• E - in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
• E.A. - a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EADELMAN - † a nobleman - an earl ...Bk1708
• EADILE - the surveyor of the buildings of Rome ...Bk1717
• EAGER BEAVER or EAGER-BEAVER - 1. a diligent and energetic worker - an eager or enthusiastic person - a zealous person - a person who is always on time or always early ....1943
- 2. a man or woman who is very eager for sexual activity ...20C US sl.
• EAGER-EYE - a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE - 1. † a gambler, presumably a cheat, who wins - the winning gamester ...1735 criminals' sl.
- 2. - a student pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
- 3. an experienced and expert fighter pilot ...Bk1980 Amer. sl. Jonathan sl. Pearl 1980
• EAGLE-BEAK - 1. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
- 2. a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
- 3. (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man or woman ...1920
• EAGLE COLONEL - a bird colonel ...1978 US Army sl.
• EAGLE-EYE or EAGLE EYE - 1. a locomotive engineer ...1916 Amer. railroad usage
- 2. a detective ...1919 Amer. criminals' sl.
- 3. a careful observer or lookout - one not easily deceived...1945 Amer. jocular
• EAGLE EYES or EAGLE-EYES - 1. a person with keen eyesight ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
- 2. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
- 3. an alert person ...Bk1994 sl.
• EAGLE FREAK - (often disparaging) a person who advocates the protection of wildlife - a conservationist ...1973 US sl.
• EAGLET - a young aviator ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-WIT - a person of penetrating intellect ...1665 obs.
• EAM - † an uncle by the mother's side - a familiar friend or neighbour - intimate acquaintance ...1681 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• EAME - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EAR - 1. a person who is not a part of the criminal underworld but who reports what he hears to those who are ...1964 US sl.
- 2. a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
• EARBALLS - listeners to commercial broadcasting ...1999 US sl.
• EAR BANGER or EAR-BANGER - 1. a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
- 2. a servile flatterer ...1942 US military sl.
- 3. a student who is nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1957 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BASHER or EARBASHER - a boring, incessant talker - a chatterer - a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EAR BEATER - an overly talkative person - one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways ...1945 Amer. sl.
• EAR-BENDER or EAR BENDER - an overly talkative person - one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways - a garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• EAR-BITER - 1. a special agent of the US Post Office Department ...1855 US Post Office usage
- 2. one who constantly seeks to borrow money - a borrower or cadger ...1899 sl., orig. Aust. usage
• EAR-DROPPER - † an eavesdropper ...a1670
• EAR DUSTER - a gossipy person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EARER - † a ploughman ...1382
• EAR-GUARD - † one who prevents a person from hearing ...1647
• EAR HANGER - a braggart ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• EAR HUSTLER - a gossip - an eavesdropper ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARL - † 1. a Danish under-king - hence, the viceroy or governor of one of the great divisions of England, Wessex, Northumbria, etc. ...c906 obs. exc. hist. usage
- 2. a man of noble rank, as distinguished from a 'ceorl' or churl, or ordinary freeman ...a1000
- 3. † in Old English poetry: a warrior - a brave man - a man generally ...a1000
- 4. † generally applied to all feudal nobles and princes bearing the Romanic title of Count - also, in historical usage, to the officers called 'comites' under the latter Roman empire ...c1175
- 5. a nobleman who ranks below a marquis, and next above a viscount ...a1123
- 6. † a director - a superintendent ...1483
• EARLING - an airling - a young, thoughtless person ...1775 (Note: the NED notes this as an incorrect spelling of 'airling')
• EARL MARSHAL - a high officer of state, formerly the deputy of the Constable as judge of the curia militaris or court of chivalry - one who has the chief care of military solemnities - in the UK: the officer presiding over the College of Arms, with ceremonial duties on various royal occasions ...1297
• EARL STANLEY GARDNER - * a 'park queen' - a male homosexual who thrills to the danger of having sex in a park or other public area ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• EAR-LUGGER - a cadger - a scrounger ...20C Aust. sl.
• EARLY BIRD - 1. a person who gets up, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time ...M19
- 2. one who goes to bed early ...1930s sl.
- 3. a fellator who always seems to get to the best cruising spots before anybody else ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• EARLY BOUTEN - a greenhorn ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• EARLY DOOR - a whore ...L19 rhyming sl.
• EARLY RISER - 1. a sharp, efficient, business-like person ...c1895 sl.
- 2. an inmate who is granted an early parole ...1960s US prison sl.
- 3. a prisoner who is about to be released - discharge from prison usually occurs early in the day ...1996 UK sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER - in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• EARLY STIRRER - one who is up early ...1597
• EARLY TURNER - an inferior music hall artist - such a performer taking the first, second, or third turn or ‘item’ on the program, i.e., before the hall is full or the fashionable part of the audience arrives ...Bk1909 theatrical usage
• EARMAN - 1. †* a cultivator ...c1230
- 2. (as EAR MAN) a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour - a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
• EARNER - 1. one who earns money ...1614
- 2. a member of an organized crime enterprise who produces high profits, however unpleasant his character may be ...1995 US sl.
• EAR OF CORN - a derisive term for a country person ...1912 US sl.
• EAR-ROWNER - † an ear-whisperer ...a1388
• EARTH ARTIST - an artist who changes some natural object or scenery to fit his concept ...1972
• EARTH BISCUIT - someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTH DADDY - an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-EATER - one who eats earth ...1852
• EARTHITE - an inhabitant of earth ...1825 nonce word
• EARTHLING - 1. † a ploughman - a cultivator of the soil ...c1000 obs.
- 2. an inhabitant of the earth ...1593
- 3. one who is earthly in mind or disposition ...1615
• EARTHLUBBER - a person who stays on earth and has not travelled in outer space - one who is not a space traveller ...1976
• EARTH MAMA - a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH-MAN - an earth-bound person ...1958
• EARTH MOTHER - a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat - a sensual or fecund woman ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH MUFFIN - an older than average college male - used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-PLANET - † a fugitive - a wanderer ...1591 nonce word
• EARTHQUAKE - a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
• EARTH-STOPPER - a man engaged to stop up the earths or holes of foxes to prevent them from taking refuge in them when hunted ...1880
• EARTH-TILLER - † a farmer - a cultivator or tiller of the ground ...c1000
• EARTH-WARE - † earth-dwellers ...c893
• EARTHWORM - a mean or grovelling or servile person - a covetous, grasping person - a miser - a sordid wretch ...1594
• EARWIG - 1. † an ear whisperer - a servile flatterer - a parasite - a prying, insinuating informer or talebearer - a malicious gossip ...1633
- 2. a close, intimate friend ...1848 sl.
- 3. a clergyman....1857 sl.
- 4. an inquisitive person ...1880 sl.
- 5. an eavesdropper - a lookout man - one who listens for approaching steps, then checks the owner before admitting them ...1940s sl.
• EARWIG-BRAIN - † one who has a 'maggot' or craze in his brain ...1599
• EARWIGGER - an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• EAR-WITNESS - a person who testifies to something on the evidence of his own hearing ...1594
• EAR-WORM - † a secret counsellor ...a1670
• EASEMAN - a kept man - one who lives on money earned by a woman - a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women - a pimp ...1934 US Black sl.
• EASER - one who consoles, eases, or relieves ...1599
• EASERESS - a female who consoles, eases, or relieves ...1631
• EASTER BUNNY - a benefactor - someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• EASTER CHRISTIAN - a person who attends church only on major holidays such as Easter or Christmas ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EASTER EGG - a woman wearing too much makeup ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTER QUEEN - one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• EASTER LILY - a person who attends church chiefly at Eastern time ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTERLING - an inhabitant of an eastern country or district ...1561 arch.
• EASTERLINGS - inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EASTIE-WASTIE - † an unreliable person - one on whose word there can be no dependence ...1808 Sc.
• EASTMAN - a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women - a kept man - one who lives on money earned by a woman - a pimp ...1911 US sl.
• EASY - 1. a soft or gullible person - an easy mark ...1903 US sl.
- 2. in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
• EASYBEATS - a team or opponent which is easily defeated ...1990 Aust. sl.
• EASY-DOER - one who copes well with prison life ...1940s US prison sl.
• EASY GAME - a sexually available woman ...L19 sl.
• EASY KEEP - a person requiring little care ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EASY KEEPER - a person requiring little care ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASY LAY - one who can be easily seduced, usually of a woman ...1920s sl.
• EASY MAKE - 1. a woman who can be easily seduced - a loose woman - a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
- 2. a dupe - an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
• EASY MARK - 1. someone who is overcome, mastered, or persuaded without difficulty - a gullible person ...1845 sl.
- 2. a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...20C sl.
- 3. a dupe - an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
- 4. an obvious suspect ...1930s sl.
• EASY MEAT - 1. someone who is easily fooled or seduced - a dupe ...L19 sl.
- 2. sexually available woman ...1961 UK sl.
• EASY MONEY - someone easily dealt with ...1902 Amer. sl.
• EASY MORT - a promiscuous, forward woman ...M17 sl.
• EASY-OSY - an easygoing person - one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY-OZIE - an easygoing person - one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY PICKIN'S - a gullible person - a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY RIDE - a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1967 US sl.
• EASY RIDER - 1. a parasitical man, usually without a steady job, who lives by gambling or sponging - a man who is supported by a woman, esp. a prostitute ...1914 US Black sl.
- 2. a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
- 3. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1952 US sl.
- 4. any 'outlaw' motorcyclist ...1960s sl.
- 5. a person who is not easily ruffled or provoked ...1971 US sl.
• EASY STUFF - a sexually available or promiscuous woman ...1950s US sl.
• EASY TOUCH - one who can be easily solicited for money or favours - a gullible person, esp. someone easily induced to part with money ...1930s sl.
• EASY VIRTUE - a prostitute - a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• EAT-ALL - a glutton ...1598
• EATER - a person who eats marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• EATING MEMBER - a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EATING MIDDEN - a glutton, one who sacrifices everything to the gratification of its appetite ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATING-STUFF - 1. a woman who looks delicious and desirable ...M20 US sl.
- 2. a good-looking woman who inspires a male to perform cunnilingus ...M20 US sl.
• EAT-MEAT - an idler - a parasite ...1875 Sc.
• EATNELL - † a greedy eater ...1611
• EATRESS - a woman who eats ...1834
• EAT THE PACK - a spendthrift ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EAT-UNDA-TABLE - a man who performs oral sex ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• EAUBREKERE - † an adulterer ...c1175
• EAU-DE-COLOGNE - a woman ...1937 UK rhyming sl. on polari 'palone' (a woman)
• EAVE CAT - a man in pursuit of a sexual mate ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EBBERMAN - † one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• EBON - a Black person ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY - a Black person ...1820 Amer. colloq. arch.
• EBONY CHICK - a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY PIDGEON - a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• E-BOY - a devotee of MDMA ...1980s sl.
• EBRITIAN - a Hebraist; one versed in the Hebrew language ...1691 obs. rare
• ECCLESIARCH - a ruler of the church ...1781
• ECCLESIAST - one who performs public functions in church - church administrator ...c1386
• ECCLESIASTIC - a clergyman - a person in orders - 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1651
• ECCLESIASTICAL - a clergyman - a person in orders - a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1882-3 rare
• ECCLESIOLATER - one who worships the church ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIST - a student of ecclesiology, the science relating to the church or to churches ...1841
• ECHELON HOUND - a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHELON KING - a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHO - one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of another - a person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others ...a1631
• ECHOHEAD - a foolish person, usually female ...1990s sl.
• ECKY-BECKY - a poor White person ...1965 Barbados
• ECNOP - a person who lives off prostitutes' earnings - a ponce ...1956 UK back slang
• ECOFREAK - an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK - a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECONOMIC - † one who understands the art of housekeeping ...1656
• ECONOMIST - one who manages a household - a housekeeper ...1586 arch.
• ECOWARRIOR - a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• EDDERCAP - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person - a shrewish woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDERER - a very tall, thin man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDICROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDY - an idiot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDENTATE - one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
• EDGE OF DARK, THE - a person of swarthy complexion ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EDGER - one who is not straightforward - a deceiver - someone you can't trust ...1969 Amer. dial.
• EDIFIER - * a builder ...1460
• EDIPUS - one who is clever at guessing riddles ...1557
• EDITIONER - †* an editor ...a1646
• EDITOR - † the publisher of a book ...1649
• EDITORESS - a female editor ...1836
• EDITRESS - a female editor ...1799
• EDMUNDO - a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Edmundo Ros)
• EDMUNDO ROS - a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EDNABOPPER - a fan of Dame Edna Everage ...1991 Aust. sl.
• EDUCAND - one who is to be educated - pupil or student ...1920
• EDUCATED CROOK - a lawyer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED FOOL - a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATEE - one who is subjected to the process of education ...1815 nonce word
• EDUCATOR - † one who nourishes or rears physically ...1566
• EDUCATRESS - a female educator or teacher ...1805
• EEDLE-DODDLE - a person who shows no initiative in a crisis - puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEDLE-ODDLE - a person who shows no initiative in a crisis - puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEKFOW - † an equal - a match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL - † an equal - a match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEL - 1. a resident of New England ...1838 Amer. dial.
- 2. a resident of New York ...1848 Amer. dial.
- 3. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person - a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EELDINS - equals in age - contemporaries - persons born in the same year ...1722 Sc. & Ireland
• EEL-DROWNER - one who can perform the impossible - hence, an exceedingly clever fellow - used ironically and generally with negative ...1825 Sc.
• EELPOT - (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EEM - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EEMOCK - a person of diminutive stature ...1914 Sc.
• EENLINS - † persons of equal age ...1825 Sc.
• EEREPI - a jocular name for a very small person or child - a diminutive person ...1905 Sc.
• EESHAN - a child - a tiny tot - someone small and puny of any age - often used in a derogatory or playful sense ...1866 Sc.
• EETIM - a small, puny person ...1911 Sc.
• EETION - a person of small stature ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EFA - a small, diminutive person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFFECTER - † a maker - a creator ...1635
• EFFECTRESS - † a female maker or creator ...1601
• EFFRONTERIST - † one who displays effrontery ...1776 nonce word
• EG-BATTLE - a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight ...1875 Eng. dial.
• EGG - 1. a term of contempt for a young person ...1605
- 2. a person of the stated sort, as a 'tough egg' ...1855 sl.
- 3. a new member of a unit ...Amer. World War I sl.
- 4. a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGER - 1. † one who incites or urges on - an instigator ...1598
- 2. one who gathers seabirds' eggs to sell for food ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EGGHEAD - (usually derogatory) an intellectual ...1907 sl., orig. US
• EGG-LATERS - persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGLER - a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale - a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EGG-PAULDER - an egg merchant ...1929 Sc.
• EGGPLANT - a Black person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGS-A-COOK - 1. Australian soldiers ...1915 Aust. military sl.
- 2. Egyptians ...1915 Aust. military sl.
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE - any bald person ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• EGG-SUCKER - 1. (derogatory) a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
- 2. a sycophant - a flatterer ...20C US colloq.
- 3. a sneak-thief ...1976 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING DOG - 1. a mean and contemptible person ...1950 Amer. dial.
- 2. a sneak-thief ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EGG-WALKER - a police officer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTIAN - 1. a gypsy ...1514
- 2. a resident or native of 'Egypt', Illinois ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTOLOGER - one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1859
• EGYPTOLOGUE - * one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1856
• EHU - a red-headed Hawaiian ...1967 Hawaii
• EIDOLOCLAST - one who demolishes idols ...1824
• EIGHT-BALL - 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...E20 US sl.
- 2. a soldier who got into trouble so much that he was a liability to his unit ...World War II Amer. sl.
- 3. an unsophisticated Black person - a square ...M20 US Black sl.
• EIGHTEEN-POUNDER - an underage recruit (under eighteen years old) ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EIGHT-ROCK - (derogatory) a very dark Black person ...M20 US sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX - in a restaurant and bars: a customer to be refused service ...1936 US sl.
• EILDINS - equals in age - contemporaries - persons born in the same year ...1728 Sc.
• EILDS - elderly persons ...1812 Sc.
• EIRMONGER - † a dealer in eggs ...c1305
• EKER - † one who increases ...1483
• ELBOW-BENDER - 1. a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
- 2. a habitual drinker - a drunkard ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW COUSIN - a distant cousin ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-CROOKER - a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
• ELBOW-SHAKER - a gamester or sharper ...1725
• ELD - 1. † people of advanced age - old men ...c1000
- 2. an old man ...1796 poetic
• ELDER - † a parent - an ancestor - a forefather - hence, a predecessor - one who lived in former days - usually in plural ...971
• ELDER HAND - in card playing: the first player ...1589
• ELDERLING - * an elderly person ...1863
• ELDERLY MAN - † a chief, principal man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDFATHER - 1. † a grandfather - a forefather in general - an ancestor ...c1000
- 2.† a father-in-law ...c1200
• ELDMOTHER - 1. † a grandmother ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- 2. † a mother-in-law - a stepmother ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELDRINGS - † elders, parents, ancestors ...c1300
• ELECT - † one who has been chosen for an office or function ...c1425
• ELECTANT - †* one who has power of choosing ...1768
• ELECTIONEERER - one who manages elections, who uses arts or influence to secure the return of a candidate; one skilled in such arts ...1809-12
• ELECTO - † a leader or commander chosen by mutineers ...1609
• ELECTORAL - † one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity ...1692
• ELECTRESS - a female elector - a woman having a vote ...1869
• ELECTRIC OWL - on the railroad: a telegraph operator who works at night ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ELEEMOSYNAR - † an almoner, one that gives alms ...a1639 obs. exc. Hist.
• ELEEMOSYNARY - 1. † one who lives upon alms - a beggar ...1643
- 2. *. an almoner - one that gives alms ...1656
• ELEGANTE - a fashionable lady ...1806
• ELEGIAST - * a writer of elegies ...1766
• ELEGIOGRAPHER - * a writer of elegies ...1623
• ELEGIST - the writer of an elegy ...1774
• ELEMENTARIAN - 1. † in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners' class ...1710 Sc.
- 2. * one who has not advanced beyond the rudiments of his studies ...1876
• ELEPHANT - a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANT AND CASTLE - an oaf - a stupid person ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
• ELEPHANTRY - troops mounted on elephants ...1747
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC - a person having a mad zeal for freedom ...1837
• ELF - a term of contempt or opprobrium ...1811 Sc.
• ELF-SKIN - † a term of contempt for a thin, slight man - a man of shrivelled and shrunken form ...1596
• ELLEREE - † a person of preternatural insight - a seer ..c1830 Sc.
• ELLMOTHER - † a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELL-WAND - ('ell-wand') a tailor ...1868 Sc.
• ELL-WOMAN - a wise woman - a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• ELMOTHER - † - a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELM PEELER - a poor White who peels elm trees for slippery elm, which he sells ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EL SEGUNDO - a foreman - an underboss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELT - a stout, awkwardly-built woman - a slovenly female ...1907 Sc.
• EME - 1. † an uncle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- 2. a friend - an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• EM-EFF - 'motherfucker' - a despicable person - a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMER - † one who rescues another from any danger or difficulty ...c1450 Eng. dial.
• EMILY POST - a creditor ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'ghost'
• EMILY POSTERS - naval cadets - they were given a condensed edition of an etiquette book by Emily Post ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EMM - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EMM-EFF - 'motherfucker' - a despicable person - a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMMET - 1. a lively person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
- 2. an industrious person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EMPERATRICE - † an empress ...c1460
• EMPTY BEAN - a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EMPTY BOTTLE - at Cambridge University: a fellow-commoner, i.e. a rich or aristocratic undergraduate, with special privileges and a reputation for self-indulgent laziness ...E19 UK college sl.
• EMPTY NESTER - either member of a couple whose children have grown up and left home ...1962
• EMPTY SUIT - a useless or insincere person ...1980s US sl.
• EMU - a racecourse idler who picks up discarded tote tickets in the hope of finding one that has not been cashed ...1960s Aust. sl.
• EMU-BOBBER - a man employed to pick up the remnants after clearing or burning off in the bush ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ENCHILADA-EATER - (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• ENDLESS BELT - a prostitute ...E19 Aust. sl.
• END MAN - on the railroad: the rear brakeman on a freight train ...1932 Amer. dial.
• END OF CREATION - a person of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ENDSVILLE - someone who is unpleasant or unendurable ...a1962 US sl.
• ENEMY - a person of evil disposition ...1814 Sc.
• ENFORCER - a strong-arm man, esp. in an underworld gang ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ENGAGEMENT BABY - an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGAGEMENT CHILD - an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGASTRIMYTH - † one who appears to speak in the belly - a ventriloquist ...1598
• ENGINE - a stooge - one who is used to another's advantage ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGINE TAMER - on the railroad: an engineer who breaks in a new locomotive ...1977 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISHER - an Englishman ...1823 Sc.
• ENLARGER - one who explains or enlarges on anything ...1812 Sc.
• ENORMITAN - †* one who deviates from normal standards of behaviour - one who behaves extravagantly ...1654
• ENSIGN-BEARER - a drunkard ...E19 Brit. sl.
• ENTHUSIASM - a loved one - a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ENTHUSIASTIC AMATEUR - a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EPHESIAN - † a boon companion - a jolly fellow - a roisterer - a toper - a drunkard ...1597
• EPISCOLAUPIAN - an Episcopalian - a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN - an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL - an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN - an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN - an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EPISTOLIST - † a writer of epistles or letters - a correspondent ...1743
• EPOSSOM SALTS - a doctor ...1931 Amer. logging usage
• EPOSSUM SALTS - a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EPSOM SALTS - a doctor ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• ERIC - (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERICH - (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERIFF - a young or novice criminal ...L17 sl.
• ERISTIC - one given to disputation - controversialist ...1659
• ERK - 1. someone of lowest rank - an aircraftman ...1928 RAF sl.
- 2. a term of contempt - an insignificant person ...1940s sl.
- 3. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 Brit. sl.
• ERRING SISTER - a prostitute ...20C euphemism
• ERVINE - a policeman ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESCARGOT - a male walking arm in arm with his date ...1980s US campus sl.
• ESCLOP - a policeman ...Bk1902 back-slang
• ESCULAPIUS - the Roman god of medicine - hence, a physician ...1714
• ESE - a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESEL - a fool - a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• ESILOP - the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESKY - (derogatory) an Inuit - an Eskimo person ...1910s US sl.
• ESLOP - the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESPILL - a sloven - a clownish-mannered person - a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ESSEX CALF - a nickname for a native of that country ...1719
• ESPRIT CHICK - a girl who wears only designer clothing and looks down on others who dress differently ...1990s US teen sl.
• ESSAY - a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESSEDARTUS - a coachman ...E18 sl.
• ESSEX CALF - a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk, who look down on their southern neighbours ...17C
• ESSEX LION - a pejorative term for a native of Essex, as used by those of Kent ...L19
• ESTHER - a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ESTHER THE QUEEN - a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ETHEL - 1. (derogatory) a nickname for an effeminate male or a homosexual male ...1920s US sl.
- 2. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• ETHERCAP - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1725 Eng. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN - (not necessarily derogatory) a Black person ...1719 Amer. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN SERENADER - a Black minstrel ...E20 US sl.
• ETHNO - an immigrant ...1976 Aust. sl.
• ETHY MEAT - a Black woman ...20C sl.
• ETTERCAP - 1. a small, insignificant person ...1742 Sc.
- 2. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1820 Sc.
• ETTERCROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• ETTLER - 1. one who makes great efforts or strives after anything ...1823 Sc.
- 2. a manager - a contriver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVE - a woman one cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVENING SNEAK - a thief who works after dark ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• EVENING STAR - a prostitute ...M19 US sl.
• EVEN-OLD - † a person of the same age ...a1000
• EVENS - a person as an object of revenge ...1910s US sl.
• EVER-LOVING - one's wife ...1930s US sl.
• EVERYDAY GAL - a steady sweetheart ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EVESDROPPER - 1. a burglar who lurks outside a house waiting for the chance to break in while the owners are absent - thus, a petty thief ...E18 sl.
- 2. a robber of hen-houses ...L18 sl.
• EVIL - one's wife ...E19 sl.
• EWE - a young and beautiful female member of a criminal gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• EWE-MUTTON - 1. an ageing prostitute ...L19 sl.
- 2. an amateur prostitute ...L19 sl.
• EX, THE - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXCESS BAGGAGE - a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• EX-CON - an ex-convict ...1906 sl.
• EXCUSE-ME - a member of the educated middle class ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• EX-HEART - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXHORTER - a lay preacher ...1843 Amer. dial.
• EXODUSTER - 1. a Black person who left the South in the mass migration to the Northwest, esp. Kansas, c1878-80 ...1880 Amer. dial.
- 2. a refugee from a 'dust bowl' ...1941 Amer. dial.
• EXPERGEFACTOR - one who awakens - an awakener ...1823
• EXTINGUISHED FLAME - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXTRA SPOKE - a misfit - someone who doesn't seem to 'fit in' ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EXTURBMENT-MAKER - a child who is always telling on other children - a telltale ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EXULANT - †* one living in exile
• EYE - a detective ...1900 US sl.
• EYEBALL - 1. someone precious or dear - one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
- 2. a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything - a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
- 3. an inexperienced person - one who looks on ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALLER - a meddlesome or interfering person ...1920 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALLS - someone precious or dear - one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
• EYE BURNER - a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYE DOCTOR - a sodomite ...E20 US sl.
• EYEFUL - a strikingly beautiful woman ...1934 sl.
• EYE GIVER - a flirt ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYE-SERVANT - one who works adequately only when watched ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EYETIE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYETY - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYETYE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYME - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EYTIE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYTO - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EZEL - a fool - a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• E.A. - a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EADELMAN - † a nobleman - an earl ...Bk1708
• EADILE - the surveyor of the buildings of Rome ...Bk1717
• EAGER BEAVER or EAGER-BEAVER - 1. a diligent and energetic worker - an eager or enthusiastic person - a zealous person - a person who is always on time or always early ....1943
- 2. a man or woman who is very eager for sexual activity ...20C US sl.
• EAGER-EYE - a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EAGLE - 1. † a gambler, presumably a cheat, who wins - the winning gamester ...1735 criminals' sl.
- 2. - a student pilot ...World War II Amer. sl.
- 3. an experienced and expert fighter pilot ...Bk1980 Amer. sl. Jonathan sl. Pearl 1980
• EAGLE-BEAK - 1. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
- 2. a person having a large hooked nose ...1920 Amer. sl.
- 3. (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man or woman ...1920
• EAGLE COLONEL - a bird colonel ...1978 US Army sl.
• EAGLE-EYE or EAGLE EYE - 1. a locomotive engineer ...1916 Amer. railroad usage
- 2. a detective ...1919 Amer. criminals' sl.
- 3. a careful observer or lookout - one not easily deceived...1945 Amer. jocular
• EAGLE EYES or EAGLE-EYES - 1. a person with keen eyesight ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
- 2. a lawyer ...1968 Amer. dial.
- 3. an alert person ...Bk1994 sl.
• EAGLE FREAK - (often disparaging) a person who advocates the protection of wildlife - a conservationist ...1973 US sl.
• EAGLET - a young aviator ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EAGLE-WIT - a person of penetrating intellect ...1665 obs.
• EAM - † an uncle by the mother's side - a familiar friend or neighbour - intimate acquaintance ...1681 Scot. & Eng. dial.
• EAME - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EAR - 1. a person who is not a part of the criminal underworld but who reports what he hears to those who are ...1964 US sl.
- 2. a police officer ...1973 S. Afr. sl.
• EARBALLS - listeners to commercial broadcasting ...1999 US sl.
• EAR BANGER or EAR-BANGER - 1. a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice ...1942 US sl.
- 2. a servile flatterer ...1942 US military sl.
- 3. a student who is nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1957 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BASHER or EARBASHER - a boring, incessant talker - a chatterer - a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EAR BEATER - an overly talkative person - one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways ...1945 Amer. sl.
• EAR-BENDER or EAR BENDER - an overly talkative person - one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways - a garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• EAR-BITER - 1. a special agent of the US Post Office Department ...1855 US Post Office usage
- 2. one who constantly seeks to borrow money - a borrower or cadger ...1899 sl., orig. Aust. usage
• EAR-DROPPER - † an eavesdropper ...a1670
• EAR DUSTER - a gossipy person ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EARER - † a ploughman ...1382
• EAR-GUARD - † one who prevents a person from hearing ...1647
• EAR HANGER - a braggart ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• EAR HUSTLER - a gossip - an eavesdropper ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARL - † 1. a Danish under-king - hence, the viceroy or governor of one of the great divisions of England, Wessex, Northumbria, etc. ...c906 obs. exc. hist. usage
- 2. a man of noble rank, as distinguished from a 'ceorl' or churl, or ordinary freeman ...a1000
- 3. † in Old English poetry: a warrior - a brave man - a man generally ...a1000
- 4. † generally applied to all feudal nobles and princes bearing the Romanic title of Count - also, in historical usage, to the officers called 'comites' under the latter Roman empire ...c1175
- 5. a nobleman who ranks below a marquis, and next above a viscount ...a1123
- 6. † a director - a superintendent ...1483
• EARLING - an airling - a young, thoughtless person ...1775 (Note: the NED notes this as an incorrect spelling of 'airling')
• EARL MARSHAL - a high officer of state, formerly the deputy of the Constable as judge of the curia militaris or court of chivalry - one who has the chief care of military solemnities - in the UK: the officer presiding over the College of Arms, with ceremonial duties on various royal occasions ...1297
• EARL STANLEY GARDNER - * a 'park queen' - a male homosexual who thrills to the danger of having sex in a park or other public area ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• EAR-LUGGER - a cadger - a scrounger ...20C Aust. sl.
• EARLY BIRD - 1. a person who gets up, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time ...M19
- 2. one who goes to bed early ...1930s sl.
- 3. a fellator who always seems to get to the best cruising spots before anybody else ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• EARLY BOUTEN - a greenhorn ...Bk1945 US Western sl.
• EARLY DOOR - a whore ...L19 rhyming sl.
• EARLY RISER - 1. a sharp, efficient, business-like person ...c1895 sl.
- 2. an inmate who is granted an early parole ...1960s US prison sl.
- 3. a prisoner who is about to be released - discharge from prison usually occurs early in the day ...1996 UK sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER - in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open ...1989 Aust. sl.
• EARLY STIRRER - one who is up early ...1597
• EARLY TURNER - an inferior music hall artist - such a performer taking the first, second, or third turn or ‘item’ on the program, i.e., before the hall is full or the fashionable part of the audience arrives ...Bk1909 theatrical usage
• EARMAN - 1. †* a cultivator ...c1230
- 2. (as EAR MAN) a person expressing a natural ability to excel at an endeavour - a virtuoso ...1970s US Black sl.
• EARNER - 1. one who earns money ...1614
- 2. a member of an organized crime enterprise who produces high profits, however unpleasant his character may be ...1995 US sl.
• EAR OF CORN - a derisive term for a country person ...1912 US sl.
• EAR-ROWNER - † an ear-whisperer ...a1388
• EARTH ARTIST - an artist who changes some natural object or scenery to fit his concept ...1972
• EARTH BISCUIT - someone who identifies with the styles and concerns of the 1960s ...1990s US college sl.
• EARTH DADDY - an older than average college male who professes the values of the 1960s ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-EATER - one who eats earth ...1852
• EARTHITE - an inhabitant of earth ...1825 nonce word
• EARTHLING - 1. † a ploughman - a cultivator of the soil ...c1000 obs.
- 2. an inhabitant of the earth ...1593
- 3. one who is earthly in mind or disposition ...1615
• EARTHLUBBER - a person who stays on earth and has not travelled in outer space - one who is not a space traveller ...1976
• EARTH MAMA - a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH-MAN - an earth-bound person ...1958
• EARTH MOTHER - a woman who eschews makeup, synthetic fabric, and meat - a sensual or fecund woman ...1980 US sl.
• EARTH MUFFIN - an older than average college male - used pejoratively to indicate one who pursues a hippie lifestyle ...1980s US college sl.
• EARTH-PLANET - † a fugitive - a wanderer ...1591 nonce word
• EARTHQUAKE - a powerful or invincible fighter ...1845 US sl.
• EARTH-STOPPER - a man engaged to stop up the earths or holes of foxes to prevent them from taking refuge in them when hunted ...1880
• EARTH-TILLER - † a farmer - a cultivator or tiller of the ground ...c1000
• EARTH-WARE - † earth-dwellers ...c893
• EARTHWORM - a mean or grovelling or servile person - a covetous, grasping person - a miser - a sordid wretch ...1594
• EARWIG - 1. † an ear whisperer - a servile flatterer - a parasite - a prying, insinuating informer or talebearer - a malicious gossip ...1633
- 2. a close, intimate friend ...1848 sl.
- 3. a clergyman....1857 sl.
- 4. an inquisitive person ...1880 sl.
- 5. an eavesdropper - a lookout man - one who listens for approaching steps, then checks the owner before admitting them ...1940s sl.
• EARWIG-BRAIN - † one who has a 'maggot' or craze in his brain ...1599
• EARWIGGER - an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• EAR-WITNESS - a person who testifies to something on the evidence of his own hearing ...1594
• EAR-WORM - † a secret counsellor ...a1670
• EASEMAN - a kept man - one who lives on money earned by a woman - a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women - a pimp ...1934 US Black sl.
• EASER - one who consoles, eases, or relieves ...1599
• EASERESS - a female who consoles, eases, or relieves ...1631
• EASTER BUNNY - a benefactor - someone who does a favour ...1990s US college sl.
• EASTER CHRISTIAN - a person who attends church only on major holidays such as Easter or Christmas ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EASTER EGG - a woman wearing too much makeup ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTER QUEEN - one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• EASTER LILY - a person who attends church chiefly at Eastern time ...1967 Amer. jocular
• EASTERLING - an inhabitant of an eastern country or district ...1561 arch.
• EASTERLINGS - inhabitants of the east of England ...1855 Eng. dial.
• EASTIE-WASTIE - † an unreliable person - one on whose word there can be no dependence ...1808 Sc.
• EASTMAN - a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women - a kept man - one who lives on money earned by a woman - a pimp ...1911 US sl.
• EASY - 1. a soft or gullible person - an easy mark ...1903 US sl.
- 2. in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer ...1988 US sl.
• EASYBEATS - a team or opponent which is easily defeated ...1990 Aust. sl.
• EASY-DOER - one who copes well with prison life ...1940s US prison sl.
• EASY GAME - a sexually available woman ...L19 sl.
• EASY KEEP - a person requiring little care ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EASY KEEPER - a person requiring little care ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EASY LAY - one who can be easily seduced, usually of a woman ...1920s sl.
• EASY MAKE - 1. a woman who can be easily seduced - a loose woman - a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
- 2. a dupe - an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
• EASY MARK - 1. someone who is overcome, mastered, or persuaded without difficulty - a gullible person ...1845 sl.
- 2. a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...20C sl.
- 3. a dupe - an easy target for deception ...20C US sl.
- 4. an obvious suspect ...1930s sl.
• EASY MEAT - 1. someone who is easily fooled or seduced - a dupe ...L19 sl.
- 2. sexually available woman ...1961 UK sl.
• EASY MONEY - someone easily dealt with ...1902 Amer. sl.
• EASY MORT - a promiscuous, forward woman ...M17 sl.
• EASY-OSY - an easygoing person - one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY-OZIE - an easygoing person - one inclined to be lazy ...1850 Sc.
• EASY PICKIN'S - a gullible person - a dupe ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY RIDE - a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1967 US sl.
• EASY RIDER - 1. a parasitical man, usually without a steady job, who lives by gambling or sponging - a man who is supported by a woman, esp. a prostitute ...1914 US Black sl.
- 2. a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
- 3. a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced ...1952 US sl.
- 4. any 'outlaw' motorcyclist ...1960s sl.
- 5. a person who is not easily ruffled or provoked ...1971 US sl.
• EASY STUFF - a sexually available or promiscuous woman ...1950s US sl.
• EASY TOUCH - one who can be easily solicited for money or favours - a gullible person, esp. someone easily induced to part with money ...1930s sl.
• EASY VIRTUE - a prostitute - a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• EAT-ALL - a glutton ...1598
• EATER - a person who eats marijuana ...2001 US sl.
• EATING MEMBER - a person who goes to church very seldom or not at all ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EATING MIDDEN - a glutton, one who sacrifices everything to the gratification of its appetite ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EATING-STUFF - 1. a woman who looks delicious and desirable ...M20 US sl.
- 2. a good-looking woman who inspires a male to perform cunnilingus ...M20 US sl.
• EAT-MEAT - an idler - a parasite ...1875 Sc.
• EATNELL - † a greedy eater ...1611
• EATRESS - a woman who eats ...1834
• EAT THE PACK - a spendthrift ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EAT-UNDA-TABLE - a man who performs oral sex ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• EAUBREKERE - † an adulterer ...c1175
• EAU-DE-COLOGNE - a woman ...1937 UK rhyming sl. on polari 'palone' (a woman)
• EAVE CAT - a man in pursuit of a sexual mate ...1940 Amer. dial.
• EBBERMAN - † one who fishes on the Thames ...1715
• EBON - a Black person ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY - a Black person ...1820 Amer. colloq. arch.
• EBONY CHICK - a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• EBONY PIDGEON - a Black girl ...M19 US sl.
• E-BOY - a devotee of MDMA ...1980s sl.
• EBRITIAN - a Hebraist; one versed in the Hebrew language ...1691 obs. rare
• ECCLESIARCH - a ruler of the church ...1781
• ECCLESIAST - one who performs public functions in church - church administrator ...c1386
• ECCLESIASTIC - a clergyman - a person in orders - 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1651
• ECCLESIASTICAL - a clergyman - a person in orders - a 'churchman' as distinguished from a 'layman' ...1882-3 rare
• ECCLESIOLATER - one who worships the church ...1847
• ECCLESIOLOGIST - a student of ecclesiology, the science relating to the church or to churches ...1841
• ECHELON HOUND - a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHELON KING - a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon ...1922 US Army usage
• ECHO - one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of another - a person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others ...a1631
• ECHOHEAD - a foolish person, usually female ...1990s sl.
• ECKY-BECKY - a poor White person ...1965 Barbados
• ECNOP - a person who lives off prostitutes' earnings - a ponce ...1956 UK back slang
• ECOFREAK - an environmental activist, used in derision ...1970 US sl.
• ECOLOGY FREAK - a devoted environmentalist ...1984 US sl.
• ECONOMIC - † one who understands the art of housekeeping ...1656
• ECONOMIST - one who manages a household - a housekeeper ...1586 arch.
• ECOWARRIOR - a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature ...2002 UK sl.
• EDDERCAP - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person - a shrewish woman ...1892 Eng. dial.
• EDDERCROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDERER - a very tall, thin man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDDICROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• EDDY - an idiot ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EDENTATE - one who has lost his teeth ...1850 humorous usage
• EDGE OF DARK, THE - a person of swarthy complexion ...1886 Eng. dial.
• EDGER - one who is not straightforward - a deceiver - someone you can't trust ...1969 Amer. dial.
• EDIFIER - * a builder ...1460
• EDIPUS - one who is clever at guessing riddles ...1557
• EDITIONER - †* an editor ...a1646
• EDITOR - † the publisher of a book ...1649
• EDITORESS - a female editor ...1836
• EDITRESS - a female editor ...1799
• EDMUNDO - a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Edmundo Ros)
• EDMUNDO ROS - a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EDNABOPPER - a fan of Dame Edna Everage ...1991 Aust. sl.
• EDUCAND - one who is to be educated - pupil or student ...1920
• EDUCATED CROOK - a lawyer ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATED FOOL - a person who seems to know everything; one having book knowledge, but who is lacking in common sense ...Bk1966 Amer. dial.
• EDUCATEE - one who is subjected to the process of education ...1815 nonce word
• EDUCATOR - † one who nourishes or rears physically ...1566
• EDUCATRESS - a female educator or teacher ...1805
• EEDLE-DODDLE - a person who shows no initiative in a crisis - puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEDLE-ODDLE - a person who shows no initiative in a crisis - puddling person who concerns himself with little trifles ...1911 Sc.
• EEKFOW - † an equal - a match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL - † an equal - a match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEL - 1. a resident of New England ...1838 Amer. dial.
- 2. a resident of New York ...1848 Amer. dial.
- 3. (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person - a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• EELDINS - equals in age - contemporaries - persons born in the same year ...1722 Sc. & Ireland
• EEL-DROWNER - one who can perform the impossible - hence, an exceedingly clever fellow - used ironically and generally with negative ...1825 Sc.
• EELPOT - (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EEM - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EEMOCK - a person of diminutive stature ...1914 Sc.
• EENLINS - † persons of equal age ...1825 Sc.
• EEREPI - a jocular name for a very small person or child - a diminutive person ...1905 Sc.
• EESHAN - a child - a tiny tot - someone small and puny of any age - often used in a derogatory or playful sense ...1866 Sc.
• EETIM - a small, puny person ...1911 Sc.
• EETION - a person of small stature ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EFA - a small, diminutive person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EFFECTER - † a maker - a creator ...1635
• EFFECTRESS - † a female maker or creator ...1601
• EFFRONTERIST - † one who displays effrontery ...1776 nonce word
• EG-BATTLE - a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight ...1875 Eng. dial.
• EGG - 1. a term of contempt for a young person ...1605
- 2. a person of the stated sort, as a 'tough egg' ...1855 sl.
- 3. a new member of a unit ...Amer. World War I sl.
- 4. a henpecked husband ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGER - 1. † one who incites or urges on - an instigator ...1598
- 2. one who gathers seabirds' eggs to sell for food ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EGGHEAD - (usually derogatory) an intellectual ...1907 sl., orig. US
• EGG-LATERS - persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGLER - a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale - a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EGG-PAULDER - an egg merchant ...1929 Sc.
• EGGPLANT - a Black person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EGGS-A-COOK - 1. Australian soldiers ...1915 Aust. military sl.
- 2. Egyptians ...1915 Aust. military sl.
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE - any bald person ...c1945 Aust. sl.
• EGG-SUCKER - 1. (derogatory) a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
- 2. a sycophant - a flatterer ...20C US colloq.
- 3. a sneak-thief ...1976 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING DOG - 1. a mean and contemptible person ...1950 Amer. dial.
- 2. a sneak-thief ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• EGG-WALKER - a police officer ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTIAN - 1. a gypsy ...1514
- 2. a resident or native of 'Egypt', Illinois ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EGYPTOLOGER - one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1859
• EGYPTOLOGUE - * one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1856
• EHU - a red-headed Hawaiian ...1967 Hawaii
• EIDOLOCLAST - one who demolishes idols ...1824
• EIGHT-BALL - 1. (derogatory) a Black person ...E20 US sl.
- 2. a soldier who got into trouble so much that he was a liability to his unit ...World War II Amer. sl.
- 3. an unsophisticated Black person - a square ...M20 US Black sl.
• EIGHTEEN-POUNDER - an underage recruit (under eighteen years old) ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EIGHT-ROCK - (derogatory) a very dark Black person ...M20 US sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX - in a restaurant and bars: a customer to be refused service ...1936 US sl.
• EILDINS - equals in age - contemporaries - persons born in the same year ...1728 Sc.
• EILDS - elderly persons ...1812 Sc.
• EIRMONGER - † a dealer in eggs ...c1305
• EKER - † one who increases ...1483
• ELBOW-BENDER - 1. a violinist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
- 2. a habitual drinker - a drunkard ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW COUSIN - a distant cousin ...1959 Amer. dial.
• ELBOW-CROOKER - a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl.
• ELBOW-SHAKER - a gamester or sharper ...1725
• ELD - 1. † people of advanced age - old men ...c1000
- 2. an old man ...1796 poetic
• ELDER - † a parent - an ancestor - a forefather - hence, a predecessor - one who lived in former days - usually in plural ...971
• ELDER HAND - in card playing: the first player ...1589
• ELDERLING - * an elderly person ...1863
• ELDERLY MAN - † a chief, principal man ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDFATHER - 1. † a grandfather - a forefather in general - an ancestor ...c1000
- 2.† a father-in-law ...c1200
• ELDMOTHER - 1. † a grandmother ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- 2. † a mother-in-law - a stepmother ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ELDRINGS - † elders, parents, ancestors ...c1300
• ELECT - † one who has been chosen for an office or function ...c1425
• ELECTANT - †* one who has power of choosing ...1768
• ELECTIONEERER - one who manages elections, who uses arts or influence to secure the return of a candidate; one skilled in such arts ...1809-12
• ELECTO - † a leader or commander chosen by mutineers ...1609
• ELECTORAL - † one who has the right to vote in election to any office or dignity ...1692
• ELECTRESS - a female elector - a woman having a vote ...1869
• ELECTRIC OWL - on the railroad: a telegraph operator who works at night ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ELEEMOSYNAR - † an almoner, one that gives alms ...a1639 obs. exc. Hist.
• ELEEMOSYNARY - 1. † one who lives upon alms - a beggar ...1643
- 2. *. an almoner - one that gives alms ...1656
• ELEGANTE - a fashionable lady ...1806
• ELEGIAST - * a writer of elegies ...1766
• ELEGIOGRAPHER - * a writer of elegies ...1623
• ELEGIST - the writer of an elegy ...1774
• ELEMENTARIAN - 1. † in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners' class ...1710 Sc.
- 2. * one who has not advanced beyond the rudiments of his studies ...1876
• ELEPHANT - a fat, awkward, or clumsy person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ELEPHANT AND CASTLE - an oaf - a stupid person ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'ass-hole'
• ELEPHANTRY - troops mounted on elephants ...1747
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC - a person having a mad zeal for freedom ...1837
• ELF - a term of contempt or opprobrium ...1811 Sc.
• ELF-SKIN - † a term of contempt for a thin, slight man - a man of shrivelled and shrunken form ...1596
• ELLEREE - † a person of preternatural insight - a seer ..c1830 Sc.
• ELLMOTHER - † a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELL-WAND - ('ell-wand') a tailor ...1868 Sc.
• ELL-WOMAN - a wise woman - a witch ...c1890 Sc.
• ELMOTHER - † - a stepmother ...1691 Eng. dial.
• ELM PEELER - a poor White who peels elm trees for slippery elm, which he sells ...1923 Amer. dial.
• EL SEGUNDO - a foreman - an underboss ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ELT - a stout, awkwardly-built woman - a slovenly female ...1907 Sc.
• EME - 1. † an uncle ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
- 2. a friend - an intimate acquaintance ...1674 Eng. dial.
• EM-EFF - 'motherfucker' - a despicable person - a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMER - † one who rescues another from any danger or difficulty ...c1450 Eng. dial.
• EMILY POST - a creditor ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'ghost'
• EMILY POSTERS - naval cadets - they were given a condensed edition of an etiquette book by Emily Post ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EMM - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EMM-EFF - 'motherfucker' - a despicable person - a supreme insult ...1960s euphemism, orig. US
• EMMET - 1. a lively person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
- 2. an industrious person ...1904 Amer. dial.
• EMPERATRICE - † an empress ...c1460
• EMPTY BEAN - a stupid person ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EMPTY BOTTLE - at Cambridge University: a fellow-commoner, i.e. a rich or aristocratic undergraduate, with special privileges and a reputation for self-indulgent laziness ...E19 UK college sl.
• EMPTY NESTER - either member of a couple whose children have grown up and left home ...1962
• EMPTY SUIT - a useless or insincere person ...1980s US sl.
• EMU - a racecourse idler who picks up discarded tote tickets in the hope of finding one that has not been cashed ...1960s Aust. sl.
• EMU-BOBBER - a man employed to pick up the remnants after clearing or burning off in the bush ...1920s Aust. sl.
• ENCHILADA-EATER - (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• ENDLESS BELT - a prostitute ...E19 Aust. sl.
• END MAN - on the railroad: the rear brakeman on a freight train ...1932 Amer. dial.
• END OF CREATION - a person of extremely little consequence ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ENDSVILLE - someone who is unpleasant or unendurable ...a1962 US sl.
• ENEMY - a person of evil disposition ...1814 Sc.
• ENFORCER - a strong-arm man, esp. in an underworld gang ...1929 sl., orig. US
• ENGAGEMENT BABY - an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGAGEMENT CHILD - an illegitimate child ...1949 Amer. dial.
• ENGASTRIMYTH - † one who appears to speak in the belly - a ventriloquist ...1598
• ENGINE - a stooge - one who is used to another's advantage ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ENGINE TAMER - on the railroad: an engineer who breaks in a new locomotive ...1977 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISHER - an Englishman ...1823 Sc.
• ENLARGER - one who explains or enlarges on anything ...1812 Sc.
• ENORMITAN - †* one who deviates from normal standards of behaviour - one who behaves extravagantly ...1654
• ENSIGN-BEARER - a drunkard ...E19 Brit. sl.
• ENTHUSIASM - a loved one - a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• ENTHUSIASTIC AMATEUR - a promiscuous young woman ...1910s sl.
• EPHESIAN - † a boon companion - a jolly fellow - a roisterer - a toper - a drunkard ...1597
• EPISCOLAUPIAN - an Episcopalian - a member of the Church of England ...1889 Sc.
• EPISCOLOPIAN - an Episcopalian ...1906 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPAL - an Episcopalian ...1845 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLIAN - an Episcopalian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPISCOPOLOPIAN - an Episcopalian ...1943 Amer. dial.
• EPISTOLIST - † a writer of epistles or letters - a correspondent ...1743
• EPOSSOM SALTS - a doctor ...1931 Amer. logging usage
• EPOSSUM SALTS - a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EPSOM SALTS - a doctor ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• ERIC - (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERICH - (usually derogatory) a male German ...1985 Brit. sl.
• ERIFF - a young or novice criminal ...L17 sl.
• ERISTIC - one given to disputation - controversialist ...1659
• ERK - 1. someone of lowest rank - an aircraftman ...1928 RAF sl.
- 2. a term of contempt - an insignificant person ...1940s sl.
- 3. an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male ...1959 Brit. sl.
• ERRING SISTER - a prostitute ...20C euphemism
• ERVINE - a policeman ...1960s US Black sl.
• ESCARGOT - a male walking arm in arm with his date ...1980s US campus sl.
• ESCLOP - a policeman ...Bk1902 back-slang
• ESCULAPIUS - the Roman god of medicine - hence, a physician ...1714
• ESE - a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESEL - a fool - a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.
• ESILOP - the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESKY - (derogatory) an Inuit - an Eskimo person ...1910s US sl.
• ESLOP - the police ...M19 back-slang
• ESPILL - a sloven - a clownish-mannered person - a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• ESSEX CALF - a nickname for a native of that country ...1719
• ESPRIT CHICK - a girl who wears only designer clothing and looks down on others who dress differently ...1990s US teen sl.
• ESSAY - a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESSEDARTUS - a coachman ...E18 sl.
• ESSEX CALF - a native of Essex, as used by those of Suffolk, who look down on their southern neighbours ...17C
• ESSEX LION - a pejorative term for a native of Essex, as used by those of Kent ...L19
• ESTHER - a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ESTHER THE QUEEN - a Jewish homosexual male ...1950s gay sl.
• ETHEL - 1. (derogatory) a nickname for an effeminate male or a homosexual male ...1920s US sl.
- 2. an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• ETHERCAP - an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1725 Eng. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN - (not necessarily derogatory) a Black person ...1719 Amer. dial.
• ETHIOPIAN SERENADER - a Black minstrel ...E20 US sl.
• ETHNO - an immigrant ...1976 Aust. sl.
• ETHY MEAT - a Black woman ...20C sl.
• ETTERCAP - 1. a small, insignificant person ...1742 Sc.
- 2. an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person ...1820 Sc.
• ETTERCROP - a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• ETTLER - 1. one who makes great efforts or strives after anything ...1823 Sc.
- 2. a manager - a contriver ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVE - a woman one cannot identify ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EVENING SNEAK - a thief who works after dark ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• EVENING STAR - a prostitute ...M19 US sl.
• EVEN-OLD - † a person of the same age ...a1000
• EVENS - a person as an object of revenge ...1910s US sl.
• EVER-LOVING - one's wife ...1930s US sl.
• EVERYDAY GAL - a steady sweetheart ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EVESDROPPER - 1. a burglar who lurks outside a house waiting for the chance to break in while the owners are absent - thus, a petty thief ...E18 sl.
- 2. a robber of hen-houses ...L18 sl.
• EVIL - one's wife ...E19 sl.
• EWE - a young and beautiful female member of a criminal gang ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• EWE-MUTTON - 1. an ageing prostitute ...L19 sl.
- 2. an amateur prostitute ...L19 sl.
• EX, THE - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXCESS BAGGAGE - a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• EX-CON - an ex-convict ...1906 sl.
• EXCUSE-ME - a member of the educated middle class ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• EX-HEART - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXHORTER - a lay preacher ...1843 Amer. dial.
• EXODUSTER - 1. a Black person who left the South in the mass migration to the Northwest, esp. Kansas, c1878-80 ...1880 Amer. dial.
- 2. a refugee from a 'dust bowl' ...1941 Amer. dial.
• EXPERGEFACTOR - one who awakens - an awakener ...1823
• EXTINGUISHED FLAME - a former sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• EXTRA SPOKE - a misfit - someone who doesn't seem to 'fit in' ...1950 Amer. dial.
• EXTURBMENT-MAKER - a child who is always telling on other children - a telltale ...1970 Amer. dial.
• EXULANT - †* one living in exile
• EYE - a detective ...1900 US sl.
• EYEBALL - 1. someone precious or dear - one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
- 2. a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything - a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
- 3. an inexperienced person - one who looks on ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALLER - a meddlesome or interfering person ...1920 Amer. dial.
• EYEBALLS - someone precious or dear - one's favourite person ...1952 Amer. dial.
• EYE BURNER - a diligent student ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYE DOCTOR - a sodomite ...E20 US sl.
• EYEFUL - a strikingly beautiful woman ...1934 sl.
• EYE GIVER - a flirt ...Bk1942 Amer. college sl.
• EYE-SERVANT - one who works adequately only when watched ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EYETIE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYETY - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYETYE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYME - † uncle - orig. used to refer to a mother's brother only, later applied also to a father's brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend ...1721 Sc.
• EYTIE - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EYTO - (derogatory) an Italian ...1925 sl.
• EZEL - a fool - a simpleton ...1910s S. Afr. sl.