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ANGLE
ACE-DEUCE
adj. 1970s sl. - at an angle
adv. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
ACUTANGULAR
adj. 1732 obs. - having acute angles
ACUTIANGLE
adj. 1571 obs. - acute-angled
HEAD-ANGLES
adj. 1570 obs. - vertical or opposite angles
OBLIQUANGULOUS
adj. 1680 obs. rare - oblique-angled
QUARTERING
adv. 1852 Amer. dial. - diagonally, at an angle
QUOIN
n. 1838 rare - an angle, or angular object
adj. 1970s sl. - at an angle
adv. 1948 US sl. - on an angle, with one side higher than the other
ACUTANGULAR
adj. 1732 obs. - having acute angles
ACUTIANGLE
adj. 1571 obs. - acute-angled
HEAD-ANGLES
adj. 1570 obs. - vertical or opposite angles
OBLIQUANGULOUS
adj. 1680 obs. rare - oblique-angled
QUARTERING
adv. 1852 Amer. dial. - diagonally, at an angle
QUOIN
n. 1838 rare - an angle, or angular object
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ANGLICAN
AMENER
n. L19 sl. - a devout Anglican
MAGPIE
n. a1704 obs. - a derisive term for an Anglican bishop, from the black chimere and white rochet forming his ordinary ceremonial attire
SPIKE
n. 1902 Brit. sl. - (derogatory) an Anglican who advocates or practises Anglo-Catholic ritual and observances
n. L19 sl. - a devout Anglican
MAGPIE
n. a1704 obs. - a derisive term for an Anglican bishop, from the black chimere and white rochet forming his ordinary ceremonial attire
SPIKE
n. 1902 Brit. sl. - (derogatory) an Anglican who advocates or practises Anglo-Catholic ritual and observances
ANGUISH
HEART-RENDING
n. 1854 - terrible distress; mental anguish; torment
n. 1854 - terrible distress; mental anguish; torment
ANIMAL
(also see individual animals) (for collective nouns of animals, see COMPANY)
ABORIGINES
n. a1661 obs. - the plants or animals indigenous to place; flora or fauna
ACAMY
n. 1908 Sc. - a weak or infirm animal
ACCUB
n. 1626 obs. - the print of any creature's foot
ACEPHAL
n. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal
AKAMY
n. 1908 Sc. - a weak or infirm animal
ALARM
n. Bk1898 Ireland - a cry of a bird or animal
ALL-NIGHTER
n. 1895 Amer. dial. - an animal which prowls throughout the night, as a raccoon
ANATOMY
n. 1834 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
ANCIENT
adj. Bk1997 Irish sl. - of animals: cunning
ANIMAL COMPANION
n. 1713 - a domestic animal serving as a person's companion; a pet
ANIMALIST
n. 1886 - an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals
ANIMULE
n. 1834 Amer. dial. - any animal, not necessarily a mule (jocular usage)
APPURTENANCES
n. 1679 Eng. dial. - the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal
APRON
n. 1878 Eng. dial. - the diaphragm of an animal
ASHIEPATTLE
n. 1892 Sc. - a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals
ASHIEPELT
n. 1892 Ireland - a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals
ASHYPET
n. Bk1898 Ireland - a dirty, lazy child or animal that lounges about the hearth
ATOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
AVER
n. 1737 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beast of burden; a horse, esp. a cart-horse, or worn-out, worthless animal
BABY
n. 1859 - a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger
BAG OF BONES
n. B1838 sl. - a skinny animal
BAGREL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - an animal that is corpulent and not otherwise well-grown
BAR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a streak of colour on an animal
BASSAND
adj. 1725 Sc. - of animals: having a white spot or streak on the face
BAUSAND; BAUSOND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSY
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a big, fat person or animal
BEASTIE
n. 1785 - a little animal; an endearing form of 'beast' (orig. Sc.)
BEASTLING
n. 1872 - a little beast or animal
BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb or uterus of an animal
BEDLAM
n. 1884 Eng. dial. - a troublesome person or animal
BED-SLAT
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - an emaciated animal
BED-SLAT RIB
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a protruding rib of an emaciated animal
BELCH
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a very fat animal
BELKY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an obese person or animal; a glutton
BELLICON
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an obese person or animal
BELLING
n. c1440 obs. - the roaring of animals; bellowing
BILCH; BILSH
n. 1823 Sc. - a thriving, stout person or animal
BIRD
n. 1842 US sl. - a first-rate animal or thing
BLICHAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a lean, worn-out animal
BLOACHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a huge animal of any kind
BLORE
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - of animals: to bleat, to bray, to bellow
BLUE
adj. 1895 Amer. dial. - of an animal: drab, mouse-coloured
BLUTCHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. -a huge animal of any kind
BOAR
n. 1902 Amer. dial. - the male of any small animals
BOOGER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - an animal
vb. 1893 Amer. dial. - of an animal, esp. a horse or steer: to shy, to behave skittishly
BOOJUM
n. 1904 - an imaginary animal, particularly dangerous kind of 'snark'
BOUNCE
vb. 1941 Amer. dial. - to change the direction of movement of an animal, as cattle
BOYTACH
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small, dumpy animal
BRALLION
n. 19C Sc. - an unwieldy person or animal
BREAK OUT
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to break or train an animal to work
BRINGER
n. 1880 Amer. dial. - a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits
BRINJER
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits
BROCKLE
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - an animal covered with splotches or spots of different colours
BROUGHT UP WITH THE PAN AND THE SPOON
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brought up by hand, not suckled
BRUTE BEAST
n. 1952 Amer. dial. arch. - an animal
BUGGER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - an animal
BUZZARD
n. 1950s sl. - an animal, a creature
BUZZARD BAIT
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a thin, sickly animal
CABINET
n. - the bed or nest of a beast or bird (Shakespeare usage)
CACK
vb. 1933 Amer. dial. - to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight
CAMEL-RIGG'D
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of animals: having a high, crooked back
CAMOIS
n. 1485 obs. - an animal with a camois nose
CANTLE
n. 1811 Eng. dial. - the leg of an animal
CARRION
n. 1477 obs. - a poor, wretched, or worthless beast
CASE
n. a1569 obs. - the skin or hide of an animal
CATAPLEXY
n. 1883 - the temporary paralysis or hypnotic state in animals when 'shamming death'
CHA-CHA-CHA!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. - a call to animals to urge them forward or urge them to come
CHITLINGS
n. 13C - the small intestines of animals used for food
CHITTERLINGS
n. 13C - the small intestines of animals used for food
DADDY
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - a stallion; a bull; a male pig; a male animal kept for breeding purposes
DAM
vb. 1577 obs. rare - of animals: to give birth to young
DANCHY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children
DAPPLE
n. a1635 - an animal with a mottled coat, as a horse or ass
DARTER
n. 1818 - a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly
DEADHEAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a lazy, worthless animal
DEAL
n. 1845 Eng. dial. - the nipple, teat of a sow, cow, bitch, fox, etc.
DEER
n. c950 obs. - a beast; usually a quadruped, as distinguished from birds and fishes; sometimes applied to animals of lower orders
DEER-KIN
n. a1175 obs. - beast-kind as distinct from man
DIMINITY
n. 1859 Eng. dial. - a diminutive animal
DINK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an ill-shaped or small animal
DOG
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - an inferior animal; a cheap horse
EASY KEEP
n. 1943 Amer. dial. - a person or animal requiring little care
EASY KEEPER
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - a person or animal requiring little care
EFFETE
adj. 1660 obs. - of animals: that has ceased to bring forth offspring
EGG-SUCKER
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person
FAA
n. Bk1900 Sc. - the intestines of an animal
FABRIC
n. 1866 Sc. - a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person
FALL
vb. 1750 Eng. & Amer. dial. - of animals: to be born
FAN
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: to kick up the heels
FASH
n. 1558 Eng. dial. - a fringe, anything resembling a fringe; the long hair of an animal's legs
FATHER
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a male animal kept for breeding purposes (euphemism)
FATTY
adj. 1552 obs. - of animals, their limbs: full of fat, plump, well-fed
FAWN
n. 1481 obs. - a young animal, a cub
FEIST
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - an animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FERINE
n. 19C - a wild beast
FICE
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FIDDLE-HEADED
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. - of an animal: having an ugly-shaped head; having a head shaped like a violin
FISTE; FYST
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FURBALL
n. 1920 - a furry animal; often used affectionately
GABBLE
n. 1601 - the inarticulate noises made by animals
GALLIGANT
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GALLIGANTER
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GALLIGANTUS
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GAME
adj. E19 sl. - of an animal: cantankerous
n. 1482 obs. - a flock or herd of animals kept for pleasure
GAMMONS; GAMMONTS
n. 1825 Sc. - the feet of an animal, often those of pigs
GARRON
n. 1866 Sc. - a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind
GATE
vb. 1583 obs. rare - of an animal: to walk
GOOSE HEAVEN
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - the abiding place of late lamented animal pets
GRASS BLOOM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the healthy sleekness of an animal's coat due to its having eaten plenty of grass
GURRAN
n. 1866 Sc. - a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind
GUY
n. 1978 Amer. sl. - an animal; a household pet; a dog
GUZINTERS
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - an animals innards
HACKLE
n. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the natural covering of an animal, wool, feathers, etc.
HAIK
n. 1825 Sc. - a person or animal in the habit of wandering idly from place to place, out of curiosity or with the idea of scrounging
HAIKER
n. 1866 Sc. - a person or animal in the habit of wandering idly from place to place, out of curiosity or with the idea of scrounging
HAKES
n. 1884 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an animal that wanders in an unsettled manner over the pasture, or strays from it
HALF BLOOD
n. 1815 Amer. dial. - an animal with one purebred and one scrub parent
HALF-BRINDLE-TO-BUCK
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. - of an animal: of uncertain pedigree or ancestry
HAPPY FAMILY
n. 1844 - a collection of birds and animals of different natures and propensities living together in harmony in one cage
HARBOUR
n. 1576 - the covert or place of retreat of wild animals
vb. 1599 - of an animal: to have its retreat or resort; esp. said of a stag
HARD KEEPER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an animal or person requiring a lot of food or care to maintain good condition; a heavy eater
HARIGALDS
n. 1737 Sc. - the viscera or pluck of an animal
HARRY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the male of any species of animal
HAT-RACK
n. 1935 sl. - a scraggy animal
HAZZLED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - of an animal: speckled red and white
HEAD
vb. c1470 - to remove the head of an animal
HE-ANE
n. 1828 Sc. - the male of any animal
HELLCAT
n. 1912 Amer. dial. - a skittish animal, esp. a horse
HILDING
n. 1589 obs. - a worthless or vicious animal, especially a horse; a sorry hack
IMBOST
n. 1677 obs. - foam from the mouth of an animal
vb. 1590 obs. rare - to drive a hunted animal to extremity; to cause to foam at the mouth
JABART
n. 1813 Sc. - any animal in a weak or debilitated state
JABB
n. 1866 Sc. - a big-boned, lean animal with its strength well nigh exhausted
JACKALOPE
n. 1955 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal
JAM; JAMB
n. 1882 Sc. - anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal
JOEY
n. E19 Aust. & NZ - any young animal or child
JUDAS GOAT
n. 1941 US sl. - an animal trained to lead other animals into slaughter
KEDGE-GUTTED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - said of an animal that has made itself ill by overeating
KENNEL
n. 1641 - a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions
LAD
n. 20C Irish sl. - a creature
LAIGHIE-BRAID
n. Bk1902 Sc. - any animal having short legs and a thick body
LANK
n. 1861 Sc. - a lean creature; a spent herring
LAY
n. 1590 rare - a place of lying or lodging; lair of animals
LAY AWAY
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - of an animal: to destroy, to put down
LEADER
n. 1495 obs. - one who has the charge of animals
LITTLING
n. c975 Eng. dial. - a young animal; the smallest pup, etc., of a litter
LIZARD
n. 1907 Amer. sl. - a worthless animal, esp. a racehorse
LUNKER
n. 1912 Amer. sl. - an animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species
MACROBIOTE
n. 1882 rare - one that lives long; a long lived person or animal
MAIDEN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of animals: never having borne young
MAIL CARRIER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a wildcat that appears to make regular rounds from place to place
MAKE
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals, esp. birds: a mate, male or female
MALE BEAST
n. 1890 Amer. - a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull (euphemism)
MALISON
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a person who is cruel to animals
MAMMIFER
n. 1832 rare - a mammal
MAN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a male animal
MAN-KEEN
adj. 1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals (rarely of persons): inclined to attack men; fierce, savage
n. 1757 obs. - a savage animal
MANNER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to train an animal
MARROW
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of animals or birds: a mate
MART
n. c1375 obs. - a carcass, a slain animal
MASTER
n. 1. a1400 - the owner of a living creature, as a dog, horse, slave; also, the man whom an animal is accustomed to obey
n. 2. 1589 - prefixed to names of animals to denote the leader of a herd, or one superior in fighting strength to the rest, as 'master hog'
MASTER-BEAST
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the most powerful beast in a herd; the leader of a herd
MATHER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to turn round before lying down, as an animal does
MAVERICK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a rough, untamed, or feral animal
MAW-BAG
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach of an animal
MAW-POT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the stomach of an animal
MERDIL; MERDLE
n. 1882 Sc. - a huddle of small animals
MOONCALF
n. 1565 obs. exc. Amer. dial. - a congenitally formed animal; a monster
MOON CRUMBLER
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal said to live in the woods
MOONER
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal said to live in the woods
MUCKLE-DUN
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - an animal of a muddy grey or brown colour
MUCKLEDY-DUN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an animal of a muddy grey or brown colour
NAPPATANZER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a comic term of depreciation applied to a person or animal
NAPSIE
n. 1824 Sc. - a small fat animal, esp. a sheep
NATOMY
n. 1834. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NAUGHTY
adj. 1586 obs. rare - of an animal: vicious
NEESHIN
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - of an animal: to desire the male
NEUTER
n. 1900 - a castrated animal
NO-HOPER
n. Aust. sl.- an unpromising animal, as a second-rate racehorse, greyhound, etc.
NOTOMIZE; NOTTIMIZE; NOTTYMAZE
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NOTOMY; NOTTOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NUGGET
n. 1. c1850 Aust. - a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf (chiefly rural usage)
n. 2. 1852 - an undersized animal; a runt
OAF
n. Bk1905 Sc. - an animal whose face is so covered with hair that it can scarcely see
ODD-COME-SHORT-LUMS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the dry droppings of animals
ODD-COME-SHORTS
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - the dry droppings of animals
OFF-BRAND
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - not intentionally bred
OFF-BREED
n. 1960s US sl. - a person or animal of mixed or indeterminate ancestry; a mongrel
OGERHUNCH
n. a1838 Sc. obs. - an odd-looking, ugly, loathsome, or frightful creature; a bat; any animal in a very poor condition
OLD PARTY
n. M19 sl. - an affectionate term for an animal
ONBEAST
n. 1768 Sc. - a monster; a ravenous animal, a frightening bird or animal
ONDOCHT
n. a1838 Sc. - a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing
ONMARK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a troublesome or refractory person or animal
OORACK
n. 1825 Sc. - a small puny creature or child; a small potato
OORIK
n. 1897 Sc. - a weak, puny creature; a starveling
ORF
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a puny creature, one who has a contemptible appearance
ORPED
adj. 1567 obs. - of a beast: fierce, furious
ORTS
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - guts of a fish; entrails of animals
OTOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated animal
OUTLAW
n. 1885 Amer. dial. - an animal, esp. a horse, that is unmanageable or untamable
OWN
vb. 1925 Amer. dial. - of a mother animal: to nurse and care for her young
PACKING
n. 1879 - the assembling of gregarious beasts or birds
PAIK; PAKE
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld paik'
PAPA
n. 1950 Amer. - a male animal, esp. one used for breeding purposes; a bull (euphemism)
PART THAT WENT OVER THE FENCE LAST
n. 20C US colloq. - the rump of an animal (whether or not the animal jumps over fences)
PAW, THE
n. 1969 Amer. - a male animal kept for breeding purposes; a bull (euphemism)
PEB
n. 1903 Aust. sl. - a troublesome person or animal
PEBBLE
n. 1829 colloq. - a troublesome or obstinate person or animal (chiefly Aust.)
PHILOTHERIAN
adj. 1871 - loving wild animals
n. 1871 - a person that loves wild animals
PODGE
n. L19 sl. - a short, stout, thickset animal
PUG
n. 1860 - the footprint of an animal
PUG-MARK
n. M19 - the footprint of an animal
PUNK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - any young animal, esp. a baby lion (circus usage)
QUEAK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a gentle squeak; the weak, peeping cry of the young of small animals
QUINTED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of animals: over-filled, stuffed to repletion
RABBLE
n. a1300 obs. - a pack or swarm of animals
RACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a very thin, bony animal
RACKABONE
n. E19 US sl. - a skeleton; an emaciated animal
RACKER
n. E19 US sl. - a skeleton; an emaciated animal
RACKERBONE
n. 1854 Amer. sl. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal
RACK OF BONES
n. 1804 Amer. sl. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal
RACKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: very thin, bony
RADGE
n. 1963 Sc. - a wild, obstreperous person or animal
RADGER
n. 1894 Sc. - a wild, intractable creature
RAG
n. 1898 Sc. - a lean, scraggy animal or fish
RAGABANES
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the skeleton of a fish or animal
RAGE
n. 1970s Aust., NZ., & US sl. - an animal, known for wild behaviour (college usage)
RAGER
n. 1972 Aust., NZ., & US sl. - an animal, known for wild behaviour (college usage)
RAIK
n. 1825 Sc. - a roving, gadabout person or animal; one who wanders about from place to place in search of gossip or entertainment
RAK
n. 1908 Sc. - a lean, emaciated creature
RAMAGE
adj. c1290 - of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent
RAMAGEOUS; RAMAGIOUS
adj. 1398 obs. - of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent
RAMES
n. E19 Eng. dial. - a very thin person or animal
RAMMEL
n. 1866 Sc. - a big-boned, scraggy animal
RAMMOCK
n. 1924 Sc. - a large, raw-boned worthless animal
RANEGILL; RANNIGAL
n. 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a masterful, turbulent animal
RANGY
adj. 1886 - of animals: of a long, slender form
ֽRASCAL
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a lean animal
RAT
n. 1770 - a small or inferior example of its kind, often applied to an animal
RATTEN
n. B1900 Sc. - any small animal of its kind
RAWHIDE
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - an emaciated person or animal; a very thin, bony person
REEBLE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a greedy person or animal
REEPAN
n. 1824 Sc. obs. - a very lean person or animal; a low wretch
REUL
n. 1897 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an unruly person or animal; a rude, unmannerly clown, a romp, a fidget
RIBE
n. 1820 Sc. - a thin, lean person or animal; an animal in poor condition
RICKLE
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very lean person or animal, a skeleton
RICKLE OF BONES
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very lean person or animal, a skeleton
RIG
n. Bk1903 sl. - a half or whole gelding
RODGER
n. B1900 Sc. - anything big and ugly of its kind; a big, ugly animal
RONYON
n. 1605 - a mangy or scabby animal
SACKET
n. 1844 Sc. - a sorry-looking, broken-down animal
SADJELL
n. 1824 Sc. - a lazy, unwieldy animal
SANCHO
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a runty animal, esp. an orphaned one
SATANAS
n. c1420 obs. - a fierce animal
SAVAGE
n. 1899 Sc. - a young animal troublesome to rear
SCADDIN
n. 1866 Sc. - a lean emaciated person or animal
SCALAWAG; SCALLAWAG
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - an animal of poor quality or little value
SCALY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a tall, thinly-made animal
SCLEM
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a hungry, thievish animal
SCOPPERIL
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a lively, restless animal
SCOW
n. 1897 Sc. - a thin, bony animal
SCRAB
n. 1870 Sc. - an undergrown, sickly animal
SCRABBLE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a small, scraggy animal
SCRAE
n. 1802 Sc. - a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton
SCRAG
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - a scrawny or scruffy-looking animal
SCRAIL
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a thin, lean animal
SCRALLION
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - a thin, scraggy man or animal
SCRAMMEL
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a lean, gaunt, ill-favoured person or animal
SCRAY
n. 1802 Sc. - a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton
SCREAMER
n. 1818 Amer. dial. - an extraordinary animal or thing; something very great, excellent or exciting
SCRIBE
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy
SCULPIN
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a derogatory term for an animal
SCUTTER
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - (derogatory or jocular) a dog; a varmint; a critter
SEND THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to hit an animal hard enough to kill it
SIC!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - a call to animals at feeding time
SKALAWAG
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - an animal of poor quality or little value
SKELETON
n. 1629 - a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal
SKOPERIL
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a lively, restless person or animal
SPLACKNUCK
n. 1726 - an imaginary animal of Brobdingnag; a strange animal or person
STOCK BEAST
n. 1890 Amer. - a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull (euphemism)
SUCKER
n. 1382 - a young animal before it is weaned
TAILENDER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a scrawny or poor-quality animal
TAILING
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - the least desirable segment of a herd of animals; a weak or slow animal
TAILS
n. 1844 - the inferior animals of a flock or herd
TALLOW-LEAF
n. 1824 Sc. - the covering of fat which envelops the entrails of an animal
TARLE
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a small, weak animal
TATTY
adj. 1533 Sc. - of an animal or skin: shaggy with matted hair
TEAM
n. 1858 Eng. dial. - a litter or a number of animals of any kind, esp. pigs
TENT
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - an engagement to look after animals or birds
vb. 1832 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to attend to; to look after; to take care of; to watch or mind animals; to watch birds to drive them away
TENT-BOY
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds
TENTER
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a person engaged to look after animals or drive away birds
TENTING-LAD
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds
THRUTCH-PUDDINS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a chubby person or animal
TICKLE
adj. 1737 Eng. dial. - of an animal: easily scared; shy, wild
TICKLE-BACKED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: sensitive to a load or rider on the back
TICKLER
n. 1887 Sc. - a shrewd, cunning person or animal
TICKLISH
adj. 1826 - of game: difficult to approach; shy
TIDLING
n. 1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a young, delicate, or puny animal in need of special care
TINCTUMUTANT
n. 1895 rare - an animal that changes colour
TIRELING
n. 1590 obs. - one who is easily tired out with work or exercise; a tired person or animal
TITTER
n. 19C Brit. colloq. - an animal's teat
TRAILER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - one who rides behind a herd of animals
ULLYA-PLUCK
n. 1897 Sc. - wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird
UMBLES
n. a1400 - the edible inward parts of an animal, usually of a deer
UNBEAST
n. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - a wild beast; a monster; a ravenous or vile animal
UNDERLING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the weakest animal of a herd, etc. which is bullied by the rest; the smallest pig of a litter; a small or inferior fruit or vegetable
UNDER-LOUT
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - anything weak or inferior to the rest; used esp. of animals and trees
VENIM; VENOM
n. 1898 Sc. - a spiteful, vicious person or animal; a very objectionable creature
VIRE
n. 1908 Sc. - an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done
VISION
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny, emaciated person or animal; one who is wasting away
WAFF
adj. 1720 Sc. - of an animal: wandering, stray
WAIF
n. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a stray animal
WAIF-BEAST
n. 1681 Sc. obs. - a stray animal of unknown ownership
WALIDRAG; WALLIDRAG
n. 1508 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WALLET
n. 1610 obs. - something (in an animal's body) protuberant and swagging
WALLOPA-WILLIPUS
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WALLYDRAG
n. 1500-20 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WALLY-DRAGGLE
n. 1871 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WAMPUS
n. 1878 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WAMPUS CAT
n. 1913 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WAMPUS KITTY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WANTON
n. 1605 obs. - a sportive or roguish animal, bird, etc.
adj. 1. 1535 obs. - of an animal: skittish, refractory; of a hawk: out of hand, unmanageable
adj. 2. 1565 - of young animals: frisky, frolicsome (chiefly poetic usage)
WAPALOOSIE
n. 1910 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal
WHACKER
n. 1827 Amer. dial. - a driver of animals; a drover; an ox or mule driver
WHEE!
int. 1889 Amer. dial. - used as a call to animals, esp. for driving away pigs
WHIFFENPUFF
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named
WILDWARE
n. 1393 obs. - fur of wild animals
WILLIPUS-WALLIPUS
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WILLIPUS-WAMPUS
n. 1921 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WITHERLICK
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - an imaginary or mythical animal
YABBLE
vb. 1866 Sc. - of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly
YAP; YAUP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
YEARING
n. 1460 obs. - an animal a year old
YELPER
n. 1823 sl. - a wild animal
YEP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
YIP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
ZODIOGRAPHER
n. 1650 obs. rare - one who writes about or describes animals
ZOOMANIA
n. 1807 - an insane fondness for animals
ZOOPHILIST
n. 1829 - a lover of animals
ABORIGINES
n. a1661 obs. - the plants or animals indigenous to place; flora or fauna
ACAMY
n. 1908 Sc. - a weak or infirm animal
ACCUB
n. 1626 obs. - the print of any creature's foot
ACEPHAL
n. 1607 obs. rare - a (supposed) headless animal
AKAMY
n. 1908 Sc. - a weak or infirm animal
ALARM
n. Bk1898 Ireland - a cry of a bird or animal
ALL-NIGHTER
n. 1895 Amer. dial. - an animal which prowls throughout the night, as a raccoon
ANATOMY
n. 1834 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
ANCIENT
adj. Bk1997 Irish sl. - of animals: cunning
ANIMAL COMPANION
n. 1713 - a domestic animal serving as a person's companion; a pet
ANIMALIST
n. 1886 - an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals
ANIMULE
n. 1834 Amer. dial. - any animal, not necessarily a mule (jocular usage)
APPURTENANCES
n. 1679 Eng. dial. - the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal
APRON
n. 1878 Eng. dial. - the diaphragm of an animal
ASHIEPATTLE
n. 1892 Sc. - a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals
ASHIEPELT
n. 1892 Ireland - a dirty child that lounges about the hearth; also applied to animals
ASHYPET
n. Bk1898 Ireland - a dirty, lazy child or animal that lounges about the hearth
ATOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
AVER
n. 1737 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beast of burden; a horse, esp. a cart-horse, or worn-out, worthless animal
BABY
n. 1859 - a tiny or diminutive animal or thing; a small version of something generally larger
BAG OF BONES
n. B1838 sl. - a skinny animal
BAGREL
n. Bk1898 Sc. - an animal that is corpulent and not otherwise well-grown
BAR
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a streak of colour on an animal
BASSAND
adj. 1725 Sc. - of animals: having a white spot or streak on the face
BAUSAND; BAUSOND
adj. c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals: having white spots on a black or bay ground; having a white patch on the forehead, or white stripe down the face
BAUSY
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a big, fat person or animal
BEASTIE
n. 1785 - a little animal; an endearing form of 'beast' (orig. Sc.)
BEASTLING
n. 1872 - a little beast or animal
BED
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the womb or uterus of an animal
BEDLAM
n. 1884 Eng. dial. - a troublesome person or animal
BED-SLAT
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - an emaciated animal
BED-SLAT RIB
n. 1944 Amer. dial. - a protruding rib of an emaciated animal
BELCH
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a very fat animal
BELKY
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an obese person or animal; a glutton
BELLICON
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an obese person or animal
BELLING
n. c1440 obs. - the roaring of animals; bellowing
BILCH; BILSH
n. 1823 Sc. - a thriving, stout person or animal
BIRD
n. 1842 US sl. - a first-rate animal or thing
BLICHAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a lean, worn-out animal
BLOACHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - a huge animal of any kind
BLORE
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - of animals: to bleat, to bray, to bellow
BLUE
adj. 1895 Amer. dial. - of an animal: drab, mouse-coloured
BLUTCHER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. -a huge animal of any kind
BOAR
n. 1902 Amer. dial. - the male of any small animals
BOOGER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - an animal
vb. 1893 Amer. dial. - of an animal, esp. a horse or steer: to shy, to behave skittishly
BOOJUM
n. 1904 - an imaginary animal, particularly dangerous kind of 'snark'
BOUNCE
vb. 1941 Amer. dial. - to change the direction of movement of an animal, as cattle
BOYTACH
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small, dumpy animal
BRALLION
n. 19C Sc. - an unwieldy person or animal
BREAK OUT
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to break or train an animal to work
BRINGER
n. 1880 Amer. dial. - a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits
BRINJER
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a name given to an animal, implying fierceness or high spirits
BROCKLE
n. 1961 Amer. dial. - an animal covered with splotches or spots of different colours
BROUGHT UP WITH THE PAN AND THE SPOON
phr. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - brought up by hand, not suckled
BRUTE BEAST
n. 1952 Amer. dial. arch. - an animal
BUGGER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - an animal
BUZZARD
n. 1950s sl. - an animal, a creature
BUZZARD BAIT
n. 1905 Amer. dial. - a thin, sickly animal
CABINET
n. - the bed or nest of a beast or bird (Shakespeare usage)
CACK
vb. 1933 Amer. dial. - to throw cactus on an animal to make it fight
CAMEL-RIGG'D
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of animals: having a high, crooked back
CAMOIS
n. 1485 obs. - an animal with a camois nose
CANTLE
n. 1811 Eng. dial. - the leg of an animal
CARRION
n. 1477 obs. - a poor, wretched, or worthless beast
CASE
n. a1569 obs. - the skin or hide of an animal
CATAPLEXY
n. 1883 - the temporary paralysis or hypnotic state in animals when 'shamming death'
CHA-CHA-CHA!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. - a call to animals to urge them forward or urge them to come
CHITLINGS
n. 13C - the small intestines of animals used for food
CHITTERLINGS
n. 13C - the small intestines of animals used for food
DADDY
n. c1960 Amer. dial. - a stallion; a bull; a male pig; a male animal kept for breeding purposes
DAM
vb. 1577 obs. rare - of animals: to give birth to young
DANCHY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster used to frighten children
DAPPLE
n. a1635 - an animal with a mottled coat, as a horse or ass
DARTER
n. 1818 - a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly
DEADHEAD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a lazy, worthless animal
DEAL
n. 1845 Eng. dial. - the nipple, teat of a sow, cow, bitch, fox, etc.
DEER
n. c950 obs. - a beast; usually a quadruped, as distinguished from birds and fishes; sometimes applied to animals of lower orders
DEER-KIN
n. a1175 obs. - beast-kind as distinct from man
DIMINITY
n. 1859 Eng. dial. - a diminutive animal
DINK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an ill-shaped or small animal
DOG
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - an inferior animal; a cheap horse
EASY KEEP
n. 1943 Amer. dial. - a person or animal requiring little care
EASY KEEPER
n. 1942 Amer. dial. - a person or animal requiring little care
EFFETE
adj. 1660 obs. - of animals: that has ceased to bring forth offspring
EGG-SUCKER
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person
FAA
n. Bk1900 Sc. - the intestines of an animal
FABRIC
n. 1866 Sc. - a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person
FALL
vb. 1750 Eng. & Amer. dial. - of animals: to be born
FAN
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: to kick up the heels
FASH
n. 1558 Eng. dial. - a fringe, anything resembling a fringe; the long hair of an animal's legs
FATHER
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a male animal kept for breeding purposes (euphemism)
FATTY
adj. 1552 obs. - of animals, their limbs: full of fat, plump, well-fed
FAWN
n. 1481 obs. - a young animal, a cub
FEIST
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - an animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FERINE
n. 19C - a wild beast
FICE
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FIDDLE-HEADED
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. - of an animal: having an ugly-shaped head; having a head shaped like a violin
FISTE; FYST
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a person or animal that is irascible, touchy, or bad-tempered
FURBALL
n. 1920 - a furry animal; often used affectionately
GABBLE
n. 1601 - the inarticulate noises made by animals
GALLIGANT
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GALLIGANTER
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GALLIGANTUS
n. 1777 Eng. dial. - a tall, ungainly person or animal
GAME
adj. E19 sl. - of an animal: cantankerous
n. 1482 obs. - a flock or herd of animals kept for pleasure
GAMMONS; GAMMONTS
n. 1825 Sc. - the feet of an animal, often those of pigs
GARRON
n. 1866 Sc. - a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind
GATE
vb. 1583 obs. rare - of an animal: to walk
GOOSE HEAVEN
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - the abiding place of late lamented animal pets
GRASS BLOOM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - the healthy sleekness of an animal's coat due to its having eaten plenty of grass
GURRAN
n. 1866 Sc. - a thickset animal; anything short and thick or good and strong of its kind
GUY
n. 1978 Amer. sl. - an animal; a household pet; a dog
GUZINTERS
n. 1910s Aust. sl. - an animals innards
HACKLE
n. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the natural covering of an animal, wool, feathers, etc.
HAIK
n. 1825 Sc. - a person or animal in the habit of wandering idly from place to place, out of curiosity or with the idea of scrounging
HAIKER
n. 1866 Sc. - a person or animal in the habit of wandering idly from place to place, out of curiosity or with the idea of scrounging
HAKES
n. 1884 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an animal that wanders in an unsettled manner over the pasture, or strays from it
HALF BLOOD
n. 1815 Amer. dial. - an animal with one purebred and one scrub parent
HALF-BRINDLE-TO-BUCK
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. - of an animal: of uncertain pedigree or ancestry
HAPPY FAMILY
n. 1844 - a collection of birds and animals of different natures and propensities living together in harmony in one cage
HARBOUR
n. 1576 - the covert or place of retreat of wild animals
vb. 1599 - of an animal: to have its retreat or resort; esp. said of a stag
HARD KEEPER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - an animal or person requiring a lot of food or care to maintain good condition; a heavy eater
HARIGALDS
n. 1737 Sc. - the viscera or pluck of an animal
HARRY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - the male of any species of animal
HAT-RACK
n. 1935 sl. - a scraggy animal
HAZZLED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - of an animal: speckled red and white
HEAD
vb. c1470 - to remove the head of an animal
HE-ANE
n. 1828 Sc. - the male of any animal
HELLCAT
n. 1912 Amer. dial. - a skittish animal, esp. a horse
HILDING
n. 1589 obs. - a worthless or vicious animal, especially a horse; a sorry hack
IMBOST
n. 1677 obs. - foam from the mouth of an animal
vb. 1590 obs. rare - to drive a hunted animal to extremity; to cause to foam at the mouth
JABART
n. 1813 Sc. - any animal in a weak or debilitated state
JABB
n. 1866 Sc. - a big-boned, lean animal with its strength well nigh exhausted
JACKALOPE
n. 1955 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal
JAM; JAMB
n. 1882 Sc. - anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal
JOEY
n. E19 Aust. & NZ - any young animal or child
JUDAS GOAT
n. 1941 US sl. - an animal trained to lead other animals into slaughter
KEDGE-GUTTED
adj. Bk1901 Eng. dial. - said of an animal that has made itself ill by overeating
KENNEL
n. 1641 - a pack or troop of animals, as wolves, leopards, and lions
LAD
n. 20C Irish sl. - a creature
LAIGHIE-BRAID
n. Bk1902 Sc. - any animal having short legs and a thick body
LANK
n. 1861 Sc. - a lean creature; a spent herring
LAY
n. 1590 rare - a place of lying or lodging; lair of animals
LAY AWAY
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - of an animal: to destroy, to put down
LEADER
n. 1495 obs. - one who has the charge of animals
LITTLING
n. c975 Eng. dial. - a young animal; the smallest pup, etc., of a litter
LIZARD
n. 1907 Amer. sl. - a worthless animal, esp. a racehorse
LUNKER
n. 1912 Amer. sl. - an animal, esp. a fish, which is an exceptionally large example of its species
MACROBIOTE
n. 1882 rare - one that lives long; a long lived person or animal
MAIDEN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of animals: never having borne young
MAIL CARRIER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a wildcat that appears to make regular rounds from place to place
MAKE
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals, esp. birds: a mate, male or female
MALE BEAST
n. 1890 Amer. - a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull (euphemism)
MALISON
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a person who is cruel to animals
MAMMIFER
n. 1832 rare - a mammal
MAN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a male animal
MAN-KEEN
adj. 1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - of animals (rarely of persons): inclined to attack men; fierce, savage
n. 1757 obs. - a savage animal
MANNER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to train an animal
MARROW
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of animals or birds: a mate
MART
n. c1375 obs. - a carcass, a slain animal
MASTER
n. 1. a1400 - the owner of a living creature, as a dog, horse, slave; also, the man whom an animal is accustomed to obey
n. 2. 1589 - prefixed to names of animals to denote the leader of a herd, or one superior in fighting strength to the rest, as 'master hog'
MASTER-BEAST
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the most powerful beast in a herd; the leader of a herd
MATHER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to turn round before lying down, as an animal does
MAVERICK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a rough, untamed, or feral animal
MAW-BAG
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the stomach of an animal
MAW-POT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the stomach of an animal
MERDIL; MERDLE
n. 1882 Sc. - a huddle of small animals
MOONCALF
n. 1565 obs. exc. Amer. dial. - a congenitally formed animal; a monster
MOON CRUMBLER
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal said to live in the woods
MOONER
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal said to live in the woods
MUCKLE-DUN
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - an animal of a muddy grey or brown colour
MUCKLEDY-DUN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - an animal of a muddy grey or brown colour
NAPPATANZER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a comic term of depreciation applied to a person or animal
NAPSIE
n. 1824 Sc. - a small fat animal, esp. a sheep
NATOMY
n. 1834. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NAUGHTY
adj. 1586 obs. rare - of an animal: vicious
NEESHIN
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - of an animal: to desire the male
NEUTER
n. 1900 - a castrated animal
NO-HOPER
n. Aust. sl.- an unpromising animal, as a second-rate racehorse, greyhound, etc.
NOTOMIZE; NOTTIMIZE; NOTTYMAZE
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NOTOMY; NOTTOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones'
NUGGET
n. 1. c1850 Aust. - a thickset young animal, esp. a heifer or calf (chiefly rural usage)
n. 2. 1852 - an undersized animal; a runt
OAF
n. Bk1905 Sc. - an animal whose face is so covered with hair that it can scarcely see
ODD-COME-SHORT-LUMS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the dry droppings of animals
ODD-COME-SHORTS
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - the dry droppings of animals
OFF-BRAND
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. - not intentionally bred
OFF-BREED
n. 1960s US sl. - a person or animal of mixed or indeterminate ancestry; a mongrel
OGERHUNCH
n. a1838 Sc. obs. - an odd-looking, ugly, loathsome, or frightful creature; a bat; any animal in a very poor condition
OLD PARTY
n. M19 sl. - an affectionate term for an animal
ONBEAST
n. 1768 Sc. - a monster; a ravenous animal, a frightening bird or animal
ONDOCHT
n. a1838 Sc. - a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing
ONMARK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a troublesome or refractory person or animal
OORACK
n. 1825 Sc. - a small puny creature or child; a small potato
OORIK
n. 1897 Sc. - a weak, puny creature; a starveling
ORF
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a puny creature, one who has a contemptible appearance
ORPED
adj. 1567 obs. - of a beast: fierce, furious
ORTS
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - guts of a fish; entrails of animals
OTOMY
n. 1834 Eng. dial. - a very thin, emaciated animal
OUTLAW
n. 1885 Amer. dial. - an animal, esp. a horse, that is unmanageable or untamable
OWN
vb. 1925 Amer. dial. - of a mother animal: to nurse and care for her young
PACKING
n. 1879 - the assembling of gregarious beasts or birds
PAIK; PAKE
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a female domesticated animal or bird; always used with an adj., as in 'auld paik'
PAPA
n. 1950 Amer. - a male animal, esp. one used for breeding purposes; a bull (euphemism)
PART THAT WENT OVER THE FENCE LAST
n. 20C US colloq. - the rump of an animal (whether or not the animal jumps over fences)
PAW, THE
n. 1969 Amer. - a male animal kept for breeding purposes; a bull (euphemism)
PEB
n. 1903 Aust. sl. - a troublesome person or animal
PEBBLE
n. 1829 colloq. - a troublesome or obstinate person or animal (chiefly Aust.)
PHILOTHERIAN
adj. 1871 - loving wild animals
n. 1871 - a person that loves wild animals
PODGE
n. L19 sl. - a short, stout, thickset animal
PUG
n. 1860 - the footprint of an animal
PUG-MARK
n. M19 - the footprint of an animal
PUNK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - any young animal, esp. a baby lion (circus usage)
QUEAK
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a gentle squeak; the weak, peeping cry of the young of small animals
QUINTED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of animals: over-filled, stuffed to repletion
RABBLE
n. a1300 obs. - a pack or swarm of animals
RACK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a very thin, bony animal
RACKABONE
n. E19 US sl. - a skeleton; an emaciated animal
RACKER
n. E19 US sl. - a skeleton; an emaciated animal
RACKERBONE
n. 1854 Amer. sl. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal
RACK OF BONES
n. 1804 Amer. sl. - a very thin, emaciated person or animal
RACKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: very thin, bony
RADGE
n. 1963 Sc. - a wild, obstreperous person or animal
RADGER
n. 1894 Sc. - a wild, intractable creature
RAG
n. 1898 Sc. - a lean, scraggy animal or fish
RAGABANES
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the skeleton of a fish or animal
RAGE
n. 1970s Aust., NZ., & US sl. - an animal, known for wild behaviour (college usage)
RAGER
n. 1972 Aust., NZ., & US sl. - an animal, known for wild behaviour (college usage)
RAIK
n. 1825 Sc. - a roving, gadabout person or animal; one who wanders about from place to place in search of gossip or entertainment
RAK
n. 1908 Sc. - a lean, emaciated creature
RAMAGE
adj. c1290 - of animals: wild, untamed, unruly, violent
RAMAGEOUS; RAMAGIOUS
adj. 1398 obs. - of an animal: wild, untamed, unruly, violent
RAMES
n. E19 Eng. dial. - a very thin person or animal
RAMMEL
n. 1866 Sc. - a big-boned, scraggy animal
RAMMOCK
n. 1924 Sc. - a large, raw-boned worthless animal
RANEGILL; RANNIGAL
n. 1871 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a masterful, turbulent animal
RANGY
adj. 1886 - of animals: of a long, slender form
ֽRASCAL
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a lean animal
RAT
n. 1770 - a small or inferior example of its kind, often applied to an animal
RATTEN
n. B1900 Sc. - any small animal of its kind
RAWHIDE
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - an emaciated person or animal; a very thin, bony person
REEBLE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a greedy person or animal
REEPAN
n. 1824 Sc. obs. - a very lean person or animal; a low wretch
REUL
n. 1897 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an unruly person or animal; a rude, unmannerly clown, a romp, a fidget
RIBE
n. 1820 Sc. - a thin, lean person or animal; an animal in poor condition
RICKLE
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very lean person or animal, a skeleton
RICKLE OF BONES
n. 1824 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a very lean person or animal, a skeleton
RIG
n. Bk1903 sl. - a half or whole gelding
RODGER
n. B1900 Sc. - anything big and ugly of its kind; a big, ugly animal
RONYON
n. 1605 - a mangy or scabby animal
SACKET
n. 1844 Sc. - a sorry-looking, broken-down animal
SADJELL
n. 1824 Sc. - a lazy, unwieldy animal
SANCHO
n. 1929 Amer. dial. - a runty animal, esp. an orphaned one
SATANAS
n. c1420 obs. - a fierce animal
SAVAGE
n. 1899 Sc. - a young animal troublesome to rear
SCADDIN
n. 1866 Sc. - a lean emaciated person or animal
SCALAWAG; SCALLAWAG
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - an animal of poor quality or little value
SCALY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a tall, thinly-made animal
SCLEM
n. 1883 Eng. dial. - a hungry, thievish animal
SCOPPERIL
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a lively, restless animal
SCOW
n. 1897 Sc. - a thin, bony animal
SCRAB
n. 1870 Sc. - an undergrown, sickly animal
SCRABBLE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a small, scraggy animal
SCRAE
n. 1802 Sc. - a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton
SCRAG
n. 1845 Amer. dial. - a scrawny or scruffy-looking animal
SCRAIL
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a thin, lean animal
SCRALLION
n. 1888 Eng. dial. - a thin, scraggy man or animal
SCRAMMEL
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a lean, gaunt, ill-favoured person or animal
SCRAY
n. 1802 Sc. - a thin, skinny person or animal; anything thin and shrivelled; a skeleton
SCREAMER
n. 1818 Amer. dial. - an extraordinary animal or thing; something very great, excellent or exciting
SCRIBE
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy
SCULPIN
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a derogatory term for an animal
SCUTTER
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - (derogatory or jocular) a dog; a varmint; a critter
SEND THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to hit an animal hard enough to kill it
SIC!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - a call to animals at feeding time
SKALAWAG
n. 1854 Amer. dial. - an animal of poor quality or little value
SKELETON
n. 1629 - a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal
SKOPERIL
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a lively, restless person or animal
SPLACKNUCK
n. 1726 - an imaginary animal of Brobdingnag; a strange animal or person
STOCK BEAST
n. 1890 Amer. - a male domestic animal used for breeding, esp. a bull (euphemism)
SUCKER
n. 1382 - a young animal before it is weaned
TAILENDER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. - a scrawny or poor-quality animal
TAILING
n. 1936 Amer. dial. - the least desirable segment of a herd of animals; a weak or slow animal
TAILS
n. 1844 - the inferior animals of a flock or herd
TALLOW-LEAF
n. 1824 Sc. - the covering of fat which envelops the entrails of an animal
TARLE
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a small, weak animal
TATTY
adj. 1533 Sc. - of an animal or skin: shaggy with matted hair
TEAM
n. 1858 Eng. dial. - a litter or a number of animals of any kind, esp. pigs
TENT
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - an engagement to look after animals or birds
vb. 1832 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to attend to; to look after; to take care of; to watch or mind animals; to watch birds to drive them away
TENT-BOY
n. 1890 Eng. dial. - a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds
TENTER
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a person engaged to look after animals or drive away birds
TENTING-LAD
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a boy who 'tents' or who looks after animals or drives away birds
THRUTCH-PUDDINS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a chubby person or animal
TICKLE
adj. 1737 Eng. dial. - of an animal: easily scared; shy, wild
TICKLE-BACKED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - of an animal: sensitive to a load or rider on the back
TICKLER
n. 1887 Sc. - a shrewd, cunning person or animal
TICKLISH
adj. 1826 - of game: difficult to approach; shy
TIDLING
n. 1520 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a young, delicate, or puny animal in need of special care
TINCTUMUTANT
n. 1895 rare - an animal that changes colour
TIRELING
n. 1590 obs. - one who is easily tired out with work or exercise; a tired person or animal
TITTER
n. 19C Brit. colloq. - an animal's teat
TRAILER
n. 1937 Amer. dial. - one who rides behind a herd of animals
ULLYA-PLUCK
n. 1897 Sc. - wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird
UMBLES
n. a1400 - the edible inward parts of an animal, usually of a deer
UNBEAST
n. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - a wild beast; a monster; a ravenous or vile animal
UNDERLING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the weakest animal of a herd, etc. which is bullied by the rest; the smallest pig of a litter; a small or inferior fruit or vegetable
UNDER-LOUT
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - anything weak or inferior to the rest; used esp. of animals and trees
VENIM; VENOM
n. 1898 Sc. - a spiteful, vicious person or animal; a very objectionable creature
VIRE
n. 1908 Sc. - an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done
VISION
n. 1825 Sc. - a puny, emaciated person or animal; one who is wasting away
WAFF
adj. 1720 Sc. - of an animal: wandering, stray
WAIF
n. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a stray animal
WAIF-BEAST
n. 1681 Sc. obs. - a stray animal of unknown ownership
WALIDRAG; WALLIDRAG
n. 1508 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WALLET
n. 1610 obs. - something (in an animal's body) protuberant and swagging
WALLOPA-WILLIPUS
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WALLYDRAG
n. 1500-20 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WALLY-DRAGGLE
n. 1871 Sc. - a feeble, ill-grown person or animal
WAMPUS
n. 1878 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WAMPUS CAT
n. 1913 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WAMPUS KITTY
n. 1954 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin
WANTON
n. 1605 obs. - a sportive or roguish animal, bird, etc.
adj. 1. 1535 obs. - of an animal: skittish, refractory; of a hawk: out of hand, unmanageable
adj. 2. 1565 - of young animals: frisky, frolicsome (chiefly poetic usage)
WAPALOOSIE
n. 1910 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal
WHACKER
n. 1827 Amer. dial. - a driver of animals; a drover; an ox or mule driver
WHEE!
int. 1889 Amer. dial. - used as a call to animals, esp. for driving away pigs
WHIFFENPUFF
n. 1922 Amer. dial. - an imaginary animal or monster; an animal that cannot be named
WILDWARE
n. 1393 obs. - fur of wild animals
WILLIPUS-WALLIPUS
n. 1892 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WILLIPUS-WAMPUS
n. 1921 Amer. dial. - a fictitious animal; a bogeyman
WITHERLICK
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - an imaginary or mythical animal
YABBLE
vb. 1866 Sc. - of animals: to chatter, gobble, or bark excitedly
YAP; YAUP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
YEARING
n. 1460 obs. - an animal a year old
YELPER
n. 1823 sl. - a wild animal
YEP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
YIP
n. 1839 Eng. dial. - a perverse, wilful animal
ZODIOGRAPHER
n. 1650 obs. rare - one who writes about or describes animals
ZOOMANIA
n. 1807 - an insane fondness for animals
ZOOPHILIST
n. 1829 - a lover of animals
ANIMATE, ANIMATED, ANIMATION, ANIMATING
ACT
vb. c1475 obs. - to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate
AERATED
adj. 1912 colloq. - very lively, highly animated; overexcited; angry, irate (chiefly Brit.)
BRIGHT AS A BUTTON
adj. 1795 - animated, lively; cheerful; mentally alert, quick-witted
DEAD-ASS
adj. 1961 Amer. sl. - lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar
DEAD-BUTT
adj. 1958 Amer. sl. - lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar
EAGER
vb. 1932 Amer. dial. - to become animated
HEARTEN UP
vb. 1590 - to animate, to cheer up
HEARTING
n. c1250 - the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer
LIFESOME
adj. 1688 - full of life or animation; lively, gay, sprightly, animated
QUICKNESS
n. c1369 obs. - animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness
VEGETANT
adj. 1576 obs. rare - animating, vivifying, invigorating
VEGETATE
vb. 1620 obs. - to cause to grow; to stimulate growth or development in; to animate, to quicken
WAKEN ON
adj. Bk1905 Sc. - to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language
vb. c1475 obs. - to put in motion, to move to action, to impel; to actuate, to influence, to animate
AERATED
adj. 1912 colloq. - very lively, highly animated; overexcited; angry, irate (chiefly Brit.)
BRIGHT AS A BUTTON
adj. 1795 - animated, lively; cheerful; mentally alert, quick-witted
DEAD-ASS
adj. 1961 Amer. sl. - lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar
DEAD-BUTT
adj. 1958 Amer. sl. - lacking animation, energy, or spirit; lifeless; usually considered vulgar
EAGER
vb. 1932 Amer. dial. - to become animated
HEARTEN UP
vb. 1590 - to animate, to cheer up
HEARTING
n. c1250 - the imparting of courage; encouragement, animation, cheer
LIFESOME
adj. 1688 - full of life or animation; lively, gay, sprightly, animated
QUICKNESS
n. c1369 obs. - animation, liveliness, briskness, vigour, freshness
VEGETANT
adj. 1576 obs. rare - animating, vivifying, invigorating
VEGETATE
vb. 1620 obs. - to cause to grow; to stimulate growth or development in; to animate, to quicken
WAKEN ON
adj. Bk1905 Sc. - to become animated, earnest, or excited; to become violent in language
ANIMOSITY
AFFECTION
n. 1485 obs. - feeling against, animosity
BAD-MIND
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - malice, spite, animosity
RANCOUR
n. a1300 - inveterate and bitter ill-feeling, grudge, or animosity; malignant hatred or spitefulness; bitterness
n. 1485 obs. - feeling against, animosity
BAD-MIND
n. 20C W. Indies sl. - malice, spite, animosity
RANCOUR
n. a1300 - inveterate and bitter ill-feeling, grudge, or animosity; malignant hatred or spitefulness; bitterness
ANKLE
ANCLIFF
n. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the ankle
ANKLET
n. 1824 Sc. - the ankle
BOX-ANKLED
adj. c1950 Amer. dial. - having the ankles striking together; having large ankles
GIPSY-LEGGED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - having slender ankles
GUMMY
adj. 1740 - of the ankles and legs: puffy, swollen, as if charged with lumps of gum
HANCKLETH
n. c1538 Sc. obs. - an ankle
HANKLE
n. 1596 Sc. - the ankle
MUNSTER HEIFER
n. c1810 Anglo-Irish - a thick-legged and/or thick-ankled woman
QUEET
n. 1754 Sc. - the ankle
QUIT
n. 1785 Sc. - an ankle
RICK
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - an ankle
TALARIAN
adj. 1671 obs. rare - pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles
TALARIC
adj. 1853 - pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles
WRIST OF THE FOOT
n. 1649 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the ankle
n. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the ankle
ANKLET
n. 1824 Sc. - the ankle
BOX-ANKLED
adj. c1950 Amer. dial. - having the ankles striking together; having large ankles
GIPSY-LEGGED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - having slender ankles
GUMMY
adj. 1740 - of the ankles and legs: puffy, swollen, as if charged with lumps of gum
HANCKLETH
n. c1538 Sc. obs. - an ankle
HANKLE
n. 1596 Sc. - the ankle
MUNSTER HEIFER
n. c1810 Anglo-Irish - a thick-legged and/or thick-ankled woman
QUEET
n. 1754 Sc. - the ankle
QUIT
n. 1785 Sc. - an ankle
RICK
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - an ankle
TALARIAN
adj. 1671 obs. rare - pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles
TALARIC
adj. 1853 - pert. to the ankles; reaching down to the ankles
WRIST OF THE FOOT
n. 1649 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the ankle
ANNALS
FASTS
n. 1705 obs. rare - annals, records
n. 1705 obs. rare - annals, records
ANNIHILATE, ANNIHILATED, ANNIHILATING, ANNIHILATION
ADNICHELL
vb. 1490 obs. - to annihilate
ADNICHILATE
adj. 1388 arch. - annihilated, reduced to nothing, utterly destroyed
ADNIHILATE
adj. 1388 arch. - annihilated
ADNIHILATION
n. Bk1656 obs. - annihilation; a bringing or reducing to nothing
ADNIHILED
adj. Bk1717 obs. - annihilated; made void
ADNITCHILED
adj. 1691 obs. - annihilated, annulled, brought to nothing, made void
ADNUL
vb. c1400 obs. - to annul, to reduce to nothing, to annihilate, to put out of existence, to extinguish
BENOTHING
vb. 1674 obs. rare - to reduce to nothing; to annihilate
BLOCKBUSTING
adj. Amer. sl. - scathing; annihilating (World War II usage)
DECREATION
n. 1647 obs. - the undoing of creation; depriving of existence; annihilation, utter destruction
DECREATOR
n. 1678 obs. - one who uncreates, destroys, or annihilates
vb. 1490 obs. - to annihilate
ADNICHILATE
adj. 1388 arch. - annihilated, reduced to nothing, utterly destroyed
ADNIHILATE
adj. 1388 arch. - annihilated
ADNIHILATION
n. Bk1656 obs. - annihilation; a bringing or reducing to nothing
ADNIHILED
adj. Bk1717 obs. - annihilated; made void
ADNITCHILED
adj. 1691 obs. - annihilated, annulled, brought to nothing, made void
ADNUL
vb. c1400 obs. - to annul, to reduce to nothing, to annihilate, to put out of existence, to extinguish
BENOTHING
vb. 1674 obs. rare - to reduce to nothing; to annihilate
BLOCKBUSTING
adj. Amer. sl. - scathing; annihilating (World War II usage)
DECREATION
n. 1647 obs. - the undoing of creation; depriving of existence; annihilation, utter destruction
DECREATOR
n. 1678 obs. - one who uncreates, destroys, or annihilates
ANNIVERSARY
ANNIVERSE
n. 1625 obs. - an anniversary
DECENNIAL
n. 1889 - a tenth anniversary or its celebration
OCTINGENTENARY
n. 1893 - the 800th anniversary of an event
OCTOCENTENARY
n. 1889 - the 800th anniversary of an event
QUADRENNIAL
n. 1856 - an event happening every four years; a fourth anniversary, or its celebration
QUADRICENTENNIAL
n. 1882 - a four hundredth anniversary
QUATER-CENTENARY
n. 1883 rare - a 400th anniversary, or the celebration of this
QUINCENTENARY
n. 1879 - a 500th anniversary or the celebration of this
QUINCENTENNIAL
adj. 1884 - pert. to a 500th anniversary
QUINGENTENARY
n. 1884 - a 500th anniversary or the celebration of
QUINQUAGENARY
n. 1588 - a fiftieth year or anniversary
SILVER BRIDAL
n. 1624 obs. - silver marriage; 25th wedding anniversary
SILVER FEAST
n. 1796 - silver wedding; 25th wedding anniversary
YEAR-DAY
n. 1390 obs. exc. Hist. - a day observed every year in commemoration of a person or event; an anniversary
n. 1625 obs. - an anniversary
DECENNIAL
n. 1889 - a tenth anniversary or its celebration
OCTINGENTENARY
n. 1893 - the 800th anniversary of an event
OCTOCENTENARY
n. 1889 - the 800th anniversary of an event
QUADRENNIAL
n. 1856 - an event happening every four years; a fourth anniversary, or its celebration
QUADRICENTENNIAL
n. 1882 - a four hundredth anniversary
QUATER-CENTENARY
n. 1883 rare - a 400th anniversary, or the celebration of this
QUINCENTENARY
n. 1879 - a 500th anniversary or the celebration of this
QUINCENTENNIAL
adj. 1884 - pert. to a 500th anniversary
QUINGENTENARY
n. 1884 - a 500th anniversary or the celebration of
QUINQUAGENARY
n. 1588 - a fiftieth year or anniversary
SILVER BRIDAL
n. 1624 obs. - silver marriage; 25th wedding anniversary
SILVER FEAST
n. 1796 - silver wedding; 25th wedding anniversary
YEAR-DAY
n. 1390 obs. exc. Hist. - a day observed every year in commemoration of a person or event; an anniversary
ANNOUNCE, ANNOUNCEMENT
ABEDE
vb. c885 obs. - to announce, to deliver (a message)
ABODE
n. c1600 obs. - an announcement, prediction, prognostication
CALL
vb. 1808 Eng. dial. - to announce, to publish; to have cried by the public crier
CRY
n. 1303 rare - an announcement made in public in a loud voice; a proclamation
DEBLAZE
vb. 1640 obs. rare - to announce, to proclaim
DEBLAZON
vb. 1621 obs. - to announce, to proclaim
DEEM
vb. a1000 obs. - to pronounce, to proclaim, to celebrate, to announce, to declare; to tell, to say, to utter
EBUCCINATE
vb. 1666 obs. - to trumpet forth
HARBINGE
vb. 1868 - to announce beforehand (nonce use)
HARBINGER
vb. 1646 - to announce, to presage
HATCH, MATCH, AND DISPATCH COLUMN
n. 1883 Amer. sl. - the birth, marriage, and death announcements in the press (journalistic usage)
NORATION
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - an announcement, rumour, or a long, rambling account
OPEN
vb. 1433 obs. - to announce, to declare; to make public, to promulgate
SING
vb. 1605 - to announce clearly or distinctly
vb. c885 obs. - to announce, to deliver (a message)
ABODE
n. c1600 obs. - an announcement, prediction, prognostication
CALL
vb. 1808 Eng. dial. - to announce, to publish; to have cried by the public crier
CRY
n. 1303 rare - an announcement made in public in a loud voice; a proclamation
DEBLAZE
vb. 1640 obs. rare - to announce, to proclaim
DEBLAZON
vb. 1621 obs. - to announce, to proclaim
DEEM
vb. a1000 obs. - to pronounce, to proclaim, to celebrate, to announce, to declare; to tell, to say, to utter
EBUCCINATE
vb. 1666 obs. - to trumpet forth
HARBINGE
vb. 1868 - to announce beforehand (nonce use)
HARBINGER
vb. 1646 - to announce, to presage
HATCH, MATCH, AND DISPATCH COLUMN
n. 1883 Amer. sl. - the birth, marriage, and death announcements in the press (journalistic usage)
NORATION
n. 1853 Amer. dial. - an announcement, rumour, or a long, rambling account
OPEN
vb. 1433 obs. - to announce, to declare; to make public, to promulgate
SING
vb. 1605 - to announce clearly or distinctly
ANNOY, ANNOYANCE, ANNOYED, ANNOYING, ANNOYINGLY
ACT CUTE
vb. 2002 Singapore sl. - to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion
ADAM HENRY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an AH, an asshole, a jerk; a contemptible person; a person who behaves despicably; a very stupid or annoying person
AG; AGG
adj. 1990s US sl. - angry, annoyed, irritated, aggravated (college usage)
n. 1980s sl. - problems, trouble, annoyance
vb. 1980s sl. - to annoy, to upset, to bother
AGGERPERVOKE
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy
AGGRANOY
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy
AGGRIEVED
adj. c1330 obs. - affected with grief or trouble; distressed, troubled, annoyed, vexed
AGGRO; AGRO
adj. sl. - aggravated, irritated, annoyed
n. 1969 sl. - a source of annoyance or inconvenience
AGGROVOKE; AGROVOKE
vb. 1920s Aust. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
AGGRUDGING
n. 1440 obs. - a grumbling, dissatisfaction, annoyance
AGITA
n. 1979 US sl. - upset, annoyance; anxiety, agitation
AGOMENT
n. 1957 Amer. dial. - aggravation, annoyance, frustration
AGRONOY
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy
A-HOLE
n. - an asshole; a very stupid or annoying person
ALL-INS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERISHNESS
n. 1846 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERNESS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERS
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL TORE OUT
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
ANKLE-BITER
n. 1968 colloq. - a person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying (chiefly US)
ANNOYFUL
adj. c1386 obs. rare - giving trouble, molesting, full of annoyance
ANTSY
adj. 1838 Amer. dial. - restless, eager, anxious, annoyed
ARSE!
int. 1994 UK sl. - expressing frustration, regret, or annoyance; damn!
ASS, THE
n. 1964 Amer. sl. - anger, annoyance, irritation
ASS-GRABBING
adj. 1965 Amer. sl. - annoying, vexatious
ASS-WIPE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) a useless and annoying person
BACK-HASH
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BACK UP
adj. 18C colloq. - annoyed; aroused
BADDER IT!
int. 1924 Sc. - bother it! an exclamation of annoyance
BAGHASH
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BALLBREAKER
n. 1942 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person
BALLBUSTER
n. c1944 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person
BALLS-ACHING
adj. 1912 sl. - annoying
BAM
n. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMPOT
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMSTICK
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BEEF
n. Amer. sl. - a tedious or annoying person or thing (World War II usage)
BEHOODLE
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to harass, to bother
BERAG
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to worry, to harass, to annoy
BERK; BIRK; BURK; BURKE
n. 1929 UK sl. - (mildly derogatory) an incompetent, objectionable, or annoying person; a term of abuse
BERLASKIN
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a hurting, an annoyance
BESORE
vb. 17C obs. - to vex, to annoy, to molest, to cause mischief to
BETCH
n. 2014 US sl. - an annoying person (college usage)
BIND, A
n. 1930 sl. - something very troublesome or annoying (chiefly Brit.)
BITE
vb. 1629 Eng. dial. - to vex, to annoy
BLAST!
int. 1916 - damn! an exclamation of annoyance
BLAST IT!
int. 1916 - damn! an exclamation of annoyance
BLAST MY EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
BLAST YOUR EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
BLATHERSKITE!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
BLISTER
n. 1806 colloq. - an unpleasant or despicable person; an annoying person
BLIVET; BLIVIT
n. 1940s US sl. - something annoying, unnecessary, or useless (orig. Aust. military usage)
BLOODY HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
BLOW!
int. 1871 - an exclamation of annoyance
BLOW IT!
int. 1871 - an exclamation of annoyance
BOFFLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy
BONE
n. 1944 US sl. - an irritation; an annoyance; an aggravation
BOOGERBEAR
n. 2006 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BOOGEY-BEAR; BOOGIE-BEAR
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BOSH!
int. 1852 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust; nonsense!
BOTHER!
int. 1840 UK - used for registering annoyance
BOTHER IT!
int. 1840 UK - used for registering annoyance
BOTHERATION
n. 1801 colloq. - the act of bothering; petty vexation or annoyance
int. 1861 colloq. - expressing annoyance or vexation
BOUQUET OF ASSHOLES
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) an annoying or disgusting person or thing
BOZO
n. 1916 Amer. - a clumsy, clownish, or foolish fellow; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
BRASSED OFF
adj. 1838 - annoyed and unhappy; fed up, disgruntled
BUG
vb. 1949 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. & chiefly US)
BUG DUST!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - an expression of disgust, annoyance, etc.
BUGGER!
int. 1923 - an exclamation of annoyance
BUGGERBEAR
n. 1898 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BUGGER IT!
int. 1943 - an exclamation of annoyance
BUGGERLUGS
n. 1861 sl. - an annoying or foolish person; chiefly used as an affectionate form of address, or mild term of reproof
BUGSARN IT!
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - expresses annoyance or exasperation
BUMMER
phr. 1973 - expresses disappointment or annoyance, or sympathy for another's ill fortune
BURN A PERSON'S ASS
vb. 1944 - to make a person annoyed or angry
BURN ONE UP
vb. 1931 US sl. - to annoy or infuriate one
BURN SOMEONE'S BUTT
vb. 2001 US sl. - to annoy, to irritate someone
BUST MY BOILER!
int. 1910s sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1965 Amer. sl. - to harass; to annoy
BUTCHER'S
adj. 1941 Aust. & NZ sl. - angry, annoyed
BUTTFACE
n. 1973 US sl. - a term of abuse for an ugly, annoying, or contemptible person
BUTTFACED
adj. 1973 US sl. - ugly; contemptible, annoying
BUTT-WIPE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) a useless and annoying person
BUZZ
vb. 1952 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
BY GONNIES!
int. 1931 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
BY GRABS!
int. 1898 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance (euphemism for 'by God')
BY GRAVY!
int. 1831 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
BY JIGGERS
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
CADDLE
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. - to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy
CADDLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying
CAG
vb. 1801 Eng. dial. - to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger
CAGGED
adj. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved
CANK
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to fret, to overcome
CARKY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - vexed, annoyed
CATSO!; CATZO!
int. L16 sl. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
CATTY-CORNER
adj. 1884 Amer. dial. - out of sorts, ill-tempered, annoyed, upset
CATTY-CORNERED
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - out of sorts, ill-tempered, annoyed, upset
CHAP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to anger or annoy someone
CHAPPED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - angry, annoyed
CHAP SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. 1961 US - to irritate or annoy someone
CHAP SOMEONE'S REAR
vb. 1961 US - to irritate or annoy someone
CHEESED OFF
adj. Bk1999 - bored, annoyed
CHEW
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW AT
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW FIRE
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to be upset, angry, or annoyed
CHEW ON
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW ONE'S BITS
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to be eager, anxious, or impatient; to be annoyed, upset, or angry
CHEW THE BIT
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to be eager, anxious, or impatient; to be annoyed, upset, or angry
CHEW UP
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHIZ; CHIZZ
n. 1953 Brit. sl. - an annoying circumstance
CHOCKER
adj. 1942 UK colloq. - fed up, dissatisfied, annoyed (orig. nautical usage)
CHOKED
adj. 1950 sl. - annoyed and disappointed; emotionally upset
CHRIST!
int. 1748 - an exclamation of surprise, astonishment or annoyance
CHUFFED
adj. 1960 Brit. sl. - displeased, disgruntled; annoyed and disappointed
CREAM PUFF
n. 1985 Sc. sl. - a huff; a fit of petty annoyance (rhyming sl.)
CREATE FUCK
vb. 20C sl. - to display anger or annoyance; to create an angry scene or case others annoyance
CROOK
adj. 1910 Aust. & NZ sl. - angry; annoyed (followed by 'on', 'at')
CROOKED
adj. 1942 Aust. sl. - annoyed
CROOKED ON
adj. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - annoyed, angry; hostile or averse to
CROSS AS TWO STICKS, AS
adj. c1830 colloq. - very peevish or annoyed
CRUD!
int. 1945 - used as a mild substitute for a swear word, esp. expressing disgust, annoyance, disappointment
CUT-UP
adj. 1844 sl. - annoyed, upset
DADDLE
vb. 19C Eng. dial. - to trouble, bother, annoy, worry
DAG GONE IT!
int. 19C US - Goddamn!; an expression of annoyance
DAG-GUM IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAG IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAG NAB IT!
int. 19C US - Goddamn!; an expression of annoyance
DAGS
n. 20C Aust. sl. - an excessively annoying or unpleasant person (teen usage)
DAG-WAM IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAMN!
int. 1589 - a profane imprecation; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, annoyance, frustration, etc.
DAMNED!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise, etc.
DAMN IT!
int. 1589 - a profane imprecation; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, annoyance, frustration, etc.
DAMN MY EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
DAMN SAM!
int. 1950s US - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (African-American usage)
DAMN YOUR EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
DARN!
int. 1781 - damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
DARN IT!
int. 1781 - damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
DEAR!
int. 1694 - an exclamation of woe, surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEAR ME!
int. 1848 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEARY ME!
int. 1848 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEVIL
vb. 1819 Amer. dial. - to tease, to annoy, to bother, to harass
DEVIL AND TOM WALKER, THE!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DEVIL AROUND
vb. 1902 Amer. dial. - to seek mischief; to try to annoy; to lead a loose life
DICKENS AND TOM WALKER, THE!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DICKRASH
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - an annoying or despicable person; a jerk
DINGBLASTIT!
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance or exasperation
DING BUST IT!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DING-DONG
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. - to annoy
DINGNUTS!
int. 2000 UK - used for registering annoyance or frustration as a euphemism for 'bollocks'
DIRTY ON
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - annoyed with
DISCOMMODABLE
adj. 1579 obs. rare - disagreeable, annoying
DISEASE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, unpleasantness
DOG BITE IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DOG BLAST!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG DAMN!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG FOOT IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG-GARN IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOGGONE MY CATS!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOG MY CATS!
int. 1853 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOG MY HIDE!
int. 1941 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOWN ON
adj. M19 - annoyed with; disappointed in; holding a negative opinion of
DRAG
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an annoying person; a burdensome person
vb. 1944 US sl. - to bore or annoy
DRAT!
int. 1815 - an exclamation of mild annoyance
EAR-SORE
n. 1594 obs. - annoyance to the ear; something that offends the ear
EAT
vb. 1892 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex
EAT OFF
vb. M19 sl. - to annoy, to bother
EAT ON
vb. 1918 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex
EAT ONE'S THUMBS WITH RAGE
vb. 1865 Sc. - to very angry or annoyed
EGG
vb. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag
ENNOYOUS
adj. c1420 obs. rare - annoying, vexatious, troublesome; harmful
ERK
vb. 2000s US sl. - to annoy, to irritate (African-American usage)
EYESORE
n. 1548 - a person whose presence is considered offensive, annoying, or troublesome to someone; a nuisance
FAIR COW
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - an annoying or objectionable person or circumstance
FAIZE
n. 1866 Sc. - inconvenience, annoyance
vb. 1866 Sc. - to annoy, to inconvenience, to disturb, to ruffle
FAN
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy
FART
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a stupid, despicable, and annoying person
FASCIOUS
adj. 1725 Sc. - troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful
FASH
n. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. - trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble
vb. 1585 - to weary, to be annoyed; to take trouble, to worry (chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.)
FASHERIE; FASHERY
n. 1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry
FASHIOUS
adj. 1536 Sc. & Eng. dial. - troublesome, annoying, irksome
FASHOUS
adj. 1731 Sc. - troublesome, annoying, irksome; of a task: tricky, ticklish
FASHRIE
n. 1660 Sc. - trouble, worry, annoyance
FASHY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - troublesome; annoying through intoxication
FESHOUS
adj. 1725 Eng. dial. - troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful
FIE!
int. 1250 - used to express mild disgust, annoyance etc.
FIND A HAIR IN THE NECK
vb. 1885 Sc. - to experience a difficulty or annoyance
FLIP!
int. 1989 Brit. - an exclamation of mild annoyance
FLURRY ONE'S MILK
vb. E19 sl. - to be worried, perturbed, annoyed
FLUTTER ONE'S KIDNEYS
vb. c1860 - to agitate, to greatly annoy
FLY SALTY
vb. 1930s sl. - to be annoyed or irritated; to take offense (orig. African-American usage)
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
int. 1924 colloq. - an expression of annoyance, astonishment, or impatience (orig. US)
FOR PETE'S SAKE!
int. Bk1995 US sl. - exclamation of astonishment and annoyance
FUCK!
int. 1503 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCKING ADA!
int. 1962 Brit. - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCKING HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCK IT!
int. 19C - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCK THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
int. 1979 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUSS AND PALAVER
n. 1892 - an annoying or troublesome complexity
GABY
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. - to annoy by saying unpleasant things
GADZOOKS!
int. 1653 arch. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance; a mild oath
GALL
vb. 1602 - to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to hurt in feeling; to chafe, to fret, to become pettish
GAP YOUR AXE
vb. 1998 NZ sl. - to annoy
GET
vb. 1867 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. US)
GET A GROUCH ON
vb. c1895 Amer. dial. - to become annoyed
GET IN SOMEONE'S HAIR
vb. 1949 US sl. - to annoy or irritate someone
GET OFF ONE'S BACK
vb. 1880 - to stop harassing or annoying one
GET ONE'S ANGORA
vb. 1915 Amer. sl. - to irk, to annoy, to anger or exasperate someone; to discomfit or rattle one
GET ONE'S ANIMAL
vb. 1922 Amer. sl. - to exasperate or annoy someone
GET ONE'S ASS UP
vb. 1884 Amer. sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GET ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1870 colloq. - to become or make annoyed; to become enraged
GET ONE'S GOAT
vb. 1910 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ONE'S NANNY
vb. 1908 Amer. dial. - to irritate, to annoy one
GET ONE'S NANNY-GOAT
vb. 1914 sl. - to irritate, to annoy or infuriate one
GET ONE'S SHIRT OUT
vb. 1862 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S QUINCE
vb. 1941 Aust. sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S TITS
vb. 1945 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S WICK
vb. 1945 Brit. sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. 1953 Amer. sl. - to get on someone's nerves; to annoy someone a lot
GET ON SOMEONE'S BACK
vb. 1959 Aust. sl. - to annoy, to aggravate, to nag, to criticize someone
GET ON YOUR QUINCE
vb. 1941 Aust. sl. - to annoy you
GET SOMEONE'S AFRICAN UP
vb. M19 US sl. - to annoy someone
GET THE ARSEHOLE WITH SOMEONE
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to become annoyed with someone
GET THE NEEDLE
vb. 1898 sl. - to be annoyed
GET TO ONE
vb. 1961 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. US)
GET UNDER ONE'S NAILS
vb. 1983 Amer. sl. - to annoy one
GET UP ONE'S NOSE
vb. 1951 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET YOUR DANDER UP
vb. 1831 US sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GET YOUR GANDER UP
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GIVE ONE THE IRRITS
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to annoy or irritate
GIVE ONE THE PIP
vb. 1896 - to annoy or irritate; to make angry, bad-tempered, or dispirited
GIVE ONE THE SHITS
vb. 1928 Aust. & NZ sl. - to annoy or irritate
GIVE ONE THE WORMS
vb. 20C Aust. sl. - to exasperate, to irritate, to annoy
GIVE THE NEEDLE
vb. 1887 sl. - to annoy
GODDAM
adj. E20 colloq. - perverse, annoying
GOLLY NED!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
GOOD GRABS!
int. 1898 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance (euphemism for 'good God')
GOOD GRANNY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GOOD GRAVY!
int. 1856 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
GOOD LAW!
int. 1913 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
GOODNESS GRACIOUS GRAVY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
GOOI GRIEF
vb. 1990s S. Afr. sl. - to annoy somebody
GORE
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to annoy
GOSH ALL CONNET'CUTT!
int. 1887 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FIDDLESTICKS!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FILOX!; GOSH ALL FIRELOCKS
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FISH-HOOKS!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FRIDAY!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FRIGHTY!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL HEMLOCK!
int. 1864 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL HEMLOCKS AND CHEW SPRUCE GUM!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL LIGHTNING!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL POTOMAC!
int. 1857 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL SUFFICIENCY!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL TARNATION!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH-BLAMED
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - bad, annoying, undesirable
GOSH OLD HEMLOCK!
int. 1950 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GO SNAKY
vb. 1941 Aust. & NZ sl. - to show anger or annoyance
GO UP THE SKIMMER HANDLE
vb. 1986 Amer. dial. - to be extremely annoyed
GRAME
vb. c1320 obs. - to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy
GRANNY!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc.
GRAVAMINOUS
adj. 1659 obs. - grievous, burdensome, annoying, distressing
GRAVEL
vb. 1871 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate
GREAT DAY!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT DOIN'S!
int. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT FLYING HORNED TOADS!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS!
int. 1875 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS ALIVE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE FISHES!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE GUNNER!
int. 1917 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE PISTOLS!
int. 1983 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS IN THE MORNING!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT HEAVENLY DAYS!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
GREAT HORNED TOADS!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT HORNY TOADS!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREEN
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GREEN ON
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GREEN OUT
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GROUCHED
adj. 1913 Amer. sl. - annoyed; angry
GROUCHIES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a mood of depression, annoyance, or irritation; a sully or gloomy fit
GRUMBLE IN THE GIZZARD
vb. 1785 Eng. dial. - to be annoyed, but to keep one's feelings to oneself; to be secretly displeased; to complain and be dissatisfied or discontented; to murmur or repine
GUYHANG IT!
int. c1815 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
HABBERCOCK
n. 1930 Sc. - a source of annoyance
HACK
n. 19C sl. - an annoying characteristic
vb. 1893 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad
HACKED
adj. 1892 sl. - angry, irritated; annoyed and disappointed (orig. US)
HACKED UP
adj. 1984 Amer. sl. - angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired
HACKED OFF
adj. 1930s sl. - very angry, annoyed, irritated, confused (orig. US)
HACK OFF
vb. L19 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad
HADDIE
n. 1962 UK sl. - a sod; an irritating, annoying, or unpleasant person (rhyming sl .- haddock and cod)
HADDOCK
n. 1831 UK sl. - a term of contempt or abuse; a sod, an annoying or unpleasant person (rhyming sl. - haddock and cod)
HADDOCK AND COD
n. 1962 UK sl. - a term of abuse; a sod, an annoying, irritating, or unpleasant person (rhyming sl.)
HAEMORRHOID
n. 1975 US sl. - an irritation; an annoying person
HAG
vb. 1806 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to excite to quarrel; to provoke, to irritate; to annoy, to incite; to complain, to find fault
HAIRED OFF
adj. 20C US sl. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAIRED UP
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAIR IN ONE'S NECK, A
n. a1450 - a cause of trouble or annoyance
HAIRY
adj. 1910s sl. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAISTER
vb. 1818 Sc. - to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person; to annoy
HALULU
adj. 1967 Hawaii - annoyed, upset; weak from fear
HAMMERHEAD
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - an annoying or unattractive person
HANG IT!
int. 1703 - an exclamation of annoyance
HANG IT ALL!
int. 1703 - an exclamation of annoyance
HANG ONE'S LIP
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to sulk or pout; to act annoyed or disappointed
HARMLY
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - hurtful, harmful; annoying
HARRISH
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - distress, worry, annoyance, trouble
HASSLE
n. 1945 - trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother
HATCHEL
vb. 1800 Amer. dial. - to bother, to annoy; to call to account
HAVE A BUG UP YOUR ASS
vb. 1949 US sl. - to be annoyed or angry
HAVE A HAIR IN THE NECK
vb. 1885 Sc. - to experience a difficulty or annoyance
HAVE THE ARSEHOLE WITH SOMEONE
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to be annoyed with someone
HAWK
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. - to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass
HEADACHE
n. 1909 colloq. - one who causes trouble, anxiety, or annoyance; a problematic or troublesome person
HEAVENLY DAY(S)!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
HEAVENS TO BETSY!
int. 1891 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
HEAVY
adj. c825 obs. - of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent
HECK!
int. 1887 - an exclamation of mild annoyance, anger, dismay, etc.
HEIFERED UP
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - annoyed, upset
HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
HELLCAT
n. 1603 - an evil person, suggestive of a creature from hell; now usually: a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; a pest, an annoying person; a mischievous young boy
HELL-HACK
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass
HELL ON WHEELS
n. 1843 sl. - a very troublesome or annoying person
HELL-ROOSTER
n. 1894 US sl. - a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour; a pest, an annoying person; a mischievous young boy
HELL'S BELLS!
int. 1912 - an exclamation of annoyance
HELL'S FIRE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of annoyance or disgust
HELL'S FIRE AND LITTLE FISHES!
int. 1903 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of annoyance or disgust
HELL'S TEETH!
int. 1968 - an exclamation of annoyance
HEMO
n. 1990s sl. - an annoying person
HEMORRHOID
n. 1969 US sl. - an annoying, obnoxious, or vexatious person
HESSIAN
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a troublesome, unpleasant, or boorish person, esp. a woman; a scoundrel, a rascal; an unruly, annoying, or mischievous child
HETCHEL
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. - to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag
HOLY JIGGER
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
HOLY MACKEREL!
int. 1885 Amer. sl. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or the like
HOUT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry
vb. 2002 Singapore sl. - to behave in an annoyingly adorable fashion
ADAM HENRY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an AH, an asshole, a jerk; a contemptible person; a person who behaves despicably; a very stupid or annoying person
AG; AGG
adj. 1990s US sl. - angry, annoyed, irritated, aggravated (college usage)
n. 1980s sl. - problems, trouble, annoyance
vb. 1980s sl. - to annoy, to upset, to bother
AGGERPERVOKE
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to aggravate, to irritate, to provoke, to annoy
AGGRANOY
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy
AGGRIEVED
adj. c1330 obs. - affected with grief or trouble; distressed, troubled, annoyed, vexed
AGGRO; AGRO
adj. sl. - aggravated, irritated, annoyed
n. 1969 sl. - a source of annoyance or inconvenience
AGGROVOKE; AGROVOKE
vb. 1920s Aust. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
AGGRUDGING
n. 1440 obs. - a grumbling, dissatisfaction, annoyance
AGITA
n. 1979 US sl. - upset, annoyance; anxiety, agitation
AGOMENT
n. 1957 Amer. dial. - aggravation, annoyance, frustration
AGRONOY
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy
A-HOLE
n. - an asshole; a very stupid or annoying person
ALL-INS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERISHNESS
n. 1846 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERNESS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL-OVERS
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
ALL TORE OUT
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
ANKLE-BITER
n. 1968 colloq. - a person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying (chiefly US)
ANNOYFUL
adj. c1386 obs. rare - giving trouble, molesting, full of annoyance
ANTSY
adj. 1838 Amer. dial. - restless, eager, anxious, annoyed
ARSE!
int. 1994 UK sl. - expressing frustration, regret, or annoyance; damn!
ASS, THE
n. 1964 Amer. sl. - anger, annoyance, irritation
ASS-GRABBING
adj. 1965 Amer. sl. - annoying, vexatious
ASS-WIPE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) a useless and annoying person
BACK-HASH
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BACK UP
adj. 18C colloq. - annoyed; aroused
BADDER IT!
int. 1924 Sc. - bother it! an exclamation of annoyance
BAGHASH
vb. 1816 Sc. - to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
BALLBREAKER
n. 1942 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person
BALLBUSTER
n. c1944 US sl. - a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person
BALLS-ACHING
adj. 1912 sl. - annoying
BAM
n. 1959 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMPOT
n. 1962 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; an eccentric person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BAMSTICK
n. 1965 Sc. colloq. - a foolish, annoying, or obnoxious person; a belligerent or disruptive person; often used as a contemptuous form of address
BEEF
n. Amer. sl. - a tedious or annoying person or thing (World War II usage)
BEHOODLE
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to harass, to bother
BERAG
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to worry, to harass, to annoy
BERK; BIRK; BURK; BURKE
n. 1929 UK sl. - (mildly derogatory) an incompetent, objectionable, or annoying person; a term of abuse
BERLASKIN
n. 1952 Amer. dial. - a hurting, an annoyance
BESORE
vb. 17C obs. - to vex, to annoy, to molest, to cause mischief to
BETCH
n. 2014 US sl. - an annoying person (college usage)
BIND, A
n. 1930 sl. - something very troublesome or annoying (chiefly Brit.)
BITE
vb. 1629 Eng. dial. - to vex, to annoy
BLAST!
int. 1916 - damn! an exclamation of annoyance
BLAST IT!
int. 1916 - damn! an exclamation of annoyance
BLAST MY EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
BLAST YOUR EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
BLATHERSKITE!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
BLISTER
n. 1806 colloq. - an unpleasant or despicable person; an annoying person
BLIVET; BLIVIT
n. 1940s US sl. - something annoying, unnecessary, or useless (orig. Aust. military usage)
BLOODY HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
BLOW!
int. 1871 - an exclamation of annoyance
BLOW IT!
int. 1871 - an exclamation of annoyance
BOFFLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy
BONE
n. 1944 US sl. - an irritation; an annoyance; an aggravation
BOOGERBEAR
n. 2006 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BOOGEY-BEAR; BOOGIE-BEAR
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BOSH!
int. 1852 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust; nonsense!
BOTHER!
int. 1840 UK - used for registering annoyance
BOTHER IT!
int. 1840 UK - used for registering annoyance
BOTHERATION
n. 1801 colloq. - the act of bothering; petty vexation or annoyance
int. 1861 colloq. - expressing annoyance or vexation
BOUQUET OF ASSHOLES
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) an annoying or disgusting person or thing
BOZO
n. 1916 Amer. - a clumsy, clownish, or foolish fellow; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
BRASSED OFF
adj. 1838 - annoyed and unhappy; fed up, disgruntled
BUG
vb. 1949 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. & chiefly US)
BUG DUST!
int. 1982 Amer. dial. - an expression of disgust, annoyance, etc.
BUGGER!
int. 1923 - an exclamation of annoyance
BUGGERBEAR
n. 1898 Amer. dial. - an object of fear, difficulty or annoyance
BUGGER IT!
int. 1943 - an exclamation of annoyance
BUGGERLUGS
n. 1861 sl. - an annoying or foolish person; chiefly used as an affectionate form of address, or mild term of reproof
BUGSARN IT!
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - expresses annoyance or exasperation
BUMMER
phr. 1973 - expresses disappointment or annoyance, or sympathy for another's ill fortune
BURN A PERSON'S ASS
vb. 1944 - to make a person annoyed or angry
BURN ONE UP
vb. 1931 US sl. - to annoy or infuriate one
BURN SOMEONE'S BUTT
vb. 2001 US sl. - to annoy, to irritate someone
BUST MY BOILER!
int. 1910s sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1965 Amer. sl. - to harass; to annoy
BUTCHER'S
adj. 1941 Aust. & NZ sl. - angry, annoyed
BUTTFACE
n. 1973 US sl. - a term of abuse for an ugly, annoying, or contemptible person
BUTTFACED
adj. 1973 US sl. - ugly; contemptible, annoying
BUTT-WIPE
n. Bk2006 US sl. - (derogatory) a useless and annoying person
BUZZ
vb. 1952 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate
BY GONNIES!
int. 1931 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
BY GRABS!
int. 1898 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance (euphemism for 'by God')
BY GRAVY!
int. 1831 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
BY JIGGERS
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
CADDLE
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. - to tease, to worry, to trouble, to disturb, to annoy
CADDLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying
CAG
vb. 1801 Eng. dial. - to irritate; to annoy; to affront; to anger
CAGGED
adj. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - irritated, angry, annoyed, vexed, offended; grieved
CANK
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to fret, to overcome
CARKY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - vexed, annoyed
CATSO!; CATZO!
int. L16 sl. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
CATTY-CORNER
adj. 1884 Amer. dial. - out of sorts, ill-tempered, annoyed, upset
CATTY-CORNERED
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. - out of sorts, ill-tempered, annoyed, upset
CHAP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to anger or annoy someone
CHAPPED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - angry, annoyed
CHAP SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. 1961 US - to irritate or annoy someone
CHAP SOMEONE'S REAR
vb. 1961 US - to irritate or annoy someone
CHEESED OFF
adj. Bk1999 - bored, annoyed
CHEW
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW AT
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW FIRE
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to be upset, angry, or annoyed
CHEW ON
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHEW ONE'S BITS
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to be eager, anxious, or impatient; to be annoyed, upset, or angry
CHEW THE BIT
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to be eager, anxious, or impatient; to be annoyed, upset, or angry
CHEW UP
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold
CHIZ; CHIZZ
n. 1953 Brit. sl. - an annoying circumstance
CHOCKER
adj. 1942 UK colloq. - fed up, dissatisfied, annoyed (orig. nautical usage)
CHOKED
adj. 1950 sl. - annoyed and disappointed; emotionally upset
CHRIST!
int. 1748 - an exclamation of surprise, astonishment or annoyance
CHUFFED
adj. 1960 Brit. sl. - displeased, disgruntled; annoyed and disappointed
CREAM PUFF
n. 1985 Sc. sl. - a huff; a fit of petty annoyance (rhyming sl.)
CREATE FUCK
vb. 20C sl. - to display anger or annoyance; to create an angry scene or case others annoyance
CROOK
adj. 1910 Aust. & NZ sl. - angry; annoyed (followed by 'on', 'at')
CROOKED
adj. 1942 Aust. sl. - annoyed
CROOKED ON
adj. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - annoyed, angry; hostile or averse to
CROSS AS TWO STICKS, AS
adj. c1830 colloq. - very peevish or annoyed
CRUD!
int. 1945 - used as a mild substitute for a swear word, esp. expressing disgust, annoyance, disappointment
CUT-UP
adj. 1844 sl. - annoyed, upset
DADDLE
vb. 19C Eng. dial. - to trouble, bother, annoy, worry
DAG GONE IT!
int. 19C US - Goddamn!; an expression of annoyance
DAG-GUM IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAG IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAG NAB IT!
int. 19C US - Goddamn!; an expression of annoyance
DAGS
n. 20C Aust. sl. - an excessively annoying or unpleasant person (teen usage)
DAG-WAM IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance
DAMN!
int. 1589 - a profane imprecation; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, annoyance, frustration, etc.
DAMNED!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise, etc.
DAMN IT!
int. 1589 - a profane imprecation; an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, annoyance, frustration, etc.
DAMN MY EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
DAMN SAM!
int. 1950s US - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (African-American usage)
DAMN YOUR EYES!
int. M18 sl. - an exclamation of irritation, impatience, annoyance, etc.
DARN!
int. 1781 - damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
DARN IT!
int. 1781 - damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
DEAR!
int. 1694 - an exclamation of woe, surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEAR ME!
int. 1848 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEARY ME!
int. 1848 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
DEVIL
vb. 1819 Amer. dial. - to tease, to annoy, to bother, to harass
DEVIL AND TOM WALKER, THE!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DEVIL AROUND
vb. 1902 Amer. dial. - to seek mischief; to try to annoy; to lead a loose life
DICKENS AND TOM WALKER, THE!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DICKRASH
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - an annoying or despicable person; a jerk
DINGBLASTIT!
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance or exasperation
DING BUST IT!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DING-DONG
vb. 1944 Amer. dial. - to annoy
DINGNUTS!
int. 2000 UK - used for registering annoyance or frustration as a euphemism for 'bollocks'
DIRTY ON
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - annoyed with
DISCOMMODABLE
adj. 1579 obs. rare - disagreeable, annoying
DISEASE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - annoyance, discomfort, inconvenience, unpleasantness
DOG BITE IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
DOG BLAST!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG DAMN!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG FOOT IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOG-GARN IT!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance
DOGGONE MY CATS!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOG MY CATS!
int. 1853 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOG MY HIDE!
int. 1941 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, amazement, annoyance
DOWN ON
adj. M19 - annoyed with; disappointed in; holding a negative opinion of
DRAG
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an annoying person; a burdensome person
vb. 1944 US sl. - to bore or annoy
DRAT!
int. 1815 - an exclamation of mild annoyance
EAR-SORE
n. 1594 obs. - annoyance to the ear; something that offends the ear
EAT
vb. 1892 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex
EAT OFF
vb. M19 sl. - to annoy, to bother
EAT ON
vb. 1918 US sl. - to annoy, to bother, to vex
EAT ONE'S THUMBS WITH RAGE
vb. 1865 Sc. - to very angry or annoyed
EGG
vb. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag
ENNOYOUS
adj. c1420 obs. rare - annoying, vexatious, troublesome; harmful
ERK
vb. 2000s US sl. - to annoy, to irritate (African-American usage)
EYESORE
n. 1548 - a person whose presence is considered offensive, annoying, or troublesome to someone; a nuisance
FAIR COW
n. 1904 Aust. sl. - an annoying or objectionable person or circumstance
FAIZE
n. 1866 Sc. - inconvenience, annoyance
vb. 1866 Sc. - to annoy, to inconvenience, to disturb, to ruffle
FAN
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to tease, to banter; to vex, to annoy
FART
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a stupid, despicable, and annoying person
FASCIOUS
adj. 1725 Sc. - troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful
FASH
n. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. - trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble
vb. 1585 - to weary, to be annoyed; to take trouble, to worry (chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.)
FASHERIE; FASHERY
n. 1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry
FASHIOUS
adj. 1536 Sc. & Eng. dial. - troublesome, annoying, irksome
FASHOUS
adj. 1731 Sc. - troublesome, annoying, irksome; of a task: tricky, ticklish
FASHRIE
n. 1660 Sc. - trouble, worry, annoyance
FASHY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - troublesome; annoying through intoxication
FESHOUS
adj. 1725 Eng. dial. - troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful
FIE!
int. 1250 - used to express mild disgust, annoyance etc.
FIND A HAIR IN THE NECK
vb. 1885 Sc. - to experience a difficulty or annoyance
FLIP!
int. 1989 Brit. - an exclamation of mild annoyance
FLURRY ONE'S MILK
vb. E19 sl. - to be worried, perturbed, annoyed
FLUTTER ONE'S KIDNEYS
vb. c1860 - to agitate, to greatly annoy
FLY SALTY
vb. 1930s sl. - to be annoyed or irritated; to take offense (orig. African-American usage)
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
int. 1924 colloq. - an expression of annoyance, astonishment, or impatience (orig. US)
FOR PETE'S SAKE!
int. Bk1995 US sl. - exclamation of astonishment and annoyance
FUCK!
int. 1503 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCKING ADA!
int. 1962 Brit. - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCKING HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCK IT!
int. 19C - an exclamation of annoyance
FUCK THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
int. 1979 - an exclamation of annoyance
FUSS AND PALAVER
n. 1892 - an annoying or troublesome complexity
GABY
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. - to annoy by saying unpleasant things
GADZOOKS!
int. 1653 arch. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance; a mild oath
GALL
vb. 1602 - to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to hurt in feeling; to chafe, to fret, to become pettish
GAP YOUR AXE
vb. 1998 NZ sl. - to annoy
GET
vb. 1867 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. US)
GET A GROUCH ON
vb. c1895 Amer. dial. - to become annoyed
GET IN SOMEONE'S HAIR
vb. 1949 US sl. - to annoy or irritate someone
GET OFF ONE'S BACK
vb. 1880 - to stop harassing or annoying one
GET ONE'S ANGORA
vb. 1915 Amer. sl. - to irk, to annoy, to anger or exasperate someone; to discomfit or rattle one
GET ONE'S ANIMAL
vb. 1922 Amer. sl. - to exasperate or annoy someone
GET ONE'S ASS UP
vb. 1884 Amer. sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GET ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1870 colloq. - to become or make annoyed; to become enraged
GET ONE'S GOAT
vb. 1910 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ONE'S NANNY
vb. 1908 Amer. dial. - to irritate, to annoy one
GET ONE'S NANNY-GOAT
vb. 1914 sl. - to irritate, to annoy or infuriate one
GET ONE'S SHIRT OUT
vb. 1862 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S QUINCE
vb. 1941 Aust. sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S TITS
vb. 1945 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON ONE'S WICK
vb. 1945 Brit. sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET ON SOMEONE'S ASS
vb. 1953 Amer. sl. - to get on someone's nerves; to annoy someone a lot
GET ON SOMEONE'S BACK
vb. 1959 Aust. sl. - to annoy, to aggravate, to nag, to criticize someone
GET ON YOUR QUINCE
vb. 1941 Aust. sl. - to annoy you
GET SOMEONE'S AFRICAN UP
vb. M19 US sl. - to annoy someone
GET THE ARSEHOLE WITH SOMEONE
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to become annoyed with someone
GET THE NEEDLE
vb. 1898 sl. - to be annoyed
GET TO ONE
vb. 1961 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. US)
GET UNDER ONE'S NAILS
vb. 1983 Amer. sl. - to annoy one
GET UP ONE'S NOSE
vb. 1951 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
GET YOUR DANDER UP
vb. 1831 US sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GET YOUR GANDER UP
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to become annoyed or angry
GIVE ONE THE IRRITS
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to annoy or irritate
GIVE ONE THE PIP
vb. 1896 - to annoy or irritate; to make angry, bad-tempered, or dispirited
GIVE ONE THE SHITS
vb. 1928 Aust. & NZ sl. - to annoy or irritate
GIVE ONE THE WORMS
vb. 20C Aust. sl. - to exasperate, to irritate, to annoy
GIVE THE NEEDLE
vb. 1887 sl. - to annoy
GODDAM
adj. E20 colloq. - perverse, annoying
GOLLY NED!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
GOOD GRABS!
int. 1898 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance (euphemism for 'good God')
GOOD GRANNY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GOOD GRAVY!
int. 1856 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
GOOD LAW!
int. 1913 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
GOODNESS GRACIOUS GRAVY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as a mild oath or as an expression of surprise or annoyance
GOOI GRIEF
vb. 1990s S. Afr. sl. - to annoy somebody
GORE
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to annoy
GOSH ALL CONNET'CUTT!
int. 1887 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FIDDLESTICKS!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FILOX!; GOSH ALL FIRELOCKS
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FISH-HOOKS!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FRIDAY!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL FRIGHTY!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL HEMLOCK!
int. 1864 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL HEMLOCKS AND CHEW SPRUCE GUM!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL LIGHTNING!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL POTOMAC!
int. 1857 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL SUFFICIENCY!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH ALL TARNATION!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GOSH-BLAMED
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - bad, annoying, undesirable
GOSH OLD HEMLOCK!
int. 1950 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise or annoyance
GO SNAKY
vb. 1941 Aust. & NZ sl. - to show anger or annoyance
GO UP THE SKIMMER HANDLE
vb. 1986 Amer. dial. - to be extremely annoyed
GRAME
vb. c1320 obs. - to be vexed or displeased; to fret; to anger, grieve, vex, annoy
GRANNY!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, annoyance, etc.
GRAVAMINOUS
adj. 1659 obs. - grievous, burdensome, annoying, distressing
GRAVEL
vb. 1871 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate
GREAT DAY!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT DOIN'S!
int. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT FLYING HORNED TOADS!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS!
int. 1875 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS ALIVE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE FISHES!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE GUNNER!
int. 1917 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS AND LITTLE PISTOLS!
int. 1983 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT GUNS IN THE MORNING!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT HEAVENLY DAYS!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
GREAT HORNED TOADS!
int. 1959 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREAT HORNY TOADS!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
GREEN
vb. 1923 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GREEN ON
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GREEN OUT
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. - to tease, to make a fool of; to annoy with practical jokes; to outwit
GROUCHED
adj. 1913 Amer. sl. - annoyed; angry
GROUCHIES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a mood of depression, annoyance, or irritation; a sully or gloomy fit
GRUMBLE IN THE GIZZARD
vb. 1785 Eng. dial. - to be annoyed, but to keep one's feelings to oneself; to be secretly displeased; to complain and be dissatisfied or discontented; to murmur or repine
GUYHANG IT!
int. c1815 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
HABBERCOCK
n. 1930 Sc. - a source of annoyance
HACK
n. 19C sl. - an annoying characteristic
vb. 1893 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad
HACKED
adj. 1892 sl. - angry, irritated; annoyed and disappointed (orig. US)
HACKED UP
adj. 1984 Amer. sl. - angry, annoyed; irritated; confused; tired
HACKED OFF
adj. 1930s sl. - very angry, annoyed, irritated, confused (orig. US)
HACK OFF
vb. L19 Amer. sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to anger; to provoke; to goad
HADDIE
n. 1962 UK sl. - a sod; an irritating, annoying, or unpleasant person (rhyming sl .- haddock and cod)
HADDOCK
n. 1831 UK sl. - a term of contempt or abuse; a sod, an annoying or unpleasant person (rhyming sl. - haddock and cod)
HADDOCK AND COD
n. 1962 UK sl. - a term of abuse; a sod, an annoying, irritating, or unpleasant person (rhyming sl.)
HAEMORRHOID
n. 1975 US sl. - an irritation; an annoying person
HAG
vb. 1806 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to excite to quarrel; to provoke, to irritate; to annoy, to incite; to complain, to find fault
HAIRED OFF
adj. 20C US sl. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAIRED UP
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAIR IN ONE'S NECK, A
n. a1450 - a cause of trouble or annoyance
HAIRY
adj. 1910s sl. - annoyed, furious, upset
HAISTER
vb. 1818 Sc. - to perplex, to tease, to pester, to vex, to harass a person; to annoy
HALULU
adj. 1967 Hawaii - annoyed, upset; weak from fear
HAMMERHEAD
n. 1935 Amer. dial. - an annoying or unattractive person
HANG IT!
int. 1703 - an exclamation of annoyance
HANG IT ALL!
int. 1703 - an exclamation of annoyance
HANG ONE'S LIP
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. - to sulk or pout; to act annoyed or disappointed
HARMLY
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - hurtful, harmful; annoying
HARRISH
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - distress, worry, annoyance, trouble
HASSLE
n. 1945 - trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother
HATCHEL
vb. 1800 Amer. dial. - to bother, to annoy; to call to account
HAVE A BUG UP YOUR ASS
vb. 1949 US sl. - to be annoyed or angry
HAVE A HAIR IN THE NECK
vb. 1885 Sc. - to experience a difficulty or annoyance
HAVE THE ARSEHOLE WITH SOMEONE
vb. 2002 UK sl. - to be annoyed with someone
HAWK
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. - to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass
HEADACHE
n. 1909 colloq. - one who causes trouble, anxiety, or annoyance; a problematic or troublesome person
HEAVENLY DAY(S)!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
HEAVENS TO BETSY!
int. 1891 Amer. dial. - an expression of joy, surprise, or annoyance
HEAVY
adj. c825 obs. - of persons: oppressive; troublesome, annoying; angry; severe, violent
HECK!
int. 1887 - an exclamation of mild annoyance, anger, dismay, etc.
HEIFERED UP
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. - annoyed, upset
HELL!
int. 1678 - an exclamation of annoyance
HELLCAT
n. 1603 - an evil person, suggestive of a creature from hell; now usually: a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; a pest, an annoying person; a mischievous young boy
HELL-HACK
vb. L19 sl. - to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass
HELL ON WHEELS
n. 1843 sl. - a very troublesome or annoying person
HELL-ROOSTER
n. 1894 US sl. - a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour; a pest, an annoying person; a mischievous young boy
HELL'S BELLS!
int. 1912 - an exclamation of annoyance
HELL'S FIRE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of annoyance or disgust
HELL'S FIRE AND LITTLE FISHES!
int. 1903 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of annoyance or disgust
HELL'S TEETH!
int. 1968 - an exclamation of annoyance
HEMO
n. 1990s sl. - an annoying person
HEMORRHOID
n. 1969 US sl. - an annoying, obnoxious, or vexatious person
HESSIAN
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a troublesome, unpleasant, or boorish person, esp. a woman; a scoundrel, a rascal; an unruly, annoying, or mischievous child
HETCHEL
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. - to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag
HOLY JIGGER
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
HOLY MACKEREL!
int. 1885 Amer. sl. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or the like
HOUT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry
I DON'T GIVE A MONKEY'S (FUCK)
int. 1960 UK sl. - an expression of one's annoyance, frustration, or defiance
I GANNIES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I GANNY!
int. 1969 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I GONNIES!
int. 1907 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I'LL BE A LOWDOWN SON OF A BITCH!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE A SON OF A BITCH!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE BUMSWIZZLED
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or surprise
I'LL BE GO-TO-HELL!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE GUMSWIZZLED
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or surprise
IMPORTUNE
vb. 1578 obs. - to burden; to be troublesome or wearisome to; to trouble, to worry, to pester, to annoy
IN ONE'S FACE
adj. 1953 US sl. - annoying or pestering one (orig. African-American usage)
INTERESTING
adj. 1991 US sl. - in computing: annoying or difficult
INTERFERE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to cause annoyance or hindrance
INTERRUPT
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to cause discomfort to, to disagree with; to interfere with, to attack, to pursue
I SHAN'T PLAY
phr. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - I am annoyed, I don't like it
JACKED OUT
adj. 1970s US sl. - annoyed, irritated, angry (college usage)
JACK OF
adj. Aust. sl. - tired or fed up with something
JACK SPRAT
n. 1992 UK sl. - an annoying or troublesome child (rhyming sl. for 'brat')
JAG
vb. 1888 Eng. dial. - to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle
JAG OFF
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to irritate, to play tricks on; to disparage; to reject
JAZZBO
n. 1923 Amer. sl. - a clumsy, clownish or foolish person; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
JEEMONETTIMAY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JESUS!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS CHRIST!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS H. CHRIST!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS WEPT!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, amazement, horror
JIG
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to bother or annoy
JIGGER(S)
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
JIMINETTY!
int. 1901 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JIMINY EDDIES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JUMP SALTY
vb. 1930s sl. - to be annoyed or irritated; to take offense (orig. African-American usage)
KAIM SOMEBODY'S HEAD BACKWARDS
vb. 1721 Sc. - to annoy, to tease (kaim = comb)
KEG
vb. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to annoy, to vex, to insult, to give sharp offense; to grieve
KNICKERS!
int. 1971 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance, contempt or derision
LAW SAKES ALIVE!
int. 1845 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAW SOULS!
int. 1789 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY BLESS ME!
int. 1880 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY DAISY!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY DAY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY ME!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY MERCY!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY SAKES!
int. 1968 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY'S SAKES!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWZEE!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWZEE ME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LEAVE ONE COLD
vb. Amer. sl. - to annoy; to bore (World War I usage)
LOSSYME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
MAD AS A WET HEN, AS
adj. 1821 sl. - extremely angry; intensely annoyed
MAD AS FUCK
adj. 1990s sl. - extremely annoyed
M.A.F.
adj. 1990s sl. - extremely annoyed (Mad as Fuck)
MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL
vb. 1848 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
MAKE SOMEONE PISS
vb. L17 sl. - to annoy, to infuriate, to disgust
MAKE SOMEONE'S NIPPLES ACHE
vb. 1950s sl. - to irritate, to annoy
MALEASE
n. a1300 obs. - absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble
MAR
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to irritate
MENACE
n. 1936 sl. - a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone or something very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person
MESS WITH
vb. L19 sl. - to harass, to annoy, to interfere with
MIFF
vb. 1802 - to annoy or infuriate; to take offense or offend
MIFFED
adj. 1805 - annoyed, offended, indignant, disgruntled
MISPUT
adj. 1898 Amer. dial. - annoyed, put out, upset, pouting
MOLESTIOUS
adj. 1524 obs. - troublesome, annoying
MOMMOCK
vb. 1946 Amer. dial. - to harass, to tease, to annoy, to torment, to impose on
MONKEY-TRICKS
n. c1920 sl. - any annoying action
MOP AND BUCKET!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of annoyance or pain (rhyming sl. for 'fuck it')
MUMMICK
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to harass, to tease, to impose on, to annoy, to torment
MURDERATION!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, disgust, etc.
NAFFED OFF
adj. 1990s sl. - fed up, annoyed
NAGGLED
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - bothered, annoyed
NARK
n. 1. 1846 sl. - an annoying, unpleasant or despicable person; an oaf, a jerk (chiefly Aust. & NZ)
n. 2. 1918 sl. - an annoying or unpleasant thing or situation; a source of irritation; also, a fit of anger or pique
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. & sl. - to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to exasperate; to infuriate; to become annoyed
NARKED
adj. 1888 sl. - peeved, irritated, annoyed
NAUSE
n. 1977 Brit. sl. - the problem, the annoying thing
vb. 1950s sl. - to cause problems, to annoy, to ruin a plan
NAUSED OFF
adj. 1950s sl. - furious, annoyed
NEEDLE
vb. 1. 1812 sl. - to annoy, to irritate
vb. 2. L19 sl. - to become annoyed
NETTLE
vb. 1. a1592 sl. - to annoy, to provoke
vb. 2. 1810 rare - to become irritated or annoyed
NETTLED
adj. a1400-50 - irritated, vexed, provoked, annoyed, angry
NETTLESOME
adj. a1961 - annoying, vexatious; easily provoked or annoyed (chiefly US)
NIGGLE
vb. 1796 UK colloq. - to irritate, to cause a slight but persistent annoyance
NIGGLED
adj. 1878 UK sl. - annoyed, irritated, esp. when made so by disappointed or the pettiness of others
NIRK
vb. 1861 Eng. dial. - to irk, to annoy, to harass, to weary
NOAH'S ARK
n. 1941 sl. - an annoying, unpleasant, obstructive, or quarrelsome person (rhyming sl. for 'nark')
NOORSE
vb. 1950s sl. - to cause problems, to annoy, to ruin a plan
NOSTRIL INTRUDER
n. Brit. sl. - a pest, an annoying person; someone who 'gets up your nose'
NOYOUS
adj. a1340 obs. - causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful
NUDGE
vb. 1968 US Yiddish - to nag, to annoy
O DEARY ME!
int. 1903 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
OFFENCE
n. c1430 obs. - the fact of being annoying, unpleasant, or repulsive; offensiveness; something that causes annoyance or disgust; an offensive object, quality, feature or state of things; a nuisance
OFFENSION
n. c1374 obs. - hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault
OFF ONE'S ASS
adj. 1969 Amer. sl. - no longer annoying, harassing, vexing, scolding, etc.
OH THE DEUCE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - expressing great annoyance
ON ONE'S EAR
adj. 1897 Amer. sl. - annoyed, upset
ON ONE'S FACE
adj. 1953 US sl. - annoying or pestering one (orig. African-American usage)
PAGAN
n. 2017 UK sl. - an untrustworthy, annoying individual (Black British usage)
PAGER
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - an annoying person (teen & high school usage)
PAIN
n. 1. 1910s sl. - a bothersome or annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; an irritation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE ARM
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE ARSE; PAIN IN THE ASS
n. 1934 sl. - someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance
PAIN IN THE ASSHOLE
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE
n. 1934 sl. - a nuisance; an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BALLS
n. 1973 US sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE BLEEP
n. 1972 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE BREAKFAST
n.1930s sl. - an annoying object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BUM
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BUTT
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE CLINKERS
n. 1993 Irish sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE FACE
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE FANNY
n. 1934 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE GUTS
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE HEAD
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE HOLE
n. 1991 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE NECK
n. 1. 1910s sl. - a bothersome or annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE REAR
n. Bk1981 Amer. sl. - a very annoying person or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE REAR END
n. 1937 - an annoying or tiresome person; a nuisance
PAIN IN THE WHOOSIS
n. 1934 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PALAVER
n. 1892 - an annoying or troublesome complexity
PEEVE
vb. 1908 colloq. - to disgruntle; to annoy; to infuriate; to complain, to sulk, to pout (orig. US)
PEEVED
adj. 1908 colloq. - annoyed, upset; cross
PESKY
adj. 1775 sl. - annoying (orig. & chiefly US)
PEST
n. 1609 - a very troublesome or annoying person
PESTERSOME
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. - troublesome, bothersome, annoying
PESTICATE
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to pester; to nose around
PIG-SICK
adj. 1942 sl. - annoyed, disgusted
PILL
n. 1871 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person; an obnoxious person; an annoying or boring person
PILLOCK
n. 14C Brit. sl. - a stupid or annoying person
PIPPED
adj. 1914 sl. - annoyed and disappointed
PISSED
adj. 1971 sl. - very angry; annoyed and disappointed
PISSED-OFF
adj. 1946 sl. - very angry; annoyed and disappointed
PISSER
n. 1943 sl. - someone or something very troublesome or annoying (orig. US)
PISS OFF
vb. 1946 sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to depress a person
PLAY HORSE WITH
vb. 1896 US sl. - to tease, to ridicule, to annoy, to make merry with
PRONG AT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to urge, to annoy, to importune
PULL SOMEONE'S CHAIN
vb. 1962 US sl. - to elicit someone's anger or annoyance, esp. deliberately; to nag; to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing
PUT ON
vb. 1960s sl. - to annoy; to irritate
PUT ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1800 colloq. - to make annoyed
PUT SOMEONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT
vb. 1576 UK - to annoy; to upset the plans of; to inconvenience; to disconcert
RABBIT FOOT!
int. 1920s US sl. - an exclamation of annoyance (African-American usage)
RACKETTY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - angry, annoyed
RADISHES!
int. 1970s US sl. - an exclamation of disgust and annoyance (college usage)
RAG
vb. 1897 Brit. sl. - to annoy or assail in a rough or noisy fashion; to create a disturbance or wild disorder in a room (university usage)
RAGGING
n. 1796 - the act of scolding, annoying, etc.; abuse; an instance of this
RAGGY
adj. L19 sl. - annoyed, irritated
RAG ON
vb1900 Amer. sl. -. to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
RAIZE
vb. 1991 US sl. - to annoy or harass someone
RANK
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. - to kid or tease a person; to annoy, to harass; to ridicule
RATS!
int. 1886 - an exclamation of annoyance, despair, disgust, or disapproval (orig. US)
RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE
vb. 1980 US sl. - to annoy someone; to provoke someone
RATTY
adj. 1909 colloq. - irritable, annoyed, cross, bad-tempered (orig. UK)
RAW
adj. 1811 Eng. dial. - annoyed, angry, exasperated
RED-RAG
n. 1883 sl. - a source of annoyance or disgust
RED-RAG TO A MAD-BULL, A
n. Bk1903 sl. - a source of annoyance or disgust
RILE
vb. 1836 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
RUB UP THE WRONG WAY
vb. 1862 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
RUMBLE
vb. Amer. sl. - to annoy; to anger (World War I usage)
SADDAM HUSSEIN
n. 1998 UK sl. - a pain; an irritation; an annoying person (rhyming sl.)
SALT
n. 1950s US sl. - trouble, annoyance, difficulties (African-American usage & W. Indies)
SALTY
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - ill-tempered, angry, irritated, resentful, annoyed
SAVAGE
adj. L18 sl. - extremely annoyed, furious
SET ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1800 colloq. - to make annoyed
SHACKS!
int. 1980s US sl. - a mild excl. of surprise, regret, annoyance, etc. (college usage)
SHEE-Y-IT!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHE-IT!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHIRTY
adj. 1846 colloq. - angry, annoyed; bad-tempered
SHIT!
int. 1920 - expressing annoyance, astonishment, dismissiveness, etc, or interjected with little or no meaning
SHITE!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHOOT!
int. 1934 US - an exclamation of annoyance
SHUCKINS!
int. 1893 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance, irritation, contempt, or disbelief
SHUCKS
int. US & Can. colloq. - exclamation of disappointment, annoyance etc.
SICK
adj. 1853 sl. - annoyed, worried, disgusted, often with undertones of jealousy
SICK AS A PARROT
adj. 1979 Brit. sl. - annoyed and disappointed
SINEX
n. Brit. sl. - an annoying or irritating person
SNAKY
adj. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl. - irritable, angry, annoyed
SNUFFY
adj. 1678 - annoyed, displeased, ready to take offense, touchy; sulky, angry, vexed, fault-finding; unpleasant, disagreeable
SOD IT!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SOD THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
int. 1979 - an exclamation of annoyance
SON OF A BITCH!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SONUVABITCH!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SORE
adj. a1694 - annoyed, upset
SUGAR!
int. 1905 - an exclamation of annoyance
TAIVER; TAVER
vb. 1861 Sc. - to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray
TAIVERSOME
adj. 1808 Sc. - tedious, wearisome; annoying, vexatious
TAKE SHIT
vb. 1950s sl. sl. - to suffer (and accept) humiliation, annoyance, or teasing; often in negative (orig. US)
TAKE THE CAKE
vb. 1864 sl. - to be a surpassing example, esp. for annoyance, brashness, foolishness, etc.
TARNATION!
int. 1790 - an exclamation of annoyance (chiefly US)
TEAGUE
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a plague of a person; an annoying person
TEASER
n. 1659 - one who teases, vexes, or annoys
TEED OFF
adj. 1955 sl. - annoyed and disappointed (orig. & chiefly Amer.)
TEE ONE OFF
vb. 1961 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. & chiefly Amer.)
TEMPERED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - angry, irritated, annoyed, upset
TERRIFY
vb. 1839 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain
TEW
n. 1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. - to annoy. to vex; to tease, to importune, to pester; to urge, to persuade
THAT'S TORN IT!
int. 20C sl. - an expression of annoyance indicating that something has spoiled one's plans, etc.
THRUST A PERSON'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT
vb. 1581 obs. - to annoy, upset or disconcert a person; to spoil a person's plans
TICK ONE OFF
vb. 1959 US sl. - to annoy or infuriate
TIG
vb. 1802 Eng. dial. - to annoy one by petty provocations
TORE OUT
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORE-UP
adj. 1867 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORN OUT
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORN-UP
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TO-TEEN
vb. a1250 obs. - to injure or annoy greatly
UMBRAGE
n. 1724 - displeasure, annoyance, offense, resentment
UNCOMMODED
adj. 1683 obs. - annoyed, vexed
UNCOMMODIOUS
adj. 1539 obs. - annoying, vexatious
UNCOMMODIOUSLY
adv. 1545 obs. - in an annoying or vexatious manner
UP A TREE
adj. 1910s sl. - annoyed, emotionally unstable
UP IN FEATHERS
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - annoyed, irritated
UP IN THE AIR
adj. 1906 Amer. dial. - annoyed, irritated; anxious, upset
UP ONE'S ASS
adj. 1971 Amer. sl. - immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone
URP
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to irritate
VARMINT
n. 1773 - a bothersome person; a scoundrel; an annoying person
VEX
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
n. 1815 Sc. - a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry
VEXED
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
VEXED UP
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
WALKING DISTILLER
n. E19 sl. - one who is easily annoyed, unable to take a joke
WEE-WEE OFF
vb. 1960s NZ - to annoy, to infuriate (euphemism for ‘piss off’)
WHAT A POX!
int. L16 - excl. of annoyance, irritation
WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES!
int. Bk1995 US sl. - an exclamation of surprise and annoyance
WOULDN'T IT RIP YOU!
int. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indicates annoyance or disgust
WOULDN'T IT ROCK YOU!
int. 1940 Aust. & NZ - an exclamation of annoyance
WOULDN'T IT ROOT YOU!
int. 1940 Aust. & NZ - an exclamation of disgust, exasperation, or annoyance
WOULDN'T IT ROT YOUR SOCKS!
int. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indicates annoyance or disgust
WOUND UP
adj. 2001 UK sl. - angry, annoyed
WUFFO
n. Amer. sl. - a person who annoyingly asks 'why' or 'what for' questions
X
adj. 1962 UK sl. - annoyed, irritated, angry, cross
YANK SOMEONE'S CHAIN
vb. 1980s sl. - to irritate someone; to annoy someone; to remind or distract someone forcibly
YERKSOME
adj. 1883 Sc. - annoying, irksome
int. 1960 UK sl. - an expression of one's annoyance, frustration, or defiance
I GANNIES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I GANNY!
int. 1969 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I GONNIES!
int. 1907 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
I'LL BE A LOWDOWN SON OF A BITCH!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE A SON OF A BITCH!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE BUMSWIZZLED
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or surprise
I'LL BE GO-TO-HELL!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - an expression of surprise or annoyance
I'LL BE GUMSWIZZLED
int. 1911 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or surprise
IMPORTUNE
vb. 1578 obs. - to burden; to be troublesome or wearisome to; to trouble, to worry, to pester, to annoy
IN ONE'S FACE
adj. 1953 US sl. - annoying or pestering one (orig. African-American usage)
INTERESTING
adj. 1991 US sl. - in computing: annoying or difficult
INTERFERE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to cause annoyance or hindrance
INTERRUPT
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to cause discomfort to, to disagree with; to interfere with, to attack, to pursue
I SHAN'T PLAY
phr. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - I am annoyed, I don't like it
JACKED OUT
adj. 1970s US sl. - annoyed, irritated, angry (college usage)
JACK OF
adj. Aust. sl. - tired or fed up with something
JACK SPRAT
n. 1992 UK sl. - an annoying or troublesome child (rhyming sl. for 'brat')
JAG
vb. 1888 Eng. dial. - to vex, to irritate, to annoy, to trouble; to pain, to rankle
JAG OFF
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to irritate, to play tricks on; to disparage; to reject
JAZZBO
n. 1923 Amer. sl. - a clumsy, clownish or foolish person; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
JEEMONETTIMAY!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JESUS!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS CHRIST!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS H. CHRIST!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, surprise or astonishment
JESUS WEPT!
int. 1922 - an exclamation of annoyance, amazement, horror
JIG
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to bother or annoy
JIGGER(S)
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
JIMINETTY!
int. 1901 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JIMINY EDDIES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used as an expression of surprise, anger, annoyance, etc.
JUMP SALTY
vb. 1930s sl. - to be annoyed or irritated; to take offense (orig. African-American usage)
KAIM SOMEBODY'S HEAD BACKWARDS
vb. 1721 Sc. - to annoy, to tease (kaim = comb)
KEG
vb. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to annoy, to vex, to insult, to give sharp offense; to grieve
KNICKERS!
int. 1971 sl. - an exclamation of annoyance, contempt or derision
LAW SAKES ALIVE!
int. 1845 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAW SOULS!
int. 1789 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY BLESS ME!
int. 1880 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY DAISY!
int. 1942 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY DAY!
int. 1859 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY ME!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY MERCY!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY SAKES!
int. 1968 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWSY'S SAKES!
int. 1906 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWZEE!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LAWZEE ME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
LEAVE ONE COLD
vb. Amer. sl. - to annoy; to bore (World War I usage)
LOSSYME!
int. 1914 Amer. dial. - used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay
MAD AS A WET HEN, AS
adj. 1821 sl. - extremely angry; intensely annoyed
MAD AS FUCK
adj. 1990s sl. - extremely annoyed
M.A.F.
adj. 1990s sl. - extremely annoyed (Mad as Fuck)
MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL
vb. 1848 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
MAKE SOMEONE PISS
vb. L17 sl. - to annoy, to infuriate, to disgust
MAKE SOMEONE'S NIPPLES ACHE
vb. 1950s sl. - to irritate, to annoy
MALEASE
n. a1300 obs. - absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble
MAR
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to irritate
MENACE
n. 1936 sl. - a person that is a bore or a general nuisance; someone or something very troublesome or annoying; an unpleasant, irritating person
MESS WITH
vb. L19 sl. - to harass, to annoy, to interfere with
MIFF
vb. 1802 - to annoy or infuriate; to take offense or offend
MIFFED
adj. 1805 - annoyed, offended, indignant, disgruntled
MISPUT
adj. 1898 Amer. dial. - annoyed, put out, upset, pouting
MOLESTIOUS
adj. 1524 obs. - troublesome, annoying
MOMMOCK
vb. 1946 Amer. dial. - to harass, to tease, to annoy, to torment, to impose on
MONKEY-TRICKS
n. c1920 sl. - any annoying action
MOP AND BUCKET!
int. 20C sl. - an exclamation of annoyance or pain (rhyming sl. for 'fuck it')
MUMMICK
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to harass, to tease, to impose on, to annoy, to torment
MURDERATION!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. - an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, disgust, etc.
NAFFED OFF
adj. 1990s sl. - fed up, annoyed
NAGGLED
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. - bothered, annoyed
NARK
n. 1. 1846 sl. - an annoying, unpleasant or despicable person; an oaf, a jerk (chiefly Aust. & NZ)
n. 2. 1918 sl. - an annoying or unpleasant thing or situation; a source of irritation; also, a fit of anger or pique
vb. 1860 Eng. dial. & sl. - to annoy, to vex, to irritate, to exasperate; to infuriate; to become annoyed
NARKED
adj. 1888 sl. - peeved, irritated, annoyed
NAUSE
n. 1977 Brit. sl. - the problem, the annoying thing
vb. 1950s sl. - to cause problems, to annoy, to ruin a plan
NAUSED OFF
adj. 1950s sl. - furious, annoyed
NEEDLE
vb. 1. 1812 sl. - to annoy, to irritate
vb. 2. L19 sl. - to become annoyed
NETTLE
vb. 1. a1592 sl. - to annoy, to provoke
vb. 2. 1810 rare - to become irritated or annoyed
NETTLED
adj. a1400-50 - irritated, vexed, provoked, annoyed, angry
NETTLESOME
adj. a1961 - annoying, vexatious; easily provoked or annoyed (chiefly US)
NIGGLE
vb. 1796 UK colloq. - to irritate, to cause a slight but persistent annoyance
NIGGLED
adj. 1878 UK sl. - annoyed, irritated, esp. when made so by disappointed or the pettiness of others
NIRK
vb. 1861 Eng. dial. - to irk, to annoy, to harass, to weary
NOAH'S ARK
n. 1941 sl. - an annoying, unpleasant, obstructive, or quarrelsome person (rhyming sl. for 'nark')
NOORSE
vb. 1950s sl. - to cause problems, to annoy, to ruin a plan
NOSTRIL INTRUDER
n. Brit. sl. - a pest, an annoying person; someone who 'gets up your nose'
NOYOUS
adj. a1340 obs. - causing annoyance; annoying, disagreeable, vexatious, troublesome, harmful, hurtful
NUDGE
vb. 1968 US Yiddish - to nag, to annoy
O DEARY ME!
int. 1903 Amer. dial. - expression of surprise, annoyance, etc.
OFFENCE
n. c1430 obs. - the fact of being annoying, unpleasant, or repulsive; offensiveness; something that causes annoyance or disgust; an offensive object, quality, feature or state of things; a nuisance
OFFENSION
n. c1374 obs. - hurt, injury, damage; displeasure, annoyance; what is offensive or causes disgust; wrong-doing, misdeed; fault
OFF ONE'S ASS
adj. 1969 Amer. sl. - no longer annoying, harassing, vexing, scolding, etc.
OH THE DEUCE!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. - expressing great annoyance
ON ONE'S EAR
adj. 1897 Amer. sl. - annoyed, upset
ON ONE'S FACE
adj. 1953 US sl. - annoying or pestering one (orig. African-American usage)
PAGAN
n. 2017 UK sl. - an untrustworthy, annoying individual (Black British usage)
PAGER
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. - an annoying person (teen & high school usage)
PAIN
n. 1. 1910s sl. - a bothersome or annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; an irritation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE ARM
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE ARSE; PAIN IN THE ASS
n. 1934 sl. - someone or something very troublesome or annoying; a nuisance
PAIN IN THE ASSHOLE
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BACKSIDE
n. 1934 sl. - a nuisance; an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BALLS
n. 1973 US sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE BLEEP
n. 1972 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE BREAKFAST
n.1930s sl. - an annoying object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BUM
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE BUTT
n. 1930s sl. - an annoying person, object, situation or circumstance
PAIN IN THE CLINKERS
n. 1993 Irish sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE FACE
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE FANNY
n. 1934 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE GUTS
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE HEAD
n. 1. 1910s sl. - an annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE HOLE
n. 1991 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE NECK
n. 1. 1910s sl. - a bothersome or annoying person; a bore
n. 2. 1910s sl. - an annoying situation; an irritating nuisance; anything considered unpleasant, typically a task one does not wish to perform
PAIN IN THE REAR
n. Bk1981 Amer. sl. - a very annoying person or obnoxious person
PAIN IN THE REAR END
n. 1937 - an annoying or tiresome person; a nuisance
PAIN IN THE WHOOSIS
n. 1934 sl. - an annoying or obnoxious person
PALAVER
n. 1892 - an annoying or troublesome complexity
PEEVE
vb. 1908 colloq. - to disgruntle; to annoy; to infuriate; to complain, to sulk, to pout (orig. US)
PEEVED
adj. 1908 colloq. - annoyed, upset; cross
PESKY
adj. 1775 sl. - annoying (orig. & chiefly US)
PEST
n. 1609 - a very troublesome or annoying person
PESTERSOME
adj. 1843 Amer. dial. - troublesome, bothersome, annoying
PESTICATE
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to pester; to nose around
PIG-SICK
adj. 1942 sl. - annoyed, disgusted
PILL
n. 1871 sl. - an unpleasant or despicable person; an obnoxious person; an annoying or boring person
PILLOCK
n. 14C Brit. sl. - a stupid or annoying person
PIPPED
adj. 1914 sl. - annoyed and disappointed
PISSED
adj. 1971 sl. - very angry; annoyed and disappointed
PISSED-OFF
adj. 1946 sl. - very angry; annoyed and disappointed
PISSER
n. 1943 sl. - someone or something very troublesome or annoying (orig. US)
PISS OFF
vb. 1946 sl. - to annoy, to irritate, to depress a person
PLAY HORSE WITH
vb. 1896 US sl. - to tease, to ridicule, to annoy, to make merry with
PRONG AT
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to urge, to annoy, to importune
PULL SOMEONE'S CHAIN
vb. 1962 US sl. - to elicit someone's anger or annoyance, esp. deliberately; to nag; to upset someone, esp. by teasing or harassing
PUT ON
vb. 1960s sl. - to annoy; to irritate
PUT ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1800 colloq. - to make annoyed
PUT SOMEONE'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT
vb. 1576 UK - to annoy; to upset the plans of; to inconvenience; to disconcert
RABBIT FOOT!
int. 1920s US sl. - an exclamation of annoyance (African-American usage)
RACKETTY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. - angry, annoyed
RADISHES!
int. 1970s US sl. - an exclamation of disgust and annoyance (college usage)
RAG
vb. 1897 Brit. sl. - to annoy or assail in a rough or noisy fashion; to create a disturbance or wild disorder in a room (university usage)
RAGGING
n. 1796 - the act of scolding, annoying, etc.; abuse; an instance of this
RAGGY
adj. L19 sl. - annoyed, irritated
RAG ON
vb1900 Amer. sl. -. to tease, to banter, to harass, to annoy; to engage in teasing
RAIZE
vb. 1991 US sl. - to annoy or harass someone
RANK
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. - to kid or tease a person; to annoy, to harass; to ridicule
RATS!
int. 1886 - an exclamation of annoyance, despair, disgust, or disapproval (orig. US)
RATTLE SOMEONE'S CAGE
vb. 1980 US sl. - to annoy someone; to provoke someone
RATTY
adj. 1909 colloq. - irritable, annoyed, cross, bad-tempered (orig. UK)
RAW
adj. 1811 Eng. dial. - annoyed, angry, exasperated
RED-RAG
n. 1883 sl. - a source of annoyance or disgust
RED-RAG TO A MAD-BULL, A
n. Bk1903 sl. - a source of annoyance or disgust
RILE
vb. 1836 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
RUB UP THE WRONG WAY
vb. 1862 sl. - to annoy or infuriate
RUMBLE
vb. Amer. sl. - to annoy; to anger (World War I usage)
SADDAM HUSSEIN
n. 1998 UK sl. - a pain; an irritation; an annoying person (rhyming sl.)
SALT
n. 1950s US sl. - trouble, annoyance, difficulties (African-American usage & W. Indies)
SALTY
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. - ill-tempered, angry, irritated, resentful, annoyed
SAVAGE
adj. L18 sl. - extremely annoyed, furious
SET ONE'S BACK UP
vb. c1800 colloq. - to make annoyed
SHACKS!
int. 1980s US sl. - a mild excl. of surprise, regret, annoyance, etc. (college usage)
SHEE-Y-IT!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHE-IT!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHIRTY
adj. 1846 colloq. - angry, annoyed; bad-tempered
SHIT!
int. 1920 - expressing annoyance, astonishment, dismissiveness, etc, or interjected with little or no meaning
SHITE!
int. 1920 - an exclamation of annoyance
SHOOT!
int. 1934 US - an exclamation of annoyance
SHUCKINS!
int. 1893 Amer. dial. - an expression of annoyance, irritation, contempt, or disbelief
SHUCKS
int. US & Can. colloq. - exclamation of disappointment, annoyance etc.
SICK
adj. 1853 sl. - annoyed, worried, disgusted, often with undertones of jealousy
SICK AS A PARROT
adj. 1979 Brit. sl. - annoyed and disappointed
SINEX
n. Brit. sl. - an annoying or irritating person
SNAKY
adj. 1919 Aust. & NZ sl. - irritable, angry, annoyed
SNUFFY
adj. 1678 - annoyed, displeased, ready to take offense, touchy; sulky, angry, vexed, fault-finding; unpleasant, disagreeable
SOD IT!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SOD THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
int. 1979 - an exclamation of annoyance
SON OF A BITCH!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SONUVABITCH!
int. 1953 - an exclamation of annoyance
SORE
adj. a1694 - annoyed, upset
SUGAR!
int. 1905 - an exclamation of annoyance
TAIVER; TAVER
vb. 1861 Sc. - to annoy, to vex, to irritate; to bewilder or confuse with much talking or questioning; to lead astray
TAIVERSOME
adj. 1808 Sc. - tedious, wearisome; annoying, vexatious
TAKE SHIT
vb. 1950s sl. sl. - to suffer (and accept) humiliation, annoyance, or teasing; often in negative (orig. US)
TAKE THE CAKE
vb. 1864 sl. - to be a surpassing example, esp. for annoyance, brashness, foolishness, etc.
TARNATION!
int. 1790 - an exclamation of annoyance (chiefly US)
TEAGUE
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a plague of a person; an annoying person
TEASER
n. 1659 - one who teases, vexes, or annoys
TEED OFF
adj. 1955 sl. - annoyed and disappointed (orig. & chiefly Amer.)
TEE ONE OFF
vb. 1961 sl. - to annoy or infuriate (orig. & chiefly Amer.)
TEMPERED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - angry, irritated, annoyed, upset
TERRIFY
vb. 1839 Eng. dial. - to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain
TEW
n. 1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. - to annoy. to vex; to tease, to importune, to pester; to urge, to persuade
THAT'S TORN IT!
int. 20C sl. - an expression of annoyance indicating that something has spoiled one's plans, etc.
THRUST A PERSON'S NOSE OUT OF JOINT
vb. 1581 obs. - to annoy, upset or disconcert a person; to spoil a person's plans
TICK ONE OFF
vb. 1959 US sl. - to annoy or infuriate
TIG
vb. 1802 Eng. dial. - to annoy one by petty provocations
TORE OUT
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORE-UP
adj. 1867 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORN OUT
adj. 1903 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TORN-UP
adj. 1855 Amer. dial. - in an emotionally aroused state; angry, excited, annoyed, upset, troubled
TO-TEEN
vb. a1250 obs. - to injure or annoy greatly
UMBRAGE
n. 1724 - displeasure, annoyance, offense, resentment
UNCOMMODED
adj. 1683 obs. - annoyed, vexed
UNCOMMODIOUS
adj. 1539 obs. - annoying, vexatious
UNCOMMODIOUSLY
adv. 1545 obs. - in an annoying or vexatious manner
UP A TREE
adj. 1910s sl. - annoyed, emotionally unstable
UP IN FEATHERS
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. - annoyed, irritated
UP IN THE AIR
adj. 1906 Amer. dial. - annoyed, irritated; anxious, upset
UP ONE'S ASS
adj. 1971 Amer. sl. - immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone
URP
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to annoy, to bother, to irritate
VARMINT
n. 1773 - a bothersome person; a scoundrel; an annoying person
VEX
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
n. 1815 Sc. - a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry
VEXED
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
VEXED UP
adj. 1930s sl. - annoyed, angry (orig. W. Indies)
WALKING DISTILLER
n. E19 sl. - one who is easily annoyed, unable to take a joke
WEE-WEE OFF
vb. 1960s NZ - to annoy, to infuriate (euphemism for ‘piss off’)
WHAT A POX!
int. L16 - excl. of annoyance, irritation
WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES!
int. Bk1995 US sl. - an exclamation of surprise and annoyance
WOULDN'T IT RIP YOU!
int. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indicates annoyance or disgust
WOULDN'T IT ROCK YOU!
int. 1940 Aust. & NZ - an exclamation of annoyance
WOULDN'T IT ROOT YOU!
int. 1940 Aust. & NZ - an exclamation of disgust, exasperation, or annoyance
WOULDN'T IT ROT YOUR SOCKS!
int. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - indicates annoyance or disgust
WOUND UP
adj. 2001 UK sl. - angry, annoyed
WUFFO
n. Amer. sl. - a person who annoyingly asks 'why' or 'what for' questions
X
adj. 1962 UK sl. - annoyed, irritated, angry, cross
YANK SOMEONE'S CHAIN
vb. 1980s sl. - to irritate someone; to annoy someone; to remind or distract someone forcibly
YERKSOME
adj. 1883 Sc. - annoying, irksome