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EAVE - EFFUSIVE

EAVE - nouns
• EASING the eaves of a house or other building; the thatched roof of a rick, stack, etc.; usually in the plural ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EASINGS the eaves of a building ...1699 Sc.
• EASLE the eaves of a house ...1824 Sc.
• EAVINGS the eaves of a house or other building ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OAVES the eaves of a building ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OFFIS the eaves of a building ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OVES the eaves of a building ...1790 Eng. dial.
• WALL-DROP water dropping from the eaves...Bk1905 Sc.
 
EAVESDROP - verbs
• ACHE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIK to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• BE ON THE LONG EAR to eavesdrop ...1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK to eavesdrop; to obtain information in underhand ways ...1796 Eng. dial.
• DIP to intrude in someone's affairs; to eavesdrop on someone ...1976 Amer. dial.
• EARHOLE to listen, to eavesdrop ...1958 sl.
• EAR HUSTLE to eavesdrop ...1990s US Black & prison sl.
• EAR-MOLL to listen in; to eavesdrop ...1984 UK sl.
• EARWAG to eavesdrop ...M19 sl.
• EARWIG to eavesdrop ...colloq.
• HAAK to hang about with intent to eavesdrop ...1785 Eng. dial.
• HAIG to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAIK to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAKE to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARKEN † to listen privily; to play the eavesdropper; to eavesdrop ...1382
• HAVE BIG EARS to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HAVE LONG EARS to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HAVE RABBIT EARS to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HAVE TIN EARS to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEARKEN † to listen privily; to play the eavesdropper; to eavesdrop ...1382
• PICK UP FAG-ENDS to listen in to other people's conversations and attempt to comment upon them or join in; to overhear or to interrupt; esp. used as 'don't pick up fag-ends' ...1910s sl.
• TIN-EAR to eavesdrop ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• WIRE to place eavesdropping devices in a room, office, etc. or concealed on someone's body ...1950s Amer. sl.
 
EAVESDROPPER - nouns, person
• DARKISON a sneak, an eavesdropper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EAR-DROPPER † an eavesdropper ...a1670
• EAR HUSTLER a gossip; an eavesdropper ...1990s US Black sl.
• EARWIG an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• EARWIGGER an eavesdropper ...M19 sl.
• HARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• HEARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• LONG EAR an eavesdropper ...1930s US sl.
• LONG-LUGS an eavesdropper ...B1900 Sc.
• LURK a hanger-on; an eavesdropper ...20C Aust. sl.
• TIN EAR an eavesdropper ...1910s Aust. & US sl.
• WIGGIN'S an eavesdropper ...1930 sl.
 
EAVESDROPPING - adjectives
• DIPPIN' listening in on somebody else's conversation to obtain gossip ...20C teen & high school sl.
• LONG-EARED eavesdropping ...1950s sl.
• LONG-LUGGED eager to listen to secrets or scandal, given to eavesdropping ...1901 Sc.
• WIRED wearing an eavesdropping device; having such a device planted ...1957 Amer. sl.
 
EAVESDROPPING - nouns
• BIG EARS eavesdropping ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARKING † eavesdropping, prying ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARHOLE an act of listening, of eavesdropping ...1960s sl.
• EARWIGGING a listening, eavesdropping ...1927 US sl.
• FAG-ENDS eavesdropping ...20C sl.
• KEYHOLING eavesdropping ...2001 UK sl.
• OFFICE-DROPPING eavesdropping ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RABBIT EARS eavesdropping ears ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
ECCENTRIC - adjectives
• ABERRATIONAL pert. to aberration; eccentric, irrational, or unsound ...1866
• ASIATIC crazy; wild; eccentric ...World War II United States Navy usage
• BALMY crazy, eccentric ...1891 sl.
• BALMY IN THE CRUMPET crazy, eccentric ...1891 sl.
• BARKING MAD absolutely crazy, highly eccentric ...1900s sl.
• BARMY crazy, eccentric ...1891 sl.
• BARMY IN THE CRUMPET crazy, eccentric ...1891 sl.
• BATS crazy, very eccentric, mad to any degree ...1911 UK sl.
• BATSO crazy, eccentric ...1970s US sl.
• BATTY eccentric, odd, insane, crazy ...1903 US sl.
• BEE-HEADED crazy; eccentric; whimsical ...1879
• BEE-HEADIT harebrained; flighty; eccentric; excitable ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONZO eccentric, crazy ...1980s sl.
• COCKLE-BRAINED whimsical, eccentric, flighty, fanciful; foolish, chuckle-headed ...1824 Sc.
• CRACK-BRAINED crazy, eccentric ...1634
• CRACKED crazy, eccentric ...1692
• CRACKED IN THE FILBERT slightly or very eccentric or insane; crazy ...c1880 Cockneys' sl.
• CRACKERS crazy, eccentric ...1928 sl., orig. Brit.
• CUCKOO crazy, eccentric ...1906 sl., orig. US
• CUCKOOED crazy, eccentric ...1918 sl., orig. US
• DAFFEY eccentric; foolish ...L19 sl.
• DAFFY daft; mad; crazy; silly; amusingly eccentric; foolish ...1884 US sl.
• DAGENHAM mad, eccentric ,,,1990s sl.
• DAGGY amusing in an out-of-the-way fashion; eccentric ...1966 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DINGBATS crazy, eccentric ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DINGY eccentric, odd ...1907 US sl.
• DIPPY crazy, eccentric ...1899 sl.
• DO-LALLY mad, eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. military
• DOOFUS odd, strange, eccentric ...1960s sl.
• DOOFY silly, foolish, eccentric ...1980s US sl, chiefly juvenile usage
• DOOLALLY mad, eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. military
• DOTTY crazy, harmlessly eccentric, esp. due to old age ...1805 colloq.
• FANTASTICAL † having the appearance of being devised by extravagant fancy; eccentric, quaint, or grotesque in design, conception, construction, or adornment ...1599
• FAR GONE mad, eccentric, insane ...M19 sl.
• FAR OUT bizarre, eccentric, strange ...1920s sl.
• FEW PICKLES SHORT OF BARREL, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...1941 sl.
• FEW SANDWICHES SHORT OF A PICNIC, A stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• FITIFIED eccentric, peculiar; hysterical, nervous; erratic, fastidious ...1912 Amer. dial.
• FLAKEY crazy, eccentric ...1953 sl., orig. US
• FLAKY crazy, eccentric ...1953 sl., orig. US
• FLAPADOSHA showy; eccentric ...19C Eng. dial.
• FROM MARS remarkably eccentric; also, very confused ...1980 Amer. sl.
• FRUITY crazy, eccentric ...1929 US sl.
• FUNNY-BUNNY weird, odd, eccentric ...1960s US sl.
• GAGA mad, esp. as a result of senility; eccentric, senile  ...1920 UK sl.
• GUGGA eccentric, senile ...1910s sl.
• HALF A BUBBLE OFF mildly eccentric ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HALF AND BETWEEN of a person: slightly mad, eccentric ...20C Irish sl.
• HARD-CASE eccentric, unconventional ...1971 NZ sl.
• KINKY exhibiting unusual idiosyncrasies of personality; markedly fanciful; quirky; odd. bizarre, eccentric ...1847 colloq.
• LAKES mad, eccentric ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy' (Lakes of Killarney)
• LAKES OF KILLARNEY mad, eccentric ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy'
• LAKESY mad, eccentric ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'barmy' (Lakes of Killarney)
• LIKE A MONKEY ON A STICK behaving in an eccentric, bizarre manner ...L19 sl.
• LOONEY crazy, eccentric ...1872 sl.
• LOONY crazy, eccentric ...1872 sl.
• LOONY AS A JAYBIRD insane, eccentric ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LOOPY crazy, eccentric ...1925 sl.
• MAD AS A GUM-TREE FULL OF GALAHS, AS insane, eccentric ...1940s Aust. sl.
• MAD AS A HARE, AS very crazy, eccentric, mad ...L14
• MAD AS A MAGGOT, AS very crazy, extremely eccentric; hence, egregiously foolish ...20C NZ sl.
• MAD AS A MARCH HARE, AS very crazy, eccentric, mad ...16C
• MAD AS MAY-BUTTER, AS exceedingly eccentric; mad; excited ...1626
• MAGGOT-BRAINED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-HEADED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOTISH eccentric, whimsical ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PLATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOTTY eccentric, whimsical ...L17 sl.
• MAGNOON crazy, eccentric ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• MAGNUNE crazy, eccentric ...1910s Aust. & NZ sl.
• MESHUGA crazy, eccentric ...1892 sl.
• NONSICAL nonsensical; eccentric ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NOT ALL THERE eccentric, insane, crazy ...1864 sl.
• NOT QUITE THERE eccentric, insane, crazy ...M19 sl.
• NOT RIGHT mad, eccentric, mentally wrong ...Brit. sl.
• NOT THE FULL QUID stupid, crazy, eccentric ...1944 Aust. & NZ sl.
• NUTSEY crazy, eccentric ...a1941 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• NUTSO crazy, eccentric ...1975 sl., chiefly US
• NUTSY crazy, eccentric ...a1941 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• NUTTY crazy, eccentric ...1898 sl.
• NUTTY AS A FRUITCAKE crazy, eccentric ...1898 sl.
• ODDBALL whimsically free-spirited, eccentric, atypical ...1940 Amer. colloq.
• ODD-STRUCKEN eccentric ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF crazy; eccentric; abnormal; weird ...1866 US sl.
• OFF AT THE HEAD eccentric, mad ...M19 sl.
• OFF-HORSEISH obstinate; odd, eccentric ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OFF ONE'S BEAN insane, eccentric, crazy; demented ...1940s sl.
• OFF ONE'S CHOMP mad, crazy, eccentric, insane ...M19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S CHUMP mad, eccentric ...M19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S CONK mad, crazy, eccentric, insane; demented  ...1870 US sl.
• OFF ONE'S DIP mad, crazy, eccentric, insane ...L19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S DIPPER mad, crazy, eccentric, insane ...L19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S DOT mad, eccentric ...L19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S DOTTY mad, eccentric, insane, crazy ...L19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S KADOOVA crazy, eccentric ... c1870 Aust. sl.
• OFF ONE'S KAZIP insane, eccentric ...1900s US sl.
• OFF ONE'S KERZIP insane, eccentric ...1900s US sl.
• OFF ONE'S LOOP eccentric, mad ...1940s sl.
• OFF ONE'S NANA eccentric, mad ...1940s sl.
• OFF ONE'S NOB eccentric, insane ...1950s sl.
• OFF ONE'S PANNICAN eccentric, crazy ...20C Aust. sl.
• OFF ONE'S PANNIKIN eccentric, crazy ...1894 sl., chiefly Aust.
• OFF ONE'S PULLEY insane, eccentric, mad, crazy ...1990s sl.
• OFF ONE'S ROCK crazy, insane, eccentric, mad ...L19 sl.
• OFF ONE'S ROCKET crazy, eccentric, mad ...1910s sl.
• OFF ONE'S SAUCER mad, insane, eccentric, crazy ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• OFF ONE'S TOP TRAVERSE mad, insane, eccentric, crazy ...20C Aust. sl.
• OFF ONE'S TROLLEY crazy, eccentric ...L19 sl.
• OFF TAP eccentric, mad ...1990s Aust. sl.
• OFF THE BEAM crazy, eccentric ...1941 sl., orig. US
• OFF THE HOOKS crazy, eccentric ...1612 sl.
• OFF THE WALL adj. odd, eccentric; crazy; obnoxious, offensive, pointless ...1937 US sl.
• OFF-TRAIL unconventional, eccentric ...1954 US sl.
• ONE BRICK SHORT OF A LOAD unintelligent, slightly insane, eccentric ...1960s sl.
• ONE BRICK SHY OF A LOAD unintelligent, slightly insane, eccentric ...1960s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN THE FLORIN said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO BOB said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• ONLY ONE AND NINEPENCE IN TWO SHILLINGS said of one who is not very intelligent, slightly eccentric, odd ...1910s sl.
• PORANGI mad, eccentric, stupid ...M19 NZ (Maori)
• POTTY crazy, eccentric ...1920 sl.
• PUDDLED very eccentric; insane; mad ...1936 sl.
• QUARE odd, eccentric, queer ...M19 Irish sl.
• QUEER crazy, eccentric ...1508
• QUEER AS A TREE FULL OF OWLS eccentric ...1976 Amer. sl.
• QUEER AS DICK'S HATBAND odd, eccentric ...18C sl.
• QUEER IN THE GARRET eccentric, mad ...L18 sl.
• QUEER IN THE NUT mad, eccentric ...1950s sl.
• QUEER IN THE UPPER STOREY eccentric, mad ...L18 sl.
• QUISTICAL odd, queer, fantastic, eccentric ...1822 Sc.
• RAMMY eccentric ...1970s US sl.
• RAMPACIOUS crazy, eccentric ...M19 sl.
• RANDOM eccentric, bizarre, odd ...1980s US college & teen sl.
• RATTY mad, eccentric ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• RUMBUSTICAL eccentric ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RUMGUMPTIOUS queer, odd, eccentric ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SALVATION ARMY crazy, mad, eccentric ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'barmy'
• SCREWBALL crazy, eccentric ...1936 sl., chiefly US
• SCREWY crazy, eccentric ...1887 sl., orig. US
• SICK silly, stupid; extremely eccentric; mad ...20C Aust. sl.
• SIDEWAYS eccentric ...1990s US prison sl.
• TIDDIE cross in temper; uncertain, crotchety; eccentric ...1899 Sc.
• TONTO crazy, eccentric ...1982 sl., orig. US
• TOUCHED crazy, eccentric ...1893 sl.
• TWO APPLES SHORT OF A BISCUIT not completely sane, crazy, stupid ...1992 UK sl.
• TWO BRICKS SHORT OF A LOAD stupid; crazy, eccentric ...20C sl.
• VAGROM eccentric, erratic ...882
• WACKED OUT crazy, eccentric, mad ...1968 US sl.
• WACKO crazy, eccentric ...1977 sl, orig. & chiefly US
• WACKOID odd, eccentric ...1999 UK sl.
• WACKY crazy, eccentric ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WALL-HUGGING crazed, eccentric ...1980s sl.
• WEIRDO crazy, eccentric ...1962 sl.
• WHACKO crazy, eccentric ...1977 sl, orig. & chiefly US
• WHACKY crazy, eccentric ...1935 sl., orig. US
• WIGGY crazy or eccentric ...1810 slang sl.
• WRONG silly, foolish; extremely eccentric, or slightly mad ...1920s Aust. sl.
• WRONG IN ONE'S GARRET insane, eccentric ...M19 sl.
• WRONG IN ONE'S NUT mad, eccentric ...L19 sl.
• WRONG IN THE UPPER STOREY insane, eccentric, crazy ...M19 sl.
• YARRA mad, insane, stupid, eccentric ...1943 Aust. sl.
 
ECCENTRIC, ECCENTRICITY - nouns
• BEE an eccentric notion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUG a deranged thought, an insane idea, an eccentric notion ...1915 Amer. dial.
• CANTRIP any playfully mischievous trick; any whimsically mad, eccentric, or extravagant piece of conduct ...1719
• CRACKINESS extreme eccentricity; craziness ...c1860 colloq.
• CRANKISM eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURLICUE a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURLYCUE a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEMEANOUR eccentricity ...1880 Eng. dial.
• DIDOES tricks, antics, eccentric feats ...1835 Eng. dial.
• DOOLALLY TAP madness, eccentricity; orig, a form of madness that afflicted soldiers stationed in India, and spec. at Deolalie ...L19 sl.
• FEGARY a vagary, a prank; a whim, an eccentricity ...E17 Eng. dial. & colloq. rare
• FUNNINESS eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JIMJAMS eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KINK a whimsical idea, a slight eccentricity ...19C US sl.
• KINK IN ONE'S HORN a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NUTTINESS eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ODD KICK IN ONE'S GALLOP a whim, a fancy; an eccentricity ...L18 sl.
• OFFISHNESS eccentricity ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OOPERZOOTICS a fit of eccentricity; craziness ...L19 sl.
• OOPIZOOTICS a fit of eccentricity; craziness ...L19 sl.
• QUIZZINESS * eccentricity, oddness ...1798
• RATBAGGERY acting like a rogue or eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• TWIRL a mental twist, an eccentric line of conduct ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VAGARY a capricious, fantastic, or eccentric action or piece of conduct ...1629
 
ECCENTRIC - nouns, person
• BANANA CAKE a crazy or eccentric person ...1975 Amer. sl.
• BEE-IN-THE-BONNET an eccentric; a flighty person; a foolish person ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIT OF A DAG, A someone or something extraordinary or entertaining; an amusingly eccentric or impudent person; a character ...1875 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CADET an eccentric person ...1970s sl.
• CARD a character; an odd fish; an eccentric ...1835 sl.
• CHARACTER an eccentric or odd person ...1773 colloq.
• CORNFLAKE an eccentric; one who stands outside the group norms ...1970s sl.
• COVE a peculiar, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CRACKPOT a crazy or eccentric person ...1883 sl.
• CRANK an eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DAFFY an eccentric person; a mad person ...20C US sl.
• DAG a person who is eccentric and humorous; a real character ...1875 Aust. sl.
• DING-A-LING a person with strange or unconventional behaviour; an eccentric; one who is crazy or mentally abnormal ...1935 Amer. sl.
• DINGBAT an odd, foolish, or eccentric person ...1879 US sl.
• DOOFLUS a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• DORK an odd or eccentric person ...1960 US sl.
• DOUFAS a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• DOUFUS a bizarre, eccentric person ...1930s US Black & teen sl.
• FIG NEWTON a silly, crazy, or eccentric person ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FILBERT a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person ...1915 Amer. sl.
• FLAKE a crazy, eccentric, or unreliable person ...1959 sl., chiefly US
• FLAPADOSHA an eccentric, showy person with superficial manners ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLIP a crazy or eccentric person ...1952 sl.
• FLY BALL an oddball; an eccentric person ...20C US sl.
• FLY BULL an eccentric, unusual, unreliable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLY COP an eccentric, unusual, unreliable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLY DICK an eccentric, unusual, unreliable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FLY MUG an eccentric, unusual, unreliable person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOGAY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGEY an old, eccentric man; a man or woman who is considerably out of step with the times ...20C US colloq.
• FOGGI an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FRUIT a crazy or eccentric person ...1959 US sl.
• FRUITCAKE a crazy or eccentric person ...1945 sl., orig. US
• GAGA an eccentric or senile person ...1930s sl.
• GAGAGOOTZ an eccentric or senile person ...1930s sl.
• IDENTITY a person, usually an eccentric one, a 'character' ...M19 sl.
• KANGAROOSTER an amusing or eccentric person ...1920s Aust. sl.
• KINKO an eccentric person ...1960s US sl.
• LIVE ONE n eccentric person, with implications of homosexuality ...1970s sl.
• LOON a crazy or eccentric person; a simpleton ...1885 sl.
• LOONY BIRD a person who is at least eccentric, at most mentally unstable or irrational ...1964 US sl.
• MAD HADDOCK an exceptionally eccentric person ...20C Aust. sl.
• MAN IN THE MOON a fool, an eccentric or crazy person ...20C rhyming sl. for 'loon'
• MARTIAN an eccentric person ...1978 Amer. sl.
• MASER anything out of the uncommon; a wonder; something unusual; an eccentric person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MAZER anything out of the uncommon; a wonder; something unusual; an eccentric person ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MENTALIST an eccentric ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• MENTALLER an eccentric ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• NAPOLEON n insane man; an eccentric-acting man ...1930s US Black sl.
• NUT a crazy or insane person; an eccentric; a foolish person ...1908 sl.
• NUTCAKE an eccentric or crazy person ...1967 US sl.
• NUT CASE an eccentric; a madman ...1944 Aust. sl.
• NUT JOB an insane or very eccentric person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• NUTSO a crazy or eccentric person; also a derisive form of address ...1975 sl., chiefly US
• ODDBALL a bizarre, eccentric, or nonconforming person, esp. one having beliefs that are unusual but harmless ...1948 Amer. colloq.
• ODD BOD an eccentric, strange person; an odd man out  ...1940s US sl., orig. military
• ODD-COME-SHORT an eccentric person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ODD FISH an eccentric person ...M17 sl.
• ODDLIN an odd or eccentric person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ODDLING an odd or eccentric person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ODD ONE an eccentric person ...1874 Eng. dial.
• ODD STICK an eccentric person ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• OFF-HORSE an odd or eccentric person ...1879 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOGEY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD IDENTITY a person, usually an eccentric one, a 'character' ...M19 sl.
• OLD STICK an eccentric person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE an eccentric or amusing person ...L19 sl.
• ONE-LUNGER an eccentric ...2000s US sl.
• PRUNE an eccentric; a dreamer ... c1900 Amer. sl.
• PSYCHO an eccentric; a nut ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• QUARE FELLA an eccentric; an unusual person ...M19 Irish sl.
• QUEER an eccentric person ...1940s sl.
• QUEER BIRD an odd, eccentric person ...M19 sl.
• QUEER CARD an odd, eccentric person ...M19 sl.
• QUEER CUSTOMER an odd or eccentric person ...M19 sl.
• QUEER FELLOW an odd, eccentric person ...1712 sl.
• QUEER FISH an odd or eccentric person ...1772 sl.
• QUEER MERCHANT an odd or eccentric person ...M19 sl.
• QUEER STICK an odd person; an eccentric person ...L19 sl.
• QUIS an odd or eccentric person, in character or appearance ..1782 now rare
• QUISBY an eccentric person ...1838 sl.
• QUIZ * an odd or eccentric person, in character or appearance ..1782
• RATBAG a term of abuse; a rogue, an eccentric ...1890 sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• REAL DAG, A someone or something extraordinary or entertaining; an amusingly eccentric or impudent person; a character ...1875 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCREWBALL a crazy or eccentric person ...1933 sl., chiefly US
• SPORT an eccentric ...L19 US sl.
• TARGER a person of bad or eccentric character; a rough fellow; a mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TONTO a crazy or eccentric person ...1973 sl., orig. US
• WACK a crazy or eccentric person ...1938 sl., orig. US
• WACK JOB a person who is mentally ill; an eccentric or insane person ...1979 US sl.
• WACKO a crazy or eccentric person ...1977 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WALL-HUGGER an eccentric, a mad person ...1980s sl.
• WEIRDIE a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
• WEIRDO a crazy or eccentric person ...1955 sl.
• WEIRDY a crazy or eccentric person ...1894 sl.
• WHACK a crazy or eccentric person ...1938 sl., orig. US
• WHACKO a crazy or eccentric person ...1977 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WIG an eccentric ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WONK a crazy, eccentric person ...Brit. sl.
• ZOD an eccentric; a strange person ...1980s campus & teen sl.
 
ECCENTRIC - verbs
• ECCENTRIZE to play the eccentric ...1836 nonce word
• GET THE DARLING PEA to act eccentrically ...L19 Aust. sl.
• HAVE A BEE IN ONE'S BONNET to be eccentric or flighty ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A BEE IN ONE'S HEAD to be eccentric or flighty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A LOOSE NUT to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A LOOSE SCREW to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY to be mad or eccentric ...1911 UK sl.
• HAVE MAGGOTS IN THE BRAIN to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MAGGOTS IN THE HEAD to be eccentric, crotchety ...L19 colloq.
• HAVE STRAWS IN ONE'S HAIR to be insane, eccentric, or distracted 
• HAVE THE DARLING PEA to act eccentrically ...L19 Aust. sl.
• HAVE WHEELS to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE WHEELS IN THE HEAD to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
ECCENTRIC - phrases
• NOT A FULL ROW OF BUTTONS said of someone who is eccentric or less intelligent than average ...1965 Amer. dial.
 
ECCENTRICITY - nouns
• DARLING PEA madness; eccentricity ...L19 Aust. sl.
• FANTASTICALITY eccentricity, grotesqueness, oddity ...1592
• QUEERALITIES eccentricities, peculiarities ...20C Irish sl.
• RAT an obsession, an eccentricity ...1920s sl.
 
ECCLESIASTIC - nouns, person
• MAN OF THE CHURCH † an ecclesiastic ...1523
 
ECCLESIASTICAL - nouns
• BARRATRY the purchase or sale of ecclesiastical preferment, or of offices of state ...1427
• TIPPET-SCUFFLE † an ecclesiastical wrangle ...1641
 
ECCLESIASTICAL - nouns, person
• BARRATOR a person who buys or sells ecclesiastical preferments, a simonist; one who buys or sells offices of state ...1427
 
ECHO - nouns
• WAFF of sounds: a soft strain; a faint echo; a murmur ...1832 Sc.
• YELL an echo ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
ECHO - verbs
• QUOTE to echo, to sound ...1941 Amer. dial.
• YECKEY to echo ...1843 Eng. dial.
 
ECLIPSE - nouns
• DEFAULT OF THE SUN † an eclipse ...1520
 
ECLIPSING - nouns
• ECLIPSATION † the act of eclipsing or state of being eclipsed ...1471
 
ECONOMICAL - nouns, person
• RASPER an impudent, overreaching fellow; a close-fisted, economical person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 
ECONOMICAL - verbs
• GO NEAR HAND † to be economical ...a1626.
• HAG to manage well, to be economical, to save ...1899 Sc.
 
ECONOMICS - nouns
• EC economics ...1924 US sl.
• ECCY the study of economics; economics ...1924 US students' sl.
• ECON economics ...1976 US sl.
 
ECONOMIZE - verbs
• BEHUSBAND † to economize to the full ...1640
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKINCH to scrimp, to economize ...1848 Amer. dial.
 
ECONOMY - nouns
• CACOECONOMY * bad economy, bad management ...1819
• CATALLACTICS a proposed name for political economy as the 'science of exchanges' ...1831
• DOMICULTURE * household management; the art of housekeeping, cookery, etc.; domestic economy ...1860
• DOWNER a downward trend in business or the economy ...1976 sl.
• HAG thrift, economy ...1866 Sc.
• HAINING thrift, economy, penuriousness ...1871 Sc.
• MANAGERY † domestic or agricultural administration or economy ...1633
• MENAGERY † domestic or agricultural administration or economy ...1633
• POLLYCON political economy ...20C undergraduates' sl.
• SAVATION a saving; economy; protection from injury ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SAVE an act of saving; a piece of economy ...1906 Eng. dial.
 
ECSTASY - nouns
• RAPT * a trance, ecstasy, rapture ...1526
• VEEM † a state of ecstasy, excitement, exultation ...1824 Sc.
 
ECSTASY - verbs
• CARRY AWAY to move to ecstasy ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CARRY OUT † to transport the mind in ecstasy or devotion ...1599
• ECSTASIATE * to ecstacize, to transport with rapture or ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ...1823
• ECSTASIZE to throw into an ecstasy or transport of rapturous feeling; to give pleasurable excitement to ...1835
• ECSTATIZE †* to throw into an ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to ..1654
• GUSH to go into ecstasies ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• RAPTURIZE to fall into ecstasies; to say in an ecstatic way ...1822
 
ECSTATIC - adjectives
• ECSTATICAL enraptured, ecstatic ...1600 arch.
 
ECSTATIC - nouns
• ECSTATICALNESS † ecstatic condition ...1667
 
ECSTATIC - verbs
• BLISS OUT to become ecstatic; usually used in a derogatory fashion when applied to religious or cult zealots ...1973 US sl.
 
ECZEMA - adjectives
• GALE covered in scabs, itching, suffering from scabies, eczema, or some other skin disease ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SCALD scabbed, scurfy, affected with eczema or ringworm ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
ECZEMA - nouns
• EEZIMER eczema ...1954 Amer. dial.
 
EDDY - nouns
• BOIL a turbulent swirl or eddy in a stream ...1805 Amer. dial.
• BORE a small whirlpool or circular eddy in a stream ...1972 Amer. dial.
• VIRL † a ring or eddy in water, esp. that caused by the stroke of an oar ...1908 Sc.
 
EDEN - adjectives
• PARADISAIC pert. to a place of supreme happiness; peacefully beautiful; Eden-like ...1754
• PARADISAICAL pert. to a place of supreme happiness; peacefully beautiful; Eden-like ...1623
• PARADISIAC pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1632
• PARADISIACAL pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1649
• PARADISIAL pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1800
• PARADISIAN pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1657-83
• PARADISIC pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...a1745
• PARADISICAL * pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful ...1649
 
EDGE - adverbs
• EDGLING standing on one edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
EDGE - nouns
• ARRIDGE the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ARRIS the angular edge of a block of stone, wood, etc; hence, the edge of anything ...1852 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BARM †* edge, brim ...c1340
• CANT † edge, border, brink ...c1375
• HARRIDGE the angular edge of anything; the turned edge of a sharp knife; also, a sharp edge to one's appetite ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MARGE edge, border, margin ...1551 now poetic
• MARGENT margin, edge, or brim of anything ...1538 arch.
• NEB an edge, a rim; the edge of a cake ...1856 Eng. dial.
• UMSTROKE †* edge, circumference ...1650
• YARRAGE an edge, corner, sharp point ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
EDGE - verbs
• BORD to provide an edge or border ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MARGE to form the edge of, to provide with an edge ...1852
 
EDGED - adjectives
• YEGGED † edged ...1297
 
EDGING - nouns
• SKIRT * a rim or border; an edging ...1576
 
EDIBLE - adjectives
• CIBARIOUS * relating to food, useful for food, edible ...1656
• COMESTIBLE † fit to eat, edible, eatable ...1483
• EDIBILATORY pertaining to eating or edibles ...1828
• EDULE †* edible ...1699
• EDULIOUS † edible, good for food ...a1682
• MEATABLE † that can be used for food, edible ...1610
 
EDIBLE - nouns
• COMESTIBLE an edible, an article of food ...1837
• EDIBILITY the quality of being edible, the capability of being eaten ...1849
• EDULE †* an edible food ...1699
• VIVERS food, provisions, victuals, eatables ...1814 Sc.
 
EDICT - nouns
• EDICTION † edict, command ...c1470
 
EDIFICE - nouns
• FABRIC an edifice, a building ...1483
 
EDITOR - nouns, person
• EDITIONER †* an editor ...a1646
• EDITORESS a female editor ...1836
• EDITRESS a female editor ...1799
 
EDUCATE - verbs
• BREED to educate, to train, to bring up ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ERUDIATE † to instruct, to educate, to teach ...B1895
• SCHOLAR to educate ...1833 Sc.
 
EDUCATED - adjectives
• BOOK-LARED educated; learned ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EDDICATE educated ...1818 Sc.
• EDUCABLE capable of being educated ...1845
• EDUCATE educated ...1818 Sc.
• FAR-LEARNED well-educated, well-informed ...1875 Eng. dial.
• LETTERED learned, literate, educated ...1303
• MAST-FED irregularly educated ...1912 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-LARED educated ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
EDUCATED - nouns, person
• HIGH-BROW an educated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
 
EDUCATED - verbs
• TALK LIKE A BOOK to appear well-educated and literate ...E19 sl.
 
EDUCATING - adjectives
• EDUCATORY that has an educating influence ...1845
 
EDUCATION - adjectives
• EDDICATION education ...1838 Sc.
• EDUCATIONABLE * capable of receiving education ...1859
• EDUCATIONAL † due to or arising from education ...1652
• EDUCATIONARY concerned with education ...1879
• EIDICATION education ...1838 Sc.
• HEURISTIC pert. to heurism (see nouns) in education ...L19
 
EDUCATION - nouns
• BOOKING education derived from books or schooling ...1974 Amer. dial.
• BOOK-LARE education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOK-LEAR education; knowledge gained from books ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEDING education; good breeding ...1911 Sc.
• EDGEMCATION education ...1833 Amer. dial.
• EDUMACATION education ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEURISM the educational process or principle of training pupils to discover things for themselves ...E20
• LAIR learning, knowledge; education ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LARE learning, knowledge; education ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• PAEDEUTICS the science or art of education ...1864
• PAIDEUTICS the science or art of education ...1864
• SCHOOL-LARE education ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TIGHT † good breeding; behaviour; bringing up, rearing, training, education ...c888
 
EDUCATION - nouns, person
• EDUCATEE one who is subjected to the process of education ...1815 nonce word
 
EDUCATION - verbs
• EDUCATIONIZE * to subject to education ...1835
 
EEL - nouns
• BUTTERFISH a moray eel ...1878 Amer. dial.
• DERRYFIELD BEEF eels ...1939 Amer. dial.
• EELATOR a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• EELIE-ALLIE the young of the eel ...1913 Sc.
• EELO an eel ...1880 Sc.
• EELY-EELY-ATOR a small eel ...1891 Eng. dial.
• ELVER a young eel ...1755 Eng. dial.
• OLIVER a small eel ...1879 Eng. dial.
• PACKIE a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PACK-NEEDLE a very small eel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCAFFLING an eel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIGGLER a wriggling creature; an eel ...1895 Eng. dial.
• VALSEN † freshwater eels ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WATTY † an eel ...B1900 Sc.
• YAA an eel ...1887 Sc.
• YAW an eel ...1887 Sc.
 
EEL - nouns, person
• PALINGMAN † a man who deals in eels ...1482
 
EERIE - adjectives
• OORIE apprehensive, uneasy, affected by a feeling of the supernatural; superstitiously afraid; in dread of spirits, eerie ...1877 Sc.
• OORLICK of things: sad and depressing, eerie ...1922 Sc.
• POKEY spooky, scary, eerie ...1858 Amer. dial.
• POKY spooky, scary, eerie ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SPOOKY eerie and supernatural; frightening ...1854 sl., orig. US
• WANCHANCIE eerie, uncanny ...1768 Sc.
• WANCHANCY eerie, uncanny ...1768 Sc.
 
EERINESS - nouns
• ELDRITCHERY eeriness ...1950 Sc.
 
EFFECT - adjectives
• OPERANT that operates, works, or produces effects; operative ...1602
 
EFFECT - nouns
• AFTER-CAST consequences, effect, what may ensue ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BANG a startling or sudden effect ...colloq.
• BLIP a temporary effect, esp. one that is unwanted ...1975 UK sl.
• EFFICACE † effect, result, consequence ...a1491
• EFFICACY power or capacity to produce effects ...1527
 
EFFECT - verbs
• EFFICIATE †* to effect, to bring about ...1612
 
EFFECTIVE - adjectives
• AFFECTUOUS †* influential, effective, successful ...1674
• DANGEROUS extremely effective or impressive ...1984 US sl.
• DEEDFUL full of action or deeds, effective ...1842
• EFFECTUOUS † efficacious, effective ...c1400
• EFFICABLE †* efficacious, effective ...1607
• EFFICACE † that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...a1500
• EFFICACIOUS that produces the intended or appropriate effect; effective ...1528
• PUNCHY full of punch or vigour; forceful; being or appearing vigorously effective ...20C sl.
• SICKER certain of its effect; effective, sure ...1338
• SUBSTANTIOUS † weighty, important; solid, firm; effective ...1483 chiefly Sc.
• SUFFISANT † satisfactory in quality or efficacy; effective ...1340
 
EFFECTIVE - nouns
• ACE IN THE HOLE, AN something effective in reserve 
 
EFFECTIVE - nouns, person
• HALER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAYLER one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• WORLD-BEATER a very effective person; a winner; a champion ...1893 Amer. sl.
 
EFFECTIVE - verbs
• EFFECTIVATE to render effective; to effectuate ...1717 Sc.
• FADE to lose or cause to lose power and effectiveness ...1450
• FILL THE BILL to be very effective, or competent ...c1885
 
EFFECTIVELY - adverbs
• DEEDFULLY actively, effectively ...1615
• EFFECTUOUSLY † effectively, with powerful effect ...a1400
• EFFICACIOUSLY effectively ...1647
 
EFFECTIVENESS - nouns
• EFFICACE † efficacy, effectiveness ...a1225
• EFFICACIOUSNESS effectiveness ...1630
• EFFICACITY n. effectiveness, efficacy ...1430-50
• EFFICIENCE effectiveness, efficacy ...1865 arch.
 
EFFECTUAL - adjectives
• EFFECTFULL † effectual ...1555
• OPERATORIOUS †* producing, or capable of producing an effect, effectual; concerned with action, practical ...a1555
• OPERATORY † producing an effect; effectual; concerned with action, practical ...a1556
 
EFFECTUAL - verbs
• EFFECT † to have an effect, to be effectual; to accomplish its purpose ...1592
 
EFECTUALITY - nouns
• OPERATIVITY * power to work or produce effects; effectuality, efficacy ...Bk1909
 
EFFECTUALLY - adverbs
• FECKLY † effectually, indeed ...c1680 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FECTUALLY † effectually ...c1485
 
EFFEMINACY - nouns
• LADYNESS effeminacy ...1785
• MINT effeminacy ...1950s US gay sl.
• MISS MOLLYISM effeminacy ...E18 sl.
• MISS-NANCYISM effeminacy ...E19 sl.
• MOLLITUDE † softness, tenderness, weakness, effeminacy ...1656 
• WANTONNESS † effeminacy, foppish affectation ...c1386
 
EFFEMINACY - verbs
• CAMP IT UP to overdo effeminacy ...E20 sl.
 
EFFEMINATE - adjectives
• AIRISH effeminate in manner ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AIRY effeminate in manner ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BAKER-KNEED effeminate ...17C sl.
• BAKER-LEGGED effeminate ...17C sl.
• CAMP effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
• CAMPING effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
• CAMPISH effeminate, affected, exaggerated; the general image is that of limp-wristed homosexuality ...M19 sl.
• CAMPY of a homosexual man: given to often humorously exaggerated feminine mannerisms; blatantly effeminate ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CANDY of a person: soft, weak, effeminate ...1910s US sl.
• EFFEMININE effeminate ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FAG effeminate; also used of objects i.e. lacking power ...1950s sl.
• FAGGISH effeminate, blatantly homosexual ...1958 US sl.
• FAGGOTTY effeminate; homosexual ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOTY effeminate; homosexual, esp. in an overt way; used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOTY-ASSED effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
• FAGGY effeminate, blatantly homosexual ...1949 US sl.
• FAIRY effeminate, homosexual ...1920s sl.
• FEMINATE †* resembling a woman, effeminate; female, feminine ...a1533
• FLITTY homosexual, obviously effeminate ...M20 US sl.
• FUNNY of a man: homosexual, effeminate; of a woman: lesbian ...1930s sl.
• GOO-GOO effeminate ...1960s US sl.
• HAIRY FAIRY of a man: effeminate to some degree ...1978 UK sl.
• JEMMY-JESSAMY dandified, foppish, effeminate ...1786
• LA effeminate ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• LAA-DEE-LAA effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LACY effeminate; girlish ...1941 US sl.
• LA-DEE-DA effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LA-DI-DA effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LA-DI-DAH effeminate, affected ...M19 sl.
• LADY effeminate ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH effeminate, affected ...L19 sl.
• LIGHT IN THE LOAFERS of men: effeminate or homosexual ...1967 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT ON HIS FEET pert. to an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• LIMP-WRIST weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl.,  orig. US
• LIMP-WRISTED of men: effeminate; soft; weak; homosexual; usually derisive ...1957 US sl.
• MAHU of a man: effeminate, homosexual ...1938 Hawaii
• MANLESS † unmanly, effeminate ...a1529
• MEACOCK † effeminate, cowardly, timorous, spiritless ...1587
​• MEEDISH of a man: effeminate; of a woman: prudish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEERISH effeminate; insipid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINIKIN-FINIKIN delicate, effeminate ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MINIONETTE †* small and pretty; delicate, dainty, effeminate ...1749
• MISS NANCYISH effeminate ...E19 sl.
• MISS-NANCYFIED effeminate ...E19 sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY of persons: inclined to weak sentimentality, affected daintiness, or childish simplicity; of a weak or trifling character; effeminate; overnice ...1774
• NANCY effeminate; homosexual ...1937 Brit. sl.
• NANCYING effeminate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NELLIE extremely, even outrageously, effeminate ...1963 US sl.
• NELLY extremely, even outrageously, effeminate ...1963 US sl.
• NELLY-ASSED effeminate ...1963 US sl.
• NESH delicate in health, weakly, sickly, susceptible to cold; effeminate ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANSIFIED effeminate; homosexual ...20C US sl.
• PANSY (derogatory) effeminate, homosexual ...1929 sl.
• PANSY-ASS effeminate, weak ...2002 US sl.
• PANTY-ASSED effeminate; homosexual ...1970s US sl.
• PANTYWAIST timid; weak; effeminate; sissified ...1930s sl.
• POOSHEY cowardly; effeminate ...1960s Ulster sl.
• POOSHIE cowardly; effeminate ...1960s Ulster sl.
• POOSHY cowardly; effeminate ...1960s Ulster sl.
• PUSHIE cowardly; effeminate ...1960s Ulster sl.
• QUEANIE effeminate; soft ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• QUEANISH effeminate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEANY effeminate; soft ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• QUEENY flamboyant and effeminate; blatantly homosexual ...1936 homosexual sl.
• QUEER (disparaging and offensive) effeminate, unmanly ...sl.
• QUEER AS DUCK SOUP ostentatiously homosexual or effeminate ...1940s US sl.
• SAPSY effeminate ...1936 Sc.
• SILKEN effeminate, luxurious ...1599
• SMICKER † of men: finical, effeminate ...B1900
• SWISHY homosexual; effeminate ...1941 US sl.
• WANTON † petulant; unruly; hence, self-indulgent, effeminate, luxurious ...1538
• WEAK-WRISTED weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl.,  orig. US
• WHITE-SHOE (derogatory) effeminate ...1957 sl., chiefly US
• WRISTY weak; effeminate; homosexual ...1950s sl.,  orig. US
• WUSSY cowardly, weak, effeminate, timid, passive ...1970s sl.
 
EFFEMINATE - nouns, person
• ANTIMAN an effeminate man ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• AUNTIE-MAN an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• BADLING † an effeminate or homosexual man ...a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAIT an effeminate male who receives unwanted attention from male homosexuals ...1965 US sl.
• B & P an effeminate young man (Boulton and Park) ...L19 sl.
• BUTTERFLY 1. an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl.
2. an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
• BUTTERFLY BOY an effeminate male homosexual ...1950s sl.
• CAKE-EATER a self-indulgent or effeminate young man, who may or may not be homosexual; one who is quite comfortable at fussy tea parties ...1916 US sl.
• CANDY ANKLE a weak or effeminate man ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CANDY BOY a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1901 US sl.
• CANDY COCK a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1925 US sl.
• CANDY KID a sweet or well-behaved person; hence, a sissy; an effeminate or cowardly person ...1905 US sl.
• CAPON a homosexual male; a pederast; an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• CHARLEY-BOY a soft or effeminate young man ...1896 US sl.
• CHARLIE BOY an effeminate man; patronizing usage ...1896 US sl.
• CHORUS BOY an effeminate young man ...20C US sl.
• CREAM PUFF an effeminate male ...1945 US sl.
• CUT PUSS an effeminate male ...20C Caribbean sl.
• DAFFADILE a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DAFFODIL 1. a silly, showy woman; a delicate, effeminate man ...1821 Eng. dial.
  2. an effeminate young woman ...1935 US sl.
• DAFFYDIL an effeminate young woman ...1935 US sl.
• DAISY an effeminate man, esp. an effeminate homosexual man; used derisively ...1944 US sl
• DAMMARET † a lady's man; 'one that spends his whole time in the entertaining or courting of women' ...1635
• DANDY an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...M19 sl.
• DANGLER an effeminate male who prefers female company; the inference is of homosexuality ...L18 sl.
• DILDO(E) an effeminate male ...20C US sl.
• DING-A-LING an effeminate man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUCKEY an effeminate male ...20C US sl.
• ETHEL (derogatory) a nickname for an effeminate male or a homosexual male ...1920s US sl.
• FADDLE an affected and very effeminate male; a homosexual man ...19C
• FAG an effeminate fellow; generally used derisively ...1932 Amer. sl.
• FAG-BAIT an effeminate boy or man; used derisively ...1974 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT an effeminate, weak, or cowardly fellow; generally used contemptuously ...1914 Amer. sl.
• FAGGY (frequently derogatory) an effeminate or homosexual male ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAGOCITE an effeminate boy or man ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FAGOLA a male homosexual; an effeminate male; used derisively ...1961 US sl.
• FAIZART a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow; a shameless person ...1721 Sc.
• FAZARD a puny, effeminate man; a weakling, a coward; an impudent fellow ...1721 Sc.
• FEM an effeminate man ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FRUIT an effeminate male; a passive homosexual male ...M20 US sl.
• GIRL-GETTER an effeminate male ...L19 sl.
• GIRLY-MON an effeminate or weak man ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GUSSIE an affected and/or effeminate man ...c1890 Aust. sl.
• HEN-HUSBAND a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN-HUSSY a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HENNESSY a man who busies himself with women's household affairs; an effeminate man ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HE-SHE † an effeminate person ...a1661
• JAISY an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...20C Brit. sl.
• JANE an effeminate or homosexual man ...1940s sl.
• JEMMY-JESSAMY an effeminate or great fop, a dandy ...1753
• JENNY a womanish man ...Sc.
• JESSIE an effeminate or namby-pamby man or boy ...Sc. colloq.
• KAIL-WIFE an effeminate man ...1959 Sc.
• LAD-LASS an effeminate male, possibly a male homosexual ...20C Eng. dial.
• LADYFINGER a weak or effeminate fellow; a cowardly man ...1942 US sl.
• LARRY an effeminate or homosexual man ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• LEMON-SUCKER a prissy or effeminate man or boy; also, a sour-faced individual ...1922 Amer. sl.
• LIMP WRIST an effeminate man, almost always homosexual ...1950 US sl.
• LIZZIE an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
• LIZZIE BOY an effeminate young man ...1905 sl.
• MACO an effeminate man ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAHU an effeminate or homosexual man ...1938 Hawaii
• MAKO an effeminate man ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAMMADAY † a term of contempt' a 'milksop'; an effeminate man ...1589
• MAMMIEKEEKIE an effeminate man ...1962 Sc.
• MAMPALA an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAMPALA-MAN an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAPARLA an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAPARLA-MAN an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MARY ANN (derogatory) an effeminate or homosexual boy or man; used contemptuously ...1882 sl.
• MASTER-MISS † an effeminate youth ...1754
• MAUD a woman or an effeminate man ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MEACOCK † a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband ...1526
• MISS CUBBA an effeminate man ...20C sl.
• MISS JANE an effeminate man ...1950s W. Indies
• MISS MAUD an effeminate man ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MISS MOLLY an effeminate man or boy, esp. a homosexual; usually used derisively ...1754 sl.
• MISS NANCY an effeminate man, presumably a homosexual ....E19 sl.
• MOLL an effeminate man; a male homosexual ...L17 sl.
• MOLLY an effeminate man or boy, esp. a homosexual; usually used derisively ...1709 sl.
• MOLLY-BOY an effeminate or homosexual man ...E18 sl.
• MOLLYCODDLE a man or boy who is used to being coddled; an effeminate man ...1833 colloq.
• MOLLY-CULL an effeminate man; a male homosexual ...L17 sl.
• NAMBY-PAMBY a weakly sentimental person; a feeble or effeminate person; an overly nice person ...1885
• NAN-BOY an effeminate man ...1691 sl.
• NANCE (disparaging) an effeminate male ...1910 US sl.
• NANCY (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1904 sl.
• NANCY-BOY an effeminate male ...L17
• NANCY DAWSON an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...L19 Brit.
• NANCY HOMEY an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...19C Brit.
• NANCY OMEY an effeminate man ...L19 sl.
• NANNY a weak-willed, priggish, or effeminate fellow; a sissy ...1947 Amer. sl.
• NESCOCK an effeminate man who stays much at home; a man who has never travelled; a delicate, spiritless, or timid person ...1775 colloq.
• NESTCOCK † an effeminate man who stays much at home; a man who has never travelled; a delicate, spiritless, or timid person ...1674
• NESTLE-COCK an effeminate man who stays much at home; a man who has never travelled; a delicate, spiritless, or timid person ...1662 colloq.
• NICELING † an effeminate, tender, or delicate person ...1549
• NO BULL-FIGHTER an effeminate male; a sissy ...E20 US sl.
• NO-NUTS an effeminate male; a wimp; a wuss ...Aust. sl.
• ONE OF THE BOYS an effeminate male ...20C US colloq.
• PALONE (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1969 sl.
• PANSIE an effeminate and/or homosexual man ...1910s sl.
• PANSY (derogatory) an effeminate man ...E20 sl.
• PANSY-BOY (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1976 Aust. sl.
• PANTYMAN an effeminate heterosexual man; a homosexual man ...1993 Trinidad and Tobago
• PAP-MOUTH a soft, effeminate man; a childish boy or girl ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PANTYWAIST a weak, effeminate man ...1936 sl., orig. US
• PEE-WILLY an effeminate male ...c1925 Can. sl.
• POLLYDODDLE an effeminate man; one who busies himself with woman's or household work ...1894 Eng. dial.
• POLONE (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1969 sl.
• POLONY (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1969 sl.
• PONCE (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1932 Brit. sl.
• POOF (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1860 sl.
• POOSHIE an effeminate man ...Irish sl.
• POOVE (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1860 sl.
• POUF(F) (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1860 sl.
• POWDER PUFF an effeminate male ...E20 US sl.
• PRETTY-BOY (mainly derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1885 sl.
• PUFF a fop; an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...19C Brit. sl.
• PUNCE an effeminate male; a homosexual male ...20C Aust. sl.
• PUSHIE an effeminate man ...Irish sl.
• PUSSY a male homosexual; an effeminate man or boy ...1942 sl.
• QUEANIE an effeminate man ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• QUEEN an effeminate male, not necessarily a homosexual male ...E20 US sl.
• QUEERBAIT an effeminate young boy who attracts, or is supposed to attract, older male homosexuals ...1950s sl.
• QUICHE-EATER a sensitive man; an effeminate male ...1984 US sl.
• QUILT a timid, effeminate man ...20C sl.
• QUINCE an effeminate male; a homosexual, esp. one who can be both active and passive ...1941 Aust. sl.
• RALPH an effeminate, timid, or plain and undistinguished man ...1950s homosexual sl.
• SAFTIE a weak-minded, timid or effeminate person; a simpleton; a 'softie' ...1866 Sc.
• SAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SHIM an effeminate or passive male homosexual, a transvestite ...1975 sl.
• SISSY-BREECHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-BRITCHES a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SISSY-PANTS a sissy; an effeminate boy or man ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SNIPPER-SNAPPER † a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow ...c1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SOFT SOLES a soft effeminate man ...1824 Sc.
• SPOONEY an effeminate young man, possibly homosexual ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY an effeminate young man, possibly homosexual ...M19 sl.
• SWISH (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1941 US sl.
• THITHY an effeminate male ...20C US sl.
• TOM MOLLY an effeminate man; a male homosexual ...L17 sl.
• TONK an effeminate, weak, or ineffectual person ...Aust. sl.
• TOWHEAD n. one who is considered effeminate; a 'city-slicker' ...M19 US Western sl.
• TWIDDLEPOOP an effeminate-looking fellow ...1834 sl.
• TWINK (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
• TWINKIE (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
• TWINKY (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
• WEENY (derogatory) an effeminate man ...1963 US sl.
• WET NOODLE an effeminate male ...20C US colloq.
• WHOOPS BOY an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• WILLY-WALLIE an affected effeminate man ...1822 Sc.
• WOMAN an effeminate male ...M20 US sl.
• WONK (derogatory) a male homosexual; an effeminate man ...1945 Aust. sl.
• ZAMMY a simpleton, a fool; an ill-natured fellow; an effeminate weakling; a lunatic ...1876 Eng. dial.
 
EFFEMINATE - verbs
• EFFEMINIZE * vb. to render effeminate or womanish in character or appearance ...c1612
• NANCE to behave in an exaggeratedly feminine fashion ...1968 US sl.
• NELLY to act in an effeminate manner ...2000s sl.
• NELLY OUT to act in an effeminate manner ...2000s sl.
• PANSY of a homosexual man: to act in an overtly effeminate manner ...1960s US sl.
• PANSY UP to dress or adorn affectedly or effeminately ...1946 sl.
• PONCE ABOUT to behave in an effeminate way ...1954 sl.
• QUARM of a man: to behave in an exaggerated, effeminate manner ...1982 Bahamas
• QUEEN to act in an effeminate manner; to pose ostentatiously ...1970s sl.
• QUICHE OUT to concede defeat in a cowardly manner; to behave in a weak and effeminate manner ...2006 UK sl.
• WRECK to exaggerate one's effeminacy deliberately as a shock tactic ...1960s gay sl.
 
EFFEMINATE - phrases
• HE'S NO BULL-FIGHTER he's effeminate, or a sissy ... E20 US sl.
 
EFFEMINATELY - adverbs
• CAMP in an effeminate, affected, exaggerated manner ...1970s US gay sl.
 
EFFERVESCE - verbs
• WAKEN to stir up; to cause to effervesce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
EFFERVESCENCE - nouns
• BUBBLEMENT effervescence ...1890
• EBULLITION rapid formation of bubbles; effervescence ...1646
 
EFFETE - nouns, person
• COOKIE-DIPPER an effete man who frequents tea parties or the like ...1958 Amer. sl.
 
EFFICACY - nouns
• EFFECTUOUSNESS †* efficacy ...1686
• EFFICACE † efficacy, effectiveness ...a1225
• EFFICACITY n. effectiveness, efficacy ...1430-50
• EFFICIENCE effectiveness, efficacy ...1865 arch.
 
EFFICIENT - adjectives
• ALL ABOUT alert, efficient ...1946 UK sl., chiefly Royal Navy usage
• ASS-TIGHT very efficient ...1960s US sl.
• FECKFUL efficient, vigorous, powerful ...1596
• ON THE BALL alert, capable, or efficient; acting effectively ...1939 US sl.
• TAKE-CARE-OF-BUSINESS efficient ...1970s sl.
• T.C.B. to deal efficiently with matters in hand (Take Care of Business) ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• WORTH ONE'S SALT efficient; worthy of one's pay
 
EFFICIENT - nouns
• ROARING MEG anything loud, efficient, or extraordinary ...1602 sl.
 
EFFICIENT - nouns, person
• MACCA-MAN a tough, strong, efficient man ...1970s W. Indies sl.
 
EFFICIENT - verbs
• EAT UP to do well; to act competently; to deal with efficiently ...1900s sl.
• HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL to be especially capable, alert, efficient, etc. ...1936 US sl.
• TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS to deal efficiently with matters in hand ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• WHAIL to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
• WHALE to do something especially well or efficiently ...1940s US Black sl.
 
EFFICIENTLY - adverbs
• FECKFULLY efficiently, vigorously, powerfully ...1723
 
EFFIGY - adjectives
• EFFIGIAL * of the nature of an effigy ...1715
 
EFFIGY - nouns
• MALKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. Eng. dial.
• SIGN † a figure or image; a statue or effigy; an imprint ...1362
 
EFFORT - adjectives
• EASIE-OSIE easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
• EASY-OSY easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1846 Sc.
• EASY-OZIE easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort ...1844 Sc.
• MOLIMINOUS † done with great effort or endeavour, laborious ...1656
• ON A DEAD ONE making any pointless effort ...L19 sl.
 
EFFORT - adverbs
• FLATSTICK with great speed or effort ...S. Afr. sl.
 
EFFORT - nouns
• BAIRGE forcible effort ...1925 Sc.
• BEATENEST one's best; one's utmost effort ...1907 Amer. dial.
• BLITZ a sudden great effort made ...1960 sl.
• BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS all one's effort or resources ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BRASH an effort ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHICKEN SCRATCHING an inadequate effort; a poorly done job; a lack of real commitment to a task ...1940s US Black sl.
• DART a try, a 'go'; a last-minute effort ...L19 Aust. sl.
• ETTLE an attempt, an effort, an endeavour, an aim, an intent ...1839 Sc.
• ETTLING an effort, a strong endeavour ...1883 Sc.
• FALDERAL wasted effort; also, mere nonsense 
• FOLDEROL wasted effort; also, mere nonsense 
• FULL TIT an all-out effort ...1998 NZ sl.
• GUT-BUSTER an activity requiring great effort, esp. great physical effort ...Aust. sl.
• HAGGLE a struggle, a laborious effort; a fatiguing walk, owing to a burden, distance, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• HEAVE AND SHOVE † great exertion or effort ...1600
• HUSTLE effort, exertion, desire ...1898 US sl.
• INDEAVERANCE an attempt; one's utmost effort ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAUGHT an effort ...1898 Sc.
• MONEY FOR JAM something requiring little effort ...1919 sl., orig. services' usage
• MONEY FOR OLD ROPE something requiring little effort ...1936 sl., orig. services' usage
• NEVER-CEASING a continuous effort in one direction ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFER † an attempt, try, feint, a feeble effort, gesture ...1581 now rare or obs.
• PAIN-TAKING † painstaking, assiduous effort; sometimes including the notion of enduring pain ...1528
• PAN an attempt, an effort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SWEAT something requiring great effort ...1923 sl.
• TANT † the utmost exertion or effort ...c1920 Sc.
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• THRUST an effort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TILTH † labour, work, or effort directed to use or profitable ends ...a1023
• WALTZ anything that can be accomplished with minimum effort ...1920s sl.
• WORKOUT a hard job; an exhausting effort ...20C Amer. sl.
 
EFFORT - nouns, person
• AGONIZER. one who makes intense efforts to gain a specific effect ...L19 UK society sl.
• ETTLER one who makes great efforts or strives after anything ...1823 Sc.
• PASSENGER someone who does not or cannot contribute to the joint efforts made by colleagues ...1892 sl.
 
EFFORT - verbs
• BE AT A THING LIKE NEED-FIRE to do anything with great effort or industry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BEAVER AWAY to make one's maximum effort ...1946 sl.
• BEND OVER BACKWARDS to make one's maximum effort, orig. with the implication of doing something disadvantageous or distasteful to oneself ...1925 sl., orig. US
• BLUDGE to avoid effort, esp. by relying on others' exertions ...1919 Aust. sl.
• BOTHER YOUR ARSE to make an effort ...1985 Sc.
• BOTHER YOUR BUNNIT to make an effort ...1985 Sc.
• BOTHER YOUR PUFF to make an effort ...1985 Sc.
• BOTHER YOUR SHIRT to make an effort ...1985 Sc.
• BREAK A TRACE-CHAIN to make a supreme effort ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BUCK UP to make an effort; to hurry up ...1890
• BUST A GUT to exert great effort; to do one's utmost ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BUST A HAME STRING to make a sudden great effort ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TUG to make a sudden great effort ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CAUSE THE EYES TO STAND BACKWATER IN ONE'S HEAD to do one's utmost, to do the most that one is able ...Bk1898 Sc.
• DIG OUT to work cheerfully and with a will; to make a real effort ...1987 UK military usage
• DO ONE'S BOLLOCKS to make the utmost effort ...1990s sl.
• EFFORCE † to force oneself, to make an effort ...1512
• FISH WELL AND CATCH A FROG to obtain little result after great effort ...1546
• FLOG A DEAD HORSE to expend effort ineffectually or futilely ...1872
• GET ONE'S FINGER OUT to demand effort of a lazy person ...1941 sl.
• GET UP ON ONE'S EAR to rouse one's self to a great effort ...1871 Amer. sl.
• GET YOUR ARSE IN GEAR to start making an effort ...2000 UK sl.
• GIVE IT THE OLD COLLEGE TRY to make a sincere effort ...colloq.
• GO AT IT TOOTH AND TOENAIL to fight against energetically and with great determination, to use great effort ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO FOR BROKE to make one's maximum effort ...1951 sl., orig. US
• GO FOR THE DOCTOR to make a great effort, or move very fast esp. in a horse race ...1949 Aust. sl.
• GO SOME to make one's maximum effort ...1911 US sl.
• GO TO TOWN to make the utmost effort; to tackle something with zest and vigour ...1933 UK sl.
• HEAVE † to put forth effort; to endeavour, to labour, to strive ...c1374
• HUSSLE to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
• HUSTLE 1. to work hard, to make an effort ...L19 US sl.
  2. to obtain after a diligent effort, especially one using unorthodox, if not illegal means ...1840 US sl.
• KNUCKLE DOWN to make one's maximum effort ...1864 sl.
• LEAN OVER BACKWARDS to make one's maximum effort, orig. with the implication of doing something disadvantageous or distasteful to oneself ...1925 sl., orig. US
• LIFT A FINGER to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort ...1833
• LOOK TO ONE'S LAURELS vb. to beware of losing one's pre-eminence; to be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival ...1882
• MAKE A SPOON OR SPOIL A HORN to make a determined effort to achieve something, whether ending in success or failure; to succeed in an enterprise or fail deplorably ...1880
• MOVE A FINGER to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort ...1833
• NOT TO BUDGE A PEG to make no effort or movement; not to cooperate in the least ...1858 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO MOVE A PEG to make no effort or movement; not to cooperate in the least ...1858 Amer. dial.
• OFFER to attempt, to try; to make an effort or start; to show intention or promise of ...1722 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• PAUCHLE to struggle, to strive, to contend, to expend effort and energy ...1921 Sc.
• POP ONE'S GIZZARD STRING to exert great effort, to do one's utmost, to try very hard to do something ...1928 Amer. dial.
• PULL ONE'S FINGER OUT to get moving; to demand effort from a lazy person ...1941 Amer. sl.
• PULL ONESELF UP BY ONE'S OWN BOOTSTRAPS to improve one's position by one's own efforts ...1936 Amer. sl.
• PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS to apply maximum effort to the task in hand ...1974 UK sl.
• PUT ALL OARS IN THE WATER to make every effort, to do one's utmost ...1925 Sc.
• PUT ONE'S BACK INTO to use all one's efforts or strength in a particular endeavour
• PUT ONESELF OUT to make an effort that involves some inconvenience to oneself ...1861 sl.
• SPLIT A GUT to strain or work very hard; to exert maximum effort ...1953 Amer. sl.
• STIR A FINGER to make the slightest effort; used in the negative to denote unwillingness to make an effort ...1833
• SWEAT BLOOD. to make one's maximum effort ...1911 sl.
• SWEAT ONE'S GUTS OUT to work extremely hard; to make one's maximum effort ...1890 colloq.
• TAKE A BIT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE A LOT OF DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TAKE NIGHT TO MAKE DAY to make an all-out effort ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
• TAKE ONE'S FINGER OUT to demand effort of a lazy person ...1941 sl.
• TAKE SOME DOING to require all one's efforts; to be difficult to do ...1910s colloq.
• TEAR OUT THE BONE to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TEAR THE BONE OUT to make an extraordinary effort; to work very hard; to do anything thoroughly ...1887 Amer. dial.
• TILL † to labour after, to seek after, to provide; to get by effort, to obtain, acquire or earn by labour; later, to get, to obtain ...a900
• WIN THE MARE OR LOSE THE SADDLE to determine either to succeed or to fail altogether; to make a bold effort ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
EFFRONTERY - adjectives
• EFFRONTUOUS †* characterized by effrontery, impudent ...a1734
 
EFFRONTERY - nouns
• ASS effrontery ...1960 sl.
• BALLS effrontery; audacity ...1964 US sl.
• BILLY GOAT effrontery, nerve, pushiness, boldness ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BRASS audacity, effrontery; courage; nerve; impudence ...1682
• BRASS NECK audacity, effrontery; courage; nerve; impudence ...1984 sl.
• CHEEK impudent talk; audacity; effrontery ...1840 sl.
• CHUTZBAH impudence; audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
• CHUTZPA impudence; audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
• CHUTZPAH impudence; audacity, effrontery ...1853 Yiddish
• CRUST audacity, effrontery ...1900 sl.
• FACE great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve ...1537 colloq.
• FRONT effrontery, impudence ...M17
• GALL effrontery, impudence ...1882 US
• HIDE impudence, effrontery, nerve ...E20 chiefly Aust. & NZ
• HUTZPA(H) unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall ...1890 sl.
• NECK audacity, effrontery ...1893 sl.
• NERVE audacity, effrontery, impudence, cheek ...1887
• OBRAVE an act of impudence or effrontery ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIND audacity, effrontery ...1903 sl.
 
EFFRONTERY - nouns, person
• EFFRONTERIST † one who displays effrontery ...1776 nonce word
 
EFFUSIVE - verbs
• FALL ALL OVER ONESELF to be eager or confusedly effusive; to try overly hard; to make extreme, if chaotic, efforts to achieve what one or another wants ...1895 Amer. sl.