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DIABETES - DIFFIDENT
DIABETES - nouns
• SUGAR-DISEASE diabetes ...1847-9
DIABOLICAL - adjectives
• SATANICAL diabolical ...1547
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
DIABOLICAL - nouns, person
• SATAN * a diabolical person ...1596
DIAGNOSE - verbs
• DIAGNOSTICATE to diagnose ...1846
DIAGONAL - adjectives
• CATABIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATABIASSED out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner, askew, awry ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CATERBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CATERING diagonal; askew ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATTER-CORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1901 Amer. dial.
• CATTIBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTICORNER diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BYWARD diagonal ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER diagonal, in the opposite corner; askew, awry ...1945 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner; askew, awry ...1838 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPERED crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• KATTERKORNERED-LIKE diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1843 Amer. dial.
• KITTY-MACBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SCREW-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWGIED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWJAW twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKRUGEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKWEE-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SQUEE-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SQUEE-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
DIAGONAL - verbs
• CADDY-CORNER to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAT-A-CORNER to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATER to move diagonally or obliquely ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATERCORN to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATERCORNER to move diagonally ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CATTER to move diagonally or obliquely ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATTERWAMPUS to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWK to go on a diagonal course ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUARTER to move diagonally ...1846 Amer. dial.
DIAGONALLY - adverbs
• ANGLE-GODLIN at am angle, diagonally...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-BY-GODLIN cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLIN cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOGLIN slantwise, diagonally ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-WALKUS cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ASKEW crosswise, diagonally ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASLEN slantwise, diagonally ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ASLEW aslant, obliquely, awry, askew, diagonally ...1873 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ASWIR diagonally, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHURT across, crosswise, diagonally ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIAS diagonally, cater-cornered ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIAS-WAYS diagonally, cater-cornered ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANTERING in a diagonal manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CAPER-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATABIAS diagonally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNER diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERED diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERS diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CAT-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATERBIAS diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATERCAWNERED diagonally, across from ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORN diagonally, across from ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATERING diagonally ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CATERWAMPUST diagonally, obliquely ...1906 Amer. dial.
• CATERWAY diagonally across an intersection of two streets ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATTACORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTA-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTERCORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTERING diagonally ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CATTIBIAS diagonally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTICORNERED diagonally, across from ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTIWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BIAS diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BICEY diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CROSS diagonally ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-GODLIN diagonally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-STRANGLING diagonally across ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-WAYS diagonally ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPER diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPERED TO diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-WHISTLING diagonally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHOMPY diagonally, obliquely ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWOBBLE. diagonally, obliquely ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• CATY-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• DIAGNUS diagonally ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DIANGLING diagonally ...1914 Amer. dial.
• KITTERIN diagonally ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ONE-SIDED diagonally, crookedly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• QUARTERING diagonally, at an angle ...1852 Amer. dial.
• RICK-RACK diagonally, obliquely ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCATTER-CORNER diagonally ... Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN diagonally ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKEEGEE slantwise, diagonally ...1916 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED diagonally ...1956 Amer. dial.
DIAGRAM - nouns
• CARTE † a chart, map, plan, diagram ...1502
DIALECT - adjectives
• BRAID having a strong dialect language or accent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• VERNACULARY † of a language or dialect: that is naturally spoken by the people of a particular country or district; native, indigenous ...1652
• VERNACULE †* of a language or dialect: that is naturally spoken by the people of a particular country or district; native, indigenous ...1669
DIALECT - nouns
• CANT provincial dialect; vulgar slang ...1802
• LOAMSHIRE DIALECT faulty dialect as used by ignorant writers ...20C Brit. authors' usage
• TUMMUS-AN-MEARY broad Lancashire dialect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YANKEE the dialect of New England; loosely, American English generally ...1824
DIALOGUE - nouns
• QUADRILOGUE an account by four persons; a dialogue among four persons ...a1556
• TRIALOGUE a dialogue, discussion, or conversation between three persons ...1532
DIALOGUE - verbs
• DIALOGUIZE † to take part in dialogue; to converse ...1599
DIAMOND - adjectives
• ICED wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED DOWN wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED OUT wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
DIAMOND - nouns
• DAISY a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
• DASY a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
• ICE jewellery, esp. diamonds ...L19 sl., orig. US
• ICE-CUBE a diamond ...1930s sl.
• MEXICAN DIAMOND a stone cut and polished to look like a diamond ...1950 US sl.
• PARAGON a perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more than a hundred carats ...1622
• PROP a diamond or valuable piece of jewellery ...1914 criminals' sl.
• ROCK a diamond or other precious stone ...1908 sl., orig. US
• ROCK CANDY diamonds ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCHLENTER a fake diamond sold as the real thing ...1892 S. Afr. mining usage
• SHINER a diamond or other precious stone; usually used in the plural ...1884 sl.
• SIMPLE SIMON a diamond, usually a diamond ring; the playing card ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SPARKLER a diamond or other precious stone ...1822 sl.
• SPARK-PROP a diamond pin or tie-pin ...1879 criminals' sl.
• STONE a diamond ...1904 criminals' sl.
• TERRA NOBILIS † an old name for the diamond at a time when its real nature was not known ...1882
DIAMOND - nouns, person
• ICEMAN a diamond thief ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• I.D.B. an Illicit Diamond Buyer ...1884 S. Afr. colloq.
DIAPER - nouns
• BABBY-CLOUTS clothing or napkins for babies ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BREECHCLOUT a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHCLOUT a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHES baby's diapers ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHIN'S a baby's diaper ...1926 Amer. dial.
• CHANGEABLE SEAT COVERS diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUT a diaper ...20C Amer. dial.
• DIDY a diaper ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DRY-DEES diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRYPERS diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DYDEES diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPING diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPIN'S diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IRISH FLAG a diaper, a nappy ...20C US sl.
• TEE-TEE CLOTH a diaper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED BRITCHES diapers, a diaper ...1965Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTIES diapers, a diaper ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTS diapers, a diaper ...1933 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNER PANTS diapers, a diaper ...1951 Amer. dial.
DIAPHRAGM - see BIRTH CONTROL
DIAPHRAGM (body) - nouns
• MIDDERN the midriff or diaphragm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDRED the midriff, the diaphragm ...1834 Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - adjectives
• CACATORY †* attended with looseness of the bowels ...1684
• LOOSE AS A GOOSE IN SCOPEBERRY TIME having diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE-ENDED having diarrhoea ...19C colloq.
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HILT having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• ON THE BACK-DOOR TROT afflicted with diarrhoea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - nouns
• ANY-GO-FLUM-BUMS diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-BLOSSOM TWO-STEP looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS TRAVELS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
• AX-HANDLES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• AZTEC REVENGE diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC HOP diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC TWO-STEP diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• BACKDOOR QUICKSTEPS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACKDOOR SCOOTS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK-DOOR TROTS diarrhoea ...1801 sl.
• BACKHOUSE TROT(S) diarrhoea ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BARLEYCORN SPRINTS dysentery following a drunk ...1858 Amer. loggers' usage
• BARNYARD TROTS diarrhoea ...1970 Amer. dial.
• B.D.T. diarrhoea (BackDoor Trot) ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BLOIT diarrhoea ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT HILL TWO-STEP diarrhoea ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CACKEREL † dysentery ...1659
• CHICKENSHITS, THE diarrhoea ...1950s US sl.
• CAIRO CRUD diarrhoea ...1940s sl.
• CHINESE ROT (usually offensive) diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• COCK-TAILS, THE diarrhoea ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• CONFEDERATE DISEASE diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• CRAPS diarrhoea; euphemism for 'the shits' ...20C US sl.
• DELHI BELLY diarrhoea suffered by visitors to India ...1944 sl.
• DIACUMBELICUM diarrhoea; bowel trouble ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EARTHA KITTS diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits'
• EARTHAS diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits' (Eartha Kitts)
• EDGAR BRITTS diarrhoea ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl for the 'shits'
• EVACUATION OF THE CORINTH, THE diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• FAN DODGE dysentery ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FANTOD diarrhoea ...19C US sl.
• FANTODS looseness of the bowels ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAR EAST TWO-STEP diarrhoea; dysentery ...1960s US sl.
• FLUXES diarrhoea, esp. bloody diarrhoea; dysentery ...20C
• FLYING AX-HANDLES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLYING HANDICAP diarrhoea ...20C Aust. sl.
• GIPPY TUMMY n. stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• G.I.'s diarrhoea ...1946 Amer. dial.
• G.I. SICKNESS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• G.I. TROTS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOLLYWOBBLES a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-YONDERS diarrhoea; looseness of the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE DIRTIES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TROT diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TWO-STEP diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE WALK diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GURR diarrhoea ...E16 Brit. colloq.
• GURRY diarrhoea ...E16 Brit. colloq.
• GYPPO GUT stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPO TUMMY traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1944 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1965 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• JERRY-GO-NIMBLE diarrhoea ...Bk1896 sl.
• KING TUT'S REVENGE diarrhoea contracted in the Middle East ...1970s US sl.
• LASK looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea; an attack of this ...1542
• LAX † looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MEXICAN FOX-TROT diarrhoea ...1979 US sl.
• MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1962 sl.
• MOVIES diarrhoea ...M20 US sl.
• MUD BUTT diarrhoea ...2004 US sl.
• NICKER BITS diarrhoea ...20C rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• NORRIS MCWHIRTER diarrhoea ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'squirter' (based on author Norris McWhirter)
• PALSHALLALS the diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PHARAOH'S REVENGE food poisoning, esp. with diarrhoea, suffered by tourists in Mexico or Egypt ...1960s sl., orig. US
• QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1776 Amer. dial.
• RADIO ONES diarrhoea ...1992 UK rhyming slang for 'the runs'
• RANGOON RUNS diarrhoea, esp. contracted on foreign holidays ...1940s sl.
• RAY diarrhoea ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RUNS, THE diarrhoea ...1962 euphemism
• SAIGON QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1991 US sl.
• SAINT MORITZ diarrhoea ...1998 UK rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• SANTA ANNA'S REVENGE loose bowels, diarrhoea ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCATE diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERS diarrhoea, particularly of animals ...1949 sl.
• SCOOT liquid excrement ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOTS diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS, THE diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR diarrhoea; a violent purging ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOURING diarrhoea in animals ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURS diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOURS, THE. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTERS skitters, diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTERS, THE skitters, diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHITS, THE diarrhoea ...OE sl.
• SHITTERS diarrhoea ...19C sl.
• SKATE diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEETS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETS, THE diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIDS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIT † diarrhoea in animals, esp. sheep ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKITES diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER diarrhoea; looseness or laxity of the bowels ...a1585 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKITTERS diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTERS, THE diarrhoea ...a1585
• SQUITS, THE diarrhoea ...1841 Brit. euphemism
• SQUITTERS diarrhoea ...1664 sl.
• SUMMER COMPLAINT diarrhoea, esp. that experienced in the summer ...M19 colloq.
• TENNESSEE QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• THINS dysentery ...1947 Amer. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE diarrhoea ...1734 sl.
• TOURISTAS diarrhoea, esp. when it occurs in American tourists in Mexico ...M20 US sl.
• TURISTAS diarrhoea, esp. when it occurs in American tourists in Mexico ...M20 US sl.
• TROTS, THE diarrhoea ...1904 euphemism
• VAVITE diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• VAVITES, THE diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• VIET SHITS diarrhoea ...1991 US sl.
• WILD AX-HANDLE diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WILD QUIRT diarrhoea ...17C colloq.
• WOG GUT diarrhoea ...E20 Aust. military sl.
DIARRHOEA - nouns, person
• SQUITTER-BREECH † a pants fouler, i.e. one who has or suffers from diarrhoea ...1611
DIARRHOEA - verbs
• BOWEL OFF to have diarrhoea ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HAVE AN ARSE LIKE THE JAPANESE FLAG to have diarrhoea ...Brit. sl.
• LOSE THE LAGGIN-GIRD to have an attack of diarrhoea or dysentery ...c1850 Sc.
• SCATE to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to throw off excrement in a liquid state ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUR to cause or to be afflicted with diarrhoea ...1866 Sc.
• SHOOT to have diarrhoea ...20C sl.
• SKATE to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKIT * to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...1805
• SKITTER to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...a1300 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - phrases
• I COULD SHIT THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE used by someone suffering from diarrhoea ...L19 sl.
DIARY - nouns
• DAYBOOK a book in which the occurrences or transactions of the day are entered; a diary, a journal ...1580
• KILBURN a diary; esp. a police diary ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Kilburn Priory)
• KILBURN PRIORY a diary; esp. a police diary ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DICE - adjectives
• AWAY in bar dice games: counting for nothing ...1976 US sl.
• CANDY of dice: transparent ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• DEAD of dice: weighted to have one face land up more often than the law of averages would predict ...1993 US sl.
• FALSE of dice: loaded so as to fall unfairly ...1551
• UNCOGGED of dice: not cogged or loaded ...1870
DICE - nouns
• ABYSSINIAN POLO a game of dice ...1920s US sl.
• ACE in dice games: a rolled one; the 1-spot on a die ...1960s US gambling sl.
• ACE-DEUCE 3, esp. in craps dice ...1920s US Black sl.
• ACROBATS loaded or unfairly bevelled dice ...1924 Amer. gambling sl.
• ADA FROM DECATUR in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• AFRICAN DOMINOES dice; specifically the game of craps ...1919 Amer. dial.
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL a die, usually in plural ...1920s US sl.
• ALABAMA MARBLES dice ...1910s US sl.
• ALAMEDA in bar dice games: a roll that produces no points for the player ...1971 US sl.
• APARTMENT HOUSE in bar dice games: a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll ...1977 US sl.
• ARMY MARBLES dice ...1963 US sl.
• ARMY ODDS in a dice game: the true odds, not approximate odds often used in street games ...1962 US sl.
• ARMY ROLL a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat in a game of craps ...1963 US sl.
• BABIES dice ...1974 US sl.
• BALE † the set of dice for any special game, formerly usually three ...1481-90
• BAR † a kind of false die, on which certain numbers are prevented from turning up ...1545
• BONES dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• BOTTOMS dice that have been marked to have two identical faces ...1962 US sl.
• BOUNCE SHOT in a dice game: a type of controlled shot by a skilled cheat ...1950 US sl.
• BUSTERS misspotted dice ...1961 US gambling sl.
• BUST-OUTS fraudulent dice ...1952 US sl.
• CALIPERS dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch ...1950 US sl.
• CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, THE the dice in the box ...c1850 gambling sl.
• COGS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DALY † a die, or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything; a cube ...c1440
• DAYLY † a die or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything, a cube ...c1440
• DECATUR the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• DEE a die (dice) ...1830 Eng. dial.
• DEVIL'S BONES dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DEVIL'S TEETH dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DISPATCHER(S) a form of false dice, on which the pips are arranged in wrong numbers; a 'high dispatcher' cannot throw less than 2, while a 'low dispatcher' cannot throw higher than 3 ...L18 sl.
• DOWNHILLS dice that are loaded so as to roll a low number ...1662 sl.
• EDGE WORK the alteration of dice by rounding off the edges to affect the roll ...1950 US sl.
• FARGER a false die ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• FORGERS crooked dice ...L16 sl.
• FULHAMS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• GAFFS crooked dice ...1940s US sl.
• GALLOPING BONES dice ...1920 US sl.
• GALLOPING DOMINOES dice ...1918 US sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S PALSY used allusively in reference to the shaking of the dice-box ...1608 nonce use
• GOLFBALLS dice ...1962 US sl.
• GOURDS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAZARDRY † the playing at hazard; dicing, gambling ...1297
• HIGH MEN crooked dice that will always produce a high number ...M16 sl.
• IVORIES dice ...1830 sl.
• JACKING OFF shaking dice with a movement that might be seen as resembling masturbation ...20C gambling sl.
• LITTLE ADA the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• LOW MEN dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• MEMPHIS DOMINOES dice ...1942 US jocular
• MISSISSIPPI MARBLES dice; a game of dice, esp. craps ...1920 Amer. jocular
• MISSISSIPPI MULE dice, or the game of craps ...1920s US sl.
• NICK a winning throw at dice ...1721 gaming sl.
• PAD ROLL a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat, best made on a blanket spread on the ground ...1950 US sl.
• PERCENTAGE DICE dice that have been altered to favour a certain roll ...1975 US sl.
• PHOEBE in dice games: a roll of five ...1945 US sl.
• QUATRE the number four; the four in dice ...a1550
• QUEER TATS false dice ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFFLE † a game of chance played with three dice, in which the winner was the person who threw the three all alike, or, if none did so, the one who threw the highest pair; also, the throwing of a doublet or triplet in this game ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATTLERS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• SACK OF GARBAGE in bar dice games: a roll that produces no points for the player ...1971 US sl.
• SATAN'S BONES dice ...E18 sl.
• SICE the number six marked upon dice; a throw in which the die turns up six ...c1386
• SICE-ACE a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SICE CINQUE a throw with two dice turning up six and five ...c1386
• SINES †* two sixes in dicing ...c1450
• SIXTY DAYS in dice games: a roll of six ...1962 US sl.
• SIZE-ACE a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SIZE-POINT † the six in dice ...1648
• STABLE BOY'S FAVOURITE a controlled throw of dice onto a dirt surface ...1974 US sl.
• ST. HUGH'S BONES dice ...M19 sl.
• TALLMEN † dice loaded so as to turn up high numbers ...1592 cant
• TATS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• TITTLE a pip on dice ...1538
• TOPS doctored dice used for cheating purposes ...1930s gambling sl.
• UPHILLS fixed dice that will always show high numbers ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
DICE - nouns, person
• HAZARDER * a player at hazard or dice; a dicer, a gamester ...a1300
• IVORY-TURNER a skilful dicer ...c1820 sl.
• OLD COLE a veteran dice cheat ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• TIRLER OF SQUARE BONES † a thrower of dice, a dicer ...1609
DICE (game) - verbs
• BAR THE DICE † to declare the throw void ...1673
• CACKLE as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning ...1963 US sl.
• FADE in dice and card games: to bet against the player holding the dice, or in poker, to match the previous bet ...L19 gambling sl.
• GAFF to gamble with cards, dice, etc. ...1812 sl.
• GATE in private dice games: to stop the dice while rolling, either as a superstition or to check for cheating ...1963 US sl.
• HOCUS in gambling: to make dice crooked ...1940s US gambling sl.
• KILL in bar dice games: to declare that a formerly wild point is no longer wild ...1976 US sl.
• MAKE A BLUE WITH A RAT to cause a die to hit an obstruction ...c1920 Aust. gamblers' sl.
• NAB to cheat, to trick; to cheat with dice ...L17 sl.
• NAB A COG to cheat at dice ...Bk1902 sl.
• NAP to cheat at dice ...c1696
• NICK to score at dice ...c1696 sl.
• PALM to conceal in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at cards or dice, or in juggling ...1673
• PUT THE EARS ON to attempt a controlled roll of the dice ...1963 US sl.
• RAFFLE to cast dice, draw lots, etc. for something ...a1680
• RASSLE to play a game of bar dice ...1971 US sl.
• VAP to snap your fingers, when throwing dice ...1965 Barbados sl.
• WRESTLE to play a game of bar dice ...1971 US sl.
DICE (cut) - verbs
• SCHNIBBLE to chop meat into small pieces; to dice ...1983 Amer. dial.
DICE - phrases
• ACES AWAY in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value ...1976 US sl.
DICTATOR - nouns, person
• CAESAR a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch ...ME
DICTATORIAL - adjectives
• MAGISTERIAL assuming authority; dictatorial ...1632
DICTIONARY - adjectives
• DICTIONATICAL such as the dictionary authorizes or approves ...1914 Amer. dial.
DICTIONARY - nouns
• CALEPIN † a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book ...1568
• DICK a dictionary ...19C Brit. sl.
• DICTIONAR a dictionary ...1773 Sc.
• ETYMOLOGICON a dictionary or work on the etymologies of the words in a language ...1645
• GAZETTEER a geographical index or dictionary ...1704
• IDIOTICON a dictionary confined to a particular dialect, or containing words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country ...1842
• RICHARD a dictionary ...Bk1903 sl.
• RICHARDANARY a dictionary ...Bk1903 rhyming sl.
• RICHARD SNARY a dictionary ...1796 rhyming sl.
• VERBAL †* a collection of words; a vocabulary or dictionary ...1599
DIE - nouns, person (also see dead, death & dying)
• GONER someone who has died or is unavoidably doomed to die very soon ...1847 UK sl.
DIE - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• ADEADEN † to die ...c1230
• ANSWER THE FINAL SUMMONS to die ...L19
• ANSWER THE LAST CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE LAST MUSTER to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE ROLL CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BE CALLED AFT to die ...1975 Amer. sl.
• BE CALLED HOME to die ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BE NO MORE to die ...20C euphemism & colloq.
• BE PUT INTO ONE'S COOL CRAPE to die ...L18 sl.
• BE TAKEN AWAY to die ...1898 Eng. dial.
• BE TOOK to die ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLOW to expire, to die ...1845
• BOWL OUT to die ...M19 sl.
• BOX to die ...1972 Amer. hospital usage
• BUCK OUT to die ...1939 Amer. cowboys' sl.
• BUCK OUT IN SMOKE to die in a gun battle ...1944 Amer. West. sl.
• BUMP to kill; to die; to shell of bombard a certain position ...US Civil War usage
• BUNG OUT to die ...1900s NZ sl.
• BUY IT to be killed; also, to die ...1920 sl.
• BUY THE FARM to be killed, hence, to die ...1958 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
• BUY THE LOT to be killed; hence, to die ...1970 Amer. sl., orig. military
• BUY THE RANCH to die ...1963 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
• BUZZ OFF to die ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALL IT A DAY to die ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT QUITS to die ...20C sl.
• CALL OFF ALL BETS to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CAMP to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMP DOWN to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CARK to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• CASH to die ...1908 US sl.
• CASH IN to die ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CASH IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CASH ONE'S CHIPS to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CEASE to die ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CEASE BREATHING to die ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHALK OUT to die ...1941 US sl.
• CHECK IN to die ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CHECK IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHECK OUT to die ...1936 Amer. euphemism
• CHUCK IN ONE'S MARBLE to die...1908 Aust. sl.
• CHUCK ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1924 Aust.
• CLIMB THE GOLDEN STAIRCASE to die ...L19 US colloq.
• CLOSE ONE'S DAYS to die ...c1400
• COIL UP ONE'S ROPES to die ...Brit. naval sl.
• COME TO THEMSELVES to perish, to die ...1899 Sc.
• COME UP 'MONGST THE MISSIN' to die; to be lost ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CONK OUT to die ...1920s Amer. sl.
• COP A BUNDLE to die ...1940s Aust. sl.
• COP A DREAR to die ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• COP A DRILL to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CROAK to die ...1812 sl.
• CROKE to die; to murder ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROSS OVER THE RANGE to die ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CUT ONE'S CABLE to die ...Bk1891 sl.
• DANCE OFF to die, esp. by legal execution ...1930s Amer. sl.
• DEAD † to become dead; to die ...c950
• DECEASE THIS WORLD † to die ...1515
• DEPART to die ...E16 sl.
• DEPART TO GOD to die ...E16
• DIE HARD † to die obdurate or impenitent ...1709
• DIE IN A BLAZE OF GLORY to die fighting bravely; to die while killing the enemy ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DIE IN A VEIN † to die through loss of blood ...1547-64
• DIE IN HARNESS to die in the midst of work ...1875
• DIE JANNOCK to die with bravado ...1882 sl.
• DIE OF ACCELERATION to die of starvation ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• DIE OFF of a person: to die ...1887 Amer. dial.
• DIE OUT of a person: to die ...1913 Amer. dial.
• DIE WITH ONE'S BOOTS ON to die while still active, not of old age or illness ...19C US cowboy usage
• DIE WITHOUT A BED to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DIE WITHOUT A SHIFT to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DIE WITHOUT WHOLE BREECHES to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DRAW THE ACE to die in battle ...Bk1998 sl.
• DROP to die ...M17
• DROP OFF to die
• DROP OFF THE PERCH to die ...1937 UK sl.
• EAT IT to be killed; to die ...1982 US military usage
• EAT ONE'S SHORTS to die, to suffer ...1970s US sl.
• END ONE'S DAYS to die ...a1533
• EXPIRE to die; to breathe out one's last breath ...M15
• FADE to die ...1940 Amer. jocular euphemism
• FADE OUT to die ...1920s sl., orig. US
• FAIL † to die ...1613
• FALL ASLEEP to die ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FALL HEAVY to die rich ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FALL OFF THE PERCH to die ...L18 sl.
• FALL OFF THE TWIG to die ...2000s sl.
• FALL ON SLEEP to die ...1947 Amer. dial.
• FARE † to depart from life; to die ...c1175
• FERRECK to die ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIND REST to die ...1911 Amer. dial. euphemism
• FINISH ONE'S CIRCLE to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH ONE'S COURSE to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH OUT THE ROW to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• FLUMMUX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• GET HIS to die ...1909 sl., orig. & chiefly services' usage
• GET ONE'S CALL to die; to be about to die ...Eng. dial.
• GET THE CALL to die ...1884 Sc.
• GHOST † to give up the ghost, to die ...L16
• GIVE UP THE GHOST to die
• GO BUNG to die ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GO DEAD to die ...1868 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO OFF to die ...17C colloq.
• GO OFF THE HANDLE to die ...1872
• GO OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1840 Amer. sl.
• GO ON TO A BETTER WORLD to die ...20C sl.
• GO OVER THE RANGE to die ...1879 Amer. dial.
• GO ROUND LAND to die ..1865 Eng. dial.
• GO TO ABNEY PARK to die ...L19 sl.
• GO TO DAVY JONES'S LOCKER to die ...M18 sl.
• GO TO GRASS to die ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GO TO ONE'S LONG HOME to die ...c1657 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE LAST MUSTER to die ...20C US euphemism
• GO TO THE WALL to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO UNDER to fail; to perish; to die ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO UP SALT RIVER to die ...1945 US sl.
• GO WEST to die ...1915 sl.
• HAND IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1879 sl., orig. US
• HAND IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die ...1905 jocular
• HANG UP to quit work; to retire; to die ...1845 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S BOOTS to quit work; to retire; to die ...1975 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S FIDDLE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S HARNESS to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S HAT to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S RACK to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S ROPE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S SADDLE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A LONG INNINGS to die in the fullness of years ...Bk1896 colloq.
• HEAVE ANCHOR to die ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE CAN to die; to commit suicide ...1978 US sl.
• HOP THE STICK to die ...1797 sl.
• HOP THE TWIG to die ...1797 sl.
• INLAKE † to die ...1742 Sc.
• JACK IT to die ...L19 sl.
• JUMP THE BUCKEYE LOG to die ...1952 Amer. dial.
• KARK to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• KARK IT to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• KEEL OVER to die ...1977 sl.
• KICKERABOO to 'kick the bucket', to die ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• KICK OFF to die ...1921 sl., orig. US
• KICK THE BUCK to die ...1966 Amer. dial.
• KICK THE BUCKET to die ...1785 sl.
• KISS OFF to die ...1945 US sl.
• KISS THE DUST to die ...19C Brit. sl.
• K.O. to die ...1970s US college sl.
• LAUNCH INTO ETERNITY to die ...1720
• LAY DOWN THE KNIFE AND FORK to die ...19C Brit. jocular euphemism
• LAY UP to die ...1883 US sl.
• LEAVE THIS WORLD to die ...20C euphemism
• LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE'S MESS to die; to be killed ...sl.
• LOUP THE DYKIE to die ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MAKE A DIE to die after a long illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARCH OFF † to die ...1693
• MOVE OFF to die ...M18 sl.
• OBSQUATULATE to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• OFF to die ...1920s sl.
• OFF IT to die ...1930 sl.
• PACK IN to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
• PACK UP to retire; to stop working or trying; to die ...WWI colloq.
• PASS to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASS AWAY to die ...20C colloq.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...c1870 Amer. sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1879 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S COUNTERS to die ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die...1905 jocular
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLE to die...1908 Aust. sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLES to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASS ON to die ...20C US colloq.
• PASS ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1933 Aust.
• PASS OUT to die ...L19 sl.
• PASS OVER to die ...20C colloq.
• PASS THE BUCK to die ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE DEBT OF NATURE to die ...1494
• PEG OUT to die ...1855 sl.
• PERISH TO DEATH to die a slow death; to waste away ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to die ...E16 slang
• POP OFF to die ...1764 sl.
• POP OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1842 Amer. sl.
• POP ONE'S CLOGS to die ...1970s sl.
• POP ONE'S NUTS to die ...1970s sl.
• POP ONE'S ROCKS to die ...1970s sl.
• PULL A CLUCK to die ...c1870 sl.
• PUT ONE'S CHECKS IN THE RACK to die ...1930s US sl.
• PUT ONE'S CUE IN THE RACK to die ...1980s sl.
• QUELE † to die ...c1000
• QUENCH AWAY to die ...1897 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIT THE SCENE to die ...1950s US Black sl.
• QUIT THE SPHERE to die ...M19 sl.
• READY TO CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• READY TO PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ROLL ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1919 Aust.
• ROOT HOG OR DIE to look out for yourself or die ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SEVEN OUT to die ...1934 US sl.
• SHUFFLE OFF to die ...E20 US colloq.
• SHUFFLE OFF THIS MORTAL COIL to die ...E20 US colloq.
• SIGN ONE'S LAST CHECK to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SINK † to die ...1718
• SKIP OUT to die ...E20 Brit. sl.
• SKOP IT to die ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SLING ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1960 Aust.
• SLIP OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1834-40 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE'S BOWLINE to die ...1848 Amer. nautical sl.
• SLIP ONE'S CABLE to die ...1823 US nautical sl., now hist.
• SNUFF IT to die ...M19 sl.
• SNUFF OUT to die ...M19
• SUN ONE'S MOCCASINS to die ...20C US colloq.
• TAIL IT to die ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A BLINDER to die ...M19 sl.
• TAKE A CAB to die ...2000 US sl.
• TAKE A DIRT NAP to die ...1990s US Black sl.
• TAKE A HARP to die ...L19 US college sl.
• TAKE GRUEL to die ...L19 sl.
• TAKE IN ONE'S REED AND GEARS to die ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAKE OFF to die ...20C sl.
• TAKE ONE'S DEPARTAL to die ...1823 Sc.
• TAKE THE BIG SLIDE to die ...1960s US sl.
• TAKE THE COUNT to die ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE DEAD END to die ...Bk1900 Ireland
• TAKE THE LAST COUNT to die ...1930s sl.
• TAKE THE LAST PAYCHECK to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE LONG COUNT to die ...1930s sl.
• TAKE THE LONG REST to die ...1930s sl.
• THROW ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1903 Aust.
• THROW IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TIP to die ...a1700 sl.
• TIP OFF to die ...a1700 sl.
• TIP OVER THE PERCH to die ...1737 sl.
• TIP THE PERCH to die ...1737 sl.
• TOSS IN ONE'S AGATE to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1906 Aust.
• TOSS ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1916 Aust.
• TO-SWELT † to perish, to die ...c1205
• TURN IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TURN IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TURN IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die...1905 jocular
• TURN ONE'S TOES UP to die ...1860
• TURN UP ONE'S TOES to die ...1851 sl.
• UNBREATHE to cease to breathe; to expire, to die ...1589
• VANK to dismiss someone; to die ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• WALK to die ...M19 sl.
• ZONK to die; to lose consciousness, esp. from alcohol or drugs ...1970s US sl.
• ZONK OUT to die; to lose consciousness, esp. from alcohol or drugs ...1970s US sl.
DIE, DIES - phrases
• ONE'S CABLE HAS PARTED one dies ...1887 nautical colloq.
• ONE'S NUMBER IS UP one is doomed to die ...1899 sl.
DIED - adjectives
• JACKED IT died ...L19 sl.
• LEFT THE MINORITY died ...L19 Brit.
DIET - adjectives
• TOAST-AND-WATERED confined to a diet of toast and water ...1800
DIET - nouns
• BANTING slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat ...19C
• BANTINGISM slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat ...19C
• CACOTROPHY a bad or inadequate diet
• CHAMELEON DIET a poor diet ...L17 sl.
• ECONOMY †* the rules which control a person's mode of living; regimen, diet ...1735
• FAT FARM a slimming clinic ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SITIOLOGY a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1849
• SITOLOGY a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1864
DIFFER - nouns, person
• SINGULARIST † one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1593
• SINGULARITAN †* one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1647
DIFFER - verbs
• ABLUDE †* to differ, to be out of keeping ...1612-15
• DISCREPATE †* to differ; to be discrepant ...1623
• VEER * to diverge or differ from something ...1796
DIFFERENCE - nouns
• ALTERATION difference ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DIFFABITTERANCE a bit of difference ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DIFFER difference; the act of differing or state of being different ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIF OF BITTERNESS a bit of difference ...1921 Amer. dial.
• DISSIDY †* disagreement, difference, disharmony ...1657
• HANG-CHOICE a choice between two evils; no difference, one as bad as the other ...1816
• IMPARITY † the quality of being unlike; difference in nature or character; dissimilarity ...1608
• NEEDLE OF DIFFER the least possible difference ...1883 Sc.
• ODDS difference, hindrance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VARIATION † difference, divergence or discrepancy between two or more things or persons ...c1386
• VARIOUSNESS † difference, variance ...1628
DIFFERENCE - verbs
• MAKE NO ODDS to make no difference, not better or worse ...1776
• SKILL † to cause a distinction or difference ...c1200
DIFFERENCE - phrases
• ALL THE SAME KHAKI PANTS used for expressing the sentiment that there is no difference between the matters in question ...1996 Trinidad and Tobago
• IT’S AS BROAD AS IT’S LONG it doesn’t matter, it makes no difference ...1687
• WHAT'S THE ODDS? what's the difference? ...1840 UK
DIFFERENT - adjectives
• ANOTHER-GATES of a different kind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANOTHER-GUESS different in kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• ANOTHER-KINS of a different kind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANTRIN different ...Bk1898 N. Eng. dial.
• AT ODDS † unequal, different ...1548
• DIFFERENT AS A HAWK FROM A HANDSPIKE very different ...1846
• DIVERSIVOLENT †* wishing for or fond of strife or differences; desiring different things ...1612
• FAR OTHER widely different ...1587
• LIKE AS AN APPLE TO AN OYSTER totally different ...1532
• ODD † adj. not even, accordant, or conformable; uneven, unequal, discrepant, diverse, different ...1390
• ODDS different ...1890 Eng. dial.
• ODDSES different ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OTHERGATES † of another fashion of kind; different ...c1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OTHEROUS otherwise, different ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUEERY strange, odd, queer, different ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SUNDERLY † separate, several; distinct, diverse, different ...a1225
• SUNDRY † different, other ...a1300
• WRIGGLY out of the ordinary; suspiciously different ...1995 UK sl.
DIFFERENT - nouns
• ALTERITY the state of being other or different ...M17
• ANOTHER PAIR OF SHOES something entirely different; quite a different state of things ...1868
• COCK OF A DIFFERENT HACKLE, A an opponent of a different character ...1865
• DOG OF A DIFFERENT HAIR, A a person or thing of a different kind ...1867 Eng. dial.
• WHOLE NEW BALLGAME a radically new situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
DIFFERENT - nouns, person
• ANOTHER BREED OF CAT a person inferior or different from the rest ...1929 Amer. dial.
• DIFFERENT BREED OF CAT, A a person inferior or different from the rest ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DIFFERENT BREED OF DOG, A a person inferior or different from the rest ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DOG OF A DIFFERENT HAIR, A a person or thing of a different kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DIFFERENT - verbs
• HETEROPHEMIZE to say something different from what you mean to say ...1875
• SING A DIFFERENT TUNE to speak or act in a very different manner ...1890
• SING ANOTHER SONG to speak or act in a very different manner ...1390
DIFFERENTIATE - verbs
• DIFFER to separate from each other in qualities; to distinguish, to differentiate ...1883 Eng. dial.
DIFFERENTLY - adverbs
• ODD differently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OTHERGATES † in another manner or way, otherwise, differently ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUNDERLY †* diversely, differently, variously ...a1513
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - adjectives
• BAD difficult, hard ...1882 Eng. dial.
• BALL-BREAKING troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting ...1959 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTING troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting ...1944 US sl.
• BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE without a satisfactory alternative; in difficulty; bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• BETWEEN HAWK AND BUZZARD in a difficult or uncomfortable position ...1856 Amer. dial.
• BETWEEN HAY AND GRASS between seasons of plenty, hence, in a difficult or uncomfortable position ...1939 Amer. dial.
• DEAR † hard, difficult ...a1225
• DERE † hard, difficult ...a1225
• DERF † troublesome, hard, difficult ...a1225
• DITCHED in difficulties, in trouble ...L19 US sl.
• DODGY risky, difficult, or dangerous ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• DONE FOR in serious difficulty ...colloq.
• FUNNY difficult, problematic, out of the ordinary ...L19 sl.
• HAIRY bad, difficult, undesirable ...1848 UK sl.
• HARD AS OLD NICK very difficult to do ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HARD-MATTER difficult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARD-TURNED difficult; hard to approach ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HARLIN difficult, close; exhausting, severe ...1807 Eng. dial.
• IFFEY difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
• IFFY difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ILL hard, difficult ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-SET placed in a difficulty ...1834 Eng. dial.
• IN A BAD LOAF in trouble; in a difficult situation ...L18
• IN A PEPPER-POT in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• IN A PICKLE in a mess, in difficulties, in trouble ...a1620
• IN ARSEHOLE STREET in difficulties, facing problems ...1950s sl.
• IN A SLING in difficulties ...1940s US sl.
• IN A TIGHT in a difficult situation ...1903 Amer. dial.
• IN BAD BREAD in trouble; in a difficult situation ...L18
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma ...1889 Eng. dial.
• IN HUCKSTER'S HANDS in a bad way; in difficulties ...L16 sl.
• IN SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..c1572
• IN THE CACK in difficulties ...1940s Aust. sl.
• IN THE CACTUS in difficulties, in trouble, esp. with one person ...1944 Aust. sl.
• IN THE SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..1603
• JADED placed in circumstances of almost inextricable difficulty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAWBREAKING difficult ...1872 sl.
• LABORIFEROUS †* that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult ...1656
• LIKE HAULIN' A LOG OUT'N A SCALDIN' TUB comparison to denote difficulty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAN-SIZE difficult ...1945 US sl.
• MUCH AS A BARGAIN, AS very difficult, all one could do ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NEED-STEAD † in difficulty or danger ...1456
• ON QUEER STREET experiencing difficulties, esp. financial difficulties; in a vulnerable position ...1952 UK sl.
• OUT ON A LIMB in a difficult or exposed position ...1897 US
• POPPED in a difficult situation ...1980s US college sl.
• QUEER in difficulties ...1920s sl.
• QUISQUOUS perplexing, subtle; difficult to discuss, deal with, or settle; ticklish ...1721 Sc.
• RANSTIEST hardest, most difficult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAVELLED tangled, confused, muddled, in difficulties ...1721 Sc.
• ROCKY difficult, hard ...L19
• SCABROUS full of difficulties
• SNOOKERED placed in a deliberately difficult position or impossible situation ...1915 UK sl.
• SOLID severe, difficult, unfair, unreasonable ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• STYMIED confused; frustrated; in difficulties ...20C sl., orig. US
• SUBTILE † difficult, abstruse ...c1386
• TICKLE difficult to deal with ...1570
• TICKLESOME difficult, critical, delicate, precarious ...1585 now Eng. dial.
• TICKLY puzzling, difficult ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIGHTISH rather 'stiff' or difficult; somewhat difficult to accomplish ...1786
• TREED in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• UGLY difficult ...1990s US campus sl.
• UMPTY unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPTY-UMPH unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UNEASY difficult ...1900 Eng. dial.
• UNFURTHERSOME † difficult ...1838 Eng. dial.
• UNREAL used positively to denote something incredibly good, and negatively, to denote something unbelievably difficult, awful, unpleasant, or deplorable ...1965 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• UP AGAINST facing problems, in difficulties ...L19 sl., orig. US
• UP A GUM-TREE in difficulties; in a predicament; in trouble ...1926 Aust. sl.
• UP ARSEHOLE STREET in difficulties, facing problems ...1950s sl.
• UP A TREE in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• UP A WATTLE in trouble, in difficulties, facing a problem ...20C sl., orig. Aust.
• WAFF difficult, unpleasant ...1865 Sc.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - nouns
• ADOS difficulties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AGGRO any form of problems, difficulties, harassment ...1960s sl.
• AGONY problems, difficulties ...M19 sl.
• AGRO any form of problems, difficulties, harassment ...1960s sl.
• APORIA a perplexing difficulty ...1893
• ASS-KICKER an exceedingly difficult task or opponent ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPER something overpoweringly difficult to deal with ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BAD NEWS an unpleasant situation; difficulties; trouble ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BALLBREAKER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1970 US sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a difficult task ...M20 US sl.
• BEAR a difficult task ...M20 US sl.
• BEAR TRAP a difficult or undesirable situation ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BITCH something regarded as outstanding of its kind, esp. in unpleasantness; something difficult or formidable ...1964 Amer. dial.
• BIZNATCH 'bitch'; a spiteful or unpleasant woman; a difficult or unpleasant situation or thing ...2002 US euphemism
• BIZNITCH 'bitch'; a spiteful or unpleasant woman; a difficult or unpleasant situation or thing ...2002 US euphemism
• BOOGER something distasteful, troublesome, or discomforting; something that is very difficult to do ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUSINESS a difficult matter ...1843 colloq.
• CAFLUGALTY a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CAFUGELTY trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-A-GRACKLE a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAIBLES scrapes, difficulties ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DEAD LIFT a position in which one can do no more, an extremity; a difficulty without assistance ...1567 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• DEAD TROUBLE an extremely difficult situation; deep trouble ...1971 UK sl.
• DIABLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBUT a difficulty, a scrape ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICHEL a bad scrape, a difficulty ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIFFICACITY †* difficulty ...1656
• DIFFUCALTY difficulty ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DILDERMOT an obstacle, a great difficulty ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EGG-DANCE an intricate and difficult task ...1801
• EMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FALL problems, difficulties; a 'fall from grace' ...1910s criminals' sl.
• GREAT HAND, A anything difficult to manage; a 'handful' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HABBLE a difficulty, a state of muddle or perplexity; a quandary; a tangle ...1797 Sc.
• HAG(G) a worry, trouble, burden; a difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM a difficult situation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• HAMSTRAM difficulty ...1768 Sc.
• HANDFUL someone or something difficult to cope with ...1887 sl.
• HARASS difficulty, great trouble ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HARD CHANCE a difficult time, trouble ...1957 Amer. dial.
• HARD NUT TO CRACK, A a very difficult question, undertaking, or problem ...Aust. sl.
• HARD ROW OF STUMPS, A trouble; a difficulty ...1884 Amer. dial.
• HARD ROW TO HOE a long or difficult matter to accomplish ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HASSLE trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother ...1945
• HELL-BUSTER something extremely difficult or arduous ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOBBLE a difficult situation, from which it is hard to extricate oneself ...L18 sl.
• HOOKER a difficult question on an examination ...1971 Amer. sl.
• HUMP any difficulty; a problem ...20C
• ILL illness, pain; disease; difficulty ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• JAZZER a catch; a hidden difficulty ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JUBBERTY a difficulty; a vexatious occurrence; a misfortune ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LARGE ORDER something big, exaggerated, or very difficult ...1930 colloq.
• LAST STRAW, THE a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• LAST STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, THE a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• LONG ROW TO HOE a long or difficult task to perform ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• MAGRIM a difficulty; an awkward predicament ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MAJOR MALFUNCTION a ludicrous or irritating source of difficulty, esp. a problem attributable to stupidity or incompetence ...1987 US military sl.
• MAMMA anything very large, difficult, or challenging ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MUDDAFUKKA a difficult thing or situation ...1995 US sl.
• NAUSE an inconvenience; a difficulty; an unpleasant person or thing ...1977 Brit. sl.
• NAUZE an inconvenience; a difficulty; an unpleasant person or thing ...1977 Brit. sl.
• NEEDS-END difficulties ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEEF difficulty; need ...1742 Sc.
• NEIF difficulty; need ...1742 Sc.
• OLD MAN a difficult job ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD ONE a difficult job ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PAINFULNESS the quality of causing trouble or labour; difficulty, troublesomeness, irksomeness ...1526 arch.
• PAIN IN THE ASS a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE DERRIERE a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE REAR a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PALAVER difficulty, trouble, bother ...1953
• PARTY a difficult, demanding situation ...1960s sl.
• PICKLEMENT a difficult or awkward situation; a predicament ...1945 Amer. dial.
• PISSER any difficult task or situation; a task which is likely to make you angry ...20C US sl.
• PUSH a scrape, difficulty ...Irish sl.
• QUEER STREET an imaginary street where people in difficulties are supposed to reside; hence, any difficulty, fix, or trouble, bad circumstances, debt, illness, etc. ...1837 sl.
• RED a difficult or problematic situation ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• ROUGH SHAKE an unfair or difficult situation ...E19 sl.
• SALT trouble, annoyance, difficulties ...1950s US Black & W. Indies sl.
• SALVE † a solution of a difficulty; also, a sophistical excuse or evasion ...a1628
• SCOURING † a difficult affair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL a difficulty, hobble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a state of difficulty or trouble; a 'scrape' ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUFFLE difficulty; great hardship ...1890s US Black sl.
• SNORTER something outstandingly impressive or difficult ...Brit. slang
• TANGLE a difficulty; a state of mental confusion or perplexity ...1873 Sc.
• TANGLEMENT a difficulty; anything involved or confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a difficulty, struggle, pinch; hard labour; the act of labouring hard ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAW difficulty; a great to-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWEN † a difficulty; a great do-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-GANG labour, difficulty; perseverance; energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GATE a season of difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFFY-TAFFY a difficult piece of work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHIPPER-TOOTIES silly scruples about doing anything; frivolous difficulties ...B1900 Sc.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - nouns, person
• 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.
• CASE an unusual, queer, or peculiar person; a character; a disreputable person; a difficult fellow ...1859 Amer. dial.
• HAITHEN an intractable or difficult person or thing ...1949 Sc.
• HANDFUL someone or something difficult to cope with ...1887 sl.
• PARCEL a difficult, troublesome person; a term of abuse ...20C Irish sl.
• QUAGMIRIST † one who makes a quagmire of himself; one who gets himself into a situation which is difficult to get out of ...1655
• TICKLER a shrewd, cunning person or animal; a difficult person to deal with ...1887 Sc.
• WAMPUS a mean, difficult or objectionable person; an offensive or loathsome person ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person ...1915 Amer. dial.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - verbs
• BATTLE THE WATCH to do one’s best in difficulty circumstances ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BE IN THE SHIT to be in trouble or a difficult or unpleasant situation ...sl.
• BE LEFT to fail; to be outdistances metaphorically; to be placed in a difficult situation ...c1895 colloq.
• BE LEFT IN THE LAPS † to be left in difficulties, 'in the lurch' ...1598
• BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER ABOUT to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
• BUGGER AROUND to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
• BUNKER to be placed in a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself; to put in difficulty ...1894
• BUTT THE BULL OFF THE BRIDGE to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1946 Amer. dial.
• COME THROUGH THE HARD to encounter difficulties; to experience adverse fortune ...1795 Sc.
• COME UP SMILING to face a difficult circumstance without showing fear or complaining ...M19 sl., orig. boxing usage
• DIFFICILITATE † to make difficult; the opposite of facilitate ...1611 rare or obs.
• DIFFICULT to put in a difficulty, to perplex, to puzzle ...1631 Sc.
• DO DICKISES to perform some difficult feat which another cannot do ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE THE MUSIC to deal stoically with a problem or difficult situation ...1850 sl.
• FALL IN to find oneself in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• FALL IN THE SHIT to get into trouble; to find oneself in difficulties ...c1870 colloq.
• FALL OUT OF THE PAN INTO THE FIRE to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one ...1596
• GET A FALL to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• GET IN A TIGHT to run into difficulty ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GET IN A TIGHT CRACK to get into trouble or difficulty ...1926 US sl.
• GET LEFT to fail; to be outdistanced metaphorically; to be placed in a difficult situation ...c1895 colloq.
• GET ONE'S ASS IN A CRACK to get into trouble or difficulty ...1966 US sl.
• GET ONE'S TAIL IN A CRACK to get into trouble; to get oneself into a difficult situation ...1961 US sl.
• FIND A HAIR IN THE NECK to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• HAGGLE to advance with difficulty; to do anything with much obstruction, to struggle ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A HAIR IN THE NECK to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• HAVE A RAVELLED HASP to be in a difficulty ...1737 Sc.
• HAVE A WOLF BY THE EARS to be in a precarious or difficult situation or predicament ...1560
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A CRACK to be in a difficult situation ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A SPLIT STICK to be in a difficult situation ...1946 Amer. dial.
• JACKSON to contrive to get out of difficulty ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LEAVE TO THE LONG SANDS † to leave in the lurch, to place in a difficulty ...1671 Sc.
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1742
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1855
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A MEADOW to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...c1530
• PUT A SCOTCH ON ANYTHING to put difficulties in its way ...1868 Eng. dial.
• ROW AGAINST WIND AND TIDE to undertake a difficult or arduous task; to work in adverse circumstances or in the face of opposition ...1867
• SALT UP to cause trouble for; to place in a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1980s US college sl.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T ITCH to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T YUCK to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..1684 Eng. dial.
• SEEK A KNOT IN A BULRUSH to look for or make difficulties when there are none ...1340
• SEEK A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1690
• SEEK A NEEDLE IN A TRUSS OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1711
• SHOE THE GRAY GOOSE to spend one's time uselessly; to undertake a difficult and profitless business ...1892
• SNATCH A CLUB FROM HERCULES to attempt an impossible or very difficult task ...1832
• SPELL ABLE to perform a difficult task in fulfilment of a boast ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SPELL BAKER to perform a difficult or challenging task; to be up to the mark ...M19 sl.
• TAKE A BIT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE A DROP to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• TAKE A FALL to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• TAKE A LOT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE SOME DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAR THE FINGERS TO DO A THING to meet with difficulty in accomplishing it; to be unwilling to do it ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROW A KINK INTO to create a difficulty for; to thwart ...1930 Amer. sl.
DIFFICULT - phrases
• DEVIL COULD NOT DO IT UNLESS HE WERE DRUNK, THE said of anything very difficult to perform ...1892 Sc.
DIFFICULTY - adverbs
• BY THE HARDEST with great difficulty ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLY † not easily, with difficulty ...1535
• PAINFULLY in a way that gives trouble; with difficulty ...1533
• UNGAINLY circuitously; with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WITH MUCH ADO with much trouble or difficulty ...1548
• WITH NEED †* with difficulty; not easily or readily ...1422
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
DIFFICULTY - phrases
• FIRST HUNDRED YEARS ARE THE HARDEST, THE the first difficulties are the greatest ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAMMED IN A CLINCH LIKE JACKSON involved in a difficulty of a secondary degree ...1867 US sailors' sl.
• NOT TO HALLOO UNTIL ONE IS OUT OF THE WOOD not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past ...1801
• ONE'S ASS IS IN THE WIND one is exposed to difficulty or danger ...1964 Amer. sl.
• ON YOUR ARSE in dire straits, esp. financial ...1917 US sl.
• THAT WATER'S NOT WADEABLE that difficulty will not easily be overcome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DIFFIDENT - adjectives
• BACKWARD unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SUGAR-DISEASE diabetes ...1847-9
DIABOLICAL - adjectives
• SATANICAL diabolical ...1547
• UNRUDE † base, detestable, diabolical, vile ...Bk1905 Sc.
DIABOLICAL - nouns, person
• SATAN * a diabolical person ...1596
DIAGNOSE - verbs
• DIAGNOSTICATE to diagnose ...1846
DIAGONAL - adjectives
• CATABIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATABIASSED out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner, askew, awry ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CATERBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CATERING diagonal; askew ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATTER-CORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1901 Amer. dial.
• CATTIBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTICORNER diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BYWARD diagonal ...1952 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER diagonal, in the opposite corner; askew, awry ...1945 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNERED diagonal, in the opposite corner; askew, awry ...1838 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPERED crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS crosswise, diagonal ...1911 Amer. dial.
• KATTERKORNERED-LIKE diagonal, in the opposite corner ...1843 Amer. dial.
• KITTY-MACBIAS out of line, askew, awry, diagonal ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SCREW-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCREWGIED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKEE-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SKEWJAW twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKEW-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SKRUGEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SKWEE-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1896 Amer. dial.
• SQUEEGEE twisted, askew, diagonal ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SQUEE-GEED twisted, askew, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SQUEE-JAWED twisted, askew, crooked, diagonal ...1950 Amer. dial.
DIAGONAL - verbs
• CADDY-CORNER to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CAT-A-CORNER to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATER to move diagonally or obliquely ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATERCORN to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATERCORNER to move diagonally ...1888 Amer. dial.
• CATTER to move diagonally or obliquely ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATTERWAMPUS to move diagonally ...1902 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER to move diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• JAYHAWK to go on a diagonal course ...1967 Amer. dial.
• QUARTER to move diagonally ...1846 Amer. dial.
DIAGONALLY - adverbs
• ANGLE-GODLIN at am angle, diagonally...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-BY-GODLIN cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLIN cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOGLIN slantwise, diagonally ...1905 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-WALKUS cater-cornered, diagonally, at an angle ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ASKEW crosswise, diagonally ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASLEN slantwise, diagonally ...1825 Eng. dial.
• ASLEW aslant, obliquely, awry, askew, diagonally ...1873 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ASWIR diagonally, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATHURT across, crosswise, diagonally ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIAS diagonally, cater-cornered ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIAS-WAYS diagonally, cater-cornered ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CANTERING in a diagonal manner ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CAPER-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATABIAS diagonally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNER diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERED diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATACORNERS diagonally, across from ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CAT-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATERBIAS diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATERCAWNERED diagonally, across from ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORN diagonally, across from ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATER-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATERING diagonally ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CATERWAMPUST diagonally, obliquely ...1906 Amer. dial.
• CATERWAY diagonally across an intersection of two streets ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CATTACORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTA-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTERCORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTERING diagonally ...1894 Amer. dial.
• CATTIBIAS diagonally ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTICORNERED diagonally, across from ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTIWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BIAS diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-BICEY diagonally ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CORNERED diagonally, across from ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-CROSS diagonally ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-GODLIN diagonally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-STRANGLING diagonally across ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-WAYS diagonally ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPER diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPERED TO diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHAMPUS diagonally, obliquely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CATTY-WHISTLING diagonally ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWHOMPY diagonally, obliquely ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWOBBLE. diagonally, obliquely ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• CATY-CORNER diagonally, across from ...1941 Amer. dial.
• DIAGNUS diagonally ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DIANGLING diagonally ...1914 Amer. dial.
• KITTERIN diagonally ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ONE-SIDED diagonally, crookedly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• QUARTERING diagonally, at an angle ...1852 Amer. dial.
• RICK-RACK diagonally, obliquely ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SCATTER-CORNER diagonally ... Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN diagonally ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SKEEGEE slantwise, diagonally ...1916 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED diagonally ...1956 Amer. dial.
DIAGRAM - nouns
• CARTE † a chart, map, plan, diagram ...1502
DIALECT - adjectives
• BRAID having a strong dialect language or accent ...Bk1911 Sc.
• VERNACULARY † of a language or dialect: that is naturally spoken by the people of a particular country or district; native, indigenous ...1652
• VERNACULE †* of a language or dialect: that is naturally spoken by the people of a particular country or district; native, indigenous ...1669
DIALECT - nouns
• CANT provincial dialect; vulgar slang ...1802
• LOAMSHIRE DIALECT faulty dialect as used by ignorant writers ...20C Brit. authors' usage
• TUMMUS-AN-MEARY broad Lancashire dialect ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YANKEE the dialect of New England; loosely, American English generally ...1824
DIALOGUE - nouns
• QUADRILOGUE an account by four persons; a dialogue among four persons ...a1556
• TRIALOGUE a dialogue, discussion, or conversation between three persons ...1532
DIALOGUE - verbs
• DIALOGUIZE † to take part in dialogue; to converse ...1599
DIAMOND - adjectives
• ICED wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED DOWN wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED OUT wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
DIAMOND - nouns
• DAISY a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
• DASY a diamond ...M18 UK criminals sl.
• ICE jewellery, esp. diamonds ...L19 sl., orig. US
• ICE-CUBE a diamond ...1930s sl.
• MEXICAN DIAMOND a stone cut and polished to look like a diamond ...1950 US sl.
• PARAGON a perfect diamond; now applied to those weighing more than a hundred carats ...1622
• PROP a diamond or valuable piece of jewellery ...1914 criminals' sl.
• ROCK a diamond or other precious stone ...1908 sl., orig. US
• ROCK CANDY diamonds ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCHLENTER a fake diamond sold as the real thing ...1892 S. Afr. mining usage
• SHINER a diamond or other precious stone; usually used in the plural ...1884 sl.
• SIMPLE SIMON a diamond, usually a diamond ring; the playing card ...1910s rhyming sl.
• SPARKLER a diamond or other precious stone ...1822 sl.
• SPARK-PROP a diamond pin or tie-pin ...1879 criminals' sl.
• STONE a diamond ...1904 criminals' sl.
• TERRA NOBILIS † an old name for the diamond at a time when its real nature was not known ...1882
DIAMOND - nouns, person
• ICEMAN a diamond thief ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• I.D.B. an Illicit Diamond Buyer ...1884 S. Afr. colloq.
DIAPER - nouns
• BABBY-CLOUTS clothing or napkins for babies ...1864 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BREECHCLOUT a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHCLOUT a diaper ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHES baby's diapers ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHIN'S a baby's diaper ...1926 Amer. dial.
• CHANGEABLE SEAT COVERS diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLOUT a diaper ...20C Amer. dial.
• DIDY a diaper ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DRY-DEES diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DRYPERS diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DYDEES diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPING diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIPPIN'S diapers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IRISH FLAG a diaper, a nappy ...20C US sl.
• TEE-TEE CLOTH a diaper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED BRITCHES diapers, a diaper ...1965Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTIES diapers, a diaper ...1965 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNERED PANTS diapers, a diaper ...1933 Amer. dial.
• THREE-CORNER PANTS diapers, a diaper ...1951 Amer. dial.
DIAPHRAGM - see BIRTH CONTROL
DIAPHRAGM (body) - nouns
• MIDDERN the midriff or diaphragm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDRED the midriff, the diaphragm ...1834 Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - adjectives
• CACATORY †* attended with looseness of the bowels ...1684
• LOOSE AS A GOOSE IN SCOPEBERRY TIME having diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LOOSE-ENDED having diarrhoea ...19C colloq.
• LOOSE IN THE HAFT having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HILT having diarrhoea ...19C Brit. sl.
• ON THE BACK-DOOR TROT afflicted with diarrhoea ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - nouns
• ANY-GO-FLUM-BUMS diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• APPLE-BLOSSOM TWO-STEP looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• ARKANSAS TRAVELS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial. jocular
• AX-HANDLES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• AZTEC REVENGE diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC HOP diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• AZTEC TWO-STEP diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1953 sl.
• BACKDOOR QUICKSTEPS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACKDOOR SCOOTS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BACK-DOOR TROTS diarrhoea ...1801 sl.
• BACKHOUSE TROT(S) diarrhoea ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BARLEYCORN SPRINTS dysentery following a drunk ...1858 Amer. loggers' usage
• BARNYARD TROTS diarrhoea ...1970 Amer. dial.
• B.D.T. diarrhoea (BackDoor Trot) ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BLOIT diarrhoea ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOT HILL TWO-STEP diarrhoea ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CACKEREL † dysentery ...1659
• CHICKENSHITS, THE diarrhoea ...1950s US sl.
• CAIRO CRUD diarrhoea ...1940s sl.
• CHINESE ROT (usually offensive) diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• COCK-TAILS, THE diarrhoea ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• CONFEDERATE DISEASE diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• CRAPS diarrhoea; euphemism for 'the shits' ...20C US sl.
• DELHI BELLY diarrhoea suffered by visitors to India ...1944 sl.
• DIACUMBELICUM diarrhoea; bowel trouble ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EARTHA KITTS diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits'
• EARTHAS diarrhoea ...1950s rhyming sl. for 'shits' (Eartha Kitts)
• EDGAR BRITTS diarrhoea ...1969 Aust. rhyming sl for the 'shits'
• EVACUATION OF THE CORINTH, THE diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• FAN DODGE dysentery ...1958 Amer. dial.
• FANTOD diarrhoea ...19C US sl.
• FANTODS looseness of the bowels ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAR EAST TWO-STEP diarrhoea; dysentery ...1960s US sl.
• FLUXES diarrhoea, esp. bloody diarrhoea; dysentery ...20C
• FLYING AX-HANDLES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FLYING HANDICAP diarrhoea ...20C Aust. sl.
• GIPPY TUMMY n. stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• G.I.'s diarrhoea ...1946 Amer. dial.
• G.I. SICKNESS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• G.I. TROTS diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GOLLYWOBBLES a stomach-ache; a general feeling of discomfort or illness; diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-YONDERS diarrhoea; looseness of the bowels ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE DIRTIES diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TROT diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE TWO-STEP diarrhoea ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GREEN-APPLE WALK diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GURR diarrhoea ...E16 Brit. colloq.
• GURRY diarrhoea ...E16 Brit. colloq.
• GYPPO GUT stomach troubles; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1940s sl.
• GYPPO TUMMY traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1944 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY traveller's diarrhoea contracted in Egypt or elsewhere ...1965 Amer. military sl.
• GYPPY TUMMY upset stomach; diarrhoea; orig., that contracted in Egypt, but now extended to any such problems that tourists experience abroad or in ethnic restaurants at home ...1943 sl.
• JERRY-GO-NIMBLE diarrhoea ...Bk1896 sl.
• KING TUT'S REVENGE diarrhoea contracted in the Middle East ...1970s US sl.
• LASK looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea; an attack of this ...1542
• LAX † looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MEXICAN FOX-TROT diarrhoea ...1979 US sl.
• MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico ...1962 sl.
• MOVIES diarrhoea ...M20 US sl.
• MUD BUTT diarrhoea ...2004 US sl.
• NICKER BITS diarrhoea ...20C rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• NORRIS MCWHIRTER diarrhoea ...2002 UK rhyming sl. for 'squirter' (based on author Norris McWhirter)
• PALSHALLALS the diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PHARAOH'S REVENGE food poisoning, esp. with diarrhoea, suffered by tourists in Mexico or Egypt ...1960s sl., orig. US
• QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1776 Amer. dial.
• RADIO ONES diarrhoea ...1992 UK rhyming slang for 'the runs'
• RANGOON RUNS diarrhoea, esp. contracted on foreign holidays ...1940s sl.
• RAY diarrhoea ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RUNS, THE diarrhoea ...1962 euphemism
• SAIGON QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...1991 US sl.
• SAINT MORITZ diarrhoea ...1998 UK rhyming sl. for 'the shits'
• SANTA ANNA'S REVENGE loose bowels, diarrhoea ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCATE diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERS diarrhoea, particularly of animals ...1949 sl.
• SCOOT liquid excrement ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOOTS diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOOTS, THE diarrhoea ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SCOUR diarrhoea; a violent purging ...1784 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOURING diarrhoea in animals ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURS diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCOURS, THE. diarrhoea ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTERS skitters, diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTERS, THE skitters, diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHITS, THE diarrhoea ...OE sl.
• SHITTERS diarrhoea ...19C sl.
• SKATE diarrhoea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKEETS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKEETS, THE diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIDS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKIT † diarrhoea in animals, esp. sheep ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SKITES diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITS diarrhoea ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SKITTER diarrhoea; looseness or laxity of the bowels ...a1585 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKITTERS diarrhoea ...a1585
• SKITTERS, THE diarrhoea ...a1585
• SQUITS, THE diarrhoea ...1841 Brit. euphemism
• SQUITTERS diarrhoea ...1664 sl.
• SUMMER COMPLAINT diarrhoea, esp. that experienced in the summer ...M19 colloq.
• TENNESSEE QUICKSTEP diarrhoea ...US Civil War usage
• THINS dysentery ...1947 Amer. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO diarrhoea ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THOROUGH-GO-NIMBLE diarrhoea ...1734 sl.
• TOURISTAS diarrhoea, esp. when it occurs in American tourists in Mexico ...M20 US sl.
• TURISTAS diarrhoea, esp. when it occurs in American tourists in Mexico ...M20 US sl.
• TROTS, THE diarrhoea ...1904 euphemism
• VAVITE diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• VAVITES, THE diarrhoea ...1969 Amer. dial.
• VIET SHITS diarrhoea ...1991 US sl.
• WILD AX-HANDLE diarrhoea ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WILD QUIRT diarrhoea ...17C colloq.
• WOG GUT diarrhoea ...E20 Aust. military sl.
DIARRHOEA - nouns, person
• SQUITTER-BREECH † a pants fouler, i.e. one who has or suffers from diarrhoea ...1611
DIARRHOEA - verbs
• BOWEL OFF to have diarrhoea ...1953 Amer. dial.
• HAVE AN ARSE LIKE THE JAPANESE FLAG to have diarrhoea ...Brit. sl.
• LOSE THE LAGGIN-GIRD to have an attack of diarrhoea or dysentery ...c1850 Sc.
• SCATE to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to throw off excrement in a liquid state ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUR to cause or to be afflicted with diarrhoea ...1866 Sc.
• SHOOT to have diarrhoea ...20C sl.
• SKATE to have diarrhoea; chiefly used of calves ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKIT * to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...1805
• SKITTER to void thin excrement; to have diarrhoea ...a1300 Sc. & Eng. dial.
DIARRHOEA - phrases
• I COULD SHIT THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE used by someone suffering from diarrhoea ...L19 sl.
DIARY - nouns
• DAYBOOK a book in which the occurrences or transactions of the day are entered; a diary, a journal ...1580
• KILBURN a diary; esp. a police diary ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Kilburn Priory)
• KILBURN PRIORY a diary; esp. a police diary ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
DICE - adjectives
• AWAY in bar dice games: counting for nothing ...1976 US sl.
• CANDY of dice: transparent ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• DEAD of dice: weighted to have one face land up more often than the law of averages would predict ...1993 US sl.
• FALSE of dice: loaded so as to fall unfairly ...1551
• UNCOGGED of dice: not cogged or loaded ...1870
DICE - nouns
• ABYSSINIAN POLO a game of dice ...1920s US sl.
• ACE in dice games: a rolled one; the 1-spot on a die ...1960s US gambling sl.
• ACE-DEUCE 3, esp. in craps dice ...1920s US Black sl.
• ACROBATS loaded or unfairly bevelled dice ...1924 Amer. gambling sl.
• ADA FROM DECATUR in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• ADA ROSS, THE STABLE HOSS in a game of dice: a roll of eight ...1918 US sl.
• AFRICAN DOMINOES dice; specifically the game of craps ...1919 Amer. dial.
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL a die, usually in plural ...1920s US sl.
• ALABAMA MARBLES dice ...1910s US sl.
• ALAMEDA in bar dice games: a roll that produces no points for the player ...1971 US sl.
• APARTMENT HOUSE in bar dice games: a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll ...1977 US sl.
• ARMY MARBLES dice ...1963 US sl.
• ARMY ODDS in a dice game: the true odds, not approximate odds often used in street games ...1962 US sl.
• ARMY ROLL a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat in a game of craps ...1963 US sl.
• BABIES dice ...1974 US sl.
• BALE † the set of dice for any special game, formerly usually three ...1481-90
• BAR † a kind of false die, on which certain numbers are prevented from turning up ...1545
• BONES dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• BOTTOMS dice that have been marked to have two identical faces ...1962 US sl.
• BOUNCE SHOT in a dice game: a type of controlled shot by a skilled cheat ...1950 US sl.
• BUSTERS misspotted dice ...1961 US gambling sl.
• BUST-OUTS fraudulent dice ...1952 US sl.
• CALIPERS dice that are true to an extremely minute tolerance, approximately 1/1000th of an inch ...1950 US sl.
• CHILDREN IN THE WOOD, THE the dice in the box ...c1850 gambling sl.
• COGS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DALY † a die, or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything; a cube ...c1440
• DAYLY † a die or a knuckle-bone used as a die; also, a cubical piece of anything, a cube ...c1440
• DECATUR the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• DEE a die (dice) ...1830 Eng. dial.
• DEVIL'S BONES dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DEVIL'S TEETH dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• DISPATCHER(S) a form of false dice, on which the pips are arranged in wrong numbers; a 'high dispatcher' cannot throw less than 2, while a 'low dispatcher' cannot throw higher than 3 ...L18 sl.
• DOWNHILLS dice that are loaded so as to roll a low number ...1662 sl.
• EDGE WORK the alteration of dice by rounding off the edges to affect the roll ...1950 US sl.
• FARGER a false die ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• FORGERS crooked dice ...L16 sl.
• FULHAMS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• GAFFS crooked dice ...1940s US sl.
• GALLOPING BONES dice ...1920 US sl.
• GALLOPING DOMINOES dice ...1918 US sl.
• GENTLEMAN'S PALSY used allusively in reference to the shaking of the dice-box ...1608 nonce use
• GOLFBALLS dice ...1962 US sl.
• GOURDS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAZARDRY † the playing at hazard; dicing, gambling ...1297
• HIGH MEN crooked dice that will always produce a high number ...M16 sl.
• IVORIES dice ...1830 sl.
• JACKING OFF shaking dice with a movement that might be seen as resembling masturbation ...20C gambling sl.
• LITTLE ADA the point of 8 in craps dice ...1910s US gambling usage
• LOW MEN dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• MEMPHIS DOMINOES dice ...1942 US jocular
• MISSISSIPPI MARBLES dice; a game of dice, esp. craps ...1920 Amer. jocular
• MISSISSIPPI MULE dice, or the game of craps ...1920s US sl.
• NICK a winning throw at dice ...1721 gaming sl.
• PAD ROLL a controlled roll of the dice by a skilled cheat, best made on a blanket spread on the ground ...1950 US sl.
• PERCENTAGE DICE dice that have been altered to favour a certain roll ...1975 US sl.
• PHOEBE in dice games: a roll of five ...1945 US sl.
• QUATRE the number four; the four in dice ...a1550
• QUEER TATS false dice ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• RAFFLE † a game of chance played with three dice, in which the winner was the person who threw the three all alike, or, if none did so, the one who threw the highest pair; also, the throwing of a doublet or triplet in this game ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RATTLERS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• SACK OF GARBAGE in bar dice games: a roll that produces no points for the player ...1971 US sl.
• SATAN'S BONES dice ...E18 sl.
• SICE the number six marked upon dice; a throw in which the die turns up six ...c1386
• SICE-ACE a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SICE CINQUE a throw with two dice turning up six and five ...c1386
• SINES †* two sixes in dicing ...c1450
• SIXTY DAYS in dice games: a roll of six ...1962 US sl.
• SIZE-ACE a throw with two dice turning up six and one ...1592
• SIZE-POINT † the six in dice ...1648
• STABLE BOY'S FAVOURITE a controlled throw of dice onto a dirt surface ...1974 US sl.
• ST. HUGH'S BONES dice ...M19 sl.
• TALLMEN † dice loaded so as to turn up high numbers ...1592 cant
• TATS dice ...Bk1896 sl.
• TITTLE a pip on dice ...1538
• TOPS doctored dice used for cheating purposes ...1930s gambling sl.
• UPHILLS fixed dice that will always show high numbers ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
DICE - nouns, person
• HAZARDER * a player at hazard or dice; a dicer, a gamester ...a1300
• IVORY-TURNER a skilful dicer ...c1820 sl.
• OLD COLE a veteran dice cheat ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• TIRLER OF SQUARE BONES † a thrower of dice, a dicer ...1609
DICE (game) - verbs
• BAR THE DICE † to declare the throw void ...1673
• CACKLE as part of a controlled roll of dice: to give them the appearance and sound of being shaken while actually perverting their turning ...1963 US sl.
• FADE in dice and card games: to bet against the player holding the dice, or in poker, to match the previous bet ...L19 gambling sl.
• GAFF to gamble with cards, dice, etc. ...1812 sl.
• GATE in private dice games: to stop the dice while rolling, either as a superstition or to check for cheating ...1963 US sl.
• HOCUS in gambling: to make dice crooked ...1940s US gambling sl.
• KILL in bar dice games: to declare that a formerly wild point is no longer wild ...1976 US sl.
• MAKE A BLUE WITH A RAT to cause a die to hit an obstruction ...c1920 Aust. gamblers' sl.
• NAB to cheat, to trick; to cheat with dice ...L17 sl.
• NAB A COG to cheat at dice ...Bk1902 sl.
• NAP to cheat at dice ...c1696
• NICK to score at dice ...c1696 sl.
• PALM to conceal in the palm of the hand, as in cheating at cards or dice, or in juggling ...1673
• PUT THE EARS ON to attempt a controlled roll of the dice ...1963 US sl.
• RAFFLE to cast dice, draw lots, etc. for something ...a1680
• RASSLE to play a game of bar dice ...1971 US sl.
• VAP to snap your fingers, when throwing dice ...1965 Barbados sl.
• WRESTLE to play a game of bar dice ...1971 US sl.
DICE (cut) - verbs
• SCHNIBBLE to chop meat into small pieces; to dice ...1983 Amer. dial.
DICE - phrases
• ACES AWAY in bar dice games: rolls of one have no point value ...1976 US sl.
DICTATOR - nouns, person
• CAESAR a tyrant or dictator; an absolute monarch ...ME
DICTATORIAL - adjectives
• MAGISTERIAL assuming authority; dictatorial ...1632
DICTIONARY - adjectives
• DICTIONATICAL such as the dictionary authorizes or approves ...1914 Amer. dial.
DICTIONARY - nouns
• CALEPIN † a dictionary; fig. one's book of authority or reference; one's notebook or memorandum book ...1568
• DICK a dictionary ...19C Brit. sl.
• DICTIONAR a dictionary ...1773 Sc.
• ETYMOLOGICON a dictionary or work on the etymologies of the words in a language ...1645
• GAZETTEER a geographical index or dictionary ...1704
• IDIOTICON a dictionary confined to a particular dialect, or containing words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country ...1842
• RICHARD a dictionary ...Bk1903 sl.
• RICHARDANARY a dictionary ...Bk1903 rhyming sl.
• RICHARD SNARY a dictionary ...1796 rhyming sl.
• VERBAL †* a collection of words; a vocabulary or dictionary ...1599
DIE - nouns, person (also see dead, death & dying)
• GONER someone who has died or is unavoidably doomed to die very soon ...1847 UK sl.
DIE - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• ADEADEN † to die ...c1230
• ANSWER THE FINAL SUMMONS to die ...L19
• ANSWER THE LAST CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE LAST MUSTER to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL to be killed; to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ANSWER THE LAST ROLL CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANSWER THE ROLL CALL to die ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BE CALLED AFT to die ...1975 Amer. sl.
• BE CALLED HOME to die ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BE NO MORE to die ...20C euphemism & colloq.
• BE PUT INTO ONE'S COOL CRAPE to die ...L18 sl.
• BE TAKEN AWAY to die ...1898 Eng. dial.
• BE TOOK to die ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLOW to expire, to die ...1845
• BOWL OUT to die ...M19 sl.
• BOX to die ...1972 Amer. hospital usage
• BUCK OUT to die ...1939 Amer. cowboys' sl.
• BUCK OUT IN SMOKE to die in a gun battle ...1944 Amer. West. sl.
• BUMP to kill; to die; to shell of bombard a certain position ...US Civil War usage
• BUNG OUT to die ...1900s NZ sl.
• BUY IT to be killed; also, to die ...1920 sl.
• BUY THE FARM to be killed, hence, to die ...1958 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
• BUY THE LOT to be killed; hence, to die ...1970 Amer. sl., orig. military
• BUY THE RANCH to die ...1963 sl., orig. services' usage, denoting being killed in action
• BUZZ OFF to die ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CALL IT A DAY to die ...M19 sl.
• CALL IT QUITS to die ...20C sl.
• CALL OFF ALL BETS to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CAMP to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAMP DOWN to die ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CARK to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• CASH to die ...1908 US sl.
• CASH IN to die ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CASH IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CASH ONE'S CHIPS to die ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CEASE to die ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CEASE BREATHING to die ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHALK OUT to die ...1941 US sl.
• CHECK IN to die ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CHECK IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHECK OUT to die ...1936 Amer. euphemism
• CHUCK IN ONE'S MARBLE to die...1908 Aust. sl.
• CHUCK ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1924 Aust.
• CLIMB THE GOLDEN STAIRCASE to die ...L19 US colloq.
• CLOSE ONE'S DAYS to die ...c1400
• COIL UP ONE'S ROPES to die ...Brit. naval sl.
• COME TO THEMSELVES to perish, to die ...1899 Sc.
• COME UP 'MONGST THE MISSIN' to die; to be lost ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CONK OUT to die ...1920s Amer. sl.
• COP A BUNDLE to die ...1940s Aust. sl.
• COP A DREAR to die ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• COP A DRILL to die ...1940s US Black sl.
• CROAK to die ...1812 sl.
• CROKE to die; to murder ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROSS OVER THE RANGE to die ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CUT ONE'S CABLE to die ...Bk1891 sl.
• DANCE OFF to die, esp. by legal execution ...1930s Amer. sl.
• DEAD † to become dead; to die ...c950
• DECEASE THIS WORLD † to die ...1515
• DEPART to die ...E16 sl.
• DEPART TO GOD to die ...E16
• DIE HARD † to die obdurate or impenitent ...1709
• DIE IN A BLAZE OF GLORY to die fighting bravely; to die while killing the enemy ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DIE IN A VEIN † to die through loss of blood ...1547-64
• DIE IN HARNESS to die in the midst of work ...1875
• DIE JANNOCK to die with bravado ...1882 sl.
• DIE OF ACCELERATION to die of starvation ...L19 UK tramps' sl.
• DIE OFF of a person: to die ...1887 Amer. dial.
• DIE OUT of a person: to die ...1913 Amer. dial.
• DIE WITH ONE'S BOOTS ON to die while still active, not of old age or illness ...19C US cowboy usage
• DIE WITHOUT A BED to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DIE WITHOUT A SHIFT to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DIE WITHOUT WHOLE BREECHES to die poor ...1881 Ireland
• DRAW THE ACE to die in battle ...Bk1998 sl.
• DROP to die ...M17
• DROP OFF to die
• DROP OFF THE PERCH to die ...1937 UK sl.
• EAT IT to be killed; to die ...1982 US military usage
• EAT ONE'S SHORTS to die, to suffer ...1970s US sl.
• END ONE'S DAYS to die ...a1533
• EXPIRE to die; to breathe out one's last breath ...M15
• FADE to die ...1940 Amer. jocular euphemism
• FADE OUT to die ...1920s sl., orig. US
• FAIL † to die ...1613
• FALL ASLEEP to die ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FALL HEAVY to die rich ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FALL OFF THE PERCH to die ...L18 sl.
• FALL OFF THE TWIG to die ...2000s sl.
• FALL ON SLEEP to die ...1947 Amer. dial.
• FARE † to depart from life; to die ...c1175
• FERRECK to die ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FIND REST to die ...1911 Amer. dial. euphemism
• FINISH ONE'S CIRCLE to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH ONE'S COURSE to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FINISH OUT THE ROW to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• FLUMMUX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• GET HIS to die ...1909 sl., orig. & chiefly services' usage
• GET ONE'S CALL to die; to be about to die ...Eng. dial.
• GET THE CALL to die ...1884 Sc.
• GHOST † to give up the ghost, to die ...L16
• GIVE UP THE GHOST to die
• GO BUNG to die ...1882 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GO DEAD to die ...1868 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• GO OFF to die ...17C colloq.
• GO OFF THE HANDLE to die ...1872
• GO OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1840 Amer. sl.
• GO ON TO A BETTER WORLD to die ...20C sl.
• GO OVER THE RANGE to die ...1879 Amer. dial.
• GO ROUND LAND to die ..1865 Eng. dial.
• GO TO ABNEY PARK to die ...L19 sl.
• GO TO DAVY JONES'S LOCKER to die ...M18 sl.
• GO TO GRASS to die ...1858 Amer. dial.
• GO TO ONE'S LONG HOME to die ...c1657 Amer. dial.
• GO TO THE LAST MUSTER to die ...20C US euphemism
• GO TO THE WALL to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GO UNDER to fail; to perish; to die ...1848 Amer. dial.
• GO UP SALT RIVER to die ...1945 US sl.
• GO WEST to die ...1915 sl.
• HAND IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1879 sl., orig. US
• HAND IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die ...1905 jocular
• HANG UP to quit work; to retire; to die ...1845 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S BOOTS to quit work; to retire; to die ...1975 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S FIDDLE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S HARNESS to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S HAT to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S RACK to quit work; to retire; to die ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HANG UP ONE'S ROPE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HANG UP ONE'S SADDLE to quit work; to retire; to die ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A LONG INNINGS to die in the fullness of years ...Bk1896 colloq.
• HEAVE ANCHOR to die ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE CAN to die; to commit suicide ...1978 US sl.
• HOP THE STICK to die ...1797 sl.
• HOP THE TWIG to die ...1797 sl.
• INLAKE † to die ...1742 Sc.
• JACK IT to die ...L19 sl.
• JUMP THE BUCKEYE LOG to die ...1952 Amer. dial.
• KARK to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• KARK IT to die ...1977 Aust. sl.
• KEEL OVER to die ...1977 sl.
• KICKERABOO to 'kick the bucket', to die ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• KICK OFF to die ...1921 sl., orig. US
• KICK THE BUCK to die ...1966 Amer. dial.
• KICK THE BUCKET to die ...1785 sl.
• KISS OFF to die ...1945 US sl.
• KISS THE DUST to die ...19C Brit. sl.
• K.O. to die ...1970s US college sl.
• LAUNCH INTO ETERNITY to die ...1720
• LAY DOWN THE KNIFE AND FORK to die ...19C Brit. jocular euphemism
• LAY UP to die ...1883 US sl.
• LEAVE THIS WORLD to die ...20C euphemism
• LOSE THE NUMBER OF ONE'S MESS to die; to be killed ...sl.
• LOUP THE DYKIE to die ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MAKE A DIE to die after a long illness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARCH OFF † to die ...1693
• MOVE OFF to die ...M18 sl.
• OBSQUATULATE to die ...1830 Amer. dial.
• OFF to die ...1920s sl.
• OFF IT to die ...1930 sl.
• PACK IN to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
• PACK UP to retire; to stop working or trying; to die ...WWI colloq.
• PASS to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASS AWAY to die ...20C colloq.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...c1870 Amer. sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1879 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S COUNTERS to die ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PASS IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die...1905 jocular
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLE to die...1908 Aust. sl.
• PASS IN ONE'S MARBLES to die ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASS ON to die ...20C US colloq.
• PASS ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1933 Aust.
• PASS OUT to die ...L19 sl.
• PASS OVER to die ...20C colloq.
• PASS THE BUCK to die ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PAY THE DEBT OF NATURE to die ...1494
• PEG OUT to die ...1855 sl.
• PERISH TO DEATH to die a slow death; to waste away ...1940 Amer. dial.
• PIKE to die ...E16 slang
• POP OFF to die ...1764 sl.
• POP OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1842 Amer. sl.
• POP ONE'S CLOGS to die ...1970s sl.
• POP ONE'S NUTS to die ...1970s sl.
• POP ONE'S ROCKS to die ...1970s sl.
• PULL A CLUCK to die ...c1870 sl.
• PUT ONE'S CHECKS IN THE RACK to die ...1930s US sl.
• PUT ONE'S CUE IN THE RACK to die ...1980s sl.
• QUELE † to die ...c1000
• QUENCH AWAY to die ...1897 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK to die ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUIT THE SCENE to die ...1950s US Black sl.
• QUIT THE SPHERE to die ...M19 sl.
• READY TO CASH IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• READY TO PASS IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• ROLL ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1919 Aust.
• ROOT HOG OR DIE to look out for yourself or die ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SEVEN OUT to die ...1934 US sl.
• SHUFFLE OFF to die ...E20 US colloq.
• SHUFFLE OFF THIS MORTAL COIL to die ...E20 US colloq.
• SIGN ONE'S LAST CHECK to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SINK † to die ...1718
• SKIP OUT to die ...E20 Brit. sl.
• SKOP IT to die ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• SLING ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1960 Aust.
• SLIP OFF THE HOOKS to die ...1834-40 Amer. sl.
• SLIP ONE'S BOWLINE to die ...1848 Amer. nautical sl.
• SLIP ONE'S CABLE to die ...1823 US nautical sl., now hist.
• SNUFF IT to die ...M19 sl.
• SNUFF OUT to die ...M19
• SUN ONE'S MOCCASINS to die ...20C US colloq.
• TAIL IT to die ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A BLINDER to die ...M19 sl.
• TAKE A CAB to die ...2000 US sl.
• TAKE A DIRT NAP to die ...1990s US Black sl.
• TAKE A HARP to die ...L19 US college sl.
• TAKE GRUEL to die ...L19 sl.
• TAKE IN ONE'S REED AND GEARS to die ...1873 Eng. dial.
• TAKE OFF to die ...20C sl.
• TAKE ONE'S DEPARTAL to die ...1823 Sc.
• TAKE THE BIG SLIDE to die ...1960s US sl.
• TAKE THE COUNT to die ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE DEAD END to die ...Bk1900 Ireland
• TAKE THE LAST COUNT to die ...1930s sl.
• TAKE THE LAST PAYCHECK to die ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE LONG COUNT to die ...1930s sl.
• TAKE THE LONG REST to die ...1930s sl.
• THROW ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1903 Aust.
• THROW IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TIP to die ...a1700 sl.
• TIP OFF to die ...a1700 sl.
• TIP OVER THE PERCH to die ...1737 sl.
• TIP THE PERCH to die ...1737 sl.
• TOSS IN ONE'S AGATE to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1906 Aust.
• TOSS ONE'S ALLEY (IN) to die; to acknowledge defeat ...1916 Aust.
• TO-SWELT † to perish, to die ...c1205
• TURN IN ONE'S CHECKS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TURN IN ONE'S CHIPS to die ...1955 Amer. dial.
• TURN IN ONE'S DINNER-PAIL to die...1905 jocular
• TURN ONE'S TOES UP to die ...1860
• TURN UP ONE'S TOES to die ...1851 sl.
• UNBREATHE to cease to breathe; to expire, to die ...1589
• VANK to dismiss someone; to die ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• WALK to die ...M19 sl.
• ZONK to die; to lose consciousness, esp. from alcohol or drugs ...1970s US sl.
• ZONK OUT to die; to lose consciousness, esp. from alcohol or drugs ...1970s US sl.
DIE, DIES - phrases
• ONE'S CABLE HAS PARTED one dies ...1887 nautical colloq.
• ONE'S NUMBER IS UP one is doomed to die ...1899 sl.
DIED - adjectives
• JACKED IT died ...L19 sl.
• LEFT THE MINORITY died ...L19 Brit.
DIET - adjectives
• TOAST-AND-WATERED confined to a diet of toast and water ...1800
DIET - nouns
• BANTING slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat ...19C
• BANTINGISM slimming by avoiding eating sugar, starch, and fat ...19C
• CACOTROPHY a bad or inadequate diet
• CHAMELEON DIET a poor diet ...L17 sl.
• ECONOMY †* the rules which control a person's mode of living; regimen, diet ...1735
• FAT FARM a slimming clinic ...1960s sl., orig. US
• SITIOLOGY a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1849
• SITOLOGY a study or treatise on the regulation of the diet ...1864
DIFFER - nouns, person
• SINGULARIST † one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1593
• SINGULARITAN †* one who differs from others, or from what is generally accepted ...1647
DIFFER - verbs
• ABLUDE †* to differ, to be out of keeping ...1612-15
• DISCREPATE †* to differ; to be discrepant ...1623
• VEER * to diverge or differ from something ...1796
DIFFERENCE - nouns
• ALTERATION difference ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DIFFABITTERANCE a bit of difference ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DIFFER difference; the act of differing or state of being different ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIF OF BITTERNESS a bit of difference ...1921 Amer. dial.
• DISSIDY †* disagreement, difference, disharmony ...1657
• HANG-CHOICE a choice between two evils; no difference, one as bad as the other ...1816
• IMPARITY † the quality of being unlike; difference in nature or character; dissimilarity ...1608
• NEEDLE OF DIFFER the least possible difference ...1883 Sc.
• ODDS difference, hindrance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VARIATION † difference, divergence or discrepancy between two or more things or persons ...c1386
• VARIOUSNESS † difference, variance ...1628
DIFFERENCE - verbs
• MAKE NO ODDS to make no difference, not better or worse ...1776
• SKILL † to cause a distinction or difference ...c1200
DIFFERENCE - phrases
• ALL THE SAME KHAKI PANTS used for expressing the sentiment that there is no difference between the matters in question ...1996 Trinidad and Tobago
• IT’S AS BROAD AS IT’S LONG it doesn’t matter, it makes no difference ...1687
• WHAT'S THE ODDS? what's the difference? ...1840 UK
DIFFERENT - adjectives
• ANOTHER-GATES of a different kind ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANOTHER-GUESS different in kind ...1837 Amer. dial.
• ANOTHER-KINS of a different kind ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ANTRIN different ...Bk1898 N. Eng. dial.
• AT ODDS † unequal, different ...1548
• DIFFERENT AS A HAWK FROM A HANDSPIKE very different ...1846
• DIVERSIVOLENT †* wishing for or fond of strife or differences; desiring different things ...1612
• FAR OTHER widely different ...1587
• LIKE AS AN APPLE TO AN OYSTER totally different ...1532
• ODD † adj. not even, accordant, or conformable; uneven, unequal, discrepant, diverse, different ...1390
• ODDS different ...1890 Eng. dial.
• ODDSES different ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OTHERGATES † of another fashion of kind; different ...c1589 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OTHEROUS otherwise, different ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUEERY strange, odd, queer, different ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SUNDERLY † separate, several; distinct, diverse, different ...a1225
• SUNDRY † different, other ...a1300
• WRIGGLY out of the ordinary; suspiciously different ...1995 UK sl.
DIFFERENT - nouns
• ALTERITY the state of being other or different ...M17
• ANOTHER PAIR OF SHOES something entirely different; quite a different state of things ...1868
• COCK OF A DIFFERENT HACKLE, A an opponent of a different character ...1865
• DOG OF A DIFFERENT HAIR, A a person or thing of a different kind ...1867 Eng. dial.
• WHOLE NEW BALLGAME a radically new situation ...1930s sl., orig. US
DIFFERENT - nouns, person
• ANOTHER BREED OF CAT a person inferior or different from the rest ...1929 Amer. dial.
• DIFFERENT BREED OF CAT, A a person inferior or different from the rest ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DIFFERENT BREED OF DOG, A a person inferior or different from the rest ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DOG OF A DIFFERENT HAIR, A a person or thing of a different kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DIFFERENT - verbs
• HETEROPHEMIZE to say something different from what you mean to say ...1875
• SING A DIFFERENT TUNE to speak or act in a very different manner ...1890
• SING ANOTHER SONG to speak or act in a very different manner ...1390
DIFFERENTIATE - verbs
• DIFFER to separate from each other in qualities; to distinguish, to differentiate ...1883 Eng. dial.
DIFFERENTLY - adverbs
• ODD differently ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OTHERGATES † in another manner or way, otherwise, differently ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUNDERLY †* diversely, differently, variously ...a1513
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - adjectives
• BAD difficult, hard ...1882 Eng. dial.
• BALL-BREAKING troublesome, difficult, very irritating, physically demanding, exhausting ...1959 US sl.
• BALL-BUSTING troublesome, difficult; irritating; physically demanding, exhausting ...1944 US sl.
• BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE without a satisfactory alternative; in difficulty; bewildered; perplexed; baffled ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• BETWEEN HAWK AND BUZZARD in a difficult or uncomfortable position ...1856 Amer. dial.
• BETWEEN HAY AND GRASS between seasons of plenty, hence, in a difficult or uncomfortable position ...1939 Amer. dial.
• DEAR † hard, difficult ...a1225
• DERE † hard, difficult ...a1225
• DERF † troublesome, hard, difficult ...a1225
• DITCHED in difficulties, in trouble ...L19 US sl.
• DODGY risky, difficult, or dangerous ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
• DONE FOR in serious difficulty ...colloq.
• FUNNY difficult, problematic, out of the ordinary ...L19 sl.
• HAIRY bad, difficult, undesirable ...1848 UK sl.
• HARD AS OLD NICK very difficult to do ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HARD-MATTER difficult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARD-TURNED difficult; hard to approach ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HARLIN difficult, close; exhausting, severe ...1807 Eng. dial.
• IFFEY difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
• IFFY difficult ...1930s sl., orig. US
• ILL hard, difficult ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ILL-SET placed in a difficulty ...1834 Eng. dial.
• IN A BAD LOAF in trouble; in a difficult situation ...L18
• IN A PEPPER-POT in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• IN A PICKLE in a mess, in difficulties, in trouble ...a1620
• IN ARSEHOLE STREET in difficulties, facing problems ...1950s sl.
• IN A SLING in difficulties ...1940s US sl.
• IN A TIGHT in a difficult situation ...1903 Amer. dial.
• IN BAD BREAD in trouble; in a difficult situation ...L18
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma ...1889 Eng. dial.
• IN HUCKSTER'S HANDS in a bad way; in difficulties ...L16 sl.
• IN SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..c1572
• IN THE CACK in difficulties ...1940s Aust. sl.
• IN THE CACTUS in difficulties, in trouble, esp. with one person ...1944 Aust. sl.
• IN THE SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..1603
• JADED placed in circumstances of almost inextricable difficulty ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAWBREAKING difficult ...1872 sl.
• LABORIFEROUS †* that takes pains; that endures labour, painful, difficult ...1656
• LIKE HAULIN' A LOG OUT'N A SCALDIN' TUB comparison to denote difficulty ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAN-SIZE difficult ...1945 US sl.
• MUCH AS A BARGAIN, AS very difficult, all one could do ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NEED-STEAD † in difficulty or danger ...1456
• ON QUEER STREET experiencing difficulties, esp. financial difficulties; in a vulnerable position ...1952 UK sl.
• OUT ON A LIMB in a difficult or exposed position ...1897 US
• POPPED in a difficult situation ...1980s US college sl.
• QUEER in difficulties ...1920s sl.
• QUISQUOUS perplexing, subtle; difficult to discuss, deal with, or settle; ticklish ...1721 Sc.
• RANSTIEST hardest, most difficult ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAVELLED tangled, confused, muddled, in difficulties ...1721 Sc.
• ROCKY difficult, hard ...L19
• SCABROUS full of difficulties
• SNOOKERED placed in a deliberately difficult position or impossible situation ...1915 UK sl.
• SOLID severe, difficult, unfair, unreasonable ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• STYMIED confused; frustrated; in difficulties ...20C sl., orig. US
• SUBTILE † difficult, abstruse ...c1386
• TICKLE difficult to deal with ...1570
• TICKLESOME difficult, critical, delicate, precarious ...1585 now Eng. dial.
• TICKLY puzzling, difficult ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIGHTISH rather 'stiff' or difficult; somewhat difficult to accomplish ...1786
• TREED in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• UGLY difficult ...1990s US campus sl.
• UMPTY unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UMPTY-UMPH unpleasant, difficult ...1910s sl., orig. military
• UNEASY difficult ...1900 Eng. dial.
• UNFURTHERSOME † difficult ...1838 Eng. dial.
• UNREAL used positively to denote something incredibly good, and negatively, to denote something unbelievably difficult, awful, unpleasant, or deplorable ...1965 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• UP AGAINST facing problems, in difficulties ...L19 sl., orig. US
• UP A GUM-TREE in difficulties; in a predicament; in trouble ...1926 Aust. sl.
• UP ARSEHOLE STREET in difficulties, facing problems ...1950s sl.
• UP A TREE in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• UP A WATTLE in trouble, in difficulties, facing a problem ...20C sl., orig. Aust.
• WAFF difficult, unpleasant ...1865 Sc.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - nouns
• ADOS difficulties ...Bk1898 Sc.
• AGGRO any form of problems, difficulties, harassment ...1960s sl.
• AGONY problems, difficulties ...M19 sl.
• AGRO any form of problems, difficulties, harassment ...1960s sl.
• APORIA a perplexing difficulty ...1893
• ASS-KICKER an exceedingly difficult task or opponent ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WIPER something overpoweringly difficult to deal with ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BAD NEWS an unpleasant situation; difficulties; trouble ...1940s sl., orig. US
• BALLBREAKER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
• BALLBUSTER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1942 US sl.
• BALL-CRUSHER that which is bitterly trying or unpleasant, esp. an agonizing or difficult task, experience, etc.; a bitter disappointment ...1970 US sl.
• BALL-WRACKER a difficult task ...M20 US sl.
• BEAR a difficult task ...M20 US sl.
• BEAR TRAP a difficult or undesirable situation ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BITCH something regarded as outstanding of its kind, esp. in unpleasantness; something difficult or formidable ...1964 Amer. dial.
• BIZNATCH 'bitch'; a spiteful or unpleasant woman; a difficult or unpleasant situation or thing ...2002 US euphemism
• BIZNITCH 'bitch'; a spiteful or unpleasant woman; a difficult or unpleasant situation or thing ...2002 US euphemism
• BOOGER something distasteful, troublesome, or discomforting; something that is very difficult to do ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BUSINESS a difficult matter ...1843 colloq.
• CAFLUGALTY a trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1910s Amer. sl.
• CAFUGELTY trouble; difficulty; a row; an argument ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-A-GRACKLE a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAIBLES scrapes, difficulties ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DEAD LIFT a position in which one can do no more, an extremity; a difficulty without assistance ...1567 now arch. or Eng. dial.
• DEAD TROUBLE an extremely difficult situation; deep trouble ...1971 UK sl.
• DIABLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBUT a difficulty, a scrape ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICHEL a bad scrape, a difficulty ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIFFICACITY †* difficulty ...1656
• DIFFUCALTY difficulty ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• DILDERMOT an obstacle, a great difficulty ...Bk1900 Sc.
• EGG-DANCE an intricate and difficult task ...1801
• EMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• FALL problems, difficulties; a 'fall from grace' ...1910s criminals' sl.
• GREAT HAND, A anything difficult to manage; a 'handful' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HABBLE a difficulty, a state of muddle or perplexity; a quandary; a tangle ...1797 Sc.
• HAG(G) a worry, trouble, burden; a difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM a difficult situation ...1948 Amer. dial.
• HAMSTRAM difficulty ...1768 Sc.
• HANDFUL someone or something difficult to cope with ...1887 sl.
• HARASS difficulty, great trouble ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HARD CHANCE a difficult time, trouble ...1957 Amer. dial.
• HARD NUT TO CRACK, A a very difficult question, undertaking, or problem ...Aust. sl.
• HARD ROW OF STUMPS, A trouble; a difficulty ...1884 Amer. dial.
• HARD ROW TO HOE a long or difficult matter to accomplish ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HASSLE trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother ...1945
• HELL-BUSTER something extremely difficult or arduous ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HOBBLE a difficult situation, from which it is hard to extricate oneself ...L18 sl.
• HOOKER a difficult question on an examination ...1971 Amer. sl.
• HUMP any difficulty; a problem ...20C
• ILL illness, pain; disease; difficulty ...1813 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• IMBROGLIO a state of great confusion and entanglement; a complicated or difficult situation (esp. political or dramatic); a confused misunderstanding or disagreement ...1818
• JAZZER a catch; a hidden difficulty ...1918 Amer. sl.
• JUBBERTY a difficulty; a vexatious occurrence; a misfortune ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LARGE ORDER something big, exaggerated, or very difficult ...1930 colloq.
• LAST STRAW, THE a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• LAST STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK, THE a slight addition to a burden or difficulty that makes it finally unbearable
• LONG ROW TO HOE a long or difficult task to perform ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• MAGRIM a difficulty; an awkward predicament ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MAJOR MALFUNCTION a ludicrous or irritating source of difficulty, esp. a problem attributable to stupidity or incompetence ...1987 US military sl.
• MAMMA anything very large, difficult, or challenging ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MUDDAFUKKA a difficult thing or situation ...1995 US sl.
• NAUSE an inconvenience; a difficulty; an unpleasant person or thing ...1977 Brit. sl.
• NAUZE an inconvenience; a difficulty; an unpleasant person or thing ...1977 Brit. sl.
• NEEDS-END difficulties ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEEF difficulty; need ...1742 Sc.
• NEIF difficulty; need ...1742 Sc.
• OLD MAN a difficult job ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD ONE a difficult job ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PAINFULNESS the quality of causing trouble or labour; difficulty, troublesomeness, irksomeness ...1526 arch.
• PAIN IN THE ASS a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE DERRIERE a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PAIN IN THE REAR a difficult or unpleasant task or subject ...20C US colloq.
• PALAVER difficulty, trouble, bother ...1953
• PARTY a difficult, demanding situation ...1960s sl.
• PICKLEMENT a difficult or awkward situation; a predicament ...1945 Amer. dial.
• PISSER any difficult task or situation; a task which is likely to make you angry ...20C US sl.
• PUSH a scrape, difficulty ...Irish sl.
• QUEER STREET an imaginary street where people in difficulties are supposed to reside; hence, any difficulty, fix, or trouble, bad circumstances, debt, illness, etc. ...1837 sl.
• RED a difficult or problematic situation ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• ROUGH SHAKE an unfair or difficult situation ...E19 sl.
• SALT trouble, annoyance, difficulties ...1950s US Black & W. Indies sl.
• SALVE † a solution of a difficulty; also, a sophistical excuse or evasion ...a1628
• SCOURING † a difficult affair ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL a difficulty, hobble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a state of difficulty or trouble; a 'scrape' ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUFFLE difficulty; great hardship ...1890s US Black sl.
• SNORTER something outstandingly impressive or difficult ...Brit. slang
• TANGLE a difficulty; a state of mental confusion or perplexity ...1873 Sc.
• TANGLEMENT a difficulty; anything involved or confused ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAVE a difficulty, struggle, pinch; hard labour; the act of labouring hard ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAW difficulty; a great to-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TAWEN † a difficulty; a great do-do ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THROUGH-GANG labour, difficulty; perseverance; energy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROUGH-GATE a season of difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFFY-TAFFY a difficult piece of work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHIPPER-TOOTIES silly scruples about doing anything; frivolous difficulties ...B1900 Sc.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - nouns, person
• 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.
• CASE an unusual, queer, or peculiar person; a character; a disreputable person; a difficult fellow ...1859 Amer. dial.
• HAITHEN an intractable or difficult person or thing ...1949 Sc.
• HANDFUL someone or something difficult to cope with ...1887 sl.
• PARCEL a difficult, troublesome person; a term of abuse ...20C Irish sl.
• QUAGMIRIST † one who makes a quagmire of himself; one who gets himself into a situation which is difficult to get out of ...1655
• TICKLER a shrewd, cunning person or animal; a difficult person to deal with ...1887 Sc.
• WAMPUS a mean, difficult or objectionable person; an offensive or loathsome person ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS CAT a virago; a mean, difficult, or objectionable person ...1915 Amer. dial.
DIFFICULT, DIFFICULTY - verbs
• BATTLE THE WATCH to do one’s best in difficulty circumstances ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BE IN THE SHIT to be in trouble or a difficult or unpleasant situation ...sl.
• BE LEFT to fail; to be outdistances metaphorically; to be placed in a difficult situation ...c1895 colloq.
• BE LEFT IN THE LAPS † to be left in difficulties, 'in the lurch' ...1598
• BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER ABOUT to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
• BUGGER AROUND to cause difficulties for someone ...1957 Brit. sl.
• BUNKER to be placed in a situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself; to put in difficulty ...1894
• BUTT THE BULL OFF THE BRIDGE to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task ...1946 Amer. dial.
• COME THROUGH THE HARD to encounter difficulties; to experience adverse fortune ...1795 Sc.
• COME UP SMILING to face a difficult circumstance without showing fear or complaining ...M19 sl., orig. boxing usage
• DIFFICILITATE † to make difficult; the opposite of facilitate ...1611 rare or obs.
• DIFFICULT to put in a difficulty, to perplex, to puzzle ...1631 Sc.
• DO DICKISES to perform some difficult feat which another cannot do ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FACE THE MUSIC to deal stoically with a problem or difficult situation ...1850 sl.
• FALL IN to find oneself in difficulties ...M19 sl.
• FALL IN THE SHIT to get into trouble; to find oneself in difficulties ...c1870 colloq.
• FALL OUT OF THE PAN INTO THE FIRE to escape from one evil only to fall into a greater one ...1596
• GET A FALL to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• GET IN A TIGHT to run into difficulty ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GET IN A TIGHT CRACK to get into trouble or difficulty ...1926 US sl.
• GET LEFT to fail; to be outdistanced metaphorically; to be placed in a difficult situation ...c1895 colloq.
• GET ONE'S ASS IN A CRACK to get into trouble or difficulty ...1966 US sl.
• GET ONE'S TAIL IN A CRACK to get into trouble; to get oneself into a difficult situation ...1961 US sl.
• FIND A HAIR IN THE NECK to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• HAGGLE to advance with difficulty; to do anything with much obstruction, to struggle ...1875 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A HAIR IN THE NECK to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• HAVE A RAVELLED HASP to be in a difficulty ...1737 Sc.
• HAVE A WOLF BY THE EARS to be in a precarious or difficult situation or predicament ...1560
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A CRACK to be in a difficult situation ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A SPLIT STICK to be in a difficult situation ...1946 Amer. dial.
• JACKSON to contrive to get out of difficulty ...1903 Amer. dial.
• LEAVE TO THE LONG SANDS † to leave in the lurch, to place in a difficulty ...1671 Sc.
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1742
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1855
• LOOK FOR A NEEDLE IN A MEADOW to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...c1530
• PUT A SCOTCH ON ANYTHING to put difficulties in its way ...1868 Eng. dial.
• ROW AGAINST WIND AND TIDE to undertake a difficult or arduous task; to work in adverse circumstances or in the face of opposition ...1867
• SALT UP to cause trouble for; to place in a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1980s US college sl.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T ITCH to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT WHERE IT DOESN'T YUCK to be in a difficulty; to be at a loss what to do (scrat = scratch) ..1684 Eng. dial.
• SEEK A KNOT IN A BULRUSH to look for or make difficulties when there are none ...1340
• SEEK A NEEDLE IN A BOTTLE OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1690
• SEEK A NEEDLE IN A TRUSS OF HAY to attempt an extremely difficult, impossible, or foolish task ...1711
• SHOE THE GRAY GOOSE to spend one's time uselessly; to undertake a difficult and profitless business ...1892
• SNATCH A CLUB FROM HERCULES to attempt an impossible or very difficult task ...1832
• SPELL ABLE to perform a difficult task in fulfilment of a boast ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SPELL BAKER to perform a difficult or challenging task; to be up to the mark ...M19 sl.
• TAKE A BIT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE A DROP to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• TAKE A FALL to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief ...1970s US sl.
• TAKE A LOT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE SOME DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAR THE FINGERS TO DO A THING to meet with difficulty in accomplishing it; to be unwilling to do it ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THROW A KINK INTO to create a difficulty for; to thwart ...1930 Amer. sl.
DIFFICULT - phrases
• DEVIL COULD NOT DO IT UNLESS HE WERE DRUNK, THE said of anything very difficult to perform ...1892 Sc.
DIFFICULTY - adverbs
• BY THE HARDEST with great difficulty ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BY THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1893
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLY † not easily, with difficulty ...1535
• PAINFULLY in a way that gives trouble; with difficulty ...1533
• UNGAINLY circuitously; with difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WITH MUCH ADO with much trouble or difficulty ...1548
• WITH NEED †* with difficulty; not easily or readily ...1422
• WITH THE SKIN OF ONE'S TEETH with difficulty, narrowly, barely ...1560
DIFFICULTY - phrases
• FIRST HUNDRED YEARS ARE THE HARDEST, THE the first difficulties are the greatest ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAMMED IN A CLINCH LIKE JACKSON involved in a difficulty of a secondary degree ...1867 US sailors' sl.
• NOT TO HALLOO UNTIL ONE IS OUT OF THE WOOD not to shout till one is safe from robbers in the forest; not to exult till all danger or difficulty is past ...1801
• ONE'S ASS IS IN THE WIND one is exposed to difficulty or danger ...1964 Amer. sl.
• ON YOUR ARSE in dire straits, esp. financial ...1917 US sl.
• THAT WATER'S NOT WADEABLE that difficulty will not easily be overcome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DIFFIDENT - adjectives
• BACKWARD unwilling, reluctant; shy, bashful, diffident; slow ...1889 Eng. & Amer. dial.