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DO, DOING - adjectives
• ACTUAL † pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing ...c1315
• OPERARIOUS †* pert. to the workman, done with labour; doing, as opposed to theoretical ...1656
• OPERARY † pert. to the workman, done with labour; doing, as opposed to theoretical ...1612
DO, DOER - nouns, person
• ACTRESS † female doer ...1589
• DEESTER a doer, a promoter, an agent ...1871 Sc.
• FACIENT * one who does anything; an actor or doer ...a1670
• FACTOR † one who makes or does anything; a doer, maker, performer, perpetrator; an author of a literary work ...1563 obs. or arch.
DO, DOING - nouns
• ACTURE †* the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
• AFFAIR †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
• DEEDING †* actual doing, carrying out in deed ...1606
• FACTION † the act of doing or making something ...1612
• FEASANCE † the doing or execution of a condition, obligation, feudal service, etc. ...1538
• FEAT † the art, knack, or trick of doing of anything ...c1386
• GANNINS-ON proceedings, doings, to-do ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WHATABOUTS * doings, occupations; what one is about; something under consideration ...1830
DO, DOING - verbs
• COME IN A PEA to come very close to doing something ...1959 Amer. dial.
• COME NIGH AS A PEA to come very close to doing something ...1901 Amer. dial.
• COOK to do what you do well ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DO ONE'S DO to do what is necessary; to do what one must do ...20C US sl.
• DO ONE'S OWN THING to follow one's own interests or inclinations independently of others ...1841 sl., orig. US
• FAKE to make, to do anything ...E19 sl.
• FAY † to do, to go on favourably, to succeed ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAR †* to do, to perform; to make ...a1300
• GET THE OX OUT OF THE DITCH to get something done that has to be done, but that you don't really want to do ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HALF-HAM to go around doing something one shouldn't be doing ...1954 Amer. dial.
• I-DO † to do ...971
• NIGGER UP (derogatory) to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PREPARE TO PUCKER to make ready to do or act ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PROCEED TO PUCKER to make ready to do or act ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PULL to do; to perform, effect, esp. a trick or shady act ...1916 Amer. sl.
• PULL IT OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• PULL ONE'S FINGER OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• PUT ON to do, to make happen to ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• REMOVE ONE'S DIGIT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS to do anything anyone else can ...1980s US college sl.
• TAKE ONE'S FINGER OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
DO, DOING - phrases
• AIN'T NOWHERE I'm not doing anything ...1940s US Black college sl.
• LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT said of one who wishes to do or see something ...20C sl.
DO AWAY WITH - verbs
• DISANNUL to abolish, to destroy, to do away with, to remove ...1892 Eng. dial.
DOCILE - adjectives
• BEISUM † pliable, flexible, docile ...a1225
• BIDDABLE obedient, docile ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIDDENABLE obedient, docile ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOCIOUS docile, quiet, civil ...1853 Amer. dial.
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
• OBEDIBLE †* capable of obedience; obedient, docile, compliant, submissive, yielding ...1622
• PACK intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PACKT intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SOUPLE tractable, meek and docile ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
DOCILITY - nouns
• BIDDABLENESS docility; compliance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TAMEHED †* tameness, domesticity, docility ...c1250
DOCK WORKER - nouns, person
• HEAVER a labourer employed in landing goods at a dockyard ...1696
• SEA-GULL a casual, non-union dock labourer ...c1926 NZ sl.
• WHARFIE a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• YARDBIRD a civilian dock worker in a naval dockyard ...1963 US sl.
• YARDIE a dockyard labourer ...1902 Eng. dial.
DOCTOR - adjectives
• IATRIC * relating to a physician or to medicine; medical ...1851
• IATRICAL medical ...1716
• QUACK pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines ...L18 sl.
• QUACKY pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines ...L16 sl.
DOCTOR - nouns
• IATRARCHY the order of physicians ...a1843 nonce word
• UBI doctors' shorthand for the facetious diagnoses, Unexplained Beer Injury ...2003 UK medical sl.
DOCTOR - nouns, person
• AESCULAPIUS the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• BABY CATCHER. a doctor, an obstetrician ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BABY-SNATCHER an obstetrician ...1925 US sl.
• BACK-DOOR MAN a proctologist ..1962 Amer. medical sl.
• BLACK-BAG TOTER a doctor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE-BREAKER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-BUTCHER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-CRUSHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE DOCTOR a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONES a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-SETTER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BOTANIST a physician who views his patients as having plant-level intelligence ...1978 US sl.
• BUG DOCTOR a psychiatrist or psychologist ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BUTCHER a surgeon; hence, any physician ...1849 US prison & military sl.
• CANOE INSPECTOR a gynecologist ...1965 US sl.
• CANOE-MAKER an autopsy surgeon ...1970 US police sl.
• CARPENTER an orthopaedist ...1994 US sl.
• CASTOR OIL ARTIST a doctor; a surgeon ...1925 US sl.
• CLYSTER-PIPE a doctor ...17C sl.
• CROAK a doctor, esp. a company doctor ...1879 UK sl.
• CROAKER 1. a prison doctor ...1859 sl., now mainly US
2. a doctor who provides narcotics for an addict ...1978 US sl.
• CROCUS a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROKER a physician ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DOC physician ...M19 colloq.
• DOCTORESS a female doctor ...old-fashioned or derogatory
• DOCTRIX † a female doctor ...1604
• DOC YAK a doctor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPOSSOM SALTS a doctor ...1931 Amer. logging usage
• EPOSSUM SALTS a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EPSOM SALTS a doctor ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• ESCULAPIUS the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• FANNY QUACK a gynaecologist ...1999 UK sl.
• FLESH-TAILOR a surgeon ...E17 sl.
• GALEN a physician ...1598 jocular
• GALLYPOT BARONET an ennobled physician ...L19 sl.
• GAMBLE a doctor ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Gamble and Procter)
• GAMBLE AND PROCTOR a doctor ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GAS-PASSER an anaesthetist ...1961 US sl.
• GASSER an anaesthetist ...2002 UK medical sl.
• GASSERS AND SLASHERS anaesthetists and surgeons ...2002 UK medical sl.
• GRANNY DOCTOR a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GUTS AND BUTTS DOC a gastroenterologist ...1994 US sl.
• GYNAE a gynaecologist ...1982 sl.
• HAKIM a doctor ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• ICE-TONG DOCTOR a doctor who is happy to supply illegal drugs ...1930s US drugs sl.
• JAKELEG DOCTOR an incapable doctor, or one who does not have a very good reputation ...1969 Amer. dial.
• KING'S PROCTOR a doctor ...20C rhyming sl.
• LECHERE * a physician ...c1374
• LEECH a physician; one who practices the healing art ...c900
• LEECHER * a physician ...c1374
• LEECHMAN † a physician ...1591
• LONGHEAD (derogatory) a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MACK THE KNIFE any surgeon ...1980 US sl.
• MAD-DOCTOR a physician who treats mental diseases ...1703
• MAN-MENDER † a ludicrous or contemptuous name for a physician or surgeon ... a1641
• MEDICIAN † a physician ...1597
• MEDICINER a physician, a doctor ...1610 Sc.
• MEDICINE SHARP a physician ...1897 US jocular
• MEDICO a doctor ...M19 sl.
• MED-MAN a doctor ...1940s sl.
• MOPE (derogatory) a nonsurgeon physician ...1994 hospital usage
• MOVING DOCTOR a medical doctor (from MD) ...2002 Can. sl.
• NEEDLE MAN. a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE PUNCHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE PUSHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOACH DOCTOR a chiropractor ...1963 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OBSTETRIST * an obstetrician; one skilled in midwifery ...a1800
• OLD DOC YAK a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD FART a doctor who is not very capable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OPHTHALMIATER * an ophthalmic surgeon; an oculist ...1761
• ORTHOPOD an orthopaedic surgeon ...1960 sl.
• PILL a doctor; a medical officer or orderly in the services ...1860 sl.
• PILL-PEDDLER a doctor ...1857 sl.
• PILL-PUSHER 1. a doctor ...1857 sl.
2. a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PILL-ROLLER 1. a doctor ...1857 sl.
2. a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PILLS a surgeon ...Amer. World War I sl.
• PILL-SHOOTER a doctor ...1857 sl.
• PILL-TOTER a doctor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUACK 1. a pretended doctor ...1659
2. a doctor, irrespective of their abilities ...L17 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• RIGHT CROAKER a doctor who will treat criminals without informing the police, or who will supply drugs ...1929 criminals' sl.
• SADDLE-POCKET DOCTOR a physician who travelled through the mountains on horseback, often for great distances ...1981 Amer. dial.
• SANGRADO a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge ...1820
• SANGRADOR a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge ...1832
• SAWBONES 1. a surgeon ...19C sl.
2. a regimental doctor ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SHE-MEDICO a female doctor ...M19 sl.
• SICKEY ACKEY a psychiatrist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOCOLOGIST one versed in tocology; an obstetrician ...1902
• VELVET-CAP † one who wears a cap of velvet; a physician or student ...1602
• VET 1. a doctor ...1925 jocular
2. a prison doctor ...1974 S. Afr. sl.
• VET, THE a doctor; hence, a prison doctor ...1930s sl., orig. military
• VETERINARIAN a physician who regards his patients as of animal intelligence ...1978 US sl.
• WITCH DOCTOR a doctor who specializes in internal medicine ...1985 US sl.
• WOMAN DOCTOR a midwife, an obstetrician ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WRITER a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• WRITING CROAKER a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• WRITING DOCTOR a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• ZIT DOCTOR a dermatologist ...1980s US teen sl.
DOCTOR - nouns, person, other
• CUB a surgeon's assistant ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• OAP an Over-Anxious Patient ...2002 UK doctors' usage
DOCTOR - verbs
• QUACK to play the 'quack' (doctor) ...17C colloq.
• WRITE of a doctor: to write prescriptions for narcotics ...1930s drugs sl.
DOCUMENT - nouns
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BUMF toilet paper; hence, documents collectively ...1889 sl.
• HANDWRITING † that which is written by hand; manuscript; a piece of written matter; a written document or note ...1534 obs. or arch.
• LETTER † anything written; an inscription, document, text; a written warrant or authority ...c1325
• PAPER † written documents collectively; paper bearing writing ...1386
• RAGMAN † a document (contract, agreement, indenture, etc.) with seals attached ...1362
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIPTION † a writing; a document; an inscription ...1597
• TITLE † a document; a writing, a letter ...c1330
DOCUMENTARY - nouns
• DOCO a documentary ...Aust. colloq.
• DOCU a documentary film ...sl.
• DOCU-SOAP a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama ...20C
DOCUMENTATION - nouns
• PAPER any form of legal or similarly authoritative documentation, such as a marriage certificate, prison documentation ...1940s sl.
DODGE - nouns
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• QUEEF a stratagem, a dodge, a trick; a conjuring trick, a piece of sleight of hand; cunning ...1923 Sc.
• QUIFF a dodge, a trick; a knack; a verbal catch ...1881 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK a dodge, a trick; a quibble, catch; a question asked in order to elicit information ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RORT a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• SUBTILITY † a cunning of crafty scheme; an artifice, a dodge ...1390
DODGE - verbs
• FLANK to dodge, to evade ...M19 US sl., orig. military
• QUIFF to come up with a cunning dodge or trick; to go or do well, to get along pleasantly ...L19 sl.
• SCOFF to dodge, to avoid doing ...1969 Sc.
• WAIVE † to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
DODGING - phrases
• AMONG THE WILLOWS dodging the law; on the dodge ...1968 Amer. dial.
DOER - see DO
DOG - adjectives
• BAWLING † of dogs, etc.: howling, yelping ...1594
• BENCH-KNEED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-LEGGED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOBBERY of a pack of hounds: miscellaneous in breed or quality ...1878 Anglo-Indian
• CANICULAR pert. to a dog ...1592 humorous
• CANINAL † canine, dog-like ...1599
• CANIVOROUS dog-devouring ...1835 nonce word
• DOG-GIVEN † addicted to dogs ...c1611
• FEATHERY of a dog: curly-haired ...1889
• GRADE of a domestic animal, as a dog: not purebred; hence, of uncertain or low quality ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PHILOCYNIC loving dogs, fond of dogs ...1815
• SALT † of bitches: in heat ...1541
• SALTING of a bitch: in heat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALTY † of a bitch: in heat ...1603
DOG - nouns
• ALLEY DOG a mongrel dog; a dog of mixed breed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTHMA DOG a chihuahua ...1953 Amer. dial.
• AUMERIL a mongrel dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BABBLE the noise made by hounds when they give tongue before being sure of the scent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBLER a hound that bays or barks inopportunely ...1732 hunting usage
• BANDOG a dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house or on account of its ferocity; hence generally, a mastiff, a bloodhound ...c1425
• BANDY-HEWIT a contemptuous name for a dog of any kind; a cur ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BARBET a little dog with long curly hair; a poodle ...1780
• BATIE a large dog of any species ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARKER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARKER'S EGG dog excrement, esp. when very old ...1980s sl., orig. Aust.
• BARKER'S NEST a pile of dog excrement ...1980s sl., orig. Aust.
• BARSELETTE † a hunting dog, a hound ...c1340
• BARUKHZY the Afghan hound ...1895
• BAWLING † the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc. ...c1440
• BAWLING-HOUND a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons, possums or foxes ...1929 Amer. dial.
• BAWTIE a dog ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAWTY a dog, especially a large one ...c1536 Sc.
• BEADLE a beagle (dog) ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BEAINER a dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENBITER a dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENCH-FICE a cur-dog with long body and short legs like a bench ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-KNEED FISTE a dog with legs spread apart and bent at the knees, such as a bulldog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BERCELET † a hunting dog, a hound ...c1340
• BISCUIT-EATER a worthless dog; a dog of mixed and uncertain breed ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BISCUIT HOUND a dog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BITSER a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BITZA a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BITZER a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BLACK-AND-TAN a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BLACK TAN a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring ...1856 Amer. dial.
• BLOG a blood-dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLOODHOUND any dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUEY a Blue Heeler, an Australian cattle dog ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BONE-CRUSHER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONE EATER a dog ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BONE HEAD a dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE HOUND a dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE POLISHER a dog; a bad dog ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BOUFF a dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLER a dog, usually of unpretentious pedigree ...1977 Irish sl.
• BOWSER a dog ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BOW-WOW an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1785
• BOWZER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOZO a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRATCH a bitch-hound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFA a dog ...16C criminal sl.
• BUFE a dog ...16C criminal sl.
• BUFFER a dog ...1812 sl.
• BUTTERFLY NOSE a dog's nose when spotted or mottled ...Bk1933
• BUTTON EAR an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside ...Bk1933
• CAMBRA a dog ...18C sl.
• CANICULTURE the rearing of dogs ...Bk1888 humorous
• CANINITY 1. canine quality or trait; dog nature or race ...1794
2. sympathy with dogs, kindness to dogs ...1864
• CARRIAGE DOG a coach-dog, a Dalmatian ...1824
• CAST-IRON DOG the Mexican hairless dog ...1853 Amer. dial. obs.
• CHANNER the suppressed noise between a bark and a whine which a dog makes when watching for a rat ...19C Eng. dial.
• COP HOUND a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DACHS a dachshund ...1886 UK sl.
• DACHSIE a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DACHSY a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DAG-LOCKS the matted hair of long-eared dogs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWG a dog ...1898 sl.
• DAXIE a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
• DAXY a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
• D-DOG a dog trained to detect hidden drugs ...1992 US sl.
• DEGREE an type or breed, as of a dog ...1962 Amer. dial.
• DEMOCRAT HOUND an otherwise intelligent dog who takes up the wrong scent, as when a rabbit hound chases a fox ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DERBY a group or pack of fox hounds ...1983 Amer. dial.
• DERBY DOG a young foxhound ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DERBY GYP a young foxhound bitch ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DOG DO dog faeces ...1979 US sl.
• DOGDOM the world or realm of dogs ...jocular
• DOG-DOO dog excrement ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOG DOODY dog excrement ...2001 US euphemism
• DOGGESS a female dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOGGIE an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1825 sl.
• DOGGY an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1825 sl.
• DOGLET a small dog or pup ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOG OPERA the bedtime howling of Alaskan dogs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOGS OF EASEMENT † dogs employed to take up the chase in place of those that are spent ...1616
• DOG WITH A LONG WHEEL BASE AND A LOW ROAD CLEARANCE a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DORG a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE-UGLY generally used as a dog's name, especially the brindled bulldog breed ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUTCH-HOUND a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EARNING † the act of uttering the prolonged cry of hounds or deer ...1575
• EARTH-DOG † a terrier ...1616
• EGG-SUCKER (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING DOG a dog that robs the hen's nest; also applied to a mean and contemptible person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ESKY (derogatory) an Inuit; an Eskimo person; an Eskimo dog ...1910s US sl.
• FAIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FAN-FAN a pet dog ...1834
• FAUST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FEIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY a small dog of mixed breed, a cur ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-CORNER BREED a horse that was not intentionally bred; a dog of mixed breed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FICE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FIDO a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FISE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FISH BURNER a sled dog ...1967 Alaskan usage
• FIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FISTE a worthless dog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLAVERS what drops from the tongue of a dog ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLEA BAG a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FOUR-LEGGED BURGLAR ALARM a watchdog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRESH dung, recently excreted dung, esp. cattle or dog dung ...20C US euphemism
• FOXY a fox terrier ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FYCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FYST a worthless dog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GANG † a pack of dogs ...1740
• GAZE-HOUND a species of dog used in hunting, which follows its prey by sight and not by scent ...1570
• GIP a female dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GNARLER a dog, esp. a vicious dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOLLIE a dog, esp. a greyhound ...1992 UK sl.
• GOLLIWOG a dog, esp. a greyhound ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• GOORI a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GOORIE a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GOORY a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GROWLER a dog ...1822 Eng. dial. & sl.
• GUY an animal; a household pet; a dog ...1978 Amer. sl.
• HAINGLE a greedy or lazy dog ...1825 Sc.
• HANNIEL a greedy dog ...1781 Eng. dial.
ׇ• HARL a company of hounds ...1827 Eng. dial.
ׇ• HARM distemper in dogs ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HEINIE a dog of mixed breed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ 57 DOG a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ DOG a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HOT MUTT a bloodhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWLER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSKY dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILIO a dog ...1954-60 Hawaii
• JACKET the natural (usually hairy) covering or 'coat' of various animals; the hair of a dog, etc. ...1613
• KENNET † a small dog, used in hunting ...a1300
• KI-YI a dog ...1895 US sl.
• KIYOODLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KOMRA a dog ...18C sl.
• KYOODLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAB a Labrador dog ...1950s sl., orig. Can & US
• LABBIE a Labrador dog ...1984
• LABBY a Labrador dog ...1984
• LAD OF A PUP a young dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LADY a female hound ...1861
• LADY-PACK a pack of female hounds ...1861
• LASS a form of address to a mare or a bitch ...1834
• LEATHER the pendent part of a dog's ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LERRUPY food prepared for a dog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAGA DOG a mongrel; hence, a term of abuse for a person ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• MARLBOROUGH DOG a Blenheim spaniel ...1861
• MASTICE a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTIE-DOG a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTIN †* a mastiff dog ...1483
• MASTIS a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTY a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATER a cowardly dog; hence, a cowardly man ...L19 Brit. sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• MEAT HOUND a dog; used as a derogatory or jocular epithet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEESTLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESSAN a small dog ...1641 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
• MESSET a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
• MISOCYNY hatred of dogs ...1889
• MISSET a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
• MONG 1. a mongrel dog ...1903 Aust. sl.
2. any dog, even of the best pedigree ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• MOPSY a woolly variety of dog ...1855
• MUTT a mongrel dog ...1906 sl., orig. US
• NARRATIVE a dog's tail ...L19 UK middle class usage
• NEUKATYKE a collie or shepherd's dog ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OFF-BREED a dog of mixed breed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GAL a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
• ORNERY CUSS a dog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OUTLAW a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PADDLING-COLLIE a wandering dog ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PENNY-DOG a small dog ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST a small dog ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PEON DOG a Mexican Hairless dog ...1892 Amer. dial.
• PHYCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• PLANTATION DOG a watchdog ...1803 Amer. dial.
• POI DOG a mutt, a mongrel ...1938 Hawaii
• POLYDOGGERY the keeping of a number of dogs ...1875 nonce word
• POOCH a dog ...1924 sl., orig. US
• POOCH HOUND a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POODLE any dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POOPERSCOOP a small shovel carried to clear up a dog's excrement from the street, etc. ...1976 sl.
• POOPERSCOOPER a small shovel carried to clear up a dog's excrement from the street, etc. ...1976 sl.
• PUDDEN meat laced with a drug used to put a guard dog to sleep; once accomplished the dog has been 'puddened' ...19C Brit. criminals' sl.
• PUDDING meat laced with a drug used to put a guard dog to sleep; once accomplished the dog has been 'puddened' ...19C Brit. criminals' sl.
• PUG 1. a nickname for a dog or a monkey ...1731 colloq.
2. a dog of no matter what breed ...c1860 colloq.
• PUPPRELLE †* a little puppy ...1583
• PURP a dog; a pup ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUIEN a dog ...M19 sl.
• RABBIT CHASER a racing greyhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RABBIT DOG a mongrel, a cur ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT HOUND a mongrel, a cur ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RACE † a white mark down the face of a horse or dog ...1523
• RACHE a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent ...c1000
• RAKE a name given to a sheepdog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKKI a dog ...1908 Sc.
• RALLY DOG a dog trained to herd cattle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RATCH a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent ...c1000
• RAT DOG 1. any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
2. a Chihuahua ...1998 Amer. dial.
• RATTAIL any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RATTENER a rat-catcher; a dog for catching rats ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SALMON-TOT RETRIEVER a mongrel, kept as a watch-dog and allowed to forage for its food ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAPLING a young greyhound till he is a year old ...1832
• SAUSAGE DOG a dachshund ...1938 jocular
• SAUSAGE HOUND a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCENT-DOG a pointer ...1894 Sc.
• SCROBBLE a scratching; a pawing, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBER † the dung of a dog or fox; hence, filth, dirt ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCUTTER (derogatory or jocular) a dog; a varmint; a critter ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSTER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-EATER (derogatory) a dog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH DOG a dog of an indigenous breed ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SLUT † a female dog ...E19 now rare or obs.
• SNARLER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNARLEYOW a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOOP-HOUND a bloodhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUP a lap dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUPPY a lap dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STREET ACCIDENT a mongrel dog ...20C jocular
• SUIT † a leash of hounds ...c1470
• TAILOR'S HELPER a vicious dog ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• TAIL-WAGGER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TARRIE a terrier ...1788 Sc.
• TEK a dog ...1899 Sc.
• TENTER a watcher, watchman; a watch-dog ...1844 Eng. dial.
• TERRIE a terrier ...1788 Sc.
• TIE-DOG † a dog kept tied or chained up, either to guard a house or because fierce ...c1290
• TIKE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOAD a female dog ...1922 Amer. dial.
• TOM-DOG a male dog ...1859
• TOPSIDER a lazy dog ...1910s Aust. sl.
• TOSEY a she-dog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TRUNDLE-TAIL † a dog with a curly tail; a low-bred dog, a cur; a curly tail of a dog ...1486 obs. or arch.
• TYKE a dog, usually used contemptuously or dismissively ...c1400
• VELTER † a small hunting-dog ...1598
• VENERY † a place where hunting-dogs are kept ...1653
• WAMMUL a dog ...Eng. dial.
• WHIFFET a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFIT a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHOREHOUND a mongrel bitch dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIENER DOG a dachshund ...N. Amer. colloq.
• WOOF a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOF-WOOF a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOFY a dog ...Brit. sl.
• WOW-WOW a dog ...1887 colloq., chiefly child usage
• X a crossbreed of a dog ...1997 Can. sl.
• YABBLE a dog's barking ...1866 Sc.
• YALDER the loud, continuous barking of a dog ...1866 Sc.
• YALKIE a sheepdog ...1974 Sc.
• YAMPHER a barking dog ...1804 Sc.
• YAP a yelping dog, a cur ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAPPIE a puppy ...1892 Sc.
• YAPSTER a dog ...B1900 sl.
• YARRER † a person or dog that growls or snarls ...1611 Eng. dial.
• YAWLER * one who howls ...1611
• YEARNING † the baying of hounds ...1531
• YELPER a young dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOULDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOG - nouns, person
• BERNER † an attendant in charge of a pack of hounds ...a1425
• CANICIDE a dog-killer ...1852
• CANNIS-COVE a dog fancier ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CYNOPHILIST a lover of dogs ...1890
• DIRDER a dog-breaker, a kennel attendant ...1825 Sc.
• DOG-DIRDER a dog-breaker, a kennel attendant ...1825 Sc.
• PHILOCYNIC a lover of dogs ...B1900
• VAUTERER †* a 'fewterer'; a keeper of hounds ...1679
• VELTERER * a keeper or attendant of hunting dogs; a fewterer ...1911
DOG - verbs (also see BARK and YELP)
• BABBLE of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440
• BAWL † to bark or howl as a dog; to give mouth or tongue as an animal ...1563
• BAWL OUT of a hunting dog: to bay ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BELL of a dog: to bay ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FAULT of a hunting dog: to lose the scent or trail ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FAWN ON † to pat the head of a dog ...a1300
• FILL A GENTLEMAN'S EYE of a dog: to have thoroughly good points ...c1870 sporting, esp. dog fanciers' sl.
• FOOF of a dog: to howl or whine in a melancholy manner ...1892 Ireland
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to help; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• GAMSE of a dog: to make a snap at one in place, to bite playfully ...1929 Sc.
• HAMBLE † to mutilate, maim; to cut away; specifically, to cut off the balls of the feet of dogs, so as to render them unfit for hunting ...a1050 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARR † to snarl as a dog; to make a rough guttural trill ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIME † to impregnate a bitch ...M16
• LINE 1. of dogs: to copulate ...14C
2. of a male dog: to impregnate a bitch ...14C
• MATHER to turn round before lying down, as an animal does ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARR † of a dog: to snarl, to growl ...1509 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RUN NESH of a dog: to run lightly and softly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scratch; to paw, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBER † of a dog or fox: to evacuate the faeces, to defecate; also said of a person ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SLENCH to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SOOL of a dog: to attack or worry an animal ...1849 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAILPIPE to tie a tin can or similar object to the tail of a dog to frighten or annoy it
• VIRP of a dog: to whine ...1932 Sc. (possibly a mistake for 'yirp')
• WAFF † of a dog, esp. a puppy: to yelp ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEARN † of hounds: to cry out eagerly, to give tongue ...1523
DOG - interjections
• DEAD DOG! a command to a dog: lie down and remain still ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ISCA! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISK! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKEY! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKIE! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKISS! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• TCHEW! an exclamation used to drive away a dog or to hound him on to another animal ...1890 Ireland
• YOCKS a call of encouragement to a dog hunting rabbits, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOGGED - nouns, person
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; one with a downcast or dogged look ...Bk1904 Sc.
DOGMATIC - adjectives
• NARROW-CONTRACTED stubborn, dogmatic; straitlaced; cross, unsociable ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED stubborn, dogmatic; peculiar ...1930 Amer. dial.
DOGMATIC - nouns
• BOW-WOW the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner ...1889
DOGMATISM - nouns
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
DOGMATIST - nouns, person
• OPINIONATIST † an opinionated person; an obstinate dogmatist ...1634
DOG RACING - nouns
• DAMP SQUIB a racehorse or greyhound that starts well but runs out of steam ...20C Aust. sl.
• GOLLIES, THE dog racing ...1992 UK sl.
• MAD RAILER a racing greyhound that will veer towards the inside rail no matter what its starting position ...1989 Aust. sl.
• RABBIT CHASER a racing greyhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAPPIES, THE 'the dogs', i.e. greyhound racing or coursing...1940s Aust. sl.
DOG RACING - nouns, person
• NOBBLER a person who drugs racehorses or racings dogs to affect their racing performance ...1982 US sl.
DOG RACING - verbs
• GUARD to see that horses or hounds from one stable are separated in a race ...1893 sporting sl.
DOG SLEDDING - nouns
• SNOOGE in Newfoundland: a way of attaching sled dogs ...1957 Can. sl.
DOG THIEF - nouns, person
• BUFE NABBER a dog stealer ...16C sl.
• BUFF-NAPPER a dog-stealer ...Bk1890 sl.
DOING - see DO
DOLE - see UNEMPLOYMENT
DOLEFUL - adjectives
• DAWFUL doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DILFA doleful; sickly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOWLY doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely ...LME N. Eng. dial.
• HEAVISOME † of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAIRIE † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SAIRY † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SITEFUL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITFULL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• UNLAIGHT † doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOLEFUL - phrases
• PUT A MUSTARD-PLASTER ON HIS CHEST applied to a doleful and dismal pallid young man ...c1880 Brit. sl.
DOLL - nouns
• BABAN † an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...c1230
• BABBON † an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...1570
• BABBY a doll, a puppet; any model of the human figure ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABE † a doll, a puppet ...1530
• BABY † a doll, a puppet ...1552
• BESSY-BAB(S) a doll ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DICKY CHREE a doll ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DOZZLE a doll made of a quantity of rags tied up together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MOPSY a diminutive or small person; a doll ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small, neat person; a little dandy or doll ...1880 Sc.
DOLL, DOLLHOUSE - nouns
• BABBY-HOUSE a doll's house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAB-HOUSE a child's toy-house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABY HOUSE a doll's house ...1772 Amer. dial.
• COB-CASTLE a flimsy building; a child's toy house; a thing easily pushed over ...19C Eng. dial.
DOLLAR - adjectives
• WILDER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very wild, unrestrained ...1997 Amer. dial.
DOLLAR - nouns
• ABE a five-dollar bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ABE LINCOLN a $5 bill ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ABE'S CABE a $5 bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ABRAHAM LINCOLN a five-dollar bill ...1940s Amer. dial.
• ACE 1. a dollar or a dollar's worth ...1898 Amer. sl.
2. in gambling: one hundred dollars ...1974 Amer. sl.
• ACE NOTE a one-dollar bill ...1929 US sl.
• ACE-SPOT a one-dollar bill ...1917 US sl.
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALMIGHTY DOLLAR, THE the dollar viewed as a symbol of power or greed ...Amer. sl.
• AUSSIE the Australian dollar ...1956 Aust. sl.
• BABY GRAND $500 ...1963 US sl.
• BACK a dollar bill ...1960s sl.
• BALL a dollar, esp. a dollar coin ...1895 US sl.
• BAT a dollar ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BAT HIDE paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BATWING paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BEAN one dollar, in coin or paper ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAU DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BEN FRANKLIN a $100 note ...1990 US sl.
• BENJI a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• BENJIE a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• BENJI a $100 bill ...1980s sl.
• BERRY a dollar; usually used in the plural ...1916 US sl.
• BIG BILL $1000 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BIG ONE a thousand dollars or a thousand-dollar bill ...1935 US sl.
• BLANKET a dollar bill ...1967 Amer. jocular
• BO DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BOER DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BONE 1. a dollar ...1889 US sl.
2. one thousand dollars ...1988 US sl.
• BOW DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BUCK 1. a dollar ...1856 US sl.
2. a dollar bill ...1965 Amer. dial.
3. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKHEAD a paper dollar ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUZZARD a gold or silver dollar ...1834 Amer. sl.
• BUZZARD DOLLAR a silver or gold dollar as opposed to a trade dollar ...1889 Amer. finance usage
• C one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill ...1839 US sl.
• CABBAGE a dollar ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA C-NOTE a ten-dollar note ...1983 US sl.
• CAN a dollar ...1859 Can. sl.
• CARTWHEEL a silver dollar ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
• CASE 1. a dollar ...1885 Amer. dial.
2. a silver dollar ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CASER 1. a dollar ...1849 US sl.
2. a silver dollar ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CAT HIDE a paper dollar ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CENTS a dollar ...1957 Amer. jocular
• CENTURY $100; $100 bill ...1859 Amer. sl.
• CENTURY NOTE a $100 bill ...1908 US sl.
• CHALK a quarter of a dollar ...1796 US sl.
• CHARLIE a dollar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHECK a dollar ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CLAM a dollar ...1886 US sl.
• CLANKER a silver dollar ...1927 US sl.
• C-NOTE a $100 note ...1930 US sl.
• COCONUT $1 ...1920s US sl.
• COOKIE a dollar; usually plural ...1954 Amer. sl.
• D a dollar ...1910s US sl.
• DEAD MAN a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD ONE a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD PRESIDENT a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD WHITEBOY a dollar bill of any denomination ...1990s US Black sl.
• DEE a dollar ...1990s US campus sl.
• DIME 1. ten dollars ...1958 US sl.
2. one hundred dollars ...1988 US sl.
3. one thousand dollars ...1974 US sl.
• DOUBLE-EAGLE 1. a $20 coin ...L18 sl.
2. a twenty-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DOUBLE SAW twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• DOUBLE SAWBUCK twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• DIME NOTE a ten-dollar note ...1938 US sl.
• EAGLE 1. a 10-dollar coin ...L18 sl.
2. a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
3. a dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
4. a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EX a ten-dollar bill ...1942 Amer. sl.
• F a $50 bill ...1980s US sl.
• FACE-CARD $100 bill ...1990s US Black sl.
• FAT ONE a $100 bill ...1950s US sl.
• FAZOOL one dollar ...1979 US sl.
• FIFTY a fifty-dollar bill ...colloq.
• FIFTY-SPOT a $50 bill; fifty dollars ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FIN five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINIF five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINNIF five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FISH a dollar ...1917 US sl.
• FISH-SKIN a dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
• FIVER a five-dollar bill ...1843 US sl.
• FROGSKIN a banknote; usually specifically a dollar bill ...1902 US sl.
• G $1000 ...1928 US sl.
• GEE $1000 ...1936 US sl.
• GOURDE a dollar ...c1867 Amer. dial.
• GRAND £1000 or $1000 ...1915 sl., orig. US
• GREENBACK a dollar bill ...1870 US sl.
• GROVER a thousand-dollar bill ...1984 Amer. sl.
• HALF £50 or $50 ...1920s sl.
• HALF-A-BILL $50; a $50 note ...1940s US sl.
• HALF-A-C a 50-dollar note ...1930s sl. orig. US criminals'
• HALF-A-G $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF-A-GRAND $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF A NED a $5 piece ...1859 Amer. sl.
• HALF-A-YARD 1. $5 ...1920s US sl.
2. fifty dollars ...1961 US sl.
• HALF-C a 50-dollar note ...1930s sl. orig. US criminals'
• HALF-EAGLE a gold coin of the U.S., of the value of $5 ...a1824
• HALF-G $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF-YARD $5 ...1920s US sl.
• HARDBACK a silver dollar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HARD DOLLAR a silver dollar ...1780 Amer. dial.
• HARD TACK silver money, esp. dollars ...1895 Amer. dial. arch.
• HORSE one thousand dollars ...1931 Amer. circus usage
• HUN one hundred dollars; a one hundred dollar note ...1895 US sl.
• HUNDOE one hundred dollars ...2001 US sl.
• IRON a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1906 Amer. dial.
• IRON DOLLAR a silver dollar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• IRON MAN a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1908 Amer. dial.
• IRON WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JEW FLAG (usually derogatory) the dollar bill or US currency of other denominations ...20C US sl.
• JEWISH FLAG (usually derogatory) the dollar bill or US currency of other denominations ...20C US sl.
• K 1000, esp. as $1000 or £1000 ...1960s sl.
• KALA a dollar; money ...1955 Hawaii
• L a $50 banknote ...M19 US sl.
• LARGE $1000 ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• LARGE ONE $1000 ...1981 Amer. sl.
• LEAD PIECE a silver dollar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEAD WASHER a silver dollar ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LEAF 1. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1929 Amer. sl.
2. a one-hundred-dollar bill; one hundred dollars ...1929 Amer. sl.
3. a $1000 bill ...1920s US sl.
• LINCOLN a $5 note ...1945 US sl.
• LONG ONE a paper dollar; a dollar ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOONY a $1 coin ...2002 Can.
• MALLARD a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• MAN $1 ...1910s US sl.
• MONKEY £500 or $500 ...1832 sl.
• NED a $10 piece ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NEDDY a $10 piece ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NICKEL NOTE a five-dollar bill ...1926 US sl.
• OLD HICKORY a $20 bill ...1966 US sl.
• ONE a £1 note; an Australian $1 bill ...1930s sl.
• OXFORD a dollar ...1937 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. ('Oxford scholar')
• OXFORD SCHOLAR a dollar ...1937 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• PENNY a dollar ...1940s US sl.
• PLUNK a dollar; esp. a silver dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
• PLUNKER a dollar; esp. a silver dollar ...c1960 Amer. sl.
• POHAKU one dollar ...1938 Hawaii sl.
• PORK CHOP a dollar ...1940s US sl.
• POTATOES dollars ...1932 US sl.
• POUND five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1935 US sl.
• PRESIDENT a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• QUARTER 1. five shillings, five dollars ...M18 sl.
2. $25 ...1970s US sl.
• QUID five dollars ...1988 US sl.
• RAG a paper dollar ...1929 Amer. sl.
• RAG BABY a dollar bill; a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
• ROCK a dollar ...1840 US sl.
• SADDLE BLANKET a dollar bill ...1967 Amer. jocular
• SALMON a $20 note ...1983 Aust. sl.
• SALMON BELLY a high-denomination bill ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SAMBOLIO $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SAMOLEON a dollar ...1896 US sl.
• SAUCER a silver dollar ...1959 US sl.
• SAW $10 ...M19 sl.
• SAWBUCK ten dollars or a ten-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• SAWSKI $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWSKY $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWZIE $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SCAD a piece of money; a dollar ...19C Amer. arch.
• SCHOLAR a dollar ...1937 Aust. rhyming sl. (Oxford Scholar)
• SCORE. $20 or £20 ...1929 sl.
• SHEET a dollar bill or a dollar ...1937 US sl.
• SHINER a silver dollar ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SILVER WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIMOLEON a dollar ...1896 US sl.
• SIMOLEUM $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SIMOLION $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SIMON $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SINGLE a one-dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
• SINKER a silver dollar ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKIN one dollar; a dollar bill ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SMACKER a dollar ...1920 US sl.
• SMACKEROO a dollar ...1940 US sl.
• STACK $1000 ...2002 US sl.
• TENNER a $10 bill ...1887 Amer. sl.
• TEN-SPOT a $10 bill; ten dollars ..1848 Amer. sl.
• TOADHIDE a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TOADSKIN a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1857 Amer. dial.
• V a $5 bill ...M19 US sl.
• V-SPOT a $5 bill ...M19 US sl.
• WAGON WHEEL a silver dollar; a dollar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1807 Amer. dial.
• WILLIAM a dollar bill ...1865 US sl.
• X a ten-dollar note ...1837 US colloq.
• XX a twenty-dollar note ...1883 US colloq.
• YARD $100 or $1000 ...1926 US sl.
• YARD-AND-A-HALF one hundred and fifty dollars ...1962 US sl.
• YEAR a one hundred dollar note ...1997 US sl.
DOLLAR - verbs
• COP A DEUCEWAYS to obtain $2-worth of something ...1940s US Black
DOLPHIN - nouns
• MERESWINE † a dolphin or porpoise ...c725
DOLT - nouns, person
• AIRHEAD a dolt ...sl.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOODLE a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead ...1862 sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool ...1682 sl.
• CALF an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling ...1553 sl.
• CALF-LOLLY † a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708
• CHUCKLEHEAD a dolt, a simpleton; hence, the fool's head ...E18
• CLOD a blockhead; a clumsy, awkward person; a dull, unresponsive person; a dolt ...L16 now. colloq.
• CLOD-HEAD an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• CLODPATE a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf ...1636
• CLOD-POLE an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• CLOD-POLL an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• DASTARD † one inert or dull of wit; a dullard; a dolt; a sot ...c1440
• DEADEYE a worthless fellow; a dolt ...1849 US nautical usage
• DIM BULB a dolt; an oaf ...E20 Can sl.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUFFER a doltish old man ...1730 UK sl.
• DUFFY a doltish old man ...2002 UK sl.
• DUMBBUTT a dolt ...1973 US sl.
• DUMBLEDORE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
• DUMBO a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf ...1932 US sl.
• DUMB SOCK a dolt ...1932 US sl.
• DUMMERELL †* a dumb person, a dummy, a dolt, a blockhead ...1592
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• GAPER a dolt, an idiot ...1966 US sl.
• GAPING ASSHOLE a dolt, an idiot ...1966 US sl.
• GAWNICUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GOONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GUMP a fool, a dolt, an oaf ...1825 Brit. & US colloq.
• HOBALL † a clown, a fool, a dolt, an idiot ...a1553
• HORSE-MACKEREL a dolt ...1823 US nautical usage
• HORSE MARINE a lubberly or clumsy fool; a dolt ...1823 US nautical & military usage
• HUMP a dolt, a dull person ...1963 US sl.
• JACKASS a stupid or foolish person; a dolt, an oaf, a blockhead ...1823
• JOBBERNOWL a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt ...1592 colloq.
• JUGGINS a dolt; a fool; a soft-head; gullible person; a dupe ...1682
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LAMEBRAIN a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAMEHEAD a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-HEAD a fool, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf, a stupid person; a person slow of comprehension ...a1700
• MACAROON a ridiculous or doltish person; a buffoon; a blockhead ...a1631
• MAGHNOON a fool; a dolt; an idiot ...L19 among troops in Egypt
• MALARKEY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALARKY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALT-HORSE † a term of reproach or abuse for a dull, stupid fellow; a dolt ...1590
• MARBLE DOME a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MELARKEY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MOKE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead; a foolish or inconsequential fellow ...1855 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOPE a fool; a dolt; an oaf; a dullard ...E17
• MOTORHEAD a dolt, an idiot ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUDDLE-HEAD a dolt ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUSHBALL a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• NAFFHEAD a stupid person, a blockhead, a simpleton, an idiot, a dolt ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONG-NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NUMBSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 1742
• NUMSKULL a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt ...Aust. sl.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMPY a fool, a dolt ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 1742
• POGGLE a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PORGLY a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PUGGLY a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PUNKIN-HEAD a stupid person; an oaf or dolt ...19C Amer. dial.
• RAMAGIECHAN a dolt, a simpleton ...1825 Sc.
• SCHLUB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• SHLUB a dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• SKIT-BRAINS a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• TAMMIE NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAM-O'-NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TOM-NODDY a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead, dunce, dolt, simpleton ...1828
• WETHER-HEAD an oaf or dolt ...L17 Brit. colloq.
• ZEKE a dull, stupid person; a rustic, a dolt ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ZHLOB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• ZHLUB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
DOLTISH - adjectives
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• BEEF-WITTED thick-headed, stupid, dull in wits, doltish ...1606
• CALVISH doltish, stupid ...1570
• CLAY-BRAINED dull, doltish; stupid; with brains made of clay ...1596
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUNCICAL * like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• JUGHEADED blockheaded; doltish, stupid ...1939 Amer. sl.
• LAME-BRAINED stupid, doltish ...1922 US sl.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOOBY clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NAIL-HEADED stupid, doltish ...1936
• RAW AS ROPES doltish, gauche, uncouth ...1880 Sc.
• ACTUAL † pert. to acts; exhibited in deeds; practical, active, doing ...c1315
• OPERARIOUS †* pert. to the workman, done with labour; doing, as opposed to theoretical ...1656
• OPERARY † pert. to the workman, done with labour; doing, as opposed to theoretical ...1612
DO, DOER - nouns, person
• ACTRESS † female doer ...1589
• DEESTER a doer, a promoter, an agent ...1871 Sc.
• FACIENT * one who does anything; an actor or doer ...a1670
• FACTOR † one who makes or does anything; a doer, maker, performer, perpetrator; an author of a literary work ...1563 obs. or arch.
DO, DOING - nouns
• ACTURE †* the process of acting; action, doing ...1593
• AFFAIR †* doing, action, performance ...c1500
• DEEDING †* actual doing, carrying out in deed ...1606
• FACTION † the act of doing or making something ...1612
• FEASANCE † the doing or execution of a condition, obligation, feudal service, etc. ...1538
• FEAT † the art, knack, or trick of doing of anything ...c1386
• GANNINS-ON proceedings, doings, to-do ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WHATABOUTS * doings, occupations; what one is about; something under consideration ...1830
DO, DOING - verbs
• COME IN A PEA to come very close to doing something ...1959 Amer. dial.
• COME NIGH AS A PEA to come very close to doing something ...1901 Amer. dial.
• COOK to do what you do well ...1950s Amer. sl.
• DO ONE'S DO to do what is necessary; to do what one must do ...20C US sl.
• DO ONE'S OWN THING to follow one's own interests or inclinations independently of others ...1841 sl., orig. US
• FAKE to make, to do anything ...E19 sl.
• FAY † to do, to go on favourably, to succeed ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAR †* to do, to perform; to make ...a1300
• GET THE OX OUT OF THE DITCH to get something done that has to be done, but that you don't really want to do ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HALF-HAM to go around doing something one shouldn't be doing ...1954 Amer. dial.
• I-DO † to do ...971
• NIGGER UP (derogatory) to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PREPARE TO PUCKER to make ready to do or act ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PROCEED TO PUCKER to make ready to do or act ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PULL to do; to perform, effect, esp. a trick or shady act ...1916 Amer. sl.
• PULL IT OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• PULL ONE'S FINGER OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• PUT ON to do, to make happen to ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• REMOVE ONE'S DIGIT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
• RUN WITH THE BIG DOGS to do anything anyone else can ...1980s US college sl.
• TAKE ONE'S FINGER OUT to get on with something; to stop malingering and commit oneself to positive action ...1910s sl., orig. Aust.
DO, DOING - phrases
• AIN'T NOWHERE I'm not doing anything ...1940s US Black college sl.
• LET THE DOG SEE THE RABBIT said of one who wishes to do or see something ...20C sl.
DO AWAY WITH - verbs
• DISANNUL to abolish, to destroy, to do away with, to remove ...1892 Eng. dial.
DOCILE - adjectives
• BEISUM † pliable, flexible, docile ...a1225
• BIDDABLE obedient, docile ...1892 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIDDENABLE obedient, docile ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DOCIOUS docile, quiet, civil ...1853 Amer. dial.
• GAIN tractable, docile, easy to manage; good-tempered, willing, obliging ...1809 Eng. dial.
• OBEDIBLE †* capable of obedience; obedient, docile, compliant, submissive, yielding ...1622
• PACK intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PACKT intimate, friendly; of animals: tame, docile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SOUPLE tractable, meek and docile ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
DOCILITY - nouns
• BIDDABLENESS docility; compliance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• TAMEHED †* tameness, domesticity, docility ...c1250
DOCK WORKER - nouns, person
• HEAVER a labourer employed in landing goods at a dockyard ...1696
• SEA-GULL a casual, non-union dock labourer ...c1926 NZ sl.
• WHARFIE a stevedore, docker, or other wharf-worker ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• YARDBIRD a civilian dock worker in a naval dockyard ...1963 US sl.
• YARDIE a dockyard labourer ...1902 Eng. dial.
DOCTOR - adjectives
• IATRIC * relating to a physician or to medicine; medical ...1851
• IATRICAL medical ...1716
• QUACK pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines ...L18 sl.
• QUACKY pert. to a charlatan doctor or his medicines ...L16 sl.
DOCTOR - nouns
• IATRARCHY the order of physicians ...a1843 nonce word
• UBI doctors' shorthand for the facetious diagnoses, Unexplained Beer Injury ...2003 UK medical sl.
DOCTOR - nouns, person
• AESCULAPIUS the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• BABY CATCHER. a doctor, an obstetrician ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BABY-SNATCHER an obstetrician ...1925 US sl.
• BACK-DOOR MAN a proctologist ..1962 Amer. medical sl.
• BLACK-BAG TOTER a doctor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE-BREAKER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-BUTCHER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-CRUSHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE DOCTOR a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONES a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BONE-SETTER a doctor ... 1965 Amer. jocular
• BOTANIST a physician who views his patients as having plant-level intelligence ...1978 US sl.
• BUG DOCTOR a psychiatrist or psychologist ...1936 Amer. dial.
• BUTCHER a surgeon; hence, any physician ...1849 US prison & military sl.
• CANOE INSPECTOR a gynecologist ...1965 US sl.
• CANOE-MAKER an autopsy surgeon ...1970 US police sl.
• CARPENTER an orthopaedist ...1994 US sl.
• CASTOR OIL ARTIST a doctor; a surgeon ...1925 US sl.
• CLYSTER-PIPE a doctor ...17C sl.
• CROAK a doctor, esp. a company doctor ...1879 UK sl.
• CROAKER 1. a prison doctor ...1859 sl., now mainly US
2. a doctor who provides narcotics for an addict ...1978 US sl.
• CROCUS a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CROKER a physician ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DOC physician ...M19 colloq.
• DOCTORESS a female doctor ...old-fashioned or derogatory
• DOCTRIX † a female doctor ...1604
• DOC YAK a doctor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EPOSSOM SALTS a doctor ...1931 Amer. logging usage
• EPOSSUM SALTS a doctor ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EPSOM SALTS a doctor ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• ESCULAPIUS the Roman god of medicine; hence, a physician ...1714
• FANNY QUACK a gynaecologist ...1999 UK sl.
• FLESH-TAILOR a surgeon ...E17 sl.
• GALEN a physician ...1598 jocular
• GALLYPOT BARONET an ennobled physician ...L19 sl.
• GAMBLE a doctor ...1998 UK rhyming sl. (Gamble and Procter)
• GAMBLE AND PROCTOR a doctor ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• GAS-PASSER an anaesthetist ...1961 US sl.
• GASSER an anaesthetist ...2002 UK medical sl.
• GASSERS AND SLASHERS anaesthetists and surgeons ...2002 UK medical sl.
• GRANNY DOCTOR a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GUTS AND BUTTS DOC a gastroenterologist ...1994 US sl.
• GYNAE a gynaecologist ...1982 sl.
• HAKIM a doctor ...M19 Anglo-Indian
• ICE-TONG DOCTOR a doctor who is happy to supply illegal drugs ...1930s US drugs sl.
• JAKELEG DOCTOR an incapable doctor, or one who does not have a very good reputation ...1969 Amer. dial.
• KING'S PROCTOR a doctor ...20C rhyming sl.
• LECHERE * a physician ...c1374
• LEECH a physician; one who practices the healing art ...c900
• LEECHER * a physician ...c1374
• LEECHMAN † a physician ...1591
• LONGHEAD (derogatory) a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MACK THE KNIFE any surgeon ...1980 US sl.
• MAD-DOCTOR a physician who treats mental diseases ...1703
• MAN-MENDER † a ludicrous or contemptuous name for a physician or surgeon ... a1641
• MEDICIAN † a physician ...1597
• MEDICINER a physician, a doctor ...1610 Sc.
• MEDICINE SHARP a physician ...1897 US jocular
• MEDICO a doctor ...M19 sl.
• MED-MAN a doctor ...1940s sl.
• MOPE (derogatory) a nonsurgeon physician ...1994 hospital usage
• MOVING DOCTOR a medical doctor (from MD) ...2002 Can. sl.
• NEEDLE MAN. a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE PUNCHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NEEDLE PUSHER a doctor ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOACH DOCTOR a chiropractor ...1963 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OBSTETRIST * an obstetrician; one skilled in midwifery ...a1800
• OLD DOC YAK a doctor who is not very capable or doesn't have a very good reputation ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD FART a doctor who is not very capable ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OPHTHALMIATER * an ophthalmic surgeon; an oculist ...1761
• ORTHOPOD an orthopaedic surgeon ...1960 sl.
• PILL a doctor; a medical officer or orderly in the services ...1860 sl.
• PILL-PEDDLER a doctor ...1857 sl.
• PILL-PUSHER 1. a doctor ...1857 sl.
2. a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PILL-ROLLER 1. a doctor ...1857 sl.
2. a doctor who is known to be willing to supply narcotics illegally ...M20 US drugs sl.
• PILLS a surgeon ...Amer. World War I sl.
• PILL-SHOOTER a doctor ...1857 sl.
• PILL-TOTER a doctor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• QUACK 1. a pretended doctor ...1659
2. a doctor, irrespective of their abilities ...L17 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• RIGHT CROAKER a doctor who will treat criminals without informing the police, or who will supply drugs ...1929 criminals' sl.
• SADDLE-POCKET DOCTOR a physician who travelled through the mountains on horseback, often for great distances ...1981 Amer. dial.
• SANGRADO a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge ...1820
• SANGRADOR a doctor given to bleeding, or an ignorant pretender to medical knowledge ...1832
• SAWBONES 1. a surgeon ...19C sl.
2. a regimental doctor ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SHE-MEDICO a female doctor ...M19 sl.
• SICKEY ACKEY a psychiatrist ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOCOLOGIST one versed in tocology; an obstetrician ...1902
• VELVET-CAP † one who wears a cap of velvet; a physician or student ...1602
• VET 1. a doctor ...1925 jocular
2. a prison doctor ...1974 S. Afr. sl.
• VET, THE a doctor; hence, a prison doctor ...1930s sl., orig. military
• VETERINARIAN a physician who regards his patients as of animal intelligence ...1978 US sl.
• WITCH DOCTOR a doctor who specializes in internal medicine ...1985 US sl.
• WOMAN DOCTOR a midwife, an obstetrician ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WRITER a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• WRITING CROAKER a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• WRITING DOCTOR a doctor who will write prescriptions for narcotics and ask no questions about the user ...1930s drugs sl.
• ZIT DOCTOR a dermatologist ...1980s US teen sl.
DOCTOR - nouns, person, other
• CUB a surgeon's assistant ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• OAP an Over-Anxious Patient ...2002 UK doctors' usage
DOCTOR - verbs
• QUACK to play the 'quack' (doctor) ...17C colloq.
• WRITE of a doctor: to write prescriptions for narcotics ...1930s drugs sl.
DOCUMENT - nouns
• BILLET a note, letter, or document ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BUMF toilet paper; hence, documents collectively ...1889 sl.
• HANDWRITING † that which is written by hand; manuscript; a piece of written matter; a written document or note ...1534 obs. or arch.
• LETTER † anything written; an inscription, document, text; a written warrant or authority ...c1325
• PAPER † written documents collectively; paper bearing writing ...1386
• RAGMAN † a document (contract, agreement, indenture, etc.) with seals attached ...1362
• SCREED a dissertation; a long harangue; a document, a letter; a poetical effusion; a long list or catalogue; a lie, a fabrication ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIPTION † a writing; a document; an inscription ...1597
• TITLE † a document; a writing, a letter ...c1330
DOCUMENTARY - nouns
• DOCO a documentary ...Aust. colloq.
• DOCU a documentary film ...sl.
• DOCU-SOAP a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama ...20C
DOCUMENTATION - nouns
• PAPER any form of legal or similarly authoritative documentation, such as a marriage certificate, prison documentation ...1940s sl.
DODGE - nouns
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• QUEEF a stratagem, a dodge, a trick; a conjuring trick, a piece of sleight of hand; cunning ...1923 Sc.
• QUIFF a dodge, a trick; a knack; a verbal catch ...1881 Eng. dial.
• QUIRK a dodge, a trick; a quibble, catch; a question asked in order to elicit information ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RORT a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• SUBTILITY † a cunning of crafty scheme; an artifice, a dodge ...1390
DODGE - verbs
• FLANK to dodge, to evade ...M19 US sl., orig. military
• QUIFF to come up with a cunning dodge or trick; to go or do well, to get along pleasantly ...L19 sl.
• SCOFF to dodge, to avoid doing ...1969 Sc.
• WAIVE † to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
DODGING - phrases
• AMONG THE WILLOWS dodging the law; on the dodge ...1968 Amer. dial.
DOER - see DO
DOG - adjectives
• BAWLING † of dogs, etc.: howling, yelping ...1594
• BENCH-KNEED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-LEGGED bowlegged; having crooked legs; esp. used of dogs, and in derogation, of persons ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOBBERY of a pack of hounds: miscellaneous in breed or quality ...1878 Anglo-Indian
• CANICULAR pert. to a dog ...1592 humorous
• CANINAL † canine, dog-like ...1599
• CANIVOROUS dog-devouring ...1835 nonce word
• DOG-GIVEN † addicted to dogs ...c1611
• FEATHERY of a dog: curly-haired ...1889
• GRADE of a domestic animal, as a dog: not purebred; hence, of uncertain or low quality ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PHILOCYNIC loving dogs, fond of dogs ...1815
• SALT † of bitches: in heat ...1541
• SALTING of a bitch: in heat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALTY † of a bitch: in heat ...1603
DOG - nouns
• ALLEY DOG a mongrel dog; a dog of mixed breed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ASTHMA DOG a chihuahua ...1953 Amer. dial.
• AUMERIL a mongrel dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BABBLE the noise made by hounds when they give tongue before being sure of the scent ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABBLER a hound that bays or barks inopportunely ...1732 hunting usage
• BANDOG a dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house or on account of its ferocity; hence generally, a mastiff, a bloodhound ...c1425
• BANDY-HEWIT a contemptuous name for a dog of any kind; a cur ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BARBET a little dog with long curly hair; a poodle ...1780
• BATIE a large dog of any species ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BARKER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARKER'S EGG dog excrement, esp. when very old ...1980s sl., orig. Aust.
• BARKER'S NEST a pile of dog excrement ...1980s sl., orig. Aust.
• BARSELETTE † a hunting dog, a hound ...c1340
• BARUKHZY the Afghan hound ...1895
• BAWLING † the howling or yelping of dogs, wolves, etc. ...c1440
• BAWLING-HOUND a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons, possums or foxes ...1929 Amer. dial.
• BAWTIE a dog ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAWTY a dog, especially a large one ...c1536 Sc.
• BEADLE a beagle (dog) ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BEAINER a dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENBITER a dog ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BENCH-FICE a cur-dog with long body and short legs like a bench ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BENCH-KNEED FISTE a dog with legs spread apart and bent at the knees, such as a bulldog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BERCELET † a hunting dog, a hound ...c1340
• BISCUIT-EATER a worthless dog; a dog of mixed and uncertain breed ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BISCUIT HOUND a dog ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BITSER a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BITZA a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BITZER a dog of mixed breed ...1936 Aust. sl.
• BLACK-AND-TAN a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BLACK TAN a dog, esp. a hound, with black and tan colouring ...1856 Amer. dial.
• BLOG a blood-dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLOODHOUND any dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLUEY a Blue Heeler, an Australian cattle dog ...1910s Aust. sl.
• BONE-CRUSHER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONE EATER a dog ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BONE HEAD a dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE HOUND a dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONE POLISHER a dog; a bad dog ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BOUFF a dog ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWLER a dog, usually of unpretentious pedigree ...1977 Irish sl.
• BOWSER a dog ...1965 Amer. sl.
• BOW-WOW an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1785
• BOWZER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOZO a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRATCH a bitch-hound ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUFA a dog ...16C criminal sl.
• BUFE a dog ...16C criminal sl.
• BUFFER a dog ...1812 sl.
• BUTTERFLY NOSE a dog's nose when spotted or mottled ...Bk1933
• BUTTON EAR an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside ...Bk1933
• CAMBRA a dog ...18C sl.
• CANICULTURE the rearing of dogs ...Bk1888 humorous
• CANINITY 1. canine quality or trait; dog nature or race ...1794
2. sympathy with dogs, kindness to dogs ...1864
• CARRIAGE DOG a coach-dog, a Dalmatian ...1824
• CAST-IRON DOG the Mexican hairless dog ...1853 Amer. dial. obs.
• CHANNER the suppressed noise between a bark and a whine which a dog makes when watching for a rat ...19C Eng. dial.
• COP HOUND a police dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DACHS a dachshund ...1886 UK sl.
• DACHSIE a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DACHSY a dachshund ..1961 UK sl.
• DAG-LOCKS the matted hair of long-eared dogs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWG a dog ...1898 sl.
• DAXIE a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
• DAXY a dachshund ...1899 colloq.
• D-DOG a dog trained to detect hidden drugs ...1992 US sl.
• DEGREE an type or breed, as of a dog ...1962 Amer. dial.
• DEMOCRAT HOUND an otherwise intelligent dog who takes up the wrong scent, as when a rabbit hound chases a fox ...1975 Amer. dial.
• DERBY a group or pack of fox hounds ...1983 Amer. dial.
• DERBY DOG a young foxhound ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DERBY GYP a young foxhound bitch ...1933 Amer. dial.
• DOG DO dog faeces ...1979 US sl.
• DOGDOM the world or realm of dogs ...jocular
• DOG-DOO dog excrement ...20C Amer. sl.
• DOG DOODY dog excrement ...2001 US euphemism
• DOGGESS a female dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOGGIE an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1825 sl.
• DOGGY an affectionate or child's term for a dog ...1825 sl.
• DOGLET a small dog or pup ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOG OPERA the bedtime howling of Alaskan dogs ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOGS OF EASEMENT † dogs employed to take up the chase in place of those that are spent ...1616
• DOG WITH A LONG WHEEL BASE AND A LOW ROAD CLEARANCE a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DORG a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOUBLE-UGLY generally used as a dog's name, especially the brindled bulldog breed ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUTCH-HOUND a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EARNING † the act of uttering the prolonged cry of hounds or deer ...1575
• EARTH-DOG † a terrier ...1616
• EGG-SUCKER (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
• EGG-SUCKING DOG a dog that robs the hen's nest; also applied to a mean and contemptible person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ESKY (derogatory) an Inuit; an Eskimo person; an Eskimo dog ...1910s US sl.
• FAIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FAN-FAN a pet dog ...1834
• FAUST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FEIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY a small dog of mixed breed, a cur ...1939 Amer. dial.
• FENCE-CORNER BREED a horse that was not intentionally bred; a dog of mixed breed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FICE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FIDO a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FISE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FISH BURNER a sled dog ...1967 Alaskan usage
• FIST a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FISTE a worthless dog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLAVERS what drops from the tongue of a dog ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLEA BAG a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FOUR-LEGGED BURGLAR ALARM a watchdog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRESH dung, recently excreted dung, esp. cattle or dog dung ...20C US euphemism
• FOXY a fox terrier ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FYCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• FYST a worthless dog ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GANG † a pack of dogs ...1740
• GAZE-HOUND a species of dog used in hunting, which follows its prey by sight and not by scent ...1570
• GIP a female dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GNARLER a dog, esp. a vicious dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOLLIE a dog, esp. a greyhound ...1992 UK sl.
• GOLLIWOG a dog, esp. a greyhound ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• GOORI a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GOORIE a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GOORY a dog, usually applied, contemptuously, to a mongrel ...1937 NZ sl.
• GROWLER a dog ...1822 Eng. dial. & sl.
• GUY an animal; a household pet; a dog ...1978 Amer. sl.
• HAINGLE a greedy or lazy dog ...1825 Sc.
• HANNIEL a greedy dog ...1781 Eng. dial.
ׇ• HARL a company of hounds ...1827 Eng. dial.
ׇ• HARM distemper in dogs ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HEINIE a dog of mixed breed ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ 57 DOG a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEINZ DOG a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed; a mutt ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HOT MUTT a bloodhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOWLER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSKY dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILIO a dog ...1954-60 Hawaii
• JACKET the natural (usually hairy) covering or 'coat' of various animals; the hair of a dog, etc. ...1613
• KENNET † a small dog, used in hunting ...a1300
• KI-YI a dog ...1895 US sl.
• KIYOODLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KOMRA a dog ...18C sl.
• KYOODLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAB a Labrador dog ...1950s sl., orig. Can & US
• LABBIE a Labrador dog ...1984
• LABBY a Labrador dog ...1984
• LAD OF A PUP a young dog ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LADY a female hound ...1861
• LADY-PACK a pack of female hounds ...1861
• LASS a form of address to a mare or a bitch ...1834
• LEATHER the pendent part of a dog's ear ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LERRUPY food prepared for a dog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAGA DOG a mongrel; hence, a term of abuse for a person ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• MARLBOROUGH DOG a Blenheim spaniel ...1861
• MASTICE a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTIE-DOG a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTIN †* a mastiff dog ...1483
• MASTIS a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASTY a mastiff dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEATER a cowardly dog; hence, a cowardly man ...L19 Brit. sl., chiefly Cockneys' usage
• MEAT HOUND a dog; used as a derogatory or jocular epithet ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MEESTLE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MESSAN a small dog ...1641 Sc., Ireland, & Eng. dial.
• MESSET a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
• MISOCYNY hatred of dogs ...1889
• MISSET a small dog ...1640 Eng. dial.
• MONG 1. a mongrel dog ...1903 Aust. sl.
2. any dog, even of the best pedigree ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• MOPSY a woolly variety of dog ...1855
• MUTT a mongrel dog ...1906 sl., orig. US
• NARRATIVE a dog's tail ...L19 UK middle class usage
• NEUKATYKE a collie or shepherd's dog ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OFF-BREED a dog of mixed breed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GAL a general term of address to a woman or female dog or horse ...M19 sl.
• ORNERY CUSS a dog ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OUTLAW a mongrel; a dog of mixed breed ...1986 Amer. dial.
• PADDLING-COLLIE a wandering dog ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• PENNY-DOG a small dog ...1930 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-FEIST a small dog ...1939 Amer. dial.
• PEON DOG a Mexican Hairless dog ...1892 Amer. dial.
• PHYCE a small dog of mixed breed ...1850 Amer. dial.
• PLANTATION DOG a watchdog ...1803 Amer. dial.
• POI DOG a mutt, a mongrel ...1938 Hawaii
• POLYDOGGERY the keeping of a number of dogs ...1875 nonce word
• POOCH a dog ...1924 sl., orig. US
• POOCH HOUND a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POODLE any dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• POOPERSCOOP a small shovel carried to clear up a dog's excrement from the street, etc. ...1976 sl.
• POOPERSCOOPER a small shovel carried to clear up a dog's excrement from the street, etc. ...1976 sl.
• PUDDEN meat laced with a drug used to put a guard dog to sleep; once accomplished the dog has been 'puddened' ...19C Brit. criminals' sl.
• PUDDING meat laced with a drug used to put a guard dog to sleep; once accomplished the dog has been 'puddened' ...19C Brit. criminals' sl.
• PUG 1. a nickname for a dog or a monkey ...1731 colloq.
2. a dog of no matter what breed ...c1860 colloq.
• PUPPRELLE †* a little puppy ...1583
• PURP a dog; a pup ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUIEN a dog ...M19 sl.
• RABBIT CHASER a racing greyhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RABBIT DOG a mongrel, a cur ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT HOUND a mongrel, a cur ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RACE † a white mark down the face of a horse or dog ...1523
• RACHE a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent ...c1000
• RAKE a name given to a sheepdog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKKI a dog ...1908 Sc.
• RALLY DOG a dog trained to herd cattle ...1954 Amer. dial.
• RATCH a hunting-dog which pursues its prey by scent ...c1000
• RAT DOG 1. any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
2. a Chihuahua ...1998 Amer. dial.
• RATTAIL any small breed of dog ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RATTENER a rat-catcher; a dog for catching rats ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SALMON-TOT RETRIEVER a mongrel, kept as a watch-dog and allowed to forage for its food ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SAPLING a young greyhound till he is a year old ...1832
• SAUSAGE DOG a dachshund ...1938 jocular
• SAUSAGE HOUND a dachshund ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCENT-DOG a pointer ...1894 Sc.
• SCROBBLE a scratching; a pawing, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBER † the dung of a dog or fox; hence, filth, dirt ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCUTTER (derogatory or jocular) a dog; a varmint; a critter ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSTER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHIT-EATER (derogatory) a dog ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIWASH DOG a dog of an indigenous breed ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SLUT † a female dog ...E19 now rare or obs.
• SNARLER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNARLEYOW a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOOP-HOUND a bloodhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUP a lap dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUPPY a lap dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STREET ACCIDENT a mongrel dog ...20C jocular
• SUIT † a leash of hounds ...c1470
• TAILOR'S HELPER a vicious dog ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• TAIL-WAGGER a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TARRIE a terrier ...1788 Sc.
• TEK a dog ...1899 Sc.
• TENTER a watcher, watchman; a watch-dog ...1844 Eng. dial.
• TERRIE a terrier ...1788 Sc.
• TIE-DOG † a dog kept tied or chained up, either to guard a house or because fierce ...c1290
• TIKE a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOAD a female dog ...1922 Amer. dial.
• TOM-DOG a male dog ...1859
• TOPSIDER a lazy dog ...1910s Aust. sl.
• TOSEY a she-dog ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TRUNDLE-TAIL † a dog with a curly tail; a low-bred dog, a cur; a curly tail of a dog ...1486 obs. or arch.
• TYKE a dog, usually used contemptuously or dismissively ...c1400
• VELTER † a small hunting-dog ...1598
• VENERY † a place where hunting-dogs are kept ...1653
• WAMMUL a dog ...Eng. dial.
• WHIFFET a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHIFFIT a small, often noisy, dog ...1767 Amer. dial.
• WHOREHOUND a mongrel bitch dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WIENER DOG a dachshund ...N. Amer. colloq.
• WOOF a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOF-WOOF a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WOOFY a dog ...Brit. sl.
• WOW-WOW a dog ...1887 colloq., chiefly child usage
• X a crossbreed of a dog ...1997 Can. sl.
• YABBLE a dog's barking ...1866 Sc.
• YALDER the loud, continuous barking of a dog ...1866 Sc.
• YALKIE a sheepdog ...1974 Sc.
• YAMPHER a barking dog ...1804 Sc.
• YAP a yelping dog, a cur ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAPPIE a puppy ...1892 Sc.
• YAPSTER a dog ...B1900 sl.
• YARRER † a person or dog that growls or snarls ...1611 Eng. dial.
• YAWLER * one who howls ...1611
• YEARNING † the baying of hounds ...1531
• YELPER a young dog ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP a dog ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOULDER the noisy and rapid barking of a dog, esp. when in pursuit of prey, or when bringing an animal to bay ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOG - nouns, person
• BERNER † an attendant in charge of a pack of hounds ...a1425
• CANICIDE a dog-killer ...1852
• CANNIS-COVE a dog fancier ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• CYNOPHILIST a lover of dogs ...1890
• DIRDER a dog-breaker, a kennel attendant ...1825 Sc.
• DOG-DIRDER a dog-breaker, a kennel attendant ...1825 Sc.
• PHILOCYNIC a lover of dogs ...B1900
• VAUTERER †* a 'fewterer'; a keeper of hounds ...1679
• VELTERER * a keeper or attendant of hunting dogs; a fewterer ...1911
DOG - verbs (also see BARK and YELP)
• BABBLE of hunting dogs: to bark confusedly while running in a pack ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BAFF † to bark or yelp as a dog ...c1440
• BAWL † to bark or howl as a dog; to give mouth or tongue as an animal ...1563
• BAWL OUT of a hunting dog: to bay ...1926 Amer. dial.
• BELL of a dog: to bay ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FAULT of a hunting dog: to lose the scent or trail ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FAWN ON † to pat the head of a dog ...a1300
• FILL A GENTLEMAN'S EYE of a dog: to have thoroughly good points ...c1870 sporting, esp. dog fanciers' sl.
• FOOF of a dog: to howl or whine in a melancholy manner ...1892 Ireland
• GALE † of a dog: to bark, to help; of a bird, esp. the cuckoo: to utter its peculiar note ...c1205
• GAMSE of a dog: to make a snap at one in place, to bite playfully ...1929 Sc.
• HAMBLE † to mutilate, maim; to cut away; specifically, to cut off the balls of the feet of dogs, so as to render them unfit for hunting ...a1050 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARR † to snarl as a dog; to make a rough guttural trill ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIME † to impregnate a bitch ...M16
• LINE 1. of dogs: to copulate ...14C
2. of a male dog: to impregnate a bitch ...14C
• MATHER to turn round before lying down, as an animal does ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NARR † of a dog: to snarl, to growl ...1509 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RUN NESH of a dog: to run lightly and softly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scratch; to paw, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUMBER † of a dog or fox: to evacuate the faeces, to defecate; also said of a person ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SLENCH to hunt about privately with a view to stealing food, as a cat or dog; to pry about ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SOOL of a dog: to attack or worry an animal ...1849 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAILPIPE to tie a tin can or similar object to the tail of a dog to frighten or annoy it
• VIRP of a dog: to whine ...1932 Sc. (possibly a mistake for 'yirp')
• WAFF † of a dog, esp. a puppy: to yelp ...1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YEARN † of hounds: to cry out eagerly, to give tongue ...1523
DOG - interjections
• DEAD DOG! a command to a dog: lie down and remain still ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ISCA! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISK! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKEY! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKIE! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• ISKISS! a call to a dog ...1800 Sc.
• TCHEW! an exclamation used to drive away a dog or to hound him on to another animal ...1890 Ireland
• YOCKS a call of encouragement to a dog hunting rabbits, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOGGED - nouns, person
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; one with a downcast or dogged look ...Bk1904 Sc.
DOGMATIC - adjectives
• NARROW-CONTRACTED stubborn, dogmatic; straitlaced; cross, unsociable ...1930 Amer. dial.
• NARROW-NEBBED stubborn, dogmatic; peculiar ...1930 Amer. dial.
DOGMATIC - nouns
• BOW-WOW the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner ...1889
DOGMATISM - nouns
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
DOGMATIST - nouns, person
• OPINIONATIST † an opinionated person; an obstinate dogmatist ...1634
DOG RACING - nouns
• DAMP SQUIB a racehorse or greyhound that starts well but runs out of steam ...20C Aust. sl.
• GOLLIES, THE dog racing ...1992 UK sl.
• MAD RAILER a racing greyhound that will veer towards the inside rail no matter what its starting position ...1989 Aust. sl.
• RABBIT CHASER a racing greyhound ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAPPIES, THE 'the dogs', i.e. greyhound racing or coursing...1940s Aust. sl.
DOG RACING - nouns, person
• NOBBLER a person who drugs racehorses or racings dogs to affect their racing performance ...1982 US sl.
DOG RACING - verbs
• GUARD to see that horses or hounds from one stable are separated in a race ...1893 sporting sl.
DOG SLEDDING - nouns
• SNOOGE in Newfoundland: a way of attaching sled dogs ...1957 Can. sl.
DOG THIEF - nouns, person
• BUFE NABBER a dog stealer ...16C sl.
• BUFF-NAPPER a dog-stealer ...Bk1890 sl.
DOING - see DO
DOLE - see UNEMPLOYMENT
DOLEFUL - adjectives
• DAWFUL doleful, woebegone ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DILFA doleful; sickly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOWLY doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely ...LME N. Eng. dial.
• HEAVISOME † of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAIRIE † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SAIRY † sad, doleful, sorrowful ...1838 Sc.
• SITEFUL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• SITFULL †* sorrowful, mournful, doleful ...a1300
• UNLAIGHT † doleful, serious, woebegone ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
DOLEFUL - phrases
• PUT A MUSTARD-PLASTER ON HIS CHEST applied to a doleful and dismal pallid young man ...c1880 Brit. sl.
DOLL - nouns
• BABAN † an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...c1230
• BABBON † an infant, a young child; a doll, a puppet ...1570
• BABBY a doll, a puppet; any model of the human figure ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABE † a doll, a puppet ...1530
• BABY † a doll, a puppet ...1552
• BESSY-BAB(S) a doll ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DICKY CHREE a doll ...1873 Eng. dial.
• DOZZLE a doll made of a quantity of rags tied up together ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MOPSY a diminutive or small person; a doll ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PARROCK a small, neat person; a little dandy or doll ...1880 Sc.
DOLL, DOLLHOUSE - nouns
• BABBY-HOUSE a doll's house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAB-HOUSE a child's toy-house ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABY HOUSE a doll's house ...1772 Amer. dial.
• COB-CASTLE a flimsy building; a child's toy house; a thing easily pushed over ...19C Eng. dial.
DOLLAR - adjectives
• WILDER THAN A PEACH-ORCHARD BOAR very wild, unrestrained ...1997 Amer. dial.
DOLLAR - nouns
• ABE a five-dollar bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ABE LINCOLN a $5 bill ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ABE'S CABE a $5 bill ...1930s Amer. sl.
• ABRAHAM LINCOLN a five-dollar bill ...1940s Amer. dial.
• ACE 1. a dollar or a dollar's worth ...1898 Amer. sl.
2. in gambling: one hundred dollars ...1974 Amer. sl.
• ACE NOTE a one-dollar bill ...1929 US sl.
• ACE-SPOT a one-dollar bill ...1917 US sl.
• ALEXANDER HAMILTON a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ALMIGHTY DOLLAR, THE the dollar viewed as a symbol of power or greed ...Amer. sl.
• AUSSIE the Australian dollar ...1956 Aust. sl.
• BABY GRAND $500 ...1963 US sl.
• BACK a dollar bill ...1960s sl.
• BALL a dollar, esp. a dollar coin ...1895 US sl.
• BAT a dollar ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BAT HIDE paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BATWING paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BEAN one dollar, in coin or paper ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAU DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BEN FRANKLIN a $100 note ...1990 US sl.
• BENJI a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• BENJIE a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• BENJI a $100 bill ...1980s sl.
• BERRY a dollar; usually used in the plural ...1916 US sl.
• BIG BILL $1000 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• BIG ONE a thousand dollars or a thousand-dollar bill ...1935 US sl.
• BLANKET a dollar bill ...1967 Amer. jocular
• BO DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BOER DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BONE 1. a dollar ...1889 US sl.
2. one thousand dollars ...1988 US sl.
• BOW DOLLAR a silver dollar; esp. Black usage ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BUCK 1. a dollar ...1856 US sl.
2. a dollar bill ...1965 Amer. dial.
3. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUCKHEAD a paper dollar ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUZZARD a gold or silver dollar ...1834 Amer. sl.
• BUZZARD DOLLAR a silver or gold dollar as opposed to a trade dollar ...1889 Amer. finance usage
• C one hundred dollars; orig. a one hundred dollar bill ...1839 US sl.
• CABBAGE a dollar ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CALIFORNIA C-NOTE a ten-dollar note ...1983 US sl.
• CAN a dollar ...1859 Can. sl.
• CARTWHEEL a silver dollar ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
• CASE 1. a dollar ...1885 Amer. dial.
2. a silver dollar ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CASER 1. a dollar ...1849 US sl.
2. a silver dollar ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CAT HIDE a paper dollar ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CENTS a dollar ...1957 Amer. jocular
• CENTURY $100; $100 bill ...1859 Amer. sl.
• CENTURY NOTE a $100 bill ...1908 US sl.
• CHALK a quarter of a dollar ...1796 US sl.
• CHARLIE a dollar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHECK a dollar ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CLAM a dollar ...1886 US sl.
• CLANKER a silver dollar ...1927 US sl.
• C-NOTE a $100 note ...1930 US sl.
• COCONUT $1 ...1920s US sl.
• COOKIE a dollar; usually plural ...1954 Amer. sl.
• D a dollar ...1910s US sl.
• DEAD MAN a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD ONE a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD PRESIDENT a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• DEAD WHITEBOY a dollar bill of any denomination ...1990s US Black sl.
• DEE a dollar ...1990s US campus sl.
• DIME 1. ten dollars ...1958 US sl.
2. one hundred dollars ...1988 US sl.
3. one thousand dollars ...1974 US sl.
• DOUBLE-EAGLE 1. a $20 coin ...L18 sl.
2. a twenty-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DOUBLE SAW twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• DOUBLE SAWBUCK twenty dollars or a twenty-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• DIME NOTE a ten-dollar note ...1938 US sl.
• EAGLE 1. a 10-dollar coin ...L18 sl.
2. a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
3. a dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
4. a ten-dollar bill ...1967 Amer. dial.
• EX a ten-dollar bill ...1942 Amer. sl.
• F a $50 bill ...1980s US sl.
• FACE-CARD $100 bill ...1990s US Black sl.
• FAT ONE a $100 bill ...1950s US sl.
• FAZOOL one dollar ...1979 US sl.
• FIFTY a fifty-dollar bill ...colloq.
• FIFTY-SPOT a $50 bill; fifty dollars ...1868 Amer. sl.
• FIN five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINIF five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FINNIF five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1916 US sl.
• FISH a dollar ...1917 US sl.
• FISH-SKIN a dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
• FIVER a five-dollar bill ...1843 US sl.
• FROGSKIN a banknote; usually specifically a dollar bill ...1902 US sl.
• G $1000 ...1928 US sl.
• GEE $1000 ...1936 US sl.
• GOURDE a dollar ...c1867 Amer. dial.
• GRAND £1000 or $1000 ...1915 sl., orig. US
• GREENBACK a dollar bill ...1870 US sl.
• GROVER a thousand-dollar bill ...1984 Amer. sl.
• HALF £50 or $50 ...1920s sl.
• HALF-A-BILL $50; a $50 note ...1940s US sl.
• HALF-A-C a 50-dollar note ...1930s sl. orig. US criminals'
• HALF-A-G $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF-A-GRAND $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF A NED a $5 piece ...1859 Amer. sl.
• HALF-A-YARD 1. $5 ...1920s US sl.
2. fifty dollars ...1961 US sl.
• HALF-C a 50-dollar note ...1930s sl. orig. US criminals'
• HALF-EAGLE a gold coin of the U.S., of the value of $5 ...a1824
• HALF-G $500 ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• HALF-YARD $5 ...1920s US sl.
• HARDBACK a silver dollar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HARD DOLLAR a silver dollar ...1780 Amer. dial.
• HARD TACK silver money, esp. dollars ...1895 Amer. dial. arch.
• HORSE one thousand dollars ...1931 Amer. circus usage
• HUN one hundred dollars; a one hundred dollar note ...1895 US sl.
• HUNDOE one hundred dollars ...2001 US sl.
• IRON a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1906 Amer. dial.
• IRON DOLLAR a silver dollar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• IRON MAN a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1908 Amer. dial.
• IRON WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JEW FLAG (usually derogatory) the dollar bill or US currency of other denominations ...20C US sl.
• JEWISH FLAG (usually derogatory) the dollar bill or US currency of other denominations ...20C US sl.
• K 1000, esp. as $1000 or £1000 ...1960s sl.
• KALA a dollar; money ...1955 Hawaii
• L a $50 banknote ...M19 US sl.
• LARGE $1000 ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. gambling usage
• LARGE ONE $1000 ...1981 Amer. sl.
• LEAD PIECE a silver dollar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LEAD WASHER a silver dollar ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LEAF 1. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1929 Amer. sl.
2. a one-hundred-dollar bill; one hundred dollars ...1929 Amer. sl.
3. a $1000 bill ...1920s US sl.
• LINCOLN a $5 note ...1945 US sl.
• LONG ONE a paper dollar; a dollar ...1970 Amer. sl.
• LOONY a $1 coin ...2002 Can.
• MALLARD a $100 note ...1985 US sl.
• MAN $1 ...1910s US sl.
• MONKEY £500 or $500 ...1832 sl.
• NED a $10 piece ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NEDDY a $10 piece ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NICKEL NOTE a five-dollar bill ...1926 US sl.
• OLD HICKORY a $20 bill ...1966 US sl.
• ONE a £1 note; an Australian $1 bill ...1930s sl.
• OXFORD a dollar ...1937 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. ('Oxford scholar')
• OXFORD SCHOLAR a dollar ...1937 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl.
• PENNY a dollar ...1940s US sl.
• PLUNK a dollar; esp. a silver dollar ...1891 Amer. sl.
• PLUNKER a dollar; esp. a silver dollar ...c1960 Amer. sl.
• POHAKU one dollar ...1938 Hawaii sl.
• PORK CHOP a dollar ...1940s US sl.
• POTATOES dollars ...1932 US sl.
• POUND five dollars or a five-dollar bill ...1935 US sl.
• PRESIDENT a $1 bill ...1940s US sl.
• QUARTER 1. five shillings, five dollars ...M18 sl.
2. $25 ...1970s US sl.
• QUID five dollars ...1988 US sl.
• RAG a paper dollar ...1929 Amer. sl.
• RAG BABY a dollar bill; a silver dollar ...M19 sl.
• ROCK a dollar ...1840 US sl.
• SADDLE BLANKET a dollar bill ...1967 Amer. jocular
• SALMON a $20 note ...1983 Aust. sl.
• SALMON BELLY a high-denomination bill ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• SAMBOLIO $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SAMOLEON a dollar ...1896 US sl.
• SAUCER a silver dollar ...1959 US sl.
• SAW $10 ...M19 sl.
• SAWBUCK ten dollars or a ten-dollar bill ...1850 US sl.
• SAWSKI $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWSKY $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SAWZIE $10 ...M19 US sl.
• SCAD a piece of money; a dollar ...19C Amer. arch.
• SCHOLAR a dollar ...1937 Aust. rhyming sl. (Oxford Scholar)
• SCORE. $20 or £20 ...1929 sl.
• SHEET a dollar bill or a dollar ...1937 US sl.
• SHINER a silver dollar ...1921 Amer. dial.
• SILVER WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SIMOLEON a dollar ...1896 US sl.
• SIMOLEUM $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SIMOLION $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SIMON $1 ...L19 US sl.
• SINGLE a one-dollar bill ...1936 US sl.
• SINKER a silver dollar ...1894 Amer. dial.
• SKIN one dollar; a dollar bill ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SMACKER a dollar ...1920 US sl.
• SMACKEROO a dollar ...1940 US sl.
• STACK $1000 ...2002 US sl.
• TENNER a $10 bill ...1887 Amer. sl.
• TEN-SPOT a $10 bill; ten dollars ..1848 Amer. sl.
• TOADHIDE a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TOADSKIN a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1857 Amer. dial.
• V a $5 bill ...M19 US sl.
• V-SPOT a $5 bill ...M19 US sl.
• WAGON WHEEL a silver dollar; a dollar ...1909 Amer. dial.
• WHEEL a dollar, esp. a silver dollar ...1807 Amer. dial.
• WILLIAM a dollar bill ...1865 US sl.
• X a ten-dollar note ...1837 US colloq.
• XX a twenty-dollar note ...1883 US colloq.
• YARD $100 or $1000 ...1926 US sl.
• YARD-AND-A-HALF one hundred and fifty dollars ...1962 US sl.
• YEAR a one hundred dollar note ...1997 US sl.
DOLLAR - verbs
• COP A DEUCEWAYS to obtain $2-worth of something ...1940s US Black
DOLPHIN - nouns
• MERESWINE † a dolphin or porpoise ...c725
DOLT - nouns, person
• AIRHEAD a dolt ...sl.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOODLE a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead ...1862 sl.
• CABBAGEHEAD a stupid person; an oaf, simpleton, dolt or fool ...1682 sl.
• CALF an ignoramus; a dolt; a weakling ...1553 sl.
• CALF-LOLLY † a stupid fellow; a dolt ...1708
• CHUCKLEHEAD a dolt, a simpleton; hence, the fool's head ...E18
• CLOD a blockhead; a clumsy, awkward person; a dull, unresponsive person; a dolt ...L16 now. colloq.
• CLOD-HEAD an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• CLODPATE a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf ...1636
• CLOD-POLE an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• CLOD-POLL an oaf; a dolt ...17C Brit. & US
• DASTARD † one inert or dull of wit; a dullard; a dolt; a sot ...c1440
• DEADEYE a worthless fellow; a dolt ...1849 US nautical usage
• DIM BULB a dolt; an oaf ...E20 Can sl.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUFFER a doltish old man ...1730 UK sl.
• DUFFY a doltish old man ...2002 UK sl.
• DUMBBUTT a dolt ...1973 US sl.
• DUMBLEDORE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
• DUMBO a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf ...1932 US sl.
• DUMB SOCK a dolt ...1932 US sl.
• DUMMERELL †* a dumb person, a dummy, a dolt, a blockhead ...1592
• FAT-HEAD one having a fat head; a stupid dolt; a senseless fellow; an oaf; one whose brain is composed of fat and is therefore useless ...1842
• GAPER a dolt, an idiot ...1966 US sl.
• GAPING ASSHOLE a dolt, an idiot ...1966 US sl.
• GAWNICUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GOONUS a fool, a dolt, a stupid fellow, an ignoramus, a simpleton ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GUMP a fool, a dolt, an oaf ...1825 Brit. & US colloq.
• HOBALL † a clown, a fool, a dolt, an idiot ...a1553
• HORSE-MACKEREL a dolt ...1823 US nautical usage
• HORSE MARINE a lubberly or clumsy fool; a dolt ...1823 US nautical & military usage
• HUMP a dolt, a dull person ...1963 US sl.
• JACKASS a stupid or foolish person; a dolt, an oaf, a blockhead ...1823
• JOBBERNOWL a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt ...1592 colloq.
• JUGGINS a dolt; a fool; a soft-head; gullible person; a dupe ...1682
• LABRICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a stranger; a naive or foolish person; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LAMEBRAIN a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAMEHEAD a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LAVERICK a fool; a dolt; an idiot; a dull, stupid person; a greenhorn; a naive person; a stranger; often used as a mild term of abuse ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LEATHER-HEAD a fool, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf, a stupid person; a person slow of comprehension ...a1700
• MACAROON a ridiculous or doltish person; a buffoon; a blockhead ...a1631
• MAGHNOON a fool; a dolt; an idiot ...L19 among troops in Egypt
• MALARKEY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALARKY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MALT-HORSE † a term of reproach or abuse for a dull, stupid fellow; a dolt ...1590
• MARBLE DOME a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MARBLEHEAD a dolt, a dullard, a stupid person ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MELARKEY a dolt ...1946 Amer. sl.
• MOKE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead; a foolish or inconsequential fellow ...1855 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOPE a fool; a dolt; an oaf; a dullard ...E17
• MOTORHEAD a dolt, an idiot ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUDDLE-HEAD a dolt ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MUSHBALL a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• MUSHBRAIN a stupid person; a dolt; a mawkishly sentimental person ...1980s US sl.
• NAFFHEAD a stupid person, a blockhead, a simpleton, an idiot, a dolt ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NONG-NONG an oaf; a dolt; a stupid person ...M20 Aust. sl.
• NUMBSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 1742
• NUMSKULL a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt ...Aust. sl.
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS † a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMPY a fool, a dolt ...1941 Amer. dial.
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 1742
• POGGLE a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PORGLY a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PUGGLY a madman; an idiot; a dolt ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• PUNKIN-HEAD a stupid person; an oaf or dolt ...19C Amer. dial.
• RAMAGIECHAN a dolt, a simpleton ...1825 Sc.
• SCHLUB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• SHLUB a dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• SKIT-BRAINS a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• TAMMIE NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TAM-O'-NORRIE a stupid, slow-witted, doltish person ...1701 Sc.
• TOM-NODDY a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead, dunce, dolt, simpleton ...1828
• WETHER-HEAD an oaf or dolt ...L17 Brit. colloq.
• ZEKE a dull, stupid person; a rustic, a dolt ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ZHLOB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
• ZHLUB an oaf or dolt; a fool ...M20 US sl.
DOLTISH - adjectives
• ADDLE-PATED confused, muddled, stupid, doltish, thick-headed ...1630
• BEEF-WITTED thick-headed, stupid, dull in wits, doltish ...1606
• CALVISH doltish, stupid ...1570
• CLAY-BRAINED dull, doltish; stupid; with brains made of clay ...1596
• DAUSEY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSIE stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAWSY stupid, silly, bewildered; dull, inactive, doltish ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUNCICAL * like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• JUGHEADED blockheaded; doltish, stupid ...1939 Amer. sl.
• LAME-BRAINED stupid, doltish ...1922 US sl.
• LOGGEREDY-HEADED stupid, doltish, dull; stubborn ...1964 Amer. dial.
• LOGGERHEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LOG-HEADED stupid, dull, doltish; stubbornly at odds ...1889 Amer. dial.
• LOOBY clumsy, awkward, doltish, stupid ...1953 Amer. dial.
• NAIL-HEADED stupid, doltish ...1936
• RAW AS ROPES doltish, gauche, uncouth ...1880 Sc.