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DISH - DISOWN

DISH - nouns
• BALDFACE DISH a plain white china plate ...19C US sl.
• BASIN † the hollow part of a plate or dish ...1662
• BICKER a wooden beaker or drinking cup; a porridge dish; a bowl ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• DISH SAFE a piece of furniture with a flat top for keeping tablecloths, dishes, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOCKIE a deep wooden dish ...B1900 Sc.
• LAME earthenware, china; a dish, crockery, dishes ...1708 Sc.
• LILLIAN GISH a dish ...1920s Aust. rhyming sl.
• ONE AND EIGHT a plate ...20C rhyming sl.
• PADEL a dish; a pan ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PODGER a pewter dish; also, an earthen platter, 'porringer', or 'pipkin' (see blog entry for definitions) ...1746 Eng. dial.
• SAUCEPAN a small dish for holding melted butter, etc. ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCEW a cup or dish ...M16
• SHALE † a dish; a cup; a goblet ...OE
• SKELE †* a dish or platter ...a1300
• SKEW † a cup; a wooden dish ...1561 cant
• TAIZIE a cup, a glass; a bowl, a goblet ...1808 Sc.
• TASS a cup, a glass; a bowl, a goblet ...1815 Sc.
• TASSIE a cup, a glass; a bowl, a goblet ...1898 Sc.
• VESSEL dishes, plates, etc. used at a meal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISH - nouns, person
• CHINA-CLIPPER a person whose job is washing dishes ...1941 US services' usage
 
DISH - phrases
• IT SAVES THE WASHING-UP remark to greet the sound of crockery falling with a crash ...c1920
• NEITHER DISH NOR DIBLET no table crockery whatever ...1706 Sc.
 
DISHARMONY - nouns
• DISSIDY †* disagreement, difference, disharmony ...1657
 
DISH-CLOTH - nouns
• DAILY-DUD a dish-clout (cloth) ...Bk1900 Sc.
• LIFTING RAG a dishcloth ...1981 Amer. dial.
 
DISHEARTENED - adjectives
• FEATHER-FALLEN crest-fallen, cast down in confidence, spirits, or courage; dispirited, disheartened, dejected; subdued in demeanour ...19C Eng. dial.
• HEARTLESS destitute of courage, enthusiasm, or energy; spiritless; disheartened, dejected ...c1330
• OUT OF HEART dispirited; discouraged; disheartened, downcast ...1586
• UNHEARTY disheartened; cheerless; wretched, sad ...1845 Sc.
 
DISHEVEL - verbs
• MALAGAROUSE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGARUZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZE to dishevel, to disarrange, to knock about; to spoil ...1894 Sc.
• RAVEL of hair: to displace, to dishevel ...1895 Sc.
 
DISHEVELLED - adjectives
• BUMMY dirty and ragged; dishevelled ...1990s US Black sl.
• DISHYBILLY dishevelled ...1920 Amer. dial.
• HATERY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATRY dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LOOK AS IF YOU HAD BEEN PULLED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE (BACKWARDS) dishevelled ...Bk2002 Amer.
​• RAGGEDY ragged, rough, dishevelled ...1890 US sl.
• RAG TOUSILY rough, dishevelled ...1950 Sc.
• RAMSHEUCHET dishevelled ...1876 Sc.
• RUFFY-TUFFY dishevelled; disordered, rough ...a1821 nonce word
• SKID unattractive, dirty, dishevelled ...1990s sl.
• TUZZY-MUZZY dishevelled, ragged, untidy; fuzzy ...1847 Eng. dial.
 
DISHEVELLED - nouns, person
• ASH-CAT a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child ...1869 Amer. dial.
• ASH-CAT-SAM a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child ...1910 Amer. dial.
• SINGED CAT a dirty or dishevelled person, esp. a child ...1836 Amer. dial.
• SKID an ill-dressed, dirty, dishevelled person ...1990s sl.
• WRECK OF THE HESPERUS an untidy, dishevelled person or place ...E20 Brit. sl.
 
DISHEVELLED - verbs
• LOOK LIKE THE OLD SCRATCH to look dishevelled and dirty ...1915 Amer. dial.
 
DISHEVELMENT - nouns
• DISHYBILL a state of disorder; dishevelment ...1920 Amer. dial.
• DISHYBILLY a state of disorder; dishevelment ...1920 Amer. dial.
 
DISHONEST - adjectives
• BENT dishonest, corrupt ...1914 sl., orig. US
• BILPERING cheating; dishonest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BUST-OUT being or connected with a dishonest establishment, esp. a gambling casino or disreputable saloon, at which patrons are routinely fleeced or robbed ...1937 US sl., esp. gambling usage
• COOKED-UP specially contrived; expedient and dishonest ...1940s Amer. sl.
• COVINOUS † fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest ...1570
• CRONK obtained by fraud; dishonest, corrupt ...1889 Aust. sl.
• CROOK dishonest, corrupt ...1898 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CROOKED dishonest or illegal ...1859 sl.
• CROSS dishonest; dishonestly come by ...E19 sl.
• DAUNCEY dishonest ...20C Ireland
• DEDECOROSE † shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable, dishonest, unbecoming ...1727
• DEDECOROUS † disgraceful, reproachful, shameful, dishonourable, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, dishonest ...1727
• DIRTY contemptible, paltry; mean, dishonest ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIRTY-FINGERED dishonest ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DODGY said of a person thought likely to be dishonest ...1861 sl., chiefly Brit.
• DONCY dishonest ...20C Ireland
• DONSEY dishonest ...20C Ireland
• GAME † dishonest; mixed up with or belonging to the underworld ...1805 UK sl.
• HOOKY-CROOKY not straightforward, perverse, dishonest ...1833
• JACKLEG dishonest or unscrupulous ...M19 US sl.
• JACK-LEGGED inept, untrained, unprofessional, dishonest ...1839 Amer. sl.
• JAKELEG untrained, unprofessional, dishonest ...M19 US sl.
• KINKY dishonest, crooked ...1903 Amer. criminal sl.
• LOOSE IN THE HEFT dissolute, dishonest, untrustworthy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MALVERSE † dishonest, criminal ...1791 Sc.
• ONE-EYED of a person: crooked, dishonest ...M19 US sl.
• ONTAKING buying or taking on credit; hence, reckless, rash, somewhat untrustworthy in business dealings; dishonest ...1880 Sc.
• OUT OF THE STRAIGHT dishonest, crooked ...Bk1904 sl.
• ROGUISH acting like a rogue; unprincipled, dishonest ...L16
• ROGUY † acting like a rogue; unprincipled, dishonest ...L16
• SCALY miserly, stingy, mean; thievish, dishonest, tricky ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPING dishonest ...E19 sl.
• SCOW-BANKING rude, ill-mannered; dishonest ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SHADY said of one thought likely to be dishonest ...1862 sl.
• SHIFTY undependable, untrustworthy, dishonest, evasive ...1884 Amer. dial.
• SHONKIE dishonestly or illegally acquired or produced ...1970 Aust. sl.
• SHONKY dishonestly or illegally acquired or produced ...1970 Aust. sl.
• SINISTROUS † underhand; dishonest; corrupt ...1600
• SINISTRUOUS †* dishonest, doing wrong; underhand ...1582-8 Sc.
• SLY dishonestly or illegally acquired or produced ...1828 sl., chiefly Aust.
• SPURCIDICAL † speaking dishonestly, obscenely, or smuttily; bawdy in speech ...1656
• TARRY-FINGERED thievish, inclined to steal, dishonest ...1825
• TARRY-FISTED thievish, inclined to steal, dishonest ...1906
• TARRY-HANDED dishonest, pilfering ...1813 Sc.
• THEFTUOUS given to theft, thievish; dishonest; furtive, secret, sneaking ...c1400 orig. Sc.
• THIEVELY thievish, dishonest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDER BOARD not open, dishonest ...17C sl.
• UNHONEST dishonest, dishonourable ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WIDE said of someone engaged in or skilled in sharp practice, dishonest ...1879 Brit. sl.
 
DISHONEST - nouns
• BOONDOGGLE a dishonest undertaking, a fraud ...M20 N. Amer. sl.
• CROSS, THE dishonest or fraudulent practices, criminal activities ...E19 slang
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• FAKEMENT a dishonest practice ...1838 sl.
• GRAFT dishonest or corrupt activity ...1865 sl., orig. US
• GRIFT dishonest or corrupt activity ...1914 US sl.
• GYPPERY dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.
• HANKY-PANKY jugglery, legerdemain; trickery, double dealing, underhand dealing; dishonest or corrupt activity; deceit ...1841 sl.
• JIGGERY-POKERY deceitful or dishonest dealing ...1893 Brit. sl.
• MAVERICK something obtained dishonestly ...1890 Amer. dial.
• RORT a trick, a fraud, a dishonest practice ...E20 Aust. sl.
• SCREW a dishonest trick; an imposture; a cheat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHARP PRACTICE hard bargaining; dishonest or barely honest dealings
• SHENANIGANS dishonest or corrupt activity ...1855 sl., orig. US
• SHENNANIGANS dishonest or corrupt activity ...1855 sl., orig. US
 
DISHONEST - nouns, person
• CHANCER someone who does outrageous or dishonest things at high risk of discovery ...1884 Brit. sl.
• CON ARTIST one adept at persuasion, esp. at dishonest or self-serving persuasion ...1900s Amer. sl.
• CON MAN one adept at persuasion, esp. at dishonest or self-serving persuasion ...1900s Amer. sl.
• CROOK a professional criminal; a swindler or dishonest person ...1877 sl.
• CROOKED STICK a cantankerous, cross-grained, and perverse person; a dishonest person ...1846-8
• DIRTY FINGERS a term of abuse applied to one accused of dishonesty ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DODGER a shifty, dishonest person
• GAME 'UN a person, esp. a man, living dishonestly, as a burglar, swindler, etc. ...c1840 UK sl.
• GRAFTER a dishonest or corrupt person; a politician, official, etc. who uses his or her position in order to obtain dishonest gain or advantage ...1896 sl., orig. US
• HUSTLER a person who lives by his charm and wits, dishonest but not usually violent; someone who lives by stealing or other dishonest means  ...1825 US sl.
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LURKMAN a dishonest or corrupt person; someone who lives by sharp practice ...1945 Aust. sl.
• RAMAGIECHAN a dishonest, double-dealing person; a hypocrite, a cheat ...1825 Sc.
• ROGUE a dishonest or unprincipled person, esp. a man ...L16
• SHYSTER a dishonest or corrupt person; someone who uses unscrupulous methods ...1844
• SKATE an unpleasant or despicable person; a mean, dishonest, or contemptible person, usually male ...1896 sl., chiefly US 
• SKINNER a cheat, a swindler, a dishonest person ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SNIDE a mean, dishonest person ...E20 Amer. sl.
• TARRY-FINGERS a dishonest hand; hence, a dishonest person ...1822 Sc.
• WRONG NUMBER a dishonest, untrustworthy person ...1920s US sl.
 
DISHONEST - verbs
• BEND to put to a dishonest or corrupt use; to induce to behave corruptly ...1864 sl.
• BOONDOGGLE to engage in a dishonest undertaking ...M30 N. Amer. sl.
• CROSS to act dishonestly towards a person or in a matter ...E19 sl.
• GRAFT to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1859 sl., orig US
• GRIFT to act dishonestly or corruptly ...1915 US sl.
• HAVE BEANS IN ONE' S HAT to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BEANS IN ONE'S HEAD to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1950 Amer. dial.
• MALVERSE † to act in a dishonest or corrupt manner; to commit a breach of confidence; to make a wrong decision ...1714 Sc.
• NAP to prowl; to go about with dishonest intentions ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RIM to cheat, to swindle, to defraud; to treat dishonestly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ROGUE to deal dishonestly with; to swindle ...M19
• RORT to engage in fraud or dishonest practices ,,,E20 Aust. sl.
• SKUNK to cheat, to deceive, to treat dishonestly ...1890 Amer. dial.
 
DISHONEST - phrases
• BUGS IN ONE'S BONNET said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUG UNDER THE RUG, A said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUG UP ONE'S ASS, A said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BUG UP ONE'S SLEEVE, A said of someone who has dishonest intentions ...1968 Amer. dial.
 
DISHONESTLY - adverbs
• NAUGHTILY †* wrongfully, dishonestly ...1622
• ON THE CROOK dishonestly ...sl.
• ON THE CROSS dishonest, criminal; dishonestly ...sl.
• SHAM shoddily; dishonestly ...1883 Amer. dial.
• SHAMLY shoddily; dishonestly ...c1938 Amer. dial.
 
DISHONESTY - nouns
• CROOKERY dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DODGE a deceitful trick or clever stratagem, esp. one designed to evade something; dishonesty ...1638
• FALSESHIP † untruthfulness; dishonesty, deceit ...c1230
• FUNNY BUSINESS illegal, underhand, or deceitful dealings; dishonesty ...1891 sl.
• FUNNY TRICKS dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HANDOUT dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHADY BUSINESS dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAKY BUSINESS dishonesty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SINISTERITY sinister character; perversity; dishonesty ...1647 obs.
• UNHONESTY dishonesty ...1871 Sc.
 
DISHONOUR - nouns
• DEFAMATION † the bringing of ill fame or dishonour upon any one; disgrace, shame ...1303
• DEFAME † ill fame, evil repute; dishonour, disgrace, infamy ...1375
• IGNOMINY dishonour, disgrace, shame; infamy; the condition of being in disgrace, etc. ...1540
• IGNOMY † dishonour, disgrace, shame; infamy ...1534
• OPPROBRE † opprobrium, disgrace, dishonour ...1490
 
DISHONOUR - verbs
• DEDECORATE † to disgrace, to dishonour ...1609
• DEFAME † to bring ill fame, infamy or dishonour upon; to dishonour or disgrace; to render infamous ...1303 obs. or arch.
• DEHONESTATE †* to dishonour, to disgrace, to disparage, to slander, to calumniate ...1663
• HONISH † to bring to disgrace or ruin; to dishonour, insult; to destroy, put an end to ...a1300
• TAINT † to accuse of crime or dishonour ...a1619
• UNMENSKEN † to dishonour ...a1200
 
DISHONOURABLE - adjectives
• CADDISH dishonourable, ungentlemanly; poorly behaved; ill-mannered, vulgar ...1869
• DEDECORATE † disgraced, disgraceful, dishonourable ...a1500
• DEDECOROSE † shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable, dishonest, unbecoming ...1727
• DEDECOROUS † disgraceful, reproachful, shameful, dishonourable, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, dishonest ...1727
• DEFAMOUS † infamous, disgraceful, dishonourable ...1426
• NASTIFIED dishonourable, tricky, ungentlemanly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPPROBRIOUS * involving shame or infamy; held in dishonour; infamous, shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable ...c1510
• OPPROBROUS † infamous, shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable ...c1530
• SCHAMOUS shameful, dishonourable ...1871 Sc.
• UNHONEST dishonest, dishonourable ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNRIGHT dishonourable; unjust; wrong ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
DISHONOURABLE - nouns
• BASERY †* base dealing, dishonourable practice ...1637
 
DISHONOURABLE - nouns, person
• CAD an ill-bred, ill-mannered lout; one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; an upper-class rogue ...1827 sl.
• PALLAWA a term of contempt for a dastardly fellow, a worthless, dishonourable or despicable man ...1825  Sc.
 
DISHONOURED - adjectives
• BAFFLED † disgraced, dishonoured ...1671
• DEFAMED † brought to disgrace, dishonoured, of ill fame ...1474
• OPPROBRIOUS * disgraced, dishonoured ...1804
 
DISHONOURING - nouns
• DEDECORATION * a disgracing, or dishonouring ...1658
 
DISHWASHER - nouns, person
• PEARL DIVER someone who works as a dishwasher in a café or restaurant ...1913 sl., orig. US
 
DISHWASHING - nouns
• BUBBLE DANCING dishwashing ...World War II Amer. sl.
 
DISILLUSION - verbs
• TAKE THE GILT OFF THE GINGERBREAD to disillusion, to remove one's fantasies, to downgrade ...M19 sl.
 
DISILLUSIONED - adjectives
• BEAT sad; disillusioned; world-weary ...1947 Amer. sl.
 
DISILLUSIONED - verbs
• BUST ONE'S EAR-STRING to become disillusioned and deaf to another's speech ...1917 Amer. dial.
 
DISINCLINATION - nouns
• BACKWARDNESS reluctance, disinclination; slowness of conception or action, sluggishness; bashfulness ...1597
 
DISINCLINED - adjectives
• KEEADISH sluggish; unwilling, disinclined ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• OFF ONE'S SAUCER disinclined, dispirited, out of sorts ...M19 Aust. sl.
• OUT OF THE NOTION disinclined; not in favour of something ...1871 Amer. dial.
• THRAIVELESS useless, bootless; of a person: careless; disinclined to do anything; silly; silly-looking ...1892 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• UNGEEN not given to, indisposed, disinclined ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNLISTENED disinclined, not disposed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNLISTING disinclined, spiritless, unwilling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISINCLINED - verbs
• NOT TO BE TAKING ANY not to be in the mood for ; to be disinclined for ...1900 sl.
 
DISINFECTANT - nouns
• DISINFECT disinfectant ...1941 Amer. dial.
 
DISINHERIT - verbs
• EXHEREDATE † to disinherit, to set aside the right heir ...1552
 
DISINTEGRATE - verbs
• DECAY † to waste or ruin physically; to disintegrate, to dilapidate; to bring to decay or ruin ...1536
• FALL AWAY to go to shreds, to disintegrate ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MILDER to moulder, to decay, to turn to dust, to disintegrate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISINTEREST - adverbs
• WHATEVER a general expression of dismissal, disinterest ...1990s US Black/teen sl.
 
DISINTERMENT - nouns
• UNBURIAL disinterment; exhumation ...1872
 
DISLIKE - adjectives
• INVIDIOUS * viewed with ill will or dislike; odious to a person ...E18
• UNFAIN reluctant; having a feeling of dislike; unfond ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
DISLIKE - nouns
• A a general term of dislike ...20C W. Indies sl.
• ABHORRENCY † the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike ...1605
• AVERSATION a great dislike for or turning away from anything; abhorrence, hatred, aversion ...1613 arch.
• DAIN † disdain, dislike, distrust ...a1400-1500
• EDGE antagonism; a tension arising from mutual dislike ...1979 UK sl.
• EELIST † a secret dislike for someone ...1914 Sc.
• MALIGNATION † feeling of dislike or ill-will ...c1470
• NIFF a quarrel, grudge, or spite; also dislike ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCOMFISH disgust; a strong dislike; a feeling of repulsion ...1899 Sc.
• SNITCHER a dislike; a grudge; hostility; bad feeling ...1940s NZ sl.
• UG a feeling of repulsion or dislike; a feeling of nausea ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
DISLIKE - verbs
• FASH AT to get tired of, to dislike; to grow angry at ...1821 Sc.
• GET A SCUMFISH AT to take a strong dislike to; to be disgusted at ...1899 Sc.
• GO OFF to begin to dislike ...1934 sl.
• HANG A HAT ON SOMEONE to dislike someone intensely ...1970s US Black sl.
• HATE SOMEONE’S GUTS to dislike strongly ...1918 colloq.
• KECK to express strong dislike or disgust ...1681
• MEAPEE † to show a dislike to anything by making a disagreeable sound with the lips and the mouth ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NOT STICK to dislike strongly ...1899 sl.
• POISON UP ON to come to dislike or mistrust ...1933 Amer. dial.
• SELL HONEY FOR A HALFPENNY to think very badly of someone ...L16 C sl.
• TAKE AGAINST to take a dislike to; to thwart ...1897 Eng. dial.
 
DISLIKE - interjections
• EAT MY GOOBER! an exclamation of disgust or dislike ...1980 Amer. dial.
• EAT SHIT AND DIE! used as a powerful expression of dislike or disapproval ...1986 US sl.
• ICK! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1948 orig. US
• TAKE A RUN AT YOURSELF! exclamation of dismissal, dislike, etc. ...1920s Aust. sl.
• YECCH! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1969
• YECH! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1969
• YECK! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1969
• YUCK! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1966
• YUK! an exclamation of dislike or distaste ...1966
 
DISLIKE - phrases
• I LIKE NOT BARREL OR HERRING I dislike the whole of it ...1831
• WON'T HAVE A BAR OF cannot tolerate, dislike ...Aust. & NZ colloq.
 
DISLIKED - adjectives
• DISBELIKED disliked, unpopular ...1885 Eng. dial.
• ILL-AFFECTED † not viewed with favour; disliked ...1627
• UNBELIKED disliked ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISLIKED - nouns
• GRUMMET something disliked ...1980s NZ juvenile sl.
• PUKE any object, person, or situation that is so inferior, obnoxious, ugly, or disliked that it makes one vomit ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
 
DISLIKED - nouns, person
• B.A. a term of great dislike for a person (Big Arse) ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• BIG CHEW OF TOBACCO, A an overbearing, disliked person ...20C Amer. sl.
• BUDDY-BUDDY one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person ...1945 Amer. sl.
• CHEW an overbearing, disliked person ...20C Amer. sl.
• CUNT a disliked person; an objectionable fellow; an unpleasant or despicable person ...1860 sl.
• CUNT-LAPPER any disliked person ...20C sl.
• DILL-HOLE an easily disliked person ...1997 US sl.
• EYEBALL a person who is disliked because he seems to think he knows everything; a know-it-all ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GEEK a disliked person ...E20 US sl.
• GEKE a disliked person ...E20 US sl.
• GRUMMET someone disliked ...1980s NZ juvenile sl.
• HILL OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LOUSE an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male; one who is thoroughly disliked ...1633 sl.
• LOUSE-BAG a term of contempt for a disliked male ...20C Brit. sl.
• OLD GOAT any elderly, disliked person, most often a man, but may be a woman; an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• PUD a disliked person ...c1920 Amer. college sl.
• PUKE any object, person, or situation that is so inferior, obnoxious, ugly, or disliked that it makes one vomit ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RAT a disliked or despised person ...20C Amer. sl.
• SKEEZA a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZE a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• SKEEZER a term of abuse for any disliked person ...1980s sl., orig. US Black
• WAD an unpopular or disliked person ...20C US
• WARLING † one who is despised or disliked ...1546
• YAZZIHAMPER a term of contempt for a disliked person ...20C US sl.
 
DISLOCATE - verbs
• RACK to wrench, to sprain, to dislocate, to twist ...1761 Sc.
 
DISLOCATION - nouns
• RACK a sprain, wrench, dislocation ...1761 Sc.
 
DISLODGING - nouns
• DECUSSION †* a shaking down or off; a dislodging or removing by shaking ...1664
 
DISLOYAL - adjectives
• ILLOYAL disloyal ...1626
 
DISLOYAL - nouns, person
• DOG a traitor; one who is disloyal to associates ...1846 US & Aust. sl.
• FINK a disloyal person ...1894 US sl.
• RECREANT a disloyal or cowardly person ...14C
 
DISLOYAL - verbs
• FINK to be disloyal to one's associates, often implying incrimination; to inform on illegal activity ...1925 US sl.
 
DISLOYALTY - nouns
• ILLOYALTY disloyalty ...1882
 
DISMAL - adjectives
• DARKSOME characterized by gloom, sadness, or cheerlessness; melancholy, dismal ...1649
• DERN dark, dreary, dismal, lonely, solitary ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DOLLY † dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16
• DOWIE dull and lonely; dreary; dismal ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• EERIE dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful ...1773 Sc.
• EERIESOME dismal, dull, sad, melancholy ...1869 Sc.
• GASH † dismal in appearance ...1589 obs. exc. Sc.
• GLUMMY † dark, gloomy, dismal for want of light ...1580
• GRUNGY inferior, poor, dismal ...1969 Amer. sl.
• LENTEN † such as is appropriate to Lent; hence of provisions, diet, etc.: such as may be used in Lent, meagre; of clothing, expression of countenance, etc.: mournful-looking, dismal ...1577-87
• LENTEN-FACED lean and dismal of countenance ...1604
• LUGUBRIOUS expressing or causing mourning; mournful, sorrowful, sad, dismal, pitiable ...1601
• MALAGRUGOROUS dismal, lugubrious ...1818 jocular
• MALAGRUGROUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGROBOLOUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MESTFUL †* mournful; sad; melancholy; dismal; gloomy ...1577
• MESTIVE † sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• OORIE 1. of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
2. sad, melancholy, dismal, depressing ...1788 Sc.
• ORIE sad, melancholy, dismal, depressing ...1788 Sc.
• OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
• OWRIE sad, melancholy, dismal, depressing ...1788 Sc.
• SIMPLE † poor, wretched, pitiful, dismal ...a1300
• WAN † sad, dismal; also, awful, deadly, cruel, wicked ...c1400 poetic
 
DISMAL - nouns, person
• OOLET a disgruntled, peevish, dismal person or child ...1908 Sc.
 
DISMAL - verbs
• HAVE A FACE AS LONG AS A FIDDLE to look dismal, or extremely depressed ...18C
• PACK A SAD to become severely depressed or run down; to reveal a dismal or depressed state of mind ...1980 NZ sl.
 
DISMALLY - adverbs
• EERIELY dismally, drearily, in a foreboding way ...1819 Sc.
 
DISMALNESS - nouns
• GASHLINESS ghastliness, dismalness ...1848
 
DISMAY - adverbs
• BASHFULLY † without self-possession; with misgiving or dismay ...1552
 
DISMAY - nouns
• ABASHANCE †* abashment, dismay ...c1430
 
DISMAY - verbs
• AFLEY † to dismay, to discomfit ...c1774 Sc.
• BASH † to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DARE † to be in dismay, to tremble with fear, to lose heart, to dread ...c1300
• DASH to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance ...c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAUNTON to terrify, to intimidate, to subdue; to depress, to awe, to dismay ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
DISMAY - interjections
• BEDANGED! an expletive of determination or dismay ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DING-ME-YAVAL an exclamation of dismay; knock me down! ...1754 Sc.
• GOOD GRIEF! used as an all-purpose expression of surprise, anger, disappointment, dismay ...1937 US sl.
• GOOD LAW! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1913 Amer. dial.
• HECK! an exclamation of mild annoyance, anger, dismay, etc. ...1887
• LAND-A-MASSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LAWDY MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LAW SAKES ALIVE! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1845 Amer. dial.
• LAWS-A-MARCY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LAWS-A-MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1884 Amer. dial.
• LAWS OF MERCY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1959 Amer. dial.
• LAW SOULS! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1789 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY BLESS ME! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1880 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY DAISY! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY DAY! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1859 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY MASSY!, THE used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1896 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY ME! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY MERCY! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY SAKES! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAWSY'S SAKES! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1906 Amer. dial.
• LAWZEE! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LAWZEE ME! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSEY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MASSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORD-A-MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LORD HAVE MERCY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LORDY! used as an expression of surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc. ...1853 Amer. dial.
• LORDY-MASSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1917 Amer. dial.
• LORDY MERCY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1962 Amer. dial.
• LORDY MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LOSSYME! used to express surprise, annoyance, or dismay ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LUDDY MUSSY! used to express surprise, dismay, etc. ...1851 Amer. dial.
• MAN! an exclamation of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or astonishment ...1869
• MY ACHING ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1955 Amer. sl.
• MY ARSE! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1890 Amer. sl.
• MY ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1890 Amer. sl.
• MY ASSHOLE! excl. of dismay, anger etc. ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MY DYING ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1976 Amer. sl.
• MY PURPLE ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MY RED ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MY ROYAL ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
• MY SAINTED ASS! used to express negation or contempt; also as an exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
• OI VEH! an exclamation of dismay; goodness me! ...L19
• OY GEVALT! used for expressing a lament, protest, dismay, or delight ...1968 US (Yiddish)
• STONE THE CROWS! an exclamation of surprise, dismay, or astonishment ...1927 orig. Aust.
• THERE THEN HAPS! an exclamation of dismay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• WOULDN'T IT! a exclamation indicating dismay, disapproval, disgust, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• WOWEE! an expression of surprise, wonder, pleasure, dismay, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• WOW-WEE! an expression of surprise, wonder, pleasure, dismay, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• YOUR ASS! exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1944 Amer. sl.
• YOUR AUNT'S ASS! exclamation of dismay, anger, etc. ...1970 Amer. sl.
 
DISMAYED - adjectives
• AFFLEY'D dismayed; afraid ...a1774 Sc.
• BASHED † abashed, disconcerted, dismayed ...c1440
• BASHFUL † wanting in self-possession, daunted, dismayed ...1552
• WHAPED † bewildered, dismayed, perplexed, puzzled ...c1374
 
DISMAYED - adverbs
• BEGONE taken aback, disagreeably surprised; dismayed ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
DISMAYED - verbs
• TAKE IT BIG to react very emotionally; to be dismayed ...1932 sl.
 
DISMEMBER - verbs
• BELIM † to cut off a limb or the limbs; to dismember, to mutilate; to disfigure ...c1205
• DEARTUATE †* to dismember ...1623
• TO-LIM † to tear limb from limb; to dismember ...a1225
• TO-LIMEKEN † to dismember ...c1275
• TO-LITHE † to dismember ...c1000
 
DISMEMBERMENT - nouns
• DEARTUATION †* dismemberment ...1653
 
DISMISS - verbs
• ABSQUATULATE to send away, to dismiss ...1887 Amer. dial.
• ARSE to dismiss, esp. from a job ...World War I usage
• ARSEHOLE to dismiss someone peremptorily ...M20 Aust. sl.
• BAG to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BE SHOT OF to dismiss ...1802
• BE SHUT OF to dismiss, to get rid of ...1575
• BESTOW THE ORDER OF THE SACK to dismiss from employment ...c1860 sl.
• BOOT OUT to dismiss ...1880 sl.
• BOUNCE to jilt; to dismiss someone ...1893 Amer. dial.
• BUZZ OFF to send someone away curtly ...1967 Amer. sl.
• CAN to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
• CASH † to disband, to dismiss ...1564
• CASHIER to send away, to dismiss ...1592
• CASS † to discharge, to dismiss; to disband, to cashier ...1550 obs. exc. Sc.
• CASSATE † to discharge, to dismiss; to disband, to cashier ...1744
• CHASSÉ to dismiss, to send away ...M19 society sl.
• CHUCK OUT to dismiss ...1869 sl.
• CONFER THE ORDER OF THE SACK to dismiss from employment ...c1860 sl.
• CUT OFF to lay someone off due to lack of work ...1990 US sl.
• DANCE to send someone away with deceptive or delaying action ...1978 US sl.
• DECARD † to reject, to set aside, to get rid of, to dismiss ...1605
• DECASS †* to discharge, to dismiss, to cashier ...1579
• EMPTY to dismiss from a job ...1990s Aust. criminals' sl.
• GET SHOT OF to dismiss; to get rid of ...1802
• GET SHUT OF to dismiss, to get rid of ...1575
• GIVE A PACKING PENNY TO † to 'send packing'; to dismiss ...1598
• GIVE ONE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BUM'S RUSH to eject or dismiss forcibly; to snub ...1926 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE DITCH to jilt or dismiss one ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE GRAND BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE THEIR CARDS to dismiss ...1929 sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THEIR MARCHING ORDERS to dismiss ...1937 Brit. sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THEIR WALKING PAPERS to dismiss someone ...1825 US sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE RASPBERRY to deride or dismiss; to escape from ...1910s sl.
• GIVE THE AIR to dismiss ...1900 US sl.
• GIVE THE ARSE to get rid of a person or thing; to dismiss ...1955 Aust.
• GIVE THE AXE to dismiss, to fire ...1897 Amer. sl.
• GIVE THE BAG to dismiss or sack someone ...1870
• GIVE THE BIG E to dismiss (E = elbow, dismissal) ...1982 Brit. sl.
• GIVE THE BIRD to dismiss ...1924 sl.
• GIVE THE BOOT to dismiss ...1881 sl.
• GIVE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1951 Amer. dial.
• GIVE THE BUM'S RUSH to dismiss ...1910 sl., orig. US
• GIVE THE CHUCK to dismiss ...1892 sl.
• GIVE THE ELBOW to dismiss ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GIVE THE GATE to dismiss ...1901 sl., chiefly US
• GIVE THE HEAVE-HO to dismiss ...1944 sl., orig. US
• GIVE THE LONSDALE BELT to dismiss, to get rid of ...c1940 Brit. sl.
• GIVE THE LONSDALE to dismiss, to get rid of ...c1940 Brit. sl.
• GIVE THE ORDER OF THE BOOT to dismiss a person from employment, etc.
• GIVE THE ORDER OF THE SACK to dismiss from employment ...c1860 sl.
• GIVE THE PUSH to dismiss, esp. from employment ...1899 sl.
• GIVE THE RASPBERRY to dismiss ...1920 sl.
• GIVE THE SHAFT to dismiss ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• GIVE THE SHOVE to dismiss ...1899 sl.
• HAND SOMEONE THE LEMON to dismiss ...1910s sl.
• HAVE ONE ON THE LET-LOOSE to be ready to terminate one's employment ...1934 Amer. dial.
• KISS OFF to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly ...1935 US sl.
• LET GO to fire; to terminate the employment of someone ...20C US colloq.
• OFF to get rid of, to reject, to dismiss ...L19 sl.
• OFFER THE BAG to dismiss an employee ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OZONE to dismiss curtly ...1922 Amer. sl.
• POP OFF THE HANDLE to reject, to dismiss ...M19 US sl.
• PUT OFF to lay off from work; to dismiss ...1930s Aust. sl.
• PUT THE SKIDS UNDER of a person or circumstances: to ensure the imminent dismissal of someone; to dismiss someone from employment ...1948 UK sl.
• QUIT THE SHOP OF A PERSON to dismiss, to remove ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPBERRY to deride, to dismiss ...1910s sl.
• SACK to dismiss or discharge a person from his employment or office ...1841 sl.
• SCALE to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
• SCALE THE BIKE to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1852
• SEND PACKING to dismiss ...1594
• SEND TO THE RIGHT-ABOUT to dismiss ...1842 sl.
• SHOW ONE THE DOOR to dismiss ...1778
• SKAIL † to break up an assembly, school, etc. by dismissal; to disband an army; to disperse ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKYLE to dismiss, to disperse a gathering of people ...1681 Sc.
• SLING OUT to dismiss ...1959 sl.
• SPEAR to dismiss someone from employment ...1911 Aust. sl.
• TURN A PERSON HIS PAD to turn him off; to dismiss him ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TURN TO THE RIGHT-ABOUT to dismiss ...1842 sl.
• UNSHOP to dismiss a workman ...1910s sl.
• VANK to dismiss someone; to die ...1990s W. Indies sl.
 
DISMISSAL - nouns
• ABLEGATION † dispatch, dismissal ...1615
• BAG, THE dismissal from one's job ...E19 sl.
• BIG E, THE dismissal (E = elbow, dismissal) ...1982 Brit. sl.
• BIRD, THE dismissal ...1924 sl.
• BOOT, THE dismissal, esp. dismissal from employment ...1881 sl.
• BULLET, THE dismissal ...1841 sl.
• BUM'S RUSH, THE first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US
• CAN, THE a dismissal, removal, expulsion, rejection ...1908 Amer. sl.
• CASHIERMENT dismissal ...1656
• CHOP, THE dismissal; also, sudden curtailment or cancellation ...1945 Brit. sl.
• CHUCK, THE dismissal ...1892 sl.
• DEMISSION * a sending away, dismissal ...1811
• E dismissal, rejection ...1994 UK sl.
• ELBOW, THE dismissal ...1971 Brit. sl.
• FARE-THEE-WELL a curt dismissal; a brush-off ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FARE-YOU-WELL a curt dismissal; a brush-off ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GAFF, THE a dismissal, ridicule ...L19 US sl.
• GATE, THE dismissal ...1901 sl., chiefly US
• HEAVE-HO, THE dismissal ...1944 sl., orig. US
• JACK DRUM'S ENTERTAINMENT ill-treatment, esp. an ignominious dismissal ...c1570 colloq.
• JOHN DRUM'S ENTERTAINMENT a rough reception, esp. the throwing out of an unwelcome guest ...L16 sl.
• KISS-OFF a sudden, usually offensive dismissal ...sl.
• LAST CARD IN THE PACK dismissal from employment ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'sack'
• MARCHING ORDERS dismissal ...1937 Brit. sl.
• MERRY-HYNE a good riddance, a contemptuous dismissal ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OZONE a curt dismissal ...1942 Amer. sl.
• P rejection, dismissal ...2000s UK Black sl.
• PANSY POTTERS the documents given to someone who is dismissed from employment ...1996 Sc. rhyming sl. for 'jotters'
• PEDLAR'S PACK dismissal ...L20 rhyming slang on 'sack'
• RASPBERRY a rejection, dismissal ...1910s sl.
• SACK, THE dismissal from employment ...1825 sl.
• SHAFT, THE dismissal ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• SHOVE, THE dismissal ...1899 sl.
• SKAILING dismissal, dispersion ...c1450
• SKI-BUNK a rejection; an act of dismissal ...1900s US sl.
• SPEAR, THE dismissal from work ...1941 Aust. sl.
• TIN-TACK dismissal from a job ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'sack'
• TOM DRUM'S ENTERTAINMENT ill-treatment; ignominious dismissal ...1587 sl.
• WALKING ORDERS a notice of dismissal ...E19 sl.
• WALKING PAPERS notice of dismissal ...sl., chiefly US & Can.
• WALKING TICKET a notice of dismissal ...M19 US sl.
 
DISMISSAL - verbs
• SHAKE THE BULLET AT ANYONE to threaten one with 'the sack' but not give him actual notice to leave ...1874 sl.
 
DISMISSAL - interjections
• BAH-FUNGOO! an exclamation of contempt or dismissal, e.g. go fuck yourself! ...1950s US sl.
• D.D.T.! an exclamation of dismissal or contempt (Drop Dead Twice) ...1947 US campus sl.
• DO ONE! exclamation of dismissal ...1990s sl.
• EAT A DICK a phrase of dislike or dismissal ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• EAT DICK! used as a dismissive retort ...1982 UK sl.
• EAT FUCK! used as a dismissive retort ...1979 US sl.
• EAT IT! a term of dismissal or disdain ...1952 sl.
• EAT MY SHORTS! go to hell! drop dead!; an exclamation of dismissal or defiance ...1979 US sl.
• EAT SHIT! a dismissive expression ...1961 US sl.
• EAT SHIT AND DIE! a dismissive expression ...1960s US sl.
• FUNGOO! an exclamation of contempt or dismissal, e.g. go fuck yourself! ...1950s US sl.
• GO FALL ON YOURSELF! an exclamation of dismissal; go away! get out! ...1892 US sl.
• GO PEDDLE YOUR FISH! exclamation of disdainful dismissal ...1930s US sl.
• GO TO HELL ACROSS LOTS! exclamation of dismissal, the implication being that they should go with speed ...M19 US sl.
• GO TO JERICHO! an exclamation of dismissal: go to hell! ...c1635 colloq.
• GUTZER! an exclamation of dismissal ...1910s Aust.
• MAGGOTS! int. an exclamation of dismissal ...L19 sl.
• OH SWALLOW YOURSELF! exclamation of dismissal; go to hell! ...L19 sl.
• RAM IT! an exclamation of dismissal ...1930s sl., orig. US
• SIT ON IT, POTSIE! phrase of dismissal or mockery ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FRIG a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK AT A GALLOPING GOOSE a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK AT A ROLLING DOUGHNUT a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK AT A RUBBER DUCK a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK AT THE MOON a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING FUCK AT YOURSELF a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING JUMP a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING JUMP AT THE MOON a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING JUMP OUT OF THE NEAREST WINDOW a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING LEAP a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING LEAP AT A ROLLING DOUGHNUT a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING LEAP INTO THE AIR a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYING LEAP OFF A BRIDGE phr. a dismissive phrase, used to tell someone who is being annoying or irritating to go away ... 1920s sl.
• TAKE A RUN! an expression of dismissal ...L19
• TAKE A RUN AT YOURSELF! exclamation of dismissal, dislike, etc. ...1920s Aust. sl.
• TAKE A RUNNING JUMP! exclamation of dismissal ...1933 sl.
• TAKE A RUNNING JUMP AT THE MOON! exclamation of dismissal ...1930s sl.
• UP YOUR ALLEY! expression of rude dismissal ...1970s sl.
• WALK ON! a term of dismissal, disbelief, or contempt ...1970s US college sl.
• WHATEVER! a general expression of dismissal, disinterest ...1990s US Black/teen sl.
 
DISMISSAL - phrases
• IT'S A FINE DAY FOR TRAVELLING used in the outback to signify that one has received notice to quit ...1950s Aust. sl.
 
DISMISSED - adjectives
• BESACKED discharged from employment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CASS † dismissed, cashiered; void, null ...1549
• CAST † dismissed from office ...1607
• OUT ON ONE'S EAR discharged, ejected or dismissed ignominiously ...1919 Amer. sl.
 
DISMISSED - verbs
• BE PEDALLED to be dismissed from a job ...c1920 sl.
• BILGE to be dismissed or obliged to resign...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• FLUNK OUT to be dismissed from college, etc. after failing an examination ...1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GET A D.C.M. to be dismissed from one's job (Don't Come Monday) ...1990s Aust. sl.
• GET ONE'S CARDS to be dismissed ...1929 sl.
• GET ONE'S MARCHING ORDERS to be dismissed ...1937 Brit. sl.
• GET ONE'S WALKING PAPERS to be dismissed ...1825 US sl.
• GET THE AIR to be dismissed ...1900 US sl.
• GET THE ARSE to be dismissed ..1955 Aust. sl.
• GET THE BACKSIDE OF † to be dismissed contemptuously by ...1724 Sc.
• GET THE BAG to be dismissed ...1913
• GET THE BIG BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
• GET THE BIG E to be dismissed (E = elbow, dismissal) ...1982 Brit. sl.
• GET THE BIRD of an actor: to be hissed by the audience; hence, to be dismissed ...1865 sl.
• GET THE BOOT to be dismissed ...1881 sl.
• GET THE CHOP to be dismissed or stopped ...1945 Brit. sl.
• GET THE CHOPPER to be dismissed ...1969 US military usage
• GET THE ELBOW to be dismissed ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GET THE GATE to be dismissed ...1901 sl., chiefly US
• GET THE HEAVE-HO to be dismissed ...1944 sl., orig. US
• GET THE KAPUT to be rejected or dismissed ...1910s sl.
• GET THE ORDER OF THE BOOT to be dismissed from employment, etc.
• GET THE ORDER OF THE SACK to be dismissed from employment ...c1860 sl.
• GET THE PEDAL to get oneself dismissed from a job ...c1920 sl.
• GET THE PUSH to be dismissed, esp. from employment ...1899 sl.
• GET THE RASPBERRY to be dismissed ...1920 sl.
• GET THE SHAFT to be dismissed ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• GET THE SHOVE to be dismissed ...1899 sl.
• GET THE SPEAR to be dismissed from employment ...1897 Aust. sl.
• GO FAREWELL † to go away, to be dismissed ...c1391
• RECEIVE THE CANVASS to be dismissed; to 'get the sack' ...1652 colloq.
• TAKE A HOLIDAY to be dismissed ...L19 sl.
• TAKE A WALK to leave; to be dismissed ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE TRACK to be dismissed from a job ...1910s NZ sl.
• VAIK † to retire or withdraw from; to disperse, to empty; to be dismissed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALK THE PLANK to be dismissed from a job ...L19 US sl.
 
DISMOUNT - see HORSE RIDING
 
DISOBEDIENCE - nouns
• UNBUXOMHEAD † disobedience ...c1250
• UNBUXOMNESS † disobedience, obstinacy ...a1300
• UNHERSUMNESS † disobedience ...c1200
 
DISOBEDIENT - adjectives
• DISOBEISANT † not submissive, disobedient ...c1381
• GAINSAYING given to contradiction; stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority ...1489
• HARD OF HEARING undisciplined, disobedient ...1973 Trinidad and Tobago
• IMMORIGEROUS † unyielding, obstinate; disobedient, rebellious; uncivil, rude ...1623
• INOBEDIENT disobedient ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ORNERY unpleasant, troublesome, unruly, unmanageable, disobedient, obstinate, ill-tempered, angry ...1862 Amer. dial.
• RADICAL disobedient ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TANKERSOME unruly, disobedient, misbehaving ...1969 Amer. dial.
• UNBAIN † not ready or willing; disobedient ...a1300
• UNBELIEVING of a child: disobedient, unruly, obstinate, heedless ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• UNBUXOM † disobedient, not submissive or compliant ...a1250
• UNFORBIDDEN unrestrained, unruly, disobedient, spoiled, troublesome ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
DISOBEDIENT - nouns, person
• ANKLE-BITER an unruly or disobedient child ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DISOBEISANT † a rebel; a disobedient person ...1542
• HELLCAT a small disobedient, misbehaving child ...1965 Amer. dial.
 
DISOBLIGING - adjectives
• ILL-WILLY bad-tempered, spiteful, grudging, disobliging ...a1500 chiefly Sc.
• MALGRACIOUS †* ill-favoured, uncomely; ungracious, disobliging ...1390
• MEAN pettily unpleasant or disobliging ...M19 sl., orig. US
 
DISOBLIGING - nouns, person
• PATCH a term of contempt; an ill-natured, disobliging person ...1900 Eng. dial.
 
DISORDER - adjectives/adverbs
• CAMSTAIRY helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
• CAMSTEERIE helter-skelter, in disorder ...1928 Sc.
• RAMSHACKLE loose and shaky as if ready to fall to pieces; rickety, tumbledown, dilapidated, in disorder; orig. said chiefly of carriages and houses ...1830
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE accompanied by confusion or disorder ...1826
• THROUGH ANOTHER mixed up together, in disorder; confused, befuddled ...1873 Amer. dial.
• TIPSY-TOPSY upset or in disorder as if tipsy ...a1845 nonce word
 
DISORDER - nouns
• ANSHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• BEAR-GARDEN a scene of strife, disorder, and tumult; a rude, turbulent assembly ...1743
• BROILERY †* dissension; strife; disturbance, disorder ...1521
• BUM a state of disorder ...1896 US colloq.
• CADDLE disorder, disarray, confusion, disturbance ...1825 Eng. dial.
• CURFUFFLE a disturbance or disorder of any kind ...1813 Sc.
• DERAY uproar, merriment, noise, disorder, chaos, disarray; a noisy party ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DISHYBILL a state of disorder; dishevelment ...1920 Amer. dial.
• DISHYBILLY a state of disorder; dishevelment ...1920 Amer. dial.
• DUKE'S MIXTURE. confusion; disorder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FEERY-FARRY † a bustle, a tumult; a state of excitement, disorder, confusion ...1535 Sc.
• GARBOIL † confusion, disturbance, disorder, tumult, uproar; a brawl, hubbub, commotion ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GEFUFFLE a disturbance or disorder of any kind ...1813 Sc.
• GLOMMOX a muss, a state of disorder; a conglomeration of matter ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GLUMMICKS a muss, a state of disorder; a conglomeration of matter ...1894 Amer. dial.
• HAG idle disorder ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HAGGERDASH † disorder, a broil ...1825 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH disorder; a broil ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM bewilderment, confusion, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HARRIAGE confusion, disorder ...1830 Eng. dial.
• HELL OF A MESS disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLY MESS disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRAH'S NEST disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JUMMIX a jumble, mix; disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1870 Eng. dial.
• MELL OF A HESS disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESS-UP disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIDGE-MADGE confusion, disorder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIX disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MIX-UP disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MONKEY'S WEDDING a state of disorder or disarray ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY'S WEDDING BREAKFAST a state of disorder or disarray ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MOPPLE confusion, a state of disorder ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MORASS a disordered or muddled situation or circumstance, esp. one that impedes progress
• MUSS a state of disorder; a muddle ...19C US & Can. colloq.
• MUX disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OMNIUM GATHERUM a gathering of all sorts; a miscellaneous assemblage, collection, or mixture of persons or things; a confused medley; disorder ...1530
• OOMO disorder, confusion ...1929 Sc.
• PAM-PAM an argument; a fuss; noisy disorder ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAG ORDER chaotic disorder; a mess ...1983 UK military sl.
• RAMFEEZLEMENT disorder, esp. disorder occasioned by fatigue ...1821 Sc.
• RAMTANGLEMENT confusion, disorder ...1825 Sc.
• RANGAT † disorder, disturbance, noise ...1500-20 Sc.
• REILIEBOGIE confusion, a state of tumult or disorder ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOUTHER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCOWDER confusion, bustle, disorder ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLATION confusion, disorder ...1828 Eng. dial.
• SPLUTTER disorder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUFFLE †* a commotion, disturbance, disorder ...1650
• TAISLE a state of disorder or the causing of disorder, confusion, muddling up ...1866 Sc.
• TAPSALTEERIE a topsy-turvy manner; a state of disorder ...1898 Sc.
• TAZZLE a tangle; a state of disorder; esp. used of the hair ...1893 Eng. dial.
• THROUGHOTHER a state of disorder ...1929 Amer. dial.
• TOHU AND BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• TOHU-BOHU that which is empty and formless; chaos; disorder; utter confusion ...1619
• UNPLIGHT a state of disorder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISORDER - nouns, person
• DISTURBANT one who disturbs or interferes with peace or quiet; one who causes tumult or disorder ...1865
 
DISORDER - verbs
• BARBULYE to confuse, to muddle, to disorder ...c1572 Sc. arch.
• BOLLIX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BOOGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BOULEVERSE †* to upset, to overturn, to throw into utter disorder ...1673
• BUGGER UP to damage, to spoil; to confuse, to disorder ...1934 Amer. dial.
• BULLOX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CADDLE to confuse, to throw into disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAMSHACKLE to distort, to bend, to twist, to disorder ...1819 Sc.
• DECONCERT †* to disconcert, to disarrange, to disorder ...1715
• DISCOMBOBBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1840 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBOLATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBRACATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1834 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOBULATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1916 Amer. sl.
• DISCOMBOOBELATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1943 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOBLE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBOOMERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCOMBULATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCONBOBBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DISCUMBOBERATE to disarrange; to put out of order; to confuse, to perplex, to disconcert ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FANKLE to entangle, to twist, to knot; to coil, to wind; to disorder ...1887 Sc.
• GRUGGLE to disorder or disfigure by much handling; to rumple, to crumple, to crease ...1804 Sc.
• HATTER to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MABBLE to confuse, mix, throw into disorder ...1821 Eng. dial.
• RAG to annoy or assail in a rough or noisy fashion; to create a disturbance or wild disorder in a room ...1897 Brit. university sl.
• RAMFEEZLE to put into a state of disorder; to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMFOOZLE to disorder, to turn topsy-turvy ...1887 Sc.
• RAMSHACKLE to throw into confusion; to reduce to a state of disorder, to wreck ...1825 Sc.
• RAVEL to get into a confusion or tangle; to entangle, to disorder, to muddle ...1791 Sc.
• ROIL to disturb; to disorder ...L16
• SCOW to be in confusion, bustle, or disorder ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAFFLE to throw into disorder ...1863 Eng. dial.
• TAISLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• TEAZLE to entangle, to twist inextricably; to mix up, to put or get into disorder ...1866 Sc.
• THROW THE HOUSE OUT OF THE WINDOW to make a great commotion, noise, or disturbance; to cause great disorder and confusion; to turn everything topsy-turvy ...1621
• TIFFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
• TIFLE to disorder, to disarrange; to entangle; to ravel ...1811 chiefly Eng. dial.
 
DISORDERED - adjectives
• DEMELLIT hurt, injured, disordered ...B1900 Sc.
• GOING TO RIDE OUT of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered ...1855 Amer. dial.
• ILL-SHAKEN-UP uncomely, ungraceful, disordered in dress ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAVELLING confused; wild; disordered ...1876 Eng. dial.
• READY TO RIDE OUT of a room or piece of furniture: untidy, very cluttered or disordered ...1855 Amer. dial.
• RUFFY-TUFFY dishevelled; disordered, rough ...a1821 nonce word
• TAFFLED ruffled, disordered ...1899 Sc.
• UNHECKLED disordered in dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
DISORDERED - verbs
• CADDLE to be disordered, violently upset ...1779 Sc.
 
DISORDERLINESS - nouns
• MALPROPRIETY want of proper condition; disorderliness ...1888
 
DISORDERLY - adjectives
• AFLUNTERS adj. in a state of disorder; disarranged ...1891 Eng. dial.
• ALL AFLOAT in disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-MUGGLE disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL ASSED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL BALLED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL FUSSED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL IN A LUMP LIKE A DOG'S BREAKFAST disorderly, confused ...Bk1898 Ireland
• ALL IN A MUGGLE disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL NOHOW disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER HELL disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL OVER THE SHOP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ALL TO A MUGGLE disorderly, untidy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL TOGETHER LIKE BROWNS' COWS in a disorderly gathering or a jumble ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL UPON HEAPS in disorder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL WHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANIMAL wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained ...1965 Amer. sl.
• ASSED UP confused; mixed up; disorderly ...1932 Amer. dial.
• AT SIXES AND SEVENS denotes disorganization or disorder ...1670
• BABYLONICAL † disorderly, tumultuous ...1547
• BALLED UP disorderly; in confusion ...L19 Amer. sl.
• BEDLAMISTIC disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOLLIXED UP mixed up, confused, disorderly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• CADDLING untidy, disorderly, slipshod ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CLATCHY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLATTY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COCKEYED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EAST AND WEST disorderly, confused ...20C US sl.
• EAST, WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...1942 Amer. dial.
• EVERYWHICHAWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYWHICHWAY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUDDY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUSSED UP disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARRY TATE said of something incompetent or disorderly ...1925 Brit. sl.
• HARUM-SCARUM disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HELL, WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOGRY-MOGRY disorderly, in a confused state; untidy, slovenly ...1869 Sc.
• HUGGRY-MUGGRY in a confused state, disorderly, untidy, slovenly ...B1900 Sc.
• ILL-RED-UP in a state of disorder ...1824 Sc.
• MALAGRUIZED in disorder, rumpled ...1864 Sc.
• MALAGRUZED in disorder, rumpled ...1864 Sc.
• MENSELESS without regard for decency or propriety; indecent; untidy, disorderly ...1811 Eng. dial.
• MISORDERLY disorderly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• MOMMICKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOMMIXED disorderly; in confusion ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MUZZY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OBSTRIPEROUS obstreperous; disorderly, unruly ...M18 sl.
• OBSTROCULOUS obstreperous; noisy and difficult to control; disorderly, unruly...1930s Aust. sl.
• OBSTROPEROUS obstreperous; disorderly, unruly ...M18 sl.
• OBSTROPOLIS obstreperous; disorderly, unruly ...M18 sl.
• OBTROPOLOUS obstreperous; disorderly, unruly ...M18 sl.
• OFF THE HINGES disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OFF THE HOOKS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUT OF KILTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PANDEMONIACAL pert. to hell, infernal; disorderly, noisy ...1862
• PANDEMONIAN pert. to hell, infernal; disorderly, noisy ...1889
• RABBLING † disorderly, rowdy, noisy ...1575 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RACKLE disorderly, riotous, unruly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-PACK low, disorderly, of loose habits ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLIN(G) idle, worthless, dissolute, disorderly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGAMUFF †* rough, beggarly, good-for-nothing, disorderly ...1591
• RAMBLE-SCRAMBLE wanting in system; confused, irregular, disorderly ...1833
• RAMP riotous, boisterous, disorderly, violent ...1715 Sc.
• RAMPAGEOUS violent; unruly; boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1822
• RAMPAGEROUS boisterous, noisy, disorderly ...1890 Eng. dial.
• RAMPAGINOUS furious, angry, violent, wild, unruly, obstreperous, boisterous, noisy, disorderly, outrageous ...1822 Sc.
• RAMSHACKLE dilapidated; in disorder ...20C Amer. sl.
• RAMSTOUGAR rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
• RAMSTOUGEROUS rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
• RAMSTUGEROUS rough in manner, boisterous, riotous, disorderly; quarrelsome ...1864 Sc.
• RAN-DAN; idle; disorderly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANDIE boisterous, riotous, disorderly, dissipated; wild, unruly, unmanageable ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDOM idle, disorderly ...1870 Eng. dial.
• RANDY disorderly, disreputable, given to drink ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANTIPOLE * wild, disorderly, rakish, noisy, rough ...1700
• RANTUM-SCANTUM † harum-scarum, disorderly ...1727-8
• RANTUM-SCOOTUM harum-scarum, disorderly ...1885 US
• RIBBLIE-RABBLIE confused, disorderly ...B1900 Sc.
• ROUTIOUS † disorderly, riotous ...1602
• SCRAGGLING wild, untidy, disorderly, generally applied to vegetation ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREWY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAMBOLIC chaotic, disorderly ...L20 colloq.
• SKELTER-HELTER disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEWGEE disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
• SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE disorderly; in confusion ...1826
• SKIMBLE-SKAMBLE accompanied by confusion or disorder ...1826
• SKY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLOPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THROUGH-OTHER confused, disorderly;  unmethodical; mentally confused; agitated; harum-scarum ...1590 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICKLE † fastidious, dainty, squeamish; easily upset or disordered ...c1456 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TOPSY-TURVY in a disordered condition ...1528
• TOWRY-LOWRY † all in disorder ...1632 Eng. dial.
• TUMULTUARIOUS * hurriedly done; irregular, disorderly, confused; haphazard, random ...1607
• UNMENSEFUL disorderly; unmannerly; unseemly; indecent ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRID disorderly, untidy; filthy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPSYTURVY disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAW-WAYS disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
DISORDERLY - adverbs
• AFLUNTERS in a state of disorder ...1891 Eng. dial.
• ALL ANYHOW in a confused or disorderly manner ...1942 Amer. dial.
• ANY-WHICH-WAY randomly, in disorderly manner ...1989 Irish sl.
• GALLEY-WEST askew, crooked, scattered in all directions, disorderly, in confusion ...19C US sl.
• GALLEY-WEST AND CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GALLEY-WESTERN CROOKED disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAGGERDASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAGGERDECASH † in confusion, in a disorderly state; in a topsy-turvy manner ...1808 Sc.
• HAM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAM-SCRAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAND OVER HEAD in confusion or disorder, confusedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HASH-METRAM in a state of disorder; topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HEADS AND THRAWS in disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely ...1835 Sc.
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE topsy-turvy, in a confused or disorderly state; hither and thither ...1535 Sc.
• HIM-SAM irregularly, confusedly; hastily; in confusion or disorder ...1851 Eng. dial.
• OODEL-DOODEL helter-skelter, in disorderly haste or confusion; hastily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PELLY MELLY †* in a confused way or manner; in disorder and hurry; indiscriminately ...c1450
• RIM-RAM in a state of disorder ...B1900 Sc.
• RUFFY-TUFFY in disorder, helter-skelter ...B1900 nonce word
• TARSIE-VERSIE topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Sc.
• TERSY-VERSY topsy-turvy, in confusion or disorder; walking backwards ...1838 Eng. dial.
 
DISORDERLY - nouns
• HIDDIE-GIDDIE a disorderly noise, a disturbance ...B1900 Sc.
• ILL RULE † disorderly conduct, misrule ...1556
• MESSMENT a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RACKLENESS disorderly conduct ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG an undergraduates' display of noisy, disorderly conduct and great high spirits, considered by the perpetrators as excellent fun and by many outsiders as 'a bloody nuisance' ...c1910 university usage
• RIBBLE-RABBLE a tumultuous crowd or array of people; a disorderly assemblage; a mob; the scum of society; a great confusion ...1635
 
DISORDERLY - nouns, person
• BAT a disorderly or dissolute person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BESS O' BEDLAM a harmless vagrant or maniac formerly allowed to range the country; hence, any female of wild or disorderly appearance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• JACOBINES loose, disorderly persons; malcontents ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAFFLE-CAP a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-COPPIN a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-PACK a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLIN(G) a disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGAMUFFIN a ragged or disorderly person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RAKESHAME * one who covers himself with shame; an ill-behaved, disorderly, or dissolute fellow ...1599
• RANDAN † a riotous or disorderly person; a dissolute or debauched person ...a1809
• RAP a disorderly, boasting person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE a man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• YOWPSE a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
• YOWP-SIMON a disorderly, bawling fellow ...Bk1905 Eng dial.
 
DISORDERLY - verbs
• DERAY to act madly or in a disorderly fashion ...arch.
• GO ANIMAL to go wild; to become disorderly or rowdy ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GO THE WHOLE ANIMAL to act without any restraint ...1832 Amer. sl.
• MESS OVER to meddle with, to make a mess of, to make untidy or disorderly, to cause pain or trouble for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAGGARD to ramble about; to live in a disorderly way ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAZZLE to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly  ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP to mess up, to make untidy or disorderly, to muddle up, to disarrange ...1939 Amer. dial.
• TEVEL to confuse; to put into a disorderly state ...1828 Sc.
• TOW-ROW to go about in a noisy, disorderly manner; to bustle about ...1840 orig. Eng. dial.
 
DISORDERLY - phrases
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED in a swift, disorderly, excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE BARNEY'S BRIG, BOTH MAIN TACKS OVER THE FOREYARD in a thoroughly disorderly state ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILL TAIL O' THUNDER in a swift, disorderly, and excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ON FOR YOUNG AND OLD in a state of general disorder and lack of restraint ...Aust. sl.
 
DISORGANIZED - adjectives
• EAT UP disorganized, messy, all over the place ...1990s sl.
• MAGGLED botched, bungled, disorganized ...1713 Sc.
• ODDBALL disorganized; prone to blunder; unreliable ...c1945 sl.
• SHAMBLING rambling; disorganized ...L17
 
DISORGANIZED - nouns
• PAUCHLE a state of confusion, a flurry, a disorganized state of affairs ...1958 Sc.
 
DISORIENTED - adjectives
• BUZZED OUT dreamily or eerily out of touch with reality; disoriented, forgetful, dazed ...1980 Amer. sl.
• GAGA confused, disoriented ....1930s sl.
• GOOFED-UP mentally confused; disoriented ...M20 US sl.
• GOOFY disoriented, confused ...1910s sl.
• ON A TRIP disoriented, seemingly 'in another world' ...1960s sl.
• SPACED OUT in a state of drug-induced euphoria; out of touch with reality; disoriented ...M20 sl., orig. US
• SPACY out of touch with reality; disoriented; spaced out ...M20 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• ZONED disoriented, confused ...1970s sl.
• ZONED OUT disoriented ...1970s sl.
 
DISORIENTED - nouns, person
• BLISS NINNY a silly, disoriented person ...20C teen & high school sl.
 
DISORIENTING - nouns
• MINDFUCK a disorienting experience; a staggering idea or event ...1960s sl.
 
DISOWN - verbs
• KICK DOWN THE LADDER to reject or disown the friends or associates that have helped one to rise in the world