REVERSE DICTIONARY B
BOLA - BOOZ
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• BOLD - BOLT
• BOMB - BOO
• BOOK - BOON COMPANION
• BOOR - BOORISH
• BOOST - BOOTY
BOLD, BOLDLY, BOLDNESS
adj. c897 obs. - brave, bold, valiant, daring KEEN
adj. a1000 obs. - bold, brave, valiant, stout, strenuous ORPED
adj. a1000 obs. - brave, bold, strenuous, hardy DEAR; DERE
adj. c1175 obs. - bold, daring, courageous, brave, hardy DERF
adj. c1205 obs. - active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring YEPE
adj. c1205 obs. rare - bold, courageous KEENLY
adj. a1225 obs. exc. arch. - brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty STALWORTH
adj. 1297 obs. - bold, proud, forward, insolent, heinous KEEN
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale CANT
adj. c1380 obs. - courageous, bold HEARTY
adj. c1400 - fearless, bold, courageous AWELESS
adj. c1400 obs. - good at arms; stout or strong in combat; doughty, brave, bold, valiant TALL
adj. a1400 obs. - in a bad sense: bold, audacious, daringly wicked DERF
adj. c1420 obs. exc. arch. - presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty MALAPERT
adj. c1450 obs. - of exalted courage; courageous, bold HAUTAIN
adj. 1532 - unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, careless, rash, bold, headstrong (now only literary usage) TEMERARIOUS
adj. 1566 obs. - bold, audacious FACING
adj. 1567 obs. - courageous, spirited, bold HEARTSOME
adj. 1578 obs. - unabashed, shameless, unblushing, bold BASHLESS
adj. 1603 obs. - a little bold or daring AUDACULOUS
adj. 1620 obs. rare - spirited, courageous, bold ANIMOUS
adj. 1640 obs. - characterized by venturesomeness; adventurous, bold, daring VENTORIOUS
adj. 1713 Sc. - wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits RAMP
adj. 1788 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent BARDIE; BARDY
adj. 1789 - very bold or impudent; brazen-faced BOLD AS BRASS
adj. 1789 UK - attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant GALLOWS
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - pompous; violent and obstinate in opinion; forward, rash, bold, quarrelsome, out of humour; boisterous RUMGUMPTIOUS
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - bold, daring DAIROUS
adj. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - proud, conceited, impudent, bold, precocious, forward, inquisitive; esp. used of children PAUKY; PAWKY
adj. 1808 Sc. - confident, assured, bold, brazen MAKINT
adj. 1816 - bold; impudent; shameless; brazen-faced BRASS-VISAGED
adj. 1825 Sc. - bold, ready to face danger FACIE; FACY
adj. 1833 colloq. - impudent, cheeky; bold, lively; stylish (orig. & chiefly US) SASSY
adj. a1838 Sc. - of a woman: bold, masculine RAMSTOUGAR
adj. 1845 sl. - amorously over-free or cheeky; pert; forward; bold; impudent (orig. US) FRESH
adj. 1847 Eng. & Amer. dial. - impudent, shameless, audacious, bold, incorrigible; of things: very bad, shocking OWDACIOUS
adj. 1853 Amer. dial. obs. - impudent, bold CHUNKED
adj. 1882 Sc. - of persons: bold, brave, heroic CAMPIE; CAMPY
adj. 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial. - impudent, shameless, audacious, bold, incorrigible; of things: very bad, shocking OUTDACIOUS
adj. 1891 Amer. dial. - audacious, bold OUDACIOUS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bold BEAZEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited AUNTERSOME; AUNTY
adj. E19 - bold, proud, haughty ASPERANT
adj. B1900 Sc. - bold, masculine RUDAS
adj. B1900 sl. - shrewd, bold, rash RAMGUMPTIOUS
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs. - daring, bold DAROUS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - bold, impudent TAUNTRIL
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - adj. bold BEND
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - brazened; impudent, bold; hardened, shameless BRAISANT
adj. 1929 Sc. - bold, forward OBERFU
adj. 1930 Amer. dial. - bold, forward; said of both sexes and of children (esp. African-American usage) MANNISH
adj. 1970 US sl. - lively; bold; sassy FUNKY-ASS
adv. a1000 obs. - without fear or reverence; boldly and presumptuously EYELESSLY
adv. c1000 obs. - fiercely, boldly KEENLY
adv. a1225 obs. - boldly, daringly, hardily HARDLY
adv. 1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily CANTLY
adv. 1375 Sc. obs. - dauntlessly, boldly UNABASEDLY
adv. a1400 obs. - freely, unrestrainedly, boldly LARGE
adv. 1513 obs. - boldly, courageously HAUTAINLY
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly DAUNTINGLY
adv. 1809 Sc. - boldly, fiercely, vigorously DERFLY
adv. 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial. - vigorously, boldly LIKE A HATTER
adv. 1884 Amer. dial. - unceremoniously, boldly BODIACIOUSLY
adv. 1896 Amer. dial. - unceremoniously, boldly BODACIOUSLY
n. a1000 - a woman; a female; from early Middle English a term of disparagement or abuse; hence, a bold, impudent, or ill-behaved woman; a jade; a hussy; a harlot; a strumpet, esp. in 16th-17th centuries QUEAN
n. c1205 obs. rare - boldness, fierceness KEENSHIP
n. 1340 - hardihood, boldness HARDIESSE
n. c1374 arch. - boldness, courage, daring, hardihood HARDIMENT
n. 1375 obs. - a deed of daring; a bold exploit HARDIMENT
n. a1450 obs. - a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute RAMP
n. c1460 obs. - confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc.; assurance, boldness AFFIANCE
n. c1515 obs. - one who puts on a bold face; one who boasts or swaggers; a braggart; a bully FACER
n. 1537 colloq. - great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve FACE
n. 1579 arch. - boldness, hardiness; audacity HARDIHEAD
n. 1579 obs. - a bold or immodest woman TOMBOY
n. 1595 obs. - daring, boldness DARE
n. 1671 obs. rare - a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female RAMPANT
n. 1720 Sc. - a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy; a slut QUINE
n. 1720 Sc. & Irish English rare - (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, mischievous, bold, saucy, or forward one; a tomboy GILKIE; GILPEY; GILPIE; GILPY
n. 1786 Sc. - a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade; a hussy LIMMER
n. L18 sl. - bold forward behaviour; shamelessness IRISH-ASSURANCE
n. 1822 Sc. - a bold or pugnacious person; an energetic, lively child KEMPIE; KEMPY
n. 1825 Sc. - a bold, noisy woman; a scolding woman BARD
n. 1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a bold, impudent, unruly person RANNIGAL; RANNYGILL
n. Bk1868 - a bold or saucy young scamp HARDY
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - a bold, impudent person GLOWBASON
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - boldness, audacity DAREDNESS
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - assurance, great boldness, impudence INSURANCE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - force, boldness AFFORCE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a bold, brazen-faced person HARDEN-FACE
n. 1958 Aust. sl. - boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this ARSE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - audacity, boldness, forwardness BRASH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery ENERGY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - effrontery, nerve, pushiness, boldness BILLY GOAT
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - boldness, assertiveness OATS
phr. a1700 - you are exceeding bold YOUR SAUCE-PAN RUNS OVER
vb. a1225 obs. - to make hardy or bold; to encourage HARDY
vb. 1297 obs. rare - to make hardy, to embolden HARDISS
vb. 1542 obs. - to brag, to put on a bold front BRAG IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN; FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN
vb. L17 sl. - to be pot-valiant (bold or courageous under the influence of alcohol) BE IN ARMOUR
vb. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at GAB
vb. 1758-65 obs. - to exhibit a bold front PUSH A FACE
vb. 1823 obs. - to become bold (nonce use) HARDY
vb. 1827 obs. - to exhibit a bold front SHOW A FACE
vb. 1889 sl. - to start speaking boldly PIPE UP
vb. 1899 Sc. - to be bold or impudent IMPER
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to be forward, bold, or over-confident HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to act in a bold, aggressive way; to tease or bully; to take advantage of BOGART
vb. 20C Amer. - to be foolhardy, over-bold HAVE BRASS BALLS; HAVE CAST-IRON BALLS
adj. a1000 obs. - bold, brave, valiant, stout, strenuous ORPED
adj. a1000 obs. - brave, bold, strenuous, hardy DEAR; DERE
adj. c1175 obs. - bold, daring, courageous, brave, hardy DERF
adj. c1205 obs. - active, nimble, brisk, alert, bold, daring YEPE
adj. c1205 obs. rare - bold, courageous KEENLY
adj. a1225 obs. exc. arch. - brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty STALWORTH
adj. 1297 obs. - bold, proud, forward, insolent, heinous KEEN
adj. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale CANT
adj. c1380 obs. - courageous, bold HEARTY
adj. c1400 - fearless, bold, courageous AWELESS
adj. c1400 obs. - good at arms; stout or strong in combat; doughty, brave, bold, valiant TALL
adj. a1400 obs. - in a bad sense: bold, audacious, daringly wicked DERF
adj. c1420 obs. exc. arch. - presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty MALAPERT
adj. c1450 obs. - of exalted courage; courageous, bold HAUTAIN
adj. 1532 - unreasonably adventurous; reckless, heedless, careless, rash, bold, headstrong (now only literary usage) TEMERARIOUS
adj. 1566 obs. - bold, audacious FACING
adj. 1567 obs. - courageous, spirited, bold HEARTSOME
adj. 1578 obs. - unabashed, shameless, unblushing, bold BASHLESS
adj. 1603 obs. - a little bold or daring AUDACULOUS
adj. 1620 obs. rare - spirited, courageous, bold ANIMOUS
adj. 1640 obs. - characterized by venturesomeness; adventurous, bold, daring VENTORIOUS
adj. 1713 Sc. - wild, bold, wanton, unrestrained, rompish; full of rude health and spirits RAMP
adj. 1788 Sc. - bold, fierce, turbulent BARDIE; BARDY
adj. 1789 - very bold or impudent; brazen-faced BOLD AS BRASS
adj. 1789 UK - attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant GALLOWS
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. - pompous; violent and obstinate in opinion; forward, rash, bold, quarrelsome, out of humour; boisterous RUMGUMPTIOUS
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - bold, daring DAIROUS
adj. 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial. - proud, conceited, impudent, bold, precocious, forward, inquisitive; esp. used of children PAUKY; PAWKY
adj. 1808 Sc. - confident, assured, bold, brazen MAKINT
adj. 1816 - bold; impudent; shameless; brazen-faced BRASS-VISAGED
adj. 1825 Sc. - bold, ready to face danger FACIE; FACY
adj. 1833 colloq. - impudent, cheeky; bold, lively; stylish (orig. & chiefly US) SASSY
adj. a1838 Sc. - of a woman: bold, masculine RAMSTOUGAR
adj. 1845 sl. - amorously over-free or cheeky; pert; forward; bold; impudent (orig. US) FRESH
adj. 1847 Eng. & Amer. dial. - impudent, shameless, audacious, bold, incorrigible; of things: very bad, shocking OWDACIOUS
adj. 1853 Amer. dial. obs. - impudent, bold CHUNKED
adj. 1882 Sc. - of persons: bold, brave, heroic CAMPIE; CAMPY
adj. 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial. - impudent, shameless, audacious, bold, incorrigible; of things: very bad, shocking OUTDACIOUS
adj. 1891 Amer. dial. - audacious, bold OUDACIOUS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bold BEAZEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited AUNTERSOME; AUNTY
adj. E19 - bold, proud, haughty ASPERANT
adj. B1900 Sc. - bold, masculine RUDAS
adj. B1900 sl. - shrewd, bold, rash RAMGUMPTIOUS
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs. - daring, bold DAROUS
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - bold, impudent TAUNTRIL
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - adj. bold BEND
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - brazened; impudent, bold; hardened, shameless BRAISANT
adj. 1929 Sc. - bold, forward OBERFU
adj. 1930 Amer. dial. - bold, forward; said of both sexes and of children (esp. African-American usage) MANNISH
adj. 1970 US sl. - lively; bold; sassy FUNKY-ASS
adv. a1000 obs. - without fear or reverence; boldly and presumptuously EYELESSLY
adv. c1000 obs. - fiercely, boldly KEENLY
adv. a1225 obs. - boldly, daringly, hardily HARDLY
adv. 1352 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - boldly, briskly, eagerly, energetically, cheerily CANTLY
adv. 1375 Sc. obs. - dauntlessly, boldly UNABASEDLY
adv. a1400 obs. - freely, unrestrainedly, boldly LARGE
adv. 1513 obs. - boldly, courageously HAUTAINLY
adv. a1788 Sc. obs. - boldly, bravely; defiantly DAUNTINGLY
adv. 1809 Sc. - boldly, fiercely, vigorously DERFLY
adv. 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial. - vigorously, boldly LIKE A HATTER
adv. 1884 Amer. dial. - unceremoniously, boldly BODIACIOUSLY
adv. 1896 Amer. dial. - unceremoniously, boldly BODACIOUSLY
n. a1000 - a woman; a female; from early Middle English a term of disparagement or abuse; hence, a bold, impudent, or ill-behaved woman; a jade; a hussy; a harlot; a strumpet, esp. in 16th-17th centuries QUEAN
n. c1205 obs. rare - boldness, fierceness KEENSHIP
n. 1340 - hardihood, boldness HARDIESSE
n. c1374 arch. - boldness, courage, daring, hardihood HARDIMENT
n. 1375 obs. - a deed of daring; a bold exploit HARDIMENT
n. a1450 obs. - a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute RAMP
n. c1460 obs. - confidence in oneself, one's abilities, etc.; assurance, boldness AFFIANCE
n. c1515 obs. - one who puts on a bold face; one who boasts or swaggers; a braggart; a bully FACER
n. 1537 colloq. - great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve FACE
n. 1579 arch. - boldness, hardiness; audacity HARDIHEAD
n. 1579 obs. - a bold or immodest woman TOMBOY
n. 1595 obs. - daring, boldness DARE
n. 1671 obs. rare - a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl; an impudent female RAMPANT
n. 1720 Sc. - a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy; a slut QUINE
n. 1720 Sc. & Irish English rare - (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, mischievous, bold, saucy, or forward one; a tomboy GILKIE; GILPEY; GILPIE; GILPY
n. 1786 Sc. - a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade; a hussy LIMMER
n. L18 sl. - bold forward behaviour; shamelessness IRISH-ASSURANCE
n. 1822 Sc. - a bold or pugnacious person; an energetic, lively child KEMPIE; KEMPY
n. 1825 Sc. - a bold, noisy woman; a scolding woman BARD
n. 1825 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a bold, impudent, unruly person RANNIGAL; RANNYGILL
n. Bk1868 - a bold or saucy young scamp HARDY
n. 1873 Eng. dial. - a bold, impudent person GLOWBASON
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - boldness, audacity DAREDNESS
n. 1893 Amer. dial. - assurance, great boldness, impudence INSURANCE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - force, boldness AFFORCE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a bold, brazen-faced person HARDEN-FACE
n. 1958 Aust. sl. - boldness, gall, gumption. impudence; hence, luck as a result of this ARSE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - audacity, boldness, forwardness BRASH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery ENERGY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - effrontery, nerve, pushiness, boldness BILLY GOAT
n. 1970 Amer. dial. - boldness, assertiveness OATS
phr. a1700 - you are exceeding bold YOUR SAUCE-PAN RUNS OVER
vb. a1225 obs. - to make hardy or bold; to encourage HARDY
vb. 1297 obs. rare - to make hardy, to embolden HARDISS
vb. 1542 obs. - to brag, to put on a bold front BRAG IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN; FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN
vb. L17 sl. - to be pot-valiant (bold or courageous under the influence of alcohol) BE IN ARMOUR
vb. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at GAB
vb. 1758-65 obs. - to exhibit a bold front PUSH A FACE
vb. 1823 obs. - to become bold (nonce use) HARDY
vb. 1827 obs. - to exhibit a bold front SHOW A FACE
vb. 1889 sl. - to start speaking boldly PIPE UP
vb. 1899 Sc. - to be bold or impudent IMPER
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to be forward, bold, or over-confident HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. - to act in a bold, aggressive way; to tease or bully; to take advantage of BOGART
vb. 20C Amer. - to be foolhardy, over-bold HAVE BRASS BALLS; HAVE CAST-IRON BALLS
BOLOGNA
n. 1942 US sl. - sausage, esp. bologna or salami (esp. navy usage) HORSECOCK
n. 1987 Can. sl. - bologna NORTH END ROUND
n. 1987 Can. sl. - bologna NORTH END ROUND
BOLT, BOLTING
n. 1658 obs. - a bolting, locking up OBSERATION
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to lock up, to bolt, to shut with bolt and key OBSERATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare - to lock up, to bolt, to shut with bolt and key OBSERATE
BOMB, BOMBING
n. 1915 sl. - a type of German trench-mortar bomb SAUSAGE
n. 1916 sl. - a German trench-mortar bomb RUM-JAR
n. 1916 sl. - a hand-grenade or light trench-mortar PINEAPPLE; PINEAPPLE BOMB
n. 1916 sl. - a trench-mortar TOC EMMA; TOCH EMMA; TOCK EMMA
n. 1917 sl. - a bomb; a mine; a depth charge EGG
n. 1917 sl. - a German trench-mortar bomb in World War I OIL CAN
n. 1917 sl. - a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it MINNIE; MINNY
n. 1917 US sl. - an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level (military usage) DAISY-CUTTER
n. 1918 US sl. - a grenade; a bomb (military usage) APPLE
n. 1918 US sl. - an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level (Army usage) DAISY-CLIPPER
n. 1919 US - artillery fire; also, bombs (Army and Marine Corps usage) INCOMING MAIL; MAIL; OUTGOING MAIL
n. 1919 US sl. - an aerial bomb (army usage) ASHCAN
n. 1921 sl. - a bomb PILL
n. 1925 sl. - a type of trench-mortar bomb PLUM-PUDDING
n. 1929 US sl. - a bomb (criminals' usage) BIG COUGH
n. 1929 US sl. - a bomb CAN
n. Bk1934 sl. - a bomb ITALIAN FOOTBALL
n. 1939 Amer. sl. - a makeshift bomb typically consisting of a bottle of gasoline and a rag that serves as a wick and is ignited before throwing (orig. journalist usage) MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
n. 1939 sl. - a stick of small bombs, as incendiaries (Royal Air Force usage) SACK OF TATERS
n. 1940 - a cluster of incendiary bombs (military usage) MOLOTOV BREADBASKET; MOLOTOFF BREADBASKET
n. 1940 Brit. sl. - a large bomb containing smaller bombs BREAD-BASKET
n. 1940s Amer. sl. - a German World War II V-1 winged robot bomb powered by a ramjet engine BUZZ BOMB
n. 1941 sl. - a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it MOANING MINNIE
n. 1941 sl. - a type of electrical bomb release MICKEY MOUSE
n. 1942 sl. - a type of bomb that makes a screaming sound as it falls SCREAMER
n. 1942 US sl. - a heavy bomb powerful enough to flatten a city block; hence, anything that makes a considerable impact BLOCKBUSTER
n. 1942 US sl. - an explosive device; a bomb (military usage) COOKIE
n. 1943 sl. - a low-level strafing raid RHUBARB
n. 1944 sl. - a German V-1 flying bomb DOODLE; DOODLEBUG
n. 1944 US sl. - a type of radar-assisted bombsight MICKEY
n. 1945 sl. - a bombing raid (orig. Royal Air Force usage) PRANG
n. Bk1945 sl. - a bomb thrower (criminals' usage) BALL TOSSER
n. 1948 sl. - a heavy bombing (Air Force usage) CLOBBERING
n. 1965 US sl. - a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area LAZY DOG
n. 1967 US sl. - a 10,000 to 15,000 pound bomb used to clear jungle and create an instant landing zone in Vietnam DAISY-CUTTER
n. 1991 US sl. - a bomb that must be dropped accurately DUMB BOMB
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a small bomb or grenade CHICAGO PINEAPPLE
n. Amer. sl. - a bomb (World War II usage) EAGLE
n. Amer. sl. - a bomb when dropped from an aircraft (World War II usage) AIR CAN
n. Amer. sl. - an atomic bomb A-BOMB
n. - a bomb (World War II Royal Air Force usage) CABBAGE
vb. 1915 sl. - to bomb or shell heavily PLASTER
vb. 1918 sl. - to drop a bomb from an aircraft LAY AN EGG
vb. 1935 sl. - to destroy a place by bombing SMEAR
vb. 1942 sl. - to bomb a target successfully from the air (orig. Royal Air Force usage) PRANG
n. 1916 sl. - a German trench-mortar bomb RUM-JAR
n. 1916 sl. - a hand-grenade or light trench-mortar PINEAPPLE; PINEAPPLE BOMB
n. 1916 sl. - a trench-mortar TOC EMMA; TOCH EMMA; TOCK EMMA
n. 1917 sl. - a bomb; a mine; a depth charge EGG
n. 1917 sl. - a German trench-mortar bomb in World War I OIL CAN
n. 1917 sl. - a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it MINNIE; MINNY
n. 1917 US sl. - an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level (military usage) DAISY-CUTTER
n. 1918 US sl. - a grenade; a bomb (military usage) APPLE
n. 1918 US sl. - an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level (Army usage) DAISY-CLIPPER
n. 1919 US - artillery fire; also, bombs (Army and Marine Corps usage) INCOMING MAIL; MAIL; OUTGOING MAIL
n. 1919 US sl. - an aerial bomb (army usage) ASHCAN
n. 1921 sl. - a bomb PILL
n. 1925 sl. - a type of trench-mortar bomb PLUM-PUDDING
n. 1929 US sl. - a bomb (criminals' usage) BIG COUGH
n. 1929 US sl. - a bomb CAN
n. Bk1934 sl. - a bomb ITALIAN FOOTBALL
n. 1939 Amer. sl. - a makeshift bomb typically consisting of a bottle of gasoline and a rag that serves as a wick and is ignited before throwing (orig. journalist usage) MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
n. 1939 sl. - a stick of small bombs, as incendiaries (Royal Air Force usage) SACK OF TATERS
n. 1940 - a cluster of incendiary bombs (military usage) MOLOTOV BREADBASKET; MOLOTOFF BREADBASKET
n. 1940 Brit. sl. - a large bomb containing smaller bombs BREAD-BASKET
n. 1940s Amer. sl. - a German World War II V-1 winged robot bomb powered by a ramjet engine BUZZ BOMB
n. 1941 sl. - a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it MOANING MINNIE
n. 1941 sl. - a type of electrical bomb release MICKEY MOUSE
n. 1942 sl. - a type of bomb that makes a screaming sound as it falls SCREAMER
n. 1942 US sl. - a heavy bomb powerful enough to flatten a city block; hence, anything that makes a considerable impact BLOCKBUSTER
n. 1942 US sl. - an explosive device; a bomb (military usage) COOKIE
n. 1943 sl. - a low-level strafing raid RHUBARB
n. 1944 sl. - a German V-1 flying bomb DOODLE; DOODLEBUG
n. 1944 US sl. - a type of radar-assisted bombsight MICKEY
n. 1945 sl. - a bombing raid (orig. Royal Air Force usage) PRANG
n. Bk1945 sl. - a bomb thrower (criminals' usage) BALL TOSSER
n. 1948 sl. - a heavy bombing (Air Force usage) CLOBBERING
n. 1965 US sl. - a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area LAZY DOG
n. 1967 US sl. - a 10,000 to 15,000 pound bomb used to clear jungle and create an instant landing zone in Vietnam DAISY-CUTTER
n. 1991 US sl. - a bomb that must be dropped accurately DUMB BOMB
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a small bomb or grenade CHICAGO PINEAPPLE
n. Amer. sl. - a bomb (World War II usage) EAGLE
n. Amer. sl. - a bomb when dropped from an aircraft (World War II usage) AIR CAN
n. Amer. sl. - an atomic bomb A-BOMB
n. - a bomb (World War II Royal Air Force usage) CABBAGE
vb. 1915 sl. - to bomb or shell heavily PLASTER
vb. 1918 sl. - to drop a bomb from an aircraft LAY AN EGG
vb. 1935 sl. - to destroy a place by bombing SMEAR
vb. 1942 sl. - to bomb a target successfully from the air (orig. Royal Air Force usage) PRANG
BOMBARD, BOMBARDMENT
n. 1944 sl. - a concentrated artillery bombardment STONK
n. Amer. sl. - gunfire; a bombardment (World War II usage) CHATTER OF THE GUNS
vb. 1944 sl. - to bombard with concentrated artillery fire STONK
n. Amer. sl. - gunfire; a bombardment (World War II usage) CHATTER OF THE GUNS
vb. 1944 sl. - to bombard with concentrated artillery fire STONK
BOMBAST, BOMBASTIC
adj. 1588 - florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious TAFFETA
adj. 1592 - ridiculously lofty in expression; bombastic, high-flown, inflated, pompous FUSTIAN
adj. 1594 obs. rare - mouthmaking; hence, high-sounding, bombastic, inflated ORIFICIAL
adj. a1594 - bombastic PUFFY
adj. 1595 obs. - florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious (nonce word) TIFFETY-TAFFETY
adj. 1626 arch. - bombastic, boasting, braggart RODOMONT
adj. 1656 - lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful MAGNILOQUENT
adj. 1719 - florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular TAFFETY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - boastful; bombastic BRAGGAND; BRAGGIE; BRAGGY
adj. 1972 Hawaii - pompous, bombastic (youth usage) HYBOLIC
n. c1550 - pomposity, vanity, bombast VENTOSITY
n. 1599 obs. - high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast TARATANTARA
n. 1670 obs. - high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast TARATANTARO
n. 1847 sl. - empty or boastful talk; showy pretense, bombast; humbug, nonsense GAS
n. 1888 Amer. dial. - bombastic or inept language; nonsense, balderdash FLUBDUB
n. 1903 - a bombastic fellow TARTARIN
n. Bk1904 sl. - a bombastic speaker STUMPER; STUMP ORATOR; STUMP-SPEAKER
n. 1920s sl. - nonsense, rubbish, pomposity, bombast ALL GAS AND GAITERS
n. 1922 sl. - empty talk, bombast PISS AND WIND; WIND AND PISH
adj. 1592 - ridiculously lofty in expression; bombastic, high-flown, inflated, pompous FUSTIAN
adj. 1594 obs. rare - mouthmaking; hence, high-sounding, bombastic, inflated ORIFICIAL
adj. a1594 - bombastic PUFFY
adj. 1595 obs. - florid, bombastic; overdressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious (nonce word) TIFFETY-TAFFETY
adj. 1626 arch. - bombastic, boasting, braggart RODOMONT
adj. 1656 - lofty or ambitious in expression, using pompous or bombastic language; using a stately manner of speaking or writing; also, talking big, boastful MAGNILOQUENT
adj. 1719 - florid, bombastic; over-dressed; dainty, delicate, fastidious, particular TAFFETY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. - boastful; bombastic BRAGGAND; BRAGGIE; BRAGGY
adj. 1972 Hawaii - pompous, bombastic (youth usage) HYBOLIC
n. c1550 - pomposity, vanity, bombast VENTOSITY
n. 1599 obs. - high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast TARATANTARA
n. 1670 obs. - high-flown, loud, extravagant, or pretentious talk; bombast TARATANTARO
n. 1847 sl. - empty or boastful talk; showy pretense, bombast; humbug, nonsense GAS
n. 1888 Amer. dial. - bombastic or inept language; nonsense, balderdash FLUBDUB
n. 1903 - a bombastic fellow TARTARIN
n. Bk1904 sl. - a bombastic speaker STUMPER; STUMP ORATOR; STUMP-SPEAKER
n. 1920s sl. - nonsense, rubbish, pomposity, bombast ALL GAS AND GAITERS
n. 1922 sl. - empty talk, bombast PISS AND WIND; WIND AND PISH
BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - Napoleon Bonaparte BONESAPART; BONEY; LITTLE BONEY; NAP; NAPPY
n. 20C sl. - Napoleon (teen & high school usage) THE SHORT, DEAD DUDE
n. 20C sl. - Napoleon (teen & high school usage) THE SHORT, DEAD DUDE
BOND (something that binds)
n. c890 obs. - a band, bond, or fetter BEND
n. 1595 obs. rare - a bond or tie between persons NECESSITY
vb. 1036 obs. - to put in bonds, to fetter BEND
n. 1595 obs. rare - a bond or tie between persons NECESSITY
vb. 1036 obs. - to put in bonds, to fetter BEND
BOND (finance)
n. 1910s US sl. - a bond that is sold during wartime with the presumption that it will 'grow' in value WAR BABY
BONDAGE, BONDMAN, BONDSMAN, BOND-WOMAN
n. a1300 obs. - a bondman; a villain CARL; CARLE
n. c1330 obs. - a slave; a bondsman MAN'S-BOND
n. c1450 - one born in bondage (now Hist.) NATIVE
n. 1531 rare - a woman born in a state of bondage or serfdom; specifically, a female serf, a bondwoman NAIF
n. 1547 - one born in a state of bondage or serfdom; sometimes, a female serf, a bondwoman (now Hist.) NEIF
n. 1615 obs. - a freed bondman MANUMIT
n. 1823 - a serf, a bondsman HELOT
n. 1879 Sc. - a bondsman, a servant BANSMAN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bondage; pecuniary difficulty; perplexity THRALLAGE
n. Bk1945 - a bondsman (jive usage) BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
vb. 1432-50 - to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free MANUMIT
vb. 1523 obs. - to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free MANUMISE; MANUMISS
n. c1330 obs. - a slave; a bondsman MAN'S-BOND
n. c1450 - one born in bondage (now Hist.) NATIVE
n. 1531 rare - a woman born in a state of bondage or serfdom; specifically, a female serf, a bondwoman NAIF
n. 1547 - one born in a state of bondage or serfdom; sometimes, a female serf, a bondwoman (now Hist.) NEIF
n. 1615 obs. - a freed bondman MANUMIT
n. 1823 - a serf, a bondsman HELOT
n. 1879 Sc. - a bondsman, a servant BANSMAN
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - bondage; pecuniary difficulty; perplexity THRALLAGE
n. Bk1945 - a bondsman (jive usage) BAIL 'EM FROM SALEM
vb. 1432-50 - to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free MANUMIT
vb. 1523 obs. - to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free MANUMISE; MANUMISS
BONE, BONY
adj. 1645 obs. - having diseased or injured bones ILL-BONED
adj. 1726 - having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony HERRING-GUTTED
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. - tall, thin, and bony RAWNY
adj. 1868 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWNY-BONED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - tall, thin, and bony RAWNYING
adj. a1930 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWBONY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWBONED
n. 1497 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the bones or skeleton of a human being or animal; generally plural RAME
n. 1621 - a lean bony person BALD-RIB
n. 1832 Sc. - an emaciated person; a very thin person; a skinny, bony bedfellow BEDFUL OF BONES
n. 1866 Sc. - somebody who is tall, thin, and bony SCOW
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - an ironical name for a thin, lanky, bony person GIBLETS
n. c1890 - bones (slaughterers' usage) RACKS
n. Bk1891 sl. - a skinny, bony bedfellow BEDFELLOW OF BONES
n. B1900 Sc. - a thin bony person AMATON
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a lanky, bony person HERRING-RIBS
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - an emaciated person; a very thin, bony person RAWHIDE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a very thin, bony person RAWBONES
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - bones (rhyming sl.) DAVID JONES
n. 1994 US sl. - an orthopaedist BONE BANGER; BONE CRUSHER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to assault, to bruise; to break bones BRASH
adj. 1726 - having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony HERRING-GUTTED
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. - tall, thin, and bony RAWNY
adj. 1868 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWNY-BONED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. - tall, thin, and bony RAWNYING
adj. a1930 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWBONY
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - having the bones prominently visible beneath the skin; thin, bony, gangling RAWBONED
n. 1497 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - the bones or skeleton of a human being or animal; generally plural RAME
n. 1621 - a lean bony person BALD-RIB
n. 1832 Sc. - an emaciated person; a very thin person; a skinny, bony bedfellow BEDFUL OF BONES
n. 1866 Sc. - somebody who is tall, thin, and bony SCOW
n. Bk1882 Eng. dial. - an ironical name for a thin, lanky, bony person GIBLETS
n. c1890 - bones (slaughterers' usage) RACKS
n. Bk1891 sl. - a skinny, bony bedfellow BEDFELLOW OF BONES
n. B1900 Sc. - a thin bony person AMATON
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a lanky, bony person HERRING-RIBS
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - an emaciated person; a very thin, bony person RAWHIDE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a very thin, bony person RAWBONES
n. 1980s Aust. sl. - bones (rhyming sl.) DAVID JONES
n. 1994 US sl. - an orthopaedist BONE BANGER; BONE CRUSHER
vb. Bk1911 Sc. - to assault, to bruise; to break bones BRASH
BONFIRE
n. a1000 obs. - a great consuming fire; a conflagration; a blazing pile, a bonfire BALE
n. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a large fire in the open air, a bonfire; esp. one made at certain seasons in the year, as on May Day, Midsummer Eve, or the first of November TANDLE; TANLE
n. 1800-24 - any great fire; a bonfire BALE-FIRE
n. 1802 Sc. - a bonfire; any large fire TAWNLE
n. 1805 - a beacon or bonfire NEED-FIRE
n. 1825 Eng. dial. - a blaze, a blazing fire; a bonfire BLIZZY
n. 1898 Eng. - a bonfire (university usage) BONNER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire BALE-BLEEZE; BALLY-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire BALTIORUM
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bonfire BELLA
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a bonfire EASTER FIRE
n. 1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a large fire in the open air, a bonfire; esp. one made at certain seasons in the year, as on May Day, Midsummer Eve, or the first of November TANDLE; TANLE
n. 1800-24 - any great fire; a bonfire BALE-FIRE
n. 1802 Sc. - a bonfire; any large fire TAWNLE
n. 1805 - a beacon or bonfire NEED-FIRE
n. 1825 Eng. dial. - a blaze, a blazing fire; a bonfire BLIZZY
n. 1898 Eng. - a bonfire (university usage) BONNER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a bonfire BALE-BLEEZE; BALLY-BLEEZE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire BALTIORUM
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a bonfire BELLA
n. 1940 Amer. dial. - a bonfire EASTER FIRE
BONNET - see HAT
BONUS
n. 1719 sl. - money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good BUNCE
n. 1849 Amer. dial. - a small gratuity or bonus included with a purchase; anything extra thrown in for good measure LAGNIAPPE
n. M19 sl. - extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing SKEWINGS
n. Bk1911 Sc. - something given in reward for service, over and above wages; a bonus BOUNTITH
n. 1930s US sl. - a bonus, something for nothing EGG IN YOUR BEER
n. 2000s sl. - a bonus, a profit LUNCH
vb. 1905 - to give a bonus to BONIFY
n. 1849 Amer. dial. - a small gratuity or bonus included with a purchase; anything extra thrown in for good measure LAGNIAPPE
n. M19 sl. - extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing SKEWINGS
n. Bk1911 Sc. - something given in reward for service, over and above wages; a bonus BOUNTITH
n. 1930s US sl. - a bonus, something for nothing EGG IN YOUR BEER
n. 2000s sl. - a bonus, a profit LUNCH
vb. 1905 - to give a bonus to BONIFY
BOO, BOOING
n. L19 sl. - a booing, barracking (rhyming. sl. for 'bird') RICHARD (THE THIRD)
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a person who boos frequently at games or other public events BOO-BIRD
n. Bk2006 US sl. - a person who boos frequently at games or other public events BOO-BIRD
BOOK, BOOKISH, BOOKWORM
also see LIBRARY
adj. c1475 - knowing books, but lacking practical experience BOOK-LEARNED
adj. 1542 - addicted to reading books, studious; getting knowledge only from books BOOKISH
adj. 1567 - pert. to a book BOOKISH
adj. 1593 - knowing books, but lacking practical experience BOOK-WISE
adj. 1606 obs. - relating to the pages of a book PAGICAL
adj. 1611 obs. - of a book, etc.: without a known author; anonymous FATHERLESS
adj. 1656 rare - having to do with books, or to a library LIBRARIOUS
adj. 1709 obs. rare - full of knowledge or information gathered from books BOOKFUL
adj. 1822 - mad after books BIBLIOMANIACAL
adj. 1822 rare - relating to bookselling or booksellers; dealing in books BIBLIOPOLAR
adj. 1823 - belonging to booksellers BIBLIOPOLICAL
adj. 1824 - befitting a bookseller BIBLIOPOLISTIC
adj. 1825 - dealing in books; pert. to the sale of books BIBLIOPOLIC
adj. 1834 - mad after books BIBLIOMANIAC; BIBLIOMANIAN
adj. 1847 - having excessive admiration or reverence of a book BIBLIOLATROUS
adj. 1880 colloq. - given to books; bookish BOOKY
adj. 1882 - addicted to bibliophily (love of books) BIBLIOPHILOUS
adj. 1883 - pert. to bibliophiles or bibliophily BIBLIOPHILIC
adj. 1884 - devouring books BIBLIOPHAGIC
adj. 1887 - destroying books BIBLIOCLASTIC
adj. 1892 Amer. sl. - of books, entertainment, etc.: sexually stimulating, erotic HOT
adj. L19 sl. - bookish, like a bookworm ALL KNOW
adj. 1901 - relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library BIBLIOTHETIC
adj. 1902 - reluctant or unwilling to read books BOOK-SHY
adj. 1930 colloq. - having literary or bookish pretensions BOOKSY
n. a1225 obs. - a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing PAGINE
n. a1300 obs. - a writing, a written book, a story LETTRURE
n. 1340 obs. - a chapter of a book CAPITELE; APITLE
n. c1384 - a collection of books; a library BIBLE
n. a1400 obs. - a part or division of a book, or of a subject TITLE
n. a1500 obs. rare - a book which contains collected particulars; a compilation AGGREGATORY
n. 1519 obs. - each of the separate volumes which compose a literary work or book TOME
n. 1530 obs. or arch. - a page of a book or writing SIDE
n. 1532 obs. - a marginal reference to a passage in a book QUOTATION
n. 1533 obs. - a conclusion to a book; opposed to 'introduction' EXTRADUCTION
n. 1538 obs. - a book that lies permanently in some place, as on a desk or table LEDGER
n. 1541 - a dealer in books, esp. rare books; a bookseller BIBLIOPOLIST
n. 1549 - a collection of books or treatises; a library BIBLIOTHÈQUE
n. 1568 obs. - a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book CALEPIN
n. 1579 arch. - the margin of a book as being the place for a commentary upon or summary of the text; hence, the commentary or summary itself MARGENT
n. 1598 obs. - pictures in books BABIES
n. L16 - the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. HEEL
n. 1610 - a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ADVERSARIA
n. 1646 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a picture in a book GAY
n. 1656 obs. - a writer of books; a copyist BIBLIOGRAPHER
n. 1672 obs. - a reader of a book (jocular usage) LEAF-TURNER
n. 1678 - the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work in which this is done ICONOGRAPHY
n. 1678 obs. - the writing of books BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. 1708 obs. - a book containing indelicate or smutty pictures BLOW-BOOK
n. Bk1708 - a book-seller, or stationer BIBLIOPOLA
n. 1718 cant - a pocket-book READER
n. 1734 - a rage for collecting and possessing books BIBLIOMANIA
n. 1753 - divination by books, or by verses of the Bible BIBLIOMANCY
n. Bk1756 - a hider or burier of books BIBLIOTAPHIST
n. a1763 - extravagant admiration of a book BIBLIOLATRY
n. 1775 - a dealer in books, esp. rare books; a bookseller BIBLIOPOLE
n. 1778 obs. - an excessively bookish or intellectual person AERIALIST
n. 1782 rare - a tiny book BOOKLING
n. 1791-1824 - the removal of objectionable parts from a book or literary work CASTRATION
n. 1792 - the principles or trade of bookselling BIBLIOPOLISM
n. Bk1795 - one who destroys books that have pictures in them BIBLIOICONOCLAST
n. M18 colloq. - a bookseller; a publisher MR. QUARTO; QUARTO
n. 1807 - scientific description of books; book-lore BIBLIOLOGY
n. 1809 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANE
n. 1810 - one who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. BIBLIOGRAPHER
n. 1815 - a person who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. BIBLIOGRAPH
n. 1816 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIAC
n. 1823 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIST
n. 1823 - an expert on books and bibliography BIBLIOGNOST
n. 1823 - one who ‘buries’ books by keeping them locked away; a book hoarder BIBLIOTAPH
n. 1824 - a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGIST
n. 1824 - a lover of books; a book collector BIBLIOPHIL; BIBLIOPHILE
n. 1824 - a lover of books; a book-fancier BIBLIOPHILIST
n. 1826 - one who pays undue regard to books; a book-worshipper; specifically, one who is supposed to regard the Bible with undue or extravagant respect; a worshipper of the Bible BIBLIOLATRIST
n. 1831 - bookselling BIBLIOPOLY
n. 1832 - a dread or aversion to books BIBLIOPHOBIA
n. 1832 - the making of books BIBLIOPOESY
n. 1835 - the production of books BIBLIOGONY
n. 1836 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIAN
n. 1838 - a professed student of bibliology, the description of books BIBLIOLOGIST
n. 1840 - a dealer in secondhand books of little value BOUQUINIST
n. 1846 - a small volume (nonce word) TOMELET
n. 1847 - one who has an extravagant admiration of a book, or excessive reverence for the mere letter of the Bible BIBLIOLATER
n. 1849 - a destroyer of books (nonce word) TOMECIDE
n. 1853 Eng. dial. - the cover or binding of a book HEALING
n. 1864 - destruction of books, or of the Bible BIBLIOCLASM
n. 1866 Eng. dial. - the cover of a book FARDEL
n. 1867 - a book published under the author's real name AUTONYM
n. 1877 - love of books BIBLIOPHILY
n. 1878 Amer. dial. - one of the covers of a book LID
n. 1879 - a collection of books, a library BIBLIOTHECA
n. 1881 - a book thief BIBLIOKLEPT
n. 1881 - a book thief regarded as insane BIBLIOKLEPTOMANIAC
n. 1881 - a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ICONOPHILE
n. 1881 - a devourer of books, an ardent reader BIBLIOPHAGIST
n. 1881 - a literary glutton; one who devours books without regard to quality PORCUS LITERARUM
n. 1881 - bookselling BIBLIOPOLERY
n. 1884 - a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ICONOPHILIST
n. 1884 - a destroyer of books, or of the Bible BIBLIOCLAST
n. 1884 - a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ICONOGRAPH
n. Bk1891 - one who is interested in bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHIST
n. E19 - a list of books of a particular author, printer, etc.; a list of works consulted in a scholarly work; a reading list BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. E19 - the history or systematic description of books BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. Bk1904 sl. - a closet of books STUDY
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - a piece of paper or card inserted in a book at the bottom of the page to prevent thumb-marks THUMB-SCALL
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a book borrowed from a library LIBRARY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a book of any kind BIBLE
n. 1940s sl. - anything enormous or gigantic; often used of a best-selling novel, film, TV series, etc. BLOCKBUSTER
n. 1951 - a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover SOFTBACK
n. Bk1955 obs. - burner of books BIBLIOPYRATE
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a best-selling book; a book everyone is talking about BUZZ BOOK
n. 1982 US sl. - the spine of a book BACKBONE
n. Bk1987 - one who fears or hates books BIBLIOPHOBE
n. 1988 colloq. - a type of popular novel characterized by frequent explicit sexual encounters BONKBUSTER
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror CHILLER-DILLER
n. M20 sl. - a bookworm; an ardent student or reader WORM
vb. 1387 obs. rare - to mark a book with numbers (as of chapters, etc.), or with marginal references to other passages or works QUOTE
vb. 1579 obs. - to mutilate a book, a quotation, etc. by excising certain portions, esp. objectionable or obscene passages; to expurgate GELD
vb. 1606 obs. - to turn over a book in study or investigation VERSE
vb. 1627 - to mutilate a book by removing a sheet or portion of it; esp. to remove obscene or objectionable passages from; to expurgate CASTRATE
vb. 1715 obs. - to invent new titles for old books in order to make them sell QUACK TITLES
vb. 1744 - to discolour the leaves of a book FOX
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. obs. - to turn over the leaves of a book TIRL
vb. 18C - to change the title of a book (booksellers' usage) QUACK
vb. 1887 Sc. - to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle WAFFLE; WUFFLE
vb. E19 - to compile a bibliography of BIBLIOGRAPHIZE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bind a book HEAL
vb. 1914 Sc. - to turn over the pages of a book FAIK
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to open a book for the purpose of studying CRACK
vb. M20 - to compile a bibliography of; to provide with a bibliography BIBLIOGRAPH
adj. c1475 - knowing books, but lacking practical experience BOOK-LEARNED
adj. 1542 - addicted to reading books, studious; getting knowledge only from books BOOKISH
adj. 1567 - pert. to a book BOOKISH
adj. 1593 - knowing books, but lacking practical experience BOOK-WISE
adj. 1606 obs. - relating to the pages of a book PAGICAL
adj. 1611 obs. - of a book, etc.: without a known author; anonymous FATHERLESS
adj. 1656 rare - having to do with books, or to a library LIBRARIOUS
adj. 1709 obs. rare - full of knowledge or information gathered from books BOOKFUL
adj. 1822 - mad after books BIBLIOMANIACAL
adj. 1822 rare - relating to bookselling or booksellers; dealing in books BIBLIOPOLAR
adj. 1823 - belonging to booksellers BIBLIOPOLICAL
adj. 1824 - befitting a bookseller BIBLIOPOLISTIC
adj. 1825 - dealing in books; pert. to the sale of books BIBLIOPOLIC
adj. 1834 - mad after books BIBLIOMANIAC; BIBLIOMANIAN
adj. 1847 - having excessive admiration or reverence of a book BIBLIOLATROUS
adj. 1880 colloq. - given to books; bookish BOOKY
adj. 1882 - addicted to bibliophily (love of books) BIBLIOPHILOUS
adj. 1883 - pert. to bibliophiles or bibliophily BIBLIOPHILIC
adj. 1884 - devouring books BIBLIOPHAGIC
adj. 1887 - destroying books BIBLIOCLASTIC
adj. 1892 Amer. sl. - of books, entertainment, etc.: sexually stimulating, erotic HOT
adj. L19 sl. - bookish, like a bookworm ALL KNOW
adj. 1901 - relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library BIBLIOTHETIC
adj. 1902 - reluctant or unwilling to read books BOOK-SHY
adj. 1930 colloq. - having literary or bookish pretensions BOOKSY
n. a1225 obs. - a page or leaf; pages collectively, book, writing PAGINE
n. a1300 obs. - a writing, a written book, a story LETTRURE
n. 1340 obs. - a chapter of a book CAPITELE; APITLE
n. c1384 - a collection of books; a library BIBLE
n. a1400 obs. - a part or division of a book, or of a subject TITLE
n. a1500 obs. rare - a book which contains collected particulars; a compilation AGGREGATORY
n. 1519 obs. - each of the separate volumes which compose a literary work or book TOME
n. 1530 obs. or arch. - a page of a book or writing SIDE
n. 1532 obs. - a marginal reference to a passage in a book QUOTATION
n. 1533 obs. - a conclusion to a book; opposed to 'introduction' EXTRADUCTION
n. 1538 obs. - a book that lies permanently in some place, as on a desk or table LEDGER
n. 1541 - a dealer in books, esp. rare books; a bookseller BIBLIOPOLIST
n. 1549 - a collection of books or treatises; a library BIBLIOTHÈQUE
n. 1568 obs. - a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book CALEPIN
n. 1579 arch. - the margin of a book as being the place for a commentary upon or summary of the text; hence, the commentary or summary itself MARGENT
n. 1598 obs. - pictures in books BABIES
n. L16 - the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. HEEL
n. 1610 - a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ADVERSARIA
n. 1646 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a picture in a book GAY
n. 1656 obs. - a writer of books; a copyist BIBLIOGRAPHER
n. 1672 obs. - a reader of a book (jocular usage) LEAF-TURNER
n. 1678 - the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work in which this is done ICONOGRAPHY
n. 1678 obs. - the writing of books BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. 1708 obs. - a book containing indelicate or smutty pictures BLOW-BOOK
n. Bk1708 - a book-seller, or stationer BIBLIOPOLA
n. 1718 cant - a pocket-book READER
n. 1734 - a rage for collecting and possessing books BIBLIOMANIA
n. 1753 - divination by books, or by verses of the Bible BIBLIOMANCY
n. Bk1756 - a hider or burier of books BIBLIOTAPHIST
n. a1763 - extravagant admiration of a book BIBLIOLATRY
n. 1775 - a dealer in books, esp. rare books; a bookseller BIBLIOPOLE
n. 1778 obs. - an excessively bookish or intellectual person AERIALIST
n. 1782 rare - a tiny book BOOKLING
n. 1791-1824 - the removal of objectionable parts from a book or literary work CASTRATION
n. 1792 - the principles or trade of bookselling BIBLIOPOLISM
n. Bk1795 - one who destroys books that have pictures in them BIBLIOICONOCLAST
n. M18 colloq. - a bookseller; a publisher MR. QUARTO; QUARTO
n. 1807 - scientific description of books; book-lore BIBLIOLOGY
n. 1809 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANE
n. 1810 - one who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. BIBLIOGRAPHER
n. 1815 - a person who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. BIBLIOGRAPH
n. 1816 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIAC
n. 1823 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIST
n. 1823 - an expert on books and bibliography BIBLIOGNOST
n. 1823 - one who ‘buries’ books by keeping them locked away; a book hoarder BIBLIOTAPH
n. 1824 - a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGIST
n. 1824 - a lover of books; a book collector BIBLIOPHIL; BIBLIOPHILE
n. 1824 - a lover of books; a book-fancier BIBLIOPHILIST
n. 1826 - one who pays undue regard to books; a book-worshipper; specifically, one who is supposed to regard the Bible with undue or extravagant respect; a worshipper of the Bible BIBLIOLATRIST
n. 1831 - bookselling BIBLIOPOLY
n. 1832 - a dread or aversion to books BIBLIOPHOBIA
n. 1832 - the making of books BIBLIOPOESY
n. 1835 - the production of books BIBLIOGONY
n. 1836 - a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books BIBLIOMANIAN
n. 1838 - a professed student of bibliology, the description of books BIBLIOLOGIST
n. 1840 - a dealer in secondhand books of little value BOUQUINIST
n. 1846 - a small volume (nonce word) TOMELET
n. 1847 - one who has an extravagant admiration of a book, or excessive reverence for the mere letter of the Bible BIBLIOLATER
n. 1849 - a destroyer of books (nonce word) TOMECIDE
n. 1853 Eng. dial. - the cover or binding of a book HEALING
n. 1864 - destruction of books, or of the Bible BIBLIOCLASM
n. 1866 Eng. dial. - the cover of a book FARDEL
n. 1867 - a book published under the author's real name AUTONYM
n. 1877 - love of books BIBLIOPHILY
n. 1878 Amer. dial. - one of the covers of a book LID
n. 1879 - a collection of books, a library BIBLIOTHECA
n. 1881 - a book thief BIBLIOKLEPT
n. 1881 - a book thief regarded as insane BIBLIOKLEPTOMANIAC
n. 1881 - a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ICONOPHILE
n. 1881 - a devourer of books, an ardent reader BIBLIOPHAGIST
n. 1881 - a literary glutton; one who devours books without regard to quality PORCUS LITERARUM
n. 1881 - bookselling BIBLIOPOLERY
n. 1884 - a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ICONOPHILIST
n. 1884 - a destroyer of books, or of the Bible BIBLIOCLAST
n. 1884 - a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ICONOGRAPH
n. Bk1891 - one who is interested in bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHIST
n. E19 - a list of books of a particular author, printer, etc.; a list of works consulted in a scholarly work; a reading list BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. E19 - the history or systematic description of books BIBLIOGRAPHY
n. Bk1904 sl. - a closet of books STUDY
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - a piece of paper or card inserted in a book at the bottom of the page to prevent thumb-marks THUMB-SCALL
n. 1907 Amer. dial. - a book borrowed from a library LIBRARY
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a book of any kind BIBLE
n. 1940s sl. - anything enormous or gigantic; often used of a best-selling novel, film, TV series, etc. BLOCKBUSTER
n. 1951 - a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover SOFTBACK
n. Bk1955 obs. - burner of books BIBLIOPYRATE
n. 1970s Amer. sl. - a best-selling book; a book everyone is talking about BUZZ BOOK
n. 1982 US sl. - the spine of a book BACKBONE
n. Bk1987 - one who fears or hates books BIBLIOPHOBE
n. 1988 colloq. - a type of popular novel characterized by frequent explicit sexual encounters BONKBUSTER
n. 20C Amer. sl. - a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror CHILLER-DILLER
n. M20 sl. - a bookworm; an ardent student or reader WORM
vb. 1387 obs. rare - to mark a book with numbers (as of chapters, etc.), or with marginal references to other passages or works QUOTE
vb. 1579 obs. - to mutilate a book, a quotation, etc. by excising certain portions, esp. objectionable or obscene passages; to expurgate GELD
vb. 1606 obs. - to turn over a book in study or investigation VERSE
vb. 1627 - to mutilate a book by removing a sheet or portion of it; esp. to remove obscene or objectionable passages from; to expurgate CASTRATE
vb. 1715 obs. - to invent new titles for old books in order to make them sell QUACK TITLES
vb. 1744 - to discolour the leaves of a book FOX
vb. 1781 Eng. dial. obs. - to turn over the leaves of a book TIRL
vb. 18C - to change the title of a book (booksellers' usage) QUACK
vb. 1887 Sc. - to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle WAFFLE; WUFFLE
vb. E19 - to compile a bibliography of BIBLIOGRAPHIZE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to bind a book HEAL
vb. 1914 Sc. - to turn over the pages of a book FAIK
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. - to open a book for the purpose of studying CRACK
vb. M20 - to compile a bibliography of; to provide with a bibliography BIBLIOGRAPH
BOOKBINDER, BOOKBINDING
adj. 1824 - relating to or befitting a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGISTICAL
adj. 1835 - relating to or befitting a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGISTIC
adj. 1882 - pert. to bookbinding BIBLIOPEGIC
n. 1556 - a bookbinder BINDER
n. 1683 - in bookbinding: a person who collects the sheets of a book in their proper order GATHERER
n. 1817 - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGISM
n. 1824 - a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGIST
n. 1835 rare - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGIA
n. 1858 - a bookbinder who covers books with vellum, and makes account-books VELLUM-BINDER
n. 1876 - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGY
n. 1892 rare - in bookbinding: the person who fastens on the headbands of books HEADBANDER
adj. 1835 - relating to or befitting a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGISTIC
adj. 1882 - pert. to bookbinding BIBLIOPEGIC
n. 1556 - a bookbinder BINDER
n. 1683 - in bookbinding: a person who collects the sheets of a book in their proper order GATHERER
n. 1817 - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGISM
n. 1824 - a bookbinder BIBLIOPEGIST
n. 1835 rare - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGIA
n. 1858 - a bookbinder who covers books with vellum, and makes account-books VELLUM-BINDER
n. 1876 - bookbinding as a fine art BIBLIOPEGY
n. 1892 rare - in bookbinding: the person who fastens on the headbands of books HEADBANDER
BOOKKEEPER
n. 1945 Amer. sl. - a timekeeper or bookkeeper; a person who works with figures FIGUREHEAD
BOOKMAKER
n. 1767 - a swindler, esp., a swindling bookmaker BLACK-LEG
n. 1810 - one who accepts a bet; a bookmaker TAKER
n. 1859 UK sl. - a fraudulent bookmaker BESTER
n. 1884 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker MO
n. 1885 - a bookmaker BOOKIE; BOOKY
n. 1894 Amer. - a small bookmaker who takes bets, esp. on horse races; a bookmaker who operates on the street, without the benefit of a fixed office (horse racing & gambling usage) HANDBOOK; HANDBOOK MAN
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker IKEY; IKEY-MO; MOSES
n. L19 sl. - a ready-money bookmaker LISTMAN
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-CARRIER
n. 1902 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAGMAN
n. 1926 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-SWINGER
n. 1930 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-BOY
n. 1930s - a bookmaker's tout (rhyming sl.) MOUNTAIN TROUT
n. 1950 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets BIG-NOTE MAN
n. 1950 Aust. sl. - one of the more prestigious bookmakers RAILS BOOKIE; RAILS BOOKMAKER
n. 1950s US sl. - a street bookmaker; an illicit bookmaker ARAB
n. 1956 Amer. sl. - one who obtains high odds as a bettor and then himself takes bets at lower odds, so that he will profit, win or lose, either as a bettor or a bookmaker SCALPER
n. 1960 US sl. - the commission charged by a bookmaker C
n. 1965 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker SATCHEL-SWINGER
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a bookie who deals only with a few clients who place large bets (gambling usage) HIP-POCKET BOOKIE
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: an unlicensed, off-course bookmaker S.P. BOOKIE
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker who extends his prices beyond his competitors GARDENER
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds under those offered by his competition UNDERTAKER
n. Bk1992 - a bookmaker who services betting customers on a fixed route (Mafia-syndicate usage) WALKING BOOK
n. Bk1992 - an employee or financial supporter of a bookmaker's shop (Mafia-syndicate usage) HANDBOOK
n. Bk1992 sl. - an area's biggest illegal bookmaker; he accepts bets laid off by all other bookies who use him to insure against loss when they have an unusually heavy volume on certain bets (criminals' usage) BIG LAY-OFF MAN
n. Bk1992 UK - a bookmaker BETTING COMMISSIONER
n. 20C Aust. sl. - a defaulting bookmaker GUY-A-WHACK
n. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk BAGMAN; BAG-SWINGER
n. sl. - a telephone hookup used by bookies to relay calls and avoid traces BACKSTRAP
vb. 1900s sl. - of a bookmaker: to be defrauded TAKE THE KNOCK
vb. 1920s US sl. - to work as a bookmaker (criminals' usage) HAVE THE BAG ON
vb. 1930s sl. - of a bookmaker: to defraud a bettor TAKE THE KNOCK
vb. 1950s sl. - to work as a street bookmaker ARAB
n. 1810 - one who accepts a bet; a bookmaker TAKER
n. 1859 UK sl. - a fraudulent bookmaker BESTER
n. 1884 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker MO
n. 1885 - a bookmaker BOOKIE; BOOKY
n. 1894 Amer. - a small bookmaker who takes bets, esp. on horse races; a bookmaker who operates on the street, without the benefit of a fixed office (horse racing & gambling usage) HANDBOOK; HANDBOOK MAN
n. M19 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker IKEY; IKEY-MO; MOSES
n. L19 sl. - a ready-money bookmaker LISTMAN
n. 1900s Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-CARRIER
n. 1902 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAGMAN
n. 1926 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-SWINGER
n. 1930 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker BAG-BOY
n. 1930s - a bookmaker's tout (rhyming sl.) MOUNTAIN TROUT
n. 1950 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets BIG-NOTE MAN
n. 1950 Aust. sl. - one of the more prestigious bookmakers RAILS BOOKIE; RAILS BOOKMAKER
n. 1950s US sl. - a street bookmaker; an illicit bookmaker ARAB
n. 1956 Amer. sl. - one who obtains high odds as a bettor and then himself takes bets at lower odds, so that he will profit, win or lose, either as a bettor or a bookmaker SCALPER
n. 1960 US sl. - the commission charged by a bookmaker C
n. 1965 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker SATCHEL-SWINGER
n. Bk1975 Amer. sl. - a bookie who deals only with a few clients who place large bets (gambling usage) HIP-POCKET BOOKIE
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. - in horse racing: an unlicensed, off-course bookmaker S.P. BOOKIE
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker who extends his prices beyond his competitors GARDENER
n. 1989 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds under those offered by his competition UNDERTAKER
n. Bk1992 - a bookmaker who services betting customers on a fixed route (Mafia-syndicate usage) WALKING BOOK
n. Bk1992 - an employee or financial supporter of a bookmaker's shop (Mafia-syndicate usage) HANDBOOK
n. Bk1992 sl. - an area's biggest illegal bookmaker; he accepts bets laid off by all other bookies who use him to insure against loss when they have an unusually heavy volume on certain bets (criminals' usage) BIG LAY-OFF MAN
n. Bk1992 UK - a bookmaker BETTING COMMISSIONER
n. 20C Aust. sl. - a defaulting bookmaker GUY-A-WHACK
n. Bk2000 Aust. sl. - a bookmaker's change clerk BAGMAN; BAG-SWINGER
n. sl. - a telephone hookup used by bookies to relay calls and avoid traces BACKSTRAP
vb. 1900s sl. - of a bookmaker: to be defrauded TAKE THE KNOCK
vb. 1920s US sl. - to work as a bookmaker (criminals' usage) HAVE THE BAG ON
vb. 1930s sl. - of a bookmaker: to defraud a bettor TAKE THE KNOCK
vb. 1950s sl. - to work as a street bookmaker ARAB
BOOM
vb. 1904 Amer. dial. - to make a booming noise, as stones tumbling down BOOMBLE
BOOMERANG
n. 1839 Aust. - a boomerang KOOLIE; KILEY; KYLIE
BOON COMPANION
(a good fellow, originally denoted a drinking companion)
n. a1225 obs. - a good or intimate friend; a boon companion BELLAMY
n. 1571 obs. - a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant; a paramour; a boon companion FRANION
n. 1597 obs. - a boon companion; a jolly fellow; a roisterer; a toper; a drunkard EPHESIAN
n. 1618 - a companion in drinking, a fellow drinker, a good fellow at drinking bouts; a boon companion POT COMPANION
n. 1663 obs. - a boon companion DEAR HEART
n. 1666 obs. - a hard drinker; a drunkard; a boon companion; a tippler FUDDLECAP
n. c1670 sl. obs. - one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a brisk old fellow fond of his glass TOAST
n. 1698 sl. - a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard OLD TOAST
n. 1706 Sc. - one devoted to amusement; a boon companion; a libertine; a giddy or wanton girl; a prostitute GINKER
n. L18 sl. - a boon companion JOLLY DOG
n. 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow LAD
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion THRUT; THRUTCH; THRUTCHER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a boon-companion BOTTLE-CRONY
n. Bk1968 - a drinking companion POT ALLY; POT MATE
n. a1225 obs. - a good or intimate friend; a boon companion BELLAMY
n. 1571 obs. - a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant; a paramour; a boon companion FRANION
n. 1597 obs. - a boon companion; a jolly fellow; a roisterer; a toper; a drunkard EPHESIAN
n. 1618 - a companion in drinking, a fellow drinker, a good fellow at drinking bouts; a boon companion POT COMPANION
n. 1663 obs. - a boon companion DEAR HEART
n. 1666 obs. - a hard drinker; a drunkard; a boon companion; a tippler FUDDLECAP
n. c1670 sl. obs. - one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a brisk old fellow fond of his glass TOAST
n. 1698 sl. - a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion; a drunkard OLD TOAST
n. 1706 Sc. - one devoted to amusement; a boon companion; a libertine; a giddy or wanton girl; a prostitute GINKER
n. L18 sl. - a boon companion JOLLY DOG
n. 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow LAD
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion THRUT; THRUTCH; THRUTCHER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a boon-companion BOTTLE-CRONY
n. Bk1968 - a drinking companion POT ALLY; POT MATE
BOOR, BOORISH, BOORISHLY
adj. 1519 obs. - clownish, boorish, rude, ill-bred CARTERLY
adj. 1721 Sc. - bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish RAMGUNSHOCH
adj. 18C sl. - rustic; boorish HOBNAILED
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door RAISED IN A BARN
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - badly brought up; uncouth, boorish BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. colloq. - large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic CLODHOPPING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boorish; rustic BACKWOODSY; BOHUNK; BOHUNKISH; BOOB; BOOBISH; BOOBY; BUCKWHEAT; BUSHWA; BUSHWHACKING; BY-HECK; BY-HECKITY; CHINWHISKER; CHINWHISKERED; CLUCKY; CORNY; HAMMY; HAYSEED; HAYSEEDY; HECKITY; HICK; HICKIFIED; HICKISH; HICKY; HOOSIER; HOOSIERFIED; HOOSIERIFIED; HOOSIERISH; HOOSIERIZED; HUNKY; JAKE; JAY; LENTY; REDNECK; ROOKY; SAVAGE; SEEDY; SLOBBY; STICK; STICKIFIED; STICKSY; STICKY; WADDY; YAHOO; YAHOOISH; YAP; YAPPY; YOKELIFIED; YOKELISH; YOKEY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - stupid; boorish; rustic CLODPOLISH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A BARN
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A SAWMILL
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A CAVE; BORN IN A LOG CABIN; BORN IN A PIGPEN; BORN IN A PIGSTY; BORN IN A STABLE; BORN IN A TENT; BORN IN A TREE; BORN IN THE BACKHOUSE; BORN IN THE COUNTRY; BORN IN THE GUTTER; BORN IN THE JUNGLE; BORN IN THE SLUMS; BORN IN THE WOODS; BORN ON A RAFT; BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS; BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; BORN YESTERDAY; BROUGHT UP IN A BARN; BROUGHT UP IN A CELLAR; BROUGHT UP IN A FARM; BROUGHT UP IN A GUTTER; BROUGHT UP IN A HEN COOP; BROUGHT UP IN A HOGPEN; BROUGHT UP IN A JUNGLE; BROUGHT UP IN A PIGPEN; BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSTY; BROUGHT UP IN A ROWBOAT; BROUGHT UP IN A SLUM; BROUGHT UP IN A STABLE; BROUGHT UP IN A WOODSHED; BROUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY; BROUGHT UP IN THE GUTTER; BROUGHT UP IN THE SLUMS; BROUGHT UP IN THE STICKS; BROUGHT UP IN THE WOODS; BROUGHT UP LIKE AN ANIMAL; BROUGHT UP ON THE RIVER; COME OUT OF THE STICKS; DRAGGED UP; DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE; DROPPED FROM THE HAYLOFT; FED AT A TROUGH; FROM DEAKE'S ISLAND; FROM PODUNK; FROM SWAMPOODLE; FROM THE BACKWOODS; FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN; FROM THE STICKS; FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN; GREW UP IN A BARN; GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS; HAD NO HOME TRAINING; HALF-RAISED; OUT OF THE MARSH; PICKED UP UNDER A BUSH; PICKED UP UNDER A ROCK; PULLED UP BY THE EARS; RAISED A PERFECT OUTLAW; RAISED AMONG ANIMALS; RAISED AND NOT REARED; RAISED IN A CHICKEN COOP; RAISED IN A CHICKEN HOUSE; RAISED IN A COW PEN; RAISED IN A DUMP; RAISED IN A GUTTER; RAISED IN A JUNGLE; RAISED IN A MILL; RAISED IN AN ALLEY; RAISED IN A SALOON; RAISED IN A SAWMILL; RAISED IN A STY; RAISED IN A WOODS; RAISED IN A ZOO; RAISED IN BACK OF THE FIELD; RAISED IN THE BACKWOODS; RAISED IN THE BARN; RAISED IN THE BOONDOCKS; RAISED IN THE GUTTER; RAISED IN THE HILLS; RAISED IN THE JUNGLE; RAISED IN THE LOT; RAISED IN THE MOUNTAINS; RAISED IN THE NEW GROUND; RAISED IN THE PINEY WOODS; RAISED IN THE REFORMATORY; RAISED IN THE SLUMS; RAISED IN THE STICKS; RAISED IN THE STONE AGE; RAISED IN THE WILDERNESS; RAISED IN THE WOODS; RAISED IN THE YARD; RAISED LIKE TOPSY; RAISED ON A FARM; RAISED ON A HILLSIDE; RAISED ON A RAFT; RAISED ON MECHANIC STREET; RAISED ON THE HILL; RAISED ON THE SAWMILL; RAISED ON THE STREET; RAISED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; RAISED OUT IN THE COUNTRY; RAISED UP ALONE; RAISED UP IN A BARN; RAISED UP WITH THE HOGS; RAISED WITH THE CHICKENS; RAISED WITH THE NAVAJOS; RAISED WITH THE PIGS; RAISED WRONG; REARED IN A BARN; REARED IN A HOGPEN; REARED IN A SHANTY; RIGHT OFF THE FARM; SNATCHED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door RAISED IN A BACKWOODS; RAISED IN A BARNYARD; RAISED IN A BUNKHOUSE; RAISED IN A CAVE; RAISED IN A HOGPEN; RAISED IN A PIGPEN; RAISED IN A PIGSTY; RAISED IN A STABLE; RAISED UP IN A SHIT HOUSE
adj. 1986 Amer. dial. - pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud RED-NECKED; RED-NECKY
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - of people: slovenly, ill-kempt, boorish-looking KABA-KABA
adv. 1553 obs. - in a rude or boorish manner CARTERLY
n. a1450 obs. rare - a villain, a rascal; a fool; a clown, a boor MOBARD; MOBBARD
n. 1546 - (derogatory) a boorish, coarse, obstinate, or disagreeable person PIG
n. a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a country bumpkin; a clown; a lout; a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse LOBCOCK
n. 1577 - a rustic, a boor, a country person HIND
n. 1590 obs. - a discourteous or rude person; a boorish person KILL-COURTESY
n. 1604 obs. - a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a heavy, dull person; a blundering fool LOB-COAT
n. 1611 obs. - a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, or lout CLUSTERFIST
n. 1621 - a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout; a boor GROBIAN
n. 1699 colloq. - a person who talks loudly, incessantly, and (usually) to little purpose; a loudmouth; a noisy talkative, boorish person MOUTH
n. E17 Brit. colloq. - a bumpkin or a boor CLUNCH
n. 1703 - a country fellow; a rude boor; a young Englishman of a low-class type; a peasant; a rustic HARRY
n. 1726 - a degraded or bestial person; a lout; a boor; an ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic YAHOO
n. c1745 Sc. rare - a violent, noisy, greedy person; a lout; a boor; a violent or ruthless bully; a robber; a spoiler; a plunderer RABIATOR; ROBIATOR; RUBIATOR
n. 1818 UK - a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person GALOOT; GALLOOT
n. 1825 Sc. - a boorish, rude clown; a person with rough, crude manners RAMGUNSHOCH
n. Bk1866 Sc. - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man GLUNE-AMIE; GLUNIMIE
n. 1870 Eng. dial. - a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor YAWNAX; YAWNUP; YAWNUPS; YAWNUX
n. Bk1880 N. Ireland - an awkward, silly fellow; a fool; a boor; an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly GANCH
n. Bk1887 Eng. dial. - an awkward, ill-kept, dirty person; a filthy, slovenly man; a boor, a fool, a blockhead GAUBSHITE
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a clown, a boor, an awkward, slow-witted, stupid person; a simpleton; an unmannered person; a rude lout HAUVEY GAUVEY
n. 1890 Amer. dial. - an unsophisticated countryman; a farmer or rustic; a countrified person; a boorish person REUBEN
n. 1891 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist REDNECK
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a farmer or rustic; a hick; an unsophisticated or boorish person HAY RUBE
n. Bk1900 Sc. - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man GLUNYIE-MAN
n. 1901 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a loud lout, a boor; a clumsy oaf; an ineffectual or incompetent person GAZOOK; GAZOOP
n. 1904 Sc. - a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements; a rough, boorish person SAGAN
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a big person of boorish manners; generally applied to a female REISKIE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a troublesome, unpleasant, or boorish person, esp. a woman; a scoundrel, a rascal; an unruly, annoying, or mischievous child HESSIAN
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a rude, coarse boor; a rough, ignorant fellow HAVEREL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a boor GOOP
n. 1914 UK sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOO
n. 1924 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOOKUS
n. 1933 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOOPUS
n. 1938 Aust. sl. - an uncultured, boorish person YOB
n. 1940s W. Indies - a boorish low-class woman BUNGO-BESSY
n. 1943 sl. - a boor; anyone disliked or despised; a disagreeable or despicable person; anyone seen as disgusting or repulsive; a contemptible person (orig. US) YUCK; YUK
n. 1950 US sl. - an oaf or dolt; a fool, a moron; a boorish, insensitive person; a coarse person, a slob ZHLOB; ZHLUB
n. Bk1958 sl. - an extremely dense and stupid person; a boorish or unemotional person ZOMBI; ZOMBIE
n. 1966 Irish sl. - a lad; a cute boor BOYO
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - a boorish, loutish, unsophisticated female; a female 'ocker' SHIRL
n. Bk1980 Amer. sl. - a boor JACKASS
n. 1981 US sl. - a term of derision for a person; an obnoxious, boorish person, esp. when drunk; a stupid or disgusting person HAIRBALL
n. 1997 Ulster sl. - an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly; a fool; a boor GAUNCH
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished APPLEKNOCK
adj. 1721 Sc. - bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish RAMGUNSHOCH
adj. 18C sl. - rustic; boorish HOBNAILED
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. - ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door RAISED IN A BARN
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. - badly brought up; uncouth, boorish BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. colloq. - large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic CLODHOPPING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - boorish; rustic BACKWOODSY; BOHUNK; BOHUNKISH; BOOB; BOOBISH; BOOBY; BUCKWHEAT; BUSHWA; BUSHWHACKING; BY-HECK; BY-HECKITY; CHINWHISKER; CHINWHISKERED; CLUCKY; CORNY; HAMMY; HAYSEED; HAYSEEDY; HECKITY; HICK; HICKIFIED; HICKISH; HICKY; HOOSIER; HOOSIERFIED; HOOSIERIFIED; HOOSIERISH; HOOSIERIZED; HUNKY; JAKE; JAY; LENTY; REDNECK; ROOKY; SAVAGE; SEEDY; SLOBBY; STICK; STICKIFIED; STICKSY; STICKY; WADDY; YAHOO; YAHOOISH; YAP; YAPPY; YOKELIFIED; YOKELISH; YOKEY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - stupid; boorish; rustic CLODPOLISH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A BARN
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A SAWMILL
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - lacking manners, uncouth, boorish BORN IN A CAVE; BORN IN A LOG CABIN; BORN IN A PIGPEN; BORN IN A PIGSTY; BORN IN A STABLE; BORN IN A TENT; BORN IN A TREE; BORN IN THE BACKHOUSE; BORN IN THE COUNTRY; BORN IN THE GUTTER; BORN IN THE JUNGLE; BORN IN THE SLUMS; BORN IN THE WOODS; BORN ON A RAFT; BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS; BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; BORN YESTERDAY; BROUGHT UP IN A BARN; BROUGHT UP IN A CELLAR; BROUGHT UP IN A FARM; BROUGHT UP IN A GUTTER; BROUGHT UP IN A HEN COOP; BROUGHT UP IN A HOGPEN; BROUGHT UP IN A JUNGLE; BROUGHT UP IN A PIGPEN; BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSTY; BROUGHT UP IN A ROWBOAT; BROUGHT UP IN A SLUM; BROUGHT UP IN A STABLE; BROUGHT UP IN A WOODSHED; BROUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY; BROUGHT UP IN THE GUTTER; BROUGHT UP IN THE SLUMS; BROUGHT UP IN THE STICKS; BROUGHT UP IN THE WOODS; BROUGHT UP LIKE AN ANIMAL; BROUGHT UP ON THE RIVER; COME OUT OF THE STICKS; DRAGGED UP; DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE; DROPPED FROM THE HAYLOFT; FED AT A TROUGH; FROM DEAKE'S ISLAND; FROM PODUNK; FROM SWAMPOODLE; FROM THE BACKWOODS; FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN; FROM THE STICKS; FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN; GREW UP IN A BARN; GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS; HAD NO HOME TRAINING; HALF-RAISED; OUT OF THE MARSH; PICKED UP UNDER A BUSH; PICKED UP UNDER A ROCK; PULLED UP BY THE EARS; RAISED A PERFECT OUTLAW; RAISED AMONG ANIMALS; RAISED AND NOT REARED; RAISED IN A CHICKEN COOP; RAISED IN A CHICKEN HOUSE; RAISED IN A COW PEN; RAISED IN A DUMP; RAISED IN A GUTTER; RAISED IN A JUNGLE; RAISED IN A MILL; RAISED IN AN ALLEY; RAISED IN A SALOON; RAISED IN A SAWMILL; RAISED IN A STY; RAISED IN A WOODS; RAISED IN A ZOO; RAISED IN BACK OF THE FIELD; RAISED IN THE BACKWOODS; RAISED IN THE BARN; RAISED IN THE BOONDOCKS; RAISED IN THE GUTTER; RAISED IN THE HILLS; RAISED IN THE JUNGLE; RAISED IN THE LOT; RAISED IN THE MOUNTAINS; RAISED IN THE NEW GROUND; RAISED IN THE PINEY WOODS; RAISED IN THE REFORMATORY; RAISED IN THE SLUMS; RAISED IN THE STICKS; RAISED IN THE STONE AGE; RAISED IN THE WILDERNESS; RAISED IN THE WOODS; RAISED IN THE YARD; RAISED LIKE TOPSY; RAISED ON A FARM; RAISED ON A HILLSIDE; RAISED ON A RAFT; RAISED ON MECHANIC STREET; RAISED ON THE HILL; RAISED ON THE SAWMILL; RAISED ON THE STREET; RAISED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS; RAISED OUT IN THE COUNTRY; RAISED UP ALONE; RAISED UP IN A BARN; RAISED UP WITH THE HOGS; RAISED WITH THE CHICKENS; RAISED WITH THE NAVAJOS; RAISED WITH THE PIGS; RAISED WRONG; REARED IN A BARN; REARED IN A HOGPEN; REARED IN A SHANTY; RIGHT OFF THE FARM; SNATCHED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. - ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door RAISED IN A BACKWOODS; RAISED IN A BARNYARD; RAISED IN A BUNKHOUSE; RAISED IN A CAVE; RAISED IN A HOGPEN; RAISED IN A PIGPEN; RAISED IN A PIGSTY; RAISED IN A STABLE; RAISED UP IN A SHIT HOUSE
adj. 1986 Amer. dial. - pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud RED-NECKED; RED-NECKY
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. - of people: slovenly, ill-kempt, boorish-looking KABA-KABA
adv. 1553 obs. - in a rude or boorish manner CARTERLY
n. a1450 obs. rare - a villain, a rascal; a fool; a clown, a boor MOBARD; MOBBARD
n. 1546 - (derogatory) a boorish, coarse, obstinate, or disagreeable person PIG
n. a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a country bumpkin; a clown; a lout; a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse LOBCOCK
n. 1577 - a rustic, a boor, a country person HIND
n. 1590 obs. - a discourteous or rude person; a boorish person KILL-COURTESY
n. 1604 obs. - a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a heavy, dull person; a blundering fool LOB-COAT
n. 1611 obs. - a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, or lout CLUSTERFIST
n. 1621 - a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout; a boor GROBIAN
n. 1699 colloq. - a person who talks loudly, incessantly, and (usually) to little purpose; a loudmouth; a noisy talkative, boorish person MOUTH
n. E17 Brit. colloq. - a bumpkin or a boor CLUNCH
n. 1703 - a country fellow; a rude boor; a young Englishman of a low-class type; a peasant; a rustic HARRY
n. 1726 - a degraded or bestial person; a lout; a boor; an ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic YAHOO
n. c1745 Sc. rare - a violent, noisy, greedy person; a lout; a boor; a violent or ruthless bully; a robber; a spoiler; a plunderer RABIATOR; ROBIATOR; RUBIATOR
n. 1818 UK - a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person GALOOT; GALLOOT
n. 1825 Sc. - a boorish, rude clown; a person with rough, crude manners RAMGUNSHOCH
n. Bk1866 Sc. - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man GLUNE-AMIE; GLUNIMIE
n. 1870 Eng. dial. - a stupid person; a fool; a lazy, uncouth person; a boor YAWNAX; YAWNUP; YAWNUPS; YAWNUX
n. Bk1880 N. Ireland - an awkward, silly fellow; a fool; a boor; an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly GANCH
n. Bk1887 Eng. dial. - an awkward, ill-kept, dirty person; a filthy, slovenly man; a boor, a fool, a blockhead GAUBSHITE
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a clown, a boor, an awkward, slow-witted, stupid person; a simpleton; an unmannered person; a rude lout HAUVEY GAUVEY
n. 1890 Amer. dial. - an unsophisticated countryman; a farmer or rustic; a countrified person; a boorish person REUBEN
n. 1891 Amer. dial. - (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist REDNECK
n. 1900 Amer. dial. - a farmer or rustic; a hick; an unsophisticated or boorish person HAY RUBE
n. Bk1900 Sc. - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man GLUNYIE-MAN
n. 1901 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a loud lout, a boor; a clumsy oaf; an ineffectual or incompetent person GAZOOK; GAZOOP
n. 1904 Sc. - a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements; a rough, boorish person SAGAN
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a big person of boorish manners; generally applied to a female REISKIE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. - a troublesome, unpleasant, or boorish person, esp. a woman; a scoundrel, a rascal; an unruly, annoying, or mischievous child HESSIAN
n. Bk1910 Ireland - a rude, coarse boor; a rough, ignorant fellow HAVEREL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - a boor GOOP
n. 1914 UK sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOO
n. 1924 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOOKUS
n. 1933 US sl. - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor GAZOOPUS
n. 1938 Aust. sl. - an uncultured, boorish person YOB
n. 1940s W. Indies - a boorish low-class woman BUNGO-BESSY
n. 1943 sl. - a boor; anyone disliked or despised; a disagreeable or despicable person; anyone seen as disgusting or repulsive; a contemptible person (orig. US) YUCK; YUK
n. 1950 US sl. - an oaf or dolt; a fool, a moron; a boorish, insensitive person; a coarse person, a slob ZHLOB; ZHLUB
n. Bk1958 sl. - an extremely dense and stupid person; a boorish or unemotional person ZOMBI; ZOMBIE
n. 1966 Irish sl. - a lad; a cute boor BOYO
n. 1970s Aust. sl. - a boorish, loutish, unsophisticated female; a female 'ocker' SHIRL
n. Bk1980 Amer. sl. - a boor JACKASS
n. 1981 US sl. - a term of derision for a person; an obnoxious, boorish person, esp. when drunk; a stupid or disgusting person HAIRBALL
n. 1997 Ulster sl. - an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly; a fool; a boor GAUNCH
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished APPLEKNOCK
BOOST
n. 1945 Amer. dial. - a boost up BUMPER
n. 20C sl. - a boost or act of encouragement SHOT IN THE ARM
vb. L19 sl. - to persuade, to boost, to promote GAG
vb. 1950s sl. - to improve, to boost; to promote (orig. US) UP
n. 20C sl. - a boost or act of encouragement SHOT IN THE ARM
vb. L19 sl. - to persuade, to boost, to promote GAG
vb. 1950s sl. - to improve, to boost; to promote (orig. US) UP
BOOT
also see SHOE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of boots, etc.: ill-fitting UNGAIN
n. c1367 obs. - a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century HARLOT
n. 1654 - the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot VAMP
n. L18 sl. - boots or shoes CRAB-SHELLS; UNDERSTANDINGS
n. a1825 sl. - a clumsy shoe or boot CLUMPER
n. c1855 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISY RECRUITS
n. 1857 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the soling or heeling of boots and shoes TAPPING
n. 1859 Amer. sl. - boots (criminals' usage) BEATERS
n. 1859 Brit. sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISIES; DAISY ROOTS; DAISYS
n. 1859 sl. - thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football BEES-WAXERS
n. 1860 sl. - a boot, esp. a large or heavy one BEETLE-CRUSHER; BEETLE-SQUASHER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails BAT
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - low boots laced in front SKITTY-BOOTS
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the creaking of the soles of boots SCRAPPITY
n. 1886 UK sl. - a pair of boots; shoes (tramps' usage) GALLIES
n. 1897 Sc. - a hobnailed boot TACKET-BOOT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size CACK; KACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - making children's boots and shoes KACK-MAKING
n. 19C sl. - a jack-boot JACK
n. 19C sl. - boots or shoes PADDERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes BAKERS
n. E19 - laced boots that reach the ankles HIGH-LOWS
n. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots BATS
n. M19 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) KING CANUTES; RECROOTS; RECRUITS
n. M19 sl. - boots DAISY-TRIMMERS
n. L19 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LARSTINGS; LARSTINS
n. L19 sl. - a bootmaker SOLE-SLOGGER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a large and clumsy boot or shoe DEW-BEATER; DEW-SPREADER; DEW-WIPER
n. 1902 - articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots TANS
n. 1902 colloq. - an elastic-sided boot JEMIMA
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small boot BOOTIKIN
n. 1920s sl. - boots (rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers) BURDETTS
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - a hip-length gumboot LONGLEGGER
n. 1927 - a dealer in boots and shoes BOOTMAN
n. 1937 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LAUGHING-SIDES
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe KICKER
n. 1945 US sl. - shoes, boots WADERS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - boots JOE GARDINERS
n. 1961 Brit. sl. - a wellington boot WELLIE; WELLY; WELLY-BOOT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-KICKER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a sharp-pointed shoe or boot TOAD-STABBER
n. 1969 UK sl. - a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead BOVVER BOOT
n. 1970 UK sl. - a railwayman's work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides ALLIGATOR BOOT
n. 1970s US sl. - ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots (African-American usage) HO BOOTS
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads WAFFLE STOMPER
n. 1990s sl. - sheepskin boots or slippers UGG BOOTS; UGGIES
n. 1993 Brit. sl. - Doctor Marten's, a brand of boot DMs
n. 1994 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-STOMPER
n. 1995 US sl. - heavy work boots with steel-reinforced toes and arches POLECLIMBERS
n. E20 US - a shop selling boots and shoes BOOTERY
n. Brit. sl. - shoes, boots, slippers DANCER CASES
n. US - a pair of boots (Civil War usage) GUNBOATS
vb. 1712 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN
vb. 1837 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN ONE'S TROTTER-CASES
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to put the soles on boots or shoes MAKE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of boots, etc.: ill-fitting UNGAIN
n. c1367 obs. - a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century HARLOT
n. 1654 - the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot VAMP
n. L18 sl. - boots or shoes CRAB-SHELLS; UNDERSTANDINGS
n. a1825 sl. - a clumsy shoe or boot CLUMPER
n. c1855 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISY RECRUITS
n. 1857 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the soling or heeling of boots and shoes TAPPING
n. 1859 Amer. sl. - boots (criminals' usage) BEATERS
n. 1859 Brit. sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISIES; DAISY ROOTS; DAISYS
n. 1859 sl. - thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football BEES-WAXERS
n. 1860 sl. - a boot, esp. a large or heavy one BEETLE-CRUSHER; BEETLE-SQUASHER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails BAT
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - low boots laced in front SKITTY-BOOTS
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the creaking of the soles of boots SCRAPPITY
n. 1886 UK sl. - a pair of boots; shoes (tramps' usage) GALLIES
n. 1897 Sc. - a hobnailed boot TACKET-BOOT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size CACK; KACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - making children's boots and shoes KACK-MAKING
n. 19C sl. - a jack-boot JACK
n. 19C sl. - boots or shoes PADDERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes BAKERS
n. E19 - laced boots that reach the ankles HIGH-LOWS
n. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots BATS
n. M19 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) KING CANUTES; RECROOTS; RECRUITS
n. M19 sl. - boots DAISY-TRIMMERS
n. L19 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LARSTINGS; LARSTINS
n. L19 sl. - a bootmaker SOLE-SLOGGER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a large and clumsy boot or shoe DEW-BEATER; DEW-SPREADER; DEW-WIPER
n. 1902 - articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots TANS
n. 1902 colloq. - an elastic-sided boot JEMIMA
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small boot BOOTIKIN
n. 1920s sl. - boots (rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers) BURDETTS
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - a hip-length gumboot LONGLEGGER
n. 1927 - a dealer in boots and shoes BOOTMAN
n. 1937 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LAUGHING-SIDES
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe KICKER
n. 1945 US sl. - shoes, boots WADERS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - boots JOE GARDINERS
n. 1961 Brit. sl. - a wellington boot WELLIE; WELLY; WELLY-BOOT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-KICKER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a sharp-pointed shoe or boot TOAD-STABBER
n. 1969 UK sl. - a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead BOVVER BOOT
n. 1970 UK sl. - a railwayman's work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides ALLIGATOR BOOT
n. 1970s US sl. - ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots (African-American usage) HO BOOTS
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads WAFFLE STOMPER
n. 1990s sl. - sheepskin boots or slippers UGG BOOTS; UGGIES
n. 1993 Brit. sl. - Doctor Marten's, a brand of boot DMs
n. 1994 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-STOMPER
n. 1995 US sl. - heavy work boots with steel-reinforced toes and arches POLECLIMBERS
n. E20 US - a shop selling boots and shoes BOOTERY
n. Brit. sl. - shoes, boots, slippers DANCER CASES
n. US - a pair of boots (Civil War usage) GUNBOATS
vb. 1712 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN
vb. 1837 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN ONE'S TROTTER-CASES
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to put the soles on boots or shoes MAKE
BOOTLEGGER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - of boots, etc.: ill-fitting UNGAIN
n. c1367 obs. - a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century HARLOT
n. 1654 - the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot VAMP
n. L18 sl. - boots or shoes CRAB-SHELLS; UNDERSTANDINGS
n. a1825 sl. - a clumsy shoe or boot CLUMPER
n. c1855 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISY RECRUITS
n. 1857 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the soling or heeling of boots and shoes TAPPING
n. 1859 Amer. sl. - boots (criminals' usage) BEATERS
n. 1859 Brit. sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISIES; DAISY ROOTS; DAISYS
n. 1859 sl. - thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football BEES-WAXERS
n. 1860 sl. - a boot, esp. a large or heavy one BEETLE-CRUSHER; BEETLE-SQUASHER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails BAT
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - low boots laced in front SKITTY-BOOTS
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the creaking of the soles of boots SCRAPPITY
n. 1886 UK sl. - a pair of boots; shoes (tramps' usage) GALLIES
n. 1897 Sc. - a hobnailed boot TACKET-BOOT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size CACK; KACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - making children's boots and shoes KACK-MAKING
n. 19C sl. - a jack-boot JACK
n. 19C sl. - boots or shoes PADDERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes BAKERS
n. E19 - laced boots that reach the ankles HIGH-LOWS
n. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots BATS
n. M19 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) KING CANUTES; RECROOTS; RECRUITS
n. M19 sl. - boots DAISY-TRIMMERS
n. L19 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LARSTINGS; LARSTINS
n. L19 sl. - a bootmaker SOLE-SLOGGER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a large and clumsy boot or shoe DEW-BEATER; DEW-SPREADER; DEW-WIPER
n. 1902 - articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots TANS
n. 1902 colloq. - an elastic-sided boot JEMIMA
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small boot BOOTIKIN
n. 1920s sl. - boots (rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers) BURDETTS
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - a hip-length gumboot LONGLEGGER
n. 1927 - a dealer in boots and shoes BOOTMAN
n. 1937 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LAUGHING-SIDES
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe KICKER
n. 1945 US sl. - shoes, boots WADERS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - boots JOE GARDINERS
n. 1961 Brit. sl. - a wellington boot WELLIE; WELLY; WELLY-BOOT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-KICKER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a sharp-pointed shoe or boot TOAD-STABBER
n. 1969 UK sl. - a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead BOVVER BOOT
n. 1970 UK sl. - a railwayman's work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides ALLIGATOR BOOT
n. 1970s US sl. - ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots (African-American usage) HO BOOTS
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads WAFFLE STOMPER
n. 1990s sl. - sheepskin boots or slippers UGG BOOTS; UGGIES
n. 1993 Brit. sl. - Doctor Marten's, a brand of boot DMs
n. 1994 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-STOMPER
n. 1995 US sl. - heavy work boots with steel-reinforced toes and arches POLECLIMBERS
n. E20 US - a shop selling boots and shoes BOOTERY
n. Brit. sl. - shoes, boots, slippers DANCER CASES
n. US - a pair of boots (Civil War usage) GUNBOATS
vb. 1712 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN
vb. 1837 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN ONE'S TROTTER-CASES
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to put the soles on boots or shoes MAKE
n. c1367 obs. - a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century HARLOT
n. 1654 - the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot VAMP
n. L18 sl. - boots or shoes CRAB-SHELLS; UNDERSTANDINGS
n. a1825 sl. - a clumsy shoe or boot CLUMPER
n. c1855 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISY RECRUITS
n. 1857 Eng. & Amer. dial. - the soling or heeling of boots and shoes TAPPING
n. 1859 Amer. sl. - boots (criminals' usage) BEATERS
n. 1859 Brit. sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) DAISIES; DAISY ROOTS; DAISYS
n. 1859 sl. - thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football BEES-WAXERS
n. 1860 sl. - a boot, esp. a large or heavy one BEETLE-CRUSHER; BEETLE-SQUASHER
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a heavy laced boot, with hobnails BAT
n. 1882 Eng. dial. - low boots laced in front SKITTY-BOOTS
n. 1885 Eng. dial. - the creaking of the soles of boots SCRAPPITY
n. 1886 UK sl. - a pair of boots; shoes (tramps' usage) GALLIES
n. 1897 Sc. - a hobnailed boot TACKET-BOOT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a child's boot or shoe below a certain size CACK; KACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - making children's boots and shoes KACK-MAKING
n. 19C sl. - a jack-boot JACK
n. 19C sl. - boots or shoes PADDERS
n. 19C sl. - large or clumsy boots or shoes BAKERS
n. E19 - laced boots that reach the ankles HIGH-LOWS
n. M19 sl. - a pair of bad boots BATS
n. M19 sl. - boots (rhyming sl.) KING CANUTES; RECROOTS; RECRUITS
n. M19 sl. - boots DAISY-TRIMMERS
n. L19 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LARSTINGS; LARSTINS
n. L19 sl. - a bootmaker SOLE-SLOGGER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a large and clumsy boot or shoe DEW-BEATER; DEW-SPREADER; DEW-WIPER
n. 1902 - articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots TANS
n. 1902 colloq. - an elastic-sided boot JEMIMA
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a small boot BOOTIKIN
n. 1920s sl. - boots (rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers) BURDETTS
n. 1924 Amer. dial. - a hip-length gumboot LONGLEGGER
n. 1927 - a dealer in boots and shoes BOOTMAN
n. 1937 Aust. sl. - elastic-sided boots LAUGHING-SIDES
n. 1942 Amer. sl. - a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe KICKER
n. 1945 US sl. - shoes, boots WADERS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. - boots JOE GARDINERS
n. 1961 Brit. sl. - a wellington boot WELLIE; WELLY; WELLY-BOOT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-KICKER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a sharp-pointed shoe or boot TOAD-STABBER
n. 1969 UK sl. - a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead BOVVER BOOT
n. 1970 UK sl. - a railwayman's work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides ALLIGATOR BOOT
n. 1970s US sl. - ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots (African-American usage) HO BOOTS
n. 1971 Amer. dial. - a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads WAFFLE STOMPER
n. 1990s sl. - sheepskin boots or slippers UGG BOOTS; UGGIES
n. 1993 Brit. sl. - Doctor Marten's, a brand of boot DMs
n. 1994 Amer. dial. - a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot SHIT-STOMPER
n. 1995 US sl. - heavy work boots with steel-reinforced toes and arches POLECLIMBERS
n. E20 US - a shop selling boots and shoes BOOTERY
n. Brit. sl. - shoes, boots, slippers DANCER CASES
n. US - a pair of boots (Civil War usage) GUNBOATS
vb. 1712 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN
vb. 1837 sl. - to black one's boots JAPAN ONE'S TROTTER-CASES
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to put the soles on boots or shoes MAKE
BOOTLESS
adj. 1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial. - useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking THRAIVELESS
BOOTY
n. 1016 obs. exc. Sc. - that which is caught or taken; captured game; booty, plunder, spoils FANG
n. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty WAITH
n. c1330 obs. - conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil WAIN
n. c1450 obs. - spoil, plunder; booty BUTIN
n. 1473 obs. - booty, prey, spoil GAIN
n. 1530 obs. rare - booty, plunder BUTE
n. 1530 Sc. obs. rare - a person who shares booty or plunder with another BUTESMAN
n. 1598 obs. - booty; spoil; plunder BOOT
n. 1609 obs. rare - booty, plunder SACKAGE
n. 1676 UK sl. - booty; the proceeds of a robbery GAME
n. L17 cant - a large booty; a great share of spoil RUM QUIDDS; RUM QUIDS
n. L17 UK sl. - a share of the booty (criminals' usage) EARNEST
n. L18 sl. - booty, the proceeds of a robbery (chiefly Anglo-Irish usage) SLAP
n. 1828 sl. - shares of a booty (thieves' usage) REGULARS
n. L19 sl. - the division of criminal spoils SPLIT
n. Bk1903 cant - plunder, booty RENT
n. Bk1903 sl. - booty RAFF; RAFFLE; RIFF-RAFF
n. 1904 Sc. - spoil, booty, anything found by scrounging and appropriated SCAFF
n. Bk1911 Sc. - booty, prize BOOTING
n. 20C sl. - illicit removal of part of a common booty (police & criminals' usage) PEEL-OFF
n. 20C sl. - plunder; booty SWAG
vb. 1016 obs. - to seize upon booty; to catch, to apprehend, to get into one's power; to capture a city; to seize lands or possessions FANG
vb. c1600 Sc. obs. rare - to make booty of something; to share something taken as booty or plunder BUTE
vb. L17 UK sl. - to hand out a share of the booty (criminals' usage) TIP ONE THEIR EARNEST
vb. M19 UK sl. - to divide loot (criminals' usage) RAKE
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to swindle a man of his share of booty (thieves' usage) STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS
vb. 1918 US sl. - the proceeds of theft; loot (criminals' usage) MAKE
n. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs. - game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty WAITH
n. c1330 obs. - conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil WAIN
n. c1450 obs. - spoil, plunder; booty BUTIN
n. 1473 obs. - booty, prey, spoil GAIN
n. 1530 obs. rare - booty, plunder BUTE
n. 1530 Sc. obs. rare - a person who shares booty or plunder with another BUTESMAN
n. 1598 obs. - booty; spoil; plunder BOOT
n. 1609 obs. rare - booty, plunder SACKAGE
n. 1676 UK sl. - booty; the proceeds of a robbery GAME
n. L17 cant - a large booty; a great share of spoil RUM QUIDDS; RUM QUIDS
n. L17 UK sl. - a share of the booty (criminals' usage) EARNEST
n. L18 sl. - booty, the proceeds of a robbery (chiefly Anglo-Irish usage) SLAP
n. 1828 sl. - shares of a booty (thieves' usage) REGULARS
n. L19 sl. - the division of criminal spoils SPLIT
n. Bk1903 cant - plunder, booty RENT
n. Bk1903 sl. - booty RAFF; RAFFLE; RIFF-RAFF
n. 1904 Sc. - spoil, booty, anything found by scrounging and appropriated SCAFF
n. Bk1911 Sc. - booty, prize BOOTING
n. 20C sl. - illicit removal of part of a common booty (police & criminals' usage) PEEL-OFF
n. 20C sl. - plunder; booty SWAG
vb. 1016 obs. - to seize upon booty; to catch, to apprehend, to get into one's power; to capture a city; to seize lands or possessions FANG
vb. c1600 Sc. obs. rare - to make booty of something; to share something taken as booty or plunder BUTE
vb. L17 UK sl. - to hand out a share of the booty (criminals' usage) TIP ONE THEIR EARNEST
vb. M19 UK sl. - to divide loot (criminals' usage) RAKE
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to swindle a man of his share of booty (thieves' usage) STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS
vb. 1918 US sl. - the proceeds of theft; loot (criminals' usage) MAKE