DICTIONARY
W - PAGE 1

• W. n. 1. a toilet or a bathroom ...19C Brit. colloq.
n. 2. a warrant for arrest, search, etc. ...1956 UK criminals' sl.
n. 3. in sports: a win ...1970 US sl.
vb. to cheat, to swindle ...1900s sl.
• W2 n. the German Kaiser Wilhelm II; reigned 1888-1918); hence, any military-looking man ...L19 usage
• WAAC n. a member of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps ...1917 colloq.
• WAAF n. a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force ...1939 colloq.
• WAAF-BASHER n. a male fornicator ...1941 Royal Air Force sl.
• WAAFERY n. the part of the camp frequented by members of the WAAF; also, the billets occupied ...1939 Royal Air Force sl.
• WAAFISE vb. to substitute airwomen for airmen ...1941 Royal Air Force colloq.
• WAAH n. anything that occasions admiration or surprise ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAAI vb. to leave ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• WAAS vb. to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WAA-ZOOED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• WAB n. 1. the tongue ...1877 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a lump ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 3. foolish chatter, nonsense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to chatter; to gossip ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WABBIT adj. exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WABBLE adj. 1. slender, easily shaken ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. wishy-washy, having a weak and watery flavour ...1866 Sc.
adv. with a weak tottering step, tremulously ...1866 Sc.
n. 1. the act of walking with difficulty through weakness ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. wishy-washy, tasteless liquid food or drink ...1899 Sc.
vb. 1. to wobble; to walk unsteadily, to stagger, to totter, to rock on one's feet, to waffle ...1786 Sc.
vb. 2. to stammer out, to blurt or mumble in a halting or indistinct way ...1920 Sc.
vb. 3. to wriggle about ...1928 Sc.
• WABBLED UP † adj. crumpled up ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WABBLE-JAWED adj. having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1919 Amer. dial.
• WABBLER n. a boiled leg of mutton ...19C sl.
• WABBLIE adj. of liquid food or drink: wishy-washy, thin ...1949 Sc.
• WABSTER n. 1. a weaver ...1703 Sc.
n. 2. a spider ...1788 Sc.
n. 3. a knitter of stockings ...1825 Sc.
vb. to beat time with the feet like a weaver stamping on his treadles ...1823 Sc.
• WAC n. 1. PCP ...1981 US drugs sl.
n. 2. marijuana mixed with PCP ...1998 UK sl.
• WA-CAST n. anything contemptible or worthless; a castaway; a piece of extravagance; 'away-cast' ...1898 Sc.
• WACE n. wax ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WACHIE adj. clammy, wet; foggy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WACK † adj. 1. moist, damp, wet, clammy ...1513 Sc.
adj. 2. rainy ...1513 Sc.
adj. 3. second-rate, inferior, phony, unsatisfactory, unacceptable, very bad ...1984 US Black sl.
adj. 4. of crack cocaine: unpleasant ...1986 US sl.
adj. 5. positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
n. 1. a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
n. 2. a crazy or eccentric person ...1938 sl., orig. US
n. 3. PCP ...1981 US drugs sl.
n. 4. marijuana mixed with PCP ...1998 UK sl.
• WACK AROUND vb. to act lazily ...1980s US college sl.
• WACK-ASS adj. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
• WACKED adj. 1. excited ...1959 US sl.
adj. 2. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 3. positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
adj. 4. beyond repair ...1997 UK sl.
• WACKED OUT adj. crazy, eccentric, mad ...1968 US sl.
• WACKED UP adj. crazy, odd, irrational ...1947 US sl.
• WACKELASS n. a cat this is a troublesome, clumsy creature ...1999 Can. sl.
• WACKENER n. a sharp, quick-witted person ...1878 Eng. dial.
• WACKENISH adj. lively, quick-witted, shrewd ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WACKENSOME adj. lively, quick-witted, shrewd ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WACKER adj. 1. easily awakened; wakeful ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. angry, wrathful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. pleased ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl.
adj. 6. worse ...1999 US sl.
n. 1. a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
n. 2. a shake; a shiver ...1861 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a masturbator ...1980s US sl.
n. 4. a penis ...1990s sl.
vb. to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WACKERSOME adj. wakeful, wide-awake ...1858 Eng. dial.
• WACKERY adj. shaky ...1886 Eng. dial.
• WACKIE n. 1. a claim or right to something ...1943 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a typical male member of the working classes ...1982 teen sl.
• WACKIE vb. to stake a claim or reserve a right to something ...1956 Amer. dial.
• WACKIES n. a claim or right to something ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WACK IT vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK IT IN vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WACK IT OUT vb. to defend or support successfully ...1910s sl.
• WACK IT UP vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WACK JOB n. an eccentric or insane person ...1979 US sl.
• WACKNESS † n. 1. moisture, humidity ...c1520 Sc.
n. 2. mediocrity ...2000s US Black sl.
• WACKO adj. crazy eccentric ...1977 sl, orig. & chiefly US
n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1977 sl., orig. & chiefly US
int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust.
• WACK OFF vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACKOID adj. odd, eccentric ...1999 UK sl.
• WACK OUT vb. in gambling, to lose all one's money ...1950s US gambling sl.
• WACK-ROWDY-DOW n. weak beer, broth, tea, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
• WACK SOMEONE OUT vb. to kill, to murder ...20C sl.
• WACK THE ONE-EYED WORM vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK THE WEASEL vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACKTIC adj. very bad ...1983 UK sl.
• WACK WILLY vb. to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WACKY adj. 1. incorrect, unreliable; eccentric, crazy ...1935 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. unusual, out of the way, little known ...c1942 journalists' sl.
n. a typical male member of the working classes ...1982 teen sl.
• WACKY BACCY n. marijuana ...1975 US sl.
• WACKY BACKY n. marijuana ...1975 US sl.
• WACKY DUST n. cocaine ...1930s US drugs sl.
• WACKY FOR KHAKI adj. infatuated with men in military uniform ...1967 US sl.
• WACKY HOUSE n. a psychiatric institution ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• WACKY TABBACKY n. marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WACKY WEED n. marijuana ..1980s drugs sl.
• WAC-WAC n. PCP ...1995 US sl.
• WAD n. 1. a wager, a bet ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a heap ....1750 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a pledge, something deposited as security ...1808 Sc.
n. 4. a large quantity; a mass, heap ...1828 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 5. a roll of money or money in general ...E19 sl.
n. 6. straw used for bedding ...M19 sl.
n. 7. a compact coil of hair at the top or back of a woman's head ...1870 Amer. dial.
n. 8. the mouth ...1900s US college sl.
n. 9. money ... Bk1903 sl.
n. 10. a fool, an idiot, an unpleasant person ...20C sl., orig. US college
n. 11. a drink of alcohol ...1910s sl.
n. 12. food, esp. a bun, cake, or sandwich; in all cases its filling qualities are more important than taste etc. ...1919 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
n. 13. an unpopular or disliked person ...20C US
n. 14. semen, esp. an ejaculation of semen ...1920s sl.
n. 15. a rag saturated with glue or any volatile solvent that is inhaled for the intoxicating effect ...1970 US sl.
n. 16. a sexually aggressive male ...1970s US college sl.
n. 17. expectorated sputum ...1989 US sl.
n. 18. a bag of tobacco or marijuana ...2000s drugs sl.
vb. 1. to pledge, to wager, to bet ...1745 Sc.
vb. 2. to marry ...1792 Sc.
vb. 3. to pack persons closely ...1850
vb. 4. to stuff with food; to gorge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. of a male: to reach orgasm ...2003 UK sl.
• WAD CUTTER n. a flat-nosed bullet ...1962 US sl.
• WADDED adj. well-off, rich ...2002 UK sl.
• WADDEN adj. 1. young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADDER n. anything very large; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDIE adj. proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
n. 1. a club or cudgel ...E19 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a cattle rustler; also, a cowboy, esp. a temporary cowhand ...1897 US sl.
n. 3. a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
• WADDIN adj. young and vigorous, alert, active ...a1838 Sc.
• WADDIOCK n. a large piece ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDLE † n. 1. the wane of the moon ...1678 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a sloppy mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to wrap up clumsily; to swaddle; to entwine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to bargain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. of ducks: to trample grass, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDLER † n. a  poor householder ...1737 Sc.
• WADDLY adj. thinly diluted ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDY adj. 1. of the wind: puffy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. fishermen's term
adj. 2. tough and insipid, as hard meat without flavour ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. contemptible; undesirable ...20C US sl.
adj. 4. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a club; a hefty piece of wood suitable for a club; a cudgel ...1809 Aust. sl.
† n. 2. a rustler; a cattle thief ...1879 Amer. West usage
n. 3. a stick; a walking-stick ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
n. 4. a cowboy; a ranch hand ...1893 Amer. West usage
n. 5. a wading place, a ford ...1929 Sc.
vb. 1. to hit someone, usually with a club or cudgel ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to beg, to implore ...L19 Aust. sl.
• WADE n. 1. shallow water, a ford ...1829 Sc.
n. 2. endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of persons and animals: to go, to advance, to move onward ...a1000
† vb. 2. to go in action or discourse, to proceed ...c1374
vb. 3. of the sun or moon: to wade through clouds or mist ...a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 4. to persevere under difficulties ...1714
vb. 5. of fish: to appear on the surface or leap out of the water ...a1838 Sc.
vb. 6. to bathe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADE AWAY vb. to diminish gradually; to cause to diminish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADE IN vb. 1. to commit oneself wholeheartedly, esp. to a fight ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to commence an action ...M19 sl.
• WADE INTO vb. 1. to commit oneself wholeheartedly, esp. to a fight ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to commence an action ...M19 sl.
• WADE INTO SOMEONE vb. to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1893 sl., orig. US
• WADEN adj. young and active; supple; soft ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WADE OUT OF † vb. to escape from ...c1386
• WADER n. a person who forages on the beach for wreck materials ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADERS n. shoes, boots ...1945 US sl.
• WADE THE WATER vb. to go through a certain experience, 'to take the plunge' ...1857 Sc.
• WADGE n. 1. a bar of soap ...1839 Sc.
n. 2. a large loose bundle ...1860 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a thick, chunky, dense lump ...M19 sl.
n. 4. the act of shaking in a threatening manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 5. a thick slice of bread, cheese, etc. ...1923 Sc.
n. 6. a large amount ...1960 UK sl.
vb. 1. to shake in a threatening manner; to brandish ...1864 Sc.
vb. 2. to prod, to nudge forcibly, live driving a wedge in ...1899 Sc.
• WADGEOCK n. a loose bundle; a burden ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADGETTY adj. fidgety, nervous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WADGIKING adj. walking awkwardly in an undrilled manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADJIT n. a small amount; a smidgen ...1993 Amer. dial.
• WADJOCK n. a loose bundle; a burden ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAD-SHIFTER n. a teetotaller ...1910s sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A COAL CHUTE, A phr. an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A DONKEY, A phr. an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C US sl.
• WAD THAT WOULD CHOKE A WOMBAT, A phr. an exceptionally impressive roll of cash ...20C Aust. sl.
• WAD-WASTE n. a fool, an idiot, an unpleasant person ...20C sl., orig. US college
• WADY adj. 1. long-lasting; tedious; interminable ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY-BUCKETY adv. in seesaw fashion ...1867 Ireland
n. a seesaw ...Bk1905 Ireland
• WAE! int. an exclamation of surprise and admiration ...a1779 Sc.
• WAEDLE † adj. poor, needy ...c1000
†* n. poverty ...c888
• WAEDLES † n. the poor ...c1000
• WAESUCK(S) int. expressing commiseration; woe is me! alas! ...a1774 Sc.
• WAE-WORTH adj. deserving to experience sorrow or suffering ...a1838 Sc.
• WAFER n. 1. a round spot ...1853
n. 2. a wastrel, a good-for-nothing ...1894 Sc.
n. 3. a cigarette paper ...1996 UK sl.
n. 4. a table of MDMA ...2003 UK sl.
• WAFER-WOMAN n. a madame; one employed in amorous intrigues ...1607
• WAFF adj. 1. of animals: strayed, wandering, ownerless ...1711 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons and places: solitary, forlorn, melancholy; solitary, said of one who is in a strange place where he has not a single acquaintance ...1724 Sc.
† adj. 3. wandering alone ...1725 Sc.
adj. 4. of persons: vagrant, wandering, homeless, footloose ...1746 Sc.
adj. 5. of a story, report, or rumour: floating, general, of unspecified origin ...1753 Sc.
adj. 6. disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral ...1788 Sc.
adj. 7. feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
adj. 8. of things, qualities, etc.: weak, lacking strength or substance, flimsy, shoddy, paltry, of little account ...1810 Sc.
adj. 9. low-born, ignoble, without pedigree or honourable connections ...1815 Sc.
adj. 10. shabby, poor in quality ...1824 Sc.
adj. 11. of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
adj. 12. unscrupulous, untrustworthy ...1825 Sc.
adj. 13.troublesome, unchancy, tricky ...1865 Sc.
adj. 14. difficult, unpleasant ...1865 Sc.
adj. 15. of words: cheap, vulgar ...1866 Sc.
adj. 16. out-of-the-way, carelessly inaccessible ...1874 Sc.
adj. 17. brief, fleeting, short-lived ...1894 Sc.
n. 1. a waving movement; the waving of the hand or something held in the hand ...1678 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a puff, passing gust, or sudden blast of wind or air ...1686 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. an apparition, a wraith, a ghost; the vision of a dead or absent person ...1705 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 4. a slight blow or stroke, esp. one given by something in passing ...a1754 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 5. a flapping, waving movement; a flutter ...1766 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a waif, a vagabond, a vagrant ...1808 Sc.
n. 7. of sight: a hurried or transient view; a glimpse ...1808 Sc.
n. 8. a slight attack or 'touch; of illness, esp. of cold ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 9. a worthless person; a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low, immoral company ...1813 Sc.
n. 10. a whiff of perfume; an odour ...1819 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 11. a short or incidental experience; a momentary enjoyment of something pleasant ...1822 Sc.
n. 12. a good or bad influence ...1822 Sc.
n. 13. a signal made by waving; a banner, a flag ...1825 Sc.
n. 14. of sounds: a soft strain; a faint echo; a murmur ...1832 Sc.
n. 15. a slight amount of something blown about by the wind, as snow or smoke, a puff, a flurry ...c1860 Sc.
n. 16. the barking or yelping of a puppy; the low, suppressed barking of a dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of the wind: to blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc.
† vb. 2. to put away with a wave of the hand ...c1440 chiefly Sc.
† vb. 3. to convey by sea ...1602
† vb. 4. to sail; to sail the seas ...1611
† vb. 5. of a dog, esp. a puppy: to yelp ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to wave, to cause to move to and fro with a regular motion; to wag ...1807 Sc.
vb. 7. to wave the hand in salutation; to give a friendly wave of the hand ...1813 Sc.
vb. 8. to flutter, to flap, to sway from side to side ...1813 Sc.
vb. 9. to move in a swift flapping manner, to go with a flutter, to flit ...1827 Sc.
vb. 10. to wave to and fro; to flutter in the wind; of a bird; to move the wings in flight ...1834 chiefly Sc.
vb. 11. to set in motion, to sweep, to scatter with a flapping or waving motion ...1844 Sc.
vb. 12. to wander about in an idle manner ...1866 Sc.
vb. 13. to pass by swiftly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 14. to puff in the act of boiling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFF ABOUT vb. 1. to wander in an idle manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 2. to go about telling tales ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFEL-WAY n. a road for horses but not for wheeled traffic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFER † adj. strayed, wandering ...1789 Sc.
• WAFFIE n. a loafer, an idler, a vagrant, a vagabond; a worthless person, a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low,  immoral company ...1808 Sc.
• WAFFINGER n. a vagabond, a worthless, good-for-nothing person; a ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WAFFIPOKE n. a vagabond; a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFISH adj. 1. of no value; worthless ...1866 Sc.
adj. 2. disreputable; immoral ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLE adj. 1. supple, flexible, pliant, limber ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. inert, limp, feeble, weak, sluggish ...1847 Sc.
adj. 3. changeable, irresolute; worthless ...1867 Sc.
n. 1. a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
n. 2. a slight fall or flurry of snow ...1825 Sc.
n. 3. a flapping, a waving ...c1830 Sc.
n. 4. a feeble, silly, spineless person ...1887 Sc.
n. 5. loquacious talk, twaddle, nonsense, gossip ...1888 printers' sl.
n. 6. a puff or weak gust of wind ...1898 Sc.
n. 7.a tossing about, as in a high wind ...1899 Sc.
n. 8. the bark of a small dog ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a male homosexual ...1930s US sl.
n. 10. a woman ...1940s sl.
n. 11.in trucking: a non-skid tire ...1971 US sl.
† vb. 1. to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...1698 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to go about gossiping ...1701 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to make or become soft, limp, or flabby ...1784 Sc.
vb. 4. to waver, to be uncertain, undecided, or hesitant; to vacillate ...1819 Sc.& N. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to wave about, to waver in the air, to flap, to flutter ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to crease, to crinkle, to rumple ...1825 Sc.
vb. 7. to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle ...1887 Sc.
vb. 8. to dither, to talk nonsense ...L19 sl.
vb. 9. to knit in a loose clumsy manner ...1904 Sc.
vb. 10. to chew and swallow with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 11. to walk hesitatingly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to tangle, to ravel, to put into confusion ...1908 Sc.
vb. 13. to waver about in walking against a strong wind ...1973 Sc.
vb. 14. of the wind: to blow in gusts, esp. from different directions ...1973 Sc.
vb. 15. to stagger, to totter, to move uncertainly ...1973 Sc.
vb. 16. to tread or trample ...1970s US sl.
• WAFFLE-BAGS n. 1. a foolish person who talks much, and foolishly ...1884  Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLE-DAMPER phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WAFFLE IRON n. a sidewalk or pavement grating ...1910s US sl.
• WAFFLER n. 1. a person unsteady in gait ...1843 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who hesitates or vacillates; a weak, undecided person ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. anything small or insignificant ...1899 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a talebearer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFLES n. 1. one who hesitates or vacillates; a trifling, undecided person; a loafer, an idle sauntering person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. flatulence ...1973 Sc.
• WAFFLE STOMPER n. a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WAFFLIE adj. tottery, staggering ...1973 Sc.
• WAFF-LIKE adj. 1. shabby-looking; having a suspicious or disreputable appearance ...1808 Sc.
adj. 2. of persons: feeble in body or mind, weak, exhausted, spiritless, stupid, ineffective ...1822 Sc.
• WAFFLING adj. hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFF-LOOKING adj. 1. of a disreputable, suspicious appearance ...1828 Sc.
adj. 2. feeble or sickly in appearance ...1923 Sc.
• WAFFLY adj. 1. hesitating, undecided, vacillating; weak, feeble ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dizzy and weak from illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. easily blown about by the wind, unsubstantial, without stamina; shaky, unsteady ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. given to chattering and gossiping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAFFNESS † n. a shabby appearance ...1814 Sc.
• WAFFORE † n. ? a drone ...1436
• WAFFY adj. comfortable ...2003 US sl.
• WAFT † n. 1. a taste or flavour, esp. an ill taste ...1542 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a benevolent influence ...1822 Sc.
n. 3. one who under the appearance of friendship holds another up to ridicule ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. a wraith; a supernatural appearance of one whose death is imminent ...1891 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a passing glimpse ...1896 Sc.
n. 6. a barrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a rapid movement; energy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to guide or direct the course of a vessel, swimmer, etc. ...1591
† vb. 2. to convey safely by water; to carry over or across a river, sea, etc. ...1593  obs. exc. poetic
† vb. 3. to wave the hand or something held in the hand, esp. as a signal ...1604
vb. 4. to turn the eyes aside with a disdainful movement ...1611 nonce use
† vb. 5. of a bird, winged insect: to pass by flying ...1682
vb. 6. to 'blow' a kiss; to send a sound, fragrance, etc. through the air ...1718
vb. 7. to move quickly about; to pass quickly by ...1863 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to beat, to trounce, to outmanoeuvre, to circumvent ...1921 Sc.
• WAFTAGE n. conveyance across water by ship or boat ...1590
• WAFTER n. a sword made with a blunt edge for performances, as sword dances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. to wave ...c1450
• WAFTURE n. 1. the act of waving the hand or something held in the hand ...1601
n. 2. something carried by the breeze ...1817
n. 3. the waving or undulation of a garment ...1880
• WAFTY † adj. 1. giving off a stinking odour ...1611
adj. 2. of the wind: that wafts a perfume ...1863
• WAFUR adj. uneasy ...Bk1905 Ireland
• WAG † n. 1. a mischievous boy; often used as a mother's term of endearment to a baby boy; also, a youth, a young man; a fellow ...a1553
n. 2. a buffoon; a jester; a habitual joker; a merry droll; anyone ludicrously mischievous ...1584
† n. 3. a term of contempt for a fellow ...1792 Sc.
n. 4. a shake; a waving motion; a signal made by the hand ...1838 Sc.
n. 5. a vagrant ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
n. 6. anyone without firm opinions, a yes-man ...L19 sl.
n. 7. a dragonfly of the genus Tetragoneuria ...1929 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a truant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a clock ...20C Irish sl.
n. 10. the penis, esp. that of a child ...20C US
n. 11. a cow's tail ...1912 Sc.
n. 12. a social outcast, esp. a non-surfer ...1991 US sl.
vb. 1. to stir, to move; to move one's limbs ...a1225
† vb. 2. to move about from place to place to place; also, to drift in water ...c1325
† vb. 3. to totter, to stagger; to be in danger of falling ...c1340
† vb. 4. to nudge ...1377
vb. 5. of a boat or ship: to rock ...1377
† vb. 6. to waver, to vacillate ...1387
† vb. 7. of leaves, reeds, etc.: to waver, to shake ...1398
† vb. 8. to move, to budge from a place ...c1400
† vb. 9. to dangle on the gallows, to be hanged ...c1430
† vb. 10. to flap the wings ...1496
† vb. 11. to 'get on'; to associate with ...c1560
† vb. 12. to wink repeatedly, to bat the eyes ...1574
vb. 13. to go, to depart, to be off ...1594 now colloq.
† vb. 14. to sway the body about ...1665
vb. 15. to travel or make one's way ...1684
vb. 16. to leave, to walk slowly ...L17 sl.
vb. 17. of a woman: to act in a promiscuous manner; to be a prostitute ...L17 sl.
vb. 18. to wave; to shake ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 19. to procrastinate; to find it hard to make any decisions ...19C US Black sl.
vb. 20. to play truant ...1848 sl.
vb. 21. to beckon; to make a signal with the hand or head ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 22. to stagger along, esp.  under a heavy load ...1899 Amer. dial.
vb. 23. to carry or transport with difficulty; to lug, to tote, to haul ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WAGABONE n. a lazy but inoffensive young man ...M19 sl.
• WAGALONG n. a tagalong; someone who follows along behind others ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WAGAND † n. a vagrant ...1614
• WAG-AT-THE WALL n. a hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed ...1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAG-BY-THE-WALL n. a hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGE † n. 1. a pledge or security ...1338
† n. 2. a challenge or engagement to fight ...c1400
†* n. 3. a payment for the use or possession of property ...1447
n. 4. the act of shaking in a threatening manner ...1866 Sc.
† vb. 1. to deposit or give as a pledge or security ...c1320
† vb. 2. to engage or employ for wages; to hire ...c1330
† vb. 3. to pay wages to ...1393 now rare or obs.
† vb. 4. to bribe ...1461
† vb. 5. to stake, to wager, to bet; to agree to forfeit in some contingency ...1483 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
†* vb. 6. to put out to hire ...1590
† vb. 7. to struggle, to contend against; to struggle through difficulties, to contend in rivalry ...1605
vb. 8. to shake one's fist in a threatening manner ...1808 Sc.
* vb. 9. to wield a weapon, etc. ...1836
• WAGEABLE † adj. that may be hired for military service, mercenary ...1614
• WAGED † adj. 1. of soldiers: mercenary ...c1440
† adj. 2. bribed ...1561 obs.
• WAGELING †* n. a hireling ...a1547
• WAGE OF BATTLE † n. a challenge or engagement to fight ...1523
• WAGE ON vb. to urge on ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGER † n. 1. a solemn pledge or undertaking ...1306
† n. 2. a mercenary soldier ...1375 Sc.
• WAGES n. any form of illicit earnings ...1920s sl.
• WAGES-FELLOW † n. one who receives wages; used contemptuously ...1641
• WAGE SLAVE n. anyone reliant on the income generated by regular employment ...1964 UK sl.
• WAGES-MAN n. a man who works for wages ...1888 Aust.
• WAG-FEATHER † n. a silly swaggerer; a swaggering coxcomb ...1611
• WAGGA n. a vagrant's improvised covering, esp. of sacking ...1900 Aust. sl.
• WAGGA BLANKET n. a vagrant's improvised covering, esp. of sacking ...1900 Aust. sl.
• WAGGA RUG n. a vagrant's improvised covering, esp. of sacking ...1900 Aust. sl.
• WAGGA-WAGGA adj. plentiful, abundant ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• WAGGED OUT adj. tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAGGER † n. 1. one who agitates or stirs ...1387
n. 2. a truant ...L19 sl.
n. 3. a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
† n. 4. a cheap wooden hanging clock ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
† vb. 1. to wander, to have no settled abode ...c1380
† vb. 2. to stagger, to totter ...1382.
• WAGGER-PAGGER n. a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
• WAGGER-PAGGER-BAGGER n. a waste-paper basket ...1903 sl., orig. Oxford University usage
• WAGGERS † n. the divining-rod ...1747
• WAGGERY n. 1. mischievous drollery, practical joking; jocularity ...1594
n. 2. a piece of mischievous jesting; a practical joke ...1604
• WAGGIE n. 1. a nickname for a liar ...1921 Sc.
n. 2. the devil, Satan ...1921 Sc.
• WAGGISH adj. 1. done or made in a spirit of waggery or mischievous fun; prankish ...1589
adj. 2. playfully mischievous ...1590
† adj. 3. wanton, loose ...1607
• WAGGISHNESS † n. 1. wantonness, licentiousness ...1591
n. 2. sportive mischief; jocularity of speech or behaviour ...1625
• WAGGITY n. a hanging clock having the pendulum and weights uncovered ...1895 Sc.
• WAGGITY-WA n. a hanging clock having the pendulum and weights uncovered ...1876 Sc.
• WAGGLE adj. shaky, loose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adv. with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 1. a marsh, a bog, a pool ...1762 Sc.
n. 2. the act of shaking; motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to indicate by wagging the head ...1852
vb. 2. to waddle; to stagger along unsteadily ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to get the better of; to overcome, to surpass ...L19 US sl.
vb. 4. in pool: to make practice shots before actually hitting the cue ball ...1993 US sl.
• WAGGLE-WAGGLE adv. with motion from side to side ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAGGLY adj. unsteady ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. unsteadily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGGON n. a cigarette ...1900s S. Afr. sl.
• WAGGONER n. a depreciatory name for a racehorse ...1859
• WAGGON LAY n. waiting in the street to waylay and rob wagons ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• WAGGY adj. tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAGHALTER † n. one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1570
• WAG HANDS vb. to shake hands ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WAG HEMP IN THE WIND vb. to be hanged ...M16 sl.
• WAGHORN n. the devil ...1870 Sc.
• WAGING †* n. the excrement of a fox ...c1410
• WAG-IN-THE-WALL n. a hanging clock with pendulum and weights exposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG IT vb. to play truant ...1841 sl.
• WAG-LEG † n. a gadfly ...1585
• WAGLING n. a little wag or mischievous person ...1837 nonce word
• WAGMIRE † n. a quagmire ...1777 Eng. dial.
• WAGMOIRE † n. a quagmire ...1579
• WAG OF AIR n. a breath of air; a slight wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG OFF vb. 1. to leave, to walk slowly ...L17 sl.
vb. 2. to play truant ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WAG OF THE FIST n. a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAG OF THE HAND n. a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAG OF THE PEN n. a scrap of writing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAGON n. 1. a baby-carriage ...1847 US
n. 2. a police patrol wagon ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. an ambulance ...20C sl.
n. 4. an automobile ...20C sl.
n. 5. a ship ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
n. 6. (derogatory) a woman ...1920s Irish & US sl.
n. 7. a prostitute ...1920s Irish & US sl.
n. 8. a revolver ...1930s US criminals' sl.
n. 9. an old, worn-out, beat-up car ...1959 US sl.
n. 10. abstention from drug use ...1997 UK sl.
n. 11. a pushy woman, or one capable of invective ...2003 Ireland sl.
• WAGON-AND-HORSES n. the constellation of the Great Bear, Ursa major ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGON BURNER n. (derogatory, offensive) an American Indian ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WAGON-CHASING adj. of a lawyer: pursuing the police wagon in the hope of picking up otherwise unrepresented cases; unscrupulous, inclined to solicit business from those in trouble with the law ...1953 sl.
• WAGONER n. the head among a farmer's yearly servants; a carter; a head ploughman ...1796 Eng. dial.
• WAG ONE'S BOTTOM vb. to solicit for a sexual act; to be a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• WAG ONE'S CHIN vb. to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S CHOPS vb. to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S JAW vb. to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S PAW vb. to shake hands ...1874 Eng. dial.
• WAG ONE'S TAIL vb. of a woman: to act in a promiscuous manner; to be a prostitute ...L17 sl.
• WAG ONE'S TONGUE vb. to talk, to gossip, to complain ...E18 sl.
• WAG ONE'S YAP vb. to talk too much, or too loud ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WAGON GREASE n. the distance travelled between two greasings of a wagon's wheels - used as an indefinite measure of distance ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WAGON GREASING n. the distance travelled between two greasings of a wagon's wheels - used as an indefinite measure of distance ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WAGON-HUNTER † n. an agent of a brothel-keeper who for base purposes visited the inns at which the stage-wagons stopped ...c1766 cant
• WAGONING n. coach-driving ...M19 sl.
• WAGONISH adj. slow ...L19 US sl.
• WAGON-LIT n. a sleeping coach on a Continental train ...1884
• WAGONS HO! int. used as a humorous signal that a venture is about to begin ...1994 sl.
• WAGON-SPOTTER n. a trainspotter who specialises in 'collecting' freight wagons ...2003 UK sl.
• WAGON THROUGH vb. to struggle through ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGON WHEEL n. 1. a silver dollar; a dollar ...1909 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cartwheel, handspring or somersault ...1926 Amer. dial.
• WAG O THE PEN, A n. the least scrap of writing; a brief letter ...1888 Sc.
• WAG-PASTY † n. a mischievous rogue; a rascal, an urchin; a term of contempt ...a1553
• WAG-POW n. a head-shaker, one who disapproves by shaking his head ...1926 Sc.
• WAGS n. tricks; mischievous behaviour ...1835 Sc.
• WAGSHIP † n. waggery, waggishness,  mischief, practical joking ...1607
• WAGSOME adj. addicted to waggery; mischievous ...1869 nonce word
• WAG-STRING † n. one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1578
• WAGTAIL † n. 1. a term of contempt for a profligate or inconstant woman; hence, a wanton woman, a prostitute, a harlot, a courtesan ...1592
† n. 2. a familiar or contemptuous epithet or form of address applied to a man or young woman ...1605
† vb. to flutter ...1606
• WAGTAILED †* adj. promiscuous, wanton ...1656
• WAG-TAWSE n. a jocular name for a schoolmaster ...1859 Sc.
• WAG THE BELLS vb. to set the bells ringing or tolling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG-TONGUE n. a malicious chatterer ...1902
• WAG-WANTON † n. a wanton ...1601
• WAG WIENIE vb. to commit indecent exposure of the male masturbatory variety ...1984 US sl.
• WAG-WIT n. a witty jesting fellow ...1786 Sc.
• WAG-WITH † n. one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird'  ...1611
• WAG-WITS n. a waggish person; a witty, jesting fellow ...1787 Sc.
• WAGWON? phr. what's going on? ...2003 UK sl.
• WAG YOUR WIENIE vb. to commit indecent exposure of the male masturbatory variety ...1984 US sl.
• WAH n. a panda ...1858
• WAHEENIE n. a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1919 Hawaii usage
• WAHEY! int. used for registering a feeling of exuberance ...2003 UK sl.
• WAHINE n. a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WAHINI n. 1. a female; specifically a woman; a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
n. 2. a female surfer ...1963 US sl.
• WAHOO n. 1. a rustic or countrified person; a dull and stupid person ...1882 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WAHPUS n. a mouth; used contemptuously ...1874 Eng. dial.
• WAI n. fresh water ...1938 Hawaii usage
• WAIBLE vb. to walk feebly and unsteadily ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAIDEN adj. supple, flaccid, wanting firmness ...1866 Sc.
• WAIF adj. 1. stray, wandering, homeless ...c1730 Sc.
† adj. 2. paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
n. 1. a person who is without home or friends; one who lives uncared-for or without guidance; an outcast from society; an unowned or neglected child ...1784
n. 2. a stray animal ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. something borne or driven by the wind; a puff of smoke, a streak of cloud ...1854
• WAIF-AND-STRAY n. homeless vagrants; flotsam and jetsam, useless or discarded objects; strayed cattle of unknown ownership ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIF-BEAST † n. a stray animal of unknown ownership ...1681 Sc.
• WAIF-CHILD † n. a waif; a foundling ...1681-2 Eng. dial.
• WAIFINGER † n. a waif; a stray ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIFS † n. stolen goods which are thrown away by the thief when in flight, for fear of being apprehended ...1579
• WAIF-WOMAN n. a woman with no possessions or connections ...1776 Sc.
• WAIK adj. weak ...1843 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAIKEN vb. to weaken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIKNESS n. weakness ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAIL n. a legal trial ...1930s US criminals' sl.
†* vb. 1. of the eyes: to weep ...1593
vb. 2. to hurry away; to be quick over anything ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. in jazz: to perform excellently ...1955 US jazz sl.
vb. 4. to abandon one's inhibitions; to lose oneself in an activity, esp. of musicians, or of sexual pleasure; ...1955 sl., orig. US Black
vb. 5. to behave badly or aggressively ...1960s W. Indies
vb. 6. to sing ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 7. in pinball: to score a large number of points in a short period of time ...1977 US sl.
• WAIL DOWN THE PLACE vb. to dance and sing with utter abandon ...1960s W. Indies
• WAILER n. 1. a professional mourner ...1647
n. 2. in drag racing: a very fast car ...1970 US sl.
• WAILERESS † n. a female wailer ...1388
• WAILFUL adj. 1. of cries, complaints, speeches: having the character of a wail, expressive of grievous pain or sorrow ...1544 chiefly poetic
† adj. 2. of mournful aspect ...1557
adj. 3. full of lamentation, sorrowful ...1579 chiefly poetic
• WAILING adj. 1. excellent, wonderful ...1950s US Black & college sl.
adj. 2. exciting ...1965 US sl.
• WAILING ROBES n. mourning garments ...1591 nonce use
• WAILISH † adj. given to wailing, querulous ...c1550
• WAILLANT † adj. valiant ...c1475
• WAILMENT † n. wailing, lamentation ...1593
• WAILSOME † adj. that is to be bewailed ...1566
• WAILSTER †* n. a female wailer ...1388
• WAILY adj. oppressed with woe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIME n. a flaw, a tear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIMING † n. lamentation ...a1300
• WAIN n. 1. a large open vehicle, drawn by horses or oxen, for carrying heavy loads, esp. of agricultural produce, usually four-wheeled; a wagon ...c1250
† n. 2. profit, advantage ...c1315
† n. 3. conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil ...c1330
† n. 4. a hem, border ...c1440
† vb. 1. to transport  in a wain or carriage ...c1200
† vb. 2. to carry, to bring, to convey ...a1300
† vb. 3. to go, to rush ...c1400
† vb. 4. to remove ...1865 Eng. dial.
• WAINAGE † n. the drawing of wagons ...1894 Eng. dial.
• WAIN-AND-HORSES n. the constellation of the Great Bear, Ursa major ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAINDER! int. an expression of bewilderment, esp. used when the speaker cannot find something that he wants ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAINER n. the driver of a wain, a wagoner ...a1500
• WAINFUL * n. as much as a wain will hold; a wain-load ...1713
• WAINISH † vb. to decay, to pine away, to become emaciated ...1808 Sc.
• WAINMAN † n. the driver of a wain, a wagoner ...1392
• WAINT adj. clever; stout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAIN-THOFTS † n. the seats in a wagon ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAINWRIGHT n. a wagon-builder ...c1000
• WAIOURU BLONDE n. a Maori woman ...1997 NZ sl.
• WAIR †* adj. ? wild, stormy ...c1480 Sc.
• WAIRAWONS! † int. well-a-day! ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAIRPISH vb. to brandish, to wave about one's arms, a stick, etc. ...1923 Sc.
• WAIRSH adj. 1. squeamish; feeling a desire for dainty food; having a griping in the bowels ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 2. weak, delicate, wanting in stamina; faint, as from want of food; sickly-looking ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. raw ...1894 Sc.
• WAIRSH-STOMACHED adj. squeamish ...1742 Sc.
• WAIST † n. a girdle ...1550
• WAIST AND LINGER n. a finger ...20C rhyming sl.
• WAIST BABY n. a baby that stands as high as one's waist ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WAIST-CLOTH n. a loincloth that the natives of hot climates wear round the waist, either hanging down in front or passed between the thighs ...1810
• WAISTCOATEER † n. a low-class prostitute ...a1616
• WAISTCOAT PIECE n. the breast and neck of mutton ...L19 sl.
• WAISTLINE PARTY n. a party in which the price of admission is based on the size of one's waistline ...1967 US Black usage
• WAIST TOG n. a waistcoat ...M19 sl.
• WAIT † n. 1. a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
† n. 2. a watchman attached to the royal household who sounded the watch,, etc. by the blowing of a pipe, trumpet, or other wind instrument ...a1300
† n. 3. a municipal watchman ...1418
† n. 4. a player on the flute, trumpet, etc. ...1510
† n. 5. watchfulness ...1575
† n. 6. one who waits in services, an attendant ...1652
† n. 7. a body of guards ...1704
† vb. 1. to watch with hostile intent; to spy upon; to lie in wait for ...c1200
† vb. 2. to watch, to keep one's eye upon, to observe constantly; to look out for, to watch for ...a1300
† vb. 3. to watch over, to take charge of, to care for (a person's interests) ...a1300
† vb. 4. to take precautions, to be watchful or cautious ...a1300
† vb. 5. to keep watch, to look intently ...1338
† vb. 6. to search for ...1340-70
† vb. 7. to watch mentally, to observe, to consider attentively ...1382
† vb. 8. to observe carefully ...1399
† vb. 9. to be on the watch to inflict injury ...c1400
† vb. 10. to act as a watchman ...1436
vb. 11. to befall, to happen ...1825 Sc.
vb. 12. to lodge, to make one's (temporary) home ...1951 Sc.
• WAIT AND LINGER n. the finger ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• WAITER † n. 1. one who watches or observes closely; one who is on the lookout ...1382
† n. 2. a regular member (often a person of high rank) of the retinue or household of a royal or noble personage ...a1400
†* n. 3. in hunting: one set to watch the movements of the intended game ...c1400
†* n. 4. one who lies in wait ...c1430
† n. 5. an observer in secret; a scout, a spy ...1471
† n. 6. a man of lower rank employed as a household servant; a groom, a footman, a servitor ...a1483
† n. 7. an attendant upon the bride at weddings; a bridesmaid ...1537 obs. exc, Amer. dial.
n. 8. a warder of the Tower of London ...1551
† n. 9. one who out of courtesy waits at table on special occasions ...1605
†* n. 10. a waiting-woman ...1639
† n. 11. a watchman at the city gates ...1684 Sc.
n. 12. a salver, a small tray ...1738
n. 13. a losing horse ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 14. a male who waits in a public restroom for another male who has agreed to come there and perform a homosexual act ...20C US
• WAITER AT THE TABLE †* n. a parasite ...1552
• WAITER-ON n. a waiter ...1884 Eng. dial.
• WAITER'S DELIGHT n. in poker: a hand consisting of three threes and a pair ('treys full')  ...1988 US sl.
• WAITER-WENCH n. a female servant ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WAIT FOR DEAD MEN'S SHOES vb. to look forward to an inheritance; to live in expectation of a legacy or other advantage from a man's death ...1546
• WAIT-GLEED † n. one who sits lazily watching the fire ...c1310
• WAITH † adj. wandering, roaming ...1710 Sc.
† n. 1. game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the act or practice of hunting or fishing; chiefly, unlawful taking of game; also, the right to hunt game ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the spectral appearance of a person just before or after death; a ghost ...1790 Eng. dial.
† n. 4. that which is stray and unclaimed; flotsam and jetsam; a wandering, a straying ...1838 Sc.
† vb. 1. to look; to seem, to appear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to wander ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAITHING † n. fishing; a catch of fish ...c1470 Sc.
• WAITHMAN † n. a hunter; esp. applied to forest outlaws ...c1425 Sc.
• WAITING † n. 1. a lying in wait, ambush ...c1200
† n. 2. entertainment, feasting ...a1300
† n. 3. watching, observation ...1377
• WAITING BOARD † n. a tray intended to be carried by one waiting at table ...1770
• WAITING-MAID n. a superior female servant in personal attendance on a lady ...1561
• WAITING-MAN † n. a male servant who waits or attends upon his employer or on an official ...1518
• WAITING ROOM n. in surfing: the area beyond the breakers where surfers wait to catch waves ...1977 Israel sl.
• WAITING-WOMAN n. a female servant, or personal attendant ...1565 now arch.
• WAIT-LAYER † n. one who lies in wait ...1600
• WAITMAN n. an attendant on the bride or groom at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WAIT ON vb. 1. to wait for someone or something ...1817 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to court a woman ...1877 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to care for or attend a pregnant or sick person ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WAIT ON THE TABLE vb. to say grace before a meal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAITRESS †* n. 1. a waiting-maid, a handmaid ...c1586
n. 2. a bridesmaid at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WAITS † n. 1. a small body of wind instrumentalists maintained by a city or town at the public charge; they played for the daily diversion of the councillors, on ceremonial and festive occasions, and as a town or city band they entertained the citizens, walking the streets, often by night or in the early morning ...1298
† n. 2. wind instruments, either hautboys (oboes), flutes, or shawms (forerunner of the oboe) ...1530
n. 3. a band of musicians and singers who walk the streets by night at the approach of Christmas and the New Year playing and singing carols and other seasonable music for gratuities ...1773
• WAIT-SCATHE † n. a nickname for a perpetrator of mischief ...1481
• WAITSMAN n. an attendant on the bride or groom at a wedding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WAIT UP! int. wait for me! ...1944 US sl.
• WAIT UPON vb. to court a woman ...1877 Amer. dial.
• WAIVE † vb. 1 to move to and fro in the wind; to be tossed about; to totter ...a1300
† vb. 2. to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
† vb. 3. to cast aside, to relinquish, to forsake the truth, one's faith or god, a state or condition, etc. ...1303
† vb. 4. to abandon, to leave, to desert; to forsake a person, place, thing ...c1330
† vb. 5. to move to and fro or from side to side (the beard, hand, or something held in the hand); to wave, to wag ...1338
† vb. 6. to wander, to stray ...c1350
† vb. 7. to remove, to put away, to banish ...1377
† vb. 8. to refuse or reject something offered ...c1386
† vb. 9. to go by, to pass ...1390
† vb. 10. to treat with neglect, to ignore, to disregard, to overlook; to let pass an opportunity ...c1400
† vb. 11. to cast off a garment ...c1400
† vb. 12, to send or dispatch ...a1400-50
† vb. 13. to cast away money ...c1440
† vb. 14. to wield ...1789 Sc.
• WAIVE ONE'S WIT † vb. to change one's mind ...c1400
• WAIVE UP † vb. 1. to throw open a window, etc. ...a1300
vb. 2. to raise up ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAJAN n. 1. a prostitute; a promiscuous woman, esp. from the slums ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. an expert ...20C W. Indies sl.
• WAJANG n. 1. a prostitute; a promiscuous woman, esp. from the slums ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. an expert ...20C W. Indies sl.
• WAJANK n. 1. a prostitute; a promiscuous woman, esp. from the slums ...20C W. Indies sl.
n. 2. an expert ...20C W. Indies sl.
• WAK † adj. moist, damp, wet ...1513 Sc.
† n. moisture, humidity ...1456 Sc.
• WAKA BLONDE n. (derogatory) a Maori woman ...1980s NZ sl.
• WAKE † adj. not sleeping, awake ...1414 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 1. the state of wakefulness, esp. during normal hours of sleep ...a1250
† n. 2. the vigil or eve of a festival, and the observances belonging to this ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. the act of awaking ...1678
* n. 4. a track or trail on land ...1851
n. 5. the wick of a candle; a candle; a form of 'wick' ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 6. an open hole, or an unfrozen place in the ice; a piece of open water, in the midst of a frozen lake, river, etc. ...1895 Eng. dial.
† n. 7. a consequence ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to stay awake for the purpose of watching or tending; to keep watch while others sleep, to be on guard at night ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to sit up late for pleasure or revelry; to turn night into day ...a1300
† vb. 3. to be active, alert, stirring, vigilant; also, to be diligent, to exert oneself to do something ...1352
† vb. 4. to stay awake for any work or active occupation; to pass the night in work, study, etc. ...1471
† vb. 5. to wander ...1802 Sc.
vb. 6. to become aware of something ...1910 Aust. sl.
• WAKE-AMINE n. amphetamine ...1990s drugs sl.
• WAKE AND BAKE vb. to smoke marijuana as one of the first acts of the day ...1997 US sl.
• WAKEFUL † adj. rousing one from sleep; awakening ...1629
• WAKE IT! int. an exhortation to action; get with it! ...1980s US college sl.
• WAKE IT UP! int. hurry up! get on with it! ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• WAKELING n. a weak child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAKEMAN † n. a watchman ...c1200
• WAKE-ME-UP n. the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
• WAKEN adj. 1. alert, brisk, lively; sharp; intelligent, quick-witted ...1867 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. awake; disinclined for sleep ...1872 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. wanton ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to remain awake, to refrain from sleeping, to keep watch or vigil; to remain alive ...1682
vb. 2. to watch, to watch over, to keep an eye upon ...1535 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. to stir up; to cause to effervesce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAKE 'N' BAKE vb. to smoke marijuana upon waking ...1997 US drugs sl.
• WAKENER † n. an alarm attached to a clock ...1564
• WAKENESS † n. the state of being awake; one's waking hours ...1585-92
• WAKEN ON vb. to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAKENSOME adj. easily roused from sleep; sleepless ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WAKER † adj. unsleeping, watchful, vigilant ...c1000
† n. 1. one who stays awake; one who abstains from sleep ...c1290
† n. 2. one who watches; a watcher, a watchman ...1382
n. 3. one who sits up with a sick person ...1798 Eng. dial.
• WAKERELL † n. a church bell ...1485
• WAKERIFE adj. indisposed to sleep, wakeful, vigilant, watchful ...c1480 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAKERIFELIE adv. wakefully ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAKERIFENESS n. the state of wakefulness; sleeplessness ...1891 Sc.
• WAKERLY † adj. wakeful, watchful ...c1400
† adv. nimbly ...a1400
• WAKER-UPPER n. a heroin addict's first injection of the morning ...1982 US sl.
• WAKES † n. nocturnal revels ...1577
• WAKE SNAKES vb. to cause disturbance or trouble; to provoke to the uttermost; to get oneself into trouble; to having a rousing, roaring time ...1848 Amer. sl.
• WAKE THE DEAD vb. to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• WAKE-UP adj. used of an addictive substance taken upon waking up ...1981 US sl.
n. 1. an alert and resourceful person, always aware of the possibilities of a situation ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a short time remaining on a jail sentence or term of military service, esp. the last morning ...1950 US sl.
n. 4. the day's first dose of a drug taken by an addict; a crack cocaine user's first pipe ...1954 sl.
n. 5. any amphetamine or central nervous system stimulant ...1969 US sl.
vb. (as 'wake up')
vb. 1. to make someone aware; to inform someone ...1859 Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to become aware of something ...1910 Aust. sl.
vb. 3. in horse racing: to stimulate a horse illegally by electric shock or drugs ...1947 US sl.
vb. 4. to become aware that you are being swindled ...1969 US sl.
• WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE vb. to come to one's senses ...1980s sl.
• WAKE-UP BOOST n. 1. the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a narcotic user's first injection of the day; a crack cocaine user's first pipe ...1950s sl.
• WAKE-UP HIT n. 1. the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a narcotic user's first injection of the day; a crack cocaine user's first pipe ...1950s sl.
• WAKE-UP PILL n. a stimulant drug ...1969 drugs sl.
• WAKE-UP SHOT n. 1. the first drink of the day ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a narcotic user's first injection of the day; a crack cocaine user's first pipe ...1950s sl.
• WAKE-WORD † n. a watchword; a rallying cry ...1510
• WAKE YOU vb. to make you aware of something ...1953 US sl.
• WAKE YOUR IDEAS UP vb. to concentrate; to use your wits ...1961 UK sl.
• WAKEY-WAKEY n. a wake-up call ...2001 UK sl.
int. (as 'wakey, wakey!')
int. 1. get a move on! stop daydreaming! ...1940s sl.
int. 2. up you get! wake up ...1959 sl.
• WAKEY, WAKEY, EGGS AND BAKEY! int. used for calling someone from sleep to breakfast ...2000 US sl.
• WAKEY, WAKEY, HANDS OFF SNAKIE! int. used for humorously waking up a male ...1985 Aust. sl.
• WAKING † n. a night-attack ...1525
• WAKKEN-BEGGAR n. snuff ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. jocular
• WAKKENER n. a stunning blow ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAKLE vb. to deceive with smooth, flattering talk ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAKNESS † n. moisture, humidity ...c1520 Sc.
• WAKRONG †* adj. wakeful ...1340-70
• WAKY † adj. wakeful ...a1541
• WAL † n. 1. death, slaughter ...c900 poetic
n. 2. a policeman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WALA n. someone concerned with or in charge of a usually specified thing, business, etc., as an 'ambulance wallah' ...1785 orig. Anglo-Indian
• WALAWA! int. alas, alack, welladay! ...1721 Sc.
• WALAWAY n. 1. a lamentation ...1822 Sc.
† n. 2. an object of contempt or pity ...1827 Sc.
n. 3. a name for the devil ...Bk1905 Sc.
int. an exclamation of sorrow ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALD n. command, control ...1908 Sc.
vb. to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
• WALDEND † n. a ruler, a governor ...c888
• WALDENEIE †* n. an alleged name of the hare ...a1300
• WALDER † n. a  poor householder ...1721 Sc.
• WALDIN † adj. 1. easy to manage ...c1425 Sc.
† adj. 2. yielding or tractable in bearing or disposition ...1535 Sc.
† adj. 3. pliant, supple, pliable; chiefly used of the body or limbs ...1536 Sc.
• WALDORF-ASTORIA n. an especially spartan solitary confinement cell ...1976 US sl.
• WALE † adj. chosen; choice, select; excellent, noble, goodly ...c1250 exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 1. the act of choosing; choice; also, scope for choice, plurality of things to choose from ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. that which is chosen or selected as the best; the choicest individual, kind, specimen, etc. ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the edge or verge of a mountain ...1865 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a stripe of colour ...1891
n. 5. a tumour; a large swelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to choose, to select, to pick out, to sort ...a1310 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to court, to woo ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to rummage, to search about in, to grope through ...1869 Sc.
vb. 5. to hurry away; to be quick over anything ...1867 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to drive away; to cast out with violence or exertion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to turn a garment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† int. alas! woe is me! ...c1205
• WALED † adj. 1. striped ...c1050
adj. 2. chosen, selected, picked ...c1400 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALED-WIGHT adj. chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
• WALE FOR vb. to look out for ...1898 Sc.
• WALE ONE'S FEET vb. to pick one's way, to step forward with caution ...1857 Sc.
• WALE ONE'S STEPS vb. to pick one's way, to step forward with caution ...1824 Sc.
• WALER n. 1. a horse imported from Australia, esp. from New South Wales ...1849 Anglo-Indian
n. 2. orig. a tramp whose route followed the course of a river; a tramp, a vagrant ...1878 Aust.
n. 3. a native of New South Wales ...L19 Aust. sl.
n. 4. anything very large of its kind; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALESMAN † n. a Welshman ...1591
• WALE THE GRAIN FROM THE CAFF vb. to use judgement; to make a good bargain ...1790 Sc.
• WALE THROUGH vb. to hunt through, to investigate ...1887 Sc.
• WALEY-GALEY adj. unsteady, tottering ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. the game of seesaw ...1879 Eng. dial.
• WALGAN n. 1. an ill-fitting garment, frequently dirty ...1866 Sc.
n. 2. a large, clumsy, overgrown person ...1951 Sc.
vb. to go about in an idle, slovenly manner, dressing in too large, slatternly clothing ...1866 Sc.
• WALIDRAG n. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
• WALING adj. very large ...1871 Eng. dial.
• WALK † n. 1. a cloud or clouds ...1513 Sc.
† n. 2. land, or a track of land, used for the pasture of animals, esp. sheep ...1549
n. 3. a plantation ...1793 W. Indian
n. 4. a village fair; a village fair for hiring servants ...1858 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a company of snipes ...1859
n. 6. the area walked by a street prostitute ...M19 sl.
† n. 7. a ceremonial procession ...1881 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 8. a journey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 9. a release from a charge ...1950s sl.
n. 10. a release from jail ...1965 US sl.
n. 11. a release from a class ...1980s US college sl.
n. 12. during the Vietnam war: a 30-day patrol in which contact with the enemy is expected ...1991 US sl.
n. 13. the regular patrol route of a prison warder ...1990s US prison sl.
† vb. 1. to go from place to place; to journey, to wander ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of persons: to toss about restlessly ...a1100
† vb. 3. to time: to pass, to elapse ...c1250
† vb. 4. of reports, fame, and of letters, money: to circulate, to pass from one to another ...a1300
† vb. 5. to busy oneself; to be active about something ...a1300
† vb. 6. of crime, vice, or virtue: to spread abroad ...1377 obs.
† vb. 7. of the waves: to roll, to toss ...c1400
† vb. 8. of various material things a pen, a weapon, an instrument: to move, to be in motion ...a1400
† vb. 9. of leaves: to come out ...a1400
† vb. 10. to beat, to drub a person ...a1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 11. to take air and exercise on horseback ...1541
† vb. 12. of the tongue, the jaws: to move briskly ...1550
† vb. 13. of drink, etc.: to be handed round, pass, circulate ...1555
vb. 14. to render hard and callous, as the skin of the hand by hard work ...1641 Sc.
vb. 15. of a vehicle, a ship, a stream: to go very slowly ...1827
vb. 16. to die ...M19 sl.
vb. 17. of objects: to disappear, presumed borrowed or stolen ...1898 UK sl.
vb. 18. to take an examination without using any form of cheating aid ...L19 US college sl.
vb. 19. to win something easily ...1903 UK sl.
vb. 20. of a shoe: to move about on the foot, because it is too large ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 21. to patrol, to inspect something on foot ...1919 Amer. dial.
vb. 22. to banish, to eject from a place ...1940s US tramps' sl.
vb. 23. to be found not guilty ...1950s UK criminals' sl.
vb. 24. to be released from prison or arrest ...1950s US prison & criminals' sl.
vb. 25. to escape legal custody as a result of being released from suspicion or from a charge ...1958 US sl.
vb. 26. to go through a field or crop cutting or pulling weeds ...1963 Amer. dial.
vb. 27. to leave, to walk off; to resign ...1960s sl.
vb. 28. to escape unpunished ...1979 US sl.
vb. 29. to move a boat sideways ...1989 US sl.
vb. 30. to quit a job or commitment ...1999 US sl.
vb. 31. of a military aviator: to suit up for battle ...2001 US sl.
• WALK-A-BIKE n. a child's scooter ...1931 Sc.
• WALKABOUT n. 1. a journey on foot taken by an Aboriginal, esp. when withdrawing from White society for a period ...1910 Aust.
n. (usually as 'walk-about') of a woman: a busybody, a gossip ...20C W. Indies
• WALK-ABOUT MONEY n. daily expenses, petty cash rather than a large amount that needs investing or depositing ...1930s sl.
• WALK A CAT BACK vb. to trace a missile back to its launch site ...1991 US Gulf war usage
• WALK A CHALK CRACK vb. to walk along a chalked line in order to prove one's sobriety ...E19 sl.
• WALK A CHALK LINE vb. to walk along a chalked line in order to prove one's sobriety ...E19 sl.
• WALK-A-LEG n. of a woman: a busybody, a gossip ...20C W. Indies
• WALK ALL OVER vb. 1. to defeat someone comprehensively ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to treat someone with contempt ...M19 sl.
• WALKALONE n. a prisoner who has to exercise alone ...2000s US prison sl.
• WALK A MILE IN MY MOCCASINS vb. to experience life ...L19 US sl.
• WALK AND NYAM n. a poor White; thus a sponger of any race ...E19 W. Indies sl.
• WALK A PERSON'S COAT † vb. to beat, to drub a person ...a1530
• WALK-A-PICKY n. of a woman: a busybody, a gossip ...20C W. Indies
• WALK AROUND vb. 1. to cheat ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to defeat easily ...1900s sl.
• WALK AROUND LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF ONE
vb. to move about slowly and without energy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WALKATHON n. a long-distance walk organized to raise money for charity ...US colloq.
• WALK AT ROVERS † vb. to have no settled abode ...1518
• WALKAWAY n. 1. a type  of theft in which the thief walks away with a suitcase in a public place, leaving behind his suitcase as an alibi if apprehended ...1954 US sl.
n. 2. the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
• WALK-BACK n. an apartment at the rear of a block ...1940s US Black sl.
• WALK BACK THE CAT vb. to reconstruct events in order to understand what went wrong ...1997 US sl.
• WALK BACKWARDS UP HOLBORN HILL vb. to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• WALKBOARDS n. a platform outside a carnival show or attraction ...1966 US sl.
• WALKBOY n. a close male friend ...1980s US Black sl.
• WALK-BUDDY n. in prison: a close friend and steady companion ...1976 US sl.
• WALK-BY n. a shooting in which the attacker walks past the victim or the victim's home and fires ...1990s US Black gang sl.
• WALK COOL vb. to act in an unconcerned, relaxed manner, esp. in the face of problems or menaces ...1960s US Black sl.
• WALK DANDY-DUDE vb. to kick out one's legs when walking, the result of a deformity ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• WALK-DOWN n. 1. the capture of wild horses by keeping them moving until they become exhausted and docile ...1883 Amer. West usage
n. 2. a basement apartment ...1940s US Black sl.
vb. (as 'walk down') to capture wild horses by keeping them moving until they become exhausted and docile ...1876 Amer. West usage
• WALK DOWN ONE'S BACK vb. to take one in; to make a fool of one ...1867 Eng. dial.
• WALK DOWN ONE'S THROAT vb. to scold; to abuse; to reprimand ...B1900
• WALKED adj. thickened, rendered calloused by hard work ...1786 Sc.
• WALKED OFF adj. taken off to prison ...1910s sl.
• WAL-KEMP † n. a warrior ...c1205 poetic
• WALKER † n. 1. a traveller ...c1430
† n. 2. a keeper or ranger who  had a specified 'walk' in the forest; a gamekeeper ...1481-90
n. 3. an itinerant beggar, vagrant, vagabond, or tramp ...1850 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a postman, a courier ...M19 sl.
n. 5. a street-walker, a prostitute ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
n. 6. a stick-insect ...1891
n. 7. a head foreman, a superintendent ...1952 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a man, often rich, invariably personable and socially acceptable, who accompanies the wives of prominent men to parties, on shopping expeditions, to the theatre, etc. ...1980s sl.
n. 9. in dominoes, in a bidding game, any domino which has not been played and is the highest in its suits ...sl.
vb. to pawn ...L19 sl.
int. an exclamation of incredulity; nonsense! humbug! rubbish! ...1811
• WALKER & CO. n. a notional place used figuratively to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies
• WALKER-LEG n. of a woman: a busybody, a gossip ...20C W. Indies
• WALKER ON ROPES † n. a rope-walker, a funambulist ...1545
• WALKER-PICKY n. of a woman: a busybody, a gossip ...20C W. Indies
• WALKERS † n. 1. a person's legs ...c1611
† n. 2. the feet ...1832 sl.
• WALKER'S GIG n. Shanks' mare, on one's feet, by walking ...1932 Sc.
• WALKER'S HACK n. one's own legs as a means of transportation ...1918 Amer. dial.
• WALK-FOOT n. 1. a beggar ...1900s W. Indies
n. 2. a poor White ...1900s W. Indies
• WALK HEAVY vb. to impose oneself on the world, to walk about in a deliberately self-assured manner ...1960s US Black sl.
• WALKIE-TALKIE n. a prisoner who is over-friendly towards the authorities ...1990s Aust. & US prison sl.
• WALK-IN n. 1. one who gatecrashes parties ...1920s US sl.
n. 2. a sexually available woman; hence, a prostitute ...1960s sl.
vb. (as 'walk in') to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WALKING † adj. 1. of a disease: migratory ...c1400
† adj. 2. leading a wandering life, vagrant, strolling ...1490
† adj. 3. rope-walking ...1730
† n. passing of money from hand to hand ...1549
• WALKING BILLET n. an order to go away ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WALKING BOSS n. a head foreman, a superintendent ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WALKING BUCKRA n. 1. a beggar ...E19 W. Indies
n. 2. a poor White ...E19 W. Indies
• WALKING DANDRUFF n. lice ...20C US
• WALKING DICK WITH EYES n. an insignificant male; a loser ...1980s US college sl.
• WALKING DICTIONARY n. one who has great stores of information at command; a learned person ...1835
• WALKING DISTILLER n. one who is easily annoyed, unable to take a joke ...E19 sl.
• WALKING ENCYCLOPAEDIA n. one who has great stores of information at command; a learned person ...1868
• WALKING GENTLEMAN n. 1. a man without occupation ...1827 Ireland
n. 2. an actor playing a part requiring gentlemanlike appearance, but with little or nothing to say ...1831 theatrical usage
n. 3. one who poses as something but lacks the expertise to back the image ...L19 sl.
• WALKING HORSES n. long wooden poles with a footpiece that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALKING LIBRARY n. one who has great stores of information at command; a learned person ...1691
• WALKING-MATE † n. one's companion in walking ...1596
• WALKING-MORT n. 1. a streetwalking prostitute ...16C cant
n. 2. an unmarried female beggar, often accompanied by a child, who claimed to be widowed and begged for her and her offspring's keep ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• WALKING MOSES! int. an exclamation of surprise, excitement, alarm, etc. ...1910s sl.
• WALKING-NINEPIN n. a fat person ...B1900 sl.
• WALKING ON ONE'S HEELS adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ON ROUND HEELS adj. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALKING ORDERS n. a notice of dismissal ...E19 sl.
• WALKING PAPERS n. 1. dismissal from employment ...1825 sl., chiefly Amer.
n. 2. an announcement that a relationship is over; divorce papers ...E19 sl.
n. 3. an office notice to inform a prisoner that they have finished their sentence ...1960s US prison sl.
• WALKING-PATH † n. a footpath ...1791
• WALKING PINCUSHION n. a porcupine ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WALKING POULTERER n. a rural thief who steals fowls, then hawks them from door to door ...L18 sl.
• WALKING SICKNESS n. an illness in which the person it still able to get about and is not confined to bed ...1846
• WALKING STATIONER n. a hawker of pamphlets, gallows confessions, popular songs, and similar materials ...L18 sl.
• WALKING-STICK n. a person with whom to walk out as a lover ...1897 Eng. dial.
• WALKING THE LINE adj. serving a jail sentence ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for 'do time'
• WALKING TICKET n. 1. a notice of dismissal ...M19 US sl.
n. 2. an official notice to inform a prisoner that they have finished their sentence ...1950s Aust. & US prison sl.
• WALKING TOMS n. long wooden poles that children walk around on to make them tall; stilts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALKING TRAIN n. a local train ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• WALKING WOUNDED n. anyone who, despite substantial problems in their life, is still able to function ...1960s US sl.
• WALK IN TALL CORN vb. to make a great deal of money ...1997 US sl.
• WALK INTO vb. 1. to eat or drink heartily of ...1837
vb. 2. to approach aggressively; to concentrate on ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to attack, to overcome, to demolish ...M19 sl.
vb. 4. to be indebted to, e.g. a tradesman ...M19 sl.
vb. 5. to cheat, to defraud ...M19 US criminals' sl.
vb. 6. to defeat in a game of chance; to win money from ...M19 sl.
vb. 7. to scold, to reprimand ...M19 sl.
vb. 8. to spend money freely ...M19 sl.
• WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS 1. vb. to beat, to scold ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to run up debts ...M19 sl.
• WALKIST n. an athlete who takes part in walking-matches; a pedestrian ...1879 sporting sl.
• WALK IT vb. to win easily, usually in a sporting context ...1930s sl.
• WALK LIKE SHE CAN'T MASH ANTS phr. used of a woman, implying that she appears far more innocent than her behaviour suggests she is ...20C W. Indies
• WALKMAN † n. a watchman ...1398
• WALK MATILDA vb. to go on the tramp, carrying one's pack ...L19 Aust. sl.
• WALK OFF ON YOUR EAR phr. go to the devil, go away ...1879 Amer. sl.
• WALK OFF WITH vb. to steal, often implying appropriating to oneself something lent or entrusted to one by another ...1727 sl.
• WALK OF SHAME n. a woman's public appearance after spending the night with a new lover ...1990s sl., orig. US college
• WALK ON! int. a term of dismissal, disbelief, or contempt ...1970s US college sl.
• WALK ONE'S CHALKS vb. to go or move, esp. away, quickly; to depart quickly; to run away ...1840 US sl.
• WALK ONE'S DOG vb. to urinate or to defecate ...1960s US sl.
• WALK ONE'S FERRET vb. to masturbate ...1940s NZ sl.
• WALK ONE UP ON THE CARPET vb. to arrest; to call to time ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WALK ON FOOT † vb. of a stream: to flow slowly ...1362
• WALK ON ONE'S TONGUE vb. to have one's tongue hanging out with thirst ...1900s Aust. sl.
• WALK ON ROCKY SOCKS vb. to walk unsteadily owing to an excess of drink...20C US sl.
• WALKOUT n. an unceremonious departure; flight ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALK OUT ON vb. to abandon someone or something ...1937 UK sl., orig. theatrical
• WALKOUT POWDER n. an unceremonious departure; flight ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WALK OUT TOGETHER vb. to have a clandestine affair ...1930s UK society sl.
• WALK OUT WITH vb. 1. to court or be courted by; to date ...Brit. obs. or Eng. & Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to have a clandestine affair ...1930s UK society sl.
• WALKOVER n. an easy or unopposed victory ...colloq.
vb. (as 'walk over')
vb. 1. to defeat someone comprehensively ...M19 sl.
vb. 2. to treat someone with contempt ...M19 sl.
vb. 3. to take advantage of someone ...colloq.
• WALK ROUND vb. 1. to cheat ...M19 US sl.
vb. 2. to prepare oneself to face an attack ...L19 sl.
vb. 3. to defeat easily ...1900s sl.
• WALKS n. steps ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WALK SOFT vb. to behave modestly ...1970s US Black sl.
• WALK SOMEONE'S LOG vb. to hurt someone ...L19 US college sl.
• WALK-STREET † n. one who walks the streets; a prostitute ...1611
• WALKTALK n. a stroll on which the walkers chatter together ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WALK TALL vb. to behave proudly, courageously, and honestly; to carry one's head proudly or elatedly ...1846
• WALK THE BARBER vb. to seduce a woman ...M19 sl.
• WALK THE BLACK DOG ON vb. to inflict a punishment on a new fellow-prisoner who refuses to pay the automatic fine that is levied on him as a new inmate ...L18 UK prison sl.
• WALK THE BOODLE vb. to distribute counterfeit notes ...E19 US criminals' sl.
• WALK THE CARPET vb. of a servant: to be summoned before the master or mistress for a reprimand ...1823
• WALK THE CHALK vb. 1. to walk along a chalked line in order to prove one's sobriety ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to obey implicitly; to behave in a sober, respectable manner ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK LINE vb. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK MARK vb. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHECK vb. to walk deliberately out of a restaurant without paying the bill ...1970s US college sl.
• WALK THE DOG vb. 1. to show off by driving or walking at speed ...1910s US sl.
vb. 2. on the railway: to operate a freight train at such a high speed that the wagons sway ...1977 US sl.
vb. 3. in surfing; to move frontwards and backwards on the surfboard to affect its speed ...1987 US sl.
• WALK THE NOSE vb. in surfing: to advance to the front of the board ...1962 US sl.
• WALK THE PIAZZAS vb. to (start) work as a prostitute ...E19 sl.
• WALK THE PLANK vb. 1. to be dismissed from a job ...L19 US sl.
vb. 2. to move forward on a surfboard, increasing the speed of the ride ...1963 Aust. sl.
• WALK THE PONY vb. to visit the lavatory ...1980s sl.
• WALK THE TWELVE STEPS vb. to go to court ...1985 Cayman Islands
• WALK THE WALK vb. to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
• WALK THE WALK AND TALK THE TALK vb. to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
• WALK THE WALK OF THE TROLLOP vb. to convey sexuality while walking ...1991 US sl.
• WALK THE WAY OF A TROLLOP vb. of a woman: to signal sexual availability ...1990s US college sl.
• WALK THE YARD vb. to methodically walk in a prison open space ...1981 US sl.
• WALK TO JERICHO vb. to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
• WALK TURKEY vb. to walk around in a strutting manner ...L19 sl.
• WALK-UP n. 1. a brothel ...20C US
n. 2. an apartment on an upper floor that has to be reached by the stairs because no elevator exists ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. a block of flats having no lift ...US & Can. colloq.
n. 4. a shooting that is carried out on foot ...1990s sl.
• WALK UP AGAINST THE WALL vb. to run up credit at a public house ...L18 sl.
• WALK-UP FUCK n. a woman who is agreeable to copulation ...20C Aust. sl.
• WALK UPHILL vb. to be pregnant ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WALK UP LADDER LANE AND DOWN HEMP STREET vb. to be hanged ...19C sl.
• WALK UP THE WALL vb. to run up credit at a public house ...L18 sl.
• WALK WIDE IN WORDS † vb. to argue at cross purposes ...1529
• WALK WILL OF ONE'S WAY † vb. to go astray, to lose oneself ...c1475 Sc.
• WALK WITH vb. of a man: to go out socially with; to date; to court a woman ...1827 Amer. dial.
• WALK WITH YOUR LUCY vb. to inject a drug ...1981 US sl.
• WALK YOUR BODY † phr. take yourself off, begone ...c1730 Sc.
• WALK YOUR DOG vb. to use the toilet ...1968 US sl.
• WALKYRIE † n. a witch, a sorceress ...a1023
• WALL † n. 1. a wave (of the sea) ...c1480 Sc.
n. 2. a spring of water; a well ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a whirlpool in the sea ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. of cheese: the crust, esp. that round the width ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 5. the wake made by an oar in the water ...1971 Sc.
† vb. 1. of liquids: to bubble up; to well up, to flow abundantly; of the sea, waves: to boil up, to rage ...c893
† vb. 2. of a liquid: to boil; also, of a person: to be in boiling liquid ...c1000
† vb. 3. to swarm with vermin ...c1000
† vb. 4. to go on pilgrimage ...a1000
vb. 5. to roll the eyes so as to show the white ...c1480
vb. 6. to blend ...1629
• WALLA n. (derogatory) a bureaucrat or someone doing a routine administrative job ...1965 sl.
• WALLABY n. a vagrant; a swagman ...M19 Aust. sl.
vb. to wander around ...1900s Aust. sl.
• WALLABY TRACK n. the route followed by an itinerant moving from station to station in search of work ...M19 Aust. sl.
• WALLACE † n. the withers of a horse ...1686 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLACE AND GROMIT vb. to vomit ...2000s rhyming sl.
• WALLACE BEERY n. a query, a question ...1990s rhyming sl.
• WALLACH adv. with a heavy, labouring gait ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 1. a noisy step, thump, or fall ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy, blustering, demonstrative person ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 3. a scream, a howl, a wail ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 4. the act of walking with difficulty; the act of wallowing...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 1. to cry as a child out of humour; to wail; to scream ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 2. to use many circumlocutions ...Bk1905 Sc.
vb. 3. to walk with difficulty; to wallow ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLACHING adj. noisy, demonstrative in manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLAGE n. an untidy bundle; a mass; a large quantity ...1867 Eng. dial.
• WALLAH n. 1. a man, someone concerned with or in charge of a usually specified thing, business, etc., as an 'ambulance wallah' ...1785 orig. Anglo-Indian
n. 2. (derogatory) a bureaucrat or someone doing a routine administrative job ...1965 sl.
• WALLAN adj. withered, faded ...1868 Sc.
vb. 1. to wither, to fade ...1868 Sc.
• WALLASHY adj. of potatoes: breaking and becoming moist in cooking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALL-BANGER n. 1. a Quaalude or methaqualone capsule ...1960s US teen & drugs sl.
n. 2. anyone who is so intoxicated by drugs that they cannot walk straight ...1960s US teen & drugs sl.
• WALLBANGING n. painting graffiti on walls, esp. gang slogans or gang nicknames ...1980s US gang sl.
• WALL CITY n. San Quentin prison, California ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• WALL-DROP n. water dropping from the eaves...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLED-OFF ASTORIA n. a jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALLED-OFF HOTEL n. a jail ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALLER n. 1. a confused crowd of living things, esp. when in motion ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a mason; a wall-builder, esp. one who builds rough, mortarless walls ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the common willow, Salix alba ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a large number ...1925 Sc.
n. 5. a derogatory term for a person ...2000s US Black sl.
vb. 1. to toss or thrash about like a fish on dry land ...1825 Sc.
vb. 2. of the sea: to surge, to heave ...1836 Sc.
vb. 3. of the stomach: to heave, to turn over with hunger ...1857 Sc.
vb. 4. to struggle confusedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to swarm, to be alive with ...1923 Sc.
• WALLERD n. the wind ...1821 Eng. dial.
• WALLET n. 1. a bag for holding provisions, clothing, books, etc., esp. on a journey either on foot or on horseback; a knapsack, a peddler's pack, etc. ...c1386
n. 2. a beggar's bag ...1561
† n. 3. something (in an animal's body) protuberant and swagging
...1610
n. 4. a mass; a quantity ...1816 Eng. dial.
n. 5. brushwood; underwood when cut ...1873 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a small, neatly-made person; generally used as a term of endearment ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALL-EYED adj. 1. of any work: badly done ...M19 sl.
adj. 2. dim-sighted, purblind ...1873
adj. 3. said of any odd or irregular action ...20C sl.
adj. 4. drunk ...1910s US sl.
adj. 5. under the influence of marijuana ...2000s sl.
• WALL-EYED JOB n. any work irregularly or ill done; also, any very irregular action ...1847 sl.
• WALL-FALLING adj. exhausted, tired out ...1970s Irish sl.
• WALL-FAST † adj. secure within walls ...1593
• WALL-FIGHT n. a siege ...1850
• WALLFLOWER n. 1. a person who stays on the fringes of a dance or party on account of lacking a partner or being shy ...1820 colloq.
n. 2. the sunflower ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a prisoner obsessed with the possibility of escape ...1980s UK prison sl.
• WALLFLOWERS n. old clothes exposed for sale ...1848 sl.
• WALLFLOWER WEEK n. those days during which a woman is menstruating, and is, traditionally, sexually inactive ...20C sl.
• WALL FRUIT n. kissing up against a wall ...M19 sl.
• WALL-HOT † adj. boiling hot ...c1000
• WALL-HUGGER n. an eccentric, a mad person ...1980s sl.
• WALL-HUGGING adj. crazed, eccentric ...1980s sl.
• WALLIDRAG n. 1. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
n. 2. a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
n. 3. the youngest of a family; the youngest bird in a nest ...1808 Sc.
• WALLIDREG n. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal ...1817 Sc.
• WALLIE adj. 1. handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
† adj. 2. of the sea: tempestuous ...1501 Sc.
adj. 3. of things: large, ample, considerable, substantial, heavy, strong, imposing ...1500-20 Sc.
adj. 4. of persons and animals: big and strong, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
adj. 5. decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
adv. finely ...1535 Sc.
n. 1. a toy, a gewgaw ...1722 Sc.
n. 2. porcelain, china, glazed earthenware ...1890 Sc.
n. 3. the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
int. an exclamation of admiration; goodness! gracious! well! ...1776 Sc.
• WALLIES n. 1. the genitals, esp. in the male ...1698 Sc.
n. 2. finery ...1813 Sc.
n. 3. the intestines ...1825 Sc.
n. 4. fine clothes ...1825 Sc.
n. 5. pockets in an under-waistcoat ...1825 Sc.
n. 6. a set of false teeth ...1954 Sc.
• WALLIE-TRAGLE n. a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLIKUR n. anything very big ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLIMAN n. a familiar spirit ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLING † adj. 1. of liquids, molten metal, etc.: boiling ...c1000
† adj. 2. of the sea, waves: boiling up, raging; of water: welling up, flowing abundantly ...a1300
† adj. 3. abundant ...a1400
• WALLIO 1. n. a young man; often used affectionately by an older man ...20C US sl.
n. 2. (often derogatory) an Italian male; often used as a form of address ...1941 Amer. dial.
• WALLIPEND vb. to vilipend, to despise, to disparage, to abuse ...1847 Sc.
• WALLIS † n. the withers of a horse ...1686 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALLISES n. pockets to under-waistcoat ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALL IT vb. to chalk up a debt on the wall of a public house ...L18 sl.
• WALLIYO n. (derogatory) an Italian ...20C US sl.
• WALL JOB n. anal intercourse performed in a standing position ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• WALL-OBSERVER † n. one who is addicted to reading placards ...1673
• WALLOCH n. a Highland dance; a fling; a kick ...1871 Sc.
• WALLOCH-GOUL n. 1. a female of slovenly appearance ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 2. a noisy, blustering, demonstrative person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLOCK vb. to roll in one's gait; to walk unsteadily ...Bk1905 Eng, dial.
• WALLOCKING adj. 1. corpulent and walking with an awkward, rolling gait ...Bl1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALL OF TIMBER † n. a wooden partition; a fence ...1463
• WALLOP adv. with a quick, fluttering motion; with a lurch or plunge; in a heap ...1885 Sc.
† n. 1. the series of noisy bubbling motions made by water, etc. rapidly boiling, or approaching boiling point ...1565
n. 2. a flapping or fluttering rag ...1776 Sc.
n. 3. † a beat of the heart or of the pulse ...1786 Sc.
n. 4. a violent, heavy, clumsy, noisy movement of the body; a plunging, floundering, lurching, etc. ...1820 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
n. 5. a heavy resounding blow; a whack ...1823 colloq.
* n. 6. a horse ride at a gallop ...1896
n. 7. a quick movement such as agitates one's clothing; the noise caused by such a movement; a gallop; a dance ...1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 8. beer, alcohol in general ...L19 sl., orig. Aust.
n. 9. a lump ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 10. a row, a quarrel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 11. the act of dangling loose; the act of fluttering ...Bk1905 Sc.
n. 12. a try ...1910s sl.
n. 13. a time, a share ...1910s sl.
n. 14. a success ...1930s sl.
n. 15. a forceful impression ...colloq.
† vb. 1. of horses: to gallop ...a1400
vb. 2. to boil violently and with a noisy bubbling ...1579
vb. 3. to move clumsily or convulsively; to flounder, to plunge ...1715 Eng. dial. & colloq.
vb. 4. of the heart, the blood: to pulsate (violently) ...1766 Sc.
vb. 5. to move fast, generally with much agitation of the body or clothes; to dance ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to dangle, to flap, to wobble ...1822 chiefly Sc. & colloq.
vb. 7. to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit ...1825 colloq.
vb. 8. to flounder; to tumble over; to kick about; to move heavily; to waddle or bend in walking; to be slatternly ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to flutter, as rags, etc. ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 10. to sop bread in a liquid ...1875 Amer. dial.
vb. 11. to move the tongue with rapidity; to chatter; to scold ...1881 Sc.
vb. 12. of the waves: to dash, to surge ...1896 Ireland
vb. 13. to overcome, to surpass, to defeat ...L19 sl.
vb. 14. to surpass; to get the better of ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 15. to wrap up, esp. to wrap up hastily and clumsily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 16. to dash with swinging force ...Bk1905 Sc.
int. indicative of a sudden action ...20C sl.
• WALLOPA-WILLIPUS n. a fictitious animal; a bogeyman ...1892 Amer. dial.
• WALLOPER n. 1. anything strikingly large or big; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a blow ...E19 sl.
n. 3. anyone who beats up their victims with a cudgel or stick ...E19 sl.
n. 4. anything with which one administers a thrashing; a stick, a cudgel ...1832 colloq.
n. 5. one who beats, e.g. hits a child ...1910s sl.
n. 6. a pleasing or admirable person or thing ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 7. a hotel, a bar ...1930s sl.
n. 8. a policeman ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 9. a clumsy fellow ...1940s sl.
n. 10. an extra-big mosquito ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 11. the penis ...1980s Aust. sl.
• WALLOPIES n. female breasts, esp. large ones, but not necessarily shapely ones ...1970s US college sl.
• WALLOP IN A TETHER vb. to be hanged ...1785 Sc.
• WALLOP IN A TOW vb. to be hanged ...1792 Sc.
• WALLOPING adj. 1. slatternly, slovenly ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. clumsy, awkward in gait ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. strikingly large, powerful; spectacular ...1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adv. exceptionally, extremely ...1922 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a thrashing ...colloq.
n. 2. an act of sexual intercourse ...1990s sl.
• WALLOP IT IN vb. to penetrate sexually, hence, to have sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• WALLOP OF A HORSE, A n. a loose-limbed horse ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• WALLOP OF THE TONGUE n. a scolding ...1884 Sc.
• WALLOPSE vb. to thrash, to beat; to maul, to handle ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WALLOPY adj. loose-limbed ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• WALLOW † adj. 1. tasteless, insipid; sickly ...c897 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. of colour: faint, indistinct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. of the weather: blowing a cold, strong, and hollow wind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 5. pinched-looking; faint from want or illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† n. 1. a rolling walk or gait ...1676
n. 2. the roll or swell of the sea ...1868 poetic
† vb. 1. to wither, to fade; to waste away ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of a round object (stone, wheel): to roll along the ground; to move, be revolving or rotating ...c888
vb. 3. of the sea, waves: to roll, to surge, to heave, to toss ...1362
vb. 4. of wind: to whirl, to blow gustily ...1362
vb. 5. of flame, smoke, vapour: to surge up ...c1374
vb. 6. of a liquid: to spout, to gush; to spring or well up ...c1386
† vb. 7. to flounder in speech ...a1400
vb. 8. to roll in walking; to walk in a lumbering, helpless manner ...1802 Sc.
vb. 9. to throw someone down in a fight or wrestling match; to beat severely; to wallop ...1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 10. to dwindle ...1894 Sc.
vb. 11. to copulate ...20C US sl.
vb. 12. to handle roughly or inappropriately ...1995 Amer. dial.
vb. 13. to turn something over in one's mind ...2000s Amer. dial.
• WALLOW AROUND vb. 1. to roll, to rumble someone or something on a surface or in some soft or sticky substance; to push or stir something about ...1833 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to handle roughly or inappropriately ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW-CROP n. an expression of contempt applied to one with a physical or mental infirmity ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW-CROPS n. an expression of contempt applied to one with a physical or mental infirmity ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW DOWN vb. to flatten grass, snow, etc. by or as if by rolling or trampling; to push something over by leaning on it ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WALLOWED † adj. withered, faded, discoloured ...a1300
• WALLOWED UP adj. of a bed: rumpled ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW IN WEALTH vb. to be very rich ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH † adj. 1. insipid, tasteless, flat; also, ill-tasting, nauseous, esp. through being over-sweet ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. of the weather: showery, sleety, when there is neither thaw nor frost ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. pinched and miserable-looking; faint from hunger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH-SWEET † adj. so sweet as to cloy; sickly ...1576
• WALLOW-LIKE adj. nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW OUT vb. 1. to make a depression in by lying or rolling ...a1893 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to loosen something from the ground by working it back and forth ...2005 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW-SWEET † adj. ? cloyingly sweet ...c1440
• WALLOWY adj. nauseous; having a sickly taste ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLPAPER n. 1. worthless paper money such as counterfeit notes ...1940s US sl.
n. 2. money ...1980s drugs sl.
• WALLPAPER PASTE n. thick gravy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WALL-PLAT n. a shelf fixed in the wall ...1841 Eng. dial.
• WALL QUEEN n. 1. a man who leans against a wall while he has sex ...1970s US homosexual sl.
n. 2. a homosexual man who enjoys reading the inscriptions on public lavatory walls ...1970s US homosexual sl.
• WALL-ROOTS n. 1. a foundation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
n. 2. the bottom part of the room, usually covered by a skirting-board ...Bk1905 Eng, dial.
• WALLS-OF-TROY n. a labyrinth ...1853 Sc.
• WALL-TEA n. a tea at which the guests sit round the room instead of at the table ...1896 Sc.
• WALL-TILE n. a brick ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WALL-TOOTH † n. a cheek-tooth, a grinder ...c1475
• WALL-TO-WALL adj. everywhere, all over ...1960s sl.
• WALL UP vb. to spring up, as water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLURE †* n. walls collectively ...c1475
• WALL-WIGHT adj. chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
• WALLY adj. 1. handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
† adj. 2. of the sea: tempestuous ...1501 Sc.
adj. 3. of persons and animals: big and strong, robust, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy ...1722 Sc.
adj. 4. large, ample ...1872 Sc.
adj. 5. decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
adj. 6. made of porcelain, china, glazed ...1904 Sc.
adv. finely, excellently, splendidly, well ...1535 Sc.
n. 1. a toy, a gewgaw ...1722 Sc.
n. 2. a pickled cucumber ...L19 sl.
n. 3. an unfashionable, unintelligent, suburban person, lacking in taste and sophistication ...1920s sl.
n. 4. a tramp who stays within a given radius of his home town ...1930s US tramps' sl.
n. 5. a foolish person ...1969 Brit. sl.
n. 6. a uniformed police officer, esp. a constable ...1970 Brit. sl.
n. 7. a bungler ...1970s Aust. sl.
n. 8. a person with learning difficulties ...1970s sl.
n. 9. a nickname for someone seen as acting like a big brother or sister ...1980s US college sl.
n. 10. an otherwise socially unacceptable person who is accepted into a social group because needed for intelligence, athletic ability, or good looks ...1990s US college sl.
† vb. 1. to pity ...1790 Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to cocker up; to indulge; to stroke the back of an animal gently; to obtain one's end by means of caresses or flattery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to hurry over work; to do anything in an imperfect manner ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
int. 1. an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
int. 2. an exclamation of admiration; goodness! gracious! well! ...1776 Sc.
• WALLYDRAG n. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY-DRAGGLE n. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1817 Sc.
• WALLY-DRAIGLE n. 1. a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
n. 2. a feeble, ill-grown person or animal ...1817 Sc.
n. 3. the youngest bird in the nest; hence, the youngest daughter ...1826 Sc.
vb. to go about in a dirty, idle way ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLY-DREG n. a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLY-DYE adj. fine, splendid ...1818 Sc.
n. a toy, a knickknack, a trifle, a piece of ornamentation or finery ...1802 Sc.
• WALLY-GOWDIE n. a term of endearment ...1866 Sc.
• WALLY GROUT n. one's turn to buy a round of drinks ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'shout'
• WALLY-O n. 1. a young man; often used affectionately by an older man ...20C US sl.
n. 2. (often derogatory) an Italian male; often used as a form of address ...1978 Amer. dial.
• WALLY THE MONK adj. drunk ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
• WALLY-WAEING n. a lamentation ...1822 Sc.
• WALLY-WALLYING n. lamentation ...1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALM † n. 1. a gushing fort or upwelling of water; a spring, fountain, water-source; the water of such ...a897 obs.
† n. 2. a wave, billow ...c900
† n. 3. the bubbling and heaving of water, etc. in a process of boiling ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 4. killing, execution ...c1205
† vb. 1. of water: to well up, to gush or spout forth ...a1300
† vb. 2. to abound, to be plentiful ...1399
†* vb. 3. of smoke, vapour, etc.: to swirl, to billow ...1601
† vb. 4. to bubble as in boiling; to boil ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WALM-HOT † adj. blazing-hot; boiling-hot ...a1000
• WALMING † n. turning of the stomach, nausea ...c1440
• WALMING HOT † adj. boiling hot ...1610
• WALNUT-BRUSHER n. one who picks walnuts ...1902 Eng. dial.
• WALNUT-BRUSHING n. the picking of walnuts; a walnut crop ...1902 Eng. dial.
• WALNUT PICKERS n. men's sharp-pointed shoes ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WALNUT-SHELL n. 1. a light, fragile boat ...1614
n. 2. a very light carriage ...1810 sl.
• WALNUT WHIP n. 1. a nipple ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'nip'
n. 2. a sleep ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'kip'
n. 3. a vasectomy ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'snip'
• WALNYED † adj. of a horse: ? light grey ...c1440
• WALRUS n. 1. a large, bushy moustache, supposedly reminiscent of the animal ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a short, fat person ...1920s US sl.
n. 3. £50 ...2000s Irish sl.
• WALRUS MOUSTACHE n. a large moustache which overhangs the lips ...1918 sl.
• WALSH adj. insipid, tasteless, ill-tasting; having a sickly taste, nauseous ...1513 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. a lean-to building not having a pitched roof ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALSHNESS n. insipidity; want of flavour ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALSH-NUT † n. a walnut ...1368-9
• WAL-SLAUGHT † n. deadly battle ...a900 poetic
• WALT † adj. of a ship: unsteady, crank ...1539
n. an upset ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to revolve in the mind; to consider ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to throw, to cast, to toss out, over, etc.; to fling to the ground; to overturn, to upset ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 3. to gush out, to pour, to flow ...a1300
† vb. 4. to be thrown down, to fall over, to be upset or overturned; to totter; to lean to one side ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to lay low; to slay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALTER † n. 1. the rolling of the sea in a storm ...c1400
† n. 2. an upset, upheaval, overthrow ...1563
† vb. 1. of a ship: to roll or be tossed on the waves ...a1300
† vb. 2. of waves: to surge or roll high; of water, etc.: to flow, to gush ...a1300
† vb. 3. to swing or float to and fro ...c1350
† vb. 4. to roll about; to toss to and fro ...c1375
† vb. 5. to wallow or revel in prosperity, pleasure, sin ...c1375
† vb. 6. to move or go unsteadily; to totter, to stumble; also, to go with a rolling gait; to waddle ...1399
† vb. 7. to roll to and fro; to move from side to side; to tumble or toss about; to lie sprawling on the ground, in mire, etc. ...c1400
†* vb. 8. to be without, to lack ...1463 Sc.
† vb. 9. of the stomach: to be upset or disturbed ...1540
† vb. 10. to overturn, to overthrow ...1571
vb. 11. to cause extreme fatigue ...a1825 Eng. dial.
vb. 12. to mire or get stuck in a boggy road, or a swampy place ...1880 Eng. dial.
• WALTERER † n. one who overthrows ...1572
• WALTER JOYCE n. the voice ...L19 rhyming sl.
• WALTER MITTY n. the female breast ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'titty'
• WALTER SCOTT n. a pot of beer ...1950s rhyming sl.
• WALTONIAN n. a disciple of Izaak Walton, author of "The Compleat Angler" (1653); an angler ...1832
• WALTONIZING n. angling ...1841
• WALT-SHEEP n. a fallen sheep ...1812 Sc.
• WALTZ n. 1. anything that can be accomplished with minimum effort ...1920s sl.
n. 2. an easy success, esp. in sporting use, as a boxing match in which neither fighter makes much effort ...1920s sl.
vb. 1. to move lightly, blithely, trippingly, nimbly or in a sprightly and self-assured manner...1862 colloq.
vb. 2. to succeed easily; to achieve something easily, esp. in sporting use ...1960s sl.
vb. 3. to evade or deceive someone ...1970s US sl.
• WALTZ ALONG vb. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ AROUND vb. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ IN vb. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZING MATILDA n. an Australian soldier ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WALTZ INTO vb. 1. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to attack ...1910s sl.
• WALTZ MATILDA vb. to travel as a vagrant, carrying one's possessions ...1893 Aust. sl.
• WALTZ ME AROUND n. a pound ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl.
• WALTZ OFF vb. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ OFF ON THE EAR vb. to act precipitately on the basis of hearing a statement but not considering its implications ...L19 US sl.
• WALTZ UP vb. to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALY adj. 1. handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
adj. 2. pleasant, jolly ...1785 Sc.
n. a toy, a gewgaw ...1722 Sc.
int. an exclamation of sorrow ...a1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALY-DRAIGLING adj. weak and worthless; dirty ...1856 Sc.
• WALYO n. 1. a young man; often used affectionately by an older man ...20C US sl.
n. 2. (often derogatory) an Italian male; often used as a form of address ...1948 Amer. dial.
• WALY-SPRIG n. the common daisy, Bellis perennis ...1824 Sc.
• WALY-WALYING n. lamentation ...1821 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAM † n. a scar ...a1585 Sc.
• WAMBLE n. 1. a rolling or nausea in the stomach; a feeling of nausea; queasiness ...1603
† n. 2. an act of seething or bubbling up when brought to boiling-point ...1620
n. 3. an unsteady movement of a person or thing; a roll of the body; a rolling or staggering gait ...1825
† vb. 1. to feel nausea ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to turn and twist the body about; to roll or wriggle about, to roll over and over ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
†* vb. 3. to swarm with vermin ...1485
† vb. 4. to twist or turn something over and over; to turn a thing round or upside down ...1561 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. of things: to totter, to waver; to move unsteadily, to stagger, to reel ...1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 6. to roll about in walking; to go with an unsteady gait ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 7. of water, the blood: to seethe, to boil ...1636
• WAMBLE-CROPPED adj. 1. affected with nausea, sick ...1552
adj. 2. tipsy ...1736 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. unhappy, discomfited, irritated; dissatisfied; offended ...1836 Amer. dial.
adj. 4. vaguely unwell, under the weather ...1844 Amer. dial.
• WAMBLES, THE n. a feeling of nausea, queasiness ...M17 sl.
• WAMBLE-STOMACHED † adj. affected with nausea, sick ...a1610
• WAMBLETY-CROPPED adj. suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WAMBLINESS n. nausea ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WAMBLINGLY adv. nauseously ...1561
• WAMBLY adj. 1. shaky, tottering, unsteady ...1857 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. causing nausea ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAME † n. 1. the womb ...c1425
n. 2. the belly, the stomach ...1611 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 3. the vagina ...L18 sl.
• WAMEFUL n. a bellyful, enough to satisfy a want or desire ...1722 Sc.
• WAME-ILL n. stomach-ache ...1829 N. Eng. dial.
• WAMFLE vb. to go about with flapping garments; of garments, etc.: to flap, to flutter in the wind ...1808 Sc.
• WAMFLER n. ? a beau, a gallant; a member of fashionable society ...a1500 Sc.
• WAMLEY adj. affected with nausea ...1872 Eng. dial.
• WAMMING † n. lamentation ...a1300
• WAMMUL n. a dog ...Eng. dial.
• WAMPA TOOLE n. a homemade alcoholic drink consisting of any combination of hard liquors, with other beverages or fruit sometimes added; by extension, an occasion at which this is consumed ...1981 Amer. dial.
• WAMPISH vb. 1. to wave or toss one's arms about ...1816 Sc.
vb. 2. to wave to and fro ...1818 Sc.
• WAMPO n. beer slops or overflow, recycled and served as fresh beer ...1940s sl.
• WAMPUM n. money ...1897 jocular
• WAMPUM AND WARPAINT n. evening dress ...1890 jocular
• WAMPUS n. 1. an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1878 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an extraordinary example of its kind ...1907 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mean, difficult or objectionable person; an offensive or loathsome person ...1912 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a large man ...1950s W. Indies
• WAMPUS CAT n. 1. an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person; a violent or bad-tempered woman ...1915 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a tough-looking Black person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS-JAWED adj. 1. having a swollen jaw ...1950 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. askew, awry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS KITTY n. an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WAMPY adj. mad, insane ...1950s NZ sl.
• WAN † adj. 1. lacking light or lustre; dark-hued, dusky, gloomy, dark ...c1230 chiefly poetic
† adj. 2. sad, dismal; also, awful, deadly, cruel, wicked ...c1400 poetic
† n. 1. a dark or livid mark produced by a blow; a bruise ...1533 Sc.
† n. 2. the sail of a windmill ...1766
† vb. to become dark, discoloured, or livid ...c1000
• WANA n. marijuana ...1970s drugs sl.
• WANAL †* adj. of the moon: waning ...1693
• WANBELEVE † n. unbelief ...c1440
• WANBELEVENESS † n. unbelief ...c1440
• WANBELIEVER † n. an unbeliever ...c1440
• WANBODY †* n. ? a miscreant, an infidel ...1303
• WANCHANCE † n. ill-luck, misfortune ...1599 Sc.
• WANCHANCIE adj. 1. eerie, uncanny ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. unlucky, dangerous ...a1774 Sc.
• WANCHANCY adj. 1. eerie, uncanny ...1768 Sc.
adj. 2. dangerous, risky ...a1774 Sc.
adj. 3. unlucky ...a1774 Sc.
• WANCRAUNT †* adj. given to wandering ...1422
• WAND † n. 1. a rod, stick, or switch for chastisement ...1297
† n. 2. a slender stem of a shrub or tree; a slender branch or twig ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a sceptre ...a1300
† n. 4. a stick or switch for urging on a horse ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. a light walking-stick, a cane ...1548
n. 6. a fishing-rod ...1565 now chiefly Sc.
† n. 7. a measuring rod ...a1637
n. 8. the penis ...17C Brit. sl.
• WANDA WANDWAVER n. an exhibitionist ...1960s homosexual sl.
• WANDELARD †* n. a criminal, a law-breaker ...1338
• WANDER! int. go away! ...L19 sl.
• WANDERABLE adj. that one can wander in ...1906 nonce word
• WANDERING †* adj. of places: out-of-the-way, inaccessible, remote ...1600
• WANDERING BOSS n. a head foreman, a superintendent ...1959 Amer. dial.
• WANDERING FIRE n. will-o'-the-wisp ...1667
• WANDERING LIGHT n. will-o'-the-wisp ...1789-94
• WANDERING STAR n. a woman who coyly seduces men in the street in order to rob them ...M19 sl.
• WANDERING WILLIE n. a vagrant, a tramp ...1910s US sl.
• WANDERMENT †* n. the act of wandering ...1597
• WANDIS † vb. to recoil, to retreat, to give way ...1375 Sc.
• WANDLE adj. of a person: lithe, agile, nimble ...1803 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. to walk unsteadily or wearily; to move with a slow, trembling step ...1686 Eng. dial.
• WANDOUGHT adj. feeble, ineffective, worthless ...1788 Sc.
n. a feeble or puny person ...a1728 Sc.
• WANDREL †* n. a vagabond ...c1557
• WANDREME †* n. distress, grief ...c1450
• WANDRETH † n. misery, distress, hardship; adversity, poverty ...c1175
• WANDSOMELY †* adv. reluctantly, falteringly ...a1400
• WANE † adj. 1. destitute of ...a800
† adj. 2. lacking, absent, deficient ...c825
†* adj. 3. insufficient, too small ...c1400
† adj. 4. incomplete; not fully formed or properly shaped; of the moon: not full ...1456
† n. 1. want, lack, shortage, absence of ...c888
†* n. 2. lack, fault, defect ...a1000
† n. 3. need, want, poverty ...a1100
† n. 4. misery, woe ...a1200
† n. 5. a dwelling-place, a residence, a house ...a1225
† n. 6. decrease in size ...a1300
† vb. 1. to empty, to render vacant ...c1200
† vb. 2. of the sea, water: to subside, to ebb ...c1290
† vb. 3. to come short of, to lack ...a1300
†* vb. 4. to decline in vigour, to age ...1821
• WANEASE † n. uneasiness, vexation ...a1500 Sc.
• WANE-CLOUD n. a cirro-stratus cloud ...1823
• WANELESS † adj. hopeless ...a1300
• WANFORTUNE † n. misfortune ...a1500 Sc.
• WANG † n. 1. the cheek ...c975
† n. 2. a molar tooth ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. in the practice of voodoo: a magical charm or spell ...1851 Amer. dial.
n. 4. an oaf; a contemptible person ...20C US sl.
n. 5. a notable person ...1920s sl.
n. 6. the penis ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 7. a cigarette ...1990s S. Afr. sl.
• WANGA n. in the practice of voodoo: a magical charm or spell ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WANGA-GUT n. greediness or jealousy ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• WANGDOODLE n. 1. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of ...20C sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• WANGER † n. 1. a pillow ...c900
n. 2. the penis ...1939 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WANGLE n. 1. a thin, tall, weak young man ...L19 Irish sl.
n. 2. an act of obtaining deceitfully ...1915 sl.
vb. 1. of a thing: to move loosely or shakily on its base or in its place of attachment; of a person; to go unsteadily ...1820 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to obtain something by deceitful or devious means ...1888 sl., orig. printers' usage
• WANGLED adj. stolen ...1940s sl.
• WANGLER n. 1. an unstable person ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 2. one who uses a variety of irregular means to accomplish a purpose ...1910s US sl.
n. 3. one who deceives ...1920 colloq.
• WANGLO-SAXON n. a White Anglo-Saxon ...1970s US sl.
• WANGRACE † n. lack of grace, want of propriety ...1513 Sc.
• WANG-TANG n. anything, esp. on a sexual level, that is particular desirable ...1970s US Black sl.
• WANG-TOOTH † n. a cheek-tooth, a molar ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANG-WANG n. the penis ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WANGY n. a beggar who sells bootlaces as a front for his basic trade of begging ...1910s US tramp sl.
• WANHAP † n. misfortune ...1513 Sc.
• WANHAPPY † adj. unfortunate, unlucky ...c1590 Sc.
• WANHEW † vb. to stain ...c1420 Sc.
• WANHOPE † adj. that has no hope, despairing ...1549 obs. exc. arch.
† n. 1. despair, hopelessness ...1297 obs. exc. arch.
n. 2. erroneous uses:
        † a) vain hope ...1422 obs.  
        † b) faint hope ...1558 obs.
† vb. to despair ...a1300 obs. exc. arch.
• WANHOPEFULLY † adv. despairingly ...c1425
• WANHOPELY † adj. hopeless ...c1425
• WANHOPING † n. loss of hope, hopelessness, despair ...a1300
• WANHUE † vb. to stain ...c1420 Sc.
• WANING * adj. 1. becoming scanty, running short ...1632
adj. 2. of the day: drawing to a close ...1767
* adj. 3. ageing, growing old ...1895
† n. 1. damage inflicted by a person ...c1175
† n. 2. default, shortcoming ...c1320
† n. 3. decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
• WANK n. 1. a simpleton; an oaf ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a lazy, incompetent, unpleasant person ...1940s sl.
n. 3. an act of male masturbation ...1948 sl.
n. 4. a homosexual male ...M20 Aust. sl.
n. 5. self-indulgence ...1970s US sl.
n. 6. a person who is logged on to a computer, (usually the Internet or involved in hacking) for a long time ...1980s US campus sl.
n. 7. nonsense ...1990s US sl.
n. 8. something worthless ...2000s sl.
vb. 1. to masturbate ...L19 sl.
vb. 2. to coit a woman ...20C sl.
vb. 3. to abuse someone else ...1940s sl.
vb. 4. to waste time ...1940s sl.
vb. 5. to be logged on to a computer for a long time ...1980s sl.
int. a general negative retort ...1970s US campus sl.
• WANK-BAG n. a general term of abuse ...1990s sl.
• WANKED adj. 1. exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
adj. 2. having consumed a large quantity of alcohol or drugs ...1990s sl.
• WANKED OUT adj. exhausted ...1970s sl.
• WANKER n. 1. a lazy, incompetent, unpleasant person ...1940s sl.
n. 2. the penis ...1940s sl.
n. 3. a masturbator ...1940s sl.
n. 4. an undesirable situation or thing ...1940s US campus sl.
• WANKERED adj. 1. exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
adj. 2. having consumed a large quantity of alcohol or drugs ...1990s sl.
• WANKING CHARIOT n. a bed ...c1940 army sl.
• WANKING COUCH n. a bed ...1951 sl.
• WANKING PIT n. a bed ...1951 sl.
• WANKLE † adj. unsteady, insecure; changeable, unsettled, precarious; inconstant, wavering; also, weak in health, delicate, sickly ...c888 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANK OFF vb. to masturbate ...19C sl.
• WANKY adj. of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory ...1972 sl.
• WANLACE † n. 1. a crafty device, a plot ...1303
† n. 2. an intercepting movement; an ambush ...c1330
• WANLASOUR † n. a hunting servant whose duty is to intercept and turn back the game; a driver ...a1400
• WANLESS † adj. hopeless ...a1300
• WANLICH †* adj. baleful, fraught with evil ...c1205
• WANLICHE † adj. miserable, wretched ...1205
• WANLIESUM † adj. unlovely ...1815 Sc.
• WANLUCK * n. unhappy fate ...1571 Sc.
• WANMOL † adj. destitute of eloquence ...c1250
• WANNABE n. one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
• WANNABEE n. one who wants to emulate someone else ...1988 orig. US
• WANNA DO A THING? phr. asking a passing woman if she fancies intercourse ...1960s US Black sl.
• WANNA GO OUT? phr. the ritual approach from a prostitute to a passing male ...1960s sl.
• WANNEL adj. of a person: lithe, agile, nimble ...1803 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. to walk unsteadily or wearily; to move with a slow, trembling step ...1686 Eng. dial.
• WANNIE † adj. wan, pallid ...1555
• WANNOWE! †* int. alas ...c1450
• WANNY † adj. wan, pallid ...1555
• WANREST † n. 1. a state of inquietude or trouble; unrest ...c1550 Sc.
† n. 2. the pendulum of a clock ...1794 Sc.
• WANRESTFUL † adj. restless ...1783 Sc.
• WANRUFE †* n. disquiet, unrest ...c1480 Sc.
• WANRULY adj. unruly ...a1774 Sc.
• WANSHAPEN † adj. misshapen, deformed ...a1300
• WAN SMILE n. a faint or forced smile, as of one sick or unhappy ...1877
• WANSOME † adj. miserable, unhappy ...c1250
• WANSONSY adj. mischievous ...1819 Sc.
• WANSPEED † n. ill-success; adversity, poverty ...c893
• WANSPEEDY † adj. unfortunate, unprosperous ...c1000
• WANT † n. 1. a mole ...c725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. the fact that a person is not present; absence ...c1480
† n. 3. a defect, failing, fault; a shortcoming ...1592
†* n. 4. a gap, a hole, a hollow ...1663 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to fail to recollect, to forget ...c1381
† vb. 2. to fail; to give out; to be insufficient for a purpose, etc. ...c1400
† vb. 3. to fail to do something; to be wanting in one's endeavours ...1426
† vb. 3. to be a defaulter; to be absent or missing ...1435
† vb. 4. to be deprived of, to lose ...c1480
† vb. 5. to feel the loss of, to miss ...1623
• WANT A BET! int. a challenging refutation of the previous speaker's assertion ...1940s sl.
• WANTAGE n. deficiency, shortage ...1828 US
• WANT A HAIR TO MAKE A CABLE vb. to exaggerate greatly, make much of a trifle ...1821 Sc.
• WANT A HAIR TO MAKE A TETHER vb. to exaggerate greatly, make much of a trifle ...1821 Sc.
• WANT AN APRON vb. to be out of work ...L19 sl.
• WANTED AS MUCH AS A DOG WANTS A SIDE-POCKET
phr. applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn't need ...1788 sl.
• WANTED AS MUCH AS A TOAD WANTS A SIDE-POCKET phr. applied to one who wants or desires something he doesn't need ...1785 sl.
• WANTEL † n. a bundle, a burden, a pack ...1599
• WANTER † n. 1. one who is deficient in something ...1611 obs. ?
n. 2. one wanting a husband or wife; an unmarried person; a bachelor, a widower ...1723 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who is need or desirous of something ...1727
n. 4. a mole-catcher ...1903 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a person who goes to an auction intending to buy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WANTFUL adj. full of wants; needing, exacting ...1889
• WANT-GRACE † n. one who lacks grace; an unprincipled person; a reprobate, a scamp ...1603
• WANT-HILL † n. a molehill ...a1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WANTHRIFT n. 1. lack of thrift or economy; prodigality ...1513 Sc.
n. 2. a thriftless person; a prodigal ...a1585 Sc.
• WANTHRIFTY adj. unthrifty ...a1585 Sc.
• WAN-THRIVEN adj. ill-developed, stunted in growth ...1508 Sc.
• WANTING † adj. 1. lacking in money or necessaries of life, needy, necessitous ...a1616 now rare or obs.
† adj. 2. that is short of a certain age, as 'wanting of fourteen' ...1709
† adj. 3. needful, requisite, necessary ...1756
adj. 4. mentally unbalanced, insane ...M19 sl.
adj. 5. mentally deficient, weak-minded ...1877 Eng. dial.
• WANTING IN THE UPPER STORY adj. 1. stupid ...1885 sl.
adj. 2. insane, crazy ...1959 sl.
• WANTLESS * adj. having no want or lack ...1586
• WANT-LOUSE †* n. a bedbug, a bug ...1655
• WANTON † adj. 1. of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
† adj. 2. of persons: jovial, given to broad jesting, waggish; also, free from care ...c1386
† adj. 3. of actions: lawless, violent; in weaker sense: rude, ill-mannered ...a1400-50
† adj. 4. of clothing, diet: luxurious ...1489
† adj. 5. of persons: insolent in triumph or prosperity; reckless of justice and humanity; merciless ...1513
† adj. 6. said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury ...1529
† adj. 7. fastidious or dainty in appetite ...1530
† adj. 8. of an animal: skittish, refractory; of a hawk: out of hand, unmanageable ...1535
† adj. 9. petulant; unruly; hence, self-indulgent, effeminate, luxurious ...1538
† adj. 10. capricious, frivolous, giddy ...1538 obs.
adj. 11. of young animals: frisky, frolicsome ...1565 chiefly poetic
† adj. 12. of colour, music: gay, lively ...1583
adj. 13. profuse in growth, luxuriant, rank ...1590 poetic
† adj. 14. robust, overflowing with health ...1674
† adj. 15. of speech or imagination: unrestrained, extravagant ...1680
† adj. 16. of a material substance: changeable ...1681
† adj. 17. of physical movement: headlong, impetuous, unrestrained ...1753
†* adj. 18. of natural occurrences: abnormal, extraordinary ...a1754
† n. 1. a person, esp. a child, spoiled by over-indulgence and excessive leniency; a spoiled child, a pampered pet ...1526
† n. 2. a person, esp. a child, of playful, roguish or sportive conduct; sometimes used as a term of endearment ...1589
† n. 3. a sportive or roguish animal, bird, etc. ...1605
† vb. to make wanton; to lead into extravagances of conduct, living, etc....c1600
• WANTON ACE n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• WANTONER * n. a person who acts wantonly or is given to wanton behaviour ...1812
• WANT ONE'S HEAD KAIMED AND THEN CURLED vb. to be too inquisitive (kaimed = combed) ...1928 Sc.
• WANT ONE'S HIP BUTTONS vb. to be less than wholly intelligent ...20C Ulster sl.
• WANTONHEDE † n. wantonness ...c1400
• WANTONIZE vb. 1. to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
* vb. 2. to make wanton ...1598
• WANTON MAD † adj. mad with the insolence of prosperity ...a1700
• WANTONNESS † n. 1. effeminacy, foppish affectation ...c1386
† n. 2. unbridled luxury, extravagance in expenditure ...c1400
† n. 3. excessive appetite ...a1400
* n. 4. arrogance, insolence of triumph or prosperity ...c1480
† n. 5. of a child: unruliness, naughtiness; of a horse: restiveness ...1533
† n. 5. caprice, whim ...1595
† n. 6. a reckless and justifiable act ...1630
• WANTON OF WORD † adj. violent or insolent in speech ...c1475
• WANTONS, THE †* n. wanton fits, lascivious desires, wantonness ...1717
 

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