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HONEST - adjectives
• ABOVE BOARD entirely honest ...1616 UK sl.
• AEFALD single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful ...1796 Sc.
• AFALD † simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest ...c960
• CLEAN honest; often applied to someone not carrying incriminating material, such as drugs or weapons ...1926 sl.
• DINK genuine, true, honest ...1980 Aust. sl.
• DINKI-DI real, genuine, true, honest ...1962 Aust. sl.
• DINKUM honest, upstanding ...1962 Aust. sl.
• DINKY fair, honest ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DINKY-DI(E) genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EVEN-DOWN downright, honest, straightforward, sincere ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR DINK genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FAIR DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FAIR FURTH straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FURTH-THE-GATE straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• IN FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• KOSHER honest ...1924 sl.
• LEAL † loyal, faithful, honest, true, upright, sincere ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEAL-COME † honestly come by ...1637 obs. exc. Sc.
• LEGIT honest ...1908 sl.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF-HAND plain, honest, blunt; free-spoken ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ON THE LEGIT honest ...1931 sl.
• ON THE LEVEL honest ...1872 sl., orig. US
• ON THE STRAIGHT honest ...1900 sl.
• OUT FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• RIGHT AS AN ACORN honest, fair ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SINGLE simple, honest, sincere, single-minded; free from duplicity or deceit ...1519
• SINGLE-EYED sincere, honest, straightforward ...1705
• SINGLE-HEARTED possessed of a 'single' or sincere heart; straight-forward, honest, sincere ...1577
• SINGLE-MINDED sincere in mind or spirit; honest, straightforward; simple-minded, ingenuous ...1577
• SQUARE DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• STRAIGHT honest, reliable, on the level ...1864 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A DIE as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A LOON'S LEG as honest as may be ...1865 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A POUND OF CANDLES as honest as may be ...1748 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS THE BACKBONE OF A HERRING as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• STRAIGHT-UP honest ...1936 sl.
• STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN plain, honest, free from crookedness of all kinds ...Bk1904 sl.
• TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• THROUGH-OPEN transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFABLE transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDY honest, decent, respectable; thrifty, frugal ...1813 Eng. dial.
• UP-AND-DOWN honest, law-abiding, straightforward ...M19 sl.
• UP AND UP fair, honest, straightforward ...1920s sl., orig. US
• UPFRONT honest ...1967 sl.
HONEST - nouns
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
• STRAIGHT AND NARROW, THE an honest way of life; a course of conventionally moral and law-abiding behaviour ...1930 sl.
HONEST - nouns, person
• FAIR-PLAY ARTIST an honest, trustworthy person ...1950s sl.
• FLAT an honest man ...Bk1893 American thieves' sl.
• FLY RIGHT to be honest and useful; to do the ethical or socially proper thing; to live or act according to ethical standards ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HONEST JOHN an honest, sincere man ...1930 colloq.
• REAL PEOPLE an honest, sincere, candid person ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SCHAINER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SHAYNER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• STRAIGHT ARROW an honest person ...1969 Amer. sl.
• STRAIGHT GOODS an honest person ...1903 US sl.
• STRAIGHT SHOOTER an honest person ...1928 sl., chiefly US
• TRUEPENNY a trusty person; an honest fellow ...1595 colloq. arch.
HONEST - verbs
• GO STRAIGHT to become honest ...1940 sl.
• KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN to be, remain, or become honest ...1887 sl., orig. US
• RAP ON THE REAL to speak sincerely or honestly ...1980s US Black sl.
• STRAIGHTEN UP to take up an honest, respectable life; to be or become honest ...1907 sl.
• TAKE THE ACID OFF to speak honestly, without sarcasm ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WALK TALL to behave proudly, courageously, and honestly ...M19 sl., orig. US
HONEST - interjections
• DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DINK! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• IF I'M LYING I'M DYING implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• IF I'M LYING I'M FLYING implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• SQUARE DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• STRAIGHT DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
HONEST - phrases
• NO STUFF no fooling, no lies, absolutely honest and sincere ...1920s US Black sl.
HONESTLY - adverbs
• ABOVE BOARD openly, honestly ...18C
• DEAD-SET really; honestly ...1987 Aust. sl.
• DINKUM really, truly, honestly ...1915 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKS honestly ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
• LEAL † honestly, lawfully ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• ON THE DEAD in earnest; sincerely; straightforwardly; honestly, truthfully ...1888 sl.
• SINGLY † sincerely, truly, honestly ...1526
• UP-AND-DOWN in a straightforward, open and honest manner ...M19 US sl.
HONESTY - nouns
• FAIR RATIONS fair dealings; honesty ...c1875 sporting sl.
• SINGLENESS sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile ...1526
HONEY - nouns
• CHEWGAH BAG the wild bee's store of honey ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• LONG SWEETENING liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. dial.
• MEL honey ...1864 Eng. dial.
HONEY - verbs
• MELLIFY †* to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420
HONEYCOMB - nouns
• BEE-BREAD † honeycomb with the honey in it ...c825
• CAKE honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KEAM a honeycomb ...1814 Sc.
HONEYMOON - nouns
• INFARE DAYS a honeymoon ...1926 Amer. dial.
HONG KONG - nouns
• HONKERS Hong Kong ...1984 UK military sl.
HONOUR - adjectives
• HONORIFICENT † doing or conferring honour; importing honour or respect ...1681
HONOUR - nouns
• DECORE † grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment ...1513
• DECORATE † to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour ...1530 obs. or arch.
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
• MENSE honour, respect, reverence ...1791 Sc.
• ORE † respect, reverence; honour, glory ...c900
• TIR † glory, honour, majesty ...a1000
• UMBRELLAS an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HONOUR - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• LAUREATE † to crown with laurel in token of honour; to crown as victor, poet, or the like; to confer honourable distinction upon ...c1386 obs. exc. Hist.
• MENSE to grace, to decorate, to adorn; to do honour to; to behave respectfully or courteously to ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SALUTE † to honour a person with a present, gift, etc. ...a1592
• TAINT † to sully, to stain, to tarnish a person's honour ...1613
HONOUR - phrases
• ON MY DAVY on my oath, on my honour ...L18 sl.
• ON MY SAMMY SAY-SO on my word of honour ...18C
• ON MY SKIN a profound oath of honour by White prisoners; implies absolute honesty ...1989 US sl.
HONOURABLE - adjectives
• BANG-UP honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DEAR † of persons: glorious, noble, honourable, worthy ...a1000
• DEARWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DEARWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• DERWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DERWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• DIGNOUS † worthy, honourable ...1630
• HANDSOME honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HONOUROUS † honourable ...c1475
• OREFUL † honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate ...743-5
• TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
HONOURABLENESS - nouns
• HONORIFICABILITUDINITY †* honourableness ...1656
HONOURABLY - adverbs
• DEARWORTHILY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...a1300
• DEARWORTHLY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...c1205
• MANFULLY † honourably ...1591
HONOURED - adjectives
• LAURELLED honoured; illustrious ...1682
HOODLUM - nouns, person
• APE a hoodlum or strong-arm man, esp. if big and strong ...20C sl.
• DEAD RABBIT a street thug, a hoodlum ...M19 US sl.
• GANGSTER a hoodlum; a thug ...E20 US sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a lout, a hoodlum ...M19 sl.
• HOOD a hoodlum ...1930 US sl.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINA a female larrikin ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• LOBO a thug, a hoodlum ...1949 US sl.
• PUNK a petty hoodlum; one who thinks he wants to be a hoodlum but lacks real toughness and experience ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RAT a teenage hoodlum ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKOLLIE a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOLLY a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SMACKO a street person; an unemployed person; a hoodlum ...1940s US Black sl.
HOODOO - adjectives
• TWO-HEAD extraordinarily learned, esp. in hoodoo practice ...1927 Amer. dial. Black usage
• TWO-HEADED extraordinarily learned, esp. in hoodoo practice ...1931 Amer. dial. Black usage
HOODOO - nouns, person
• TRICK DOCTOR a practitioner of hoodoo ...1871 Amer. dial.
HOODOO - verbs
• POISON in hoodoo: to harm by means of magic ...1931 Amer. dial.
HOODWINK - verbs
• BAFFLE † to hoodwink, to gull, to cheat; to humbug; to make a fool of ...c1590
• BEGLAMMER to bewitch; to deceive, to hoodwink ...1822 Sc.
• MOJO to hoodwink, to get the best of one ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD-SOLDIER to hoodwink, as by feigning illness ...1892 military sl.
• PLAY THE QUEER to hoodwink, to cheat ...M18 sl.
• QUEER A FLAT to hoodwink a gullible victim; to deceive or trick ...L18 sl.
HOOK - nouns
• ADHAMATION † a taking hold like a hook ...1676
• HASPEDE †* a clasp, a hook ...a1300
• REVATWIRRIE a straightened-out fish-hook ...1899 Sc.
• TACK † that which fastens one thing to another, or things together; a clasp, a buckle, a hook, a nail, etc. ...a1300
• TANG † the barb of a hook ...1688
HOOK - verbs
• ADHAMATE † to hook, to bind ...1626
• RICK to pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull ...1899 Sc.
HOOKED - adjectives
• ADUNC hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADUNCATE †* bent inward; hooked ...1661
• ADUNCOUS hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ...1656
• ADUNQUE hooked; bent inward ...1626
HOOKEDNESS - nouns
• ADUNCITY † crookedness; flexure inward; hookedness ...1589
HOOLIGAN - adjectives
• SCALLY pert. to a hooligan ...1990s sl.
HOOLIGAN - nouns, person
• BABY CREW the junior member of a hooligan gang ...1980s sl.
• BOGAN a rough lout or hooligan ...Aust. sl.
• BOOTBOY a hooligan (wearing heavy boots) ...sl.
• FORK AND SPOON a lout, a hooligan ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘hoon’
• GOON an ugly or despised man; a hooligan ...E20 US sl.
• LADDO a hooligan ...1990s sl.
• LAGER LOUT a hooligan fuelled by alcohol, esp. lager ...1987 UK sl.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINA a female larrikin ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• PUNK a young hooligan or petty criminal ...1917 sl., chiefly US
• RAGA a hooligan, a lout ...1990s UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAMPER a street thug, a hooligan ...L19 sl.
• SCAL a hooligan youth ...1960s sl.
• SCALLY a young man who may range from a lovable rogue to a hooligan ...Brit. sl.
• YAHOO an unrefined, loutish, uncultured person; a hooligan; a philistine ...1726 UK
• YOB a lout or hooligan ...1927 Brit. sl.
HOOT - verbs
• CUCUBATE † to cry like an owl, to hoot ...1623
HOP - nouns
• HAUT the act of limping; a hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• ILL-WAN a faint hop ...Bk1905 Sc.
HOP - nouns, person
• HAUTER one who can hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
HOP - verbs
• BIRD-WORK to leap, to hop, to progress by a series of high jumps ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DAP to hop, to rebound, to bounce ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HACKET to hop on one leg; to play hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY to hop on one leg ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HALF-HAM to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HALF-HAMMON to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HAUT to limp; to hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• SKIPPER * to skip or hop ...1845
• SUBSULT †* to leap, to hop, to jump about ...1656
• VOGGET to hop on one leg ...1854 Eng dial.
HOPE - adjectives
• SPERATORY † resting in hope or expectation; hoped for, hopeful, expected ...1629
• TERMINAL utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving ...colloq.
HOPE - nouns
• BEHOPES hope, expectation ...Bk1898 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ESPERANCE hope or expectation ...15C arch.
• NINNY-WATCH a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary ...1746 Eng. dial.
• OFFER promise, hopes, prospect of improvement ...1953 Sc.
• TO-HOPE † hope, expectation ...c888
HOPE - nouns, person
• GONE GOSLING one who is beyond hope ...1830 orig. US
• GONER one who is beyond hope ...1847
• WHITE HOPE a person on whom hopes are based ...1911 orig. US
HOPE - verbs
• BEHIGHT † to encourage expectation, to hold out hope of life, recovery, etc. ...c1420
• BEHOPE to hope ...1882 Eng. dial.
• GIVE UP THE GHOST to give up hope
HOPEFUL - adjectives
• BRIGHT hopeful, encouraging, cheering ...1860
• SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue ...1673
• SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident ...1847
• SANGUINIAN † hopeful, confident ...1340
• SANGUINICAL † hopeful ...1632
• SPERATORY † resting in hope or expectation; hoped for, hopeful, expected ...1629
• UP mentally stimulated, excited, hopeful, happy, elated ...1942 sl., orig. US
HOPEFUL - nouns, person
• SANGUINIAN † one who is hopeful ...1560
• SANGUINIST † one who is hopeful ...1628
HOPEFULLY - adverbs
• SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently ...1653
• THEWED † hopefully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HOPEFULNESS - nouns
• SANGUINENESS hopefulness; confidence of success ...1832
• SANGUINISM * hopefulness ...1897
• SANGUINITY * cheerful optimism; hopefulness ...1737
HOPELESS - adjectives
• AERWENE †* hopeless, desperate ...1205
• ALL HOLIDAY AT PECKHAM all over, finished, hopeless ...L18 sl.
• DEAD AS A DODO absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless; defunct or out of date ...1904 sl.
• DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL completely or certainly dead; absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless ...c1350
• NO-SOAP not possible or successful; hopeless ...1926 US & Can. sl.
• WANELESS † hopeless ...a1300
• WANHOPELY † hopeless ...c1425
• WANLESS † hopeless ...a1300
HOPELESS - nouns
• DEAD BIRD a hopeless case, situation, or person ...1900s US sl.
• DEAD CARD something that is hopeless or out of favour ...1899 Amer. sl.
• GONE CASE a hopeless cause ...2002 Singapore
• NO-HOPER a hopeless case ...1943 Amer. sl.
• UNDERTAKER'S JOB a hopeless ('dead') proposition ...1930s sl., orig. US
HOPELESS - nouns, person
• DEAD ASS one whose case is hopeless; a goner ...1968 Amer. sl.
• DEAD BIRD a hopeless case, situation, or person ...1900s US sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person lacking good prospects; a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster; one whose case is hopeless; a goner ...1829 orig. US
• DEAD RABBIT a hopeless person, one who has absolutely no chance ...1900s sl.
• DEAD TURKEY a hopeless person; a person or thing that has absolutely no chance ...1940s sl.
HOPELESS - verbs
• BE ALL DAY WITH ONE to be a hopeless situation for someone ...1836 Amer. dial.
• HUNT FOR HARES WITH A TABOR † to undertake an almost impossible or hopeless task ...1592
HOPELESS - phrases
• LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYMOW a hopeless search ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
HOPELESSNESS - nouns
• WANHOPE † despair, hopelessness ...1297 obs. exc. arch.
• WANHOPING † loss of hope, hopelessness, despair ...a1300
HOPPING - adjectives
• SKIPJACK hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
HOPPING - nouns
• HALF-HAMMER a hopping or jumping motion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SUBSULTATION †* a hopping or jumping up and down ...1650
HOPSCOTCH - nouns
• ANGEL-DEVIL of hopscotch: at the end, after you have finished going forwards and backwards on both feet, throwing potsie in each box, then do the same on one foot, with the potsie; then, with eyes shut, without throwing the potsie, jump through it on both feet; the opponent calls out on each jump “angel” (if you do not step on a line), and “devil” (if you do) ...1953 Amer. dial
• BEDS the game of hopscotch ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOXES the game of hopscotch ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALLAL the game of hopscotch ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY the game of hopscotch ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY-OYSTER the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFTIES hopscotch ...1925 Sc.
• HAFTY a smooth, flat stone used in the game of hopscotch ...1925 Sc.
• HECKITY-BED the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• JACKS the game of hopscotch ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAGGER in hopscotch: the stone used to throw on the squares ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PAL-AL the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALALL the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAULAYS the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALDIES the game of hopscotch; sometimes, stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALL the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALLS the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALLY the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALY the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLIE the game of hopscotch ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLY-HITCH the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-ULLY the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAN-BED the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PICKETY HOP hop-scotch ...1957 Amer. dial.
• QUOITS the game of hopscotch ...1967 Sc.
• SCOTCH-HOB the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOPS the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SKIP-AND-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-SCOTCH the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY BLUE hopscotch; also, the area at the top of a hopscotch diagram ...1957 Amer. dial.
• TAW the marker used in the game of hopscotch ...1988 Amer. dial.
HOPSCOTCH - interjections
• FALDERAL! an exclamation of exultation used in the game of hopscotch on reaching the centre square ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL! an exclamation of exultation on reaching the centre square in hopscotch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
HORIZON - nouns
• EASING the edge of the sky, the horizon ...1900 Sc.
• NAILING-ON † the horizon ...1841 Eng. dial.
• ORIZONT old form of horizon ...14C obs.
• SEA-RIM the sea horizon ...a1881
• VERGE the horizon ...1822 poetic
HORIZONTALLY - adverbs
• GROVELLING †* horizontally ...1562
HORN - adjectives
• BUTT-HEADED having no horns ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NASICORNOUS †* having a horn on the nose ...1646
HORN - nouns
• RANDY-RUET a blast upon a horn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD OF TIN a horn, esp. in hunting or coaching ...M19 sl.
HORN - verbs
• VENT † to blow a horn ...1601
HORNET - nouns
• HORSE-STINGER the hornet ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HORNY - adjectives
• HORNIER THAN A BITCH IN HEAT very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A HOOT OWL very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEN-DICKED BILLY GOAT very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEXAS TOAD very sexually excited ...1993 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A THREE-BALLED TOMCAT very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORNY AS A BAG OF TOADS sexually excited ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HORNY AS HOOT OWLS, AS sexually excited ...1969 Amer. sl.
HOROSCOPE - nouns, person
• SCORPIONIST †* one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
HORRIBLE - adjectives
• GAG-AWFUL horrible, terrible ...1981 US college sl.
• GREISSLICH having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HAYNESS horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HORRIBLE-ORIOUS horrible ...B1900 Amer. jocular
• HORRIOUS †* causing horror, horrible ...c1520
• NEFANDOUS not to be spoken of; unmentionable, shocking; abominable, atrocious, heinous, horrible ...1640
• OGGLESOME * fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1864
• SCARY horrible, unattractive ...1980s US college sl.
• UGGIN disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UGGLE † having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible ...1499
• UGGLESOME * fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1561
• UGLISOME †* horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRUDE † rude; hideous, horrible ...1773 Sc.
HORRIBLE - nouns
• CREEPSHOW horrible or grotesque; used to describe a situation or person that fits the bill ...Brit. sl.
HORRIBLE - nouns, person
• SIR ANTHONY BLUNT a horrible person ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
HORRID - adjectives
• GASHFUL † ghastly, horrid ...1620 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GASHLY † ghastly, horrid ...1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MINGIN(G) smelly, disgusting, ugly, horrid, putrid, gross ...playground sl.
• SCROOGY uncanny, horrid, weird ...1911 Amer. dial.
• UGGED † horrid, loathsome ...1570
• UGLISOME †* horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UNKED weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UNKERD weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UNKID weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
HORRIFIC - adjectives
• RAKED having suffered an horrific experience ...1980s US college sl.
HORROR - adjectives
• CREEPY said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance ...1883 sl.
• HORRESCENT * shuddering with fear; expressing or showing horror ...1865
• HORRIOUS †* causing horror, horrible ...c1520
HORROR, HORRORS - nouns
• CHILLER a melodrama; a horror story or thriller ...20C Amer. sl.
• CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS the horrors; utter disgust; abhorrence ...1950s sl.
• UGGING dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGLINESS † horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
• UGRINESS † horror ...c1375 Sc.
HORROR - verbs
• HIDOUS †* to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
HORROR - interjections
• CRIVENS! exclamation of shock, horror, or astonishment horror
• GOOD HEAVENS! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1752
...1999 UK sl.
• GRACIOUS HEAVEN! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1801
• GREAT HEAVEN! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1887
• HEAVEN AND EARTH! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...a1777
• HEAVENS! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1588
• JESUS WEPT! an exclamation of annoyance, amazement, horror ...1922
• OHMIGOD! used for expressing surprise or horror ...1982 US sl.
• OMIGOD! used for expressing surprise or horror ...1982 US sl.
HORROR - phrases
• IT GROWLS ME † I have a feeling of terror or horror ...1482
HORROR-STRUCK - adjectives
• GRUEFUL * fearful, horror-struck ...1880
• ABOVE BOARD entirely honest ...1616 UK sl.
• AEFALD single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful ...1796 Sc.
• AFALD † simple, sincere, without duplicity; honest ...c960
• CLEAN honest; often applied to someone not carrying incriminating material, such as drugs or weapons ...1926 sl.
• DINK genuine, true, honest ...1980 Aust. sl.
• DINKI-DI real, genuine, true, honest ...1962 Aust. sl.
• DINKUM honest, upstanding ...1962 Aust. sl.
• DINKY fair, honest ...1941 Aust. sl.
• DINKY-DI(E) genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ sl.
• EVEN-DOWN downright, honest, straightforward, sincere ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAIR DINK genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FAIR DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• FAIR FURTH straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAIR-FURTH-THE-GATE straightforward, honest ...Bk1900 Sc.
• IN FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• KOSHER honest ...1924 sl.
• LEAL † loyal, faithful, honest, true, upright, sincere ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEAL-COME † honestly come by ...1637 obs. exc. Sc.
• LEGIT honest ...1908 sl.
• NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF-HAND plain, honest, blunt; free-spoken ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ON THE LEGIT honest ...1931 sl.
• ON THE LEVEL honest ...1872 sl., orig. US
• ON THE STRAIGHT honest ...1900 sl.
• OUT FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• RIGHT AS AN ACORN honest, fair ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• SINGLE simple, honest, sincere, single-minded; free from duplicity or deceit ...1519
• SINGLE-EYED sincere, honest, straightforward ...1705
• SINGLE-HEARTED possessed of a 'single' or sincere heart; straight-forward, honest, sincere ...1577
• SINGLE-MINDED sincere in mind or spirit; honest, straightforward; simple-minded, ingenuous ...1577
• SQUARE DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• STRAIGHT honest, reliable, on the level ...1864 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A DIE as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A LOON'S LEG as honest as may be ...1865 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS A POUND OF CANDLES as honest as may be ...1748 sl.
• STRAIGHT AS THE BACKBONE OF A HERRING as honest as may be ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRAIGHT DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward ...L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• STRAIGHT-UP honest ...1936 sl.
• STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN plain, honest, free from crookedness of all kinds ...Bk1904 sl.
• TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• THROUGH-OPEN transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFABLE transparently honest and sincere ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIDY honest, decent, respectable; thrifty, frugal ...1813 Eng. dial.
• UP-AND-DOWN honest, law-abiding, straightforward ...M19 sl.
• UP AND UP fair, honest, straightforward ...1920s sl., orig. US
• UPFRONT honest ...1967 sl.
HONEST - nouns
• FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage ...1876, orig. US
• FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement ...1830 Amer. dial.
• STRAIGHT AND NARROW, THE an honest way of life; a course of conventionally moral and law-abiding behaviour ...1930 sl.
HONEST - nouns, person
• FAIR-PLAY ARTIST an honest, trustworthy person ...1950s sl.
• FLAT an honest man ...Bk1893 American thieves' sl.
• FLY RIGHT to be honest and useful; to do the ethical or socially proper thing; to live or act according to ethical standards ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• HONEST JOHN an honest, sincere man ...1930 colloq.
• REAL PEOPLE an honest, sincere, candid person ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SCHAINER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SHAYNER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• STRAIGHT ARROW an honest person ...1969 Amer. sl.
• STRAIGHT GOODS an honest person ...1903 US sl.
• STRAIGHT SHOOTER an honest person ...1928 sl., chiefly US
• TRUEPENNY a trusty person; an honest fellow ...1595 colloq. arch.
HONEST - verbs
• GO STRAIGHT to become honest ...1940 sl.
• KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN to be, remain, or become honest ...1887 sl., orig. US
• RAP ON THE REAL to speak sincerely or honestly ...1980s US Black sl.
• STRAIGHTEN UP to take up an honest, respectable life; to be or become honest ...1907 sl.
• TAKE THE ACID OFF to speak honestly, without sarcasm ...1910s Aust. sl.
• WALK TALL to behave proudly, courageously, and honestly ...M19 sl., orig. US
HONEST - interjections
• DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• FAIR DINK! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• IF I'M LYING I'M DYING implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• IF I'M LYING I'M FLYING implies the speaker's absolute honesty and good faith ...1930s US Black sl.
• SQUARE DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
• STRAIGHT DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! ...L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
HONEST - phrases
• NO STUFF no fooling, no lies, absolutely honest and sincere ...1920s US Black sl.
HONESTLY - adverbs
• ABOVE BOARD openly, honestly ...18C
• DEAD-SET really; honestly ...1987 Aust. sl.
• DINKUM really, truly, honestly ...1915 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKS honestly ...1983 Aust. sl.
• FAIR DINKUM honestly; really; seriously; truthfully ...1894 Aust. sl.
• LEAL † honestly, lawfully ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• ON THE DEAD in earnest; sincerely; straightforwardly; honestly, truthfully ...1888 sl.
• SINGLY † sincerely, truly, honestly ...1526
• UP-AND-DOWN in a straightforward, open and honest manner ...M19 US sl.
HONESTY - nouns
• FAIR RATIONS fair dealings; honesty ...c1875 sporting sl.
• SINGLENESS sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile ...1526
HONEY - nouns
• CHEWGAH BAG the wild bee's store of honey ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• LONG SWEETENING liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. dial.
• MEL honey ...1864 Eng. dial.
HONEY - verbs
• MELLIFY †* to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420
HONEYCOMB - nouns
• BEE-BREAD † honeycomb with the honey in it ...c825
• CAKE honeycomb; the combs in a wasp's nest ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KEAM a honeycomb ...1814 Sc.
HONEYMOON - nouns
• INFARE DAYS a honeymoon ...1926 Amer. dial.
HONG KONG - nouns
• HONKERS Hong Kong ...1984 UK military sl.
HONOUR - adjectives
• HONORIFICENT † doing or conferring honour; importing honour or respect ...1681
HONOUR - nouns
• DECORE † grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment ...1513
• DECORATE † to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour ...1530 obs. or arch.
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
• MENSE honour, respect, reverence ...1791 Sc.
• ORE † respect, reverence; honour, glory ...c900
• TIR † glory, honour, majesty ...a1000
• UMBRELLAS an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HONOUR - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• LAUREATE † to crown with laurel in token of honour; to crown as victor, poet, or the like; to confer honourable distinction upon ...c1386 obs. exc. Hist.
• MENSE to grace, to decorate, to adorn; to do honour to; to behave respectfully or courteously to ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SALUTE † to honour a person with a present, gift, etc. ...a1592
• TAINT † to sully, to stain, to tarnish a person's honour ...1613
HONOUR - phrases
• ON MY DAVY on my oath, on my honour ...L18 sl.
• ON MY SAMMY SAY-SO on my word of honour ...18C
• ON MY SKIN a profound oath of honour by White prisoners; implies absolute honesty ...1989 US sl.
HONOURABLE - adjectives
• BANG-UP honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DEAR † of persons: glorious, noble, honourable, worthy ...a1000
• DEARWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DEARWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• DERWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DERWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• DIGNOUS † worthy, honourable ...1630
• HANDSOME honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HONOUROUS † honourable ...c1475
• OREFUL † honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate ...743-5
• TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent ...1950s W. Indies sl.
HONOURABLENESS - nouns
• HONORIFICABILITUDINITY †* honourableness ...1656
HONOURABLY - adverbs
• DEARWORTHILY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...a1300
• DEARWORTHLY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...c1205
• MANFULLY † honourably ...1591
HONOURED - adjectives
• LAURELLED honoured; illustrious ...1682
HOODLUM - nouns, person
• APE a hoodlum or strong-arm man, esp. if big and strong ...20C sl.
• DEAD RABBIT a street thug, a hoodlum ...M19 US sl.
• GANGSTER a hoodlum; a thug ...E20 US sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a lout, a hoodlum ...M19 sl.
• HOOD a hoodlum ...1930 US sl.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINA a female larrikin ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• LOBO a thug, a hoodlum ...1949 US sl.
• PUNK a petty hoodlum; one who thinks he wants to be a hoodlum but lacks real toughness and experience ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• RAT a teenage hoodlum ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SKOLLIE a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SKOLLY a street thug; a hoodlum; usually a member of a gang ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• SMACKO a street person; an unemployed person; a hoodlum ...1940s US Black sl.
HOODOO - adjectives
• TWO-HEAD extraordinarily learned, esp. in hoodoo practice ...1927 Amer. dial. Black usage
• TWO-HEADED extraordinarily learned, esp. in hoodoo practice ...1931 Amer. dial. Black usage
HOODOO - nouns, person
• TRICK DOCTOR a practitioner of hoodoo ...1871 Amer. dial.
HOODOO - verbs
• POISON in hoodoo: to harm by means of magic ...1931 Amer. dial.
HOODWINK - verbs
• BAFFLE † to hoodwink, to gull, to cheat; to humbug; to make a fool of ...c1590
• BEGLAMMER to bewitch; to deceive, to hoodwink ...1822 Sc.
• MOJO to hoodwink, to get the best of one ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD-SOLDIER to hoodwink, as by feigning illness ...1892 military sl.
• PLAY THE QUEER to hoodwink, to cheat ...M18 sl.
• QUEER A FLAT to hoodwink a gullible victim; to deceive or trick ...L18 sl.
HOOK - nouns
• ADHAMATION † a taking hold like a hook ...1676
• HASPEDE †* a clasp, a hook ...a1300
• REVATWIRRIE a straightened-out fish-hook ...1899 Sc.
• TACK † that which fastens one thing to another, or things together; a clasp, a buckle, a hook, a nail, etc. ...a1300
• TANG † the barb of a hook ...1688
HOOK - verbs
• ADHAMATE † to hook, to bind ...1626
• RICK to pierce with a hook by means of a sudden jerk or pull ...1899 Sc.
HOOKED - adjectives
• ADUNC hooked; bent inward ...1626
• ADUNCATE †* bent inward; hooked ...1661
• ADUNCOUS hooked, bent inward, incurved, crooked downwards ...1656
• ADUNQUE hooked; bent inward ...1626
HOOKEDNESS - nouns
• ADUNCITY † crookedness; flexure inward; hookedness ...1589
HOOLIGAN - adjectives
• SCALLY pert. to a hooligan ...1990s sl.
HOOLIGAN - nouns, person
• BABY CREW the junior member of a hooligan gang ...1980s sl.
• BOGAN a rough lout or hooligan ...Aust. sl.
• BOOTBOY a hooligan (wearing heavy boots) ...sl.
• FORK AND SPOON a lout, a hooligan ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘hoon’
• GOON an ugly or despised man; a hooligan ...E20 US sl.
• LADDO a hooligan ...1990s sl.
• LAGER LOUT a hooligan fuelled by alcohol, esp. lager ...1987 UK sl.
• LARRIKIN a street rowdy, usually juvenile; a rough, a wild fellow; a hoodlum or hooligan ...1870 chiefly Aust.
• LARRIKINA a female larrikin ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LARRIKINESS a female larrikin ...1871 chiefly Aust.
• PUNK a young hooligan or petty criminal ...1917 sl., chiefly US
• RAGA a hooligan, a lout ...1990s UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAMPER a street thug, a hooligan ...L19 sl.
• SCAL a hooligan youth ...1960s sl.
• SCALLY a young man who may range from a lovable rogue to a hooligan ...Brit. sl.
• YAHOO an unrefined, loutish, uncultured person; a hooligan; a philistine ...1726 UK
• YOB a lout or hooligan ...1927 Brit. sl.
HOOT - verbs
• CUCUBATE † to cry like an owl, to hoot ...1623
HOP - nouns
• HAUT the act of limping; a hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• ILL-WAN a faint hop ...Bk1905 Sc.
HOP - nouns, person
• HAUTER one who can hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
HOP - verbs
• BIRD-WORK to leap, to hop, to progress by a series of high jumps ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DAP to hop, to rebound, to bounce ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HACKET to hop on one leg; to play hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY to hop on one leg ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HALF-HAM to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HALF-HAMMON to move with a hop, skip, and a jump ...1906 Amer. dial..
• HAUT to limp; to hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• SKIPPER * to skip or hop ...1845
• SUBSULT †* to leap, to hop, to jump about ...1656
• VOGGET to hop on one leg ...1854 Eng dial.
HOPE - adjectives
• SPERATORY † resting in hope or expectation; hoped for, hopeful, expected ...1629
• TERMINAL utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving ...colloq.
HOPE - nouns
• BEHOPES hope, expectation ...Bk1898 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• ESPERANCE hope or expectation ...15C arch.
• NINNY-WATCH a disturbance, a state of confusion, excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope; a quandary ...1746 Eng. dial.
• OFFER promise, hopes, prospect of improvement ...1953 Sc.
• TO-HOPE † hope, expectation ...c888
HOPE - nouns, person
• GONE GOSLING one who is beyond hope ...1830 orig. US
• GONER one who is beyond hope ...1847
• WHITE HOPE a person on whom hopes are based ...1911 orig. US
HOPE - verbs
• BEHIGHT † to encourage expectation, to hold out hope of life, recovery, etc. ...c1420
• BEHOPE to hope ...1882 Eng. dial.
• GIVE UP THE GHOST to give up hope
HOPEFUL - adjectives
• BRIGHT hopeful, encouraging, cheering ...1860
• SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue ...1673
• SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident ...1847
• SANGUINIAN † hopeful, confident ...1340
• SANGUINICAL † hopeful ...1632
• SPERATORY † resting in hope or expectation; hoped for, hopeful, expected ...1629
• UP mentally stimulated, excited, hopeful, happy, elated ...1942 sl., orig. US
HOPEFUL - nouns, person
• SANGUINIAN † one who is hopeful ...1560
• SANGUINIST † one who is hopeful ...1628
HOPEFULLY - adverbs
• SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently ...1653
• THEWED † hopefully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HOPEFULNESS - nouns
• SANGUINENESS hopefulness; confidence of success ...1832
• SANGUINISM * hopefulness ...1897
• SANGUINITY * cheerful optimism; hopefulness ...1737
HOPELESS - adjectives
• AERWENE †* hopeless, desperate ...1205
• ALL HOLIDAY AT PECKHAM all over, finished, hopeless ...L18 sl.
• DEAD AS A DODO absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless; defunct or out of date ...1904 sl.
• DEAD AS A DOOR-NAIL completely or certainly dead; absolutely lifeless; entirely hopeless ...c1350
• NO-SOAP not possible or successful; hopeless ...1926 US & Can. sl.
• WANELESS † hopeless ...a1300
• WANHOPELY † hopeless ...c1425
• WANLESS † hopeless ...a1300
HOPELESS - nouns
• DEAD BIRD a hopeless case, situation, or person ...1900s US sl.
• DEAD CARD something that is hopeless or out of favour ...1899 Amer. sl.
• GONE CASE a hopeless cause ...2002 Singapore
• NO-HOPER a hopeless case ...1943 Amer. sl.
• UNDERTAKER'S JOB a hopeless ('dead') proposition ...1930s sl., orig. US
HOPELESS - nouns, person
• DEAD ASS one whose case is hopeless; a goner ...1968 Amer. sl.
• DEAD BIRD a hopeless case, situation, or person ...1900s US sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person lacking good prospects; a person or thing doomed to failure or disaster; one whose case is hopeless; a goner ...1829 orig. US
• DEAD RABBIT a hopeless person, one who has absolutely no chance ...1900s sl.
• DEAD TURKEY a hopeless person; a person or thing that has absolutely no chance ...1940s sl.
HOPELESS - verbs
• BE ALL DAY WITH ONE to be a hopeless situation for someone ...1836 Amer. dial.
• HUNT FOR HARES WITH A TABOR † to undertake an almost impossible or hopeless task ...1592
HOPELESS - phrases
• LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYMOW a hopeless search ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
HOPELESSNESS - nouns
• WANHOPE † despair, hopelessness ...1297 obs. exc. arch.
• WANHOPING † loss of hope, hopelessness, despair ...a1300
HOPPING - adjectives
• SKIPJACK hopping, jumping, skipping ...1605
HOPPING - nouns
• HALF-HAMMER a hopping or jumping motion ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SUBSULTATION †* a hopping or jumping up and down ...1650
HOPSCOTCH - nouns
• ANGEL-DEVIL of hopscotch: at the end, after you have finished going forwards and backwards on both feet, throwing potsie in each box, then do the same on one foot, with the potsie; then, with eyes shut, without throwing the potsie, jump through it on both feet; the opponent calls out on each jump “angel” (if you do not step on a line), and “devil” (if you do) ...1953 Amer. dial
• BEDS the game of hopscotch ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOXES the game of hopscotch ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FALLAL the game of hopscotch ...1887 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY the game of hopscotch ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HACKETY-OYSTER the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAFTIES hopscotch ...1925 Sc.
• HAFTY a smooth, flat stone used in the game of hopscotch ...1925 Sc.
• HECKITY-BED the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• JACKS the game of hopscotch ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LAGGER in hopscotch: the stone used to throw on the squares ...1957 Amer. dial.
• PAL-AL the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALALL the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALAULAYS the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALDIES the game of hopscotch; sometimes, stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALL the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALLS the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLALLY the game of hopscotch ...1799 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLALY the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLIE the game of hopscotch ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALLY-HITCH the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALLY-ULLY the game of hopscotch; sometimes, the stone used in the game ...1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAN-BED the game of hopscotch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PICKETY HOP hop-scotch ...1957 Amer. dial.
• QUOITS the game of hopscotch ...1967 Sc.
• SCOTCH-HOB the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCOTCH-HOPS the game of hopscotch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SKIP-AND-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-HOP the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIP-SCOTCH the game of hopscotch ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKY BLUE hopscotch; also, the area at the top of a hopscotch diagram ...1957 Amer. dial.
• TAW the marker used in the game of hopscotch ...1988 Amer. dial.
HOPSCOTCH - interjections
• FALDERAL! an exclamation of exultation used in the game of hopscotch on reaching the centre square ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALLAL! an exclamation of exultation on reaching the centre square in hopscotch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
HORIZON - nouns
• EASING the edge of the sky, the horizon ...1900 Sc.
• NAILING-ON † the horizon ...1841 Eng. dial.
• ORIZONT old form of horizon ...14C obs.
• SEA-RIM the sea horizon ...a1881
• VERGE the horizon ...1822 poetic
HORIZONTALLY - adverbs
• GROVELLING †* horizontally ...1562
HORN - adjectives
• BUTT-HEADED having no horns ...1909 Amer. dial.
• NASICORNOUS †* having a horn on the nose ...1646
HORN - nouns
• RANDY-RUET a blast upon a horn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARD OF TIN a horn, esp. in hunting or coaching ...M19 sl.
HORN - verbs
• VENT † to blow a horn ...1601
HORNET - nouns
• HORSE-STINGER the hornet ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HORNY - adjectives
• HORNIER THAN A BITCH IN HEAT very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A HOOT OWL very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEN-DICKED BILLY GOAT very sexually excited ...1983 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A TEXAS TOAD very sexually excited ...1993 Amer. sl.
• HORNIER THAN A THREE-BALLED TOMCAT very sexually excited ...1968 Amer. sl.
• HORNY AS A BAG OF TOADS sexually excited ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HORNY AS HOOT OWLS, AS sexually excited ...1969 Amer. sl.
HOROSCOPE - nouns, person
• SCORPIONIST †* one born under the zodiac sign Scorpio ...1676
HORRIBLE - adjectives
• GAG-AWFUL horrible, terrible ...1981 US college sl.
• GREISSLICH having or producing a feeling of horror, disgust, or nausea; horrible, sickening, nauseating ...1872 Amer. dial.
• HAYNESS horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HORRIBLE-ORIOUS horrible ...B1900 Amer. jocular
• HORRIOUS †* causing horror, horrible ...c1520
• NEFANDOUS not to be spoken of; unmentionable, shocking; abominable, atrocious, heinous, horrible ...1640
• OGGLESOME * fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1864
• SCARY horrible, unattractive ...1980s US college sl.
• UGGIN disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UGGLE † having an appearance or aspect which causes dread or horror; frightful or horrible ...1499
• UGGLESOME * fearful, horrible, gruesome ...1561
• UGLISOME †* horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UGSOME ugly, hideous, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating; frightful; horrible; ghastly ...c1400 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRUDE † rude; hideous, horrible ...1773 Sc.
HORRIBLE - nouns
• CREEPSHOW horrible or grotesque; used to describe a situation or person that fits the bill ...Brit. sl.
HORRIBLE - nouns, person
• SIR ANTHONY BLUNT a horrible person ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
HORRID - adjectives
• GASHFUL † ghastly, horrid ...1620 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GASHLY † ghastly, horrid ...1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MINGIN(G) smelly, disgusting, ugly, horrid, putrid, gross ...playground sl.
• SCROOGY uncanny, horrid, weird ...1911 Amer. dial.
• UGGED † horrid, loathsome ...1570
• UGLISOME †* horrible, horrid; ugly ...1530
• UNKED weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UNKERD weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
• UNKID weird, uncanny; insane; ominous of evil; horrid, ghastly, terrible ...1861 Eng. dial.
HORRIFIC - adjectives
• RAKED having suffered an horrific experience ...1980s US college sl.
HORROR - adjectives
• CREEPY said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance ...1883 sl.
• HORRESCENT * shuddering with fear; expressing or showing horror ...1865
• HORRIOUS †* causing horror, horrible ...c1520
HORROR, HORRORS - nouns
• CHILLER a melodrama; a horror story or thriller ...20C Amer. sl.
• CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS the horrors; utter disgust; abhorrence ...1950s sl.
• UGGING dread, fear, horror, loathing ...c1250
• UGLINESS † horror, dread, loathing ...c1325
• UGRINESS † horror ...c1375 Sc.
HORROR - verbs
• HIDOUS †* to feel horror, to dread, to abhor ...1382
HORROR - interjections
• CRIVENS! exclamation of shock, horror, or astonishment horror
• GOOD HEAVENS! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1752
...1999 UK sl.
• GRACIOUS HEAVEN! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1801
• GREAT HEAVEN! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1887
• HEAVEN AND EARTH! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...a1777
• HEAVENS! expresses surprise, horror, etc. ...1588
• JESUS WEPT! an exclamation of annoyance, amazement, horror ...1922
• OHMIGOD! used for expressing surprise or horror ...1982 US sl.
• OMIGOD! used for expressing surprise or horror ...1982 US sl.
HORROR - phrases
• IT GROWLS ME † I have a feeling of terror or horror ...1482
HORROR-STRUCK - adjectives
• GRUEFUL * fearful, horror-struck ...1880