swiftly; headlong ...1785
n. quick speed; great haste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTY adj. 1. ready to take offense, touchy ...1880 Sc.
adj. 2. unstable, ready to fall, giddy ...1880 Sc.
• TANTY-JAGGY adj. offensive, sarcastic ...1827 Sc.
• TANTY-RANTY † n. fornication ...1821 Sc.
• TAN-YARD † n. the poor-house ...1845 Sc. sl.
• TANYEL n. a tramp ...1930 Sc.
• TANYOK n. a halfpenny ...18C sl.
• TAOC n. a coat ...M19 back-slang
• TAOS LIGHTNING n. whisky; cheap liquor ...1858 Amer. dial.
• TAP n. 1. an object having the shape of a slender tapering cylinder, as an icicle ...1658
n. 2. a tap-room, a bar ...1725 colloq.
n. 3. an arrest ...L18 sl.
n. 4. malarial fever ...1882 E. Indies
n. 5. a rate of speed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a very small amount ...L19 US sl.
n. 7. a robbery; a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
n. 8. a house known to be a good place to beg ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 9. a loan, an act of requesting a loan ...1990s sl.
† vb. 1. to retail any commodity ...1478-9 Sc.
† vb. 2. of a hare or rabbit: to make a drumming noise with the feet in rutting-time ...1575
† vb. 3. to 'turn on the tap' of gifts; to open the purse or pocket; to spend or 'bleed' freely, to incur expense ...1712
vb. 4. to walk with sharp light steps ...1749
vb. 5. to spend freely and generously ...E18 sl.
vb. 6. to hit and thus draw blood from a victim's nose ...M18 sl.
vb. 7. to arrest ...M19 sl.
vb. 8. to rob, to steal from ...M19 US criminals' sl.
vb. 9. to borrow money, etc. ...1840 US sl.
vb. 10. to obtain money (other than as a loan) ...20C sl.
vb. 11. to obtain something from someone exploitatively ...1901 sl.
vb. 12. to exhaust one's finances ...1910s US sl.
vb. 13. to defraud, to cheat ...1920s sl.
vb. 14. to hit on the head ...1920s US criminals' sl.
vb. 15. to select for a college fraternity or society ...1920s US sl.
vb. 16. to beg ...1935 sl.
vb. 17. to have sexual intercourse ...1940s sl.
vb. 18. to select, to 'line up' ...1940s sl.
vb. 19. to shoot (dead) ...2000s sl.
• TAP A DAMPER vb. to rob, to steal, usually from a cash register ...M19 sl.
• TAP A GIRL vb. to deflower a woman ...L17 sl.
• TAP A HOUSE vb. to burgle a house ...L19 sl.
• TAP A JUDY vb. 1. to cause one's nose to bleed with a blow ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to deflower a girl ...M19 sl.
• TAP A KIDNEY vb. to urinate ...1970s US sl.
• TAP-AND-TEERIE adj. chaotic, muddled, disorderly ...1827 Sc.
adv. topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAP A TILL vb. to rob, to steal, usually from a cash register ...M19 sl.
• TAP CITY n. 1. the state of being unable to raise a stake for further betting ...1920s sl.
n. 2. a metaphorical place devoted to borrowing or begging money ...1920s sl.
n. 3. a state of poverty ...1930s sl.
• TAPDANCE vb. 1. to wriggle out of trouble, to evade something cleverly ...1920s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to masturbate ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• TAP-DANCER n. 1. a masturbator ...1940s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. cancer ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
• TAPE n. 1. spirituous liquor ...1725 sl.
n. 2. the mole ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a chevron indicating rank ...1943 Brit. sl.
vb. to use sparingly; to make anything go a long way; to stint ...1721 Sc.
• TAPED-UP adj. of a woman: already with a boyfriend, hence secured from other admirers ...1970s US Black sl.
• TAPE MEASURE n. a caterpillar ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TAPE OFF vb. 1. to measure out correctly ...1920s Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to prepare, to get ready, to put into place ...1920s Aust. sl.
vb. 3. to reprimand ...1920s Aust. sl.
• TAPER adj. of resources: diminishing, becoming more and more 'slender'; at an end, nearly exhausted ...1851 sl. or colloq.
n. 1. orig., a wax candle, in early times used chiefly for devotional or penitential  purposes; later, a long wick coated with wax for temporary use as a spill, etc. ...c897
n. 2. a spire or slender pyramid; a figure which tapers up to a point ...1589
† vb. 1. to rise or shoot up like a flame, spire, or pyramid; to rise or mount up continuously in honour, dignity, rank, etc. ...1589
† vb. 2. to talk loftily, to boast ...1683
vb. 3. to diminish the quantity or potency of one's drink; to dilute wines, spirits, etc. ...1869 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to withdraw from narcotics by gradual reduction of dosage ...1910s drugs sl.
vb. 5. to force someone to withdraw from narcotics by reducing their dose ...1940s drugs sl.
• TAPERED † adj. of a building: high and frail ...1824 Sc.
• TAPERLAURICHAN † n. any odd or grotesque garment or piece of apparel ...1890 Sc.
• TAPERLY * adv. in a tapering manner, taperingly, slenderly ...1802
• TAPER OFF vb. 1. to diminish the quantity or potency of one's drink; to dilute wines, spirits, etc. ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to withdraw from narcotics by gradual reduction of dosage ...1910s drugs sl.
vb. 3. to force someone to withdraw from narcotics by reducing their dose ...1940s drugs sl.
• TAPER-TAIL † adv. topsy-turvy ...1793 Sc.
• TAPERY † n. tape and the like ...1657 nonce word
• TAPESTER †* n. a tapisser, one who weaves tapestry ...1472-3
• TAPE STRETCHER n. a racehorse ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• TAPE-TAKER n. a mole-catcher ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TAPE THE GERBIL vb. to study hard ...1990s US teen sl.
• TAPE-TIED adj. bound by 'red-tape', restricted by officialism, bureaucratic ...1900
• TAPETLESS adj. heedless, foolish, silly ...1786 Sc.
• TAPEWORM n. a parasite; a slow or stealthy person or thing ...1824
• TAP FOR vb. to beg for, to accost someone for something, to ask for a loan, whether of money or fig ...L19 sl.
• TAP FOR THE SIMPLES phr. refers to a stupid person; the idea is that a hole in the skull might let some of the foolishness out ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TAPHEPHOBIA n. fear of being buried alive; fear of cemeteries ...Bk1994
• TAPHOPHILIA n. love of funerals ...Bk1994
• TAPIE adj. foolish, awkward, slovenly, foolishly thoughtless ...1706 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. a giddy, scatterbrained, untidy, awkward, or careless person; generally applied to young women, occasionally to men ...1728 Sc.
• TAPINAGE † n. hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
• TAPINOPHOBIA n. fear of being contagious ...Bk1994
• TAPINOPHOBY † n. hatred or dread of everything that is 'low' in writing ...1772 nonce word
• TAPIOCA adj. absolutely penniless ...1930s US sl.
• TAPIS † vb. 1. to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
† vb. 3. to hang, cover, or adorn with tapestry ...1528
vb. 4. to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• TAPISED † adj. hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPISH † vb. 1. to lie close to the ground, to lie low so as to be hid; to lurk, to skulk, to lie hid ...c1330 obs. or arch.
† vb. 2. to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPISSER † n. a maker or weaver of figured cloth or tapestry ...c1386 obs. exc. Hist.
• TAPISSER-WORK † n. tapestry-work ...1459
• TAPISSERY † n. tapestry ...1426
• TAPIST † adj. hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPISTER †* n. a tapisser, one who weaves tapestry ...1472-3
• TAPITER †* n. a maker or weaver of figured cloth or tapestry ...c1440
• TAPITOORIE n. a topknot of hair, a bun ...1872 Sc.
• TAP-LASH † n. 1. the 'lashings' or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer ...1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a term of a contempt for a publican ...c1648
• TAPLOCH † n. a giddy-brained girl ...1824 Sc.
• TAPLY † adv. at break of day, early in the morning; privately; quickly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TAP OFF vb. to pick up or seduce ...1990s sl.
• TAP ON THE SHOULDER n. an arrest ...L18 sl.
• TAP OUT vb. 1. to come to the end of one's finances ...1930s sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to relieve someone of their last money ...1960s sl.
vb. 3. to fail, to 'draw a blank' ...1960s sl.
vb. 4. in a fight: to give in, to surrender by indicating with a tap on the ground ...1970s Aust. sl.
vb. 5. to be exhausted ...1980s US college sl.
vb. 6. to reach a conclusion ...2000s sl.
• TAPPED adj. 1. insane, crazy ...1910s sl.
adj. 2 drunk ...1930s sl.
adj. 3. arrested ...1950s Amer. sl.
• TAPPED-OUT adj. 1. drunk ...1930s sl.
adj. 2. out of money, having nothing to use for further betting ...1950s sl.
adj. 3. emotionally or mentally destroyed ...1970s sl.
adj. 4. exhausted ...1980s US sl.
adj. 5. intoxicated by a drug, usually crack cocaine .,..1990s sl.
• TAPPER † n. 1. one who taps casks or draws liquor; a tavern-keeper, an innkeeper ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a retailer ...1478-9 Sc.
n. 3. a bailiff ...L18 sl.
n. 4. the lesser spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopus minor ...1885 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a beggar; a cadger, a borrower ...1934 Sc.
• TAPPER AND SUCKER RACKET n. a scheme to arrange for typewriters and vacuum cleaners to be left on approval at a residence, the goods would then be sold and the premises quickly vacated by the con-man and his partner ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• TAPPERER n. the lesser spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopus minor ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TAPPETTE †* n. a catkin ...1561
• TAPPIE n. a giddy, scatterbrained, untidy, awkward, or careless person; generally applied to young women, occasionally to men ...1728 Sc.
• TAPPIE-TOORIE n. 1. a turret, a pinnacle, a towered structure ...1836 Sc.
n. 2. a knot of ribbons, wool, or the like, on the top of a cap, a tassel or pompom, a bonnet so adorned ...1867 Sc.
n. 3. anything raised very high to a point ...1895 Sc.
n. 4. anything resting on an insecure foundation and swinging at the top ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAPPIETOURIE n. 1. a high pile or heap; a cairn of stones on a hilltop ...1823 Sc.
n. 2. a pet name for a hen with a tuft of feathers ...1826 Sc.
n. 3. a turret, a pinnacle, a towered structure ...1836 Sc.
n. 4. a knot of ribbons, wool, or the like, on the top of a cap, a tassel or pompom, a bonnet so adorned ...1867 Sc.
n. 5. a topknot of hair, a bun ...1872 Sc.
• TAPPILOORIE † n. 1. anything raised high on a slight or tottering foundation ...1808 Sc.
† n. 2. an ornamental knob ...1873 Sc.
• TAPPIN n. 1. the root of a tree; the tap-root of a turnip, carrot, etc. ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. a tall, thin person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAPPING n. the soling or heeling of boots and shoes ...1857 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TAPPISH vb. to waste or pine away; to begin to be mortally ill ...1875 Eng. dial.
• TAPPY n. a foolish, giddy, awkward, idle, or slovenly girl ...1824 Sc.
†* vb. to lie hid ...1706
• TAPPY-LAPPY adv. as fast as possible; at top speed; anyhow; generally used of running ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TAPPY-TOURIE n. a high pile or heap; a cairn of stones on a hilltop ...1823 Sc.
• TAPPY-TOUROCK n. a turret, a pinnacle, a towered structure ...1836 Sc.
• TAPS n. the ears ...M18 sl.
• TAPSALTEERIE adj. chaotic, muddled, disorderly ...1827 Sc.
adv. upside down, topsy-turvy, in to utter confusion or disorder ...1783 Sc.
† n. 1. a wild romping or untidy child ...1865 Sc.
n. 2. a topsy-turvy manner; a state of disorder ...1898 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERY adv. topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSATEERIE adv. upside down, topsy-turvy, in to utter confusion or disorder ...1863 Sc.
• TAPSEE-TEERIE adv. upside down, topsy-turvy, in to utter confusion or disorder ...1821 Sc.
• TAP-SHACKLED † adj. 'fettered' by drink; drunk ...1604
• TAPSIE-TEERIE adv. topsy-turvy, upside-down ...1827 Sc.
• TAPSILEERIE † n. a wild romping or untidy child ...1865 Sc.
• TAPSKIN † n. a drumstick ...1605 nonce word
• TAP SOMEONE'S CLARET vb. to cause someone's nose to bleed with a blow ...E19 sl.
• TAPSTER † n. 1. a woman who tapped or drew ale or other liquor for sale in an inn ...c1000
n. 2. a man who draws the beer, etc. for the customers in a public house; the keeper of a tavern; a bartender ...c1400
† n. 3. one who sells by retail or in small quantities ...1402
• TAPSTRESS n. a female tapster, a bartender ...1631
• TAPSVILLE n. a state of poverty ...1930s sl.
• TAPTEE † n. a state of excitement, eagerness, desire, rage, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• TAP THE ADMIRAL vb. 1. to drink on the sly ...1834 sl.
vb. 2. to suck liquor through a straw from the ship's barrel which has been bored with a gimlet ...M19 sl.
• TAPTIRE n. a state of excitement or agitation ...1972 Sc.
• TAPTOO † n. 1. a gaudy ornament on the head ...1825 Sc.
† n. 2. a state of excitement, eagerness, desire, rage, etc. ...1825 Sc.
† vb. to be in violent passion ...1825 Sc.
• TAP UP vb. 1. to rouse, to cause to get  up by tapping at the door ...1840
vb. 2. to beg for, to accost someone for something, to ask for a loan, whether of money or fig ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to defraud, to cheat ...1920s sl.
• TAR n. 1. a sailor ...1676 sl.
n. 2. black or very strong coffee ...1850 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mischievous character; esp. used of a child ...1897 Eng. dial.
n. 4. opium ...1935 US sl.
† vb. 1. to irritate, to vex, to provoke ...a1000 obs. or arch.
†* vb. 2. to weary, to fatigue ...c1440
vb. 3. to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARA! int. a cry or exclamation ...1672
• TARADIDDLE n. a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
vb. to tell fibs; to impose upon, or bring into some condition, by telling lies ...1828 colloq.
• TARADIDDLER n. a petty liar ...1880 colloq.
• TARAGE † n. 1. taste, flavour ...c1407
† n. 2. quality, character, nature ...1429
† vb. to have a taste; to have a flavour ...c1407
• TAR AND TIG † vb. to act forcefully or wantonly; to use force and violence ...c1470 Sc.
• TARANTANTAR vb. to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1840
• TARANTANTARIZE vb. to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1656
• TARANTARRATARA n. a word imitating, and hence denoting, the sound of a trumpet or bugle ...1873
• TARANTULA-JUICE n. inferior whisky ...1861 US sl.
• TARATANTARA n. 1. a word imitating, and hence denoting, the sound of a trumpet or bugle ...1553
† n. 2. high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast ...1599
• TARATANTARO † n. high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast ...1670
• TAR BABY n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...1894 Amer. dial.
n. 2. Coca-Cola ...2000 Amer. dial.
• TAR-BARREL † n. a term of abuse for a person; an inferior person ...1695
• TARBET n. a neck of land, an isthmus; hence, a portage between two lochs or navigable channels ...1843 Sc.
• TARBLE adj. corruption of tolerable; esp. used of health ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARBLISH adv. pretty well ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TAR-BOX † n. a term of contempt for a person; a 'stinking fellow'; an inferior person ...a1592
• TAR-BREECH † adj. wearing tarry breeches, said of a sailor ...1582
• TAR-BRUSH n. a contemptuous term for a Black person ...1835
• TAR-BRUSH, THE n. a person of mixed race ...1859
• TAR-BRUSHER n. one who 'blackens' a reputation; a defamer ...1884
• TAR BUCKET n. a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1915 Amer. dial.
• TAR CANDY n. a nickname for licorice candy ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• TARDANCE † n. delaying, delay ...1595
• TARDANCY † n. delaying, delay ...1654
• TARDATION † n. the act of delaying, delay, postponement; slackening of speed, retardation, hindering ...1500-20
• TARDATIVE † adj. tending to slacken speed, retarding, delaying ...1665-6
• TARDE † adj. 1. slow ...1547
†* adj. 2. late ...1613
† adv. 1. late ...1557
† adv. 2. slowly ...1597
†* vb. to retard, to delay ...1524
• TARDIDATION †* adj. the act of delaying, delay, postponement; a hindering, retarding ...1647
• TARDIE adj. peevish, ill-humoured, sulky, sarcastic ...1825 Sc.
• TARDIGRADE adj. 1. walking or moving slowly; slow-paced ...1623
adj. 2. fig. sluggish in thought or action; unprogressive; slow-going ...1883
n. a sloth ...1827
• TARDIGRADOUS adj. 1. moving slowly ...1658
adj. 2. of people or animals: sluggish ...1866
• TARDILOQUENT †* adj. speaking slowly; slow of speech ...1656
• TARDILOQUY †* n. slow speech, a slow speaking ...1623
• TARDIOUS †* adj. tardy, slow, sluggish ...c1580
• TARDITUDE * n. slowness to act; tardiness, sluggishness; unwillingness ...1794
• TARDITY * n. 1. slowness of movement or action ...c1450
* n. 2. the fact of being late; lateness ...1599
• TARDIVE adj. characterized by lateness, or tending to appear late; of late appearance of development ...1905
• TARDIVITY †* n. lateness of development or maturity ...1725
• TARDLE n. a tangled mass, a tangle ..1898 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to entangle ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to dress gaily ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TARDS n. long shreds of weeds, vegetables, etc. ...1905 Sc.
• TARDY † vb. to make tardy; to delay, to retard, to keep back ...1611
• TARDY-GAITED adj. moving slowly, slow-paced, sluggish ...1599
• TARE adj. of flies: eager, restless, troublesome ...1881 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a very small particle; a whit, a jot, an atom ...c1386
n. 2. a moral defect ...1630
• TARENTINE SPIDER † n. the tarantula ...1668
• TARETATHERS † n. tatters, shreds, rags ...1825 Sc.
• TARE-UP n. a row, a rampage ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TARF adj. 1. coarse, harsh, acrid ...1880 Sc.
adj. 2. harsh, bad-tempered, rough-spoken ...1887 Sc.
adj. 3. bitter, rancid in taste ...1920 Sc.
adj. 4. of weather: severe, intense ...1929 Sc.
† n. the turn or facing of a cap ...1545
• T.A.R.F.U. n. the state of confusion in which 'Things Are Really Fucked Up" ...20C
• TARGAT † n. 1. a tatter; a shred ...1773 Sc.
† n. 2. a tassel; an ornament for the hat ...1802 Sc.
• TARGE † n. 1. tarrying, delay ...a1300
n. 2. a violent, scolding woman; a shrew, a virago, a vixen ...1862 Sc.
n. 3. a scathing or cutting rebuke ...1866 Sc.
† vb. 1. to delay; to tarry ...c1250
vb. 2. to question closely, to cross-examine ...1786 Sc.
† vb. 2. to keep in order or under discipline ...1814 Sc.
vb. 3. to reprimand, to scold loudly ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to beat, to strike, to thrash, to drub ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to bustle about, to hustle, to go at a task in an active, vigorous manner ...1825 Sc.
vb. 6. to copulate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to enjoin, to give strict instructions to ...1913 Sc.
vb. 8. to push one's way forcefully through a crowd ...1923 Sc.
• TARGED adj. shabby in appearance, tattered ...1825 Sc.
• TARGER n. 1. a termagant; a scold; a shrew; a quarrelsome woman ...1822 Sc.
n. 2. a big, active, hustling person ...1860 Sc.
n. 3. a person of bad or eccentric character; a rough fellow; a mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• TARGET n. 1. a person who is the object of general abuse, scorn, derision, or the like ...1757
n. 2. a tatter, a shred ...1773 Sc.
n. 3. a leg and breast of lamb combined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a small-bore rifle ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a thin, poor-condition animal ...1930 Sc.
n. 6. an oddly or untidily dressed person ...1972 Sc.
• TARGING adj. 1. harsh, censorious, domineering ...1898 Sc.
adj. 2. large, monstrous ...Ireland and Eng. dial.
n. a scolding, a berating ...1825 Sc.
• TARGLE n. 1. a despicable person; a dirty, slovenly woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything worthless or inferior ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGUS adj. worthless ...Bk1905 Irish
• TARHEEL n. 1. a poor White, esp. from the piney woods of North Carolina; a rustic or countrified person; any north Carolinian; an insignificant person ...1846 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person of mixed blood, part Black ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (as 'Tar heel') (derogatory) a Black person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• TARHOOD n. the general body of sailors; sailors collectively ...1749 nonce word
• TARIDIDDLE n. a trifling falsehood, a petty lie; a fib ...1796 colloq.
• TARIFF † n. an arithmetical table or statement; a table of multiplication, a ready reckoner, or the like ...1591
• TARING † n. abatement for defective goods ...1622
• TARKY † adj. dark ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARLACK n. a contemptible fellow; a person not over-particular; a sturdy, brawling woman; a dirty female tatterdemalion ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TARLE † n. a small weak person or animal ...1866 Sc.
† vb. 1. to work lazily, to be of a lazy disposition ...1866 Sc.
† vb. 2. to labour under disease; to go about feebly as being unwell ...1866 Sc.
• TARLEATHER †* n. a term of abuse or reproach applied to a woman; an inferior woman ...1575
• TARLOCH adj. 1. weak, peevish, grumbling ...1811 Sc.
adj. 2. slow or reluctant to eat food, squeamish ...1825 Sc.
adj. 3. of weather: unpleasant, stormy ...1825 Sc.
n. 1. a silly, inactive girl; a coarse, ragged, sluttish woman ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. of persons or animals: a small weak or worthless creature ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a contemptible fellow; a person not over-particular; a sturdy, brawling woman; a dirty female tatterdemalion ...1881 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a diminutive person or child ...1910 Sc.
vb. 1. to go about in a lazy manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 2. to show symptoms of disease ...1866 Sc.
• TAR-LUBBER n. a term of contempt for a sailor ...1610
• TARMANACK n. a slovenly person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARMINED adj. aphetic form of determined ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TARNACIOUS adj. damned ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TARNAL adj. 1. infernal; damned; damnable; used as an intensifier ...1790 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. eternal, everlasting ...1995 Amer. dial.
adv. very, extremely ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TARNATION adj. damned; used as an intensifier ..1783 Amer. dial.
adv. damnably, desperately, execrably ...1790
n. hell, damnation ...1790 Amer. dial.
int. an exclamation of annoyance ...1790 chiefly US
• TARNATIONALLY adv. very, exceedingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARN-CAP * n. a magic cap, securing the invisibility of the wearer ...1856
• TARN'D adj. ill-natured, fierce, crabbed ...1805 Eng. dial.
• TAR OFF vb. to put a person off with useless information ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARPAULIAN † adj. pert. to a sailor ...1719
† n. a sailor ...a1656
• TARPAULIN * adj. pert to a mariner or sailor; sea-bred ...1647
* n. a nickname for a mariner or sailor, esp. a common sailor ...1647 rare or arch.
• TARPIT † vb. aphetic form of to interpret ...1835 Sc.
• TAR-POT n. 1. a sailor ...1641 humorous
n. 2. a Black person ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TARR n. a mischievous character; esp. used of a child ...1897 Eng. dial.
vb. to excite to anger or violence; to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARRADIDDLE n. 1. a small lie, a fib, a trifling falsehood ...1796 colloq.
n. 2. a liar ...1887 Eng. dial.
vb. to tell fibs; to impose upon by telling fibs ...1828 colloq.
• TARRADIDDLED adj. imposed upon, as by lies; puzzled; bewildered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARRAGAT vb. to interrogate, to question strictly and persistently; to tease, to torment with questions; to pester ...1825 Sc.
• TARRAGATION n. an interrogation, a strict cross-examination ...1864 Sc.
• TARRAGE † n. 1. taste, flavour ...c1407
† n. 2. quality, character, nature ...1429
• TARRAN † n. a peevish, ill-humoured person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARRANT adj. mean, disreputable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. a crabbed, ill-natured person ...1703 Eng. dial.
• TARRAS n. a troublesome, mischievous lad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARRE † vb. to irritate, to vex, to provoke ...a1000 obs. or arch.
• TARRED WITH THE SAME BRUSH adj. stained with the same or similar faults or obnoxious qualities, corrupt ...1823
• TARRED WITH THE SAME STICK adj. stained with the same or similar faults or obnoxious qualities, corrupt ...1818
• TARRET † vb. to tarry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARRIAGE †* n. tarrying; delay, postponement, procrastination ...c1470
• TARRIANCE n. 1. the act of tarrying; delay, postponement, procrastination ...1460 arch.
n. 2. temporary residence or continuance in a place; sojourn, abiding ...1530 arch.
† n. 3. abiding in expectation; awaiting, waiting ...1561
† n. 4. the causing of delay; hindrance ...1598
• TARRICROOK n. a bent pitchfork ...1897 Sc.
• TARRIE n. 1. a terrier dog ...1788 Sc.
† n. 2. vexation, trouble, harm ...1826 Sc.
• TARRIER n. 1. one who tarries or delays; a lingerer, a procrastinator; one who stays or remains ...1382 arch.
† n. 2. one who or that which delays someone; a hinderer, an obstructor; an obstruction ...1614
• TARRIE n. 1. a terrier ...1788 Sc.
† n. 2. trouble ...1870 Sc.
• TARRIN' n. a beating ...1784 Sc.
• TARRING † n. provocation ...1382
• TARRISH * adj. belonging to sailors; nautical ...1841
• TARRON n. a scamp, a rake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARROW n. 1. a refusal of food, esp. by a child in the sulks ...1813 Sc.
n. 2. a slight illness, an indisposition ...1866 Sc.
vb. 1. to tarry, to delay, to linger, to hesitate, to show reluctance ...c1375 Sc.
vb. 2. to complain; to find fault with one's food; to refuse food, etc. merely out of peevishness ...1641 Sc.
vb. 3. to be in a weakly state of health ...1866 Sc.
• TARROW AT vb. to feel or display reluctance; to show disdain or hesitation, to be pettishly unwilling to accept, to spurn, to refuse ...1768 Sc.
• TARROWINGLY adv. reluctantly ...c1375 Sc.
• TARRY adj. 1. thievish, inclined to steal ...1822
adj. 2. irritable, verging towards spiteful anger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. the act of tarrying; spending or loss of time; delay, procrastination ...c1375
n. 2. temporary residence, sojourn ...c1375
† vb. 1. to delay, to retard, to defer, to put off a thing or action; to protract, to prolong ...c1320
† vb. 2. to detain, to delay, to retard, to keep back a person or agent for a time; to keep waiting; to hold in check, to impede, to hinder ...1340
† vb. 3. to remain, to stay, to abide, to continue in some state or condition ...c1450
† vb. 4. outstay, to stay over (a given time) ...a1500
vb. 5. to lodge someplace; to sojourn, to abide temporarily ...1704 Amer. dial.
• TARRY BREEKS n a sailor ...1721 Sc.
• TARRY BRITCHES n a sailor ...1931 Sc.
• TARRY-FINGERED adj. pilfering, thievish, inclined to steal, dishonest ...1808 Sc.
• TARRY-FINGERS n. a person given to stealing, a petty thief ...1808 Sc.
• TARRY-FISTED adj. thievish, inclined to steal, dishonest ...1906
• TARRY-HANDED adj. dishonest, pilfering ...1813 Sc.
• TARRY HAT n. a policeman, from the tall black felt hat formerly worn as part of their uniform ...1890 Sc.
• TARRYHOOT vb. to rush; to gallivant ...1933 Amer. dial.
• TARRY-JACKET n. a humorous nickname for a sailor ...1822
• TARRY-JOHN n. a humorous nickname for a sailor ...1888
• TARRYMENT †* n. delay, tarrying ...1560
• TARRY-NEIVE n. a person given to stealing, a petty thief ...1810 Sc.
• TARRY OUT † vb. to stay till the end of ...1654
• TARRYSOME †* adj. characterized by tarrying; slow, lingering; wearisome ...1513 Sc.
• TARRY-TRICK n. cheating, pilfering ...1821 Sc.
• TARRYWAGS n. the testicles; the male genitals ...18C sl.
• TARSE † n. the penis ...c1000
• TARSIE-VERSIE adv. topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TART † adj. 1. of pain, punishment, suffering, discipline, law: sharp, severe, painful, grievous, tender to the touch, smarting, stinging ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† adj. 2. sharp, keen, as an edge, point, or weapon ...c1500
†* adj. 3. of the sense of taste: keen ...1605
adj. 4. harsh, severe ...1893 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. wild ...1898 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. of gossip, etc.: stinging, striking ...1901 Sc.
adj. 7. of the wind or weather: sharp, keen, piercing, bracing ...1901 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. brittle ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl. for 'raspberry tart = sweetheart'
n. 2. a sharp pain ...1881 Eng. dial.
n. 3. (derogatory) a promiscuous woman; a girl or woman, often one of immoral character ...1887 sl.
n. 4. a prostitute ...1894 sl.
n. 5. a young homosexual companion of an older man; a male prostitute ...1935 sl.
* vb. to become tart or sour ...1629
• TARTAN n. the Scottish Lowland or Highland dialect; Highland manners or customs ...1827 Sc.
• TARTAR adj. rough and violent, savage, cruel ...1809
† n. 1. the infernal regions; hell ...1500-20
n. 2. a term of abuse for a person; an inferior person ...1590
n. 3. that which is worthless ...1590
† n. 4. a strolling vagabond, a tramp, a thief, beggar ...1598 cant
n. 5. a savage person; a rough and violent or irritable person, an irascible person; an ill-natured, shrewish woman, a vixen, a termagant ...1663
n. 6. one hard to beat or surpass in skill; an adept, a champion, an expert ...1785 sl.
n. 7. a covetous, grasping person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a disturbance, noise, hubbub ...1905 Sc.
vb. to move about restlessly and noisily; to blunder about; to toss, to fidget, to wriggle ...1928 Sc.
• TARTAREAL †* adj. belonging to the Tartarus of the ancients; hence, pert. to hell or to purgatory; infernal ...1602
• TARTAREAN adj. 1. belonging to the Tartarus of the ancients; hence, pert. to hell or to purgatory; infernal ...1623
adj. 2. hellish, like hell ...1806
• TARTAREOUS † adj. pert., to Tartarus; infernal, hellish, very wicked ...1619
• TARTARIAN n. a thief ...1608 cant
• TARTAR-NOSED adj. snub-nosed like a Tartar ...1827
• TAR THE FINGERS TO DO A THING vb. to meet with difficulty in accomplishing it; to be unwilling to do it ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARTLE † n. a hesitation in the recognition of a person or thing ...1825 Sc.
† vb. 1. to hesitate, esp. to hesitate in recognizing a person; to hesitate about clinching a bargain ...1737 Sc.
† vb. 2. to recognize, esp. after some uncertainty, to discern; to take notice of ...1825 Sc.
vb. 3. to rend, to tatter ...1877 Sc. & Ireland
† vb. 4. of a horse: to shy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARTLES n. tatters, torn or trailing edges of clothing, tassels, or fringes of ragged or dirty material ...c1867
• TARTLESOME † adj. disposed to start objections, captious ...a1838 Sc.
• TARTRE n. a noise made by scrambling about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TART-STUFF † n. a confection of fruit for making tarts ...1623
• TARTUFFISH adj. 1. hypocritical, pretentious ...1768
† adj. 2. sour, sullen, sulky, stubborn, obstinate ...B1900 Sc.
• TART UP vb. to adorn; to make attractive, esp. with cheap ornaments and cosmetics ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• TARTY adj. 1. tart, sour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dainty, particular as to food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARVE n. a stir, a commotion ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to struggle; to writhe ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tip, to turn ...1895 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to rage, to storm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARVEAL † adj. ill-natured, fretful ...1742 Sc.
† n. fatigue ...1790 Sc.
† vb. to drive a person hard at work, to harass, to fatigue; to vex, to plague ...1768 Sc.
• TARVIZZEEN † n. struggling; contending, scolding, tormenting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAR-WATER n. general issue coffee ...Bk1944 service sl.
• TARWEED CANARY n. a goldfinch ...1896 Amer. dial.
• TARY † n. 1. the devil ...1714 Sc.
† n. 2. vexation, trouble, harm ...1826 Sc.
• TARYAGE †* n. tarrying; delay, postponement, procrastination ...c1470
• TARYLUG vb. to tear and pull about ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASH † adj. fretful, captious, hard to please; ill-natured; forward ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a reproach, affront; disgrace ...1709 Sc.
n. 2. a clasp; a buckle, ribbon, or fastening for clothes; a pendant ...1772 Sc.
n. 3. a stain, spot, smudge, blemish, or flaw on any object; a spoiling or defacing, damage to clothes, flowers, or the like ...1808 Sc.
n. 4. an imputation or blot on one's character; a slur, stigma ...1808 Sc.
n. 5. saucy, pert speech; impudence ...1815 Sc.
n. 6. a dirty, fatiguing journey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scold, to upbraid ...1807 Sc.
vb. 2. to stain, to soil, to tarnish, to dirty, to deface; to fray, to batter, to dishevel, to knock about, to treat roughly or carelessly so as to spoil ...1808 Sc.
† vb. 3. to slander; to cast a stain on a person; to upbraid, to taunt ...1827 Sc..
vb. 4. to soil, to tarnish, to stain, to dirty; to bespatter; to spoil slightly ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to fatigue, to weary with hard work ...1886 Sc.
• TASH ABOUT vb. to throw about so as to injure ...1895 Sc.
• TASHED adj. soiled, tarnished ...1794 Sc.
• TASHEL n. a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASHELLIE † adj. of animals: having the hair or wool matted with dirt ...1824 Sc.
• TASHELTON † n. one who in walking covers himself with mire ...1837 Eng. dial.
• TASHIE n. a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
• TASHIN' adj. rough, destructive ...1892 Sc.
n. rough treatment, blemishing; a stain or blemish ...1808 Sc.
• TASHLED † adj. bespattered with wet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASHY adj. 1. dressed in a slovenly manner; having a tattered, slovenly appearance; unkempt ...1825 Sc.
adj. 2. of wind: blustery ...1972 Sc.
• TASK n. a school lesson ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TASKED † adj. much fatigued with hard work ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TASKER'S-CORN n. a blow with a whip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASKIT † adj. much fatigued with hard work ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASKIT-LIKE adj. having the appearance of being greatly fatigued ...1804 Sc.
• TASS n. a cup, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1704 Sc.
n. 2. a large bunch; a cluster of flowers ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. a small heap of earth ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TASSEL n. 1. a good-for-nothing man or woman; a drunkard; a slovenly woman; a troublesome child ...1790 Eng. dial.
† n. 2. a silly fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSEL-RAG n. 1. a mild term of reproach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the catkins of the willow, Salix Caprea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSET n. an ill-behaved woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSEY n. 1. a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Tasmanian ...1899 Aust. sl.
• TASSIE n. 1. a cup, a glass, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1788 Sc.
n. 2. a Tasmanian ...1899 Aust. sl.
• TASSIL n. a shapeless, ugly object; anything of little value ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TASSLE n. a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
• TASSOCK n. a good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASSY adj. nice, pleasant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a Tasmanian ...1899 Aust. sl.
• TASTE n. 1. a small quantity of alcoholic drink, a dram ...1880 Sc.
n. 2. a small dainty or delicacy eaten as a relish to plainer food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a drink ...1919 US sl.
n. 4. a small amount; a bit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to drink liquor in small amounts; to have a tipple ...1779 Sc.
† vb. 2. to smell ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to relish, to enjoy, to appreciate ...1791 Sc.
vb. 4. to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl.
• TASTEFUL adj. having many different tastes or hobbies ...1899 Eng. dial.
• TASTE LIKE MORE vb. to taste very good, making one eager to have more ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TASTE LIKE MORE'S BEHIND vb. to taste very good, making one eager to have more ...1869 Amer. dial.
• TASTELY adj. savoury, appetizing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TASTE OF THE KEG vb. to be stale, to seem monotonous ...1923 Amer. dial.
• TASTE OF THE LAMP † vb. of a literary composition: to be the manifest product of nocturnal or laborious study ...1615
• TASTE OF THE WATER vb. of beer: to be very poor ...1823 Sc.
• TASTE ONE'S MOUTH vb. to please one's sense of taste ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TASTER † n. a dram; a sip of spirits ...1788 Sc.
• TASTESOME †* adj. pleasant to the taste; . appetizing, toothsome...1598 exc. Sc.
• TASTRIL n. a small keg or barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TASTY adj. 1. neat, natty; with dainty habits; attractive; agreeable ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. having a criminal record ...1975 Brit. sl.
• TAT n. 1. a rag ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a child's word for father ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a tuft of hair, wool, etc.; a matted mass; a small quantity ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a year-old sheep ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a shabby person ...1936 sl.
n. 6. a small amount, a dab; something very small; a short distance ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 7. something of inferior quality ...1951 sl.
vb. 1. to gather rags ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. a very slight tap or blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mat; to entangle; to run into tufts, as hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to touch gently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to gossip, to tattle ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TA-TA n. 1. a hat ...1923 theatrical sl.
n. 2. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. to thank ...c1977 Amer. dial.
int. 1. goodbye! ...1823 orig. nursery usage
int. 2. thanks! ...1884 Amer. dial.
• TATA † n. 1. excrement; filth ...1777 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an aunt, used as a title or term of address ...1969 French Canadian
† int. an exclamation used to frighten children when naughty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATCH n. 1. a clasp; a buckle, ribbon, or fastening for clothes; a pendant ...1772 Sc.
n. 2. an unpleasant flavour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATCHY adj. touchy, irritable, peevish, fretful, cross ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TATE adv. somewhat ...1722 Sc.
n. a small amount or portion of anything ...1824 Sc.
• TATER n. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• TATER AND POINT n. a meal made up almost entirely of potatoes ...M19
• TATER-PILLIN' n. a shilling ...20C rhyming sl.
• TATERS adj. cold ...20C rhyming sl. (Taters in the Mould)
• TATERS IN THE MOULD adj. cold ...20C rhyming sl.
• TATER-TRAP n. the mouth ...E19 sl.
• TATER TUNK n. mashed potatoes ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TATHER n. 1. a tangle; a complicated state of things ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. frog's spawn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to entangle; to twist; to knot; to involve ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATHERUM-A-DYAL n. complicated or unintelligible language ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATHERY adj. unkempt ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TATHERY-OUTERY adj. tawdry, flaunting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• TATHIE n. a child's name for father, daddy ...1930 Sc.
• TATHIL n. a table ...1825 Sc.
• TATIE n. 1. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the head, used as a term of contempt ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-APPLE n. the round seed-bulb of the potato ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-BALL n. the round seed-bulb of the potato ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-BEETLE n. a potato-masher ...1890 Sc.
• TATIE-BING n. a heap of potatoes ...1892 Sc.
• TATIE-BLOTS n. water in which potatoes have been boiled ...1897 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGGLE n. a scarecrow in a potato field ...1897 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGIE n. a scarecrow in a potato field ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TATIE-BOODIE n. a scarecrow in a potato field ...1889 Sc.
• TATIE-BROO n. potato soup ...1892 Sc.
• TATIE-BROTH n. potato soup ...1901 Sc.
• TATIE-BURY n. a heap of potatoes partially buried and entirely covered with earth, for protection from the frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-CHAMPER n. a potato-masher ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-CHAPPER n. a potato-masher ...1873 Sc.
• TATIE-CHOPPER n. a potato-masher ...1873 Sc.
• TATIE-CRAB n. the fruit of a potato; a potato-top ...1867 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-DOOLIE n. a scarecrow in a potato field ...1833 Sc. Eng. dial.
• TATIE-FIELD n. a potato field or plot ...1891 Sc.
• TATIE-GARTH n. a potato field or plot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-GETTEN n. potato-gathering ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-GRAVE n. a heap of potatoes partially buried and entirely covered with earth, for protection from the frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-GROUND n. a potato field or plot ...1892 Sc.
• TATIE-HASH n. potato soup ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-HEEL n. a hole in the heel of a stocking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-HOCK n. a heap of potatoes partially buried and entirely covered with earth, for protection from the frost ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TATIE-HOWKER n. a potato-digger ...1885 Sc.
• TATIE-KAIL n. potato soup ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-PAIRER n. a peeler of potatoes ...1898 Sc.
• TATIE-PATCH n. a potato field or plot ...1900 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-PIE n. a heap of potatoes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-PIE-TALK n. conversation between women sorting potatoes round a 'pie'; any loose or foolish gossip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-PIT n. a potato field or plot ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-POKE n. a sack for holding potatoes ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TATIE-POURINGS n. water in which potatoes have been boiled ...1873 Sc.
• TATIES-AND-DAB n. potatoes boiled in their skins and eaten with salt ...1883 Sc.
• TATIE-TOP n. a term of contempt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-TRAP n. the mouth; the stomach ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TATIE-TUMP n. a heap of potatoes partially buried and entirely covered with earth, for protection from the frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATLOCK n. a trailing ragged part of the hem of a worn skirt; the matted tufts of wool at a sheep's tail ...1900 Sc.
• TATO n. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• TATOE-TRAP n. the mouth ...E19 sl.
• TATOO vb. to scold, to abuse ...1827 Ireland
• TATOR n. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• TATS n. 1. dice ...Bk1896 sl.
n. 2. odds and ends; small victuals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TATSHIE adj. dressed in a slovenly manner; having a tattered, slovenly appearance; unkempt ...1825 Sc.
n. a ragged, down-at-heel person; a sloven ...1972 Sc.
• TATSY n. a child's word for father ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATT n. 1. a shabby person ...1936 sl.
n. 2. something of inferior quality ...1951 sl.
• TATTA n. a child's word for father ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTARAT n. an unruly person; one wanting in stability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTED adj. of hair, wool, etc.: matted, entangled, rough, shaggy, unkempt ...1721 Sc.
• TATTER adj. 1. tattered, ragged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. scolding, cross, peevish, ill-tempered, grumblingly discontented ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a hurry ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a collector of rags, bones, etc. ...1898 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a rage; a long-continued condition of grumbling discontent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to scold; to chide; to be furious or cross ...1842 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to talk idly, to prate, to chatter; to scold ...1854 Sc.
vb. 3. to hurry; to bustle; to go at a great speed ...1862 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to make a fool of anyone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-CAN n. a termagant; a kicking cow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-CLOUT n. a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar  ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TATTERED AS A FOAL † adj. of a person: ragged; also, rough, shaggy ...c1340
• TATTERER n. 1. a voluble talker, a chatterbox ...1885 Sc.
n. 2. a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-FOAL n. a hobgoblin which appears under the form of a rough-coated horse or foal; also used of other ghostly animals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-FUDDED adj. with one's trousers in rags ...1880 Sc.
• TATTERIN' n. a scolding, rebuke ...1915 Sc.
• TATTER-RAGS n. a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTERS n. a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTERTALE n. a tattletale ...1966 Amer. dial.
vb. to tattle ...2005 Amer. dial.
• TATTER-WALLETS n. a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTER-WALLOP n. 1. fluttering rags ...1887 Sc.
n. 2. a ragged person, a tatterdemalion ...1910 Sc.
vb. to hang or flutter in rags ...1866 Sc.
• TATTER-WALLOPS n. rags, tatters, torn, flapping clothing; shreds in general; a ragged garment ...1801 Sc.
n. 2. a woman with ragged clothes; an indecorous woman; a tatterdemalion ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TATTERY adj. 1. tattered, ragged, frayed out ...1835 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. cross, peevish, ill-natured, ill-tempered ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. very windy ...1954 Sc.
• TATTIE n. 1. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid person, a simpleton ...1866 Sc.
n. 3. a contemptuous term for the head ...1878 Sc.
• TATTIE, THE n. the right person, one who can be trusted or relied on ...1895 Sc.
• TATTIE-BLOTS n. water in which potatoes have been boiled ...1897 Sc.
• TATTIE-BOGIE n. a scarecrow; one set up in a potato field ...1905 Sc.
• TATTIE-BOGLE n. 1. a scarecrow; one set up in a potato field ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a ragged, unkempt, or grotesquely-dressed person; a coward ...1972 Sc.
• TATTIE-BOODIE n. 1. a scarecrow; one set up in a potato field ...1829 Sc.
n. 2. a stupid or cowardly person ...1972 Sc.
• TATTIE-CHAMPER n. a potato masher ...1840 Sc.
• TATTIE DOOLIE n. 1. a scarecrow ...1833 Sc.
n. 2. a ragamuffin ...1954 Sc.
• TATTIE-HEAD n. a stupid head, a stupid person ...1897 Sc.
• TATTIE-PEEL n. potato peelings ...1863 Sc.
• TATTIE-TRAP n. the mouth ...1885 Sc.
• TATTLE vb. to turn over and soil; to handle carelessly, as to overhandle a pet animal ...1958 Sc.
• TATTLE-BOX n. a chatterbox; a prating gossip ...1911 sl.
• TATTLEBUDGET n. a tattletale ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TATTOGEY n. a user of loaded dice ...Bk1994 Brit. sl.
• TATTOO n. a pony ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• TATTOO NEEDLE n. a machine gun ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TATTRELS n. rags, tatters ...1805 Sc.
• TATTS n. teeth, esp. false teeth ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TATTY adj. 1. of hair: tangled, matted ...1513 Sc.
adj. 2. of an animal or skin: shaggy with matted hair ...1533 Sc.
adj. 3. testy, cross ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TATTY-BYE phr. goodbye ...1971 Brit. sl.
• TATTY-JACK n. a sheep with a ragged and tattered fleece ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATUR n. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• TATUR-TRAP n. the mouth ...E19 sl.
• TATY n. potato ...1759 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• TAUDY † n. a term of endearment for a child ...1808 Sc.
• TAUM n. 1. a fit of rage, a bad temper, a sullen, sulky mood; a hysterical fit, a tantrum ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a sudden feeling of faintness, a drowsy or sick turn ...1887 Sc.
* vb. to fall gently asleep; to faint; to become unconscious ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAUNT adj. 1. tall; too high in proportion to the breadth; ...1736 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to toss the head ...1820 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to sicken from eating disgusting food; to upset the digestion ...1898 Sc.
• TAUNTIFY vb. to taunt ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TAUNTLE vb. to toss the head ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAUNTON TURKEY n. herring ...1817 Amer. dial.
• TAUNTRIL adj. bold, impudent ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• TAUNTY n. human excrement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAUNTY-RAUNTY n. fornication ...1718 Sc.
• TAUPIE adj. foolish, awkward, slovenly, ill-conditioned; foolishly thoughtless ...1706 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. a giddy, scatterbrained, untidy, awkward, or careless person; an idle or slovenly person; generally applied to young women, occasionally to men ...1728 Sc.
• TAUPIN n. 1. the root of a tree; the tap-root of a turnip, carrot, etc. ...1898 Sc.
n. 2. a long, thin person ...1905 Sc.
• TAUPY adj. foolish, awkward, slovenly, ill-conditioned; tawdry ...1823 Sc.
• TAURD n. a large piece ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAURIDORE n. one who engages in a (Spanish) bullfight, esp. on horseback ...1618
• TAURIE n. a terrier dog ...1788 Sc.
• TAURIRO n. a (Spanish) bullfighter (on foot) ...1728
• TAUROMACHIAN adj. pert. to bullfights ...1845
n. a bullfighter ...Bk1994
• TAUSHENT n. the youngest child in a family ...1802 Amer. dial.
• TAUT adj. 1. large; fat; ready to burst ...1777 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of persons: strict, severe ...1905 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons: proud or standoffish ...1958 Sc.
n. a tangled matted tuft or lock of wool, hair, etc. ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to mat, to tangle, to make matted or tangled ...1887 Sc.
• TAUTED adj. matted, esp. of the hair; shaggy; ragged ...1786 Sc.
• TAUTEGORICAL adj. saying the same thing with different words ...1825
• TAUTIE adj. 1. shaggy, matted, tangled, unkempt; of persons or animals: having a rough, shaggy head or coat ...1790 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: cross-grained, crabbed ...a1838 Sc.
• TAUTOLOGIZE vb. to repeat the same thing in the same or different words; to say the same thing over and over ...1607
• TAUTOOUSIOUS adj. being absolutely the same ...1846
• TAUTY adj. shaggy, matted, tangled, unkempt; of persons or animals: having a rough, shaggy head or coat ...1790 Sc.
• TAVE n. 1. a  difficulty, struggle, pinch; hard labour; the act of labouring hard ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. a hurry, a stir, a commotion ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to rage; to storm; to fly at angrily ...1671 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to toss; to throw oneself about, esp. to throw the hands about wildly as a person in fever does ...1691 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to sprawl with the arms and legs; to kick or fidget with the feet ...1781 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to walk heavily through dirt, snow, etc.; to wade; to struggle on ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to struggle; to tumble or wrestle in sport ...1804 Sc.
vb. 6. to strive, to toil, to labour ...1863 Sc.
vb. 7. to hurry along; to gad about ...1864 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to distress; to over-tire; to labour under a disease; to recover from a very severe illness ...1875 Sc.
vb. 9. to meddle ...1900 Sc.
• TAVER vb. 1. to roam about aimlessly or idly; to dally, to trifle, to waste time ...1808 Sc.
vb. 2. to wander in mind or speech; to talk foolishly or incoherently; to rave; to become confused through weariness or exhaustion ...1808 Sc.
vb. 3. to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray ...1861 Sc.
• TAVERING adj. restless in illness ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAVERN † n. 1. a cellar ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sandwich of ground or shredded beef served on a bun ...1951 Amer. dial.
• TAVERN BELLY n. 1. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person who drinks steadily or a great deal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TAVERNRY † n. tavern expenses ...1792 Sc.
• TAVERT adj. 1. bewildered, mentally confused or played out, esp. through exhaustion or harassment ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. stupefied with drink; stupid, muddle-headed, slow-witted, half-witted ...1818 Sc.
• TAVERTY n. a stupid person ...1833 Sc.
• TAVUS adj. easily excited and flustered ...1860 Eng. dial.
• TAW n. 1. a thong of a whip, a strap-tail; a whip; a leather strap with thongs, used as an instrument of punishment in Scottish schools, the belt ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. difficulty, laborious effort; much ado ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a narrow streak of light ...1877 Sc.
n. 4. a mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a strange man ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 6. difficulty; a great to-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 7. the marker used in the game of hopscotch ...1988 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a child's word for the penis ...1972 Sc.
vb. 1. to work laboriously; to toil and moil; to struggle; to throw the limbs about in physical effort, to wrestle ...1753 Sc.
vb. 2. to beat, to whip with a strap or 'tawse' ...1790 Sc.
vb. 3. to tumble about; to spoil by too much handling; to pull, to lay hold of ...1825 Sc.
vb. 4. to suck greedily and with continuance, as a hungry child at the breast ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to tie, to fasten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to twist; to get crooked or out of shape; to crease, to wrinkle; to entwist, as the end of a rope ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
int. silence! hark! ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAW-BESS † n. a slatternly woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TAWDERED UP adj. dressed in vulgar finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDHERLY adj. dressed in bad taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWDRUM † n. a tawdry decoration ...1680 nonce word
• TAWDRY adj. immodest; loose in conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. cheap finery; cheap, sham jewellery ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TAWDY † n. a child ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWEN † n. 1. a difficulty; a great do-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
† n. 2. hesitation; reluctance ...Bk1905 Sc.
† vb. to pull; to lay hold of; to tumble about; to spoil by overhandling ...1810 Sc.
• TAWIE adj. of an animal: tame, tractable, docile, easy to handle and command ...1785 Sc.
• TAWING n. wrestling, struggling, a struggle, difficulty ...1753 Sc.
• TAWL n. a marble; a 'taw' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAWL DOWN vb. to stroke or smooth down, as a cat's back ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAWLING n. the mark from which a marble is shot at the beginning of a game ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWM n. 1. a fit of faintness or sickness ...1846 Sc.
n. 2. an ungovernable fit of temper ...1846 Sc.
n. 3. a fit of drowsiness ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. heartburn; flushings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to vomit ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to fall gently asleep ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAWM OVER vb. 1. to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fall gently asleep ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAWNIE n. a bully ...1898 Sc. sl.
vb. to bully ...1898 Sc.
• TAWNLE n. a bonfire; any large fire ...1802 Sc.
• TAWNY n. 1. a bully ...1898 Sc. sl.
n. 2. a dark-complexioned person; a mulatto ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. to bully ...1898 Sc.
• TAWPENNY n. a hen with a tuft on its head ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• TAWPIE adj. foolish, awkward, slovenly, ill-conditioned, foolishly thoughtless; tawdry ...1706 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a foolish, giddy, scatterbrained, untidy, awkward, or careless person; an idle or slovenly person; generally applied to young women ...1728 Sc.
n. 2. a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1885 Sc.
n. 3. a fidgety person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAWPY adj. foolish, awkward, slovenly, ill-conditioned; tawdry ...1823 Sc.
• TAWSE n. 1. a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a piece of tanned leather ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to whip; to scourge, to belabour; to whip with a strap or 'tawse' ...1790 Sc.
• TAWSE-SWASHER n. one who uses the 'tawse'; a schoolmaster ...1885 Sc.
• TAWSTOCK-GRACE † n. the end ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAWT n. 1. the shock produced by a sudden gust of wind ...a1838 Sc.
n. 2. a heavy dash; abuse by dragging or dashing about ...B1900 Sc.
vb. of wind: to pull or knock about roughly; to drag and tug at so as to spoil; to dash to and fro or to the ground; to buffet ...1866 Sc.
• TAWTIE adj. shaggy, matted, tangled, unkempt; of persons or animals: having a rough, shaggy head or coat ...1790 Sc.
n. 1. a potato ...1793 Sc.
n. 2. a stupid person ...B1900 Sc.
• TAWTY adj. of the hair, etc.: matted, shaggy ...1856 Sc.
• TAWTY-HEADED adj. shaggy-headed ...1831 Sc.
• TAX n. the cost ..1929 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to find fault with; to scold ...1806 Sc.
vb. 2. to charge, to make a claim upon one for an amount; to set the price, to cost ..1848 Amer. dial.
• TAXI, A n. between five and fifteen years imprisonment ...1930 US sl.
• TAX-MASTER n. a taskmaster ...1887 Sc.
• TAYLIE n. a cut or slice of meat or boiling or roasting ...1811 Sc.
• TAYLOR n. a factory-made cigarette ...1924 US sl.
• TAYSTRAGGELT n. a loose, idle person ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TAYTY † n. a seesaw ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TAY WATER WILLIE n. an inhabitant of Dundee ...1927 Sc.
• TAZ n. a moustache ...1951 sl.
• TAZIE n. 1. a struggle, tussle, strenuous effort; a tiring or trying spell of work ...1805 Sc.
n. 2. a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAZZ n. a tangle; esp. used of a rough head of hair; a heap of knots and loose ends ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TAZZED adj. overmatched; defeated; unable to accomplish one's purpose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TAZZLE n. a tangle; a state of disorder; esp. used of the hair ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to entangle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLED adj. 1. tangled, fuzzy, twisted, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. mixed together, confused ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLED UP adj. mixed together, confused ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP vb. to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly  ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZY adj. fuzzy, tangled, knotted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. a mischievous child; a foolish, romping girl; a silly fellow, a simpleton ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• T.B. n. 1. Two Beauts (large and shapely breasts) ...c1920 Aust. jocular
n. 2. a confidence trickster ...1933 US sl.
n. 3. an overactive kidney (Tiny Bladder) ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor ...1943 Amer. dial.
• T.C.B. vb. to deal efficiently with matters in hand (Take Care of Business) ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• TCHEW! int. an exclamation used to drive away a dog or to hound him on to another animal ...1890 Ireland
• TCHEY! int. an exclamation used to call or quiet a cow ...1890 Ireland
• TEA n. marijuana brewed in hot water to make a drink ...1935 sl., orig. US
• TEA-AND-EATING n. a tea party at which substantial food is provided ...1882 Sc.
• TEA-BAGGING n. the afternoon meal or tea ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA BEGRUDGED n. tea given sparingly, weak tea ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TEA-CAKE n. a child's seat or fundament ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEACH n. a teacher ...1958 sl.
† vb. 1. to preach ...1792 Sc.
vb. 2. to guide, to direct ...1892 Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to hand or give ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEACH A PIG TO PLAY ON THE FLUTE vb. to attempt the absurd or impossible ...1884
• TEACHER'S PET n. a favoured student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• TEACH IRON TO SWIM vb. 1. to act foolishly and to no purpose ...1809
vb. 2. to achieve the impossible ...B1900
• TEA-CHIT-CHAT n. cakes, etc. eaten at tea ...1791 Sc.
• TEACH ONE'S GRANDMA TO SUCK EGGS vb. to instruct an expert; to talk old to one's elders ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEACH ONE'S GRANNIE TO GROPE HER DUCKS vb. to instruct an expert ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEACH ONE'S GRANNIE TO SPIN vb. to instruct an expert ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEACH ONE'S GRANNIE TO SUP SOUR MILK vb. to instruct an expert ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER TO LAP ASHES vb. to give needless assistance or offer advice to an expert ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TEACH YOUR GRANDMOTHER TO SUCK EGGS vb. said to hose who presume to offer advice to others who are more experienced; to instruct an expert ...1707
• TEACUPS n. the hiccups ..1969 Amer. dial.
• TEA-D adj. said of someone in a marijuana-induced euphoria ...1928 US sl.
• TEA-DISH n. a teacup, esp. an old-fashioned one made without a handle ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TEA-D UP adj. said of someone in a marijuana-induced euphoria ...1928 US sl.
• TEAED adj. said of someone in a marijuana-induced euphoria ...1928 US sl.
• TEAED UP adj. 1. drunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. said of someone in a marijuana-induced euphoria ...1928 US sl.
• TEA-FIGHT n. a tea party ...1849 sl.
• TEAGIE adj. of a cow: having a white tip to its tail ...1825 Sc.
• TEAGLE vb. 1. to entangle, to impede, or to hinder in course or action; to keep back, to retard, to detain, to delay ...1635 Sc.
vb. 2. to linger, to tarry, to delay; to dally, to loiter ...a1700 Sc.
vb. 3. to 'catch' or entangle in talk; to embarrass ...1865 Sc.
vb. 4. to arrange, to dress, to put on one's clothing ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to walk slowly or heavily, to drag oneself, to trudge ...1886 Sc.
• TEAGUE n. 1. a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a contemptuous name for an Irishman ...1814 Ireland
n. 3. a plague of a person; an annoying person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA-HAND n. a tea-drinker ...1896 Sc.
• TEA-HEAD n. a habitual user of marijuana ...1953 sl., orig. US
• TEA-HOUNDS n. sideburns ...1972 Amer. dial.
• TEA IS FIT, THE phr. the tea is ready ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA IS LIKE, THE phr. the tea is ready ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA-JENNY n. one who is addicted to drinking tea, male or female ...1953 Sc.
• TEAK n. an otter ...1897 Sc.
• TEAKERS † n. a running of watery matter from a sore ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA KETTLE n. a locomotive, esp. a steam locomotive ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TEA-KETTLE BROTH n. any sloppy mixture of the nature of soup ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TEAKETTLE UP vb. to tidy, to put in order ...1975 Amer. dial.
• TEAL † n. a busybody; a mean fellow ...1804 Sc.
vb. 1. to bury in the earth; to bury ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to entice, to coax, to inveigle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
vb. 3. to dig; to plant in the ground, esp. to set potatoes ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TEA-LEAF n. a thief ...1903 Brit. rhyming sl.
• TEALER n. a wheedler, an enticer ...1808 Sc.
• TEAM n. 1. a litter or a number of animals of any kind, esp. pigs ...1858 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a brood of young ducks ...1858 Eng. dial.
• TEA-MAN n. 1. one who is addicted to drinking tea ...1905 Sc.
n. 2. a smoker of marijuana ...1938 US sl.
n. 3. a seller of marijuana ...1950 US sl.
• TEAMER vb. to pour out copiously ...1830 Eng. dial.
• TEAM OF LINKS, A n. a string or chain of sausages ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAN n. sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAP n. 1. a ram or tup ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a point, a peak ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. to tip, to tilt; to toss, to overturn ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA PAD n. a place where one can buy and smoke marijuana ...1938 US sl.
• TEA PARTY n. a gathering at which marijuana is smoked ...1944 US sl.
• TEAPOT n. 1. a French locomotive ...World War I Amer. sl.
n. 2. a railway station or depot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR n. 1. a spree, esp. a drinking spree ...1869 sl.
n. 2.  a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
n. 3. a great quantity, a large amount; generally used with adj. of bigness, as 'a big tear' ...1921 Sc.
n. 4. a lively, entertaining person; a jolly sort; a comic ...1935 Sc.
vb. 1. to rage; to get in a passion or rage ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to break ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to shed tears, to weep ...1810 Sc.
vb. 4. to work strenuously or with great energy and unrelaxing speed; to do anything with great speed and energy ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of wind: to blow hard, to sweep along in violent gusts, to rage ...1861 Sc.
vb. 6. to behave in a somewhat rowdy or boisterous fashion, to roister, to romp; to tease, to rag, to torment in a rough, sportive way ...1863 Sc.
vb. 7. to eat voraciously ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to knock or ring violently at a door ...B1900 Ireland
vb. 9. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR ALONG vb. 1. to succeed or get on ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEARANSY n. rage, passion; violence; outrageous haste ...1896 Sc.
• TEAR-ARSE n. a very active, busy person ...1923 sl.
• TEAR A SHEET vb. to pass wind ...1979 Amer. dial.
• TEAR-ASS n. a very active, busy person ...1923 US sl.
• TEAR-ASS AROUND vb. to hasten or rush around ...1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR-ASS OUT vb. to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR A STRIP OFF SOMEONE vb. to reprimand ...1940 sl., orig. R.A.F.
• TEARATION n. romping; noisy, boisterous play ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-AWAY n. 1. one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who is smart or striking or any way ...1901 Ireland
n. 3. (usually as 'tearaway') a minor gangster; a small-time villain ...1930s sl.
• TEAR-BACK n. a romping child; a romping. hoydenish person ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-BLOB n. a teardrops ...1810 Sc.
• TEAR-BRASS adj. rowdy, boisterous ...1880 Eng. dial. 
• TEARCAT n. a thug, a bully ...17C sl.
• TEARDOWN n. 1. a fierce or destructive person ...1834 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a violent quarrel or disagreement ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'tear down')
vb. 1. to reprimand severely; to attack verbally ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to beat, to thrash ...1892 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
vb. 4. to depress ...1950s sl.
vb. 5. to destroy ...1970s sl.
• TEAR-EM-ROUGH n. one who works or plays with great energy and violence when gentler methods would be more efficacious ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEARER n. 1. a thug, a bully ...17C sl.
n. 2. a passionate, irascible person; a shrew, a vixen, a virago ...1850 Sc.
n. 3. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR HIM UP vb. of weather: to improve ...1952 Sc.
• TEAR IN vb. to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
• TEARING adj. 1. passionate, headstrong; violent, rowdy or reckless in behaviour ...M17
adj. 2. impressive, splendid, first-rate ...M17 sl.
adj. 3. bustling, energetic, active; strong, strenuous ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. very great, excessive ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. boisterous, blustering; noisy; bustling ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 6. wonderful, well ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. of work: exhausting ...1920s sl.
adj. 8. of wind: high, boisterous, gusty, raging ...1923 Sc.
n. an angry reproof or denunciation; a thorough 'dressing-down' ...1901 Sc.
• TEARING-DOWN adj. 1. of a person or occasion: boisterous, rollicking, rip-roaring ...1845 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a fight: vigorous ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. (as 'tearing down') a beating, a thrashing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEARING UP n. a beating, a thrashing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEAR INTO vb. 1. to throw oneself enthusiastically into a task ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to attack physically or verbally ...20C sl.
• TEAR-IN-TWO adj. violent, savage ...1892 Sc.
• TEAR IT vb. to spoil one's chances; to put an end to one's plans, etc. ...20C sl.
• TEAR-IT-DOWN n. a fantastic performance ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• TEAR IT OFF A BIT vb. of a man: to have sex with a woman ...1941 sl., orig. Aust.
• TEAR IT OFF A PIECE vb. of a man: to have sex with a woman ...1941 sl., orig. Aust.
• TEAR IT UP vb. to perform, behave, etc. with unrestrained excitement ...1932 US sl., chiefly jazz usage
• TEAR-JERKER n. a story, film, song, etc. calculated to evoke sadness or sympathy ...1921 sl., orig. US
• TEARN † vb. to compare, to liken ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEA-ROCKING n. a tea party ...1860 Sc.
• TEAR OFF THE SHINGLES vb. to be noisy or boisterous ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEAR ONE'S ASS vb. to injure oneself; to get into trouble; to be overwhelmed and defeated ...1750 sl.
• TEAR ONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to injure oneself; to get into trouble; to be overwhelmed and defeated ...1961 sl.
• TEAR ONE'S HAIR vb. to behave frenziedly ...1606
• TEAR ONE'S HAIR OUT vb. to behave frenziedly ...1606
• TEA ROOM n. a public lavatory used by homosexuals for assignations ...1970 US sl.
• TEAR-OUT n. a boisterous or hilarious meeting ...1929 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'tear out') to depart hurriedly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEAR OUT THE BONE vb. to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEA-ROYAL n. tea with spirits in it ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-RAG n. a rude, boisterous child; a romp, one always getting into mischief and tearing his clothes ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEARS n. pearls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEARS AND AGES! int. an exclamation or mild oath ...1841 Ireland
• TEAR SOMEONE A NEW ASS vb. to ruin or destroy someone ...1973 Amer. sl.
• TEAR SOMEONE A NEW ASSHOLE vb. to injure or rebuke someone ...1968 Amer. sl., esp. military
• TEAR SOMEONE DOWN vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1978 US sl.
• TEAR SOMEONE OFF A STRIP vb. to reprimand ...1940 sl., orig. R.A.F.
• TEAR SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to trounce, to punish, to kill someone ...1961 Amer. sl.
• TEARS WERE RUNNING DOWN HIS CHEEKS LIKE BEETLES UP A HILL, THE phr. said in ridicule of a child who is crying for nothing ...B1900 N. Ireland
• TEAR-TATHERS n. torn shreds ...B1900 Sc. 
• TEAR THE BONE OUT vb. to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEAR THE MOOR vb. to get very drunk ...1855 Eng. dial. 
• TEAR THE PLACE DOWN vb. to demonstrate great emotion; to act intensely and wildly ...1940s sl.
• TEAR THE ROOF OFF vb. to cause an uproar; to make a great noise ...M19 sl.
• TEAR THE TARTAN vb. 1. to talk loudly and volubly, to jabber away, to make a great clamour ...1934 Sc.
vb. 2. to speak Gaelic ...1934 Sc.
• TEAR-THE-WIND n. a violent, roistering, daredevil character ...1905 Sc.
• TEAR THINGS UP vb. to perform, behave, etc. with unrestrained excitement ...1932 US sl., chiefly jazz usage
• TEAR TO MAMMOCKS vb. to tear in pieces ...1804 Eng. dial.
• TEAR-UP n. 1. a row, a rampage ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a period of violent destructive behaviour ...1964 sl., orig. US
vb. (as 'tear up')
vb. 1. to mess up, to make untidy or disorderly, to muddle up, to disarrange ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to break, to damage, to wreck ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to upset, to anger, to embarrass ...1959 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to beat, to thrash ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 5. of a machine: to break down ...2000 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP JACK vb. to be noisy or rowdy; to cause a disturbance or commotion ...1845 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP SHINNY vb. to make a fuss or disturbance ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TEARY adj. 1. weak, frail, delicate; faint ...1825 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. tall, tapering; slender; said of persons and plants ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEAR YOUR HAIR OUT vb. to behave in a highly agitated manner, esp. as a result of worry ...1606 UK
• TEARY-WEARY adj. boring, tiresome ...1901 Sc.
• TEASE vb. 1. to nibble or pick slowly ...a1838 Sc.
vb. 2. to handle roughly; to tear; to toss about ...1892 Sc.
vb. 3. to harass; to drive ...B1900 Sc.
• TEASER n. a difficult problem; a puzzle ...1830 
• TEA-SHINE n. a tea party ...1838 Sc.
• TEA-SKITTLE n. a tea party; used somewhat derisorily ...1905 Sc.
• TEASPOONS n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• TEASY adj. 1. fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. teasing, troublesome ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TEAT n. a draught of wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEATABELLICALLY † adv. at the tea-table, in familiar conversation at tea ...1768 nonce word
• TEATING n. the whistling of the wind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEATLE vb. to dawdle, to trifle; to idle away time ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TEA-TOWEL HEAD n. (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...1980s sl.
• TEATY adj. peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEA UP vb. to drink to excess; to become drunk ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEA-VOIDER n. a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl.
• TEAZLE n. a buffeting or knocking about, rough handling, a severe brush or tussle ...1808 Sc.
vb. to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• TEAZY adj. 1. fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. teasing, troublesome ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TEBBIE n. 1. a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the calf of the leg ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a calf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEBBITLESS adj. without feeling; destitute of sensation, numb, benumbed ...1768 Sc.
• TEBBITS n. physical sensation, feelings; energy, strength ...1808 Sc.
• TEC n. a detective ...1879 sl.
• TECH n. technical college ...1906 sl., orig. US
int. an exclamation of disgust ...c1850 Sc.
• TECHED adj. crazy or slightly crazy ...E17
• TECHEOUS adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TECHNICOLOUR YAWN n. vomiting ...1964 Aust. sl.
• TECHOUS adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered ...1903 Amer. dial.
• TECHY adj. touchy, irritable, fretful, short-tempered, peevish, easily offended, sensitive ...1815 Amer. dial.
• TECK n. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
• TECKTAIL n. a somersault ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TED n. 1. a tidying up, sorting out, setting to rights; the act of arranging or putting in order ...1887 Sc.
n. 2. a Teddy-boy ...1956 Brit. sl.
vb. 1. to have leave or permission to do a thing; to be bound or under obligation ...1746 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to scatter, to strew, to spread abroad; to spill, to dissipate ...1794 Sc.
vb. 3. to spread out in an orderly manner, to arrange in order, to make tidy ...1871 Sc.
† vb. 4. to burn wood fires ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEDD † adj. ravelled, entangled ...B1900 Sc.
• TEDDER vb. to perplex, to tease ...1851 Eng. dial.
• TEDDIOUS adj. peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEDDISOME adj. 1. tedious, wearisome ...1824 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fretful, fractious, tiresome ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TEDDY n. 1. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a type of men's haircut similar to a crew cut; short hair combed straight back ...1943 Amer. dial.
• TEDDY BEAR n. 1. a fur-lined high-altitude flying suit ...1917 sl.
n. 2. a type of men's haircut similar to a crew cut; short hair combed straight back ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a youth or man who dresses flashily or shows off ...1953 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'lair'
• TEDDY-BEAR CUT n. a type of men's haircut similar to a crew cut; short hair combed straight back ...1943 Amer. dial.
• TEDIFY † vb. to become tedious, to weary, to bore ...1613 nonce word
• TEDIOUS adj. 1. careful, scrupulous, particular ...1874 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
adv. very, exceedingly ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TEDIOUSNESS n. slowness ...1900 Eng. dial.
• TEDIOUSOME adj. tedious, wearisome ...1824 Sc.
• TEDS n. socks ...1878 Eng. dial.
• TEE n. 1. a police spy; an informer ...Bk1902 sl.
n. 2. a T-shirt ...1970s sl., orig. US
n. 3. Tuinal ...1970s US drugs sl.
vb. of bees: to buzz ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEECHY adj. tetchy, peevish, irritable, short-tempered; easily offended or angered ...1691 Eng. dial.
• TEEDEE n. a lump of excrement ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEDER-TODDER n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEEDER-TOTTER n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEEDLE n. a seesaw ...1933 Amer. dial.
† vb. to sing a song without words; to croon ...1824 Sc.
• TEED OFF adj. annoyed and disappointed ...1955 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• TEEDUM BARREL n. a container in which an old-time moonshiner kept his private drinking liquor ...1972 Amer. dial.
• TEEDY adj. peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc.
• TEEGLE UP vb. to entice; to lead on from step to step ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEE-HIND n. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TEE-HINDER n. the buttocks ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TEE-HINEY n. the buttocks ...1970 Amer. dial.
• TEE-HINEY-HOO n. the buttocks ...2009 Amer. dial.
• TEE-HOLE n. the entrance to a beehive ...1681 Eng. dial.
• TEEHOSS vb. to romp vulgarly or rudely ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEEL vb. 1. to place anything so that it may easily fall, esp. to bait or set a trap, snare, etc. ...1777 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to work at, to toil ...1817 Sc.
vb. 3. to bury in the earth; to bury ...1854 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to be obstinately set or determined on doing anything ...1873 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to dig; to plant in the ground, esp. to set potatoes ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to set up on end; to prop or lean up against a wall, etc. ...1893 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to prepare; to make ready ...1895 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to entice, to wheedle; to inveigle by flattery ...B1900 Sc.
• TEELIE adj. coaxing, enticing, encouraging, inducing ...1866 Sc.
• TEELING adj. sloping, leaning, slanting ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEELY vb. to entice, to coax, to wheedle by flattery; to wheedle something from or out of a person ...1866 Sc.
• TEELYTOON n. a teasing, fretful, wearisome child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEM † adj. 1. full ...1678 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. empty ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. thin ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a heavy downpour or long-continued fall of rain ...1793 Sc. & Ireland
n. 2. a large quantity; abundant supply ...1876 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to overflow ...1685 Sc.
† vb. 2. to be pregnant; to bring forth; to produce in abundance ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to drain the water off potatoes, etc., when boiled ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TEEMFUL adj. full to the brim ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEMING adj. 1. of a woman: child-bearing; apt to bear children ...1703 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. pregnant ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TEEMING-FULL adj. running over; full to the brim ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEEMING-TIME n. the time of parturition ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TEEM ON n. a heavy beating ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to beat with severity ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 2. to work with great energy and speed ...B1900 Sc.
• TEEM UP vb. to fill up to the brim ...B1900 Sc.
• TEEN † adj. angry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. wrath, anger, rage; vexation; revenge ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. sorrow, grief ...1820 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to close, to shut ...1874 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. of the moon: to wane, to change ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to trouble, to vex; to tease, to worry ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEENCHY adj. very tiny or small ...1858 Amer. dial.
• TEENCY-WEENCY adj. very tiny or small ...1976 Amer. dial.
• TEENFUL adj. wrathful; troublesome, vexatious ...1861 Sc.
• TEE-NINCHY adj. very tiny or small ...1931 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINCY adj. very tiny or small ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINE-CHY adj. very tiny or small ...1898 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINECY adj. very tiny or small ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINESY adj. very tiny or small ...1981 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINETY adj. very tiny or small ...1917 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINEY adj. very tiny or small ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TEENING n. closing time; lighting-up time ...1837 Eng. dial.
• TEENING-TIME n. closing time; lighting-up time; twilight ...1837 Eng. dial.
• TEE-NINSY adj. very tiny or small ...1946 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINTSY adj. very tiny or small ...1981 Amer. dial.
• TEE-NINY adj. very tiny or small ...1870 Amer. dial.
• TEENSY adj. very tiny or small ...1856 Amer. dial.
• TEENSY-TINESY adj. very tiny or small ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEENSY-TINSEY adj. very small, tiny ...2003 Amer. dial.
• TEENSY-WEENSY adj. very tiny or small ...1872 Amer. dial.
• TEENTER n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
• TEENTER BOARD n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
• TEENTSY adj. very tiny or small ...1904 Amer. dial.
• TEENTSY-WEENTSY adj. very tiny or small ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TEENTY adj. very small or tiny, minute ...1812 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEENTY-TAUNTY adj. very small or tiny ...1863 Amer. dial.
• TEENTY-TAWNTY adj. very small or tiny ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TEENTY-TOINTY adj. very small or tiny ...1844 Amer. dial.
• TEENTY-TONTY adj. very small or tiny ...1867 Amer. dial.
• TEENTY-WEENTY adj. very small or tiny ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TEENY adj. fretful, fractious; said of a little child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEENY-BOPPER n. a young teenager, typically a girl, who follows the latest fashions in clothes, pop music, etc. ...1966 sl.
• TEENY-INEY adj. very tiny or small ...1964 Amer. dial.
• TEENY-TINY adj. very tiny or small ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• TEENY-TONY adj. very small or tiny ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TEENY-WEENY adj. tiny, very small ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TEE OFF ON vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1955 US sl.
• TEE ONE OFF vb. to annoy or infuriate ...1961 sl., orig. & chiefly Amer.
• TEEPLE n. a slight touch or stroke ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to touch or strike lightly ...B1900 Sc.
• TEER vb. to smear, to daub; to spread; to dirty ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TEERY adj. 1. soft, smooth, mellow ...1879 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sticky, smeary; adhesive ...1881 Eng. dial.
• TEERY-LARRY n. a representation of the note of the skylark, or of a similar sound uttered as an exclamation or delight or gaiety; an imitation of a musical sound ...1611
• TEERY-LEERY n. a representation of the note of the skylark, or of a similar sound uttered as an exclamation or delight or gaiety; an imitation of a musical sound ...1611
• TEESICKER n. an overpowering quantity ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TEESIE n. 1. a struggle, tussle, strenuous effort; a tiring or trying spell of work ...1805 Sc.
n. 2. a ft of passion ...1808 Sc.
• TEET adj. nimble ...1889 Sc.
n. 1. a stolen glance; a peep ...1819 Sc.
n. 2. the smallest sound; the least word ...B1900 Sc.
vb. to peep; to peep or pry in a sly, clandestine manner ...1785 Sc.
• TEE-TADDLE n. a seesaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TEETAIL n. a somersault ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEE-TALLY n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEET-BO † n. a game at peep-bo (peekaboo) ...a1600 Sc.
• TEETEE n. 1. a total abstainer; a teetotaller ...1900 Sc.
n. 2. (as 'tee-tee') urination ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 3. (as 'tee-tee') the genitals ...2004 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'tee-tee') to urinate ...1992 Amer. dial.
• TEE-TEE CLOTH n. a diaper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEE-TEE POT n. a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEETER n. a seesaw ...1854 Amer. dial.
vb. to play at seesaw ...1809 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-BOARD n. a seesaw ...1855 Amer. dial.
• TEETER HORSE n. a seesaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEETERING n. the sport of skating on yielding ice ...1921 Amer. dial.
• TEETERING-BOARD n. a seesaw ...1910 Amer. dial.
• TEETERING HORSE n. a seesaw ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEETERING PLANK n. a seesaw ...1943 Amer. dial.
• TEETER POLE n. a seesaw ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TEETERTAMORTER n. a seesaw ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEETER-TAUTER n. a seesaw ...1956 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-TAWTER n. a seesaw; the act of seesawing ...1848 Amer. dial.
vb. to play at seesaw ...1916 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-TOOTER n. a seesaw ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-TOTER n. a seesaw ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-TOTTER n. a seesaw ...1941 Amer. dial.
vb. to play at seesaw ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TEETER-TOTTER BOARD n. a seesaw ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TEETH n. 1. a ship's guns ...1810 nautical sl.
† n. 2. temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEETHACHE n. a toothache ...1811 Amer. dial.
• TEETHFUL n. a toothful, a small quantity of any liquid ...B1900 Sc.
• TEETH-HALER n. a dentist ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEETH ORGAN n. a harmonica ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEETH-RIFE adj. palatable, toothsome ...B1900 Sc.
• TEETHY adj. 1. ill-tempered, peevish, cross; crabbed; pugnacious ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. fretful, fractious, tetchy; generally applied to children or infants ...1828 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. having many or large teeth; biting; given to biting ...1835 Sc.
• TEETIE-BO n. a game at peep-bo (peekaboo) ...1773 Sc.
• TEETING TOTTER n. a seesaw ...1973 Amer. dial.
• TEE-TINSY adj. very small or tiny ...1979 Amer. dial.
• TEE-TINY adj. very small or tiny ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TEETLEE-BENDERS n. an area of yielding ice made naturally or deliberately on a body of water; the sport of running or skating over such ice ...1901 Amer. dial.
• TEETLEY-BENDOES n. an area of yielding ice made naturally or deliberately on a body of water; the sport of running or skating over such ice ...1909 Amer. dial.
• TEETLING BOARD n. a seesaw ...1933 Amer. dial.
• TEE-TONCEY adj. very small or tiny ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TEETOTAL adj. perfect; complete, entire ...1884
n. a teetotaller; a total abstainer ...1857 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEE-TOTTER n. a seesaw ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEETOTUM vb. to wheel or whirl about; to twist round ...1899 Eng. dial.
• TEETY adj. peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TEEVOO † n. a male flirt ...1824 Sc.
• TEEWIGGIN n. a small pig ...1972 Amer. dial.
• TEEZICKER n. an overpowering quantity ...1879 Eng. dial.
• TEFT vb. to try the weight of anything by poising it in the hand ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TEG n. 1 a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
n. 2. an Irishman ...M17
n. 3. a yearling sheep before it has been shorn ...1784 Eng. dial.
• TEG-MAN n. a shepherd ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEGTAIL n. a somersault ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TE-HINDER n. the buttocks ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TEIG n. 1. a Roman Catholic, esp. as used by Protestants in Northern Ireland ...M17 sl.
n. 2. an Irishman ...M17
• TEIGHT adj. fatigued ...B1900 Sc.
• TEIL † n. a busybody; a mean fellow ...1804 Sc.
† vb. to ail, to be amiss ...1821 Eng. dial.
• TEIST n. a handful ...B1900 Sc.
• TEITY adj. squeamish ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEITY-STOMACHED adj. squeamish ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEK n. 1. an otter ...1897 Sc.
n. 2. a dog ...1899 Sc.
• TELEFOAM n. telephone ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TELEGRAFT n. a telegram ...1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to telegraph ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TELEPHOME n. a telephone ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TELEPHONE BOOTH n. an outdoor toilet building ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TELESCOPED adj. suppressed, silenced ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TELESCOPE TEDDY n. Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TELEWAG n. a telegram; a telegraph wire ...1867 Eng. dial.
• TELL n. 1. an account, a story - used to give the authority for a statement ...1795 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a talk, conversation; gossip, chat; tidings, news ...1867 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to betray an associate to the police or other authority; to inform on; to incriminate ...1539
vb. 2. to count, to reckon up ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to remember, to call to mind ...1880 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to repeat; to say by heart ...1880 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to recognize; to know; to distinguish ...1886 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to talk, to converse ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TELLABLE adj. 1. fit to be told; usually used with negative ...B1900 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. distinguishable; easily recognized, conspicuous ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-A-PIE-TIT n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL A WINDY vb. to tell a boastful story ...1925 Amer. dial.
• TELL-CLACK n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-CLAT n. a talebearer ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL DILDRAMS vb. to tell strange tales or improbably stories ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL DILDRAMS AND BUCKINGHAM JENKINS vb. to talk strangely and wildly ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TELLE vb. to eat hastily ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELLER n. a counter, one who counts ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TELLGENCE † n. tidings, news, 'intelligence' ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELLING n. 1. a story, narrative; talk, conversation; news; anything worth revealing or telling ...1660 Scot & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a scolding, reproof; warning, advice ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TELL IT LIKE IT IS vb. to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; to be forthright ...1964 sl., orig. US Black usage
• TELL IT TO JESUS! int. a request to be quiet ...1930s US tramps’ usage
• TELL IT TO SWEENEY! int. a dismissive exclamation of disbelief at a far-fetched statement ...20C US sl.
• TELL IT TO THE MARINES! int. I don't believe it ...1826 sl.
• TELL ME ABOUT IT phr. an expression of agreement, usually when the first speaker is recounting some tale of problems ...1920s US college sl.
• TELL ME ANOTHER! int. I don't believe it ...1914 sl.
• TELL ME ANOTHER ONE! int. I don't believe it ...1914 sl.
• TELL OFF vb. to reprimand ...1919 sl.
• TELL OFF ON vb. to inform on, to betray ...1963 Amer. dial.
• TELL ONE'S BEADS vb. to say one's prayers ...1641
• TELL-PIE n. a talebearer ...1796 Eng. dial.
• TELL-PIE TIT n. a talebearer ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-PIENOT n. a talebearer ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-PIET n. a talebearer ...1902 Sc.
• TELL-PIOT n. a talebearer ...1902 Sc.
• TELL-POST n. a direction or finger-post; a sign-post ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-PYE n. a talebearer ...1796 Eng. dial.
• TELLSOME adj. talkative, esp. officiously forward in giving advice ...1934 Amer. dial.
• TELL SOMEONE WHERE TO HEAD IN vb. to severely scold or reprimand ...1945 Amer. dial.
• TELL STORIES vb. to lie ...a1697
• TELL-TALE adj. that gives one away ...a1577
n. something that gives one away ...a1577
• TELL-TALER TIT n. a talebearer ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELL-TALE TIT n. a talebearer ... 1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TELL THAT TO THE MARINES! int. expressing incredulity ...1823 colloq.
• TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL vb. to boldly tell the truth in defiance of temptation to the contrary; to reveal all at any cost ...1793
• TELL-TIT n. a talebearer ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TELL WHAT WOOD THE SHIP IS MADE OF vb. to be seasick ...1580
• TELL WHERE TO GET OFF vb. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TELL WHERE TO HEAD IN vb. to humiliate ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TELLY n. television ...1935 Brit. colloq.
• TELLY-PIE n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELLY-PIE-TIT n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELLY-PIOT n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TELLY-PYE-TIT n. a talebearer ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMBERN-HILL n. the stairs ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TEMBLE ABOUT vb. to care for; to like ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMERARIOUS adj. 1. unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, careless, rash, bold, headstrong ...1532 now only literary
† adj. 2. acting or happening at random; fortuitous, casual, haphazard ...1660    
• TEMERARY † adj. rash, reckless, heedless, careless, overbold, headstrong ...c1410
• TEMEROUS * adj. rash, reckless, foolhardy ...1461
• TEMP n. a temporary employee, esp. a temporary secretary ...1932 sl., orig. US
vb. to work as a temporary employee ...1973 sl.
• TEMPERED adj. 1. angry, irritated, annoyed, upset ...1942 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. finding fault, complaining ...1969 Amer. dial.
• TEMPER-PIN n. disposition, temper ...1864 Sc.
• TEMPERSOME adj. hot-tempered, passionate, hasty-tempered ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPER'T adj. vexed, out of temper ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPER-THRAWING adj. souring the temper ...1873 Sc.
• TEMPERY adj. 1. slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. short-tempered, hasty ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPEST n. a storm, esp. a thunderstorm, but without the accompaniment of high wind ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. of the wind: to blow roughly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• TEMPESTY adj. stormy, blusterous ...1868 Eng. dial.
n. a gale of wind ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TEMPLE OF VENUS n. the vagina ...L16 euphemism
• TEMPORANEOUS † adj. 1. lasting only a relatively short time; temporary ...1656
† adj. 2. pertaining to time, temporal ...1656 rare or obs.
• TEMPORARY adj. slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORY adj. slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMP STICK n. a thermometer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEMPT vb. to attempt, to try ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPTACIOUS adj. tempting, inviting ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEMPTASHOUS adj. tempting, inviting ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEMPTATION n. a trial ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMPTSOME adj. tempting, inviting ...1836 Sc.
• TEMPTUOUS adj. tempting, inviting ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEMTIOUS adj. tempting, inviting ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TEMULENCY * n. drunkenness, inebriation, intoxication by liquor ...1623
• TEMULENT * adj. drunk, intoxicated ...1608
• TEMULENTIOUS † adj. drunken ...1652
• TENANT n. a louse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TENANTSHIP n. tenancy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENANT-STEAD adj. occupied by a tenant ...1759 Sc.
• TEN BETTERS phr. ten times better ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TEN-BONES n. the ten fingers ...c1485 obs.
• TEN-CARAT adj. big; impressive; imposing ...Amer. sl.
• TEN-CENT JIMMY n. James Buchanan, 15th US president ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEN CENTS n. a ten-dollar packet of narcotics ...1960s Amer. drugs sl.
• TEND n. fire ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to kindle, to light, to set fire to ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to intend ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to provide, to supply ...1882 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to attempt ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TENDANCE n. attention, care ...1902 Eng. dial.
• TENDER † adj. 1. circumspect, careful, considerate; scrupulous ...1709-31 Sc.
adj. 2. of the wind: trying, sharp, biting ...1854 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of roads: soft, muddy ...1882 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. nearly related; akin ...1889 Sc.
adj. 5. of the weather: inclined to rain, threatening ...1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. pathetic, touching ...1901 Sc.
n. 1. a waiter ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a term of endearment to a baby ...1895 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the guard of a train ...B1900 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
† vb. 2. to have regard for ...1714 Sc.
vb. 3. to make soft or delicate ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TENDER-DEAR n. a term of endearment ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TENDERFOOT n. an inexperienced newcomer or visitor in a frontier or rural area; a greenhorn; a naive or inexperienced person ...1866 Amer. dial.
• TENDERLOIN n. a district of a city where vice and corruption are rife ...1887 Amer. sl.
• TENDERLY adj. poorly, unwell ...1787 Sc.
• TENDERNESS † n. 1. delicacy, esp. as regards health ...1709-31 Sc.
† n. 2. consideration, regard; scrupulousness ...1818 Sc.
• TENDERSOME adj. tender, gentle, sweet ...1899 Eng. dial.
• TENDFUL adj. requiring attention; esp. said of a child ...1833 Amer. dial.
• TENDLE † n. firewood; dried twigs or furze, etc. used for fuel ...B1900 Sc.
• TEND OUT ON vb. to attend to, to take care of ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TEND TO vb. to pay attention ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• TEND TO YOUR LITTLE RED WAGON phr. mind your own business ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEND TO YOUR OWN BEESWAX phr. mind your own business ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEND UP vb. to make up a fire; to add fuel to a fire ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 

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