J
J - JITTERS
J - nouns
• JOD the letter "J" ...1790 Eng. dial.
JAB - verbs
• GLOM to jab, to poke ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
JACKAL - nouns
• JACCO † a jackal ...1648-9
• JACK a jackal ...1892
JACK-IN-A-BOX - nouns
• DINGLE-DOUSIE a jack-in-a-box ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES - nouns, person
• CALEB QUOTEM a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEB QUOTUM a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• DAVIE DO A' THINGS a Jack of all trades ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JACK-ABOUT a person not engaged in any particular business; a jack-of-all-trades ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK OF ALL WORKS a jack-of-all-trades ...1820
• TINKER a jack-of-all-trades ...1905 US
• TOM OF ALL TRADES a Jack of all trades ...1631
JACK O' LANTERN - nouns
• POKE OF MOONSHINE a jack o' lantern ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
JACKPOT - nouns
• JACK a jackpot ...1900s US sl.
JACOBITE - nouns, person
• JACK a Jacobite ...1723 sl.
JADED - adjectives
• YAMP empty-looking, jaded ...1911 Sc.
JADED - verbs
• HAINGLE to have a jaded appearance from extreme fatigue ...1825 Sc.
• HANNIEL to have a jaded appearance from extreme fatigue ...1825 Sc.
JAGGED - adjectives
• HAGGERED jaggedly cut, full of notches, mangled ...1825 Sc.
• JAGGEDY having a jagged edge ...1899 Amer. dial.
• RAGGELT ragged, uneven, jagged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JAGGED - nouns
• RAG * a sharp or jagged projection ...1664
JAGUAR - nouns
• AMERICAN TIGER † the jaguar ...1774
• MEXICAN TIGER † the jaguar ...1842
JAIL - see PRISON
JAM - nouns
• AIR FOAM froth which forms on the surface of boiling jam ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AMSTERDAM jam ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BABY'S PRAM jam ...20C rhyming sl.
• BEAR SIGN berry jam ...1942 Amer. loggers' usage
• FLY-BOG jam ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• GIAM jam; a fruit conserve ...1747
• JAMBREADS slices of bread and jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAMMY-MARSE bread spread with jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAINT jam ...1910s Aust. sl.
JAMAICA - nouns
• ACID a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black teen usage
• BUNGO-TALK illiterate speech; the lowest level of uncultivated Jamaican speech ...1940s W. Indies
• JA Jamaica ...20C W. Indies Rasta
• YARD Jamaica ...1994 UK sl.
• YARD, THE Jamaica ...1980s sl.
JAMAICAN - adjectives
• JAM DOWN Jamaican ...1994 Jamaica sl.
JAMAICAN - nouns, person
• J.A. a Jamaican ...1970s W. Indies sl.
• MADAGASS a light-complexioned Black person of Jamaica, esp. one whose hair is less woolly than common ...1873
• WRAP-HEAD a member of the Pocomania Afro-Christian religion ...1987 Jamaica
• YARDIE a Jamaican ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
• YARD MAN a Jamaican ...1994 Jamaica sl.
JANITOR - nouns, person
• JANNY a janitor ...Sc. colloq.
• MOP JOCKEY a janitor or custodian ...1958 US sl.
JANUARY - nouns
• JINNYWERRY January ...1922 Amer. dial.
JAPAN, JAPANESE - nouns
• JAPANOLATRY excessive devotion to or worship of Japanese art and customs ...1890
• JAPLAND Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE SETTING SUN Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OKI Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US sl.
• OKIE Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US military usage
• POACHED EGG the Japanese national flag ...World War II sl.
• SUN-FLAG the Japanese flag, bearing an image of the sun ...1905
JAPANESE - adjectives
• J.A. Japanese-American ...1990s US sl.
• JAPONIAN † relating to Japan; Japanese ...1613
• JAPONIC pert. to Japan; Japanese ...1673
JAPANESE - adverbs
• JAPONICALLY in Japanese style ...1889
JAPANESE - nouns, person
• BOBORA HEAD a Japanese citizen as distinguished from a Japanese American ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BUDDHAHEAD a Japanese ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CARPET NAP a Japanese person ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Jap'
• CHINK (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• J.A. a Japanese-American ...1990s US sl.
• JAP (mainly derogatory or offensive) a Japanese person ...c1880 sl.
• JAPAN † a native of Japan; a Japanese ...1613
• JAPANNER † a native of Japan; a Japanese ...1614
• JAPONIAN † a native of Japan ...1600
• JAPONITE † a Japanese ...1613
• JEEP a Japanese ...20C Aust. sl.
• KATONK a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii ...1940s Hawaii
• KOTONK a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii ...1940s Hawaii
• MONKEY (usually offensive and contemptuous) a non-White or dark-complexioned person, esp. a person of African or Asian descent; in World War II, a Japanese person ...1839-40 Amer. sl.
• MOOSE a young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. the wife or mistress of a serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea ...1953 US services' sl.
• NIP (mainly derogatory or offensive) a Japanese person ...1942 sl.
• OKIE a native or resident of Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US military usage
• SAMURAI a Japanese man who is abundantly masculine, virile, brave, and demeaning towards women ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SILICON CHIP a Japanese ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Nip'
• SINGLE EYE a Japanese person ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SKIBBY (derogatory) a Japanese, a Chinese, or any Oriental ...1920s US sl.
• SKIPPY (derogatory) a Japanese person ...1920s US sl.
• YAP a Japanese ...20C
JAPANESE - verbs
• JAPONICIZE to make Japanese ...1890
• JAPONIZE to make Japanese ...1899
JAPE - verbs
• JANGLE † to jape ...c1470 Sc.
• POKE FUN to tease; to jape; to mock ...1840 Amer. sl.
JAR - nouns
• GLASS CAN a glass jar for preserving food ...1959 Amer. dial.
• TINAGE † a large earthenware jar ...1574
JARGON - adjectives
• CANTING belonging to the jargon of thieves and beggars ...1592
• JARGONESQUE * characterized by the use of jargon, composed in jargon ...1884
• JARGONIC pert. to jargon ...1819
JARGON - nouns
• ABRACADABRA a pretended conjuring word; a meaningless word of mysterious sound; jargon, gibberish ...1687
• ACCA jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
• ACKER jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
• BAFFLEGAB confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage ...1952 US, chiefly political and journalistic usage
• BARRIKIN high-flown language; unintelligible language; gibberish, jargon ...1851 Eng. sl.
• CANT the secret speech or jargon of the vagrant classes - gypsies, thieves, beggars, etc; hence, contemptuously, the peculiar phraseology of a particular class or subject ...1706
• CANTING the jargon used by beggars, thieves, gypsies and vagrants ...1567
• CHAT terminology, a special language, jargon ...1950s sl.
• FICK-FACKS nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings ...1847 Sc.
• GAMMON AND PATTER any form of jargon or professional slang ...L18 sl.
• GOBBLEDEGOOK pretentious jargon ...1940s sl., orig. US
• GOBBLEDYGOOK pretentious jargon ...1940s sl., orig. US
• GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
• GOBBLEDEGOOK official, professional, or pretentious verbiage or jargon ...M20 orig. US
JARGON - nouns, person
• JARGONIST * one who uses a jargon ...1782
JAUNDICE - nouns
• YELLOW EVIL † jaundice ...1387
• YELLOW-EYE jaundice; a disease caused by jaundice ...1990 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW JANDERS jaundice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW PLAGUE jaundice ...1819
• YELLOWS jaundice, chiefly in horses and cattle ...1561
• YELLOW SICKNESS jaundice ...1747
• YELLOW SOUGHT † jaundice ...a1400
JAUNDICED - adjectives
• YELLOW-YOWLING sickly and jaundiced-looking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JAUNT - nouns
• GALLIVANTINGS jaunts, pleasure-trips, holiday-makings ...Bk1900 Ireland
• RAID an outing, a jaunt, an excursion, esp. one about which a fuss has been made ...1823 Sc.
• RAIKIN a stroll, a jaunt, an informal visit ...1866 Sc.
JAUNT - verbs
• GALIVANDER to gad about, to jaunt, to go about idly or on pleasure; to gallivant ...1892 Eng. dial.
JAUNTILY - adverbs
• RAKISHLY jauntily, cheerfully, light-heartedly ...1838
JAUNTY - adjectives
• NAUNTLY conceited, jaunty ...1827 Eng. dial.
• VANDIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANNIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VAUNTIE of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated; exultant ...1724 Sc.
JAUNTY - verbs
• CANT † to move about with a jaunty step ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
JAVELIN - nouns
• GARE † a spear or javelin ...c1000
• GAVELOCK † a spear for throwing; a dart, a javelin ...c1000
• GAVELOT †* a javelin or casting-spear ...a1400
• JAVELOT † a small spear or javelin thrown with the hand or from a catapult ...1489
JAVELIN - nouns, person
• JACULATOR * one who throws or hurls; a thrower of the dart or javelin ...1796
JAW - adjectives
• ANDY-GUMP JAWED having a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOW-JAWED having a prominently projecting lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOX-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHIN-HAPPY having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GAB-SHOT † having the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper one ...1900 Sc.
• GAMSY long-jawed; with projecting lower jaw ...1929 Sc.
• GANGIE having a projecting jaw ...1835 Sc.
• HAMED-JAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAM-JAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERJAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRON-JAWED having a very strong or prominent jaw ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LOP-JAWED having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOOSE-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAN-CHAFTED having the lower jaw projecting further outward than the upper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POOCH-JAWED having jaws protruding at the sides ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TUT-MOUTHED * having protruding lips; also, having a projecting under jaw ...1500-20 now Sc.
• UNDERHANGING having a prominent lower jaw ...1865
• WABBLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1919 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS-JAWED having a swollen jaw ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER of a jaw: projecting, warped ...a1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WAPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WHANKER-JAWED having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1853 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1885 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WOMPY-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER-JAWED. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WOPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1883 Amer. dial.
JAW - nouns
• ANDY GUMP CHIN a conspicuously receding chin; an unusual chin or jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AXLE-HEAD the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth' ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BOX CHIN a square or prominent jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANGS the mouth; the jaws ...1950s sl.
• GAB-TREES the jaws ...1728
• GAM the lips, jaw ...1843 Sc.
• GANGE a projecting or drooping lower jaw ...1835 Sc.
• GANS † the gums; also, the jaws ...1824 Sc.
• HAFFETS the jaws; the undersides of the jaw ...1869 Eng. dial.
• HAPSBURG a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPSBURG CHIN a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPSBURG JAW a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRON JAW a prominent jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JABBER the jaw ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKDAW a jaw ...M19 rhyming sl.
• JAWING-TACKLE the jaws, mouth, etc., as used in speaking ...1859
• JAW-TACKLE the muscles of the jaws; the mouth, etc., as employed in talking ...1831 sl.
• LANTERN-JAWS long thin jaws giving a hollow appearance to the cheek ...1711
• MASTICATORS the teeth or jaws ...1694 jocular
• MAW the human mouth; the throat; the gullet; the jaws ...1791 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MOOSE JAW a large or protruding jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POINT the jaw ...1925 Amer. prizefighting usage
• RAKE † the throat, the jaws ...c825
• UNDER-CHAP the lower jaw ...1607
• WAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1952 Amer. dial.
JAW - nouns, person
• ANDY GUMP CHIN ironically, a person with a prominent jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GANGY a person having a projecting jaw ...1835 Sc.
• WAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1952 Amer. dial.
JAW - verbs
• YATTER of the jaws or teeth: to rattle against one another; to chatter, under the influence of cold or fear, or when one is talking volubly ...1923 Sc.
JAY - nouns
• BIRD O' SATAN the blue jay ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOBBY the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY JACK the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
JAZZ - adjectives
• FAR-OUT. excellent ...1954 sl., orig. US jazz, applied to playing that is daringly creative
• FREAK in jazz: unorthodox ...1955 US sl.
• HOT of jazz: traditional and spirited, as opposed to modern ...1924 US sl.
• HUSH-PUPPY of jazz: old-fashioned, conventional ...1958 US sl.
• NASTY in jazz: good, good-terrible ...1930s US Black sl.
• ROOTY-TOOT of music, esp. early jazz: noisy and lively ...L20 sl., chiefly US
JAZZ - nouns
• BACK the musical accompaniment which a jazz band gives a soloist ...1970 US sl.
• CARVING CONTEST a contest between jazz musicians ...1959 US sl.
• DIXIELAND a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp. with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century
• FUNK a kind of blues rock; jazz based on gospel music ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• GET-OFF a skilful improvisation or break in jazz ...M20 sl.
• GUTBUCKET njazz played in an especially earthy, bluesy, or robust manner, esp. in barrelhouse style; a very basic, raw, unsophisticated style of jazz; hence, extended to rock music ...1929 Amer. jazz musicians' usage
• GUTBUCKETING playing in 'gutbucket' style ...1936 Amer. jazz usage
• HARLEM a strongly swinging jazz style ...M20
• JAZZ GARDEN an establishment where jazz dancing takes place ...1922 Amer. sl.
• NAKED JAZZ basic, raunchy jazz music ...1940s sl.
• ROOTY-TOOT something that is noisy or lively; esp. an early style of jazz ...L19 sl., chiefly US
• TODDLE slow jazz tempo and dance ...1920s US Black sl.
• TRAD traditional jazz ...1956 UK sl.
• TRAD JAZZ traditional jazz ...1956 UK sl.
JAZZ - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR a White jazz musician or jazz enthusiast ...1950s US Black jazz sl.
• BUFF a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl.
• CAT a performer or aficionado of jazz music ...1935 Amer. dial., orig. Black jazz musicians
• FATS a jazz musician ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• FINGERS a jazz pianist ...1930s US Black sl.
• GATE a jazz musician; hence, a fashionable man ...1936 US sl.
• GATOR a swing jazz enthusiast ...1944 US sl.
• GUTBUCKET a jazz or blues musician ...1971 Amer. jazz usage
• JAZZBO a man who is a jazz enthusiast; a jazz musician ...1921 Amer. dial.
• JAZZHOUND an enthusiast or performer of jazz music ...1920 Amer. sl.
• MOLDY FIG a person who admires older styles of jazz; used derisively ...1945 Amer. jazz usage
• NEW THINGER a devotee of the 'new thing', an experimental form of jazz, which dispensed with the normal harmonic and rhythmic framework, popular in the 1960s ...1960s sl., orig. US
• PIANO KID in jazz: any teenage pianist working the rundown joints; teenage piano players were common in the brothels and cabarets in the 1900s-1930s ...1900s US Black sl.
• TRADDIE a traditional jazz enthusiast ...1983 UK sl.
• YARDBIRD Charlie Parker, jazz saxophonist ...1949 US sl.
JAZZ - verbs
• CARVE 1. in jazz: to outplay another musician in a competition of solos ...1883 US sl.
2. in jazz: to thrill, to 'send' ...1943 US sl.
• SET UP in jazz: to get things, as chairs, etc., arranged for a performance ...1900s US Black sl.
• WAIL in jazz: to perform excellently ...1955 US jazz sl.
JEALOUS - adjectives
• GREEN full of jealousy or envy ...ME
• GREEN-EYED jealous
• INVIDIOUS † envious; grudging; jealous ...M17 now rare or obs.
• JALLUS jealous ...1922 Amer. dial.
• JAUNDICED jealous, envious ...1699
• JEALISOM † jealous, having jealousy ...1599 Eng. dial.
• JOLIOUS † obsolete form of jealous ...16C
• OMBRAGEOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• UMBRAGEOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• UMBRAGIOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• YELLOW † affected with jealousy, jealous ...1602
• YELOWSE † jealous ...a1400
JEALOUS - nouns, person
• GRIMALKIN a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman ...1798
• YELLOW-HAMMER † a term of contempt for a person, esp. a jealous husband ...1602
JEALOUS - verbs
• EAT ONE'S HEART OUT to be consumed by jealousy ...L19 sl.
• EENIL † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EINDLE † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• HEART-BURN † to render jealous or grudging; to make discontented, to dissatisfy ...c1540 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• JULLY to make jealous ...1862 Eng. dial.
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL to make him jealous or envious ...1743
JEALOUSY - nouns
• GREEN EYE jealousy
• GREEN-EYED MONSTER jealousy
• HEARTBURN rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
• HEARTBURNING jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• JALLUS jealousy ...1922 Amer. dial.
• JAUNDICE jealousy, envy ...1629
• JEALOUS-HOOD † jealousy ...1685
• JEALOUSNESS * jealousy; suspicion ...c1380
• JEALOUSTE † jealousy; zeal ...1382
• VAPORS jealousy ...1990s US Black sl.
• WANGA-GUT greediness or jealousy ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• WONGA-GUT greediness or jealousy ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• YELLOW † the colour attributed to jealousy ...1611
• YELLOWNESS † jealousy ...1598
• YELLOWS † jealousy ...1601
JEALOUSY - verbs
• ANGER THE YELLOW HOSE to provoke jealousy ...19C sl.
• JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of ...1791
JEER - nouns
• BALK a jeer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• JAMF a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• JAMPH a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• JAUMPH a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• POP-OUT a jeer, a ridicule ...1920s sl.
JEER - verbs
• CAAD to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• CAFF to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAB to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GACK to mock, to jeer ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GAME † to befool, to jeer at, to mock, to delude ...1698 UK sl.
• HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass ...1928 Amer. dial.
• JAMF to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• JAMPH to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• JAPE to say or do something in jest or mockery; to jest, to joke, to jeer; to make game, to make fun, to sport ...c1374
• JARL † to snarl, to quarrel, to dispute; to jeer, to jest ...1580 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAUMPH to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• LANT to mock, to jeer, to gibe at ...1861 Sc.
• NAG to jeer, to taunt ...Bk1903 Sc.
• RAILLY † to mock, to scoff, to jeer at ...1678
• RAZZ to jeer at someone ...c1890 Aust. sl.
• SCORN to mock, to jeer at; to slight in love ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORN AT to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• TAKE OFF to mock, to befool, to jeer at ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIT † to twit, to upbraid; to scoff or jeer at ...1622
JEERING - adjectives
• NARGIE jeering, scornful ...1825 Sc.
JEERING - nouns
• GIBERY mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBERY mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBING mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• JEER † the act of jeering; mockery, scoffing, derision ...1660
• NAP a gibe, a sarcastic remark or reproof; a jeering way of speaking ...1885 Sc.
• OFF-TAKING jeering, ridicule ...1864 Sc.
JELLY - adjectives
• GELABLE * capable of being frozen or congealed; capable of being converted into jelly ...1727
• GELATANEOUS †* of the nature of jelly ...1763
JELLY - nouns
• GEILL jelly ...c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JEEL jelly ...a1774 Sc.
• LOBLOLLY a soft or gelatinous food; jelly; pudding ...1902 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER KELLY a jelly ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
JELLY - verbs
• JEEL to set as jelly; to congeal ...1896 Sc.
• JELL to become a jelly; to congeal or jelly ...1830-40 US colloq.
JELLYFISH - nouns
• CARVEL † a jellyfish ...1688
• GALLS the jellyfish or sea-nettle ...1817 Eng. dial.
• JELLY a jellyfish ...1882
• MACKEREL-BAIT a fisherman's name for jellyfish ...19C
• MILLER'S EYE a jellyfish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOON JELLY a jellyfish; the jellyfish most commonly washed up on beaches during high tide or after a storm ...1981 Amer. dial.
• QUARL * the jellyfish, medusa ...1884
• SCALDER the jellyfish ...1888 Sc.
• SCULDER a jellyfish ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SEA-BLUBBER the jellyfish ...1683-4
• SEA GALLS the jellyfish or sea-nettle ...1817 Eng. dial.
• SEA NETTLE a stinging jellyfish ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SUN-SQUALL a jellyfish ...1897 US
• SUN-SQUAWL a jellyfish ...1897 US
JEOPARDIZE - verbs
• HAZARDIZE †* to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk ...1628
• JEOPARD to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, or death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...c1374
• JEOPARDY * to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...1460
• PUT IN ADVENTURE to put in jeopardy, to imperil, to risk, to stake ...1297
• PUT THE KIBOSH ON to frustrate, to ruin, to prevent, to jeopardize ...1830s sl.
• PUT THE KYBOSH ON to frustrate, to ruin, to prevent, to jeopardize ...1830s sl.
• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to frustrate or jeopardize someone's plans; to curse with bad luck ...Brit. sl.
JEOPARDY - adjectives
• DISCRIMINOUS †* hazardous, dangerous, perilous, full of jeopardy ...1666
• ON THE LINE at risk, at stake, in jeopardy ...1940 US
JEOPARDY - nouns
• JEOPARD †* jeopardy ...a1300
• JEOPARDOUSNESS † hazardousness, jeopardy ...1730
• VENTURE † danger, jeopardy, hazard, or peril; the chance or risk of incurring harm or loss ...1550
• YEOPARDIE † jeopardy ...1535
JEOPARDY - nouns, person
• JEOPARDER one who puts in jeopardy ...1534
JERK - nouns
• DILDER a smart jerk, shake, jolt ...Bk1900 Sc.
• JAG a sharp jerk or jolt ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUINCH † a twitch or jerk of the body; a twinge ...1571 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• TIT a sharp and sudden pull; a tug, a jerk, a twitch ...1340 chiefly Sc.
• VELLYE a force, a sudden jerk ...1880 Sc.
• YARK † the act of lashing out with the heels, as a horse; a kick; a sudden or abrupt movement, a jerk, a twitch ...1581 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAUNCE a quick, jerking movement of the body ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERK † the act of lashing out with the heels, as a horse; a kick; a sudden or abrupt movement, a jerk, a twitch, a snatch ...1581 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YIRK a jerk, a pull, a snatch ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
JERK - nouns, person
• ACE a fool; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically ...1960s US campus sl.
• ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant ...1967 US sl.
• BABOON an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse ...c1500
• BIG BABOON an oaf; a jerk ...20C sl.
• CHEESE MEISTER a fool; a jerk ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CLOWN any oaf or jerk ...20C US
• CREEP an unpleasant or despicable person, a jerk, usually male ...1926 sl., orig. US
• DICK-HEAD a jerk or an oaf; a despised man ...M20 US sl.
• DICKRASH an annoying or despicable person; a jerk ...1996 Aust. sl.
• DILDO(E) an oaf or jerk ...17C sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• DIPSTICK an inept fool; an idiot; a jerk; a stupid or contemptible person; an oaf ...1963 US sl.
• DOPE a jerk; an oaf ...19C sl.
• FART HOLE an oaf; a real jerk ...1970 US sl.
• FINK any undesirable oaf or jerk ...E20 US sl.
• FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• F.O. a worthless do-nothing; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• FRUITCAKE a jerk; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK-HEAD an oaf, a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• GOOF an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GOOF-BALL a jerk; an oaf; an incompetent fool ...M20 US sl.
• GOOFER an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GOOFUS an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...1910s US sl. & colloq.
• JACK-OFF a jerk or incompetent oaf ...20C US sl.
• JERK-OFF a worthless, contemptible person; a jerk or oaf; an incompetent do-nothing; a contemptuous term of address ...1968 Brit. & US sl.
• JOE ERK a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man ...World Wars rhyming sl. for 'jerk' and 'berk'
• JOE HUNT a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man ...20C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• NARK an annoying, unpleasant or despicable person; an oaf, a jerk ...1846 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• NERD a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; someone studious but socially inept; an ineffectual or incompetent person; an oaf, a jerk ......1951 chiefly US colloq.
• NICKUMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NINCOMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NINKOMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NURD a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; an ineffectual or incompetent person; someone studious but socially inept; an oaf, a jerk ...1951 sl., chiefly US
• PECKERHEAD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person; a jerk, an oaf; a despised man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PISS-HEAD an oaf; a fool; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• POOR FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• PUNK a weak person; a useless jerk, usually a male ...M19 US sl.
• RUBBER SOCK a timid person; a jerk ...E20 US sl.
• SAP a jerk; an oaf ...1817
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHMUCK a jerk ...20C sl.
• TWINK a jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl.
• WEENIE an oaf, a jerk ...20C US sl.
• WEINER an oaf; a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDO any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDY any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET RAG an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET SOCK an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WORM a low creep or jerk ...20C US sl.
JERK (pull, yank, tug) - verbs
• DILDER to shake, to jolt, to jerk ...1889 Sc.
• FEAK vb. to twitch, to jerk, to pull smartly ...1548 Eng. dial.
• FRIGABOB to dance or jerk up and down, to move about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAG † to jerk; to strike with a sharp blow; also, to toss up the head ...1587
• JAG to jerk roughly; to jolt; to move with a sharp, jerking motion ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JIGGER to shake, to jerk ...1869 colloq.
• KECK to jerk oneself back; to throw back the head with disdainful air; to raise oneself erect ...1740 Eng. dial.
• SAINT VITUS DANCE to move in a fidgety, jerking manner ...1621 UK
• YARK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk, to wrench; to force ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YERK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIRK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
JERKING - adjectives
• JAGGIE having a jerking motion; of a road: bumpy ...1842 Sc.
• JAGGY having a jerking motion, jolting ...1842 Sc.
JERKING - nouns
• FRIGABOB anything dancing up and down, jerking from side to side, or moving about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
JERKY - adjectives
• ICKITTY-PICKITTY moving with a jerky action ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JERKISH * characterized by jerks; jerky ...1885
• JERKSOME * jerky, twitching ...1880
• NERVY jerky, sudden ...1884
• QUAVERY quavering, jerky, unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JEST - adjectives
• JAPISH inclined to jest ...1880s
• LUDIBRIOUS † apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
JEST - nouns
• BANTER † a matter of ridicule or jest ...1719
• BOURD a jest, a joke ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHAFF-CUTTING joking, jesting, playing on words ...Bk1890 sl.
• GABBERIES †* mockeries, gibes, jests, wily deceits ...1627
• GAG a jest, a joke ...1863
• GAME † jest, as opposed to 'earnest'; also, a joke or jest ...c1250
• GAMMOCK a game, jest, piece of fun; also, fun, frolic, foolish spot ...1819 Eng. dial.
• GAUD † a jest, a scoff; also, an object of mockery ...c1440
• GAWD † a jest, a scoff; also, an object of mockery ...c1440
• GUY a trick or hoax; a prank, a jest, a joke ...1854 Amer. sl.
• HARLOTRY † buffoonery; jesting; ribaldry; obscene talk or behaviour ...ME
• JAPE † a device to amuse; a merry or idle tale; a jest, a joke, a gibe ...c1340
• JAPERY † jesting speech; ribaldry; a jest ...c1340
• JERK a retort; a jest; a quirk ...1653 sl.
• 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.
• LEPIDITY † facetiousness, wit, a jest, a joke ...1647
• NAP a joke, jest; fun ...1885 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• POKING BORAK a jest ...1898 Aust.
• RAGE † extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk ...c1320
• RAISE a practical joke; a piece of fun and horseplay at another's expense; a jest ...1866 Sc.
• RIDICULOSITY † ridiculousness; a ridiculous matter; anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke ...1725 rare or arch.
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAUNCE † a jest ...c1440
JEST, JESTING - nouns, person
• JESTING-STOCK † an object of jest or ridicule; a laughingstock ...1535
• WAG-WIT a witty jesting fellow ...1786 Sc.
• WAG-WITS a waggish person; a witty, jesting fellow ...1787 Sc.
JEST - verbs
• BADINER † to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• BANTER † to ridicule, to make a jest of a thing ...1704
• BOURD to jest ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CRACK to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
• DAFF to play the fool; to jest, to play, to sport, to frolic, esp. between the sexes ...1535 chiefly Sc.
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GAG to jest, to joke ...1942
• GAME † to play, to sport, to jest; to amuse oneself; also, to indulge in amorous play ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAUD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GAWD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• JAPE to say or do something in jest or mockery; to jest, to joke, to jeer; to make game, to make fun, to sport ...c1374
• JARL † to snarl, to quarrel, to dispute; to jeer, to jest ...1580 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• RAIL † to jest, to rally ...1508
• RAILLY † to rally, to jest, to banter ...1635-56
JESTER - adjectives
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
JESTER - nouns
• CAP AND BAUBLE the insignia of the fool or jester ...1663
• CAP AND BELLS the insignia of the fool or jester ...1884
JESTER - nouns, person
• AL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BALATRON †* a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow ...1623
• BAUBLE-BEARER a court-fool or jester ...1535
• DIZZARD † a jester, a 'fool' ...a1529 obs. or arch.
• HAL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• HARLOT † an itinerant jester, buffoon, or juggler; one who tells or does something to raise a laugh ...a1340
• HOBBY HORSE a fool, a jester ...L16 sl.
• JANGLER † a story-teller, a jester ...1377
• JAPER one who japes or jokes; a professional jester ...1377
• JOCULAR † a professional jester or minstrel ...LME
• JOCULATOR † a professional jester or minstrel ...LME obs. exc. hist.
• MOROSOPH † a 'wise fool'; a jester ...a1693
• RAKER a professional jester ...1889 Sc.
• SAGE FOOL † a jester or court fool ...1377
• TOM TRAM a buffoon, a jester ...1689
• WAG a buffoon; a jester; a habitual joker; a merry droll; anyone ludicrously mischievous ...1584
JESTING - adjectives
• BADEEN †* frivolous, jesting ...1685
• BOURDFUL † full of jesting or sport; jocular, jocose, sportive ...1388
• GAMEFUL † joyful, playful, sportive, jesting ...c1205
• JOCATORY † characterized by joking; jocular, jesting, merry ...1576
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• LEPID * pleasant, jocose, facetious, amusing, humorous, jesting ...1619
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• WANTON † of persons: jovial, given to broad jesting, waggish; also, free from care ...c1386
JESTING - nouns
• CHAFF-CUTTING joking, jesting, playing on words ...Bk1890 sl.
• GAUDING † a making merry; jesting; scoffing ...a1553
• HARLOTRY † buffoonery, jesting; ribaldry, scurrility, scurrilous talk; obscene talk or behaviour ...c1325
• JAPERY † jesting speech; ribaldry; a jest ...c1340
• LARRIE jesting, joking, a practical joke, a hoax ...1880 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• RAGE † extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk ...c1320
• RALLERY †* a jesting or playful action; a joke ...1653
• WAGGERY a piece of mischievous jesting; a practical joke ...1604
JESTINGLY - adverbs
• GAMEFULLY † playfully, jestingly ...1387
• LEPIDLY in a jesting manner ...1650
JESUIT - nouns, person
• BLACK POPE a nickname for the Superior-General of the Jesuits ...1877
• GEOMETER a Jesuit ...c1660
• JEBBY a Jesuit ...1947 Amer. sl.
JESUS - nouns
• HEAD KNOCK God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• JEDUS Jesus ...1922 Amer. dial.
• PARAMOUR † applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin ...a1300
• SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS a title of Jesus Christ ...1382
JEW, JEWISH - adjectives
• ANTIJUDAIC that is contrary to the Jews or Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1885
• IKEY Jewish ...L19 sl.
• IKEY-MO Jewish ...L19 sl.
• MOCKIE (derogatory) Jewish ...1930s US sl.
• MOCKY (offensive) Jewish ...M20 US sl.
• SHEENY Jewish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• YAHUDI Jewish ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEHUDI Jewish ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YIDDISH Jewish ...1897 Amer. dial.
JEW, JEWISHNESS - nouns
• IKEYNESS Jewishness and the derogatory stereotypes associated with it, i.e. artfulness, craftiness, greed, financial chicanery, etc. ...L19 sl.
• LEVIRATE the custom among the Jews and some other nations, by which the brother or next of kin to a deceased man was bound under certain circumstances to marry the widow ...1725
JEW, JEWISH - nouns, person
• ABE (usually derogatory) a Jew ...19C Amer. sl.
• ABIE (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. sl.
• ABIE KABIBBLE 1. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1929 US sl.
2. an unassimilated Jewish immigrant ...1932 Amer. dial.
• ABY (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ALLRIGHTNIK a nouveau riche person, esp. a Jew who is stereotypically philistine and smug; an upstart; an offensive boaster ...1918 Amer. sl.
• ARAB any dark-complexioned person, esp. if belonging to a group traditionally considered to be somewhat excitable or primitive in emotional matters; a Jew or a Turk ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL 1. (usually offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly ...1955 Amer. sl.
2. a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• BAGEL BABY (usually offensive) a Jew ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL-BENDER (usually offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly ...1977 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL BOY (usually offensive) a Jew ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BENNY a Jew ...20C US sl.
• BOX OF GLUE (usually offensive) a Jew ...1927-28 Amer. sl.
• BROOKLYN INDIAN a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-DRIVER a Jew ...1920s US sl.
• CANKER a Jew ...1930s sl.
• CLIPPED-DICK (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...20C US sl.
• CLOAK-AND-SUITER (derogatory) a Jewish man ...E20 US sl.
• EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
• FAST-TALKING CHARLIE a Jewish person, or someone who is thought to be Jewish ...1980 US sl.
• FIVE (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew' (Five and Two)
• FIVE AND TWO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE BY TWO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE-TO-TWO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FOUR-BY-TWO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FOX IN THE BUSH (derogatory) a Jew ...1900s US sl.
• FRONT-WHEEL SKID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• GAWD FORBID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'yid'
• GOD FORBID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'yid'
• GOLDSTEIN a Jewish person ...1980 US sl.
• GOOSE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...E20 US sl.
• HEAB (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEBE (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HEBRAEAN † a Jew ...E16
• HEEB (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HOOKNOSE a Jewish person; used contemptuously ...a1867 Amer. sl.
• HYMIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1984 US sl.
• IKE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• IKEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• IKEY MO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1870 thieves' sl.
• IKIE (derogatory when used generically) a nickname for a Jewish male ...M19 Brit. & US sl.
• IKY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• ISAAC (derogatory) a Jew ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ISEY (derogatory) a Jew ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ISSEY a nickname for a Jew ...20C sl.
• IZZY a nickname for a Jewish man ...E20 US colloq.
• JAP (derogatory) a young Jewish person who acts haughty and spoiled; "Jewish-American Prince or Princess" ...M20 US sl.
• JEW BAGEL a Jew ...1950s US sl.
• JEW BOY (derogatory or offensive) a Jewish male ...1796 sl.
• JEWESS (usually derogatory) a Jewish woman or girl ...14C
• JEWEY (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• JEWIE (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• JEWY (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• KANGA a Jew ...1920s rhyming sl. (kangaroo)
• KANGAROO a Jew ...1920s rhyming sl.
• KANKER a Jew ...1930s sl.
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LEVIR a brother-in-law, or one acting as such under the Jewish custom of 'levirate' ...1865
• LID a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
• LOX JOCK a Jewish man; used disparagingly ...1977 US jocular
• MOCKEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
• MOCKIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
• MOCKY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...L19 US sl.
• NEW YORK INDIAN a Jew ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NICKELNOSE a Jewish person ...1970s US sl.
• NON-SKID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...1930s rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• OI YOI YOI a Jew ...1900s US sl.
• OLD CLO (derogatory) a Jew ...M19 sl.
• POPPY LOVE an elderly Jewish man ...1980s US Black sl.
• PORK a Jew ...1900s sl.
• PORKER a Jew ...L18 sl.
• PORKY (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man or woman ...L19 Brit. sl.
• PULL THROUGH a Jew ...1974 UK rhyming sl.
• QUARTER-TO-TWO (usually derogatory) a Jewish person ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• RACKETTY COO a Jewish person ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• RED SEA PEDESTRIAN (offensive) a Jew ...1984 jocular
• SARAH SOO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl.
• SAUCEPAN a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
• SAUCE-PAN LID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• SCHAINER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SCHLUCH a Jewess ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHONOCKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SHAYNER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SHEENEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHEENIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHEENY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHENEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHENY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHON (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...M20 US sl.
• SHONACKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SHONICKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONIKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONK (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKEY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONNACKER (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...M20 US sl.
• SHONNICKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONNIKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SMOUCH (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SMOUS (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SMOUSE (now derogatory) a Jew ...1705 sl.
• SMOUTCH (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SNIPCOCK a male Jew ...1950s Brit. sl.
• THREE--BY-TWO a Jewish man or woman ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• WOODEN-SHOE (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• YAHUDI a Jew ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEHUDI a Jew ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEKKE (derogatory or offensive) a German Jew ...1950 sl.
• YEKKIE (derogatory or offensive) a German Jew ...1950 sl.
• YID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1874 sl.
• YIDDISHER a Jew ...1902 Amer. dial.
• YIDDLE (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...20C
• YIT (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman...1898 Amer. dial.
• YOK (derogatory) a person who is not Jewish ...1923 sl.
JEW, JEWISH - nouns, person, other
• ANTIJUDAIC one who opposed Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1916
• YOG (sometimes derogatory) a non-Jew ...20C Brit. back-slang for 'goy'
JEW - verbs
• PASS of a Jew: to pretend to be a Christian ...1930s sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLERY - adjectives (also see GEM, RING, etc.)
• ICED wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED DOWN wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED OUT wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLERY - nouns
• ATTLEBOROUGH sham jewellery ...B1890 Eng. sl.
• BAGGIER † a jewel case ...1578 Sc.
• BEE † a ring or torque of metal, usually meant for the arm or neck, but also a finger ring ... c1000
• BELETTE † a jewel, an ornament ...1522
• BIGHES jewels, ornaments ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABLE a thick gold chain ...1990s US Black sl.
• CANDY jewellery ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• DANGLER any form of pendant jewellery, as a watch fob or an earring ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DUKEY ROPE a gold chain necklace ...1989 US sl.
• FAKEMENT personal adornment such as jewellery or makeup ...2002 UK sl.
• FANCINESS luxury items; jewellery; expensive clothing, etc. ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• FAWNEY a finger-ring ...L18 sl.
• FAWNEY-BOUNCING selling a ring to a victim; the justification for the sale is a supposed wager, which the seller can win only by selling the ring ...1851 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPING a common fraud: a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FAWNEY RIG a common fraud: "a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FORNEY a ring ...L18 sl.
• FORNY a ring ...L18 sl.
• GAGE-RING an engagement ring ...1880 Eng. dial.
• GEMMERY † a jewel-house ...1656
• GEMMOSITY † the quality of being a jewel; an abundance of precious stones ...1656
• ICE jewellery, esp. diamonds ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LAMP-POST any large and noticeable piece of jewellery ...1920s US sl.
• LAPIDARY † precious stones in general; jewellery ...1509
• LOGIE sham jewellery ...1847 Brit. sl.
• LURRIES † money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
• MARRYING-RING † a wedding-ring ...1504
• NECKLET an ornament for wearing round the neck ...1865
• PATACCA worthless rubbish, esp. fake jewellery, watches, etc. ...1970s sl.
• PROP a diamond or valuable piece of jewellery ...1914 criminals' sl.
• ROCK a jewel, esp. a diamond ...sl.
• SLUM cheap or imitation jewellery ...1914 Amer. sl.
• SPARK-PROP a diamond pin or tie-pin ...1879 criminals' sl.
• TAWDRY cheap finery; cheap, sham jewellery ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TOM jewellery ...1955 Brit. rhyming sl. (Tomfoolery)
• TOMFOOLERY jewellery ...1931 Brit. rhyming sl.
• UNBLING cheap, shoddy, unimpressive jewellery ...2005 UK sl.
• VEST watches and/or jewellery worn on the waistcoat ...1950s US criminals' sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLER, JEWELLERY - nouns, person
• FAKER a jeweller ...1857 sl.
• FAWNEY one who practices the fraud involving bogus jewellery ...1781 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPER one who practices the 'fawney-rig' ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAWNEY-MAN a seller of bogus jewellery ...L18 sl.
• GEMMARY † an engraver of gems; a jeweller ...1382
• PENNYWEIGHTER a jewellery thief ...1899 US sl.
• SLUM HUSTLER one who peddles cheap costume jewellery as the real thing in Black ghettos ...1940s US Black sl.
JEWEL - verbs
• TIGHT † to set or deck with jewels ...c1475
• UNHARNESS to remove a jewel from its setting ...1926 US criminals' sl.
JEWELLERY STORE - nouns
• ICE-HOUSE a jewellery store ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• ICE PALACE a jewellery store ...1940s US Black sl.
• SHIM JOINT a jewellery store ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUM JOINT a jewellery store ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
JIBE - nouns
• NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JILT - nouns, person
• JAMPHER a male jilt ...1768 Sc.
• QUEER MORT a woman suffering from venereal disease; a dirty drab; a jilting wench ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCOUFF a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
JILT - verbs
• BAG to jilt ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEGECK † to befool; to disappoint; to gull; to deceive; to jilt ...a1513 obs. exc. Sc.
• BEGINK to cheat; to jilt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEGOUK to trick, to befool; to jilt ...1862 Sc.
• BEGOWK to trick, to befool; to jilt ...1862 Sc.
• BEGUNK to delude, to play a deceiving trick on, to 'take in'; to cheat, do deceive; to jilt...1821 Sc.
• BELIRT † vb. to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
• BLINK to jilt; to deceive ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCE to jilt; to dismiss someone ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CAN to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
• FIRE to reject, to jilt a person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FLAT to jilt ...1871 sl.
• GET THE MITTEN to be jilted ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BASKET to jilt ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE DITCH to jilt or dismiss one ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE GRAND BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE MITTEN of a woman: to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GIVE THE BAG to jilt or reject a suitor ...1798 Amer. sl.
• GIVE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1951 Amer. dial.
• JAMPH to shuffle, to make false pretenses; to act the part of a male jilt ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KICK to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down ...1809 Amer. dial.
• KICK OUT to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LAY DOWN to jilt someone ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1873 Amer. dial.
• RENEAGUE to withdraw from an engagement; to jilt; to refuse; to deny ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACK to jilt someone ...1841 UK sl.
• SCONCE to jilt a woman ...1825 Sc.
• SCONCE A WOMAN to jilt or slight her ...Bk1904 Sc.
• THROW IN THE AIR to jilt ...1897 Amer. sl.
• TOSS IN THE AIR to jilt ...1896 Amer. sl.
JILTED - verbs
• GET THE MITTEN to be refused as a lover; to be jilted ...1844 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE LACK to be slighted, jilted; used of a lover when he departs suddenly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
JILTING - adjectives
• JAMPHING jilting, making false pretenses of courtship ...Bk1902 Sc.
JILTING - nouns
• BEGINK the act of jilting ...1790 Sc.
• BEGOWK the act of jilting ...1814 Sc.
• BEGUNK the act of jilting ...1790 Sc.
• BLINK a jilting; ' the slip' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FLAT a lover's dismissal; a jilting ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
• JAMPHING the act of jilting or making false pretenses; applied to a male ...Bk1902 Sc.
JINGLE - nouns
• RICKLE a rattle, a jingle ...1867 Eng. dial.
JINGLE - verbs
• JAMBLE † to jangle, to jingle, to ring, as bells ...1715
• PLAY RICKING to rattle, to jingle ...1861 Eng. dial.
• RICK to rattle, to jingle, to make a noise; to chatter ...1740 Eng. dial.
• RICKLE to rattle, to jingle; to make a noise, to chatter ...1863 Eng. dial.
• TINKLE to rhyme or jingle ...1626
JINGLING - adjectives
• TINTINNABULANT ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling ...1812
JINGLING - nouns
• RICKING a rattling, a jingling noise ...1873 Eng. dial.
JINX - nouns
• GRIS-GRIS a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force ...1763 Amer. dial.
• MOZZ bad luck; a jinx 1924 Aust. sl.
JINX - verbs
• MOJO to jinx or charm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOZ to hinder, to interrupt someone; to jinx someone ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• MOZZ to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to someone ...1941 Aust. sl.
• MOZZLE to put a jinx on ...1920s Aust. sl.
• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to ruin, thwart or jinx ...Brit. sl.
JITTERS - nouns
• KATZENJAMMER anxiety or jitters ...20C US sl.
• PEADODDLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1835 Amer. dial.
• PEADOODLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1992 Amer. dial.
• PEEDOODLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1995 Amer. dial.
• ST. VITUS'S DANCE nerves, jitters, shakes ...20C sl.
• JOD the letter "J" ...1790 Eng. dial.
JAB - verbs
• GLOM to jab, to poke ...1941 Amer. dial.
• GOUGE to jab, to poke ...1834 Amer. dial.
JACKAL - nouns
• JACCO † a jackal ...1648-9
• JACK a jackal ...1892
JACK-IN-A-BOX - nouns
• DINGLE-DOUSIE a jack-in-a-box ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES - nouns, person
• CALEB QUOTEM a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• CALEB QUOTUM a jack of all trades ...M19 sl.
• DAVIE DO A' THINGS a Jack of all trades ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JACK-ABOUT a person not engaged in any particular business; a jack-of-all-trades ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK OF ALL WORKS a jack-of-all-trades ...1820
• TINKER a jack-of-all-trades ...1905 US
• TOM OF ALL TRADES a Jack of all trades ...1631
JACK O' LANTERN - nouns
• POKE OF MOONSHINE a jack o' lantern ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
JACKPOT - nouns
• JACK a jackpot ...1900s US sl.
JACOBITE - nouns, person
• JACK a Jacobite ...1723 sl.
JADED - adjectives
• YAMP empty-looking, jaded ...1911 Sc.
JADED - verbs
• HAINGLE to have a jaded appearance from extreme fatigue ...1825 Sc.
• HANNIEL to have a jaded appearance from extreme fatigue ...1825 Sc.
JAGGED - adjectives
• HAGGERED jaggedly cut, full of notches, mangled ...1825 Sc.
• JAGGEDY having a jagged edge ...1899 Amer. dial.
• RAGGELT ragged, uneven, jagged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JAGGED - nouns
• RAG * a sharp or jagged projection ...1664
JAGUAR - nouns
• AMERICAN TIGER † the jaguar ...1774
• MEXICAN TIGER † the jaguar ...1842
JAIL - see PRISON
JAM - nouns
• AIR FOAM froth which forms on the surface of boiling jam ...1966 Amer. dial.
• AMSTERDAM jam ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BABY'S PRAM jam ...20C rhyming sl.
• BEAR SIGN berry jam ...1942 Amer. loggers' usage
• FLY-BOG jam ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• GIAM jam; a fruit conserve ...1747
• JAMBREADS slices of bread and jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JAMMY-MARSE bread spread with jam ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAINT jam ...1910s Aust. sl.
JAMAICA - nouns
• ACID a special unit of the Jamaican police force, especially feared because of their severe tactics ...1990s W. Indies & UK Black teen usage
• BUNGO-TALK illiterate speech; the lowest level of uncultivated Jamaican speech ...1940s W. Indies
• JA Jamaica ...20C W. Indies Rasta
• YARD Jamaica ...1994 UK sl.
• YARD, THE Jamaica ...1980s sl.
JAMAICAN - adjectives
• JAM DOWN Jamaican ...1994 Jamaica sl.
JAMAICAN - nouns, person
• J.A. a Jamaican ...1970s W. Indies sl.
• MADAGASS a light-complexioned Black person of Jamaica, esp. one whose hair is less woolly than common ...1873
• WRAP-HEAD a member of the Pocomania Afro-Christian religion ...1987 Jamaica
• YARDIE a Jamaican ...1980s sl., orig. W. Indies
• YARD MAN a Jamaican ...1994 Jamaica sl.
JANITOR - nouns, person
• JANNY a janitor ...Sc. colloq.
• MOP JOCKEY a janitor or custodian ...1958 US sl.
JANUARY - nouns
• JINNYWERRY January ...1922 Amer. dial.
JAPAN, JAPANESE - nouns
• JAPANOLATRY excessive devotion to or worship of Japanese art and customs ...1890
• JAPLAND Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LAND OF THE SETTING SUN Japan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OKI Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US sl.
• OKIE Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US military usage
• POACHED EGG the Japanese national flag ...World War II sl.
• SUN-FLAG the Japanese flag, bearing an image of the sun ...1905
JAPANESE - adjectives
• J.A. Japanese-American ...1990s US sl.
• JAPONIAN † relating to Japan; Japanese ...1613
• JAPONIC pert. to Japan; Japanese ...1673
JAPANESE - adverbs
• JAPONICALLY in Japanese style ...1889
JAPANESE - nouns, person
• BOBORA HEAD a Japanese citizen as distinguished from a Japanese American ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BUDDHAHEAD a Japanese ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CARPET NAP a Japanese person ...1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Jap'
• CHINK (contemptuous) any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person ...1942 Amer. sl.
• J.A. a Japanese-American ...1990s US sl.
• JAP (mainly derogatory or offensive) a Japanese person ...c1880 sl.
• JAPAN † a native of Japan; a Japanese ...1613
• JAPANNER † a native of Japan; a Japanese ...1614
• JAPONIAN † a native of Japan ...1600
• JAPONITE † a Japanese ...1613
• JEEP a Japanese ...20C Aust. sl.
• KATONK a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii ...1940s Hawaii
• KOTONK a Japanese-American from the USA rather than from Hawaii ...1940s Hawaii
• MONKEY (usually offensive and contemptuous) a non-White or dark-complexioned person, esp. a person of African or Asian descent; in World War II, a Japanese person ...1839-40 Amer. sl.
• MOOSE a young Japanese or Korean woman, esp. the wife or mistress of a serviceman stationed in Japan or Korea ...1953 US services' sl.
• NIP (mainly derogatory or offensive) a Japanese person ...1942 sl.
• OKIE a native or resident of Okinawa, Japan ...1945 US military usage
• SAMURAI a Japanese man who is abundantly masculine, virile, brave, and demeaning towards women ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SILICON CHIP a Japanese ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Nip'
• SINGLE EYE a Japanese person ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SKIBBY (derogatory) a Japanese, a Chinese, or any Oriental ...1920s US sl.
• SKIPPY (derogatory) a Japanese person ...1920s US sl.
• YAP a Japanese ...20C
JAPANESE - verbs
• JAPONICIZE to make Japanese ...1890
• JAPONIZE to make Japanese ...1899
JAPE - verbs
• JANGLE † to jape ...c1470 Sc.
• POKE FUN to tease; to jape; to mock ...1840 Amer. sl.
JAR - nouns
• GLASS CAN a glass jar for preserving food ...1959 Amer. dial.
• TINAGE † a large earthenware jar ...1574
JARGON - adjectives
• CANTING belonging to the jargon of thieves and beggars ...1592
• JARGONESQUE * characterized by the use of jargon, composed in jargon ...1884
• JARGONIC pert. to jargon ...1819
JARGON - nouns
• ABRACADABRA a pretended conjuring word; a meaningless word of mysterious sound; jargon, gibberish ...1687
• ACCA jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
• ACKER jargon-loaded academic writing ...1970s Aust. sl.
• BAFFLEGAB confusing or unintelligible jargon; incomprehensible or pretentious verbiage ...1952 US, chiefly political and journalistic usage
• BARRIKIN high-flown language; unintelligible language; gibberish, jargon ...1851 Eng. sl.
• CANT the secret speech or jargon of the vagrant classes - gypsies, thieves, beggars, etc; hence, contemptuously, the peculiar phraseology of a particular class or subject ...1706
• CANTING the jargon used by beggars, thieves, gypsies and vagrants ...1567
• CHAT terminology, a special language, jargon ...1950s sl.
• FICK-FACKS nonsense; silly jargon; foolish, trifling sayings ...1847 Sc.
• GAMMON AND PATTER any form of jargon or professional slang ...L18 sl.
• GOBBLEDEGOOK pretentious jargon ...1940s sl., orig. US
• GOBBLEDYGOOK pretentious jargon ...1940s sl., orig. US
• GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish ...1786
• GOBBLEDEGOOK official, professional, or pretentious verbiage or jargon ...M20 orig. US
JARGON - nouns, person
• JARGONIST * one who uses a jargon ...1782
JAUNDICE - nouns
• YELLOW EVIL † jaundice ...1387
• YELLOW-EYE jaundice; a disease caused by jaundice ...1990 Amer. dial.
• YELLOW JANDERS jaundice ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW PLAGUE jaundice ...1819
• YELLOWS jaundice, chiefly in horses and cattle ...1561
• YELLOW SICKNESS jaundice ...1747
• YELLOW SOUGHT † jaundice ...a1400
JAUNDICED - adjectives
• YELLOW-YOWLING sickly and jaundiced-looking ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JAUNT - nouns
• GALLIVANTINGS jaunts, pleasure-trips, holiday-makings ...Bk1900 Ireland
• RAID an outing, a jaunt, an excursion, esp. one about which a fuss has been made ...1823 Sc.
• RAIKIN a stroll, a jaunt, an informal visit ...1866 Sc.
JAUNT - verbs
• GALIVANDER to gad about, to jaunt, to go about idly or on pleasure; to gallivant ...1892 Eng. dial.
JAUNTILY - adverbs
• RAKISHLY jauntily, cheerfully, light-heartedly ...1838
JAUNTY - adjectives
• NAUNTLY conceited, jaunty ...1827 Eng. dial.
• VANDIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANNIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VAUNTIE of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated; exultant ...1724 Sc.
JAUNTY - verbs
• CANT † to move about with a jaunty step ...1674 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
JAVELIN - nouns
• GARE † a spear or javelin ...c1000
• GAVELOCK † a spear for throwing; a dart, a javelin ...c1000
• GAVELOT †* a javelin or casting-spear ...a1400
• JAVELOT † a small spear or javelin thrown with the hand or from a catapult ...1489
JAVELIN - nouns, person
• JACULATOR * one who throws or hurls; a thrower of the dart or javelin ...1796
JAW - adjectives
• ANDY-GUMP JAWED having a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOW-JAWED having a prominently projecting lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOX-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHIN-HAPPY having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GAB-SHOT † having the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper one ...1900 Sc.
• GAMSY long-jawed; with projecting lower jaw ...1929 Sc.
• GANGIE having a projecting jaw ...1835 Sc.
• HAMED-JAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAM-JAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERJAWED having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRON-JAWED having a very strong or prominent jaw ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LOP-JAWED having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOOSE-JAWED having a prominent lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAN-CHAFTED having the lower jaw projecting further outward than the upper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• POOCH-JAWED having jaws protruding at the sides ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TUT-MOUTHED * having protruding lips; also, having a projecting under jaw ...1500-20 now Sc.
• UNDERHANGING having a prominent lower jaw ...1865
• WABBLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1919 Amer. dial.
• WAMPUS-JAWED having a swollen jaw ...1950 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER of a jaw: projecting, warped ...a1825 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1836 Amer. dial.
• WAPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1854 Amer. dial.
• WHANKER-JAWED having a protruding lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1853 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAWED having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1885 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1927 Amer. dial.
• WOMPY-JAWED of a person: having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER-JAWED. having a protruding or otherwise misshapen lower jaw ...1930 Amer. dial.
• WOPPLE-JAWED having a protruding or misshapen lower jaw ...1883 Amer. dial.
JAW - nouns
• ANDY GUMP CHIN a conspicuously receding chin; an unusual chin or jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AXLE-HEAD the back portion of the jaw which contains the molars or 'axle-teeth' ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BOX CHIN a square or prominent jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANGS the mouth; the jaws ...1950s sl.
• GAB-TREES the jaws ...1728
• GAM the lips, jaw ...1843 Sc.
• GANGE a projecting or drooping lower jaw ...1835 Sc.
• GANS † the gums; also, the jaws ...1824 Sc.
• HAFFETS the jaws; the undersides of the jaw ...1869 Eng. dial.
• HAPSBURG a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPSBURG CHIN a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAPSBURG JAW a long jaw; a jaw that sticks out prominently ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IRON JAW a prominent jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• JABBER the jaw ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKDAW a jaw ...M19 rhyming sl.
• JAWING-TACKLE the jaws, mouth, etc., as used in speaking ...1859
• JAW-TACKLE the muscles of the jaws; the mouth, etc., as employed in talking ...1831 sl.
• LANTERN-JAWS long thin jaws giving a hollow appearance to the cheek ...1711
• MASTICATORS the teeth or jaws ...1694 jocular
• MAW the human mouth; the throat; the gullet; the jaws ...1791 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MOOSE JAW a large or protruding jaw ...1967 Amer. dial.
• POINT the jaw ...1925 Amer. prizefighting usage
• RAKE † the throat, the jaws ...c825
• UNDER-CHAP the lower jaw ...1607
• WAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1952 Amer. dial.
JAW - nouns, person
• ANDY GUMP CHIN ironically, a person with a prominent jaw ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GANGY a person having a projecting jaw ...1835 Sc.
• WAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1899 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; also, a nickname for someone having such a jaw ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1893 Amer. dial.
• WOBBLE-JAW a protruding or misshapen lower jaw; a nickname for a person having such a jaw ...1952 Amer. dial.
JAW - verbs
• YATTER of the jaws or teeth: to rattle against one another; to chatter, under the influence of cold or fear, or when one is talking volubly ...1923 Sc.
JAY - nouns
• BIRD O' SATAN the blue jay ...1959 Amer. dial.
• GOBBY the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• WHISKY JACK the common Canadian jay ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
JAZZ - adjectives
• FAR-OUT. excellent ...1954 sl., orig. US jazz, applied to playing that is daringly creative
• FREAK in jazz: unorthodox ...1955 US sl.
• HOT of jazz: traditional and spirited, as opposed to modern ...1924 US sl.
• HUSH-PUPPY of jazz: old-fashioned, conventional ...1958 US sl.
• NASTY in jazz: good, good-terrible ...1930s US Black sl.
• ROOTY-TOOT of music, esp. early jazz: noisy and lively ...L20 sl., chiefly US
JAZZ - nouns
• BACK the musical accompaniment which a jazz band gives a soloist ...1970 US sl.
• CARVING CONTEST a contest between jazz musicians ...1959 US sl.
• DIXIELAND a form of jazz that originated in New Orleans, becoming popular esp. with White musicians in the second decade of the 20th century
• FUNK a kind of blues rock; jazz based on gospel music ...Bk1990 Amer.sl.
• GET-OFF a skilful improvisation or break in jazz ...M20 sl.
• GUTBUCKET njazz played in an especially earthy, bluesy, or robust manner, esp. in barrelhouse style; a very basic, raw, unsophisticated style of jazz; hence, extended to rock music ...1929 Amer. jazz musicians' usage
• GUTBUCKETING playing in 'gutbucket' style ...1936 Amer. jazz usage
• HARLEM a strongly swinging jazz style ...M20
• JAZZ GARDEN an establishment where jazz dancing takes place ...1922 Amer. sl.
• NAKED JAZZ basic, raunchy jazz music ...1940s sl.
• ROOTY-TOOT something that is noisy or lively; esp. an early style of jazz ...L19 sl., chiefly US
• TODDLE slow jazz tempo and dance ...1920s US Black sl.
• TRAD traditional jazz ...1956 UK sl.
• TRAD JAZZ traditional jazz ...1956 UK sl.
JAZZ - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR a White jazz musician or jazz enthusiast ...1950s US Black jazz sl.
• BUFF a jazz aficionado ...1950s Amer. sl.
• CAT a performer or aficionado of jazz music ...1935 Amer. dial., orig. Black jazz musicians
• FATS a jazz musician ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• FINGERS a jazz pianist ...1930s US Black sl.
• GATE a jazz musician; hence, a fashionable man ...1936 US sl.
• GATOR a swing jazz enthusiast ...1944 US sl.
• GUTBUCKET a jazz or blues musician ...1971 Amer. jazz usage
• JAZZBO a man who is a jazz enthusiast; a jazz musician ...1921 Amer. dial.
• JAZZHOUND an enthusiast or performer of jazz music ...1920 Amer. sl.
• MOLDY FIG a person who admires older styles of jazz; used derisively ...1945 Amer. jazz usage
• NEW THINGER a devotee of the 'new thing', an experimental form of jazz, which dispensed with the normal harmonic and rhythmic framework, popular in the 1960s ...1960s sl., orig. US
• PIANO KID in jazz: any teenage pianist working the rundown joints; teenage piano players were common in the brothels and cabarets in the 1900s-1930s ...1900s US Black sl.
• TRADDIE a traditional jazz enthusiast ...1983 UK sl.
• YARDBIRD Charlie Parker, jazz saxophonist ...1949 US sl.
JAZZ - verbs
• CARVE 1. in jazz: to outplay another musician in a competition of solos ...1883 US sl.
2. in jazz: to thrill, to 'send' ...1943 US sl.
• SET UP in jazz: to get things, as chairs, etc., arranged for a performance ...1900s US Black sl.
• WAIL in jazz: to perform excellently ...1955 US jazz sl.
JEALOUS - adjectives
• GREEN full of jealousy or envy ...ME
• GREEN-EYED jealous
• INVIDIOUS † envious; grudging; jealous ...M17 now rare or obs.
• JALLUS jealous ...1922 Amer. dial.
• JAUNDICED jealous, envious ...1699
• JEALISOM † jealous, having jealousy ...1599 Eng. dial.
• JOLIOUS † obsolete form of jealous ...16C
• OMBRAGEOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• UMBRAGEOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• UMBRAGIOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense ...1601
• YELLOW † affected with jealousy, jealous ...1602
• YELOWSE † jealous ...a1400
JEALOUS - nouns, person
• GRIMALKIN a term of contempt for a jealous or bossy or bad-tempered, unpleasant old woman ...1798
• YELLOW-HAMMER † a term of contempt for a person, esp. a jealous husband ...1602
JEALOUS - verbs
• EAT ONE'S HEART OUT to be consumed by jealousy ...L19 sl.
• EENIL † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• EINDLE † to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander ...1825 Sc.
• HEART-BURN † to render jealous or grudging; to make discontented, to dissatisfy ...c1540 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• JULLY to make jealous ...1862 Eng. dial.
• LOOK THROUGH GREEN GLASSES to be jealous of one; to be envious of another's success ...B1900
• MAKE A PERSON'S NOSE SWELL to make him jealous or envious ...1743
JEALOUSY - nouns
• GREEN EYE jealousy
• GREEN-EYED MONSTER jealousy
• HEARTBURN rankling jealousy, discontent, or enmity ...1621
• HEARTBURNING jealousy, resentment, discontent; enmity ...1824 Amer. dial.
• JALLUS jealousy ...1922 Amer. dial.
• JAUNDICE jealousy, envy ...1629
• JEALOUS-HOOD † jealousy ...1685
• JEALOUSNESS * jealousy; suspicion ...c1380
• JEALOUSTE † jealousy; zeal ...1382
• VAPORS jealousy ...1990s US Black sl.
• WANGA-GUT greediness or jealousy ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• WONGA-GUT greediness or jealousy ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• YELLOW † the colour attributed to jealousy ...1611
• YELLOWNESS † jealousy ...1598
• YELLOWS † jealousy ...1601
JEALOUSY - verbs
• ANGER THE YELLOW HOSE to provoke jealousy ...19C sl.
• JAUNDICE to affect with envy or jealousy; to perverse or distort the views or judgement of ...1791
JEER - nouns
• BALK a jeer ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• JAMF a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• JAMPH a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• JAUMPH a mock, a jeer, a sneer ...1868 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• POP-OUT a jeer, a ridicule ...1920s sl.
JEER - verbs
• CAAD to jeer jokingly or mock someone about some event, their appearance or situation ...20C W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• CAFF to chafe; to jeer, to provoke, to make fun of ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAB to speak boldly or impertinently; to assail or answer with impertinent language; to jeer at ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GACK to mock, to jeer ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GAME † to befool, to jeer at, to mock, to delude ...1698 UK sl.
• HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass ...1928 Amer. dial.
• JAMF to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• JAMPH to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• JAPE to say or do something in jest or mockery; to jest, to joke, to jeer; to make game, to make fun, to sport ...c1374
• JARL † to snarl, to quarrel, to dispute; to jeer, to jest ...1580 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAUMPH to make game of; to mock at, to jeer, to sneer ...1768 Sc.
• LANT to mock, to jeer, to gibe at ...1861 Sc.
• NAG to jeer, to taunt ...Bk1903 Sc.
• RAILLY † to mock, to scoff, to jeer at ...1678
• RAZZ to jeer at someone ...c1890 Aust. sl.
• SCORN to mock, to jeer at; to slight in love ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCORN AT to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• TAKE OFF to mock, to befool, to jeer at ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TIT † to twit, to upbraid; to scoff or jeer at ...1622
JEERING - adjectives
• NARGIE jeering, scornful ...1825 Sc.
JEERING - nouns
• GIBERY mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBERY mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• GYBING mockery; jeering ...L17 sl.
• JEER † the act of jeering; mockery, scoffing, derision ...1660
• NAP a gibe, a sarcastic remark or reproof; a jeering way of speaking ...1885 Sc.
• OFF-TAKING jeering, ridicule ...1864 Sc.
JELLY - adjectives
• GELABLE * capable of being frozen or congealed; capable of being converted into jelly ...1727
• GELATANEOUS †* of the nature of jelly ...1763
JELLY - nouns
• GEILL jelly ...c1450 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JEEL jelly ...a1774 Sc.
• LOBLOLLY a soft or gelatinous food; jelly; pudding ...1902 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER KELLY a jelly ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
JELLY - verbs
• JEEL to set as jelly; to congeal ...1896 Sc.
• JELL to become a jelly; to congeal or jelly ...1830-40 US colloq.
JELLYFISH - nouns
• CARVEL † a jellyfish ...1688
• GALLS the jellyfish or sea-nettle ...1817 Eng. dial.
• JELLY a jellyfish ...1882
• MACKEREL-BAIT a fisherman's name for jellyfish ...19C
• MILLER'S EYE a jellyfish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOON JELLY a jellyfish; the jellyfish most commonly washed up on beaches during high tide or after a storm ...1981 Amer. dial.
• QUARL * the jellyfish, medusa ...1884
• SCALDER the jellyfish ...1888 Sc.
• SCULDER a jellyfish ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SEA-BLUBBER the jellyfish ...1683-4
• SEA GALLS the jellyfish or sea-nettle ...1817 Eng. dial.
• SEA NETTLE a stinging jellyfish ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SUN-SQUALL a jellyfish ...1897 US
• SUN-SQUAWL a jellyfish ...1897 US
JEOPARDIZE - verbs
• HAZARDIZE †* to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk ...1628
• JEOPARD to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, or death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...c1374
• JEOPARDY * to put in jeopardy; to expose to loss, injury, death; to hazard, to risk, to imperil ...1460
• PUT IN ADVENTURE to put in jeopardy, to imperil, to risk, to stake ...1297
• PUT THE KIBOSH ON to frustrate, to ruin, to prevent, to jeopardize ...1830s sl.
• PUT THE KYBOSH ON to frustrate, to ruin, to prevent, to jeopardize ...1830s sl.
• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to frustrate or jeopardize someone's plans; to curse with bad luck ...Brit. sl.
JEOPARDY - adjectives
• DISCRIMINOUS †* hazardous, dangerous, perilous, full of jeopardy ...1666
• ON THE LINE at risk, at stake, in jeopardy ...1940 US
JEOPARDY - nouns
• JEOPARD †* jeopardy ...a1300
• JEOPARDOUSNESS † hazardousness, jeopardy ...1730
• VENTURE † danger, jeopardy, hazard, or peril; the chance or risk of incurring harm or loss ...1550
• YEOPARDIE † jeopardy ...1535
JEOPARDY - nouns, person
• JEOPARDER one who puts in jeopardy ...1534
JERK - nouns
• DILDER a smart jerk, shake, jolt ...Bk1900 Sc.
• JAG a sharp jerk or jolt ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUINCH † a twitch or jerk of the body; a twinge ...1571 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• TIT a sharp and sudden pull; a tug, a jerk, a twitch ...1340 chiefly Sc.
• VELLYE a force, a sudden jerk ...1880 Sc.
• YARK † the act of lashing out with the heels, as a horse; a kick; a sudden or abrupt movement, a jerk, a twitch ...1581 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAUNCE a quick, jerking movement of the body ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YERK † the act of lashing out with the heels, as a horse; a kick; a sudden or abrupt movement, a jerk, a twitch, a snatch ...1581 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YIRK a jerk, a pull, a snatch ...1896 Sc. & Eng. dial.
JERK - nouns, person
• ACE a fool; a clumsy person; an oaf, a jerk: used sarcastically ...1960s US campus sl.
• ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant ...1967 US sl.
• BABOON an ugly or uncouth person; a stupid person; an inferior person; an oaf, a jerk; also, a term of abuse ...c1500
• BIG BABOON an oaf; a jerk ...20C sl.
• CHEESE MEISTER a fool; a jerk ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CLOWN any oaf or jerk ...20C US
• CREEP an unpleasant or despicable person, a jerk, usually male ...1926 sl., orig. US
• DICK-HEAD a jerk or an oaf; a despised man ...M20 US sl.
• DICKRASH an annoying or despicable person; a jerk ...1996 Aust. sl.
• DILDO(E) an oaf or jerk ...17C sl.
• DIPSHIT a person of no consequence and no intelligence; a stupid jerk, an oaf ...1962 US sl.
• DIPSTICK an inept fool; an idiot; a jerk; a stupid or contemptible person; an oaf ...1963 US sl.
• DOPE a jerk; an oaf ...19C sl.
• FART HOLE an oaf; a real jerk ...1970 US sl.
• FINK any undesirable oaf or jerk ...E20 US sl.
• FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• F.O. a worthless do-nothing; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• FRUITCAKE a jerk; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK-HEAD an oaf, a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• GOOF an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GOOF-BALL a jerk; an oaf; an incompetent fool ...M20 US sl.
• GOOFER an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl. & colloq.
• GOOFUS an oaf, a ridiculous jerk; an incompetent fool ...1910s US sl. & colloq.
• JACK-OFF a jerk or incompetent oaf ...20C US sl.
• JERK-OFF a worthless, contemptible person; a jerk or oaf; an incompetent do-nothing; a contemptuous term of address ...1968 Brit. & US sl.
• JOE ERK a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man ...World Wars rhyming sl. for 'jerk' and 'berk'
• JOE HUNT a fool; an oaf; a jerk; a wretched man ...20C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'cunt'
• NARK an annoying, unpleasant or despicable person; an oaf, a jerk ...1846 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• NERD a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; someone studious but socially inept; an ineffectual or incompetent person; an oaf, a jerk ......1951 chiefly US colloq.
• NICKUMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NINCOMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NINKOMPOOP a fool; an oaf; a jerk ...L17 sl.
• NURD a person lacking in social skills, fashion sense, or both; an ineffectual or incompetent person; someone studious but socially inept; an oaf, a jerk ...1951 sl., chiefly US
• PECKERHEAD a disparaging term for a person; a thick-headed or stupid person; a jerk, an oaf; a despised man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PISS-HEAD an oaf; a fool; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• POOR FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• PUNK a weak person; a useless jerk, usually a male ...M19 US sl.
• RUBBER SOCK a timid person; a jerk ...E20 US sl.
• SAP a jerk; an oaf ...1817
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHMUCK a jerk ...20C sl.
• TWINK a jerk; an incompetent fool ...20C US sl.
• WEENIE an oaf, a jerk ...20C US sl.
• WEINER an oaf; a jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDO any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WEIRDY any unpleasant person, usually male; an oaf or jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET RAG an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WET SOCK an oaf; a useless jerk ...M20 US sl.
• WORM a low creep or jerk ...20C US sl.
JERK (pull, yank, tug) - verbs
• DILDER to shake, to jolt, to jerk ...1889 Sc.
• FEAK vb. to twitch, to jerk, to pull smartly ...1548 Eng. dial.
• FRIGABOB to dance or jerk up and down, to move about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
• GAG † to jerk; to strike with a sharp blow; also, to toss up the head ...1587
• JAG to jerk roughly; to jolt; to move with a sharp, jerking motion ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JIGGER to shake, to jerk ...1869 colloq.
• KECK to jerk oneself back; to throw back the head with disdainful air; to raise oneself erect ...1740 Eng. dial.
• SAINT VITUS DANCE to move in a fidgety, jerking manner ...1621 UK
• YARK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk, to wrench; to force ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YAWK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1840 Amer. dial.
• YERK † to pull, push, or throw with a sudden movement; to jerk ...1568 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• YIRK to jerk; to seize or pull forcibly; to snatch, to wrench, to force ...1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YUCK to pull, to yank; to drag, to jerk ...1899 Amer. dial.
JERKING - adjectives
• JAGGIE having a jerking motion; of a road: bumpy ...1842 Sc.
• JAGGY having a jerking motion, jolting ...1842 Sc.
JERKING - nouns
• FRIGABOB anything dancing up and down, jerking from side to side, or moving about rapidly ...19C Eng. dial.
JERKY - adjectives
• ICKITTY-PICKITTY moving with a jerky action ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JERKISH * characterized by jerks; jerky ...1885
• JERKSOME * jerky, twitching ...1880
• NERVY jerky, sudden ...1884
• QUAVERY quavering, jerky, unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JEST - adjectives
• JAPISH inclined to jest ...1880s
• LUDIBRIOUS † apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
JEST - nouns
• BANTER † a matter of ridicule or jest ...1719
• BOURD a jest, a joke ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHAFF-CUTTING joking, jesting, playing on words ...Bk1890 sl.
• GABBERIES †* mockeries, gibes, jests, wily deceits ...1627
• GAG a jest, a joke ...1863
• GAME † jest, as opposed to 'earnest'; also, a joke or jest ...c1250
• GAMMOCK a game, jest, piece of fun; also, fun, frolic, foolish spot ...1819 Eng. dial.
• GAUD † a jest, a scoff; also, an object of mockery ...c1440
• GAWD † a jest, a scoff; also, an object of mockery ...c1440
• GUY a trick or hoax; a prank, a jest, a joke ...1854 Amer. sl.
• HARLOTRY † buffoonery; jesting; ribaldry; obscene talk or behaviour ...ME
• JAPE † a device to amuse; a merry or idle tale; a jest, a joke, a gibe ...c1340
• JAPERY † jesting speech; ribaldry; a jest ...c1340
• JERK a retort; a jest; a quirk ...1653 sl.
• 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.
• LEPIDITY † facetiousness, wit, a jest, a joke ...1647
• NAP a joke, jest; fun ...1885 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• POKING BORAK a jest ...1898 Aust.
• RAGE † extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk ...c1320
• RAISE a practical joke; a piece of fun and horseplay at another's expense; a jest ...1866 Sc.
• RIDICULOSITY † ridiculousness; a ridiculous matter; anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke ...1725 rare or arch.
• SCORN jest, ridicule; banter; satire ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAUNCE † a jest ...c1440
JEST, JESTING - nouns, person
• JESTING-STOCK † an object of jest or ridicule; a laughingstock ...1535
• WAG-WIT a witty jesting fellow ...1786 Sc.
• WAG-WITS a waggish person; a witty, jesting fellow ...1787 Sc.
JEST - verbs
• BADINER † to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter ...1697
• BANTER † to ridicule, to make a jest of a thing ...1704
• BOURD to jest ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CRACK to utter a wisecrack; to speak in a jesting or sarcastic manner ...1811 Amer. sl.
• DAFF to play the fool; to jest, to play, to sport, to frolic, esp. between the sexes ...1535 chiefly Sc.
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GAG to jest, to joke ...1942
• GAME † to play, to sport, to jest; to amuse oneself; also, to indulge in amorous play ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAUD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GAWD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• JAPE to say or do something in jest or mockery; to jest, to joke, to jeer; to make game, to make fun, to sport ...c1374
• JARL † to snarl, to quarrel, to dispute; to jeer, to jest ...1580 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• RAIL † to jest, to rally ...1508
• RAILLY † to rally, to jest, to banter ...1635-56
JESTER - adjectives
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
JESTER - nouns
• CAP AND BAUBLE the insignia of the fool or jester ...1663
• CAP AND BELLS the insignia of the fool or jester ...1884
JESTER - nouns, person
• AL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BALATRON †* a babbling, prating fellow; a vain talking fellow; a jester, a buffoon; a rascally base knave, a thief; a contemptible fellow ...1623
• BAUBLE-BEARER a court-fool or jester ...1535
• DIZZARD † a jester, a 'fool' ...a1529 obs. or arch.
• HAL a fool, a jester; a silly person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• HARLOT † an itinerant jester, buffoon, or juggler; one who tells or does something to raise a laugh ...a1340
• HOBBY HORSE a fool, a jester ...L16 sl.
• JANGLER † a story-teller, a jester ...1377
• JAPER one who japes or jokes; a professional jester ...1377
• JOCULAR † a professional jester or minstrel ...LME
• JOCULATOR † a professional jester or minstrel ...LME obs. exc. hist.
• MOROSOPH † a 'wise fool'; a jester ...a1693
• RAKER a professional jester ...1889 Sc.
• SAGE FOOL † a jester or court fool ...1377
• TOM TRAM a buffoon, a jester ...1689
• WAG a buffoon; a jester; a habitual joker; a merry droll; anyone ludicrously mischievous ...1584
JESTING - adjectives
• BADEEN †* frivolous, jesting ...1685
• BOURDFUL † full of jesting or sport; jocular, jocose, sportive ...1388
• GAMEFUL † joyful, playful, sportive, jesting ...c1205
• JOCATORY † characterized by joking; jocular, jesting, merry ...1576
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• LEPID * pleasant, jocose, facetious, amusing, humorous, jesting ...1619
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
• WANTON † of persons: jovial, given to broad jesting, waggish; also, free from care ...c1386
JESTING - nouns
• CHAFF-CUTTING joking, jesting, playing on words ...Bk1890 sl.
• GAUDING † a making merry; jesting; scoffing ...a1553
• HARLOTRY † buffoonery, jesting; ribaldry, scurrility, scurrilous talk; obscene talk or behaviour ...c1325
• JAPERY † jesting speech; ribaldry; a jest ...c1340
• LARRIE jesting, joking, a practical joke, a hoax ...1880 Sc.
• OFF-TAKE a jeering or jesting remark ...1900 Sc.
• RAGE † extravagant, riotous, or wanton behaviour; sport, game; jest, jesting talk ...c1320
• RALLERY †* a jesting or playful action; a joke ...1653
• WAGGERY a piece of mischievous jesting; a practical joke ...1604
JESTINGLY - adverbs
• GAMEFULLY † playfully, jestingly ...1387
• LEPIDLY in a jesting manner ...1650
JESUIT - nouns, person
• BLACK POPE a nickname for the Superior-General of the Jesuits ...1877
• GEOMETER a Jesuit ...c1660
• JEBBY a Jesuit ...1947 Amer. sl.
JESUS - nouns
• HEAD KNOCK God or Jesus ...1946 Amer. dial. Black usage
• JEDUS Jesus ...1922 Amer. dial.
• PARAMOUR † applied by women to Jesus Christ; occasionally also to God; applied by men to the Virgin ...a1300
• SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS a title of Jesus Christ ...1382
JEW, JEWISH - adjectives
• ANTIJUDAIC that is contrary to the Jews or Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1885
• IKEY Jewish ...L19 sl.
• IKEY-MO Jewish ...L19 sl.
• MOCKIE (derogatory) Jewish ...1930s US sl.
• MOCKY (offensive) Jewish ...M20 US sl.
• SHEENY Jewish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• YAHUDI Jewish ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEHUDI Jewish ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YIDDISH Jewish ...1897 Amer. dial.
JEW, JEWISHNESS - nouns
• IKEYNESS Jewishness and the derogatory stereotypes associated with it, i.e. artfulness, craftiness, greed, financial chicanery, etc. ...L19 sl.
• LEVIRATE the custom among the Jews and some other nations, by which the brother or next of kin to a deceased man was bound under certain circumstances to marry the widow ...1725
JEW, JEWISH - nouns, person
• ABE (usually derogatory) a Jew ...19C Amer. sl.
• ABIE (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. sl.
• ABIE KABIBBLE 1. (usually offensive) a Jew ...1929 US sl.
2. an unassimilated Jewish immigrant ...1932 Amer. dial.
• ABY (usually derogatory) a Jew ...1914 Amer. dial.
• ALLRIGHTNIK a nouveau riche person, esp. a Jew who is stereotypically philistine and smug; an upstart; an offensive boaster ...1918 Amer. sl.
• ARAB any dark-complexioned person, esp. if belonging to a group traditionally considered to be somewhat excitable or primitive in emotional matters; a Jew or a Turk ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL 1. (usually offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly ...1955 Amer. sl.
2. a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• BAGEL BABY (usually offensive) a Jew ...1955 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL-BENDER (usually offensive) a Jew; used disparagingly ...1977 Amer. sl.
• BAGEL BOY (usually offensive) a Jew ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BENNY a Jew ...20C US sl.
• BOX OF GLUE (usually offensive) a Jew ...1927-28 Amer. sl.
• BROOKLYN INDIAN a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL-DRIVER a Jew ...1920s US sl.
• CANKER a Jew ...1930s sl.
• CLIPPED-DICK (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...20C US sl.
• CLOAK-AND-SUITER (derogatory) a Jewish man ...E20 US sl.
• EAGLE-BEAK a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew ...1920 Amer. sl.
• FAST-TALKING CHARLIE a Jewish person, or someone who is thought to be Jewish ...1980 US sl.
• FIVE (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew' (Five and Two)
• FIVE AND TWO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE BY TWO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• FIVE-TO-TWO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FOUR-BY-TWO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl.
• FOX IN THE BUSH (derogatory) a Jew ...1900s US sl.
• FRONT-WHEEL SKID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• GAWD FORBID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'yid'
• GOD FORBID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'yid'
• GOLDSTEIN a Jewish person ...1980 US sl.
• GOOSE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...E20 US sl.
• HEAB (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEBE (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1932 Amer. dial.
• HEBRAEAN † a Jew ...E16
• HEEB (derogatory) n. a Jew ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HOOKNOSE a Jewish person; used contemptuously ...a1867 Amer. sl.
• HYMIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1984 US sl.
• IKE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• IKEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• IKEY MO (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1870 thieves' sl.
• IKIE (derogatory when used generically) a nickname for a Jewish male ...M19 Brit. & US sl.
• IKY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1835 sl.
• ISAAC (derogatory) a Jew ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ISEY (derogatory) a Jew ...1941 Amer. dial.
• ISSEY a nickname for a Jew ...20C sl.
• IZZY a nickname for a Jewish man ...E20 US colloq.
• JAP (derogatory) a young Jewish person who acts haughty and spoiled; "Jewish-American Prince or Princess" ...M20 US sl.
• JEW BAGEL a Jew ...1950s US sl.
• JEW BOY (derogatory or offensive) a Jewish male ...1796 sl.
• JEWESS (usually derogatory) a Jewish woman or girl ...14C
• JEWEY (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• JEWIE (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• JEWY (derogatory) a Jewish man; a highly derogatory term of direct address ...19C colloq.
• KANGA a Jew ...1920s rhyming sl. (kangaroo)
• KANGAROO a Jew ...1920s rhyming sl.
• KANKER a Jew ...1930s sl.
• KIKE (derogatory) a Jew, esp. one considered greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, untrustworthy, or shrewd; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LEVIR a brother-in-law, or one acting as such under the Jewish custom of 'levirate' ...1865
• LID a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
• LOX JOCK a Jewish man; used disparagingly ...1977 US jocular
• MOCKEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
• MOCKIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1931 US sl.
• MOCKY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...L19 US sl.
• NEW YORK INDIAN a Jew ...1950 Amer. dial.
• NICKELNOSE a Jewish person ...1970s US sl.
• NON-SKID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...1930s rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• OI YOI YOI a Jew ...1900s US sl.
• OLD CLO (derogatory) a Jew ...M19 sl.
• POPPY LOVE an elderly Jewish man ...1980s US Black sl.
• PORK a Jew ...1900s sl.
• PORKER a Jew ...L18 sl.
• PORKY (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man or woman ...L19 Brit. sl.
• PULL THROUGH a Jew ...1974 UK rhyming sl.
• QUARTER-TO-TWO (usually derogatory) a Jewish person ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• RACKETTY COO a Jewish person ...1971 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Jew'
• RED SEA PEDESTRIAN (offensive) a Jew ...1984 jocular
• SARAH SOO (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...1925 Brit. rhyming sl.
• SAUCEPAN a Jewish person ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Yid' (Saucepan Lid)
• SAUCE-PAN LID (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'Yid'
• SCHAINER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SCHLUCH a Jewess ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHONOCKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SHAYNER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man ...1968 UK sl.
• SHEENEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHEENIE (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHEENY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHENEY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHENY (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1816 sl.
• SHON (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...M20 US sl.
• SHONACKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SHONICKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONIKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONK (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKEY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONNACKER (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...M20 US sl.
• SHONNICKER (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1914 US sl.
• SHONNIKER (derogatory) a Jew ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SMOUCH (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SMOUS (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SMOUSE (now derogatory) a Jew ...1705 sl.
• SMOUTCH (derogatory) a nickname for a Jewish man ...E18 Brit. colloq.
• SNIPCOCK a male Jew ...1950s Brit. sl.
• THREE--BY-TWO a Jewish man or woman ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• WOODEN-SHOE (not necessarily derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• YAHUDI a Jew ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEHUDI a Jew ...1900 sl., chiefly US
• YEKKE (derogatory or offensive) a German Jew ...1950 sl.
• YEKKIE (derogatory or offensive) a German Jew ...1950 sl.
• YID (derogatory or offensive) a Jew ...1874 sl.
• YIDDISHER a Jew ...1902 Amer. dial.
• YIDDLE (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman ...20C
• YIT (derogatory) a Jewish man or woman...1898 Amer. dial.
• YOK (derogatory) a person who is not Jewish ...1923 sl.
JEW, JEWISH - nouns, person, other
• ANTIJUDAIC one who opposed Jewish opinion, policy, etc. ...1916
• YOG (sometimes derogatory) a non-Jew ...20C Brit. back-slang for 'goy'
JEW - verbs
• PASS of a Jew: to pretend to be a Christian ...1930s sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLERY - adjectives (also see GEM, RING, etc.)
• ICED wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED DOWN wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
• ICED OUT wearing jewellery, esp. diamonds ...1950s US sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLERY - nouns
• ATTLEBOROUGH sham jewellery ...B1890 Eng. sl.
• BAGGIER † a jewel case ...1578 Sc.
• BEE † a ring or torque of metal, usually meant for the arm or neck, but also a finger ring ... c1000
• BELETTE † a jewel, an ornament ...1522
• BIGHES jewels, ornaments ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CABLE a thick gold chain ...1990s US Black sl.
• CANDY jewellery ...1920s US criminals' sl.
• DANGLER any form of pendant jewellery, as a watch fob or an earring ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DUKEY ROPE a gold chain necklace ...1989 US sl.
• FAKEMENT personal adornment such as jewellery or makeup ...2002 UK sl.
• FANCINESS luxury items; jewellery; expensive clothing, etc. ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• FAWNEY a finger-ring ...L18 sl.
• FAWNEY-BOUNCING selling a ring to a victim; the justification for the sale is a supposed wager, which the seller can win only by selling the ring ...1851 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPING a common fraud: a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FAWNEY RIG a common fraud: "a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FORNEY a ring ...L18 sl.
• FORNY a ring ...L18 sl.
• GAGE-RING an engagement ring ...1880 Eng. dial.
• GEMMERY † a jewel-house ...1656
• GEMMOSITY † the quality of being a jewel; an abundance of precious stones ...1656
• ICE jewellery, esp. diamonds ...L19 sl., orig. US
• LAMP-POST any large and noticeable piece of jewellery ...1920s US sl.
• LAPIDARY † precious stones in general; jewellery ...1509
• LOGIE sham jewellery ...1847 Brit. sl.
• LURRIES † money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
• MARRYING-RING † a wedding-ring ...1504
• NECKLET an ornament for wearing round the neck ...1865
• PATACCA worthless rubbish, esp. fake jewellery, watches, etc. ...1970s sl.
• PROP a diamond or valuable piece of jewellery ...1914 criminals' sl.
• ROCK a jewel, esp. a diamond ...sl.
• SLUM cheap or imitation jewellery ...1914 Amer. sl.
• SPARK-PROP a diamond pin or tie-pin ...1879 criminals' sl.
• TAWDRY cheap finery; cheap, sham jewellery ...1876 Eng. dial.
• TOM jewellery ...1955 Brit. rhyming sl. (Tomfoolery)
• TOMFOOLERY jewellery ...1931 Brit. rhyming sl.
• UNBLING cheap, shoddy, unimpressive jewellery ...2005 UK sl.
• VEST watches and/or jewellery worn on the waistcoat ...1950s US criminals' sl.
JEWEL, JEWELLER, JEWELLERY - nouns, person
• FAKER a jeweller ...1857 sl.
• FAWNEY one who practices the fraud involving bogus jewellery ...1781 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPER one who practices the 'fawney-rig' ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAWNEY-MAN a seller of bogus jewellery ...L18 sl.
• GEMMARY † an engraver of gems; a jeweller ...1382
• PENNYWEIGHTER a jewellery thief ...1899 US sl.
• SLUM HUSTLER one who peddles cheap costume jewellery as the real thing in Black ghettos ...1940s US Black sl.
JEWEL - verbs
• TIGHT † to set or deck with jewels ...c1475
• UNHARNESS to remove a jewel from its setting ...1926 US criminals' sl.
JEWELLERY STORE - nouns
• ICE-HOUSE a jewellery store ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• ICE PALACE a jewellery store ...1940s US Black sl.
• SHIM JOINT a jewellery store ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLUM JOINT a jewellery store ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
JIBE - nouns
• NANNICK an idle whim; a childish fancy or fear; a jibe ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
JILT - nouns, person
• JAMPHER a male jilt ...1768 Sc.
• QUEER MORT a woman suffering from venereal disease; a dirty drab; a jilting wench ...M17 UK criminals' sl.
• SCOUFF a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
JILT - verbs
• BAG to jilt ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEGECK † to befool; to disappoint; to gull; to deceive; to jilt ...a1513 obs. exc. Sc.
• BEGINK to cheat; to jilt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEGOUK to trick, to befool; to jilt ...1862 Sc.
• BEGOWK to trick, to befool; to jilt ...1862 Sc.
• BEGUNK to delude, to play a deceiving trick on, to 'take in'; to cheat, do deceive; to jilt...1821 Sc.
• BELIRT † vb. to deceive, to beguile, to cheat, to befool; to jilt ...c950 obs. exc. Sc.
• BLINK to jilt; to deceive ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCE to jilt; to dismiss someone ...1893 Amer. dial.
• CAN to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
• FIRE to reject, to jilt a person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• FLAT to jilt ...1871 sl.
• GET THE MITTEN to be jilted ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BASKET to jilt ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE DITCH to jilt or dismiss one ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE GRAND BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1894 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE MITTEN of a woman: to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GIVE THE BAG to jilt or reject a suitor ...1798 Amer. sl.
• GIVE THE BOUNCE to jilt or dismiss someone ...1951 Amer. dial.
• JAMPH to shuffle, to make false pretenses; to act the part of a male jilt ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KICK to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down ...1809 Amer. dial.
• KICK OUT to reject or jilt a suitor; to turn someone down ...1941 Amer. dial.
• LAY DOWN to jilt someone ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• MITTEN to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1873 Amer. dial.
• RENEAGUE to withdraw from an engagement; to jilt; to refuse; to deny ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SACK to jilt someone ...1841 UK sl.
• SCONCE to jilt a woman ...1825 Sc.
• SCONCE A WOMAN to jilt or slight her ...Bk1904 Sc.
• THROW IN THE AIR to jilt ...1897 Amer. sl.
• TOSS IN THE AIR to jilt ...1896 Amer. sl.
JILTED - verbs
• GET THE MITTEN to be refused as a lover; to be jilted ...1844 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE LACK to be slighted, jilted; used of a lover when he departs suddenly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
JILTING - adjectives
• JAMPHING jilting, making false pretenses of courtship ...Bk1902 Sc.
JILTING - nouns
• BEGINK the act of jilting ...1790 Sc.
• BEGOWK the act of jilting ...1814 Sc.
• BEGUNK the act of jilting ...1790 Sc.
• BLINK a jilting; ' the slip' ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FLAT a lover's dismissal; a jilting ...Bk1893 Amer. sl.
• JAMPHING the act of jilting or making false pretenses; applied to a male ...Bk1902 Sc.
JINGLE - nouns
• RICKLE a rattle, a jingle ...1867 Eng. dial.
JINGLE - verbs
• JAMBLE † to jangle, to jingle, to ring, as bells ...1715
• PLAY RICKING to rattle, to jingle ...1861 Eng. dial.
• RICK to rattle, to jingle, to make a noise; to chatter ...1740 Eng. dial.
• RICKLE to rattle, to jingle; to make a noise, to chatter ...1863 Eng. dial.
• TINKLE to rhyme or jingle ...1626
JINGLING - adjectives
• TINTINNABULANT ringing or tinkling as a small bell; jingling ...1812
JINGLING - nouns
• RICKING a rattling, a jingling noise ...1873 Eng. dial.
JINX - nouns
• GRIS-GRIS a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force ...1763 Amer. dial.
• MOZZ bad luck; a jinx 1924 Aust. sl.
JINX - verbs
• MOJO to jinx or charm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MOZ to hinder, to interrupt someone; to jinx someone ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• MOZZ to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to someone ...1941 Aust. sl.
• MOZZLE to put a jinx on ...1920s Aust. sl.
• PUT THE MOCKERS ON to ruin, thwart or jinx ...Brit. sl.
JITTERS - nouns
• KATZENJAMMER anxiety or jitters ...20C US sl.
• PEADODDLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1835 Amer. dial.
• PEADOODLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1992 Amer. dial.
• PEEDOODLES, THE the jitters, nervousness ...1995 Amer. dial.
• ST. VITUS'S DANCE nerves, jitters, shakes ...20C sl.