DICTIONARY
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• WANTROKIE † vb. to despair ...c1315
• WANTROKING † n. despair; false or mistaken expectation ...c1315
• WANTROTH †* n. unbelief ...c1200
• WANTROWING †* n. mistrust, faint belief ...c1440
• WANTRUST † n. mistrust, lack of confidence ...c1374
• WANTRUTH †* n. unbelief ...c1200
• WANTS † n. straits; circumstances or times of want, hardship, suffering, etc. ...1588
• WANT SALT vb. to be a weakling; to need 'grit' of character ...L19 US
• WANT'S LIKE TO BE YOUR MASTER phr. used in refusing a demand expressed by "I want ___ ____" ...1731-8
• WANT SOME vb. to search for sex ...1980s US college sl.
• WANT SOMETHING YESTERDAY vb. to want something as quickly as possible ...1970s sl.
• WANTSUM † adj. indigent, poor; devoid of ...c1200
• WANT TO BET ON IT! int. a challenging refutation of the previous speaker's assertion ...1940s sl.
• WANT TO PISS LIKE A DRESSMAKER vb. to be desperate to urinate ...L19 sl.
• WANT-WIT adj. witless, senseless ...1894
n. one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
• WANTY adj. unsteady, tottering ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANWEIRD † n. hard lot, ill fate, misfortune ...1513 Sc.
• WANWIT † n. lack of wit, foolishness ...a1400 chiefly Sc.
• WANWITTY † adj. foolish ...a1500
• WANWORDY † adj. worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WANWORTH adj. worthless ...a1774 Sc.
n. an undervalue ...a1700 Sc.
• WANZE † vb. 1. to diminish, to waste; later, to render lean ...a1121
† vb. 2. to decrease, to grow less; of the moon: to wane ...c1200
† vb. 3. to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
• WAP † n. 1. a blow, a knock, a thump ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shake, a flap; a sweeping or tossing movement ...a1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sudden storm of snow ...1818 Sc.
n. 4. a pugilistic fight; also, a quarrel ...1887 Sc.
n. 5. a person defective in discretion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to strike, to knock upon; to strike through ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
† vb. 3. to wrap, to envelop; also, to wrap a covering about something ...c1375
† vb. 4. to throw quickly or with violence ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to bark ...c1440
† vb. 6. to shake ...1570
vb. 7. to have sex, usually used of a woman ...E16 sl.
• WAPALOOSIE n. an imaginary animal ...1910 Amer. dial.
• WAPATOLLIE 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
• WAPATULI 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
• WAPI n. sexual intercourse ...1950s W. Indies
• WAP-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAP-JOHN n. a gentleman's coachman ...1826 sl.
• WAPMAN † n. a man as distinguished from a woman; a male human being ...c950
• WAPMAN-KIN † n. persons of the male sex ...c1200
• WAPPEN-HAPPEN n. a tumbledown, slum shed or shanty made of old tins, bits of wood, discarded packaging and similar found objects ...1930s W. Indies
• WAPPER † adj. 1. of the eyes: blinking, unsteady ...1581
adj. 2. of a jaw: projecting, warped ...a1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 1. anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
n. 2. a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
† vb. 1. to blink the eyes; also, to move tremulously ...1575
vb. 2. to be tired out ...1898 Eng. dial.
• WAPPERED adj. fatigued, wearied, restless ...1868 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER-EYED adj. blinking, blear-eyed, squinting; having restless eyes ...1604 Eng. dial.
• WAPPERGEE * adj. rickety ...1959 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAW n. a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED n. 1. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1836 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAPPING adj. unusually large or great ...17C
• WAPPING-DELL n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WAPPING-MORT n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WAPPIT adj. exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WAPPLE-EYED adj. wapper-eyed ...1937 Amer. dial.
• WAPPLE-JAWED adj. having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WAPPY adj. sentimental, idealistic ...1950s sl.
• WAPPY-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WAPS n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WAPSED DOWN adj. drunk ...20C US sl.
• WAP-WAPS n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WAR adj. worse ...c1250 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adv. worse ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to make war upon ...1154
† vb. 2. to harass, to persecute ...a1225
† vb. 3. to ravage a city, land, etc. by warlike operations; to harry ...1297
vb. 4. to 'worse', to defeat in a contest or competition; to surpass, to excel ...1483 Sc.
• ׇWARAHOON n. a noisy ill-bred person ...1960s W. Indies
• WAR AND STRIFE n. one's wife ...1920s rhyming sl.
• WARAP n. 1. a cheap, tasteless meal, esp. a soup ...20C W. Indies
n. 2. a cheap meal made of fish or meat and 'ground-provisions', i.e. locally available starchy roots, all boiled up together ...20C W. Indies
• WARA-WARA adj. cheap, of inferior quality, esp. of clothing ...20C W. Indies & Guyana
n. bits and pieces ...20C W. Indies
• WARB n. 1. a dirty, unkempt person ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a drunkard, a down-and-out ...1930s Aust. criminal sl.
n. 3. a fool, a simpleton ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a low-paid manual worker ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a disreputable or slovenly person ...1933 Aust. sl.
• WAR BABY n. 1. an illegitimate child, conceived and born while the mother's husband is away on active service ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a bond that is sold during wartime with the presumption that it will 'grow' in value ...1910s US sl.
• WAR-BAG n. 1. a drawstring bag or sack used for carrying one's personal effects; a duffle bag; the contents of such a bag ...1864 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a roll of bedding, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH n. the American Civil War ...1865 Amer. dial.
• WAR BETWEEN THE STATES n. the American Civil War ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WARBIRD n. a golden eagle ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WARBLE † vb. 1. to shake or cause to vibrate; to brandish ...1510
† vb. 2. to vibrate, to quiver; to wobble ...1549
† vb. 3. to manipulate the strings of a musical instrument in playing ...1578
vb. 4. of a small stream: to make melody as it flows; also, of the wind ...1579 poetic
vb. 5. to talk in a pleasant manner ...17C sl.
†* vb. 6. to quarrel, to wrangle ...1600
† vb. 7. of a stringed instrument: to give forth melodious sounds ...1620
vb. 8. to yodel ...1880 US
• WARBLER n. 1. a female singer ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a public defender ...20C US criminal sl.
n. 3. a telephone whose bell 'warbles' rather then rings ...1970s sl.
• WARBLING † adj. in continual motion, quivering ...1549
†* n. 1. an altercation; a quarrel, quarrelling ...1600
† n. 2. a vibration or quivering ...1621
n. 3. yodelling ...1880 US
• WAR-BOY n. in Africa: a coloured fighting man or soldier ...1889
• WARBY adj. unprepossessing in appearance or disposition, unkempt, disreputable, decrepit ...1920s Aust. sl.
• WARCH † n. a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAR-CLOUD n. something that threatens war ...1827
• WAR CLUB n. a baseball bat ...20C US sl.
• WAR CRY n. a mixture of stout and mild ale ...L19 sl.
• WARD † n. 1. a watchman, a guard, a keeper, a warden ...a680
* n. 2. a company of watchmen or guards ...c1000
* n. 3. care or charge of a prisoner; the condition of being a prisoner; custody, imprisonment ...c1290
† n. 4. care, regard ...a1300
† n. 5. a prison ...1338
† n. 6. duty entrusted to one; office ...1338
† n. 7. a part or division of a forest ...1425
† n. 8. a garrison ...c1500
† n. 9. an orphan under age ...1559
† n. 10. defense, protection, shelter ...1582
† vb. 1. to rule, to govern a land or people; to administer an estate; to act as guardian to a child ...a1000
vb. 2. to guard, to stand guard over; to keep in safety, to take care of; to defend, to protect ...a1035 arch.
† vb. 3. to man with a garrison; to protect or shield with some work or contrivance; to fortify a castle ...1340-70
† vb. 4. to keep in close custody or confinement; to imprison ...1390 chiefly Sc.
† vb. 5. to award ...1442
* vb. 6. to carefully keep a secret ...1881
• WARDAGE * n. the function of a sentinel or guardian ...1878
• WARDAY n. a week-day as opposed to Sunday ...1598 Eng. dial.
• WARDECORPS † n. a body-guard; an armed personal attendant ...a1330
• WARDED † adj. detained 'in ward', imprisoned ...c1610 Sc.
• WARDEN † n. 1. one who guards, protects, or defends ...a1225
* n. 2. a gatekeeper, a porter, a sentinel ...a1225
† n. 3. a custodian of a building, esp. a temple or church ...c1290
† n. 4. the governor of a town, province, or district; the commander of a fortress ...1297
n. 5. a wife ...20C US sl.
• WARDENSHIP * n. guardianship, safe-keeping ...a1300
• WAR DEPARTMENT n. a wife; also, a man's mother (rare) ...1942 Amer. jocular
• WARDER †* n. 1. a beacon or sea-mark ...1584
†* n. 2. a person in ward, a prisoner ...1584 Sc.
• WARDERER †* int. ? look out behind! ...c1386
• WARDERESS n. a female warder in a prison ...1878
• WARDHOUSE † n. a guard-house for prisoners ...1590 Sc.
• WARDIN †* n. a landlady, a hostess ...1493
• WARDING n. imprisonment ...1497 Sc.
• WARDING-PLACE † n. a place of confinement for prisoners ...1573 Sc.
• WAR-DOG n. a fierce warrior ...1813
• WARDRESS n. a female warder in a prison ...1878
• WARDROBE † n. 1. a private chamber; esp. a sleeping apartment ...a1300
† n. 2. a privy ...1382
† n. 3. a room in which wearing apparel (sometimes armour) was kept; esp. a room adjoining the 'chamber' or sleeping apartment; hence, a dressing-room ...1387-8
† n. 4. the excrement of the badger ...c1400
• WARDROBE DEALER n. a dealer in secondhand clothes ...1896
• WARDROBER † n. 1. an officer of a royal household who had charge of the robes, wearing apparel, etc. ...a1400-50
† n. 2. the tailor attached to a religious house ...1526
• WARDROBE-STUFF † n. household necessaries and supplies ...1537
• WARDSMAN † n. 1. an arbitrator ...1482
n. 2. a watchman who is responsible for prisoners ...1683
• WARD-WOMAN n. a woman in charge of her mistress's wardrobe ...1831 arch.
• WARE † adj. 1. prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
† adj. 2. cognizant, informed, conscious ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
adj. 3. prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
† adj. 4. careful or guarded in action ...a1240
n. 1. seaweed; esp. large drift seaweed used as manure ...c725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. watchful care, heed; safe-keeping, defense, protection ...c893
† n. 3. pus, matter ...c1200
n. 4. the season of spring ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. field-produce, crops, vegetables ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 6. livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry) ...1422
n. 7. a woman ...1558 jocular
† n. 8. the privy parts of either sex ...1561
n. 9. the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
vb. 1. to beware of, to guard against; to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of ...a900 arch.
† vb. 2. to guard oneself, to be careful, to take care ...a1000
† vb. 3. to give heed, to take care, to be one's guard ...c1250
† vb. 4. to spend, to lay out money or goods ...a1417 exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to be apprehensive or careful for ...c1420
• WAR EAGLE n. a golden eagle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• WARE AND WISE † adj. prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WAREFUL † adj. watchful, cautious ...1548
• WAREFULNESS † n. caution, carefulness ...1548
• WAREHOUSE † n. 1. a mason's or carpenter's workshop ...1530
† n. 2. a tradesman's inner or back shop ...1580 obs.
† n. 3. a shop ...c1730
n. 4. a large, fashionable pawn shop ...1900s society sl.
n. 5. a large and impersonal institution offering shelter to the mentally ill, the old, or the poor ...1960s sl.
vb. 1. to put in prison ...1881 sl.
vb. 2. to place in pawn ...1900s society sl.
vb. 3. to place an individual, usually a mental patient, in a large an impersonal institution, i.e. to 'put them away' ...1970s US sl.
vb. 4. to go to parties in abandoned warehouses, a popular youth movement in the mid-1980s ...1980s sl.
• WAREHOUSING n. the buying of shares as a nominee of another trader, with a view to a takeover ...1971 sl.
• WARELESS † adj. 1. unwary, incautious, imprudent ...1562
† adj. 2. unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
• WARELINESS † n. caution, carefulness ...c1000
• WARELY † adj. of a person, his actions, etc.: cautious, circumspect, prudent ...a900
† adv. watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently ...c897
• WARENESS † n. cautiousness, vigilance ...971
• WARES n. the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
• WARESTALL † n. a store cupboard ...1508 Sc.
• WARETACK † n. a safeguard ...1542
• WARE THE HAWK! int. a warning cry, indicating that a bailiff or constable is approaching ...16C sl.
• WAR-FAIN adj. eager to fight ...1876
• WARFARE † vb. to wage war; to take part in war; to serve in the field ...1565
• WARFARER † n. a warrior ...1591
• WARFARING adj. waging war; taking part in war; militant ...1549
n. the act of waging war ...1598
• WARFARINGLY † adv. in a warlike manner; martially ...1611
• WARFUL †* adj. bellicose, inclined to war ...1530
• WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE n. the American Civil War ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WAR-HABLE † adj. fit for war; of military age ...1590
• WAR-HAWK n. one who is eager for the fray ...1798 US
• WAR-HEADLING † n. a military chieftain or commander ...a1300
• WAR HOOP n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1967 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR HOOT n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1967 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR-HORSE n. a veteran soldier or politician; a person full of warlike memories ...1884
n. 2. (usually as 'war horse') an aggressive or determined woman ...20C US sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'war horse') a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WAR-HOUND n. a warmonger, one who urges or attempts to stir up war ...1812
• WARIABLE † adj. deserving of cursing; execrable ...1382
• WARIANGLE †* n. a term of contemptuous abuse ...a1400-50
• WARIED † adj. cursed, accursed...c975
• WARIER † n. one who curses ...1382
• WARIFY † vb. to render wary or timorous ...1614 nonce word
• WARIMENT †* n. precaution ...1596
• WARING †* adj. aware, cognizant of ...1571
† n. 1. spending, investing of money ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. payment of a price ...c1315
• WARISH † n. hard skin, a callosity, a callous ...1570
† vb. 1. to heal, to cure a person of a sickness or trouble ...c1250
† vb. 2. to recover from sickness or trouble ...a1300
† vb. 3. to guard, to secure, to protect, to preserve; to save, to rescue ...c1350
† vb. 4. to become hard or callous ...1570
• WARISOME †* adj. cautious or careful ...1628
• WARISOMENESS † n. caution, carefulness ...1607
• WARISON † n. 1. wealth, possessions ...1297
† n. 2. a gift bestowed by a superior; a reward ...a1300
† n. 3. 'reward', due punishment ...a1366
• WARK † n. a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARLIKE † adj. equipped for fighting or for war ...c1420
• WARLIKELY † adv. in a warlike condition or manner ...1548
• WARLIKENESS † n. warlike disposition ...1605
• WARLINESS †* n. warlike disposition, valiantness ...1599
• WARLING † n. one who is despised or disliked ...1546
• WARLOCK † adj. malignant, wicked ...c1375
†* n. 1. a damned soul in hell ...a900
†* n. 2. a devil, a demon, spirit of hell ...a900
† n. 3. a savage or monstrous creature (hostile to men); applied to giants, cannibals, mythical beasts, etc. ...a1000
† n. 4. a wicked person; a scoundrel, a reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse ...a1000
† n. 5. the Devil; Satan ...a1000
† n. 6. an oath-breaker, a traitor ...a1023
† n. 7. a cairn, a pile of stones in Scandinavian regions ...1584
• WARLOCKRY n. the practice of magic by men; wizardry ...1818
• WARLORD n. a street-gang leader ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• WARLY † adj. 1. skilled in war; martial; fond of war, bellicose; valiant ...1423
† adj. 2. pert. to war ...1457
† adj. 3. equipped or munitioned for war ...c1470
† adv. in a warlike manner ...c1400
• WARM adj. 1. hot-tempered, angry ...1547
adj. 2. comfortably off, well-to-do; rich, affluent ...1571 colloq.
adj. 3. prone to sexual desire; amorous ...1592
adj. 4. of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
adj. 5. of imagination, ideas, expectations, etc.: ardent, lively, glowing ...1668
adj. 6. of a bill: exorbitant in its charges ...1892 colloq.
adj. 7. of a woman: sexy, provocative ...L19 sl.
adj. 8. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
* n. 1. a state of sensation of being warm; warmth ...a1250
n. 2. a great deal, much ...20C W. Indies
† vb. 1. to occupy one's bed ...1599 jocular
† vb. 2. to inaugurate a new house by a feast or entertainment ...1617
vb. 3. to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WAR-MAN * n. 1. a fighting-man, a warrior, a soldier ...1456
† n. 2. a man-of-war, a warship ...1546 Sc.
• WARM AS THEY MAKE THEM adj. of a woman: very sexy ...L19 sl.
• WARM BEER n. urine ...1960s sl.
• WARM BIT n. a promiscuous, sexy woman ...L19 sl.
• WARM-BLOODED adj. ardent, fervent, passionate ...1831
• WARM BODY n. an insignificant person, someone who is present but does not participate ...20C US sl.
• WARM CORNER n. anywhere frequented by prostitutes ...L19 sl.
• WARMED OVER adj. derivative, unimaginative ...L19 sl.
• WARMFUL †* adj. full of warmth ...c1611
• WARM HEAD † n. a warm-headed, excitable, impetuous person ...1684
• WARM-HEADED adj. having a heated fancy or excitable temperament ...1690
• WARM HOUSE n. a cellar ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WARMING n. a thrashing, a trouncing ...1681
• WARMING-PAN n. 1. a large old-fashioned watch ...1668 sl.
n. 2. a female bedfellow ...1678 sl.
n. 3. a person who temporarily hold a place or employment until the intended occupant is ready to take it ...1846
• WARM IT TO ANYBODY OR ANYTHING vb. to strike or work hard ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WARMLY †* adj. full of warmth ...c1470
• WARMNESS † n. 1. the state of being well-to-do ...1399
†* n. 2. lukewarmness ...1561
† n. 3. heat of anger ...1563
• WARM ONE'S ARSE vb. to thrash ...M19 sl.
• WARM ONE'S BRITCHES vb. to put pressure on someone to do something he should have already done ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WARM ONE'S JACKET vb. to thrash ...M19 sl.
• WARM ONE'S ONION vb. to punish, to chastise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WARMONGER †* n. 1. a mercenary soldier ...1590
n. 2. one who seeks to bring about war ...1817
• WARM-POCKETED adj. rich, well-to-do ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WARM RECEPTION, A n. a vigorous onslaught or resistance; a demonstration of hostile feeling ...1702
• WARMTH † n. 1. of herbs: aphrodisiac quality ...1697
* n. 2. excitement, exhilaration ...1749
n. 3. the state of being prosperous or well-off ...1888
• WARM THE EARS vb. 1. to get more than enough to drink ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to strike or box the ears ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WARM THE WAX OF SOMEONE'S EAR vb. to box someone's ears ...M19 sl.
• WARM THE WHOLE OF ONE'S BODY vb. to stand with one's back to the fire ...20C sl.
• WARM 'UN n. a prostitute ...L19 sl.
• WARM UP n. 1. a wash before intercourse ...1970s sl.
n. 2. sexual foreplay ...1970s sl.
vb. to indulge in sexual foreplay ...1900s sl.
• WARM UP OLD PORRIDGE vb. to renew old love ...1864 Eng. dial.
• WARM-UPS n. leftover food ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WARM WET n. weak coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WARM WITH n. a drink of warm spirits and water with sugar ...M19 sl.
• WARM WORK n. hot fighting ...1760
• WARN † n. an indication or sign of something about to happen ...a1300
† vb. 1. to prevent, to hinder, to restrain from action ...c888
† vb. 2. to forbid a person to do something ...c893
† vb. 3. to refuse or deny a thing to a person; to refuse to grant ...c897
† vb. 4. to take heed, to be on one's guard, to beware ...c1000
† vb. 5. to resist ...c1175
† vb. 6. to prevent a person from having something ...a1240
† vb. 7. to refuse to take or accept ...c1300
†* vb. 8. to fortify; to protect, to defend ...c1330
• WARNABLE †* adj. that may be forbidden ...c1449
• WARNING n. a notification of a death and forthcoming funeral ...1807 Amer. dial.
• WARNING PAPER n. a notification of a death and forthcoming funeral ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WARN-WORD † n. a word of warning ...1602
• WAR OF REBELLION n. name commonly used in the North during, and for many years after, the war to describe it ...US Civil War usage
• WAR OF THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH n. the American Civil War ...1865 Amer. dial.
• WAR OF THE REBELLION n. the American Civil War ...1873 Amer. dial.
• WARP n. the lookout man for a team of thieves who steal by hooking objects from stalls or shop windows ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WAR PAINT n. 1. cosmetics, make-up ...1869 sl.
n. 2. court dress, formal dress ...M19 sl.
n. 3. military uniform ...M19 sl.
• WARP AWAY vb. to leave hastily ...1990s US sl.
• WARPE n. the lookout man for a team of thieves who steal by hooking objects from stalls or shop windows ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• WARPED adj. drunk ...2000s Irish sl.
• WARP IT TO SOMEONE vb. to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently ...1876 Amer. dial.
• WARREN n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• WARRIOUS †* adj. warlike ...1581
• WAR SECRETARY n. a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WART n. a contemptible person ...1896 sl.
• WART FROG n. 1. a toad ...c1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bullfrog ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WAR TO THE KNIFE n. war to the last extremity; fierce or relentless war; deadly strife; a bitter and deadly struggle; hostility without cessation or moderation ...1812
• WARTS AND ALL phr. without concealment of the (unattractive) truth ...1930 sl.
• WARTY n. 1. a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WARTY TOAD n. a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WAR WHOOP n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1930 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR WIDOW n. a woman whose husband is away at war ...US Civil War usage
• WASH n. Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to be believable ...1849 sl.
vb. 2. to kill deliberately ...1941 US sl.
• WASH A NEGRO †* vb. (now offensive) to attempt an impossible task ...1611
• WASH-ASHORE n. a visitor or non-native resident ...1983 Amer. dial.
• WASHATERIA n. 1. a self-service laundry ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a community building housing laundry and bathing facilities and serving as a source of treated drinking water ...1982 Alaska usage
• WASH AWAY vb. to kill deliberately ...1941 US sl.
• WASH-BEAR n. the raccoon ...1891
• WASHBOARD n. a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor ...1806 Amer. dial.
• WASHBOARD FIGURE n. a feminine figure without curves ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASHED OUT adj. 1. killed ...World War I Amer. sl.
adj. 2. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASHED UP adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASH-FOOT BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WASH-HOLE n. an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1872 Amer. dial.
• WASHING n. bathing, swimming ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WASHING BEAR n. a raccoon ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WASHING HOLE n. an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WASH-MOUTH n. one who blurts out anything he has heard; a babbler; a foul-mouthed person ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WASH ONE'S IVORIES vb. to drink ...1823 sl.
• WASHOUT n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASH RAG n. a washcloth ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WASH SCRATCHER n. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WASH THE BONES vb. to mix up dominoes ...sl.
• WASH THE MILK OFF ONE'S LIVER † vb. to purge oneself of cowardice ...1732
• WASHUP n. a swimming hole; a large pool area in a large stream ...1978 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'wash up') to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASP n. a person stinging and under-handed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WASPER n. a wasp ...1942 Amer. dial.
• WASS vb. to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WASSERMUCKER n. a prohibitionist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WASTCOTIER n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WASTE vb. 1. of the moon: to wane ...1864 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to kill deliberately ...1964 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WASTED adj. 1. drunk ...1968 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1968 sl,. orig. US
adj. 3. overworked, tired ...1995 sl.
• WASTE OF THE MOON n. the time when the moon is waning or decreasing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WASTY adj. wasteful ...1823 Amer. dial.
• WAT adj. 1. wet ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. given to intemperance in drink ...B1900 Sc.
† n. 1. a person; especially 'a great wat' ...1399
† n. 2. a hare ...a1500 hunting usage, obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a material composed of matted fibres of silk, raw cotton, etc.; wadding ...1662
n. 4. a Thai Buddhist temple ...1871
n. 5. an outer garment ...B1900 Sc.
n. 6. a welt ...B1900 Sc.
n. 7. moisture ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to know, to inform; to assure; to be sensible of ...1864 Sc.
vb. 2. to pledge, to promise ...1887 Sc.
• WATCHAMACALLIT n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCH IT! int! be careful! ...1916
• WATCHMACALLEM n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DAD n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DADDY n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DIDDLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DINGLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DOODLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-GADGET n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-HICKEY n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-JIGGER n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATER vb. 1. to 'pack' a jury with members who are likely to deliver a biased verdict ...L18 US sl.
vb. 2. to drink alcohol ...1970s US sl.
• WATER, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATERBAG n. a fanatical teetotaller ...1930s Aust. sl.
• WATER BANDIT n. a water snake ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BARREL n. the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER BEATER n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED n. weak tea, punch or any other liquor ...L17 sl.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND COFFEE BEGRUDGED adj. said of weak coffee ...1840 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND MEAL BEGRUDGED adj. said of thin porridge ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND TEA BEGRUDGED adj. said of weak tea ...1840 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BOBBY n. a river policeman ...L19 sl.
• WATER-BONSE n. a cry-baby ...L19 sl.
• WATER-BOTTLE n. 1. the penis ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a total abstainer; a teetotaller ...L19 sl.
• WATERBOX n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATERBOY n. a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
• WATER BUCK n. anybody carrying water to a crew ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
• WATER BUFFALO vb. to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• WATER BUG n. a cockroach, esp. a large one, or a similar insect ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WATER BURNER n. a cook ...1950s Aust. sl.
• WATERBURY WATCH n. Scotch (whisky) ...1930s rhyming sl.
• WATER-BUSTER n. a dive in which the front of the body strikes flat against the water; a belly-flop ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BUTT n. the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER-CART vb. to weep, to cry ...M19 sl.
• WATER CHICKEN n. a frog, considered as food ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WATERCOURSE n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATERCRESS n. a dress ...1970s rhyming sl.
• WATER DIPPER n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER DOG n. 1. a halo around the sun; a short strip of rainbow ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a low lying cloud at treetop level, that usually appears after a storm; a 'rain dog' ...2004 Amer. dial.
• WATERDROP n. the pipe that takes the collected rain-water down to the ground or to a storage tank; a downspout ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER-ENGINE n. the urinary organs, irrespective of gender ...L19 sl.
• WATERFALL n. 1. a handkerchief worn in the top pocket ...19C sl.
n. 2. neckcloth, scarf or tie with long pendant ends ...M19 sl.
n. 3. false hair ...M19 sl.
n. 4. pubic hair ...M19 sl.
• WATER FLY n. a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER FROST n. a light frost; a frost that does not kill plants ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WATER-FUNK n. a person who is afraid to go in the water; a boy shy of water, either in the way of personal cleanliness or aquatics ...1899
• WATERGAP n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATER-GATE n. the vagina when wet with sexual excitement ...M16 sl.
• WATER HAUL n. a fruitless or useless effort of any kind ...1823 Amer. dial.
• WATERHEAD n. a foolish person ...1960s sl.
• WATER HEN n. the number ten ...1960s rhyming sl.
• WATER HOG n. the common carp ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WATER HOLE n. 1. a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an area where one can wander in search of sexual partners, usually a park or a bar ...1970s gay sl.
• WATERING HOLE n. 1. a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an area where one can wander in search of sexual partners, usually a park or a bar ...1970s gay sl.
• WATER-HORSE † n. 1. the hippopotamus ...1398
n. 2. newly-washed codfish, which are laid upon each to drain before they are spread to dry ...1792 Newfoundland
n. 3. a fabled water-spirit appearing in the form of a horse; a water kelpie ...1800
• WATERING HOUSE n. any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
• WATERING PLACE n. 1. the vagina ...E18 sl.
n. 2. any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a restaurant or similar place of entertainment for public drinking favoured by the rich ...L19 US sl.
• WATER JACK n. a water boy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WATER-KALE n. broth made without meat or fat ...c1470 Sc.
• WATER-KELPIE n. the Lowland Scottish name of a fabled water-spirit or demon assuming various shapes, but usually appearing in that of a horse; it is reputed to haunt lakes and rivers, and to take delight in, or even to bring about, the drowning of travellers and others ...1747 Sc.
• WATER LIZARD n. a newt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• WATERLOGGED adj. very drunk ...1910s sl.
• WATERLOO n. 1. a halfpenny ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a stew ...20C rhyming sl.
• WATERMAN n. 1. one who makes a living on the water, esp. by fishing, crabbing, or oystering ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. a heavy drinker; an alcoholic ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• WATERMELON MAN n. a drug seller ...1970s US Black euphemism
• WATERMELONS n. large female breasts ...1960s sl., orig. US campus
• WATER MOSQUITO n. a dragonfly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WATER ONE'S NAG vb. 1. to urinate ...M17 sl.
vb. 2. to have intercourse ...M17 sl.
• WATER ONE'S PLANTS † vb. to shed tears; to weep; to cry ...1542 jocular
• WATER OUT vb. to put out a fire with water ...1809 Amer. dial.
• WATER-PAN n. a watering-can ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WATER PILOT n. a water snake ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WATER-POURER † n. the constellation Aquarius ...1565
• WATER RAT n. a muskrat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• WATER ROACH n. a cockroach, esp. a large one ...1864 Amer. dial.
• WATER SMELLER n. a divining rod; the person who uses a divining rod to find water underground ...1810 Amer. dial.
• WATER SNIFFER n. a divining rod; the person who uses a divining rod to find water underground ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WATERSPOUT n. a terrestrial tornado, esp. one accompanied by torrential rain; broadly, a violent downpour of rain ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WATER THE DRAGON vb. to urinate ...Bk1902 sl.
• WATER THE NAG vb. to urinate ...Bk1902 sl.
• WATER-WAGTAIL n. a promiscuous woman; a prostitute; occasionally, a dissolute man ...L16 sl.
• WATER-WITCH n. 1. one who dowses for water; one who uses a divining rod to find water ...1817 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a divining rod used in dowsing for water ...1832 Amer. dial.
vb. to dowse for water ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WATER-WITCHER n. one who dowses for water ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WATERWORKS n. the urinary system ...1902 Brit. euphemism
• WATERY CAMP † n. the surface of the sea ...1598
• WATTA LIFE! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATTLE-HEAD †* n. a weak-headed person, one of weak intellect ...1613
• WATTLES n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATTY adj. left-handed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a simpleton; an indiscreet or foolish person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hare ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an eel ...B1900 Sc.
n. 4. the pied wagtail, Motacilla lugubris ...1885 Sc.
n. 5. the white-throat, Sylvia cinerea ...B1900 Sc.
• WAT UP? phr. how are your doing? ...20C campus sl.
• WAUB n. a disreputable or slovenly person ...1933 Aust. sl.
• WAUCHIE † adj. swampy, boggy ...1825 Sc.
• WAUFIE n. a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WAUKENING n. a violent scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAUL vb. to roll the eyes so as to show the white ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WAVY NAVY, THE n. the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve ...1918 sl.
• WAWARON n. a bullfrog ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WAWLIE n. a toy, a gewgaw ...1722 Sc.
• WAX n. 1. anger; a fit of anger ...1854 sl.
n. 2. chewing gum ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. to kill deliberately ...1968 US sl., orig. services'
• WAXY adj. 1. of soil: smooth and sticky
adj. 2. angry ...1853 Brit. sl.
• WAY-BACK n. one who is behind the times; an old-fashioned person ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAYGANG n. 1. departure, leave-taking, passing away ...1736 Sc.
n. 2. a lingering taste or flavour, an aftertaste ...1754 Sc.
n. 3. death ...1823 Sc.
• WAY-GONE adj. exhausted by travelling ...1831
• WAY-IN adj. conventional, conservative ...1960 sl.
• WAY-LEADER † n. one who conducts or guides a traveller ...1655
• WAY OFF BEAM adj. wholly incorrect ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WAY OUT adj. unconventional, avant-garde ...1959 sl.
• WAY-WORN adj. fatigued or wearied by travel ...1777
• WAZZOCK n. a foolish person ...1983 Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS A WOOLLY MITTEN, AS adj. weak, as from illness (woolly mitten = kitten) ...Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS BRANCH WATER adj. very weak, as coffee, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEAK ENOUGH TO FALL OFF THE TABLE adj. said of weak coffee ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEAK JERKS n. a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...a1978 Amer. dial.
• WEAK SISTER n. the weakest member of a group, male or female ...M19 orig. US
• WEAK TAP n. one who has a low income ...1950s sl.
• WEAK TREMBLES n. a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WEAK-WRISTED adj. weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WEALSMAN †* n. one devoted to the public weal; a statesman, a politician ...1607
• WEALSOME † adj. happy, prosperous, fraught with happiness ...1382
• WEAMISH † adj. squeamish, fastidious ...1571
• WEAN n. 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman ...1740 Eng. dial.
• WEANER n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEANER HOUSE n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1929 Amer. dial.
• WEANIE n. a very young or little child ...1785 Eng. dial.
• WEANING CABIN n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1977 Amer. dial.
• WEANING HOUSE n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1973 Amer. dial.
• WEAPON n. the penis ...a1000 sl.
• WEAPONHEAD n. a foolish person ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• WEAR n. an open-mouthed kiss ...1950s Irish sl.
vb. to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
• WEAR A BARLEY-CAP † vb. to be tipsy ...1679
• WEAR A BRICK IN ONE'S HAT vb. to be under the influence of liquor, to be drunk ...1848 US
• WEAR A CRYSTAL VEIL vb. to attempt unsuccessfully to hide one's homosexual preferences ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• WEAR A CUT-GLASS VEIL vb. to attempt unsuccessfully to hide one's homosexual preferences ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• WEAR A FORKER vb. to be cuckolded ...E17
• WEAR A GREEN BONNET vb. to be bankrupt ...19C
• WEAR A HAT vb. 1. to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 2. to lead a respectable life ...1960s US teen sl.
• WEAR A HEAD vb. to be intelligent ...E19 sl.
• WEAR A HEMPEN NECKTIE vb. to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
• WEAR A JACKET FOR vb. for a husband to accept a child fathered by his wife's lover ...20C W. Indies
• WEAR BACHELOR'S BUTTONS vb. to be unmarried; to remain a bachelor ...1857
• WEAR DOWN TO THE NAIL vb. to wear out, or 'to the bone'; to be almost at an end ...1873 Sc.
• WEARING A SMILE adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEARING THE HACKING JACKET adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEARING THE JACKET adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEAR RAGS vb. to be having one's period ...19C sl.
• WEAR THE BELLS vb. to act the fool ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE BREECHES vb. to have the real authority; usually said of a woman or wife ...1666
• WEAR THE BRITCHES vb. to have the real authority; usually said of a woman or wife ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE BUSTLE WRONG vb. to be pregnant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE PANTS vb. to be in charge; to dominate ...Aust. sl.
• WEAR THE RAG vb. to menstruate ...1965 Amer. sl.
• WEAR TWO FACES UNDER ONE HAT vb. to practise deceit ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WEARY ANN n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEARY WILLIES, THE n. general feelings of physical discomfort or illness, esp. delirium tremens ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEARY WILLY n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEASEL n. a mean, greedy or sneaking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEASEL WORD n. a word that is used in a deliberately misleading way ...1900 sl., orig. US
• WEASLE vb. of a person: to shrink, to shrivel ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEASLY adj. shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEASY adj. queasy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER vb. rain, to storm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER BIRD n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER BREEDER n. an unseasonably or unusually fine day, regarded as presaging bad weather ...1780 Amer. dial.
• WEATHERCOCKY adj. fickle, changeable, inconstant ...1886
• WEATHER FALL n. a period of rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER GALL n. a halo around the sun ...1785 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER HOG n. a groundhog or woodchuck, esp. one designated to predict the weather on Groundhog Day ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER LIGHT n. a will-o'-the wisp ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER-PEG n. a jocular term for the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEATHER-PROPHET BIRD n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER VANE n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER WORM n. a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEB n. a snowshoe ...1902 Amer. dial.
vb. to travel, to make one's way on snowshoes ...1959 Amer. dial.
• WEBFOOTER n. an Oregonian, so called because much rain falls in Oregon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEBSTER n. a weaver ...1703 Sc.
• WED-BREAK † n. an adulterer ...1770
• WEDDINGER n. a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom, a newlywed ...1774 Amer. dial.
• WEDFELLOW n. a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WEDGE n. 1. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a wad of banknotes; hence, generally, a significant amount of money ...1977 Brit. sl., orig. criminals' sl.
• WEDGIE n. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEE n. urination ...1968 sl., a child's word or euphemism
vb. to urinate ...1934 sl., a child's word or euphemism
• WEE BABES, THE adj. excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• WEED n. 1. tobacco ...1606 sl.
n. 2. a thin and unhealthily delicate person ...1869 sl.
n. 3. marijuana or a marijuana cigarette ...1929 sl.
• WEED-BENDER n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cowboy ...1945 US railroaders' usage
• WEEDELY n. a young chicken ...1984 Amer. dial.
• WEED-HEAD n. a habitual user of marijuana ...1952 sl., chiefly US
• WEEDILY n. a young chicken ...1984 Amer. dial.
int. a call to chickens at feeding time ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEEDLING n. 1. a small weed ...1820
n. 2. a slight, weakly person ...1890
• WEED MONKEY n. 1. a dissolute woman, a girl of easy virtue, a slut ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person ...1955 Amer. dial.
• WEEDMONKEYING n. seeking the company of dissolute women ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WEED ONE'S OWN ROW vb. to take care of oneself; to mind one's own business ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEED-SUCKER n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...2002 Amer. dial.
• WEEDY adj. used to denote unhealthy thinness and weakness; tall or long and slender; lanky...1852 sl.
• WEEFLY adj. feeble ...1894 Sc.
• WEEGIE n. an Australasian Teddy-girl ...1950 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WEEHAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-HOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEE HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1981 Amer. dial.
• WEEKENDER n. someone who indulges in occasional drug-taking, esp. at weekends ...1955 sl., orig. US
• WEEKEND HO n. a 'weekend whore'; a prostitute who usually only works on weekends or during conventions ...M20 US Black sl.
• WEEKEND WARRIOR n. a 'weekend' or occasional prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• WEEK OF SUNDAYS n. a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEEK OF THE FOUR FRIDAYS, THE † n. an imaginary date that will never arrive ...1760-72
• WEEKY-DAY n. a weekday ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WEE MACWHACHLE n. a toddling infant ...1960 Sc. jocular
• WEE MAN n. the penis ...1990s Irish sl.
• WEEN n. 1. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 2. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
vb. to exhibit fear; to weaken ...1926 Amer. dial.
• WEEN BUCKET n. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• WEENCHY adj. tiny, very little ...20C US sl.
• WEENEY n. a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WEENIE n. 1. a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an oaf, a jerk ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the penis, esp. if small, or that of a child ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 5. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
• WEENSY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WEENTSY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WEENTY adj. very small, tiny ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WEENY n. 1. a child ...1844 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
n. 4. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 5. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
n. 6. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• WEENY-BOPPER n. a young teenager (sometimes a pre-teen), typically a girl, who follows the latest fashions in clothes, pop music, etc. ...1972 sl.
• WEENZY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WEEPING WILLOW n. a pillow ...1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WEEPY adj. depressed, denoting tearfulness; mournful, tearful ...1863
• WEE THING, A adv. somewhat; just a little ...1894 Sc.
• WEEWARY adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WAW adj. 1. askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: somewhat unwell, under the weather ...1941 Amer. dial.
adv. crookedly, unevenly ...1894 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to vacillate; to perplex, to distract ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to set askew; to proceed unsteadily; to be shaky, wobbly or rickety ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WEEWAWED adj. askew, crooked ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WAW-Y adj. of a person: somewhat unwell, under the weather ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WEE n. 1. urine ...19C sl.
n. 2. urination ...1937 sl., a child's word or euphemism
n. 3. the penis ...1964 sl.
vb. to urinate ...19C sl., a child's word or euphemism
• WEE-WEE OFF vb. to annoy, to infuriate ...1960s NZ euphemism for ‘piss off’
• WEE WILLIE WINKY n. (derogatory) a Chinese person ...1990s sl.
• WEEWOPPY adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WOW vb. to be shaky, rickety, or wobbly ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WEEZER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEEZLEDY adj. shrivelled, stunted; contemptibly small or worthless ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WEEZO n. an informer ...2000s US prison sl.
• WEFFILNESS n. limberness, pliability ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WEFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEGGLETY adj. unsteady ...1877 Eng. dial.
• WEGRO n. a White person who takes on Black culture and style ...2000s US Black sl.
• WE HAD ONE BUT THE WHEEL CAME OFF phr. used to indicate that the speaker has not understood the subject of a conversation ...1910s
• WEIGH OFF vb. to sentence someone to punishment ...1925 sl., orig. services'
• WEIGHT n. a measure of an illegal drug ...1971 sl.
vb. to have a specified weight, to weigh ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WEINER n. an oaf; a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRD adj. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
• WEIRDIE n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
• WEIRDO adj. crazy, eccentric ...1962 sl.
n. 1. a crazy or eccentric person ...1955 sl.
n. 2 any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
n. 3 a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDSOME adj. uncanny, mysterious ...1885
• WEIRDY n. 1. a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
n. 2. any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• WEISENHEIMER n. (derogatory) a know-all ...1904 US sl.
• WEITHE † vb. to look; to seem, to appear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELCOME AS FROST IN HARVEST, AS adj. very inopportune, inconvenient, or inappropriate ...1897 Sc.
• WELFARE PIMP n. a pimp who collects the welfare cheques due to his prostitutes ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• WELK adj. drooping, in poor health ...1887 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to become less, to diminish, to shrink ...1390
†* vb. 3. to roll or knead together ...a1400
† vb. 4. to move ...1846 Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. of the moon: to wane, to lose brightness ...B1900
† vb. 6. of the sun in the west: to fade, to grow dim ...B1900
vb. 7. to cause to fade or wither ...B1900 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to soak, roll and macerate in a fluid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WELKEN † vb. to wither; to fade ...1398
• WELL, A CAT'S HIND FOOT! int. a mild oath ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• WELL ALIGHT adj. drunk ...Brit. sl.
• WELL-ALONG adj. pregnant, obviously pregnant ...20C US colloq.
• WELL AWAY adj. drunk ...1927 euphemism
vb. to sleep soundly ...1927 sl.
• WELL-BATED adj. of fish: in good condition, plump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• WELL-BESEEN † adj. good-looking, well-favoured ...c1374
• WELL-BOTTLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• WELL-BRED adj. lewd; frequently copulated with, thoroughly copulated with ...sl.
• WELL-BUILT adj. 1. pert. to a well-proportioned woman or a well-proportioned or well-muscled man ...19C colloq.
adj. 2. having large male genitals ...19C Brit. & US euphemism
• WELL-COVERED adj. plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELL-DEVELOPED adj. 1. pert. to primary sexual characteristics
adj. 2. pert. to a man with fully developed or large genitals, slim hips, broad shoulders, and a muscular body
adj. 3. pert. to a woman with qualities such as large, well-proportioned breasts and prominent hips and buttocks; pert. to a woman who has reached sexual maturity
• WELL-ENDOWED adj. 1. pert. to a man with large or very large genitals or some other significant sexual characteristic ...20C Brit. & US sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a woman with large or very large breasts or any other significantly large primary or secondary sexual characteristics ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• WELLEY † vb. to pity ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WELL-FAVOURED BY NATURE adj. 1. of a man: having large male genitals ...L19 Brit. euphemism
adj. 2. of a woman: having large breasts ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• WELL-FED adj. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WELL-HAINED adj. chaste ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WELL-HANDED adj. clever at particular work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELL-HEELED adj. rich ...1880 sl.
• WELL-HOLED adj. pert. to a woman with satisfying sexual qualities ...sl.
• WELL-HUNG adj. pert. to a man with large or very large genitals ...E19 colloq.
• WELL I ASK YOU phr. implies one's distaste for what has just been said or done ...M19
• WELLIE n. 1. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 2 a kick ...1977 Brit. sl.
vb. to kick ...1966 Brit. sl.
• WELL I'LL BE DAGGED! int. I'll be damned! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WELL I NEVER DID! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1848
• WELL I NEVER! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1848
• WELL, KNOCK THE LIGHTS OUT OF ME! int. an expletive ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WELL-MENDED adj. of an ill person: improved in health ...20C Ireland
• WELL-OILED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...1737 sl.
• WELL OVER THE BAY adj. very intoxicated ...1844 Amer. dial.
• WELL PUT-ON adj. well-dressed ...1920s Sc. & Ulster
• WELL-SCRAPIT adj. well-spoken, civil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WELL-SHOD adj. rich ...L19 US sl.
• WELL-SINKING n. making money ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• WELL SITTING † adj. becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
• WELL-SPRUNG adj. drunk ...1910s sl.
• WELL STACKED adj. large-breasted ...1942 sl., orig. US
• WELL TAILED † adj. well shaped or fashioned ...1412
• WELL-TIDED adj. well-timed, seasonable ...1801 Eng. dial.
• WELL TOGETHER † adj. agreeing well; friendly ...1741
• WELL-TOILETED adj. well-dressed ...1875
• WELL TO LIVE adj. tipsy ...L17
• WELL UNDER adj. drunk ...1910s Aust sl.
• WELL UNDER WAY adj. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• WELL UP adj. very tall ...1990s Ireland
• WELL-UPHOLSTERED adj. plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELLY n. 1. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a kick ...1977 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a beating ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to kick ...1966 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to beat up, to assault ...1980s sl.
• WELLY-BOOT n. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
• WELSH adj. 1. nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insipid, tasteless; of cider, etc.: watery, poor ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. pinched and miserable-looking; faint from hunger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSH'D adj. suffering from insipidity of food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSHIE n. a Welsh person ...1951 sl.
• WELSH NIECE n. a first cousin ...1886
• WELSH UNCLE n. the first cousin of a parent ...1747
• WELSHY n. a Welsh person ...1951 sl.
• WELT n. a large penis ...20C Brit. military sl.
• WENCH n. 1. a girl, a small child of the female sex ...13C
n. 2. a prostitute, a wanton woman ...14C
n. 3. a servant girl ...L16
n. 4. a Black or Mulatto woman or girl ...19C US sl.
vb. to chase after women; to seek prostitutes ...L16
• WENCHER n. a man who seeks prostitutes ...L16 sl.
• WENCH OF THE SUBURBS n. a whore ...1614 sl.
• WENT WEST adj. dead ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WERRICK n. a half-smothered laugh; a chuckle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to give a half-smothered laugh; to chuckle ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tease, pester; to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WESSON PARTY n. a form of sexual contact where the participants cover their bodies with liquid cooking oil and then perform various sexual activities ...M20 US sl.
• WEST adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEST-CENTRAL n. a W.C.; a bathroom or privy ...19C Brit. sl.
• WEST-COAST TURNAROUNDS n. amphetamines ...20C US drugs sl.
• WEST VIRGINIE n. West Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WESTY † adj. 1. desolate, waste ...c950
† adj. 2. dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WET adj. 1. drunk ...E18 sl.
adj. 2. of livestock: stolen ...1888 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. angry ...1898 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. ineffectual, incompetent ...1916 Brit. sl.
adj. 5. pert. to a woman who is sufficiently sexually aroused to produce vaginal lubrication ...20C
adj. 6. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a drink ...1719 sl.
n. 2. a fool, an oaf ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 3. urination ...1925 sl.
n. 4. urine ...1925 sl.
n. 5. an activity of intelligence organizations, esp. the KGB, involving assassination ...1972 sl.
n. 6. an illegal immigrant from Mexico to the US; hence, to any illegal immigrant ...1973 US sl.
n. 7. (derogatory) a Conservative politician with liberal or middle-of-the-road views (often applied to those opposed to the monetarist policies of Margaret Thatcher) ...1980 Brit. sl.
vb. to urinate ...1925 sl.
• WET A BOTTOM vb. of a woman: to coit ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET AS THATCH adj. very wet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WETBACK n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican American; orig. an illegal Mexican who was still wet from swimming across the Rio Grande ...1920 US colloq.
n. 2. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WET BARGAIN n. one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1805
• WET BEHIND THE EARS adj. inexperienced, raw, ignorant ...1914 Amer. sl.
• WET BLANKET n. a person who dampens and smothers all enthusiasm; a person who prevents fun; a killjoy; a pessimist ...1879 Amer. sl.
• WET DECK n. a woman, often a prostitute, who does serial sex acts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WET DREAM n. a male's erotic dream during which he has an orgasm ...1851 Amer. sl.
• WET DUCK n. a woman who has just finished copulating with one man and is ready for another; usually said of a prostitute ...19C sl.
• WET FART n. a strong breaking of wind containing fecal matter ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET FISH n. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1944 sl.
• WET-FOOT BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET-GOOSE n. an oaf, a simpleton ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET GROCERIES n. spirituous liquors ...1888 Amer.
• WET-HAND n. a drunkard ...L19 Brit. sl.
• WETHER-HEAD n. an oaf or dolt ...L17 Brit. colloq.
• WET IDEA n. a wrong idea ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WET LEG n. a self-pitying person ...1922 sl.
• WET MOON n. a crescent moon (usually new) sometimes believed to prognosticate wet weather (on the basis of its orientation, that is, whether the horns appear able to 'hold water') ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WET NOODLE n. 1. a naysayer ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dupe; an oaf ...20C US colloq.
n. 3. an effeminate male ...20C US colloq.
• WET ONE n. 1. a strong breaking of wind containing fecal matter ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a cold beer ...20C Amer. sl.
• WET ONESELF vb. 1. to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
vb. 2. to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S END vb. of a male: to copulate ...20C US sl.
• WET ONE'S NEB vb. to take a drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WET ONE'S PANTS vb. 1. to urinate in one's pants from fear or other uncontrolled emotional situations ...20C colloq.
vb. 2. to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S THROPPLE vb. to drink; to quench one's thirst ...1835 Sc.
• WET ONE'S THROTTLE vb. to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1827 Sc.
• WET ONE'S WHISTLE vb. to drink alcohol ...c1386 sl.
• WET ONE'S WICK vb. of a male: to copulate ...20C US sl.
• WET ONE'S WINKERS vb. to weep ...1897 Sc.
• WET RAG n. an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET SOCK n. an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WETSTER n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• WET-SUBJECT n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• WET-'UN n. 1. a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. coition; an act of coition ...19C Brit. sl.
• WETWARE n. the human brain ...1980s Amer. computing usage
• WET-WASH BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET WEATHERS n. waterproof trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WE WE TOWN n. Paris (French 'oui, oui') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WE WON'T EAT YOU phr. don't worry, we won't harm you ...1738
• WEXIOUS adj. very vexing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEZZEN n. the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• W.F.s. n. wild cattle ...c1840 Aust. sl.
• W.H. n. a whore ...1887 euphemism
• WHACK adj. 1. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
n. 1. a blow ...1737 sl.
n. 2. a deal; a bargain; an agreement ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a crazy or eccentric person ...1938 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to hit ...1721 sl.
vb. 2. to lie, to exaggerate ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cut or dilute a drug such as heroin or cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 4. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACKED adj. 1. absolutely exhausted; tired ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
• WHACKED OUT adj. 1. insane, mad ...1969 US sl.
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1975 US sl.
• WHACKED TO THE WIDE adj. absolutely exhausted ...L19 sl.
• WHACKER adj. 1. larger than ordinary ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. wakeful, easy to be awaked ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 1. a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
n. 2. anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
n. 3. a driver of animals; a drover; an ox or mule driver ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a shake; a shiver ...1861 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gadget, a thing ...20C US sl.
n. 6. the penis ...20C US sl.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a fool ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 9. a masturbator ...1980s US sl.
vb. to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHACKING n. a blow, a beating ...M19 sl.
• WHACK IT IN vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WHACK IT OUT vb. to defend or support successfully ...1910s sl.
• WHACK IT UP vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WHACK JOB n. a person who is mentally ill ...1979 US sl.
• WHACKO adj. crazy, eccentric, insane ...1977 sl, orig. & chiefly US
n. an unstable or mentally ill person; a crazy or eccentric person ...1977 sl., orig. & chiefly US
int. an exclamation of pleasure, delight or exultation ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust.
• WHACK OFF vb. to masturbate ...1969 sl.
• WHACKO THE CHOOK adj. excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE DIDDLE-OH adj. excellent, splendid, first-rate ...1960s Aust. sl.
int. a general excl. of pleasure, esp. on seeing an attractive woman ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE GOOSE adj. excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHACK OUT vb. in gambling, to lose all one's money ...1950s US gambling sl.
• WHACK SOMEONE OUT vb. to kill, to murder ...20C sl.
• WHACK THE ONE-EYED WORM vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK THE WEASEL vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK UP vb. to make a contribution, a donation ...L19 US sl.
• WHACK WILLY vb. to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHACKY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1935 sl., orig. US
n. a prostitute; a term of great contempt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHACKY WEED n. marijuana ...1980s drugs sl.
• WHADDYA KNOW? n. a greeting, hello, how are you, what have you been doing? ...1910s sl.
int. an expression of surprise, usually ironic ...20C sl.
• WHAFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† 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 dither, to talk nonsense ...L19 sl.
• WHAFFY adj. full of news ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAIL vb. to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHAKER vb. to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHALE n. 1. an exceptionally brilliant scholar ...L19 US campus sl.
n. 2. an exceptionally large or fat person ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. anchovies on toast ...20C sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a very large crab ...1981 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
vb. 2. to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHALE AND WHITEWASH n. fish in white sauce ...1920s tramps' sl.
• WHALE AWAY vb. to attack or work at something vigorously ...M19 sl.
• WHALEBACK n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALEBACK RIDGE n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALE CRAB n. a very large crab ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHALE IN THE BAY n. someone who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WHALE INTO vb. to attack physically ...20C sl.
• WHALE OF A TIME, A n. a very enjoyable time ...1913 sl., orig. US
• WHALER n. 1. anything considered large of its kind ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a horse reared in the colony and exported to India ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 3. orig. a tramp whose route followed the course of a river; a tramp, a vagrant ...1878 Aust.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHALER'S DELIGHT n. brown sugar mixed with cold tea to make a thick paste ...1900s Aust. sl.
• WHALES n. anchovies on toast ...1890 school & university sl.
• WHALESBACK n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1946 Amer. dial.
• WHALES ON adj. obsessed with, devoted to ...L19 US sl.
• WHALE THE SHIT OUT OF vb. to beat viciously ...20C sl.
• WHALE THE TAR OUT OF vb. to beat severely ...L19 US sl.
• WHALING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHALLOPER n. an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAM adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a blow ...1924 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a large, aggressive man ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. to hit or strike ...1920s sl., orig. US
int. used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
• WHAM, BAM, THANK YOU MA'AM n. sexual intercourse done quickly and without tenderness ...L19 US sl.
• WHAMBANG adj. loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
• WHAM, BANG, THANK YOU MA'AM n. sexual intercourse done quickly and without tenderness ...1971 sl.
• WHAMDANGLERS n. an extremely large pair of breasts ...1990s sl.
• WHAMMER n. the penis ...20C sl.
• WHAMMO! int. used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
• WHAMMY n. 1. a 'hex', an evil influence, the evil eye ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a punchline; anything devastating and beyond a similarly powerful response ...1950s sl.
n. 3. an extremely unattractive woman ...1980s US campus sl.
• WHAMPUS-JAWED adj. askew, awry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHANG adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a leather thong or lace ...1824 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a reverberating blow ...E19 sl.
n. 3. a large piece, a portion, share ...1910s sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 5. a thin, lanky person ...20C Irish sl.
n. 6. an oaf; a contemptible person ...20C US sl.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to hit ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to throw, drive, pull, etc., with force or with violent impact ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to shoot at ...1950s sl.
• WHANGBONE n. the penis ...20C sl.
• WHANG-DILLY n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHANGDOODLE n. 1. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of ...1931 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• WHANGEE n. a cane ...L18 sl.
• WHANGER n. the penis ...1939 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHANG OFF vb. of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANGYDOODLE n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1931 Amer. sl.
• WHANK vb. 1. to masturbate ...19C sl.
vb. 2. to abuse someone else ...1940s sl.
vb. 3. to waste time ...1940s sl.
vb. 4. to be logged on to a computer for a long time ...1980s sl.
• WHANKER-JAWED adj. having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHANK OFF vb. of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK-PIT n. a bed; the place where a male 'whanker' masturbates ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHAP † vb. 1. to bark ...c1440
vb. 2. to hit ...M19 sl.
• WHAPED † adj. bewildered, dismayed, perplexed, puzzled ...c1374
• WHAP OVER vb. to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER n. 1. anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
n. 2. a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHAPPER-JAW n. a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAWED adj. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPING adj. unusually large or great ...18C
• WHAPPLE-JAWED adj. having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1853 Amer. dial.
• WHAP THAT THING! int. congratulatory remark to a passing woman, implying her supreme sexiness ...1960s US Black sl.
• WHARFIE n. a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHARF-RAT n. anyone who hangs about wharfs, looking out for an opportunity to steal from a cargo ...M19 sl., orig. US
• WHARP vb. to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHASSIT n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1931 US sl.
• WHAT n. the penis ...19C Brit. euphemism
int. an expletive tacked on to the end of a sentence to give it greater emphasis, but of no actual meaning ...L18 sl.
• WHAT A BEANFEAST! int. a satirical remark intended to underline that the situation is in fact far from a 'beanfeast', but in fact second-rate, poor, etc. ...L19 sl.
• WHATABOUTS * n. doings, occupations; what one is about; something under consideration ...1830
• WHAT A DAG! how amusing! ...1960 NZ sl.
• WHAT A LIFE! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT-ALL n. anything for which one has no proper name ...20C sl.
• WHAT A PALAVER phr. what a fuss ...20C
• WHAT A POX! int. exclamation of annoyance, irritation ...L16 sl.
• WHAT A SHAME! int. how unfortunate! what a pity!
• WHAT A TRIP! int. how bizarre! how strange! what an odd experience! ...1960s sl.
• WHAT A TURN-UP! int. what a surprise ...1970s sl.
• WHAT ARE YOU PUSHING? phr. what sort of car do you drive? ...1970s US Black sl.
• WHAT ARE YOU WORKING OUT OF? phr. an invitation to explain oneself, to justify one's actions or opinions ...1990s US Black sl.
• WHATCHAMACALLIT n. anything to which one cannot give a name when required ...1942 sl.
• WHATCHEEMACALLIT n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WHAT COMES OVER THE DEVIL'S BACK GOES UNDER HIS BELLY phr. said of ill-gotten gains ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WHATDAYACALLIT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? phr. hello ...1970s US campus sl.
• WHAT-DO-YOU-CALL-IT n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• WHAT DO YOU KNOW? n. a greeting, 'hello and how are you?', 'what have you been doing' ...1910s sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment, usually ironic ...1914 chiefly US
• WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT! int. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, admiration, etc. ...1920s Amer. sl.
• WHAT DO YOU SAY? phr. how are you? 1920s sl.
• WHAT DO YOU THINK? n. a greeting, hello, how are you, what have you been doing? ...1910s sl.
int. an expression of surprise, usually ironic ...20C sl.
• WHATDYECALL n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-D'YE-CALL'EM n. anyone or anything for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT D'YE CALLUM n. 1. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
n. 2. the genitals ...17C sl.
• WHATD'YOUCALLHER n. anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHATD'YOUCALLHIM n. anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-D'YOU-CALL-IT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS? phr. addressed to a driver who keeps honking their horn ...1960s Aust. & US sl.
• WHAT ELSE IS NEW? phr. a deprecating comment on anything the previous speaker has said, esp. if that speaker had intended to make a big impression ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WHAT-ER? n. a form of 'what' used when questioning the previous speaker's self-description, as in 'I'm a butcher.' 'A what-er?' ...L19
• WHAT EVE DID WITH ADAM n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHATEVER! int. a general expression of dismissal or disinterest ...1970s orig. US teen & Black usage
• WHATEVER BAKES ONE'S BISCUIT phr. whatever makes one happy or satisfied ...2000s US sl.
• WHATEVER BLOWS YOUR SKIRT UP phr. a general phrase of acquiescence; whatever you like; whatever makes you happy ...1980s US sl.
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT phr. an expression of acceptance, I agree, you're right ...1980s US campus
• WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON phr. whatever you like, whatever makes you happy, esp. as a sarcastic response to a revelation of a particularly bizarre or distasteful pleasure, usually sexual ...1970s sl.
• WHAT-FOR n. punishment, trouble, a fuss; a reprimand or instance of reprimanding, chastisement ...1873 sl.
• WHAT GIVES? phr. a general greeting ...1940s
• WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND phr. fate determines what happens in life, esp. as regards one's treatment - good or bad - of others ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• WHAT HARRY GAVE DOLL n. sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
• WHAT HO! int. a general exclamation of greeting ...M19 sl.
• WHAT HO, SHE BUMPS! int. an exclamation used on seeing a special display of energy, esp. by a woman ...L19 sl.
• WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES? int. a general exclamation of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHAT IN MERCY! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1882 Sc.
• WHAT IN SAM PATCH? int. what the devil is going on here? ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE EARTHFUL WORLD? int. what on earth? what in the world? ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WHAT IN THE MISCHIEF! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE NATION! int. a term of asseveration ...1921 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE SAM HILL? int. what in the hell? ...E19 US colloq.
• WHAT IS IT? phr. a greeting ...1970s US campus sl.
• WHAT IS THIS, CHRISTMAS? int. a general exclamation of pleasurable surprise ...1980s sl.
• WHAT IT IS! phr. a friendly greeting, hello, how are you? ...1980s US Black sl.
• WHAT IT TAKES n. money ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHAT MAKES ONE TICK n. the motives, personal characteristics, etc. that determine someone's behaviour ...1930s sl.
• WHAT MOTHER DID BEFORE ME n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT-NOSED adj. drunk ...19C sl.
• WHATNOT n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1964 sl.
• WHAT'S BUZZIN' COUSIN? phr. what's the latest news? ...1941 Amer. jocular
• WHAT'S EATING YOU? phr. what's making you nervous or anxious ...1893 sl., orig. US
• WHAT'S GIVING? phr. a general greeting ...1940s
• WHAT'S HAPPENING? phr. Hello ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S-HER-NAME n. 1. a substitute for a woman's name that is not known or remembered ...1816 sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT'S-HIS-NAME n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1697 sl.
• WHAT SIDE? adv. where? ...1867 Amer. dial.
• WHATSIS n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHATSISFACE n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATSIT n. 1. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...a1882 sl.
n. 2. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1898 sl.
• WHAT'S-ITS-NAME? n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT-SORT n. a punishment, trouble, a fuss ...L19 sl.
• WHAT'S SHAKING? phr. Hello ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S THE DAMAGE? phr. how much is the bill? what's the cost? ...L17 sl.
• WHAT'S THE DANCE? phr. what's going on? what's going to happen? ...2002 UK prison sl.
• WHAT'S THE LARGE IDEA! phr. what's the big idea? what do you mean by this action? ...1927 Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S THE ODDS? phr. what's the difference? ...1840 UK
• WHAT'S YOUR BAG? phr. what do you do or require?; said among persons interested in performing nonorthogenital sex (sexual activity other than that between males and females) ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• WHAT'S-YOUR-NAME n. used in addressing a person whose name is not known or remembered ...1757 sl.
• WHAT'S YOUR POISON phr. used to ask someone what they would like to drink ...1805 jocular
• WHATTA LAUGH! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE BLAZES! int. what the hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE BLUE BLAZES! int. used to express astonishment or disbelief ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE CAT BROUGHT IN n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN n. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE DAGGER? int. an expression of astonishment ...1775 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE DAGGERMENT? int. an expression of astonishment ...1775 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE DICKENS! int. exclamation ...L16
• WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED n. something needed or desired
• WHAT THE EL? int. what the hell? ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE HALTER! int. an exclamation, 'what the deuce' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE HANGMENT! int. expressing surprise...1828 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE HARRY! int. what the hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHAT-THE-HELL adj. indifferent ...1968
• WHAT THE MISCHIEF! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE RABBITS! int. an expletive ...19C Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE SAM HILL! int. what the hell! ...E19 euphemism, orig. US
• WHAT THE TERRY? int. an oath, an expletive ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WHAT THE VENGEANCE? int. an oath ...1883 Eng. dial.
• WHAT-Y? phr. a form of 'what' used when questioning the previous speaker's self-description, as in 'I'm a butcher.' 'A what-er?' ...L19
• WHATYERMECALLEMS n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHATYERMYCALIT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-YOU-MAY-CALL-IT phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHATZISFACE n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATZIT n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHAY! int. used as a command to a cow, go, go on! ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WHAZOOD adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• WHAZZIT n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHEAL vb. to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WHEAN-CAT n. a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• WHEAT n. marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHEE! int. used as a call to animals, esp. for driving away pigs ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WHEEDLE n. a baby chick ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHEEJAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL n. 1. a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1807 Amer. dial.
n. 2. 5 shillings ... Bk1891 sl.
n. 3. a high-ranking or important person ...1933 sl., orig. & chiefly US
vb. to push a baby in its carriage ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL AND DEAL vb. to bargain shrewdly ...1961 orig. US
• WHEELBARREL n. a wheelbarrow ...1870 Amer. dial.
• WHEELBARROW SEED n. a nonexistent item used as the basis for a practical joke ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHEELBARRY n. a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEELER-DEALER n. a bargainer ...1960 orig. US
• WHEELHORSE n. one who does the hard work in some enterprise or cause; a trusted assistant; a hard-working or powerful person ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WHEELIE n. someone in or confined to a wheelchair ...1977 Aust. sl.
• WHEELING TIME n. spring ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WHEELMAN n. the driver of a criminals' getaway vehicle ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WHEELS n. the legs ...1927 US sl., orig. criminals'
• WHEELY adj. circular ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEESHT! int. shut up! be quiet! ...c2002 UK playground sl.
• WHEEWHAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEE-WHOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHEEZE n. an ingenious device ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHELK n. a pustule, a pimple; a welt, a bruise, a bump on the skin ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WHELKER n. 1. a heavy blow or thump ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything uncommonly large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHELLAH! int. exclamation at the conclusion of a list of chores or steps leading up to an end result ...US playground sl.
• WHELP n. a bump on the skin, as from a mosquito bite; a bruise; a welt ...1895 Amer. dial.
• WHELTED adj. bruised ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD phr. a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
• WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM phr. a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
• WHEN BIRDS HAVE TWO TAILS phr. when it is spring and swallows return ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• WHEN CHICKENS HAVE TEETH phr. never ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHENEYE n. someone, esp. a visitor or foreigner, who exasperates listeners by continually recounting tales of his or her former exploits ...1982 sl.
• WHEN FANNY WAS A WOMAN'S NAME n. long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHENNIE n. someone, esp. a visitor or foreigner, who exasperates listeners by continually recounting tales of his or her former exploits ...1982 sl.
• WHENNYMEGS n. the testicles ...19C Eng. dial.
• WHEN THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY phr. when matters become serious ...1892
• WHEN THE BOARD'S RED phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN phr. applied to a crucial or decisive moment; also, when all is said and done ...1945 sl., orig. US
• WHEN THE COWS GIVE BEER n. never ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1941 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE MOULTS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1922 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SCREAMS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1929 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SHITS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1953 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SQUAWKS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1919 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE WALKS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1918 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE SKY FALLS WE SHALL CATCH LARKS phr. a way of stating to a person that his scheme is absurd or ridiculous ...1822
• WHEREABOUTS n. 'wear-abouts'; men's underpants ...E20 Aust. sl.
• WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ON YOUR DADDY'S YACHT phr. used rhetorically as a representation of the privileges of civilian life ...1962 UK military usage
• WHERE IT DOESN'T RAIN n. hell ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE IT DOESN'T SNOW n. hell ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHERE IT'S AT n. the true state of affairs ...1965 sl., orig. US
• WHERE THE CHUFF? int. where the hell? ...1996 UK euphemism for 'where the fuck?
• WHERE THE INDIAN(S) SHOT ONE n. the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE QUEEN GOES ON FOOT n. the W.C.; the bathroom ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW n. hell ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE YANKEE SHOT YOU n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHERE UNCLE'S DOODLE GOES n. the vagina; the female genitals in general ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHEREWITH n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHEREWITHAL n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHET n. a turn, spell of activity; an indefinite interval of time ...1834 Amer. dial.
• WHETING-CORNE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHEW n. a hurry, a rush ...1847 Amer. dial.
vb. to hurry, to bustle about ...1847 Amer. dial.
• WHEW AROUND vb. to hurry, to bustle about; ...1873 Amer. dial.
• WHEY vb. to beat severely ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WHEY-BLOODED † adj. cowardly ...1675
• WHEYING n. a thorough beating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIBBLE † vb. to lie ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• WHICHAWAY adj. 1. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. askew, awry, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHICKER n. 1. a woodpecker ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHICKERBILL n. 1. a poor, White, rural Southerner ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a worthless oaf or bumpkin ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the mouth ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the foreskin; the penis ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a contraption, a gadget, a doohickey ...1951 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the nose ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHICKLE vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIDDLE n. a baby chick ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIFF n. a short space of time; a jiffy ...1823 Amer. dial.
vb. to smell unpleasantly ...1899 sl.
• WHIFFENPOOF n. 1. an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFENPUFF n. an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFER n. 1. the nose ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a bad-smelling breaking of wind ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a tattletale ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFET n. 1. a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small or contemptible person; an insignificant looking person; a lazy boy ...1767 Amer. dial.
vb. to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
• WHIFFINGER n. a vagabond, a worthless ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WHIFFIT n. a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLE n. a crew cut ...1942 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLE-BIRD n. an imaginary bird ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFLED adj. drunk ...1927 sl.
• WHIFFLE-MINDED adj. fickle; vacillating, undecided ...1844 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLEPOOP n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFLER n. a crew cut ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLES n. a relaxation of the scrotum ...L18 Brit. sl.
• WHIFFMAGIG n. 1. a trifler; an insignificant, contemptible person; a mean, paltry person ...1871
n. 2. a shifty or evasive person; a base person ...1871
• WHIFFY adj. smelly ...1849 sl.
• WHIGGER n. an adolescent male of Anglo-Saxon descent who acts out with African-American stereotypes; a wanna-be Afro-American ...c1986 US playground sl.
• WHIGGERED adj. of sour milk: going to whey ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WHILES n. a time, a while ...1857 Amer. dial.
• WHILLY-WALLIES n. fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
• WHIM n. the female genitals ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHIMBOOZLE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMER n. a whinny, a neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to whinny, to neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMY-DIDDLE n. a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMY-DOODLE n. a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object ...1946 Amer. dial.
• WHIMP n. a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person ...M20 US sl.
• WHIMPADIDDLE TO GRIND SMOKE WITH phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIMPER n. a whinny, a neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to whinny, to neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WHIM-WHAM n. the female genitals ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHIM-WHAM FOR A GOOSE'S BRIDLE n. a nonexistent object ...1928 Amer. dial.
• WHIM-WHAMS n. 1. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 2. general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHIN-BUSH n. the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHINDIG n. a party, esp. a lavish or boisterous one ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WHINDLE vb. to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1770 Amer. dial.
• WHING-DING n. 1. a drinking spree ...20C US
n. 2. a gadget ...20C US
n. 3. an affair or sexual encounter ...20C US
• WHING-DINGER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHINGE n. a complaint ...1947 sl.
vb. to complain ...1946 Aust. sl.
• WHINGE BAG n. a complainer ...2003 UK sl.
• WHINGEING POM n. an English person viewed as a habitual complainer ...1962 Aust. sl.
• WHINGER n. a person who whinges; a habitual complainer ...1934 Aust. sl.
• WHINKER vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHINNEL vb. to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHINY-PINY adj. complaining, fretful, peevish, querulous ...1854 Eng. dial.
adv. in a fretful manner ...B1900
• WHIP n. 1. rum ...1953 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the penis ...M20 sl.
n. 3. a long radio antenna ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. a close friend ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 5. a boss or supervisor ...1984 US sl.
n. 6. a moustache ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'tash' (Whip and Lash)
n. 7. a car; used by urban Black youths ...2004 UK sl.
vb. 1. to steal or take roughly or without permission ...1859 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to arrest someone ...1971 US sl.
vb. 3. to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop' (Whip and Top)
• WHIP AND LASH n. a moustache ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'tash'
• WHIP AND TOP vb. to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop'
• WHIP INTO TRIM vb. to exercise ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIP IT IN, WHIP IT OUT phr. a phrase that celebrates a male approach to sexual relations ...1998 UK sl.
• WHIP IT OUT vb. to release the penis from the confines of the trousers ...1997 US sl.
• WHIP IT TO ME! int. expressing encouragement of sexual advances or performance ...M20 US sl.
• WHIPLASH n. a rash ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• WHIPLASH DELIVERY n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIP OFF vb. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIP ONE'S WIRE vb. to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• WHIPPED adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...19C US sl.
adj. 2. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired; sometimes followed by 'up' ...1940 US sl.
• WHIPPED-CREAM PANTS n. riding or other breeches made out of cloth 'the colour of whipped cream' (off-white) ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED DOWN adj. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT adj. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS adj. completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
• WHIPPER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIPPER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, out of shape ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPERSNAPPER n. a person of no consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPER-TOOTIES n. silly scruples about doing anything; frivolous difficulties ...B1900 Sc.
• WHIPPLE n. a crew cut ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIPS AND JINGLES n. severe delirium tremens ...E20 US sl.
• WHIP-SAW vb. to cheat or be cheated in two ways at once or by the joint action of two others ...1873 US sl.
• WHIPSEY adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• WHIPS OF TIME n. an abundance of time ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHIPS OF TIN n. any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHIPSTITCH n. a short space of time; a moment ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHIP THE CAT vb. 1. to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1630
vb. 2. to practice a practical joke ...1847
vb. 3. to feel remorse; to regret something ...1847 Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to complain ...1905 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHIP THE DEVIL ROUND THE STUMP vb. to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1776 Eng. dial.
• WHIP THE DUMMY vb. to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHIP THE LIZARD vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• WHIP UP vb. to speedily prepare a dish or meal ...1849 sl.
• WHIP UP ON SKIPPY vb. of a male: to masturbate ...2001 sl.
• WHIP YOUR WANG vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1969 US sl.
• WHIRKEN † vb. to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIRL-BLAST n. a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
• WHIRLICUE n. 1. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
n. 2. a merry-go-round ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIGIG n. 1. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
n. 2. a maple seed; the winged fruit of a maple tree ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIGUST n. a whirlwind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIJIG n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMACUE n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMAGIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMAJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMIJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMYJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL IN vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIRLING JENNY n. a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL JENNY n. a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL TO vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIRLYBIRD n. a maple seed; the winged fruit of a maple tree ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLY-CUE n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLYGIGS n. the testicles ...17C Brit. sl.
• WHIRLYGUST n. a whirlwind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLY WIND n. a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a tornado ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIS-CAPALIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKER n. 1. a prostitute ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a woman considered as a sex object ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• WHISKERANDO n. a heavily whiskered or bearded man ...1807 humorous
• WHISKERS adj. 1. pert. to sexually loose woman ...20C US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. pert. to sexually perverted men ...20C US criminals' sl.
n. and old hand on the railroad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISKER-SPLITTER n. a whoremonger; a notorious copulator ...E19 Brit. sl.
• WHISKEY HOUSE n. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...1828 Amer. dial.
• WHISKEY-PALIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WHISKISH †* adj. lively, frisky ...1599
• WHISK OF A LAMB'S TAIL, A n. a very short time ...1895 Amer. dial.
• WHISKYFIED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M19 US sl.
• WHISKY-FRISKY adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 US sl.
• WHISKYHEAD n. 1. a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an Irishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY JACK n. the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY TREES n. fields of corn ...1939 Amer. dial. jocular
• WHISPER n. a little, a trifle ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISTERCLISTER n. a smart blow or smack, especially on the ear or the side of the head; a backhand slap ...1787 Eng. dial.
• WHISTLE n. 1. the penis, esp. that of a child ...19C Brit. colloq.
n. 2. a suit ...1941 Brit. rhyming sl. (Whistle and Flute)
• WHISTLE AND FLUTE n. a suit ...1931 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WHISTLE-BERRIES n. beans, 'musical fruit' ...20C US sl.
• WHISTLE BREECHES n. 1. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory or teasing) a nickname for a self-important person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE BRITCHES n. 1. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory or teasing) a nickname for a self-important person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLED adj. drunk ...1938 sl.
• WHISTLE FOR SOMETHING vb. to want something in vain ...1605
• WHISTLE FOR YOUR NIPPLE n. a game that involves firmly gripping the nipple of a compatriot and shouting 'Whistle for your nipple'; the painful grasp is only released when the victim manages to whistle, which is nigh on impossible due to extreme pain and/or mirth ...UK playground sl.
• WHISTLE HOG n. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE PIG n. 1. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prairie dog ...2004 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE PUNK n. in logging: a worker, formerly often a boy, who signals the operation of log-hauling machinery by controlling the whistle of the 'donkey engine' ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLER n. 1. a marmot; a groundhog; the woodchuck ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bus conductress ...1940s sl.
• WHISTLE STOP n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISTLE TROUSERS n. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE UP A BREEZE vb. to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
• WHISTLING BREECHES n. corduroy trousers ...B1900 sl.
• WHISTLING PEG n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISTLING PIG n. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLING WAMPUS n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHIT n. a considerable period of time ...1994 Amer. dial.
• WHITE adj. generous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a Caucasian
n. 2. gin or any alcoholic beverage ...20C US sl.
n. 3. one of the powerful narcotics, heroin, or cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 4. morphine ...1914 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. money ...1960 sl.
n. 6. an amphetamine tablet ...1967 sl.
• WHITE-ARSED adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1922 sl.
• WHITE AS A BABY'S ASS adj. very white ...1953 Amer. sl.
• WHITE-ASS n. the red-headed woodpecker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITE AS A MAWK, AS adj. sickly-looking ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WHITE BACON n. salt pork ...1849 Amer. dial.
• WHITE BLOW n. semen ...20C sl.
• WHITE BOY n. a term of endearment ...17C colloq.
• WHITE BRAHMINS n. 1. among educated Indians: the English ...c1880 colloq.
n. 2. ‘excessively exclusive persons’ ...c1880 among Europeans in India
• WHITE CHOKER n. 1. a white tie ...c1860 lower-class sl.
n. 2. a parson ...L19 sl.
• WHITE COAT n. a hospital attendant in prison ...1932 cant
• WHITE COFFEE n. illicit alcohol; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• WHITE CROSS n. 1. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine tablet ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE DOG BITES, THE phr. used of an indolent and lazy person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHITE DRUGS n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE ELEPHANT n. a boat that did not pay its way ...20C drifter-men’s usage
• WHITE-EYE n. 1. New England rum ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 2. strong, inferior whisky ...1874 military sl.
n. 3. a drink consisting of alcohol and water ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to be overcome by heat or exhaustion while working; to faint from exhaustion; to quit working, to quit on one; to desert, to abandon ...1911 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to knock unconscious ...1991 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-EYED adj. 1. exhausted, worn-out, greatly fatigued ...1944 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. unconscious ...1979 Amer. dial.
• WHITE FACE n. gin ...c1820 Aust. sl.
• WHITE FEVER n. the desire for sex with White men or women ...1960s US Black sl.
• WHITE GALE n. a windstorm on the water with rough seas, a clear sky, and no precipitation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• WHITE GIRL n. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE GOAT n. a mountain goat ...1857 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-HAIRED BOY n. 1. a favoured or favourite man or boy; a pet ...1869 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward ...1923 Amer. sl.
• WHITEHALL WARRIOR n. a civil servant; an officer in the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service ...1973 Brit. sl.
• WHITE HAT n. 1. an enlisted man ...1956 US naval sl.
n. 2. an excellent or admirable person ...1975 sl., orig. US
• WHITEHEAD n. a Norwegian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-HEN'S CHICK n. a spoiled or petted child; a fortunate person ...1786 Eng. dial.
• WHITE HEN'S CHICKENS n. extremely pleasant or desirable persons ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITE HONEY n. semen ...L19 Brit. sl.
• WHITE HOPE n. a person on whom hopes are based ...1911 orig. US
• WHITE HORSE n. 1. diluted alcohol used as a beverage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a straight Scotch ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITE HOUSE n. an outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE INK n. white wine ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE KNIGHT n. on the Stock Exchange: a company that comes to the aid of another facing an unwelcome takeover bid ...1981 sl.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE adj. frightening ...1988 sl.
• WHITE LADY n. 1. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 2. methylated spirit ...1935 Aust. sl.
• WHITE LIGHTNING n. 1. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a substance which produces a shock or a charge; alcohol or amphetamines ...20C sl.
n. 3. the drug LSD, or LSD mixed with other drugs, such as Methedrine™ ...1972 US drugs sl.
• WHITE LINE n. 1. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1908 US sl.
n. any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1914 Amer. sl.
• WHITE LIQUOR n. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1871 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-LIVERED adj. sexually insatiable; lethal to one's sexual partners ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WHITE LOT n. a silver watch ...B1933 sl.
• WHITE MAN n. (racist) a good and brave man ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE MAN'S BURDEN, THE n. a rhetorical expression for the responsibility of the White for the coloured races ...1899
• WHITE MAN'S FIRE n. a campfire that is larger than necessary ...1910 Amer. dial.
• WHITE MAN'S HANSOM WOMAN n. a Black mistress ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• WHITE MARY n. 1. a White woman ...1853 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a female cook ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• WHITE MEAT n. 1. salt pork ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. White women considered as sexual conquests or partners; a White woman considered sexually by a non-White male ...1940 US sl
n. 3. a White woman's genitals ...20C US sl.
• WHITE MERCHANDISE n. morphine and other powdered narcotics ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE MOSQUITOES n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE MOUSE n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE MULE n. 1. illicit or inferior whisky; powerful homemade liquor with a kick like a mule ...1889 US sl.
n. 2. diluted alcohol used as a beverage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITE NEGRO n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person who behaves in a way which will please White people ...20C US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an albino or mulatto Black person ...20C US sl.
• WHITE NIGGER n. 1. a subservient Black person ...1837 sl., orig. US
n. 2. (derogatory) a White person who does menial work; used contemptuously or dismissively ...1871 sl., orig. US
n. 3. (derogatory) a Caucasian who works for Black civil rights causes ...M20 US usage
• WHITENING n. face powder ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHITE NOSE n. a small white wave-crest ...1866
• WHITE NURSE n. morphine or other drugs secretly passed to an inmate of a prison or a hospital ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE ONION n. a small eating place where the food is not especially good ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE OWL n. a chamber pot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITE PIZZA n. a pizza that contains cheese but no tomatoes ...1977 Amer. dial.
• WHITES n. 1. amphetamines in general ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. Benzedrine™ tablets ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 3. in dominoes; 0-0
• WHITE SATIN n. gin ...1854 Brit. sl.
• WHITE SHIRT n. 1. a red-headed woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (as 'whiteshirt') a senior prison officer ...1996 UK sl.
n. 3. in roller derby: a skater who plays honourably and is seen as the 'good guy', usually from the team designated as the home team ...1999 US sl.
• WHITE SHIT n. cocaine ...1996 UK sl.
• WHITE-SHOE adj. (derogatory) effeminate ...1957 sl., chiefly US
• WHITE SHOES n. white-wall tires ...1978 US sl.
• WHITE SIDEWALLS n. the visible scalp on the side of the head after a short haircut, esp. a military haircut ...1968 US sl.
• WHITESKIN n. in poker: any card ranked ten or lower ...1943 US sl.
• WHITE SLAVE n. a woman engaged in enforced prostitution ...1857 UK
• WHITESOCKS n. a ferocious if tiny mosquito ...1965 US sl.
• WHITE SOP n. gravy made from white meat ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WHITE STUFF n. 1. alcohol, esp. illegal whisky ...20C US sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...1908 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. morphine ...1908 sl., chiefly US
• WHITE STUFF, THE n. heroin ...1953 sl., orig. US
• WHITE TAPE n. gin ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHITE THUNDER n. thunder at a distance ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHITE TRASH n. the poor White population of the Southern States of America, and hence, contemptuously, a low-class White person; the class of such people ...1824 Amer. dial.
• WHITE VELVET n. gin ...19C US criminals' sl.
• WHITE VINEGAR n. cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITEWASH n. liquor ...20C US sl.
vb. to coit a female ...20C Brit. sl.
• WHITEWASHING n. during the winter, when there is snow or ice on the ground, the action of tripping someone over and then getting as many people as possible to gather and kick as much snow/ice/slush over them as possible ...c1983 UK playground sl.
• WHITE WHISKY n. illegally made whisky ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WHITEY n. (usually derogatory) a White person; White people collectively ...1921 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
n. 2. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITFLOW n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1961 sl.
• WHITIE n. (usually derogatory) a White person; White people collectively ...1921 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
n. 2. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITIKER vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHITING-MOP † n. 1. a young whiting ...1701
† n. 2. a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• WHITTER vb. to talk ramblingly ...1808 sl., orig. Sc.
• WHITTERISH adj. pale, faded, washed out; applied to clothes which have lost their colour from the effect of the sun or from frequent washing, and are becoming whitish ...1679 Eng. dial.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † n. 1. chatter; loquacity; trifling conversation ...1808 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
† n. 2. a talkative woman; a chatterer ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
† vb. to talk in a low tone ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WHITTLE vb. to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease ...1834 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L16 Brit. & US
• WHITTLEDY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE-EE-CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE OR CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLETY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE WHANGING n. wrangling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLIN' A WOODEN ASSHOLE FOR MERRY-GO-ROUND HORSES phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIZ n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the practice of picking pockets ...1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 4. urination ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to urinate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIZ ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIZ-BANG adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a mixture of cocaine and morphine or other drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHIZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WHIZ-STAND n. a urinal, usually a male urinal ...M20 US sl.
• WHIZZ n. 1. an excellent person or thing ...1908 sl.
n. 2. a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 3. the practice of picking pockets ...1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 4. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 5. urination ...1971 sl.
n. 6. amphetamine ...1993 sl.
vb. to urinate ...1929 sl.
• WHIZZ BOY n. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
• WHIZZER n. 1. something that whizzes; an instrument or toy that makes a whizzing noise when whirled round ...1881
n. 2. a machine which rotates rapidly and drives out most of the moisture from wet cloth, etc.; a 'hydro-extractor' ...1882
n. 3. an excellent person or thing ...1888 sl.
n. 4. anything large of its kind ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a falsehood; a glaring untruth ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a stinging blow ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a pickpocket ...1925 sl., orig. US
n. 8. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a personal message sent or received in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic ...1959 Aust. (from the telex code for 'with all my/our love darling')
• WHIZZING adv. extremely; unusually ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIZZING COLD adj. extremely cold ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WHIZZLE-BRAINED adj. giddy, thoughtless, harebrained ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHIZZ MAN n. a pickpocket ...1932 sl., orig. US
• WHIZZ-MOB n. a gang of pickpockets ...1929 sl.
• WHIZZO adj. excellent ...1948 sl.
int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1905 sl.
• WHIZZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WHIZZY adj. dizzy, giddy; confused ...1866 Eng. dial.
• WHOAP! int. whoa! stop!; also used to express surprise or incredulity ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHODUNIT n. a story about the solving of a mystery, esp. a murder ...1930 sl.
• WHODUNNIT n. a story about the solving of a mystery, esp. a murder ...1930 sl.
• WHO-EE! int. 1. an expression to drive away people or animals ...1811 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to pigs ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHO HAS LOST HIS MARE? phr. what is the hurry? ...1806 Eng. dial.
• WHOLE BOILING, THE n. the whole lot ...1837 sl.
• WHOLE BOODLE, THE n. (sometimes derogatory) collection, crowd; a large amount ...1833 Amer. dial.
• WHOLE CABOODLE, THE n. a crowd ...1858 sl.
• WHOLE CABOOSE, THE n. a crowd ...1870 sl.
• WHOLE ISSUE, THE n. everything; the lot. all there is ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WHOLE KIT, THE n. everything or everybody; the whole set or lot of things or people ...colloq.
• WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE, THE n. everything or everybody ...colloq.
• WHOLEMEAL n. a lesbian term for a straight female ...M20 sl.
• WHOLE MEGILLAH, A n. a long, complicated, or tedious story ...1957 sl.
• WHOLE NEW BALLGAME n. a radically new situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WHOLE WARE, THE n. the whole number, quantity, or amount; the sum total...1563
• WHOLE WORKS, THE n. everything, the totality of resources ...1912 Amer. sl.
• WHOLLOP n. a resounding blow ...E19 sl., orig. boxing
vb. to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WHOLLOPING adj. a general intensifier, usually as to size ...M19 sl.
• WHOMP vb. to beat someone ...1964 US sl.
• WHOMPA-SIDED adj. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED adj. 1. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
adv. diagonally ...1956 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED adj. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED adj. 1. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS CAT n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHOO! int. 1. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 3. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOO COW! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEE! int. 1. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1888 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEY! int. a call to cows to come in from the pasture ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-HEE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOIE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1924 Amer. dial.
• WHOOK! int. a call to pigs ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WHOOKIE! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP vb. to vomit ...1999 Amer. dial.
int. 1. a call to pigs ...1897 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1961 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND A HOLLER, A n. a short distance ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND HIDE n. hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-DE-DO n. a fuss ...1929 US sl.
• WHOOP-DE-DOO n. a fuss ...1929 US sl.
• WHOOPDIEDO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-DO-DOO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPEE n. 1. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a lively or rowdy party ...1929 sl.
n. 3. pleasure, enjoyment, fun ...1930 sl.
int. an exclamation of excitement ...1862
• WHOOPEE-WATER n. champagne or other liquor ...20C US sl.
• WHOOPENSOCCER n. a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER n. 1. a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something extraordinary or large of its kind ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPER-DOOPER n. a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPIE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-PIG! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPIN' HIDE n. hide and seek ...1915 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WHOOPITY SCOOT adv. rapidly, speedily, recklessly fast, vigorously ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPLA n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPS AND JINGLES n. severe delirium tremens ...E20 US sl.
• WHOOPS BOY n. an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• WHOOP-TE-DOO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPTY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-UP n. a noisy celebration or party ...1913 sl., chiefly Amer.
vb. (as 'whoop up') to vomit ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY HIDE n. hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOSHED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• WHOOSIS n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOOSIT n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOO SOOK! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOSY adj. dizzy ...1897 sl.
• WHOOZIT n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOOZY adj. 1. dizzy ...1897 sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WANTROKING † n. despair; false or mistaken expectation ...c1315
• WANTROTH †* n. unbelief ...c1200
• WANTROWING †* n. mistrust, faint belief ...c1440
• WANTRUST † n. mistrust, lack of confidence ...c1374
• WANTRUTH †* n. unbelief ...c1200
• WANTS † n. straits; circumstances or times of want, hardship, suffering, etc. ...1588
• WANT SALT vb. to be a weakling; to need 'grit' of character ...L19 US
• WANT'S LIKE TO BE YOUR MASTER phr. used in refusing a demand expressed by "I want ___ ____" ...1731-8
• WANT SOME vb. to search for sex ...1980s US college sl.
• WANT SOMETHING YESTERDAY vb. to want something as quickly as possible ...1970s sl.
• WANTSUM † adj. indigent, poor; devoid of ...c1200
• WANT TO BET ON IT! int. a challenging refutation of the previous speaker's assertion ...1940s sl.
• WANT TO PISS LIKE A DRESSMAKER vb. to be desperate to urinate ...L19 sl.
• WANT-WIT adj. witless, senseless ...1894
n. one who lacks wit or sense; a fool ...1448-9
• WANTY adj. unsteady, tottering ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANWEIRD † n. hard lot, ill fate, misfortune ...1513 Sc.
• WANWIT † n. lack of wit, foolishness ...a1400 chiefly Sc.
• WANWITTY † adj. foolish ...a1500
• WANWORDY † adj. worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WANWORTH adj. worthless ...a1774 Sc.
n. an undervalue ...a1700 Sc.
• WANZE † vb. 1. to diminish, to waste; later, to render lean ...a1121
† vb. 2. to decrease, to grow less; of the moon: to wane ...c1200
† vb. 3. to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
• WAP † n. 1. a blow, a knock, a thump ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a shake, a flap; a sweeping or tossing movement ...a1663 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 3. a sudden storm of snow ...1818 Sc.
n. 4. a pugilistic fight; also, a quarrel ...1887 Sc.
n. 5. a person defective in discretion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 6. 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to strike, to knock upon; to strike through ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
† vb. 3. to wrap, to envelop; also, to wrap a covering about something ...c1375
† vb. 4. to throw quickly or with violence ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to bark ...c1440
† vb. 6. to shake ...1570
vb. 7. to have sex, usually used of a woman ...E16 sl.
• WAPALOOSIE n. an imaginary animal ...1910 Amer. dial.
• WAPATOLLIE 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
• WAPATULI 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 ...1980 Amer. dial.
• WAPI n. sexual intercourse ...1950s W. Indies
• WAP-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAP-JOHN n. a gentleman's coachman ...1826 sl.
• WAPMAN † n. a man as distinguished from a woman; a male human being ...c950
• WAPMAN-KIN † n. persons of the male sex ...c1200
• WAPPEN-HAPPEN n. a tumbledown, slum shed or shanty made of old tins, bits of wood, discarded packaging and similar found objects ...1930s W. Indies
• WAPPER † adj. 1. of the eyes: blinking, unsteady ...1581
adj. 2. of a jaw: projecting, warped ...a1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 1. anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
n. 2. a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
† vb. 1. to blink the eyes; also, to move tremulously ...1575
vb. 2. to be tired out ...1898 Eng. dial.
• WAPPERED adj. fatigued, wearied, restless ...1868 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER-EYED adj. blinking, blear-eyed, squinting; having restless eyes ...1604 Eng. dial.
• WAPPERGEE * adj. rickety ...1959 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAW n. a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED n. 1. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1836 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAPPING adj. unusually large or great ...17C
• WAPPING-DELL n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WAPPING-MORT n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WAPPIT adj. exhausted, tired out, played out, feeble, without energy ...1895 Sc.
• WAPPLE-EYED adj. wapper-eyed ...1937 Amer. dial.
• WAPPLE-JAWED adj. having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WAPPY adj. sentimental, idealistic ...1950s sl.
• WAPPY-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WAPS n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WAPSED DOWN adj. drunk ...20C US sl.
• WAP-WAPS n. the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WAR adj. worse ...c1250 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adv. worse ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to make war upon ...1154
† vb. 2. to harass, to persecute ...a1225
† vb. 3. to ravage a city, land, etc. by warlike operations; to harry ...1297
vb. 4. to 'worse', to defeat in a contest or competition; to surpass, to excel ...1483 Sc.
• ׇWARAHOON n. a noisy ill-bred person ...1960s W. Indies
• WAR AND STRIFE n. one's wife ...1920s rhyming sl.
• WARAP n. 1. a cheap, tasteless meal, esp. a soup ...20C W. Indies
n. 2. a cheap meal made of fish or meat and 'ground-provisions', i.e. locally available starchy roots, all boiled up together ...20C W. Indies
• WARA-WARA adj. cheap, of inferior quality, esp. of clothing ...20C W. Indies & Guyana
n. bits and pieces ...20C W. Indies
• WARB n. 1. a dirty, unkempt person ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 2. a drunkard, a down-and-out ...1930s Aust. criminal sl.
n. 3. a fool, a simpleton ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 4. a low-paid manual worker ...1930s Aust. sl.
n. 5. a disreputable or slovenly person ...1933 Aust. sl.
• WAR BABY n. 1. an illegitimate child, conceived and born while the mother's husband is away on active service ...1910s sl.
n. 2. a bond that is sold during wartime with the presumption that it will 'grow' in value ...1910s US sl.
• WAR-BAG n. 1. a drawstring bag or sack used for carrying one's personal effects; a duffle bag; the contents of such a bag ...1864 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a roll of bedding, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH n. the American Civil War ...1865 Amer. dial.
• WAR BETWEEN THE STATES n. the American Civil War ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WARBIRD n. a golden eagle ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WARBLE † vb. 1. to shake or cause to vibrate; to brandish ...1510
† vb. 2. to vibrate, to quiver; to wobble ...1549
† vb. 3. to manipulate the strings of a musical instrument in playing ...1578
vb. 4. of a small stream: to make melody as it flows; also, of the wind ...1579 poetic
vb. 5. to talk in a pleasant manner ...17C sl.
†* vb. 6. to quarrel, to wrangle ...1600
† vb. 7. of a stringed instrument: to give forth melodious sounds ...1620
vb. 8. to yodel ...1880 US
• WARBLER n. 1. a female singer ...1940s sl.
n. 2. a public defender ...20C US criminal sl.
n. 3. a telephone whose bell 'warbles' rather then rings ...1970s sl.
• WARBLING † adj. in continual motion, quivering ...1549
†* n. 1. an altercation; a quarrel, quarrelling ...1600
† n. 2. a vibration or quivering ...1621
n. 3. yodelling ...1880 US
• WAR-BOY n. in Africa: a coloured fighting man or soldier ...1889
• WARBY adj. unprepossessing in appearance or disposition, unkempt, disreputable, decrepit ...1920s Aust. sl.
• WARCH † n. a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WAR-CLOUD n. something that threatens war ...1827
• WAR CLUB n. a baseball bat ...20C US sl.
• WAR CRY n. a mixture of stout and mild ale ...L19 sl.
• WARD † n. 1. a watchman, a guard, a keeper, a warden ...a680
* n. 2. a company of watchmen or guards ...c1000
* n. 3. care or charge of a prisoner; the condition of being a prisoner; custody, imprisonment ...c1290
† n. 4. care, regard ...a1300
† n. 5. a prison ...1338
† n. 6. duty entrusted to one; office ...1338
† n. 7. a part or division of a forest ...1425
† n. 8. a garrison ...c1500
† n. 9. an orphan under age ...1559
† n. 10. defense, protection, shelter ...1582
† vb. 1. to rule, to govern a land or people; to administer an estate; to act as guardian to a child ...a1000
vb. 2. to guard, to stand guard over; to keep in safety, to take care of; to defend, to protect ...a1035 arch.
† vb. 3. to man with a garrison; to protect or shield with some work or contrivance; to fortify a castle ...1340-70
† vb. 4. to keep in close custody or confinement; to imprison ...1390 chiefly Sc.
† vb. 5. to award ...1442
* vb. 6. to carefully keep a secret ...1881
• WARDAGE * n. the function of a sentinel or guardian ...1878
• WARDAY n. a week-day as opposed to Sunday ...1598 Eng. dial.
• WARDECORPS † n. a body-guard; an armed personal attendant ...a1330
• WARDED † adj. detained 'in ward', imprisoned ...c1610 Sc.
• WARDEN † n. 1. one who guards, protects, or defends ...a1225
* n. 2. a gatekeeper, a porter, a sentinel ...a1225
† n. 3. a custodian of a building, esp. a temple or church ...c1290
† n. 4. the governor of a town, province, or district; the commander of a fortress ...1297
n. 5. a wife ...20C US sl.
• WARDENSHIP * n. guardianship, safe-keeping ...a1300
• WAR DEPARTMENT n. a wife; also, a man's mother (rare) ...1942 Amer. jocular
• WARDER †* n. 1. a beacon or sea-mark ...1584
†* n. 2. a person in ward, a prisoner ...1584 Sc.
• WARDERER †* int. ? look out behind! ...c1386
• WARDERESS n. a female warder in a prison ...1878
• WARDHOUSE † n. a guard-house for prisoners ...1590 Sc.
• WARDIN †* n. a landlady, a hostess ...1493
• WARDING n. imprisonment ...1497 Sc.
• WARDING-PLACE † n. a place of confinement for prisoners ...1573 Sc.
• WAR-DOG n. a fierce warrior ...1813
• WARDRESS n. a female warder in a prison ...1878
• WARDROBE † n. 1. a private chamber; esp. a sleeping apartment ...a1300
† n. 2. a privy ...1382
† n. 3. a room in which wearing apparel (sometimes armour) was kept; esp. a room adjoining the 'chamber' or sleeping apartment; hence, a dressing-room ...1387-8
† n. 4. the excrement of the badger ...c1400
• WARDROBE DEALER n. a dealer in secondhand clothes ...1896
• WARDROBER † n. 1. an officer of a royal household who had charge of the robes, wearing apparel, etc. ...a1400-50
† n. 2. the tailor attached to a religious house ...1526
• WARDROBE-STUFF † n. household necessaries and supplies ...1537
• WARDSMAN † n. 1. an arbitrator ...1482
n. 2. a watchman who is responsible for prisoners ...1683
• WARD-WOMAN n. a woman in charge of her mistress's wardrobe ...1831 arch.
• WARE † adj. 1. prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
† adj. 2. cognizant, informed, conscious ...c1000 obs. exc. arch.
adj. 3. prepared, on one's guard, watchful, vigilant, cautious, alert ...c1000 arch.
† adj. 4. careful or guarded in action ...a1240
n. 1. seaweed; esp. large drift seaweed used as manure ...c725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† n. 2. watchful care, heed; safe-keeping, defense, protection ...c893
† n. 3. pus, matter ...c1200
n. 4. the season of spring ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† n. 5. field-produce, crops, vegetables ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 6. livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry) ...1422
n. 7. a woman ...1558 jocular
† n. 8. the privy parts of either sex ...1561
n. 9. the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
vb. 1. to beware of, to guard against; to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of ...a900 arch.
† vb. 2. to guard oneself, to be careful, to take care ...a1000
† vb. 3. to give heed, to take care, to be one's guard ...c1250
† vb. 4. to spend, to lay out money or goods ...a1417 exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. to be apprehensive or careful for ...c1420
• WAR EAGLE n. a golden eagle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• WARE AND WISE † adj. prudent, sagacious, cunning, skilled ...c888 obs. exc. arch.
• WAREFUL † adj. watchful, cautious ...1548
• WAREFULNESS † n. caution, carefulness ...1548
• WAREHOUSE † n. 1. a mason's or carpenter's workshop ...1530
† n. 2. a tradesman's inner or back shop ...1580 obs.
† n. 3. a shop ...c1730
n. 4. a large, fashionable pawn shop ...1900s society sl.
n. 5. a large and impersonal institution offering shelter to the mentally ill, the old, or the poor ...1960s sl.
vb. 1. to put in prison ...1881 sl.
vb. 2. to place in pawn ...1900s society sl.
vb. 3. to place an individual, usually a mental patient, in a large an impersonal institution, i.e. to 'put them away' ...1970s US sl.
vb. 4. to go to parties in abandoned warehouses, a popular youth movement in the mid-1980s ...1980s sl.
• WAREHOUSING n. the buying of shares as a nominee of another trader, with a view to a takeover ...1971 sl.
• WARELESS † adj. 1. unwary, incautious, imprudent ...1562
† adj. 2. unguarded, unconscious of danger ...1565
• WARELINESS † n. caution, carefulness ...c1000
• WARELY † adj. of a person, his actions, etc.: cautious, circumspect, prudent ...a900
† adv. watchfully, cautiously, circumspectly; prudently ...c897
• WARENESS † n. cautiousness, vigilance ...971
• WARES n. the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
• WARESTALL † n. a store cupboard ...1508 Sc.
• WARETACK † n. a safeguard ...1542
• WARE THE HAWK! int. a warning cry, indicating that a bailiff or constable is approaching ...16C sl.
• WAR-FAIN adj. eager to fight ...1876
• WARFARE † vb. to wage war; to take part in war; to serve in the field ...1565
• WARFARER † n. a warrior ...1591
• WARFARING adj. waging war; taking part in war; militant ...1549
n. the act of waging war ...1598
• WARFARINGLY † adv. in a warlike manner; martially ...1611
• WARFUL †* adj. bellicose, inclined to war ...1530
• WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE n. the American Civil War ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WAR-HABLE † adj. fit for war; of military age ...1590
• WAR-HAWK n. one who is eager for the fray ...1798 US
• WAR-HEADLING † n. a military chieftain or commander ...a1300
• WAR HOOP n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1967 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR HOOT n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1967 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR-HORSE n. a veteran soldier or politician; a person full of warlike memories ...1884
n. 2. (usually as 'war horse') an aggressive or determined woman ...20C US sl.
n. 3. (usually as 'war horse') a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WAR-HOUND n. a warmonger, one who urges or attempts to stir up war ...1812
• WARIABLE † adj. deserving of cursing; execrable ...1382
• WARIANGLE †* n. a term of contemptuous abuse ...a1400-50
• WARIED † adj. cursed, accursed...c975
• WARIER † n. one who curses ...1382
• WARIFY † vb. to render wary or timorous ...1614 nonce word
• WARIMENT †* n. precaution ...1596
• WARING †* adj. aware, cognizant of ...1571
† n. 1. spending, investing of money ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. payment of a price ...c1315
• WARISH † n. hard skin, a callosity, a callous ...1570
† vb. 1. to heal, to cure a person of a sickness or trouble ...c1250
† vb. 2. to recover from sickness or trouble ...a1300
† vb. 3. to guard, to secure, to protect, to preserve; to save, to rescue ...c1350
† vb. 4. to become hard or callous ...1570
• WARISOME †* adj. cautious or careful ...1628
• WARISOMENESS † n. caution, carefulness ...1607
• WARISON † n. 1. wealth, possessions ...1297
† n. 2. a gift bestowed by a superior; a reward ...a1300
† n. 3. 'reward', due punishment ...a1366
• WARK † n. a pain, an ache ...c900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. to ache, to suffer pain; to throb painfully ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WARLIKE † adj. equipped for fighting or for war ...c1420
• WARLIKELY † adv. in a warlike condition or manner ...1548
• WARLIKENESS † n. warlike disposition ...1605
• WARLINESS †* n. warlike disposition, valiantness ...1599
• WARLING † n. one who is despised or disliked ...1546
• WARLOCK † adj. malignant, wicked ...c1375
†* n. 1. a damned soul in hell ...a900
†* n. 2. a devil, a demon, spirit of hell ...a900
† n. 3. a savage or monstrous creature (hostile to men); applied to giants, cannibals, mythical beasts, etc. ...a1000
† n. 4. a wicked person; a scoundrel, a reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse ...a1000
† n. 5. the Devil; Satan ...a1000
† n. 6. an oath-breaker, a traitor ...a1023
† n. 7. a cairn, a pile of stones in Scandinavian regions ...1584
• WARLOCKRY n. the practice of magic by men; wizardry ...1818
• WARLORD n. a street-gang leader ...1950s US Black & teen sl.
• WARLY † adj. 1. skilled in war; martial; fond of war, bellicose; valiant ...1423
† adj. 2. pert. to war ...1457
† adj. 3. equipped or munitioned for war ...c1470
† adv. in a warlike manner ...c1400
• WARM adj. 1. hot-tempered, angry ...1547
adj. 2. comfortably off, well-to-do; rich, affluent ...1571 colloq.
adj. 3. prone to sexual desire; amorous ...1592
adj. 4. of fighting, conflict, an onset: vigorously conducted; pressing hard on or harassing the foe; of a combatant: dangerous to tackle; of a locality: dangerous to live in, inhabited by turbulent spirits ...1627
adj. 5. of imagination, ideas, expectations, etc.: ardent, lively, glowing ...1668
adj. 6. of a bill: exorbitant in its charges ...1892 colloq.
adj. 7. of a woman: sexy, provocative ...L19 sl.
adj. 8. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
* n. 1. a state of sensation of being warm; warmth ...a1250
n. 2. a great deal, much ...20C W. Indies
† vb. 1. to occupy one's bed ...1599 jocular
† vb. 2. to inaugurate a new house by a feast or entertainment ...1617
vb. 3. to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WAR-MAN * n. 1. a fighting-man, a warrior, a soldier ...1456
† n. 2. a man-of-war, a warship ...1546 Sc.
• WARM AS THEY MAKE THEM adj. of a woman: very sexy ...L19 sl.
• WARM BEER n. urine ...1960s sl.
• WARM BIT n. a promiscuous, sexy woman ...L19 sl.
• WARM-BLOODED adj. ardent, fervent, passionate ...1831
• WARM BODY n. an insignificant person, someone who is present but does not participate ...20C US sl.
• WARM CORNER n. anywhere frequented by prostitutes ...L19 sl.
• WARMED OVER adj. derivative, unimaginative ...L19 sl.
• WARMFUL †* adj. full of warmth ...c1611
• WARM HEAD † n. a warm-headed, excitable, impetuous person ...1684
• WARM-HEADED adj. having a heated fancy or excitable temperament ...1690
• WARM HOUSE n. a cellar ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WARMING n. a thrashing, a trouncing ...1681
• WARMING-PAN n. 1. a large old-fashioned watch ...1668 sl.
n. 2. a female bedfellow ...1678 sl.
n. 3. a person who temporarily hold a place or employment until the intended occupant is ready to take it ...1846
• WARM IT TO ANYBODY OR ANYTHING vb. to strike or work hard ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WARMLY †* adj. full of warmth ...c1470
• WARMNESS † n. 1. the state of being well-to-do ...1399
†* n. 2. lukewarmness ...1561
† n. 3. heat of anger ...1563
• WARM ONE'S ARSE vb. to thrash ...M19 sl.
• WARM ONE'S BRITCHES vb. to put pressure on someone to do something he should have already done ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WARM ONE'S JACKET vb. to thrash ...M19 sl.
• WARM ONE'S ONION vb. to punish, to chastise ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WARMONGER †* n. 1. a mercenary soldier ...1590
n. 2. one who seeks to bring about war ...1817
• WARM-POCKETED adj. rich, well-to-do ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WARM RECEPTION, A n. a vigorous onslaught or resistance; a demonstration of hostile feeling ...1702
• WARMTH † n. 1. of herbs: aphrodisiac quality ...1697
* n. 2. excitement, exhilaration ...1749
n. 3. the state of being prosperous or well-off ...1888
• WARM THE EARS vb. 1. to get more than enough to drink ...1889 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to strike or box the ears ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WARM THE WAX OF SOMEONE'S EAR vb. to box someone's ears ...M19 sl.
• WARM THE WHOLE OF ONE'S BODY vb. to stand with one's back to the fire ...20C sl.
• WARM 'UN n. a prostitute ...L19 sl.
• WARM UP n. 1. a wash before intercourse ...1970s sl.
n. 2. sexual foreplay ...1970s sl.
vb. to indulge in sexual foreplay ...1900s sl.
• WARM UP OLD PORRIDGE vb. to renew old love ...1864 Eng. dial.
• WARM-UPS n. leftover food ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WARM WET n. weak coffee ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WARM WITH n. a drink of warm spirits and water with sugar ...M19 sl.
• WARM WORK n. hot fighting ...1760
• WARN † n. an indication or sign of something about to happen ...a1300
† vb. 1. to prevent, to hinder, to restrain from action ...c888
† vb. 2. to forbid a person to do something ...c893
† vb. 3. to refuse or deny a thing to a person; to refuse to grant ...c897
† vb. 4. to take heed, to be on one's guard, to beware ...c1000
† vb. 5. to resist ...c1175
† vb. 6. to prevent a person from having something ...a1240
† vb. 7. to refuse to take or accept ...c1300
†* vb. 8. to fortify; to protect, to defend ...c1330
• WARNABLE †* adj. that may be forbidden ...c1449
• WARNING n. a notification of a death and forthcoming funeral ...1807 Amer. dial.
• WARNING PAPER n. a notification of a death and forthcoming funeral ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WARN-WORD † n. a word of warning ...1602
• WAR OF REBELLION n. name commonly used in the North during, and for many years after, the war to describe it ...US Civil War usage
• WAR OF THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH n. the American Civil War ...1865 Amer. dial.
• WAR OF THE REBELLION n. the American Civil War ...1873 Amer. dial.
• WARP n. the lookout man for a team of thieves who steal by hooking objects from stalls or shop windows ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
vb. to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WAR PAINT n. 1. cosmetics, make-up ...1869 sl.
n. 2. court dress, formal dress ...M19 sl.
n. 3. military uniform ...M19 sl.
• WARP AWAY vb. to leave hastily ...1990s US sl.
• WARPE n. the lookout man for a team of thieves who steal by hooking objects from stalls or shop windows ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• WARPED adj. drunk ...2000s Irish sl.
• WARP IT TO SOMEONE vb. to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently ...1876 Amer. dial.
• WARREN n. a brothel ...Bk1902 sl.
• WARRIOUS †* adj. warlike ...1581
• WAR SECRETARY n. a wife ...1965 Amer. jocular
• WART n. a contemptible person ...1896 sl.
• WART FROG n. 1. a toad ...c1950 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bullfrog ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WAR TO THE KNIFE n. war to the last extremity; fierce or relentless war; deadly strife; a bitter and deadly struggle; hostility without cessation or moderation ...1812
• WARTS AND ALL phr. without concealment of the (unattractive) truth ...1930 sl.
• WARTY n. 1. a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a nickname for a short person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WARTY TOAD n. a toad ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WAR WHOOP n. an American Indian or one of partial American Indian ancestry ...1930 Amer., chiefly West usage
• WAR WIDOW n. a woman whose husband is away at war ...US Civil War usage
• WASH n. Washington ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to be believable ...1849 sl.
vb. 2. to kill deliberately ...1941 US sl.
• WASH A NEGRO †* vb. (now offensive) to attempt an impossible task ...1611
• WASH-ASHORE n. a visitor or non-native resident ...1983 Amer. dial.
• WASHATERIA n. 1. a self-service laundry ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a community building housing laundry and bathing facilities and serving as a source of treated drinking water ...1982 Alaska usage
• WASH AWAY vb. to kill deliberately ...1941 US sl.
• WASH-BEAR n. the raccoon ...1891
• WASHBOARD n. a baseboard; a board on a wall next to the floor ...1806 Amer. dial.
• WASHBOARD FIGURE n. a feminine figure without curves ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASHED OUT adj. 1. killed ...World War I Amer. sl.
adj. 2. mediocre ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASHED UP adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASH-FOOT BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist sect that practices 'foot washing' - a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WASH-HOLE n. an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1872 Amer. dial.
• WASHING n. bathing, swimming ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WASHING BEAR n. a raccoon ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WASHING HOLE n. an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WASH-MOUTH n. one who blurts out anything he has heard; a babbler; a foul-mouthed person ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WASH ONE'S IVORIES vb. to drink ...1823 sl.
• WASHOUT n. an unattractive person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASH RAG n. a washcloth ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WASH SCRATCHER n. a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WASH THE BONES vb. to mix up dominoes ...sl.
• WASH THE MILK OFF ONE'S LIVER † vb. to purge oneself of cowardice ...1732
• WASHUP n. a swimming hole; a large pool area in a large stream ...1978 Amer. dial.
vb. (as 'wash up') to ruin; to destroy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WASP n. a person stinging and under-handed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WASPER n. a wasp ...1942 Amer. dial.
• WASS vb. to run, to hurry; to exercise oneself vigorously ...c1912 sl.
• WASSERMUCKER n. a prohibitionist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WASTCOTIER n. a prostitute ...17C sl.
• WASTE vb. 1. of the moon: to wane ...1864 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to kill deliberately ...1964 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WASTED adj. 1. drunk ...1968 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1968 sl,. orig. US
adj. 3. overworked, tired ...1995 sl.
• WASTE OF THE MOON n. the time when the moon is waning or decreasing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WASTY adj. wasteful ...1823 Amer. dial.
• WAT adj. 1. wet ...B1900 Sc.
adj. 2. given to intemperance in drink ...B1900 Sc.
† n. 1. a person; especially 'a great wat' ...1399
† n. 2. a hare ...a1500 hunting usage, obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 3. a material composed of matted fibres of silk, raw cotton, etc.; wadding ...1662
n. 4. a Thai Buddhist temple ...1871
n. 5. an outer garment ...B1900 Sc.
n. 6. a welt ...B1900 Sc.
n. 7. moisture ...B1900 Sc.
vb. 1. to know, to inform; to assure; to be sensible of ...1864 Sc.
vb. 2. to pledge, to promise ...1887 Sc.
• WATCHAMACALLIT n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCH IT! int! be careful! ...1916
• WATCHMACALLEM n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DAD n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DADDY n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DIDDLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DINGLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-DOODLE n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-GADGET n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-HICKEY n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATCHMA-JIGGER n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WATER vb. 1. to 'pack' a jury with members who are likely to deliver a biased verdict ...L18 US sl.
vb. 2. to drink alcohol ...1970s US sl.
• WATER, THE n. the ocean ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATERBAG n. a fanatical teetotaller ...1930s Aust. sl.
• WATER BANDIT n. a water snake ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BARREL n. the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER BEATER n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED n. weak tea, punch or any other liquor ...L17 sl.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND COFFEE BEGRUDGED adj. said of weak coffee ...1840 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND MEAL BEGRUDGED adj. said of thin porridge ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WATER BEWITCHED AND TEA BEGRUDGED adj. said of weak tea ...1840 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BOBBY n. a river policeman ...L19 sl.
• WATER-BONSE n. a cry-baby ...L19 sl.
• WATER-BOTTLE n. 1. the penis ...M17 sl.
n. 2. a total abstainer; a teetotaller ...L19 sl.
• WATERBOX n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATERBOY n. a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
• WATER BUCK n. anybody carrying water to a crew ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
• WATER BUFFALO vb. to vomit ...1980s US campus sl.
• WATER BUG n. a cockroach, esp. a large one, or a similar insect ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WATER BURNER n. a cook ...1950s Aust. sl.
• WATERBURY WATCH n. Scotch (whisky) ...1930s rhyming sl.
• WATER-BUSTER n. a dive in which the front of the body strikes flat against the water; a belly-flop ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WATER-BUTT n. the stomach ...M19 sl.
• WATER-CART vb. to weep, to cry ...M19 sl.
• WATER CHICKEN n. a frog, considered as food ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WATERCOURSE n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATERCRESS n. a dress ...1970s rhyming sl.
• WATER DIPPER n. a dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WATER DOG n. 1. a halo around the sun; a short strip of rainbow ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a low lying cloud at treetop level, that usually appears after a storm; a 'rain dog' ...2004 Amer. dial.
• WATERDROP n. the pipe that takes the collected rain-water down to the ground or to a storage tank; a downspout ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER-ENGINE n. the urinary organs, irrespective of gender ...L19 sl.
• WATERFALL n. 1. a handkerchief worn in the top pocket ...19C sl.
n. 2. neckcloth, scarf or tie with long pendant ends ...M19 sl.
n. 3. false hair ...M19 sl.
n. 4. pubic hair ...M19 sl.
• WATER FLY n. a dragonfly ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WATER FROST n. a light frost; a frost that does not kill plants ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WATER-FUNK n. a person who is afraid to go in the water; a boy shy of water, either in the way of personal cleanliness or aquatics ...1899
• WATERGAP n. the vagina ...M17 sl.
• WATER-GATE n. the vagina when wet with sexual excitement ...M16 sl.
• WATER HAUL n. a fruitless or useless effort of any kind ...1823 Amer. dial.
• WATERHEAD n. a foolish person ...1960s sl.
• WATER HEN n. the number ten ...1960s rhyming sl.
• WATER HOG n. the common carp ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WATER HOLE n. 1. a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an area where one can wander in search of sexual partners, usually a park or a bar ...1970s gay sl.
• WATERING HOLE n. 1. a restaurant, a bar; anywhere where alcoholic refreshment is available ...1950s sl.
n. 2. an area where one can wander in search of sexual partners, usually a park or a bar ...1970s gay sl.
• WATER-HORSE † n. 1. the hippopotamus ...1398
n. 2. newly-washed codfish, which are laid upon each to drain before they are spread to dry ...1792 Newfoundland
n. 3. a fabled water-spirit appearing in the form of a horse; a water kelpie ...1800
• WATERING HOUSE n. any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
• WATERING PLACE n. 1. the vagina ...E18 sl.
n. 2. any place where alcohol is available ...L18 sl.
n. 3. a restaurant or similar place of entertainment for public drinking favoured by the rich ...L19 US sl.
• WATER JACK n. a water boy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WATER-KALE n. broth made without meat or fat ...c1470 Sc.
• WATER-KELPIE n. the Lowland Scottish name of a fabled water-spirit or demon assuming various shapes, but usually appearing in that of a horse; it is reputed to haunt lakes and rivers, and to take delight in, or even to bring about, the drowning of travellers and others ...1747 Sc.
• WATER LIZARD n. a newt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• WATERLOGGED adj. very drunk ...1910s sl.
• WATERLOO n. 1. a halfpenny ...L19 sl.
n. 2. a stew ...20C rhyming sl.
• WATERMAN n. 1. one who makes a living on the water, esp. by fishing, crabbing, or oystering ...1854 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
n. 3. a heavy drinker; an alcoholic ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• WATERMELON MAN n. a drug seller ...1970s US Black euphemism
• WATERMELONS n. large female breasts ...1960s sl., orig. US campus
• WATER MOSQUITO n. a dragonfly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WATER ONE'S NAG vb. 1. to urinate ...M17 sl.
vb. 2. to have intercourse ...M17 sl.
• WATER ONE'S PLANTS † vb. to shed tears; to weep; to cry ...1542 jocular
• WATER OUT vb. to put out a fire with water ...1809 Amer. dial.
• WATER-PAN n. a watering-can ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WATER PILOT n. a water snake ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WATER-POURER † n. the constellation Aquarius ...1565
• WATER RAT n. a muskrat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• WATER ROACH n. a cockroach, esp. a large one ...1864 Amer. dial.
• WATER SMELLER n. a divining rod; the person who uses a divining rod to find water underground ...1810 Amer. dial.
• WATER SNIFFER n. a divining rod; the person who uses a divining rod to find water underground ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WATERSPOUT n. a terrestrial tornado, esp. one accompanied by torrential rain; broadly, a violent downpour of rain ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WATER THE DRAGON vb. to urinate ...Bk1902 sl.
• WATER THE NAG vb. to urinate ...Bk1902 sl.
• WATER-WAGTAIL n. a promiscuous woman; a prostitute; occasionally, a dissolute man ...L16 sl.
• WATER-WITCH n. 1. one who dowses for water; one who uses a divining rod to find water ...1817 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a divining rod used in dowsing for water ...1832 Amer. dial.
vb. to dowse for water ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WATER-WITCHER n. one who dowses for water ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WATERWORKS n. the urinary system ...1902 Brit. euphemism
• WATERY CAMP † n. the surface of the sea ...1598
• WATTA LIFE! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATTLE-HEAD †* n. a weak-headed person, one of weak intellect ...1613
• WATTLES n. the ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATTY adj. left-handed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a simpleton; an indiscreet or foolish person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a hare ...B1900 Eng. dial.
† n. 3. an eel ...B1900 Sc.
n. 4. the pied wagtail, Motacilla lugubris ...1885 Sc.
n. 5. the white-throat, Sylvia cinerea ...B1900 Sc.
• WAT UP? phr. how are your doing? ...20C campus sl.
• WAUB n. a disreputable or slovenly person ...1933 Aust. sl.
• WAUCHIE † adj. swampy, boggy ...1825 Sc.
• WAUFIE n. a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WAUKENING n. a violent scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAUL vb. to roll the eyes so as to show the white ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WAVY NAVY, THE n. the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve ...1918 sl.
• WAWARON n. a bullfrog ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WAWLIE n. a toy, a gewgaw ...1722 Sc.
• WAX n. 1. anger; a fit of anger ...1854 sl.
n. 2. chewing gum ...1903 Amer. dial.
vb. to kill deliberately ...1968 US sl., orig. services'
• WAXY adj. 1. of soil: smooth and sticky
adj. 2. angry ...1853 Brit. sl.
• WAY-BACK n. one who is behind the times; an old-fashioned person ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAYGANG n. 1. departure, leave-taking, passing away ...1736 Sc.
n. 2. a lingering taste or flavour, an aftertaste ...1754 Sc.
n. 3. death ...1823 Sc.
• WAY-GONE adj. exhausted by travelling ...1831
• WAY-IN adj. conventional, conservative ...1960 sl.
• WAY-LEADER † n. one who conducts or guides a traveller ...1655
• WAY OFF BEAM adj. wholly incorrect ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WAY OUT adj. unconventional, avant-garde ...1959 sl.
• WAY-WORN adj. fatigued or wearied by travel ...1777
• WAZZOCK n. a foolish person ...1983 Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS A WOOLLY MITTEN, AS adj. weak, as from illness (woolly mitten = kitten) ...Brit. sl.
• WEAK AS BRANCH WATER adj. very weak, as coffee, etc. ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEAK ENOUGH TO FALL OFF THE TABLE adj. said of weak coffee ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEAK JERKS n. a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...a1978 Amer. dial.
• WEAK SISTER n. the weakest member of a group, male or female ...M19 orig. US
• WEAK TAP n. one who has a low income ...1950s sl.
• WEAK TREMBLES n. a feeling of faintness and shakiness or palpitations, often as a result of hunger, fear, or anxiety ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WEAK-WRISTED adj. weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WEALSMAN †* n. one devoted to the public weal; a statesman, a politician ...1607
• WEALSOME † adj. happy, prosperous, fraught with happiness ...1382
• WEAMISH † adj. squeamish, fastidious ...1571
• WEAN n. 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an immoral woman; a term of reproach for a shrewish or dirty woman ...1740 Eng. dial.
• WEANER n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEANER HOUSE n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1929 Amer. dial.
• WEANIE n. a very young or little child ...1785 Eng. dial.
• WEANING CABIN n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1977 Amer. dial.
• WEANING HOUSE n. a small house, usually on a family farm, provided as a temporary first home for newlyweds by the parents or other relatives of one of the couple ...1973 Amer. dial.
• WEAPON n. the penis ...a1000 sl.
• WEAPONHEAD n. a foolish person ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• WEAR n. an open-mouthed kiss ...1950s Irish sl.
vb. to tolerate, to stand, to believe ...1910s sl.
• WEAR A BARLEY-CAP † vb. to be tipsy ...1679
• WEAR A BRICK IN ONE'S HAT vb. to be under the influence of liquor, to be drunk ...1848 US
• WEAR A CRYSTAL VEIL vb. to attempt unsuccessfully to hide one's homosexual preferences ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• WEAR A CUT-GLASS VEIL vb. to attempt unsuccessfully to hide one's homosexual preferences ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• WEAR A FORKER vb. to be cuckolded ...E17
• WEAR A GREEN BONNET vb. to be bankrupt ...19C
• WEAR A HAT vb. 1. to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
vb. 2. to lead a respectable life ...1960s US teen sl.
• WEAR A HEAD vb. to be intelligent ...E19 sl.
• WEAR A HEMPEN NECKTIE vb. to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
• WEAR A JACKET FOR vb. for a husband to accept a child fathered by his wife's lover ...20C W. Indies
• WEAR BACHELOR'S BUTTONS vb. to be unmarried; to remain a bachelor ...1857
• WEAR DOWN TO THE NAIL vb. to wear out, or 'to the bone'; to be almost at an end ...1873 Sc.
• WEARING A SMILE adj. undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEARING THE HACKING JACKET adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEARING THE JACKET adj. pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEAR RAGS vb. to be having one's period ...19C sl.
• WEAR THE BELLS vb. to act the fool ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE BREECHES vb. to have the real authority; usually said of a woman or wife ...1666
• WEAR THE BRITCHES vb. to have the real authority; usually said of a woman or wife ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE BUSTLE WRONG vb. to be pregnant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEAR THE PANTS vb. to be in charge; to dominate ...Aust. sl.
• WEAR THE RAG vb. to menstruate ...1965 Amer. sl.
• WEAR TWO FACES UNDER ONE HAT vb. to practise deceit ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WEARY ANN n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEARY WILLIES, THE n. general feelings of physical discomfort or illness, esp. delirium tremens ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEARY WILLY n. a nickname for a slow or lazy person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEASEL n. a mean, greedy or sneaking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEASEL WORD n. a word that is used in a deliberately misleading way ...1900 sl., orig. US
• WEASLE vb. of a person: to shrink, to shrivel ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEASLY adj. shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEASY adj. queasy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER vb. rain, to storm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER BIRD n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER BREEDER n. an unseasonably or unusually fine day, regarded as presaging bad weather ...1780 Amer. dial.
• WEATHERCOCKY adj. fickle, changeable, inconstant ...1886
• WEATHER FALL n. a period of rain, snow, hail, or heavy fog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER GALL n. a halo around the sun ...1785 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER HOG n. a groundhog or woodchuck, esp. one designated to predict the weather on Groundhog Day ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER LIGHT n. a will-o'-the wisp ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER-PEG n. a jocular term for the nose ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WEATHER-PROPHET BIRD n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER VANE n. a cuckoo ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WEATHER WORM n. a hairy caterpillar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEB n. a snowshoe ...1902 Amer. dial.
vb. to travel, to make one's way on snowshoes ...1959 Amer. dial.
• WEBFOOTER n. an Oregonian, so called because much rain falls in Oregon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WEBSTER n. a weaver ...1703 Sc.
• WED-BREAK † n. an adulterer ...1770
• WEDDINGER n. a member of a wedding party; rarely, a bride or groom, a newlywed ...1774 Amer. dial.
• WEDFELLOW n. a spouse, either husband or wife ...B1900
• WEDGE n. 1. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1958 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a wad of banknotes; hence, generally, a significant amount of money ...1977 Brit. sl., orig. criminals' sl.
• WEDGIE n. a large sandwich, a submarine sandwich ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WEE n. urination ...1968 sl., a child's word or euphemism
vb. to urinate ...1934 sl., a child's word or euphemism
• WEE BABES, THE adj. excellent, good, exactly as required ...1988 Sc. sl.
• WEED n. 1. tobacco ...1606 sl.
n. 2. a thin and unhealthily delicate person ...1869 sl.
n. 3. marijuana or a marijuana cigarette ...1929 sl.
• WEED-BENDER n. 1. a rustic or countrified person ...1933 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cowboy ...1945 US railroaders' usage
• WEEDELY n. a young chicken ...1984 Amer. dial.
• WEED-HEAD n. a habitual user of marijuana ...1952 sl., chiefly US
• WEEDILY n. a young chicken ...1984 Amer. dial.
int. a call to chickens at feeding time ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WEEDLING n. 1. a small weed ...1820
n. 2. a slight, weakly person ...1890
• WEED MONKEY n. 1. a dissolute woman, a girl of easy virtue, a slut ...1938 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a rustic or countrified person ...1955 Amer. dial.
• WEEDMONKEYING n. seeking the company of dissolute women ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WEED ONE'S OWN ROW vb. to take care of oneself; to mind one's own business ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEED-SUCKER n. a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly ...2002 Amer. dial.
• WEEDY adj. used to denote unhealthy thinness and weakness; tall or long and slender; lanky...1852 sl.
• WEEFLY adj. feeble ...1894 Sc.
• WEEGIE n. an Australasian Teddy-girl ...1950 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WEEHAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-HOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WEE HOUSE n. an outdoor privy ...1981 Amer. dial.
• WEEKENDER n. someone who indulges in occasional drug-taking, esp. at weekends ...1955 sl., orig. US
• WEEKEND HO n. a 'weekend whore'; a prostitute who usually only works on weekends or during conventions ...M20 US Black sl.
• WEEKEND WARRIOR n. a 'weekend' or occasional prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• WEEK OF SUNDAYS n. a long time ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEEK OF THE FOUR FRIDAYS, THE † n. an imaginary date that will never arrive ...1760-72
• WEEKY-DAY n. a weekday ...1837 Amer. dial.
• WEE MACWHACHLE n. a toddling infant ...1960 Sc. jocular
• WEE MAN n. the penis ...1990s Irish sl.
• WEEN n. 1. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 2. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
vb. to exhibit fear; to weaken ...1926 Amer. dial.
• WEEN BUCKET n. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• WEENCHY adj. tiny, very little ...20C US sl.
• WEENEY n. a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
• WEENIE n. 1. a wiener sausage ...1891 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an oaf, a jerk ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the penis, esp. if small, or that of a child ...20C US sl.
n. 4. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 5. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
• WEENSY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WEENTSY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WEENTY adj. very small, tiny ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WEENY n. 1. a child ...1844 N. Amer. sl.
n. 2. a type of smoked or pork or beef sausage ...1906 US sl.
n. 3. (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
n. 4. a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
n. 5. a hard-working student ...1950s US college sl.
n. 6. a contemptible person ...1964 US sl.
• WEENY-BOPPER n. a young teenager (sometimes a pre-teen), typically a girl, who follows the latest fashions in clothes, pop music, etc. ...1972 sl.
• WEENZY adj. very small, tiny; also used as a nickname ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WEEPING WILLOW n. a pillow ...1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WEEPY adj. depressed, denoting tearfulness; mournful, tearful ...1863
• WEE THING, A adv. somewhat; just a little ...1894 Sc.
• WEEWARY adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WAW adj. 1. askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: somewhat unwell, under the weather ...1941 Amer. dial.
adv. crookedly, unevenly ...1894 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to vacillate; to perplex, to distract ...1890 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to set askew; to proceed unsteadily; to be shaky, wobbly or rickety ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WEEWAWED adj. askew, crooked ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WAW-Y adj. of a person: somewhat unwell, under the weather ...1932 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WEE n. 1. urine ...19C sl.
n. 2. urination ...1937 sl., a child's word or euphemism
n. 3. the penis ...1964 sl.
vb. to urinate ...19C sl., a child's word or euphemism
• WEE-WEE OFF vb. to annoy, to infuriate ...1960s NZ euphemism for ‘piss off’
• WEE WILLIE WINKY n. (derogatory) a Chinese person ...1990s sl.
• WEEWOPPY adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEE-WOW vb. to be shaky, rickety, or wobbly ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WEEZER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEEZLEDY adj. shrivelled, stunted; contemptibly small or worthless ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WEEZO n. an informer ...2000s US prison sl.
• WEFFILNESS n. limberness, pliability ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WEFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEGGLETY adj. unsteady ...1877 Eng. dial.
• WEGRO n. a White person who takes on Black culture and style ...2000s US Black sl.
• WE HAD ONE BUT THE WHEEL CAME OFF phr. used to indicate that the speaker has not understood the subject of a conversation ...1910s
• WEIGH OFF vb. to sentence someone to punishment ...1925 sl., orig. services'
• WEIGHT n. a measure of an illegal drug ...1971 sl.
vb. to have a specified weight, to weigh ...1938 Amer. dial.
• WEINER n. an oaf; a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRD adj. pert. to a homosexual male ...20C US sl.
• WEIRDIE n. a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
• WEIRDO adj. crazy, eccentric ...1962 sl.
n. 1. a crazy or eccentric person ...1955 sl.
n. 2 any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
n. 3 a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDSOME adj. uncanny, mysterious ...1885
• WEIRDY n. 1. a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
n. 2. any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
n. 3. a homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• WEISENHEIMER n. (derogatory) a know-all ...1904 US sl.
• WEITHE † vb. to look; to seem, to appear ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELCOME AS FROST IN HARVEST, AS adj. very inopportune, inconvenient, or inappropriate ...1897 Sc.
• WELFARE PIMP n. a pimp who collects the welfare cheques due to his prostitutes ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• WELK adj. drooping, in poor health ...1887 Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. of a flower, plant, etc.: to lose freshness or greenness; to become flaccid or dry; to wilt, to wither, to fade ...c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to become less, to diminish, to shrink ...1390
†* vb. 3. to roll or knead together ...a1400
† vb. 4. to move ...1846 Eng. dial.
† vb. 5. of the moon: to wane, to lose brightness ...B1900
† vb. 6. of the sun in the west: to fade, to grow dim ...B1900
vb. 7. to cause to fade or wither ...B1900 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to soak, roll and macerate in a fluid ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WELKEN † vb. to wither; to fade ...1398
• WELL, A CAT'S HIND FOOT! int. a mild oath ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• WELL ALIGHT adj. drunk ...Brit. sl.
• WELL-ALONG adj. pregnant, obviously pregnant ...20C US colloq.
• WELL AWAY adj. drunk ...1927 euphemism
vb. to sleep soundly ...1927 sl.
• WELL-BATED adj. of fish: in good condition, plump ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• WELL-BESEEN † adj. good-looking, well-favoured ...c1374
• WELL-BOTTLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• WELL-BRED adj. lewd; frequently copulated with, thoroughly copulated with ...sl.
• WELL-BUILT adj. 1. pert. to a well-proportioned woman or a well-proportioned or well-muscled man ...19C colloq.
adj. 2. having large male genitals ...19C Brit. & US euphemism
• WELL-COVERED adj. plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELL-DEVELOPED adj. 1. pert. to primary sexual characteristics
adj. 2. pert. to a man with fully developed or large genitals, slim hips, broad shoulders, and a muscular body
adj. 3. pert. to a woman with qualities such as large, well-proportioned breasts and prominent hips and buttocks; pert. to a woman who has reached sexual maturity
• WELL-ENDOWED adj. 1. pert. to a man with large or very large genitals or some other significant sexual characteristic ...20C Brit. & US sl.
adj. 2. pert. to a woman with large or very large breasts or any other significantly large primary or secondary sexual characteristics ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• WELLEY † vb. to pity ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WELL-FAVOURED BY NATURE adj. 1. of a man: having large male genitals ...L19 Brit. euphemism
adj. 2. of a woman: having large breasts ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• WELL-FED adj. vigorous; robust ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WELL-HAINED adj. chaste ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WELL-HANDED adj. clever at particular work ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELL-HEELED adj. rich ...1880 sl.
• WELL-HOLED adj. pert. to a woman with satisfying sexual qualities ...sl.
• WELL-HUNG adj. pert. to a man with large or very large genitals ...E19 colloq.
• WELL I ASK YOU phr. implies one's distaste for what has just been said or done ...M19
• WELLIE n. 1. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 2 a kick ...1977 Brit. sl.
vb. to kick ...1966 Brit. sl.
• WELL I'LL BE DAGGED! int. I'll be damned! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WELL I NEVER DID! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1848
• WELL I NEVER! int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment ...1848
• WELL, KNOCK THE LIGHTS OUT OF ME! int. an expletive ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WELL-MENDED adj. of an ill person: improved in health ...20C Ireland
• WELL-OILED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...1737 sl.
• WELL OVER THE BAY adj. very intoxicated ...1844 Amer. dial.
• WELL PUT-ON adj. well-dressed ...1920s Sc. & Ulster
• WELL-SCRAPIT adj. well-spoken, civil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WELL-SHOD adj. rich ...L19 US sl.
• WELL-SINKING n. making money ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• WELL SITTING † adj. becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
• WELL-SPRUNG adj. drunk ...1910s sl.
• WELL STACKED adj. large-breasted ...1942 sl., orig. US
• WELL TAILED † adj. well shaped or fashioned ...1412
• WELL-TIDED adj. well-timed, seasonable ...1801 Eng. dial.
• WELL TOGETHER † adj. agreeing well; friendly ...1741
• WELL-TOILETED adj. well-dressed ...1875
• WELL TO LIVE adj. tipsy ...L17
• WELL UNDER adj. drunk ...1910s Aust sl.
• WELL UNDER WAY adj. drunk ...M19 US sl.
• WELL UP adj. very tall ...1990s Ireland
• WELL-UPHOLSTERED adj. plump, fleshy, fat ...1930s sl.
• WELLY n. 1. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a kick ...1977 Brit. sl.
n. 3. a beating ...1980s sl.
vb. 1. to kick ...1966 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to beat up, to assault ...1980s sl.
• WELLY-BOOT n. a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
• WELSH adj. 1. nauseous; sour; having a sickly taste ...1691 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. insipid, tasteless; of cider, etc.: watery, poor ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. pinched and miserable-looking; faint from hunger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSH'D adj. suffering from insipidity of food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WELSHIE n. a Welsh person ...1951 sl.
• WELSH NIECE n. a first cousin ...1886
• WELSH UNCLE n. the first cousin of a parent ...1747
• WELSHY n. a Welsh person ...1951 sl.
• WELT n. a large penis ...20C Brit. military sl.
• WENCH n. 1. a girl, a small child of the female sex ...13C
n. 2. a prostitute, a wanton woman ...14C
n. 3. a servant girl ...L16
n. 4. a Black or Mulatto woman or girl ...19C US sl.
vb. to chase after women; to seek prostitutes ...L16
• WENCHER n. a man who seeks prostitutes ...L16 sl.
• WENCH OF THE SUBURBS n. a whore ...1614 sl.
• WENT WEST adj. dead ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WERRICK n. a half-smothered laugh; a chuckle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to give a half-smothered laugh; to chuckle ...1892 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to tease, pester; to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WESSON PARTY n. a form of sexual contact where the participants cover their bodies with liquid cooking oil and then perform various sexual activities ...M20 US sl.
• WEST adj. dead ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WEST-CENTRAL n. a W.C.; a bathroom or privy ...19C Brit. sl.
• WEST-COAST TURNAROUNDS n. amphetamines ...20C US drugs sl.
• WEST VIRGINIE n. West Virginia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WESTY † adj. 1. desolate, waste ...c950
† adj. 2. dizzy, giddy; light-headed, confused ...1599 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WET adj. 1. drunk ...E18 sl.
adj. 2. of livestock: stolen ...1888 Amer. dial.
adj. 3. angry ...1898 Aust. sl.
adj. 4. ineffectual, incompetent ...1916 Brit. sl.
adj. 5. pert. to a woman who is sufficiently sexually aroused to produce vaginal lubrication ...20C
adj. 6. unpleasant; disagreeable ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a drink ...1719 sl.
n. 2. a fool, an oaf ...20C Aust. sl.
n. 3. urination ...1925 sl.
n. 4. urine ...1925 sl.
n. 5. an activity of intelligence organizations, esp. the KGB, involving assassination ...1972 sl.
n. 6. an illegal immigrant from Mexico to the US; hence, to any illegal immigrant ...1973 US sl.
n. 7. (derogatory) a Conservative politician with liberal or middle-of-the-road views (often applied to those opposed to the monetarist policies of Margaret Thatcher) ...1980 Brit. sl.
vb. to urinate ...1925 sl.
• WET A BOTTOM vb. of a woman: to coit ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET AS THATCH adj. very wet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WETBACK n. 1. (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican American; orig. an illegal Mexican who was still wet from swimming across the Rio Grande ...1920 US colloq.
n. 2. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WET BARGAIN n. one concluded by the parties drinking together ...1805
• WET BEHIND THE EARS adj. inexperienced, raw, ignorant ...1914 Amer. sl.
• WET BLANKET n. a person who dampens and smothers all enthusiasm; a person who prevents fun; a killjoy; a pessimist ...1879 Amer. sl.
• WET DECK n. a woman, often a prostitute, who does serial sex acts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WET DREAM n. a male's erotic dream during which he has an orgasm ...1851 Amer. sl.
• WET DUCK n. a woman who has just finished copulating with one man and is ready for another; usually said of a prostitute ...19C sl.
• WET FART n. a strong breaking of wind containing fecal matter ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET FISH n. an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1944 sl.
• WET-FOOT BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist sect that practices foot washing, a rite in which church members wash one another's feet ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET-GOOSE n. an oaf, a simpleton ...19C Brit. sl.
• WET GROCERIES n. spirituous liquors ...1888 Amer.
• WET-HAND n. a drunkard ...L19 Brit. sl.
• WETHER-HEAD n. an oaf or dolt ...L17 Brit. colloq.
• WET IDEA n. a wrong idea ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WET LEG n. a self-pitying person ...1922 sl.
• WET MOON n. a crescent moon (usually new) sometimes believed to prognosticate wet weather (on the basis of its orientation, that is, whether the horns appear able to 'hold water') ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WET NOODLE n. 1. a naysayer ...20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dupe; an oaf ...20C US colloq.
n. 3. an effeminate male ...20C US colloq.
• WET ONE n. 1. a strong breaking of wind containing fecal matter ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. a cold beer ...20C Amer. sl.
• WET ONESELF vb. 1. to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
vb. 2. to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S END vb. of a male: to copulate ...20C US sl.
• WET ONE'S NEB vb. to take a drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WET ONE'S PANTS vb. 1. to urinate in one's pants from fear or other uncontrolled emotional situations ...20C colloq.
vb. 2. to become angrily agitated or upset ...1970 sl.
vb. 3. to give way to heightened emotion; to lose one's composure ...1970 sl.
• WET ONE'S THROPPLE vb. to drink; to quench one's thirst ...1835 Sc.
• WET ONE'S THROTTLE vb. to quench one's thirst, to drink ...1827 Sc.
• WET ONE'S WHISTLE vb. to drink alcohol ...c1386 sl.
• WET ONE'S WICK vb. of a male: to copulate ...20C US sl.
• WET ONE'S WINKERS vb. to weep ...1897 Sc.
• WET RAG n. an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET SOCK n. an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WETSTER n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• WET-SUBJECT n. a drunkard ...19C sl.
• WET-'UN n. 1. a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
n. 2. coition; an act of coition ...19C Brit. sl.
• WETWARE n. the human brain ...1980s Amer. computing usage
• WET-WASH BAPTIST n. a member of a Baptist church that practices Baptism by total immersion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WET WEATHERS n. waterproof trousers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WE WE TOWN n. Paris (French 'oui, oui') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WE WON'T EAT YOU phr. don't worry, we won't harm you ...1738
• WEXIOUS adj. very vexing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEZZEN n. the throat, the windpipe, the gullet ...1858 Amer. dial.
• W.F.s. n. wild cattle ...c1840 Aust. sl.
• W.H. n. a whore ...1887 euphemism
• WHACK adj. 1. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
adj. 2. positive, extremely good ...1990s sl.
n. 1. a blow ...1737 sl.
n. 2. a deal; a bargain; an agreement ...1860 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a lie ...1906 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a crazy or eccentric person ...1938 sl., orig. US
vb. 1. to hit ...1721 sl.
vb. 2. to lie, to exaggerate ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cut or dilute a drug such as heroin or cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 4. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACKED adj. 1. absolutely exhausted; tired ...L19 sl.
adj. 2. second-rate, phony, unsatisfactory ...1980s US Black sl.
• WHACKED OUT adj. 1. insane, mad ...1969 US sl.
adj. 2. in a drugged state ...1975 US sl.
• WHACKED TO THE WIDE adj. absolutely exhausted ...L19 sl.
• WHACKER adj. 1. larger than ordinary ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. wakeful, easy to be awaked ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. excellent, wonderful ...1940s Aust. sl.
n. 1. a term of address to a man ...1768 UK sl.
n. 2. anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
n. 3. a driver of animals; a drover; an ox or mule driver ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a shake; a shiver ...1861 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a gadget, a thing ...20C US sl.
n. 6. the penis ...20C US sl.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 8. a fool ...1960s Aust. sl.
n. 9. a masturbator ...1980s US sl.
vb. to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHACKING n. a blow, a beating ...M19 sl.
• WHACK IT IN vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WHACK IT OUT vb. to defend or support successfully ...1910s sl.
• WHACK IT UP vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...M19 sl.
• WHACK JOB n. a person who is mentally ill ...1979 US sl.
• WHACKO adj. crazy, eccentric, insane ...1977 sl, orig. & chiefly US
n. an unstable or mentally ill person; a crazy or eccentric person ...1977 sl., orig. & chiefly US
int. an exclamation of pleasure, delight or exultation ...1941 sl., chiefly Aust.
• WHACK OFF vb. to masturbate ...1969 sl.
• WHACKO THE CHOOK adj. excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE DIDDLE-OH adj. excellent, splendid, first-rate ...1960s Aust. sl.
int. a general excl. of pleasure, esp. on seeing an attractive woman ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WHACKO THE GOOSE adj. excellent, first-rate, absolutely wonderful ...1970s Aust. sl.
• WHACK OUT vb. in gambling, to lose all one's money ...1950s US gambling sl.
• WHACK SOMEONE OUT vb. to kill, to murder ...20C sl.
• WHACK THE ONE-EYED WORM vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK THE WEASEL vb. to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK UP vb. to make a contribution, a donation ...L19 US sl.
• WHACK WILLY vb. to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHACKY adj. crazy, eccentric ...1935 sl., orig. US
n. a prostitute; a term of great contempt ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHACKY WEED n. marijuana ...1980s drugs sl.
• WHADDYA KNOW? n. a greeting, hello, how are you, what have you been doing? ...1910s sl.
int. an expression of surprise, usually ironic ...20C sl.
• WHAFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
† 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 dither, to talk nonsense ...L19 sl.
• WHAFFY adj. full of news ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAIL vb. to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHAKER vb. to tremble, to shake with cold, fear, etc. ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WHALE n. 1. an exceptionally brilliant scholar ...L19 US campus sl.
n. 2. an exceptionally large or fat person ...L19 US sl.
n. 3. anchovies on toast ...20C sl.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 5. a very large crab ...1981 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
vb. 2. to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHALE AND WHITEWASH n. fish in white sauce ...1920s tramps' sl.
• WHALE AWAY vb. to attack or work at something vigorously ...M19 sl.
• WHALEBACK n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALEBACK RIDGE n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1879 Amer. dial.
• WHALE CRAB n. a very large crab ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHALE IN THE BAY n. someone who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WHALE INTO vb. to attack physically ...20C sl.
• WHALE OF A TIME, A n. a very enjoyable time ...1913 sl., orig. US
• WHALER n. 1. anything considered large of its kind ...M19 sl.
n. 2. a horse reared in the colony and exported to India ...M19 Aust. sl.
n. 3. orig. a tramp whose route followed the course of a river; a tramp, a vagrant ...1878 Aust.
n. 4. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHALER'S DELIGHT n. brown sugar mixed with cold tea to make a thick paste ...1900s Aust. sl.
• WHALES n. anchovies on toast ...1890 school & university sl.
• WHALESBACK n. a sharply rising hill or ridge of land ...1946 Amer. dial.
• WHALES ON adj. obsessed with, devoted to ...L19 US sl.
• WHALE THE SHIT OUT OF vb. to beat viciously ...20C sl.
• WHALE THE TAR OUT OF vb. to beat severely ...L19 US sl.
• WHALING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHALLOPER n. an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAM adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a blow ...1924 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a large, aggressive man ...1970s US Black sl.
vb. to hit or strike ...1920s sl., orig. US
int. used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
• WHAM, BAM, THANK YOU MA'AM n. sexual intercourse done quickly and without tenderness ...L19 US sl.
• WHAMBANG adj. loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
• WHAM, BANG, THANK YOU MA'AM n. sexual intercourse done quickly and without tenderness ...1971 sl.
• WHAMDANGLERS n. an extremely large pair of breasts ...1990s sl.
• WHAMMER n. the penis ...20C sl.
• WHAMMO! int. used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
• WHAMMY n. 1. a 'hex', an evil influence, the evil eye ...1950s sl.
n. 2. a punchline; anything devastating and beyond a similarly powerful response ...1950s sl.
n. 3. an extremely unattractive woman ...1980s US campus sl.
• WHAMPUS-JAWED adj. askew, awry ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHANG adv. suddenly ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a leather thong or lace ...1824 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a reverberating blow ...E19 sl.
n. 3. a large piece, a portion, share ...1910s sl.
n. 4. the penis ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 5. a thin, lanky person ...20C Irish sl.
n. 6. an oaf; a contemptible person ...20C US sl.
n. 7. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to hit ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to throw, drive, pull, etc., with force or with violent impact ...E19 sl.
vb. 3. to shoot at ...1950s sl.
• WHANGBONE n. the penis ...20C sl.
• WHANG-DILLY n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHANGDOODLE n. 1. an unspecified object; something one does not know the name of ...1931 sl.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the penis ...1970s US sl.
• WHANGEE n. a cane ...L18 sl.
• WHANGER n. the penis ...1939 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHANG OFF vb. of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANGYDOODLE n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1931 Amer. sl.
• WHANK vb. 1. to masturbate ...19C sl.
vb. 2. to abuse someone else ...1940s sl.
vb. 3. to waste time ...1940s sl.
vb. 4. to be logged on to a computer for a long time ...1980s sl.
• WHANKER-JAWED adj. having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHANK OFF vb. of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK-PIT n. a bed; the place where a male 'whanker' masturbates ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHAP † vb. 1. to bark ...c1440
vb. 2. to hit ...M19 sl.
• WHAPED † adj. bewildered, dismayed, perplexed, puzzled ...c1374
• WHAP OVER vb. to collapse, to tumble, to flop ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER n. 1. anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
n. 2. a thumping lie ...1791 colloq.
• WHAPPER-JAW n. a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAWED adj. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPING adj. unusually large or great ...18C
• WHAPPLE-JAWED adj. having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1853 Amer. dial.
• WHAP THAT THING! int. congratulatory remark to a passing woman, implying her supreme sexiness ...1960s US Black sl.
• WHARFIE n. a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHARF-RAT n. anyone who hangs about wharfs, looking out for an opportunity to steal from a cargo ...M19 sl., orig. US
• WHARP vb. to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHASSIT n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1931 US sl.
• WHAT n. the penis ...19C Brit. euphemism
int. an expletive tacked on to the end of a sentence to give it greater emphasis, but of no actual meaning ...L18 sl.
• WHAT A BEANFEAST! int. a satirical remark intended to underline that the situation is in fact far from a 'beanfeast', but in fact second-rate, poor, etc. ...L19 sl.
• WHATABOUTS * n. doings, occupations; what one is about; something under consideration ...1830
• WHAT A DAG! how amusing! ...1960 NZ sl.
• WHAT A LIFE! int. expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT-ALL n. anything for which one has no proper name ...20C sl.
• WHAT A PALAVER phr. what a fuss ...20C
• WHAT A POX! int. exclamation of annoyance, irritation ...L16 sl.
• WHAT A SHAME! int. how unfortunate! what a pity!
• WHAT A TRIP! int. how bizarre! how strange! what an odd experience! ...1960s sl.
• WHAT A TURN-UP! int. what a surprise ...1970s sl.
• WHAT ARE YOU PUSHING? phr. what sort of car do you drive? ...1970s US Black sl.
• WHAT ARE YOU WORKING OUT OF? phr. an invitation to explain oneself, to justify one's actions or opinions ...1990s US Black sl.
• WHATCHAMACALLIT n. anything to which one cannot give a name when required ...1942 sl.
• WHATCHEEMACALLIT n. a gadget ...19C US colloq.
• WHAT COMES OVER THE DEVIL'S BACK GOES UNDER HIS BELLY phr. said of ill-gotten gains ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WHATDAYACALLIT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? phr. hello ...1970s US campus sl.
• WHAT-DO-YOU-CALL-IT n. the vagina ...19C sl.
• WHAT DO YOU KNOW? n. a greeting, 'hello and how are you?', 'what have you been doing' ...1910s sl.
int. an exclamation of surprise or astonishment, usually ironic ...1914 chiefly US
• WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT! int. an exclamation of surprise, pleasure, admiration, etc. ...1920s Amer. sl.
• WHAT DO YOU SAY? phr. how are you? 1920s sl.
• WHAT DO YOU THINK? n. a greeting, hello, how are you, what have you been doing? ...1910s sl.
int. an expression of surprise, usually ironic ...20C sl.
• WHATDYECALL n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-D'YE-CALL'EM n. anyone or anything for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT D'YE CALLUM n. 1. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
n. 2. the genitals ...17C sl.
• WHATD'YOUCALLHER n. anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHATD'YOUCALLHIM n. anyone for whom one cannot provide the name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-D'YOU-CALL-IT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT ELSE DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS? phr. addressed to a driver who keeps honking their horn ...1960s Aust. & US sl.
• WHAT ELSE IS NEW? phr. a deprecating comment on anything the previous speaker has said, esp. if that speaker had intended to make a big impression ...1950s sl., orig. US
• WHAT-ER? n. a form of 'what' used when questioning the previous speaker's self-description, as in 'I'm a butcher.' 'A what-er?' ...L19
• WHAT EVE DID WITH ADAM n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHATEVER! int. a general expression of dismissal or disinterest ...1970s orig. US teen & Black usage
• WHATEVER BAKES ONE'S BISCUIT phr. whatever makes one happy or satisfied ...2000s US sl.
• WHATEVER BLOWS YOUR SKIRT UP phr. a general phrase of acquiescence; whatever you like; whatever makes you happy ...1980s US sl.
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT phr. an expression of acceptance, I agree, you're right ...1980s US campus
• WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON phr. whatever you like, whatever makes you happy, esp. as a sarcastic response to a revelation of a particularly bizarre or distasteful pleasure, usually sexual ...1970s sl.
• WHAT-FOR n. punishment, trouble, a fuss; a reprimand or instance of reprimanding, chastisement ...1873 sl.
• WHAT GIVES? phr. a general greeting ...1940s
• WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND phr. fate determines what happens in life, esp. as regards one's treatment - good or bad - of others ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• WHAT HARRY GAVE DOLL n. sexual intercourse ...18C sl.
• WHAT HO! int. a general exclamation of greeting ...M19 sl.
• WHAT HO, SHE BUMPS! int. an exclamation used on seeing a special display of energy, esp. by a woman ...L19 sl.
• WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES? int. a general exclamation of extreme surprise, absolute confusion, etc. ...E19 sl.
• WHAT IN MERCY! int. an exclamation of surprise, sorrow, etc. ...1882 Sc.
• WHAT IN SAM PATCH? int. what the devil is going on here? ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE EARTHFUL WORLD? int. what on earth? what in the world? ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• WHAT IN THE MISCHIEF! int. an exclamation ...1924 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE NATION! int. a term of asseveration ...1921 Amer. dial.
• WHAT IN THE SAM HILL? int. what in the hell? ...E19 US colloq.
• WHAT IS IT? phr. a greeting ...1970s US campus sl.
• WHAT IS THIS, CHRISTMAS? int. a general exclamation of pleasurable surprise ...1980s sl.
• WHAT IT IS! phr. a friendly greeting, hello, how are you? ...1980s US Black sl.
• WHAT IT TAKES n. money ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHAT MAKES ONE TICK n. the motives, personal characteristics, etc. that determine someone's behaviour ...1930s sl.
• WHAT MOTHER DID BEFORE ME n. copulation ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT-NOSED adj. drunk ...19C sl.
• WHATNOT n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1964 sl.
• WHAT'S BUZZIN' COUSIN? phr. what's the latest news? ...1941 Amer. jocular
• WHAT'S EATING YOU? phr. what's making you nervous or anxious ...1893 sl., orig. US
• WHAT'S GIVING? phr. a general greeting ...1940s
• WHAT'S HAPPENING? phr. Hello ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S-HER-NAME n. 1. a substitute for a woman's name that is not known or remembered ...1816 sl.
n. 2. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT'S-HIS-NAME n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1697 sl.
• WHAT SIDE? adv. where? ...1867 Amer. dial.
• WHATSIS n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHATSISFACE n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATSIT n. 1. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...a1882 sl.
n. 2. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1898 sl.
• WHAT'S-ITS-NAME? n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHAT-SORT n. a punishment, trouble, a fuss ...L19 sl.
• WHAT'S SHAKING? phr. Hello ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S THE DAMAGE? phr. how much is the bill? what's the cost? ...L17 sl.
• WHAT'S THE DANCE? phr. what's going on? what's going to happen? ...2002 UK prison sl.
• WHAT'S THE LARGE IDEA! phr. what's the big idea? what do you mean by this action? ...1927 Amer. sl.
• WHAT'S THE ODDS? phr. what's the difference? ...1840 UK
• WHAT'S YOUR BAG? phr. what do you do or require?; said among persons interested in performing nonorthogenital sex (sexual activity other than that between males and females) ...M20 US homosexual sl.
• WHAT'S-YOUR-NAME n. used in addressing a person whose name is not known or remembered ...1757 sl.
• WHAT'S YOUR POISON phr. used to ask someone what they would like to drink ...1805 jocular
• WHATTA LAUGH! int. don't be ridiculous! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE BLAZES! int. what the hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE BLUE BLAZES! int. used to express astonishment or disbelief ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE CAT BROUGHT IN n. disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN n. something unattractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT THE DAGGER? int. an expression of astonishment ...1775 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE DAGGERMENT? int. an expression of astonishment ...1775 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE DICKENS! int. exclamation ...L16
• WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED n. something needed or desired
• WHAT THE EL? int. what the hell? ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE HALTER! int. an exclamation, 'what the deuce' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE HANGMENT! int. expressing surprise...1828 Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE HARRY! int. what the hell! ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHAT-THE-HELL adj. indifferent ...1968
• WHAT THE MISCHIEF! int. hell! ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAT THE RABBITS! int. an expletive ...19C Eng. dial.
• WHAT THE SAM HILL! int. what the hell! ...E19 euphemism, orig. US
• WHAT THE TERRY? int. an oath, an expletive ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WHAT THE VENGEANCE? int. an oath ...1883 Eng. dial.
• WHAT-Y? phr. a form of 'what' used when questioning the previous speaker's self-description, as in 'I'm a butcher.' 'A what-er?' ...L19
• WHATYERMECALLEMS n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHATYERMYCALIT n. anything for which one has no precise name ...L16 sl.
• WHAT-YOU-MAY-CALL-IT phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHATZISFACE n. a substitute for a man's name that is not known or remembered ...1967 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WHATZIT n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHAY! int. used as a command to a cow, go, go on! ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WHAZOOD adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• WHAZZIT n. any gadget or a name used for an object or person when the correct name is forgotten or to be avoided ...19C US sl.
• WHEAL vb. to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WHEAN-CAT n. a she-cat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• WHEAT n. marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHEE! int. used as a call to animals, esp. for driving away pigs ...1889 Amer. dial.
• WHEEDLE n. a baby chick ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHEEJAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL n. 1. a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1807 Amer. dial.
n. 2. 5 shillings ... Bk1891 sl.
n. 3. a high-ranking or important person ...1933 sl., orig. & chiefly US
vb. to push a baby in its carriage ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL AND DEAL vb. to bargain shrewdly ...1961 orig. US
• WHEELBARREL n. a wheelbarrow ...1870 Amer. dial.
• WHEELBARROW SEED n. a nonexistent item used as the basis for a practical joke ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHEELBARRY n. a wheelbarrow ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEELER-DEALER n. a bargainer ...1960 orig. US
• WHEELHORSE n. one who does the hard work in some enterprise or cause; a trusted assistant; a hard-working or powerful person ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WHEELIE n. someone in or confined to a wheelchair ...1977 Aust. sl.
• WHEELING TIME n. spring ...1914 Amer. dial.
• WHEELMAN n. the driver of a criminals' getaway vehicle ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WHEELS n. the legs ...1927 US sl., orig. criminals'
• WHEELY adj. circular ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEESHT! int. shut up! be quiet! ...c2002 UK playground sl.
• WHEEWHAW adj. askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEE-WHOO! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHEEZE n. an ingenious device ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEFFLE n. the bark of a small dog; a suppressed barking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
vb. to bark as a small dog; to yap, to yelp, to growl; to bark in a suppressed manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHELK n. a pustule, a pimple; a welt, a bruise, a bump on the skin ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WHELKER n. 1. a heavy blow or thump ...1851 Eng. dial.
n. 2. anything uncommonly large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHELLAH! int. exclamation at the conclusion of a list of chores or steps leading up to an end result ...US playground sl.
• WHELP n. a bump on the skin, as from a mosquito bite; a bruise; a welt ...1895 Amer. dial.
• WHELTED adj. bruised ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN BROOKLYN NAVY YARD phr. a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
• WHEN ADAM WAS AN OAKUM BOY IN CHATHAM phr. a very long time ago ...M19 sl.
• WHEN BIRDS HAVE TWO TAILS phr. when it is spring and swallows return ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• WHEN CHICKENS HAVE TEETH phr. never ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHENEYE n. someone, esp. a visitor or foreigner, who exasperates listeners by continually recounting tales of his or her former exploits ...1982 sl.
• WHEN FANNY WAS A WOMAN'S NAME n. long ago ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHENNIE n. someone, esp. a visitor or foreigner, who exasperates listeners by continually recounting tales of his or her former exploits ...1982 sl.
• WHENNYMEGS n. the testicles ...19C Eng. dial.
• WHEN THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY phr. when matters become serious ...1892
• WHEN THE BOARD'S RED phr. refers to a woman's menstruation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN phr. applied to a crucial or decisive moment; also, when all is said and done ...1945 sl., orig. US
• WHEN THE COWS GIVE BEER n. never ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1941 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE MOULTS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1922 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SCREAMS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1929 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SHITS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1953 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE SQUAWKS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1919 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE EAGLE WALKS phr. when pay is disbursed; on payday ...1918 Amer. sl. esp. military usage
• WHEN THE SKY FALLS WE SHALL CATCH LARKS phr. a way of stating to a person that his scheme is absurd or ridiculous ...1822
• WHEREABOUTS n. 'wear-abouts'; men's underpants ...E20 Aust. sl.
• WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ON YOUR DADDY'S YACHT phr. used rhetorically as a representation of the privileges of civilian life ...1962 UK military usage
• WHERE IT DOESN'T RAIN n. hell ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE IT DOESN'T SNOW n. hell ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHERE IT'S AT n. the true state of affairs ...1965 sl., orig. US
• WHERE THE CHUFF? int. where the hell? ...1996 UK euphemism for 'where the fuck?
• WHERE THE INDIAN(S) SHOT ONE n. the navel ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE QUEEN GOES ON FOOT n. the W.C.; the bathroom ...19C Brit. euphemism
• WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW n. hell ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHERE THE YANKEE SHOT YOU n. the navel ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHERE UNCLE'S DOODLE GOES n. the vagina; the female genitals in general ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHEREWITH n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHEREWITHAL n. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHET n. a turn, spell of activity; an indefinite interval of time ...1834 Amer. dial.
• WHETING-CORNE n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHEW n. a hurry, a rush ...1847 Amer. dial.
vb. to hurry, to bustle about ...1847 Amer. dial.
• WHEW AROUND vb. to hurry, to bustle about; ...1873 Amer. dial.
• WHEY vb. to beat severely ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WHEY-BLOODED † adj. cowardly ...1675
• WHEYING n. a thorough beating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIBBLE † vb. to lie ...c1730 Eng. dial.
• WHICHAWAY adj. 1. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. askew, awry, crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHICKER n. 1. a woodpecker ...1887 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHICKERBILL n. 1. a poor, White, rural Southerner ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a worthless oaf or bumpkin ...20C US sl.
n. 3. the mouth ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 4. the foreskin; the penis ...1939 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a contraption, a gadget, a doohickey ...1951 Amer. dial.
n. 6. the nose ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHICKLE vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIDDLE n. a baby chick ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIFF n. a short space of time; a jiffy ...1823 Amer. dial.
vb. to smell unpleasantly ...1899 sl.
• WHIFFENPOOF n. 1. an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named ...1932 Amer. dial.
n. 2. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFENPUFF n. an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFER n. 1. the nose ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a bad-smelling breaking of wind ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a tattletale ...1952 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFET n. 1. a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a small or contemptible person; an insignificant looking person; a lazy boy ...1767 Amer. dial.
vb. to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
• WHIFFINGER n. a vagabond, a worthless ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WHIFFIT n. a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLE n. a crew cut ...1942 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLE-BIRD n. an imaginary bird ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFLED adj. drunk ...1927 sl.
• WHIFFLE-MINDED adj. fickle; vacillating, undecided ...1844 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLEPOOP n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIFFLER n. a crew cut ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFLES n. a relaxation of the scrotum ...L18 Brit. sl.
• WHIFFMAGIG n. 1. a trifler; an insignificant, contemptible person; a mean, paltry person ...1871
n. 2. a shifty or evasive person; a base person ...1871
• WHIFFY adj. smelly ...1849 sl.
• WHIGGER n. an adolescent male of Anglo-Saxon descent who acts out with African-American stereotypes; a wanna-be Afro-American ...c1986 US playground sl.
• WHIGGERED adj. of sour milk: going to whey ...1958 Amer. dial.
• WHILES n. a time, a while ...1857 Amer. dial.
• WHILLY-WALLIES n. fine clothes, finery ...1747 Sc.
• WHIM n. the female genitals ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHIMBOOZLE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMER n. a whinny, a neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to whinny, to neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMY-DIDDLE n. a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHIMMY-DOODLE n. a thingamajig, a contraption; a nonexistent object ...1946 Amer. dial.
• WHIMP n. a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person ...M20 US sl.
• WHIMPADIDDLE TO GRIND SMOKE WITH phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIMPER n. a whinny, a neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
vb. to whinny, to neigh ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WHIM-WHAM n. the female genitals ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHIM-WHAM FOR A GOOSE'S BRIDLE n. a nonexistent object ...1928 Amer. dial.
• WHIM-WHAMS n. 1. feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
n. 2. general feelings of discomfort, illness, or vexation ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHIN-BUSH n. the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl.
• WHINDIG n. a party, esp. a lavish or boisterous one ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WHINDLE vb. to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1770 Amer. dial.
• WHING-DING n. 1. a drinking spree ...20C US
n. 2. a gadget ...20C US
n. 3. an affair or sexual encounter ...20C US
• WHING-DINGER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHINGE n. a complaint ...1947 sl.
vb. to complain ...1946 Aust. sl.
• WHINGE BAG n. a complainer ...2003 UK sl.
• WHINGEING POM n. an English person viewed as a habitual complainer ...1962 Aust. sl.
• WHINGER n. a person who whinges; a habitual complainer ...1934 Aust. sl.
• WHINKER vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHINNEL vb. to whimper, to whine, to cry peevishly, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHINY-PINY adj. complaining, fretful, peevish, querulous ...1854 Eng. dial.
adv. in a fretful manner ...B1900
• WHIP n. 1. rum ...1953 Aust. sl.
n. 2. the penis ...M20 sl.
n. 3. a long radio antenna ...1976 US sl.
n. 4. a close friend ...1982 Bahamas sl.
n. 5. a boss or supervisor ...1984 US sl.
n. 6. a moustache ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'tash' (Whip and Lash)
n. 7. a car; used by urban Black youths ...2004 UK sl.
vb. 1. to steal or take roughly or without permission ...1859 Brit. sl.
vb. 2. to arrest someone ...1971 US sl.
vb. 3. to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop' (Whip and Top)
• WHIP AND LASH n. a moustache ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'tash'
• WHIP AND TOP vb. to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop'
• WHIP INTO TRIM vb. to exercise ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIP IT IN, WHIP IT OUT phr. a phrase that celebrates a male approach to sexual relations ...1998 UK sl.
• WHIP IT OUT vb. to release the penis from the confines of the trousers ...1997 US sl.
• WHIP IT TO ME! int. expressing encouragement of sexual advances or performance ...M20 US sl.
• WHIPLASH n. a rash ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• WHIPLASH DELIVERY n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIP OFF vb. to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIP ONE'S WIRE vb. to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• WHIPPED adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol ...19C US sl.
adj. 2. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired; sometimes followed by 'up' ...1940 US sl.
• WHIPPED-CREAM PANTS n. riding or other breeches made out of cloth 'the colour of whipped cream' (off-white) ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED DOWN adj. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired ...1935 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT adj. fatigued, exhausted, extremely tired ...1906 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS adj. completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
• WHIPPER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIPPER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, out of shape ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPERSNAPPER n. a person of no consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHIPPER-TOOTIES n. silly scruples about doing anything; frivolous difficulties ...B1900 Sc.
• WHIPPLE n. a crew cut ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIPS AND JINGLES n. severe delirium tremens ...E20 US sl.
• WHIP-SAW vb. to cheat or be cheated in two ways at once or by the joint action of two others ...1873 US sl.
• WHIPSEY adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• WHIPS OF TIME n. an abundance of time ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHIPS OF TIN n. any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHIPSTITCH n. a short space of time; a moment ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHIP THE CAT vb. 1. to vomit, esp. from too much drink ...1630
vb. 2. to practice a practical joke ...1847
vb. 3. to feel remorse; to regret something ...1847 Aust. sl.
vb. 4. to complain ...1905 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WHIP THE DEVIL ROUND THE STUMP vb. to accomplish something by indirection or subterfuge; to be evasive or dilatory ...1776 Eng. dial.
• WHIP THE DUMMY vb. to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHIP THE LIZARD vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• WHIP UP vb. to speedily prepare a dish or meal ...1849 sl.
• WHIP UP ON SKIPPY vb. of a male: to masturbate ...2001 sl.
• WHIP YOUR WANG vb. of a male: to masturbate ...1969 US sl.
• WHIRKEN † vb. to choke, to suffocate, to stifle ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHIRL-BLAST n. a whirlwind, a hurricane; a storm of wind ...1798
• WHIRLICUE n. 1. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
n. 2. a merry-go-round ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIGIG n. 1. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
n. 2. a maple seed; the winged fruit of a maple tree ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIGUST n. a whirlwind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIJIG n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1967 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMACUE n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLIMAGIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMAJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMIJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLIMYJIG n. a toy that spins round; a top or a pinwheel ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL IN vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIRLING JENNY n. a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL JENNY n. a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL TO vb. to begin, to commence ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIRLYBIRD n. a maple seed; the winged fruit of a maple tree ...1995 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLY-CUE n. a curlicue; a little flourish on handwriting or one's signature to make it look fancy ...1942 Amer sl.
• WHIRLYGIGS n. the testicles ...17C Brit. sl.
• WHIRLYGUST n. a whirlwind ...1859 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLY WIND n. a small whirlwind which picks up sand and dust; a tornado ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHIS-CAPALIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKER n. 1. a prostitute ...20C US sl.
n. 2. a woman considered as a sex object ...20C US sl.
n. 3. a horse's nose ...Bk1942 Amer. turf sl.
• WHISKERANDO n. a heavily whiskered or bearded man ...1807 humorous
• WHISKERS adj. 1. pert. to sexually loose woman ...20C US criminals' sl.
adj. 2. pert. to sexually perverted men ...20C US criminals' sl.
n. and old hand on the railroad ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISKER-SPLITTER n. a whoremonger; a notorious copulator ...E19 Brit. sl.
• WHISKEY HOUSE n. a low-class or illegal bar or saloon; a honky-tonk ...1828 Amer. dial.
• WHISKEY-PALIAN n. an Episcopalian ...1868 Amer. dial.
• WHISKISH †* adj. lively, frisky ...1599
• WHISK OF A LAMB'S TAIL, A n. a very short time ...1895 Amer. dial.
• WHISKYFIED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M19 US sl.
• WHISKY-FRISKY adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 US sl.
• WHISKYHEAD n. 1. a heavy drinker ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an Irishman ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY JACK n. the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY TREES n. fields of corn ...1939 Amer. dial. jocular
• WHISPER n. a little, a trifle ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISTERCLISTER n. a smart blow or smack, especially on the ear or the side of the head; a backhand slap ...1787 Eng. dial.
• WHISTLE n. 1. the penis, esp. that of a child ...19C Brit. colloq.
n. 2. a suit ...1941 Brit. rhyming sl. (Whistle and Flute)
• WHISTLE AND FLUTE n. a suit ...1931 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WHISTLE-BERRIES n. beans, 'musical fruit' ...20C US sl.
• WHISTLE BREECHES n. 1. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory or teasing) a nickname for a self-important person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE BRITCHES n. 1. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (derogatory or teasing) a nickname for a self-important person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLED adj. drunk ...1938 sl.
• WHISTLE FOR SOMETHING vb. to want something in vain ...1605
• WHISTLE FOR YOUR NIPPLE n. a game that involves firmly gripping the nipple of a compatriot and shouting 'Whistle for your nipple'; the painful grasp is only released when the victim manages to whistle, which is nigh on impossible due to extreme pain and/or mirth ...UK playground sl.
• WHISTLE HOG n. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE PIG n. 1. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a prairie dog ...2004 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE PUNK n. in logging: a worker, formerly often a boy, who signals the operation of log-hauling machinery by controlling the whistle of the 'donkey engine' ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLER n. 1. a marmot; a groundhog; the woodchuck ...1880 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a bus conductress ...1940s sl.
• WHISTLE STOP n. a small town ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISTLE TROUSERS n. corduroy pants; a nickname for one who wears such pants ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE UP A BREEZE vb. to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
• WHISTLING BREECHES n. corduroy trousers ...B1900 sl.
• WHISTLING PEG n. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHISTLING PIG n. a marmot; the woodchuck; a groundhog ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLING WAMPUS n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHIT n. a considerable period of time ...1994 Amer. dial.
• WHITE adj. generous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a Caucasian
n. 2. gin or any alcoholic beverage ...20C US sl.
n. 3. one of the powerful narcotics, heroin, or cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 4. morphine ...1914 sl., chiefly US
n. 5. money ...1960 sl.
n. 6. an amphetamine tablet ...1967 sl.
• WHITE-ARSED adj. unpleasant; deplorable ...1922 sl.
• WHITE AS A BABY'S ASS adj. very white ...1953 Amer. sl.
• WHITE-ASS n. the red-headed woodpecker ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITE AS A MAWK, AS adj. sickly-looking ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WHITE BACON n. salt pork ...1849 Amer. dial.
• WHITE BLOW n. semen ...20C sl.
• WHITE BOY n. a term of endearment ...17C colloq.
• WHITE BRAHMINS n. 1. among educated Indians: the English ...c1880 colloq.
n. 2. ‘excessively exclusive persons’ ...c1880 among Europeans in India
• WHITE CHOKER n. 1. a white tie ...c1860 lower-class sl.
n. 2. a parson ...L19 sl.
• WHITE COAT n. a hospital attendant in prison ...1932 cant
• WHITE COFFEE n. illicit alcohol; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• WHITE CROSS n. 1. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 2. an amphetamine tablet ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE DOG BITES, THE phr. used of an indolent and lazy person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHITE DRUGS n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE ELEPHANT n. a boat that did not pay its way ...20C drifter-men’s usage
• WHITE-EYE n. 1. New England rum ...1827 Amer. dial.
n. 2. strong, inferior whisky ...1874 military sl.
n. 3. a drink consisting of alcohol and water ...1907 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to be overcome by heat or exhaustion while working; to faint from exhaustion; to quit working, to quit on one; to desert, to abandon ...1911 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to knock unconscious ...1991 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-EYED adj. 1. exhausted, worn-out, greatly fatigued ...1944 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. unconscious ...1979 Amer. dial.
• WHITE FACE n. gin ...c1820 Aust. sl.
• WHITE FEVER n. the desire for sex with White men or women ...1960s US Black sl.
• WHITE GALE n. a windstorm on the water with rough seas, a clear sky, and no precipitation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• WHITE GIRL n. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE GOAT n. a mountain goat ...1857 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-HAIRED BOY n. 1. a favoured or favourite man or boy; a pet ...1869 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a man destined for and being groomed for principal leadership or other reward ...1923 Amer. sl.
• WHITEHALL WARRIOR n. a civil servant; an officer in the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service ...1973 Brit. sl.
• WHITE HAT n. 1. an enlisted man ...1956 US naval sl.
n. 2. an excellent or admirable person ...1975 sl., orig. US
• WHITEHEAD n. a Norwegian ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-HEN'S CHICK n. a spoiled or petted child; a fortunate person ...1786 Eng. dial.
• WHITE HEN'S CHICKENS n. extremely pleasant or desirable persons ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITE HONEY n. semen ...L19 Brit. sl.
• WHITE HOPE n. a person on whom hopes are based ...1911 orig. US
• WHITE HORSE n. 1. diluted alcohol used as a beverage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a straight Scotch ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITE HOUSE n. an outhouse ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE INK n. white wine ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE KNIGHT n. on the Stock Exchange: a company that comes to the aid of another facing an unwelcome takeover bid ...1981 sl.
• WHITE-KNUCKLE adj. frightening ...1988 sl.
• WHITE LADY n. 1. cocaine ...20C US drugs sl.
n. 2. methylated spirit ...1935 Aust. sl.
• WHITE LIGHTNING n. 1. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a substance which produces a shock or a charge; alcohol or amphetamines ...20C sl.
n. 3. the drug LSD, or LSD mixed with other drugs, such as Methedrine™ ...1972 US drugs sl.
• WHITE LINE n. 1. a drinker of alcohol; a drunkard ...1908 US sl.
n. any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1914 Amer. sl.
• WHITE LIQUOR n. whisky, esp. illegally made whisky; any colourless whisky or alcohol ...1871 Amer. dial.
• WHITE-LIVERED adj. sexually insatiable; lethal to one's sexual partners ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WHITE LOT n. a silver watch ...B1933 sl.
• WHITE MAN n. (racist) a good and brave man ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WHITE MAN'S BURDEN, THE n. a rhetorical expression for the responsibility of the White for the coloured races ...1899
• WHITE MAN'S FIRE n. a campfire that is larger than necessary ...1910 Amer. dial.
• WHITE MAN'S HANSOM WOMAN n. a Black mistress ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• WHITE MARY n. 1. a White woman ...1853 Aust. sl.
n. 2. a female cook ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• WHITE MEAT n. 1. salt pork ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. White women considered as sexual conquests or partners; a White woman considered sexually by a non-White male ...1940 US sl
n. 3. a White woman's genitals ...20C US sl.
• WHITE MERCHANDISE n. morphine and other powdered narcotics ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE MOSQUITOES n. cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITE MOUSE n. soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE MULE n. 1. illicit or inferior whisky; powerful homemade liquor with a kick like a mule ...1889 US sl.
n. 2. diluted alcohol used as a beverage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITE NEGRO n. 1. (derogatory) a Black person who behaves in a way which will please White people ...20C US sl.
n. 2. (derogatory) an albino or mulatto Black person ...20C US sl.
• WHITE NIGGER n. 1. a subservient Black person ...1837 sl., orig. US
n. 2. (derogatory) a White person who does menial work; used contemptuously or dismissively ...1871 sl., orig. US
n. 3. (derogatory) a Caucasian who works for Black civil rights causes ...M20 US usage
• WHITENING n. face powder ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHITE NOSE n. a small white wave-crest ...1866
• WHITE NURSE n. morphine or other drugs secretly passed to an inmate of a prison or a hospital ...20C US drugs sl.
• WHITE ONION n. a small eating place where the food is not especially good ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHITE OWL n. a chamber pot ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITE PIZZA n. a pizza that contains cheese but no tomatoes ...1977 Amer. dial.
• WHITES n. 1. amphetamines in general ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 2. Benzedrine™ tablets ...M20 US drugs sl.
n. 3. in dominoes; 0-0
• WHITE SATIN n. gin ...1854 Brit. sl.
• WHITE SHIRT n. 1. a red-headed woodpecker ...1913 Amer. dial.
n. 2. (as 'whiteshirt') a senior prison officer ...1996 UK sl.
n. 3. in roller derby: a skater who plays honourably and is seen as the 'good guy', usually from the team designated as the home team ...1999 US sl.
• WHITE SHIT n. cocaine ...1996 UK sl.
• WHITE-SHOE adj. (derogatory) effeminate ...1957 sl., chiefly US
• WHITE SHOES n. white-wall tires ...1978 US sl.
• WHITE SIDEWALLS n. the visible scalp on the side of the head after a short haircut, esp. a military haircut ...1968 US sl.
• WHITESKIN n. in poker: any card ranked ten or lower ...1943 US sl.
• WHITE SLAVE n. a woman engaged in enforced prostitution ...1857 UK
• WHITESOCKS n. a ferocious if tiny mosquito ...1965 US sl.
• WHITE SOP n. gravy made from white meat ...1852 Amer. dial.
• WHITE STUFF n. 1. alcohol, esp. illegal whisky ...20C US sl.
n. 2. cocaine ...1908 sl., chiefly US
n. 3. morphine ...1908 sl., chiefly US
• WHITE STUFF, THE n. heroin ...1953 sl., orig. US
• WHITE TAPE n. gin ...E18 Brit. sl.
• WHITE THUNDER n. thunder at a distance ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHITE TRASH n. the poor White population of the Southern States of America, and hence, contemptuously, a low-class White person; the class of such people ...1824 Amer. dial.
• WHITE VELVET n. gin ...19C US criminals' sl.
• WHITE VINEGAR n. cheap white wine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHITEWASH n. liquor ...20C US sl.
vb. to coit a female ...20C Brit. sl.
• WHITEWASHING n. during the winter, when there is snow or ice on the ground, the action of tripping someone over and then getting as many people as possible to gather and kick as much snow/ice/slush over them as possible ...c1983 UK playground sl.
• WHITE WHISKY n. illegally made whisky ...1848 Amer. dial.
• WHITEY n. (usually derogatory) a White person; White people collectively ...1921 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
n. 2. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITFLOW n. an unnamed or unspecified thing ...1961 sl.
• WHITIE n. (usually derogatory) a White person; White people collectively ...1921 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
n. 2. amphetamines ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHITIKER vb. to whinny, to neigh softly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHITING-MOP † n. 1. a young whiting ...1701
† n. 2. a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• WHITTER vb. to talk ramblingly ...1808 sl., orig. Sc.
• WHITTERISH adj. pale, faded, washed out; applied to clothes which have lost their colour from the effect of the sun or from frequent washing, and are becoming whitish ...1679 Eng. dial.
• WHITTER-WHATTER † n. 1. chatter; loquacity; trifling conversation ...1808 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
† n. 2. a talkative woman; a chatterer ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
† vb. to talk in a low tone ...B1900 Sc. obs. or obsolescent
• WHITTLE vb. to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease ...1834 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...L16 Brit. & US
• WHITTLEDY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE-EE-CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE OR CUT n. a situation in which a choice must be made between alternatives ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLETY-WHET adj. even, neck and neck, just about equal ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE WHANGING n. wrangling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLIN' A WOODEN ASSHOLE FOR MERRY-GO-ROUND HORSES phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHIZ n. 1. something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
n. 2. the practice of picking pockets ...1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 3. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 4. urination ...M20 US sl.
n. 5. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. an attractive girl ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
vb. 1. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to urinate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIZ ALONG vb. to go fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHIZ-BANG adv. noisily ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. a mixture of cocaine and morphine or other drugs ...M20 US drugs sl.
• WHIZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WHIZ-STAND n. a urinal, usually a male urinal ...M20 US sl.
• WHIZZ n. 1. an excellent person or thing ...1908 sl.
n. 2. a skilled person ...1914 sl., orig. US
n. 3. the practice of picking pockets ...1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US
n. 4. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
n. 5. urination ...1971 sl.
n. 6. amphetamine ...1993 sl.
vb. to urinate ...1929 sl.
• WHIZZ BOY n. a pickpocket ...1931 sl., orig. US
• WHIZZER n. 1. something that whizzes; an instrument or toy that makes a whizzing noise when whirled round ...1881
n. 2. a machine which rotates rapidly and drives out most of the moisture from wet cloth, etc.; a 'hydro-extractor' ...1882
n. 3. an excellent person or thing ...1888 sl.
n. 4. anything large of its kind ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a falsehood; a glaring untruth ...1892 Eng. dial.
n. 6. a stinging blow ...1890 Eng. dial.
n. 7. a pickpocket ...1925 sl., orig. US
n. 8. a fast throw ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 9. a personal message sent or received in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic ...1959 Aust. (from the telex code for 'with all my/our love darling')
• WHIZZING adv. extremely; unusually ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHIZZING COLD adj. extremely cold ...1887 Amer. dial.
• WHIZZLE-BRAINED adj. giddy, thoughtless, harebrained ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHIZZ MAN n. a pickpocket ...1932 sl., orig. US
• WHIZZ-MOB n. a gang of pickpockets ...1929 sl.
• WHIZZO adj. excellent ...1948 sl.
int. an exclamation of delight or exultation ...1905 sl.
• WHIZZ OFF vb. to seduce, to go off with a woman in the hope of achieving seduction ...1940s Aust. sl.
• WHIZZY adj. dizzy, giddy; confused ...1866 Eng. dial.
• WHOAP! int. whoa! stop!; also used to express surprise or incredulity ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHODUNIT n. a story about the solving of a mystery, esp. a murder ...1930 sl.
• WHODUNNIT n. a story about the solving of a mystery, esp. a murder ...1930 sl.
• WHO-EE! int. 1. an expression to drive away people or animals ...1811 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to pigs ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHO HAS LOST HIS MARE? phr. what is the hurry? ...1806 Eng. dial.
• WHOLE BOILING, THE n. the whole lot ...1837 sl.
• WHOLE BOODLE, THE n. (sometimes derogatory) collection, crowd; a large amount ...1833 Amer. dial.
• WHOLE CABOODLE, THE n. a crowd ...1858 sl.
• WHOLE CABOOSE, THE n. a crowd ...1870 sl.
• WHOLE ISSUE, THE n. everything; the lot. all there is ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WHOLE KIT, THE n. everything or everybody; the whole set or lot of things or people ...colloq.
• WHOLE KIT AND CABOODLE, THE n. everything or everybody ...colloq.
• WHOLEMEAL n. a lesbian term for a straight female ...M20 sl.
• WHOLE MEGILLAH, A n. a long, complicated, or tedious story ...1957 sl.
• WHOLE NEW BALLGAME n. a radically new situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WHOLE WARE, THE n. the whole number, quantity, or amount; the sum total...1563
• WHOLE WORKS, THE n. everything, the totality of resources ...1912 Amer. sl.
• WHOLLOP n. a resounding blow ...E19 sl., orig. boxing
vb. to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WHOLLOPING adj. a general intensifier, usually as to size ...M19 sl.
• WHOMP vb. to beat someone ...1964 US sl.
• WHOMPA-SIDED adj. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED adj. 1. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
adv. diagonally ...1956 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED adj. crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED adj. 1. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
adj. 2. of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS CAT n. an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED adj. crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHOO! int. 1. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1932 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
int. 3. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOO COW! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEE! int. 1. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1888 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOEY! int. a call to cows to come in from the pasture ...1951 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-HEE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOIE! int. used to attract attention or to express surprise, joy, pain, etc. ...1924 Amer. dial.
• WHOOK! int. a call to pigs ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WHOOKIE! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1949 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP vb. to vomit ...1999 Amer. dial.
int. 1. a call to pigs ...1897 Amer. dial.
int. 2. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1961 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND A HOLLER, A n. a short distance ...1898 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP AND HIDE n. hide and seek ...1822 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-DE-DO n. a fuss ...1929 US sl.
• WHOOP-DE-DOO n. a fuss ...1929 US sl.
• WHOOPDIEDO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-DO-DOO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPEE n. 1. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a lively or rowdy party ...1929 sl.
n. 3. pleasure, enjoyment, fun ...1930 sl.
int. an exclamation of excitement ...1862
• WHOOPEE-WATER n. champagne or other liquor ...20C US sl.
• WHOOPENSOCCER n. a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER n. 1. a large or strong drink; alcohol ...1926 Amer. dial.
n. 2. something extraordinary or large of its kind ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPER n. something excellent ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPER-DOOPER n. a kitchen worker in a restaurant ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPIE phr. said to a child when he asks "What are you making?" ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOO-PIG! int. a call to get the pigs in at feeding time ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPING adj. excellent; first-rate ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPIN' HIDE n. hide and seek ...1915 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP IT UP vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WHOOPITY SCOOT adv. rapidly, speedily, recklessly fast, vigorously ...1923 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPLA n. nonsense ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHOOPS AND JINGLES n. severe delirium tremens ...E20 US sl.
• WHOOPS BOY n. an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• WHOOP-TE-DOO n. an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made, esp. to divert runoff or to slow automobile traffic ...1972 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPTY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHOOP-UP n. a noisy celebration or party ...1913 sl., chiefly Amer.
vb. (as 'whoop up') to vomit ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY n. a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY HIDE n. hide and seek ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOSHED adj. intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• WHOOSIS n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1923 sl.
• WHOOSIT n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOO SOOK! int. a call to get the cows in from the pasture ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOOSY adj. dizzy ...1897 sl.
• WHOOZIT n. someone whose name is not known or remembered ...1948 sl.
• WHOOZY adj. 1. dizzy ...1897 sl.
adj. 2. bewildered; confused; muddled ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.