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HIRE - HOMICIDE
HIRE - adjectives
• HACKNEY † ready to do work for hire; plying for hire ...1589
HIRE - nouns
• ABLOCATION † a letting out for money ...1676
• HAGGLE-CART a horse and cart let out on hire to do rough work or odd jobs ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LET a letting for hire or rent ...1684
• NEVER-NEVER, THE. hire purchase ...1926 Brit. sl.
• OBLOCATION †* a letting out to hire ...1623
HIRE - nouns, person
• GALLIER a person who keeps teams for hire; a wagoner ...1882 Eng. dial.
HIRE - verbs
• ABLOCATE † to let out to hire ...1612
• BORROW to hire out ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEE to hire, to employ ...1701 Amer. dial.
• HACKNEY † to let out for hire ...1622
• OBLOCATE †* to let out on hire ...1623
• WAGE † 1. to engage or employ for wages; to hire ...c1330
†* 2. to put out to hire
HIRED - adjectives
• HACKNEYED † hired; kept for hire ...1767
• ILLOCABLE †* that cannot be hired or placed out ...1721
• LETTEN †* hired, let out ...1767
HIRELING - nouns, person
• WAGELING †* a hireling ...a1547
HIRING - nouns
• LETMENT † hiring, letting out ...1574
• LETTAGE †* the act of letting, hiring out ...1530
HISPANIC - nouns, person
• COCONUT a Hispanic person trying to be White ...1970s US sl.
• ESE a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESSAY a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
HISS - nouns, person
• SIBILATOR * one who hisses or whistles ...c1440
• SIBILLATOR * one who hisses or whistles ...c1440
HISS - verbs
• GOOSE to express disapproval of a play, actor, etc. by hissing ...1838 theatrical sl.
• GUY † to hiss ...c1870 theatrical usage
• HIZZLE † to make a hissing or whizzing noise ...1583
• OBSIBILATE †* to make a whistling noise, as trees stirred with winds; to hiss ...1656
• RAZZ to hiss or deride someone or make fun of them ...1921 sl., orig. US
• SIBILATE to hiss; to utter a hissing sound ...1656
• SIBILLATE to hiss; to utter a hissing sound ...1656
• SIFFLE to blow with a sibilant sound; to whistle, to hiss ...a1300
• SISS to hiss ...a1300
• SISTLE * to emit a kind of hissing sound ...1849
• SIZZ to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
HISSING - adjectives
• SIBILANT having a hissing sound; characterized by hissing ...1669
• SIBILOUS hissing, sibilant ...1768
HISSING - nouns
• GUYING hissing ...1885 theatrical usage
• OBSIBILATION †* a hissing against ...1658
• SIBILATION the act of hissing or whistling; a hissing or whistling sound ...1626
• SIBILLATION the act of hissing or whistling; a hissing or whistling sound ...1626
• SISS a hissing sound ...1870
HISTORY - nouns
• LEGEND † a story, history, account ...c1385
HISTORY - nouns, person
• HISTORIOGNOMER †* one learned in history ...1593
HISTRIONIC - adjectives
• ACADEMY AWARD histrionic ...1966 Aust. sl.
• ACADEMY AWARD WINNING histrionic ...1987 Aust. sl.
• AM DRAM Amateur Dramatic; hence, exaggerated, unsubtle, histrionic ...1985 UK sl.
HIT - adjectives
• BONED having been hit hard on the head ...1977 UK sl.
HIT, HITTING - nouns
• BILF a blunt stroke, a hit ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DOING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1880 sl.
• GOING-OVER an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1942 sl., orig. US
• LAM a blow; a hard hit or swipe ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PASTE a hit or blow ...1910s sl.
• PASTING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1851 sl.
• RIGHT-HANDER a hit with the right hand ...1857 boxing sl.
• THIMBLE-PIE a rap on the head with a thimbled finger ...1847 Eng. dial.
HIT - verbs
• BASH to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASH SOMEONE UP to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1954 Brit. sl.
• BASTE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1533
• BAT to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike ...c1440
• BATTERY to knock; to hit; to knock down ...2002 UK sl.
• BEAN to hit or strike someone on the head ...1910 sl., chiefly US
• BEAT THE BEJESUS OUT OF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1908 sl.
• BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF to thrash or beat a person severely; to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1966 sl.
• BEAT THE TAR OUT OF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to do violence ...1884 sl.
• BELT to hit, to thrash with a belt ...1649
• BIF(F) to strike or hit ...1888 Amer. sl.
• BING to slap, to hit ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLOUSE to strike or hit someone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONK to hit resoundingly; to bang, to bump ...1938 sl.
• BOP to hit ...1928 sl., orig. US
• BOX ONE'S EARS to punish by hitting ...1601 sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE'S ASS to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1949 US sl.
• BUNG ONE ON to hit ...1950s sl.
• BUS to hit, to strike ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUSS to hit, to strike ...1872 Amer. dial.
• CAB to hit on the had with the knuckles ...1905 Sc.
• CAST † to aim, deliver a blow ...c1340
• CHOCK to hit a person under the chin ...c1860 Cockney colloq.
• CHUNK to hit someone or something with something thrown ...1835 US sl.
• CLIP to hit smartly; to strike against in passing ...1855 colloq.
• CLOBBER to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash...1946 sl.
• CLOCK to strike sharply or heavily; to strike with the fist; to punch in the face; to hit ...1932 Amer. sl.
• CLONK to hit forcibly ...1943 colloq.
• CLOUT to hit ...c1314
• COBBLE-NOBBLE to rap on the head with the knuckles ...19C Eng. dial.
• COBNOBBLE to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head ...19C Eng. dial.
• CONK to hit; orig. to hit someone on the nose ...1821 sl., now chiefly US
• CONNECT to hit someone very hard ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COP to catch someone with a blow; to hit ...M19 sl.
• COSH to hit on the head with a cosh (bludgeon) ...1865 chiefly Brit. sl.
• CREAM to hit ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CROWN to hit someone on the head ...1746 sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S FACE to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S LIPS to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DAP to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DIFT to hit, to strike ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DISH IT OUT to fight with forceful hitting ...1930 sl., orig. US
• DONG to hit, to strike, to punch ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DOOIE to hit ...1980s US campus sl.
• DO SOMEONE OVER to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1866 sl.
• DOT A PERSON ONE to hit ...1895 Brit. sl.
• DOWF to hit with something soft; to thump ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DUFF UP to hit repeatedly; to beat up, to assault someone ...1961 UK sl.
• DUST to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
• DUST OFF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
• EAT WOOL to be hit or, esp. nearly hit in the face by a volley ...1976 US sl.
• FACER to hit in the face ...E19 sl.
• FAG THE BLOSS to hit the wench ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG THE FEN to drub the prostitute ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKE to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
• FAN to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• FANCY SASH to hit ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bash'
• FILL SOMEONE IN to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1948 Brit. sl.
• FIRE ON to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ON SOMEONE to hit or punch ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FIRE UP to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE JESSE to beat, to hit ...1839 US sl.
• HANG A SHANTY to bruise the area around the eye by hitting a person ...1926 Amer. dial.
• HANG ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1908 sl.
• JOLT to hit someone ...1920s Aust. sl.
• KANGSE to hit lightly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KNEVELL to hit or beat violently with the fists; to knock about ...1815 Sc.
• KNOCK ONE'S BLOCK OFF to hit someone very hard; often used as a threat ...1902 sl.
• KNOCK SOMEONE ABOUT to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1926 sl.
• KNOCK THE SHIT OUT OF SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...19C colloq.
• KNOCK THE TAR OUT OF SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1884 sl.
• LAM to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog; to hit hard, to strike ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LAMP to hit; to beat ...1954 UK sl.
• LAY INTO SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1838 sl.
• LAY ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1980s sl.
• LEATHER orig. to hit someone with a leather strap; hence, to beat or thrash someone ...a1625
• LET DOWN † to deliver a blow at ...1640
• LET SOMEONE HAVE IT to hit, to kill, esp. with gunfire ...M19 sl., orig. US
• LICK to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip ...1888 Amer. dial.
• LUBBER to hit ...M19 sl.
• MARK † to aim a blow or missile at; to strike, to hit ...a1300
• MASH to strike, hit, or beat someone ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MASH UP strike, hit, or beat someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MELLOW to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MILL to hit ...c1700 sl.
• MOUSE to hit in the face ...L17 sl.
• MOVE ON to hit, to assault, usually with a weapon ...1970s US Black & campus sl.
• MUSH to beat up, to hit ...1980s US Black sl.
• NAIL vb. to hit, esp., in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat ...1785 sl.
• NEIVE to hit with the fists; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOB to hit on the head ...E19 sl.
• NUT to head-butt someone or hit someone on the head ...1937 sl.
• OIL to hit, to beat, to whip ...L18 sl.
• PAIK to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAN to hit in the face ...1942 sl.
• PART SOMEONE'S HAIR to hit someone on the head ...L19 US sl.
• PASS SOMEONE ONE to hit someone ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASTE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1846 sl.
• PAT to beat; to hit frequently; to make a succession of quick, sharp strokes or sounds ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PLUG to hit ...1875 sl.
• POP to hit ...c1817 sl.
• PUT ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1980s sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to hit with the fist; to beat up ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROUGH SOMEONE UP to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1942 sl.
• ROUST to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1904 Amer. sl.
• SAP to hit someone with a club ...1926 US sl.
• SAP UP to hit someone with a club ...1926 US sl.
• SCOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1835 sl.
• SKOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SKULL to hit someone on the head ...1945 sl.
• SLOG. to hit ...1824 sl.
• SLOSH to hit ...1890 Brit. sl.
• SLUG to hit ...1862 sl., now chiefly US
• SNITCHEL to hit on the nose ...L17 sl.
• SOAK to hit ...1896 US sl.
• SOCK to strike or hit hard ...a1700
• SOCK IT TO SOMEONE to hit ...1877 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SPIKE to hit someone hard; to knock someone down ...1930s Aust. sl.
• STICK IT ON SOMEONE to hit ...1960 sl.
• STICK ONE ON SOMEONE to hit ...1960 sl.
• STOUCH to hit ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH to hit ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SWIPE to hit ...1851 sl.
• TAG in boxing: to hit ...1940 US sl.
• TAINT † to touch, to strike, to hit ...1525
• TAKE A BUST (AT) to hit (with the fist) ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A POP AT to hit; to deliver a blow ...1825 sl.
• TAN to hit, to attack ...17C sl.
• TAN ONE'S ARSE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment: to thrash or flog ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment; to thrash or flog...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BEHIND to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S BOTTOM to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S HIDE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment ...c1670 sl.
• TAP 1. to hit and thus draw blood from a victim's nose ...M18 sl.
2. to hit on the head ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• TAP A JUDY to cause one's nose to bleed with a blow ...M19 sl.
• TAP SOMEONE'S CLARET to cause someone's nose to bleed with a blow ...E19 sl.
• TOWEL to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to thrash; to beat; to cudgel ...1705 sl.
• TUNK to hit, to strike, to tap; to thump ...1892 Amer. dial.
• WADDY to hit someone, usually with a club or cudgel ...M19 Aust. sl.
• WADE INTO SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1893 sl., orig. US
• WALLOP to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit ...1825 colloq.
• WARM THE WAX OF SOMEONE'S EAR to box someone's ears ...M19 sl.
• WARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHACK to hit ...1721 sl.
• WHALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
• WHAM to hit or strike ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHANG to hit ...E19 sl.
• WHAP to hit ...M19 sl.
• WHARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WORK ONE OVER to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1927 sl.
• WRITE ONE'S NAME ACROSS ANOTHER'S to hit in the face ...L19 sl., orig. sporting usage
• ZONK to hit or strike ...1950s sl.
• ZONK OUT to hit or strike ...1950s sl.
HIT - interjections
• HAY! † an exclamation on hitting an opponent ...1598
HITCHHIKE - verbs
• HITCH to hitchhike ...1929 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to secure a ride for oneself, as by hitchhiking; to steal a ride on a train ...1930 Amer. sl.
HITCHHIKING - nouns
• HITCH a lift given to a hitchhiker ...1928 Amer. sl.
HIV - adjectives
• SICK infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
HIV - nouns
• PACKAGE AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• VIRUS, THE HIV, the virus that causes AIDS ...1980s euphemism, orig. US
HIVES - nouns
• ACID BUMPS hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACID RASH hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
HOARD - nouns
• FALLACHAN a hoard, a concealed store ...c1850 Sc.
• OLD STOCKING a secret hoard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE an accumulation, what has been gathered together; a hoard ...1851 Sc.
HOARD - verbs
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAY BACK to put aside, to save, to hoard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MIZE to act like a miser; to hoard money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SALT AWAY to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SALT DOWN to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SAM † to join or fasten together; to amass, to hoard up ...c1000
HOARDED - adjectives
• HAINED saved, hoarded ...1866 Sc.
HOARDER, HOARDING - nouns, person
• NABAL a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1792 Sc.
• NABBLE a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1792 Sc.
• NABBLER a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1911 Sc.
• PACK RAT an obsessive hoarder ...20C US sl.
HOARINESS - nouns
• CANESCENCE * hoariness, dull whiteness ...1855
• CANITUDE † hoariness, whiteness ...1656
HOARSE - adjectives
• CROAKY hoarse ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• GIN AND FOG of a voice: hoarse with that peculiar quality of 'fruitiness' which spirituous indulgence causes ...c1880 sl., orig. theatrical
• HAISS hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HESS hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAUCID * hoarse, raucous, harsh-sounding ...1831
• RAWK hoarse ...B1900 Sc.
• REASTY hoarse ...1878 Eng. dial.
• REASTY-CROPPED hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE-HOARSE hoarse ...1884 Sc.
HOARSE - nouns
• YAUP a harsh, hoarse, or querulous cry, esp. of a bird ...1824
• YAWP a harsh, hoarse, or querulous cry, esp. of a bird ...1824
HOARSE - verbs
• CRAKE to quaver hoarsely in singing; to speak hoarsely ...19C Eng. dial.
• GOOZLE to speak hoarsely ...1972 Amer. dial.
HOARSENESS - nouns
• REAST hoarseness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
HOARY - adjectives
• CANESCENT rather hoary; greyish or dull white, like the down or hairs on the leaves of plants ...1847
• CANOUS †* grey, hoary ...1513
HOAX - nouns
• BAM a story intended to impose upon the credulous; a hoax or imposition; a trick, a joke ...1762 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAMBOSH deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception ...1865 sl.
• BLAFLUM nonsense, idle talk, a hoax ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a trick or hoax ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CANARD an extravagant, or absurd story circulated to impose on people's credulity; a rumour, hoax, a false report ...1864
• COD a joke, a hoax, a parody ...20C sl., orig. Irish
• DERISION a practical joke; a hoax ...1822 Sc.
• FILL an exaggerated or fictitious account; a hoax ...1893 Amer. sl.
• FLANKER a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• GAG cheating, fraud, deception, a hoax ...1805 sl.
• GAGGERY a deception, hoax; the act of deceiving or hoaxing ...1819 Sc.
• GAGGING a deception, hoax; the act of deceiving or hoaxing ...1819 Sc.
• GEGG a trick, a hoax, a practical joke ...1855 Sc.
• GUY a trick or hoax; a prank, a jest, a joke ...1854 Amer. sl.
• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax ...1914 Amer. sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• JACK-OFF a hoax, a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• JOLLY a deception or hoax ...L19 US
• JOSH a usually good-natured hoax; hence, a jest, a piece of badinage ...1878 Amer. now colloq.
• LARRIE jesting, joking, a practical joke, a hoax ...1880 Sc.
• MAGOO, THE a lie, a trick, a hoax ...1930s US sl.
• ONE a joke on, an act of teasing; a hoax ...M19 sl.
• PUT-ON a joke, a hoax ...M19 sl.
• QUEER a hoax, a confidence trick ...M18 sl.
• SKIT a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1815 chiefly Eng. dial.
• SKITE a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPOOF a hoax, a confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• STRING a hoax; a discredited story ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.
HOAX - nouns, person
• FAKER a hoaxer ...1892 sl.
• GAGGER one who practices a hoax or deception ...Bk1900 Sc.
HOAX - verbs
• BAM to hoax, to practice on the credulity of; to deceive, to delude, to impose upon, to play a joke or trick on a person...1738 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAMBLUSTERATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BLAGUE to tell lies in jest; to hoax, to humbug ...1883
• COD(D) to tease, to hoax ...M19 sl.
• COME THE OLD ABDABS to hoax, to fool ...1940s sl.
• FILL to hoax or mislead ...1880 Amer. sl.
• FILL UP to hoax or mislead ...1880 Amer. sl.
• GAFFLE to hoax, to deceive ...1970s US sl.
• GAG to cheat, to act fraudulently, to deceive, to hoax ...1781 sl.
• GAMBETTER to deceive, to hoax ...L19 sl.
• GAMMET to play, to frolic, to amuse oneself; to play off practical jokes; to deceive, to hoax, to take in ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMON to stuff with ridiculous nonsense; to flatter, to humbug, to deceive, to hoax ...1812 colloq.
• GEGG to hoax, to play a trick on ...1826 Sc.
• GREEN to hoax, take in ...L19 sl.
• GUY to hoax, to trick, to put on ...1890 Amer. sl.
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• JOSH to hoax or tease, esp. good-naturedly; to joke, to fool ...1852 Amer. sl.
• KIDDY to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery ...M19 sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S LEG to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone ...1888 UK sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S PISSER to make fun of someone or something; to mock, to tease; to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone ...1969 Brit. sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S TIT to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone; to make a fool of someone ...1959 Aust. sl.
• PUT ONESELF AWAY to pretend; to hoax ...1930s sl.
• PUT ON THE SHAM to carry out a lie or hoax ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PUT THE BUG ON to trick or hoax; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1848 Amer. dial.
• RISE TO THE FLY to be taken in by a hoax; to be deceived ...1884
• RUN A DRAG ON to deceive, to trick, to hoax ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCHLENT to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
• SELL SOMEONE A PACKET to hoax, to deceive; to lie ...L18 sl.
• SPOOF to hoax, to fool, to trick ...L19 sl.
• STRING to fool or hoax; to deceive, to dupe ...1812 sl., chiefly US
• TAKE IN to deceive, to cheat, to trick, to impose upon, to hoax ...1740 colloq.
HOAXED - adjectives
• HAD tricked, hoaxed, deceived ...L18 sl.
• ON A LINE hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• ON A STRING hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• SNOOKERED cheated, hoaxed, trapped in a difficult position ...1910s sl.
HOAXED - nouns, person
• GAGGEE one who is hoaxed or deceived ...1819 Sc.
HOAXER - nouns, person
• CODDER a teaser, a hoaxer ...M19 sl.
• PUT-ON ARTIST a hoaxer, a tease ...1930s US sl.
HOAXING - adjectives
• STOOGE hoaxing, deceitful ...1990s Aust. sl.
HOAXING - nouns
• BAMBOSH deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception ...1865 sl.
• CODDING teasing, chaffing, hoaxing ...M19 sl.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• SPOOFERY trickery, hoaxing ...L19 sl.
HOBBLE - verbs
• CRAFFLE to hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRIMPLE † to be incurved, or drawn together; hence, to stand or walk lame from this or similar cause; to hobble, to limp; to move with pain or stiffness ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DANDER to hobble ...L16 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANER to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANNER to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DAUNDER to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DONDER to hobble ...1727 Eng. dial.
• GIMP to limp, to hobble ...1925 sl., orig. US
• HABBLE to move unsteadily, to hobble, to limp about ...1788 Sc.
• HAINCH to walk with a limp, to hobble ...1825 Sc.
• HAUCHLE to walk lamely or with difficulty; to hobble, to drag the feet along the ground ...1895 Sc. & N. Ireland
• HIMPLE † to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIRPLE to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
• JAKE-WALK to hobble; to walk more heavily on one foot than the other ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAUCHLE to move feebly but persistently; to shuffle, to hobble; to struggle along, to make slow and painful progress, to move painfully forward ...1880 Sc.
• SCRAWL to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
• SCROFFLE to shuffle; to hobble about with difficulty, as one ill or infirm ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TOLTER to move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to walk unevenly ...1529 Eng. dial.
HOBBLING - adjectives
• HAUCHLIN hobbling, limping, shambling ...Bk1902 Sc.
HOBBY - adjectives
• NOTIONATE given to hobbies, impulses, or whims ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TASTEFUL having many different tastes or hobbies ...1899 Eng. dial.
HOBBY - nouns
• BOGIE a craze, an infatuation; a hobby ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PADDY a hobby, a fad, a pastime ...L19 sl.
• SHOKE a hobby; a whim; a favourite pursuit ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
HOBBY - verbs
• MAKE RABBITS to indulge one's hobby, esp. in making things, e.g. gifts for children ...20C Royal Navy usage
HOBGOBLIN - adjectives
• BOGLIE haunted by hobgoblins or 'bogies' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LARVAL † belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin; ghastly, dreadful ...1656
HOBGOBLIN - nouns
• BARGHEST a ghost, wraith, or hobgoblin ...1788 Eng. dial.
• BEELZEBUB the devil; a devil or hobgoblin ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BO a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOAKIE a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODACH a spectre, a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-BO a hobgoblin; any object of terror ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOKIE a bogie, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOLLY † a bogy, a hobgoblin ...1724 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BOO-DADDY a ghost, hobgoblin; often used to threaten children ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BOODIE a ghost, a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a ghost, hobgoblin; often used to threaten children ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERBOO. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERMAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIE a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIEBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIEBOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOG MAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOKITY SAM a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUGABO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BUGABOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1787 Amer. dial.
• BUGGABEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER-MAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERY BOO the bogie-man, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGYBOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ..1843 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ..1941 Amer. dial.
• ETTIN a 'boggle,' a hobgoblin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVIL a hobgoblin; an evil spirit ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FAT MAN a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GAISHON † a thin, emaciated person; a skeleton; a hobgoblin ...1808 Sc.
• GAY HORSE † a bugbear or hobgoblin, carried about at plays and public shows, with wide jaws and great teeth ...1483
• GOBBLER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREASY a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAG † applied to ghosts, hobgoblins, and other terrors of the night ...1538
• HOB-GOB a hobgoblin, sprite, elf ...1882 Eng. dial.
• JABO a hobgoblin, used to threaten children and make them behave ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAKEY a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAR † a sprite, a hobgoblin ...1598
• LARVA † a disembodied spirit; a ghost, a hobgoblin, a spectre ...1651
• LEEDS DEVIL an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ...1939 Amer. dial.
• LEEDS'S GHOST an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ...1945 Amer. dial.
• MOLLY GRAW a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT DOCTOR a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1954 Amer. dial.
• OLD AUNT DINAH a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD AUNT VIOLET a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BILLY the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1894
• OLD BILLY HELL the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD BITING DICK a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLACK JOE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOGER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOGERMAN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CORKER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CRATCH a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DEVIL a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DINAH FLOW a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GOBLIN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD HARRY a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD IMP a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD JACK a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD NICK a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1934 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCRATCH a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCROOGE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WHITE HORSE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear; a bogey used to frighten children ...1637 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAW-HEELS AND BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• REDEYE a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
• REDEYE AND BLOODYBONES a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
• REDHEAD-BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RED MAN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SACK MAN a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAT a hobgoblin; the devil ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTY a hobgoblin or bogey ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SWAMP WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TADY-WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TANTIBOGUS a boogeyman; a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TATTER-FOAL a hobgoblin which appears under the form of a rough-coated horse or foal; also used of other ghostly animals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAMPUS an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1878 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS CAT an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1913 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS KITTY an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLING WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS CAT an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOMPUS an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1878 Amer. dial.
HOBO - see TRAMP
HOCKEY - nouns
• CAMMOCK 1. a curved stick, esp. one used in the game of hockey ...1678 Sc.
2. the game of hockey ...1821 Sc.
• CAMMON the game of hockey ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• DANDRIL a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
HOE - nouns
• AGGEY a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
• AGGIE a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
• GAFF a hoe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IDIOT STICK a hoe ...1930s US sl., esp. among loggers and miners
• PADLE a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
• PAIDLE a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
• SARCLE a hoe ...1745
HOE - verbs
• PADLE to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PAIDLE to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• SARCLE † to weed with a hoe ...1543
• SARCULATE †* to weed, to clear from weeds; to hoe ...1623
• SARKLE † to weed with a hoe ...1543 obs.
HOEING - nouns
• SARCULATION †* weeding with a hoe, hoeing ...1733
• SARRITION †* the act of hoeing or stirring the soil ...a1722
HOG - see PIG
HOIST - verbs
• GIVE A BACKIE to hoist up one's back ...Bk1898 Sc.
• GIVE A BACKIE-UP to hoist up one's back ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
• HAUSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
• HAWSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
HOLD - nouns
• HANDFAST † firm hold or grip with the hands ...1545
• YOKE a grip, a grasp, a hold ...1892 Sc.
HOLD - verbs
• BECATCH † to lay hold of, to seize upon ...c1200
• BECLAP † to catch or lay hold of suddenly ...c1386
• BECLIP † to lay hold of, to seize upon, to grip; to catch, to overtake ...c1380
• BEFONG † to lay hold on, to seize, to grasp, to catch ...a1000
• CAFFLE to take, to hold, to secure ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FANG † to lay hold of; to grasp; to hold; to seize; to clasp. to embrace ...c1200
• GET BY THE SHORT HAIRS to hold so that escape is painful or difficult ...1890s
• HANDFAST † to grasp, to seize with the hand; to take fast hold of ...c1530
• HAVE BY THE BACK † to lay hold of, to seize ...a1555
• HAVE BY THE SHORT HAIRS to hold so that escape is painful or difficult ...1890s
• IMBREAST * to hold in one's breast or bosom ...1867
• KEEP † to take in, to receive, to contain, to hold ...c1020
• LATCH † to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, esp. with the hand or claws; to clasp, to embrace ...c1000
• LOP ONTO to grab, to get hold of, to latch on to ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MAT ONTO to latch onto; to take hold of ...1914 Amer. dial.
• NAIL to secure; to succeed in catching hold of a person or thing; to steal ...1760 sl.
• NAP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of a person or thing; to take into custody; to nab, to steal ...1673 sl.
• NATCH to seize, to lay hold of; to arrest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEAK to squeeze, to press down, to pinch, to hold tight ...1876 Eng. dial.
• QUEEK to squeeze, to press down, to pinch, to hold tight ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SALIST to desist, to hold ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TACKLE to grip, to lay hold of ...E19 sl.
• TIT † to lay hold of forcibly, to clutch, to seize ...c1425
HOLD BACK - verbs
• ABACK † to hold or keep back ...1735 Sc.
• BACKSTALL to hold back; to stall ...1952 Amer. dial.
HOLDING - adjectives
• OMNITENENT † holding or containing all things ...1656
HOLDING - nouns
• MANUTENENCY † the act of holding in the hand or upholding; support, maintenance ...1633
• MANUTENTION * the act of holding by the hand ...1854
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HOLD-UP - nouns
• HEIST a robbery or hold-up ...1930 US sl.
• RAISE-UP an armed robbery or hold-up ...1940s US criminals' sl.
HOLD-UP - verbs
• HEIST to steal, rob, or hold up ...1931 sl., orig. US
HOLE - adjectives
• LATEBROUS †* full of dens or hiding holes ...1656
HOLE - nouns
• BOR a hole ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE † a hole in the ground; a hollow, a pit, a gulf ...a800
• DALK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DELK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOUSEHOLE any small hole ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PARRILLE a hole ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POP-POP a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POPPY a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POTATO a hole in a sock or stocking through which the skin shows ...1885 sl.
• PUKA a hole ...E20 Amer. dial.
• R.J. KNOWLES holes ...c1892 theatrical rhyming sl.
• SINUS † a cavity or hole in the earth ...a1676
• SPUD a hole in a sock or stocking though which the skin shows ...1960 sl.
• VENT a hole; an opening ...1838 Eng. dial.
• WANT †* a gap, a hole, a hollow ...1663 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
HOLE - verbs
• LACUNATE †* to make ditches or holes ...1623
HOLIDAY - adjectives/adverbs
• LAKING idling, taking a holiday; playing truant ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ON THE DAFFIN out for a frolic, on holiday ...1885 Sc.
HOLIDAY - nouns
• ALCOHOLIDAY a holiday or festive period that is spent drinking alcohol
• BACH a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GALLIVANTINGS jaunts, pleasure-trips, holiday-makings ...Bk1900 Ireland
• HALLOW-DAY a saint's day; a holy day; a holiday ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• HOLS holidays ...1905 sl.
• JAUL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• JAWL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• JOL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• LAKE a holiday ...1872 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-DAY a holiday ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKING a holiday ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BOUT a bout of idleness; a holiday ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-BOOZE a feast, an uproarious holiday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REMEDY a holiday ...c1519 sl.
• REMI a holiday ...Bk1903 Westminster School
• ROPE-YARN a day given as a (half-)holiday ...1886 sl., chiefly naval usage
• ST. LUBBOCKS DAY a bank holiday ...L19 sl.
• TIDE-TIMES holiday times such as at Christmas, Easter, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAC a vacation, holiday ...1709 Brit.
• VACANCE * a period during which there is formal suspension of holidays; holidays ...1563-7 chiefly Sc.
• VACANCE-TIME † a vacation; holidays ...1773 Sc.
• VACANCY a vacation, a holiday ...1703 Sc.
HOLIDAY - verbs
• FEAST † to keep holiday, to give oneself to pleasure; to enjoy oneself ...1608
• THROW THE CAP UP to take a sudden holiday ...1902 Eng. dial.
• VACANT † to take a holiday; to go on vacation ...1752 obs. exc. Sc.
HOLINESS - nouns
• HALIDOM † holiness, sanctity ...971
• SANCTANIMITY * holiness of mind ...1801
HOLLOW - adjectives
• BOSE hollow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOSS hollow, empty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
HOLLOW - nouns
• BALLOON anything inflated, empty, and hollow ...1812
• BOSS anything hollow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE † a hole in the ground; a hollow, a pit, a gulf ...a800
• DALK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWK a hollow in a surface; a depression, furrow, incision ...1703 Eng. dial.
• DEAF NUT something hollow, worthless, or unsubstantial ...1613
• DELK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FALLING † a depression in the soil; a hollow, declivity, slope ...1563
• SYKE a gully; a dip or hollow ...1859 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WANT †* a gap, a hole, a hollow ...1663 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
HOLLOW - verbs
• DAWK to make a hollow or incision in ...1703 Eng. dial.
• FALL IN to sink in, to become hollow, to shrink in person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOBE to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• UNBOWEL † to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
HOLLOWNESS - nouns
• BOSSNESS hollowness; emptiness from lack of food ...Bk1911 Sc.
HOLLY - nouns
• JACK-SHARP the holly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HOLLYHOCK - nouns
• HOCKHOLLER hollyhock ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
HOLLYWOOD - nouns
• TINSEL TOWN Hollywood, California ...1970s sl.
HOLY - adjectives
• HEAVENLY-MINDED having the thoughts and affections set on things above; holy, devout ...a1656
• SANCT * holy, sacred, consecrated ...1890
• SANCTIFICATE †* sanctified, holy ...c1485
• SANCTIFICATIVE †* serving to sanctify or make holy ...1607
• SANCTILOQUENT * speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things ...1656
• SANCTIMONIAL †* holy in character; sacred, holy, consecrated ...1721
• SANCTIMONIOUS † holy in character; sacred, holy, consecrated ...1604
HOLY - nouns
• HALIDOM 1. a holy place, chapel, sanctuary ...c1000 arch.
† 2. a holy thing, a holy relic; anything regarded as sacred ...c1000
• HALLOW-DAY a saint's day; a holy day; a holiday ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• SANCTITUDE * the quality of being holy or saint-like; holiness, sanctity ...c1450
HOLY - nouns, person
• HAGIOGRAPHER n. he that writes holy things; a sacred writer ...1656
• HALLOW a holy personage; a saint (little used after 1500) ...a885
• SI QUIS a candidate for holy orders ...c1860 sl.
HOLY - verbs
• HALLOW 1. to keep a day, festival, etc. holy; to observe solemnly ...971
2. to make holy; to sanctify, to purify ...c1000
• HALSE † to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• HALSEN † to call upon in the name of something holy; to adjure ...c1290 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SANCTIFICATE * to sanctify; to set apart as holy or sacred ...a1677
• SANCTIZE †* to make holy, to sanctify ...1691
HOMAGE - nouns
• MANHEAD † homage ...1297
• MANHOOD † homage ...1340
• MANRED † homage ...c1000
• MANRENT homage ...1375 Sc. now Hist.
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
HOME - adjectives
• CACESTOGENOUS caused by unfavourable home environment
• CLOSE TO TAW close to home ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FAR FROM TAW far from home ...1875 Amer. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• IN FATHERLAND † at home; opposite to 'abroad' ...1683
• LACKER absent from and missed at home ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HOME - adverbs
• AGATEWARD(S) on the way towards home ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AHOME at home ...Bk1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMERT belonging to home; home-grown; home-made; home-keeping ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMIE † suggestive of home; domestic ...1798 Sc.
HOME - nouns
• BACK-AH-YARD the general concept of home ...1977 W. Indian and UK Black usage
• BEING a home, a dwelling-place, a lodging ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIEL a shelter, refuge; a home, house; anything that shelters or shades ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIELD a shelter, refuge; a home, house; anything that shelters or shades ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUROCH a house, a home ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CASTLE one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• COCOONING staying at home with one's family ...1970s US sl.
• DOMESTIC any problems accruing to one's home life (rather than criminal/professional life) ...1970s sl.
• DOMI one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMIE one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMMIE one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMMY one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOWN-SITTING a location, home ...1865 Sc.
• FANCY CRIB a fashionable, chic, well-designed home ...20C US Black sl.
• GAFF a place of residence; a home, a shop or other place of business; any sort of building ...1932 UK sl.
• GATES OF ROME home ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• HALL a house, a home; a farm-house or cottage ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOME PLATE where you live ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KIP the place where one sleeps, one's home ...L19 sl.
• MAIN STASH one's home ...1940s US Black sl.
• NEST a lodging, shelter, home, bed, etc., esp. of a secluded or comfortable nature; a snug retreat ...a1000
• PAD an apartment or home ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PADHOUSE one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALYIR a dwelling, abode, home ...1879 Sc.
• PODUNK a house or home ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SACK one's home ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCOTCH CONVOY the accompanying of a guest a part or all of the way back to his home ...1896 Sc.
• SHACK one's home; a house; an apartment ...1880s US Black sl.
• YARD a home, a house or other dwelling place ...1920s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
HOME - nouns, person
• KIPPER an adult who cannot afford to move away his or her parent's home (Kids In Parents' Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings) ...21C colloq.
• HOMEBOY someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
• HOME-BUDDY someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
• HOUSE-DOVE a person always at home; especially applied to a woman ...1579-80
• NESTCOCK † an effeminate man who stays much at home; a man who has never travelled; a delicate, spiritless, or timid person ...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.
• SHUT-IN a person who stays at home and never goes out ...1904 US colloq.
• SUNDAY MAN one who goes out only on Sunday; one attached to home life ...1785
HOME - verbs
• CARD to go home, to move on ...1952 Amer. dial.
• COME DARK HOME to come home after dark ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN IN † to get home, or to reach a place of refuge ...1828
• HEAF to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LACK to be absent, esp. from home; to loiter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THRUM of a man or wife: to leave home through disagreement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HOME-BRED - adjectives
• INGLE-BRED home-bred ...1788 Sc.
HOME BREW - nouns
• MACOOLA home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAHKOOLAH home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAKOOLA home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
HOMELAND - nouns
• CALF-COUNTRY the place of one's birth or early life ...1831 Sc.
• CALF-GROUND the place of one's birth or early life ...1884 Sc.
HOMELESS - adjectives
• GANG-THERE-OUT homeless, vagabond ...1815 Sc.
• WAFF of persons: vagrant, wandering, homeless, footloose ...1746 Sc.
• WAIF stray, wandering, homeless ...c1730 Sc.
HOMELESS - nouns
• LEAN-TO a lodging house, night shelter, or similar refuge for homeless people ...1940s sl.
HOMELESS - nouns, person
• ARAB a homeless child, a street urchin ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BAG LADY a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. New York City
• DEADBEAT of people: a failure, a down-and-out, an impoverished person; a person down on their luck; a jobless and homeless person ...M19 sl., orig. US
• DOWN-AND-OUT a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1889 Amer. sl.
• DOWN-AND-OUTER a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1924 Amer. sl.
• JACK OUT OF DOORS † a person turned out of his former place; a homeless person; a vagrant ...1543
• MCDUMPSTER KID a homeless, starving young person ...2000s US Black sl.
• PARAFFIN a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl. (paraffin lamp)
• PARAFFIN LAMP a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRUFF-BAG a down-and-out ...1920s sl.
• SKELL a homeless person or derelict ...1982 US sl.
• WAIF a person who is without home or friends; one who lives uncared-for or without guidance; an outcast from society; an unowned or neglected child ...1784
HOMELESS - verbs
• CARRY THE STICK to live without a fixed abode ...1978 US sl.
• WALK AT ROVERS † to have no settled abode ...1518
HOMELY - adjectives
• BUTT-UGLY very ugly; extremely homely ...1986 Amer. sl.
• FAMILIAR † homely, plain; hence, easily understood ...1529
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMMAL homely, domestic, household ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NATURABLE of a kindly disposition; benevolent; homely ...1877 Eng. dial.
• PLAIN AS PARRITCH of persons: homely, unattractive in appearance; very plain (parritch = porridge) ...1899 Sc.
• RAPLOCH coarse, rough, homely ...1724 Sc.
HOMELY- nouns, person
• MOPSY † a slatternly, untidy woman; a sloven; a dowdy or homely woman ...a1700
• PRUNEFACE a homely or sad-looking person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
HOMELY - verbs
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A BUS of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A TRAM. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE REAR END OF A COW of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE SIDE OF A HOUSE of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE THAT WOULD STOP A BUS of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
HOMELY - phrases
• YOU'D SCARE A DOG OFF A GUT WAGON said of somebody who is ugly or homely ...1966 Amer. sl.
HOMEMADE - adjectives
• FARMER homemade ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMERT belonging to home; home-grown; home-made; home-keeping ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAMMY-MADE homemade ...1953 Amer. Black dial.
HOMESTEAD - nouns
• HEARTH-STEAD the place of a hearth; fireside; hence, homestead ...c1475
HOMETOWN - nouns, person
• HOME a person from the same hometown ...1970s US campus sl.
HOMEWORK - nouns
• ECCER homework ...1910s Aust. & Irish sl.
HOMEWORK - verbs
• HACK OFF to ignore one's homework or other duties and do nothing ...1960s Amer. sl.
HOMICIDE - adjectives
• HOMICIDIOUS * pert. to homicide; tending to or resulting in homicide; man-slaying; murderous ...1632
HOMICIDE - nouns
• MANQUELLING † manslaughter, homicide, murder ...c1380
• MANSLAUGHT † manslaughter, murder, homicide ...c897
• MAN-SLAYING the act of killing a man; homicide; murder ...c1380
HOMICIDE - nouns, person
• MANSLAYER one who kills a man; a homicide; a murderer; occasionally, one who commits manslaughter ...a1300
• HACKNEY † ready to do work for hire; plying for hire ...1589
HIRE - nouns
• ABLOCATION † a letting out for money ...1676
• HAGGLE-CART a horse and cart let out on hire to do rough work or odd jobs ...1899 Eng. dial.
• LET a letting for hire or rent ...1684
• NEVER-NEVER, THE. hire purchase ...1926 Brit. sl.
• OBLOCATION †* a letting out to hire ...1623
HIRE - nouns, person
• GALLIER a person who keeps teams for hire; a wagoner ...1882 Eng. dial.
HIRE - verbs
• ABLOCATE † to let out to hire ...1612
• BORROW to hire out ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FEE to hire, to employ ...1701 Amer. dial.
• HACKNEY † to let out for hire ...1622
• OBLOCATE †* to let out on hire ...1623
• WAGE † 1. to engage or employ for wages; to hire ...c1330
†* 2. to put out to hire
HIRED - adjectives
• HACKNEYED † hired; kept for hire ...1767
• ILLOCABLE †* that cannot be hired or placed out ...1721
• LETTEN †* hired, let out ...1767
HIRELING - nouns, person
• WAGELING †* a hireling ...a1547
HIRING - nouns
• LETMENT † hiring, letting out ...1574
• LETTAGE †* the act of letting, hiring out ...1530
HISPANIC - nouns, person
• COCONUT a Hispanic person trying to be White ...1970s US sl.
• ESE a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
• ESSAY a fellow Hispanic, esp. in the context of a street gang ...1960s US/Hispanic usage
HISS - nouns, person
• SIBILATOR * one who hisses or whistles ...c1440
• SIBILLATOR * one who hisses or whistles ...c1440
HISS - verbs
• GOOSE to express disapproval of a play, actor, etc. by hissing ...1838 theatrical sl.
• GUY † to hiss ...c1870 theatrical usage
• HIZZLE † to make a hissing or whizzing noise ...1583
• OBSIBILATE †* to make a whistling noise, as trees stirred with winds; to hiss ...1656
• RAZZ to hiss or deride someone or make fun of them ...1921 sl., orig. US
• SIBILATE to hiss; to utter a hissing sound ...1656
• SIBILLATE to hiss; to utter a hissing sound ...1656
• SIFFLE to blow with a sibilant sound; to whistle, to hiss ...a1300
• SISS to hiss ...a1300
• SISTLE * to emit a kind of hissing sound ...1849
• SIZZ to give out a hissing sound; to hiss, to sizzle ...1788
HISSING - adjectives
• SIBILANT having a hissing sound; characterized by hissing ...1669
• SIBILOUS hissing, sibilant ...1768
HISSING - nouns
• GUYING hissing ...1885 theatrical usage
• OBSIBILATION †* a hissing against ...1658
• SIBILATION the act of hissing or whistling; a hissing or whistling sound ...1626
• SIBILLATION the act of hissing or whistling; a hissing or whistling sound ...1626
• SISS a hissing sound ...1870
HISTORY - nouns
• LEGEND † a story, history, account ...c1385
HISTORY - nouns, person
• HISTORIOGNOMER †* one learned in history ...1593
HISTRIONIC - adjectives
• ACADEMY AWARD histrionic ...1966 Aust. sl.
• ACADEMY AWARD WINNING histrionic ...1987 Aust. sl.
• AM DRAM Amateur Dramatic; hence, exaggerated, unsubtle, histrionic ...1985 UK sl.
HIT - adjectives
• BONED having been hit hard on the head ...1977 UK sl.
HIT, HITTING - nouns
• BILF a blunt stroke, a hit ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DOING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1880 sl.
• GOING-OVER an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1942 sl., orig. US
• LAM a blow; a hard hit or swipe ...1896 Eng. dial.
• PASTE a hit or blow ...1910s sl.
• PASTING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1851 sl.
• RIGHT-HANDER a hit with the right hand ...1857 boxing sl.
• THIMBLE-PIE a rap on the head with a thimbled finger ...1847 Eng. dial.
HIT - verbs
• BASH to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASH SOMEONE UP to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1954 Brit. sl.
• BASTE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1533
• BAT to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike ...c1440
• BATTERY to knock; to hit; to knock down ...2002 UK sl.
• BEAN to hit or strike someone on the head ...1910 sl., chiefly US
• BEAT THE BEJESUS OUT OF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1908 sl.
• BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF to thrash or beat a person severely; to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1966 sl.
• BEAT THE TAR OUT OF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to do violence ...1884 sl.
• BELT to hit, to thrash with a belt ...1649
• BIF(F) to strike or hit ...1888 Amer. sl.
• BING to slap, to hit ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BLOUSE to strike or hit someone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BONK to hit resoundingly; to bang, to bump ...1938 sl.
• BOP to hit ...1928 sl., orig. US
• BOX ONE'S EARS to punish by hitting ...1601 sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE'S ASS to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1949 US sl.
• BUNG ONE ON to hit ...1950s sl.
• BUS to hit, to strike ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUSS to hit, to strike ...1872 Amer. dial.
• CAB to hit on the had with the knuckles ...1905 Sc.
• CAST † to aim, deliver a blow ...c1340
• CHOCK to hit a person under the chin ...c1860 Cockney colloq.
• CHUNK to hit someone or something with something thrown ...1835 US sl.
• CLIP to hit smartly; to strike against in passing ...1855 colloq.
• CLOBBER to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash...1946 sl.
• CLOCK to strike sharply or heavily; to strike with the fist; to punch in the face; to hit ...1932 Amer. sl.
• CLONK to hit forcibly ...1943 colloq.
• CLOUT to hit ...c1314
• COBBLE-NOBBLE to rap on the head with the knuckles ...19C Eng. dial.
• COBNOBBLE to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head ...19C Eng. dial.
• CONK to hit; orig. to hit someone on the nose ...1821 sl., now chiefly US
• CONNECT to hit someone very hard ...1930s Amer. sl.
• COP to catch someone with a blow; to hit ...M19 sl.
• COSH to hit on the head with a cosh (bludgeon) ...1865 chiefly Brit. sl.
• CREAM to hit ...1942 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CROWN to hit someone on the head ...1746 sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S FACE to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DANCE ON SOMEONE'S LIPS to hit or kick in the face ...1980s US Black sl.
• DAP to hit or strike lightly; to make a ball rebound on the ground, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DIFT to hit, to strike ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DISH IT OUT to fight with forceful hitting ...1930 sl., orig. US
• DONG to hit, to strike, to punch ...1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DOOIE to hit ...1980s US campus sl.
• DO SOMEONE OVER to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1866 sl.
• DOT A PERSON ONE to hit ...1895 Brit. sl.
• DOWF to hit with something soft; to thump ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DUFF UP to hit repeatedly; to beat up, to assault someone ...1961 UK sl.
• DUST to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
• DUST OFF to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1803 sl.
• EAT WOOL to be hit or, esp. nearly hit in the face by a volley ...1976 US sl.
• FACER to hit in the face ...E19 sl.
• FAG THE BLOSS to hit the wench ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAG THE FEN to drub the prostitute ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• FAKE to shoot, to wound, to hit or cut; to poison ...E19 sl.
• FAN to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• FANCY SASH to hit ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'bash'
• FILL SOMEONE IN to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1948 Brit. sl.
• FIRE ON to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• FIRE ON SOMEONE to hit or punch ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FIRE UP to strike, to hit, to fight with ...1972 Amer. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE JESSE to beat, to hit ...1839 US sl.
• HANG A SHANTY to bruise the area around the eye by hitting a person ...1926 Amer. dial.
• HANG ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1908 sl.
• JOLT to hit someone ...1920s Aust. sl.
• KANGSE to hit lightly ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KNEVELL to hit or beat violently with the fists; to knock about ...1815 Sc.
• KNOCK ONE'S BLOCK OFF to hit someone very hard; often used as a threat ...1902 sl.
• KNOCK SOMEONE ABOUT to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1926 sl.
• KNOCK THE SHIT OUT OF SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...19C colloq.
• KNOCK THE TAR OUT OF SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1884 sl.
• LAM to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog; to hit hard, to strike ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LAMP to hit; to beat ...1954 UK sl.
• LAY INTO SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1838 sl.
• LAY ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1980s sl.
• LEATHER orig. to hit someone with a leather strap; hence, to beat or thrash someone ...a1625
• LET DOWN † to deliver a blow at ...1640
• LET SOMEONE HAVE IT to hit, to kill, esp. with gunfire ...M19 sl., orig. US
• LICK to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip ...1888 Amer. dial.
• LUBBER to hit ...M19 sl.
• MARK † to aim a blow or missile at; to strike, to hit ...a1300
• MASH to strike, hit, or beat someone ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MASH UP strike, hit, or beat someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MELLOW to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MILL to hit ...c1700 sl.
• MOUSE to hit in the face ...L17 sl.
• MOVE ON to hit, to assault, usually with a weapon ...1970s US Black & campus sl.
• MUSH to beat up, to hit ...1980s US Black sl.
• NAIL vb. to hit, esp., in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat ...1785 sl.
• NEIVE to hit with the fists; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOB to hit on the head ...E19 sl.
• NUT to head-butt someone or hit someone on the head ...1937 sl.
• OIL to hit, to beat, to whip ...L18 sl.
• PAIK to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAN to hit in the face ...1942 sl.
• PART SOMEONE'S HAIR to hit someone on the head ...L19 US sl.
• PASS SOMEONE ONE to hit someone ...1900s Aust. sl.
• PASTE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1846 sl.
• PAT to beat; to hit frequently; to make a succession of quick, sharp strokes or sounds ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PLUG to hit ...1875 sl.
• POP to hit ...c1817 sl.
• PUT ONE ON SOMEONE to hit, to punch ...1980s sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to hit with the fist; to beat up ...20C Amer. sl.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROUGH SOMEONE UP to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1942 sl.
• ROUST to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1904 Amer. sl.
• SAP to hit someone with a club ...1926 US sl.
• SAP UP to hit someone with a club ...1926 US sl.
• SCOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAG to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1835 sl.
• SKOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SKULL to hit someone on the head ...1945 sl.
• SLOG. to hit ...1824 sl.
• SLOSH to hit ...1890 Brit. sl.
• SLUG to hit ...1862 sl., now chiefly US
• SNITCHEL to hit on the nose ...L17 sl.
• SOAK to hit ...1896 US sl.
• SOCK to strike or hit hard ...a1700
• SOCK IT TO SOMEONE to hit ...1877 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• SPIKE to hit someone hard; to knock someone down ...1930s Aust. sl.
• STICK IT ON SOMEONE to hit ...1960 sl.
• STICK ONE ON SOMEONE to hit ...1960 sl.
• STOUCH to hit ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STOUSH to hit ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SWIPE to hit ...1851 sl.
• TAG in boxing: to hit ...1940 US sl.
• TAINT † to touch, to strike, to hit ...1525
• TAKE A BUST (AT) to hit (with the fist) ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A POP AT to hit; to deliver a blow ...1825 sl.
• TAN to hit, to attack ...17C sl.
• TAN ONE'S ARSE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment: to thrash or flog ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment; to thrash or flog...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BEHIND to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S BOTTOM to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S HIDE to hit someone with a cane, etc., esp. on the buttocks, as a punishment ...c1670 sl.
• TAP 1. to hit and thus draw blood from a victim's nose ...M18 sl.
2. to hit on the head ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• TAP A JUDY to cause one's nose to bleed with a blow ...M19 sl.
• TAP SOMEONE'S CLARET to cause someone's nose to bleed with a blow ...E19 sl.
• TOWEL to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to thrash; to beat; to cudgel ...1705 sl.
• TUNK to hit, to strike, to tap; to thump ...1892 Amer. dial.
• WADDY to hit someone, usually with a club or cudgel ...M19 Aust. sl.
• WADE INTO SOMEONE to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1893 sl., orig. US
• WALLOP to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit ...1825 colloq.
• WARM THE WAX OF SOMEONE'S EAR to box someone's ears ...M19 sl.
• WARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHACK to hit ...1721 sl.
• WHALE to mark with a blow from a whip or cane; to thrash, to flog, to hit, to trounce ...1856 Sc.
• WHAM to hit or strike ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHANG to hit ...E19 sl.
• WHAP to hit ...M19 sl.
• WHARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WORK ONE OVER to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1927 sl.
• WRITE ONE'S NAME ACROSS ANOTHER'S to hit in the face ...L19 sl., orig. sporting usage
• ZONK to hit or strike ...1950s sl.
• ZONK OUT to hit or strike ...1950s sl.
HIT - interjections
• HAY! † an exclamation on hitting an opponent ...1598
HITCHHIKE - verbs
• HITCH to hitchhike ...1929 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to secure a ride for oneself, as by hitchhiking; to steal a ride on a train ...1930 Amer. sl.
HITCHHIKING - nouns
• HITCH a lift given to a hitchhiker ...1928 Amer. sl.
HIV - adjectives
• SICK infected with HIV or suffering from AIDS ...1990 US
HIV - nouns
• PACKAGE AIDS or HIV ...2002 US sl.
• VIRUS, THE HIV, the virus that causes AIDS ...1980s euphemism, orig. US
HIVES - nouns
• ACID BUMPS hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ACID RASH hives ...1966 Amer. dial.
HOARD - nouns
• FALLACHAN a hoard, a concealed store ...c1850 Sc.
• OLD STOCKING a secret hoard ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE an accumulation, what has been gathered together; a hoard ...1851 Sc.
HOARD - verbs
• HAIN to husband, to economize, to use sparingly; to save up, to hoard, to lay by ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LAY BACK to put aside, to save, to hoard ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MIZE to act like a miser; to hoard money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SALT AWAY to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SALT DOWN to hoard or save money or valuables; to store money secretly in order to conceal profits ...1849 sl.
• SAM † to join or fasten together; to amass, to hoard up ...c1000
HOARDED - adjectives
• HAINED saved, hoarded ...1866 Sc.
HOARDER, HOARDING - nouns, person
• NABAL a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1792 Sc.
• NABBLE a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1792 Sc.
• NABBLER a grasping, hoarding person; one who is careful to meanness about money; a miser ...1911 Sc.
• PACK RAT an obsessive hoarder ...20C US sl.
HOARINESS - nouns
• CANESCENCE * hoariness, dull whiteness ...1855
• CANITUDE † hoariness, whiteness ...1656
HOARSE - adjectives
• CROAKY hoarse ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
• GIN AND FOG of a voice: hoarse with that peculiar quality of 'fruitiness' which spirituous indulgence causes ...c1880 sl., orig. theatrical
• HAISS hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HESS hoarse ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAUCID * hoarse, raucous, harsh-sounding ...1831
• RAWK hoarse ...B1900 Sc.
• REASTY hoarse ...1878 Eng. dial.
• REASTY-CROPPED hoarse-voiced; rough of speech; surly ...1875 Eng. dial.
• THROPPLE-HOARSE hoarse ...1884 Sc.
HOARSE - nouns
• YAUP a harsh, hoarse, or querulous cry, esp. of a bird ...1824
• YAWP a harsh, hoarse, or querulous cry, esp. of a bird ...1824
HOARSE - verbs
• CRAKE to quaver hoarsely in singing; to speak hoarsely ...19C Eng. dial.
• GOOZLE to speak hoarsely ...1972 Amer. dial.
HOARSENESS - nouns
• REAST hoarseness ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
HOARY - adjectives
• CANESCENT rather hoary; greyish or dull white, like the down or hairs on the leaves of plants ...1847
• CANOUS †* grey, hoary ...1513
HOAX - nouns
• BAM a story intended to impose upon the credulous; a hoax or imposition; a trick, a joke ...1762 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAMBOSH deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception ...1865 sl.
• BLAFLUM nonsense, idle talk, a hoax ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a trick or hoax ...1848 Amer. dial.
• CANARD an extravagant, or absurd story circulated to impose on people's credulity; a rumour, hoax, a false report ...1864
• COD a joke, a hoax, a parody ...20C sl., orig. Irish
• DERISION a practical joke; a hoax ...1822 Sc.
• FILL an exaggerated or fictitious account; a hoax ...1893 Amer. sl.
• FLANKER a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• GAG cheating, fraud, deception, a hoax ...1805 sl.
• GAGGERY a deception, hoax; the act of deceiving or hoaxing ...1819 Sc.
• GAGGING a deception, hoax; the act of deceiving or hoaxing ...1819 Sc.
• GEGG a trick, a hoax, a practical joke ...1855 Sc.
• GUY a trick or hoax; a prank, a jest, a joke ...1854 Amer. sl.
• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax ...1914 Amer. sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• JACK-OFF a hoax, a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• JOLLY a deception or hoax ...L19 US
• JOSH a usually good-natured hoax; hence, a jest, a piece of badinage ...1878 Amer. now colloq.
• LARRIE jesting, joking, a practical joke, a hoax ...1880 Sc.
• MAGOO, THE a lie, a trick, a hoax ...1930s US sl.
• ONE a joke on, an act of teasing; a hoax ...M19 sl.
• PUT-ON a joke, a hoax ...M19 sl.
• QUEER a hoax, a confidence trick ...M18 sl.
• SKIT a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1815 chiefly Eng. dial.
• SKITE a trick; a hoax; a practical joke ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPOOF a hoax, a confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• STRING a hoax; a discredited story ...Bk1904 sl.
• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.
HOAX - nouns, person
• FAKER a hoaxer ...1892 sl.
• GAGGER one who practices a hoax or deception ...Bk1900 Sc.
HOAX - verbs
• BAM to hoax, to practice on the credulity of; to deceive, to delude, to impose upon, to play a joke or trick on a person...1738 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BAMBLUSTERATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to hoax or confuse in a noisy manner ...19C sl.
• BLAGUE to tell lies in jest; to hoax, to humbug ...1883
• COD(D) to tease, to hoax ...M19 sl.
• COME THE OLD ABDABS to hoax, to fool ...1940s sl.
• FILL to hoax or mislead ...1880 Amer. sl.
• FILL UP to hoax or mislead ...1880 Amer. sl.
• GAFFLE to hoax, to deceive ...1970s US sl.
• GAG to cheat, to act fraudulently, to deceive, to hoax ...1781 sl.
• GAMBETTER to deceive, to hoax ...L19 sl.
• GAMMET to play, to frolic, to amuse oneself; to play off practical jokes; to deceive, to hoax, to take in ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAMMON to stuff with ridiculous nonsense; to flatter, to humbug, to deceive, to hoax ...1812 colloq.
• GEGG to hoax, to play a trick on ...1826 Sc.
• GREEN to hoax, take in ...L19 sl.
• GUY to hoax, to trick, to put on ...1890 Amer. sl.
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• JOSH to hoax or tease, esp. good-naturedly; to joke, to fool ...1852 Amer. sl.
• KIDDY to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery ...M19 sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S LEG to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone ...1888 UK sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S PISSER to make fun of someone or something; to mock, to tease; to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone ...1969 Brit. sl.
• PULL SOMEONE'S TIT to good-naturedly hoax or deceive someone; to make a fool of someone ...1959 Aust. sl.
• PUT ONESELF AWAY to pretend; to hoax ...1930s sl.
• PUT ON THE SHAM to carry out a lie or hoax ...1960s Amer. sl.
• PUT THE BUG ON to trick or hoax; to get an advantage over somebody by tricky means ...1848 Amer. dial.
• RISE TO THE FLY to be taken in by a hoax; to be deceived ...1884
• RUN A DRAG ON to deceive, to trick, to hoax ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCHLENT to double-cross; to hoax; to be evasive ...1920s sl.
• SELL SOMEONE A PACKET to hoax, to deceive; to lie ...L18 sl.
• SPOOF to hoax, to fool, to trick ...L19 sl.
• STRING to fool or hoax; to deceive, to dupe ...1812 sl., chiefly US
• TAKE IN to deceive, to cheat, to trick, to impose upon, to hoax ...1740 colloq.
HOAXED - adjectives
• HAD tricked, hoaxed, deceived ...L18 sl.
• ON A LINE hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• ON A STRING hoaxed, bamboozled ...1897 sl.
• SNOOKERED cheated, hoaxed, trapped in a difficult position ...1910s sl.
HOAXED - nouns, person
• GAGGEE one who is hoaxed or deceived ...1819 Sc.
HOAXER - nouns, person
• CODDER a teaser, a hoaxer ...M19 sl.
• PUT-ON ARTIST a hoaxer, a tease ...1930s US sl.
HOAXING - adjectives
• STOOGE hoaxing, deceitful ...1990s Aust. sl.
HOAXING - nouns
• BAMBOSH deceptive humbug; a hoax, hoaxing; deception ...1865 sl.
• CODDING teasing, chaffing, hoaxing ...M19 sl.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• SPOOFERY trickery, hoaxing ...L19 sl.
HOBBLE - verbs
• CRAFFLE to hobble ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRIMPLE † to be incurved, or drawn together; hence, to stand or walk lame from this or similar cause; to hobble, to limp; to move with pain or stiffness ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DANDER to hobble ...L16 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANER to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DANNER to hobble ...1727 Sc.
• DAUNDER to hobble ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DONDER to hobble ...1727 Eng. dial.
• GIMP to limp, to hobble ...1925 sl., orig. US
• HABBLE to move unsteadily, to hobble, to limp about ...1788 Sc.
• HAINCH to walk with a limp, to hobble ...1825 Sc.
• HAUCHLE to walk lamely or with difficulty; to hobble, to drag the feet along the ground ...1895 Sc. & N. Ireland
• HIMPLE † to limp, to hobble, to go lame ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIRPLE to limp, to walk lamely or in a hobbling manner ...c1450 chiefly Scot & N. Eng. dial.
• JAKE-WALK to hobble; to walk more heavily on one foot than the other ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PAUCHLE to move feebly but persistently; to shuffle, to hobble; to struggle along, to make slow and painful progress, to move painfully forward ...1880 Sc.
• SCRAWL to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
• SCROFFLE to shuffle; to hobble about with difficulty, as one ill or infirm ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TOLTER to move unsteadily; to flounder; to turn or toss about; to hobble; to walk unevenly ...1529 Eng. dial.
HOBBLING - adjectives
• HAUCHLIN hobbling, limping, shambling ...Bk1902 Sc.
HOBBY - adjectives
• NOTIONATE given to hobbies, impulses, or whims ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TASTEFUL having many different tastes or hobbies ...1899 Eng. dial.
HOBBY - nouns
• BOGIE a craze, an infatuation; a hobby ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PADDY a hobby, a fad, a pastime ...L19 sl.
• SHOKE a hobby; a whim; a favourite pursuit ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
HOBBY - verbs
• MAKE RABBITS to indulge one's hobby, esp. in making things, e.g. gifts for children ...20C Royal Navy usage
HOBGOBLIN - adjectives
• BOGLIE haunted by hobgoblins or 'bogies' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LARVAL † belonging to a night spirit, ghost, hobgoblin; ghastly, dreadful ...1656
HOBGOBLIN - nouns
• BARGHEST a ghost, wraith, or hobgoblin ...1788 Eng. dial.
• BEELZEBUB the devil; a devil or hobgoblin ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BO a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOAKIE a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODACH a spectre, a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE-BO a hobgoblin; any object of terror ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOKIE a bogie, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOLLY † a bogy, a hobgoblin ...1724 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BOO-DADDY a ghost, hobgoblin; often used to threaten children ...1888 Amer. dial.
• BOODIE a ghost, a hobgoblin ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOGER a ghost, hobgoblin; often used to threaten children ...1866 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERBOO. a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERMAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1903 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIE a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIEBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOGIEBOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOG MAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOOKITY SAM a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUGABO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BUGABOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1787 Amer. dial.
• BUGGABEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERBEAR a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGER-MAN a ghost, a hobgoblin, often used to frighten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUGGERY BOO the bogie-man, a hobgoblin, a bugbear ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUGGYBOO a ghost or imaginary monster, a hobgoblin; the devil ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CATAWAMPUS an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ..1843 Amer. dial.
• CATTYWAMPUS an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ..1941 Amer. dial.
• ETTIN a 'boggle,' a hobgoblin ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVIL a hobgoblin; an evil spirit ...1914 Amer. dial.
• FAT MAN a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GAISHON † a thin, emaciated person; a skeleton; a hobgoblin ...1808 Sc.
• GAY HORSE † a bugbear or hobgoblin, carried about at plays and public shows, with wide jaws and great teeth ...1483
• GOBBLER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GREASY a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAG † applied to ghosts, hobgoblins, and other terrors of the night ...1538
• HOB-GOB a hobgoblin, sprite, elf ...1882 Eng. dial.
• JABO a hobgoblin, used to threaten children and make them behave ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JAKEY a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LAR † a sprite, a hobgoblin ...1598
• LARVA † a disembodied spirit; a ghost, a hobgoblin, a spectre ...1651
• LEEDS DEVIL an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ...1939 Amer. dial.
• LEEDS'S GHOST an imaginary monster; a hobgoblin ...1945 Amer. dial.
• MOLLY GRAW a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT DOCTOR a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1954 Amer. dial.
• OLD AUNT DINAH a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD AUNT VIOLET a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BILLY the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1894
• OLD BILLY HELL the devil; a hobgoblin or boogeyman ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OLD BITING DICK a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BLACK JOE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOGER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD BOOGERMAN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CORKER a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD CRATCH a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DEVIL a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DINAH FLOW a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD GOBLIN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD HARRY a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD IMP a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD JACK a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD NICK a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1934 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCRATCH a hobgoblin used to threaten children ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SCROOGE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD WHITE HORSE a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear; a bogey used to frighten children ...1637 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RAW-HEELS AND BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• REDEYE a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
• REDEYE AND BLOODYBONES a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...c1966 Amer. dial.
• REDHEAD-BLOODYBONES a spectre, a hobgoblin; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RED MAN a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave; a nursery bugbear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SACK MAN a hobgoblin used to threaten children and make them behave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCRAT a hobgoblin; the devil ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTY a hobgoblin or bogey ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SWAMP WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TADY-WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TANTIBOGUS a boogeyman; a hobgoblin that is used to threaten children and make them behave ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TATTER-FOAL a hobgoblin which appears under the form of a rough-coated horse or foal; also used of other ghostly animals ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAMPUS an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1878 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS CAT an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1913 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS KITTY an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1954 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLING WAMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPUS CAT an imaginary animal monster; a hobgoblin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOMPUS an imaginary animal or monster; a hobgoblin ...1878 Amer. dial.
HOBO - see TRAMP
HOCKEY - nouns
• CAMMOCK 1. a curved stick, esp. one used in the game of hockey ...1678 Sc.
2. the game of hockey ...1821 Sc.
• CAMMON the game of hockey ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• DANDRIL a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
HOE - nouns
• AGGEY a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
• AGGIE a long-handled hoe ...1960s US prison sl.
• GAFF a hoe ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IDIOT STICK a hoe ...1930s US sl., esp. among loggers and miners
• PADLE a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
• PAIDLE a field or garden hoe ...a1568 Sc.
• SARCLE a hoe ...1745
HOE - verbs
• PADLE to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• PAIDLE to hoe, to loosen the ground ...1825 Sc.
• SARCLE † to weed with a hoe ...1543
• SARCULATE †* to weed, to clear from weeds; to hoe ...1623
• SARKLE † to weed with a hoe ...1543 obs.
HOEING - nouns
• SARCULATION †* weeding with a hoe, hoeing ...1733
• SARRITION †* the act of hoeing or stirring the soil ...a1722
HOG - see PIG
HOIST - verbs
• GIVE A BACKIE to hoist up one's back ...Bk1898 Sc.
• GIVE A BACKIE-UP to hoist up one's back ...Bk1898 Sc.
• HALSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
• HAUSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
• HAWSE † to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
HOLD - nouns
• HANDFAST † firm hold or grip with the hands ...1545
• YOKE a grip, a grasp, a hold ...1892 Sc.
HOLD - verbs
• BECATCH † to lay hold of, to seize upon ...c1200
• BECLAP † to catch or lay hold of suddenly ...c1386
• BECLIP † to lay hold of, to seize upon, to grip; to catch, to overtake ...c1380
• BEFONG † to lay hold on, to seize, to grasp, to catch ...a1000
• CAFFLE to take, to hold, to secure ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FANG † to lay hold of; to grasp; to hold; to seize; to clasp. to embrace ...c1200
• GET BY THE SHORT HAIRS to hold so that escape is painful or difficult ...1890s
• HANDFAST † to grasp, to seize with the hand; to take fast hold of ...c1530
• HAVE BY THE BACK † to lay hold of, to seize ...a1555
• HAVE BY THE SHORT HAIRS to hold so that escape is painful or difficult ...1890s
• IMBREAST * to hold in one's breast or bosom ...1867
• KEEP † to take in, to receive, to contain, to hold ...c1020
• LATCH † to take hold of, to grasp, to seize, esp. with the hand or claws; to clasp, to embrace ...c1000
• LOP ONTO to grab, to get hold of, to latch on to ...1934 Amer. dial.
• MAT ONTO to latch onto; to take hold of ...1914 Amer. dial.
• NAIL to secure; to succeed in catching hold of a person or thing; to steal ...1760 sl.
• NAP to seize, to catch, to lay hold of a person or thing; to take into custody; to nab, to steal ...1673 sl.
• NATCH to seize, to lay hold of; to arrest ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUEAK to squeeze, to press down, to pinch, to hold tight ...1876 Eng. dial.
• QUEEK to squeeze, to press down, to pinch, to hold tight ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SALIST to desist, to hold ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TACKLE to grip, to lay hold of ...E19 sl.
• TIT † to lay hold of forcibly, to clutch, to seize ...c1425
HOLD BACK - verbs
• ABACK † to hold or keep back ...1735 Sc.
• BACKSTALL to hold back; to stall ...1952 Amer. dial.
HOLDING - adjectives
• OMNITENENT † holding or containing all things ...1656
HOLDING - nouns
• MANUTENENCY † the act of holding in the hand or upholding; support, maintenance ...1633
• MANUTENTION * the act of holding by the hand ...1854
• TACK † hold; holding quality; adherence, endurance, stability, strength, substance, solidity ...1412-20 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
HOLD-UP - nouns
• HEIST a robbery or hold-up ...1930 US sl.
• RAISE-UP an armed robbery or hold-up ...1940s US criminals' sl.
HOLD-UP - verbs
• HEIST to steal, rob, or hold up ...1931 sl., orig. US
HOLE - adjectives
• LATEBROUS †* full of dens or hiding holes ...1656
HOLE - nouns
• BOR a hole ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE † a hole in the ground; a hollow, a pit, a gulf ...a800
• DALK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DELK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOUSEHOLE any small hole ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PARRILLE a hole ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POP-POP a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POPPY a hole in one's sock or stocking ...1940s Irish sl.
• POTATO a hole in a sock or stocking through which the skin shows ...1885 sl.
• PUKA a hole ...E20 Amer. dial.
• R.J. KNOWLES holes ...c1892 theatrical rhyming sl.
• SINUS † a cavity or hole in the earth ...a1676
• SPUD a hole in a sock or stocking though which the skin shows ...1960 sl.
• VENT a hole; an opening ...1838 Eng. dial.
• WANT †* a gap, a hole, a hollow ...1663 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
HOLE - verbs
• LACUNATE †* to make ditches or holes ...1623
HOLIDAY - adjectives/adverbs
• LAKING idling, taking a holiday; playing truant ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ON THE DAFFIN out for a frolic, on holiday ...1885 Sc.
HOLIDAY - nouns
• ALCOHOLIDAY a holiday or festive period that is spent drinking alcohol
• BACH a small makeshift hut; a small holiday house ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• GALLIVANTINGS jaunts, pleasure-trips, holiday-makings ...Bk1900 Ireland
• HALLOW-DAY a saint's day; a holy day; a holiday ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• HOLS holidays ...1905 sl.
• JAUL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• JAWL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• JOL a holiday; a trip taken for pure enjoyment ...1980s S. Afr.
• LAKE a holiday ...1872 Eng. dial.
• LAKE-DAY a holiday ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAKING a holiday ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BOUT a bout of idleness; a holiday ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-BOOZE a feast, an uproarious holiday ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REMEDY a holiday ...c1519 sl.
• REMI a holiday ...Bk1903 Westminster School
• ROPE-YARN a day given as a (half-)holiday ...1886 sl., chiefly naval usage
• ST. LUBBOCKS DAY a bank holiday ...L19 sl.
• TIDE-TIMES holiday times such as at Christmas, Easter, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAC a vacation, holiday ...1709 Brit.
• VACANCE * a period during which there is formal suspension of holidays; holidays ...1563-7 chiefly Sc.
• VACANCE-TIME † a vacation; holidays ...1773 Sc.
• VACANCY a vacation, a holiday ...1703 Sc.
HOLIDAY - verbs
• FEAST † to keep holiday, to give oneself to pleasure; to enjoy oneself ...1608
• THROW THE CAP UP to take a sudden holiday ...1902 Eng. dial.
• VACANT † to take a holiday; to go on vacation ...1752 obs. exc. Sc.
HOLINESS - nouns
• HALIDOM † holiness, sanctity ...971
• SANCTANIMITY * holiness of mind ...1801
HOLLOW - adjectives
• BOSE hollow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOSS hollow, empty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LACUNOUS †* resembling a hollow or 'lacuna' ...1653
HOLLOW - nouns
• BALLOON anything inflated, empty, and hollow ...1812
• BOSS anything hollow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALE † a hole in the ground; a hollow, a pit, a gulf ...a800
• DALK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DAWK a hollow in a surface; a depression, furrow, incision ...1703 Eng. dial.
• DEAF NUT something hollow, worthless, or unsubstantial ...1613
• DELK † a hole, hollow, depression ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FALLING † a depression in the soil; a hollow, declivity, slope ...1563
• SYKE a gully; a dip or hollow ...1859 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WANT †* a gap, a hole, a hollow ...1663 obs. rare exc. Eng. dial.
HOLLOW - verbs
• DAWK to make a hollow or incision in ...1703 Eng. dial.
• FALL IN to sink in, to become hollow, to shrink in person ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOBE to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• UNBOWEL † to empty of contents; to open up; to make hollow ...1597
HOLLOWNESS - nouns
• BOSSNESS hollowness; emptiness from lack of food ...Bk1911 Sc.
HOLLY - nouns
• JACK-SHARP the holly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HOLLYHOCK - nouns
• HOCKHOLLER hollyhock ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
HOLLYWOOD - nouns
• TINSEL TOWN Hollywood, California ...1970s sl.
HOLY - adjectives
• HEAVENLY-MINDED having the thoughts and affections set on things above; holy, devout ...a1656
• SANCT * holy, sacred, consecrated ...1890
• SANCTIFICATE †* sanctified, holy ...c1485
• SANCTIFICATIVE †* serving to sanctify or make holy ...1607
• SANCTILOQUENT * speaking of or discoursing on holy or sacred things ...1656
• SANCTIMONIAL †* holy in character; sacred, holy, consecrated ...1721
• SANCTIMONIOUS † holy in character; sacred, holy, consecrated ...1604
HOLY - nouns
• HALIDOM 1. a holy place, chapel, sanctuary ...c1000 arch.
† 2. a holy thing, a holy relic; anything regarded as sacred ...c1000
• HALLOW-DAY a saint's day; a holy day; a holiday ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• SANCTITUDE * the quality of being holy or saint-like; holiness, sanctity ...c1450
HOLY - nouns, person
• HAGIOGRAPHER n. he that writes holy things; a sacred writer ...1656
• HALLOW a holy personage; a saint (little used after 1500) ...a885
• SI QUIS a candidate for holy orders ...c1860 sl.
HOLY - verbs
• HALLOW 1. to keep a day, festival, etc. holy; to observe solemnly ...971
2. to make holy; to sanctify, to purify ...c1000
• HALSE † to call upon in the name of something divine or holy; to implore, to entreat, to beseech ...c825
• HALSEN † to call upon in the name of something holy; to adjure ...c1290 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SANCTIFICATE * to sanctify; to set apart as holy or sacred ...a1677
• SANCTIZE †* to make holy, to sanctify ...1691
HOMAGE - nouns
• MANHEAD † homage ...1297
• MANHOOD † homage ...1340
• MANRED † homage ...c1000
• MANRENT homage ...1375 Sc. now Hist.
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
HOME - adjectives
• CACESTOGENOUS caused by unfavourable home environment
• CLOSE TO TAW close to home ...1954 Amer. dial.
• FAR FROM TAW far from home ...1875 Amer. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• IN FATHERLAND † at home; opposite to 'abroad' ...1683
• LACKER absent from and missed at home ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
HOME - adverbs
• AGATEWARD(S) on the way towards home ...1790 Eng. dial.
• AHOME at home ...Bk1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMERT belonging to home; home-grown; home-made; home-keeping ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMIE † suggestive of home; domestic ...1798 Sc.
HOME - nouns
• BACK-AH-YARD the general concept of home ...1977 W. Indian and UK Black usage
• BEING a home, a dwelling-place, a lodging ...1839 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIEL a shelter, refuge; a home, house; anything that shelters or shades ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BIELD a shelter, refuge; a home, house; anything that shelters or shades ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUROCH a house, a home ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CASTLE one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• COCOONING staying at home with one's family ...1970s US sl.
• DOMESTIC any problems accruing to one's home life (rather than criminal/professional life) ...1970s sl.
• DOMI one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMIE one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMMIE one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOMMY one's house, one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• DOWN-SITTING a location, home ...1865 Sc.
• FANCY CRIB a fashionable, chic, well-designed home ...20C US Black sl.
• GAFF a place of residence; a home, a shop or other place of business; any sort of building ...1932 UK sl.
• GATES OF ROME home ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• HALL a house, a home; a farm-house or cottage ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOME PLATE where you live ...1960s Amer. sl.
• JOBLIJOCK anything tending to interfere with domestic comfort or peace, as a scolding wife, a smoking chimney, etc.; domestic trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KIP the place where one sleeps, one's home ...L19 sl.
• MAIN STASH one's home ...1940s US Black sl.
• NEST a lodging, shelter, home, bed, etc., esp. of a secluded or comfortable nature; a snug retreat ...a1000
• PAD an apartment or home ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PADHOUSE one's house; one's home ...1930s US Black sl.
• PALYIR a dwelling, abode, home ...1879 Sc.
• PODUNK a house or home ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SACK one's home ...1980s US Black sl.
• SCOTCH CONVOY the accompanying of a guest a part or all of the way back to his home ...1896 Sc.
• SHACK one's home; a house; an apartment ...1880s US Black sl.
• YARD a home, a house or other dwelling place ...1920s W. Indies & UK Black sl.
HOME - nouns, person
• KIPPER an adult who cannot afford to move away his or her parent's home (Kids In Parents' Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings) ...21C colloq.
• HOMEBOY someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
• HOME-BUDDY someone who stays mainly at home ...L19 sl.
• HOUSE-DOVE a person always at home; especially applied to a woman ...1579-80
• NESTCOCK † an effeminate man who stays much at home; a man who has never travelled; a delicate, spiritless, or timid person ...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.
• SHUT-IN a person who stays at home and never goes out ...1904 US colloq.
• SUNDAY MAN one who goes out only on Sunday; one attached to home life ...1785
HOME - verbs
• CARD to go home, to move on ...1952 Amer. dial.
• COME DARK HOME to come home after dark ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAIN IN † to get home, or to reach a place of refuge ...1828
• HEAF to accustom or reconcile oneself to a place; to settle down, to make oneself at home ...1873 Eng. dial.
• LACK to be absent, esp. from home; to loiter ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THRUM of a man or wife: to leave home through disagreement ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HOME-BRED - adjectives
• INGLE-BRED home-bred ...1788 Sc.
HOME BREW - nouns
• MACOOLA home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAHKOOLAH home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
• MAKOOLA home-brewed beer or liquor ...1882 Amer. dial.
HOMELAND - nouns
• CALF-COUNTRY the place of one's birth or early life ...1831 Sc.
• CALF-GROUND the place of one's birth or early life ...1884 Sc.
HOMELESS - adjectives
• GANG-THERE-OUT homeless, vagabond ...1815 Sc.
• WAFF of persons: vagrant, wandering, homeless, footloose ...1746 Sc.
• WAIF stray, wandering, homeless ...c1730 Sc.
HOMELESS - nouns
• LEAN-TO a lodging house, night shelter, or similar refuge for homeless people ...1940s sl.
HOMELESS - nouns, person
• ARAB a homeless child, a street urchin ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BAG LADY a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags ...1972 Amer. sl., orig. New York City
• DEADBEAT of people: a failure, a down-and-out, an impoverished person; a person down on their luck; a jobless and homeless person ...M19 sl., orig. US
• DOWN-AND-OUT a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1889 Amer. sl.
• DOWN-AND-OUTER a person who without money, a job, or a place to live; a homeless or destitute person ...1924 Amer. sl.
• JACK OUT OF DOORS † a person turned out of his former place; a homeless person; a vagrant ...1543
• MCDUMPSTER KID a homeless, starving young person ...2000s US Black sl.
• PARAFFIN a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl. (paraffin lamp)
• PARAFFIN LAMP a tramp, a homeless person; used as an insult for someone in need of a wash ...1997 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRUFF-BAG a down-and-out ...1920s sl.
• SKELL a homeless person or derelict ...1982 US sl.
• WAIF a person who is without home or friends; one who lives uncared-for or without guidance; an outcast from society; an unowned or neglected child ...1784
HOMELESS - verbs
• CARRY THE STICK to live without a fixed abode ...1978 US sl.
• WALK AT ROVERS † to have no settled abode ...1518
HOMELY - adjectives
• BUTT-UGLY very ugly; extremely homely ...1986 Amer. sl.
• FAMILIAR † homely, plain; hence, easily understood ...1529
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMMAL homely, domestic, household ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NATURABLE of a kindly disposition; benevolent; homely ...1877 Eng. dial.
• PLAIN AS PARRITCH of persons: homely, unattractive in appearance; very plain (parritch = porridge) ...1899 Sc.
• RAPLOCH coarse, rough, homely ...1724 Sc.
HOMELY- nouns, person
• MOPSY † a slatternly, untidy woman; a sloven; a dowdy or homely woman ...a1700
• PRUNEFACE a homely or sad-looking person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
HOMELY - verbs
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A BUS of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A TRAM. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE REAR END OF A COW of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE SIDE OF A HOUSE of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE THAT WOULD STOP A BUS of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
HOMELY - phrases
• YOU'D SCARE A DOG OFF A GUT WAGON said of somebody who is ugly or homely ...1966 Amer. sl.
HOMEMADE - adjectives
• FARMER homemade ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAMALD belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMEL belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMELT belonging to home; domestic; home-grown, homemade; homely, vernacular; unpolished ...a1400 Sc.
• HAMERT belonging to home; home-grown; home-made; home-keeping ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAMMY-MADE homemade ...1953 Amer. Black dial.
HOMESTEAD - nouns
• HEARTH-STEAD the place of a hearth; fireside; hence, homestead ...c1475
HOMETOWN - nouns, person
• HOME a person from the same hometown ...1970s US campus sl.
HOMEWORK - nouns
• ECCER homework ...1910s Aust. & Irish sl.
HOMEWORK - verbs
• HACK OFF to ignore one's homework or other duties and do nothing ...1960s Amer. sl.
HOMICIDE - adjectives
• HOMICIDIOUS * pert. to homicide; tending to or resulting in homicide; man-slaying; murderous ...1632
HOMICIDE - nouns
• MANQUELLING † manslaughter, homicide, murder ...c1380
• MANSLAUGHT † manslaughter, murder, homicide ...c897
• MAN-SLAYING the act of killing a man; homicide; murder ...c1380
HOMICIDE - nouns, person
• MANSLAYER one who kills a man; a homicide; a murderer; occasionally, one who commits manslaughter ...a1300