REVERSE DICTIONARY B
BEER - BEGEZ
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• BEER Part 1 Adjectives, Interjections, & Nouns to 1899
• BEER Part 2 Nouns from 1900 onwards & Verbs
• BEETLE - BEFUDDLE
• BEG Part 1 Adjectives & Nouns to 1880s
• BEG Part 2 Nouns from 1890 onwards & Verbs
• BEGET
BEER
Part 1 Adjectives, Interjections, & Nouns to 1899
(includes ALE, etc.)
adj. 1485 arch. - of beer, ale, etc.: weak, poor, or inferior in quality SINGLE
adj. a1529 - of intoxicating liquors, chiefly ale: having a head, foaming; strong NAPPY
adj. L16 sl. - intoxicated with ale ALECIE; ALECY
adj. 1600 obs. - of ale or other liquors: strong, good, prime NIPPITATE
adj. a1640 obs. - of beer or wine: strong, powerful LUSTY
adj. 1694 - having the nature or properties of beer BEERISH
adj. c1700 Sc. - of ale or liquor: foaming, brisk, strong, rich, heady NAPPIE
adj. 1784 - pertaining to beer, of beer (humorous usage) CERVISIAL
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - of milk or beer: sour, on the point of turning sour APRILLED
adj. M18 sl. - of a beer bottle, whisky bottle, or other bottle: finished, empty DEAD
adj. 1841 - pertaining to beer (nonce word) CEREVISIOUS
adj. 1865 Aust. sl. - drinking alcohol, esp. beer ON THE TURPS
adj. 1879 Sc. - seasoned with ale YILL-SEASONED
adj. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of ale or beer: sour, acid, sharp HARD
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - full of beer; drunk ALE-SOAKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - 'given to pot companionship' ALE-YOTTLING
adj. Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of beer, spirits, etc.: flat, stale DEAD AS DITCHWATER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of beer: sour VINNED; VINNIED; VINNY
adj. 1967 US sl. - of beer: in a can IN THE ARMOUR
adj. 1992 UK sl. - of the weather and beer: cloudy (rhyming sl.) DULL AND DOWDY
adj. 1996 UK sl. - under the influence of beer; drunk ALED UP
int. L19 sl. - give me a beer BEER ME!
n. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the froth or 'head' of beer when poured out BARM
n. c1430 obs. - the froth or 'head' of new or fermenting beer YEAST
n. 1470-85 obs. - the quantity of bread or ale made at one time CAST
n. 1531 obs. - the retailing of ale or other strong drink; the business of a 'tippler' TIPPLING
n. 1532 obs. - second-quality ale YEOMAN ALE
n. c1550 - a lover of malted liquors; a beer drinker; a drunkard; a tippler MALTWORM
n. a1575 obs. - good ale or other liquor NIPPITATE
n. 1577 obs. - one who loves malt liquor; a toper; a lover of beer MALT-BUG
n. 1577 obs. - strong and heady ale MAD DOG
n. 1587 obs. - strong ale ANGELS'-FOOD
n. 1593 - strong ale BARLEY-BROTH
n. E16 sl. - strong ale NAPPING-GEAR; NAPPY ALE
n. L16 colloq. - weak beer; inferior liquor; strong homebrewed liquor ROT-GUT
n. L16 sl. - very cheap or inferior ale DAGGER-ALE
n. 1600 sl. - a confirmed tippler, a beer drunkard BEER BARREL
n. 1619 obs. rare - a seller of ale KANIKER
n. 1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the 'lashings' or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer TAP-LASH
n. 1625 obs. - ale STRONG BARLEY-WATER
n. c1648-50 - malt liquor, beer OIL OF MALT
n. 1671 cant obs. - drink, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor BUB
n. 1674 Eng. dial. - a flagon of ale GUN
n. 1685 Sc. & Eng. dial. - liquid of any sort, esp. milk or beer, taken with solid food SAP
n. 1686 Eng. dial. obs. - nut-brown ale BERRY-BROWN
n. 17C Brit. sl. - beer and ale BELSH
n. 17C Brit. sl. - beer OIL OF BARLEY; OYLE OF BARLEY
n. 17C sl. - a false measure in a pot of beer NICK-POT
n. M17 sl. - second-rate or sour beer QUEER BUB
n. M17 sl. - strong beer HUMMING ALE; HUMMING BEER; HUMMING BUB; HUMMING LIQUOR; HUMMING PUNCH; HUMMING STUFF; HUMMING TIPPLE
n. L17 - beer GUZZLE
n. L17 sl. - alcohol, esp. beer LUSH; LUSHO
n. L17 sl. - beer BARLEY JUICE; WATER
n. L17 sl. - strong ale or beer OLD PHARAOH
n. L17 sl. - strong ale or liquor KNOCK-DOWN
n. 1706 sl. - malt liquors, beer, porter; all sorts of beer BELCH
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale BARLEY-BREE; BARLEY-BROO
n. 1728 sl. - apricot ale APRICOCK WATER
n. 1738 UK sl. - weak thin beer or other liquor WHIP-BELLY
n. c1740 colloq. - a strong ale OLD BOY
n. 1743 - ale; liquor NAPPIE; NAPPY
n. c1750 cant - inferior beer; 'small and naughtye drynke' QUEER BOOZE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - mild ale MILDCHEE
n. 1790 Eng. dial - small beer THIN DRINK
n. 1796 sl. - orig, weak inferior beer; later, beer in general SWIPES; SWYPES
n. E18 sl. - very strong ale, made from the new season's hops HUMMING OCTOBER
n. L18 sl. - persimmon beer SIMMON BEER
n. 1804 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the head or foam on a glass of ale; ale, strong beer NAP
n. 1804 sl. - alcohol; often applied specifically to beer GROG
n. 1813 Sc. - strong ale EIGHT PENCE DRINK
n. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a house where ale is sold ALE-HOUSE
n. 1818 sl. - beer; liquor generally GATTER
n. 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial. - ale YILL
n. c1820 sl. - ale or stout taken after spirits (and water) DAMPER
n. 1821 sl. - beer HEAVY WET
n. 1821 Sc. - small beer Sc. THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE
n. 1823 sl. - beer HEAVY
n. 1826 Eng. dial. - sour drink; sour ale, cider, wine, etc.; very weak , sour beer BELLY-VENGEANCE
n. 1832 - beer AMBER NECTAR
n. 1841 - one who drinks beer BEER-BIBBER
n. 1845 sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-GUZZLER
n. 1848 Aust. sl. - Australian-brewed beer SHE-OAK
n. 1851 Eng. dial. sl. - beer BARREL TINTER
n. 1857 UK sl. - ale (rhyming sl.) SHIP (IN FULL SAIL)
n. 1859 UK back-slang - beer REEB
n. 1860 - alcohol; often applied specifically to beer (jocular usage) NECK-OIL
n. c1860 sl. - very inferior beer CLINK
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - ale BARREL-TEARS
n. 1865 Aust. sl. - beer TURPS
n. 1865 rare - a beer-drinking class or set BEERHOOD
n. 1866 - a beer-mug or tankard KRUG
n. 1866 US sl. - a hard drinker; a drunkard BEER JERKER
n. 1867 - a glass of "Bock" beer, or any other beer BOCK
n. 1867 sl. - wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor (nautical uasge) FOGRAM
n. 1869 US sl. - a beer drunkard BEERHEAD
n. 1870 Sc. - small beer INKER-PINKER
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a beer sot; a drunkard BEER-SWAB
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - an ale-drinker; a sot YAL-SOAKER; YAL-SWAB; YAL-SWATTLER; YAL-SWIZZLER; YAL-YOTTLER
n. 1876 US sl. - a (heavy) consumer of beer BEER-PUNISHER
n. 1877 colloq. - beery quality or condition BEERINESS
n. 1878 US sl. - one who frequents saloons in the hope of cadging free beer BEER-BUZZER
n. 1880 Brit. sl. - beer; a glass of beer (rhyming sl.) PIG'S EAR
n. 1880 Eng. dial. - strong beer TANGLE-LEG(S)
n. 1880 obs. - ale brewed for christening BED-ALE
n. c1880 Aust. sl. - beer made in Australia ARTESIAN
n. 1881 - a ludicrous name for the brewing and beer-selling interest BEEROCRACY
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - home-brewed beer or liquor MACOOLA; MAHKOOLAH
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a drunkard BEER-SWIPER
n. 1885 Amer. sl. - a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer GROWLER
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - weak beer TIB
n. 1887 sl. - a great consumer of beer, one who more than drinks it – who lives on it BEER-EATER
n. 1888 obs. rare - a measure for beer formerly used in Wales, equal to about two-thirds of a pint BLUE MEASURE
n. 1888 sl. - a half-pint of beer HALF
n. 1889 Aust. sl. - a glass or measure of beer; it now typically measures 6 oz (170 ml) BUTCHER
n. 1889 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-CHEWER; BEERSUCKER
n. 1889 sl. - a drink; usually applied specifically to a drink of beer BEVIE; BEVVY; BEVY
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - ale and porter equally mixed ARF-AN'-'ARF
n. Bk1891 - a hard beer drinker; specifically, one drinking to such excess that he vomits BELCHER
n. Bk1891 - a tippler BEER-VAT
n. Bk1891 - a tippler; a regular beer drinker BEER-SLINGER
n. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a vessel to draw beer into RANTER
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - ale and beer mixed SWIZZLE
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - beer CASCADE
n. 1895 Aust. sl. - a bottle of beer RABBIT
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - weak beer, broth, tea, etc. WACK-ROWDY-DOW
n. 1896 sl. - one who has a great capacity for beer or other drink; one who can drink a great deal of beer before becoming intoxicated; a drinker, a drunkard TANK
n. 1897 Aust. sl. - inferior beer SHIPOO; SHYPOO
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bottle of porter BLACK-SPOOL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a manorial officer whose duty it was to look to the assize and goodness of bread and ale within the precincts of the manor ALE-CONNER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ale-drinker; a drunkard ALE-SOAKER; ALE-YOTTLER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an officer appointed to prevent the adulteration of ale ALE-TASTER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - small beer, treacle beer BEGGEL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - something sharp or pungent, as a keen wind or frost, a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits BINGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the debt for drink at an ale-house recorded with chalk marks on the door ALE-SCORE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a seller of ale BIBSTER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - one who pours out or hands round ale BELLER
n. 1899 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-SPARRER
n. 1899 US sl. - an empty alcohol bottle or beer can DEAD SOLDIER
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a pot of beer (rhyming sl.) SIR WALTER SCOTT
n. 19C Eng. dial. - beer or ale BARLEY-CORN
n. 19C sl. - a beer drinker MALT COVE; MALTY COVE
n. 19C sl. - a glass of beer or porter taken after drinking spirits and water COOLER
n. 19C sl. - beer, stout BUNG-JUICE
n. 19C sl. - light ale (rhyming sl.) DAY AND NIGHT
n. 19C sl. - weak beer, without body ALL ARMS AND LEGS
n. 19C - small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him ACT OF PARLIAMENT
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a drink of beer AMBER TRANSFUSION
n. M19 Aust. sl. - beer AMBER BEVERAGE; AMBER BREW; AMBER FLUID; AMBER LIQUID
n. M19 sl. - a beer and a shot of whisky (orig. US) A BEER AND A BALL
n. M19 sl. - a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits LONG DRINK
n. M19 sl. - sour beer QUEER BELCH
n. M19 sl. - strong beer FAT ALE; OUT-AND-OUT
n. M19 sl. - table beer, weak beer SWANKEY; SWANKY
n. L19 Eng. sl. - inferior beer ALLS
n. L19 Eng. sl. - weak beer or tea; i.e. a drink that has 'no body' ARMS AND LEGS
n. L19 sl. - a drinker, a drunkard BEER-TANK
n. L19 sl. - a mixture of stout and mild ale WAR CRY
n. L19 sl. - beer OCHORBOC; SAILOR'S CHAMPAGNE
n. L19 sl. - beer, alcohol in general (orig. Aust.) WALLOP
n. L19 sl. - porter, stout, any black beer MAN-KILLER
adj. 1485 arch. - of beer, ale, etc.: weak, poor, or inferior in quality SINGLE
adj. a1529 - of intoxicating liquors, chiefly ale: having a head, foaming; strong NAPPY
adj. L16 sl. - intoxicated with ale ALECIE; ALECY
adj. 1600 obs. - of ale or other liquors: strong, good, prime NIPPITATE
adj. a1640 obs. - of beer or wine: strong, powerful LUSTY
adj. 1694 - having the nature or properties of beer BEERISH
adj. c1700 Sc. - of ale or liquor: foaming, brisk, strong, rich, heady NAPPIE
adj. 1784 - pertaining to beer, of beer (humorous usage) CERVISIAL
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - of milk or beer: sour, on the point of turning sour APRILLED
adj. M18 sl. - of a beer bottle, whisky bottle, or other bottle: finished, empty DEAD
adj. 1841 - pertaining to beer (nonce word) CEREVISIOUS
adj. 1865 Aust. sl. - drinking alcohol, esp. beer ON THE TURPS
adj. 1879 Sc. - seasoned with ale YILL-SEASONED
adj. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of ale or beer: sour, acid, sharp HARD
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - full of beer; drunk ALE-SOAKED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - 'given to pot companionship' ALE-YOTTLING
adj. Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. - of beer, spirits, etc.: flat, stale DEAD AS DITCHWATER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of beer: sour VINNED; VINNIED; VINNY
adj. 1967 US sl. - of beer: in a can IN THE ARMOUR
adj. 1992 UK sl. - of the weather and beer: cloudy (rhyming sl.) DULL AND DOWDY
adj. 1996 UK sl. - under the influence of beer; drunk ALED UP
int. L19 sl. - give me a beer BEER ME!
n. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the froth or 'head' of beer when poured out BARM
n. c1430 obs. - the froth or 'head' of new or fermenting beer YEAST
n. 1470-85 obs. - the quantity of bread or ale made at one time CAST
n. 1531 obs. - the retailing of ale or other strong drink; the business of a 'tippler' TIPPLING
n. 1532 obs. - second-quality ale YEOMAN ALE
n. c1550 - a lover of malted liquors; a beer drinker; a drunkard; a tippler MALTWORM
n. a1575 obs. - good ale or other liquor NIPPITATE
n. 1577 obs. - one who loves malt liquor; a toper; a lover of beer MALT-BUG
n. 1577 obs. - strong and heady ale MAD DOG
n. 1587 obs. - strong ale ANGELS'-FOOD
n. 1593 - strong ale BARLEY-BROTH
n. E16 sl. - strong ale NAPPING-GEAR; NAPPY ALE
n. L16 colloq. - weak beer; inferior liquor; strong homebrewed liquor ROT-GUT
n. L16 sl. - very cheap or inferior ale DAGGER-ALE
n. 1600 sl. - a confirmed tippler, a beer drunkard BEER BARREL
n. 1619 obs. rare - a seller of ale KANIKER
n. 1623 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the 'lashings' or washings of casks or glasses; dregs or refuse of liquor; very weak or stale beer TAP-LASH
n. 1625 obs. - ale STRONG BARLEY-WATER
n. c1648-50 - malt liquor, beer OIL OF MALT
n. 1671 cant obs. - drink, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor BUB
n. 1674 Eng. dial. - a flagon of ale GUN
n. 1685 Sc. & Eng. dial. - liquid of any sort, esp. milk or beer, taken with solid food SAP
n. 1686 Eng. dial. obs. - nut-brown ale BERRY-BROWN
n. 17C Brit. sl. - beer and ale BELSH
n. 17C Brit. sl. - beer OIL OF BARLEY; OYLE OF BARLEY
n. 17C sl. - a false measure in a pot of beer NICK-POT
n. M17 sl. - second-rate or sour beer QUEER BUB
n. M17 sl. - strong beer HUMMING ALE; HUMMING BEER; HUMMING BUB; HUMMING LIQUOR; HUMMING PUNCH; HUMMING STUFF; HUMMING TIPPLE
n. L17 - beer GUZZLE
n. L17 sl. - alcohol, esp. beer LUSH; LUSHO
n. L17 sl. - beer BARLEY JUICE; WATER
n. L17 sl. - strong ale or beer OLD PHARAOH
n. L17 sl. - strong ale or liquor KNOCK-DOWN
n. 1706 sl. - malt liquors, beer, porter; all sorts of beer BELCH
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. - malt liquor, esp. whisky or ale BARLEY-BREE; BARLEY-BROO
n. 1728 sl. - apricot ale APRICOCK WATER
n. 1738 UK sl. - weak thin beer or other liquor WHIP-BELLY
n. c1740 colloq. - a strong ale OLD BOY
n. 1743 - ale; liquor NAPPIE; NAPPY
n. c1750 cant - inferior beer; 'small and naughtye drynke' QUEER BOOZE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - mild ale MILDCHEE
n. 1790 Eng. dial - small beer THIN DRINK
n. 1796 sl. - orig, weak inferior beer; later, beer in general SWIPES; SWYPES
n. E18 sl. - very strong ale, made from the new season's hops HUMMING OCTOBER
n. L18 sl. - persimmon beer SIMMON BEER
n. 1804 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the head or foam on a glass of ale; ale, strong beer NAP
n. 1804 sl. - alcohol; often applied specifically to beer GROG
n. 1813 Sc. - strong ale EIGHT PENCE DRINK
n. 1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a house where ale is sold ALE-HOUSE
n. 1818 sl. - beer; liquor generally GATTER
n. 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial. - ale YILL
n. c1820 sl. - ale or stout taken after spirits (and water) DAMPER
n. 1821 sl. - beer HEAVY WET
n. 1821 Sc. - small beer Sc. THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE
n. 1823 sl. - beer HEAVY
n. 1826 Eng. dial. - sour drink; sour ale, cider, wine, etc.; very weak , sour beer BELLY-VENGEANCE
n. 1832 - beer AMBER NECTAR
n. 1841 - one who drinks beer BEER-BIBBER
n. 1845 sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-GUZZLER
n. 1848 Aust. sl. - Australian-brewed beer SHE-OAK
n. 1851 Eng. dial. sl. - beer BARREL TINTER
n. 1857 UK sl. - ale (rhyming sl.) SHIP (IN FULL SAIL)
n. 1859 UK back-slang - beer REEB
n. 1860 - alcohol; often applied specifically to beer (jocular usage) NECK-OIL
n. c1860 sl. - very inferior beer CLINK
n. 1864 Eng. dial. - ale BARREL-TEARS
n. 1865 Aust. sl. - beer TURPS
n. 1865 rare - a beer-drinking class or set BEERHOOD
n. 1866 - a beer-mug or tankard KRUG
n. 1866 US sl. - a hard drinker; a drunkard BEER JERKER
n. 1867 - a glass of "Bock" beer, or any other beer BOCK
n. 1867 sl. - wine, beer, or spirits of indifferent quality; any kind of liquor (nautical uasge) FOGRAM
n. 1869 US sl. - a beer drunkard BEERHEAD
n. 1870 Sc. - small beer INKER-PINKER
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - a beer sot; a drunkard BEER-SWAB
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. - an ale-drinker; a sot YAL-SOAKER; YAL-SWAB; YAL-SWATTLER; YAL-SWIZZLER; YAL-YOTTLER
n. 1876 US sl. - a (heavy) consumer of beer BEER-PUNISHER
n. 1877 colloq. - beery quality or condition BEERINESS
n. 1878 US sl. - one who frequents saloons in the hope of cadging free beer BEER-BUZZER
n. 1880 Brit. sl. - beer; a glass of beer (rhyming sl.) PIG'S EAR
n. 1880 Eng. dial. - strong beer TANGLE-LEG(S)
n. 1880 obs. - ale brewed for christening BED-ALE
n. c1880 Aust. sl. - beer made in Australia ARTESIAN
n. 1881 - a ludicrous name for the brewing and beer-selling interest BEEROCRACY
n. 1882 Amer. dial. - home-brewed beer or liquor MACOOLA; MAHKOOLAH
n. 1882 Aust. sl. - a drunkard BEER-SWIPER
n. 1885 Amer. sl. - a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer GROWLER
n. 1886 Eng. dial. - weak beer TIB
n. 1887 sl. - a great consumer of beer, one who more than drinks it – who lives on it BEER-EATER
n. 1888 obs. rare - a measure for beer formerly used in Wales, equal to about two-thirds of a pint BLUE MEASURE
n. 1888 sl. - a half-pint of beer HALF
n. 1889 Aust. sl. - a glass or measure of beer; it now typically measures 6 oz (170 ml) BUTCHER
n. 1889 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-CHEWER; BEERSUCKER
n. 1889 sl. - a drink; usually applied specifically to a drink of beer BEVIE; BEVVY; BEVY
n. B1890 Eng. sl. - ale and porter equally mixed ARF-AN'-'ARF
n. Bk1891 - a hard beer drinker; specifically, one drinking to such excess that he vomits BELCHER
n. Bk1891 - a tippler BEER-VAT
n. Bk1891 - a tippler; a regular beer drinker BEER-SLINGER
n. 1892 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a vessel to draw beer into RANTER
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - ale and beer mixed SWIZZLE
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - beer CASCADE
n. 1895 Aust. sl. - a bottle of beer RABBIT
n. 1895 Eng. dial. - weak beer, broth, tea, etc. WACK-ROWDY-DOW
n. 1896 sl. - one who has a great capacity for beer or other drink; one who can drink a great deal of beer before becoming intoxicated; a drinker, a drunkard TANK
n. 1897 Aust. sl. - inferior beer SHIPOO; SHYPOO
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bottle of porter BLACK-SPOOL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a manorial officer whose duty it was to look to the assize and goodness of bread and ale within the precincts of the manor ALE-CONNER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an ale-drinker; a drunkard ALE-SOAKER; ALE-YOTTLER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an officer appointed to prevent the adulteration of ale ALE-TASTER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - small beer, treacle beer BEGGEL
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - something sharp or pungent, as a keen wind or frost, a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits BINGER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - the debt for drink at an ale-house recorded with chalk marks on the door ALE-SCORE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - a seller of ale BIBSTER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - one who pours out or hands round ale BELLER
n. 1899 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer BEER-SPARRER
n. 1899 US sl. - an empty alcohol bottle or beer can DEAD SOLDIER
n. 19C Brit. sl. - a pot of beer (rhyming sl.) SIR WALTER SCOTT
n. 19C Eng. dial. - beer or ale BARLEY-CORN
n. 19C sl. - a beer drinker MALT COVE; MALTY COVE
n. 19C sl. - a glass of beer or porter taken after drinking spirits and water COOLER
n. 19C sl. - beer, stout BUNG-JUICE
n. 19C sl. - light ale (rhyming sl.) DAY AND NIGHT
n. 19C sl. - weak beer, without body ALL ARMS AND LEGS
n. 19C - small beer, five pints of which, by an act of Parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give gratis to each soldier billeted upon him ACT OF PARLIAMENT
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a drink of beer AMBER TRANSFUSION
n. M19 Aust. sl. - beer AMBER BEVERAGE; AMBER BREW; AMBER FLUID; AMBER LIQUID
n. M19 sl. - a beer and a shot of whisky (orig. US) A BEER AND A BALL
n. M19 sl. - a glass of beer, or a soft drink, as opposed to wine or spirits LONG DRINK
n. M19 sl. - sour beer QUEER BELCH
n. M19 sl. - strong beer FAT ALE; OUT-AND-OUT
n. M19 sl. - table beer, weak beer SWANKEY; SWANKY
n. L19 Eng. sl. - inferior beer ALLS
n. L19 Eng. sl. - weak beer or tea; i.e. a drink that has 'no body' ARMS AND LEGS
n. L19 sl. - a drinker, a drunkard BEER-TANK
n. L19 sl. - a mixture of stout and mild ale WAR CRY
n. L19 sl. - beer OCHORBOC; SAILOR'S CHAMPAGNE
n. L19 sl. - beer, alcohol in general (orig. Aust.) WALLOP
n. L19 sl. - porter, stout, any black beer MAN-KILLER
BEER
Part 2 Nouns from 1900 onwards & Verbs
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - very poor beer RATTLE-TAP
n. 1900s sl. - first-rate whisky or beer CLEAR MCCOY; MCCOY
n. 1902 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer SPARRER
n. Bk1902 sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) NEVER-FEAR
n. 1903 sl. - porter APRON-WASHINGS
n. Bk1903 back-slang - a pot of beer TOP OF REEB
n. 1904 Aust. & US sl. - beer SLOP(S)
n. 1904 Sc. - ale ALE-SUP
n. 1904 sl. - beer (orig. & chiefly US) SUDS
n. Bk1904 cant - ale STRIDE-WIDE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a half-pint of ale or beer HALF-HORN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - small, thin, poor beer TINSY-WINSY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the strongest home-brewed beer RAMSTAM
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECKER
n. 1907 US sl. - a heavy drinker BEERHOUND
n. 1909 UK sl. - a pint drink comprising equal measures of two different beers HALF AND HALF
n. 1909 US - beer with low alcohol content; beer with less than .5 percent alcohol content NEAR BEER
n. 1910 Aust. sl. - a drinker (of beer) WALLOPER
n. 1910s Aust. & US sl. - a bottle of beer BUNNY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - liquor; whisky, ale, etc. BREE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a pail of beer BUCKET OF SUDS
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - cheap beer THIRD RAIL BEER
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - a standard 8-oz beer glass; a drink of beer SHELL
n. 1919 sl. - a beer-drinking session BEER-UP
n. 1920 US sl. - weak or unpalatable beer HORSE PISS
n. c1920 Aust. sl. - a waisted glass in which beer is served; hence, the beer itself LADY'S WAIST
n. 1920s sl. - ale (rhyming sl.) DAILY (MAIL)
n. 1920s sl. - bitter beer (rhyming sl.) APPLE FRITTER
n. 1920s US sl. - a place where illicit beer is brewed (criminals' usage) ALLEY
n. 1920s US sl. - beer GLUE
n. 1921 US sl. - a beer drinker BEER-JUGGLER
n. 1925 sl. - a glass of beer JAR
n. 1927 US sl. - a cold beer COLD ONE
n. 1928 sl. - beer with added alcohol or ether NEEDLE BEER
n. 1929 sl. - beer (chiefly Aust. & NZ) HOP; HOPS
n. c1930 Brit. sl. - beer, orig. Burton; hence, any beer (rhyming sl., Burton) LACE (CURTAIN)
n. 1930s Aust. sl. - a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape LADY'S FINGER; LADY'S WISH
n. 1930s Irish sl. - an indeterminate measure of beer, approx. 0.3 litres (a half-pint) MEDIUM; MEEJUM
n. 1934 US sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) OH MY DEAR
n. 1934 US sl. - near beer (convicts' usage) OH MY
n. 1935 Aust. sl. - a dark lager-style beer brewed by the top-fermentation method OLD
n. 1936 sl. - the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer TANK
n. 1940 Aust. sl. - a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer MIDDY
n. 1940s Aust. & NZ sl. - beer; a barrel of beer KEG
n. 1940s sl. - a beer-drinkers paunch (orig. US) BEER BARREL
n. 1940s sl. - a drink of Guinness stout MY GOODNESS
n. 1940s sl. - beer slops or overflow, recycled and served as fresh beer WAMPO
n. 1940s sl. - beer THE AMBER
n. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - a drinker of beer HOPHEAD
n. Bk1942 Amer. dial. - a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer DISHWATER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a large glass or mug, esp. for beer PRAIRIE SCHOONER; SCHOONER; SCUTTLE
n. 1945 US sl. - a bottle of alcohol; a can of beer SOLDIER
n. 1948 US sl. - a 13 ounce bottle of Budweiser™ beer GLAMOTTLE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - beer MILWAUKEE CIDER; MILWAUKEE WATER
n. 1950s - a bottle or glass of Carlsberg beer (army usage in Germany) CHARLEY; CHARLIE
n. 1950s Brit. sl. - light (ale) (rhyming sl.) SILENT NIGHT
n. 1950s sl. - a pot of beer (rhyming sl.) WALTER SCOTT
n. 1953 Aust. sl. - a glass, bottle, or can of cold beer COLDIE
n. 1957 Aust. sl. - beer bottle STUBBIE; STUBBY
n. 1959 sl. - weak or insipid beer GNAT'S PISS
n. 1960 Aust. sl. - a glass of beer JUG
n. 1960 sl. - stout beer (rhyming sl.) SALMON (TROUT)
n. 1960 UK sl. - beer; a glass of beer (rhyming sl.) FAR AND NEAR
n. 1960 UK sl. - stout beer (rhyming sl.) SALMON (AND TROUT)
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - beer BREWSKI; BREWSKY
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - beer with an alcohol level of 3.2% SQUAW PISS
n. 1960s Aust. sl. - beer OLD AMBER
n. 1960s Irish sl. - a generous head on a glass of stout ROMAN COLLAR
n. 1960s sl. - beer (orig. African-American usage) GUSTO
n. 1960s US sl. - a party featuring a large supply of beer (students' usage) KEGGER
n. 1961 UK sl. - porter (ale); any dark beer or stout, esp. Guinness™ (rhyming sl.) LIFFEY WATER
n. 1963 Aust. sl. - another, esp. another drink of beer ANOTHERY
n. 1964 Aust. sl. - a can of beer (orig. surfers' usage) TINNIE; TINNY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer DITCHWATER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - beer MILWAUKEE SPECIAL
n. 1967 sl. - beer (rhyming sl.; 'Pig's Ear') PIGS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECK
n. 1969 US sl. - draught beer DRAFTY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a large beer glass; a serving of beer in such a glass BOOMBA; BOOMBAH; BUMBA
n. 1970 colloq. - a lunch consisting solely of beer LIQUID LUNCH
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres DARWIN STUBBY
n. 1970s sl. - Newcastle 'Brown Ale' NEWKY; NEWKY BROWN
n. 1970s US sl. - a beer drinker BUDHEAD
n. 1970s US sl. - an indulging in a party where kegs of beer are consumed KEGGING
n. 1970s US sl. - beer (students' usage) SAUCE
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - beer POPLA; POPLAR
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a large can of beer TALLBOY
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a 5 ounce glass of beer GLASS
n. 1972 sl. - one who has a protruding stomach or paunch caused by drinking large quantities of beer BEER-BELLY
n. 1973 UK sl. - very weak beer LOVE IN A PUNT
n. 1975 Amer. sl. - inferior beer or other liquor MONKEY PISS
n. 1976 US sl. - beer COLD COFFEE
n. 1976 US sl. - 'near beer', beer with a low alcohol content, weak, watery beer QUEER BEER
n. 1977 NZ sl. - a small mobile beer tank hired for social gatherings MINI-TANKER
n. 1979 US sl. - a glass of beer; beer HA-HA
n. 1980s sl. - cheap beer BEAST
n. 1980s US sl. - a device consisting of a funnel attached to a tube, which facilitates the speedier drinking of beer (college usage) BEER BONG
n. 1980s US sl. - a person who hovers around the beer keg at parties (students' usage) KEG FLY
n. 1983 sl. - foam on a glass of beer CALF-SLOBBER
n. 1985 Amer. sl. - a cold can of beer CHILLY
n. 1985 Sc. sl. - lager (rhyming sl.) MICK JAGGER
n. 1987 Can. sl. - a drink made of tomato juice and beer CALGARY REDEYE
n. 1988 Brit. sl. - a youth (usually one of a group) who typically drinks large amounts of lager or beer, and behaves in an offensive boorish way LAGER LOUT
n. 1988 sl. - a pint, esp. of beer (Glasgow rhyming sl.; local pronunciation of 'joint') GASKET (JINT)
n. Bk1988 - a beer drinker; a beer-drinking alcoholic YEASTER
n. 1990 Aust. sl. - a large table jug for beer JUG
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a can of Foster's lager BLUEY
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s sl. - a mixture of strong beer and rough cider or scrumpy ANACONDA
n. 1990s sl. - beer QUICKIE
n. 1990s US sl. - beer (college usage) CORNFLAKES IN A CAN; ICY POP
n. 1991 Amer. dial. - a bottle of beer, large enough to serve at a small picnic PICNIC
n. 1991 US sl. - a bottle or can of beer that has been partly consumed WOUNDED SOLDIER
n. 1991 US sl. - a six-pack of beer RACK
n. 1992 Brit. sl. - mild ale (rhyming sl.) MARTY WILDE
n. 1992 UK sl. - best bitter beer (rhyming sl. for 'best') PANTS (AND VEST)
n. 1993 Can. sl. - a six pack of beer DINK PACK
n. 1994 US sl. - a beer OAT SODA
n. 1995 Can. sl. - low alcohol beer TRAINING BEER
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - a prodigious drinker of beer KEG-ON-LEGS
n. 1996 Sc. sl. - Guinness™ stout MICK'S BLOOD
n. 1997 US sl. - a store that sells beer on the retail level QUART STORE
n. 1997 US sl. - inexpensive, bitter, poor quality beer SKUNK BEER
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a pint bottle of Guinness BOWJANTHER
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a can of beer CAN-A-PISS
n. 1999 Can. sl. - a commercial bottle of beer, even when obtained from a bootlegger VENDOR'S
n. 1999 NZ sl. - a half gallon jar of beer GOLLY
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a long glass of beer DEEP SINKER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - Australian beer SHEARERS' JOY
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - beer LIQUID AMBER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - lunch consisting solely of beer TEN-OUNCE SANDWICH
n. 20C - beer BREW-HA
n. 20C - a Budweiser™ beer; any beer BUD
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a cold beer WET ONE
n. 20C Aust. sl. - a keg (of beer) (rhyming sl.) AUNTIE MEG
n. 20C sl. - a drink of 'mild and bitter' MUD AND BLOOD
n. 20C sl. - Guinness stout AFRICAN LAGER
n. 20C sl. - shandy (rhyming sl.) MAHATMA GANDHI
n. 20C US sl. - beer GROWLER; PIG SWEAT
n. E20 Brit. sl. - inferior liquor; weak beer WITCH-PISS
n. M20 Aust. sl. - alcohol, esp. beer LUBE
n. 2000 UK sl. - Guinness™ Irish stout PADDY WATER
n. 2000 US sl. - a case (24 cans) of beer RACK
n. 2000s Aust. sl. - a 750 ml (26 fl.oz.) bottle of beer LARGIE
n. 2001 Can. sl. - a beer bottle opener QUEBEC WRENCH
n. 2002 UK sl. - Stella Artois™ lager STEALTH BOMBER
n. 2002 US sl. - a chilled, twelve ounce can of beer SALLY
n. 2002 US sl. - any natural light beer NATTY
n. 2003 Aust. sl. - a can of Victoria Bitter™ beer GREEN CAN
n. 2003 UK sl. - a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking UDDER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer blast; a beer blow-out BREW-OUT
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer drinker; a beer drunkard BREWSTER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer-drinking party; a beer binge BEER BLAST; BEER BUST
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a cold can of beer CHILL
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an empty liquor or beer bottle CORPSE; DUMMY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - beer FOAM; COLD BLOOD
n. Bk2006 US sl. - beer; ale; champagne BERPWATER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - liquor; beer BERPS; BURPS
n. Bk2006 US sl. - male beer-drinking college students BREWS BROTHERS
n. Amer. sl. - beer (World War II usage) BOTTLED SUNSHINE
n. Brit. sl. - a Guinness™ SIR ALEC
n. Brit. sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) CRIMEA
vb. a1500 obs. - to sell ale or other strong drink by retail TIPPLE
vb. 1780 colloq. - to drink or indulge in beer (humorous usage) BEER
vb. 1823 Sc. - of beer: to be very poor TASTE OF THE WATER
vb. 1843 colloq. - to finish, to empty, esp. a glass of beer, etc. TAKE THE INSIDE OUT
vb. 1887 Sc. - to treat to ale YILL
vb. 1888 Amer. sl. - to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) RUSH THE GROWLER
vb. 1894 Amer. sl. - to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) ROLL THE GROWLER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - to distribute ale BELL
vb. c1900 US sl. - to purchase beer in a can CHASE THE CAN
vb. 1910s sl. - to spend one's money on beer BEER
vb. 1922 US sl. - to drink beer or other liquor in excess HIT THE CAN
vb. 1929 US sl. - to inject alcohol or ether into a drink, esp. beer, to make it more powerful NEEDLE
vb. 1940s US sl. - to drink beer (African-American usage) SUCK SUDS
vb. 1980s US sl. - to drink beer (students' usage) POP TOPS
vb. 1986 US sl. - to drink beer SIP (ON) SUDS
vb. 1994 Aust. sl. - to broach a keg of beer SPEAR THE KEG
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to drink beer SINK A FEW
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to open a beer BREAK OPEN A COLDIE
vb. 20C sl. - to drink some beer BUST SOME SUDS
vb. M20 sl. - to drink, esp. beer or other alcoholic liquor BEVVY; BEVY
vb. 2001 Can sl. - of an adult: to buy beer or cigarettes illegally for a minor PULL
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to drink a lot of beer BEER UP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to drink some beer CRACK SOME SUDS
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to open a can of beer CRACK A TUBE
n. 1900s sl. - first-rate whisky or beer CLEAR MCCOY; MCCOY
n. 1902 Aust. sl. - a heavy drinker of beer SPARRER
n. Bk1902 sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) NEVER-FEAR
n. 1903 sl. - porter APRON-WASHINGS
n. Bk1903 back-slang - a pot of beer TOP OF REEB
n. 1904 Aust. & US sl. - beer SLOP(S)
n. 1904 Sc. - ale ALE-SUP
n. 1904 sl. - beer (orig. & chiefly US) SUDS
n. Bk1904 cant - ale STRIDE-WIDE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a half-pint of ale or beer HALF-HORN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - small, thin, poor beer TINSY-WINSY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - the strongest home-brewed beer RAMSTAM
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECKER
n. 1907 US sl. - a heavy drinker BEERHOUND
n. 1909 UK sl. - a pint drink comprising equal measures of two different beers HALF AND HALF
n. 1909 US - beer with low alcohol content; beer with less than .5 percent alcohol content NEAR BEER
n. 1910 Aust. sl. - a drinker (of beer) WALLOPER
n. 1910s Aust. & US sl. - a bottle of beer BUNNY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - liquor; whisky, ale, etc. BREE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a pail of beer BUCKET OF SUDS
n. 1915 Amer. dial. - cheap beer THIRD RAIL BEER
n. 1919 Amer. dial. - a standard 8-oz beer glass; a drink of beer SHELL
n. 1919 sl. - a beer-drinking session BEER-UP
n. 1920 US sl. - weak or unpalatable beer HORSE PISS
n. c1920 Aust. sl. - a waisted glass in which beer is served; hence, the beer itself LADY'S WAIST
n. 1920s sl. - ale (rhyming sl.) DAILY (MAIL)
n. 1920s sl. - bitter beer (rhyming sl.) APPLE FRITTER
n. 1920s US sl. - a place where illicit beer is brewed (criminals' usage) ALLEY
n. 1920s US sl. - beer GLUE
n. 1921 US sl. - a beer drinker BEER-JUGGLER
n. 1925 sl. - a glass of beer JAR
n. 1927 US sl. - a cold beer COLD ONE
n. 1928 sl. - beer with added alcohol or ether NEEDLE BEER
n. 1929 sl. - beer (chiefly Aust. & NZ) HOP; HOPS
n. c1930 Brit. sl. - beer, orig. Burton; hence, any beer (rhyming sl., Burton) LACE (CURTAIN)
n. 1930s Aust. sl. - a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape LADY'S FINGER; LADY'S WISH
n. 1930s Irish sl. - an indeterminate measure of beer, approx. 0.3 litres (a half-pint) MEDIUM; MEEJUM
n. 1934 US sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) OH MY DEAR
n. 1934 US sl. - near beer (convicts' usage) OH MY
n. 1935 Aust. sl. - a dark lager-style beer brewed by the top-fermentation method OLD
n. 1936 sl. - the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer TANK
n. 1940 Aust. sl. - a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer MIDDY
n. 1940s Aust. & NZ sl. - beer; a barrel of beer KEG
n. 1940s sl. - a beer-drinkers paunch (orig. US) BEER BARREL
n. 1940s sl. - a drink of Guinness stout MY GOODNESS
n. 1940s sl. - beer slops or overflow, recycled and served as fresh beer WAMPO
n. 1940s sl. - beer THE AMBER
n. 1942 Aust. & NZ sl. - a drinker of beer HOPHEAD
n. Bk1942 Amer. dial. - a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer DISHWATER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - a large glass or mug, esp. for beer PRAIRIE SCHOONER; SCHOONER; SCUTTLE
n. 1945 US sl. - a bottle of alcohol; a can of beer SOLDIER
n. 1948 US sl. - a 13 ounce bottle of Budweiser™ beer GLAMOTTLE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. - beer MILWAUKEE CIDER; MILWAUKEE WATER
n. 1950s - a bottle or glass of Carlsberg beer (army usage in Germany) CHARLEY; CHARLIE
n. 1950s Brit. sl. - light (ale) (rhyming sl.) SILENT NIGHT
n. 1950s sl. - a pot of beer (rhyming sl.) WALTER SCOTT
n. 1953 Aust. sl. - a glass, bottle, or can of cold beer COLDIE
n. 1957 Aust. sl. - beer bottle STUBBIE; STUBBY
n. 1959 sl. - weak or insipid beer GNAT'S PISS
n. 1960 Aust. sl. - a glass of beer JUG
n. 1960 sl. - stout beer (rhyming sl.) SALMON (TROUT)
n. 1960 UK sl. - beer; a glass of beer (rhyming sl.) FAR AND NEAR
n. 1960 UK sl. - stout beer (rhyming sl.) SALMON (AND TROUT)
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - beer BREWSKI; BREWSKY
n. 1960s Amer. sl. - beer with an alcohol level of 3.2% SQUAW PISS
n. 1960s Aust. sl. - beer OLD AMBER
n. 1960s Irish sl. - a generous head on a glass of stout ROMAN COLLAR
n. 1960s sl. - beer (orig. African-American usage) GUSTO
n. 1960s US sl. - a party featuring a large supply of beer (students' usage) KEGGER
n. 1961 UK sl. - porter (ale); any dark beer or stout, esp. Guinness™ (rhyming sl.) LIFFEY WATER
n. 1963 Aust. sl. - another, esp. another drink of beer ANOTHERY
n. 1964 Aust. sl. - a can of beer (orig. surfers' usage) TINNIE; TINNY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a very weak beverage, esp. coffee, tea, or beer DITCHWATER
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - beer MILWAUKEE SPECIAL
n. 1967 sl. - beer (rhyming sl.; 'Pig's Ear') PIGS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck LONGNECK
n. 1969 US sl. - draught beer DRAFTY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a large beer glass; a serving of beer in such a glass BOOMBA; BOOMBAH; BUMBA
n. 1970 colloq. - a lunch consisting solely of beer LIQUID LUNCH
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres DARWIN STUBBY
n. 1970s sl. - Newcastle 'Brown Ale' NEWKY; NEWKY BROWN
n. 1970s US sl. - a beer drinker BUDHEAD
n. 1970s US sl. - an indulging in a party where kegs of beer are consumed KEGGING
n. 1970s US sl. - beer (students' usage) SAUCE
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. - beer POPLA; POPLAR
n. 1972 Amer. dial. - a large can of beer TALLBOY
n. 1972 Aust. sl. - a 5 ounce glass of beer GLASS
n. 1972 sl. - one who has a protruding stomach or paunch caused by drinking large quantities of beer BEER-BELLY
n. 1973 UK sl. - very weak beer LOVE IN A PUNT
n. 1975 Amer. sl. - inferior beer or other liquor MONKEY PISS
n. 1976 US sl. - beer COLD COFFEE
n. 1976 US sl. - 'near beer', beer with a low alcohol content, weak, watery beer QUEER BEER
n. 1977 NZ sl. - a small mobile beer tank hired for social gatherings MINI-TANKER
n. 1979 US sl. - a glass of beer; beer HA-HA
n. 1980s sl. - cheap beer BEAST
n. 1980s US sl. - a device consisting of a funnel attached to a tube, which facilitates the speedier drinking of beer (college usage) BEER BONG
n. 1980s US sl. - a person who hovers around the beer keg at parties (students' usage) KEG FLY
n. 1983 sl. - foam on a glass of beer CALF-SLOBBER
n. 1985 Amer. sl. - a cold can of beer CHILLY
n. 1985 Sc. sl. - lager (rhyming sl.) MICK JAGGER
n. 1987 Can. sl. - a drink made of tomato juice and beer CALGARY REDEYE
n. 1988 Brit. sl. - a youth (usually one of a group) who typically drinks large amounts of lager or beer, and behaves in an offensive boorish way LAGER LOUT
n. 1988 sl. - a pint, esp. of beer (Glasgow rhyming sl.; local pronunciation of 'joint') GASKET (JINT)
n. Bk1988 - a beer drinker; a beer-drinking alcoholic YEASTER
n. 1990 Aust. sl. - a large table jug for beer JUG
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a can of Foster's lager BLUEY
n. 1990s Aust. sl. - a male beer belly AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP
n. 1990s sl. - a mixture of strong beer and rough cider or scrumpy ANACONDA
n. 1990s sl. - beer QUICKIE
n. 1990s US sl. - beer (college usage) CORNFLAKES IN A CAN; ICY POP
n. 1991 Amer. dial. - a bottle of beer, large enough to serve at a small picnic PICNIC
n. 1991 US sl. - a bottle or can of beer that has been partly consumed WOUNDED SOLDIER
n. 1991 US sl. - a six-pack of beer RACK
n. 1992 Brit. sl. - mild ale (rhyming sl.) MARTY WILDE
n. 1992 UK sl. - best bitter beer (rhyming sl. for 'best') PANTS (AND VEST)
n. 1993 Can. sl. - a six pack of beer DINK PACK
n. 1994 US sl. - a beer OAT SODA
n. 1995 Can. sl. - low alcohol beer TRAINING BEER
n. 1996 Aust. sl. - a prodigious drinker of beer KEG-ON-LEGS
n. 1996 Sc. sl. - Guinness™ stout MICK'S BLOOD
n. 1997 US sl. - a store that sells beer on the retail level QUART STORE
n. 1997 US sl. - inexpensive, bitter, poor quality beer SKUNK BEER
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - a pint bottle of Guinness BOWJANTHER
n. 1998 NZ sl. - a can of beer CAN-A-PISS
n. 1999 Can. sl. - a commercial bottle of beer, even when obtained from a bootlegger VENDOR'S
n. 1999 NZ sl. - a half gallon jar of beer GOLLY
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - a long glass of beer DEEP SINKER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - Australian beer SHEARERS' JOY
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - beer LIQUID AMBER
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - lunch consisting solely of beer TEN-OUNCE SANDWICH
n. 20C - beer BREW-HA
n. 20C - a Budweiser™ beer; any beer BUD
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a cold beer WET ONE
n. 20C Aust. sl. - a keg (of beer) (rhyming sl.) AUNTIE MEG
n. 20C sl. - a drink of 'mild and bitter' MUD AND BLOOD
n. 20C sl. - Guinness stout AFRICAN LAGER
n. 20C sl. - shandy (rhyming sl.) MAHATMA GANDHI
n. 20C US sl. - beer GROWLER; PIG SWEAT
n. E20 Brit. sl. - inferior liquor; weak beer WITCH-PISS
n. M20 Aust. sl. - alcohol, esp. beer LUBE
n. 2000 UK sl. - Guinness™ Irish stout PADDY WATER
n. 2000 US sl. - a case (24 cans) of beer RACK
n. 2000s Aust. sl. - a 750 ml (26 fl.oz.) bottle of beer LARGIE
n. 2001 Can. sl. - a beer bottle opener QUEBEC WRENCH
n. 2002 UK sl. - Stella Artois™ lager STEALTH BOMBER
n. 2002 US sl. - a chilled, twelve ounce can of beer SALLY
n. 2002 US sl. - any natural light beer NATTY
n. 2003 Aust. sl. - a can of Victoria Bitter™ beer GREEN CAN
n. 2003 UK sl. - a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking UDDER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer blast; a beer blow-out BREW-OUT
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer drinker; a beer drunkard BREWSTER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a beer-drinking party; a beer binge BEER BLAST; BEER BUST
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a cold can of beer CHILL
n. Bk2006 US sl. - an empty liquor or beer bottle CORPSE; DUMMY
n. Bk2006 US sl. - beer FOAM; COLD BLOOD
n. Bk2006 US sl. - beer; ale; champagne BERPWATER
n. Bk2006 US sl. - liquor; beer BERPS; BURPS
n. Bk2006 US sl. - male beer-drinking college students BREWS BROTHERS
n. Amer. sl. - beer (World War II usage) BOTTLED SUNSHINE
n. Brit. sl. - a Guinness™ SIR ALEC
n. Brit. sl. - beer (rhyming sl.) CRIMEA
vb. a1500 obs. - to sell ale or other strong drink by retail TIPPLE
vb. 1780 colloq. - to drink or indulge in beer (humorous usage) BEER
vb. 1823 Sc. - of beer: to be very poor TASTE OF THE WATER
vb. 1843 colloq. - to finish, to empty, esp. a glass of beer, etc. TAKE THE INSIDE OUT
vb. 1887 Sc. - to treat to ale YILL
vb. 1888 Amer. sl. - to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) RUSH THE GROWLER
vb. 1894 Amer. sl. - to purchase beer in a growler (a pail, can, or pitcher used for carrying beer) ROLL THE GROWLER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. - to distribute ale BELL
vb. c1900 US sl. - to purchase beer in a can CHASE THE CAN
vb. 1910s sl. - to spend one's money on beer BEER
vb. 1922 US sl. - to drink beer or other liquor in excess HIT THE CAN
vb. 1929 US sl. - to inject alcohol or ether into a drink, esp. beer, to make it more powerful NEEDLE
vb. 1940s US sl. - to drink beer (African-American usage) SUCK SUDS
vb. 1980s US sl. - to drink beer (students' usage) POP TOPS
vb. 1986 US sl. - to drink beer SIP (ON) SUDS
vb. 1994 Aust. sl. - to broach a keg of beer SPEAR THE KEG
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to drink beer SINK A FEW
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to open a beer BREAK OPEN A COLDIE
vb. 20C sl. - to drink some beer BUST SOME SUDS
vb. M20 sl. - to drink, esp. beer or other alcoholic liquor BEVVY; BEVY
vb. 2001 Can sl. - of an adult: to buy beer or cigarettes illegally for a minor PULL
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to drink a lot of beer BEER UP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to drink some beer CRACK SOME SUDS
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to open a can of beer CRACK A TUBE
BEETLE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - any small black beetle; a cockroach BLACK BOB
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the cockchafer, black-beetle DUMBLEDORE
n. 1831 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a long-legged beetle; any long-legged insect STRADDLE-BUG
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - any large beetle THUNDER-CLOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a black beetle BESSY-CLOCKER; BLACK-DOY
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a beetle, a cockroach DOY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a beetle SCARN-BEE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the common black beetle RAIN-CLOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a cockroach; a black beetle BLACK-CLOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a flying beetle; a humming beetle BEETLE-BEE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a large beetle, as June bug LAMP BUG
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a moth, beetle, or other insect attracted to light LIGHT BUG
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a beetle CHILD OF THE EARTH
n. 1790 Eng. dial. - the cockchafer, black-beetle DUMBLEDORE
n. 1831 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a long-legged beetle; any long-legged insect STRADDLE-BUG
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - any large beetle THUNDER-CLOCK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a black beetle BESSY-CLOCKER; BLACK-DOY
n. 19C Eng. dial. - a beetle, a cockroach DOY
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a beetle SCARN-BEE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - the common black beetle RAIN-CLOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a cockroach; a black beetle BLACK-CLOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a flying beetle; a humming beetle BEETLE-BEE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a large beetle, as June bug LAMP BUG
n. 1969 Amer. dial. - a moth, beetle, or other insect attracted to light LIGHT BUG
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - a beetle CHILD OF THE EARTH
BEETROOT
n. 1719 obs. - the small red beet BEET-RAVES
n. 1743 Sc. - the red beet, beetroot BEET-RAW
n. 1831 - the red beetroot BLOOD-BEET
n. 1743 Sc. - the red beet, beetroot BEET-RAW
n. 1831 - the red beetroot BLOOD-BEET
BEFALL, BEFALLING
n. 1590 obs. rare - befalling, event, fortune, chance BETIDE
vb. c888 obs. - to come about, to come to pass, to happen, to fall to one's lot, to befall BECOME
vb. c888 obs. - to happen, to befall I-TIDE
vb. 971 obs. - to fall; to befall Y-FALLE
vb. a1000 obs. - to happen, to befall I-TIME
vb. a1000 obs. - to happen, to occur, to befall BELAMP; BELIMP
vb. a1131 arch. - to happen, to befall TIDE
vb. c1200 obs. - to happen, to befall TO-COME
vb. c1205 obs. - to befall, to happen TIME
vb. a1225 obs. - to betide, to happen, to befall BETIME
vb. c1250 - to happen, to befall BETIDE
vb. c1305 obs. - to befall, to happen ON-BECOME
vb. c1400 obs. - to come by chance, to happen, to befall ADVENTURE
vb. c1450 obs. - to befall, to happen BEHAP
vb. 1515 obs. - to befall, to happen BEHAPPEN
vb. 1527 - to happen, to befall, to chance BECHANCE
vb. 1591 rare - to befall, to happen, to chance BEFORTUNE
vb. 1654 obs. rare - to occur, to befall, to happen OBVENE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to befall, to happen WAIT
vb. 1882 Eng. dial. - to happen, to befall BEGET
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to befall, to happen to ON-BEFALL
vb. c888 obs. - to come about, to come to pass, to happen, to fall to one's lot, to befall BECOME
vb. c888 obs. - to happen, to befall I-TIDE
vb. 971 obs. - to fall; to befall Y-FALLE
vb. a1000 obs. - to happen, to befall I-TIME
vb. a1000 obs. - to happen, to occur, to befall BELAMP; BELIMP
vb. a1131 arch. - to happen, to befall TIDE
vb. c1200 obs. - to happen, to befall TO-COME
vb. c1205 obs. - to befall, to happen TIME
vb. a1225 obs. - to betide, to happen, to befall BETIME
vb. c1250 - to happen, to befall BETIDE
vb. c1305 obs. - to befall, to happen ON-BECOME
vb. c1400 obs. - to come by chance, to happen, to befall ADVENTURE
vb. c1450 obs. - to befall, to happen BEHAP
vb. 1515 obs. - to befall, to happen BEHAPPEN
vb. 1527 - to happen, to befall, to chance BECHANCE
vb. 1591 rare - to befall, to happen, to chance BEFORTUNE
vb. 1654 obs. rare - to occur, to befall, to happen OBVENE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to befall, to happen WAIT
vb. 1882 Eng. dial. - to happen, to befall BEGET
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to befall, to happen to ON-BEFALL
BEFIT, BEFITTING
adj. a1366 obs. - becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate SITTING; WELL SITTING
adj. 1480 obs. - falling by right, pertaining, befitting, appropriate, suitable AFFERANT
adj. 1592 obs. rare - befitting, becoming BECOMED
adj. 1742 rare - seemly, becoming, befitting BESEEMLY
vb. c888 obs. - to pertain, to belong to, to befit BELIMP
vb. 1554 obs. - to become or befit anyone BETIDE
vb. 1567 obs. - to become, to suit, to look well on, to befit, to set off BESET
vb. 1605 obs. - to assort, to match, to agree with; to befit BESORT
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - to become, to befit BESEEM
adj. 1480 obs. - falling by right, pertaining, befitting, appropriate, suitable AFFERANT
adj. 1592 obs. rare - befitting, becoming BECOMED
adj. 1742 rare - seemly, becoming, befitting BESEEMLY
vb. c888 obs. - to pertain, to belong to, to befit BELIMP
vb. 1554 obs. - to become or befit anyone BETIDE
vb. 1567 obs. - to become, to suit, to look well on, to befit, to set off BESET
vb. 1605 obs. - to assort, to match, to agree with; to befit BESORT
vb. 1874 Eng. dial. - to become, to befit BESEEM
BEFOG
vb. c1540 rare - to obscure as with a mist; to befog, to cloud OBNEBULATE
BEFOOL, BEFOOLED
(also see FOOL)
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - one who is befooled, bullied, or made game of UNDHERLOOT
vb. c950 obs. exc. Sc. - vb. to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt BELIRT
vb. 1362 obs. - to trick, to beguile, to befool, to deceive JAPE
vb. 1377 obs. - to play a trick on; to trick or befool BEJAPE
vb. c1385 obs. - to cause to dote, to make silly, to befool BEDOTE
vb. c1386 obs. - to befool or dupe him PUT AN APE IN HIS HOOD
vb. c1405 obs. - to befool or dupe him MAKE ANY ONE HIS APE
vb. c1430 obs. - to make game of, to befool BEGLEW; BEGLUE
vb. a1513 obs. exc. Sc. - to befool; to disappoint; to gull; to deceive; to jilt BEGECK
vb. a1529 obs. - to make a fool of, to befool COUGH ONE A DAW
vb. 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make a fool of; to befool FOOLIFY
vb. a1596 obs. - to make a 'widgeon' of; to cheat, to befool WIDGEON
vb. 1599 obs. - to make a fool of, to befool GIVE THE BAUBLE
vb. 1601 obs. - to befool; to jape JADE
vb. 1831 - to make a fool of; to befool IDIOTIZE
vb. 1862 Sc. - to trick, to befool; to jilt BEGOUK; BEGOWK
vb. 1891 Sc. - to play tricks on, to befool PUGGY
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to mock, to befool, to jeer at TAKE OFF
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - one who is befooled, bullied, or made game of UNDHERLOOT
vb. c950 obs. exc. Sc. - vb. to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt BELIRT
vb. 1362 obs. - to trick, to beguile, to befool, to deceive JAPE
vb. 1377 obs. - to play a trick on; to trick or befool BEJAPE
vb. c1385 obs. - to cause to dote, to make silly, to befool BEDOTE
vb. c1386 obs. - to befool or dupe him PUT AN APE IN HIS HOOD
vb. c1405 obs. - to befool or dupe him MAKE ANY ONE HIS APE
vb. c1430 obs. - to make game of, to befool BEGLEW; BEGLUE
vb. a1513 obs. exc. Sc. - to befool; to disappoint; to gull; to deceive; to jilt BEGECK
vb. a1529 obs. - to make a fool of, to befool COUGH ONE A DAW
vb. 1581 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to make a fool of; to befool FOOLIFY
vb. a1596 obs. - to make a 'widgeon' of; to cheat, to befool WIDGEON
vb. 1599 obs. - to make a fool of, to befool GIVE THE BAUBLE
vb. 1601 obs. - to befool; to jape JADE
vb. 1831 - to make a fool of; to befool IDIOTIZE
vb. 1862 Sc. - to trick, to befool; to jilt BEGOUK; BEGOWK
vb. 1891 Sc. - to play tricks on, to befool PUGGY
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to mock, to befool, to jeer at TAKE OFF
BEFORE
adj. 1599 obs. rare - that has gone before; preceding; previous PREDECESSIVE
adj. 1601 obs. rare - going before, previous PREVIANT
adj. 1603 rare - preceding, previous, preliminary; going before PREALLABLE
adj. 1613 obs. - going before, previous PREVIAL
adj. 1686 obs. rare - preceding, going before ANTEGREDIENT
adv. c1205 obs. - at a former time, on a former occasion; formerly, before OR
adv. a1513 Sc. obs. - before, in the past AFORROW
adv. 1535 obs. - afore EFFORE
adv. 1609 Sc. - of before, of former times ABEFOIR; A-BEFORE
adv. 1825 Eng. dial. - before BEFORN
adv. 1911 Amer. dial. - before TOFORE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - formerly; before ALREADY YET; BEFORMERLY
n. 1592 rare - the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence AFORENESS
adj. 1601 obs. rare - going before, previous PREVIANT
adj. 1603 rare - preceding, previous, preliminary; going before PREALLABLE
adj. 1613 obs. - going before, previous PREVIAL
adj. 1686 obs. rare - preceding, going before ANTEGREDIENT
adv. c1205 obs. - at a former time, on a former occasion; formerly, before OR
adv. a1513 Sc. obs. - before, in the past AFORROW
adv. 1535 obs. - afore EFFORE
adv. 1609 Sc. - of before, of former times ABEFOIR; A-BEFORE
adv. 1825 Eng. dial. - before BEFORN
adv. 1911 Amer. dial. - before TOFORE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - formerly; before ALREADY YET; BEFORMERLY
n. 1592 rare - the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence AFORENESS
BEFOREHAND
adv. c1325 obs. - previously, beforehand RATHER
BEFOUL, BEFOULED
(also see FOUL)
adj. 1721 Sc. - befouled, dirtied DIRTEN; DIRTEN-IN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - befouled or soiled with ordure; dirty BEDRITTEN
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - filthy, befouled SCANDALOUS
vb. c1000 obs. - to make foul or dirty; to defile BEFILE
vb. c1230 obs. - to befoul, to defile with ordure BEDO
vb. c1380 obs. - to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul (jocular usage) ARRAY
vb. 1398 obs. - to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile BAWDY
vb. c1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to befoul or dirty, to soil BAUD; BAWD
vb. 1530 obs. or arch. - to disfigure, to dirty, to defile, to befoul with dirt, filth, ordure BERAY
vb. 1542 obs. - to pollute, to defile, to corrupt, to contaminate, to befoul INQUINATE
vb. 1566 obs. - to befoul IMBROIN
vb. 1576 obs. or arch. - to befoul, to stain, to disfigure; to asperse, to cover with abuse BERAY
vb. 1579 obs. - to splash or spatter, to befoul BESPURT
vb. 1593 obs. - to befoul, to soil SUD
vb. 1600 obs. - to defile, to pollute, to befoul CONSPURCATE
vb. 1611 obs. - to befoul by squirting, to splash, to splatter BESQUIRT
vb. 1618 - to splash or splatter; to befoul BESPURTLE
vb. 1721 Sc. - to befoul or soil with ordure; to make dirty BEDRITE
vb. c1780 sl. - to befoul; hence, to make very dirty GRUB-SHITE
vb. 1845 Eng. dial. - to dirty or foul BEDEET
vb. c1860 Eng. dial. - to soil, to dirty; also, to befoul with excrement DIRT
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to make filthy BEASTLE
vb. 1873 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to render nasty NASTEN
vb. 1899 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to render nasty NASTER
vb. B1900 - to bemire, to dirty, to befoul JAVEL
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to soil, to make dirty; to befoul; to degrade BENASTY
adj. 1721 Sc. - befouled, dirtied DIRTEN; DIRTEN-IN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - befouled or soiled with ordure; dirty BEDRITTEN
adj. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - filthy, befouled SCANDALOUS
vb. c1000 obs. - to make foul or dirty; to defile BEFILE
vb. c1230 obs. - to befoul, to defile with ordure BEDO
vb. c1380 obs. - to thrash, to flog; to disfigure, to befoul (jocular usage) ARRAY
vb. 1398 obs. - to make dirty or filthy; to befoul, to defile BAWDY
vb. c1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to befoul or dirty, to soil BAUD; BAWD
vb. 1530 obs. or arch. - to disfigure, to dirty, to defile, to befoul with dirt, filth, ordure BERAY
vb. 1542 obs. - to pollute, to defile, to corrupt, to contaminate, to befoul INQUINATE
vb. 1566 obs. - to befoul IMBROIN
vb. 1576 obs. or arch. - to befoul, to stain, to disfigure; to asperse, to cover with abuse BERAY
vb. 1579 obs. - to splash or spatter, to befoul BESPURT
vb. 1593 obs. - to befoul, to soil SUD
vb. 1600 obs. - to defile, to pollute, to befoul CONSPURCATE
vb. 1611 obs. - to befoul by squirting, to splash, to splatter BESQUIRT
vb. 1618 - to splash or splatter; to befoul BESPURTLE
vb. 1721 Sc. - to befoul or soil with ordure; to make dirty BEDRITE
vb. c1780 sl. - to befoul; hence, to make very dirty GRUB-SHITE
vb. 1845 Eng. dial. - to dirty or foul BEDEET
vb. c1860 Eng. dial. - to soil, to dirty; also, to befoul with excrement DIRT
vb. 1867 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to make filthy BEASTLE
vb. 1873 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to render nasty NASTEN
vb. 1899 Eng. dial. - to soil, to befoul; to render nasty NASTER
vb. B1900 - to bemire, to dirty, to befoul JAVEL
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to soil, to make dirty; to befoul; to degrade BENASTY
BEFRIEND
n. 1938 Irish sl. - a time-server; one who befriends whoever they happen to be with BILLY HARRAN'S DOG
BEFUDDLE, BEFUDDLED
adj. 1745 Amer. dial. - bewildered, confused, muddled, jumbled, befuddled; awry JAMBLED
adj. 1873 Amer. dial. - mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled THROUGH ANOTHER
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - confused, jumbled, befuddled; awry JAMBLED UP
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - confused, befuddled MISCONFUDDLED; MISFUDDLED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - confused; befuddled (pronounced 'far-chah-det', rhymes with 'car got it') FARCHADET
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') FARBLONJET
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - not fully alert and conscious; half-asleep; befuddled WOOZY
adv. 1824 Sc. - in a befuddled and slovenly manner OOZILY
vb. E19 sl. - to befuddle, bamboozle DUST THE EYES OF
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to confuse; to befuddle JABBLE
adj. 1873 Amer. dial. - mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled THROUGH ANOTHER
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. - confused, jumbled, befuddled; awry JAMBLED UP
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - confused, befuddled MISCONFUDDLED; MISFUDDLED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - confused; befuddled (pronounced 'far-chah-det', rhymes with 'car got it') FARCHADET
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. - lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') FARBLONJET
adj. 20C Amer. sl. - not fully alert and conscious; half-asleep; befuddled WOOZY
adv. 1824 Sc. - in a befuddled and slovenly manner OOZILY
vb. E19 sl. - to befuddle, bamboozle DUST THE EYES OF
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to confuse; to befuddle JABBLE
BEG, BEGGAR, BEGGARLY, BEGGARY, BEGGED, BEGGING
Part 1 Adjectives & Nouns to 1880s
adj. 1530 obs. - beggarly BEGGARISH
adj. 1538 - beggarly, lousy, squalid, poverty-stricken, shabby MANGY
adj. 1542 obs. - beggarly, poor; mean, contemptible BEGGARY
adj. 1553 obs. - trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable BAGGAGE
adj. 1591 obs. rare - rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly RAGAMUFF
adj. 1601 cant obs. exc. arch. - begging, sponging, swindling SKELDERING
adj. c1610 sl. - begging; given to begging MAUNDERING
adj. M18 sl. - begging for scraps of food OUT ON THE SCRAN
adj. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - beggarly, untidy RAGABASH
adj. 1864 Amer. sl. - engaged in begging or sponging; looking for opportunities to get small sums of money, handouts, etc. (orig. criminals' usage) ON THE MOOCH
adj. 1890 - beggarly RAGAMUFFINLY
adj. E19 sl. - begging; engaged in scrounging ON THE CADGE
adj. M19 sl. - begging, cadging ON THE SCROUNGE
adj. L19 UK sl. - wandering the country as a beggar (tramps' usage ON THE DOWNRIGHT
adj. Bk1904 Sc. - low, mean, beggar-like SCOOTIE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - beggarly, untidy RAGGILY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - begged, borrowed BON
adj. 1988 Sc. sl. - begging, scrounging ON THE EASTER EGG
n. a1225 obs. - a vagabond; a vagrant; a beggar; a rogue; a rascal; a villain; a low fellow';a knave HARLOT
n. c1225 obs. - the act of asking pressingly, of begging or requesting; request, desire, entreaty BIDDING
n. a1250 - one who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing BEGGAR
n. 1362 obs. - one who asks or begs BIDDER
n. 1382 obs. - the condition of a beggar, poverty, beggary BEGGINGNESS
n. 1386 obs. - a beggar BEGSTER
n. 1393 obs. rare - a beggar BEGENELD; BEGENILD
n. 1444 - one of a class of persons who having no settled home or regular work wander from place to place, and maintain themselves by begging or in some other dishonest or disreputable way; an itinerant beggar, idle loafer, or tramp VAGRANT
n. a1450 - a wandering beggar; a vagrant, a vagabond, tramp; a wanderer, a walker; a peddler GANGERAL; GANGEREL; GANGERELL; GANGREL; GANGRILL
n. 1495 - a quasi-religious mendicant; a vagabond; in Gypsy language, a highwayman HERMIT
n. 15C UK sl. - a professional beggar (criminals' usage) PALLIARD
n. c1505 Sc. obs. - the state or condition of a beggar; extreme poverty BEGGARTY
n. 1508 rare - a leper; a beggar LAZARUS
n. 1508 Sc. - a beggar who stands shaking the 'hallan'; a vagabond, a sturdy beggar (hallan - the partition of a cottage wall, esp. when it cuts off the front door from the fire) HALLAND SHAKER; HALLAN-SHAKER
n. 1508 Sc. - a licensed or professional beggar; in later use: a travelling tinker; a beggar in general GABERLOONIE; GABERLOONY; GABERLUNZIE
n. 1508 Sc. arch. - an itinerant beggar, a vagrant; sometimes, a licensed beggar, a beadsman GABERLUNGY
n. 1522 obs. - a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAM
n. 1531 obs. - a sturdy beggar VALIANT BEGGAR
n. c1540 obs. rare - a beggar BELLYTER
n. c1550 sl. - a genuine lunatic allowed on certain days to leave Bethlehem Hospital to beg ABRAHAM COVE; ABRAHAM MAN; ABRAM COVE; ABRAM MAN
n. 1561 - a beggar's bag WALLET
n. 1562 UK sl. obs. - a senior criminal beggar, outranked, if at all, only by the 'ruffler'; he held absolute power, demanding and receiving both cash and kind, including their women, from his inferiors and beating them without fear of revenge (criminals' usage) UPRIGHT MAN
n. 1566 UK sl. obs. - a senior criminal beggar (criminals' usage) UPRIGHT COFE; UPRIGHT COVE
n. c1566 UK sl. - unmarried female beggar, often accompanied by a child, who claimed to be widowed and begged for her and her offspring's keep (criminals' usage) WALKING MORT
n. 1567 arch. - a beggar born; also used as a term of reproach or insult CLAPPERDUDGEON
n. 1567 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM COVE
n. 1567 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM MAN
n. 1567 sl. - one who begs, usually a woman, saying she has lost her possessions in a fire (criminals' usage) GLIMMER
n. 1567 sl. obs. - a beggar who pretended to be dumb DOMMERER; DUMMERER
n. 1567 sl. obs. - a woman who travels the country begging, saying her goods have been burnt GLIMMERING MORT
n. 1567 UK sl. - a female beggar who sells obscene literature, as well as pins, ballads, and other goods (criminals' usage) BAWDY BASKET
n. 1567 UK sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM MAN
n. 1569 cant - an able-bodied beggar who is capable of earning his living STURDY-BEGGAR
n. 1573 obs. - need, poverty, beggary NEEDAM; NEEDHAM
n. 1575 Sc., Irish - (mainly derogatory) a beggar TINKER
n. 1588 UK sl. - a priest, or a beggar who poses as such, who works in rural areas, ministering to other beggars and the local peasantry; the implication is that such clergy were not true priests (criminals' usage) HEDGE-PRIEST
n. 1591 obs. - beggary, ruin BEGGAR'S BUSH
n. 1592 sl. - a vagrant or beggar; one who uses 'cant' CANTER
n. 1592 sl. - an unmarried woman or virgin girl who accompanies a mendicant villain MORT DELL
n. 1597 - a child who begs BEGGAR-BRAT
n. 1598 cant obs. - a strolling vagabond; a tramp; a thief; a beggar TARTAR
n. M16 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAHAM
n. M16 UK sl. - a criminal beggar who claimed to have suffered shipwreck or piracy and requested alms to return home (criminals' usage) FRESHWATER MARINER; FRESHWATER SEAMAN
n. M16 UK sl. - a mendicant villain who used his abilities of reading and writing to forge counterfeit begging licenses (criminals' usage) JACKMAN
n. M16 UK sl. - a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest (criminals' usage) AURIUM
n. L16 Brit. sl. - a beggar MASTER OF THE BLACK ART
n. 1605 obs. - a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAM-BEGGAR
n. 1607 sl. obs. - a person who begs with a sham license, pretending losses by fire GLIMMERER; GLYMMERER
n. 1608 sl. obs. - a beggar who pretends to be dumb and talks nonsensically GABBLING DOMMERAR
n. 1608 sl. obs. - money obtained by begging or extortion RING
n. 1610 Brit. sl. - the act of begging; an act of begging MAUNDING
n. 1610 obs. - a beggar who uses false passes or counterfeit writings FEAGUER
n. 1610 UK sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman (criminal's usage) ABRAM
n. c1610 Brit. sl. - a professional beggar MAUNDERER
n. 1611 - a person in tattered clothing; a ragged, miserable, or beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin TATTERDEMALION; TOTTER-DE-MALLION
n. 1611 obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal BESONIAN; BEZONIAN
n. 1612 cant obs. - a beggar of ragged and dishevelled appearance, esp. one who feigns insanity ABRAHAM COVE
n. 1612 obs. - a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal BISOGNIO; BISOGNO
n. 1612 UK sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM COVE
n. 1621 obs. - a madman or lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAMITE
n. 1622 UK sl. - a genteel beggar or swindler HIGH-FLYER
n. a1625 obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person BESOGNIO; BESONIO
n. 1636 - professional beggary; extreme poverty BEGGARISM
n. 1643 obs. - one who lives upon alms; a beggar ELEEMOSYNARY
n. 1649 arch. - an itinerant beggar GABERLUNZIE MAN
n. 1649 Sc. - a wandering beggar GABERLUNGYMAN
n. a1652 obs. - a female beggar BEGGAR-BRACH
n. a1652 obs. - one who toys with a beggar-woman BEGGAR-NIGGLER
n. 1668 - a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation BADGEMAN
n. 1674 UK sl. - a genteel beggar; a scrounger (criminals' usage) MUMPER
n. c1675 obs. - a lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAMER
n. c1696 cant - an unmarried female beggar who pretends to be a widow STROLLING-MORT
n. c1696 sl. - a vagabond, itinerant, or man of no settled abode; a gypsy, beggar, peddler, hawker, etc. STROLLER
n. 1698 Sc. - a licensed beggar BEDDALL; BEDDELL
n. 17C Brit. sl. - a scrounging, soliciting favours, begging MUMPING
n. 17C sl. - a beggar AARON
n. 17C sl. - a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents FAKER OF LOGES; FEAGER OF LOGES; FEAKER OF LOGES
n. 17C sl. - a genuine beggar (rather than a criminal, and hence fake one) TOM OF BEDLAM
n. 17C sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM-MORT
n. 17C UK sl. - a beggar (criminals' usage) MAWNDER
n. 17C UK sl. - begging; hence, a begging ruse, such as a fake sore (criminals' usage) MAUND
n. E17 sl. - a beggar MAUNDING COVE
n. E17 sl. - a beggar that walks always with a female mate REACHER
n. E17 sl. - a professional beggar who trades on his spurious reminiscences of battles and campaigns of which, in fact, he has no personal experience FRESHWATER SOLDIER
n. E17 sl. - items used to enhance one's begging image and thus gain more sympathy and alms MAUNDERING TOOLS
n. L17 Sc. obs. exc. hist. - a strolling minstrel or beggar JOCKEY
n. L17 sl. - a beggar who counterfeits madness MAD TOM
n. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM-MORT
n. 1703 Eng. dial. & sl. - a beggar pretending to be a decayed gentleman; a confidence trickster especially one posing as a gentleman fallen on hard times CADATOR
n. 1720 - a beggar MAUNDER
n. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beggar; a tramp; a scrounger; a loafer; a petty thief CADGER
n. 1742 Sc. - a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave; a rascal HELLENSHAKER
n. 1748 UK sl. - a priest, or a beggar who poses as such, who works in rural areas, ministering to other beggars and the local peasantry; the implication is that such clergy were not true priests; a mean or illiterate parson; an uneducated clergyman (criminals' usage) HEDGE-PARSON
n. 1760 UK & US sl. - a beggar-woman who uses a child, either her own or one borrowed for the purpose, to excite the pity of passers-by; this pity often increased by the child's piteous cries, created by judicious pinches and prods (criminals' usage) PALLIARD
n. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a travelling tinker; a gypsy; a tramp; a sturdy beggar CAIRD; KAIRD
n. 1777 - a gang of gypsies, rogues, or beggars FAW-GANG
n. 1778 rare - one who carries a wallet (a bag for holding provisions, clothing, books, etc. on a journey either on foot or on horseback), as an itinerant beggar, a peddler, etc. WALLETEER
n. 1781 Eng. dial. obs. - a beggarly person POTACK
n. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant RANDIE; RANDY
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar BESSOGNE
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar CADGE-CLOAK; CADGE-GLOAK
n. 1793 Sc. - a public almsman or licensed beggar BEADSMAN
n. Bk1795 obs. - a beggar BAGGORE
n. 18C Brit. sl. - a beggar's woman DOPEY
n. E18 sl. - a beggar; a scrounger MUMP
n. L18 sl. - a beggar CAD
n. 1806 Sc. - a beggar MAN OF MEAN
n. 1812 - going about to respectable houses with a letter or statement, detailing some case of extreme distress, as shipwreck, sufferings by fire, etc. LETTER-RACKET
n. 1812 sl. - the profession of cadging or begging THE CADGE
n. 1821 sl. - a speech, the patter of a beggar GAG
n. 1821 sl. - a 'swell' beggar who poses as a fashionable gentleman HIGH-FLYER
n. 1825 Sc. - a ‘blue-gown,’ or beggar who wears the king’s badge; a beggar with a wallet; an itinerant mechanic or tinker, who carries in his bag the implements of his trade GABERLUNYIE-MAN
n. 1828 - a haunt of beggars (nonce word) RAG-CASTLE
n. 1841 - a criminal beggar who travels the country showing off various forged certificates referring to losses in fires, shipwrecks or similar disasters, and hoping thereby to get financial aid LURKER
n. 1842 UK sl. - those who beg on the basis of having suffered a bad accident ACCIDENT LURK
n. 1845 UK - a beggar who practices the 'scaldrum dodge'; one who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs (criminals' usage) SCALDRUM
n. c1845 sl. - begging for food (tramps' usage) GRUB-HUNTING
n. 1850 Eng. dial. - an itinerant beggar, vagrant, vagabond, or tramp WALKER
n. 1851 sl. - a beggar that pretends to be blind DARKEY; DARKIE; DARKY
n. 1851 UK sl. - fraudulent begging, following the occupation of a fraudulent beggar (criminals' usage) LURKING
n. 1855 - a greedy, grasping person; a miser; a pertinacious asker or beggar HAKE
n. 1855 Sc. rare - a disabled beggar carried from door to door on a stretcher, as formerly customary in Scotland, or on a wheelbarrow HANDBARROW BEGGAR
n. 1857 - an unskilled beggar or petty thief; hence, a sponger MOOCHER; MOUCHER
n. 1858 Eng. - a beggar (euphemism) ASKER
n. 1859 UK sl. obs. - a town where the police will not let persons beg or hawk (tramps' usage) GAMMY VIAL; GAMMY VILLE
n. 1863 - a female beggar (nonce word) BEGGARESS
n. 1864 sl. - a beggar who claims to have suffered in some disaster or other, e.g. a fire or shipwreck, and asks for money in order to rebuild their life; such pleas are accompanied by a variety of documents, supposedly 'proving' the legitimacy of their claims SILVER BEGGAR; SILVER LURKER
n. 1866 Amer. sl. - a female pickpocket or beggar; a female thief MOLL-BUZZER
n. Bk1869 - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-RAGS
n. 1870 UK sl. - a wandering ballad-singer; a beggar who makes his demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY RECITER
n. 1871 UK sl. - wandering ballad-singers; beggars who make their demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY MEN
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-CLOUT
n. Bk1876 Sc. - beggars BEGGAR BODIES
n. 1882 - the beggar's profession; the mendicant fraternity BEGGARDOM
n. 1882 UK sl. - a wandering ballad-singer; a beggar who makes his demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY MONGER
n. 1884 Sc. - a beggar, a tramp, a vagrant GANGING BODY
n. 1884 sl. - a tramp, a beggar, one who uses 'true' stories to enhance the basic beggar's entreaties GAGGER
n. 1885 Sc. - a beggar; a mendicant THIGGER
n. 1886 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating AGGRESSIVE BEGGAR
n. 1886 UK sl. - a beggar GEGOR
n. 1887 Sc. - begging, sponging GADGE
n. 1887 sl. - a beggar stealing food from another (tramps' usage) GRUB-STEALER
n. Bk1888 obs. - a beggar BEGGESTERE
n. Bk1889 sl. - a beggar who favours seaside resorts, and poses as a sailor BEACH-CADGER
adj. 1538 - beggarly, lousy, squalid, poverty-stricken, shabby MANGY
adj. 1542 obs. - beggarly, poor; mean, contemptible BEGGARY
adj. 1553 obs. - trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable BAGGAGE
adj. 1591 obs. rare - rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly RAGAMUFF
adj. 1601 cant obs. exc. arch. - begging, sponging, swindling SKELDERING
adj. c1610 sl. - begging; given to begging MAUNDERING
adj. M18 sl. - begging for scraps of food OUT ON THE SCRAN
adj. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - beggarly, untidy RAGABASH
adj. 1864 Amer. sl. - engaged in begging or sponging; looking for opportunities to get small sums of money, handouts, etc. (orig. criminals' usage) ON THE MOOCH
adj. 1890 - beggarly RAGAMUFFINLY
adj. E19 sl. - begging; engaged in scrounging ON THE CADGE
adj. M19 sl. - begging, cadging ON THE SCROUNGE
adj. L19 UK sl. - wandering the country as a beggar (tramps' usage ON THE DOWNRIGHT
adj. Bk1904 Sc. - low, mean, beggar-like SCOOTIE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - beggarly, untidy RAGGILY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - begged, borrowed BON
adj. 1988 Sc. sl. - begging, scrounging ON THE EASTER EGG
n. a1225 obs. - a vagabond; a vagrant; a beggar; a rogue; a rascal; a villain; a low fellow';a knave HARLOT
n. c1225 obs. - the act of asking pressingly, of begging or requesting; request, desire, entreaty BIDDING
n. a1250 - one who asks alms, especially habitually; one who lives by so doing BEGGAR
n. 1362 obs. - one who asks or begs BIDDER
n. 1382 obs. - the condition of a beggar, poverty, beggary BEGGINGNESS
n. 1386 obs. - a beggar BEGSTER
n. 1393 obs. rare - a beggar BEGENELD; BEGENILD
n. 1444 - one of a class of persons who having no settled home or regular work wander from place to place, and maintain themselves by begging or in some other dishonest or disreputable way; an itinerant beggar, idle loafer, or tramp VAGRANT
n. a1450 - a wandering beggar; a vagrant, a vagabond, tramp; a wanderer, a walker; a peddler GANGERAL; GANGEREL; GANGERELL; GANGREL; GANGRILL
n. 1495 - a quasi-religious mendicant; a vagabond; in Gypsy language, a highwayman HERMIT
n. 15C UK sl. - a professional beggar (criminals' usage) PALLIARD
n. c1505 Sc. obs. - the state or condition of a beggar; extreme poverty BEGGARTY
n. 1508 rare - a leper; a beggar LAZARUS
n. 1508 Sc. - a beggar who stands shaking the 'hallan'; a vagabond, a sturdy beggar (hallan - the partition of a cottage wall, esp. when it cuts off the front door from the fire) HALLAND SHAKER; HALLAN-SHAKER
n. 1508 Sc. - a licensed or professional beggar; in later use: a travelling tinker; a beggar in general GABERLOONIE; GABERLOONY; GABERLUNZIE
n. 1508 Sc. arch. - an itinerant beggar, a vagrant; sometimes, a licensed beggar, a beadsman GABERLUNGY
n. 1522 obs. - a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAM
n. 1531 obs. - a sturdy beggar VALIANT BEGGAR
n. c1540 obs. rare - a beggar BELLYTER
n. c1550 sl. - a genuine lunatic allowed on certain days to leave Bethlehem Hospital to beg ABRAHAM COVE; ABRAHAM MAN; ABRAM COVE; ABRAM MAN
n. 1561 - a beggar's bag WALLET
n. 1562 UK sl. obs. - a senior criminal beggar, outranked, if at all, only by the 'ruffler'; he held absolute power, demanding and receiving both cash and kind, including their women, from his inferiors and beating them without fear of revenge (criminals' usage) UPRIGHT MAN
n. 1566 UK sl. obs. - a senior criminal beggar (criminals' usage) UPRIGHT COFE; UPRIGHT COVE
n. c1566 UK sl. - unmarried female beggar, often accompanied by a child, who claimed to be widowed and begged for her and her offspring's keep (criminals' usage) WALKING MORT
n. 1567 arch. - a beggar born; also used as a term of reproach or insult CLAPPERDUDGEON
n. 1567 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM COVE
n. 1567 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM MAN
n. 1567 sl. - one who begs, usually a woman, saying she has lost her possessions in a fire (criminals' usage) GLIMMER
n. 1567 sl. obs. - a beggar who pretended to be dumb DOMMERER; DUMMERER
n. 1567 sl. obs. - a woman who travels the country begging, saying her goods have been burnt GLIMMERING MORT
n. 1567 UK sl. - a female beggar who sells obscene literature, as well as pins, ballads, and other goods (criminals' usage) BAWDY BASKET
n. 1567 UK sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM MAN
n. 1569 cant - an able-bodied beggar who is capable of earning his living STURDY-BEGGAR
n. 1573 obs. - need, poverty, beggary NEEDAM; NEEDHAM
n. 1575 Sc., Irish - (mainly derogatory) a beggar TINKER
n. 1588 UK sl. - a priest, or a beggar who poses as such, who works in rural areas, ministering to other beggars and the local peasantry; the implication is that such clergy were not true priests (criminals' usage) HEDGE-PRIEST
n. 1591 obs. - beggary, ruin BEGGAR'S BUSH
n. 1592 sl. - a vagrant or beggar; one who uses 'cant' CANTER
n. 1592 sl. - an unmarried woman or virgin girl who accompanies a mendicant villain MORT DELL
n. 1597 - a child who begs BEGGAR-BRAT
n. 1598 cant obs. - a strolling vagabond; a tramp; a thief; a beggar TARTAR
n. M16 sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAHAM
n. M16 UK sl. - a criminal beggar who claimed to have suffered shipwreck or piracy and requested alms to return home (criminals' usage) FRESHWATER MARINER; FRESHWATER SEAMAN
n. M16 UK sl. - a mendicant villain who used his abilities of reading and writing to forge counterfeit begging licenses (criminals' usage) JACKMAN
n. M16 UK sl. - a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest (criminals' usage) AURIUM
n. L16 Brit. sl. - a beggar MASTER OF THE BLACK ART
n. 1605 obs. - a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAM-BEGGAR
n. 1607 sl. obs. - a person who begs with a sham license, pretending losses by fire GLIMMERER; GLYMMERER
n. 1608 sl. obs. - a beggar who pretends to be dumb and talks nonsensically GABBLING DOMMERAR
n. 1608 sl. obs. - money obtained by begging or extortion RING
n. 1610 Brit. sl. - the act of begging; an act of begging MAUNDING
n. 1610 obs. - a beggar who uses false passes or counterfeit writings FEAGUER
n. 1610 UK sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman (criminal's usage) ABRAM
n. c1610 Brit. sl. - a professional beggar MAUNDERER
n. 1611 - a person in tattered clothing; a ragged, miserable, or beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin TATTERDEMALION; TOTTER-DE-MALLION
n. 1611 obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rogue, a rascal BESONIAN; BEZONIAN
n. 1612 cant obs. - a beggar of ragged and dishevelled appearance, esp. one who feigns insanity ABRAHAM COVE
n. 1612 obs. - a term of contempt; a needy beggar, a base fellow, a knave, a rascal BISOGNIO; BISOGNO
n. 1612 UK sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM COVE
n. 1621 obs. - a madman or lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAMITE
n. 1622 UK sl. - a genteel beggar or swindler HIGH-FLYER
n. a1625 obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person BESOGNIO; BESONIO
n. 1636 - professional beggary; extreme poverty BEGGARISM
n. 1643 obs. - one who lives upon alms; a beggar ELEEMOSYNARY
n. 1649 arch. - an itinerant beggar GABERLUNZIE MAN
n. 1649 Sc. - a wandering beggar GABERLUNGYMAN
n. a1652 obs. - a female beggar BEGGAR-BRACH
n. a1652 obs. - one who toys with a beggar-woman BEGGAR-NIGGLER
n. 1668 - a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation BADGEMAN
n. 1674 UK sl. - a genteel beggar; a scrounger (criminals' usage) MUMPER
n. c1675 obs. - a lunatic; a discharged, but often only half-cured, inmate of a lunatic asylum, who was licensed to beg, wearing as a badge a tin plate on their left hand or arm BEDLAMER
n. c1696 cant - an unmarried female beggar who pretends to be a widow STROLLING-MORT
n. c1696 sl. - a vagabond, itinerant, or man of no settled abode; a gypsy, beggar, peddler, hawker, etc. STROLLER
n. 1698 Sc. - a licensed beggar BEDDALL; BEDDELL
n. 17C Brit. sl. - a scrounging, soliciting favours, begging MUMPING
n. 17C sl. - a beggar AARON
n. 17C sl. - a beggar, esp. one who backs up his fraudulent tales with especially created fake documents FAKER OF LOGES; FEAGER OF LOGES; FEAKER OF LOGES
n. 17C sl. - a genuine beggar (rather than a criminal, and hence fake one) TOM OF BEDLAM
n. 17C sl. - a wandering beggar adopting tattered clothing and posing as a madman ABRAM-MORT
n. 17C UK sl. - a beggar (criminals' usage) MAWNDER
n. 17C UK sl. - begging; hence, a begging ruse, such as a fake sore (criminals' usage) MAUND
n. E17 sl. - a beggar MAUNDING COVE
n. E17 sl. - a beggar that walks always with a female mate REACHER
n. E17 sl. - a professional beggar who trades on his spurious reminiscences of battles and campaigns of which, in fact, he has no personal experience FRESHWATER SOLDIER
n. E17 sl. - items used to enhance one's begging image and thus gain more sympathy and alms MAUNDERING TOOLS
n. L17 Sc. obs. exc. hist. - a strolling minstrel or beggar JOCKEY
n. L17 sl. - a beggar who counterfeits madness MAD TOM
n. L17 sl. - a sturdy beggar, i.e. one who could but rarely does, work for a living ABRAM-MORT
n. 1703 Eng. dial. & sl. - a beggar pretending to be a decayed gentleman; a confidence trickster especially one posing as a gentleman fallen on hard times CADATOR
n. 1720 - a beggar MAUNDER
n. 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beggar; a tramp; a scrounger; a loafer; a petty thief CADGER
n. 1742 Sc. - a ragged fellow; a vagabond or beggar; a knave; a rascal HELLENSHAKER
n. 1748 UK sl. - a priest, or a beggar who poses as such, who works in rural areas, ministering to other beggars and the local peasantry; the implication is that such clergy were not true priests; a mean or illiterate parson; an uneducated clergyman (criminals' usage) HEDGE-PARSON
n. 1760 UK & US sl. - a beggar-woman who uses a child, either her own or one borrowed for the purpose, to excite the pity of passers-by; this pity often increased by the child's piteous cries, created by judicious pinches and prods (criminals' usage) PALLIARD
n. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a travelling tinker; a gypsy; a tramp; a sturdy beggar CAIRD; KAIRD
n. 1777 - a gang of gypsies, rogues, or beggars FAW-GANG
n. 1778 rare - one who carries a wallet (a bag for holding provisions, clothing, books, etc. on a journey either on foot or on horseback), as an itinerant beggar, a peddler, etc. WALLETEER
n. 1781 Eng. dial. obs. - a beggarly person POTACK
n. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a sturdy, rude-mannered beggar; a thorough vagrant RANDIE; RANDY
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - a term of contempt for a needy beggar BESSOGNE
n. 1791 sl. - a beggar CADGE-CLOAK; CADGE-GLOAK
n. 1793 Sc. - a public almsman or licensed beggar BEADSMAN
n. Bk1795 obs. - a beggar BAGGORE
n. 18C Brit. sl. - a beggar's woman DOPEY
n. E18 sl. - a beggar; a scrounger MUMP
n. L18 sl. - a beggar CAD
n. 1806 Sc. - a beggar MAN OF MEAN
n. 1812 - going about to respectable houses with a letter or statement, detailing some case of extreme distress, as shipwreck, sufferings by fire, etc. LETTER-RACKET
n. 1812 sl. - the profession of cadging or begging THE CADGE
n. 1821 sl. - a speech, the patter of a beggar GAG
n. 1821 sl. - a 'swell' beggar who poses as a fashionable gentleman HIGH-FLYER
n. 1825 Sc. - a ‘blue-gown,’ or beggar who wears the king’s badge; a beggar with a wallet; an itinerant mechanic or tinker, who carries in his bag the implements of his trade GABERLUNYIE-MAN
n. 1828 - a haunt of beggars (nonce word) RAG-CASTLE
n. 1841 - a criminal beggar who travels the country showing off various forged certificates referring to losses in fires, shipwrecks or similar disasters, and hoping thereby to get financial aid LURKER
n. 1842 UK sl. - those who beg on the basis of having suffered a bad accident ACCIDENT LURK
n. 1845 UK - a beggar who practices the 'scaldrum dodge'; one who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs (criminals' usage) SCALDRUM
n. c1845 sl. - begging for food (tramps' usage) GRUB-HUNTING
n. 1850 Eng. dial. - an itinerant beggar, vagrant, vagabond, or tramp WALKER
n. 1851 sl. - a beggar that pretends to be blind DARKEY; DARKIE; DARKY
n. 1851 UK sl. - fraudulent begging, following the occupation of a fraudulent beggar (criminals' usage) LURKING
n. 1855 - a greedy, grasping person; a miser; a pertinacious asker or beggar HAKE
n. 1855 Sc. rare - a disabled beggar carried from door to door on a stretcher, as formerly customary in Scotland, or on a wheelbarrow HANDBARROW BEGGAR
n. 1857 - an unskilled beggar or petty thief; hence, a sponger MOOCHER; MOUCHER
n. 1858 Eng. - a beggar (euphemism) ASKER
n. 1859 UK sl. obs. - a town where the police will not let persons beg or hawk (tramps' usage) GAMMY VIAL; GAMMY VILLE
n. 1863 - a female beggar (nonce word) BEGGARESS
n. 1864 sl. - a beggar who claims to have suffered in some disaster or other, e.g. a fire or shipwreck, and asks for money in order to rebuild their life; such pleas are accompanied by a variety of documents, supposedly 'proving' the legitimacy of their claims SILVER BEGGAR; SILVER LURKER
n. 1866 Amer. sl. - a female pickpocket or beggar; a female thief MOLL-BUZZER
n. Bk1869 - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-RAGS
n. 1870 UK sl. - a wandering ballad-singer; a beggar who makes his demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY RECITER
n. 1871 UK sl. - wandering ballad-singers; beggars who make their demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY MEN
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-CLOUT
n. Bk1876 Sc. - beggars BEGGAR BODIES
n. 1882 - the beggar's profession; the mendicant fraternity BEGGARDOM
n. 1882 UK sl. - a wandering ballad-singer; a beggar who makes his demands in a sing-song or versifying manner MOCK LITANY MONGER
n. 1884 Sc. - a beggar, a tramp, a vagrant GANGING BODY
n. 1884 sl. - a tramp, a beggar, one who uses 'true' stories to enhance the basic beggar's entreaties GAGGER
n. 1885 Sc. - a beggar; a mendicant THIGGER
n. 1886 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating AGGRESSIVE BEGGAR
n. 1886 UK sl. - a beggar GEGOR
n. 1887 Sc. - begging, sponging GADGE
n. 1887 sl. - a beggar stealing food from another (tramps' usage) GRUB-STEALER
n. Bk1888 obs. - a beggar BEGGESTERE
n. Bk1889 sl. - a beggar who favours seaside resorts, and poses as a sailor BEACH-CADGER
BEG, BEGGAR, BEGGARLY, BEGGARY, BEGGED, BEGGING
Part 2 Nouns from 1890 onwards & Verbs
n. 1891 UK sl. - a beggar who fakes physical ills BAM
n. Bk1891 - an inmate of Bethlehem Hospital - specifically, a discharged patient, half-cured, wearing a tin plate on the left arm licensing him to beg JACK OF BEDLAM
n. 1892 US sl. - a beggar SCHNORRER; SHNORRER
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-WALLETS
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a beggar girl BAGGER-WENCH
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a poor hawker or beggar GANNER
n. 1894 sl. - a bag of food given to a beggar POKE-OUT
n. 1894 sl. - a lame person or one unable to walk; a cripple; a crippled beggar (orig. US) GIMP
n. 1895 Sc. obs. - a beggar, a tramp, a vagrant GANGING MAN
n. 1897 sl. - a beggar (orig. US) PANHANDLER
n. 1898 Sc. - begging, borrowing THIG
n. Bk1898 - a beggar BOUNCING BUFFER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beggar-girl BEGGAR-WENCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lame beggar carried from house to house in a barrow BARROW-MAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a professional beggar BOUNCER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a state of bankruptcy or beggary BEGGAR'S STAFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young peddler; a hawker; a beggar or tramp CADGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an officer whose duty it was to expel beggars from the town BEGGAR-BANGER
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - any begging trick (tramps' usage) GAG
n. 19C sl. - a beggar who gains money for performing small jobs KEDGER
n. 19C sl. - a beggar's dwelling place CADGING HOUSE
n. 19C sl. - a centre for beggars KEDGER'S COFFEE-HOUSE; KEDGER'S HOTEL
n. E19 sl. - a bag in which to put one's profits CADGING-BAG
n. E19 sl. - begging CADGING
n. E19 sl. - begging house to house for food GRUB-CADGING
n. E19 W. Indies - a beggar WALKING BUCKRA
n. M19 Sc. - begging for scraps of food SCRANNING
n. M19 sl. - a beggar who visits shops and claims to be collecting halfpence engraved with a harp, offering the shopkeeper 13 pence for a shilling's worth and persuading them to empty all their coppers on the counter; while they search the pile, the palmer hides as many coins as possible PALMER
n. M19 sl. - a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit SCRAN-BAG; SCRAN-POCKET
n. M19 sl. - beggars who pose as impoverished seamen LAND NAVY
n. M19 sl. - the practice of deliberately burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder so as to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from whom one begs (tramps' usage) SCALDRUM-DODGE
n. M19 UK sl. - a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs (criminals' usage) SCOLDRUM
n. M19 UK sl. - a fraudulent begging letter, claiming a broken limb or ribs (criminals' usage) BRAKE LURK; BREAK LURK
n. M19 UK sl. - the practice of posing as a sailor for the purpose of begging (criminals' usage) SKATES-LURK
n. M19 US sl. - the act of begging PANHANDLE
n. M19 US sl. - the world of beggary PANHANDLE BEAT
n. L19 - begging for money (beggars' usage) GAGGING
n. L19 cant - a beggar STREET-GANGER
n. L19 sl. - an old female beggar who specializes in 'putting on' a look that makes her look as pitiful as possible PUT-ON
n. L19 sl. - the practice of travelling the country posing as a mad man ABRAM-SHAM
n. L19 UK sl. - begging, tramping (tramps' usage) DOWNRIGHT
n. B1900 Sc. sl. - one who pretends sickness, calamity, etc., in the streets, in order to excite compassion and charity HOOKEM-SNIVEY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a tramp, a beggar, a vagrant, a hawker GANGER
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - cadging, begging EAR-BITING
n. 1900s US sl. - a beggar who poses as a cripple to elicit sympathy (criminals' usage) FAKE BANDAGER
n. 1900s W. Indies - a beggar WALK-FOOT
n. 1904 Amer. sl. - a beggar GRUBBER
n. Bk1904 Sc. - anything collected by dishonourable or importunate begging SCAFF
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a beggarly, discreditable person RAGGED ROBIN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a beggarly, untidy state RAGABRAG; RAGABRASH
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a ragged beggar; a woman all in tatters RAGMAG
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beggar who extorts alms by threatening; a tinker RANDY-BEGGAR
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beggar; a mendicant THIGSTER
n. 1907 US sl. - a city beggar YEGG
n. 1908 UK sl. - a beggar; a borrower or cadger TAPPER
n. 1910s US sl. - a beggar, the lowest form of tramp (criminals' usage) BUZZARD
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bundle of rags made up as a child, carried by beggars BLIND-TAM
n. 1913 US sl. - a beggar PLINGER
n. 1913 US sl. - an alcoholic tramp or beggar ALKY STIFF
n. 1914 sl. - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; a borrower, a cadger; an idler (chiefly US) MOOCH
n. 1918 sl. - a beggar who pretends to be deaf and dumb DUMMY
n. 1918 US sl. - a beggar who sells bootlaces as a front for his basic trade of begging (tramps' usage) WANGY
n. 1918 US sl. - a street beggar (tramps' usage) GANDY STIFF
n. 1918 US sl. - an alcoholic tramp or beggar (tramps' usage) DINGBAT
n. c1920 Amer. sl. - a tramp who frequents barrel houses (cheap saloons); a beggar drunkard; an urban, wine-drinking beggar (tramps' usage) BARREL-HOUSE BUM
n. c1920 US sl. - a beggar who looks haggard and imitates a tubercular cough GHOUL
n. c1920 US sl. - a beggar woman (criminals' usage) MOOCHING MOLL
n. Bk1921 - a pretentious beggar HIGHFLIER
n. 1924 US sl. - begging, an act of begging STEMMING
n. 1925 sl. - among beggars: a woman; a female beggar or tramp HIGH-HEELS
n. c1925 US sl. - a beggar MOUNDER
n. 1928 US sl. - a beggar or criminal (criminals' usage) DANGLER
n. 1929 sl. - among beggars: a woman; a female beggar HIGH-HEELER
n. 1929 US - a young (male) beggar; a young hanger-on, an incipient criminal (criminals' usage) MOOCHING KID
n. 1929 US sl. - begging, an act of begging STEM
n. 1930 US sl. - a person, esp. a beggar, who has lost one or both arms (tramps' usage) ARMY
n. 1930s sl. - a beggar; a tramp DOWNRIGHTER
n. 1930s US sl. - a crippled beggar (tramps' usage) LIMPTY; LIMPY
n. 1930s US sl. - a deaf beggar, or one who poses as such (criminals' usage) DEAFEY; DEAFY
n. 1932 UK sl. - a comparatively reputable, often well-educated, and formerly well-placed, professional beggar, operating mainly with begging letters and hard-luck stories (criminals' usage) HEAVY LURKER
n. 1936 UK sl. - begging for money THE GAGGING LARK
n. 1937 US sl. - a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb (beggars' usage) D AND D
n. 1937 US sl. - a beggar who simulates the symptoms of tuberculosis in order to excite sympathy; one who coughs dismally (criminals' usage) GHOST
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a beggar BEDDLAR
n. 1939 US sl. - a beggar who forages in trashcans DIVER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an easy subject for a beggar MOOCH; MOUCH
n. 1948 Amer. sl. - a beggar who pretends to be crippled (criminals' usage) FAKE CRIP
n. 1961 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER
n. 1962 US sl. - any artifice employed by a beggar to elicit sympathy GAG
n. 1983 US sl. - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; an idler MOOCHIE
n. 1990s UK sl. - one who attempts to beg money or food (juvenile usage) SCAB
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - an itinerant beggar BAUCAGH-SHOOL
n. 20C W. Indies - a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar CACADA
n. M20 US sl. - a beggar; an alcoholic tramp or beggar (tramps' usage) DING
n. 2001 UK sl. - one who attempts to beg money or food (juvenile usage) SCABBER
n. Bk2002 sl. - a man who organizes teams of beggars and takes a percentage of their earnings, but who does not beg himself (criminals' usage) BEGGING PONCE
vb. c1175 obs. - to beg earnestly for, to entreat a thing BESEECH
vb. c1320 obs. - to beg on false pretenses FAIT
vb. 1536 cant obs. - to ask or require; hence, to beg (criminals' usage) MAUND; MAWND
vb. 1546 obs. - to be a beggar BEAR THE WALLET
vb. 1599 obs. - to become a beggar TURN TO BAG AND WALLET
vb. 1601 cant obs. exc. arch. - to beg; to live by begging, esp. by passing oneself off as a wounded or disbanded soldier SKELDER
vb. c1610 Brit. sl. - to beg MAUNDER
vb. 1685 - to beg, to visit a house in the course of one's travels as a beggar MUMP
vb. 17C sl. - to beg while posing as a madman MAUND ABRAM
vb. E17 Brit. sl. - to beg in the streets MAUNDER ON THE FLY
vb. M17 - to take up life as a beggar GO TO BATH
vb. 1753 UK sl. - to beg GAG
vb. M18 - to ask someone for something; to beg from; to wheedle out of PALAVER
vb. M18 cant - to beg through, (e.g. a street) CALL
vb. L18 sl. - orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc. CADGE
vb. 1809 UK sl. - to beg alms in the streets, with a pretended broken arm, leg, etc. GO ON THE LOW GAG
vb. 1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beg, to borrow; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. THIG
vb. 1832 Sc. obs. - to beg or bargain skilfully LAY ON THE CADGE
vb. c1840 sl. - to beg food GRUB
vb. 1843 Sc. - to sell or hawk in a cart; to go round begging CALL
vb. c1845 sl. - to beg from persons as they pass on the street TAKE ON THE FLY
vb. 1851 sl. - to beg by the way or road STAND PAD
vb. 1857 Amer. sl.- to obtain, as by begging, to beg; also, to steal MOOCH
vb. 1858 Amer. dial. - to beg; to wheedle; to request demandingly, to importune BONE
vb. 1863 Eng. dial. - to gather up by picking or begging MEECH
vb. c1875 sl. - to go begging (tailors' usage) FACE THE KNOCKER
vb. 1887 Sc. - to beg, to sponge GADGE
vb. 1889 Amer. dial. - to ask for money or other support, esp. in a demanding way; to get credit by swagger; to request a loan; to beg BRACE
vb. 1892 US sl. - to beg SCHNORR; SHNOOR
vb. E19 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness ABRAHAM SHAM; ABRAM-SHAM
vb. E19 sl. - to beg or demand money from MACE
vb. E19 sl. - to exist by begging DO A CADGE
vb. E19 UK sl. - to beg (criminals' usage) LOUNGE THE GAG
vb. M19 Aust. & UK sl. - to beg by delivering some form of speechifying or patter (criminals' usage) BLOB
vb. M19 US sl. - to beg WORK THE PANHANDLE
vb. L19 Aust. sl. - to beg, to implore WADDY
vb. L19 sl. - to ask, to speak, to beg PARKER
vb. L19 US sl. - to beg PAN
vb. 1902 US sl. - to beg, to cadge (beggars' and tramps' usage) HUSTLE
vb. 1903 sl. - to beg (chiefly US) PANHANDLE
vb. Bk1903 sl. - to turn highwayman, beggar, or tramp TAKE TO THE ROAD
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt STRIKE
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to beg PUT IN THE FANGS; PUT THE FANG ON
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to demand money; to cadge, to beg for a loan FANG
vb. 1912 US sl. - to beg SPEAR
vb. 1913 US sl. - to beg PLING
vb. 1917 Amer. sl. - to solicit handouts from a person or on a street; to beg from (tramps' usage) BUZ; BUZZ
vb. 1927 Amer. sl. - to obtain by begging or underhanded means CHISEL; CHIZZLE
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - to beg DING
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beg; to manage with little money NICKEL-AND-DIME IT
vb. 1935 sl. - to beg TAP
vb. 1936 US sl. - among beggars: to beg from PUT THE DING ON
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to beg BEDDLE
vb. 1947 US sl. - to beg money on an empty street RATTLE THE CAN
vb. 1950 US sl. - to beg on the street BATTER
vb. 1990s sl. - to beg from VAMP
vb. 20C sl. - to obtain money or some other commodity through begging HUSSLE
n. Bk1891 - an inmate of Bethlehem Hospital - specifically, a discharged patient, half-cured, wearing a tin plate on the left arm licensing him to beg JACK OF BEDLAM
n. 1892 US sl. - a beggar SCHNORRER; SHNORRER
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial - a poorly dressed, ragged person; a ragamuffin; a beggar TATTER-WALLETS
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a beggar girl BAGGER-WENCH
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. - a poor hawker or beggar GANNER
n. 1894 sl. - a bag of food given to a beggar POKE-OUT
n. 1894 sl. - a lame person or one unable to walk; a cripple; a crippled beggar (orig. US) GIMP
n. 1895 Sc. obs. - a beggar, a tramp, a vagrant GANGING MAN
n. 1897 sl. - a beggar (orig. US) PANHANDLER
n. 1898 Sc. - begging, borrowing THIG
n. Bk1898 - a beggar BOUNCING BUFFER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beggar-girl BEGGAR-WENCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a lame beggar carried from house to house in a barrow BARROW-MAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a professional beggar BOUNCER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a state of bankruptcy or beggary BEGGAR'S STAFF
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a young peddler; a hawker; a beggar or tramp CADGE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - an officer whose duty it was to expel beggars from the town BEGGAR-BANGER
n. 1899 Amer. sl. - any begging trick (tramps' usage) GAG
n. 19C sl. - a beggar who gains money for performing small jobs KEDGER
n. 19C sl. - a beggar's dwelling place CADGING HOUSE
n. 19C sl. - a centre for beggars KEDGER'S COFFEE-HOUSE; KEDGER'S HOTEL
n. E19 sl. - a bag in which to put one's profits CADGING-BAG
n. E19 sl. - begging CADGING
n. E19 sl. - begging house to house for food GRUB-CADGING
n. E19 W. Indies - a beggar WALKING BUCKRA
n. M19 Sc. - begging for scraps of food SCRANNING
n. M19 sl. - a beggar who visits shops and claims to be collecting halfpence engraved with a harp, offering the shopkeeper 13 pence for a shilling's worth and persuading them to empty all their coppers on the counter; while they search the pile, the palmer hides as many coins as possible PALMER
n. M19 sl. - a beggar's receptacle for the scraps of food they solicit SCRAN-BAG; SCRAN-POCKET
n. M19 sl. - beggars who pose as impoverished seamen LAND NAVY
n. M19 sl. - the practice of deliberately burning the body with a mixture of acids and gunpowder so as to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from whom one begs (tramps' usage) SCALDRUM-DODGE
n. M19 UK sl. - a beggar who deliberately burns his body with acids and gunpowder to stimulate scars and wounds that should soften the hearts of those from he begs (criminals' usage) SCOLDRUM
n. M19 UK sl. - a fraudulent begging letter, claiming a broken limb or ribs (criminals' usage) BRAKE LURK; BREAK LURK
n. M19 UK sl. - the practice of posing as a sailor for the purpose of begging (criminals' usage) SKATES-LURK
n. M19 US sl. - the act of begging PANHANDLE
n. M19 US sl. - the world of beggary PANHANDLE BEAT
n. L19 - begging for money (beggars' usage) GAGGING
n. L19 cant - a beggar STREET-GANGER
n. L19 sl. - an old female beggar who specializes in 'putting on' a look that makes her look as pitiful as possible PUT-ON
n. L19 sl. - the practice of travelling the country posing as a mad man ABRAM-SHAM
n. L19 UK sl. - begging, tramping (tramps' usage) DOWNRIGHT
n. B1900 Sc. sl. - one who pretends sickness, calamity, etc., in the streets, in order to excite compassion and charity HOOKEM-SNIVEY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a tramp, a beggar, a vagrant, a hawker GANGER
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - cadging, begging EAR-BITING
n. 1900s US sl. - a beggar who poses as a cripple to elicit sympathy (criminals' usage) FAKE BANDAGER
n. 1900s W. Indies - a beggar WALK-FOOT
n. 1904 Amer. sl. - a beggar GRUBBER
n. Bk1904 Sc. - anything collected by dishonourable or importunate begging SCAFF
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a beggarly, discreditable person RAGGED ROBIN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a beggarly, untidy state RAGABRAG; RAGABRASH
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a ragged beggar; a woman all in tatters RAGMAG
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beggar who extorts alms by threatening; a tinker RANDY-BEGGAR
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beggar; a mendicant THIGSTER
n. 1907 US sl. - a city beggar YEGG
n. 1908 UK sl. - a beggar; a borrower or cadger TAPPER
n. 1910s US sl. - a beggar, the lowest form of tramp (criminals' usage) BUZZARD
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bundle of rags made up as a child, carried by beggars BLIND-TAM
n. 1913 US sl. - a beggar PLINGER
n. 1913 US sl. - an alcoholic tramp or beggar ALKY STIFF
n. 1914 sl. - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; a borrower, a cadger; an idler (chiefly US) MOOCH
n. 1918 sl. - a beggar who pretends to be deaf and dumb DUMMY
n. 1918 US sl. - a beggar who sells bootlaces as a front for his basic trade of begging (tramps' usage) WANGY
n. 1918 US sl. - a street beggar (tramps' usage) GANDY STIFF
n. 1918 US sl. - an alcoholic tramp or beggar (tramps' usage) DINGBAT
n. c1920 Amer. sl. - a tramp who frequents barrel houses (cheap saloons); a beggar drunkard; an urban, wine-drinking beggar (tramps' usage) BARREL-HOUSE BUM
n. c1920 US sl. - a beggar who looks haggard and imitates a tubercular cough GHOUL
n. c1920 US sl. - a beggar woman (criminals' usage) MOOCHING MOLL
n. Bk1921 - a pretentious beggar HIGHFLIER
n. 1924 US sl. - begging, an act of begging STEMMING
n. 1925 sl. - among beggars: a woman; a female beggar or tramp HIGH-HEELS
n. c1925 US sl. - a beggar MOUNDER
n. 1928 US sl. - a beggar or criminal (criminals' usage) DANGLER
n. 1929 sl. - among beggars: a woman; a female beggar HIGH-HEELER
n. 1929 US - a young (male) beggar; a young hanger-on, an incipient criminal (criminals' usage) MOOCHING KID
n. 1929 US sl. - begging, an act of begging STEM
n. 1930 US sl. - a person, esp. a beggar, who has lost one or both arms (tramps' usage) ARMY
n. 1930s sl. - a beggar; a tramp DOWNRIGHTER
n. 1930s US sl. - a crippled beggar (tramps' usage) LIMPTY; LIMPY
n. 1930s US sl. - a deaf beggar, or one who poses as such (criminals' usage) DEAFEY; DEAFY
n. 1932 UK sl. - a comparatively reputable, often well-educated, and formerly well-placed, professional beggar, operating mainly with begging letters and hard-luck stories (criminals' usage) HEAVY LURKER
n. 1936 UK sl. - begging for money THE GAGGING LARK
n. 1937 US sl. - a beggar who is or who pretends to be deaf and dumb (beggars' usage) D AND D
n. 1937 US sl. - a beggar who simulates the symptoms of tuberculosis in order to excite sympathy; one who coughs dismally (criminals' usage) GHOST
n. 1939 Amer. dial. - a beggar BEDDLAR
n. 1939 US sl. - a beggar who forages in trashcans DIVER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - an easy subject for a beggar MOOCH; MOUCH
n. 1948 Amer. sl. - a beggar who pretends to be crippled (criminals' usage) FAKE CRIP
n. 1961 - a person who begs for money in a manner considered to be unduly threatening or intimidating AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLER
n. 1962 US sl. - any artifice employed by a beggar to elicit sympathy GAG
n. 1983 US sl. - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; an idler MOOCHIE
n. 1990s UK sl. - one who attempts to beg money or food (juvenile usage) SCAB
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. - an itinerant beggar BAUCAGH-SHOOL
n. 20C W. Indies - a little food or a very small amount of money, typically used to appease a beggar CACADA
n. M20 US sl. - a beggar; an alcoholic tramp or beggar (tramps' usage) DING
n. 2001 UK sl. - one who attempts to beg money or food (juvenile usage) SCABBER
n. Bk2002 sl. - a man who organizes teams of beggars and takes a percentage of their earnings, but who does not beg himself (criminals' usage) BEGGING PONCE
vb. c1175 obs. - to beg earnestly for, to entreat a thing BESEECH
vb. c1320 obs. - to beg on false pretenses FAIT
vb. 1536 cant obs. - to ask or require; hence, to beg (criminals' usage) MAUND; MAWND
vb. 1546 obs. - to be a beggar BEAR THE WALLET
vb. 1599 obs. - to become a beggar TURN TO BAG AND WALLET
vb. 1601 cant obs. exc. arch. - to beg; to live by begging, esp. by passing oneself off as a wounded or disbanded soldier SKELDER
vb. c1610 Brit. sl. - to beg MAUNDER
vb. 1685 - to beg, to visit a house in the course of one's travels as a beggar MUMP
vb. 17C sl. - to beg while posing as a madman MAUND ABRAM
vb. E17 Brit. sl. - to beg in the streets MAUNDER ON THE FLY
vb. M17 - to take up life as a beggar GO TO BATH
vb. 1753 UK sl. - to beg GAG
vb. M18 - to ask someone for something; to beg from; to wheedle out of PALAVER
vb. M18 cant - to beg through, (e.g. a street) CALL
vb. L18 sl. - orig. to wander the country as a beggar; thence to beg or go about begging; to wheedle something from someone; to scrounge money, etc. CADGE
vb. 1809 UK sl. - to beg alms in the streets, with a pretended broken arm, leg, etc. GO ON THE LOW GAG
vb. 1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beg, to borrow; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. THIG
vb. 1832 Sc. obs. - to beg or bargain skilfully LAY ON THE CADGE
vb. c1840 sl. - to beg food GRUB
vb. 1843 Sc. - to sell or hawk in a cart; to go round begging CALL
vb. c1845 sl. - to beg from persons as they pass on the street TAKE ON THE FLY
vb. 1851 sl. - to beg by the way or road STAND PAD
vb. 1857 Amer. sl.- to obtain, as by begging, to beg; also, to steal MOOCH
vb. 1858 Amer. dial. - to beg; to wheedle; to request demandingly, to importune BONE
vb. 1863 Eng. dial. - to gather up by picking or begging MEECH
vb. c1875 sl. - to go begging (tailors' usage) FACE THE KNOCKER
vb. 1887 Sc. - to beg, to sponge GADGE
vb. 1889 Amer. dial. - to ask for money or other support, esp. in a demanding way; to get credit by swagger; to request a loan; to beg BRACE
vb. 1892 US sl. - to beg SCHNORR; SHNOOR
vb. E19 sl. - of a beggar: to travel the country posing as a madman; to fake illness ABRAHAM SHAM; ABRAM-SHAM
vb. E19 sl. - to beg or demand money from MACE
vb. E19 sl. - to exist by begging DO A CADGE
vb. E19 UK sl. - to beg (criminals' usage) LOUNGE THE GAG
vb. M19 Aust. & UK sl. - to beg by delivering some form of speechifying or patter (criminals' usage) BLOB
vb. M19 US sl. - to beg WORK THE PANHANDLE
vb. L19 Aust. sl. - to beg, to implore WADDY
vb. L19 sl. - to ask, to speak, to beg PARKER
vb. L19 US sl. - to beg PAN
vb. 1902 US sl. - to beg, to cadge (beggars' and tramps' usage) HUSTLE
vb. 1903 sl. - to beg (chiefly US) PANHANDLE
vb. Bk1903 sl. - to turn highwayman, beggar, or tramp TAKE TO THE ROAD
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt STRIKE
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to beg PUT IN THE FANGS; PUT THE FANG ON
vb. 1910s Aust. sl. - to demand money; to cadge, to beg for a loan FANG
vb. 1912 US sl. - to beg SPEAR
vb. 1913 US sl. - to beg PLING
vb. 1917 Amer. sl. - to solicit handouts from a person or on a street; to beg from (tramps' usage) BUZ; BUZZ
vb. 1927 Amer. sl. - to obtain by begging or underhanded means CHISEL; CHIZZLE
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - to beg DING
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beg; to manage with little money NICKEL-AND-DIME IT
vb. 1935 sl. - to beg TAP
vb. 1936 US sl. - among beggars: to beg from PUT THE DING ON
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to beg BEDDLE
vb. 1947 US sl. - to beg money on an empty street RATTLE THE CAN
vb. 1950 US sl. - to beg on the street BATTER
vb. 1990s sl. - to beg from VAMP
vb. 20C sl. - to obtain money or some other commodity through begging HUSSLE
BEGET, BEGETTING
n. 1873 rare - a begetting BEGETTAL
vb. 1884 Eng. dial. - to beget, to conceive BAIRN
vb. 1964 Amer. dial. - to produce children CHAP
vb. 1884 Eng. dial. - to beget, to conceive BAIRN
vb. 1964 Amer. dial. - to produce children CHAP