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BRA - BREATHLESS

BRA - see BRASSIERE

BRACELET (also see jewllery) - nouns
• ARM CIRCLE † a bracelet; an armlet ...a1382

BRACES (dental) - nouns
• RAILROAD TRACKS dental braces ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
 
BRACES - see SUSPENDERS
 
BRACKEN - nouns
• RANNOCH bracken ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
BRACKISH - adjectives
• SALSUGINOUS † impregnated with salt; brackish ...1657
 
BRACKISHNESS - nouns
• SALSITUDE †* saltness, brackishness ...a1693
 
BRAG, BRAGGING - adjectives
• BELCHING bragging, boasting, like an empty windbag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLOUTERING boasting, bragging ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAG excellent or superlative; worth bragging about ...1838 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGY bragging, boastful; bombastic ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FANFARON boastful, bragging ...1670-98
• MASSY self-important, conceited; boastful, bragging ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUCKFOODLE boastful, bragging ...1885 Eng. dial.
• RODOMONT bombastic, boasting, braggart ...1626 arch.
• RODOMONTADE bragging, boastful, ranting ...M18
• RODOMONTADO † bragging, boastful, ranting ...M17
• THRASONICAL given to bragging, boasting; exhibiting ostentation ...1564
• TONGUE-DOUGHTY valiant in speech; boasting, bragging ...1671
• VENTOSE pompous, bragging, vaunting ...1867
brag, bragging - nouns
• BARRACKING bragging, boastfulness ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BELLY-COURAGE boasting. brag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST a brag, a boast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLORE stormy breath; noisy bluster; loud talking; bragging talk ...c1440 arch.
• BLOST a brag, a boast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUST a brag, a boasting narration ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOWING boasting, bragging ...1873
• BOUNCING a bragging, boasting, or blustering; boastful exaggeration, lying; a good scolding ...1634
• BUCK, BUKH talk, conversation; boastful, bragging talk ...1895 sl.
• CRAKE † a boast, brag or bluster ...17C
• CROCK OF SHIT a mass of lies; bragging; nonsense; 'bullshit' ...1945 US sl.
• FANFARONADE boisterous or arrogant language; boastful assertion, brag; ostentation; an instance of this ...1652
• FLASH a boast, brag, or great pretense made by a spendthrift, quack, or pretender to more art or knowledge than he really has ...1748 sl.
• GAB an idle vaunt; a piece of brag or bravado ...1737
• GANDY † pert, foolish talk; a brag, a boast ...1866 Sc.
• JACTATION boasting, bragging, ostentatious display ...1576
• JACTITATION public or open declaration, esp. of a boastful sort; ostentatious affirmation; boasting, bragging ...1632
• LIP MUSIC bragging, boasting, teasing ...1992 US sl.
• RODOMONTADE a brag; a boast; an extravagantly boastful or arrogant remark of speech ...E17
• RODOMONTADO a brag; a boast; an extravagantly boastful or arrogant remark of speech ...L16 obs.
• ROOSE † a boasting, vainglory; a boast, brag, vaunt ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCOWF † blustering, empty talk; braggadocio ...1825 Sc.
• TALL TALK boasting, bragging, the telling of far-fetched stories and anecdotes ...M19 sl., orig. US
• VAPOUR † a fancy or fantastic idea; a foolish brag or boast ...1614
• VAUNTING boasting, bragging ...c1340 arch.
• VOUST a boast, brag, vaunt ...a1500 Sc.
brag, bragging - verbs
• AIR ONE'S PAUNCH to boast, to brag ...1928 US sl., chiefly Western usage
• BARGE to boast, to brag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARRACK to brag, to be boastful of one's fighting powers ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BAUGE to boast, to brag ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAST to brag, to boast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAW to brag; to exaggerate from ostentation ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAZE to bluster, to brag ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUST to brag, to boast; to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW to brag ...19C
• BRAG IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN † to brag, to put on a bold front ...1542
• BRAIG to brag, to boast ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK ONE'S ARM to brag ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• BUCK to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
• BUKH to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag ...1880 sl.
• BULLSKATE to brag ...1940s US Black sl.
• CACK to boast, to brag, esp. of one's good fortune ...B1900 Eng. dial. & US Black sl.
• COCKERATE to boast, to brag ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRAKE † to boast, brag; to gossip ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FACE IT OUT WITH A CARD OF TEN † to brag, to put on a bold front ...1542
• FLING THE MELL to boast, to brag, to exaggerate ...1900 Sc.
• GAB to boast, to brag ...1825 arch.
• GANDY † to talk foolishly, to brag, to boast; to chatter in a pert manner ...1808 Sc.
• GANGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GAUNGE to brag, to boast; to exaggerate, to fib ...1866 Sc.
• GAUSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOWSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOYSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HECTOR to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
• KEB †* to boast, to brag ...c1315
• KVELL to boast, to brag ...1967 US sl.
• LAIR to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LAIRIZE to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LARE UP to act in a showy manner; to brag, to boast ...1920s Aust. sl.
• LINE-SHOOT to boast, to brag ...1942 Brit. sl.
• MAKE A VAUNT * to boast or brag ...1530
• MAKE BRAGS to brag, to boast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOUTH OFF to brag ...1958 US
• POP OFF to rant; to criticize; to brag ...World War I Amer. sl.
• POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to brag, to boast ...1960s sl.
• QUIVER to brag ...1881 Eng. dial.
• RAIL †* to brag, to boast ...1530
• RAP to boast, to brag ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• RIFF to brag; to lie ...1990 US sl.
• RODOMONTADE to boast; to brag; to rant ...L17
• SCOG to boast, to brag; to be self-important ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to boast; to brag ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to boast; to brag ...1960s US Black sl.
• SHOOT A LINE to boast, to brag ...1941 Brit. sl.
• SHOW OUT to make a display of oneself; to behave extravagantly, esp. in order to drawn attention to oneself; to brag, to show off ...1841 Amer. dial.
• SIGNIFY to boast, to brag, or pretend to a greater sophistication that one actually possesses ...1920s US Black sl.
• STACK IT to brag, to boast ...1999 NZ prison sl.
• TALK BIG to talk boastfully; to brag; to indulge in inflated language ...1699 colloq.
• TALK FLAPDOODLE to brag, to talk nonsense ...1888 sl.
• THRASONIZE † to boast, to brag ...1619
• VAMP to boast, to brag, to vaunt ...1877 Eng. dial.
• VAPER to brag, to boast, to swagger, to exult; to bully; to flourish menacingly; to threaten with violence ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAPOUR to talk fantastically, grandiloquently, or boastingly; to brag or bluster ...1628
• VAUNT to boast or brag; to use boastful or bragging language ...1400s now arch.
• VOOST † to brag, to boast, to vaunt ...1790 Sc.
• VOUST to boast, brag, vaunt ...1513 Sc.
• WINDJAM to boast, to brag, to talk big ...1915 Amer. dial.
brag, bragging - phrases
• CACKLE ONE'S FAT to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view ...1940s sl.
• FLASH ONE'S GAB to talk, to swagger, to brag ...1819 sl.
• GET ABOVE ONESELF to brag, to attack verbally ...1960s US Black sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A CANARY ASS said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• HE'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR MOUTH AND A HUMMINGBIRD ASS said of a person with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• I AIN'T HERE TO BRAG used for demonstrating that the speaker understands that he is bragging ...2004 US
• PUT UP PAPER FOR ONESELF to brag, to aggrandize oneself ...1940s US sl.

BRAGGART - person
• ACT-ASS - a show-off - a braggart - one who sees themself as cleverer than they really are ...1970 US sl.
• ALLIGATOR MOUTH - a boaster - a braggart someone with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words ...1950s US sl.
• ARETALOGER - † one who brags or boasts of his own virtue or accomplishments  ...1623
• BALLOONATIC - one who brags ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BANGEISTER - a braggart, a bully; a violent and disorderly person who regards no law but his own will ...1825 Sc.
• BANGISTER - † a burly, rough, violent fellow - a bully - a braggart ...c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BANGSTER - † a rough, violent fellow - a bully - a braggart - a blustering fellow - a ruffian ­ a thug ...c1570 obs. exc. Sc.
• BARIMER - a braggart, a show-off ...Bk1966 Yiddish sl.
• BARRACKER - a braggart ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BASILISCO - a braggart ...Bk1922
• BELLSWAGGER - † a swaggering gallant, a noisy braggart, a bully ...1639
• BELSWAGGER - † a swaggering gallant, a noisy braggart, a bully ...1639
• BIG BLOW - a braggart ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BIG BOK - a self-important person, a braggart ...1986 S. Afr. sl.
• BIG BRAG - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIG DOING - a boaster, a braggart; a pompous person, a show-off, a bully ...Bk1994 US sl.
• BIG DOINGS - a boaster, a braggart; a pompous person, a show-off, a bully ...1932 US sl.
• BIG I, LITTLE YOU - an important or self-important person - a person who likes to brag ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG ME - a person who likes to brag ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG NOTER - a show-off, a braggart who uses money to impress others; one who consistently draws attention to their own success, wealth, etc. ...1967 Aust, sl.
• BIG SNORT FROM BRIDGEPORT - a bragger ...Bk1945 jive usage
• BIG TALKER - a person given to boasting and exaggeration; a braggart ...1902 sl.
• BIGMOUTH - a loud, over-talkative person; a braggart, a boaster ...Bk1889 sl., chiefly & orig. US
• BIG-NOTE ARTIST - a braggart, esp. concerning alleged sums of money he possesses ...Bk1984 sl.
• BILGE ARTIST - a braggart; one given to boasting ...1938 Aust. sl.
• BILGE LIZARD - a braggart; one given to boasting ...1960 UK sl.
• BILSH - a boaster, a braggart ...1923 Sc.
• BILSHER - a boastful person, one who brags ...1835 Sc.
• BLOW - a braggart - a boaster ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BLOW BAG - a braggart - a boaster ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOW BELLY - a braggart - a boaster ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOW BOY - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOWER - a braggart - a boaster - one who exaggerates ... 1859 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLOWFLY - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW GEORGE - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOWGUN - a braggart - a loudmouth - a boaster ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLOW GUT - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW HAMMER - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-HARD - a blustering person - a braggart ...1889 US
• BLOW HEELS - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW HOLE - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW HORN - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW HOT - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW HOUSE - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-OFF - a boaster - a braggart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOW PIPE - a braggart - a boaster ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW TOP - a braggart - a boaster ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCER a boaster, a braggart, a swaggering liar ...1834
• BRAG - a braggart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-ABOUT - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-ASS - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-BOX - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGADOE - a person who likes to brag ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGADOSHA - a person who likes to brag ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGADOSHE - a person who likes to brag ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGADOSHOO - a person who likes to brag ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAGGY - a nickname for a braggart or an excessively boastful person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-HARD - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-HEAD - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BRAG-POT - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKSTICK - a braggart - a boaster ...1924 Anglo-Indian
• BUGIARD - † a liar - a lying braggart ...a1670
• BURGULLIAN - † a braggadocio - a bully ...1598 nonce word
• CACAFOGO - a cacafuego - a spitfire - a furious, fierce fellow - a braggart - a blusterer - a noisy bully - a very difficult or devilish person - one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• CACAFUEGO - a spitfire - a furious, fierce fellow - a braggart - a blusterer - a noisy bully - a very difficult or devilish person - one with a fiery temper ...1625
• CACAFUGO - a spitfire - a furious, fierce fellow - a braggart - a blusterer - a noisy bully - a very difficult or devilish person - one with a fiery temper ...1625
• CACOFUEGO - a spitfire - a furious, fierce fellow - a braggart - a blusterer - a noisy bully - a very difficult or devilish person - one with a fiery temper ...1625
• CHIEF - a general insult - a fool - a braggart ...1990s UK Black sl.
• CRAPPER - a bragger - a teller of lies and nonsense ...M20 US sl.
• DRAWCANSIR - a blustering, bullying fellow - a pot-valiant braggart ...1672
• EAR HANGER - a braggart ...Bk1980 Amer. sl.
• FACER - † one who puts on a bold face - one who boasts, blusters, or swaggers - one who possesses 'cheek' - a braggart - a bully ...c1515
• FALSE ALARM - a braggart - a boaster ...1900s sl.
• FANFARON - a bully, blusterer, or swaggerer - an empty boaster or braggart - a vain pretender ...1622
• FARTKNOCKER - a braggart ...1950s US sl.
• FATMOUTH - a braggart - a boaster - a loquacious talker ...1926 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• FLAPDOODLER - a braggart agitator ...Bk19C Amer. sl.
• GANDIER - † a vain, boastful person - a bragger ...1868 Sc.
• GANDY - † a bragging, boastful person - a pert talker ...1790 Sc.
• GASBAG - a person who talks at length but says little of value; an empty talker; a long-winded orator; a 'windbag'; a gossip; a boaster, a braggart ...1841 sl.
• GASCON - * a person who resembles a Gascon in character; a braggart; a boaster ...1757
• GASCONADER - a braggart, a boaster ...1709-11
• GASMAN - a talkative person; a braggart ...1848 US sl.
• GAS-POT a person who likes to brag ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GAUSTERER - a swaggerer; a braggart, a blusterer ...1896 Eng. dial.
• GLASTERER - a boaster, a braggart ...1622 Sc.
• GLORIOSER - † a boaster, a braggart ...c1589
• GLORIOSO - † a boaster; a braggart ...c1599
• HACKUM - a bravo; a blustering bully; a braggart ...c1698 UK sl.
• HARDBLOW - a braggart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HECK - †* a hector; a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler; a braggart, a blusterer, a bully ...1706
• HECTOR - a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler; a braggart, a blusterer, a bully, a thug; a bouncer, esp. of a brothel ...1631
• HECTORER - one who hectors, brags, blusters, or domineers; one who plays the hector or bully ...1827
• HOT SHIT ON A STICK - an important or consequential person -; a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-SNUFF - † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense - a braggart - a hector - a blustering person ...1583
• JACK BRAG - a boaster - a vulgar braggart ...1579 sl.
• JACK BRAGGER - a boaster - a braggart ...1579 sl.
• JACK STROP'S OLD WOMAN - a dogmatic know-all ...L19 sl.
• JACTATOR - †* a boaster or bragger ...1656
• LOUDSPEAKER - a braggart or loudmouth - an important person or one who regards himself as important ...1934 US sl.
• MOUTH AND TROUSERS - a braggart ...1998 UK sl.
• MOUTH ARTIST - a braggart; an empty boaster ...1927 US sl.
• MOUTH-OFF - a braggart, a boaster, a chatterer ...1966 sl., orig. US
• PRICKHEAD - a person who likes to brag ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUCKFIST - a term of contempt for an empty braggart ...1599
• RODOMONT - a great bragger - a vain or blustering boaster - a bully ...1598 arch.
• RODOMONTADER - a braggart ...M19
• RODOMONTADO - † a great bragger or boaster ...E17
• SACRIPANT - * a boastful pretender to valour; a braggart; a bully and boaster ...1830
• SCOG - a braggart - a boaster ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT - a term of contempt applied to both men and women - a braggadocia ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SEGGER - †* a boaster - a braggart - one given to talking ...c1440
• SELF-BRAG - a braggart - a conceited person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SELF-BRAGGER - a braggart - a conceited person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK - an important or consequential person - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHIT ON A STICK BUT HE AIN'T FART ON A SPLINTER - an important or consequential person - a braggart ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHOW-OFF - a person given to ostentatious behaviour - a braggart ...Amer. colloq.
• SHOW-OUT - a show-off - a braggart - a loud, self-assertive person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SIGNIFIER - a boaster - a braggart ... 1930s US Black sl.
• SKOOT - a term of contempt applied to both men and women - a braggadocia ...1822 Sc.
• SNORTER - a stentorian braggart ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPANISH ATHLETE - one who 'throws the bull'; one who talks nonsense; a braggart, a boaster ...1932 US college sl.
• STUMPER - a braggart ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAFFY-HEAD - a braggart, a boaster, a 'big-head' ...1975 sl.
• TALL-TALKER - a braggart; a boaster ...1867 sl.
• TONGUE-HERO - a braggart ...1800 nonce word
• TROMBENICK - a boaster or braggart ...1931 US sl.
• TROMBENIK - a boaster or braggart ...1931 US sl.
• VALIENTON - † a bully - a braggart ...1681
• VANDIE - a vain, self-conceited fellow; a braggadocio ...Bk1825 Sc.
• VAPOURER - a bragging, grandiloquent, or fantastical talker ...1653
• VAUNTER - a boaster or braggart ...1456 arch.
• VAUNTIE - a vain, vaunting, self-conceited fellow - a braggadocio ...1825 Sc.
• VAUNTY - a boastful, vain person - a braggadocio ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VOUSTER - † a boaster - a braggart ...1678 Sc.
• WINDJAMMER - a big talker - a boaster - a braggart ...1887 Amer. dial.
 
BRAID - nouns
• TRAMMELETS †* braids, tresses ...1654
 
BRAIN - nouns
• BACON-BONCE the brain ...1940s sl.
• CLOCKWORKS the brain ...1947 US sl.
• DOWN THE DRAINS the human brains ...1960s rhyming sl.
• FACULTIES OF THE HEAD the brain, the intellectual faculties ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FUSE BOX the head; the brain ...Bk20C sl.
• HARN † brain; brains ...a1154 obs. exc. Sc.
• HARN-PAN the skull, the brain-pan ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-PIECE the head, as seat of the intellect; brain, understanding, intellect ...1588
• IDEA BOX the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• IDEA POT the brain, the head, knowledge ...1785 sl.
• KIDNEY the brain; hence, intelligence ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• NOODLE the head; the brain; intelligence ...1803 UK sl.
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• THINK BOX the brain, the mind ...1892 Amer. dial.
• THINKER the brain, the mind ...1886 Amer. dial.
• THINK PIECE the brain, the mind ...1949 Amer. dial.
• THINK TANK the brain, the mind ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WETWARE the human brain ...1980s Amer. computing usage
brain - person
• CABBAGE someone incapacitated through brain damage or brain malfunction ...1987 sl.
brain - phrases
• MAKE YOUR HEAD SAVE YOUR HEELS advice to use your brain ...1946 Amer. dial.
 
BRAIN DAMAGE - nouns
• NO SQUASH irreparable brain damage ...1978 US sl.
brain damage - person
• CABBAGE - someone incapacitated through brain damage or brain malfunction ...1987 sl.

BRAINLESS - adjectives
• ACEREBRAL brainless; unintelligent; unthinking ...M20
• DEAD FROM THE NECK UP exceedingly stupid; brainless; habitually tongue-tied ...1911 sl.
• EXCEREBROSE † wanting brains, brainless ...1730
• FEATHER-HEADED empty-headed, harebrained, silly, brainless ...1647
• HARNLESS brainless ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEADLESS wanting in brains or intellect; brainless ...1526
• HEN-HEADED brainless, foolish ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HEN-MINDED brainless, flighty, capricious; foolish, silly, witless ...1892 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-BRAINED stupid, brainless ...1970s sl.
• VEGETABLE brainless; very stupid ...1970s US college sl.
brainless - person
• CABBAGE-HEAD - a brainless fellow - a stupid person - a soft-headed or witless person - a blockhead, dolt, oaf, fool, or simpleton - a thickhead - a silly person ...1682 sl.
• HAMBURGERHEAD - a stupid or worthless person; a fool; one who has no more brains than a hamburger ...1955 US sl.
• LACK-BRAIN - one who is destitute of sense or brains - one wanting in wit - a stupid, empty-headed fellow - a fool ...1596
• YOUNG SQUIRT - a conceited or brainless person ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
brainless - verbs
• BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HEDGE WHEN THE BRAINS WERE GIVEN AWAY to be brainless, or stupid, or at the least very dull ...c1810
brainless - phrases
• HAIR AND HEAD, AN' THAT'S ALL said of one without brains or sense ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BRAINS - adjectives
• UNBRAINED † not deprived of brains ...c1614
brains - nouns
• HEAD-FILLIN' brains, mental power ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-GEAR mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOODLES brains, intelligence ...2002 UK sl.
• NUT the head; hence, brains, intelligence ...1846 Brit. colloq.
brains - person
• HEAD-PIECE a man possessed of brains; a man of intellect ...1656
 
BRAINWORK - adjectives
• BRAIN-FAGGED exhausted by prolonged mental strain ...1902
brainwork - nouns
• BOUNCE a brainstorming session ...1984 US sl.
• DOMEWORK brainwork ...1910s US sl.
 
BRAMBLE - adjectives
• VEPRECOSE † full of brambles ...1721
bramble - nouns
• BLACK-BLUTTER a blackberry; a bramble ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• PICKER a burr, a bramble, a prickle ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PICKY a burr, a bramble, a prickle ...1950 Amer. dial.
 
BRANCH - adjectives
• RAMIFEROUS * bearing branches ...1819
• SARMENTITIOUS † belonging to twigs or branches ...1656
• SCROGGY stunted, thorny; having rough, stunted branches or bushes; abounding in underwood ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
branch - nouns
• ARM a branch of a tree, esp. a main branch ...a1398
• BANGLE the cut branch of a tree, the larger piece of wood in a faggot ...1875 Eng. dial.
• BEUGH a branch or bough of a tree ...1859 Eng. dial.
• BRANCHLING a small branch ...1910
• COATHANGER a horizontal branch that needs to be removed from trees destined for timber ...1988 NZ sl.
• FANG a fork or branch of a tree ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LEG-WOOD large branches cut from  trees ...1872 Eng. dial.
• OFF-FALL an offshoot, a separate branch ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUIBOW the branch of a tree; a bough ...1825 Sc.
• RAE a rod, a small branch of a tree ...1914 Sc.
• RAMAGE the collective branches of a tree or trees ...1656 arch.
• RAME * a branch of a tree or shrub ...1578
• RAMELET †* a small branch, a twig ...1652
• RAMMEL † small, crooked, or rubbishy branches, esp. from trees which have been felled and trimmed ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMUSCLE † a small branch ...1677 obs.
• SCOW a stick; a small branch or twig ...1882 Sc.
• SCRAG a crooked, forked branch of a tree; a broken bough ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH the natural fork of a tree or branch; a pole with a natural fork at the end of it ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a stunted or crooked tree, shrub, or branch; a stump of a tree-trunk; a thorn-bush; underwood, 'scrub' ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEG † the stump of a branch ...1625 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANG a root or fang of a tooth; a root or branch of a tree ...1715 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TINE †* a small branch or twig of a tree; the stalk of a fruit ...1300s
• WAND † a slender stem of a shrub or tree; a slender branch or twig ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WIDOW-MAKER a tree or branch that has fallen on or is likely to fall on or snap back at a person; a dangerous hanging limb ...1899 Amer. dial.
• YARD † a straight slender shoot or branch of a tree; a twig, a stick ...c950
 
BRANCH OUT - verbs
• RAMIFICATE * to branch out ...1844
 
BRAND - verbs
• SIZZ † to burn, to brand ...a1700
 
BRANDED - adjectives
• CHARACTERED branded on the hand ...18C cant
• LETTERED branded on the hand ...18C UK criminals' sl.
 
BRANDISH - verbs
• QUAVER to brandish, to flourish; to clench the fists; to make a feint of striking ...1865 Eng. dial.
• QUETCH † to shake; to brandish; to drive, to chase ...c825
• QUITCH † to shake; to brandish; to drive, to chase ...c825
• VAMBRASH †* to brandish ...1577
• WADGE to shake in a threatening manner; to brandish ...1864 Sc.
• WAIRPISH to brandish, to wave about one's arms, a stick, etc. ...1923 Sc.
• WALD to manage, handle, manipulate a weapon; to brandish, to aim ...1790 Sc.
• WARBLE † to shake or cause to vibrate; to brandish ...1510
 
BRANDY - adjectives
• REVERENT of whisky or brandy: of superior potency ...1886 sl.
brandy - nouns
• AMOS AND ANDY brandy, shandy ...1974 UK rhyming sl.
• ANDY PANDY brandy ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• APPLE-JACK brandy made from apples ...E19 US sl.
• AWERDENTY strong drink, often whisky, brandy ...1850 Amer. dial.
• BALL OF FIRE a glass of brandy ...1821 sl.
• B AND S brandy and soda ...M19 sl.
• BINGO brandy ...1861 sl.
• BOOF peach brandy ...1872 Amer. dial.
• BRANDY-SMASH a drink made by mixing brandy with crushed ice and putting a few sprigs of mint in the glass ...1909 US
• CLAP OF THUNDER a glass of brandy ...Bk1890 sl.
• CLEAR CRYSTAL white spirits, esp. gin; loosely, brandy and rum ...c1860 sl.
• COCKNEY BREAKFAST gin or brandy and soda water ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK Australian-distilled, dark, very strong brandy ...M19 Aust. sl.
• DROP OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink, esp. of brandy ...19C sl.
• EGGSHAW brandy ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• JACK-A-DANDY brandy ...Bk1896 rhyming sl.
• JACKASS home-distilled liquor, such as brandy or corn whisky ...1920s US sl.
• JACKASS BRANDY home-distilled brandy ...1920s US sl.
• JACK DANDY brandy ...1857 rhyming sl.
• JERSEY-LIGHTNING cider brandy ...1871 Amer. sl.
• JOLT a stiff drink of spirits, esp. brandy, whisky, or bourbon ...20C sl.
• KAFFIR TAXI brandy plus Coca-Cola or some other sweet fizzy drink ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• KING'S PEG a champagne cocktail, champagne mixed with brandy ...L19 sl.
• LEAF OF THE OLD AUTHOR a drink, esp. of brandy ...19C sl.
• MADMAN'S BROTH brandy ...1950s Aust. sl.
• MAHATMA GANDHI brandy ...20C rhyming sl.
• MAHOG brandy ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• MAHOGA brandy ...1960s S. Afr. Black sl.
• MAHOGANY a strong mixture of brandy and water ...1816 sl.
• NANTZ brandy ...1691 sl.
• NICE AND HANDY brandy ...1940s rhyming sl.
• O.D. brandy (eau-de-vie) ...M19 sl.
• O.D.V. brandy (eau-de-vie) ...1836 US sl.
• O-BE-JOYFUL rum; brandy; whisky; liquor in general ...1815 sl. brandy ...E19 sl.
• OH-BE-CHEERFUL brandy; whisky; rum; liquor in general ...1815 sl. 
• OH-BE-JOYFUL brandy, whisky, rum; liquor ...1815 US sl.
• PALE brandy ...M19 sl.
• PEG a drink, esp. of brandy and soda water ...1860 Anglo-Indian
• RED-RIBBON brandy ...Bk1903 sl.
• RED TAPE brandy ...1725 sl.
• SAMSON a drink made of brandy, cider, sugar, and a little water ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHORT-LENGTH a small glass of brandy ...1864 Sc.
• SNIFTER a small drink of alcoholic liquor; hence, a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits ...1844 US
• SUGAR-CANDY brandy ...Bk1904 rhyming sl.
• UBROWN brandy ...1980s S. Afr. township usage
• YADNAB brandy ...M19 back-slang
• YADNARB brandy ...M19 back-slang
• YARDNARB brandy ...L19 back-slang
brandy - person
• BINGO-BOY - a great drinker or lover of brandy ...c1698 UK sl.
• BINGO-MORT - † a female drunkard; a female lover of brandy ...1725 sl.

BRASH - adjectives
• ASSY uppity, overbearing, brash ...E20 US
brash - nouns
• POP-OFF a brash or boastful statement ...1930s US sl.
brash - person
• HIGH FLIER - a brash, extravagant, or daring unconventional person, esp. one who makes a display of high or fast living; a fashionable prostitute ...1663 colloq.
• POP-OFF a brash or boastful person ...1930s US sl.
 
BRASHNESS - nouns
• SAUCE sauciness, impertinence, pertness, brashness ...1835 colloq.
 
BRASS - nouns
• DIKE stolen brass or copper sold as scrap ...1980 US sl.
 
BRASSIERE - nouns
• BOOBADS ads for bras and other female undergarments ...Bk1998 sl.
• BOULDER-HOLDER a brassiere ...1970 UK sl.
• FALSIE a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1943 Amer. sl.
• FALSY a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FLOPPER-STOPPER a brassiere ...1984 Aust. jocular
• FRONT-SUSPENSION a brassiere ...E20 Aust.
• GAY DECEIVERS a padded bra or a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere ...1963 US sl.
• LUNG HAMMOCK a brassiere ...a1986 US jocular
• OVER-THE-SHOULDER BOULDER-HOLDER a brassiere ...1970 UK sl.
• TITBAG a brassiere ...c1945 sl.
• TIT-HAMMOCK a brassiere ...E20 Brit. sl.
• VESTIGE a brassiere ...2003 homosexual sl.
 
BRASS KNUCKLES - nouns
• MAULER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
• MAWLER brass knuckles ...1950s sl.
 
BRAT - person
• BAILCH - a brat - a contemptuous term for a child ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANTLIN(G) - a young or small child; an infant; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child ...1593
• BANTY - a young or small child; a brat; often used depreciatively, formerly used as a synonym of 'bastard', an illegitimate child ...1948 US
• BELCH - a brat of a child ...1822 Sc.
• BELSHACH - a term of contempt for a child; a brat ...1825 Sc.
• BILCH - a brat, a term of contempt for a child ...1825 Sc.
• BROLL - † a child or offspring - contemptuously, a brat or a little wretch ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GET - a term of contempt for a brat ...1710 Sc.
• GETLING - * a child, a brat; also, a fellow, somewhat depreciative, as a knave, a vagabond  ...c1700 Sc.
• GETT - a term of contempt for a child, a brat; a bastard ...1785 Sc.
• SOD - a child - a kid - a brat ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
 
BRAVADO - nouns
• BRAVERIE bravado; show, splendour ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAB an idle vaunt; a piece of brag or bravado ...1737
bravado - verbs
• BE ALL PISS AND WIND to be full of empty bravado ...1922 sl.
 
BRAVE, BRAVERY - adjectives
• BALLSY brave ...1935 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CAMPIE of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
• CAMPY of persons: bold, brave, heroic ...1882 Sc.
• DEAR † brave, bold, strenuous, hardy ...a1000
• DERE † brave, bold, strenuous, hardy ...a1000
• DERF † bold, daring, courageous, brave ...c1175
• FADE † strong, doughty, brave, powerful ...c1320
• GALLOWS attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, tough, bold, daring, ostentatious, nonchalant ...1789 UK
• GALLUS attractive, wonderful; self-confident, quick-witted, brave, ostentatious, nonchalant ...1789 UK
• GAME AS A MEAT ANT very brave ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GAME AS AN ANT very brave ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GAME AS A PISS-ANT brave from the effects of alcohol ...1945 sl.
• GAME AS GOATS very brave ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GAME AS HORNETS very brave ...L19 Aust. sl.
• GUNGI enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• GUNGY enthusiastic; spirited, brave ...1961 US sl.
• GUTSY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1890 Amer. sl.
• GUTTY courageous, brave, spirited, plucky, robust ...1942 Amer. sl.
• KEEN † brave, bold, valiant, daring ...c897
• MACHO excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• MAGNANIMOUS great in courage; nobly brave or valiant ...1584
• MANFUL-HARDY † brave ...1542
• ORPED † bold, brave, valiant, stout, strenuous ...a1000
• PLUCKY brave ...1842 sl.
• SANDY brave, resolute ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SPUNKY brave ...1786 sl.
• STALWORTH † brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty ...a1225 obs. exc. arch.
• STOMACHFUL spirited; brave
• TALL † good at arms; stout or strong in combat; doughty, brave, bold, valiant ...c1400
• TIDY † good, excellent, satisfactory, useful; of good character or ability; worthy, brave; able, skilful ...c1350
• WIGHT strong and courageous, esp. in warfare; valiant, brave ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
• WIGHTY † strong and courageous, esp. in warfare, valiant, brave ...LME obs. exc. Eng. dial.
brave, bravery - nouns
• BRAVITY courage, bravery ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DASH bravery ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• EARLSHIP † manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship ...a1000
• ENERGY boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery; ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FACT † a noble or brave deed, an exploit; a feat of valour or skill ...1543
• GUT courage, bravery, staying power ...M17 sl.
• GUTS courage, bravery, stamina, endurance, staying power; masculine valour ...M17 sl.
• MANFUL-HARDINESS † bravery, courage ...c1430
• MANLIHEAD † virility, bravery, courage ...1422-83
• VALIANCE 1. bravery, valour ...1456
2. a valiant act or deed; a feat of valour or bravery ...1470-85 now arch.
• VALIANCY the quality of being valiant or courageous; bravery, valiantness, valour ...1574
• VALURE † courage, bravery ...1577-82
• VASSALAGE † a brave or chivalrous act; a noble or gallant exploit ...c1330
brave, bravery - person
• EARL - † in Old English poetry: a warrior - a brave man -  a man generally ...a1000
• HAIRY - a brave person ...1958 Amer. sl.
• HAVE-A-GO HERO - one who displays readiness to attempt something dangerous or difficult; a plucky, 'gung-ho', intrepid person; an ordinary person who does something brave in order to stop a crime ...1965
• HEART - a person considered in respect of his or her bravery, courage, or other admirable qualities; a man of courage or spirit ...1340
• HEART OF GOLD - a kind, generous, brave, or noble-hearted person ...1542
• HEART OF OAK - a person with a strong, courageous nature, esp. a brave and loyal soldier or sailor ...1600 arch.
• HEARTY - * a sailor; also, a brave, vigorous, or energetic man; a good fellow ...1790
• HERO - a man distinguished by the performance of courageous or noble actions, esp. in battle; a brave or illustrious warrior, soldier, etc. ...1578
• TALL MAN - a brave or valiant man; a champion ...Bk1894 Welsh
• VALIANT - one who is valiant - a brave or courageous person ...1609
• WHITE MAN - (racist) a good and brave man ...World War I Amer. sl.
• WIGHTLING - † a valiant man - a brave warrior ...a1250
brave, bravery - verbs
• FACE UP to keep one's chin up, to be brave or cheerful ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S CHEST to be brave, to be plucky ...1950s sl.
• TAKE † to behave bravely or valiantly ...c1470
 
BRAVELY - adverbs
• BEND bravely ...1809 Sc.
• TALLY † in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely ...c1350
 
BRAVEST - adjectives
• WALED-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.
• WALL-WIGHT chosen; strongest; bravest and best ...1802 Sc.

BRAVO - interjections
• SHABASH! well done! bravo! ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
 
BRAWL, BRAWLING - adjectives
• RAMSACKING riotous, brawling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
braw, brawling - nouns
• AXE HANDLE PARTY a riot or brawl ...20C US sl.
• AX-HANDLE PARTY among loggers: a brawl ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BOWL-OVER a fight, a brawl ...20C Aust. sl.
• BRABBLE † a brawl, a skirmish, or petty war ...1577
• BRANNIGAN a brawl or violent argument ...1940 Amer. sl.
• FRATCH a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle, brawl, a scolding match ...18C chiefly Eng. dial.
• GARBEL † a brawl, an uproar, din, noise ...1936 Sc.
• GARBOIL † confusion, disturbance, disorder, tumult, uproar; a brawl, hubbub, commotion ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• IRISH BRAWL a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FAIR a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRISH FIGHT a brawl; a fist fight with several people in it ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LICKING-MATCH. a brawl ...1910s W. Indies sl.
• MIX a fight, a brawl ...M19 US sl.
• MIX-UP a fist-fight; a brawl ...1894 Amer. sl.
• OUT-AND-OUT a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• OUT-AND-OUTER a brawl, a fist-fight ...L19 US sl.
• PUNCH-OUT a fistfight or brawl ...sl.
• PUNCH-UP a fistfight or brawl ...1955 sl.
• RAMMY a general fight; a brawl; a scuffle; a violent disturbance or commotion; a noisy argument; a row; a bustling crowd ...1935 Sc. sl.
• RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...1832 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIXATION † the act of scolding or brawling; a quarrel, a brawl ...1623
• ROUGH HOUSE fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1887 sl.
• ROUGH-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1896 sl.
• RUCKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• RUKUS fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1890 sl., chiefly US
• SCASH a quarrel, a dispute, a brawl ...1768 Sc.
• SCHEMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHIMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCHLEMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SCRAWL a quarrel, a brawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SET-TO fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1816 sl.
• SHELMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SHEMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SHIMOZZLE a brawl; a commotion ...1916 sl.
• SORT-OUT. fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1937 sl.
• STOUCH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH fighting; a brawl ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• THUMP-UP fighting; a fight, a brawl ...1967 Brit. sl.
• UP-AND-A-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UP-AND-DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• UPPER AND DOWNER a fight; a brawl ...1927 sl.
• YATTER noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
brawl, brawling - verbs
• BARRAT †* to quarrel, strive, brawl ...1600
• BRABBLE † to quarrel about trifles, to quarrel noisily, to brawl, to squabble, to wrangle ...c1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CROSS ASSHOLES to fight, to brawl ...1975 Amer. sl.
• GALLYIE † to roar, to brawl, to scold ...1808 Sc.
• GARBEL † to make a brawling, scolding noise ...1825 Sc.
• GARBOIL to make a brawling, scolding noise ...1825 Sc. 
• GELLIE to roar, to brawl, to scold ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LOCK ASSES to fight, to argue, to brawl ...1953 Amer. sl.
• LOCK ASSHOLES to fight, to brawl ...1975 Amer. sl.
• RANDY to frolic; to enjoy oneself; to go on the spree; to brawl ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SNAP ASSES to brawl ...1952 Amer. sl.
• SNAP ASSHOLES to brawl ...1952 Amer. sl.
• STACK ASSES to thrash opponents, as in a brawl; to employ violence ...1972 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE ASSHOLES to brawl, to tangle ...1957 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE HOLES to brawl ...1929 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE PANTLEGS to brawl ...1924 Amer. sl.
 
BRAWLER - person
• BAD ACTOR - a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1848 sl.
• BAD CROWD - an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1883 US sl.
• BAD HAT - a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person ...1831 sl.
• BARATOUR - a quarrelsome person; a brawler; a rowdy; a rioter ...Bk1855
• BARETOUR - † a fighting man, a brawler ...Bk1914
• BARRATER, BARRATOR - † a quarrelsome person; one given to brawling and riot; a rowdy ...c1440
• BELLONIE - † a noisy, brawling woman ...1825 Sc.
• BOGART - a strong, physically aggressive or bullying person - a brawler ...1972 Amer. dial.
• CHIDESTER - † a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls ...c1386
• GLUFFIS, GLUFFUS - a boisterous brawling person ...Bk1866 Sc.
• HECKLER - a female brawler or a scold; a bad-mouthed woman ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• KAIL-WIFE - a scold - a coarse, brawling woman ...1959 Sc.
• MOUSE - † a woman, esp. a prostitute, arrested for disorderly conduct or brawling ...1781 police sl.
• SCOURGE a termagant; a brawling, domineering woman ...1868 Sc.
• TARLACK, TARLOCH - a contemptible fellow - a sturdy, brawling woman - a dirty female tatterdemalion ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ZAMIETESS - a tough, brawling, noisy woman ...1996 W. Indies sl.

BRAZEN, BRAZEN-FACED, BRAZENNESS - adjectives
• AENEAN †* brazen ...1664
• AHENEAN †* brazen ...1664
• BRASS-VISAGED bold; impudent; shameless; brazen-faced ...1816
• FACY-GATE impudent, brazen-faced ..Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HARDEN-FACED impertinent, brazen-faced,; hard-hearted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HARD-FACED impudent; obstinate; brazen-faced ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKINT confident, assured, bold, brazen ...1808 Sc.
brazen, brazen-faced, brazenness - nouns
• FACE cheek, brazenness ...1537
• GALL brazen assurance ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
brazen, brazen-faced, brazenness - person
• FACY-GATE a brazen-faced, impudent person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HARDEN-FACE a bold, brazen-faced person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARD NECK - a very impudent or brazen person ...20C UK sl.

BRAZENED - adjectives
• BRAISANT brazened; impudent, bold; hardened, shameless ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAZED brazened; hardened to effrontery ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BRAZENLY - adverbs
• BRASSILY with impudent or brazen confidence ...1889
• WITH OPEN FACE † with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly ...1388
 
BRAZIL NUT - nouns
• BUTTERNUT a Brazil nut ...1935 Amer. dial.
• NEGRO TOE the Brazil nut ...1967 Amer. dial.
•.NIGGER NUT (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGGERTOE (derogatory) the Brazil nut ...1896 Amer. dial.
 
BREACH - nouns
• BRACK a break, breach ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BREAD - adjectives
• ALIVE of bread or fruit: retaining freshness ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ARTOPHAGOUS * bread-eating ...1816
• BAREFOOT of bread: plain, without anything added ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DAFF of bread: doughy, damp, clammy ...1884 Eng. dial.
• IMPANATE contained or embodied in bread ...1550
• OLD of bread: stale ...1782 Sc.
• PANARY pert. to bread ...1818
• PANIFIABLE * capable of being made into bread ...1849
• PANIVOROUS * eating bread, living on bread ...1830
bread - nouns
• ALLIGATOR BREAD a big round loaf with a rough surface on top ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAKED DINNER bread ...L19 criminal sl.
• BAP a small loaf or 'roll' of bakers' bread, made of various sizes and shapes ...1513-75 Sc.
• BASTARD BREAD bread made with half meal and half flour ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BATCH † bread ...1648
• BIRLIE a loaf of bread ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BOXTY bread made of raw potatoes ...Irish sl.
• BREED bread ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUP bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children usage
• BUPPER bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children usage
• BUPPIE bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children usage
• BUPS bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children usage
• BUPSIE bread and butter ...L19 sl., usually children usage
• BURSTER a small loaf ...Bk1890 sl.
• BUTTER-SHAG a slice of bread and butter ...1805 Eng. dial.
• CAFFRE'S TIGHTENER bread or food of any kind, as distinguished from drink ...Bk1892 S. Afr. sl.
• CAKE bread ...2000 Tristan Da Cunha
• CAST † the quantity of bread or ale made at one time ...1470-85
• CLOD a small loaf of (esp. coarse) bread ...L18 Sc.
• DA-ERB bread ...1859 back-slang
• DAMPER a simple, unleavened, savoury bread traditionally cooked in the ashes of a campfire ...1825 Aust.
• DANNOCK a small loaf of bread; a piece of dough baked in the frying-pan and eaten hot ..1893 Eng. dial.
• DEAD 'UN a half-quartern loaf ...L19 sl.
• DERL a broken piece of bread, cake, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• DERRIL a broken piece of bread, cake, etc. ...1825 Sc.
• DODGER food, esp. bread ... 1897 Aust. & services' sl.
• DOORSTEP a thick slice of bread ...1885 Brit. sl.
• DRY bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENDBOARD the heel or last slice on each end of a loaf of bread ...1959 Amer. dial.
• FADGE a large flat loaf or bannock ...a1609 Sc.
• FAMINE lack of bread at meals ...L19 Brit. school usage
• FLY-WALK, THE the ridge on a loaf of bread ...20C sl.
• GROUT bread ...WWI usage
• GUN-WADDING bread, esp. that with insubstantial texture ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GUY something to eat; bread ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• HABBEN bread; hence, corn or food ...a1861 Sc. gypsy cant
• HABEN bread; hence, corn or food ...a1861 Sc. gypsy cant
• HARDTACK stale bread ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HEEL the remains or end part of anything, as a crust of a loaf, the rind of a cheese, etc. ...LME
• JAMBREADS slices of bread and jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAMMY-MARSE bread spread with jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JOTS bread ...1935 Amer. sl.
• KILL-ME-DEAD bread ...1930s rhyming sl.
• LIGHT BREAD homemade bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER'S BREAD store-bought bread ...1980 Amer. dial.
• LORD'S SUPPER bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAMLOCK a small fragment of bread, a bread crust ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MANCHET † 1. the finest kind of wheaten bread ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
2. a small loaf of white bread; a hot cake; a muffin ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAW a piece of bread and butter ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOONSHINE (derogatory) baker's light bread ...1961 Amer. dial.
• NACKIE a loaf of bread; a small cake ...1788 Sc.
• NAT a bread roll ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Nat King Cole)
• NAT KING COLE a bread roll ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• NEEDLE-AND-THREAD bread ...1859 rhyming sl.
• NEGRO-HEAD a brown loaf ...1796 nautical sl.
• NIBBY bread crust ...1988 Amer. dial.
• OPSONY †* anything eaten along with bread to give it relish ...1657
• PAIN † bread ...1362
• PAIN-DEMAINE † white bread, of the finest quality; a loaf or cake of this bread ...c1386
• PANARY †* a storehouse for bread, a pantry ...1611
• PANEITY the quality or condition of being bread ...a1687
• PANEM bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PANNAM bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PANNUM bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PENNAM bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PINUM bread ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• PISS AND PUNK bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POPE'S NOSE the heel of a loaf of bread ...1999 Amer. dial.
• PUNK bread; light bread ...c1880 Amer. sl.
• PUNK AND WHITE WINE bread and water ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RASHER AND A DOORSTEP a rasher of bacon and a thick slice of bread ...L19 sl.
• READY BREAD baker's bread; bread not made at home ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RIBBLY the end slice of a loaf of bread ...1991 Amer. dial.
• RIM the end pieces of a loaf of bread ...1989 Amer. dial.
• ROOTY bread ...1883 military sl.
• SADDLE a loaf ...M19 sl.
• SHIVE a slice of bread ...ME, chiefly Eng. dial.
• SINES bread ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• SIPPET. a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1530
• SIPPING †* a small piece of toasted or fried bread, usually served in soup or broth, or with meat, or used for dipping into gravy, etc. ...1535
• SLINGER bread soaked in tea; usually used in the plural ...1882 sl., chiefly services' usage
• SOFT TOMMY bread ...1796 nautical  usage
• TAILGATE the heel of a loaf of bread ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TAILOR'S RAGOUT bread soaked in the dressing in which cucumbers have stood ...L18 sl.
• THUMB-BIT a snack, a piece of bread and meat eaten out of doors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-BITE a snack, a piece of bread and meat eaten out of doors ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-BUCKA a thin piece of bread on which butter is spread with the thumb instead of a knife ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-PIECE a piece of bread with cheese or meat, held between the thumb and finger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUMB-SHAG a thin piece of bread on which butter is spread with the thumb instead of a knife ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIMP the end slice of a loaf of bread ...1991 Amer. dial.
• TIPPY the end piece of a loaf of bread ...1989 Amer. dial.
• TOKE bread; a slice of bread ...1843 sl.
• TOMMY a loaf of bread ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TONY the crust or end slice of a loaf of bread ...1985 college sl.
• UNCLE FRED bread ...1932 UK rhyming sl., generally childish
• UNCLE NED bread ...20C Aust. sl.
• VANTAGE LOAF the thirteenth loaf in a 'baker's dozen' ...19C
• WADGE a thick slice of bread, cheese, etc. ...1923 Sc.
• YEOMAN BREAD † second-quality bread ...1430
bread - person
• BREAD-WRIGHT - † a bread maker - a baker ...c1250
• PANTER - † a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry - the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...1297
• PANTERER - † a word originally meaning 'baker', but usually applied to the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry - the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...a1400
• PANTLER - † the officer of a household who supplied the bread and had charge of the pantry - the controller of the bread in a large establishment ...c1330
bread - verbs
• IMPANATE * to embody in bread ...1847
• IMPANE † to embody in bread ...1547
• MING to mix, to mingle; to knead or mix the ingredients of bread ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUFFRIATE †* to crumble bread ...1623
• THRIMBLE to crumble bread between the fingers ...1854 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP to sop bread in a liquid ...1875 Amer. dial.
• YANK to cut bread in large slices ...1923 Sc.
 
BREADTH - adjectives
• LATITUDINAL * relating to breadth or width ...1671
breadth - nouns
• BRADE breadth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAID breadth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAIDNESS breadth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREED breadth ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRENTH width or breadth ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LARGENESS † breadth, width ...c1400 obs.
• LARGITUDE †* breadth, width ...1599
 
BREAK, BREAKING (also see BROKEN) - adjectives
• BRICKLE † liable to break, easily broken; fragile, brittle ...1468 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OBRUMPENT †* breaking or bursting ...1656
break, breaking - nouns
• ABRUPTION a breaking off; an interruption; a sudden break, as in a narrative etc. ...1606 arch.
• BRACK a break, breach ...Bk1911 Sc.
break, breaking - verbs
• ABREAK † to break in pieces ...1205
• ABRUPT †* to break off, to sever; to interrupt suddenly ...1643
• BANJAX to batter; to break; to beat ...1939 sl.
• BEAT IT UP to have rowdy fun, typically resulting in breakages ...1933 sl.
• BRACK to break ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK INTO MATCHWOOD to break into minute splinters ...1861
• BRECK to break ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUST UP to break up ...1866 US sl.
• BUSTICATE to break into pieces ...1916 Amer. dial.
• CLISHPEN to break by letting fall ...Bk1890 tinkers' usage
• CONQUASSATE †* to shake violently; to agitate; to break in pieces ...1656
• DEAVE to break with violence ...1847 Eng. dial.  
• DEBRUISE † to break down, to break in pieces, to crush, to smash ...1297
• FALL A-PIECES to break in pieces ...1892 Eng. dial.
• FORBREAK † to break in pieces, to crush ...c1000
• GO SCAT to fall down; to break in pieces ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK to break, tear, or cut into fragments; to shred ...1520 Eng. dial.
• MANG to break in pieces; to bruise, to crush; to overpower ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MINCHICK to cut or break into very small pieces ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MOMMOCK to break or cut into pieces; to crumble; to tear; to mangle; to carve awkwardly ...1853 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK to break or cut into pieces; to crumble; to tear; to mangle; to carve awkwardly ...1853 Eng. dial.
• NECK to break in any way ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OFFE †* to break into bits, to crumble ...c1420
• PAGGER to break or smash; to wreck ...1979 UK market traders' usage
• PUKAROO to break; to spoil ...1864 Anglo-Indian
• RASH †* to smash, to break with violence ...1513
• REEVE to break; to tear; to split wood ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAT to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SCAT ABROAD to break to pieces; to break up, to dissolve ...1885 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to snap; to break off suddenly with a noise ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SNAP AS SHORT AS A CARROT to snap, break off short and sharp, as a carrot does ...L18 colloq.
• TEAR to break ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TEAR UP to break, to damage, to wreck ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TO-BREAK † to break to pieces; to shatter, to rupture; to break down, to destroy, to demolish ...c888
• TO-BRIT †* to break in pieces ...c1000
• TO-BRYT †* to break in pieces ...c1000
• TO-SHIDER † to break in pieces, to be shivered ...c1450
• YARK to break; to cleave; to cut, to chop, to hack ...1827 Sc.
• YERK to break; to cleave; to cut, to chop, to hack ...1827 Sc.
• YIM to break into fragments ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YMMER † to break into fragments ...1825 Sc.
 
BREAK (rest) - nouns
• NOONING a midday break ...1687 Amer. dial.
• QUARTER a break taken at mid-morning or mid-afternoon ...1966 Amer. dial.
break (rest) - verbs
• NOON to take a midday break from work or travel for food and rest ...1805 Amer. dial.
• QUARTER to take a mid-morning or mid-afternoon break ...1902 Amer. dial.
• TAKE FIVE to take a short break, i.e. a 5-minute break ...1910s US sl.
• TO-DRIVE †* to dash or break in pieces ...c1320
• TO-FRUSH † to smash or break to pieces; also, to drive violently into something, as with a blow ...c1300
• VIBE OUT to relax, to take a break ...1990s W. Indies sl.
 
BREAKDOWN - nouns
• CRACK-UP a mental breakdown ...20C colloq.
• MENTAL HERNIA a mental breakdown ...1972 Amer. jocular
breakdown, break down - verbs
• COME OFF THE RAILS to suffer an emotional breakdown ...M19 sl.
• CRACK to suffer an emotional breakdown; to become insane ...1917 Amer. sl.
• CRACK UP to be exhausted; to break down whether physically or mentally ...c1850 colloq.
• PSYCH OUT to lose control psychologically; to break down ...colloq.
 
BREAK DOWN (stop working) - verbs
• CAG OUT to break down, to stop working ...1975 US sl.
• QUAIL † to fail or give way; to break down ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RACKTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1922 Amer. dial.
• RACTIFY to damage; to break down; to destroy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP of a machine: to break down ...2000 Amer. dial.
 
BREAKER - see WAVE
 
BREAKFAST - adjectives
• JENTACULAR † relating to breakfast ...1721 obs.
• PRANSORIOUS †* belonging to breakfast; serving for dinner ...1656 obs. rare (See note on blog page under etymology)
breakfast - nouns
• BARBER'S BREAKFAST a cough or dry retch, a glass of water and a cigarette ...1960s NZ sl.
• BREKKER breakfast ...1889 Brit. sl., orig. university usage
• BREKKIE breakfast ...1904 Brit. sl., orig. children's usage
• BREKKY breakfast ...1904 Brit. sl., orig. children's usage
• COCKNEY'S LUXURY breakfast in bed and using the pot for defecation, rather than leaving the warm house for a trip to the outdoor privy ...L19 sl.
• DANNY RUCKER breakfast ...1930s sl.
• DAN TUCKER breakfast ...M19 sl.
• DEJEUNE breakfast ...1833 Sc.  
• DICKY BREAKFAST a breakfast fashionably late ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DINGO'S BREAKFAST an act of urination and a good look round; no breakfast at all ...1965 Aust. sl.
• DISJUNE the first meal of the day, breakfast ...1491 chiefly Sc. arch.
• JENTATION †* breakfast ...1599
• JENTICULATION †* breakfast ...1658
• MEXICAN BREAKFAST any combination of a glass of water, a cigarette, and the chance to urinate ...1960 US sl.
• PRANDICLE †* a breakfast, a little dinner, a small meal ...1656
• SCRATCHINGS breakfast cereals ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
breakfast - verbs
• DISJUNE † to breakfast ...1536 Sc.
• JENTICULATE †* to breakfast ...1623
 
BREAST - adjectives
• BATHUKOLPIAN * deep-bosomed ...1825
• BATHUKOLPIC deep-bosomed ...1872
• BATHYCOLPIAN * deep-bosomed, big-breasted ...1825
• PILLOWY. large-breasted ...20C euphemism
• STACKED large-breasted ...1942 sl., orig.
• STACKED UP large-breasted ...1942 sl., orig.
• T. AND A. 'tits and ass'; pert. to magazines or any publicly available material showing exposed or prominent breasts and buttocks ...M20 US sl.
• TITS FOR DAYS pert. to a woman with large or immensely large breasts ...M20 US sl.
• WELL-DEVELOPED pert. to a woman with qualities such as large, well-proportioned breasts and prominent hips and buttocks; pert. to a woman who has reached sexual maturity
• WELL-ENDOWED pert. to a woman with large or very large breasts or any other significantly large primary or secondary sexual characteristics ...20C Brit. & US sl.
• WELL STACKED large-breasted ...1942 sl., orig.
breast - nouns
• APPLE a woman's breast ...1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE DUMPLING SHOP a woman's breasts, esp. if fat and partially exposed ...L18 Brit. sl.
• APPURTENANCES a woman's breasts ...20C US sl.
• ARTILLERY attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure ...1929 Amer. sl.
• ASSET parts of the body regarded sexually or as being sexually attractive, esp. the breasts or buttocks of a woman ...1947 colloq.
• AVOCADOS a woman's breasts ...1932 Amer. sl.
• BABY BUMPERS a woman's breasts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABYLONS the female breasts ...2001 UK sl.
• BABY PILLOWS the breasts ...20C US colloq.
• BABY'S PUBLIC-HOUSE the female breasts ...L19 sl.
• BAG an udder or breast ...M16
• BAGS the breasts ...L16
• BALANGAS the female breasts ...1980s US sl.
• BALCONY the female breasts, esp. as thrust up and forward in the brassieres of the 1940s-50s ...1940s Aust. sl.
• BALL a woman's breast ...1951 US sl.
• BALLOONS the breasts ...20C US sl.
• BAPS a woman's breasts ...sl.
• BAZONGAS breasts ...1972 sl.
• BAZONKAS the breasts ...1972 US sl.
• BAZOOKAS the breasts, esp. large breasts  ...1963 sl.
• BAZOONGAS the breasts ...1972 US sl.
• BEZOOMS breasts ...1928 sl., orig. US
• BIG BROWN EYES the breasts ...1930s sl.
• BIG BROWNIES attractive female breasts ...1930s sl.
• BIKINI STUFFERS the breasts ...Bk20C sl.
• BOOBIES the breasts ...1934 sl.
• BOO BOO a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOBS the breasts ...1929 sl.
• BOOBY a woman's breast ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BORDEN AND BOWMAN breasts ...1971 Amer. dial.
• BORDEN'S AND ELSIE'S a woman's breasts ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCER the female breast ...1972 UK sl.
• BRISKET the human breast or chest ...1942 Amer. dial.
• BRISTOLS a woman's breasts ...1961 short for "Bristol cities" rhyming slang for 'titties"
• BROWN EYES attractive female breasts ...1930s sl.
• BUB a woman's breast ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BUBBIN a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUBBLE a woman's breast ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUBBY a woman's breast ...1806 Amer. dial.
• BUFFERS the female breasts ...1964 US sl.
• CABMAN'S RESTS the bosom; the female breasts ...c1870 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'breasts'
• CAJOOBLIES the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• CAKES the female breasts ...1957 sl., orig. US
• CANS a woman's breasts ...1959 Amer. sl.
• CATHEADS the female breasts ...E19 sl.
• CAT'S-HEADS a woman's breasts ...1891 Amer. sl.
• CHABOBS a woman's breasts ...1962 US sl.
• CHALUBBIES a woman's breasts ...1972 US sl.
• CHARLIES breasts ...1873 sl.
• CHARMS a woman’s breasts ...18C sl.
• CHEATERS padding that enhances the apparent size of a female's breasts ...1972 US sl.
• CHEST AND BEDDING a woman's breasts ...B1786 nautical sl.
• CHESTNUTS the breasts, the 'nuts on the chest' ...c1960 US sl.
• CHI-CHIS breasts ...a1965 US sl., esp. military in Far East
• CHRIST-APPLE a woman's breast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHUBBIES large and well-proportioned breasts ...M20 US sl.
• COCONUTS large female breasts ...L19 sl.
• CREAM-JUGS the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• DAIRIES the female breasts ...18C sl.
• DAIRY the female breasts ...18C sl.
• DAIRY ARRANGEMENTS the female breasts ...1910s sl.
• DIDD the breasts or nipples ...18C Brit. sl.
• DIDDIES the breasts or nipples ...18C Brit. sl.
• DIDDY a breast ...18C Brit. sl.
• DINGLEBERRIES the female breasts ...1980 UK sl.
• DINNER BUCKETS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DINNERS the female breasts ...1953 US sl.
• DOORKNOBS the female breasts ...1960s US sl.
• DUGONGS the female breasts ...1985 UK sl.
• DUMPLINGS. the female breasts ...E18 sl.
• DUMPLING-SHOP the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• EARTHA KITTS the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• EARTHAS the female breasts ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Eartha Kitts)
• EAST AND WEST the bosom; a human breast ...1923 rhyming sl.
• EAST WEST the female breast ...2001 UK rhyming sl.
• ELDER a breast; a human breast; usually derogatory when referring to the human breast ...L17
• EYES the breasts; the nipples ...20C US sl.
• FAINTING FITS the female breasts ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• FAINTINGS the female breasts ...c1950 rhyming sl. for 'tits' (Fainting Fits)
• FAKES breast implants ...1997 US sl.
• FALL-OUT the risk of breasts falling out of a scanty bra or a bikini ...c1960 Aust. sl.
• FALSIES a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FIELD ARTILLERY attractive female breasts; a shapely female figure ...1929 Amer. sl.
• FIRST BASE a woman's breasts ...1930s US Black sl.
• FLIP-FLAPS the human breasts, esp. bouncing and wobbling breasts ...E20 Aust. sl.
• FOOFS the breasts ...2002 UK sl.
• FORE-BUTTOCKS † the female breasts ...1727 jocular
• FRIED EGGS small female breasts ...1997 UK sl.
• FUNBAGS the female breasts, esp. when large ...1960s sl.
• FUNSACKS the female breasts, esp. when large ...1960s sl.
• GAP the space between the breasts ...20C sl.
• GARBANZOS the female breasts ...1982 US sl.
• GAY DECEIVERS a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GAZONGAS the breasts; extremely well-shaped breasts ...20C US sl.
• GEORGIE BEST the female breast ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• GOONAS the human breasts ...M20 US sl.
• GROWTHS the human breasts ...20C US euphemism
• HALO the dark area around the nipples ...M20 US sl.
• HANDLES the breasts ...20C US sl.
• HAND-WARMERS the breasts ...E20 Aust. & US sl.
• HANGERS the female breasts ...1930s Aust. & US sl.
• HANG-HEAVIES breasts ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEADLIGHT a woman's breast ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEAVER the breast or bosom ...17C cant
• HOOTERS the human breasts ...M20 US sl.
• HUCKSY-BUB the female breast ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IRISH EVIDENCE pendulous breasts ...1960s gay sl.
• JABONGOES the female breasts ...1960s US sl.
• JABS a woman's breasts ...2000s Irish sl.
• JUGS the breasts ...1957 sl., orig. US
• KABOOLIES the female breasts ...2000s US sl.
• KAHOONAS the female breasts, esp. if large ...1970s sl.
• KAZOOMS the female breasts, esp. if large ...1970s sl.
• KETTLEDRUMS the breasts ...L18 Brit.sl.
• KNOCKERS breasts, esp. well-shaped breasts ...1941 Brit. & US sl.
• LAMPS the female breasts ...1950s sl.
• LEMONS the human breasts; small breasts ...20C US sl.
• LOTTIES female breasts ...L19 sl.
• LOVE-BUBBLES. the breasts, esp. well-formed breasts ...1966  Brit. sl.
• LOVE BUMPS a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOVE POINTS a woman's breasts ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LULUS the human breasts ...20C US sl.
• MAE WEST a bosom, a female breast ...1930s rhyming sl.
• MAM †* a breast ...1611
• MAMELLE † a woman's breast ...c1430
• MAMMILL † a woman's breast ...c1430
• MANCHESTER CITIES the female breasts ...1950s Aust. & UK rhyming sl. for titties
• MANCHESTERS the female breasts ...1950s Aust. & UK rhyming sl. for titties
• MANGO a woman's breast ...a1986 Amer. sl.
• MARACA a woman's breast ...1940 Amer. sl.
• MEAT-MARKET the human breasts ...19C sl.
• MELON a woman's breast ...1953 Amer. sl.
• MILK BAGS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK BOTTLES breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MILK BUCKETS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK CANS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK CONDENSERY a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKERS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK FACTORIES a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK FACTORY a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKING JUGS a woman's breasts ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MILK JUGS the female breasts ...1957 US sl.
• MILK PAILS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK ROUTE. a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKSHAKES a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILK-SHOP the female breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• MILK-WALK the female breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• MILK WORKS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILKY WAYS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILLENNIUM DOMES breasts ...UK playground sl.
• MOONLIGHT FLITS the female breasts ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• MOSQUITO BITES small breasts ...1976 Amer. sl.
• NARDS breasts ...1993 Amer.  sl.
• NATURE'S FONTS the breasts ...L19 Brit. euphemism
• NATURE'S FOUNTS the female breasts ...Bk1902 sl.
• NINA a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NINNA the female breast ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NINNIES the human breasts ...20C US sl.
• NINNY the female breast; breast milk ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NINNY JUG a woman's breast ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORAS breasts ...1992 Aust. sl.
• NORG female breast ...1962 Aust. sl.
• NORGIES the breasts ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NORKERS the breasts ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NORKS female breasts ...1962 Aust. sl.
• NORMA STOCKERS large female breasts ...1988 Aust. sl.
• NUBBIES the breasts ...20C Aust. sl.
• NUGGETS the breasts ...20C US sl.
• NUT the female breast; usually in the plural ...2002 Brit. sl.
• ORANGES the human breasts ...20C US sl.
• OTHER PARTS the human breasts ...M17 Brit.
• PAIR a pair of female breasts, usually large and shapely breasts ...L19 sl.
• PANTERS the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• PANTRY SHELVES the breasts ...19C Brit. colloq.
• PAPS the breasts ...14C
• PARISIAN BREASTS small female breasts ...1990s sl.
• PUMP(S) the female breast(s) ...E20 US sl.
• PUPPIES nipples ...20C gay sl.
• RACK the female breasts, esp. when large and firm ...1930s US sl.
• RACKS the female breasts ...20C rhyming sl. for teat/tit  (racks of meat)
• RACKS OF MEAT the female breasts ...20C rhyming sl. for teat/tit 
• SACK a woman's breast ...1968 Amer. sl.
• SECOND BASE a woman's breasts ...1930s US Black sl.
• SET OF HEADLIGHTS a woman's breasts ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SHMAMS the female breasts ...2003 UK sl.
• SNORBS the female breasts ...1969 US sl.
• TACKETY the female breast ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'tit' (tackety bit)
• TACKETY BIT the female breast ...1988 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'tit'
• T.B. Two Beauts (large and shapely breasts) ...c1920 Aust. jocular
• TETONS a woman's breasts ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TETTY the breast, esp. the mother's breast ...1746
• THOUSAND PITIES the human breasts ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'titties'
• TIPPERARY FORTUNE the breasts, vagina, and anus ...L18
• TITICULTURE the appreciation of well-shaped human breasts; breast worship ...20C sl.
• TITS breasts ...1928 sl.
• TIT-SHOW a vaudeville act in which uncovered female breasts are to be seen ...c1930 colloq.
• TITTIES breasts ...1746
• TITTY the breast, esp. the mother's breast ...1746
• TONSILS the human breasts ...20C US jocular euphemism
• TOP SET a woman's breasts ...1980s sl.
• TOP 'UNS a woman's breasts ...1940s sl.
• TOWNS AND CITIES the female breasts ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'titties'
• TRACY BITS the breasts ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• TRAY BITS the breasts ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• TREY BITS the breasts ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'tits'
• TWIN LOVELIES the human breasts ...20C euphemism
• TWINS the human breasts ...20C US
• UDDER † the breast of a woman ...a1704
• UNIBOOB a woman's chest clothed in a manner that presents the two breasts as a single entity ...2001 US sl.
• UPPER-DECK the human breasts ...20C sl., orig. Aust.
• UPPER-WORKS the human breasts ...L19 Brit. sl.
• UP TOP a woman's breasts, or the area of the breasts ...2003 UK sl.
• VEILED TWINS the breasts ...19C Brit. sl.
• VOOS the breasts ...20C US sl.
• WALLOPIES female breasts, esp. large ones, but not necessarily shapely ones ...1970s US college sl.
• WALTER MITTY the female breast ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'titty'
• WAPS the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WAP-WAPS the female breasts ...1990s sl.
• WARE the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
• WARES the breasts or other sexual characteristics ...18C Brit.
• WATERMELONS large female breasts ...1960s sl., orig. US campus
• WHAMDANGLERS an extremely large pair of breasts ...1990s sl.
• WORLD breast ...16C literary euphemism
• YABBOS breasts ...1980s US college sl.
• YAHOOS the female breasts ...2001 US sl.
• YARBOS breasts ...1980s US college sl.
• ZOGS the female breasts ...1960s US campus sl.
• ZOOMER a female breast ...2000s sl.
• ZOOMS the female breasts ...1960s US college sl.
breast - person
• ALL TITS AND TEETH - a woman who capitalizes on her physical charms, esp. her smile and breasts (presumably large), to make up for the lack of more subtle attractions ...1910s sl.
• ALL TITS AND TEETH LIKE A THIRD-ROW CHORUS-GIRL - a woman who capitalizes on her physical charms, esp. her smile and breasts (presumably large), to make up for the lack of more subtle attractions ...1910s sl.
• BB STACKER - a female with large breasts, stereotyped as stupid ...1961 US teen sl.
• BETTY - a girl with large breasts ...1971 US sl.
• BOMBSHELL - a woman who is physically well-endowed ...Aust. sl.
• BOVINA - in homosexual usage: a woman, esp. one with large breasts ...1980 US sl.
• BUBBER - a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUSHEL BUBBY - a woman with large, full breasts ...1785 sl.
• CARPENTER'S DREAM - a flat-chested woman ...1974 US sl.
• DAIRY QUEEN - a woman with large breasts ...2000s sl.
• FLATTY - a flat-chested woman ...colloq.
• FLIP-FLAPS - young women with jiggling and bouncing breasts ...E20 Aust. sl.
• HEAVY CREAM - a hefty, large-breasted woman; a fat girl or young woman ...1960 sl.
• PAKISTANER - a big-breasted girl ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• QUEEN BEE - the woman with the largest breasts in a group ...2000s US Black sl.
• RACK - a woman with a large bust ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TIT-MAN, TITS-MAN - a male more interested in a woman's breasts than her legs, etc. ...c1910 sl.
• TP - a woman with large breasts and large buttocks (a Total Package) ...2000 US sl.
breast - verbs
• AIR THE DAIRY of a woman: to expose the breast ...c1780 sl.
• FLASH THE BUBS to expose the breasts ...1887 sl.
• GROPE to fondle or attempt to fondle a person's genitals or a woman's breasts ...c1250 sl.
• GRUBBLE to feel; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts ...L17 Brit. sl.
• GUDDLE to do sexual foreplay; to feel a woman; to rudely grasp a woman's private parts or the breasts ...E19 Brit. sl.
• PRACTICE IN THE MILKY-WAY to fondle a woman’s breasts ...E17 Brit. sl.
• SPORT BLUBBER to expose one's bosom, especially a large, coarse woman ...L18 sl.
• SPORT THE DAIRIES of a woman: to reveal her breasts ...L18 sl.
• SPORT THE DAIRY to expose the breasts ...c1780 sl.
breast - phrases
• ALL TITS AND TEETH used for describing a woman who makes the most of a distracting smile and breasts ...1967 UK sl.
• CARRYING ALL BEFORE HER of a woman: having a generous bust or obviously pregnant ...1984 UK jocular
• WELL-FAVOURED BY NATURE of a woman: having large breasts ...L19 Brit. euphemism
 
BREASTFEEDING - nouns
• DINNEL milk from a woman's breast for the baby ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SUCK † milk sucked (or to be sucked) from the breast; mother's milk ...1584
• SUCKING-BOTTLE † a breast-pump ...1688
• VISITING CAFÉ LA MAMMA breastfeeding ...1990s US sl.
breastfeeding - person
• PAP-BAIRN - a child at the breast - a suckling ...1768 Sc.
• PAP-HAWK - †* a child at the breast - a suckling ...c1450
• SUCKER † a child at the breast ...1382
breastfeeding - verbs
• DINNEL to breastfeed a baby ...1954 Amer. dial.
 
BREATH - adjectives
• BELLOWSED exhausted, out of breath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLOWS TO MEND out of breath, exhausted ...1881 Eng. dial.
• WIND-BUSTED short of breath ...1892 Amer. dial.
breath - nouns
• ALSATIAN'S ARSEHOLE what people with bad breath are said to have a mouth like ...Brit. sl.
• DOG BREATH bad-smelling breath ...1944 US sl.
• DUKE BREATH bad breath ...1993 US sl.
• EFFLATION blowing out, strong expulsion of breath ...1578
• FAFF a puff; a breath of air, smoke, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAND † breath ...1340
• HEAVES, THE shortness of breath ...1793 Amer. dial.
• INTAKE an inhalation; a drawing in of the breath ...1899 Sc.
• JUNGLE MOUTH bad breath ...1970s US campus sl.
• LIFE breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Life and Death)
• LIFE AND DEATH. breath, esp. bad breath ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• ONDE † breath  ...a1300
• PUFF breath, 'wind' ...1827 sl. & Eng. dial.
• QUIFF a breath; a whiff ...1889 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK a deep breath drawn when in pain ...1847 Eng. dial.
breath - person
• DOG-BREATH - a person having offensive breath; used as a contemptuous term of address ...c1944 US sl.
breath - verbs
• ABREATHE †* to give time to recover breath ...c1450
• BLATTER of breath: to flutter, to flicker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW ENOUGH TO TURN A MILL to be out of breath ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFEND to smell bad; to offend someone with perspiration odour or with bad breath ...M20 US advertising usage
• PALL † to render the breath inoffensive ...1547
breath - phrases
• LIKE A CABBIE'S ARMPIT said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
• LIKE A CAB DRIVER'S ARMPIT said of a mouth that is less than fresh ...Brit. sl.
 
BREATHE - verbs
• ABLOW † to blow or breathe up or into ...c1000
• ADHALATE † to breathe or blow on ...1626
• AND † to breathe; to whisper; to devise; to imagine ...B1900 Sc.
• BELLOWS to breathe hard; to be out of breath ...1883 Eng. dial.
• BLAW to breathe ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EIN † to breathe, to whisper, to devise, to imagine ...1887 Sc.
• FARZE to blow softly, to breathe upon ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GROOZLE to breathe with difficulty: generally applied to children ...B1900 Sc.
• HALE to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HALE FOR BREATH to breathe heavily; to pant; to inhale ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HASSEL to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLE to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEAZE to breathe thickly and with difficulty; to wheeze; to cough or 'hawk' ...1788 Eng. dial. 
• MEETH to breathe with difficulty; to choke ...1851 Eng. dial.
• ONDE † to breathe ...1393
• QUELTY to breathe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUERK to croak; to squeal as an animal in pain; to emit the breath forcible, esp. after violent exertion ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ROAR to breathe hard ...Bk1903 sl.
• RUTTLE † to breathe with difficulty and noise, like a dying person ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUCK † to draw or air or breath into the mouth; to inhale air, smoke, etc. ...1590
• THOCK to breathe heavily or pant with exertion ...1850 Eng. dial.
• VENT of an otter or beaver: to rise to the surface in order to breathe; also, of a person ...1590
 
BREATHING - adjectives
• HEAZY hoarse, breathing with difficulty, wheezing ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THICK-LIFTED short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THICK-LISTED short-winded, wheezy, breathing with difficulty ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THICK-WINDED bad at breathing, husky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
breathing - nouns
• HASSELING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLING panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MEATHY a difficult respiration caused by rareness of the air ...1794 Eng. dial.
• MEUTHY a difficult respiration caused by rareness of the air ...1794 Eng. dial.
• RUTTLE † a rattling sound in the throat caused by difficulty in breathing; especially used of a dying person ...1713 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SINKING SPELL an episode of weakness, shortness of breath, palpitations, or the like; a spell of difficult breathing; indisposition ...1874 Amer. dial.
• SMOTHERS, THE inability to breathe easily ...1976 Amer. dial.
breathing - verbs
• SMOTHER to experience shortness of breath ...1837 Amer. dial.

BREATHLESS - adjectives
• OUT OF PUFF out of breath, breathless ...1827 sl. & Eng. dial.
breathless - person
• BURSEN BELCH one who is breathless from corpulence ...Bk1898 Sc.
• PANKER - a person short of breath ...1885 Eng. dial.