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LANGUID - LAUNDRY
LANGUID - adjectives
• DAVERED languid, torpid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FAINTIVE * inclined to faint, faintish, languid ...1790 rare exc. Sc.
• FAINTY † faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
• LANGUESCENT * growing faint or languid ...1837
• OORIE-LIKE having a languid, exhausted appearance, having the appearance of being much fatigued ...1808 Sc.
• STRETCHY sleepy, languid; inclined to stretch and yawn ...1872 colloq.
LANGUID - nouns
• LANGUISHNESS †* languor, languid condition ...1540
LANGUID - nouns, person
• DROOP an ineffectual, incompetent, or languid person; a fool ...1932 US sl.
LANGUID - verbs
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• JADE to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag ...1620
• LANGUEFY †* 1. to make faint or languid ...1607
†* 2. to become weak or languid ...a1734
LANGUIDLY - adverbs
• DAIVERTLIKE listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
• DAIVERTLY listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
LANGUISH - verbs
• LANGERN †* to languish, to lie sick ...c1440
• LANGUOR † to languish ...c1350
• PIMP to droop, to languish ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PINDLE to waste away, to dwindle, to languish ...1893 Amer. dial.
• QUAIL to languish; to fall ill; to faint; to have a sinking sensation in the stomach ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEAL † to languish; to fail in any way; to fall ill; to faint; to have a sinking sensation in the stomach ...1515 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPIS † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPISH † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TORFLE to founder, to go lame; to decline in health, to pine away, to languish; to lose interest in or draw back from an undertaking ...1575-6 Eng. dial.
LANGUISHING - adjectives
• DIMMY-SIMMY languishing, affected ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADE † faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
• LACKADAISICAL feebly sentimental, affectedly languishing ...M18
• LANGUISHANT †* languishing, suffering from languor ...1674
LANGUISHING - nouns
• LANGERIN languishing, the state of feeling bored ...1958 Sc.
• LANGUORMENT † a state of languishing ...1593
LANGUOR - nouns
• LANGUISHNESS †* languor, languid condition ...1540
LANK, LANKY - adjectives
• BEANPOLISH tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROOMSTICKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANGLING of straggling growth; loosely built, awkwardly long in stature, tall and slender, lanky ...1808
• GANGLY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HERRING-GUTTED having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony ...1726
• LANGREL † tall, lanky ...1608 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LANKISH † somewhat lank ...1689
• LONG-GEARED. lanky ...1891 US sl.
• LONG-SPARRED tall, lanky ...1925 Amer. nautical sl.
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• PULLED THROUGH A KNOT-HOLE tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REELY lanky ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RAMMELY of a boy: fast-growing, tall, lanky ...1887 Sc.
• REIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENKY tall and too thin; lanky ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIBISH tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAWING awkwardly tall, lanky; straggling; long and thin ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREELY long, lanky; pinched, miserable-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SLABSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPINDLY tall or long and slender; lanky, thin ...1827 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE-LIKE lanky, gangling...c1850 Sc.
• THIRDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THIRL of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THURDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WEEDY used to denote unhealthy thinness and weakness; tall or long and slender; lanky...1852 sl.
LANK, LANKY - nouns, person
• BEAN-POLE a lanky fellow ...1837
• BEANSTICK a lanky fellow ...1823
• DUKE OF LIMBS a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• FENCE RAIL a very thin, lanky person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GAD a tall, slender, or lanky person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GANGERELL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANGREL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• HAY-CROOK a long, lanky, hungry-looking man ...1808 Eng. dial.
• LANGLE a long, lanky person; anything long and loose in movement ...1931 Ireland & Sc.
• LANK a lanky or lean person ...1881
• MACKEREL-BACK † a very tall, lank person ...a1700 cant
• MOON-FIXER a very tall, usually lanky, person ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• RACAN a lanky, raw-boned person ...20C Irish sl.
• SAWNEY an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SAWNY a foolish or indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCRIBE a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKELPER a tall, lanky person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SLANGRELL †* a lanky person ...1592
• TANGLE † a tall, lank person ...1768 Sc.
• WHANG a thin, lanky person ...20C Irish sl.
LANTERN - nouns
• ABSCONCE a dark lantern used in monasteries and at lauds and matins in the Roman Catholic church ...Bk1888
• BOWET. a hand-lantern ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LAMP a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LANTERN a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LIGHT a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BUG-TORCH a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.
• DARKEE a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• DARKEY a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• DARKMANS a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARKY a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• FANAL † a ship's lantern ...1632 obs. exc. arch.
• GUY a dark lantern ...E19 sl.
• HAYBURNER a kerosene lantern ...1930 Amer. railroad sl.
• LANTRUN a lantern ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSE a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSER a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1918 Amer. dial.
LANTERN - verbs
• STOW THE GUY to cover or douse the lantern ...E19 sl.
LAP - nouns
• BARM † a bosom, a lap ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LAP - nouns, person
• LAPLING † one who loves to lie on a (lady's) lap ...1627-77
LAPP - adjectives
• LAPPISH pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1875
• LAPPONIAN pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1854
• LAPPONIC pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1890
LAPP - nouns, person
• LAPPIAN † a Lapp or Laplander ...1599
• LAPPONIAN a Lapp ...1607
LAPSE - nouns
• ELAPSE † expiration, lapse, passing away of time ...1793
LAPSE - verbs
• ELAPSE † to lapse, to sink insensibly into; to slip away from memory ...1742
LARDER - nouns
• BUTTERY a pantry or larder ...1654
• GARDYMANG † a larder; a meat-safe ...18C Sc.
• LAIDNER † a larder, a meat safe; a winter's stock of provisions ...1825 Sc.
• MEAT-HOUSE a larder ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SHOP a larder ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SPOT a larder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LARGE - adjectives
• BABYLONIAN huge, gigantic, large ...1821
• BABYLONIC huge, gigantic, large ...1853
• BANGING large, huge ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASTING BIG exceptionally large ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BAUSY large, fat, corpulent, coarse ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELKING unwieldy, large ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKING very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN DOOR very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN SIDE very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BUSHEL very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG-ASSED large ...1945 US sl.
• BIG FELLOW large, a quantity ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• BIGSIE rather large ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BONZAI large, massive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOOMING large, astonishing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUKSOME bulky, of large size ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSY large, bulky, plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSIE large ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVISH large; notable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULGER large ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAINTY large, good-sized ...1866 Sc.
• DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves ...1659
• DECUMANAL †* very large, immense: usually of waves ...1652
• DENTY large, fair-sized; of time: considerable ...1862 Sc.
• EARDLY unusually large; unwieldy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• FADE † of a thing: great, large ..c1400
• FAIRISH fairly large ...1865
• FARMER very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARMER'S very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAT-ARSE fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ARSED fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ASS large ...1970s sl.
• FAT-ASSED large ...1970s sl.
• GALAGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
large adj. GAMPY over-large, having many bare, empty spaces ...1923 Sc.
• GAUCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUSIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAYISH fairly good or large ...1855 Eng. dial.
• GIGANTINE † large, huge, gigantic ...1664
• GOD-SIZE abnormally large ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GORMUS very large ...1979 Amer. dial.
• GRACIOUS very large, great ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREAT BIG very large ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HONKING very large ...1995 US sl.
• HULKING large, esp. of an unwieldy mass ...1698 UK sl.
• HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl.
• HUMONGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• JACKASS large, substantial ...M19 sl.
• LACING large; tall; of superior quality ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMING big, large, prodigious ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LARGY † large ...c1400
• MAGNOLIOUS magnificent, splendid, large ...M19 sl.
• MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous ...1802 Amer. dial.
• MASSIVE † of person: bulky, large-bodied ...1485
• MASSY of persons and animals: bulky, large-bodied ...c1400
• MASTER great, outstanding, large; greatest ...1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MASTEROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTY large and strong, big ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MICKLISH rather large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING moderately large ...L16
• MIGHTY big, large, great; extreme ...1774 Amer. dial.
• MOBY large, huge; fat, obese ...1965 US college sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• MUCKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUCKLE-BOOKIT large, full-bodied, overgrown ...1895 Sc.
• MUCKLE-SIZED large-sized ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAILING excellent; of superior quality; of large size; great ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NATION very large, very great; impressive ...1765 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NAUPING of large size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NUI big, large, great ...1938 Hawaii
• OLD MAN large, important, of lengthy duration ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
• RANK † excessively great or large; esp. swollen, puffed up, grossly fat, too highly fed ...c1330
• RAPPING said of anything very large; 'whopping' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHING BIG very large ...1957 Amer. dial.
• RENKY large and well-made; athletic, muscular ...1684 Eng. dial.
• RHINOCERICAL huge, large ...B1900 sl.
• ROID † large, unwieldy ...a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
• SAIRY sufficiently large ...1835 Sc.
• SAMMER larger than usual ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHIE capacious, of large size ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SERIOUS large; intense; important ...1980s US Black sl.
• SIDE † large, ample, spacious, extensive ...before 1000
• SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
• SMACKING unusually large or fine ...L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SMART large ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPANKING outstanding fine, large, smart, etc. ...colloq.
• STRAMMER great, large, thumping ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TALL †* big, large, bulky ...c1430
• TARGING large, monstrous ...Ireland and Eng. dial.
• TAUT large; fat; ready to burst ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THUMPING large, great, big ...1869
• THUSKING large, fine, bulky ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TITANIAN large, huge, colossal, gigantic ...1667
• UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDEEMOUS unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDUMIOUS extraordinary, enormous, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...1747 Sc.
• UNHANTY † overlarge, unwieldy ...1719 Sc.
• VENGEANCE † very great or large ...1602
• VOLUMOUS bulky, large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALING very large ...1871 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLOCKING very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPING strikingly large, powerful; spectacular ...1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WALLY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALY handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WAPPING unusually large or great ...17C
• WHACKER larger than ordinary ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
• WHAPPING unusually large or great ...18C
• WHOPPING unusually large or great ...19C
• WOPPING unusually large or great ...M19
• YARKING very large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LARGE - nouns
• BABY an impressive, large object ...1907 US sl.
• BAGGIE an object very large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• BANGER anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BARGE a fat, heavy person; anything large ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BASTER something remarkably large for its type ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• BELKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELTER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENDER anything very large or good of its kind ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BENSILER anything very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEZZLER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG BERTHA something unusually large or impressive ...1931 US sl.
• BIG BOY something that is a large, heavy, or impressive example of its kind ...1918 US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BINDERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BINNTHERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BLINGER something impressively big or large ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOMER something large or notable of its kind ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BOUNCER something very large of its kind ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRAWD a large, clumsy article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULGE † a very large or impressive thing; something important ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BULGER a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial. obs.
• BULL MOOSE anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
• BUMPER anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
• BUSTER a remarkable person; something remarkable, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind ...1842 Amer. dial.
• DADGER something especially large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• DINGER something large of its kind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• GOLLY-BUSTER a very large specimen ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• HOOZER anything unusually large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAM anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JAMB anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JUNDIE anything that is larger than is strictly necessary ...B1900 Sc.
• KAHUNA a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGER a large or excellent example of its kind ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPER a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MAGNOLIOUSNESS the fact or quality of being magnificent, splendid, or large ...M19 US sl.
• MAGUFFY anything large and pretentious ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable ...1940s sl.
• MAMMA anything very large, difficult, or challenging ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MAMMOTH something that is very large or impressively big ...1824 Amer. dial.
• MONSTER something that is extremely and unusually large ...1759 Brit.
• MOOSE something that is large and difficult to manage ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MOOSE CAT anything unusually large or extraordinary ...1956 Amer. logging usage
• NAPPER anything large and good of its kind ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• NAUPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMER anything large or outstanding of its kind; a 'whopper' ...1929 Sc.
• PLONKER anything large of its kind ...1885 Eng. dial.
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMER anything very large; a huge, uncouth thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
• RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHER an extraordinarily large example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR BUSTER an especially large thing or individual ...1891 Amer. sl.
• SAMMER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKELPER a large thing of any kind ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKREENGER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SOCKDOLAGER something unusually large, heavy, etc. ...Amer. sl.
• SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable ...c1939 Amer. dial.
• SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large ...colloq.
• STONKER a thing that is large, impressive, or amazing ...sl.
• STRAMMER anything very large, great or exceptional ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TANKER anything large and ugly, esp. used of a person or lean animal ...BK1905 Sc.
• TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• THUMP a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind ...1896 Sc.
• THUMPER anything very large of its kind; a monstrous falsehood ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER anything big or large and bulky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDER anything very large; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALER anything very large of its kind; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHACKER anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
• WHALER anything considered large of its kind ...M19 sl.
• WHALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHIZZER anything large of its kind ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WHELKER anything uncommonly large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER something extraordinary or large of its kind ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• YARKER anything very large of its kind ...1881 Eng. dial.
LARGE - nouns, person
• BAAZ a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIG CASINO a large person ...1900s US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BILF a large, clumsy person ...1819 Sc.
• BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOX a large woman ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOZO a large, crude individual ...1930 Amer. college sl.
• BUSTER an especially large individual ...1843 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL a great, hulking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CAMERAL a large, ill-shaped, awkward person ...1825 Sc.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• HASSOCK a large, coarse woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORROCKS a large, fat woman ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• JACK-WHORE a large, masculine, overgrown wench ...1785 sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person or animal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUG a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• MOOSE a large, powerful, or clumsy person ...1910 Amer. sl.
• OAF a large, slow-witted, clumsy person ...1902 sl.
• OAFO a large, slow-witted, clumsy person; a lout ...1959 sl.
• PALOOKA a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOOKO a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a ninny, a simpleton ...19C Sc.
• ROIL † a large, ungainly woman ...M16
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• THRUMBLE a large, clumsy lump of a fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WALGAN a large, clumsy, overgrown person ...1951 Sc.
• WAMPUS a large man ...1950s W. Indies
• WHALE an exceptionally large or fat person ...L19 US sl.
• WHAM a large, aggressive man ...1970s US Black sl.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
LARGELY - adverbs
• FATLY to a great extent; largely; extensively ...1866
• LARGERLY †* more largely ...c1380
• LARGY † largely ...1395
LARGER - verbs
• IMPROVE to grow larger ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
LARGENESS - nouns
• MICKLEDOM † size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• VASTITUDE unusual largeness ...1876
LARGEST - adjectives
• MERGIN most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
LARK (bird) - nouns
• LADY-HEN the lark, Alauda arvensis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark (bird) ...L19 rhyming sl.
• TIRALEE the note of the lark ...1596
• TIRY-TIRY-LEERER † a lark ...1599
LARK (frolic, prank) - nouns
• FANTIGUE a vagary, a fancy, a whim; a joke, a 'lark' ..1894 Eng. dial.
• GAME an amusing incident, a piece of fun, a lark ...M19 sl.
• MARLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAYLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MORLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark, a game ...L19 rhyming sl.
• PANT a prank, a frolic, a 'lark', a piece of fun, a caper, a piece of boyish mischief ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
• YARK rough amusement; larks ...1876 Eng. dial.
LARK - verbs
• GAMMOCK to frolic, to romp, to lark about, to play pranks ...1854 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GANDER-FLANK to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEG to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to frolic, to lark ...1848 US
• LANARK to lark ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to play about; to lark ...1874 Eng. dial.
LARYNX - nouns
• ORGAN * the human organs of speech or voice collectively; the larynx and its accessories as used in speaking or singing ...1601
• THROAT-BOLL † the Adam's apple; hence, the larynx ...a700
LASCIVIOUS - adjectives
• CADYE † wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• KEDGY wanton, lascivious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIENT † wanton, lascivious ...1653
• LASCIVE †* lascivious, wanton ...1647
• LEWED † lascivious ...c1386
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• OFF-COLOUR tending to be indecent, obscene, lewd, or lascivious, but hinting at or suggesting the obscene ...1875 sl.
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• PULTROUS † lustful, lascivious, lecherous ...1788 Sc.
• RAMMISH † lascivious, lustful ...1577
• RAMPANT † lustful, lascivious; vicious ...c1680
• TENTIGINOUS † lascivious, lustful; exciting to lust, itching, lecherous ...1616
• UNCHASTE lascivious ...14C
• VENERAL † given to fleshly wantonness, lascivious, lustful ...1623
• VENEREAL † of persons: under the influence of Venus; inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1652
• VENEREAN † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1612
• VENEREOUS † addicted to or desirous of sexual enjoyment; libidinous, lascivious, lustful ...1509
• VENERIAL † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1577
• VENERIAN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...a1400
• VENERIEN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...c1386
• VENERIOUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1547
• VENEROUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1597
LASCIVIOUS, LASCIVIOUSNESS - nouns
• CADGINESS wantonness, lasciviousness ...Bk1888 Sc.
• LASCIVIENCY †* lasciviousness, wantonness ...1664
• LASCIVIOSITY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• LASCIVITY † the quality of being lascivious ...1490
• LASCIVY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• NAUGHTY-DREAM a lascivious dream ...1673 sl.
• VENEREOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1659
• VENERIOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1547
• WANTONS, THE †* wanton fits, lascivious desires, wantonness ...1717
LASCIVIOUS - nouns, person
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT EATER. a lascivious man; a man who has known many women sexually ...E20 US sl.
• HOT MEMBER a lascivious man or woman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• HOT NUTS a nickname for a lascivious man ...E20 US sl.
• HOT PANTS a lascivious man; a lecher ...E20 US sl.
• LOOCHER a low, lascivious blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• OGLER a lascivious woman ...1797 sl.
• ROOSTER a lascivious man ...20C US colloq.
• SATYR a lascivious or lustful man ...1781
• TWIGGER a vigorous, prolific breeder: originally said of a ewe; hence, an unchaste or lascivious person; a wanton person of either sex; a strumpet, a harlot, a fornicator, a wencher ...1594
• VENERIAN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1601
• VENERIEN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1567
• VENERIST †* one addicted to lust; a lascivious or lustful person ...1596
LASCIVIOUS - verbs
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• MERETRICATE † to play the whore; to behave lasciviously ...1623
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
LASCIVIOUSLY - adverbs
• LASCIVIENTLY † wantonly, lasciviously ...1664
• RAMMISHLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...a1693
LASCIVOUSNESS - nouns
• RAMMISHNESS lasciviousness, lust ...1617
• RAMPANCY lasciviousness, lust ...1699
• UNCHASTITY sexual impurity; lasciviousness ...1382
LASH - nouns
• BEND †* a 'stripe' inflicted by a lash or rod ...c1400
• JERK † a stroke with a whip or wand; a stripe, a lash ...1555
• SCRINGE a lash, a stroke; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TWO DOZEN a punishment of 25 lashes ...L19 Aust. criminals' sl.
LASH - verbs
• JERK † to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch ...1550
• LACE to lash, beat, thrash ...1599
• LEASH † to beat or lash with a leash; to whip ...1503
• SCURRIFUNGE to lash tightly ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCURRYFUNGE to lash tightly ...1777 Eng. dial.
LASHING - verbs
• PALAM-PAM to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAMPER to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
LASSO - nouns
• BIG LOOP the lasso of a cattle thief ...1940 Amer. dial., Western usage
• LASH †* a lasso ...1748
LAST - adjectives
• DAMN AND BLAST last ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• HARRY BEHINT always last or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG † last, hindmost ...1552
• LATEMOST † last ...c950
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• LATTERMOST last ...1821
LAST - nouns
• ABE the last of anything; the only example ...1900s Aust. criminals' sl.
• BACK-HALF the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BUTT-END the last part or remnant of anything ...17C
• CASES an ultimate, a finality, the last of a series of things or actions ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DAMN AND BLAST the last position in a race ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DOUP the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• FAG the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
• FAG-END the last part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
• LAGABAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIEBAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABE'S BRITCHES the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABRIEL'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON GABE'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JACOB'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JOB'S SHIRT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH, THE the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE POT the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL the prize given to the last one in a race; the last in any contest ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• SHANK the latter end or last part of something; the remainder ...E19
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
LAST - nouns, person
• ANCHORMAN the last man in any group or sequence ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END CHARLIE the last individual in a line ...1942 sl.
• BUTT-END CHARLIE the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
• LAG * the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
• LAGABAG a loiterer; the hindmost or last ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAGGY a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAG-MAN † the last man; the one who brings up the rear ...1599
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
LAST - verbs
• BE LEFT IN THE BASKET to remain unchosen, or to the last, like the worst apples, etc. ...1847
• BRING UP THE REAR to come last
• WIN THE MELL to be last; to come off worst in any encounter ...1895 Sc.
LAST (endure) - verbs
• ANSWER to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SPEND to last, to hold out ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
LAST - phrases
• EGG AND BIRD † in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
LASTING - adjectives
• ANSWERABLE durable, lasting ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DUREFUL † of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• ENDURABLE durable, long-lasting, dependable ...1887 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• INDURANT †* lasting, continuing long ...1611
• PERDURANT * lasting, continuous, permanent ...1670
• SUBSISTENT † continuing in existence, lasting ...1603
• WADY long-lasting; tedious; interminable ...1691 Eng. dial.
LASTING - nouns
• WADE endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LASTING - verbs
• BEAR TACK † to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, to endure, to hold one's own ...1573
LASTLY - adverbs
• LAGLY †* lastly, behind all ...1611
• OLAST † lastly ...a1240
LATCH - nouns
• CLICKET † the latch of a gate or door ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LATCH - verbs
• CLICKET to latch or lock; to fasten the wooden latch of a door by inserting a peg above it, thus preventing it from being raised ...1362
LATCHED - adjectives
• YCLYKETED † latched ...1393
LATE - adjectives
• AFTERNOON late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A CAT'S ARSE running late ...Brit. sl.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A DOG'S TAIL running late ...Brit. sl.
• ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ...1891 Amer. sl.
• BACK late, backward, falling, behindhand ...1821 Sc.
• BACKERLY backward; behindhand, late ...1849 Eng. dial.
• BACK O' BEHIND behindhand; tardy; late ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BEHINDEST late ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BEHIND THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, laggardly ...1891 Amer. dial.
• DEEP †* far advanced in time; late ...1599
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAG last of all, behind; habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LATEFUL † late in season ...1382
• LATESOME † backward; slow, sluggish, late ...a1100 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LATEWARD † late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1538
• LATEWARDLY †* late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1573
• MEXICAN of time or events: late, slow, unreliable ...1968
• TARDE †* late ...1613
• TARDIVE characterized by lateness, or tending to appear late; of late appearance of development ...1905
LATE - adverbs
• ALL OUT too late ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK behindhand, late ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BACKERLY backward, late ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEHINT late; too late; in arrears of work, payment, or fulfilment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LATELY † after or beyond the usual or proper time; behind time, at a late hour, late ...1515
• LATEWARD late, after the due time or season ...1572
• TARDE † late ...1557
LATE - nouns
• DARK THIRTY late at night ...1984 US sl.
• UNGODLY HOUR, AN very late ...L19
LATE - nouns, person
• LAG-LAST a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TAIL a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TAILENDER a term of contempt for one who is habitually late in everything he undertakes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LATE - verbs
• ARRIVE IN AN ARM CHAIR to arrive late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE IN THE DOG-HOUSE to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BELATE to make late, to detain beyond the usual time, to delay; to hinder ...1642
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL vb. to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME BY THE LAME POST † to be behind time ...1658
• HAVE THE KEY OF THE STREET to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KEEP BANKER'S HOURS to be tardy to work ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KISS THE HARE'S FOOT † to be late for meals; to be late for anything ...1613-16
• LATEN to become or grow late; to make late ...1880
• ROCK UP to arrive late or unannounced ...colloq.
• WAKE † to sit up late for pleasure or revelry; to turn night into day ...a1300
LATE - phrases
• DAY AFTER THE FAIR, A too late ...1548
LATELY - adverbs
• A-LATE lately ...1679 Eng. dial.
• LASTLY † very lately, recently ...1592
• LATEWARDLY † of late, lately; at a late date ...1720
• LATEWARDS † lately, recently ...1483
• LATE-WHILE(S) of late, recently ...1839
• LATTERLY of late, lately; at the latter end of life or of some period ...1734
LATENESS - nouns
• TARDITY * the fact of being late; lateness ...1599
• TARDIVITY †* lateness of development or maturity ...1725
LATER - adjectives/adverbs
• ALLIGATOR later ...1950s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ELDER † pert. to a more advanced period of life; later ...1593
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• OSCAR SLATER later ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
• SITHEN † afterwards, later ...a1000
• SITHENCE † afterwards, later ...1377
• SITHRE † at a later time; subsequently ...c1200
• SUINGLY † in order; hence, subsequently, afterwards, later ...c1400
LATER - nouns
• LATTERNESS †* the condition of being later or subsequent ...1674
LATHER - nouns
• NETTING soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAIPIE-SAPPLES soap suds, lather ...1888 Sc.
• SAIPY-SUDS soap suds, lather ...1896 Sc.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
LATIN - adjectives
• LACK-LATIN ignorant of Latin; unlearned ...1608
• LATIAN belonging to Latium; Latin ...1598
• LATINED † versed in Latin ...1591
• LATINISH †* of the nature of Latin ...a1603
• TOGATED of words: Latinized; stately, majestic ...1868
LATIN - adverbs
• LATINLY † in Latin; in good or pure Latin ...1388
LATIN - nouns
• LATINISM an idiom or form of expression characteristic of the Latin language, esp. one used by a writer in another language ...1570
• LATINITY the manner of speaking or writing Latin; Latin ...1619
• LATIN MAKING † Latin composition ...a1568
• LATIN-WIT † wit that depends for its quality on being expressed in Latin ...1670
• LEDEN † Latin ...c897 obs.
LATIN - nouns, person
• LACK-LATIN † one who knows little or no Latin ...1649
• LATIN † one who spoke or wrote the Latin language; a Latin writer or author ...1398
• LATINER a Latin scholar; one who speak Latin ... 1691
• LATINIST one who is versed in the Latin language; a Latin scholar; occasionally, a writer of Latin ...1538
• LATINITASTER * a petty Latinist ...1836
• LATIN-MAKER † a writer of Latin; a Latinist ...a1400
LATIN - verbs
• LATIN IT † to speak or write Latin ...1581
LATIN AMERICA - adjectives
• SPIG (derogatory) pert. to Central or South America ...1910s US sl.
LATIN AMERICAN - nouns, person
• GREASE-BALL (derogatory) a Latin American ...1943 US sl.
• GREASER (derogatory) a Latin American ...1836 US sl.
• SPIC (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• SPICK (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• SPIG (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• SPIGGITY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIGGOTY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• SPIGOTTI (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIGOTY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIK (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• TACO BELLE a Latin American woman ...1980s sl.
LATRINE - see lavatory
LATTER - nouns
• LAG-END * the hinder or latter part ...1596
LAUD - nouns, person
• ADVANCER † one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter ...a1546
LAUD - verbs
• BOOST to boast, to laud ...1906 Amer. dial.
• RAISE * to extol, to laud ...c1631
LAUDABLE - nouns
• LAUDABLES laudable qualities; good points ...1715
LAUDATION - nouns
• PANEGYRIC elaborate praise; eulogy; laudation ...1613
LAUDATORY - adjectives
• EPENETIC † giving praise to; laudatory; eulogistic ...1843
• PANEGYRIC of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...a1631
• PANEGYRICAL of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...1592-3
• PLAUDITORY applauding, commending, laudatory, praising, extolling ...a1845
LAUDATORY - nouns
• PANEGYRIC a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1603
• PANEGYRIS † a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1646
LAUDING - nouns
• ADVANCEMENT † extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
LAUGH, LAUGHING, LAUGHTER - adjectives
• ABDERIAN given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• AGELASTIC † never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
• CACHINNATORY connected with loud or immoderate laughter ...1828
• GAGGLING laughing affectedly, giggling ...1892 Sc.
• GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly ...1897 Sc.
• GELASTIC * causing or related to laughter, risible ...a1704
• LAUGHY * inclined to laugh ...1837
• MISOGELASTIC hating laughter ...1898 nonce-word
• RIDIBUNDAL † inclined to laughter ...1652
• RISORIAL * inclined or given to laughter; producing laughter ...1855
LAUGH, LAUGHTER - adverbs
• GAFFAWINGLY in a manner causing hearty laughter ...1822 Sc.
LAUGH, LAUGHTER - nouns
• BELLY-LAUGH a deep reverberant laugh ...1921
• BELLY-SHAKING LAUGH a deep, sonorous laugh ...1920s sl.
• BOFF a laugh ...1945 US sl.
• BOFFO a laugh ...1992 US sl.
• CACHINNATION loud or immoderate laughter ...1623
• CACK a laugh ...1990s Aust. sl.
• CAHEEING loud laughter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAFF a loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1500-20 Sc.
• GAFFA a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFFAW a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFTER a loud laugh ...1880 Sc.
• GALAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GAUSTER hearty, loud laughter ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GAWF a loud noisy laugh ...1500-20 Sc.
• GELOTOMETER a gauge for measuring laughter ...1828 nonce word
• HA-BA a roar of laughter; a shout; a blatant cry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HA-HA a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 sl.
• HAH-HAH a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 US sl.
• HAR-DE-HAR-HAR used as a vocalisation mocking laughter ...1957 US sl.
• HAW-HAW a loud or boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1834
• HEE-HAW a loud, coarse laugh ...M19 sl.
• JAZZ a cause for laughter ...1960 Amer. sl.
• KECKLE a short, spasmodic laugh; a chuckle; a cackling, chattering ...1820 Sc.
• KECKLING noisy laughter; giddy conduct ...1819 Sc.
• KIFF-KAFF a modest, suppressed laugh ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• LAFF a laugh ...1962 UK sl.
• LAUGHING-PEAL † a peal of laughter ...1593
• NEIGHER a loud laugh ...1830 Sc.
• RASP a harsh laugh ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIDICULOSITY * ridiculousness; a ridiculous matter; anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke ...1725 rare or arch.
• SMIRKLE a smile; a smirk; a suppressed laugh ...1825 Sc.
• SNIRTLE a suppressed laugh; a sneer ...1834 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SQUIRK a half-suppressed laugh; a sniggering ...1882
• TICKLE BOX an imaginary organ of the body that causes uncontrollable laughter when turned over, tilted, or otherwise affected ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TIFF * a short outburst of laughter, etc. ...1858
• TITTER a stifled laugh, a giggle ...1728
• VEIN † a fit of laughter ...1734
• WERRICK a half-smothered laugh; a chuckle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• YACK a joke; a laugh ...1951 US sl.
• YAK a laugh; a joke ...1951 US sl.
• YAW-HAW a loud or rude laugh ...1922
• YOCK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
• YUK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
LAUGH, LAUGHER - nouns, person
• AGELAST one who never laughs ...1877
• AGELASTIC † one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad ...1626
• CACHINNATOR a loud or immoderate laugher ...a1800
• GAFFAER a loud laugher ...1862 Sc.
• GAFFAWER one who laughs loudly ...1841 Sc.
• GIGLET a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HARLOT † an itinerant jester, buffoon, or juggler; one who tells or does something to raise a laugh ...a1340
• TITTERER one who laughs restrainedly; a giggler ...1828
LAUGH - verbs
• BAG UP to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1895 sl., orig. US theatrical sl., chiefly US
• BURST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BURST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TRACE to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TUG to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CACHINNATE to laugh loudly or immoderately ...1824
• CACK to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh ...1990s Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLE to burst out laughing ...1931 Amer. sl.
• CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING) to laugh uncontrollably ... 1987 Aust. sl.
• CACK YOURSELF to laugh uncontrollably ...1987 Aust. sl.
• CRACK UP to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
• CRACK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CREASE to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• CREASE UP to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• EXPLODE to suddenly burst forth in laughter ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FALL ABOUT to collapse in laughter; to laugh immoderately ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FALL OUT to burst out laughing; to be tickled by something funny ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FALL OUT LAUGHING to break up with mirth ...1959 Amer. sl.
• FIND A HAW-HAW'S NEST WITH A TEE-HEE'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1842 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST FULL OF HA-HA EGGS to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEHEE'S EGG IN A HAHA'S NEST to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FRACTURE to cause to laugh convulsively or with great amusement ...1946 sl., orig. theatrical
• GAFF to laugh loudly and immoderately, to guffaw ...1719 Sc.
• GAFFA to laugh noisily or boisterously; to guffaw ...1800 Sc.
• GAFFAW † to laugh heartily or boisterously, to guffaw ...1721 Sc.
• GAGGLE to laugh immoderately; to cackle ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GAMF † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPH † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAUMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAUSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GAWF to laugh noisily ...1719 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE HA-HA to laugh at, to ridicule and take advantage of ...L19 US sl.
• GOFFEN to laugh like an idiot ...1889 Eng. dial.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOWSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOYSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAVE SOMEONE IN STITCHES to make them laugh uproariously ...1935 sl.
• HAW-HAW to laugh loudly or boisterously ...1834
• KECK to cackle, to laugh ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KECKLE of a person: to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle ...1513
• KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE to restrain oneself from laughing ...L19 sl.
• KENCH †* to laugh loudly ...a1225
• KILL to cause someone to laugh uproariously ...1856 UK sl.
• KILL ONESELF to laugh ...1956 sl.
• LAFF to laugh ...1997 UK sl.
• LAITCH to be gay; to laugh, to titter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAUGH ALL OVER ONESELF to laugh unrestrainedly ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE to laugh to oneself; to nurse inward feelings of amusement ...1560
• LAUGH LIKE A BROKEN HINGE to laugh uproariously ...1940s sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A CHIEF STOKER to laugh a raucous belly laugh ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN to chuckle or laugh heartily; to guffaw ...1948 UK sl.
• LAUGH ONE'S ASS OFF to laugh uproariously ...1970s sl.
• LAUGH YOUR BOLLOCKS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2001 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR NUTS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2000 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR TITS OFF to laugh a great deal ...1996 UK sl.
• MUCKCOOK to laugh behind one's back ...c1880 Brit. sl.
• NEIGHER to laugh loudly ...1826 Sc.
• PEE ONESELF LAUGHING to laugh very heartily and/or long ...c1910 sl.
• PISS ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1951 sl.
• PLOTZ to laugh very hard; to split one's seams, to die from laughter, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REIR to laugh ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RUTTLE to laugh in a suppressed way ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLAY to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter; to cause to laugh convulsively ...1927 sl.
• SMIRKLE to smirk or smile; to giggle; to laugh in a suppressed manner ...c1590 Sc.
• SNIRTLE to laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or restrained manner; to snigger; to sneer ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPLIT A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh hard ...1936 Amer. sl.
• SPLIT ONE'S SIDES to laugh heartily ...1704
• SPORTIFY to make people laugh, to amuse ...1950s W. Indies
• SQUINNY to laugh broadly; to smile or wink ...B1900 Amer.
• TAKE ONE'S END to be convulsed with laughter ...20C Irish sl.
• TICHER to laugh in a suppressed way; to titter ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTER to laugh in a suppressed or covert way; to giggle ...a1619
• UDGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• URGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• WERRICK to give a half-smothered laugh; to chuckle ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WET ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1970 sl.
• YACK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAW-HAW to laugh rudely or noisily ...1836
• YOCHA to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCH-YAW to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOFFA to laugh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
• YUK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
LAUGHABLE - adjectives
• LAUGH-AT-ABLE laughable; that may be laughed at ...1844 nonce word
• LAUGHSOME. of things: provocative of laughter; laughable ...1798
• LUDIBRIOUS † apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
• PANTOGELASTIC all-laughable ...1808
• PANTOGELASTICAL * all laughable; laughable throughout ...1808
LAUGHABLE - verbs
• ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT to act laughably ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to be laughable ...1970 Amer. dial.
LAUGH AT - verbs
• ARRIDE † to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• MESS WITH to laugh at, to ridicule, to tease ...1980s sl.
• IRRIDE † to laugh at, to deride ...1637
LAUGHED AT - nouns, person
• LAUGHEE the person laughed at ...1829 nonce word
LAUGHING - adjectives
• GAWFIN laughing loudly ...1846 Sc.
• IN FITS laughing ...1856 sl.
• IN STITCHES laughing uproariously ...1935 sl.
• LAUGHFUL full of laughing; mirthful ...1825
• LAUGHSOME of persons: addicted to laughing, mirthful ...1620
• ON THE LAUGH laughing ...1848
• RIANT smiling, laughing, mirthful, cheerful, gay ...1567
• RIDENT * radiantly cheerful; laughing, smiling, grinning ...1609
• ROLLING IN THE AISLES laughing; orig. applied to an audience's uncontrollable laughter ...1940 sl.
• TITTERING giggling, laughing with suppressed mirth ...1748
LAUGHING - nouns
• TITTERATION tittering, giggling ...1754
LAUGHING AT - adjectives
• IRRISORY * having the character of deriding or mocking; addicted to laughing or sneering at others ...1824
LAUGHINGSTOCK - nouns, person
• BEHO a laughingstock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOHO a laughingstock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAG a laughingstock ...1840 US
• GAME † an object of ridicule; a laughingstock ...1562
• GAME-STOCK a risible figure; a laughingstock ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• JAPING-STICK † a laughingstock; a butt for jokes ...c1380
• JESTING-STOCK † an object of jest or ridicule; a laughingstock ...1535
• LAUGH * a laughingstock ...1817
• LAUGHING-GAME † a laughingstock ...1564
• LAUGHING-POST † a laughingstock ...1810
• LAUGHING-STAKE † a laughingstock ...a1625
• MAKE-GAME one who or that which furnishes matter for amusement; hence a laughingstock, butt ...1762
• MAKE-MIRTH † a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1656
• MAKE-PLAY a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1592
• MAKE-SPORT † one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1611
• OBJECT a person or thing that appears ridiculous or pitiable; a laughingstock ...c1820 colloq.
• TOM FOOL a buffoon; also, a butt, a laughingstock ...1650
LAUGHTER - see LAUGH
LAUNCH - verbs
• LANCE † to launch a boat ...c1515
LAUNDRY - adjectives (also see WASH)
• BLACKLIE ill-coloured; dirty; badly washed ...Bk1911 Sc.
LAUNDRY - nouns
• BACHELOR'S WIFE a metal plunger with a long wooden handle used for washing clothes in a tub ...1950s US sl.
• BATTLE a 'beetle' for battling clothes ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING BLOCK a bench-like wooden stand with a flat surface on which clothes are beaten in washing ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
• BEATING STICK a stick used to beat clothes while washing them ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BEETLING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BETELING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLOTS water for washing clothes; soapsuds, dirty water ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUT foul water thrown from washing-tubs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOYEN a washing-tub ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTON-CHOPPER the laundry ...1941 US Army sl.
• GRUNGIES dirty laundry ...1987 US campus sl.
• LABBERMENT a splashing; a washing of linen on a small scale ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG-A-DUDS † a wash of clothes ...17C cant
• LAGE a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG OF DUDS † a 'buck' or 'wash' of clothes ...1622 cant
• LAVATORY a laundry ...1661
• LAVENDRY † an establishment where linen, etc. is washed and 'got up' ...1393
• NETTING 1. stale urine, esp. as used for washing with ...c1375 Eng. dial.
2. soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
• SNOW underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying ...E19 tramps' sl.
• TROUBLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
LAUNDRY (place) - nouns
• WASHATERIA 1. a self-service laundry ...1940 Amer. dial.
2. a community building housing laundry and bathing facilities and serving as a source of treated drinking water ...1982 Alaska usage
LAUNDRY - nouns, person
• BUTTON CHOPPER a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DABBLE-DACHIE one who splashes a great deal when doing a washing ...1900 Sc.
• DOBIE a washerwoman; a man who performs the functions of a washerwoman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LAUNDER † a person of either sex who washes linen ...a1350
• LAVENDER † a washerwoman; a laundress; formerly, also (rarely) a man who washes clothes ...a1310.
• LAVENDRY † a laundress ...a1483
LAUNDRY - verbs
• BATTLE to clean soiled clothes by beating them with a paddle (or 'battle'] after removing them from boiling water ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BOIL OUT to wash one's clothes ...1968 US logging sl.
• BOIL UP to wash one's clothes or oneself ...1919 Amer. dial.
• DAB OUT to do the laundry; to wash ...c1860 lower classes' usage
• HAISER to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAIZER of newly-washed clothes, etc.: to dry, esp. partially or on the surface; to air in the open, to bleach ...1880 Sc.
• HARDEN to dry or air clothes, etc., by holding them to the fire, or by hanging them out in the open air ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAZERD to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Ireland
• LAY A BUCK † to put clothes in soak for washing ...1573
• NET † to clean, to wash, to rinse out clothes ...1634 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE to soak, to saturate with water, rain, etc.; to steep clothes in soapy water ...1836 Sc.
• DAVERED languid, torpid ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FAINTIVE * inclined to faint, faintish, languid ...1790 rare exc. Sc.
• FAINTY † faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
• LANGUESCENT * growing faint or languid ...1837
• OORIE-LIKE having a languid, exhausted appearance, having the appearance of being much fatigued ...1808 Sc.
• STRETCHY sleepy, languid; inclined to stretch and yawn ...1872 colloq.
LANGUID - nouns
• LANGUISHNESS †* languor, languid condition ...1540
LANGUID - nouns, person
• DROOP an ineffectual, incompetent, or languid person; a fool ...1932 US sl.
LANGUID - verbs
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• JADE to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag ...1620
• LANGUEFY †* 1. to make faint or languid ...1607
†* 2. to become weak or languid ...a1734
LANGUIDLY - adverbs
• DAIVERTLIKE listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
• DAIVERTLY listlessly, languidly ...1887 Sc.
LANGUISH - verbs
• LANGERN †* to languish, to lie sick ...c1440
• LANGUOR † to languish ...c1350
• PIMP to droop, to languish ...1884 Amer. dial.
• PINDLE to waste away, to dwindle, to languish ...1893 Amer. dial.
• QUAIL to languish; to fall ill; to faint; to have a sinking sensation in the stomach ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUEAL † to languish; to fail in any way; to fall ill; to faint; to have a sinking sensation in the stomach ...1515 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPIS † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAPISH † to languish, to pine away; to be mortally sick or diseased ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TORFLE to founder, to go lame; to decline in health, to pine away, to languish; to lose interest in or draw back from an undertaking ...1575-6 Eng. dial.
LANGUISHING - adjectives
• DIMMY-SIMMY languishing, affected ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FADE † faded, feeble, languishing, withered ...1303
• LACKADAISICAL feebly sentimental, affectedly languishing ...M18
• LANGUISHANT †* languishing, suffering from languor ...1674
LANGUISHING - nouns
• LANGERIN languishing, the state of feeling bored ...1958 Sc.
• LANGUORMENT † a state of languishing ...1593
LANGUOR - nouns
• LANGUISHNESS †* languor, languid condition ...1540
LANK, LANKY - adjectives
• BEANPOLISH tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROOMSTICKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANGLING of straggling growth; loosely built, awkwardly long in stature, tall and slender, lanky ...1808
• GANGLY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HERRING-GUTTED having a narrow, thin body like a herring; lanky, thin, lean, bony ...1726
• LANGREL † tall, lanky ...1608 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LANKISH † somewhat lank ...1689
• LONG-GEARED. lanky ...1891 US sl.
• LONG-SPARRED tall, lanky ...1925 Amer. nautical sl.
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• PULLED THROUGH A KNOT-HOLE tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REELY lanky ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RAMMELY of a boy: fast-growing, tall, lanky ...1887 Sc.
• REIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENKY tall and too thin; lanky ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RIBIE tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIBISH tall and thin; lank, slender, spare ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAWING awkwardly tall, lanky; straggling; long and thin ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCREELY long, lanky; pinched, miserable-looking ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKRANK lank, lean, ill-formed, slender ...1846 Sc.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SLABSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLAPSIDED tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY tall or long and slender; lanky ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPINDLY tall or long and slender; lanky, thin ...1827 Amer. sl.
• TANGLE-LIKE lanky, gangling...c1850 Sc.
• THIRDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THIRL of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• THURDLE of persons and animals: gaunt, lank, thin, hungry-looking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WEEDY used to denote unhealthy thinness and weakness; tall or long and slender; lanky...1852 sl.
LANK, LANKY - nouns, person
• BEAN-POLE a lanky fellow ...1837
• BEANSTICK a lanky fellow ...1823
• DUKE OF LIMBS a tall, lanky person; one with ungainly limbs ...1888 sl.
• FENCE RAIL a very thin, lanky person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• GAD a tall, slender, or lanky person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• GANGERELL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANGREL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• HAY-CROOK a long, lanky, hungry-looking man ...1808 Eng. dial.
• LANGLE a long, lanky person; anything long and loose in movement ...1931 Ireland & Sc.
• LANK a lanky or lean person ...1881
• MACKEREL-BACK † a very tall, lank person ...a1700 cant
• MOON-FIXER a very tall, usually lanky, person ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• RACAN a lanky, raw-boned person ...20C Irish sl.
• SAWNEY an indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SAWNY a foolish or indolent person; a lanky person ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCRIBE a thin, lank person or animal; a poor, puling creature; a shabby or oddly-dressed person; a guy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKELPER a tall, lanky person ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SLANGRELL †* a lanky person ...1592
• TANGLE † a tall, lank person ...1768 Sc.
• WHANG a thin, lanky person ...20C Irish sl.
LANTERN - nouns
• ABSCONCE a dark lantern used in monasteries and at lauds and matins in the Roman Catholic church ...Bk1888
• BOWET. a hand-lantern ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LAMP a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...c1849 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LANTERN a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1924 Amer. dial.
• BUG-LIGHT a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BUG-TORCH a low-intensity lamp used as a lantern or flashlight ...1932 Amer. dial.
• DARKEE a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• DARKEY a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• DARKMANS a covered 'dark' lantern ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• DARKY a 'dark' lantern, i.e. a shuttered lantern ...19C sl.
• FANAL † a ship's lantern ...1632 obs. exc. arch.
• GUY a dark lantern ...E19 sl.
• HAYBURNER a kerosene lantern ...1930 Amer. railroad sl.
• LANTRUN a lantern ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSE a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PALOUSER a makeshift lantern made by attaching a bale, horizontally, to an empty can and by inserting a candle through a hole in the side ...1918 Amer. dial.
LANTERN - verbs
• STOW THE GUY to cover or douse the lantern ...E19 sl.
LAP - nouns
• BARM † a bosom, a lap ...c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LAP - nouns, person
• LAPLING † one who loves to lie on a (lady's) lap ...1627-77
LAPP - adjectives
• LAPPISH pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1875
• LAPPONIAN pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1854
• LAPPONIC pert. to the Lapps or their language ...1890
LAPP - nouns, person
• LAPPIAN † a Lapp or Laplander ...1599
• LAPPONIAN a Lapp ...1607
LAPSE - nouns
• ELAPSE † expiration, lapse, passing away of time ...1793
LAPSE - verbs
• ELAPSE † to lapse, to sink insensibly into; to slip away from memory ...1742
LARDER - nouns
• BUTTERY a pantry or larder ...1654
• GARDYMANG † a larder; a meat-safe ...18C Sc.
• LAIDNER † a larder, a meat safe; a winter's stock of provisions ...1825 Sc.
• MEAT-HOUSE a larder ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SHOP a larder ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MEAT-SPOT a larder ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LARGE - adjectives
• BABYLONIAN huge, gigantic, large ...1821
• BABYLONIC huge, gigantic, large ...1853
• BANGING large, huge ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASTING BIG exceptionally large ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BAUSY large, fat, corpulent, coarse ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELKING unwieldy, large ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKING very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN DOOR very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BARN SIDE very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG AS A BUSHEL very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG-ASSED large ...1945 US sl.
• BIG FELLOW large, a quantity ...Bk1892 Aust. aboriginal usage
• BIGSIE rather large ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BONZAI large, massive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOOMING large, astonishing ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUKSOME bulky, of large size ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSY large, bulky, plump ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWSIE large ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAVISH large; notable ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BULGER large ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• DAINTY large, good-sized ...1866 Sc.
• DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves ...1659
• DECUMANAL †* very large, immense: usually of waves ...1652
• DENTY large, fair-sized; of time: considerable ...1862 Sc.
• EARDLY unusually large; unwieldy ...1889 Eng. dial.
• FADE † of a thing: great, large ..c1400
• FAIRISH fairly large ...1865
• FARMER very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FARMER'S very large, oversized ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FAT-ARSE fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ARSED fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large ...18C sl.
• FAT-ASS large ...1970s sl.
• FAT-ASSED large ...1970s sl.
• GALAGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
• GALLIGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait ...1874 Eng. dial.
large adj. GAMPY over-large, having many bare, empty spaces ...1923 Sc.
• GAUCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAUSIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCIE of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWCY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome ...1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAYISH fairly good or large ...1855 Eng. dial.
• GIGANTINE † large, huge, gigantic ...1664
• GOD-SIZE abnormally large ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GORMUS very large ...1979 Amer. dial.
• GRACIOUS very large, great ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREAT BIG very large ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HONKING very large ...1995 US sl.
• HULKING large, esp. of an unwieldy mass ...1698 UK sl.
• HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense ...M17 sl.
• HUMONGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large ...1968 sl., orig. US
• JACKASS large, substantial ...M19 sl.
• LACING large; tall; of superior quality ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMING big, large, prodigious ...1956 Amer. dial.
• LARGY † large ...c1400
• MAGNOLIOUS magnificent, splendid, large ...M19 sl.
• MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous ...1802 Amer. dial.
• MASSIVE † of person: bulky, large-bodied ...1485
• MASSY of persons and animals: bulky, large-bodied ...c1400
• MASTER great, outstanding, large; greatest ...1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• MASTEROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTROUS very large ...c1905 Amer. dial.
• MASTY large and strong, big ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MICKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MICKLISH rather large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLING moderately large ...L16
• MIGHTY big, large, great; extreme ...1774 Amer. dial.
• MOBY large, huge; fat, obese ...1965 US college sl.
• MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable ...1953 US sl., orig. Black usage
• MUCKLE great, large, big in size ...1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MUCKLE-BOOKIT large, full-bodied, overgrown ...1895 Sc.
• MUCKLE-SIZED large-sized ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAILING excellent; of superior quality; of large size; great ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NATION very large, very great; impressive ...1765 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NAUPING of large size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NUI big, large, great ...1938 Hawaii
• OLD MAN large, important, of lengthy duration ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
• RANK † excessively great or large; esp. swollen, puffed up, grossly fat, too highly fed ...c1330
• RAPPING said of anything very large; 'whopping' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHING BIG very large ...1957 Amer. dial.
• RENKY large and well-made; athletic, muscular ...1684 Eng. dial.
• RHINOCERICAL huge, large ...B1900 sl.
• ROID † large, unwieldy ...a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
• SAIRY sufficiently large ...1835 Sc.
• SAMMER larger than usual ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHIE capacious, of large size ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SERIOUS large; intense; important ...1980s US Black sl.
• SIDE † large, ample, spacious, extensive ...before 1000
• SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty ...1785 Eng. dial.
• SMACKING unusually large or fine ...L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
• SMART large ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPANKING outstanding fine, large, smart, etc. ...colloq.
• STRAMMER great, large, thumping ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TALL †* big, large, bulky ...c1430
• TARGING large, monstrous ...Ireland and Eng. dial.
• TAUT large; fat; ready to burst ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THUMPING large, great, big ...1869
• THUSKING large, fine, bulky ...1884 Eng. dial.
• TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous ...1870 Eng. dial.
• TITANIAN large, huge, colossal, gigantic ...1667
• UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDEEMOUS unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNDUMIOUS extraordinary, enormous, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable ...1747 Sc.
• UNHANTY † overlarge, unwieldy ...1719 Sc.
• VENGEANCE † very great or large ...1602
• VOLUMOUS bulky, large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALING very large ...1871 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLOCKING very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPING strikingly large, powerful; spectacular ...1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• WALLY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALY handsome, fine; large, ample ...1500-20 Sc.
• WAPPING unusually large or great ...17C
• WHACKER larger than ordinary ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
• WHAPPING unusually large or great ...18C
• WHOPPING unusually large or great ...19C
• WOPPING unusually large or great ...M19
• YARKING very large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LARGE - nouns
• BABY an impressive, large object ...1907 US sl.
• BAGGIE an object very large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• BANGER anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BARGE a fat, heavy person; anything large ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BASTER something remarkably large for its type ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• BELKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLOCKER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELTER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENDER anything very large or good of its kind ...1842 Eng. dial.
• BENSILER anything very large ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEZZLER anything very large of its kind ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG BERTHA something unusually large or impressive ...1931 US sl.
• BIG BOY something that is a large, heavy, or impressive example of its kind ...1918 US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BINDERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BINNTHERER anything very large and good of its kind ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BLINGER something impressively big or large ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOOMER something large or notable of its kind ...M19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BOUNCER something very large of its kind ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BRAWD a large, clumsy article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BULGE † a very large or impressive thing; something important ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BULGER a very large or impressive thing ...1835 Amer. dial. obs.
• BULL MOOSE anything large ...1958 Amer. loggers' sl.
• BUMPER anything unusually large or abundant ...1859 sl.
• BUSTER a remarkable person; something remarkable, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind ...1842 Amer. dial.
• DADGER something especially large of its kind ...1923 Sc.
• DINGER something large of its kind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• GOLLY-BUSTER a very large specimen ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• HOOZER anything unusually large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JAM anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JAMB anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal ...1882 Sc.
• JUNDIE anything that is larger than is strictly necessary ...B1900 Sc.
• KAHUNA a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGER a large or excellent example of its kind ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOPER a very large, pleasing or admirable thing ...1918 Amer. dial.
• MAGNOLIOUSNESS the fact or quality of being magnificent, splendid, or large ...M19 US sl.
• MAGUFFY anything large and pretentious ...20C W. Indies sl.
• MAMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable ...1940s sl.
• MAMMA anything very large, difficult, or challenging ...1970 Amer. sl.
• MAMMOTH something that is very large or impressively big ...1824 Amer. dial.
• MONSTER something that is extremely and unusually large ...1759 Brit.
• MOOSE something that is large and difficult to manage ...1973 Amer. sl.
• MOOSE CAT anything unusually large or extraordinary ...1956 Amer. logging usage
• NAPPER anything large and good of its kind ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• NAUPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NOPER anything large of its kind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALMER anything large or outstanding of its kind; a 'whopper' ...1929 Sc.
• PLONKER anything large of its kind ...1885 Eng. dial.
• POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMER anything very large; a huge, uncouth thing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent ...1653
• RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCHER an extraordinarily large example of its kind ...1950 Amer. dial.
• REGULAR BUSTER an especially large thing or individual ...1891 Amer. sl.
• SAMMER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKELPER a large thing of any kind ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SKREENGER anything large of its kind ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SOCKDOLAGER something unusually large, heavy, etc. ...Amer. sl.
• SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable ...c1939 Amer. dial.
• SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large ...colloq.
• STONKER a thing that is large, impressive, or amazing ...sl.
• STRAMMER anything very large, great or exceptional ...1856 Eng. dial.
• TANKER anything large and ugly, esp. used of a person or lean animal ...BK1905 Sc.
• TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie ...1884 N. Ireland
• THUMP a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind ...1896 Sc.
• THUMPER anything very large of its kind; a monstrous falsehood ...1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie ...1857 Eng. dial.
• THUSKER anything big or large and bulky ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDER anything very large; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALER anything very large of its kind; a 'whopper' ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie ...1840 Eng. dial.
• WAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHACKER anything abnormally large of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow ...1823
• WHALER anything considered large of its kind ...M19 sl.
• WHALLOPER an unusually large, pleasing, or admirable person or thing; something impressively big ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHIZZER anything large of its kind ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WHELKER anything uncommonly large ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WHOOPENSOCKER something extraordinary or large of its kind ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• YARKER anything very large of its kind ...1881 Eng. dial.
LARGE - nouns, person
• BAAZ a large, fat, clumsy person ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIG CASINO a large person ...1900s US sl.
• BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing ...1980s US sl.
• BILF a large, clumsy person ...1819 Sc.
• BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BOX a large woman ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BOZO a large, crude individual ...1930 Amer. college sl.
• BUSTER an especially large individual ...1843 Amer. sl.
• CAMEL a great, hulking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CAMERAL a large, ill-shaped, awkward person ...1825 Sc.
• FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person ...1866 Sc.
• HASSOCK a large, coarse woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORROCKS a large, fat woman ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• JACK-WHORE a large, masculine, overgrown wench ...1785 sl.
• LACER any person or thing unusually large or good ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LOPPUS a large, clumsy person or animal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LUG a large, clumsy, dim man ...1927 US sl.
• LUMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOCK(S) a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMOX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• MOOSE a large, powerful, or clumsy person ...1910 Amer. sl.
• OAF a large, slow-witted, clumsy person ...1902 sl.
• OAFO a large, slow-witted, clumsy person; a lout ...1959 sl.
• PALOOKA a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PALOOKO a large and stupid person ...1920s US sl.
• PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUILTER anybody or anything very large ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a ninny, a simpleton ...19C Sc.
• ROIL † a large, ungainly woman ...M16
• SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful ...M19 sl., orig. US
• THRUMBLE a large, clumsy lump of a fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WALGAN a large, clumsy, overgrown person ...1951 Sc.
• WAMPUS a large man ...1950s W. Indies
• WHALE an exceptionally large or fat person ...L19 US sl.
• WHAM a large, aggressive man ...1970s US Black sl.
• WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WHOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
• WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind ...c1780
LARGELY - adverbs
• FATLY to a great extent; largely; extensively ...1866
• LARGERLY †* more largely ...c1380
• LARGY † largely ...1395
LARGER - verbs
• IMPROVE to grow larger ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
LARGENESS - nouns
• MICKLEDOM † size, bulk, largeness ...1737 Sc.
• MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness ...1868 Eng. dial.
• VASTITUDE unusual largeness ...1876
LARGEST - adjectives
• MERGIN most numerous, largest ...Bk1905 Sc.
LARK (bird) - nouns
• LADY-HEN the lark, Alauda arvensis ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark (bird) ...L19 rhyming sl.
• TIRALEE the note of the lark ...1596
• TIRY-TIRY-LEERER † a lark ...1599
LARK (frolic, prank) - nouns
• FANTIGUE a vagary, a fancy, a whim; a joke, a 'lark' ..1894 Eng. dial.
• GAME an amusing incident, a piece of fun, a lark ...M19 sl.
• MARLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MAYLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• MORLOCK a prank, frolic, a lark; a trick, a practical joke; a noisy disturbance, an uproar, a row ...1864 Eng. dial.
• NOAH'S ARK a lark, a game ...L19 rhyming sl.
• PANT a prank, a frolic, a 'lark', a piece of fun, a caper, a piece of boyish mischief ...1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAR a piece of fun, a frolic, a spree, a lark, joke, banter ...1909 Sc.
• YARK rough amusement; larks ...1876 Eng. dial.
LARK - verbs
• GAMMOCK to frolic, to romp, to lark about, to play pranks ...1854 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GANDER-FLANK to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GANDER-LEG to lark about, to frolic, to gad about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to frolic, to lark ...1848 US
• LANARK to lark ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• SCOOT to play about; to lark ...1874 Eng. dial.
LARYNX - nouns
• ORGAN * the human organs of speech or voice collectively; the larynx and its accessories as used in speaking or singing ...1601
• THROAT-BOLL † the Adam's apple; hence, the larynx ...a700
LASCIVIOUS - adjectives
• CADYE † wanton, lascivious ...1552 Sc.
• KEDGY wanton, lascivious ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LASCIVIENT † wanton, lascivious ...1653
• LASCIVE †* lascivious, wanton ...1647
• LEWED † lascivious ...c1386
• LIBIDINOUS full of sexual lust, lustful, lewd, lascivious
• LUBRIC † lascivious, wanton, lewd ...1490
• OFF-COLOUR tending to be indecent, obscene, lewd, or lascivious, but hinting at or suggesting the obscene ...1875 sl.
• PORNERASTIC fond of wanton women; lascivious, lustful, licentious; addicted to harlotry, whoremongering ...1870
• PULTROUS † lustful, lascivious, lecherous ...1788 Sc.
• RAMMISH † lascivious, lustful ...1577
• RAMPANT † lustful, lascivious; vicious ...c1680
• TENTIGINOUS † lascivious, lustful; exciting to lust, itching, lecherous ...1616
• UNCHASTE lascivious ...14C
• VENERAL † given to fleshly wantonness, lascivious, lustful ...1623
• VENEREAL † of persons: under the influence of Venus; inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1652
• VENEREAN † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1612
• VENEREOUS † addicted to or desirous of sexual enjoyment; libidinous, lascivious, lustful ...1509
• VENERIAL † inclined to be lascivious or lustful ...1577
• VENERIAN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...a1400
• VENERIEN † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...c1386
• VENERIOUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1547
• VENEROUS † inclined to wantonness; lascivious, lustful ...1597
LASCIVIOUS, LASCIVIOUSNESS - nouns
• CADGINESS wantonness, lasciviousness ...Bk1888 Sc.
• LASCIVIENCY †* lasciviousness, wantonness ...1664
• LASCIVIOSITY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• LASCIVITY † the quality of being lascivious ...1490
• LASCIVY †* lasciviousness ...1727
• NAUGHTY-DREAM a lascivious dream ...1673 sl.
• VENEREOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1659
• VENERIOUSNESS † lasciviousness, lust ...1547
• WANTONS, THE †* wanton fits, lascivious desires, wantonness ...1717
LASCIVIOUS - nouns, person
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT EATER. a lascivious man; a man who has known many women sexually ...E20 US sl.
• HOT MEMBER a lascivious man or woman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• HOT NUTS a nickname for a lascivious man ...E20 US sl.
• HOT PANTS a lascivious man; a lecher ...E20 US sl.
• LOOCHER a low, lascivious blackguard ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• OGLER a lascivious woman ...1797 sl.
• ROOSTER a lascivious man ...20C US colloq.
• SATYR a lascivious or lustful man ...1781
• TWIGGER a vigorous, prolific breeder: originally said of a ewe; hence, an unchaste or lascivious person; a wanton person of either sex; a strumpet, a harlot, a fornicator, a wencher ...1594
• VENERIAN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1601
• VENERIEN † a wanton, lascivious, or lustful person ...1567
• VENERIST †* one addicted to lust; a lascivious or lustful person ...1596
LASCIVIOUS - verbs
• LASCIVIATE †* to sport wantonly; to indulge in unseemly jesting; to give oneself to lasciviousness ...1627-77
• MERETRICATE † to play the whore; to behave lasciviously ...1623
• PLAY THE WANTON † to behave lewdly or lasciviously; to be licentious ...1712
• WANTONIZE to play the wanton; to dally, to sport, to frolic; to indulge in lasciviousness ...1592 arch.
LASCIVIOUSLY - adverbs
• LASCIVIENTLY † wantonly, lasciviously ...1664
• RAMMISHLY † lasciviously, lustfully ...a1693
LASCIVOUSNESS - nouns
• RAMMISHNESS lasciviousness, lust ...1617
• RAMPANCY lasciviousness, lust ...1699
• UNCHASTITY sexual impurity; lasciviousness ...1382
LASH - nouns
• BEND †* a 'stripe' inflicted by a lash or rod ...c1400
• JERK † a stroke with a whip or wand; a stripe, a lash ...1555
• SCRINGE a lash, a stroke; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• TWO DOZEN a punishment of 25 lashes ...L19 Aust. criminals' sl.
LASH - verbs
• JERK † to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch ...1550
• LACE to lash, beat, thrash ...1599
• LEASH † to beat or lash with a leash; to whip ...1503
• SCURRIFUNGE to lash tightly ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCURRYFUNGE to lash tightly ...1777 Eng. dial.
LASHING - verbs
• PALAM-PAM to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
• PAMPER to feel the sting of a lashing ...20C W. Indies sl.
LASSO - nouns
• BIG LOOP the lasso of a cattle thief ...1940 Amer. dial., Western usage
• LASH †* a lasso ...1748
LAST - adjectives
• DAMN AND BLAST last ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• HARRY BEHINT always last or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG † last, hindmost ...1552
• LATEMOST † last ...c950
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• LATTERMOST last ...1821
LAST - nouns
• ABE the last of anything; the only example ...1900s Aust. criminals' sl.
• BACK-HALF the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BUTT-END the last part or remnant of anything ...17C
• CASES an ultimate, a finality, the last of a series of things or actions ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DAMN AND BLAST the last position in a race ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DOUP the end or last part of anything, as a candle ...E18 Sc.
• FAG the last part or remnant of anything, after the best has been used; the extreme end ...c1580
• FAG-END the last part or remnant of anything after the best has been used; the extreme end, as of a portion of time, a collection of persons, a written composition, etc. ...1613
• LAGABAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAGGIEBAG the last or hindmost ...1825 Sc.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABE'S BRITCHES the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1984 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON OFF GABRIEL'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON GABE'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1912 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JACOB'S COAT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST BUTTON ON JOB'S SHIRT the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE DISH, THE the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAST PEA IN THE POT the last one, the last thing, esp. the last piece of food left on a place; the last straw, the limit, the end of one's patience ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LAST ROSE OF SUMMER, THE the last thing, piece, or bit, esp. of food ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL the prize given to the last one in a race; the last in any contest ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OMEGA the last of a series; the last word; the end or final development ...1651
• SHANK the latter end or last part of something; the remainder ...E19
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
LAST - nouns, person
• ANCHORMAN the last man in any group or sequence ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-END CHARLIE the last individual in a line ...1942 sl.
• BUTT-END CHARLIE the trailing aircraft in a formation; the last individual in a line ...1942 US military sl.
• LAG * the last or hindmost person, as in a race, game, etc. ...1514
• LAGABAG a loiterer; the hindmost or last ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LAGGY a loiterer, a lingerer; the last to arrive ...Bk1902 & Eng. dial.
• LAG-MAN † the last man; the one who brings up the rear ...1599
• TAIL-END CHARLIE the person or vehicle that comes last in a queue, one who comes at the end ...1940s sl.
LAST - verbs
• BE LEFT IN THE BASKET to remain unchosen, or to the last, like the worst apples, etc. ...1847
• BRING UP THE REAR to come last
• WIN THE MELL to be last; to come off worst in any encounter ...1895 Sc.
LAST (endure) - verbs
• ANSWER to last, to endure ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SPEND to last, to hold out ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
LAST - phrases
• EGG AND BIRD † in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last ...1711
LASTING - adjectives
• ANSWERABLE durable, lasting ...1887 Eng. dial.
• DUREFUL † of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable ...1594
• ENDURABLE durable, long-lasting, dependable ...1887 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• INDURANT †* lasting, continuing long ...1611
• PERDURANT * lasting, continuous, permanent ...1670
• SUBSISTENT † continuing in existence, lasting ...1603
• WADY long-lasting; tedious; interminable ...1691 Eng. dial.
LASTING - nouns
• WADE endurance; power of lasting ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LASTING - verbs
• BEAR TACK † to be substantial, strong, or lasting; to hold out, to endure, to hold one's own ...1573
LASTLY - adverbs
• LAGLY †* lastly, behind all ...1611
• OLAST † lastly ...a1240
LATCH - nouns
• CLICKET † the latch of a gate or door ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
LATCH - verbs
• CLICKET to latch or lock; to fasten the wooden latch of a door by inserting a peg above it, thus preventing it from being raised ...1362
LATCHED - adjectives
• YCLYKETED † latched ...1393
LATE - adjectives
• AFTERNOON late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow ...1750 Eng. dial.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A CAT'S ARSE running late ...Brit. sl.
• ALL BEHIND LIKE A DOG'S TAIL running late ...Brit. sl.
• ASTERN (OF) THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, lagging behind ...1891 Amer. sl.
• BACK late, backward, falling, behindhand ...1821 Sc.
• BACKERLY backward; behindhand, late ...1849 Eng. dial.
• BACK O' BEHIND behindhand; tardy; late ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKWARD of the seasons, vegetation, etc.: behindhand, late ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BEHINDEST late ...1958 Amer. dial.
• BEHIND THE LIGHTER tardy, late, behind, laggardly ...1891 Amer. dial.
• DEEP †* far advanced in time; late ...1599
• IN BACK-HOUSE DYKE behindhand, late; in difficulties, in a dilemma ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAG last of all, behind; habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LATEFUL † late in season ...1382
• LATESOME † backward; slow, sluggish, late ...a1100 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LATEWARD † late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1538
• LATEWARDLY †* late, slow, backward; chiefly said of fruit and crops ripening, and seasons of the year ...1573
• MEXICAN of time or events: late, slow, unreliable ...1968
• TARDE †* late ...1613
• TARDIVE characterized by lateness, or tending to appear late; of late appearance of development ...1905
LATE - adverbs
• ALL OUT too late ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BACK behindhand, late ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BACKERLY backward, late ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BEHINT late; too late; in arrears of work, payment, or fulfilment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LATELY † after or beyond the usual or proper time; behind time, at a late hour, late ...1515
• LATEWARD late, after the due time or season ...1572
• TARDE † late ...1557
LATE - nouns
• DARK THIRTY late at night ...1984 US sl.
• UNGODLY HOUR, AN very late ...L19
LATE - nouns, person
• LAG-LAST a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG-TAIL a slow, dilatory person; a loiterer; one who is habitually late or behindhand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TAILENDER a term of contempt for one who is habitually late in everything he undertakes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LATE - verbs
• ARRIVE IN AN ARM CHAIR to arrive late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE IN THE DOG-HOUSE to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BELATE to make late, to detain beyond the usual time, to delay; to hinder ...1642
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL vb. to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A COW'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BE LIKE A DONKEY'S TAIL, ALWAYS BEHIND to be late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME BY THE LAME POST † to be behind time ...1658
• HAVE THE KEY OF THE STREET to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KEEP BANKER'S HOURS to be tardy to work ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KISS THE HARE'S FOOT † to be late for meals; to be late for anything ...1613-16
• LATEN to become or grow late; to make late ...1880
• ROCK UP to arrive late or unannounced ...colloq.
• WAKE † to sit up late for pleasure or revelry; to turn night into day ...a1300
LATE - phrases
• DAY AFTER THE FAIR, A too late ...1548
LATELY - adverbs
• A-LATE lately ...1679 Eng. dial.
• LASTLY † very lately, recently ...1592
• LATEWARDLY † of late, lately; at a late date ...1720
• LATEWARDS † lately, recently ...1483
• LATE-WHILE(S) of late, recently ...1839
• LATTERLY of late, lately; at the latter end of life or of some period ...1734
LATENESS - nouns
• TARDITY * the fact of being late; lateness ...1599
• TARDIVITY †* lateness of development or maturity ...1725
LATER - adjectives/adverbs
• ALLIGATOR later ...1950s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ELDER † pert. to a more advanced period of life; later ...1593
• LATERMORE † later, last ...1548
• OSCAR SLATER later ...1985 Sc. rhyming sl.
• SITHEN † afterwards, later ...a1000
• SITHENCE † afterwards, later ...1377
• SITHRE † at a later time; subsequently ...c1200
• SUINGLY † in order; hence, subsequently, afterwards, later ...c1400
LATER - nouns
• LATTERNESS †* the condition of being later or subsequent ...1674
LATHER - nouns
• NETTING soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAIPIE-SAPPLES soap suds, lather ...1888 Sc.
• SAIPY-SUDS soap suds, lather ...1896 Sc.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
LATIN - adjectives
• LACK-LATIN ignorant of Latin; unlearned ...1608
• LATIAN belonging to Latium; Latin ...1598
• LATINED † versed in Latin ...1591
• LATINISH †* of the nature of Latin ...a1603
• TOGATED of words: Latinized; stately, majestic ...1868
LATIN - adverbs
• LATINLY † in Latin; in good or pure Latin ...1388
LATIN - nouns
• LATINISM an idiom or form of expression characteristic of the Latin language, esp. one used by a writer in another language ...1570
• LATINITY the manner of speaking or writing Latin; Latin ...1619
• LATIN MAKING † Latin composition ...a1568
• LATIN-WIT † wit that depends for its quality on being expressed in Latin ...1670
• LEDEN † Latin ...c897 obs.
LATIN - nouns, person
• LACK-LATIN † one who knows little or no Latin ...1649
• LATIN † one who spoke or wrote the Latin language; a Latin writer or author ...1398
• LATINER a Latin scholar; one who speak Latin ... 1691
• LATINIST one who is versed in the Latin language; a Latin scholar; occasionally, a writer of Latin ...1538
• LATINITASTER * a petty Latinist ...1836
• LATIN-MAKER † a writer of Latin; a Latinist ...a1400
LATIN - verbs
• LATIN IT † to speak or write Latin ...1581
LATIN AMERICA - adjectives
• SPIG (derogatory) pert. to Central or South America ...1910s US sl.
LATIN AMERICAN - nouns, person
• GREASE-BALL (derogatory) a Latin American ...1943 US sl.
• GREASER (derogatory) a Latin American ...1836 US sl.
• SPIC (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• SPICK (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• SPIG (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• SPIGGITY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIGGOTY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; a Spanish-speaking native of Central or South America ...1900s US sl.
• SPIGOTTI (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIGOTY (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American ...1910 US sl.
• SPIK (derogatory or offensive) a Latin American; the Spanish-American language ...1913 US sl.
• TACO BELLE a Latin American woman ...1980s sl.
LATRINE - see lavatory
LATTER - nouns
• LAG-END * the hinder or latter part ...1596
LAUD - nouns, person
• ADVANCER † one who extols or lauds; an extoller, a supporter ...a1546
LAUD - verbs
• BOOST to boast, to laud ...1906 Amer. dial.
• RAISE * to extol, to laud ...c1631
LAUDABLE - nouns
• LAUDABLES laudable qualities; good points ...1715
LAUDATION - nouns
• PANEGYRIC elaborate praise; eulogy; laudation ...1613
LAUDATORY - adjectives
• EPENETIC † giving praise to; laudatory; eulogistic ...1843
• PANEGYRIC of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...a1631
• PANEGYRICAL of the nature of a eulogy; publicly or elaborately expressing praise or commendation; eulogistic, laudatory ...1592-3
• PLAUDITORY applauding, commending, laudatory, praising, extolling ...a1845
LAUDATORY - nouns
• PANEGYRIC a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1603
• PANEGYRIS † a public speech or writing in praise of some person, thing, or achievement; a laudatory discourse, a formal or elaborate encomium or eulogy ...1646
LAUDING - nouns
• ADVANCEMENT † extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
LAUGH, LAUGHING, LAUGHTER - adjectives
• ABDERIAN given to incessant or continued laughter; inclined to foolish or excessive merriment; foolish, silly ...18C
• AGELASTIC † never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
• CACHINNATORY connected with loud or immoderate laughter ...1828
• GAGGLING laughing affectedly, giggling ...1892 Sc.
• GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly ...1897 Sc.
• GELASTIC * causing or related to laughter, risible ...a1704
• LAUGHY * inclined to laugh ...1837
• MISOGELASTIC hating laughter ...1898 nonce-word
• RIDIBUNDAL † inclined to laughter ...1652
• RISORIAL * inclined or given to laughter; producing laughter ...1855
LAUGH, LAUGHTER - adverbs
• GAFFAWINGLY in a manner causing hearty laughter ...1822 Sc.
LAUGH, LAUGHTER - nouns
• BELLY-LAUGH a deep reverberant laugh ...1921
• BELLY-SHAKING LAUGH a deep, sonorous laugh ...1920s sl.
• BOFF a laugh ...1945 US sl.
• BOFFO a laugh ...1992 US sl.
• CACHINNATION loud or immoderate laughter ...1623
• CACK a laugh ...1990s Aust. sl.
• CAHEEING loud laughter ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GAFF a loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1500-20 Sc.
• GAFFA a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFFAW a loud laugh, a guffaw ...1685 Sc.
• GAFTER a loud laugh ...1880 Sc.
• GALAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GALDER a noisy vulgar laugh; a loud yell; noisy, foolish talk, chatter ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GAUSTER hearty, loud laughter ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GAWF a loud noisy laugh ...1500-20 Sc.
• GELOTOMETER a gauge for measuring laughter ...1828 nonce word
• HA-BA a roar of laughter; a shout; a blatant cry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HA-HA a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 sl.
• HAH-HAH a laugh of ridicule or derision ...L19 US sl.
• HAR-DE-HAR-HAR used as a vocalisation mocking laughter ...1957 US sl.
• HAW-HAW a loud or boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1834
• HEE-HAW a loud, coarse laugh ...M19 sl.
• JAZZ a cause for laughter ...1960 Amer. sl.
• KECKLE a short, spasmodic laugh; a chuckle; a cackling, chattering ...1820 Sc.
• KECKLING noisy laughter; giddy conduct ...1819 Sc.
• KIFF-KAFF a modest, suppressed laugh ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
• LAFF a laugh ...1962 UK sl.
• LAUGHING-PEAL † a peal of laughter ...1593
• NEIGHER a loud laugh ...1830 Sc.
• RASP a harsh laugh ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIDICULOSITY * ridiculousness; a ridiculous matter; anything that arouses laughter; a jest or joke ...1725 rare or arch.
• SMIRKLE a smile; a smirk; a suppressed laugh ...1825 Sc.
• SNIRTLE a suppressed laugh; a sneer ...1834 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SQUIRK a half-suppressed laugh; a sniggering ...1882
• TICKLE BOX an imaginary organ of the body that causes uncontrollable laughter when turned over, tilted, or otherwise affected ...1905 Amer. dial.
• TIFF * a short outburst of laughter, etc. ...1858
• TITTER a stifled laugh, a giggle ...1728
• VEIN † a fit of laughter ...1734
• WERRICK a half-smothered laugh; a chuckle ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• YACK a joke; a laugh ...1951 US sl.
• YAK a laugh; a joke ...1951 US sl.
• YAW-HAW a loud or rude laugh ...1922
• YOCK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOK a laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
• YUK a laugh ...1971 sl., chiefly US
LAUGH, LAUGHER - nouns, person
• AGELAST one who never laughs ...1877
• AGELASTIC † one who never laughs; one who is perpetually sad ...1626
• CACHINNATOR a loud or immoderate laugher ...a1800
• GAFFAER a loud laugher ...1862 Sc.
• GAFFAWER one who laughs loudly ...1841 Sc.
• GIGLET a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
• GRIZZLEDEMUNDY a term of abuse applied to a person who laughs at any trifling thing; a grinning fool; a stupid oaf ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HARLOT † an itinerant jester, buffoon, or juggler; one who tells or does something to raise a laugh ...a1340
• TITTERER one who laughs restrainedly; a giggler ...1828
LAUGH - verbs
• BAG UP to laugh very hard at something ...1980s UK & US Black sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1895 sl., orig. US theatrical sl., chiefly US
• BURST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BURST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BURST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUST A HAME STRING to laugh very hard ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TRACE to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST A TUG to laugh very hard ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BUST ONE'S BUTTONS to strain one's clothing by laughing too hard; to laugh very hard ...1921 Amer. dial.
• CACHINNATE to laugh loudly or immoderately ...1824
• CACK to joke, to have a laugh, to laugh ...1990s Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLE to burst out laughing ...1931 Amer. sl.
• CACK ONESELF (LAUGHING) to laugh uncontrollably ... 1987 Aust. sl.
• CACK YOURSELF to laugh uncontrollably ...1987 Aust. sl.
• CRACK UP to be highly amused; to laugh uncontrollably ...1942 sl., orig US
• CRACK SOMEONE UP to cause to laugh ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CREASE to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• CREASE UP to laugh uncontrollably; to collapse with laughter ...1977 sl.
• EXPLODE to suddenly burst forth in laughter ...1950 Amer. dial.
• FALL ABOUT to collapse in laughter; to laugh immoderately ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FALL OUT to burst out laughing; to be tickled by something funny ...1946 Amer. dial.
• FALL OUT LAUGHING to break up with mirth ...1959 Amer. sl.
• FIND A HAW-HAW'S NEST WITH A TEE-HEE'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1842 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST FULL OF HA-HA EGGS to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FIND A TEHEE'S EGG IN A HAHA'S NEST to giggle and laugh immoderately or inappropriately ...1917 Amer. dial.
• FRACTURE to cause to laugh convulsively or with great amusement ...1946 sl., orig. theatrical
• GAFF to laugh loudly and immoderately, to guffaw ...1719 Sc.
• GAFFA to laugh noisily or boisterously; to guffaw ...1800 Sc.
• GAFFAW † to laugh heartily or boisterously, to guffaw ...1721 Sc.
• GAGGLE to laugh immoderately; to cackle ...1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• GAMF † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPH † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAUMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAUSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GAWF to laugh noisily ...1719 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE HA-HA to laugh at, to ridicule and take advantage of ...L19 US sl.
• GOFFEN to laugh like an idiot ...1889 Eng. dial.
• GO OFF ONE'S FACE to collapse with laughter ...1960s sl.
• GOWSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• GOYSTER to behave in a noisy, boisterous, or swaggering fashion; to frolic and romp; to brag or boast; also, to laugh noisily ...1674 Eng. dial.
• HAVE SOMEONE IN STITCHES to make them laugh uproariously ...1935 sl.
• HAW-HAW to laugh loudly or boisterously ...1834
• KECK to cackle, to laugh ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KECKLE of a person: to chuckle, to laugh, to giggle ...1513
• KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE to restrain oneself from laughing ...L19 sl.
• KENCH †* to laugh loudly ...a1225
• KILL to cause someone to laugh uproariously ...1856 UK sl.
• KILL ONESELF to laugh ...1956 sl.
• LAFF to laugh ...1997 UK sl.
• LAITCH to be gay; to laugh, to titter ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAUGH ALL OVER ONESELF to laugh unrestrainedly ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAUGH IN ONE'S SLEEVE to laugh to oneself; to nurse inward feelings of amusement ...1560
• LAUGH LIKE A BROKEN HINGE to laugh uproariously ...1940s sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A CHIEF STOKER to laugh a raucous belly laugh ...20C Royal Navy sl.
• LAUGH LIKE A DRAIN to chuckle or laugh heartily; to guffaw ...1948 UK sl.
• LAUGH ONE'S ASS OFF to laugh uproariously ...1970s sl.
• LAUGH YOUR BOLLOCKS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2001 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR NUTS OFF to laugh uproariously ...2000 UK sl.
• LAUGH YOUR TITS OFF to laugh a great deal ...1996 UK sl.
• MUCKCOOK to laugh behind one's back ...c1880 Brit. sl.
• NEIGHER to laugh loudly ...1826 Sc.
• PEE ONESELF LAUGHING to laugh very heartily and/or long ...c1910 sl.
• PISS ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1951 sl.
• PLOTZ to laugh very hard; to split one's seams, to die from laughter, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• REIR to laugh ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RUTTLE to laugh in a suppressed way ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLAY to overwhelm someone with delight, often convulsing them with laughter; to cause to laugh convulsively ...1927 sl.
• SMIRKLE to smirk or smile; to giggle; to laugh in a suppressed manner ...c1590 Sc.
• SNIRTLE to laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or restrained manner; to snigger; to sneer ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPLIT A GUT to hurt oneself by laughing too hard; to laugh hard ...1936 Amer. sl.
• SPLIT ONE'S SIDES to laugh heartily ...1704
• SPORTIFY to make people laugh, to amuse ...1950s W. Indies
• SQUINNY to laugh broadly; to smile or wink ...B1900 Amer.
• TAKE ONE'S END to be convulsed with laughter ...20C Irish sl.
• TICHER to laugh in a suppressed way; to titter ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TITTER to laugh in a suppressed or covert way; to giggle ...a1619
• UDGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• URGE to shake convulsively with laughter, etc. ...Bk1905 eng. dial.
• WERRICK to give a half-smothered laugh; to chuckle ...1892 Eng. dial.
• WET ONESELF to laugh so much that one urinates involuntarily ...1970 sl.
• YACK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAK to laugh ...1950s sl.
• YAW-HAW to laugh rudely or noisily ...1836
• YOCHA to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCH-YAW to laugh ...1857 Eng. dial.
• YOCK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YOFFA to laugh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YOK to laugh ...1938 theatrical sl., chiefly US
• YUCK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
• YUK to laugh ...1974 sl., chiefly Amer.
LAUGHABLE - adjectives
• LAUGH-AT-ABLE laughable; that may be laughed at ...1844 nonce word
• LAUGHSOME. of things: provocative of laughter; laughable ...1798
• LUDIBRIOUS † apt to be a subject of jest or mockery; ridiculous, laughable ...1563
• PANTOGELASTIC all-laughable ...1808
• PANTOGELASTICAL * all laughable; laughable throughout ...1808
LAUGHABLE - verbs
• ACT LIKE A TEE HEE'S NEST WITH A HAW HAW'S EGG IN IT to act laughably ...1958 Amer. dial.
• LOOK LIKE A TEE-HEE'S NEST WITH A HA-HA'S EGG IN IT to be laughable ...1970 Amer. dial.
LAUGH AT - verbs
• ARRIDE † to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• MESS WITH to laugh at, to ridicule, to tease ...1980s sl.
• IRRIDE † to laugh at, to deride ...1637
LAUGHED AT - nouns, person
• LAUGHEE the person laughed at ...1829 nonce word
LAUGHING - adjectives
• GAWFIN laughing loudly ...1846 Sc.
• IN FITS laughing ...1856 sl.
• IN STITCHES laughing uproariously ...1935 sl.
• LAUGHFUL full of laughing; mirthful ...1825
• LAUGHSOME of persons: addicted to laughing, mirthful ...1620
• ON THE LAUGH laughing ...1848
• RIANT smiling, laughing, mirthful, cheerful, gay ...1567
• RIDENT * radiantly cheerful; laughing, smiling, grinning ...1609
• ROLLING IN THE AISLES laughing; orig. applied to an audience's uncontrollable laughter ...1940 sl.
• TITTERING giggling, laughing with suppressed mirth ...1748
LAUGHING - nouns
• TITTERATION tittering, giggling ...1754
LAUGHING AT - adjectives
• IRRISORY * having the character of deriding or mocking; addicted to laughing or sneering at others ...1824
LAUGHINGSTOCK - nouns, person
• BEHO a laughingstock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOHO a laughingstock ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAG a laughingstock ...1840 US
• GAME † an object of ridicule; a laughingstock ...1562
• GAME-STOCK a risible figure; a laughingstock ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• JAPING-STICK † a laughingstock; a butt for jokes ...c1380
• JESTING-STOCK † an object of jest or ridicule; a laughingstock ...1535
• LAUGH * a laughingstock ...1817
• LAUGHING-GAME † a laughingstock ...1564
• LAUGHING-POST † a laughingstock ...1810
• LAUGHING-STAKE † a laughingstock ...a1625
• MAKE-GAME one who or that which furnishes matter for amusement; hence a laughingstock, butt ...1762
• MAKE-MIRTH † a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1656
• MAKE-PLAY a make-sport; one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1592
• MAKE-SPORT † one who or something which provides sport for others; hence, a laughingstock ...1611
• OBJECT a person or thing that appears ridiculous or pitiable; a laughingstock ...c1820 colloq.
• TOM FOOL a buffoon; also, a butt, a laughingstock ...1650
LAUGHTER - see LAUGH
LAUNCH - verbs
• LANCE † to launch a boat ...c1515
LAUNDRY - adjectives (also see WASH)
• BLACKLIE ill-coloured; dirty; badly washed ...Bk1911 Sc.
LAUNDRY - nouns
• BACHELOR'S WIFE a metal plunger with a long wooden handle used for washing clothes in a tub ...1950s US sl.
• BATTLE a 'beetle' for battling clothes ...1915 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING BLOCK a bench-like wooden stand with a flat surface on which clothes are beaten in washing ...1845 Amer. dial.
• BATTLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
• BEATING STICK a stick used to beat clothes while washing them ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BEETLING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BETELING BLOCK a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLOTS water for washing clothes; soapsuds, dirty water ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUT foul water thrown from washing-tubs ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOYEN a washing-tub ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUTTON-CHOPPER the laundry ...1941 US Army sl.
• GRUNGIES dirty laundry ...1987 US campus sl.
• LABBERMENT a splashing; a washing of linen on a small scale ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAG a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG-A-DUDS † a wash of clothes ...17C cant
• LAGE a wash of clothes ...c1560 cant
• LAG OF DUDS † a 'buck' or 'wash' of clothes ...1622 cant
• LAVATORY a laundry ...1661
• LAVENDRY † an establishment where linen, etc. is washed and 'got up' ...1393
• NETTING 1. stale urine, esp. as used for washing with ...c1375 Eng. dial.
2. soap and water mixed and then made into a lather, used for washing clothes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAPPLES soap-suds, lather for washing ...1820 Sc.
• SNOW underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying ...E19 tramps' sl.
• TROUBLING STICK a paddle-shaped piece of wood used to beat dirt out of soiled clothes after removing them from boiling water ...1851 Amer. dial.
LAUNDRY (place) - nouns
• WASHATERIA 1. a self-service laundry ...1940 Amer. dial.
2. a community building housing laundry and bathing facilities and serving as a source of treated drinking water ...1982 Alaska usage
LAUNDRY - nouns, person
• BUTTON CHOPPER a laundry worker ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DABBLE-DACHIE one who splashes a great deal when doing a washing ...1900 Sc.
• DOBIE a washerwoman; a man who performs the functions of a washerwoman ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• LAUNDER † a person of either sex who washes linen ...a1350
• LAVENDER † a washerwoman; a laundress; formerly, also (rarely) a man who washes clothes ...a1310.
• LAVENDRY † a laundress ...a1483
LAUNDRY - verbs
• BATTLE to clean soiled clothes by beating them with a paddle (or 'battle'] after removing them from boiling water ...1883 Amer. dial.
• BOIL OUT to wash one's clothes ...1968 US logging sl.
• BOIL UP to wash one's clothes or oneself ...1919 Amer. dial.
• DAB OUT to do the laundry; to wash ...c1860 lower classes' usage
• HAISER to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAIZER of newly-washed clothes, etc.: to dry, esp. partially or on the surface; to air in the open, to bleach ...1880 Sc.
• HARDEN to dry or air clothes, etc., by holding them to the fire, or by hanging them out in the open air ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAZERD to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Ireland
• LAY A BUCK † to put clothes in soak for washing ...1573
• NET † to clean, to wash, to rinse out clothes ...1634 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAPPLE to soak, to saturate with water, rain, etc.; to steep clothes in soapy water ...1836 Sc.