REVERSE DICTIONARY
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BOO - BOZ

BOO, BOOING - nouns
• RICHARD a booing, barracking ...L19 rhyming. sl. for 'bird' (Richard the Third)
• RICHARD THE THIRD a booing, barracking ...L19 rhyming. sl. for 'bird'
boo, booing - person
• BOO-BIRD a person who boos frequently at games or other public events ...Bk2006 US sl.
 
BOOK, BOOKISH - adjectives (also see library)
• BIBLIOCLASTIC destroying books ...1887
• BIBLIOLATROUS having excessive admiration or reverence of a book ...1847
• BIBLIOMANIAC mad after books ...1834
• BIBLIOMANIACAL mad after books ...1822
• BIBLIOMANIAN mad after books ...1836
• BIBLIOPHAGIC devouring books ...1884
• BIBLIOPHILOUS addicted to bibliophily (love of books) ...1882
• BIBLIOPOLAR * relating to bookselling or booksellers; dealing in books ...1822
• BIBLIOPOLIC dealing in books; pert. to the sale of books ...1825
• BIBLIOPOLICAL belonging to booksellers ...1823
• BIBLIOPOLISTIC befitting a bookseller ...1824
• BIBLIOTHETIC relating to the placing and arrangement of books on the shelves of a library ...1901
• BIBLOPHILIC pert. to bibliophiles or bibliophily ...L19
• BOOKFUL †* full of knowledge or information gathered from books ...1709
• BOOKISH 1. addicted to reading books, studious; getting knowledge only from books ...L16
2. pert. to a book ...M16
• BOOK-LEARNED knowing books, but lacking practical experience
• BOOK-SHY reluctant or unwilling to read books
• BOOKSY having literary or bookish pretensions ...M20 colloq.
• BOOK-WISE knowing books, but lacking practical experience
• BOOKY given to books; bookish ...1880 colloq.
• FATHERLESS † of a book, etc.: without a known author; anonymous ...1611
• HOT of books, entertainment, etc.: sexually stimulating, erotic ...1892 Amer. sl.
• LIBRARIOUS * having to do with books, or to a library ...1656
• PAGICAL † relating to the pages of a book ...1606
book, bookish - nouns
• ADVERSARIA a commonplace book, a place in which to note things as they occur; collections of miscellaneous remarks or observations ...1610
• AUTONYM a book published under the author's real name ...1867
• BABIES † pictures in books ...1598
• BACKBONE the spine of a book ...1982 US sl.
• BIBLE 1. a collection of books; a library ...c1384
2. a book of any kind ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BIBLIOCLASM destruction of books, or of the Bible ...1864
• BIBLIOGONY the production of books ...1835
• BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. † the writing of books ...1678
2. the history or systematic description of books ...E19
3. a list of books of a particular author, printer, etc.; a list of works consulted in a scholarly work; a reading list ...E19
• BIBLIOLATRY extravagant admiration of a book ...a1763
• BIBLIOLOGY scientific description of books; book-lore ...1807
• BIBLIOMANCY divination by books, or by verses of the Bible ...1753
• BIBLIOMANIA a rage for collecting and possessing books ...1734
• BIBLIOPHILY love of books ...1877
• BIBLIOPHOBIA a dread or aversion to books ...1832
• BIBLIOPOESY the making of books ...1832
• BIBLIOPOLERY bookselling ...1881
• BIBLIOPOLISM the principles or trade of bookselling ...1792
• BIBLIOPOLY bookselling ...1831
• BIBLIOTHECA a collection of books, a library ...1879
• BIBLIOTHÈQUE a collection of books or treatises; a library ...1549
• BLOCKBUSTER anything enormous or gigantic; often used of a best-selling novel, film, TV series, etc. ...1940s sl.
• BLOW-BOOK † a book containing indelicate or smutty pictures ...1708
• BONKBUSTER a type of popular novel characterized by frequent explicit sexual encounters
• BOOKLING * a tiny book
• BUZZ BOOK a best-selling book; a book everyone is talking about ...1970s Amer. sl.
• CALEPIN † a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book ...1568
• CAPITELE † a chapter of a book ...1340
• CAPITLE † a chapter of a book ...1340
• CASTRATION the removal of objectionable parts from a book or literary work ...1791-1824
• CHILLER-DILLER a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror ...20C Amer. sl.
• EXTRADUCTION † a conclusion to a book; opposed to 'introduction' ...1533
• FARDEL the cover of a book ...1866 Eng. dial.
• GAY † a picture in a book ...1646 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEALING the cover or binding of a book ...1853 Eng. dial.
• HEEL the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
• ICONOGRAPH a drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book ...1884
• ICONOGRAPHY the description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; any book or work in which this is done ...1678
• LEDGER † a book that lies permanently in some place, as on a desk or table ...1538.
• LETTRURE † a writing, a written book, a story ...a1300
• LIBRARY a book borrowed from a library ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LID one of the covers of a book ...1878 Amer. dial.
• MARGENT the margin of a book as being the place for a commentary upon or summary of the text; hence, the commentary or summary itself ...1579 arch.
• PAGINE † a page or leaf;  pages collectively, book, writing ...a1225
• QUOTATION † a marginal reference to a passage in a book ...1532
• READER a pocket-book ...1718 cant
• SIDE † a page of a book or writing ...1530 obs. or arch.
• SOFTBACK a book with a thin cardboard, paper, or plastic cover ...Brit.
• STUDY a closet of books ...Bk1904 sl.
• THUMB-SCALL † a piece of paper or card inserted in a book at the bottom of the page to prevent thumb-marks ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITLE † a part or division of a book, or of a subject ...a1400
• TOME † each of the separate volumes which compose a literary work or book ...1519
• TOMELET a small volume ...1846 nonce word
book, bookish - person
• BIBLIOCLAST a destroyer of books, or of the Bible ...1884
• BIBLIOGNOST an expert on books and bibliography ...1823
• BIBLIOGRAPH a person who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. ...1815
• BIBLIOGRAPHER 1. † a writer of books; a copyist ...1656
2. one who writes about books, describing their authorship, printing, publication, etc. ...1810
• BIBLIOGRAPHIST one who is interested in bibliography ...Bk1891
• BIBLIOICONOCLAST one who destroys books that have pictures in them ...Bk1795
• BIBLIOKLEPT a book thief ...1881
• BIBLIOKLEPTOMANIAC a book thief regarded as insane ...1881
• BIBLIOLATER one who has an extravagant admiration of a book, or excessive reverence for the mere letter of the Bible ...1847
• BIBLIOLATRIST 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 ...1826
• BIBLIOLOGIST a professed student of bibliology, the description of books ...1838
• BIBLIOMANE a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books ...1809
• BIBLIOMANIAC a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books ...1816
• BIBLIOMANIAN a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books ...1836
• BIBLIOMANIST a person afflicted with bibliomania, a passion for the collecting and possession of books ...1823
• BIBLIOPEGIST a bookbinder ...1824
• BIBLIOPHAGIST a devourer of books, an ardent reader ...1881
• BIBLIOPHIL(E) a lover of books; a book collector ...1824
• BIBLIOPHILIST a lover of books; a book-fancier ...1824
• BIBLIOPHOBE one who fears or hates books ...Bk1987
• BIBLIOPOLA a book-seller, or stationer ...Bk1708
• BIBLIOPOLE a dealer in books, esp. rare books; a bookseller ...1775
• BIBLIOPOLIST a dealer in books, esp. rare books - a bookseller ...1541
• BIBLIOPYRATE † burner of books ...Bk1955
• BIBLIOTAPH one who ‘buries’ books by keeping them locked away; a book hoarder ...1823
• BIBLIOTAPHIST a hider or burier of books ...Bk1756
• BOUQUINIST a dealer in secondhand books of little value ...1840
• ICONOPHILE a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1881
• ICONOPHILIST a connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like ...1884
• LEAF-TURNER † a reader of a book ...1672 jocular
• MR. QUARTO a bookseller; a publisher ...M18 colloq.
• PORCUS LITERARUM a literary glutton; one who devours books without regard to quality ...1881
• QUARTO a bookseller; a publisher ...M18 colloq.
• TOMECIDE a destroyer of books ...1849 nonce word
• WORM a bookworm; an ardent student or reader ...M20 sl.
book, bookish - verbs
• BIBLIOGRAPH to compile a bibliography of; to provide with a bibliography ...M20
• BIBLIOGRAPHIZE to compile a bibliography of ...E19
• CASTRATE to mutilate a book by removing a sheet or portion of it; esp. to remove obscene or objectionable passages from; to expurgate ...1627
• CRACK to open a book for the purpose of studying ...1934 Amer. sl.
• FAIK to turn over the pages of a book ...1914 Sc.
• FOX to discolour the leaves of a book ...1744
• GELD † to mutilate a book, a quotation, etc. by excising certain portions, esp. objectionable or obscene passages; to expurgate ...1579
• HEAL to bind a book ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• QUACK to change the title of a book ...18C booksellers' usage
• QUACK TITLES † to invent new titles for old books in order to make them sell ...1715
• QUOTE †* to mark a book with numbers (as of chapters, etc.), or with marginal references to other passages or works ...1387
• TIRL † to turn over the leaves of a book ...1781 Eng. dial.
• VERSE † to turn over a book in study or investigation ...1606
• WAFFLE to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle ...1887 Sc.
• WUFFLE to turn over sheets of paper; to flick through a book, etc.; to shuffle ...1887 Sc.
 
BOOKBINDER, BOOKBINDING - adjectives
• BIBLIOPEGIC pert. to bookbinding ...1882
• BIBLIOPEGISTIC relating to or befitting a bookbinder ...1835
• BIBLIOPEGISTICAL relating to or befitting a bookbinder ...1824
bookbinder, bookbinding - nouns
• BIBLIOPEGIA * bookbinding as a fine art ...1835
• BIBLIOPEGISM bookbinding as a fine art ...1817
• BIBLIOPEGY bookbinding as a fine art ...1876
bookbinder, bookbinding - person
• BIBLIOPEGIST - a bookbinder ...1824
• BINDER - a bookbinder ...1556
• GATHERER - in bookbinding: a person who collects the sheets of a book in their proper order  ...1683
• HEADBANDER - * in bookbinding: the person who fastens on the headbands of books ...1892
• VELLUM-BINDER - a bookbinder who covers books with vellum, and makes account-books ...1858

BOOKKEEPER - person
• FIGUREHEAD a timekeeper or bookkeeper; a person who works with figures ...1945 Amer. sl.
 
BOOKMAKER - nouns
• BACKSTRAP a telephone hookup used by bookies to relay calls and avoid traces ...sl.
• C the commission charged by a bookmaker ...1960 US sl.
bookmaker - person
• BAG-BOY - a bookmaker ...1930 Aust. sl.
• BAG-CARRIER - a bookmaker ...1900s Aust. sl.
• BAGMAN 1. a bookmaker ...1902 Aust. sl.
2. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
• BAG-SWINGER 1. a bookmaker ...1926 Aust. sl.
2. a bookmaker's change clerk ...Bk2000 Aust. sl.
• BESTER - a fraudulent bookmaker ...1859 UK sl.
• BETTING COMMISSIONER - a bookmaker ...Bk1992 UK
• BIG LAY-OFF MAN - 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 ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• BIG-NOTE MAN - a bookmaker or punter placing or handling large bets ...1950 Aust. sl.
• BLACK-LEG - a swindler, esp., a swindling bookmaker ...1767
• BOOKIE - a bookmaker ...1885
• BOOKY - a bookmaker ...1885
• GARDENER - a bookmaker who extends his prices beyond his competitors ...1989 Aust. sl.
• GUY-A-WHACK - a defaulting bookmaker ...20C Aust. sl.
• HANDBOOK 1. a small bookmaker who takes bets, esp. on horse races; a bookmaker who operates on the street, without the benefit of a fixed office ...1894 Amer. horse racing & gambling usage
2. an employee or financial supporter of a bookmaker's shop ...Bk1992 Mafia-syndicate usage
• HANDBOOK MAN - a small bookmaker who takes bets, esp. on horse races ...1894 Amer. horse racing & gambling usage
• HIP-POCKET BOOKIE - a bookie who deals only with a few clients who place large bets ...Bk1975 Amer. gambling sl.
• IKEY - a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
• IKEY-MO - a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
• LISTMAN - a ready-money bookmaker ...L19 sl.
• MO - a bookmaker ...1884 Aust. sl.
• MOSES - a bookmaker ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MOUNTAIN TROUT - a bookmaker's tout ...1930s rhyming sl.
• RAILS BOOKIE - one of the more prestigious bookmakers ...1950 Aust. sl.
• RAILS BOOKMAKER - one of the more prestigious bookmakers ...1950 Aust. sl.
• SATCHEL-SWINGER - a bookmaker ...1965 Aust. sl.
• SCALPER - 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 ...1956 Amer. sl.
• S.P. BOOKIE - in horse racing: an unlicensed, off-course bookmaker ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• TAKER one who accepts a bet; a bookmaker ...1810
• UNDERTAKER a bookmaker who will only accept bets at odds under those offered by his competition ...1989 Aust. sl.
• WALKING BOOK a bookmaker who services betting customers on a fixed route ...Bk1992 Mafia-syndicate usage
bookmaker - verbs
• TAKE THE KNOCK 1. of a bookmaker: to be defrauded ...1900s sl.
2. of a bookmaker: to defraud a bettor ...1930s sl.
 
BOOM - verbs
• BOOMBLE to make a booming noise, as stones tumbling down ...1904 Amer. dial.

BOOMERANG - nouns
• KOOLIE, KILEY, KYLIE a boomerang ...1839 Aust.
 
BOON COMPANION - person
(a good fellow, originally denoted a drinking companion)
• BELLAMY † a good or intimate friend; a boon companion ...a1225
• BOTTLE-CRONY a boon-companion ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAR HEART † a boon companion ...1663
• EPHESIAN † a boon companion; a jolly fellow; a roisterer; a toper; a drunkard ...1597
• FRANION - † a gay reckless fellow - an idle, dissolute fellow - a loose, licentious person - a gallant - a paramour - a boon companion ...1571
• FUDDLECAP - † a hard drinker - a drunkard - a boon companion - a tippler ...1666
• GINKER - one devoted to amusement; a boon companion; a libertine; a giddy or wanton girl; a prostitute ...1706 Sc.
• JOLLY DOG - a boon companion ...L18 sl.
• LAD - a familiar or affectionate name for a man - a husband, son, or boon companion - a fellow ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD TOAST - a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor - one who drinks to excess - a boon companion - a drunkard ...1698 sl.
• POT ALLY - a drinking companion ...Bk1968
• POT COMPANION - a companion in drinking, a fellow drinker, a good fellow at drinking bouts; a boon companion ...1618
• POT MATE - a drinking companion ...Bk1968
• THRUT - a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH - a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUTCHER - a term of contemptuous familiarity for a boon companion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TOAST - † one who drinks to excess - a boon companion - a brisk old fellow fond of his glass ...c1670 sl.
 
BOOR, BOORISH - adjectives
• BACKWOODSY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• BOHUNK boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOHUNKISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOB boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOBISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOBY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORN IN A BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BORN IN A CAVE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A LOG CABIN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A PIGPEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A PIGSTY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A SAWMILL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A STABLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A TENT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN A TREE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE BACKHOUSE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE COUNTRY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE GUTTER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE JUNGLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE SLUMS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN IN THE WOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN ON A RAFT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BORN YESTERDAY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A CELLAR lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A FARM adj. lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A GUTTER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A HEN COOP lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A HOGPEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A JUNGLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A PIGPEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSTY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A ROWBOAT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A SAW-MILL badly brought up; uncouth, boorish ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A SLUM lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A STABLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN A WOODSHED lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN THE GUTTER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN THE SLUMS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN THE STICKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP IN THE WOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP LIKE AN ANIMAL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROUGHT UP ON THE RIVER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKWHEAT boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUSHWA boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUSHWHACKING boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BY-HECK boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BY-HECKITY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CARTERLY † clownish, boorish, rude, ill-bred ...1519
• CHINWHISKER boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHINWHISKERED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• CLODPOLISH stupid; boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLUCKY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME OUT OF THE STICKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CORNY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRAGGED UP lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DROPPED FROM THE HAYLOFT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FED AT A TROUGH lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM DEAKE'S ISLAND lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM PODUNK lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM SWAMPOODLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM THE BACKWOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM THE STICKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN A BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAD NO HOME TRAINING lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HALF-RAISED lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAMMY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAYSEED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAYSEEDY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HECKITY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICK boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKIFIED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HICKY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOBNAILED rustic; boorish ...18C sl.
• HOOSIER boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERFIED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERIFIED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOOSIERIZED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUNKY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAKE boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KABA-KABA of people: slovenly, ill-kempt, boorish-looking ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LENTY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF THE MARSH lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICKED UP UNDER A BUSH lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PICKED UP UNDER A ROCK lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PULLED UP BY THE EARS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED AMONG ANIMALS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED AND NOT REARED lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED A PERFECT OUTLAW lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A BACKWOODS ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A BARN ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1908 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A BARNYARD ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A BUNKHOUSE ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A CAVE ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A CHICKEN COOP lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A CHICKEN HOUSE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A COW PEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A DUMP lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A GUTTER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A JUNGLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A HOGPEN ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A MILL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN AN ALLEY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A PIGPEN ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A PIGSTY ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A SALOON lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A SAWMILL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A STABLE ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A STY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A WOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN A ZOO lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN BACK OF THE FIELD lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE BACKWOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE BOONDOCKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE GUTTER lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE HILLS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE JUNGLE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE LOT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE MOUNTAINS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE NEW GROUND lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE PINEY WOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE REFORMATORY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE SLUMS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE STICKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE STONE AGE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE WILDERNESS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE WOODS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED IN THE YARD lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED LIKE TOPSY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON A FARM lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON A HILLSIDE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON A RAFT lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON MECHANIC STREET lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON THE HILL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON THE SAWMILL lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON THE STREET lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED OUT IN THE COUNTRY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED UP ALONE lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED UP IN A BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED UP IN A SHIT HOUSE ill-mannered, boorish, uncouth; used esp. of one who neglects to shut the door ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED UP WITH THE HOGS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED WITH THE CHICKENS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED WITH THE NAVAJOS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED WITH THE PIGS lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAISED WRONG lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAMGUNSHOCH bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish ...1721 Sc.
• REARED IN A BARN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED IN A HOGPEN lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REARED IN A SHANTY lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• REDNECK boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RIGHT OFF THE FARM lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ROOKY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAVAGE boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEEDY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOBBY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNATCHED lacking manners, uncouth, boorish ...1965 Amer. dial.
• STICK boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STICKIFIED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STICKSY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STICKY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WADDY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAHOO boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAHOOISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAP boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAPPY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOKELIFIED boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOKELISH boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOKEY boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
boor, boorish - person
• BOYO a lad; a cute boor ...1966 Irish sl.
• BUNGO-BESSY a boorish low-class woman ...1940s W. Indies
• CLUNCH a bumpkin or a boor ...E17 Brit. colloq.
• CLUSTERFIST † a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, or lout ...1611
• GALLOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, or otherwise objectionable; an awkward or uncouth person ...1821 UK
• GALOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GANCH an awkward, silly fellow; a fool; a boor; an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly ...Bk1880 N. Ireland
• GAUBSHITE an awkward, ill-kept, dirty person; a filthy, slovenly man; a boor, a fool, a blockhead ...Bk1887 Eng. dial.
• GAUNCH an ignoramus; someone who behaves badly; a fool; a boor ...1997 Ulster sl.
• GAZOO a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor ...1914 UK sl.
• GAZOOK a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a loud lout, a boor; a clumsy oaf; an ineffectual or incompetent person ...1901 US sl.
• GAZOOKUS - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor ...1924 US sl.
• GAZOOP - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor ...1901 US sl.
• GAZOOPUS - a fool; a stupid or unpleasant person; a lout, a boor ...1933 US sl.
• GLUNE-AMIE - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man ...Bk1866 Sc.
• GLUNIMIE - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man ...Bk1866 Sc.
• GLUNYIE-MAN - a rough, unpolished, boorish-looking man ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOOP - a boor ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GROBIAN - a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow - a rude lout - a boor ...1621
• HAIRBALL - a term of derision for a person; an obnoxious, boorish person, esp. when drunk; a stupid or disgusting person ...1981 US sl.
• HARRY - a country fellow; a rude boor; a young Englishman of a low-class type; a peasant; a rustic ...1703
• HAUVEY GAUVEY - a clown, a boor, an awkward, slow-witted, stupid person; a simpleton; an unmannered person; a rude lout ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL - a rude, coarse boor; a rough, ignorant fellow ...Bk1910 Ireland
• HAY RUBE a farmer or rustic; a hick; an unsophisticated or boorish person ...1900 Amer. dial.
• HESSIAN a troublesome, unpleasant, or boorish person, esp. a woman; a scoundrel, a rascal; an unruly, annoying, or mischievous child ...1906 Amer. dial.
• HIND a rustic, a boor, a country person ...1577
• JACKASS a boor ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• KILL-COURTESY † a discourteous or rude person; a boorish person ...1590
• LOB-COAT † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a heavy, dull person; a blundering fool ...1604
• LOBCOCK † 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 ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOBARD - †* a villain, a rascal; a fool; a clown, a boor ...a1450
• MOBBARD - †* a villain, a rascal; a fool; a clown, a boor  ...a1450
• MOUTH - a person who talks loudly, incessantly, and (usually) to little purpose; a loudmouth; a noisy talkative, boorish person ...1699 colloq.
• PIG (derogatory) a boorish, coarse, obstinate, or disagreeable person ...1546
• RABIATOR * a violent, noisy, greedy person; a lout; a boor; a violent or ruthless bully; a robber; a spoiler; a plunderer...c1745 Sc.
• RAMGUNSHOCH a boorish, rude clown; a person with rough, crude manners ...1825 Sc.
• REDNECK (derogatory) a poor, White, rural Southerner; a White person perceived as ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, or racist ...1891 Amer. dial.
• REISKIE a big person of boorish manners; generally applied to a female ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REUBEN - an unsophisticated countryman - a farmer or rustic - a countrified person - a boorish person ...1890 Amer. dial.
• ROBIATOR - a plunderer -a violent, ruthless person - a lout - a boor - a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RUBIATOR - a plunderer - a violent, ruthless person - a lout - a boor - a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• SAGAN - a term of contempt for a person, generally implying surliness, uncouthness, or clumsiness in build or movements - a rough, boorish person ...1904 Sc.
• SHIRL - a boorish, loutish, unsophisticated female - a female 'ocker' ...1970s Aust. sl.
• YAHOO - a degraded or bestial person - a lout - a boor - an ignorant, or inexperienced person - an unsophisticated rustic ...1726
• YAWNAX - a stupid person - a fool - a lazy, uncouth person - a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUP - a stupid person - a fool - a lazy, uncouth person - a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUPS - a stupid person - a fool - a lazy, uncouth person - a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YAWNUX - a stupid person - a fool - a lazy, uncouth person - a boor ...1870 Eng. dial.
• YOB - an uncultured, boorish person ...1938 Aust. sl.
• YUCK - a boor; anyone disliked or despised; a disagreeable or despicable person; anyone seen as disgusting or repulsive; a contemptible person ...1943 sl., orig. US
• YUK - a boor; anyone disliked or despised; a disagreeable or despicable person; a disgusting person ...1943 sl., orig. US
• ZHLOB, ZHLUB - an oaf or dolt; a fool, a moron; a boorish, insensitive person; a coarse person, a slob ...1950 US sl.
• ZOMBI, ZOMBIE - an extremely dense and stupid person; a boorish or unemotional person ...Bk1958 sl.
boor, boorish - verbs
• APPLEKNOCK to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished ...1942 Amer. dial.
 
BOORISHLY - adverbs
• CARTERLY † in a rude or boorish manner ...1553
 
BOOST - nouns
• BUMPER a boost up ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SHOT IN THE ARM a boost or act of encouragement ...20C sl.
boost - verbs
• GAG to persuade, to boost, to promote ...L19 sl.
• UP to improve, to boost; to promote ...1950s sl., orig. US
 
BOOT - (also see shoe) adjectives
• UNGAIN of boots, etc.: ill-fitting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
boot - nouns
• BAKERS large or clumsy boots or shoes ...19C sl.
• BAT a heavy laced boot, with hobnails ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BATS a pair of bad boots ...M19 sl.
• BEATERS boots ...1859 Amer. criminal sl.
• BEES-WAXERS thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football ...1859 sl.
• BEETLE-CRUSHER a boot, esp. a large or heavy one ...1860 sl.
• BEETLE-SQUASHER a boot, esp. a large or heavy one ...1860 sl.
• BOOTERY a shop selling boots and shoes ...E20 US
• BOOTIKIN a small boot ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOVVER BOOT a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead ...1969 UK sl.
• BURDETTS boots ...1920s rhyming sl. for 'Burdett Coutts' the bankers
• CACK a child's boot or shoe below a certain size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLUMPER n. a clumsy shoe or boot ...a1825 sl.
• CRAB-SHELLS shoes, boots ...L18 sl.
• DAISIES boots ...1859 UK rhyming sl. (Daisy Roots)
• DAISY RECRUITS boots ...c1855 rhyming sl.
• DAISY ROOTS boots ...1859 Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAISYS boots ...1859 UK rhyming sl. (Daisy Roots)
• DAISY-TRIMMERS boots ...M19 sl.
• DANCER CASES shoes, boots, slippers ...Brit. sl.
• DEW-BEATER a large and clumsy boot or shoe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEW-SPREADER a large and clumsy boot or shoe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEW-WIPER a large and clumsy boot or shoe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DMs Doctor Marten's, a brand of boot ...1993 Brit. sl.
• GALLIES a pair of boots; shoes ...1886 UK tramps' sl.
• GUNBOATS a pair of boots ...US Civil War usage
• HARLOT † a kind of pointed boot or shoe worn in the 14th century ...LME
• HIGH-LOWS laced boots that reach the ankles ...E19
• HO BOOTS ostentatiously sexy, high, tight, high-heeled woman's boots ...1970s US Black sl.
• JACK a jack-boot ...19C sl.
• JEMIMA an elastic-sided boot ...colloq.
• JOE GARDINERS boots ...1950s Aust. sl.
• KACK a child's boot or shoe below a certain size ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KACK-MAKING making children's boots and shoes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KICKER a shoe or boot, esp. one with a sharp toe ...1942 Amer. sl.
• KING CANUTES boots ...M19 rhyming sl.
• LARSTINGS elastic-sided boots ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LARSTINS. elastic-sided boots ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LAUGHING-SIDES elastic-sided boots ...1937 Aust. sl.
• LONGLEGGER a hip-length gumboot ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PADDERS boots or shoes ...19C sl.
• POLECLIMBERS heavy work boots with steel-reinforced toes and arches ...1995 US sl.
• RECROOTS boots ...M19 rhyming sl.
• RECRUITS boots ...M19 rhyming sl.
• SCRAPPITY the creaking of the soles of boots ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SHIT-KICKER a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-STOMPER a man's boot, esp. one with a sharp toe; a cowboy boot ...1994 Amer. dial.
• SKITTY-BOOTS low boots laced in front ...1882 Eng. dial.
• TACKET-BOOT a hobnailed boot ...1897 Sc.
• TANS articles of dress, etc., of a tan colour; esp. tan shoes or boots ...1902
• TAPPING the soling or heeling of boots and shoes ...1857 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STABBER a sharp-pointed shoe or boot ...1968 Amer. dial.
• UGG BOOTS sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UGGIES sheepskin boots or slippers ...1990s sl.
• UNDERSTANDINGS boots or shoes ...L18 sl.
• VAMP the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot ...1654
• WADERS shoes, boots ...1945 US sl.
• WAFFLE STOMPER a usually heavy boot or shoe with a corrugated sole; a shoe or boot with thick treads ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WELLIE a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
• WELLY a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
• WELLY-BOOT a wellington boot ...1961 Brit. sl.
boot - person
• BOOTMAN a dealer in boots and shoes ...1927
• SOLE-SLOGGER a bootmaker ...L19 sl.
boot - verbs
• JAPAN to black one's boots ...1712 sl.
• JAPAN ONE'S TROTTER-CASES to black one's boots ...1837 sl.
​• MAKE to put the soles on boots or shoes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.

BOOTLEGGER - person
• HIP AGENT a bootlegger ...1926 US jocular
• POCKET PEDDLER a person who carries about bottles of distilled liquor for illicit selling; a smalltime bootlegger ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SMALL FRY a bootlegger on a small scale ...Bk1934 sl.

BOOTLESS - adjectives
• THRAIVELESS useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking ...1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
 
BOOTY - nouns
• BOOT † booty; spoil; plunder ...1598
• BOOTING booty, prize ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EARNEST a share of the booty ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FANG † that which is caught or taken; captured game; booty, plunder, spoils ...1016 obs. exc. Sc.
• GAIN † booty, prey, spoil ...1473
• GAME booty; the proceeds of a robbery ...1676 UK sl.
• PEEL-OFF illicit removal of part of a common booty ...20C police & criminal sl.
• RAFF booty ...Bk1903 sl.
• RAFFLE booty ...Bk1903 sl.
• REGULARS shares of a booty ...1828 thieves' sl.
• RENT plunder, booty ...Bk1903 cant
• RIFF-RAFF booty ...Bk1903 sl.
• RUM QUIDDS a large booty; a great share of spoil ...L17 cant
• RUM QUIDS a large booty; a great share of spoil ...L17 cant
• SACKAGE †* booty, plunder ...1609
• SCAFF spoil, booty, anything found by scrounging and appropriated ...1904 Sc.
• SLAP booty, the proceeds of a robbery ...L18 sl., chiefly Anglo-Irish usage
• SPLIT the division of criminal spoils ...L19 sl.
• SWAG plunder; booty ...20C sl.
• WAIN † conquest, possession gained by conquest; also, booty, spoil ...c1330
• WAITH † game for or obtained by hunting; spoil of the chase; also generally, spoil, booty ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
booty - verbs
• FANG † to seize upon booty; to catch, to apprehend, to get into one's power; to capture a city; to seize lands or possessions ...1016
• MAKE the proceeds of theft; loot ...1918 US criminals' sl.
• RAKE to divide loot ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS to swindle a man of his share of booty ...Bk1904 thieves' sl.
• TIP ONE THEIR EARNEST to hand out a share of the booty ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
 
BO-PEEP - nouns
• BOGIE-KEEK the game of bo-peep ...Bk1911 Sc.
• KEEK-BO bo-peep ...1835
• TEET-BO † a game at peep-bo (peekaboo) ...a1600 Sc.
• TIT-BORE † the childish game of 'bo-peep' ...a1600 Sc.
 
BORDER - person
• BANDER a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BOUNDER † one who occupies a district bounding another; a borderer ...1542
• CANT † edge, border, brink ...c1375
• FAS † a border, fringe ...c950
• LAND-MARCH † territory bordering on another country ...1614
• LIMITROPHE a boundary; a borderland; an immediately neighbouriring country ...1589
• MARCH the border or frontier of a country; hence, a tract of land on the border of a country, or a tract of debatable land separating one country from another ...c1290
• MARCHER † a border-territory or march ...1475
• MARCH-LAND land comprising the marches of a country; a border territory, border-land, frontier-land ...1536
• MARGE edge, border, margin ...1551 now poetic
• SCREED a border or edge, esp. the frilled border of a woman's cap ...1849 Eng. dial.
• SKIRT * a rim or border; an edging ...1576
border - person
• ACCOLENT - a borderer; one who dwells on or near the border of a country ...Bk1795
• MARCHER an inhabitant of a march or border district ...1470
• MARCHION † a governor of border regions ...a1380
• MARCH-MAN † an inhabitant of the marches or borders ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc.
border - person
• ACCOST † to border on, to adjoin ...1610
• BORD to provide an edge or border ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MARCH to border upon; to have a common frontier with ...c1330
• MARCHESE † to border upon; to have a common frontier with ...1525
• MARGINATE to furnish with a margin or border ...1623
• MEAR to bound, to border; to be contiguous with ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TERM to bound, to border ...1860 Eng. dial.
 
BORDERING - adjectives
• ABORDERING †* bordering, neighbouring, contiguous ...1566
• CONTERMINAL having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1802
• CONTERMINANT † having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1640
• CONTERMINATE having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1578
• LIMITROPHE situated on the frontier; bordering on, adjacent to another country ...1763
 
BORE, BORING - adjectives
• ANORAKY (depreciative) boring, overly studious, unfashionable, or socially inept; displaying obsessive or fastidious concern with the details of a hobby or special interest; nerdy ...1992 UK sl.
• BEIGE bland, boring ...1982 US sl.
• BLAH boring, dull, tedious ...1922 sl., orig. US
• BORESOME tiresome, boring ...1895
• DEAD of a place, esp. a club or party: boring, unexciting ...1930s sl.
• DEADASS very boring, feeble, or very stupid ...20C Amer. sl.
• DEADLY very boring ...1955 US sl.
• DRAC boring, dull, tedious ...1945 Aust. sl.
• DRACK boring, dull, tedious ...1945 Aust. sl.
• DRAGGY boring, dull, tedious ...1860 sl., orig. US
• DRIPPY boring, dull, feeble ...1952 colloq.
• DUDLEY, DUDLY of a boy: extremely boring ...1982 US sl.
• DULL AS A MONTH OF SUNDAYS very boring ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• DULL AS ARSE very boring, extremely dull ...2002 UK sl.
• FEEDING boring, dull, tedious ...1940 Brit. sl.
• HO-HUM boring ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAME of no interest or value; uninteresting, dull, boring; also, contemptible, offensive ...1955 US sl.
• LANGERSOME boring, tedious, tiresome ...1880 Sc.
• MORTAL long and wearisome; boring ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NICE boring ...1980s US college sl.
• OBSIDIONAL apt to bore people by staying too long ...1826 nonce use
• PLAYED OUT tiresome, boring ...Bk20C teen sl.
• SAMEY boring, tedious, undistinguished ...1929 sl.
• SICK tedious, boring, disaffecting ...1973 UK sl.
• SNOOZE AND SNORING boring ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SNOOZING boring ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Snoozing and Snoring)
• SNOOZING AND SNORING boring ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• YAWNY boring ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
bore, boring - nouns
• BALL-BREAKER a difficult, boring or exasperating job, problem, or situation ...1950s sl., orig. US
• BIND something boring or tiresome ...1930 Brit. sl., chiefly services' sl.
• BINDER something boring or tiresome ...1930 Brit. sl., chiefly services' sl.
• CHICKEN small tasks or duties that are boring or perhaps unnecessary ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOWN TRIP anything boring, unpleasant, or uninspiring ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
• DRAG something boring or tiresome ...1857 sl.
• DULLSVILLE the epitome of a boring existence ...1960 US sl.
• FAG a bore; a chore; an unpleasant, tedious task; anything that causes weariness, hard work, toil, drudgery, fatigue; a wearisome thing...1780 colloq.
• GRIND a long and boring task ...1851 Brit. sl. orig. university usage
• LAME SCENE a disappointing, boring event, typically a tedious party ...1960s US Black sl.
• SNOOZE a bore; something that induces sleep; a soporific event, person, etc. 
• SNORE a boring or tedious person, thing, or experience ...Brit. sl.
• YAWN anything or anyone considered tedious, boring, or tiresome, and thus producing yawns ...L19 sl.
• YAWNER anything tedious, boring or yawn-producing ...1940s US sl.
bore, boring - person
• ANORAK (derogatory) a boring, studious, or socially inept young person, esp. one who pursues an unfashionable and solitary interest with obsessive dedication ...1984 sl.
• AUGER, AUGUR an excessive talker; a bore ...1890 Amer. dial.
• BEESWAX a bore; one who ‘buttonholes’ another ...1838 US sl.
• BIG DRINK OF WATER a youth or man, esp. if tall, who is uninteresting, dull, or boring ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BIG YAWN someone extremely boring or tedious ...Bk1988 sl.
• BIND a dull, boring person ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
• BINDER a boring person ...1922 UK sl.
• BLADDER an inflated pretentious man; a windbag; a talkative, long-winded, boring person ...1579
• BOF a Boring Old Fart; a very boring older person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BOOMERANG a bore who is difficult to get rid of ...Bk1942 US sl.
• BORECONSTRICTOR a bore; an unpopular person ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BORING OLD FART a very boring older person ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEADASS a lazy or stupid person; a boring or feeble person; an absolute dullard ...1959 Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD - a dull and ineffectual person - a lifeless or boring person ...1907 sl.
• DOG - an unattractive or boring girl or woman ...sl.
• DRAG - a boring person ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DROOP - an unpleasant, boring person ...1910s US college sl.
• EAR-BASHER - a boring, incessant talker - a chatterer - a loudmouth who refuses to stop talking ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EAR-BENDER - an overly talkative person - one who doesn't give you a chance to get a word in edgeways - a garrulous bore ...1934 US sl.
• FROST a boring or unpleasant person ...1934 US sl.
• GREASE SPOT a bore who is difficult to get rid of ...Bk1942 US sl.
• GRUNGE a general term of abuse; a repugnant, odious, dirty, or boring person ...1960s sl., orig US
• HANG-UP a boring, irritating person ...1968 US sl.
• JEFF - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person - a pest ...1938 Amer. dial.
• JEFF DAVIS - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person - a pest ...1946 Amer. dial.
• JEFFER - (derogatory) an ignorant, unsophisticated, or boring person - a pest ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MAN O' WAR - a bore ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl.
• MENACE - a person that is a bore or a general nuisance - someone who is very troublesome or annoying - an unpleasant, irritating person ...1936 sl.
• MOAK, MOKE a senseless, foolish fellow; a bore ...1855
• MOPOKE a stupid, boring, tiresome person; often used as a term of abuse ...1946 Aust. sl.
• MOTO a tedious, irritating, boring person ...1990 US college sl.
• MUTTON-HEAD a dull, stupid person; an uninteresting person; a bore ...1825
• NUDNIK - a dull, boring person ...Brit. sl.
• PAIN - an annoying, bothersome, or tiresome person; a tedious or boring person; a nuisance ...1926
• PAIN IN THE ARM - an annoying person - a bore ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE FACE - an annoying person - a bore ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE GUTS - an annoying person - a bore ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE HEAD - an annoying person - a bore ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE NECK - a bothersome or annoying person - a bore ...1910s sl.
• PAIN IN THE PLASTER - a bore, a nuisance ...1998 UK sl.
• PARQUET (FLOOR) a bore ...Bk1985 rhyming sl. 
• PILL an unpleasant or despicable person; an obnoxious person; an annoying or boring person ...1871 sl.
• POKE - a stupid, boring, slow, or plodding person - a lazy person - a dawdler - a bore - a worthless fellow ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SNOOZE - a bore 
• SNORE - a boring or tedious person ...Brit. sl.
• SPARE - an idiot; a boring person ...1991 Irish sl.
• SPARE TIRE - an unwelcome or irrelevant person; an extra or unnecessary person; a useless or unproductive person; a boring person; a dull, disliked person ...1926 US sl.
• SQUARE FIG a very boring or old-fashioned person; esp. as applied by modern jazz fans to the fans of traditional New Orleans jazz ...c1951 orig. US
• VAMPIRE an intolerable bore or tedious person ...1862 sl.
• VEGETABLE a dull, boring person who leads an inactive, undemanding, and monotonous life ...Bk1988 sl.
• WEEN a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• WEEN BUCKET a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• WEENIE, WEENY a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• WIENER a boring, socially unappealing or unacceptable person ...1950s US college sl.
• YAWN anyone considered tedious, boring, or tiresome, and thus producing yawns ...L19 sl.
• YAWNSVILLE a boring person ...Bk2004 sl.
• YEAH MAN a boring person ...Bk1989 US college sl.
• ZELDA a girl or woman, esp. if dull or uninteresting; a stupid, boring woman ...1960 US sl.
• ZOMBIE a dull, apathetic, or slow-witted person; a boring, witless person lacking in motivation; also used as a term of disparagement ...1936 colloq.
• ZONKO a boring, dull, thus socially unacceptable person ...1975 US college sl.
bore, boring - verbs
• BIND to bore ...1929 Brit. sl., chiefly services' sl.
• BORE THE PANTS OFF to bore ...1934 colloq.
• BONE to bore ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• DRAG to bore or annoy ...1944 US sl.
• FEED to bore ...1933 Brit. sl.
• LEAVE ONE COLD to annoy; to bore ...Amer. World War I sl.
• PUT DOTS ON ONE to bore, to tire ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TEDIFY † to become tedious, to weary, to bore ...1613 nonce word
• VAPOUR to give one vapours; to depress or bore ...1774
bore, boring - interjections/phrases
• I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE this is unpleasant or boring; I am not happy or comfortable ...1960s US sl.
• PUMP UP YOUR TIRE! you bore me! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOULD TALK A GLASS EYE TO SLEEP said of an excessively boring person ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• YOU'VE GOT A SLOW LEAK! you bore me! ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.

BORED - adjectives
• BORED FOR THE HOLLERHORN bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORED FOR THE SIMPLES bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORED PALLID bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORED STIFF bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORED TO EXTINCTION bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BORED TO TEARS bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRASSED OFF bored, fed-up ...1941 Brit. sl., orig. services' sl.
• BROWNED OFF bored, fed-up ...1938 Brit. sl.
• BURNED OUT tired; bored ...20C sl.
• BURNT OUT tired; bored ...20C sl.
• CHEESED bored, fed-up ...1941 Brit. sl.
• CHEESED OFF bored, disgusted, angry, fed-up ...1941 sl.
• CHOCKA disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
• CHOCKER disgruntled; bored; fed up ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
• CHOKKER bored, fed-up ...1942 Brit. sl.
• COMPLETELY CHEESED bored to an extreme ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEAD CHOCKER very bored ...1950s sl., orig. military
• DEAD CHOKKA very bored ...1950s sl., orig. military
• FED TO THE NECK WITH bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FED UP bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HACKED grumpy, bored ...1950s sl., orig. US
• HACKED OFF grumpy, bored ...1950s sl., orig. US
• JACK bored, fed-up ...1889 Aust. sl.
• SICK AND TIRED OF bored or fed-up with someone or something ...1783 UK
• SICK OF bored, fed-up ...1597
• SICK OF THE WHOLE LAYOUT bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK OF THE WHOLE OUTFIT bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK OF THE WHOLE SET-UP bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK OF THE WHOLE SHOW bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SICK TO DEATH OF bored or fed-up with someone or something ...1890 UK sl.
• SOUR ON bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STUFFED TO THE GILLS WITH bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH A BELLYFUL bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH A GUTFUL bored ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
bored - nouns
• LANGERIN languishing, the state of feeling bored ...1958 Sc.
bored - verbs
• SLEDGE to become bored ...2000s sl.
 
BOREDOM - interjections
• HEIGH HO! expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HO, HO AND A COUPLE OF HUMS! expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HO HUM! expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WATTA LIFE! expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WHAT A LIFE! expressive of boredom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
BORN - adjectives (also see childbirth)
• FAR-BORN † born long ago ...1672
• NASCENT in the act of being born or brought forth ...a1624
• NATED †* born, bred, brought forth ...1628
• UNBORE † not yet born; still to be born ...a1250
• YBORN † born ...900-930
born - nouns
• NASCENCY the process or fact of being born or brought into existence; birth ...1682
born - verbs
• KENE † to be born ...c1275
 
BORROW - verbs
• ANDY CAPP to borrow ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'tap' = to borrow
• BITE to borrow money, etc. ...1919 Aust. sl.
• BITE SOMEONE'S EAR to borrow money, etc. ...1879 sl.
• BLUDGE to borrow money, etc.; to cadge or scrounge ...1944 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BORRY to borrow ...B1913 Amer. dial.
• BOT to borrow or cadge something, especially cigarettes and liquor ...1921 Aust. sl.
• BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE to beg or borrow something from someone ...Bk20C sl.
• BUSHWHACK to 'borrow' with intent to return ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CELLAR-FLAP to borrow ...20C rhyming sl. for 'tap'
• CHEW ONE'S EAR to borrow money from one ...20C Aust. sl.
• DING in circus and carnival usage: to borrow ...1981 US sl.
• GRUB to beg or borrow; to cadge; to beg from ...1887 Amer. sl.
• LEND to borrow ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LUG ONE'S EAR to ask for money; to borrow money from ...20C Aust. sl.
• MOOCH to borrow or cadge money; to beg ...1899 sl.
• MUTUATE † to borrow ...a1548
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to ask for, demand, or borrow money from ...20C Amer. sl.
• PUT THE BEE ON to borrow money, etc. ...1914 sl., chiefly US
• PUT THE BITE ON to ask for a loan, to borrow money from someone; also, to threaten, to blackmail, to extort money from  ...1933 sl., orig. US
• PUT THE NIPS IN to borrow money, etc. ...1917 Aust. & NZ sl.
• PUT THE NIPS INTO to borrow money, etc. ...1917 Aust. & NZ sl.
• PUT THE SLEEEVE ON to borrow money, etc. ...1931 US sl.
• RABBIT to borrow or scrounge something ...c1920 sl.
• SCARF to borrow ...1980s US college sl.
• SNIP to borrow money on short notice ...1989 Aust. sl.
• STRIKE to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAKE UP to borrow ...1880 Eng. dial.
• TAP to borrow money, etc. ...1840 US sl.
• THIG to beg, to borrow; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. ...1817 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TOMORROW to borrow ...20C rhyming sl.
• TOUCH to borrow money, etc. ...1760 sl.
• TOUCH FOR to borrow money, etc. ...1760 sl.
borrow - phrases
• ON THE MOZZLE cadging, esp. when seeking to borrow something small from a friend or neighbour ...1992 UK sl.
• ON THE TAP broke and borrowing money ...Brit. sl.
 
BORROWED - adjectives
• BON begged, borrowed ...Bk1911 Sc.
borrowed - nouns
• DUE-BACK something that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with an expectation of an ultimate return of the favour ...1951 US sl.
• O.P.M. borrowed money (Other People's Money) ...1901 sl.
 
BORROWER - person
• BITE a person from whom one anticipates borrowing money; a person from whom one expects any easy loan ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• BOT a habitual borrower or cadger; a scrounger; a person who frequently imposes on others ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EAR-BITER one who constantly seeks to borrow money; a borrower or cadger ...1899 sl., orig. Aust. usage
• HUM a borrower or cadger ...1915 Aust. sl.
• JEREMY DIDDLER a cheat; a confidence trickster; a shabby swindling borrower ...1803 sl.
• MACER - a person who constantly borrows small amounts of money with no intention of repaying ...1935 criminals' sl.
• MOMSER, MOMZER - one who borrows frequently, or who expects much attention and many favours; a sponger ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• MONGER - a cadger; a person always borrowing ...1900 Aust. sl.
• MOOCH - a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger; a borrower, a cadger; an idler ...1914 sl., chiefly US
• MOOCHER - a borrower or cadger ...1857 sl.
• POLER - a borrower or cadger ...1938 Aust. sl.
• RABBIT - a person who regularly borrows money from an illegal money lender and pays back promptly ...1950 US sl.
• SCAB - a person who cadges or borrows with no real intention of paying back ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• TAPPER - a beggar; a borrower or cadger ...1908 UK sl.

BORROWING - adjectives
• ON THE TAP borrowing, cadging ...1932 sl.
borrowing - nouns
• THIG begging, borrowing ...1898 Sc.
 
BOSNIA - person
• BOSNIAC a native of Bosnia ...1836
 
BOSOM - nouns (also see breast)
• BARM † a bosom, a lap ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BOSIE the bosom ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHI-CHI a woman's bosom ...1961 US sl., esp. military in Far East
• HEAVER the breast or bosom ...17C cant
• LAP † the bosom ...c1290
• KEAM a young girl's bosom, as being beautiful and sweet ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MOSOB bosom ...20C US back-slang
• NECK a woman's bosom ...Shakespeare usage
 
BOSS - person
• ACE a prominent individual; the chief; the boss ...1899 Amer. sl.
• BACKRA a master, a boss ...c1790
• BACKRA-MAN a master, a boss ...1775 W. Indies
• BALDOBER a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...1889 UK criminals' sl.
• BALDOVER a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...1889 UK criminals' sl.
• BALDOWER a boss, a leader, a spokesman ...1889 UK criminals' sl.
• BALEBOS the owner, the big boss ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
• BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a cruel boss ...1942 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTER a hard or cruel boss ...1954 Amer. sl.
• BIG an underworld boss; a 'Mr. Big' ...1950 criminals' sl.
• BIG AUGER, BIG AUGUR an important person; a boss; a foreman ...1868 US West usage
• BIG BANANA - an important or influential person - a boss ...1984 US sl.
• BIG BLOKE - a boss, a superior ...1916 Aust. sl.
• BIG CHEESE - an important person, an influential figure, a boss in a situation or job ...1885 sl.
• BIG ENCHILADA - a high-ranking or important person; an influential person; the boss, the leader ...1973 US sl.
• BIG FISH - a high-ranking or powerful, important person; an influential person; the boss, the leader ...1836 sl., orig. US
• BIG GUY - a boss or leader; a powerful, wealthy, or prominent person; chiefly used with 'the' ...1921
• BIG KAHUNA - a person of great importance or power; also, a person in command, a boss; often used with 'the' ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• BIG MAN - a man of high status or importance in a social group, organization, business, etc.; a leader, a boss ...1789
• BIG PUSH a boss ...1918 US sl.
• BIG ROD an important person; a person in charge; the boss  ...1929 US sl.
• BIG SMELL an important person; an influential figure; a boss in a situation or job ...1959 Aust, sl.
• BIG SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1912 US sl.
• BIG STICK an important or self-important person; the boss ...1908 US sl.
• BIG SUGAR an important person, an influential person; a boss in a situation or job ...1984 sl.
• BIG VEGETABLE an important person, an influential person; the boss ...1977 sl., orig. US
• BILLIE-DAWKUS the person in command, the leading figure, the boss ...1858 Sc.
• BOOSHWAY orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss; a leader; an important person ...1870 Amer. dial.
• BUCKRA a boss; a master ...1886 Amer. dial.
• BUDGEWAY orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition hence, a boss or leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUGHEWAY orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss or leader' an important person ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BULL a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BULL GOOSE a leader; a boss ...1932 Amer. dial.
• BULL OF THE WOODS a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp ...1872 Amer. dial.
• BUSHWA orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss or leader; an important person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHIEF one's boss or superior ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHUNKA BEEF, CHUNK OF BEEF the chief, the boss ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DEAD LOSS a boss ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• EDMUNDO (ROS) a boss ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GAFFER † a master; a governor; one's employer or superior; a boss ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GENERAL anyone in authority, as a boss, school principal, head of a household, or the like ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• GIMP a manager, a boss ...1916 US sl.
• GOVERNOR - a superior - a boss - a manager or owner - a superintendent ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GOV'NOR - a boss - an important, influential person ...M19
• GUV a man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss ...1861 colloq.
• GUVNER, GUVNOR a man in a position of authority or seniority; esp. a person's immediate superior; a boss ...1843 colloq.
• HEAD-BILLIE-DAWKUS one who has the chief charge; the presiding genius ...1893 Sc.
• HEAD BUMMER the chief, the boss; the person in charge ...1919 sl.
• HEAD CHEESE an important person, an influential figure, a boss in a situation or job ...1913 US sl.
• HEAD COCK - the person in charge; the boss; the ringleader  ...1972 US sl.
• HEAD DEVIL - a person in charge; a boss; a ringleader ...1844 US sl.
• HEAD KNOCK - a person having primary authority; a boss, a foreman, etc. ...1944 US Black sl.
• HEAD KNOCKER - a person having primary authority; a boss, a foreman, etc. ...1886 US sl.
• HEAD PUSH a boss, a foreman, a supervisor ...1905 Amer. dial.
• HEAD SERANG the boss or person in charge ...1918 Aust. sl.
• HEAD SHEBANG the boss or person in charge ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HEAD SHERANG the boss or person in charge ...1918 Aust. sl.
• HEAD SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK - chief officer, boss, manager, leader ...1856 Amer. sl.
• HIGH PRESSURE - a boss; a powerful man ...1967 US sl.
• HIGH-UP - a high-ranking, influential, or important person; the boss, the leader; a person in authority ...1882 colloq.
• HIS NIBS - the boss ...1887 sl.
• JOINT OF BEEF the chief; the boss ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'chief'
• LAANIE, LAHNEE, LANI, LANIE, LARNEY; a boss; an employer ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• MAIN FINGER, THE a man in charge; the head man; the boss ...1894 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY, THE a man of importance, prominence, or authority; the boss; the leader ...1882 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SQUIRT a boss ...1910 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SQUEEZE a boss or foreman; an important person; the leader of a gang; the head of any organization ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MAIN STEM a celebrated person; a person in charge; the head of any organization; the boss ...1899 Amer. sl.
• MAIN STEM, THE a person of importance; the boss ...L19 US sl.
• MAN WITH THE BRASS KNACKERS, THE the boss ...Can.
• MOVER the person in charge ...1952 sl.
• MR. CHARLIE the man in power; the boss ...1970s sl.
• OLD - a master - a boss ...M19 sl.
• OLD MAN - a superintendent - a foreman - a boss ...1830 US sl.
• PADRONE - a boss, esp. in a gangster-related context ...2000 Italy sl.
• PANNIKIN BOSS - a person with a modest amount of authority - a minor boss - a foreman ...1898 Aust. sl.
• PEA, THE - the person in authority - the boss ...1969 Aust. sl.
• RAMROD - a boss - a superintendent - a foreman - person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1880 Amer. dial.
• RAMRODDER - a boss - a superintendent - a foreman - a person in charge, esp. one who is a rigid disciplinarian ...1970 Amer. dial.
• TOP BANANA - the leader or boss ...sl. chiefly US
• UMIALIK - a boat captain; a boss; a rich man ...1866 Alaska
• UNCLE CHARLIE - (often derogatory) a White man - the boss ...1970 Amer. dial., Black usage
• WHIP - a boss or supervisor ...1984 US sl.
boss - verbs
• GAFFER to act as a head man or overseer; to boss ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RAMROD to boss, to manage, esp. in a strictly disciplined way; to be a strict disciplinarian or taskmaster ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
boss - phrases
• ALL CHIEFS AND NO INDIANS all bosses and no workers; a situation at work where everyone wants to give orders and no one wishes to work ...Bk2004 
 
BOSSY - person
• BOSSY-BAREFOOT one who is always trying to tell others what to do ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GRIMALKIN a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman ...1798
• HELL MASTER - a person who is bossy or overly authoritative ...Bk1989 US college sl.

BOTCH, BOTCHED, BOTCHER - adjectives
• CLOUTERLY † like a botcher; clumsy, awkward, clownish ...1675
• FERDUTZT spoiled, botched, bungled ...1985 Amer. dial.
ֽ• FUDGY botched, bungling, awkward ...1872 US
• MAGGLED botched, bungled, disorganized ...1713 Sc.
botch, botched, botcher - nouns
• BAGS a mess; a botched enterprise ...2004 Ireland sl.
• BALLS a botch, a muddle ...1889 sl.
• BUZZARD a botched job; a badly-spoiled piece of work ...1871 Amer. sl.
• HAGGIS a botched job, a mess ...1929 Sc.
• HAGGLE a botch, a bungle, a tangle ...1929 Sc.
• HAGSMASH a botched, inadequate piece of work ...20C Irish sl.
• MAMMOCK a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MOMMICK a mess, a botch ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MOMMIX a mess, a botch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MOMMUX a muddle; a botch ...1869 Amer. sl.
• MOMOX a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MUCK-UP a complete failure; confusion or muddle; a botch ...L19 colloq.
• QUIGGER a hotchpotch; a mess, as of badly-cooked food; a muddle or botch in general ...1967 Sc.
• SCLATCH a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle ...1969 Sc.
botch, botched, botcher - person
• BITCHER - a botcher, bungler, muddler ...1825 Sc.
• SCLATCH, SKLATCH a bungling, clumsy workman, a botcher; a big, lubberly fellow ...1808 Sc.
• TINKER a clumsy or inefficient mender; a botcher ...1644-7
botch, botched, botcher - verbs
• ARSE to make a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• ARSE UP, ASS UP to botch, to spoil something; to mess up ...1932 Amer. sl.
• BAG to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BALLOCKS to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BOBBLE to bungle, to botch, to spoil ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOLLIX to perform badly; to do a poor job; to botch, to bungle ...1946 Amer. dial.
• BOUTCH to botch, to bungle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FERHOODLE to jumble; to botch ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FERHOONSE to botch; to mix up, to disarrange ...1950 Amer. dial.
• JAZZ UP to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch ...1917 Amer. sl.
• JAZZ UP THE DETAIL † to make a botch; to ruin things ...1932 Amer. army sl.
• MIFF to blunder; to make a mistake; to botch something ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOMMUX to botch; to spoil in the making ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MOMMUX UP to botch; to spoil in the making ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MOMOX to botch, to mess up, to confuse ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MUCK UP to botch; to ruin; to interfere ...1886 UK sl.
• MUMMOX to botch, to mess up ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCLATCH to work in a dirty messy manner; to make or construct clumsily or untidily; to use in a slipshod or careless way; to botch ...1808 Sc.
 
BOTH - adjectives
ֽ• ALL TWO both ...1838 Amer. dial.
ֽ• ALL TWO BOTH both ...1867 Amer. dial.
both - pronouns
• BOTH THE TWO the one and the other, both ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOTH TWO the one and the other, both ...1870 Amer. dial.
• HE AND HE this and that; the one and the other; both ...a1300 arch.
both - nouns
• EITHER OTHER † each of the two, both ...1526
 
BOTHER, BOTHERING - adjectives
• MESSING bothering, troublesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCORNSUM troublesome, bothering ...Bk1904 Sc.
• UP ONE'S ASS immediately behind; hence, hounding, annoying, or bothering someone ...1971 Amer. sl.
• UP ONE'S BUTT immediately behind, hence irritating, bothering ...1970s sl.
• UP ONE'S HOLE immediately behind, hence irritating, bothering ...1970s sl.
bother, bothering - nouns
• ADOW fuss, bother ...1810 Sc.
• BAL a nuisance, bother ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOFFLEMENT a bother; a state of perplexity ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
ֽ• BOTHERATION the act of bothering; petty vexation or annoyance ...1801 colloq.
• CADDLE worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
ֽ• CRUM-A-GRACKLE a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• FASH trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FASHMENT trouble, bother ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FASKING ABOUT bustling or bothering ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
ֽ• FISH-FASH troublesome business, fuss, bother ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HACKLING bothering, worrying, troubling ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• HASSLE trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother ...1945
ֽ• MAKE-ADO an uproar, disturbance; a fuss, a bother ...1874 Eng. dial.
ֽ• MANCH trouble, pains, bother; a fuss ...1897 Eng. dial.
• NEEF, KNEEF † difficulty, bother ...1748 Sc.
ֽ• PAIN a bother; a bothersome person ...20C US colloq.
bother, bothering - verbs
• AG to annoy, to upset, to bother ...1980s sl.
ֽ• AL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
ֽ• BEHOODLE to annoy, to harass, to bother ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOTHERATE to bother, to trouble ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BUG to bother someone, to annoy someone ...1947 US sl.
ֽ• CADDLE to trouble, bother ...1865 Eng. dial.
ֽ• DADDLE to trouble, bother, annoy, worry ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• DEAVE to worry, to bother, to embarrass, to confuse ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• DEVIL to tease, to annoy, to bother, to harass ...1819 Amer. dial.
• DIG to bother, to irritate one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMFIT to inconvenience, to bother ...1913 Amer. dial.
ֽ• DOG to criticize or bother ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EAT to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1892 US sl.
• EAT OFF to annoy, to bother ...M19 sl.
• EAT ON to annoy, to bother, to vex ...1918 US sl.
• FASH to afflict, to annoy, to trouble, to vex; also, to give trouble, to bother, to weary ...1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
ֽ• FUB AROUND to fuss, to bother ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GRAMY to vex, to anger, to bother ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HACKLE to bother, to worry, to trouble ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• HAG to provoke, to irritate; to annoy, to bother; to incite; to complain, to find fault  ...1806 Eng. & Amer. dial.
ֽ• HAL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• HASSLE to cause trouble or harm to; to bother, to pester, to harass a person ...1959
• HATCHEL to bother, to annoy; to call to account ...1800 Amer. dial.
• HERRY to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HETCHEL to tease, to call to account; to bother, to annoy; to nag ...1959 Amer. dial.
ֽ• HUMBUG to interfere with; to bother ...1904 Trinidad and Tobago
• JIG to bother or annoy ...1970 Amer. dial.
ֽ• MANCH to trouble, to bother, to take pains ..1897 Eng. dial.
ֽ• MITHER to complain, to nag, to bother or prevaricate ...Eng. dial.
• MUCKLE to bother, to disturb, to upset ...1916 Amer. dial.
• ODDLE † to bother, to put one about ...1894 Sc.
• PESTICATE to annoy, to bother, to pester; to nose around ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TEW to exhaust; to fatigue; to tire; to trouble, to harass, to bother; to overcome ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• URP to annoy, to bother, to irritate ...1967 Amer. dial.
 
BOTHERED - adjectives
• ARSED bothered; worried ...1999 Brit. sl.
• FAFFLED entangled; bothered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
ֽ• FRIAR TUCKED bothered, concerned ...1990s euphemism for 'fucked'
• NAGGLED bothered, annoyed ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• TEWED harassed, bothered ...1892 Amer. dial.
 
BOTHERSOME - adjectives
• PESTERSOME troublesome, bothersome, annoying ...1843 Amer. dial.
bothersome - nouns
ֽ• PAIN IN THE NECK a bothersome thing ...20C US colloq.
• PARANGLES bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
bothersome - person
• HADFASH - a bothersome, troublesome person ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
ֽ• PAIN a bothersome person ...1910s US colloq.
ֽ• PAIN IN THE NECK a bothersome person ...1910s US colloq.
• VARMINT - a bothersome person; a scoundrel; an annoying person ...1773

BOTTLE - adjectives
• DEAD of a beer bottle, whisky bottle, or other bottle: finished, empty ...M18 sl.
bottle - nouns
• ARISTOTLE a bottle ...1897 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BABY a small or half-sized bottle, whether of spirits or a non-alcoholic drink; orig. soda water ...M19 sl.
• BAWDY-HOUSE BOTTLE a particularly small bottle ...L17 sl.
• BOT a bottle ...1736 colloq.
• BOUNCING CHEAT a bottle ...Bk1890 thieves' sl.
• BOUNCING CHIT a bottle ...Bk1890 sl.
• CAMP-CANDLESTICK an empty bottle or a bayonet ...1811 military sl.
• CHARMING MOTTLE a bottle ...c1880 Aust. rhyming sl.
• CLOOP a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle ...1848
• CORPSE an empty liquor or beer bottle ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DARWIN STUBBY an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres ...1970s Aust. sl.
• DEAD DOG a drained liquor bottle ...1918 US Navy sl.
• DEADHEAD a bottle of wine or spirits that has been emptied ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAD INDIAN an empty bottle ...1960s US sl.
• DEAD MARINE a bottle which had contained beer, whisky, etc., but is now empty ...1831 sl.
• DEAD MEN empty bottles, at a drinking-bout, etc. ...a1700 colloq.
• DEAD ONE an empty liquor or beer bottle ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEAD RECRUIT an empty bottle ...20C sl.
• DEAD SOLDIER an empty alcohol bottle or beer can ...1899 US sl.
• DEAD 'UN an empty bottle ...20C sl.
• DUMMY an empty liquor or beer bottle ...Bk2006 US sl.
• ELBOW the conical hollow in the bottom of a wine bottle ...1877 Eng. dial.
• EM, EMM an empty liquor bottle ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EMPTY any container or vessel that has been emptied, esp. a bottle once containing alcohol ...20C sl.
• ENTIES empty bottles; 'empties' ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GARDEVINE † a wine bottle; a square bottle, generally holding two quarts ...1763 Sc.
• GLASS CHEQUE a bottle with a deposit on it ...1988 Sc. sl.
• GLAZE a bottle ...L18 US criminals' sl.
• JEMMY-JOHN a demijohn ...1861 sl.
• JEROBOAM a very large wine-bottle ...1816
• KICK an indentation in the bottom of a glass bottle, diminishing the internal capacity ...1861
• LONGNECK a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGNECKER a liquor or beer bottle, esp. one with an elongated neck ...1907 Amer. dial.
• LUSH BETTY a whisky bottle ...M19 US sl.
• MAGNUM BONUM a bottle containing two quarts of wine or spirits or the contents of it ...c1755 Sc.
• MARINE an empty bottle or container ...1831 sl.
• MARINE OFFICER an empty bottle ...1785 sl.
• MARINE RECRUIT an empty bottle ...L18 sl.
• MICKEY a small bottle of wine or spirits ...1910s sl., chiefly Can. & US Black usage
• MICKIE a bottle of alcoholic drink ...1914 US sl.
• MOLL THOMPSON'S MARK a term used to describe an empty bottle ...L18 sl.
• OIL CAN a liquor bottle ...1929 Amer. sl.
• OLD SOLDIER an empty bottle or container ...1909 US sl.
• PODDY a bottle of alcohol ...L19 Aust. sl.
• REHOBOAM a quadruple magnum: usually of champagne ...Bk1903 sl.
• SACK a bottle ...1866 Sc.
• SCOTCH PINT a bottle holding two quarts ...c1820 sl.
• SOLDIER a bottle of alcohol; a can of beer ...1945 US sl.
• STUBBIE, STUBBY a dumpy beer bottle ...1957 Aust. sl.
• WOUNDED SOLDIER a bottle or can of beer that has been partly consumed ...1991 US sl.
bottle - person
• BOTTLE-O(H) a person who collects and sells used bottles ...1898 Aust.
• BOTTLER † a bottle maker ...a1425
bottle - verbs
• BREAK to open a full bottle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CLOOP to make a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle ...1872
• CRACK to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl. Hist
• GUGGLE - to make a noise like water running out of a narrow-mouthed bottle ..Bk1848

BOTTLE OPENER - nouns
• QUEBEC WRENCH a beer bottle opener ...2001 Can. sl.
 
BOTTOM - for the 'backside', see BUTTOCKS

BOTTOM - prepositions
• ON-NETHERWARD †* in the bottom of ...c1200
bottom - nouns
• ARSE the base, the bottom, the tail end, the seat of a pair of trousers ...19C sl.
• BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot ...1571 arch.
• BATHOS depth; lowest phase, bottom ...1758
• BEDROCK bottom, lowest level ...1883
 
BOUGHT - adjectives
• EMPTITIOUS †* capable of being bought; open to a price; saleable ...1650
• KEFT †* bought, paid for ...c1300
• VENAL of things: exposed or offered for sale; that may be bought, as an ordinary article of merchandise ...1662 arch.
• VENALITIOUS * belonging to the sale of men or children, or of slaves; that is to be bought or sold ...1656
• VENDIBLE † offered for sale; that may be bought or purchased ...1552
 
BOULDER - nouns
• CALION † a boulder or pebble ...c1459
• DONNICK a pebble, stone, or small boulder ...1840 Amer. dial.
• GRAYBACK a boulder ...1937 Amer. dial.
• INDIAN-HEAD a rock, stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour ...1945 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERHEAD (derogatory) a rock, a stone, or boulder, esp. one dark in colour; a black boulder partially submerged in the water ...1847 Amer. dial.
 
BOUNCE, BOUNCING - adjectives
• BENSIN vigorous, bouncing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENSING bouncing, vigorous ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOSIN active, bouncing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TITTUPING bouncing, cantering, prancing ...1895
bounce, bouncing - nouns
• DAP the rebound, hop, turn of a ball, stone, etc. on the ground or water ...1825 Eng. dial.
• DERRYBOUNDER the bounce and noise made by any object in collision ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
• DIDDLE a quick jumping or bouncing movement ...1840 Amer. dial.
• SCOUP a bounce, a thump ...1711 Sc.
bounce, bouncing - verbs
• BENSE to bounce ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOTZ to bounce or bump ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLUTZ to bounce or bump ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BOUNDER to bounce, to make rebound ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DAP 1. to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
2. to hop, to rebound, to bounce; to skip, as a stone along the surface of water ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GOUNSH to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HUFF AND DING to bounce and swing ...Bk1899
• SCALE to skip, to bounce, to ricochet ...a1870 Amer. dial.
 
BOUNCER - person
• BIG DOG a thug; a bouncer, a large, tough man employed to keep order in premises ...1884 US sl.
• GENDARME a large, tough man employed to keep order in a club ...1953 Aust. sl.
• HALF-OUNCER a security person at a nightclub, dance-hall, or similar place ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'bouncer'
• HEAVE a bouncer or chucker-out ...c1943 Aust. sl.
• HEAVIES bodyguards; people employed for their strength; bouncers, strong-arm men; men with authority employed to keep the peace, such as police, or to use violence if necessary, such as a criminal's hench-men ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• HECTOR a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler; a braggart, a blusterer, a bully, a thug; a bouncer, esp. of a brothel ...1631
• HEELER a bouncer, esp. in shady establishments ...1950 US criminals' sl.
 
BOUND (obliged) - adjectives
• DEBTFUL † owed, bounded, due ...c1425 chiefly Sc.
• OBSTRICT †* morally bound; bounden; obliged, obligated ...1527 
bound (obliged) - nouns
• OBSTRICTION the state of being morally or legally bound; obligation ...1671 
bound (obliged) - verbs
• TED to have leave or permission to do a thing; to be bound or under obligation ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TET to have leave or permission to do a thing; to be bound or under obligation ...1746 Eng. dial.

BOUND, BOUNDING (spring) - adjectives
• SUBSULTIVE * making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts ...1750
• SUBSULTORIOUS making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts ...1898
• SUBSULTORY making or moving by sudden leaps, bounds, or starts ...1638
bound, bounding (spring) - adverbs
• SUBSULTORILY by sudden bounds or starts ...1626
bound, bounding (spring) - nouns
• BEND † a spring, a leap, a bound ...1513 Sc.
• FLIER a long flying leap; a bound ...colloq.
• FLYER a long flying leap; a bound ...colloq.
• LANCE † a leap, bound, dash ...1375
• SALTATION leaping, bounding, jumping; a leap ...1646
• SPANG a bound, leap, or spring ...1817 Eng. dial.
• STEND a leap, spring, or bound ...a1500 Sc.
bound, bounding (spring) - verbs
• BEND † to spring, to leap, to bound ...c1530 Sc.
• LANCE † to bound, to spring, to move quickly, to rush ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOLLOP to bound, to lurch; to move heavily ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SALLY †* to leap, to bound, to dance ...c1440
• SCOWP to run hither and thither, to rush, to bound, to dart, to scurry, to spring ...1721 Sc.
• STEND to bound, to leap, to spring up ...1567 Sc. & Eng. dial.

BOUND (border, limit) - nouns
• BOUNDAGE † a marking out the bounds or limits ...1610
• BOUNDAL † bounds, limits ...a1670
• BOUNDURE † a bounding or limiting; limitation; limit or bound ...1634
verbs
• BE KEPT TO ONE'S CAKE AND MILK to be kept within bounds, at a task, work, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOUNDER † to limit, bound ...1636
• BOUNDIFY †* to set bounds to; to confine ...1606
• BOURN * to bound, to check; to set a limit or bounds to ...1807
• LIMITATE † to put limits or bounds to ...1563
• MEAR to bound, to border; to be contiguous with ...1894 Eng. dial.
• TERM to bound, to border ...1860 Eng. dial.
 
BOUND (tied) - adjectives
• EARTH-BOUND firmly fixed in the earth; hence, figuratively, bound by earthly ties or interests ...a1616
• LANGLED, LANGOLD † bound together ...c1440
• LIGATE †* bound, tied ...1604
• VINCULATE † bound ...1541

BOUNDARY - adjectives
• CONTERMINAL having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1802
• CONTERMINANT † having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1640
• CONTERMINATE having a common boundary; bordering upon each other ...1578
• LIMITAL * pert. to a limit or boundary ...1847
• LIMITANEOUS †* pert. to boundaries or frontiers ...1640
boundary - nouns
• BANDER a border; the boundary line of a parish or farm ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BARRICADO † a natural frontier or boundary line ...1644
• BOUNDER † a boundary, limit, landmark ...1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BOURN(E) † a boundary or limit ...1523
• CIRCUMSCRIPTION a boundary, outline; limitation ...1578 (611 Johnsons Dict)
• HAG-MARK a boundary stone; a stone set up to indicate the line of division between separate districts ...1897 Sc.
• HAYMENT † a fence or boundary ...1770 Eng. dial.
• HEYMENT † a fence or boundary ...1770 Eng. dial.
• LAND-MARCH a boundary ...1859 Sc.
• LAND-MERE † a boundary of land ...1603
• LIMITROPHE a boundary; a borderland; an immediately neighbouriring country ...1589
• MARCH † 1. a boundary mark; a landmark ...1513
2. the boundary of an estate; the boundary dividing one estate from another ...1540 chiefly Sc.
• MARCH-DIKE a boundary wall or fence ...1843 Sc.
• MARCH STONE a stone set up to mark the boundary of an estate ...1536 chiefly Sc. N. Eng. dial.
• MARCH-WAY a boundary road ...1892 Sc.
• MARGIN † a boundary ...c1586
• MARK 1. † a boundary, frontier, limit ...701 obs. exc. arch.
2. † a pillar, post, stone, fence, etc., placed to indicate the position of a boundary ...c1250
• MARK-MEAR † a boundary ...1582
• MARKSTONE † a boundary stone ...1364 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MEAR † a boundary, limit; a landmark ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MEARING a boundary ...1565 Eng. dial.
• MEAR-STOUP a boundary post ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• METT a boundary; a boundary stone; a mark to show the part measure off ...1899 Sc.
• PALE a limit, boundary; a restriction; a defense, safeguard ...c1400
boundary - verbs
• BOUNDER to limit, set boundaries to ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CONTERMINATE † to have a common boundary or limit ...1637
• MARCH 1. † to mark the boundaries of with landmarks ...1541 Sc.
2. to adjoin, to border on, to be contiguous to; to bound, form a boundary to ...1819 Sc.
• MARK to trace out boundaries for; to plot out ground; to set out the ground plan of a building; to plan out, to design ...c888 now poetic
 
BOUNDLESS - adjectives
• HAGLESS boundless, illimitable ...1928 Sc.
• IMMODERATE †* without limits, boundless; very great ...c1480
• INTERMINATE * that is without end; endless, boundless, infinite ...1533
• INTERMINATED † that is without end; endless, boundless, infinite ...a1734

BOUNTEOUS - adjectives
• LARGIFLUENT †* liberal in giving, bounteous ...c1460
 
BOUNTIFUL - adjectives
• LARGE † liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
• LARGEOUS †* liberal, bountiful ...1583
• LARGIFICAL †* bestowing bountifully; generous, liberal, bountiful, ample ...1656
• MAGNIFICAL † liberal or bountiful, munificent ...1586
 
BOUNTIFULLY - adverbs
• LARGELY liberally, generously, bountifully ...c1230 now arch.
 
BOUNTIFULNESS - nouns
• LARGESSE † liberality, bountifulness, munificence ...a1225
• LARGITION * the bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving ...1533
 
BOUNTY - nouns
• LARGE † liberality, bounty ...a1300

BOUNTY HUNTER - person
• HEADSHRINKER - a bounty hunter ...Bk1992 sl.

BOUQUET - nouns
• BAB a posy or nosegay of flowers; a tassel or bunch of ribbons ...1816 Sc.
• BOB a nosegay ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-POT a nosegay, a bouquet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• POSY-POT a bouquet ...1952 Amer. dial.
• RAMILLET †* a bouquet or nosegay of flowers ...c1620
• SMELLING CHEAT † a nosegay ...B1900 cant.
• TETTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TISTY-TOSTY † a bunch of flowers, a nosegay ...1825
• TITTY a nosegay ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TUZZY-MUZZY † a bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
BOURBON - nouns
• DAMP BOURBON POULTICE a shot of bourbon ...L19 US sl.
 
BOW - adjectives
• ARCITENENT † which bears or shoots with a bow ...Bk1656
• BENSING of a bow: full bent ...Bk1911 Sc.
bow - nouns
• ABAISANCE † the bending of the body as a mark of respect; a bow ..1671
• BEND † a bending of the body; a bow ...1529
• BENT † a piece bent into a curve; a bow ...1521
• BOO a bow, a bend ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MANNERS a bow or curtsey ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OBEISANCE a bow, a curtsy ...1899 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE a bow, an obeisance ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
bow - person
• BOWER a bow-maker ...Bk1911 Sc.
bow - verbs
• ABEY(E) † to bend, to bow, to make obedient ...1073
• ABOW † to bend, to incline, to bow, to stoop; fig. to do homage or reverence; to submit ...c1000
• BECK to nod or bow the head; to curtsy, to make obeisance ...1724 Sc.
• BECKON † to nod; to bow ...1578
• BINGE to bow; to cringe ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BINK to bend, to bow down, to lean forward awkwardly ...1895 Sc.
• BOB to curtsy; to bow low ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOO to bow, to bend, to twist ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CROOK † to bend the body in sign of reverence or humility; to bow ...c1320
• LEG † to make a gesture of submission or deferential respect; to bow, to curtsy ...1628
• MAKE A LEG to bow in obeisance by drawing back one leg and bending the other ...1589 arch.
• MAKE A LONG LEG † to bow, to curtsy ...a1587
• MAKE A LOW LEG † to curtsy, to bow ...a1587
• OBEISANCE to curtsy, to make a bow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to bow, to make obeisance ...1883 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE to bow mowing the foot, to make obeisance ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAIL † to bow or bend down to the ground in obeisance or salutation ...c1593
 
BOW AND ARROW - nouns
• BENDER AND ARRS a bow and arrows ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
BOWED - adjectives
• ARCUATILE † bowed or bent ...1731
• BOW'T bowed, bent; crooked ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LUTTERED † ? bowed, crooked ...a1400
 
BOWEL MOVEMENT - see DEFECATE
 
BOWELS - adjectives
• SCOUR relaxed as to the bowels ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
bowels - nouns
• CHITLINGS the human bowels ...20C US jocular
• CHITTERLINGS the human bowels ...20C US jocular
• DUNG GATE † the buttocks; the bowels ...1619
• GURGULATION † rumbling in the bowels ...c1400
 
BOWING - nouns
• ARCUATURE † the bowing or bending of an arch ...1731
• BECKING bowing, curtsying ...1856 Sc.
• BENT † inclination, bowing, stooping, nodding ...1584
 
BOWL (also see DISH) - nouns
• BICKER a wooden beaker or drinking cup; a porridge dish; a bowl ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• FADDABROD an old, cracked, or dilapidated bowl, box, or other household utensil ...1908 Sc.
 
BOWLEGGED - see LEG
 
BOWLING - nouns
• BABY SPLIT in bowling: a 2-7 or 3-10 split ...1949 Amer. sl.
• DEADWOOD in bowling: pins that have been knocked down but remain on the alley or in the gutter ...20C sl.
• MOTHER-IN-LAW the number 7 pin ...1976 Amer. bowling usage
bowling - person
• BAM-BAM - in bowling: a beginner who lofts the ball onto the lane, making a loud thud ...Bk1997
• CHICKEN WING - in bowling: a bowler whose elbow strays outward from the body during the backswing motion of rolling the ball ...1987 US sl.
• CRANKER - a bowler who in delivering the ball lifts it high over his head in the backswing ...1987 US sl.
• KEGLER a bowler ...1962 US sl.
• PACER - in bowling: a non- competitive bowler who varies bowling turn with a tournament participant to allow the latter to complete his string along with other players ...Bk2005
• SANDBAGGER - in bowling: an individual who purposely keeps down his average in order to receive a higher handicap than he deserves ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• WHITE LEGHORN a woman bowler ...1975 Aust. sl.
bowling - verbs
• PICK A CHERRY in bowling: to knock over a pin that had been previously missed ...1953 US sl.
• RIDE in bowling: to bowl strongly ...1879 Sc.
 
BOWLS (lawn bowls) - person
• BANKER - †* a bowls player who dishonestly manipulates the outcome of a game to ensure that an accomplice wins money from the bets placed on it ...1591 sl.
• BAWKER one who cheats at bowls ...L16 sl.
• DEAD END in bowls: an end (a stage of play) that has to be replayed when the jack is driven out of bounds ...1990 UK
• SIDESMAN a player in the game of bowls ...1843
• TIMBER-TURNER † a player at bowls ...1599
• WHITE LEGHORN a woman, usually elderly, who plays lawn bowls and dresses in the required white clothes and hat ...1975 Aust. sl.

BOW TIE - nouns
• AEROPLANE a bow tie ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DICKEY BOW a bow tie ...1977 sl.
• DICKIE BOW a bow tie ...1977 sl.
• DICKY BOW a bow tie ...1977 sl.
 
BOX - nouns
• BOIST a box or chest; a coffin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOST a box ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAP-CASE † a receptacle of any kind; a box, chest, casket, case ...1597
• CARTON-BOX a cardboard box ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CASSOLE †* a box or case ...1590
• LOB a box; a till ...1718 thieves' sl.
• MILL a snuff-box; a small box, generally made of horn ...1720 Sc.
• SKIBBET † a small box; a small compartment in a chest, etc. ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TILL † a small box, casket, or closed compartment contained within or forming part of a larger box, chest, or cabinet; sometimes one that could be lifted out, sometimes a drawer in a cabinet or chest of drawers; used for keeping valuables, documents, etc., more safely ...1452
 
BOXER (also see boxing - person) - person
• ARM PUNCHER a boxer who does not put his weight into his punches ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• BAG-PUNCHER a boxer ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• BALONEY an inferior prize fighter ...1921 Amer. sl.
• BANGER an aggressive boxer ...1977 US sl.
• BANTAM WEIGHT in boxing: a boxer weighing more than 8 stone, but not more than 8 stone 6 pounds ...1884
• BASHER one who gives, or strikes with, a smashing blow - a pugilist ...1882
• BATTLER a boxer ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BEARCAT a good prizefighter; one with plenty of gumption ...Bk1945 criminals' sl.
• BEEFER a second-rate boxer ...1888 US sl.
• BIFFER one who hits; a boxer ...1906 sl.
• BIT OF STUFF a prize-fighter ...1812 sl.
• BLEEDER a boxer who is prone to bleeding ...1975 US sl.
• BOX FIGHTER a boxer ...1926 Amer. sl.
• BOX KING a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• BUTTERCUP an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• CAMPION † one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
• CATCHER - in boxing: a boxer who 'catches everything the other guys throws at him' ...1945 US sl.
• CAULIFLOWER ROW - champion prize fighters ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• CAVALIER - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• CHAMP PUG - a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• CHINA CHIN - in boxing: a boxer who can easily be knocked out ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CREAM PUFF - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• CUFFER - one who cuffs - a boxer or fighter ...1662
• DANCER - a boxer who evades the opponent rather than engaging him ...1949 US sl.
• DANCING-MASTER - a boxer continuously 'dancing about' ...1923 boxing sl.
• DEVELER - a celebrated boxer - a dexterous young fellow ...B1900 Sc.
• DIVER - in boxing: one who loses a bout deliberately ...1923 US sl.
• DOG - in sports: a performer of little promise or ability; a prizefighter or other athlete who lack aggressiveness or spirit in competition ...1934 US sl.
• ETHEL - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• FANCY DAN - in boxing: a boxer noted for cleverness rather than hitting ability ...1949 Amer. sl.
• FEATHER-DUSTER - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• FISTIC CHAMPION - a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• FLYWEIGHT 1. a professional boxer weighing not more than 112 lbs (51 kg)
2. an amateur boxer weighing 48-51 kg (106-112 pounds)
• GENTLEMAN OF THE FIST † a boxer ...1819 sl.
• GLADIATOR a prizefighter ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• GLOVE-FIGHTER one of the principals concerned in a glove-fight; a promoter of glove-fighting ...1889
• GLUTTON in boxing: one who is a 'glutton for punishment' ...1811 sl.
• HAM an incompetent boxer or fighter ...1888 US sl.
• HAM AND EGGER an average or incompetent boxer ...1910 US sl.
• HAMBURGER a badly scarred and often beaten prize fighter ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• HAMFATTER a second-rate boxer ...1919 US sl.
• HAMMER in boxing: a strong puncher ...1823 UK sl.
• HAMMER MAN in boxing: a strong puncher ...1824 UK sl.
• HEAD ROBBER a boxer, a prizefighter ...c1880 sl.
• HEADHUNTER - a boxer who punches mainly to the head and rarely throws a body punch ...1970 US sl.
• HEAVY - a heavyweight boxer ...1899
• HEAVY-WEIGHT - a person of more than the average weight; specifically, applied to a rider, boxer, etc., of more than the average weight; a professional boxer weighting at least 200 lb. ...1857
• HITCHY-COO - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• HITTITE - one who fought in and patronized the Prize Ring; a prize-fighter  ...1823 sl.
• JABBER - a boxer - a prizefighter ...1904 US sl.
• KAYO CHAMP - a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• KEMP - a big, strong, and brave warrior or athlete - a professional fighter, wrestler, etc. - a champion ...a700
• KEMPER - a prize-fighter - a professional fighter ...1891 Sc.
• KEMPERY-MAN - †* a prize-fighter - a professional fighter ...a1765
• LADYFINGER - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• LEATHER PUSHER - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• LIGHT - in boxing: a lightweight ...1940 Amer. sl.
• LORD OF THE HEAVIES - a heavyweight boxing champion ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• MABEL - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• MAN-EATER - an exceptionally strong, tough fellow - esp. a pugilist ...20C Brit. sl.
• MAULER - a boxer ...20C US sl.
• MAWLER - a boxer ...20C US sl.
• MILLING COVE a boxer, a prizefighter ...Bk1895 Aust. criminals' sl.
• MITT PUSHER a boxer ...1906 US sl.
• MORGAN RATTLER a hard or reckless fighter; a good boxer ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MOULDER a lumbering boxer, one who fights as if he were moulding clay ...Bk1823 sl.
• NOBBER a boxer skilled at delivering head blows ...E19 sl.
• PALOOKA 1. a boxer, occasionally a wrestler; usually one who is both large and stupid ...1920s US sl.
2. a third-rater; a roving boxer who lives in the past ...1931 US boxing sl.
• PALUKA - an oaf - an unskilled prizefighter ...20C sl.
• PEELER - one ready to strip for a fight ...1852 boxing sl.
• POWDER PUFF - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• POWDER-PUFF HITTER - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• PRETTY - an easy-hitting boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• PUG - a prizefighter - a boxer - a pugilist ...1855 sl.
• PUNK - an inferior prizefighter, jockey, pool player, etc. ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• Q-IN-THE-CORNER COVE - a keen follower of boxing ...c1815 boxing sl.
• RECEIVER-GENERAL - a boxer giving nothing for what he gets ...Bk1903 pugilists' sl.
• RING CHAMP - a champion boxer ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
• ROUNDHEEL - prizefighter who is knocked out easily ...E20 US sl.
• SATCHEL FEET - a heavyweight prizefighter ...1934 Amer. sl.
• SAUSAGE - a prize fighter, esp. an inept prize fighter whose face is swollen, bruised, or scarred from severe beatings in the ring ...1939 Amer. sl.
• SPARMATE - a sparring partner ...1937 US
• SPARRER - one who spars or boxes ...1814 colloq.
• SPARRING BLOKE - a boxer, usually a sparring partner ...1879 UK sl.
• SPARRING GILL - a boxer, usually a sparring partner ...1859 US sl.
• SPARRING PARTNER - a pugilist employed to keep another in practice while training for a contest ...1908
• TANKER a boxer who intentionally loses fights, usually after accepting money from crooked gamblers ...1947 criminals' sl.
• TEASER in boxing: an opponent difficult to tackle or overcome ...1812 boxing sl.
• UMBRELLA a cowardly boxer; one who cannot take the punches ...1938 US sl.
• WATERBOY a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
• WATERMAN a useless boxer who accepts money to lose fights ...1930s US sl.
• WHITE HOPE a White prize fighter who may be good enough to win a championship ...c1910 Amer. sl.
• WONDER MAN a boxer from a foreign country ...Bk1934 US boxing sl.

BOXING - adjectives
• FANCY pert. to boxing or prize-fighting ...E19 sl.
• FLASH relating to gamblers and followers of boxing and racing ...colloq.
• GYPE looking like a boxer or a boxer's clothes, etc. ...L19 tailors' usage
• PUNCH-DRUNK of a boxer: having a concussion caused by repeated blows to the head ...1915 Amer.
• RING-RUSTY of a boxer: out of practice; below par, esp. after a long absence from professional fighting ...1923
• SOFT DOWNSTAIRS in boxing: weak in the midsection ...1981 Amer. boxing usage
boxing - nouns
• AUCTIONEER 1. a pugilist's fist ,,,B1863 Eng. sl.
2. in boxing: a knockdown blow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• BARNEY a prize-fight ...1882 sl.
• BUTTON the point of the chin, considered as a target for a punch ...1917 boxing sl.
• CHINA CHIN a prizefighter's jaw that cannot stand a hard punch ...20C Amer. sl.
• DART in boxing: a straight-armed blow ...c1770 sl.
• FACE-LIFTER an uppercut to the jaw ...c1925 boxing sl.
• FANCY, THE the world of professional boxers; followers of prizefighting; hence, rowdies or sporting and gaming enthusiasts collectively ...1807 sl., orig. boxing usage
• FANCY-LAY the sport of boxing; prize-fighting ...19C sl.
• FANCY MEN patrons of the cock-pit and the ring ...1847-8
• HAYMAKER a hard swinging blow ...1902 Amer. boxing usage
• JAB in boxing, an abrupt blow with the fist ...c1850 sl.
• KAYO, KO in boxing: a knockout ...1911 US sl.
• HAND-MUFF † a boxing glove ...1814
• MONEY PUNCH in boxing, a knockout blow ...1942 Amer. sl.
• NEIVE fisticuffs, boxing, sparring ...1791 Sc.
• NOBBINGS a collection of money, esp. money tossed into a boxing ring after an amateur or boys' fight ...M19 sl.
• RINGCRAFT skill in boxing or wrestling ...1888
• RIPPER in boxing, a knock-down blow ...1851 sl.
• ROPE-A-DOPE a tactic in boxing, whereby a boxer rests against the ropes and protects himself with his arms and gloves, goading an opponent to throw tiring ineffective punches ...US sl.
• SCIENCE skill in boxing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIE-UP in boxing: a knock-out blow ...1818 sl.
• WAP a pugilistic fight; also, a quarrel ...1887 Sc.
• WHO'S WHO OF FISTIANA champion prize fighters ...Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl.
boxing - person
• CUT MAN the member of a boxer's entourage responsible for treating cuts between rounds ...1975 US sl.
• HANDER - † a second or assistant in a prize fight ...1860 sl.
• HANDLER - in boxing: the trainer or second of a boxer; a person who assists a boxer between the rounds of a fight ...1879
• Q-IN-THE-CORNER COVE a keen follower of boxing ...c1815 boxing sl.
• RASPING GANG toughs and thieves who attend prize fights ...M19 sl.
• RING-KEEPER a person responsible for keeping order in a ring at a prizefight ...1860
• RING SCRIBE a boxing sports-writer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WISE GUY a boxing expert ...Bk1934 US boxing sl.
boxing - verbs
• BICYCLE in boxing: to jog backward from an opponent in the ring ...1949 US sl.
• CHOP TO PIECES in fisticuffs or boxing: to defeat severely ...L19 Aust. sporting jargon
• DAB THE PAINT in boxing: to jab with the fist ...M19 sl.
• DARKEN HIS DAYLIGHTS in boxing: to close up a man's eyes; to give him a black eye ...1785 sl.
• DECISION to win a boxing match by a decision of the judges as opposed to with a knockout ...1979 US sl.
• DO A POWDER of a boxer: to lose deliberately ...1940s sl.
• FISTICATE to fight with fists, to box; to quarrel; to meddle ...1819 Amer. dial.
• HAGGIS in boxing: to bruise, to cut up ...1849 Eng. dial.
• LEAD WITH ONE'S CHIN in boxing: to clumsily allow oneself to be knocked down by a blow to the chin; hence, to act foolishly in a way that encourages one's own defeat ...1922 Amer. sl.
• NAP IT to receive severe punishment, esp. in a boxing match ...a1700 sl.
• PUT A FACE ON in boxing: to batter and injure the face of ...1971 US sl.
• SCIENCE to box ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to box ...1874 sl.
• SEND TO THE GRASS * to knock down ...1845 boxing usage
• TAKE A DIVE in boxing, or any competition: to deliberately lose a fight ...1910s sl., orig. US
• TAKE A POWDER of a boxer: to lose deliberately ...1940s sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE CHIN in boxing: to be hit squarely on the chin; hence, to suffer serious reversal, loss, etc. ...1922 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE GAS to endure punishment, esp. in a boxing ring ...20C sl.
• TIE UP in boxing: to knock out ...1903 sl.
boxing - phrases
• ON ONE'S BICYCLE in boxing: going backward in the ring to avoid an opponent ...1936 US sl.
 
BOY, BOYHOOD - adjectives
• GUY-GOONY boy-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• LAP-HAPPY boy-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SLACK-HAPPY boy-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
boy, boyhood - nouns
• HOG-AGE the awkward, ill-mannered age between boyhood and manhood; male adolescence ...1848 Amer. dial.
• LAD-AGE † the age of boyhood ...1605
• LADDIE-BAND a band of troop of boys ...1896 Sc.
• LADDIE-DAYS boyhood, the days of youth ...1856 Sc.
• LADDIE-HOOD boyhood, the days of youth ...1893 Sc.
• LADDISM the character of a lad ...1843 nonce word
boy, boyhood - person
• BABE a pet name for a lad, often carried into adult life ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BABY any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face, and unfamiliar with homosexuality ...1960s homosexual sl.
• BAW a boy ...Bk1823 Eng. dial.
• BAWKEN a lad 10 to 17 years of age ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAY † a boy ...Bk1855
• BEDLAMER a term of contempt applied to boys and young men ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIBETTE a male child too young to be sexually developed and therefore considered neuter ...1960s homosexual sl.
• BIG BOY a boy who is relatively old or mature; also, a boy who is old enough to look after himself or to cope with adult experiences; also, used ironically of a man ...1572
• BILF a growing, sturdy, young fellow ...1933 Sc.
• BILLY a young fellow; a comrade; a brother; a lover; a boy ...c1505 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BIT OF A DODDLER - a small boy ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• BJARTIN - a youth, a boy, a young lad ...Bk1914 Sc.
• BOUCHAL, BOUGHAL - a boy ...1913 Irish sl.
• BOYCHIK - a boy - a fellow - usually used affectionately ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BOYKIN - a little boy - used as a term of endearment ...1547
• BOYO - a boy - a fellow ...1870 Irish-Amer. sl.
• BOY-SAN - a boy - a young man ...1971 Amer. military in Far East usage
• BOYSIE - a boy - a brother ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BOYZEE - a boy ...1894 Amer. dial.
• BUB - a term of address to a small boy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• BUBBA - a boy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUBBY - a nickname or a term of address for a boy or man ...1841 Amer. dial.
- BUBE a boy ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BUD - a nickname or term of address for any boy ...1874 Amer. dial.
• BULL-CHILO - a boy ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• BUNK - a boy - used as a term of address ..1968 Amer. dial.
• BUTTON - a young man - a boy - an inexperienced or impertinent fellow ...1915 Amer. dial. West.
• CADDAY - a young boy -  a boy hired as a servant ...Bk1997 Ireland 
• CADDIE, CADDY, CADIE - a young fellow - a lad ...1786 Sc.
• CALLAN, CALLANT - a boy - a lad - a young man - also used as a term of affection to older persons ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CAWLIE - a boy...18C Sc.
• CHOCH a small child; a boy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHO CHO a small child; a boy ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHOKRA a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHUCKOROO a boy; a youngster, esp. one employed about a household or a regiment ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• COISTREL, CUSTREL † a boy or young man ...1668
• DANDIPRAT † a young lad; a little boy; an urchin; rarely a young girl ...1583 obs. or arch.
• GAFFER a boy; a young fellow ...1907 Anglo-Irish
• GARSOON (often derogatory) a boy ...1973 Irish sl.
• GARSUN (often derogatory) a boy ...1973 Irish sl.
• GAS-GONG a boy, garcon ...Bk1919 Aust. services' sl.
• GASOOR a boy ...1991 Irish sl.
• GAWKIN a hobbledehoy; a lanky, ungainly fellow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAZOONEY, GAZOONIE, GAZOONY a boy or lad; an inexperienced youth; a foolish, ignorant or eccentric fellow; a naive person ...1914 US sl.
• GHILLIE † a lad, a youth ...1603 chiefly Sc.
• GILLIE a young lad ...1823 Sc.
• GILPIE † a young man or boy, esp. a lively, mischievous or impudent one; a roguish boy ...1718 Sc.
• GUY a man or a boy; a general form of address ...1847 sl., orig. US
• HAFFLIN, HAFLIN a half-grown boy; a stripling; a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable; a hobbledehoy ...1794 Sc.
• HAIRY DICK - an adolescent boy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HALFLANG - one not fully grown; a stripling ...1660 Sc.
• HALFLIN - a half-grown boy - a stripling - a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable - a hobbledehoy ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HALFLING - a half-grown boy - a stripling - a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable a hobbledehoy ...1794 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HALF-LONG - a half-grown lad - one engaged in farm work ...1708 Sc.
• HAMMER KNOCKER a child; a small boy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HARRY DICK - an adolescent boy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HASH - a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASPAL - an overgrown boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASPAN - a young lad; a stripling ...1825 Sc.
• HASPAT - † a stripling; a youth between man and boy ...1790 Eng. dial..
• HASPAT LAD -  one between a man and a boy ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HASPENALD - a youth between man and boy; an overgrown boy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HASPENALD-LAD - a youth between man and boy; an overgrown boy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HASPIN - a stripling ...1820 Sc.
• HAWFLIN -a half-grown boy; a stripling; a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable; a hobbledehoy ...1794 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HE-SLIP a young boy; a lad ...1899 Sc.
• HIBBER DE HOY an adolescent boy, esp. a hooligan ...1992 UK sl.
• HIND † a lad, a boy, a stripling; hence, generally, a person, a fellow, a chap ...1297
• HIPPEDDEHOY a hobbledehoy ...Bk1823 Eng. dial.
• HIPPETY-BOY a hobbledehoy, a youth between the time of manhood and boyhood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIPPETY-HOY a hobbledehoy, a youth between the time of manhood and boyhood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HIPSY HOY a boy ...1930 UK rhyming sl.
• HOBBITY-HOY - a lad growing into manhood - one between man and boy - a clumsy or awkward youth - a hobbledehoy ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HOBBLEDEHOY - a youth between man and boy - a young lad between fourteen and twenty-one, neither man nor boy - a clumsy, awkward, or gawky youth ...a1540
• IMP - † a young man - a youth - a fellow - a man - a boy ...1579
• INCH - † a youth - a boy ...1777 Eng. dial.
• JACK - † a man of the common people - a boy, lad, fellow, or chap - esp. a low-bred, ill-mannered, or vulgar fellow - a knave ...1548
• JOCKEY - a lad - an underling ...L16
• KIDDY - a young fellow - a chap - a man - a boy ...1816 Amer. sl.
• KWEDINI a young African boy ...1912 S. Afr.
• LAD-BAIRN a male child ...1700s Sc.
• LADDIE a young lad; a term of endearment ...1546 chiefly Sc.
• LADDIE-WAX a youth; a boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADDIE-WEAN a boy-child ...1821 Sc.
• LADDIKIE a little lad; a term of affection for a boy ...1882 Sc.
• LADDOCK a little lad; a term of affection for a boy ...1883 Sc.
• LADDOCKIE a young boy ...1890 Sc.
• LADKIN a young lad ...1642
• LAD OF WAX a boy; a weak or unimportant man ...L18 sl.
• LAD-WEAN a male child ...1821 Sc.
• LITTLE SCUT a little boy; a scamp; a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE SHAVER - a boy ...1854 sl.
• LITTLE TACKER - a child, esp. a boy ...1890 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE TAD - a small boy ...1871 Amer. dial.
• MAN BAIRN - a male child - a young son - a boy ...1876 Sc.
• MAN-CHILD - a male child (008 Funk)
• MANITOODLIE - a pet name for a small boy - a toddler ...1824 Sc.
• MARK FOY a boy ...Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl.
• MOTHER'S JOY - a boy ...1905 Aust. rhyming sl.
• NADGER - a young boy ...L19 Ireland sl.
• NAPPER - a boy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• NARCHER - a lad, generally one of mischievous disposition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOTMATOT - a boy - a hobbledehoy ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PAGE - † a boy - a youth - a lad ...a1300
• PAPPY SACK - a term of endearment for a male child ...19949 Amer. dial.
• PA SACK - a term of endearment for a male child ...19949 Amer. dial.
• PILLICOCK - † a flattering word for a young boy - a term of endearment ...1598
• PUNK - a boy, youth, or beginner - a child or adolescent of either sex - a youngster ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RAGBILD - a lad in his early teens - a hobbledehoy ...1908 Sc.
• RAMLIN-LAD - a tall, fast-growing boy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAW-GORBIT - a half-grown boy ...1869 Eng. dial.
• ROGER - * a man - a lad - a chap ...M17 colloq.
• SAVELOY - a boy ...1972 rhyming sl.
• SCUD - a little boy - a scamp - a rascal ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCUT - a little boy - a scamp - a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SHAVELING - * a youth - a young lad ...M19
• SHAVER - a youth - a child - a young lad ...L16 now colloq.
• SHIRT-TAIL BOY - a very young boy ...1845 Amer. dial.
• SHORTHORN - a young lad ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SPADGER - * a small boy ...1899 colloq.
• SPALPEEN a little boy; a youngster ...1891 Irish
• SPAUGHT, SPAUT, SPOWT †* a young fellow approaching manhood; a youth, a lad, a stripling ...1598 
• TACKER a little child, especially a small boy ...1885 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TAD a person, usually a boy or child ...1871 Amer. dial.
• TADWHACKER a person, usually a boy or child ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TANTARABOBUS a playful nickname for a boy or man ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• THREAD a stripling ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TIGERLING a young boy ...1858
• TIT † a lad or young man ...1599
• UTICK a term of reproach for a lad ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VENUS WITH A PENIS a beautiful, baby-faced boy ...1950s homosexual sl.
• WALLAH a boy ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
• YINGEL a young boy ...Bk1982 Jewish
• YOB  a boy; a youth ...Bk1859 back slang
• YOBBO orig. a boy, a youth ...1922 sl., orig. Brit.
• YOBLET a small boy ...1905 UK sl.
• YONKER a lad, a boy; a child, sometimes, a female child ...1528
• YOUDLIN † a stripling ...Bk1825 Sc.
• YOUNG ACTION any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face, and unfamiliar with homosexuality ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• YOUNG CALLAND a boy ...Bk1825 Sc.
• YOUNG SHAVER a young male, a boy; a small, pert boy ...1854 colloq.
• YOUNG STUFF any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face, and unfamiliar with homosexuality ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• YOUNKER a lad, a boy; sometimes a female child ...1528
• YOUNKERKIN † a little younker or child; a lad, a boy ...1528
• YUNKER a lad, a boy ...1528
• ZIP GUN any boy under the age of consent, heterosexual, fair of face, and unfamiliar with homosexuality ...1960s homosexual sl.
boy, boyhood - person, other
• LADDIER one who is fond of boys ...1768 Sc.
• PAEDOLOGIST one who studies boys ...1894
• PAIDOLOGIST one who studies boys ...1894
boy, boyhood, verbs
• ADOLESCENTURATE † to play the boy, or fool ...1626
boy, boyhood - phrases
• BETWEEN HAY AND GRASS between manhood and boyhood ...1848 Amer. dial.
 
BOYFRIEND - person
• ACCESSORY a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1992 US sl.
• ACE-LOVER one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1996 US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• BABY DADDY a woman's boyfriend, live-in lover, or unmarried partner, esp. when the father of her child ...1987 Jamaica
• BABY FATHER a woman's boyfriend, live-in lover, or unmarried partner, esp. when the father of her child ...1987 Jamaica
• BABY-POPPA a boyfriend, esp. the father of one's child, although not one's legal husband ...1970s UK & US Black sl.
• BEAU a boyfriend ...1989 US college sl.
• BEAU BOY the boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• BEAUHUNK - a boyfriend ...Bk1989 US college sl.
• BEST BOY - a sweetheart, a boyfriend, a husband ...1893 sl., orig. US
• BEST FELLOW - a girl's sweetheart; one's beau ...Bk1975 Amer. colloq.
• B.F. - a boyfriend ...1925 US college sl.
• BIG TIME OPERATOR - a boyfriend ...Bk1945 jive usage
• BILLY GOAT - a boyfriend ...1859 US sl.
• BLOKE - a male person - a fellow - a boyfriend or male lover ...1851 sl., now chiefly Brit.
• BOO - a person's boyfriend or girlfriend ...L20 US sl.
• BUSH - one's real boyfriend or girlfriend - one with 'roots' ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CREDIT CARD - a boyfriend ...1981 UK sl.
• DADDIO, DADDY-O, DADIO - a boyfriend - a male lover - a husband ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY - a young woman's boyfriend or lover, esp. one with money ...1912 US sl.
• DATE BAIT - a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1940s US Black sl.
• FRED SMITH - the imaginary perfect boyfriend, the one who does everything right - usually used when the flesh-and-blood boyfriend seems inadequate ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GELLY - a close friend, esp. a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1966 US sl.
• GENTLEMAN FRIEND - a beau; a boyfriend ...1829
• GEORGE - a boyfriend ...2005 US Black sl.
• GUY - a woman's boyfriend, fiancé, husband, lover etc. ...1940s Amer. sl.
• HANKIE-PANKIE, HANKY-PANKY - a boyfriend ...2003 UK teen sl.
• HEADACHE - one's husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...1933 US sl.
• HEART-THROB - a person who arouses romantic feelings; also, one's romantic partner; one's girlfriend or boyfriend; an attractive male celebrity ...1926 colloq., orig. US
• HEAVY - a girlfriend; a boyfriend; an important date ...1918 US college sl.
• HEAVY HANDBAG - a rich boyfriend; a rich homosexual boyfriend ...2003 UK sl.
• HEAVY HEART the boyfriend ...Bk1945 jive usage
• HE-PAL - a girl's boyfriend; a beau ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIMBO a woman's younger boyfriend ...Bk2004 Brit. sl.
• JELLY a close friend, esp. one's girlfriend or boyfriend ...1931 Amer. dial.
• LADDIE - a male sweetheart - a boyfriend ...1728 Sc.
• MAIN MAN - a favourite boyfriend ...1971 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SQUEEZE - one's boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse ...1926 sl., orig. US Black usage
• MILK - a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1968 Amer. dial.
• OLD MAN a boyfriend or lover, regardless of age ...1966 US sl.
• ONE'S HUNK OF A MAN a boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• PASSION RATION a boyfriend ...c1945 Amer. teen sl. 
• P.C. a boyfriend (Prince Charming) ...Bk1942 US sl.
• POPPA a boyfriend ...1920s sl.
• POPPER a boyfriend ...1920s sl.
• RELIEF MAN another boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• SANCHO - used by Hispanic inmates for the new boyfriend/lover who takes one's place while one is incarcerated ...1990 US prison sl.
• SATURDAY NIGHT SECURITY - a regular boyfriend ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUP - one's boyfriend or girlfriend ...1922 US teen sl.
• STEADY - a steady boyfriend or girlfriend ...1897 US sl.
• TAG-A-LONG - a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1956 Aust. sl.
• TALL, DARK AND HANDY a boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• TARZAN your fellow, a boyfriend ...Bk1945 jive usage
• UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• YM a boyfriend; young male ...1976 US sl.
• YOUNG MAN a lover, a male sweetheart; a boyfriend, a fiancé ...1589
boyfriend - person, other
• HOARDER a girl with more than one boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE a girl who does not have a boyfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.

boyfriend - verbs
• GO STEADY to have a regular boyfriend or girlfriend ...1905 sl., orig. US
 
BOYISH - adjectives
• LADDIE-PADDIE boyish ...1886 Sc.
• LADDISH boyish ...1884 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LIKE boyish, masculine ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAUD-LIKE boyish ...1895 Sc.
 
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