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FAKE - FANTASY
FAKE - adjectives
• AFFECTATIOUS †* of the nature of affectation; pretentious, fake, sham, feigned ...1687
• BOGUE phony, fake, bogus ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOGUISH phony, fake, bogus ...1935 Amer. dial.
• COD fake; parodic; usually in combination, as cod-typewriter, etc. ...1950s sl.
• FAT-ASS money-grabbing, superficial, fake ...2000s sl.
• KAMMA fake, trumped up, spurious; esp. said of emotions or illness ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLENTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SKELM fake, counterfeit ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
• SLENTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SLINTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SPOOF fake, spurious, sham ...L19 sl.
FAKE - nouns
• FALSIES anything fake added to the body, as false eyelashes ...1940s sl.
FAKE - verbs
• CRACKERJACK to fake, to make-believe ...20C sl.
• PALM to pass counterfeit money, or anything fake ...18C sl.
FALCON - nouns
• FLAGS * the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon ...
• MANTEAU the plumage of a falcon ...1852
• SINGLE in falconry: the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon ...1486 now arch.
FALKLAND ISLANDS - nouns
• CAMP, THE the area outside Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands ...20C sl.
• EGG-MARKET, THE the Falkland Islands ...c1830 whalers’ sl.
FALL (season) - see AUTUMN
FALL - adjectives
• CADUKE † falling, liable to fall ...c1420
• FALLABLE † capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• FALL-DOWN that falls down, turned over ...1829
• ILLAPSABLE †* not liable to fall ...1662
• ILLAPSING * that does not fall or slip ...1740
• IMPERIAL adj. in sporting; said of a fall on one's head or 'crown' ...1861 sl.
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• SUCCIDUOUS †* ready to fall; tottering ...1656
• TANTY unstable, ready to fall, giddy ...1880 Sc.
• TICKLE † insecure, unstable, tottering, easily upset; ready to fall ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCANNY harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
FALL - adverbs
• LAMPUS of a fall: suddenly, heavily, awkwardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCAT BANG with the sound of a heavy fall ...1858 Eng. dial.
FALL - nouns
• ARSER a fall on one's behind ...20C sl.
• ASS-ENDER n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK-BREADTH a fall on the back ...1864 Sc.
• BACK-BREED the breadth of one's back; hence, a throw, a fall ...1864 Sc.
• BELK a heavy fall or blow ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELOWNDER the noise of a heavy fall ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELPER a heavy fall ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BELT a heavy fall ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEACH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEECH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURSTER a heavy fall, a cropper ...1863 sl.
• BUTT-ENDER n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CADUCITY tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty ...1793
• CHEWALLOP a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEWALLOPER a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl.
• CORONER a heavy fall ...c1870 sl.
• CRACKER † a heavy fall; a smash ...c1865
• CROPPER a heavy fall ...M19 colloq.
• DEVESHER a heavy fall; a crash ...1850 Eng. dial.
• DIRDUM a heavy blow, a stroke; a fall ...1827 Sc.
• EGGBEATER in skiing: a head-over-heels fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FALL something that falls; a trap-door; a trap ...c1440
• FACE-PLANT a face-first fall ...1984 US sl.
• FANNY FLOP a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FARTKNOCKER a hard fall; esp. when thrown from a horse ...1968 Amer. cowboys' usage
• FLIER a bad fall ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLUMP a sudden heavy fall ...L18 sl.
• GUSTA a heavy fall ...1918 Aust. sl.
• GUTSER a heavy fall; a collision ...c1905 sl.
• GUTZER a heavy fall; a collision ...c1905 sl.
• HAICHES a heavy fall; the sound resulting from it, a thud ...1790 Sc.
• HAPPEN-CLASH an accidental blow or fall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAYLUNSH a headlong fall ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HEADER a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• LANDER a fall on the ground, as when skating ...1925 Sc.
• LAPSABILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• MUCK a heavy fall ...L19 sl.
• OCCASE †* falling, fall ...1609
• PARDOOS a thump, a crash; a violent fall; a resounding blow, a whack ...1866 Sc.
• PASH a crash, a smash; a heavy fall or collision; a blow ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PRAT FALL a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUALK a heavy fall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUALKER a heavy blow; a heavy fall ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RACKABIMUS a sudden or unexpected stroke, jolt, or fall; a thud ...1808 Sc.
• REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• SCLAFF a blow with the palm of the hand or some flat instrument; a slap; a box on the ear; a falling-flat; a clap, a thud ...1866 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; a splash, a dashing down, slap, smack or the noise of such ...1808 Sc.
• SCLUTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
• SCOUP a blow; a sudden fall ...1844 Sc.
• SEATER a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN STRIKE a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKLAFF a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLUTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• THUNGE a loud, hollow sound; the report of a gun, or of a loud peal of thunder; a heavy blow or fall producing such a sound ...1849 Eng. dial.
• VELLYE a crash, a heavy fall or thud ...1973 Sc.
• WALLACH a noisy step, thump, or fall ...Bk1905 Sc.
FALL - verbs
• ADUSH † to cause to fall heavily, to throw down headlong ...c1220
• AFALLE † 1. to fall down, to fall in battle; to fall upon as a destroyer ...c1000
† 2. to fall in amount, price, estimation, rank, moral state ...a1121
• BEFALL † to fall ...c897
• BELK to roll over, to fall down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLYFLOP to throw oneself down; to collapse; to fall badly ...1920s sl.
• BERINE †* to touch; to fall upon, to fall ...a1300
• BESINK † to sink, to fall down through any substance ...c893
• BLEACH to strike; to fall flat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEECH to strike; to fall flat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COME A CROPPER to fall heavily; to be victim of an accident ...1999 UK
• COME A GUTSER to fall heavily; to trip over and fall ...1918 Aust. sl.
• COME A PEARLER to fall down; to trip over an obstacle, usually sustaining some form of injury ...M19 sl.
• COME A PURLER to fall down; to trip over an obstacle, usually sustaining some form of injury ...M19 sl.
• COME DOWN WITH A HARK to come down with a run, to fall suddenly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• COME TO GRIEF to take a tumble; to have a fall ...1854 UK
• DECADE † to fall down, to fail ...a1500 Sc.
• DECAID † to fall down, to fail ...a1500 Sc.
• DECIDE †* to fall off ...1657
• DECLINE † to come down, to fall, to descend, to sink ...a1400-50
• DEVALL to descend, to fall, to hurry ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEVEL to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DO THE CAT-ACT to fall on one's feet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EAT GRASS to be thrown or to fall on one's face ...20C US sl.
• EAT IT to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM to take a tumble, to fall heavily ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FALL HEADLAND to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL OFF ONE'S FEET to tumble, to fall ...1889 Sc.
• FLUMP to collapse or fall heavily ...M19 sl.
• GO SCAT to fall down; to break in pieces ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GO WALLOP to fall noisily ...1896
• GUTSER to fall; to fail badly ...20C Aust. sl.
• HANG BY THE EYELIDS to be loosely attached; to be loosened; to be ready to fall, to have a very slight hold ...1877
• HAPPER to fall with a heavy sound; to rattle down, to patter; to crackle; generally used with 'down' ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEEL to fall; to lean or incline ...1836 Amer. dial.
• ILLAPSE * to fall, glide, or slip in ...1666
• LAB to fall flatly ...1883 Sc.
• LABASCATE † to begin to fall or slide ...1727
• LABEFACTATE †* to cause to totter or fall ...1657
• LABEFY †* to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall ...1620
• LAPSE † to cause to slip or fall; to draw down ...1664
• PLAY SCLAFF ON THE GROUND to fall down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• POP to fall or drop with a quick, light sound; to plop ...1791 Sc.
• RAP to fall sharply or smartly; to fall in pattering drops, esp. of tears ...1508 Sc.
• SANNICK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANNOCK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANNY to fall or stagger, as from weakness ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCH to dash down or fall heavily, with a great thud or clash ...1866 Sc.
• SCLUTE to throw down or pout out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOODER to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SILE to fall or sink down ...a1400-50 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SKLATCH to dash violently; to fall heavily; to walk with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLUTE to throw down or put out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOODER to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SONNOCK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A FLIER to fall heavily ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYER to fall heavily ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A HEADER to fall headfirst or headlong ...1928 Amer. dial.
• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEEL to place anything so that it may easily fall, esp. to bait or set a trap, snare, etc. ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TERVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• THUD † to fall heavily; to move quickly; of wind: to blow in gusts; to rush with a hollow sound ...1800 Sc.
• TIFF † to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TILT † 1. to fall over, to tumble; to be overthrown ...1300s
† 2. to cause to fall; to thrust, to push, to throw down or over; to overthrow, to overturn, to upset ...1300s
• TIP † to be overthrown; to fall ...c1400
• TIRVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• TOTTLE to fall, to topple; to cause to fall ...1838 Amer. dial.
• TUMP to fall over abruptly, to capsize ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TUMP OVER to fall over abruptly, to capsize ...1952 Amer. dial.
• VAIL † to fall down; to descend ...c1400.
• WALT † to be thrown down, to fall over, to be upset or overturned; to totter; to lean to one side ...c1400
• Y-FALLE † to fall; to befall ...971
FALLACIOUS - adjectives
• FALLACE †* fallacious; deceitful; deceptive, misleading ...1393
• FALLIBLE †* fallacious, delusive ...1559
• FALLACITY † the quality of being fallacious ...1664
• PARALOGISTIC fallacious, illogical ...1879
FALLACIOUS, FALLACY - nouns
• ELENCH † a sophistical argument, a fallacy ...1565
• FALLATION † a fallacy, a deceptive or misleading argument ...a1568
• FALLAX † deception; guile, trickery; fallacy ...1530
• FALLAXITY † deception, guile, trickery; fallacy ...c1640
• IDOLISM a false mental image or notion; a fallacy ...1671
• IDOLUM a false mental image or conception; a fallacy ...1640
• PARALOGISM a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1565
• PARALOGY †* a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1646
• SUBREPTION a fallacious or deceptive representation ...1865
FALL BACK - verbs
• ORERE † to fall back ...c1450
FALLEN - adjectives
• YFALLEN † fallen ...971
FALLIBILITY - nouns
• DECEIVABLENESS * liability to be deceived; fallibility ...1674
FALLING - adjectives
• CADENT † falling ...1605 obs. or arch.
• CADUKE † falling, liable to fall ...c1420
• DECIDENT † falling ...1674
• DECIDUOUS † falling down or off ...1656
• FALLABLE † capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• LABANT † sliding, falling down, wavering ...1727
• LABENT † falling, sliding, running, or passing away ...1727
FALLING - nouns
• BACKIT-ARSE the act of falling backwards ...1923 Sc.
• DECIDENCY †* falling, failing, subsidence ...1651
• REEMLE a confused, falling mass ...Bk1904 Sc.
FALLING - verbs
• WAG † to totter, to stagger; to be in danger of falling ...c1340
FALLING AWAY - nouns
• DECLINATION † a turning aside, swerving, deviation from a standard; a falling away ...1533
FALSE - adjectives
• APOCRYPHATE † of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false ...1486
• APOCRYPHICAL †* of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false ...1719
• BELIED calumniated, falsified, proved false ...1610
• BODGER inferior, false, second-rate ...Aust. obs. sl.
• BODGIE of names, etc.: false; assumed ...Aust. sl.
• FAKE fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended ...1775
• FALSE AS A BULLETIN inaccurate, false ...c1795 colloq.
• FALSE AS MY KNIFE, AS 'as with knives, so with false friends - they'll cut me' ...20C
• FALSE AS NEWGATE, AS very false ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALSE AS WAGHORN very false ...1721 Sc.
• FALSELY †* false, deceptive ...a1310
• FALSIDICAL * suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FALSIFIC † making false, falsifying ...1736
• FALSISH * somewhat false ...1873
• FLAM false ...1692 sl.
• GAMMONING † counterfeit, false, pretended, feign ...1802 UK sl.
• LEASE † untrue, false, lying ...a900
• MARGARINE sham, bogus, falsified, false ...1891
• SHNIDE false, counterfeit, sham, bogus, phony, fake; hence, mean, contemptible, underhand ...1859 UK
• SNIDE false, counterfeit, sham, bogus ...1859 UK
• SNIDEY false, counterfeit, sham, bogus ...1859 UK
• TIN mean, petty, worthless, counterfeit, false ...1886
• ULYSSEAN characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings; deceitful, cunning, false ...1639
FALSE - nouns
• ABRAHAM-WORK shams of all kinds, false pretenses ...Bk1909 cant
• BILLIARD SLUM, THE false pretenses ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• FALSE what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
• FALSIE anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALSILOQUENCE †* false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FALSITY † false or treacherous conduct; treachery, fraud ...c1330
• FALSY anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• PACKET a false report ...L18 sl.
• SUGGESTION † the act of making a false statement or supplying underhand information; an instance of this, a false representation or charge ...c1375
• UMBRAGE † a pretext or pretense; a false show ...1634
• WANTROKING † despair; false or mistaken expectation ...c1315
FALSE - nouns, person
• FALSARY † a false or deceitful person ...1573
• PSEUD a false, artificial, or pretentious person ...1964 colloq.
• QUID PRO QUO † one who assumes a false character ...1689
FALSE - verbs
• AFFECT to put on a pretense of; to assume a false appearance of, to counterfeit or pretend ...1661
• BELIE † to give the lie to; to call false, to contradict as a lie or a liar; to reject as false, to deny the truth of ...1577
• DECEIVE † to be or prove false to, to play false, to deal treacherously with; to betray ...a1300
• FABLE † to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FAIT † to act or speak falsely, to use false pretenses; to beg on false pretenses ...c1320
• FALSEN * to make false or unreal ...1888
• FALSIFY † 1. to prove false; to break or violate one's faith, word, etc. ...1532
† 2. to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
• NAIL TO THE COUNTER to expose as false or spurious; to expose as a lie ...1842
• NEGATIVE to disprove; to show to be false ...1790
FALSE-HEARTED - adjectives
• FALSE-HEART † false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
FALSE-HEARTED - nouns, person
• RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a false-hearted fellow; a backbiter; a double-dealer ...19C Sc.
FALSEHOOD - see LIAR, LIE
FALSEHOOD, FALSENESS - nouns
• FALLACE † deception, trickery, falsehood; deceitfulness ...a1300
• FALSAGE †* deceit, falsehood ...a1400
• FALSE † fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
• FALSEHOOD † as an attribute of persons: falseness, deceitfulness, mendacity, faithlessness ...1297
• FALSELEKE †* falsehood ...a1310
• FALSERY † deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
• FALSET † falsehood, treachery, fraud ...1375 chiefly Sc.
• FALSIMONY † falsity, falseness ...1736
FALSELY - adverbs
• DECEIVABLY † deceitfully, fraudulently, falsely ...1387
FALSENESS - verbs
• LET THE AIR OUT OF to debunk; to expose the falseness of ...1940s sl.
FALSIFICATION - nouns
• FALSEHOOD † deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
• FALSERY † deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
FALSIFIED - adjectives
• BELIED calumniated, falsified, proved false ...1610
• COOKED altered; falsified; doctored ...1860 Amer. sl.
• MANAGED † falsified; 'cooked' ...1810
• MARGARINE sham, bogus, falsified, false ...1891
FALSIFY - nouns, person
• FALSARY † one who falsifies, or fraudulent alters a document, etc.; a falsifier ...1435
• FALSER † a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
FALSIFY - verbs
• COOK to falsify, as accounts; to tamper with ...1636 colloq.
• COOK THE BOOKS to falsify financial accounts ...sl.
• COOK UP to falsify ...colloq.
• DOCTOR to make different in order to deceive; to tamper with; to falsify or adulterate
• FAKE UP to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FALSE † to falsify; to make untrue; to introduce falsehood into; to corrupt ...c1380
FALSITY - nouns
• BASTARDISE † illegitimacy; falsity ...1579
FALTER - verbs
• FRIBBLE † to falter, to stammer ...a1627
• HAFFLE to hesitate; to speak confusedly; to falter; to stammer; to prevaricate, to quibble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE-CAFFLE to falter, to vacillate, to act with indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• STOTAY † to falter, totter, stumble, stagger; to come to a stand ...a1400
• TITUBATE * to stammer, to falter in speaking ...1623
FALTERING - nouns
• TITUBATION faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment ...1710
FALTERINGLY - adverbs
• WANDSOMELY †* reluctantly, falteringly ...a1400
FAME - nouns
• TONGUE †* eulogy, fame ...c1616
FAME - nouns, person
• IMMORTALS people, especially authors, of enduring fame ...1882
FAME - verbs
• WALK † of reports, fame, and of letters, money: to circulate, to pass from one to another ...a1300
FAMED - adjectives
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
FAMILIAR - adjectives
• ACQUAINTABLE † easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
• AINLIE † familiar, not estranged ...1825 Sc.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• BUDGE intimate, familiar ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CAIF familiar ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly ...c1450
• FAMILIOUS familiar ...1884 Amer. dial.
• GALLANT improperly familiar ...1826 Sc.
• HAIL-FELLOW on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1580
• HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1581
• HAIL-MATE † on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1577
• NATURAL affable, familiar, gentle; guileless ...1894 Sc.
• NATURAL-LOOKING familiar ...1946 Amer. dial.
• OBVERSANT † standing over against, opposite, contrary; also, placed in front of; hence, familiar, well-known ...1579
• QUAINTED † familiar ...1586
• QUIM AND COSH intimate and familiar ...1723 Sc.
• THRANG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FAMILIAR - nouns
• ACCUSTOMING † the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting ...1567
• PART OF THE FURNITURE anyone or anything so familiar as to make no more impression than a familiar piece of furniture; one taken for granted ...L18 sl.
• TAME † a thing with which one is familiar ...1606 poetic
FAMILIAR - nouns, person
• HAIL-FELLOW † an intimate or familiar associate ...1650
• PART OF THE FURNITURE anyone or anything so familiar as to make no more impression than a familiar piece of furniture; one taken for granted ...L18 sl.
FAMILIARITY - nouns
• HABILITY * the quality of being habile; deftness; readiness; easy familiarity ...1840
• HABITUDE † familiar relation or acquaintance; familiarity, intimacy; association ...1612
• PACKNESS friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy ...1825 Sc.
• THICKNESS familiarity, intimacy, friendliness ...1895 Eng. dial.
FAMILIARIZE - verbs
• HABIT † to accustom, to familiarize, to habituate ...1615
FAMILIARIZED - adjectives
• HABITED † familiarized, accustomed, practised, used to ...1615
FAMILIARLY - adverbs
• HAND FOR NEIVE hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together ...1813 Sc.
• HAND TO NEIVE hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together ...1787 Sc.
• PACKLIE in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKLIKE in a friendly manner, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
FAMILIAR WITH - adjectives
• VERSANT versed in or conversant with a subject, etc.; familiar with; knowing the ways of ...1711 Sc.
FAMILIAR WITH - verbs
• FELLOWSHIP to associate with, to be on familiar terms with ...1861 Amer. dial.
• KNOW BACKWARDS to be very familiar with ...1904 sl.
• KNOW INSIDE OUT to be very familiar with ...1921 sl.
• KNOW LIKE THE BACK OF ONE'S HAND to be very familiar with ...1943 sl.
• WALK THE WALK to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
• WALK THE WALK AND TALK THE TALK to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
FAMILY - adjectives
• FAMILIAR * pert. to one's family or household ...c1386
• FAMILIARY †* pert. to the control of a family; domestic ...1643
• FAMILIC † pert. to a family; also, domestic, familiar ...1660
• FAMILICAL †* belonging to a family ...1660
• FAMILIOUS relating to a family ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMILISTIC † pertaining to a family or household ...1660
• FAMILISTICAL † pert. to a family or household ...1660
• FAMILOUS relating to a family, domestic ...19C Eng. dial.
• FAMULOUS relating to a family ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
FAMILY - nouns
• BAIRN-TEAM brood of children; offspring; family ...c885 N. Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-TIME a large family; offspring ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BATCH of persons: a set, a clique, a family ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUM ANNEXES the members of one's family ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUM-ANNEXIS one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• FAM the family ...1970s US Black, gay & teen sl.
• GENARCHASHIP † headship of a family or people ...1650
• HAVAGE race, lineage, family stock, parentage ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HEN AND BIDDIES, THE your immediate family group ...1969 Amer. dial.
• INCREASE the birth of a child; an addition to a family by the birth of a child ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE race, family, lineage, species, kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MENYIE † a family; household ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MERDIL a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• MERDLE a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• NATION †* a family, kindred ...c1386
• OLD STANDARD an old-established resident; a person of old standing; an old family ...1872 Eng. dial.
• PARAGE † equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
• REEK stock, family, lineage; always used in a bad sense. as 'a bad reek' ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SEED, BREED, AND GENERATION the whole of one's family and relatives ...1792 Eng. dial.
• SIRENAME * a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• TRIBE a large family or group of relatives ...1833 sl.
FAMILY - nouns, person
• AFTERTHOUGHT the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children ...1914 sl.
• ANCHOR a younger brother or sister ...2003 UK sl.
• ARM BABY a baby small enough to be held in the arms; by extension, the youngest and smallest child in a family ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ATTERMITE one who resembles his parents ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABY the youngest and most junior of a family or group of persons ...1897
• BABYCHILD the youngest child in the family, even if he or she is 50 years old ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BEEBEE the youngest member of a family or brood ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BELANGINGS relatives, family connections ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLACKBIRD one whose family looks down upon his activities ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE COUSIN a distant relative; a family friend ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE RELATION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE the last or youngest child in a family ...1950s US sl.
• CAD the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADMAN the smallest one of a family ...1856 Eng. dial.
• CALABASH COUSIN a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family ...1967 Hawaii
• CUZ 1. a term used by a Maori to refer to or address a family member ...NZ colloq.
2. a term used by an Aboriginal person to refer to or address a family member ...Aust. colloq.
• CUZZIE a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• CUZZIE-BRO a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• DAILY-BREAD a wage-earner; the working head of the family ...c1890 colloq.
• DAILY BREADER the head of the family; the working head of the house ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DAILY BREADITE the head of the family ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DILLING † a child born when the parents are old; a darling or favourite child, a pet; the youngest of the family, the last born; a term of endearment ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DOSSER, THE the father of a family; he who provides the 'doss' (lodging, a bed) ...L19 sl.
• DUSTY MELDER, THE the last child born in a family ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EMPTY NESTER either member of a couple whose children have grown up and left home ...1962
• FAMILIAR † a member of a person's family or household ...1460
• FAMILIST † 1. the head of a family; a family-man ...1612
† 2. one of the same family or household ...1631
• GENARCH * the founder of a family or race ...1879
• GENARCHA †* the founder of a family or race ...1649
• HEAD-BUMMER the head of a house; the chief representative of a family; the principal person ...1864 Sc.
• HEAD-STALL the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HOUSE-FATHER the father of a family or household ...1552
• IRISH TWIN one of two siblings born within a year of each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LANDLORD the head of a family where one is a guest; one's host ...1824 Sc.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH the youngest child ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MASTER-MAN the head of a household or family; a husband ...1885 Eng. dial.
• NEST-COCK † the youngest child ...1674
• NESTLE-BIRD n. the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-BUB the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-COCK the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFF a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAUGHT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-RIPE a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-TRIPE † the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child; the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NESTLING the youngest child of a family ...1572
• ODDLIN the last remaining survivor of a family or community; the last article of a set; a remainder ...1870 Eng. dial.
• ODDLING the last remaining survivor of a family or community; the last article of a set; a remainder ...1870 Eng. dial.
• OFF a descendant; offspring; one of a progeny or family ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAN the father of a family ...US Civil War usage
• PIN-BASKET a large ornamental pincushion, with pins of various lengths artistically inserted, so as to resemble a basket; formerly, in some places, presented to the mother of a family on the birth of each child; hence, the youngest child in a family; the last child a woman bears ...1730
• PINCUSHION the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• RUCKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR-THE-BUGGIE the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SKOUR-DA-BOGGIE the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SIB a sibling ...2000 UK sl.
• TAUSHENT the youngest child in a family ...1802 Amer. dial.
• TITMAN a person, usually male, that is literally or figuratively stunted; a dwarf; the smallest or youngest or least significant in a family or other group ...1818 Amer. dial.
• TOP the head of a clan, family, etc. ...1612
• TORSHENT the youngest child in a family ...1888 Amer. dial.
• TORTIENCE the youngest child in a family ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TOSSANCE the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• TOSSIANCE the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WALLIDRAG the youngest of a family; the youngest bird in a nest ...1808 Sc.
• WRACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WRECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WREGLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
FAMILY - verbs
• BE JOHN TAMSON'S MAN to be of one stock or family ...1880 Sc.
• DRIVE TAB to go out on a party of pleasure with a wife and family ...c1780 sl.
• IMP to 'engraft', as by marriage, in a family ...1612-15
FAMINE - nouns
• AFFAMINE †* famine ...c1450
FAMINE - verbs
• AFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
FAMISH - verbs
• EFFAMISH †* to famish ...a1603
• FAINT to starve, to famish ...1866 Sc.
• FAME †* to famish, to starve ...c1330
• FAMEL to starve, to famish ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FAMMEL to starve, to famish ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FANT to famish, to starve ...1898 Sc.
FAMISHED - adjectives
• AFFAMISHED † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
• FAMMELLED hungry, starved, famished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMYLOUS †* famished, hungry, starved ...c1475
• OFHUNGERED † afflicted with hunger, very hungry, famished ...c1000
FAMISHED - nouns
• FAMISHMENT * the state of being famished or starved; hungry appetite ...c1470
FAMISHED - verbs
• HAVE A WOLF IN THE STOMACH to be ravenously hungry; to be famished ...1785
FAMISHING - adjectives
• FANTIN' starving, famishing ...Bk1900 Sc.
FAMISHING - nouns
• AFFAMISHING † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
• AFFAMISHMENT the act of famishing or starving with hunger; the state of being starved; starvation ...1590
FAMOUS - adjectives
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• CHAUNTED celebrated; hence, famous ...E19 sl.
• CRACK favourite; also, celebrated, famous ...1835 Amer. sl.
• EXIMIOUS † select, choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent, rare, distinguished, eminent, famous, renowned ...1547 rare or
obs.
• FAMEFUL full of fame, famous, renowned ...1591
• FAMOSE † famous ...1432-50
• FAR-KEND known far and wide, famous ...1786 Sc.
• NAME-COUTH † known by name; famous; renowned; well-known ...a1000
• NAMECUND †* famous ...c1200
• NAMELY † distinguished, famous, notable for a thing ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
• NOSCIBLE †* knowable, famous, well-known ...1654
• ODD † singular in valour, worth, merit, or eminence; unique, remarkable; distinguished, famous, renowned; rare, choice ...c1400
FAMOUS - nouns, person
• NAME an important or famous person ...1975 US sl.
• TOP-SAWYER a famous or eminent person ...1854
FAMOUS - verbs
• BEFAME † to make famous ...1574
• CRACK INTO FAME to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTATION to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTE to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• FAME * to make famous; to talk of ...1388
• FAMOSE † to make famous; to render celebrated ...1590 obs. exc. arch.
• FAMOUS † to make famous; to render celebrated ...1590
FAN - adjectives
• VENTILABRAL * concerning or pert. to a fan or fans ...1882
FAN (device) - nouns
• VENTAIL † something acting as a sail or fan ...a1529
• VENTILE † a fan ...1555
• VENTILOW †* a fan ...1653
• VENTOY †* a fan ...1602
FAN - nouns
• FANAC an activity for a serious fan ...1978 US sl.
FAN (person) - nouns, person
• BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
• FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIE an ardent fan of a rock musician or group, typically a teenage girl, esp. one who follows them on tour, often in hope of achieving sexual intimacy; hence, any ardent fan or devotee ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GROUPY a young female fan of a pop group who follows them on tour and tries to have sex with them ...1967 sl.
• TOUR RAT in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead: a fan who follows the band on tour at all costs ...1994 US sl.
FANATIC - nouns, person
• FAN † a fanatic ...1682 jocular
• FANN a fanatic ...1680 colloq.
• PHAN a fanatic ...1680 colloq.
FANCIED - adjectives
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATIVE † of the nature of opinion; fancied, imaginary; conjectural, speculative ...c1555
FANCIFUL - adjectives
• ARSE-VERSY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSEY-WARSEY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-FARCY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VERSY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COCKLE-BRAINED whimsical, eccentric, flighty, fanciful; foolish, chuckle-headed ...1824 Sc.
• FANCICAL * fanciful; whimsical ...1671 rare exc. Eng. dial.
• FANCICLE fanciful, faddy, capricious, fickle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FANSICLE fanciful, faddy, capricious, fickle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FANTASIOUS †* adj. full of fancies, capricious ...c1489
• FANTASQUE * fanciful, fantastic; curious ...1701
• FANTY-SHEENY showy, fanciful, over-particular ...1847 Eng. dial.
• KINKY markedly fanciful or eccentric ...1847 Amer. sl.
• LAPUTAN pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible ...1866
• MAGGATIVE full of whims or fancies; whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGATIVOUS full of whims or fancies; whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Sc.
• 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 † crotchety; full of whims or perverse fancies ...a1700
• MAGGOT-PATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PLATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOTTING full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY full of whims and foolish fancies; freakish ...1678
• MAGGOTY-HEADED full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...1894 Sc.
• MAGGOTY-MINDED full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKY fanciful, dainty; used contemptuously ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MIMPING affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMPSY-PIMSY dainty, fastidious, fanciful, affected ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIMPY affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NATLING trifling, fanciful, ornamental ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOTIONAL strange, having odd or peculiar ideas; fanciful, whimsical; opinionated; temperamental; fussy ...1791 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONATE given to notions or impulses, fanciful, whimsical ...1850 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• VAPOROUS 1. of persons or minds: inclined to be fanciful, vague, or frothy, in ideas or discourse ...1605
2. of ideas, feelings, etc.: fanciful, idle, unsubstantial, vain ...1605
FANCIFUL - nouns
• FANTASTIC † a fanciful composition ..1641
• JIGGALORUM † a fanciful thing of little value; a trifle ...1613 colloq.
• MOTHER HUBBARD nonsense, fanciful talk, lies ...1980s sl.
• OMINY a fad or fanciful contrivance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHURLIEGIRKIE an untrue or fanciful tale ...1887 Sc.
FANCIFUL - nouns, person
• FADDLE a fanciful person, either fastidious in trifles or devoted to some particular hobby ...19C colloq. & Eng. dial.
• FANTASTIC † one who has fanciful ideas or indulges in wild notions ...1598 obs. exc. arch.
• FANTASTICAL † one who has fanciful ideas or notions ...1589
• SANNOCK a fanciful, dainty person; one who is slow and undecided, or namby-pamby ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FANCIFUL - verbs
• FANCIFY to make fanciful ...1890
FANCIFULNESS - nouns
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• MAGGOT †* fancifulness ...1701
FANCILY - adverbs
• FANCY fancily, affectedly ...1940s
FANCY - adjectives
• CHI-CHI smart, stylish; pretentious, affected; fancy ...20C Amer. sl.
• DANDILLY fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• FANCY-DAN fancy; pretentious; affected ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FANCY-PANTS fancy or snobbish; used derisively ...1949 Amer. sl.
• JAZZY fancy; flashy ...1923 Amer. sl.
• RANCY-TANCY fancy, refined ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SANNOCK fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SPINORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALLIE decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
• WALLY decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
FANCY - nouns
• BEES whims, fancies ...1776 Sc.
• CALF-RASH a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CAPRICCIO † a sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, a mere fancy ...1601
• CAPRICH † a sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, a mere fancy ...1656
• CASTLE IN THE AIR a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy ...c1400
• CHI-CHI something stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHICKEN-FIXIN'S anything fancy, in food, dress, or otherwise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DALLDRUMS † foolish fancies ...1824 Sc.
• DIDO something fancy or frivolous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FAGERRY a vagary, a whimsical notion, a fancy ...1892 Ireland
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALDERUMDAL an idle fancy, a vagary; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse ...1866 Sc.
• FANCYETTE a little fancy ...a1834 nonce word
• FANTADS fancies, whims ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FANTASQUE † fancy, whim ...1698
• FANTASTIC † power of fancy or imagination ...1764
• FANTIGUE a vagary, a fancy, a whim; a joke, a 'lark' ..1894 Eng. dial.
• FANTODS fancies, whims ...1880 Eng. dial.
• GAIRY † a whim, fancy ...1822 Sc.
• IMAGINARY † an imagination; a fancy ...1709
• ITEM an intention, purpose; a crafty design; a trick; a fancy, a fad ...1887 Eng. dial.
• JAG a whim; a fancy ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• KICKIE-WICKIE a whim or erratic fancy ...B1900
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † a fantastic device; a whim or erratic fancy ...1599
• MAGGOT a whimsical or perverse fancy; a crotchet ...a1625
• MAUNDRELS idle tales; foolish, feverish fancies ...1791 Sc.
• MAWK a whim, a foolish fancy; a joke; a trick ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GAMES tricks, frolics, antics, practical jokes; whims, fancies ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MEGRIM a whim, fancy, caprice; an absurd notion or fancy; generally in plural ...1831 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIRLIGOES ridiculous fancies; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking ...B1900 Sc.
• NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOTION a liking or fancy, esp. for a person of the opposite sex ...1864 Amer. dial.
• ODD KICK IN ONE'S GALLOP a whim, a fancy; an eccentricity ...L18 sl.
• QUIDDLES whims, foolish fancies ...1891 Eng. dial.
• QUILICOM †* an idle fancy, conceit, or quibble ...1644
• QUIRK a fuss; a whim, fancy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCHISM a frivolous excuse; roundabout reasoning; a nice distinction; an unnecessary apology; a foolish fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TANCHIMENTS frippery; articles of finery; fanciful appliances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENTS fanciful appliances; frippery; articles of female finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTADLIN(G) a contemptuous term for anything strange, fanciful, or fantastic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUM a foolish fancy; a whim, vagary; a fluster ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICK a whim, a fancy; a peculiar habit or notion; an idiosyncrasy ...1896
• VAPOUR † a fancy or fantastic idea; a foolish brag or boast ...1614
FANCY - nouns, person
• CHI-CHI something or someone stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
• FADDLE a fussy, over-particular person; one full of whims and fancies ...19C Eng. dial.
FANCY - verbs
• DICKEY UP to dress up in fine clothes; to make pretty or fancy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FANCIFY † 1. to have a fancy for; to like ...1656
† 2. to fancy, to imagine ...1748
• FANTASTICATE † to conceive or represent in the fancy; to fancy ...1600
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• GUSSY UP to decorate; to make fancy ...L1940s Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE SHINERS FOR to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINDY to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINE TO to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for ...1839 sl., orig. US
FANFARE - nouns
• FANFARADE * fanfare ...1883
• FANFARON † fanfare; noisy or boastful parade; ostentation ...1848
• FANFARONADE fanfare ...1812
• FANFARRADO fanfare ...1824 nonce word
FANFARE - nouns, person
• FANFARON one who makes a parade of something; a trumpeter of ...1857
FANG - nouns
• MEATHOOK a tooth or fang ...1844 Amer. sl.
• TUSH a pointed or protruding tooth; a tusk, a fang ...1781 Amer. dial.
• TUSHER a pointed or protruding tooth; a tusk, a fang ...1925 Amer. dial.
FANTASIZE - verbs
• JACK OFF to fantasize ...1990s US sl.
FANTASTIC - adjectives
• ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• DEADLY excellent; fantastic; brilliant; cool ...1960s sl. Aust. sl.
• FANTABULOUS very good, fantastic, fabulous ...1958 US sl.
• FANTASQUE * fanciful, fantastic; curious ...1701
• JOLLY D! wonderful, excellent, fantastic ...20C juvenile usage
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † fantastic, whimsical, erratic ...c1650
• QUISTICAL odd, queer, fantastic, eccentric ...1822 Sc.
• RAGING of a party, a drug: wild, fantastic, very enjoyable ...1980s US campus & Teen sl.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
FANTASTIC - nouns
• FINGLE-FANGLE † a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic ...1678
• SEVEN-PLY GASSER something that is fantastic, better than a 'gasser' ...1960s Amer. sl.
FANTASTIC - verbs
• FANTASTICATE to frame fantastic notions ...1880
• FANTASTICIZE †* vb. to throw oneself into fantastic or strange attitudes ...1603
FANTASY - adjectives
• WOOLLY-HEADED inclined to idealism and hopeful fantasy; impractical ...1883 Amer. sl.
FANTASY - nouns
• LA-DI-DAH-DI a fantasy ...1980s sl.
• LA-LA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland; a fantasy world ...1985 US sl.
• OLD MOTHER HUBBARD an unbelievable story; a fantasy ...L19 sl.
• AFFECTATIOUS †* of the nature of affectation; pretentious, fake, sham, feigned ...1687
• BOGUE phony, fake, bogus ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOGUISH phony, fake, bogus ...1935 Amer. dial.
• COD fake; parodic; usually in combination, as cod-typewriter, etc. ...1950s sl.
• FAT-ASS money-grabbing, superficial, fake ...2000s sl.
• KAMMA fake, trumped up, spurious; esp. said of emotions or illness ...20C S. Afr. sl.
• SCHLENTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SKELM fake, counterfeit ...20C S. Afr. criminals' sl.
• SLENTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SLINTER counterfeit, spurious, fake ...L19 Aust. & S. Afr. sl.
• SPOOF fake, spurious, sham ...L19 sl.
FAKE - nouns
• FALSIES anything fake added to the body, as false eyelashes ...1940s sl.
FAKE - verbs
• CRACKERJACK to fake, to make-believe ...20C sl.
• PALM to pass counterfeit money, or anything fake ...18C sl.
FALCON - nouns
• FLAGS * the long feathers on the leg of a hawk or falcon ...
• MANTEAU the plumage of a falcon ...1852
• SINGLE in falconry: the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon ...1486 now arch.
FALKLAND ISLANDS - nouns
• CAMP, THE the area outside Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands ...20C sl.
• EGG-MARKET, THE the Falkland Islands ...c1830 whalers’ sl.
FALL (season) - see AUTUMN
FALL - adjectives
• CADUKE † falling, liable to fall ...c1420
• FALLABLE † capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• FALL-DOWN that falls down, turned over ...1829
• ILLAPSABLE †* not liable to fall ...1662
• ILLAPSING * that does not fall or slip ...1740
• IMPERIAL adj. in sporting; said of a fall on one's head or 'crown' ...1861 sl.
• LAPSABLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• LAPSIBLE liable to err or fall; liable to pass or change ...1678
• SUCCIDUOUS †* ready to fall; tottering ...1656
• TANTY unstable, ready to fall, giddy ...1880 Sc.
• TICKLE † insecure, unstable, tottering, easily upset; ready to fall ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCANNY harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
FALL - adverbs
• LAMPUS of a fall: suddenly, heavily, awkwardly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCAT BANG with the sound of a heavy fall ...1858 Eng. dial.
FALL - nouns
• ARSER a fall on one's behind ...20C sl.
• ASS-ENDER n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK-BREADTH a fall on the back ...1864 Sc.
• BACK-BREED the breadth of one's back; hence, a throw, a fall ...1864 Sc.
• BELK a heavy fall or blow ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELOWNDER the noise of a heavy fall ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELPER a heavy fall ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BELT a heavy fall ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEACH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEECH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BURSTER a heavy fall, a cropper ...1863 sl.
• BUTT-ENDER n. a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CADUCITY tendency to fall; quality of being perishable or fleeting; frailty ...1793
• CHEWALLOP a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHEWALLOPER a fall or a dive that makes a big splash or flopping noise ...20C Amer. sl.
• CORONER a heavy fall ...c1870 sl.
• CRACKER † a heavy fall; a smash ...c1865
• CROPPER a heavy fall ...M19 colloq.
• DEVESHER a heavy fall; a crash ...1850 Eng. dial.
• DIRDUM a heavy blow, a stroke; a fall ...1827 Sc.
• EGGBEATER in skiing: a head-over-heels fall ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FALL something that falls; a trap-door; a trap ...c1440
• FACE-PLANT a face-first fall ...1984 US sl.
• FANNY FLOP a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FARTKNOCKER a hard fall; esp. when thrown from a horse ...1968 Amer. cowboys' usage
• FLIER a bad fall ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FLUMP a sudden heavy fall ...L18 sl.
• GUSTA a heavy fall ...1918 Aust. sl.
• GUTSER a heavy fall; a collision ...c1905 sl.
• GUTZER a heavy fall; a collision ...c1905 sl.
• HAICHES a heavy fall; the sound resulting from it, a thud ...1790 Sc.
• HAPPEN-CLASH an accidental blow or fall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAYLUNSH a headlong fall ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HEADER a headfirst fall; a plunge or dive head foremost ...1849 colloq.
• LANDER a fall on the ground, as when skating ...1925 Sc.
• LAPSABILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• LAPSIBILITY liability to err or fall ...1661
• MUCK a heavy fall ...L19 sl.
• OCCASE †* falling, fall ...1609
• PARDOOS a thump, a crash; a violent fall; a resounding blow, a whack ...1866 Sc.
• PASH a crash, a smash; a heavy fall or collision; a blow ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PRAT FALL a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUALK a heavy fall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUALKER a heavy blow; a heavy fall ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RACKABIMUS a sudden or unexpected stroke, jolt, or fall; a thud ...1808 Sc.
• REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• SCLAFF a blow with the palm of the hand or some flat instrument; a slap; a box on the ear; a falling-flat; a clap, a thud ...1866 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; a splash, a dashing down, slap, smack or the noise of such ...1808 Sc.
• SCLUTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...BK1904 Sc.
• SCOUP a blow; a sudden fall ...1844 Sc.
• SEATER a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIT-DOWN STRIKE a backward fall ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKLAFF a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLATCH a heavy fall, esp. into water or mud; the noise made by such a fall; a stroke with the palm of the hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLUTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a fall, esp. of a semi-liquid mass; the sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE a thin, semi-liquid mass; a heavy fall; the sharp sound made by such a fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• THUNGE a loud, hollow sound; the report of a gun, or of a loud peal of thunder; a heavy blow or fall producing such a sound ...1849 Eng. dial.
• VELLYE a crash, a heavy fall or thud ...1973 Sc.
• WALLACH a noisy step, thump, or fall ...Bk1905 Sc.
FALL - verbs
• ADUSH † to cause to fall heavily, to throw down headlong ...c1220
• AFALLE † 1. to fall down, to fall in battle; to fall upon as a destroyer ...c1000
† 2. to fall in amount, price, estimation, rank, moral state ...a1121
• BEFALL † to fall ...c897
• BELK to roll over, to fall down ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLYFLOP to throw oneself down; to collapse; to fall badly ...1920s sl.
• BERINE †* to touch; to fall upon, to fall ...a1300
• BESINK † to sink, to fall down through any substance ...c893
• BLEACH to strike; to fall flat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEECH to strike; to fall flat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COME A CROPPER to fall heavily; to be victim of an accident ...1999 UK
• COME A GUTSER to fall heavily; to trip over and fall ...1918 Aust. sl.
• COME A PEARLER to fall down; to trip over an obstacle, usually sustaining some form of injury ...M19 sl.
• COME A PURLER to fall down; to trip over an obstacle, usually sustaining some form of injury ...M19 sl.
• COME DOWN WITH A HARK to come down with a run, to fall suddenly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• COME TO GRIEF to take a tumble; to have a fall ...1854 UK
• DECADE † to fall down, to fail ...a1500 Sc.
• DECAID † to fall down, to fail ...a1500 Sc.
• DECIDE †* to fall off ...1657
• DECLINE † to come down, to fall, to descend, to sink ...a1400-50
• DEVALL to descend, to fall, to hurry ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEVEL to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DO THE CAT-ACT to fall on one's feet ...1908 Amer. dial.
• EAT GRASS to be thrown or to fall on one's face ...20C US sl.
• EAT IT to suffer an accident, esp. a fall ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM to take a tumble, to fall heavily ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FALL HEADLAND to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALL OFF ONE'S FEET to tumble, to fall ...1889 Sc.
• FLUMP to collapse or fall heavily ...M19 sl.
• GO SCAT to fall down; to break in pieces ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GO WALLOP to fall noisily ...1896
• GUTSER to fall; to fail badly ...20C Aust. sl.
• HANG BY THE EYELIDS to be loosely attached; to be loosened; to be ready to fall, to have a very slight hold ...1877
• HAPPER to fall with a heavy sound; to rattle down, to patter; to crackle; generally used with 'down' ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HEEL to fall; to lean or incline ...1836 Amer. dial.
• ILLAPSE * to fall, glide, or slip in ...1666
• LAB to fall flatly ...1883 Sc.
• LABASCATE † to begin to fall or slide ...1727
• LABEFACTATE †* to cause to totter or fall ...1657
• LABEFY †* to weaken, to impair; to cause to fall ...1620
• LAPSE † to cause to slip or fall; to draw down ...1664
• PLAY SCLAFF ON THE GROUND to fall down flat ...Bk1904 Sc.
• POP to fall or drop with a quick, light sound; to plop ...1791 Sc.
• RAP to fall sharply or smartly; to fall in pattering drops, esp. of tears ...1508 Sc.
• SANNICK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANNOCK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SANNY to fall or stagger, as from weakness ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCH to dash down or fall heavily, with a great thud or clash ...1866 Sc.
• SCLUTE to throw down or pout out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLYTE to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOODER to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SILE to fall or sink down ...a1400-50 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SKLATCH to dash violently; to fall heavily; to walk with a heavy, awkward step ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLUTE to throw down or put out in a mass; to fall flat, esp. in mud or soft soil ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLYTE to throw down or pour out with force so as to produce a sharp sound; to fall heavily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOODER to cause to fall quickly; to take great effect upon ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SONNOCK to stagger or fall from excessive weakness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A FLIER to fall heavily ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A FLYER to fall heavily ...1920s sl.
• TAKE A HEADER to fall headfirst or headlong ...1928 Amer. dial.
• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEEL to place anything so that it may easily fall, esp. to bait or set a trap, snare, etc. ...1777 Eng. dial.
• TERVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• THUD † to fall heavily; to move quickly; of wind: to blow in gusts; to rush with a hollow sound ...1800 Sc.
• TIFF † to fall headlong ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TILT † 1. to fall over, to tumble; to be overthrown ...1300s
† 2. to cause to fall; to thrust, to push, to throw down or over; to overthrow, to overturn, to upset ...1300s
• TIP † to be overthrown; to fall ...c1400
• TIRVE † to turn; esp. to turn upside down, to topple over, to fall down; also, fig. to turn to some course or action ...c1400
• TOTTLE to fall, to topple; to cause to fall ...1838 Amer. dial.
• TUMP to fall over abruptly, to capsize ...1952 Amer. dial.
• TUMP OVER to fall over abruptly, to capsize ...1952 Amer. dial.
• VAIL † to fall down; to descend ...c1400.
• WALT † to be thrown down, to fall over, to be upset or overturned; to totter; to lean to one side ...c1400
• Y-FALLE † to fall; to befall ...971
FALLACIOUS - adjectives
• FALLACE †* fallacious; deceitful; deceptive, misleading ...1393
• FALLIBLE †* fallacious, delusive ...1559
• FALLACITY † the quality of being fallacious ...1664
• PARALOGISTIC fallacious, illogical ...1879
FALLACIOUS, FALLACY - nouns
• ELENCH † a sophistical argument, a fallacy ...1565
• FALLATION † a fallacy, a deceptive or misleading argument ...a1568
• FALLAX † deception; guile, trickery; fallacy ...1530
• FALLAXITY † deception, guile, trickery; fallacy ...c1640
• IDOLISM a false mental image or notion; a fallacy ...1671
• IDOLUM a false mental image or conception; a fallacy ...1640
• PARALOGISM a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1565
• PARALOGY †* a piece of false or erroneous reasoning; an illogical argument; a fallacy ...1646
• SUBREPTION a fallacious or deceptive representation ...1865
FALL BACK - verbs
• ORERE † to fall back ...c1450
FALLEN - adjectives
• YFALLEN † fallen ...971
FALLIBILITY - nouns
• DECEIVABLENESS * liability to be deceived; fallibility ...1674
FALLING - adjectives
• CADENT † falling ...1605 obs. or arch.
• CADUKE † falling, liable to fall ...c1420
• DECIDENT † falling ...1674
• DECIDUOUS † falling down or off ...1656
• FALLABLE † capable of falling, liable to fall ...1548
• LABANT † sliding, falling down, wavering ...1727
• LABENT † falling, sliding, running, or passing away ...1727
FALLING - nouns
• BACKIT-ARSE the act of falling backwards ...1923 Sc.
• DECIDENCY †* falling, failing, subsidence ...1651
• REEMLE a confused, falling mass ...Bk1904 Sc.
FALLING - verbs
• WAG † to totter, to stagger; to be in danger of falling ...c1340
FALLING AWAY - nouns
• DECLINATION † a turning aside, swerving, deviation from a standard; a falling away ...1533
FALSE - adjectives
• APOCRYPHATE † of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false ...1486
• APOCRYPHICAL †* of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false ...1719
• BELIED calumniated, falsified, proved false ...1610
• BODGER inferior, false, second-rate ...Aust. obs. sl.
• BODGIE of names, etc.: false; assumed ...Aust. sl.
• FAKE fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended ...1775
• FALSE AS A BULLETIN inaccurate, false ...c1795 colloq.
• FALSE AS MY KNIFE, AS 'as with knives, so with false friends - they'll cut me' ...20C
• FALSE AS NEWGATE, AS very false ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FALSE AS WAGHORN very false ...1721 Sc.
• FALSELY †* false, deceptive ...a1310
• FALSIDICAL * suggesting as true what is really false; falsehood-telling ...1886
• FALSIFIC † making false, falsifying ...1736
• FALSISH * somewhat false ...1873
• FLAM false ...1692 sl.
• GAMMONING † counterfeit, false, pretended, feign ...1802 UK sl.
• LEASE † untrue, false, lying ...a900
• MARGARINE sham, bogus, falsified, false ...1891
• SHNIDE false, counterfeit, sham, bogus, phony, fake; hence, mean, contemptible, underhand ...1859 UK
• SNIDE false, counterfeit, sham, bogus ...1859 UK
• SNIDEY false, counterfeit, sham, bogus ...1859 UK
• TIN mean, petty, worthless, counterfeit, false ...1886
• ULYSSEAN characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings; deceitful, cunning, false ...1639
FALSE - nouns
• ABRAHAM-WORK shams of all kinds, false pretenses ...Bk1909 cant
• BILLIARD SLUM, THE false pretenses ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• FALSE what is false; a falsehood; a lie ...c1380
• FALSIE anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FALSILOQUENCE †* false speaking; deceitful speech ...1710
• FALSITY † false or treacherous conduct; treachery, fraud ...c1330
• FALSY anything false or artificial; a prosthesis ...1940s Amer. sl.
• PACKET a false report ...L18 sl.
• SUGGESTION † the act of making a false statement or supplying underhand information; an instance of this, a false representation or charge ...c1375
• UMBRAGE † a pretext or pretense; a false show ...1634
• WANTROKING † despair; false or mistaken expectation ...c1315
FALSE - nouns, person
• FALSARY † a false or deceitful person ...1573
• PSEUD a false, artificial, or pretentious person ...1964 colloq.
• QUID PRO QUO † one who assumes a false character ...1689
FALSE - verbs
• AFFECT to put on a pretense of; to assume a false appearance of, to counterfeit or pretend ...1661
• BELIE † to give the lie to; to call false, to contradict as a lie or a liar; to reject as false, to deny the truth of ...1577
• DECEIVE † to be or prove false to, to play false, to deal treacherously with; to betray ...a1300
• FABLE † to speak falsely; to talk falsehoods, to lie ...1530 obs. exc. arch.
• FAIT † to act or speak falsely, to use false pretenses; to beg on false pretenses ...c1320
• FALSEN * to make false or unreal ...1888
• FALSIFY † 1. to prove false; to break or violate one's faith, word, etc. ...1532
† 2. to make a false representation or statement; to deal in falsehoods ...1629
• NAIL TO THE COUNTER to expose as false or spurious; to expose as a lie ...1842
• NEGATIVE to disprove; to show to be false ...1790
FALSE-HEARTED - adjectives
• FALSE-HEART † false-hearted; deceitful; unfaithful ...1593
FALSE-HEARTED - nouns, person
• RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a false-hearted fellow; a backbiter; a double-dealer ...19C Sc.
FALSEHOOD - see LIAR, LIE
FALSEHOOD, FALSENESS - nouns
• FALLACE † deception, trickery, falsehood; deceitfulness ...a1300
• FALSAGE †* deceit, falsehood ...a1400
• FALSE † fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
• FALSEHOOD † as an attribute of persons: falseness, deceitfulness, mendacity, faithlessness ...1297
• FALSELEKE †* falsehood ...a1310
• FALSERY † deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
• FALSET † falsehood, treachery, fraud ...1375 chiefly Sc.
• FALSIMONY † falsity, falseness ...1736
FALSELY - adverbs
• DECEIVABLY † deceitfully, fraudulently, falsely ...1387
FALSENESS - verbs
• LET THE AIR OUT OF to debunk; to expose the falseness of ...1940s sl.
FALSIFICATION - nouns
• FALSEHOOD † deception, falsification, imposture; a forgery, counterfeit ...1340 obs. or arch.
• FALSERY † deception, falsification, falsehood ...1594
FALSIFIED - adjectives
• BELIED calumniated, falsified, proved false ...1610
• COOKED altered; falsified; doctored ...1860 Amer. sl.
• MANAGED † falsified; 'cooked' ...1810
• MARGARINE sham, bogus, falsified, false ...1891
FALSIFY - nouns, person
• FALSARY † one who falsifies, or fraudulent alters a document, etc.; a falsifier ...1435
• FALSER † a falsifier, a forger, a counterfeiter ...1340
FALSIFY - verbs
• COOK to falsify, as accounts; to tamper with ...1636 colloq.
• COOK THE BOOKS to falsify financial accounts ...sl.
• COOK UP to falsify ...colloq.
• DOCTOR to make different in order to deceive; to tamper with; to falsify or adulterate
• FAKE UP to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose; to falsify ...1851 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• FALSE † to falsify; to make untrue; to introduce falsehood into; to corrupt ...c1380
FALSITY - nouns
• BASTARDISE † illegitimacy; falsity ...1579
FALTER - verbs
• FRIBBLE † to falter, to stammer ...a1627
• HAFFLE to hesitate; to speak confusedly; to falter; to stammer; to prevaricate, to quibble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAFFLE-CAFFLE to falter, to vacillate, to act with indecision ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• STOTAY † to falter, totter, stumble, stagger; to come to a stand ...a1400
• TITUBATE * to stammer, to falter in speaking ...1623
FALTERING - nouns
• TITUBATION faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment ...1710
FALTERINGLY - adverbs
• WANDSOMELY †* reluctantly, falteringly ...a1400
FAME - nouns
• TONGUE †* eulogy, fame ...c1616
FAME - nouns, person
• IMMORTALS people, especially authors, of enduring fame ...1882
FAME - verbs
• WALK † of reports, fame, and of letters, money: to circulate, to pass from one to another ...a1300
FAMED - adjectives
• NAMELY noted, noteworthy, famed for some attribute or accomplishment, of good repute ...1815 Sc.
FAMILIAR - adjectives
• ACQUAINTABLE † easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar ...c1400
• AINLIE † familiar, not estranged ...1825 Sc.
• BEKNOWN known, acquainted, familiar ...1429 arch.
• BUDGE intimate, familiar ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CAIF familiar ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FAMILARY familiar, acquainted, intimate, friendly ...c1450
• FAMILIOUS familiar ...1884 Amer. dial.
• GALLANT improperly familiar ...1826 Sc.
• HAIL-FELLOW on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1580
• HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1581
• HAIL-MATE † on a most intimate footing; over familiar or unduly intimate ...1577
• NATURAL affable, familiar, gentle; guileless ...1894 Sc.
• NATURAL-LOOKING familiar ...1946 Amer. dial.
• OBVERSANT † standing over against, opposite, contrary; also, placed in front of; hence, familiar, well-known ...1579
• QUAINTED † familiar ...1586
• QUIM AND COSH intimate and familiar ...1723 Sc.
• THRANG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRONG intimate, familiar, friendly; esp. used in a bad sense ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
FAMILIAR - nouns
• ACCUSTOMING † the act of making oneself familiar with, using, practising, consorting ...1567
• PART OF THE FURNITURE anyone or anything so familiar as to make no more impression than a familiar piece of furniture; one taken for granted ...L18 sl.
• TAME † a thing with which one is familiar ...1606 poetic
FAMILIAR - nouns, person
• HAIL-FELLOW † an intimate or familiar associate ...1650
• PART OF THE FURNITURE anyone or anything so familiar as to make no more impression than a familiar piece of furniture; one taken for granted ...L18 sl.
FAMILIARITY - nouns
• HABILITY * the quality of being habile; deftness; readiness; easy familiarity ...1840
• HABITUDE † familiar relation or acquaintance; familiarity, intimacy; association ...1612
• PACKNESS friendship, harmony, familiarity, intimacy ...1825 Sc.
• THICKNESS familiarity, intimacy, friendliness ...1895 Eng. dial.
FAMILIARIZE - verbs
• HABIT † to accustom, to familiarize, to habituate ...1615
FAMILIARIZED - adjectives
• HABITED † familiarized, accustomed, practised, used to ...1615
FAMILIARLY - adverbs
• HAND FOR NEIVE hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together ...1813 Sc.
• HAND TO NEIVE hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together ...1787 Sc.
• PACKLIE in a friendly manner, intimately, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
• PACKLIKE in a friendly manner, familiarly ...1844 Sc.
FAMILIAR WITH - adjectives
• VERSANT versed in or conversant with a subject, etc.; familiar with; knowing the ways of ...1711 Sc.
FAMILIAR WITH - verbs
• FELLOWSHIP to associate with, to be on familiar terms with ...1861 Amer. dial.
• KNOW BACKWARDS to be very familiar with ...1904 sl.
• KNOW INSIDE OUT to be very familiar with ...1921 sl.
• KNOW LIKE THE BACK OF ONE'S HAND to be very familiar with ...1943 sl.
• WALK THE WALK to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
• WALK THE WALK AND TALK THE TALK to be (or behave as if) totally familiar with, and a part of, a given circumstance; to suit one's actions to one's words ...2004 UK sl.
FAMILY - adjectives
• FAMILIAR * pert. to one's family or household ...c1386
• FAMILIARY †* pert. to the control of a family; domestic ...1643
• FAMILIC † pert. to a family; also, domestic, familiar ...1660
• FAMILICAL †* belonging to a family ...1660
• FAMILIOUS relating to a family ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMILISTIC † pertaining to a family or household ...1660
• FAMILISTICAL † pert. to a family or household ...1660
• FAMILOUS relating to a family, domestic ...19C Eng. dial.
• FAMULOUS relating to a family ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
FAMILY - nouns
• BAIRN-TEAM brood of children; offspring; family ...c885 N. Eng. dial.
• BAIRN-TIME a large family; offspring ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BATCH of persons: a set, a clique, a family ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CUM ANNEXES the members of one's family ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• CUM-ANNEXIS one's belongings, esp. applied to one's wife and children ...Bk1892 W. Indian sl.
• FAM the family ...1970s US Black, gay & teen sl.
• GENARCHASHIP † headship of a family or people ...1650
• HAVAGE race, lineage, family stock, parentage ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HEN AND BIDDIES, THE your immediate family group ...1969 Amer. dial.
• INCREASE the birth of a child; an addition to a family by the birth of a child ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAKE race, family, lineage, species, kind ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MENYIE † a family; household ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MERDIL a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• MERDLE a confused crowd of people or animals; a numerous family of little children; a huddle of small animals ...1882 Sc.
• NATION †* a family, kindred ...c1386
• OLD STANDARD an old-established resident; a person of old standing; an old family ...1872 Eng. dial.
• PARAGE † equality of birth or station, as in members of the same family ...1513
• REEK stock, family, lineage; always used in a bad sense. as 'a bad reek' ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SEED, BREED, AND GENERATION the whole of one's family and relatives ...1792 Eng. dial.
• SIRENAME * a family name; a surname originating from the given name of the father ...1542
• TRIBE a large family or group of relatives ...1833 sl.
FAMILY - nouns, person
• AFTERTHOUGHT the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children ...1914 sl.
• ANCHOR a younger brother or sister ...2003 UK sl.
• ARM BABY a baby small enough to be held in the arms; by extension, the youngest and smallest child in a family ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ATTERMITE one who resembles his parents ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BABY the youngest and most junior of a family or group of persons ...1897
• BABYCHILD the youngest child in the family, even if he or she is 50 years old ...1980 Amer. dial.
• BEEBEE the youngest member of a family or brood ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BELANGINGS relatives, family connections ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLACKBIRD one whose family looks down upon his activities ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE COUSIN a distant relative; a family friend ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BUTTONHOLE RELATION a distant relative; a family friend ...1913 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE the last or youngest child in a family ...1950s US sl.
• CAD the youngest and smallest of a family of any kind, esp. pigs ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADMAN the smallest one of a family ...1856 Eng. dial.
• CALABASH COUSIN a person who is not a real relative but who is closely accepted by the family ...1967 Hawaii
• CUZ 1. a term used by a Maori to refer to or address a family member ...NZ colloq.
2. a term used by an Aboriginal person to refer to or address a family member ...Aust. colloq.
• CUZZIE a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• CUZZIE-BRO a close friend or family member; often used in direct address ...20C NZ
• DAILY-BREAD a wage-earner; the working head of the family ...c1890 colloq.
• DAILY BREADER the head of the family; the working head of the house ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DAILY BREADITE the head of the family ...L19 rhyming sl.
• DILLING † a child born when the parents are old; a darling or favourite child, a pet; the youngest of the family, the last born; a term of endearment ...1584 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DOSSER, THE the father of a family; he who provides the 'doss' (lodging, a bed) ...L19 sl.
• DUSTY MELDER, THE the last child born in a family ...Bk1905 Sc.
• EMPTY NESTER either member of a couple whose children have grown up and left home ...1962
• FAMILIAR † a member of a person's family or household ...1460
• FAMILIST † 1. the head of a family; a family-man ...1612
† 2. one of the same family or household ...1631
• GENARCH * the founder of a family or race ...1879
• GENARCHA †* the founder of a family or race ...1649
• HEAD-BUMMER the head of a house; the chief representative of a family; the principal person ...1864 Sc.
• HEAD-STALL the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HOUSE-FATHER the father of a family or household ...1552
• IRISH TWIN one of two siblings born within a year of each other ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LANDLORD the head of a family where one is a guest; one's host ...1824 Sc.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH the youngest child ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MASTER-MAN the head of a household or family; a husband ...1885 Eng. dial.
• NEST-COCK † the youngest child ...1674
• NESTLE-BIRD n. the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-BUB the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-COCK the youngest child of a family; a pet, a favourite; one who is fond of staying at home ...1691 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFF a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAFT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-DRAUGHT a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-RIPE a weakling, the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter; the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child ...1777 Eng. dial.
• NESTLE-TRIPE † the youngest child of a family; a weak, puny child; the smallest and weakest of a brood or litter ...1616 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NESTLING the youngest child of a family ...1572
• ODDLIN the last remaining survivor of a family or community; the last article of a set; a remainder ...1870 Eng. dial.
• ODDLING the last remaining survivor of a family or community; the last article of a set; a remainder ...1870 Eng. dial.
• OFF a descendant; offspring; one of a progeny or family ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAN the father of a family ...US Civil War usage
• PIN-BASKET a large ornamental pincushion, with pins of various lengths artistically inserted, so as to resemble a basket; formerly, in some places, presented to the mother of a family on the birth of each child; hence, the youngest child in a family; the last child a woman bears ...1730
• PINCUSHION the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• RACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• RECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RICKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
• RUCKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR-THE-BUGGIE the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SKOUR-DA-BOGGIE the youngest child of a family ...Bk1898 Sc.
• SIB a sibling ...2000 UK sl.
• TAUSHENT the youngest child in a family ...1802 Amer. dial.
• TITMAN a person, usually male, that is literally or figuratively stunted; a dwarf; the smallest or youngest or least significant in a family or other group ...1818 Amer. dial.
• TOP the head of a clan, family, etc. ...1612
• TORSHENT the youngest child in a family ...1888 Amer. dial.
• TORTIENCE the youngest child in a family ...1890 Amer. dial.
• TOSSANCE the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• TOSSIANCE the youngest child in a family ...1912 Amer. dial.
• WALLIDRAG the youngest of a family; the youngest bird in a nest ...1808 Sc.
• WRACKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WRECKLIN the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WRECKLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Eng. dial.
• WREGLING the youngest or weakest of a family, a weakling ...1781 Sc.
FAMILY - verbs
• BE JOHN TAMSON'S MAN to be of one stock or family ...1880 Sc.
• DRIVE TAB to go out on a party of pleasure with a wife and family ...c1780 sl.
• IMP to 'engraft', as by marriage, in a family ...1612-15
FAMINE - nouns
• AFFAMINE †* famine ...c1450
FAMINE - verbs
• AFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
• AFFAMISH † to afflict with hunger or famine; to starve ...1568
FAMISH - verbs
• EFFAMISH †* to famish ...a1603
• FAINT to starve, to famish ...1866 Sc.
• FAME †* to famish, to starve ...c1330
• FAMEL to starve, to famish ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FAMMEL to starve, to famish ...1875 Eng. dial.
• FANT to famish, to starve ...1898 Sc.
FAMISHED - adjectives
• AFFAMISHED † afflicted with hunger, famished, starving ...1552
• FAMMELLED hungry, starved, famished ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAMYLOUS †* famished, hungry, starved ...c1475
• OFHUNGERED † afflicted with hunger, very hungry, famished ...c1000
FAMISHED - nouns
• FAMISHMENT * the state of being famished or starved; hungry appetite ...c1470
FAMISHED - verbs
• HAVE A WOLF IN THE STOMACH to be ravenously hungry; to be famished ...1785
FAMISHING - adjectives
• FANTIN' starving, famishing ...Bk1900 Sc.
FAMISHING - nouns
• AFFAMISHING † afflicting with hunger; famishing, starving ...1649
• AFFAMISHMENT the act of famishing or starving with hunger; the state of being starved; starvation ...1590
FAMOUS - adjectives
• CELEBRIOUS well-known, famous, renowned, noted ...1608 arch. or Eng. dial.
• CHAUNTED celebrated; hence, famous ...E19 sl.
• CRACK favourite; also, celebrated, famous ...1835 Amer. sl.
• EXIMIOUS † select, choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent, rare, distinguished, eminent, famous, renowned ...1547 rare or
obs.
• FAMEFUL full of fame, famous, renowned ...1591
• FAMOSE † famous ...1432-50
• FAR-KEND known far and wide, famous ...1786 Sc.
• NAME-COUTH † known by name; famous; renowned; well-known ...a1000
• NAMECUND †* famous ...c1200
• NAMELY † distinguished, famous, notable for a thing ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
• NOSCIBLE †* knowable, famous, well-known ...1654
• ODD † singular in valour, worth, merit, or eminence; unique, remarkable; distinguished, famous, renowned; rare, choice ...c1400
FAMOUS - nouns, person
• NAME an important or famous person ...1975 US sl.
• TOP-SAWYER a famous or eminent person ...1854
FAMOUS - verbs
• BEFAME † to make famous ...1574
• CRACK INTO FAME to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTATION to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• CRACK INTO REPUTE to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl.
• FAME * to make famous; to talk of ...1388
• FAMOSE † to make famous; to render celebrated ...1590 obs. exc. arch.
• FAMOUS † to make famous; to render celebrated ...1590
FAN - adjectives
• VENTILABRAL * concerning or pert. to a fan or fans ...1882
FAN (device) - nouns
• VENTAIL † something acting as a sail or fan ...a1529
• VENTILE † a fan ...1555
• VENTILOW †* a fan ...1653
• VENTOY †* a fan ...1602
FAN - nouns
• FANAC an activity for a serious fan ...1978 US sl.
FAN (person) - nouns, person
• BUFF someone who favours or enjoys something; an enthusiast; a fan...1931 sl., orig. US
• FOOL an unusually able person in any field of activity, as a dancing fool, etc.; an enthusiast, a fan ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GROUPIE an ardent fan of a rock musician or group, typically a teenage girl, esp. one who follows them on tour, often in hope of achieving sexual intimacy; hence, any ardent fan or devotee ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GROUPY a young female fan of a pop group who follows them on tour and tries to have sex with them ...1967 sl.
• TOUR RAT in the language surrounding the Grateful Dead: a fan who follows the band on tour at all costs ...1994 US sl.
FANATIC - nouns, person
• FAN † a fanatic ...1682 jocular
• FANN a fanatic ...1680 colloq.
• PHAN a fanatic ...1680 colloq.
FANCIED - adjectives
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATIVE † of the nature of opinion; fancied, imaginary; conjectural, speculative ...c1555
FANCIFUL - adjectives
• ARSE-VERSY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSEY-WARSEY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-FARCY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ARSY-VERSY fanciful, preposterous ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• COCKLE-BRAINED whimsical, eccentric, flighty, fanciful; foolish, chuckle-headed ...1824 Sc.
• FANCICAL * fanciful; whimsical ...1671 rare exc. Eng. dial.
• FANCICLE fanciful, faddy, capricious, fickle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FANSICLE fanciful, faddy, capricious, fickle ...1895 Eng. dial.
• FANTASIOUS †* adj. full of fancies, capricious ...c1489
• FANTASQUE * fanciful, fantastic; curious ...1701
• FANTY-SHEENY showy, fanciful, over-particular ...1847 Eng. dial.
• KINKY markedly fanciful or eccentric ...1847 Amer. sl.
• LAPUTAN pertaining to Laputa, the flying island in Gulliver's Travels; hence, visionary, absurd, fanciful, preposterous, ridiculous, impossible ...1866
• MAGGATIVE full of whims or fancies; whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAGGATIVOUS full of whims or fancies; whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Sc.
• 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 † crotchety; full of whims or perverse fancies ...a1700
• MAGGOT-PATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOT-PLATED whimsical, fanciful, eccentric; a general epithet of abuse ...L17 sl.
• MAGGOTTING full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY full of whims and foolish fancies; freakish ...1678
• MAGGOTY-HEADED full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...1894 Sc.
• MAGGOTY-MINDED full of whims or fancies, whimsical, capricious, crotchety ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIMMOCKY fanciful, dainty; used contemptuously ...1896 Eng. dial.
• MIMPING affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIMPSY-PIMSY dainty, fastidious, fanciful, affected ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MIMPY affected, mincing; dainty, fanciful about food ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NATLING trifling, fanciful, ornamental ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOTIONAL strange, having odd or peculiar ideas; fanciful, whimsical; opinionated; temperamental; fussy ...1791 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONATE given to notions or impulses, fanciful, whimsical ...1850 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• VAPOROUS 1. of persons or minds: inclined to be fanciful, vague, or frothy, in ideas or discourse ...1605
2. of ideas, feelings, etc.: fanciful, idle, unsubstantial, vain ...1605
FANCIFUL - nouns
• FANTASTIC † a fanciful composition ..1641
• JIGGALORUM † a fanciful thing of little value; a trifle ...1613 colloq.
• MOTHER HUBBARD nonsense, fanciful talk, lies ...1980s sl.
• OMINY a fad or fanciful contrivance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WHURLIEGIRKIE an untrue or fanciful tale ...1887 Sc.
FANCIFUL - nouns, person
• FADDLE a fanciful person, either fastidious in trifles or devoted to some particular hobby ...19C colloq. & Eng. dial.
• FANTASTIC † one who has fanciful ideas or indulges in wild notions ...1598 obs. exc. arch.
• FANTASTICAL † one who has fanciful ideas or notions ...1589
• SANNOCK a fanciful, dainty person; one who is slow and undecided, or namby-pamby ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
FANCIFUL - verbs
• FANCIFY to make fanciful ...1890
FANCIFULNESS - nouns
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• MAGGOT †* fancifulness ...1701
FANCILY - adverbs
• FANCY fancily, affectedly ...1940s
FANCY - adjectives
• CHI-CHI smart, stylish; pretentious, affected; fancy ...20C Amer. sl.
• DANDILLY fancy, over-ornamented ...1895 Sc.
• DANDY fancy; fashionable; hence, splendid, first-rate, excellent, fine; very good of its kind ...1792 colloq., orig. US
• FANCY-DAN fancy; pretentious; affected ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FANCY-PANTS fancy or snobbish; used derisively ...1949 Amer. sl.
• JAZZY fancy; flashy ...1923 Amer. sl.
• RANCY-TANCY fancy, refined ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl.
• SANNOCK fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SPINORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONORTY fancy, fussy, dressy, stylish ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALLIE decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
• WALLY decorative, fancy, ornamental, esp. applied to porcelain figures of dogs, etc. set out for decoration on mantelpieces and sideboards ...1904 Sc.
FANCY - nouns
• BEES whims, fancies ...1776 Sc.
• CALF-RASH a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CAPRICCIO † a sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, a mere fancy ...1601
• CAPRICH † a sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, a mere fancy ...1656
• CASTLE IN THE AIR a visionary project or scheme; a daydream, an idle fancy ...c1400
• CHI-CHI something stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHICKEN-FIXIN'S anything fancy, in food, dress, or otherwise ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DALLDRUMS † foolish fancies ...1824 Sc.
• DIDO something fancy or frivolous ...1909 Amer. dial.
• FAGERRY a vagary, a whimsical notion, a fancy ...1892 Ireland
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALDERUMDAL an idle fancy, a vagary; a fuss about trifles; a trifling excuse ...1866 Sc.
• FANCYETTE a little fancy ...a1834 nonce word
• FANTADS fancies, whims ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FANTASQUE † fancy, whim ...1698
• FANTASTIC † power of fancy or imagination ...1764
• FANTIGUE a vagary, a fancy, a whim; a joke, a 'lark' ..1894 Eng. dial.
• FANTODS fancies, whims ...1880 Eng. dial.
• GAIRY † a whim, fancy ...1822 Sc.
• IMAGINARY † an imagination; a fancy ...1709
• ITEM an intention, purpose; a crafty design; a trick; a fancy, a fad ...1887 Eng. dial.
• JAG a whim; a fancy ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• KICKIE-WICKIE a whim or erratic fancy ...B1900
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † a fantastic device; a whim or erratic fancy ...1599
• MAGGOT a whimsical or perverse fancy; a crotchet ...a1625
• MAUNDRELS idle tales; foolish, feverish fancies ...1791 Sc.
• MAWK a whim, a foolish fancy; a joke; a trick ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GAMES tricks, frolics, antics, practical jokes; whims, fancies ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MEGRIM a whim, fancy, caprice; an absurd notion or fancy; generally in plural ...1831 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIRLIGOES ridiculous fancies; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking ...B1900 Sc.
• NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOTION a liking or fancy, esp. for a person of the opposite sex ...1864 Amer. dial.
• ODD KICK IN ONE'S GALLOP a whim, a fancy; an eccentricity ...L18 sl.
• QUIDDLES whims, foolish fancies ...1891 Eng. dial.
• QUILICOM †* an idle fancy, conceit, or quibble ...1644
• QUIRK a fuss; a whim, fancy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCHISM a frivolous excuse; roundabout reasoning; a nice distinction; an unnecessary apology; a foolish fancy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TANCHIMENTS frippery; articles of finery; fanciful appliances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANGLEMENTS fanciful appliances; frippery; articles of female finery ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTADLIN(G) a contemptuous term for anything strange, fanciful, or fantastic ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANTRUM a foolish fancy; a whim, vagary; a fluster ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TICK a whim, a fancy; a peculiar habit or notion; an idiosyncrasy ...1896
• VAPOUR † a fancy or fantastic idea; a foolish brag or boast ...1614
FANCY - nouns, person
• CHI-CHI something or someone stylish or fancy; fanciness, stylishness ...20C Amer. sl.
• FADDLE a fussy, over-particular person; one full of whims and fancies ...19C Eng. dial.
FANCY - verbs
• DICKEY UP to dress up in fine clothes; to make pretty or fancy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FANCIFY † 1. to have a fancy for; to like ...1656
† 2. to fancy, to imagine ...1748
• FANTASTICATE † to conceive or represent in the fancy; to fancy ...1600
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• GUSSY UP to decorate; to make fancy ...L1940s Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE SHINERS FOR to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINDY to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for; to take a liking to someone ...M19 sl., orig. US
• TAKE A SHINE TO to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for ...1839 sl., orig. US
FANFARE - nouns
• FANFARADE * fanfare ...1883
• FANFARON † fanfare; noisy or boastful parade; ostentation ...1848
• FANFARONADE fanfare ...1812
• FANFARRADO fanfare ...1824 nonce word
FANFARE - nouns, person
• FANFARON one who makes a parade of something; a trumpeter of ...1857
FANG - nouns
• MEATHOOK a tooth or fang ...1844 Amer. sl.
• TUSH a pointed or protruding tooth; a tusk, a fang ...1781 Amer. dial.
• TUSHER a pointed or protruding tooth; a tusk, a fang ...1925 Amer. dial.
FANTASIZE - verbs
• JACK OFF to fantasize ...1990s US sl.
FANTASTIC - adjectives
• ALL-TIME memorably good; absolutely first-rate; great, fantastic, wonderful ...1945 Amer. sl., esp. surfing usage
• DEADLY excellent; fantastic; brilliant; cool ...1960s sl. Aust. sl.
• FANTABULOUS very good, fantastic, fabulous ...1958 US sl.
• FANTASQUE * fanciful, fantastic; curious ...1701
• JOLLY D! wonderful, excellent, fantastic ...20C juvenile usage
• KICKSEY-WINSEY † fantastic, whimsical, erratic ...c1650
• QUISTICAL odd, queer, fantastic, eccentric ...1822 Sc.
• RAGING of a party, a drug: wild, fantastic, very enjoyable ...1980s US campus & Teen sl.
• WICKED really good, fantastic, excellent, first-rate, wonderful; great; deeply satisfying ...1920 sl., orig. US
FANTASTIC - nouns
• FINGLE-FANGLE † a trifle; a thing of no importance; something whimsical or fantastic ...1678
• SEVEN-PLY GASSER something that is fantastic, better than a 'gasser' ...1960s Amer. sl.
FANTASTIC - verbs
• FANTASTICATE to frame fantastic notions ...1880
• FANTASTICIZE †* vb. to throw oneself into fantastic or strange attitudes ...1603
FANTASY - adjectives
• WOOLLY-HEADED inclined to idealism and hopeful fantasy; impractical ...1883 Amer. sl.
FANTASY - nouns
• LA-DI-DAH-DI a fantasy ...1980s sl.
• LA-LA LAND a state of being out of touch with reality; dreamland; a fantasy world ...1985 US sl.
• OLD MOTHER HUBBARD an unbelievable story; a fantasy ...L19 sl.