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LOOSE - LOVINGLY
LOOSE (not rigidly fastened) - adjectives
• ADDLE tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADRIFT loose, unfastened ...1916 Amer. dial
• ALOOSE loose ...1884 Amer. dial.
• DASHIKI loose ...1950s US Black sl.
• FLAPPY loose; flapping
• FLOBBER loose, flabby ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFY of loose texture ...1867
• RICKLEY loose, unstable, rickety, dilapidated ...1865 Sc.
• RICKLY loose, unstable, rickety, dilapidated ...1865 Sc.
• WAGGLE shaky, loose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEE-WAW askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - adjectives
• DEAD EASY said of any woman (other than a prostitute), who is ready to go home and sleep with a man ...20C Cockneys’ colloq.
• DIKE-LOUPING loose, immoral ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FUCKISH pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY of loose or immoral life; sexually loose, dissipated, licentious ...1637
• GAY IN THE ARSE pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY IN THE GROIN pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY IN THE LEGS pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• KINKY given to loose or immoral behaviour ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LACHES † loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• LIGHT-HEELED wanton; pert. to a sexually loose woman ...E17
• MEAN immoral, loose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NAUGHTY pornographic; erotic; obscene; loose ...1882 euphemism
• RAFFLE-PACK low, disorderly, of loose habits ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RANDY-LIKE having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1822 Sc.
• RANDY-LOOKING having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1895 Sc.
• RATCH loose in morals; unsteady ...1861 Sc.
• SMICKER † wanton, loose, amorous ...1606
• TAWDRY immodest; loose in conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBANDONED † not kept under control; loose ...1375 Sc.
• WAGGISH † wanton, loose ...1607
• WHISKERS pert. to sexually loose woman ...20C US criminals' sl.
LOOSE (not rigidly fastened) - nouns
• FAG † something that hangs loose; a flap ...1486 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FLOBBER anything loose and flabby; e.g. the flesh under a cow's neck ...19C Eng. dial.
• IRISH PENDANT a loose or frayed end; something that hangs loose or flaps untidily; ragged edges ...1840 Amer. dial.
• IRISH PENNANT a loose or frayed end; something that hangs loose or flaps untidily; ragged edges ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAPPET a part of anything that hangs loose ...1677
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - nouns, person
• ALLEY CAT any person who is loose in sexual matters ...M20 US sl.
• APRON WITH ROUND HEELS a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AUNTY a loose woman; a bawd ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALONEY a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BAND a woman of easy morals; a prostitute ...E20 sl.
• BANGSTER a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• BAT a loose woman ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BESOM a term of reproach or contempt applied to a woman, esp. a woman of loose or slovenly habits ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BESOMER a person, of either sex, of loose and slovenly habits ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BEWER a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BIFFER a sexually loose woman ...1929-32 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• BIM a woman of loose morals or a prostitute ...E20 Amer. sl.
• BIMBO a woman of loose morals or a prostitute ...1929 sl.
• BIT OF SKIN a sexually loose young woman; a woman considered sexually ...1962 Brit. sl.
• BOLOGNA a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BOLONEY a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BROAD a female confederate; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BROAD WITH ROUND HEELS a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUER a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BUNTER a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.
• BUOR a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BURE a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• CAGMAG a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CALICO QUEEN a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks ...19C US sl.
• CANVASBACK a harlot; a sexually loose woman; a woman who spends considerable time with her back on a canvas-covered floor, presumably copulating ...20C sl.
• CHIPPIE a woman, esp. a sexually loose woman ...1886 sl.
• CHIPPY a woman, esp. a sexually loose woman ...1886 sl.
• CHIPPY-CHASER a male who chases sexually loose women and girls; a lecher ...20C US sl.
• CLAPTRAP a sexually loose woman presumed to be infected with gonorrhea ...19C sl.
• CLEAVE a wanton or sexually loose woman; a woman who copulates readily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• CLEAVER a sexually loose woman ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DANT † a sexually loose woman; a profligate woman; a promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute ...a1529
• EASY MAKE a woman who can be easily seduced; a loose woman; a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FALOOSIE a woman of loose morals ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FIE-FIE a ‘fallen’ woman ...19C sl.
• FISH a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...M20 US sl.
• FLESH-POT a harlot; a sexually loose woman ...sl.
• FLOOSEY a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOOSIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...1902 sl.
• FLOOSY a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOOZIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOSSIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLUZIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FRANION † a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant, a paramour, a boon companion ...1571
• GAD a loose woman, a slattern ...M17 sl.
• GADDER a loose woman, a slattern ...M17 sl.
• GAMMERSTAGS a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTANG a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTEL a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Sc.
• GASH a sexually loose woman; women considered sexually ...1914 sl.
• GAY-MAN a whoremonger; a man who seeks sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY WENCH a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...E20 US sl.
• GILLOT † a loose or wanton woman ...1557
• HARLOT † a man of loose life; a fornicator; a lecher; also, a term or opprobrium or insult ...16C
• HAT a sexually loose woman ...E19 Brit. & US sl.
• HOT LAY a sexually loose woman ...E20 US sl.
• HUCKLE-DUCKLE a loose woman ...1795
• HUMP a prostitute; a sexually loose woman; women considered sexually ...M20 US sl.
• JAY an unchaste or loose woman ...1598
• JAZZ BABY a woman of easy sexual morals ...20C US sl.
• KATE a harlot; a prostitute; a nickname for a loose woman ...16C sl.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton, an unchaste woman; a mistress, a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• KNOCK a sexually loose young woman ...20C sl.
• LADY OF EASY VIRTUE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1785 euphemism
• LETCHING-PIECE a sexually loose woman; a woman considered sexually ...20C Brit. sl.
• LEWD WOMAN a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
• LIGHT-FRIGATE a woman of loose morals; a wanton; a whore ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• LIMMER an unchaste, loose, or immoral woman; a mistress, a prostitute ...1566 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LOOSE-KIRTLE a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman's gown) ...1855 archaic)
• MAB † a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of loose character; a slattern ...1557-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADAMOIZOOK a sexually loose French girl ...US World War I usage
• MARIAN † an unchaste or loose woman ...1567
• MISS HORNER a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MORT a sexually loose woman ...18C sl.
• NAUGHTY-PACK † a woman of bad character; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute; a wanton; also, a term of contempt for either sex ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIT a sexually loose woman, a prostitute ...Scot colloq.
• OPEN-TAIL †* a loose, indelicate, or unchaste woman ...a1618
• ORGAN-GRINDER a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...20C sl.
• PANEL a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
• PARNEL † a priest's concubine or mistress; a harlot; a wanton young woman; an immodest girl; an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1362 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PASTRY women, esp. sexually loose women; tarts ...19C colloq.
• PERNEL(E) a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
• PIG-MEAT a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• PUNCK a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNCKE a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNK a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNQUE a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• QUAEDAM †* in a disparaging sense: a woman, a female; a loose woman, a harlot ...a1670
• QUAIL a sexually loose woman ...20C US sl.
• QUEAN a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...c1000
• RACER a nickname given to a loose woman ...1785 Sc.
• RADGE a loose-living woman ...1923 Sc.
• RAFFLE-CAP a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-COPPIN a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-PACK a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAKE 1. a man of loose habits and immoral character; an idle dissipated man of fashion; a dissolute man ...1653
2. a woman of loose habits and immoral character ...1712
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RAMP a whore or sexually loose woman ...M16
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RAT a loose woman ...20C Amer. sl.
• ROMP a whore or sexually loose woman ...M16
• SCRINGE a loose woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCUPPER a sexually loose woman ...1970 US sl.
• SMUT-SLUT a low slut; a sexually loose woman ...M20 US sl.
• STROLLOP a woman of loose sexual morals ...20C
• SUBURB SINNER a loose woman, a prostitute; a whore ...1598
• TIB † a mistress; a young woman of loose character; a strumpet, a prostitute ...1582
• TICKLE-TAIL † a loose or wanton woman ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
• TOWN BIKE a sexually loose woman or prostitute ...sl.
• TOWN PUMP a sexually loose woman a woman who is known to copulate with anyone without much persuasion ...20C colloq.
• TOWN PUNCH a sexually loose woman who permits copulation with any males who ask ...1975 US sl.
• WOMAN OF ACCOMMODATING MORALS a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• WOMAN OF EASY VIRTUE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C euphemism
• WOMAN OF LOOSE MORALS a sexually loose woman; a harlot ...20C US sl.
• WOMAN OF PLEASURE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• YAUD † a strumpet; a whore; an unchaste or loose woman ...a1400
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - verbs
• DEVIL AROUND to seek mischief; to try to annoy; to lead a loose life ...1902 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FAGOT to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• RAMP † to behave licentiously; to go about in a loose, immodest way; to act in a promiscuous manner; to work as a prostitute ...1530
LOOSE (not rigidly fastened) - verbs
• HANG BY THE EYELIDS to be loosely attached; to be loosened; to be ready to fall, to have a very slight hold ...1877
• UNLOASE to loose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANGLE of a thing: to move loosely or shakily on its base or in its place of attachment; of a person; to go unsteadily ...1820 Eng. dial.
LOOSE-JOINTED, LOOSE-LIMBED - adjectives
• GAMMOCKING awkward, loose-jointed, shambling in walk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• RACKERGAITED loose-jointed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE long and limp; tall and loose-jointed ...c1817 Sc.
• WALLOPY loose-limbed ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
LOOSE-JOINTED - nouns, person
• GANGERELL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANGREL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• LIMBER JACK a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JIM a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...c1930 Amer. dial.
LOOSELY - adverbs
• DAWDERLY slovenly, loosely, out of shape ...1873 Eng. dial.
LOOSEN - verbs
• ABSTRINGE † to unbind or loosen ...Bk1731
• ELAXATE † to loosen; to widen ...1656
• HEMO to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• LAXATE † to loosen, to relax ...1623
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• UNBRACE to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
• UNGIVE to relax, to give way, to loosen; to melt, to thaw ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW OUT to loosen something from the ground by working it back and forth ...2005 Amer. dial.
LOOSENED - adjectives
• ABSTRICTED † loosened, unbound ...Bk1731
LOOSENING - nouns
• ABSTRICTION †* a loosening or unbinding ...1650
• LAXATION the act of loosening or relaxing; the state of being loosened or relaxed ...1398
LOP - verbs
• DEFALCATE † to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate ...1540-1
• DEFALK † to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate ...1536
• OCHE †* to cut as with a blow; to lop ...a1400
LOPPING - nouns
• DEFALCATION the act of cutting or lopping off or taking away; deduction ...1624 arch.
• SUCCISION †* a felling or lopping down; the act of cutting off or down ...a1626
LOPSIDED - adjectives/adverbs
• A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-ONE-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A HAW all on one side, lopsided ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OF-A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANLIGODLIN of an object: lopsided, askew, aslant ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOSLIN lopsided, askew, aslant ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANTISIGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-WHAMPUS askew, lopsided ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AHOO aslant, out of plumb, lopsided, awry ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EEYAW lopsided, askew, aslant, awry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LAB-SIDED leaning to one side, lopsided ...1883 Sc.
• LAP-LEGGED in a lopsided or wobbly fashion ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY-WISE askew, in a lopsided manner ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SALLYGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, out of line ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SARAHGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, out of line ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SIDELING of a structure: leaning, lopsided ...1874 Amer. dial.
• SI-FODLIN askew, awry, lopsided ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SI-WANKERT lopsided; crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SI-WICHRERED lopsided; crooked ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SIWICKERIN lopsided; crooked ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKY-BOTTLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GODLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOG crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOGGLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WADDLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
• WAP-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPA-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WOPAJAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WOP-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WOPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
LOQUACIOUS - see TALKATIVE
LORD - nouns, person
• LAIRD a lord; a landed proprietor; a land owner, a yeoman ...c1450
• LAIRDLIN a petty laird ...1867 Sc.
LORDLY - adjectives
• DRIGHTLIKE † noble, lordly ...c1205
• LAIRDLY lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant ...c1850 Sc.
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
• SIRLY †* lordly, haughty, imperious ...c1350
LORRY - see TRUCK
LOSE - verbs
• AMIT † to lose ...E16
• FALL THROUGH to lose, to come short of ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GO SOUTH to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GUTSER to be beaten or overcome; to lose ...1950s sl.
• LEESE † to lose; to be deprived of; to cease to possess ...c1205
• LET † to lose one's life, virtue, honour, etc. ...c1200
• LOSE BY A NECK to lose by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S ASS to lose all one has, as in gambling; to lose one's position; to lose everything ...1788 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHIRT to lose all one's possessions, esp. by gambling or speculation ...1892
• MISPUT to lose, to mislay, to misplace; to mislead ...1923 Amer. dial.
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• RAM to lose by throwing a thing beyond reach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A BATH to lose or suffer badly, esp. in business, sport, or gambling ...1930s sl.
• TAKE A BEATING to lose or suffer badly, esp. in business, sport, or gambling ...1930s sl.
• TAKE AN L to lose a game ...1999 US sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE NUT to lose ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TINE 1. to fail to gain, attain or win; to lose the battle, to be defeated ...c1250 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to lose; to suffer deprivation of; to cease to have or enjoy ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WANT † to be deprived of, to lose ...c1480
LOSER - nouns, person
• ALSO-RAN a loser in a race, contest, election, or competition of any kind; anyone not performing very well ...1896 Amer. colloq.
• DEAD PIGEON a person who is destined to lose ...1919 US sl.
• DWEEB a contemptible person; a loser; a nerd ...1968 US sl.
• FETUS a real loser ...20C teen & high school sl.
• LEESER † a loser ...1546
• SUFFERER a loser ...Bk1904 sl.
• TINER † a loser ...1540 Sc. obs. or arch.
• WALKING DICK WITH EYES an insignificant male; a loser ...1980s US college sl.
LOSING - nouns
• LEESING † losing, loss; also, destruction, perdition ...1362
• TINING † the act of losing; loss ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
LOSS - adjectives
• DAMAGEABLE † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1474
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNABLE †* causing loss or harm; hurtful, pernicious ...c1420
• DAMNIFIC † causing damage or loss; injurious ..1727
• DISPENDIOUS † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1557.
LOSS - nouns
• AMISSION † loss; a loss ...LME
• BIG MISS a great loss ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DECREMENT the fact of decreasing or growing gradually less; decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss ...1621
• DENIAL a disadvantage, detriment, hindrance; loss, injury; a disappointment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HERRIAL that which causes loss or ruin; also, a great expense ...1871 Sc.
• INDETERMENT detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block ...1860 Eng. dial.
• INDETRIMENT n. detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block ...1860 Eng. dial.
• JACTURE † loss, injury, detriment ...1515
• LACK loss, harm, damage ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEESING † losing, loss; also, destruction, perdition ...1362
• PAIRMENT † impairment, loss, harm, damage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCATLOE † loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATLOE † loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TINE †* loss ...c1320
• TINING the act of losing; loss ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
• UNFRAME † disadvantage, loss ...c1250
• UNFREME † disadvantage, loss ...a1200
• UNNEOD † disadvantage, loss ...c1205
LOSS - verbs
• DAMNIFY † to cause the loss of, to bring to destruction or ruin ...1612.
• MAKE A SAVING GAME OF IT † to retrieve one's losses in the end ...1654
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• TINE 1. to suffer loss ...1340 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to cause the loss of ...c1470 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL †* to subject to loss; to impoverish ...1475 Sc.
LOST - adjectives
• AMISSIBLE liable to be lost ...L17
• BUSHED lost as in the bush ...1885 Aust. colloq.
• DEAD finished; lost; arrested, captured ...1950s sl.
• DOWN THE CRAPPER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE DRAIN lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE GURGLER ruined; irretrievably lost or destroyed; wasted; used of something that has not worked out ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DOWN THE PAN wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUG lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUGHOLE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE SHITTER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE TUBE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• FARBLONDJET confused, lost, astray ...20C US sl.
• FARBLONJET lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IMPERDIBLE †* not capable of being lost or destroyed ...1661
• NAUGHT † lost, ruined ...1607
• QUICK lost without hope of recovery ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAKED having lost in a competition ...1980s US college sl.
• SLEWED lost in the bush ...1879 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TINT † lost ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LOST - nouns
• UPTAKE the finding and taking of anything lost; the reward given for finding anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
LOST - verbs
• COME UP AMONGST THE MISSIN' to die; to be lost ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO FOR A BURTON be killed, destroyed, ruined, or lost ...M20 colloq, orig. RAF sl.
• GO HACKLY BARNEY to be lost ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SANT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUNT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TINE to be lost, ruined, or destroyed; to perish ...1300s chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LOST - phrases
• CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH utterly lost; in an untenable, dangerous, or disadvantageous position ...1951 Amer. dial.
• GONE OVER BOROUGH HILL AFTER JACKSON'S PIG a phrase used when anything is lost ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UP IN NELLY'S ROOM BEHIND THE WALLPAPER the presumed location of something missing or lost ...2003 Ireland sl.
• UP-THE-SPOUT AND CHARLEY-WAG used of something that has gone to waste, been squandered, or lost ...L19 sl.
LOT - nouns
• BATCH a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FARDEL a quantity, a lot ...1847 Sc.
• GOO-GOBS lots, plenty ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOOKOOS a large amount, lots, plenty ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PACKAGE a lot, very much ...1990s US Black sl.
• PACKET, THE everything, the lot ...1980s sl.
• RAFT a large collection; a crowd; a lot; used disparagingly ...1833 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHOCKS great numbers, lots, many ...1938 Amer. dial.
LOTION - nouns
• ABLUTION † a lotion ...1671
• OIL a lotion or liniment of any description; generally in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOTION - verbs
• BATH to rub liniment or lotion upon the body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LOTTERY TICKET - nouns
• PICKLE a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PICKLE CARD a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
LOUD - adjectives
• BAIRGIN' having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BOISTOUS † rough, loud, or violent in sound; noisy, boisterous ...c1430
• BOOMY having a loud, deep, resonant sound ...E19
• BUSTY self-assertive, loud, smart-alecky ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CLARISONOUS * having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill ...1731
• EAR-PIERCING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-SPLITTING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• FLANNELMOUTHED speaking too loudly or too much, often talking nonsense ...US
• GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly ...1897 Sc.
• HAUTAIN † of the voice: raised, loud ...c1350
• LOBSTROPOLOUS obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MACROPHONOUS having a loud, stentorian voice ...Bk1910
• MAIN † of drink: potent'; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent ...a1300 obs.
• NELLIN loud, loquacious, frivolous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDIE having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAN-TAN loud, noisy ...1630 Eng. dial. & sl.
• REARING excited; talking loudly and boastingly; mocking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• REEFU roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• RIERFUL roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• RORY-TORY loud, noisy, boisterous ...1893 Eng. dial.
• STENTORIOUS * extremely loud or powerful in sound ...a1500
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
• STREPEROUS † noisy, harsh-sounding, loud, boisterous ...1637
• TONANT thundering, loud-sounding ...1891
• TONITROUS * full of or characterized by thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance; thundery; thundering ...a1704
• TONITRUANT thundering, loud ...1907
• TONITRUOUS * full of thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance ...1882
• TRAPPY loud and boastful, possibly insulting ...1998 UK sl.
• UNDAMPED loud, undiminished ...1883
• WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
LOUD - nouns
• BARST a loud noise ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELDER a loud noise ...1836 Eng. dial.
• BLAIR a loud sound; a cry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNTHER a loud noise, as of stumbling ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOLYIE a loud, threatening noise, like a bull's bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUGABOO loud talk, insolence ...1914
• DILDAM a loud noise made at a wedding or merrymaking ...1884 Eng. dial.
• DIRR loud noise or stir; a racket ...1804 Sc.
• GAFF † loud, rude talk, impertinence ...1880 Sc.
• GALAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GALDER a noisy, vulgar laugh; loud, noisy talk; a loud noise ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HULLABALOO a loud noise; uproar; confusion ...1762 UK sl.
• KABOOM a loud bang or noise ...1940s sl.
• OPEN a loud bellowing noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAIRD † a loud noise or clamour; a riot; confusion; a sudden report ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANT a loud noise ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANTAN a loud, banging noise ...M17 sl.
• RATTLE-CUM-BANG a loud, rattling noise; a clatter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• REEL a loud noise; a vibrating peal; a clap of thunder ...1803 Sc.
• REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• ROARER anything especially loud ...Bk1903 sl.
• ROARING MEG anything loud, efficient, or extraordinary ...1602 sl.
• SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSTER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk ...1930s US Black sl.
• THUDDER a heavy shock or thud accompanied by a loud noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER BOUNCE † a loud sudden noise like thunder ...1628 humorously bombastic
• TONANCE †* a loud or echoing sound ...1778
• YALLACRACK a great outcry; a loud noise of voices; a sharp altercation ...1866 Sc.
• YALLIECRAAG a great outcry; a loud noise of voices; a sharp altercation ...1866 Sc.
• YARL a loud, discordant sound; a bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking ...1889 Eng. dial.
LOUD - nouns, person
• BAIRGE a person who lifts his voice in a strong and loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind ...1897 sl.
• BLOB-MOUTH a talkative person; one who talks too much or too loud ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CATFISH one who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CLAPPER-TONGUE a loud, noisy tongue; incessant talk; a female who is loud in speech or much given to gossip ...1822 Sc.
• GAB a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox; one who talks too much or too loudly ...1822 Sc.
• GABBER a chatterer, a prater; one who talks too much or too loud ...1793
• GABBLER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GLIBBER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HOLLOW-POT a loud-talking woman ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG TONGUE a gossip, a loudmouth, a talebearer ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOUD-MOUTH one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly ...c1944 colloq.
• LOUDSPEAKER a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important ...1934 US sl.
• OBNO an obnoxious, loud, crude person ...1979 Amer. college sl.
• RAM'S HORN someone who speaks very loudly ...1910s sl.
• RANDY a loud-tongued, coarse-mannered woman; a scold, a virago, a termagant ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RATTLER a loud, noisy, talkative person ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAIGHER one who screams, or makes a loud, discordant sound ...1824 Sc.
• SHOW-OUT a show-off, a braggart; a loud, self-assertive person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TANTARIA an abusive, loud, shrewish woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
LOUD - verbs
• BAIRGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BAY to raise the voice loudly, generally in weeping ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise ...a1000
• BEME † to make a loud din or noise ...a1225
• BERGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BROLL †* to roar, to sound loud ...1660
• CRANK to turn up the volume of music to very loud ...1994 US sl.
• DINT to make a loud noise, to stun ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• GAFF † to babble, to chatter; to talk loudly and merrily ...1825 Sc.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• LAIG to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly ...1871 Sc.
• MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NELL to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NELL AND TALK to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUARK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• QUAWK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUORK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• RAIRD to make a loud noise; to shout, to roar; to make a cracking sound ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RALLY to make a loud or sharp noise ...1821 Eng. dial.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• OBSTREPERATE †* to make a loud noise, clamour, or outcry ...1765
• REEMISH to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMISH to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OFF to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to 'carry on' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE RAG OFF THE BUSH to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to 'carry on' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TARANTANTAR to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1840
• TARANTANTARIZE to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1656
• TEAR THE TARTAN to talk loudly and volubly, to jabber away, to make a great clamour ...1934 Sc.
• WAG ONE'S YAP to talk too much, or too loud ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YALDER to speak in a loud voluble manner ...1949 Sc.
• YAR to cry; to shout; to speak loudly ...1902 Eng. dial.
• YARL to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARR to cry; to shout; to speak loudly ...1902 Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc.
• YEIE † to utter in a loud voice; to call out; to announce for sale in a loud voice ...a1225
• YELP † to call out loudly or shrilly, to utter ...c1400
• YIMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 N. Ireland
• YOMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YOPE to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
• YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
LOUD - interjections
• KABLOOEY! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
• KABLOOIE! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
• KABOOM! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
LOUDLY - adverbs
• HARD loudly, out loud ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HAUTAINLY † with raised voice, loudly ...c1475
• UP IN G with a loud voice ...1900s sl.
LOUD-MOUTHED - nouns, person
• LITTLE EVA a loud-mouthed White woman ...1950s US Black sl.
LOUDSPEAKER - nouns
• SQUAWK-BOX a loudspeaker or public-address system; also, an intercom ...1945 US sl.
LOUISIANA - nouns
• CREE-OWL STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREOLE STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY, THE New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970 US sl.
• LAND OF THE CAJUN Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY ANNA Louisiana ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY ANNA Louisiana; used disparagingly ...1980 Amer.sl.
• PELICAN STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAT one who speaks a distinctive working-class white vernacular of New Orleans; the vernacular itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
LOUISIANA - nouns, person
• BOOG a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGALEE a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERLEE a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SABINE a member of a mixed-race group inhabiting southern Louisiana ...1931 Amer. dial.
• YAT one who speaks a distinctive working-class white vernacular of New Orleans; the vernacular itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
LOUIS, JOE
• ALABAM' ASSASSIN prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLACK BEAUTY prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLACK BOMBER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BEHEMOTH prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BLUDGEON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BOMBER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN EMBALMER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK DESTROYER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK DYNAMITER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT DEMON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT DEVASTATOR prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT'S DUN DEMON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JARRING JOE prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JOLTING JOE prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LICORICE LASHER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MICHIGAN MAULER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RING ROBOT prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SABLE SPHINX prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEPIA SLASHER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEPIA SNIPER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN THUNDERBOLT prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN THUNDERER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN TORNADO prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WILDCAT WARRIOR prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOUNGE - verbs
• ACHE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIK to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BANNOCK to lounge about idly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELK to lounge idly; to bask in the sun ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENGE to lounge lazily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRONK to lounge, to sit about gossiping ...1870 Eng. dial.
• DO THE BLOCK to lounge in the fashionable promenade ...1869
• HAAK to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• HACK AROUND to loaf, to lounge, to idle; to ramble around; to waste time ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HACK OFF to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
• HAIG to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAIK to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAIVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAKE to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to be lazy at work; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HURKLE-DURKLE to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work ...B1900 Sc.
• LADDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALL to lounge, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to lounge or loll about; to walk awkwardly or skippingly; to move heavily ...1745
• LALLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LAMMOCK to lounge lazily ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LILDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGE to lounge...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOAFER to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1837 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER ABOUT to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER AROUND to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOP to loll, to lounge around ...1745
• LOLL-POOP †* to idle, to lounge ...a1700
• LOLLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MOKE to loaf or lounge about; to idle ...1863 Eng. dial.
• MOON AWAY to lounge, to loiter, to waste time ...L19 sl.
• PLOTZ to slouch or lounge around lazily ...1941 US sl.
• RAT AROUND to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger; to lounge around doing nothing in particular ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SHAG-BAG to loiter, to lounge about; to shirk work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SOJER to loiter, to lounge, to shirk work, to waste time ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
LOUNGER, LOUNGING - nouns, person
• BOG-STALKER an idle, lounging, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMMER an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
• DAGGLER a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• DAIGLER a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• HAG-ABOUT an idle, lounging fellow ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAIK a lounging, idle fellow ...a1529 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAIVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HAKE a lounging, idle fellow ...a1529 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAKES an idle, lounging fellow ...1884 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASPIN an idle fellow, doing nothing but lounging about ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• LALL a lazy, inactive, useless person; a lounger; a dawdling child hanging about its mother ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLOP a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPS a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
• LOAFERER a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY LIZARD a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBBY LOUSE a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOLL-POOP † literally, one who is sluggish in the stern; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggish lounger ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARDLE one who gossips; a lounging, idle woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAKE one who wanders about in an aimless manner; a lounger, an idle person ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCODGER a lazy lounger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOW-BANK an untidy, idle, lounging person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAIGLE an idle, lounging person; a dawdling slut ...1930 Sc.
• YAWMAGORP a yawning, stretching person; a lounger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOUNGING - adjectives
• BELKING lounging, lying lazily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LALDERISH lounging, listless, lazy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPY lounging, idle, and slovenly in gait or habit ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOAFING lounging, deliberately idle ...c1838 orig. US
• TANGLING untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TANGLY untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOUNGING - nouns
• BANDGEING-PLACE a lounging place, as a country store ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOAFING aimless lounging; deliberate idling ...c1850 orig. US
LOUSE - see LICE
LOUSY - adjectives
• POXY rotten; lousy sl.
LOUT, LOUTISH - adjectives
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HAUVENISH loutish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RAMSTACKERIN † behaving in a blundering, awkward, loutish manner ...1825 Sc.
• YOBBISH loutish; rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
LOUT, LOUTISH - nouns, person
• AUBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• BOGAN a rough lout or hooligan ...Aust. sl.
• BOHUNK an ill-mannered, loutish person ...1919 US sl.
• BOUSY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOUZZIE a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWBERT † a sluggish fellow, a dull lout, an oaf ...1513 Sc.
• BOWSEY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWSIE a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWSY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOZO a dull-witted, stupid person; a lout ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CAD an ill-bred, ill-mannered lout; one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; an upper-class rogue ...1827 sl.
• CALF a stupid or loutish person ...1553 sl.
• CLINCHPOOP † a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown ...1568
• CLOD-HOPPER someone who moves clumsily or without skill; a clumsy, awkward person; a lout ...1824 colloq.
• CLODPOLE a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• CLODPOLL a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• CLUSTERFIST † a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout ...1611
• FANG a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1871 Sc.
• FANGSHAL a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1916 Sc.
• FORK AND SPOON a lout, a hooligan ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘hoon’
• GAIBIE a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Sc.
• GARRON a rather loutish fellow ...1954 Sc.
• GAWBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAWKY an awkward, clumsy, foolish person; a lout, a simpleton ...1724
• GOOBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GORBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GROBIAN a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout, a boor ...1621
• GURRIER a lout, a ruffian ...2001 Ireland sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a lout, a hoodlum ...M19 sl.
• HABBLE a lout, a coarse or uncouth person; one who is awkward, slow-moving, or slovenly in dress, appearance or habits ...1821 Sc.
• HAINGLE an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANZIEL an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HAUVEN a lout, a coarse, rude fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBUCKER a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HOBLOB † a lout; a rustic; a clown ...1583
• HOBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HOE-BUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• JAKE (derogatory) a rustic, uncouth, awkward, or inexperienced person; a lout; an oaf; a bumpkin ...1884 Amer. dial.
• KELF †* a lubber, a blockhead, a lout, an oaf ...1664
• LAIDRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LETHRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• 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.
• OAFO an oaf; a socially inferior fool; a lout ...1959 UK sl.
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAGA a hooligan, a lout ...1990s UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAMSTACKER † a blundering, awkward, loutish fellow ...1825 Sc.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• SCABBER a lout; an idle fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
• SCLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHIRL a boorish, loutish, unsophisticated female; a female 'ocker' ...1970s Aust. sl.
• SHOON a fool; a bumpkin; a lout ...19C cant
• SKANGER a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
• SKLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• YAHOE a loutish, ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic ...1851 Amer. dial.
• YAHOO a degraded or bestial person; a lout, a boor; an ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic ...1726
• YOB a lout or hooligan ...1927 Brit. sl.
LOUTISH - verbs
• YAHOO to behave like a yahoo; to be loutish ...1868
LOVABLE - adjectives
• GAININ' winning, winsome, lovable; ingratiating ...1731 Sc.
• LEESOME † lovable; pleasing; pleasant ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
LOVABLE - nouns, person
• SWEETIE-PIE a lovable and attractive person ...1928 sl.
LOVE - adjectives
• AMATORIOUS inclined to love; wanton ...1746
• BETWATTLED infatuated; so in love as to be unable to use good judgement ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CLOSE AS FIVE MINUTES TO ELEVEN, AS in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOSE AS TWENTY MINUTES TO EIGHT, AS in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOKING WITH STARDUST in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DAFFY ABOUT madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DAFFY ON madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DEAD NUTS ON fond of; in love with ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DEAD SET ON fascinated by, obsessed with, in love with, determined ...L19 sl.
• DIPPY foolish, simple-minded, idiotic, shallow-minded; infatuated, deeply in love; peculiar, mildly insane, crazy ...1899 US sl.
• FAIN fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANCY-FREE free from the power of love ...1590
• FANTASTICAL †* pert. to the passion of love ...1594
• GONE ON in love with ...1885
• HEART-WHOLE having the affections free, with the heart unengaged; free from the power of love ...1600
• HOOKED filled with love for; captivated ...1927 Amer. sl.
• INAMORATE enamoured, in love ...1605
• LACK-LOVE indifferent to love ...1871
• LOVE-NETTLED † deeply in love ...1586
• MAN-CRAZED of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-FOND of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-KEEN of a woman: love-smitten ...1684 Eng. dial.
• MASHED love-struck; amorous ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ON in love with, having a (sexual) relationship ...1930s sl.
• POISONED ON smitten by, in love with ...1893 Amer. dial.
• QUEAN-FOND of a man: love-stricken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEAN-STRUCKEN of a man: love-stricken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SNOWED OVER obsessively in love, infatuated ...1970s US college sl.
• SOFT ON in love with ...1840
• SPOONEY besotted with a member of the opposite sex ...M19 sl.
• SPOONS ON sentimentally in love with ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY besotted with a member of the opposite sex ...M19 sl.
• STUCK ON in love with, pleased with ...L19 orig. US
• TORCHY suffering unrequited love ...1940s US sl.
• YAR in love ...1960s US sl.
LOVE - adverbs
• PARAMOUR † 1. through or by way of love; out of love, for love's sake ...a1300
† 2. for or by way of sexual love ...c1386
LOVE - nouns
• AMOR passion; love, esp. sexual love
• AMORET † 1. a love sonnet or love song ...L16
2. a love affair
• AMOUR passion; love, esp. sexual love
• BARREL OF TREACLE love, esp. the outward signs of being in love ...L19 sl.
• BELAMOUR † love; a glance or look of love ...1610
• BELLE PASSION the tender passion, love ...1711
• CALF-LOVE a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love ...1823 sl.
• CALF-RASH a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CAUSE OF CAUSES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAINTY † estimation, honour, favour (in which anything is held); esteem, regard; affection, love ...a1225
• DRUERY † love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love ...a1225
• ENTANGLEMENT an illicit love affair ...20C US euphemism
• ETERNAL WOUND, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FANCY † amorous inclination, love ...1559
• FAVOUR-RIBBON † a ribbon worn as a love token ...1762
• FEELING THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A FEELING YOU NEVER FELT BEFORE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLING a love affair ...20C US sl.
• FUNNY FEELING love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GA-GA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONA-GOONA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND PASSION, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART ATTACK love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARTBURN love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART STROKE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART THROBS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LADY-LOVE love for ladies ...1818
• LA GRANDE PASSION love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEMANRY illicit love ...1483 arch.
• LOLLYGAGS airs, affectations; love-making ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-BLINK a glance of love ...1508 Sc.
• LOVE-IN a communal gathering for a hands-on celebration of interpersonal love ...1967 US sl.
• LOVE STUFF love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-TOOTH † an inclination for love ...1580
• MASH a crush, a love affair ...20C US sl.
• MISERIES, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLLY-HUGGING love-making; petting ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MOOEY-MOOEY love; lovemaking; courting ...1942 US sl.
• OLD CHILLS AND FEVER STUFF, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PARAMOUR † love, esp. sexual love; an amour ...c1350
• PERPETUAL EMOTION love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REDAMANCY †* the act of loving in return ...1656
• REDAMATION †* the act of loving in return; reciprocal or mutual love...1658
• ROSES AND RAPTURES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORN a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
• SECRET SORROW love for someone who is unaware of one's affections ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOFTENING OF THE HEARTERS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TENTH WORD IN A TELEGRAM love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT CERTAIN GLEAM IN ONE'S EYES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THING an infatuation; a love affair of limited duration ...1967 sl.
• TREMORS, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UH-HUH love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VARDA D'AMOUR the look of love ...1992 UK sl.
• VENUS † a quality or characteristic that excites love; a charm, grace, or attractive feature ...1540
• WALK OF SHAME a woman's public appearance after spending the night with a new lover ...1990s sl., orig. US college
• WINTER-LOVE cold, conventional, or insincere love ...1636
• WOO-POO love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOVE, LOVER - nouns
• KEEPING † the maintaining of a mistress or lover; the fact of condition of being so maintained ...1675
LOVE, LOVER - nouns, person
• ACE-LOVER one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1940s US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• ADONIS in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover ...L19 Aust. sl.
• AFFAIR one's current lover ...1970s gay sl.
• AFFECTATOR †* one who feels affection for, a lover...1610
• AFFECTER † one who has an affection for, a lover ...1568
• AMORET † a sweetheart; a lover ...LME
• AMORETTO † a sweetheart; a lover ...L16
• AMORIST 1. a person who avows love, esp. sexual love ...L16
2. a person who writes about love ...M17
• AMOROSA a female lover or sweetheart ...E17
• AMOROSO † a lover; a gallant ...E17
• BABY-FARMER an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves ...20C sl.
• BABY STEALER a male or female lover of a much younger or very young person; an older person who prefers such relationships ...1937 UK sl.
• BACK NUMBER a former lover, now discarded ...L19 sl.
• BELAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love; a sweetheart; a mistress ...1596
• BELOVER †* a lover ...1491
• BEST a girlfriend or female lover ...1904 sl., orig. US
• BEST GIRL a girlfriend or female lover ...1887 sl., orig. US
• BILLY a lover ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIT OF ROUGH a male lover, categorized as of a lower social status, or a rougher background than the partner ...1985 UK sl.
• BIT ON THE SIDE a secret lover in addition to your regular partner ...1977 UK sl.
• BLOKE a male person, a fellow; a boyfriend or male lover ...1851 sl., now chiefly Brit.
• BOOKIE-SUG a sweetheart, a lover ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRATCHART a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRATCHET a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEK-BROTHER a rival in love ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANDYMAN a woman's male partner or (illicit) lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• CANOODLERS a pair of lovers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• CLINER a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• DADDIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY ONE a lover or any man who provides for a woman ...1960s US Black sl.
• DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1940s sl., orig. US
• DINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1898 Brit. sl.
• DOWSABEL † a sweetheart; a lady-love ...1590
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1315
• DULCINEA the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes' romance; hence, a lady of one's devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1748
• EASY RIDER a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
• FAIR one of the fair sex;' a woman; a beloved woman ...1423 now arch. or poetic
• FANCY a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman ...E19 sl.
• FANCY BLOKE a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman ...L19 sl.
• FANCY-MAN the lover of a woman, esp. a man who lives on the earnings of a woman, usually a prostitute; broadly, a pimp ...1811 sl.
• FANCY WOMAN a kept mistress; a female lover ...1812 UK sl.
• FANTASER †* a fancier; one who is in love with someone ...a1547
• FILLY AND FOAL a young couple of lovers sauntering apart from the world ...1909 sl.
• FLAME a lover or sweetheart ...colloq.
• FLAMER an admirer, a lover, a promiscuous woman ...L17 sl.
• FRIEND euphemism for lover
• FUCKER a male lover ...19C colloq.
• GADGIE a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover ...1906
• GADJIE a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GADJY a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GALLANT * one who pays court to ladies, a ladies' man; also, a lover, in a bad sense, a paramour ...a1450
• GUY a woman's boyfriend, fiancé, husband, lover etc. ...1940s Amer. sl.
• HEART-THROB someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers; a sexually attractive male entertainer ...1910s sl.
• HONEY a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...colloq.
• HONEY BUN a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1895 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1900 colloq.
• INAMORATE † one in love, a lover ...1602
• ITEM a pair of lovers regarded as a couple ...1970 sl.
• JAM-TART one's girlfriend or lover; a mistress ...19C Brit. sl.
• JEMMY AND JESSAMY a pair of lovers ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• LACK-LOVE one who is indifferent to love ...1590
• LAD a male lover, a sweetheart ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LADDIE a male lover, a sweetheart ...1813 Sc.
• LADY-LOVE a lady who is loved; a sweetheart ...1733
• LADY OF PLEASURE a prostitute; a mistress or female lover ...M17 euphemism
• LAP-FULL a lover or a husband ...19C Brit. sl.
• LASS a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1596
• LEMAN 1. a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
2. one who is loved unlawfully; an unlawful lover or mistress; in later use, chiefly applied to the female sex ...c1275 arch.
• LOTEBY † a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• LOVER BOY a would-be Romeo or Casanova type; an attractive seducer or lover ...1952 colloq.
• MAIN BITCH a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN HO a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MAN a male sweetheart or lover ...1967 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN MELLOW one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN PIECE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN STUFF a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN WHORE a female sweetheart or lover ...1970 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAKE † a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1926 US sl.
• MAMA-SAN an East Asian woman who is a prostitute or the lover of a US serviceman ...1982 Amer. sl.
• MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1926 US sl.
• MAN a husband; an accepted lover ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARROW a spouse, a husband or wife; a lover, a wooer; of animals or birds: a mate ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASH a lover ...20C US sl.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• MECHANIC an accomplished, skilled lover ...1985 US sl.
• MINK a female friend or lover ...1899 US sl.
• NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• OLD FLAME an old lover; a sweetheart; a cast-off mistress ...1846 sl.
• OLD MAN a boyfriend or lover, regardless of age ...1966 US sl.
• OLD ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUTSIDE MAN a woman's lover ...L19 W. Indies
• OUTSIDE WOMAN a man's lover; a mistress ...L19 W. Indies
• PANORAMA a lover, a paramour ...L19 sl.
• PANTOPHILE † a lover of all ...1898
• PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• PAPA a woman's lover ...L19 US sl.
• PAPPY a male lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• PARAMOUR 1. a person loved by one of the opposite sex; a lover, a sweetheart; also of animals ...c1350
2. an illicit or clandestine lover or mistress taking the place, but without the rights, of a husband or wife; the illicit partner of a married man or woman ...c1386
• PASH a lover ...1930s sl.
• PATOOTIE a girlfriend or female lover ...1921 US sl.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU a clandestine sweetheart or lover ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved person; a darling
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• RED-HOT MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1936 US sl.
• ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINSMAN a prolific lover ...1965 Barbados
• SPOON a foolish, sentimental lover ...M19 sl.
• SPOONEY one who is in sentimental love ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY one who is in sentimental love ...M19 sl.
• SPRUNNY † a lover, a sweetheart ...1762 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SQUEEZE a girlfriend or lover ...1980 sl., chiefly US
• STUCKY a faithful lover ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• SUBMARINE RACES lover's lane ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SWAIN a country admirer or lover
• SWEETBACK a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1929 US sl.
• SWEETBACK MAN a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1929 US sl.
• SWEET DADDY a lover or any man who provides for a woman; a pimp ...1950s US Black sl.
• SWEET MAN a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1942 US sl.
• SWING DADDY a male lover ...1970s US Black sl.
• THROB someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers ...1910s sl.
• TOYBOY an older woman's young male partner ...1981 colloq.
• TURKEY GOBBLER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• USED-TO-BE an ex-lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• WALKING-STICK a person with whom to walk out as a lover ...1897 Eng. dial.
• YINK a lover; a sweetheart ...Bk1905 Sc.
LOVE - nouns, person, other
• BLACKFIT a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACK-SOLE a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
LOVE - verbs
• ADAMATE † to love dearly ...1612
• BEET to rouse or feed a passion, esp. love; to kindle ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BELOVE † to love ...1377
• CARRY A TORCH to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated ...1927 US sl.
• DELOVE to love someone ...1959 Amer. dial.
• DISAPPOINT to reject in love or marriage ...1857 Amer. dial.
• DO IN ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BALLS ON of a man: to fall obsessively in love with ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S DASH to become infatuated; to fall in love ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EAT CHEESE to be in love ...1970s US Black sl.
• ELSK † to love ...1866 Sc.
• FALL to become enamoured; to become a lover ...1906 Amer. sl.
• FALL FOR to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with ...1903 colloq.
• FANK to indulge fancies in love ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• GET A FALL to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• GET ONE'S NOSE OPEN to be infatuated or in love ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE to be infatuated or in love with someone; esp. applied to children and early teenagers ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S NOSE WIDE OPEN to be infatuated or in love ...1963 Amer. dial.
• HAWK ONE'S MUTTON of a woman: to seek a lover; used disparagingly ...1937 sl.
• INAMORATE †* to inspire with love, to enamour ...1624
• LALLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1869 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUT THE HURT ON to reject in love ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SEND YOU SOUTH to end a romance or friendship ...1960s Amer. sl.
• TAKE A DROP to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A FALL to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A TOSS to be attracted to a person; to fall in love with ...1930s sl.
• TAKE IT BIG to fall in love ...1960s sl.
• TAKE IT HARD to fall in love ...1960s sl.
• TORCH FOR to mourn a dead love affair; to offer unrequited love ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WARM UP OLD PORRIDGE to renew old love ...1864 Eng. dial.
LOVE - phrases
• AT SPOONS WITH sentimentally in love with ...M19 sl.
• IT'S A CASE OF SPOONS WITH THEM used of a couple who are obviously in love ...M19 sl.
• NORWICH written on a letter, or at the foot of a lover's letters as lovers' code for 'Knickers Off Ready When I Come Home' ...1960 UK usage (well used by servicemen)
• PULL DOWN THE BLIND! a catchphrase to couples lovemaking ...c1880 Brit. sl.
LOVEABLE - nouns, person
• BIG BOY a loveable idiot ...1920s US Black sl.
LOVEBITE - nouns
• HICKEY a pimple; a mark left by a lovebite ...M20 colloq.
• HICKIE a love-bite ...1956 US sl.
• MONKEY-BITE a mark left, often on the shoulder, by amorous biting ...c1930 Can. sl.
• SPAMMIE a lovebite ...Eng. dial.
• ZIT a skin blemish left by a lovebite ...1970s sl.
LOVED - adjectives
• AFFECTED † loved, beloved ...1600
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE † beloved, much-loved ...1769
• DEARWORTH of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved ...a1225
LOVED - nouns, person
• APPLE OF THE EYE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BELLAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love, a fair lady ...1596
• CAPTIVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CASE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSHEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARL' a loved one; a sweetheart ... 1930 sl.
• DARLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEARIE a loved one; a sweetheart ...1681 sl.
• DOLLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENTHUSIASM a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAME a loved one; a sweetheart ...E18 sl.
• FLARE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIEND a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAY † a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart ...c1375
• HEADACHE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART BEAT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART FLUTTER a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART RAVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HEIFER DUST a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HON a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY a loved one; a sweetheart ...c1350 colloq.
• HONEY-BUNCH a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY-BUNNY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUN a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IDOL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• INSOMNIA a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• JEWEL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEEFKYN †* a loved one ...1540
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LOVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-JOY a dearly loved person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S WEAKNESS a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASH a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASHTIME a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PET a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLAYMATE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS LAMB a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PROSPECT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULSE ACCELERATOR a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULSE UPPERER a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PURPLE PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SECRET SORROW a loved one who is unaware of one's affections ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOFT SPOT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWEETHEART-DARLIN' a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment; a loved one, a sweetheart ...1932 sl.
• SWEETY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT CERTAIN PARTY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOO-HOO a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOVE LETTER - nouns
• CAPON † a 'billet-doux'; a love letter ...1588
• YUM-YUM a love-letter ...1943 naval sl.
LOVELY - adjectives
• AMOROUS † lovable; lovely ...LME
• FABEL very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
LOVEMAKING - adjectives
• LOVERTINE † addicted to or fond of making love ...1603 nonce word
LOVEMAKING - nouns
• AFTERGLOW the winding down period following lovemaking; often the bit before getting up to go home ...Brit. sl.
• DRUERY † love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love ...a1225
• LALLYGAG flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• LOLLYGAG(S) airs, affectations, love-making ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGOG flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• MOOEY-MOOEY love; lovemaking; courting ...1942 US sl.
• OOTCHIMAGOOTCHI love-making ...1940s US sl.
• OUCHIMAGOOGA love-making ...1940s US sl.
• PASH SHOW enthusiastic love-making ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ROMP a little light-hearted love-making ... c1945 colloq.
LOVEMAKING - verbs
• BOOGIE to make love ...1979 sl.
• COME THE SPOON to make love, esp. if sentimental ...c1865 sl.
• DANGLE to loiter, to hang about; to make love to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GROUSE to engage in lovemaking ...1958 Amer. sl.
• GROVEL to engage in lovemaking, esp. petting ...1987 Amer. student sl.
• LALLY-GAG to flirt, to court, to make love ...1868 US colloq.
• LOLLY-GAG to flirt, to court, to make love ...1868 US colloq.
• MAKE UP to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• MAKE UP TO to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• VALENTINO to make love ...1960s sl.
LOVER - verbs
• BE LAD AND LASS to be lovers ...1834 Sc.
• PAL to take a sweetheart or a lover ...1870 UK sl.
LOVER'S LANE - nouns
• TAIL LIGHT ALLEY a Lover's Lane, used by 'parking' couples ...1940s Aust. sl.
LOVESICK - adjectives
• FANCY-SICK subject to disordered fancy; lovesick ...1590
LOVE-SICKNESS - nouns
• MELANCHOLY love-sickness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TABANKA love-sickness; sexual obsession ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TABANKCA love-sickness; sexual obsession ...20C W. Indies sl.
LOVE-STRUCK - adjectives
• MASHED infatuated; smitten; love-struck; amorous; usually constructed with 'on' ...1880 sl.
LOVING - adjectives
• AFFECTING † loving, affectionate, solicitous ...1616
• AFFECTIONATED † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
• AFFECTIONED † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
• AFFECTIOUS † affectionate, loving, cordial, earnest ...1581
• AFFECTIVE †* affectionate, loving ...1656
• AFFECTUOUS † loving, affectionate, tender ...1460
• AMOREVOLOUS †* loving; affectionate; kind; charitable ...a1670
• BELOVING † loving ...1606
• LOVINGEST extremely loving and affectionate ...colloq.
• TICK loving, fond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOVING - verbs
• CAST SHEEP'S EYES to look amorously or lovingly upon ...1854 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S LOVE COME DOWN to cause one to feel loving or amorous; to arouse one sexually ...1928 Amer. dial.
LOVINGLY - adverbs
• AFFECTIOUSLY † affectionately, lovingly ...1430
• AFFECTUALLY † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
• AFFECTUOUSLY † affectionately; kindly, lovingly, tenderly ...1447
• ADDLE tumbledown, loose, rickety, shaky ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ADRIFT loose, unfastened ...1916 Amer. dial
• ALOOSE loose ...1884 Amer. dial.
• DASHIKI loose ...1950s US Black sl.
• FLAPPY loose; flapping
• FLOBBER loose, flabby ...19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFY of loose texture ...1867
• RICKLEY loose, unstable, rickety, dilapidated ...1865 Sc.
• RICKLY loose, unstable, rickety, dilapidated ...1865 Sc.
• WAGGLE shaky, loose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WEE-WAW askew; crooked; more on one side than the other; rickety, shaky, loose, unsteady, wobbling ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - adjectives
• DEAD EASY said of any woman (other than a prostitute), who is ready to go home and sleep with a man ...20C Cockneys’ colloq.
• DIKE-LOUPING loose, immoral ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FUCKISH pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY of loose or immoral life; sexually loose, dissipated, licentious ...1637
• GAY IN THE ARSE pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY IN THE GROIN pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY IN THE LEGS pert. to a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• KINKY given to loose or immoral behaviour ...1889 Amer. sl.
• LACHES † loose, lewd, wanton ...c1425
• LAVISH † of conduct or disposition: unrestrained, impetuous; loose, wild, licentious ...1597
• LIGHT-HEELED wanton; pert. to a sexually loose woman ...E17
• MEAN immoral, loose ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NAUGHTY pornographic; erotic; obscene; loose ...1882 euphemism
• RAFFLE-PACK low, disorderly, of loose habits ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RANDY-LIKE having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1822 Sc.
• RANDY-LOOKING having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1895 Sc.
• RATCH loose in morals; unsteady ...1861 Sc.
• SMICKER † wanton, loose, amorous ...1606
• TAWDRY immodest; loose in conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBANDONED † not kept under control; loose ...1375 Sc.
• WAGGISH † wanton, loose ...1607
• WHISKERS pert. to sexually loose woman ...20C US criminals' sl.
LOOSE (not rigidly fastened) - nouns
• FAG † something that hangs loose; a flap ...1486 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FLOBBER anything loose and flabby; e.g. the flesh under a cow's neck ...19C Eng. dial.
• IRISH PENDANT a loose or frayed end; something that hangs loose or flaps untidily; ragged edges ...1840 Amer. dial.
• IRISH PENNANT a loose or frayed end; something that hangs loose or flaps untidily; ragged edges ...1942 Amer. dial.
• LAPPET a part of anything that hangs loose ...1677
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - nouns, person
• ALLEY CAT any person who is loose in sexual matters ...M20 US sl.
• APRON WITH ROUND HEELS a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• AUNTY a loose woman; a bawd ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BALONEY a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BAND a woman of easy morals; a prostitute ...E20 sl.
• BANGSTER a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• BAT a loose woman ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BESOM a term of reproach or contempt applied to a woman, esp. a woman of loose or slovenly habits ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BESOMER a person, of either sex, of loose and slovenly habits ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BEWER a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BIFFER a sexually loose woman ...1929-32 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• BIM a woman of loose morals or a prostitute ...E20 Amer. sl.
• BIMBO a woman of loose morals or a prostitute ...1929 sl.
• BIT OF SKIN a sexually loose young woman; a woman considered sexually ...1962 Brit. sl.
• BOLOGNA a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BOLONEY a woman of loose morals ...E20 US sl.
• BROAD a female confederate; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• BROAD WITH ROUND HEELS a woman of loose morals ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUER a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BUNTER a low, loose woman ...Bk1890 sl.
• BUOR a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character ...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• BURE a woman, esp. one seen as sexually appealing and/or of loose character...E19 orig. tramp sl.
• CAGMAG a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CALICO QUEEN a fast woman of the saloons and honky-tonks ...19C US sl.
• CANVASBACK a harlot; a sexually loose woman; a woman who spends considerable time with her back on a canvas-covered floor, presumably copulating ...20C sl.
• CHIPPIE a woman, esp. a sexually loose woman ...1886 sl.
• CHIPPY a woman, esp. a sexually loose woman ...1886 sl.
• CHIPPY-CHASER a male who chases sexually loose women and girls; a lecher ...20C US sl.
• CLAPTRAP a sexually loose woman presumed to be infected with gonorrhea ...19C sl.
• CLEAVE a wanton or sexually loose woman; a woman who copulates readily ...L18 Brit. sl.
• CLEAVER a sexually loose woman ...L18 Brit. sl.
• DANT † a sexually loose woman; a profligate woman; a promiscuous woman; a harlot, a prostitute ...a1529
• EASY MAKE a woman who can be easily seduced; a loose woman; a woman considered only as a sexual object ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FALOOSIE a woman of loose morals ...1936 Amer. dial.
• FIE-FIE a ‘fallen’ woman ...19C sl.
• FISH a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...M20 US sl.
• FLESH-POT a harlot; a sexually loose woman ...sl.
• FLOOSEY a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOOSIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...1902 sl.
• FLOOSY a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOOZIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOSSIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FLUZIE a wanton or promiscuous woman, a sexually loose woman ...E20 sl.
• FRANION † a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant, a paramour, a boon companion ...1571
• GAD a loose woman, a slattern ...M17 sl.
• GADDER a loose woman, a slattern ...M17 sl.
• GAMMERSTAGS a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTANG a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Eng. dial.
• GAMMERSTEL a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl ...1788 Sc.
• GASH a sexually loose woman; women considered sexually ...1914 sl.
• GAY-MAN a whoremonger; a man who seeks sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• GAY WENCH a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...E20 US sl.
• GILLOT † a loose or wanton woman ...1557
• HARLOT † a man of loose life; a fornicator; a lecher; also, a term or opprobrium or insult ...16C
• HAT a sexually loose woman ...E19 Brit. & US sl.
• HOT LAY a sexually loose woman ...E20 US sl.
• HUCKLE-DUCKLE a loose woman ...1795
• HUMP a prostitute; a sexually loose woman; women considered sexually ...M20 US sl.
• JAY an unchaste or loose woman ...1598
• JAZZ BABY a woman of easy sexual morals ...20C US sl.
• KATE a harlot; a prostitute; a nickname for a loose woman ...16C sl.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton, an unchaste woman; a mistress, a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• KNOCK a sexually loose young woman ...20C sl.
• LADY OF EASY VIRTUE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1785 euphemism
• LETCHING-PIECE a sexually loose woman; a woman considered sexually ...20C Brit. sl.
• LEWD WOMAN a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...20C US euphemism
• LIGHT-FRIGATE a woman of loose morals; a wanton; a whore ...c1690 Brit. sl.
• LIMMER an unchaste, loose, or immoral woman; a mistress, a prostitute ...1566 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LOOSE-KIRTLE a woman of loose or bad character; a wanton woman; a prostitute (kirtle = woman's gown) ...1855 archaic)
• MAB † a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of loose character; a slattern ...1557-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADAMOIZOOK a sexually loose French girl ...US World War I usage
• MARIAN † an unchaste or loose woman ...1567
• MISS HORNER a sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• MORT a sexually loose woman ...18C sl.
• NAUGHTY-PACK † a woman of bad character; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute; a wanton; also, a term of contempt for either sex ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NIT a sexually loose woman, a prostitute ...Scot colloq.
• OPEN-TAIL †* a loose, indelicate, or unchaste woman ...a1618
• ORGAN-GRINDER a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...20C sl.
• PANEL a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
• PARNEL † a priest's concubine or mistress; a harlot; a wanton young woman; an immodest girl; an immoral woman; one lost to all sense of decency; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...1362 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PASTRY women, esp. sexually loose women; tarts ...19C colloq.
• PERNEL(E) a priest's mistress; a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...14C Brit. sl.
• PIG-MEAT a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...M20 US sl.
• PUNCK a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNCKE a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNK a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• PUNQUE a prostitute; a sexually loose woman ...16C Brit. sl.
• QUAEDAM †* in a disparaging sense: a woman, a female; a loose woman, a harlot ...a1670
• QUAIL a sexually loose woman ...20C US sl.
• QUEAN a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...c1000
• RACER a nickname given to a loose woman ...1785 Sc.
• RADGE a loose-living woman ...1923 Sc.
• RAFFLE-CAP a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-COPPIN a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE-PACK a loose, disorderly person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAKE 1. a man of loose habits and immoral character; an idle dissipated man of fashion; a dissolute man ...1653
2. a woman of loose habits and immoral character ...1712
• RAKESHAME * a man of loose character; a base, rascally fellow; a lewd, debauched fellow; a vile, dissolute wretch; an uncouth and wicked boy ...1599
• RAMP a whore or sexually loose woman ...M16
• RANNAGANT a wild, loose-living person; a good-for-nothing ...1832 Sc.
• RAT a loose woman ...20C Amer. sl.
• ROMP a whore or sexually loose woman ...M16
• SCRINGE a loose woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCUPPER a sexually loose woman ...1970 US sl.
• SMUT-SLUT a low slut; a sexually loose woman ...M20 US sl.
• STROLLOP a woman of loose sexual morals ...20C
• SUBURB SINNER a loose woman, a prostitute; a whore ...1598
• TIB † a mistress; a young woman of loose character; a strumpet, a prostitute ...1582
• TICKLE-TAIL † a loose or wanton woman ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TIT a woman of loose character; a licentious woman; a hussy, a minx ...1599
• TOWN BIKE a sexually loose woman or prostitute ...sl.
• TOWN PUMP a sexually loose woman a woman who is known to copulate with anyone without much persuasion ...20C colloq.
• TOWN PUNCH a sexually loose woman who permits copulation with any males who ask ...1975 US sl.
• WOMAN OF ACCOMMODATING MORALS a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• WOMAN OF EASY VIRTUE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C euphemism
• WOMAN OF LOOSE MORALS a sexually loose woman; a harlot ...20C US sl.
• WOMAN OF PLEASURE a sexually loose woman; a prostitute ...19C Brit. sl.
• YAUD † a strumpet; a whore; an unchaste or loose woman ...a1400
LOOSE (lacking moral restraint) - verbs
• DEVIL AROUND to seek mischief; to try to annoy; to lead a loose life ...1902 Amer. dial.
• FAGGOT to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FAGOT to womanize; to consort with sexually loose woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• RAMP † to behave licentiously; to go about in a loose, immodest way; to act in a promiscuous manner; to work as a prostitute ...1530
LOOSE (not rigidly fastened) - verbs
• HANG BY THE EYELIDS to be loosely attached; to be loosened; to be ready to fall, to have a very slight hold ...1877
• UNLOASE to loose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WANGLE of a thing: to move loosely or shakily on its base or in its place of attachment; of a person; to go unsteadily ...1820 Eng. dial.
LOOSE-JOINTED, LOOSE-LIMBED - adjectives
• GAMMOCKING awkward, loose-jointed, shambling in walk ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• LAMMOCKING ungainly, clumsy; slouching, loose-limbed ...1863 Eng. dial.
• RACKERGAITED loose-jointed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE long and limp; tall and loose-jointed ...c1817 Sc.
• WALLOPY loose-limbed ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
LOOSE-JOINTED - nouns, person
• GANGERELL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• GANGREL a tall, lanky, loose-jointed person ...1585 arch. & Eng. dial.
• LIMBER JACK a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LIMBER JIM a loose-jointed, flexible person; a contortionist ...c1930 Amer. dial.
LOOSELY - adverbs
• DAWDERLY slovenly, loosely, out of shape ...1873 Eng. dial.
LOOSEN - verbs
• ABSTRINGE † to unbind or loosen ...Bk1731
• ELAXATE † to loosen; to widen ...1656
• HEMO to loosen, to remove, to separate ...1938 Hawaii
• LAXATE † to loosen, to relax ...1623
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• UNBRACE to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
• UNGIVE to relax, to give way, to loosen; to melt, to thaw ...1889 Eng. dial.
• WALLOW OUT to loosen something from the ground by working it back and forth ...2005 Amer. dial.
LOOSENED - adjectives
• ABSTRICTED † loosened, unbound ...Bk1731
LOOSENING - nouns
• ABSTRICTION †* a loosening or unbinding ...1650
• LAXATION the act of loosening or relaxing; the state of being loosened or relaxed ...1398
LOP - verbs
• DEFALCATE † to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate ...1540-1
• DEFALK † to cut or lop off; to deduct, to subtract, to abate ...1536
• OCHE †* to cut as with a blow; to lop ...a1400
LOPPING - nouns
• DEFALCATION the act of cutting or lopping off or taking away; deduction ...1624 arch.
• SUCCISION †* a felling or lopping down; the act of cutting off or down ...a1626
LOPSIDED - adjectives/adverbs
• A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-ONE-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF A HAW all on one side, lopsided ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• ALL-OF-A-HUH awry, askew, lopsided, aslant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ANLIGODLIN of an object: lopsided, askew, aslant ...1970 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1917 Amer. dial.
• ANTIGOSLIN lopsided, askew, aslant ...1915 Amer. dial.
• ANTISIGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, crooked ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ANTI-WHAMPUS askew, lopsided ...1967 Amer. dial.
• AHOO aslant, out of plumb, lopsided, awry ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EEYAW lopsided, askew, aslant, awry ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LAB-SIDED leaning to one side, lopsided ...1883 Sc.
• LAP-LEGGED in a lopsided or wobbly fashion ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOPSY-WISE askew, in a lopsided manner ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SALLYGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, out of line ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SARAHGODLIN lopsided, askew, aslant, out of line ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SIDELING of a structure: leaning, lopsided ...1874 Amer. dial.
• SI-FODLIN askew, awry, lopsided ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• SI-WANKERT lopsided; crooked ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SI-WICHRERED lopsided; crooked ...1982 Amer. dial.
• SIWICKERIN lopsided; crooked ...1976 Amer. dial.
• SKY-BOTTLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GODLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1869 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOG crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SKY-GOGGLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKY-WADDLIN crooked, lopsided, irregular ...1953 Amer. dial.
• WAP-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1911 Amer. dial.
• WAPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1890 Amer. dial.
• WAPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPA-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WOPAJAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1934 Amer. dial.
• WOP-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WOPPER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WOPPY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, lopsided, out of shape ...1965 Amer. dial.
LOQUACIOUS - see TALKATIVE
LORD - nouns, person
• LAIRD a lord; a landed proprietor; a land owner, a yeoman ...c1450
• LAIRDLIN a petty laird ...1867 Sc.
LORDLY - adjectives
• DRIGHTLIKE † noble, lordly ...c1205
• LAIRDLY lordly, aristocratic, lavish, extravagant ...c1850 Sc.
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
• SIRLY †* lordly, haughty, imperious ...c1350
LORRY - see TRUCK
LOSE - verbs
• AMIT † to lose ...E16
• FALL THROUGH to lose, to come short of ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GO SOUTH to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GUTSER to be beaten or overcome; to lose ...1950s sl.
• LEESE † to lose; to be deprived of; to cease to possess ...c1205
• LET † to lose one's life, virtue, honour, etc. ...c1200
• LOSE BY A NECK to lose by next to nothing ...Bk1902 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S ASS to lose all one has, as in gambling; to lose one's position; to lose everything ...1788 sl.
• LOSE ONE'S SHIRT to lose all one's possessions, esp. by gambling or speculation ...1892
• MISPUT to lose, to mislay, to misplace; to mislead ...1923 Amer. dial.
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• RAM to lose by throwing a thing beyond reach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A BATH to lose or suffer badly, esp. in business, sport, or gambling ...1930s sl.
• TAKE A BEATING to lose or suffer badly, esp. in business, sport, or gambling ...1930s sl.
• TAKE AN L to lose a game ...1999 US sl.
• TAKE IT ON THE NUT to lose ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TINE 1. to fail to gain, attain or win; to lose the battle, to be defeated ...c1250 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to lose; to suffer deprivation of; to cease to have or enjoy ...a1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WANT † to be deprived of, to lose ...c1480
LOSER - nouns, person
• ALSO-RAN a loser in a race, contest, election, or competition of any kind; anyone not performing very well ...1896 Amer. colloq.
• DEAD PIGEON a person who is destined to lose ...1919 US sl.
• DWEEB a contemptible person; a loser; a nerd ...1968 US sl.
• FETUS a real loser ...20C teen & high school sl.
• LEESER † a loser ...1546
• SUFFERER a loser ...Bk1904 sl.
• TINER † a loser ...1540 Sc. obs. or arch.
• WALKING DICK WITH EYES an insignificant male; a loser ...1980s US college sl.
LOSING - nouns
• LEESING † losing, loss; also, destruction, perdition ...1362
• TINING † the act of losing; loss ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
LOSS - adjectives
• DAMAGEABLE † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1474
• DAMAGEOUS † fraught with damage, hurtful, injurious; causing loss or disadvantage ...c1386
• DAMNABLE †* causing loss or harm; hurtful, pernicious ...c1420
• DAMNIFIC † causing damage or loss; injurious ..1727
• DISPENDIOUS † causing loss or injury; hurtful, injurious ...1557.
LOSS - nouns
• AMISSION † loss; a loss ...LME
• BIG MISS a great loss ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DECREMENT the fact of decreasing or growing gradually less; decrease, diminution, lessening, waste, loss ...1621
• DENIAL a disadvantage, detriment, hindrance; loss, injury; a disappointment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HERRIAL that which causes loss or ruin; also, a great expense ...1871 Sc.
• INDETERMENT detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block ...1860 Eng. dial.
• INDETRIMENT n. detriment, loss, injury; a stumbling-block ...1860 Eng. dial.
• JACTURE † loss, injury, detriment ...1515
• LACK loss, harm, damage ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEESING † losing, loss; also, destruction, perdition ...1362
• PAIRMENT † impairment, loss, harm, damage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCATLOE † loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKATLOE † loss, harm, prejudice ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TINE †* loss ...c1320
• TINING the act of losing; loss ...c1375 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL † the losing of something, or the sustaining of harm, damage, or detriment; loss ...a1300
• UNFRAME † disadvantage, loss ...c1250
• UNFREME † disadvantage, loss ...a1200
• UNNEOD † disadvantage, loss ...c1205
LOSS - verbs
• DAMNIFY † to cause the loss of, to bring to destruction or ruin ...1612.
• MAKE A SAVING GAME OF IT † to retrieve one's losses in the end ...1654
• POHO to lose, to suffer loss or damage ...1938 Hawaii
• TINE 1. to suffer loss ...1340 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. to cause the loss of ...c1470 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TINSEL †* to subject to loss; to impoverish ...1475 Sc.
LOST - adjectives
• AMISSIBLE liable to be lost ...L17
• BUSHED lost as in the bush ...1885 Aust. colloq.
• DEAD finished; lost; arrested, captured ...1950s sl.
• DOWN THE CRAPPER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE DRAIN lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE GURGLER ruined; irretrievably lost or destroyed; wasted; used of something that has not worked out ...1930s Aust. sl.
• DOWN THE PAN wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUG lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE PLUGHOLE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE SHITTER wasted, lost, abandoned ...1930s sl.
• DOWN THE TUBE lost, wasted, useless ...1930s sl.
• FARBLONDJET confused, lost, astray ...20C US sl.
• FARBLONJET lost, astray; confused, befuddled (rhymes with 'car lawn kit') ...1968 Amer. dial.
• IMPERDIBLE †* not capable of being lost or destroyed ...1661
• NAUGHT † lost, ruined ...1607
• QUICK lost without hope of recovery ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAKED having lost in a competition ...1980s US college sl.
• SLEWED lost in the bush ...1879 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TINT † lost ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LOST - nouns
• UPTAKE the finding and taking of anything lost; the reward given for finding anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
LOST - verbs
• COME UP AMONGST THE MISSIN' to die; to be lost ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO FOR A BURTON be killed, destroyed, ruined, or lost ...M20 colloq, orig. RAF sl.
• GO HACKLY BARNEY to be lost ...1960 Amer. dial.
• SANT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUNT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TINE to be lost, ruined, or destroyed; to perish ...1300s chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
LOST - phrases
• CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH utterly lost; in an untenable, dangerous, or disadvantageous position ...1951 Amer. dial.
• GONE OVER BOROUGH HILL AFTER JACKSON'S PIG a phrase used when anything is lost ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UP IN NELLY'S ROOM BEHIND THE WALLPAPER the presumed location of something missing or lost ...2003 Ireland sl.
• UP-THE-SPOUT AND CHARLEY-WAG used of something that has gone to waste, been squandered, or lost ...L19 sl.
LOT - nouns
• BATCH a number; a quantity; a lot; a great many ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• FARDEL a quantity, a lot ...1847 Sc.
• GOO-GOBS lots, plenty ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GOOKOOS a large amount, lots, plenty ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PACKAGE a lot, very much ...1990s US Black sl.
• PACKET, THE everything, the lot ...1980s sl.
• RAFT a large collection; a crowd; a lot; used disparagingly ...1833 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHOCKS great numbers, lots, many ...1938 Amer. dial.
LOTION - nouns
• ABLUTION † a lotion ...1671
• OIL a lotion or liniment of any description; generally in plural ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOTION - verbs
• BATH to rub liniment or lotion upon the body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
LOTTERY TICKET - nouns
• PICKLE a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
• PICKLE CARD a pull-tab lottery ticket ...2000 Amer. dial.
LOUD - adjectives
• BAIRGIN' having the habit of lifting up the voice in a loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BOISTOUS † rough, loud, or violent in sound; noisy, boisterous ...c1430
• BOOMY having a loud, deep, resonant sound ...E19
• BUSTY self-assertive, loud, smart-alecky ...1936 Amer. dial.
• CLARISONOUS * having a clear sound; sounding loud or shrill ...1731
• EAR-PIERCING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• EAR-SPLITTING so loud or shrill as to hurt the ears
• FLANNELMOUTHED speaking too loudly or too much, often talking nonsense ...US
• GALDERING noisy, loud-talking, laughing loudly ...1897 Sc.
• HAUTAIN † of the voice: raised, loud ...c1350
• LOBSTROPOLOUS obstreperous, loud, noisy, mischievous ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MACROPHONOUS having a loud, stentorian voice ...Bk1910
• MAIN † of drink: potent'; of a voice or cry: loud; of a fit, a storm: violent ...a1300 obs.
• NELLIN loud, loquacious, frivolous ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANDIE having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY having a rude, aggressive manner; loud-tongued and coarse-spoken ...1698 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAN-TAN loud, noisy ...1630 Eng. dial. & sl.
• REARING excited; talking loudly and boastingly; mocking ...1746 Eng. dial.
• RED-NECKED pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• RED-NECKY pert. to a redneck; poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, boorish, racist; belligerent, loud ...1986 Amer. dial.
• REEFU roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• RIERFUL roaring, loud ...1768 Sc.
• RORY-TORY loud, noisy, boisterous ...1893 Eng. dial.
• STENTORIOUS * extremely loud or powerful in sound ...a1500
• STENTORONIC * of the voice: very loud and far-reaching; hence, said of uttered sounds, songs, laughter, and the like; extremely loud and powerful in sound ...1762
• STREPEROUS † noisy, harsh-sounding, loud, boisterous ...1637
• TONANT thundering, loud-sounding ...1891
• TONITROUS * full of or characterized by thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance; thundery; thundering ...a1704
• TONITRUANT thundering, loud ...1907
• TONITRUOUS * full of thunder, loud noise, or violent utterance ...1882
• TRAPPY loud and boastful, possibly insulting ...1998 UK sl.
• UNDAMPED loud, undiminished ...1883
• WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive ...1920s US sl.
LOUD - nouns
• BARST a loud noise ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELDER a loud noise ...1836 Eng. dial.
• BLAIR a loud sound; a cry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNTHER a loud noise, as of stumbling ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOOLYIE a loud, threatening noise, like a bull's bellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUGABOO loud talk, insolence ...1914
• DILDAM a loud noise made at a wedding or merrymaking ...1884 Eng. dial.
• DIRR loud noise or stir; a racket ...1804 Sc.
• GAFF † loud, rude talk, impertinence ...1880 Sc.
• GALAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• GALDER a noisy, vulgar laugh; loud, noisy talk; a loud noise ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GALLAFER a prattling sound; a loud noise; a burst of laughter ...1898 Eng. dial.
• HULLABALOO a loud noise; uproar; confusion ...1762 UK sl.
• KABOOM a loud bang or noise ...1940s sl.
• OPEN a loud bellowing noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAIRD † a loud noise or clamour; a riot; confusion; a sudden report ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RANT a loud noise ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANTAN a loud, banging noise ...M17 sl.
• RATTLE-CUM-BANG a loud, rattling noise; a clatter ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• REEL a loud noise; a vibrating peal; a clap of thunder ...1803 Sc.
• REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• ROARER anything especially loud ...Bk1903 sl.
• ROARING MEG anything loud, efficient, or extraordinary ...1602 sl.
• SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SHACK-ROUSTER a loud barking dog, or any loud noise ...1957 Amer. dial.
• SMART MOUTH belligerent, loud talk; disagreeable talk ...1930s US Black sl.
• THUDDER a heavy shock or thud accompanied by a loud noise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER BOUNCE † a loud sudden noise like thunder ...1628 humorously bombastic
• TONANCE †* a loud or echoing sound ...1778
• YALLACRACK a great outcry; a loud noise of voices; a sharp altercation ...1866 Sc.
• YALLIECRAAG a great outcry; a loud noise of voices; a sharp altercation ...1866 Sc.
• YARL a loud, discordant sound; a bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking; foolish talk ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YOWP a shout, a yell; a loud cry; a loud noise; a whine; constant, noisy talking ...1889 Eng. dial.
LOUD - nouns, person
• BAIRGE a person who lifts his voice in a strong and loud manner ...1866 Sc.
• BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind ...1897 sl.
• BLOB-MOUTH a talkative person; one who talks too much or too loud ...1969 Amer. dial.
• CATFISH one who talks too much, or too loud ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CLAPPER-TONGUE a loud, noisy tongue; incessant talk; a female who is loud in speech or much given to gossip ...1822 Sc.
• GAB a loquacious speaker; a tattler, a chatterbox; one who talks too much or too loudly ...1822 Sc.
• GABBER a chatterer, a prater; one who talks too much or too loud ...1793
• GABBLER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GLIBBER someone who talks too much or too loud ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HOLLOW-POT a loud-talking woman ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LONG TONGUE a gossip, a loudmouth, a talebearer ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LOUD-MOUTH one who speaks loudly, excessively, and either boastfully or bullying or very indiscreetly ...c1944 colloq.
• LOUDSPEAKER a braggart or loudmouth; an important person or one who regards himself as important ...1934 US sl.
• OBNO an obnoxious, loud, crude person ...1979 Amer. college sl.
• RAM'S HORN someone who speaks very loudly ...1910s sl.
• RANDY a loud-tongued, coarse-mannered woman; a scold, a virago, a termagant ...1816 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RATTLER a loud, noisy, talkative person ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAIGHER one who screams, or makes a loud, discordant sound ...1824 Sc.
• SHOW-OUT a show-off, a braggart; a loud, self-assertive person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• TANTARIA an abusive, loud, shrewish woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
LOUD - verbs
• BAIRGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BAY to raise the voice loudly, generally in weeping ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELL to bellow, to roar, to shout out, to cry, to make a loud noise ...a1000
• BEME † to make a loud din or noise ...a1225
• BERGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BROLL †* to roar, to sound loud ...1660
• CRANK to turn up the volume of music to very loud ...1994 US sl.
• DINT to make a loud noise, to stun ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• GAFF † to babble, to chatter; to talk loudly and merrily ...1825 Sc.
• GALDER to laugh in a noisy, vulgar manner; to talk or sing boisterously; to speak in a loud, foolish manner; to bawl ...1866 Sc.
• LAIG to talk loudly and foolishly; to gossip, to talk idly ...1871 Sc.
• MOUTH-MAUL to talk loudly and abusively; to drawl; to speak indistinctly ...1876 Eng. dial.
• NELL to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NELL AND TALK to talk loudly or loquaciously ...Bk1905 Sc.
• QUARK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• QUAWK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUORK to caw; to screech as a bird; to call out loudly but inarticulately ...1820 Eng. dial.
• RAIRD to make a loud noise; to shout, to roar; to make a cracking sound ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RALLY to make a loud or sharp noise ...1821 Eng. dial.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• OBSTREPERATE †* to make a loud noise, clamour, or outcry ...1765
• REEMISH to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REMISH to make a loud, rumbling noise ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SELL A WOLF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOLF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• SELL A WOOF TICKET to brag or boast or show off; to talk loudly; to tell a lie ...1970s US Black sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OFF to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to 'carry on' ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE RAG OFF THE BUSH to behave in a loud and unrestrained fashion; to 'carry on' ...1953 Amer. dial.
• TARANTANTAR to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1840
• TARANTANTARIZE to sound, or imitate the sound of, a trumpet; to sound with a loud noise like the blare of a trumpet ...1656
• TEAR THE TARTAN to talk loudly and volubly, to jabber away, to make a great clamour ...1934 Sc.
• WAG ONE'S YAP to talk too much, or too loud ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YALDER to speak in a loud voluble manner ...1949 Sc.
• YAR to cry; to shout; to speak loudly ...1902 Eng. dial.
• YARL to utter a loud, discordant sound; to bawl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARR to cry; to shout; to speak loudly ...1902 Eng. dial.
• YAWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Sc.
• YEIE † to utter in a loud voice; to call out; to announce for sale in a loud voice ...a1225
• YELP † to call out loudly or shrilly, to utter ...c1400
• YIMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 N. Ireland
• YOMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YOPE to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
• YOWP to shout, to bawl, to cry aloud; to talk in a loud, boisterous manner; to whine ...1824 Eng. dial.
LOUD - interjections
• KABLOOEY! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
• KABLOOIE! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
• KABOOM! an onomatopoeic term indicating a loud noise or explosion ...1940s sl.
LOUDLY - adverbs
• HARD loudly, out loud ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HAUTAINLY † with raised voice, loudly ...c1475
• UP IN G with a loud voice ...1900s sl.
LOUD-MOUTHED - nouns, person
• LITTLE EVA a loud-mouthed White woman ...1950s US Black sl.
LOUDSPEAKER - nouns
• SQUAWK-BOX a loudspeaker or public-address system; also, an intercom ...1945 US sl.
LOUISIANA - nouns
• CREE-OWL STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CREOLE STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EASY, THE New Orleans, Louisiana ...1970 US sl.
• LAND OF THE CAJUN Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOUSY ANNA Louisiana ...1927 Amer. dial.
• LOUSY ANNA Louisiana; used disparagingly ...1980 Amer.sl.
• PELICAN STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR STATE Louisiana ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YAT one who speaks a distinctive working-class white vernacular of New Orleans; the vernacular itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
LOUISIANA - nouns, person
• BOOG a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGALEE a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOGERLEE a member or descendant of the community of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche area of Louisiana after 1755; a Cajun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SABINE a member of a mixed-race group inhabiting southern Louisiana ...1931 Amer. dial.
• YAT one who speaks a distinctive working-class white vernacular of New Orleans; the vernacular itself ...1968 Amer. dial.
LOUIS, JOE
• ALABAM' ASSASSIN prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLACK BEAUTY prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLACK BOMBER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BEHEMOTH prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BLUDGEON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN BOMBER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROWN EMBALMER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK DESTROYER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARK DYNAMITER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT DEMON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT DEVASTATOR prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DETROIT'S DUN DEMON prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JARRING JOE prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JOLTING JOE prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LICORICE LASHER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MICHIGAN MAULER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RING ROBOT prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SABLE SPHINX prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEPIA SLASHER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEPIA SNIPER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN THUNDERBOLT prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN THUNDERER prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAN TORNADO prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WILDCAT WARRIOR prizefighter Joe Louis ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOUNGE - verbs
• ACHE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AIK to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AKE to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• AWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BANNOCK to lounge about idly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELK to lounge idly; to bask in the sun ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENGE to lounge lazily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRONK to lounge, to sit about gossiping ...1870 Eng. dial.
• DO THE BLOCK to lounge in the fashionable promenade ...1869
• HAAK to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Eng. dial.
• HACK AROUND to loaf, to lounge, to idle; to ramble around; to waste time ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HACK OFF to idle; to loaf; to lounge; to go about aimlessly looking for distraction; to gad or fool about; to waste time ...1888 US sl.
• HAIG to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAIK to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc.
• HAIVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAKE to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVER to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to be lazy at work; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAWM to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HURKLE-DURKLE to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work ...B1900 Sc.
• LADDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALL to lounge, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to lounge or loll about; to walk awkwardly or skippingly; to move heavily ...1745
• LALLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LAMMOCK to lounge lazily ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LILDER to lounge about idly; to behave in a giddy, romping manner ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LINGE to lounge...1892 Eng. dial.
• LOAFER to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1837 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER ABOUT to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOAFER AROUND to loiter, to idle, to lounge; to gad about ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOLLOP to loll, to lounge around ...1745
• LOLL-POOP †* to idle, to lounge ...a1700
• LOLLYGAG to loiter, to lounge, fool around; to chatter, to talk idly; to gad about ...1870 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MOKE to loaf or lounge about; to idle ...1863 Eng. dial.
• MOON AWAY to lounge, to loiter, to waste time ...L19 sl.
• PLOTZ to slouch or lounge around lazily ...1941 US sl.
• RAT AROUND to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger; to lounge around doing nothing in particular ...1857 Amer. dial.
• SHAG-BAG to loiter, to lounge about; to shirk work ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SOJER to loiter, to lounge, to shirk work, to waste time ...Bk1896 Amer. dial.
LOUNGER, LOUNGING - nouns, person
• BOG-STALKER an idle, lounging, stupid fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUMMER an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
• DAGGLER a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• DAIGLER a laggard, an idler, a lounger ...1825 Sc.
• HAG-ABOUT an idle, lounging fellow ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAIK a lounging, idle fellow ...a1529 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAIVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• HAKE a lounging, idle fellow ...a1529 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAKES an idle, lounging fellow ...1884 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASPIN an idle fellow, doing nothing but lounging about ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HAVEREL an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
• LALL a lazy, inactive, useless person; a lounger; a dawdling child hanging about its mother ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLOP a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPS a lazy, lounging person; an idler; an awkward or slatternly girl ...1864 Eng. dial.
• LOAFERER a loiterer, a lounger, one who gads about ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LOBBY LIZARD a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOBBY LOUSE a person who habitually lounges about a hotel lobby ...1939 US sl.
• LOLL-POOP † literally, one who is sluggish in the stern; a lazy, idle fellow; a sluggish lounger ...1661 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARDLE one who gossips; a lounging, idle woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAKE one who wanders about in an aimless manner; a lounger, an idle person ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCODGER a lazy lounger ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOW-BANK an untidy, idle, lounging person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAIGLE an idle, lounging person; a dawdling slut ...1930 Sc.
• YAWMAGORP a yawning, stretching person; a lounger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOUNGING - adjectives
• BELKING lounging, lying lazily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LALDERISH lounging, listless, lazy ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LALLOPY lounging, idle, and slovenly in gait or habit ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LOAFING lounging, deliberately idle ...c1838 orig. US
• TANGLING untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TANGLY untidy, slatternly; lounging, loitering; esp. used of a woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOUNGING - nouns
• BANDGEING-PLACE a lounging place, as a country store ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOAFING aimless lounging; deliberate idling ...c1850 orig. US
LOUSE - see LICE
LOUSY - adjectives
• POXY rotten; lousy sl.
LOUT, LOUTISH - adjectives
• CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. colloq.
• HAUVENISH loutish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• RAMSTACKERIN † behaving in a blundering, awkward, loutish manner ...1825 Sc.
• YOBBISH loutish; rowdy, aggressive, violent ...1955 sl.
LOUT, LOUTISH - nouns, person
• AUBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• BOGAN a rough lout or hooligan ...Aust. sl.
• BOHUNK an ill-mannered, loutish person ...1919 US sl.
• BOUSY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOUZZIE a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWBERT † a sluggish fellow, a dull lout, an oaf ...1513 Sc.
• BOWSEY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWSIE a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOWSY a street urchin; a lout ...20C Irish sl.
• BOZO a dull-witted, stupid person; a lout ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CAD an ill-bred, ill-mannered lout; one who behaves dishonourably or who lacks the instincts of a gentleman; an upper-class rogue ...1827 sl.
• CALF a stupid or loutish person ...1553 sl.
• CLINCHPOOP † a term of contempt for one considered wanting in gentlemanly breeding; a vulgar, ill-bred fellow; an oaf; a dunce; a lout, a clown ...1568
• CLOD-HOPPER someone who moves clumsily or without skill; a clumsy, awkward person; a lout ...1824 colloq.
• CLODPOLE a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• CLODPOLL a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• CLUSTERFIST † a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout ...1611
• FANG a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1871 Sc.
• FANGSHAL a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1916 Sc.
• FORK AND SPOON a lout, a hooligan ...1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘hoon’
• GAIBIE a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Sc.
• GARRON a rather loutish fellow ...1954 Sc.
• GAWBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GAWKY an awkward, clumsy, foolish person; a lout, a simpleton ...1724
• GOOBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GORBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GROBIAN a slovenly, ill-bred or coarse fellow; a rude lout, a boor ...1621
• GURRIER a lout, a ruffian ...2001 Ireland sl.
• GUTTER-BLOOD a lout, a hoodlum ...M19 sl.
• HABBLE a lout, a coarse or uncouth person; one who is awkward, slow-moving, or slovenly in dress, appearance or habits ...1821 Sc.
• HAINGLE an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANZIEL an idle, loutish fellow; a lazy, slovenly good-for-nothing ...1791 Sc.
• HAUVEN a lout, a coarse, rude fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWBAW a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton ...1805
• HAWBUCKER a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HAWBY a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HOBLOB † a lout; a rustic; a clown ...1583
• HOBUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• HOE-BUCK a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• JAKE (derogatory) a rustic, uncouth, awkward, or inexperienced person; a lout; an oaf; a bumpkin ...1884 Amer. dial.
• KELF †* a lubber, a blockhead, a lout, an oaf ...1664
• LAIDRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LETHRON † a term of abuse for a lazy, loutish person; a loafer; a slattern, a drab ...1718 Sc.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOMMIX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool ...M19 sl.
• LUMBER-HEELS a lazy, ungainly fellow; a lout ...1895 Amer. dial.
• 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.
• OAFO an oaf; a socially inferior fool; a lout ...1959 UK sl.
• RABIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RAGA a hooligan, a lout ...1990s UK Black sl.
• RAGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGA a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAGGAMUFFIN a hooligan, a lout; a ruffian ...1996 UK Black sl.
• RAMSTACKER † a blundering, awkward, loutish fellow ...1825 Sc.
• ROBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• RUBIATOR a plunderer; a violent, ruthless person; a lout, a boor, a bully ...c1745 Sc.
• SCABBER a lout; an idle fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANGER a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
• SCLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHIRL a boorish, loutish, unsophisticated female; a female 'ocker' ...1970s Aust. sl.
• SHOON a fool; a bumpkin; a lout ...19C cant
• SKANGER a lout ...2000s Irish sl.
• SKLUTE a lout, an awkward, clumsy fellow; a person of untidy habits, esp. a woman ...Bk1904 Sc.
• YAHOE a loutish, ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic ...1851 Amer. dial.
• YAHOO a degraded or bestial person; a lout, a boor; an ignorant, or inexperienced person; an unsophisticated rustic ...1726
• YOB a lout or hooligan ...1927 Brit. sl.
LOUTISH - verbs
• YAHOO to behave like a yahoo; to be loutish ...1868
LOVABLE - adjectives
• GAININ' winning, winsome, lovable; ingratiating ...1731 Sc.
• LEESOME † lovable; pleasing; pleasant ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
LOVABLE - nouns, person
• SWEETIE-PIE a lovable and attractive person ...1928 sl.
LOVE - adjectives
• AMATORIOUS inclined to love; wanton ...1746
• BETWATTLED infatuated; so in love as to be unable to use good judgement ...1927 Amer. dial.
• CLOSE AS FIVE MINUTES TO ELEVEN, AS in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOSE AS TWENTY MINUTES TO EIGHT, AS in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COOKING WITH STARDUST in love ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DAFFY ABOUT madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DAFFY ON madly in love with ...L19 sl.
• DEAD NUTS ON fond of; in love with ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DEAD SET ON fascinated by, obsessed with, in love with, determined ...L19 sl.
• DIPPY foolish, simple-minded, idiotic, shallow-minded; infatuated, deeply in love; peculiar, mildly insane, crazy ...1899 US sl.
• FAIN fond, affectionate; in love ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANCY-FREE free from the power of love ...1590
• FANTASTICAL †* pert. to the passion of love ...1594
• GONE ON in love with ...1885
• HEART-WHOLE having the affections free, with the heart unengaged; free from the power of love ...1600
• HOOKED filled with love for; captivated ...1927 Amer. sl.
• INAMORATE enamoured, in love ...1605
• LACK-LOVE indifferent to love ...1871
• LOVE-NETTLED † deeply in love ...1586
• MAN-CRAZED of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-FOND of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-KEEN of a woman: love-smitten ...1684 Eng. dial.
• MASHED love-struck; amorous ...L19 Brit. sl.
• ON in love with, having a (sexual) relationship ...1930s sl.
• POISONED ON smitten by, in love with ...1893 Amer. dial.
• QUEAN-FOND of a man: love-stricken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUEAN-STRUCKEN of a man: love-stricken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SNOWED OVER obsessively in love, infatuated ...1970s US college sl.
• SOFT ON in love with ...1840
• SPOONEY besotted with a member of the opposite sex ...M19 sl.
• SPOONS ON sentimentally in love with ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY besotted with a member of the opposite sex ...M19 sl.
• STUCK ON in love with, pleased with ...L19 orig. US
• TORCHY suffering unrequited love ...1940s US sl.
• YAR in love ...1960s US sl.
LOVE - adverbs
• PARAMOUR † 1. through or by way of love; out of love, for love's sake ...a1300
† 2. for or by way of sexual love ...c1386
LOVE - nouns
• AMOR passion; love, esp. sexual love
• AMORET † 1. a love sonnet or love song ...L16
2. a love affair
• AMOUR passion; love, esp. sexual love
• BARREL OF TREACLE love, esp. the outward signs of being in love ...L19 sl.
• BELAMOUR † love; a glance or look of love ...1610
• BELLE PASSION the tender passion, love ...1711
• CALF-LOVE a youthful, romantic fancy; puppy love ...1823 sl.
• CALF-RASH a foolish fancy; boy's love ...1882 Eng. dial.
• CAUSE OF CAUSES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAINTY † estimation, honour, favour (in which anything is held); esteem, regard; affection, love ...a1225
• DRUERY † love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love ...a1225
• ENTANGLEMENT an illicit love affair ...20C US euphemism
• ETERNAL WOUND, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAINNESS liking, love, affection, fondness ...c1779 Sc.
• FANCY † amorous inclination, love ...1559
• FAVOUR-RIBBON † a ribbon worn as a love token ...1762
• FEELING THAT YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FEEL YOU HAVE A FEELING YOU NEVER FELT BEFORE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLING a love affair ...20C US sl.
• FUNNY FEELING love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GA-GA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOONA-GOONA love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAND PASSION, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART ATTACK love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEARTBURN love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART STROKE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART THROBS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LADY-LOVE love for ladies ...1818
• LA GRANDE PASSION love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEMANRY illicit love ...1483 arch.
• LOLLYGAGS airs, affectations; love-making ...1914 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-BLINK a glance of love ...1508 Sc.
• LOVE-IN a communal gathering for a hands-on celebration of interpersonal love ...1967 US sl.
• LOVE STUFF love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-TOOTH † an inclination for love ...1580
• MASH a crush, a love affair ...20C US sl.
• MISERIES, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLLY-HUGGING love-making; petting ...1944 Amer. dial.
• MOOEY-MOOEY love; lovemaking; courting ...1942 US sl.
• OLD CHILLS AND FEVER STUFF, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PARAMOUR † love, esp. sexual love; an amour ...c1350
• PERPETUAL EMOTION love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• REDAMANCY †* the act of loving in return ...1656
• REDAMATION †* the act of loving in return; reciprocal or mutual love...1658
• ROSES AND RAPTURES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORN a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
• SECRET SORROW love for someone who is unaware of one's affections ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOFTENING OF THE HEARTERS love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TENTH WORD IN A TELEGRAM love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT CERTAIN GLEAM IN ONE'S EYES love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THING an infatuation; a love affair of limited duration ...1967 sl.
• TREMORS, THE love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UH-HUH love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VARDA D'AMOUR the look of love ...1992 UK sl.
• VENUS † a quality or characteristic that excites love; a charm, grace, or attractive feature ...1540
• WALK OF SHAME a woman's public appearance after spending the night with a new lover ...1990s sl., orig. US college
• WINTER-LOVE cold, conventional, or insincere love ...1636
• WOO-POO love ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOVE, LOVER - nouns
• KEEPING † the maintaining of a mistress or lover; the fact of condition of being so maintained ...1675
LOVE, LOVER - nouns, person
• ACE-LOVER one's most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend ...1940s US Black sl., chiefly Southern/Midwest
• ADONIS in ironic use: a male admirer; a lover ...L19 Aust. sl.
• AFFAIR one's current lover ...1970s gay sl.
• AFFECTATOR †* one who feels affection for, a lover...1610
• AFFECTER † one who has an affection for, a lover ...1568
• AMORET † a sweetheart; a lover ...LME
• AMORETTO † a sweetheart; a lover ...L16
• AMORIST 1. a person who avows love, esp. sexual love ...L16
2. a person who writes about love ...M17
• AMOROSA a female lover or sweetheart ...E17
• AMOROSO † a lover; a gallant ...E17
• BABY-FARMER an older person, usually a woman, who prefers affairs with people much younger than themselves ...20C sl.
• BABY STEALER a male or female lover of a much younger or very young person; an older person who prefers such relationships ...1937 UK sl.
• BACK NUMBER a former lover, now discarded ...L19 sl.
• BELAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love; a sweetheart; a mistress ...1596
• BELOVER †* a lover ...1491
• BEST a girlfriend or female lover ...1904 sl., orig. US
• BEST GIRL a girlfriend or female lover ...1887 sl., orig. US
• BILLY a lover ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIT OF ROUGH a male lover, categorized as of a lower social status, or a rougher background than the partner ...1985 UK sl.
• BIT ON THE SIDE a secret lover in addition to your regular partner ...1977 UK sl.
• BLOKE a male person, a fellow; a boyfriend or male lover ...1851 sl., now chiefly Brit.
• BOOKIE-SUG a sweetheart, a lover ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRATCHART a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRATCHET a pert, mischievous child; a silly person; a true lover ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEK-BROTHER a rival in love ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANDYMAN a woman's male partner or (illicit) lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• CANOODLERS a pair of lovers ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• CLINER a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• DADDIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 US sl.
• DADDY ONE a lover or any man who provides for a woman ...1960s US Black sl.
• DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband ...1940s sl., orig. US
• DINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1898 Brit. sl.
• DOWSABEL † a sweetheart; a lady-love ...1590
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1315
• DULCINEA the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes' romance; hence, a lady of one's devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1748
• EASY RIDER a sexually satisfying lover ...1914 Amer. dial., orig. Black usage
• FAIR one of the fair sex;' a woman; a beloved woman ...1423 now arch. or poetic
• FANCY a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman ...E19 sl.
• FANCY BLOKE a male lover, not always adulterous, but the relationship usually refers to a married or older woman ...L19 sl.
• FANCY-MAN the lover of a woman, esp. a man who lives on the earnings of a woman, usually a prostitute; broadly, a pimp ...1811 sl.
• FANCY WOMAN a kept mistress; a female lover ...1812 UK sl.
• FANTASER †* a fancier; one who is in love with someone ...a1547
• FILLY AND FOAL a young couple of lovers sauntering apart from the world ...1909 sl.
• FLAME a lover or sweetheart ...colloq.
• FLAMER an admirer, a lover, a promiscuous woman ...L17 sl.
• FRIEND euphemism for lover
• FUCKER a male lover ...19C colloq.
• GADGIE a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover ...1906
• GADJIE a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GADJY a husband; a lover ...20C tramps' sl.
• GALLANT * one who pays court to ladies, a ladies' man; also, a lover, in a bad sense, a paramour ...a1450
• GUY a woman's boyfriend, fiancé, husband, lover etc. ...1940s Amer. sl.
• HEART-THROB someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers; a sexually attractive male entertainer ...1910s sl.
• HONEY a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...colloq.
• HONEY BUN a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1895 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1900 colloq.
• INAMORATE † one in love, a lover ...1602
• ITEM a pair of lovers regarded as a couple ...1970 sl.
• JAM-TART one's girlfriend or lover; a mistress ...19C Brit. sl.
• JEMMY AND JESSAMY a pair of lovers ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• LACK-LOVE one who is indifferent to love ...1590
• LAD a male lover, a sweetheart ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LADDIE a male lover, a sweetheart ...1813 Sc.
• LADY-LOVE a lady who is loved; a sweetheart ...1733
• LADY OF PLEASURE a prostitute; a mistress or female lover ...M17 euphemism
• LAP-FULL a lover or a husband ...19C Brit. sl.
• LASS a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1596
• LEMAN 1. a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
2. one who is loved unlawfully; an unlawful lover or mistress; in later use, chiefly applied to the female sex ...c1275 arch.
• LOTEBY † a companion of love; a lover, a paramour; a bedfellow, a concubine ...1303
• LOVER BOY a would-be Romeo or Casanova type; an attractive seducer or lover ...1952 colloq.
• MAIN BITCH a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN HO a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN MAN a male sweetheart or lover ...1967 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN MELLOW one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN PIECE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN STUFF a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN WHORE a female sweetheart or lover ...1970 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAKE † a husband or wife; a lover or mistress ...a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1926 US sl.
• MAMA-SAN an East Asian woman who is a prostitute or the lover of a US serviceman ...1982 Amer. sl.
• MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1926 US sl.
• MAN a husband; an accepted lover ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARROW a spouse, a husband or wife; a lover, a wooer; of animals or birds: a mate ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASH a lover ...20C US sl.
• MATCH † a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals ...a831
• MECHANIC an accomplished, skilled lover ...1985 US sl.
• MINK a female friend or lover ...1899 US sl.
• NUMBER-ONE SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend ...1920s sl., orig. US
• OLD FLAME an old lover; a sweetheart; a cast-off mistress ...1846 sl.
• OLD MAN a boyfriend or lover, regardless of age ...1966 US sl.
• OLD ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OUTSIDE MAN a woman's lover ...L19 W. Indies
• OUTSIDE WOMAN a man's lover; a mistress ...L19 W. Indies
• PANORAMA a lover, a paramour ...L19 sl.
• PANTOPHILE † a lover of all ...1898
• PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp ...L19 US sl.
• PAPA a woman's lover ...L19 US sl.
• PAPPY a male lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• PARAMOUR 1. a person loved by one of the opposite sex; a lover, a sweetheart; also of animals ...c1350
2. an illicit or clandestine lover or mistress taking the place, but without the rights, of a husband or wife; the illicit partner of a married man or woman ...c1386
• PASH a lover ...1930s sl.
• PATOOTIE a girlfriend or female lover ...1921 US sl.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU a clandestine sweetheart or lover ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved person; a darling
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US Black sl.
• RED-HOT MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1936 US sl.
• ROOSTER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKINSMAN a prolific lover ...1965 Barbados
• SPOON a foolish, sentimental lover ...M19 sl.
• SPOONEY one who is in sentimental love ...M19 sl.
• SPOONY one who is in sentimental love ...M19 sl.
• SPRUNNY † a lover, a sweetheart ...1762 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SQUEEZE a girlfriend or lover ...1980 sl., chiefly US
• STUCKY a faithful lover ...1930s W. Indies sl.
• SUBMARINE RACES lover's lane ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SWAIN a country admirer or lover
• SWEETBACK a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1929 US sl.
• SWEETBACK MAN a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1929 US sl.
• SWEET DADDY a lover or any man who provides for a woman; a pimp ...1950s US Black sl.
• SWEET MAN a woman's lover; a lady's man ...1942 US sl.
• SWING DADDY a male lover ...1970s US Black sl.
• THROB someone of either sex who thrills the heart; a lover, esp. used of film stars and other entertainers ...1910s sl.
• TOYBOY an older woman's young male partner ...1981 colloq.
• TURKEY GOBBLER a lover or philanderer of advanced years ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover ...1998 rhyming sl.
• USED-TO-BE an ex-lover ...1920s US Black sl.
• WALKING-STICK a person with whom to walk out as a lover ...1897 Eng. dial.
• YINK a lover; a sweetheart ...Bk1905 Sc.
LOVE - nouns, person, other
• BLACKFIT a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACKLEG a match-maker; a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLACK-SOLE a lovers' go-between ...Bk1911 Sc.
LOVE - verbs
• ADAMATE † to love dearly ...1612
• BEET to rouse or feed a passion, esp. love; to kindle ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BELOVE † to love ...1377
• CARRY A TORCH to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated ...1927 US sl.
• DELOVE to love someone ...1959 Amer. dial.
• DISAPPOINT to reject in love or marriage ...1857 Amer. dial.
• DO IN ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S BALLS ON of a man: to fall obsessively in love with ...L19 sl.
• DO ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO ONE'S DASH to become infatuated; to fall in love ...1910s Aust. sl.
• EAT CHEESE to be in love ...1970s US Black sl.
• ELSK † to love ...1866 Sc.
• FALL to become enamoured; to become a lover ...1906 Amer. sl.
• FALL FOR to be greatly attracted by, esp. a member of the opposite sex; to become charmed or captivated by; to fall in love with ...1903 colloq.
• FANK to indulge fancies in love ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANTASY † to take a fancy or liking to; to be favourably inclined to; to fall in love with ...1548
• GET A FALL to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• GET ONE'S NOSE OPEN to be infatuated or in love ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE to be infatuated or in love with someone; esp. applied to children and early teenagers ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S NOSE WIDE OPEN to be infatuated or in love ...1963 Amer. dial.
• HAWK ONE'S MUTTON of a woman: to seek a lover; used disparagingly ...1937 sl.
• INAMORATE †* to inspire with love, to enamour ...1624
• LALLYGAG to make a public show of affection, to kiss, to neck, to flirt; to make love; to court ...1869 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S BLOCK to fall in love ...20C Aust. sl.
• MADDLE AFTER to be fond of, to dote, to be madly in love with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUT THE HURT ON to reject in love ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SEND YOU SOUTH to end a romance or friendship ...1960s Amer. sl.
• TAKE A DROP to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A FALL to fall in love ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE A TOSS to be attracted to a person; to fall in love with ...1930s sl.
• TAKE IT BIG to fall in love ...1960s sl.
• TAKE IT HARD to fall in love ...1960s sl.
• TORCH FOR to mourn a dead love affair; to offer unrequited love ...1940s sl., orig. US
• WARM UP OLD PORRIDGE to renew old love ...1864 Eng. dial.
LOVE - phrases
• AT SPOONS WITH sentimentally in love with ...M19 sl.
• IT'S A CASE OF SPOONS WITH THEM used of a couple who are obviously in love ...M19 sl.
• NORWICH written on a letter, or at the foot of a lover's letters as lovers' code for 'Knickers Off Ready When I Come Home' ...1960 UK usage (well used by servicemen)
• PULL DOWN THE BLIND! a catchphrase to couples lovemaking ...c1880 Brit. sl.
LOVEABLE - nouns, person
• BIG BOY a loveable idiot ...1920s US Black sl.
LOVEBITE - nouns
• HICKEY a pimple; a mark left by a lovebite ...M20 colloq.
• HICKIE a love-bite ...1956 US sl.
• MONKEY-BITE a mark left, often on the shoulder, by amorous biting ...c1930 Can. sl.
• SPAMMIE a lovebite ...Eng. dial.
• ZIT a skin blemish left by a lovebite ...1970s sl.
LOVED - adjectives
• AFFECTED † loved, beloved ...1600
• BELIKED loved, beloved, liked ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BOOLIE † beloved, much-loved ...1769
• DEARWORTH of persons: dearly esteemed, worthy of being loved, dear, beloved ...a1225
LOVED - nouns, person
• APPLE OF THE EYE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BELLAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love, a fair lady ...1596
• CAPTIVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CASE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSHEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARL' a loved one; a sweetheart ... 1930 sl.
• DARLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEARIE a loved one; a sweetheart ...1681 sl.
• DOLLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ENTHUSIASM a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAME a loved one; a sweetheart ...E18 sl.
• FLARE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIEND a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAY † a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart ...c1375
• HEADACHE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART BEAT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART FLUTTER a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART RAVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HEIFER DUST a loved one; a term of affection ...1982 Amer. dial.
• HON a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY a loved one; a sweetheart ...c1350 colloq.
• HONEY-BUNCH a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY-BUNNY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUN a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IDOL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• INSOMNIA a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• JEWEL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEEFKYN †* a loved one ...1540
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE CHICKABIDDY a loved one, esp. a child; a term of endearment to a child ...1848
• LOVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE-JOY a dearly loved person ...1876 Eng. dial.
• LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ONE'S WEAKNESS a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASH a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASHTIME a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PET a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PLAYMATE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS LAMB a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PROSPECT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULSE ACCELERATOR a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULSE UPPERER a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PURPLE PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SECRET SORROW a loved one who is unaware of one's affections ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOFT SPOT a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWEETHEART-DARLIN' a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment; a loved one, a sweetheart ...1932 sl.
• SWEETY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THAT CERTAIN PARTY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YOO-HOO a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
LOVE LETTER - nouns
• CAPON † a 'billet-doux'; a love letter ...1588
• YUM-YUM a love-letter ...1943 naval sl.
LOVELY - adjectives
• AMOROUS † lovable; lovely ...LME
• FABEL very good, excellent, lovely ...2002 UK sl.
LOVEMAKING - adjectives
• LOVERTINE † addicted to or fond of making love ...1603 nonce word
LOVEMAKING - nouns
• AFTERGLOW the winding down period following lovemaking; often the bit before getting up to go home ...Brit. sl.
• DRUERY † love, especially sexual love; love-making, courtship; affection; often, illicit love ...a1225
• LALLYGAG flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• LOLLYGAG(S) airs, affectations, love-making ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LOLLYGOG flirting, love-making ...20C sl.
• MOOEY-MOOEY love; lovemaking; courting ...1942 US sl.
• OOTCHIMAGOOTCHI love-making ...1940s US sl.
• OUCHIMAGOOGA love-making ...1940s US sl.
• PASH SHOW enthusiastic love-making ...1950s Aust. sl.
• ROMP a little light-hearted love-making ... c1945 colloq.
LOVEMAKING - verbs
• BOOGIE to make love ...1979 sl.
• COME THE SPOON to make love, esp. if sentimental ...c1865 sl.
• DANGLE to loiter, to hang about; to make love to ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GROUSE to engage in lovemaking ...1958 Amer. sl.
• GROVEL to engage in lovemaking, esp. petting ...1987 Amer. student sl.
• LALLY-GAG to flirt, to court, to make love ...1868 US colloq.
• LOLLY-GAG to flirt, to court, to make love ...1868 US colloq.
• MAKE UP to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• MAKE UP TO to make love to a person ...c1820 colloq.
• VALENTINO to make love ...1960s sl.
LOVER - verbs
• BE LAD AND LASS to be lovers ...1834 Sc.
• PAL to take a sweetheart or a lover ...1870 UK sl.
LOVER'S LANE - nouns
• TAIL LIGHT ALLEY a Lover's Lane, used by 'parking' couples ...1940s Aust. sl.
LOVESICK - adjectives
• FANCY-SICK subject to disordered fancy; lovesick ...1590
LOVE-SICKNESS - nouns
• MELANCHOLY love-sickness ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TABANKA love-sickness; sexual obsession ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TABANKCA love-sickness; sexual obsession ...20C W. Indies sl.
LOVE-STRUCK - adjectives
• MASHED infatuated; smitten; love-struck; amorous; usually constructed with 'on' ...1880 sl.
LOVING - adjectives
• AFFECTING † loving, affectionate, solicitous ...1616
• AFFECTIONATED † having warm regard or love, loving, fond, tenderly-disposed ...1580
• AFFECTIONED † loving, fond; affectionate ...1578
• AFFECTIOUS † affectionate, loving, cordial, earnest ...1581
• AFFECTIVE †* affectionate, loving ...1656
• AFFECTUOUS † loving, affectionate, tender ...1460
• AMOREVOLOUS †* loving; affectionate; kind; charitable ...a1670
• BELOVING † loving ...1606
• LOVINGEST extremely loving and affectionate ...colloq.
• TICK loving, fond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
LOVING - verbs
• CAST SHEEP'S EYES to look amorously or lovingly upon ...1854 Amer. dial.
• MAKE ONE'S LOVE COME DOWN to cause one to feel loving or amorous; to arouse one sexually ...1928 Amer. dial.
LOVINGLY - adverbs
• AFFECTIOUSLY † affectionately, lovingly ...1430
• AFFECTUALLY † lovingly, fondly; affectionately ...1447
• AFFECTUOUSLY † affectionately; kindly, lovingly, tenderly ...1447