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MAROON - MATHEMATICS
MAROONED - nouns, person
• MAROON a person who is marooned ...1883
MARRIAGE - adjectives (also see wedding)
• ANTENUPTIAL before marriage ...1810
• BANNED of persons: having had the banns of marriage published ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ELIGIBLE eager for marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAMICAL † pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital ...1660
• LEFT-HANDED said of a marriage to a social inferior ...a1642
• MARKET-RIPE old enough for marriage ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MISOGAMIC * marriage-hating ...1803
• ON THE SHELF having no prospect of marrying; generally used of a woman ...1839
• PAIRING matrimonial ...1884 Sc.
• SPONSALITIOUS † pertaining to marriage ...1656
MARRIAGE - nouns
• ACCOUPLEMENT † the act of coupling one thing to another; union, pairing; marriage union ...1483
• ACCOUPLING † the act of joining two things into a couple or pair; coupling; esp. union in marriage ...1525
• AE † law, esp. the law of nature, or of God; hence, legal custom, rite, marriage ...c975
• ASKINGS the publication of banns of marriage ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BABY-SNATCHING of either sex: marrying or having an affair with someone much younger than oneself ...1920s sl.
• BALL AND CHAIN marriage ...20C sl.
• BANDS banns of marriage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANE † a proclamation of a marriage ...1499
• BANES the banns of matrimony ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BANNS proclamation or public notice given in church of an intended marriage, in order that those who know of any impediment thereto may have opportunity of lodging objections ...a1328
• BED-MATCH † marriage, wedlock ...1583
• BELLING a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds; bells, shotguns, or any noise-making device was used ...1862 Amer. dial.
• BEND † a moral or spiritual bond or restraint; the bands or bonds of matrimony ...a1250
• BOOKING the act of recording names for proclamation of banns ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-AND-ARROW WEDDING a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BROOMSTICK MARRIAGE a common-law marriage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CAGAMOSIS an unhappy marriage
• CALLING-HOME. the publication of the marriage banns ...1872 Eng. dial.
• CONFARREATION † a wedding, marriage ...c1645
• DIGAMY a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce ...17C
• GAMOMANIA an obsessive desire to make strange and extravagant marriage proposals ...1885
• HALF-MARK MARRIAGE a clandestine marriage ...1816 Sc.
• HANDFAST † a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract ...1611
• JACKRUM a marriage license ...1825 sl.
• LOVING PAPER a marriage certificate, or license ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE DEED † an antenuptial agreement embodying the terms agreed on by the parties with respect to rights of property and succession ...1678
• MARRIAGE LINES a certificate of marriage ...1829
• MARRIAGE PORTION a portion or dowry, etc., given to a bride at her marriage ...1766
• MATCH † the action of marrying; relationship by marriage ...1574
• MILITARY CEREMONY a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILITARY WEDDING a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way; a shotgun wedding ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MOUSETRAP marriage ...19C US Black sl.
• NOOSE, THE marriage ...20C US sl.
• OCTOGAMY the marrying of eight spouses ...c1386
• OPSIGAMY * marriage late in life ...1824
• PAIRING a marriage feast where the newly-married couple receive presents from their friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANTAGAMY a communistic system of complete marriage, in which all the men and women of a household or community are regarded as married to each other ...1852
• PARROT AND MONKEY TIME an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARROTTY TIME an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARSONING WORK a wedding, marriage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSON'S MOUSETRAP marriage ...L17 sl.
• PROMISE OF ODIN, THE a promise of marriage supposed to be particularly binding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SALAMANCA WEDDING the marriage of an old man to a (rich) young woman ...L19 sl.
• SAWMILL LICENSE a 'license' for a common-law marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCORN a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
• SCOTCH MARRIAGE a common-law marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SILVER BRIDAL † silver marriage; 25th wedding anniversary ...1624
• SILVER FEAST silver wedding; 25th wedding anniversary ...1796
• SILVER-MARRIAGE † a marriage at which each guest contributed a money-offering ...1825
• SPLICE the act or institution of marriage ...M19 sl.
• TAIL-TODDLE conjugal rights ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNION marriage ...euphemism
• WOODCHUCK CASE a situation of necessity, one in which there is no choice, as a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1862 Amer. dial.
MARRIAGE - nouns, person
• AGAMIST † one who opposes marriage; one who does not marry; an unmarried person ...1553-87
• BABY-SNATCHER a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person ...1920s sl.
• EEKFOW † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• FATE a person whom one is fated to marry ...1856 Amer. dial.
• GOLD-DIGGER a woman who marries or forms a sexual relationship with a man solely for the sake of financial gain ...1915 sl., orig. US
• HANDFASTER † one who makes a contract between parties; the maker of a nuptial contract or union ...1598
• MARIAGE BROKER † an opprobrious term for a match-maker ...1681
• MARRIAGE BAWD † an opprobrious term for a match-maker ...1698
• MATCH-PARTY a person who arranges marriages ...1881 Ireland
• MISOGAMIST a hater of marriage ...1706
MARRIAGE, MARRY - verbs (also see MARRIED verbs)
• ADAM to marry ...1753 sl.
• ASK to publish the banns of marriage ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BE MAN-RUED of a woman: to repent of a marriage she was about to make ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BESPOUSE † to espouse, to marry ...c1175
• BESTOW † to settle or give in marriage ...c1386
• BETAKE † to give in marriage ...1382
• BLEND to marry ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOK to record names of a couple for proclamation of banns of marriage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIDE to marry ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUILD THE FENCE to marry, usually after the conception of a child ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CALL to publish the banns of marriage ...1843 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOME to publish the banns of matrimony; generally for the third time ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CONJUGALIZE to become conjugal, to marry ...1823 nonce word
• DISAPPOINT to reject in love or marriage ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FAST † to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed ...c1300
• GIVE ONE THE BUTTONS to refuse to marry ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE GLOVE to turn down a proposal of marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE MITTEN of a woman: to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GOLD-DIG of a woman: to marry or form a sexual relationship with a man solely for the sake of financial gain ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HANDFAST † 1. to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth ...c1200
† 2. of the man: to engage in a marriage contract ...a1400
• HANG to marry ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HITCH 1. to marry ...1846 Amer. sl.
2. to get married ...1880 Amer. sl.
• HITCH TEAMS to get married ...1864 Amer. sl.
• JOIN GIBLETS † to marry ...1727
• JOIN THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE of a man: to marry ...1891 sl.
• LEAD A BRIDE TO CHURCH to marry ...1530
• LEAD TO THE ALTAR to marry ...1812
• LOCK to form a close relationship with; to bind in a relationship; to marry ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S MARKET to throw away one's matrimonial chance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAKE A MARKET to make a match, to become settled in matrimony ...1787 Sc.
• MAKE A NAPKIN OF ONE'S DISHCLOUT to make a foolish, unsuitable marriage; to marry one's cook or other servant ...M18 sl.
• MALE to marry ...1938 Hawaii
• MARISSE † to marry ...c1315
• MARROW to be a companion to; to marry ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MARRY A MIDDEN FOR MUCK to marry for money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARRY MONEY to marry a rich spouse ...1858 sl.
• MATCH to marry, mate ...1798 Sc.
• MATE to copulate; to marry ...17C
• MISWIVE † to marry unsuitably or unlawfully ...c1250
• NUPTIATE to marry ...1872 Amer.
• OFFER TILL to make an offer of marriage to ...1903 Sc.
• PAIR to marry ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR OFF WITH to marry ...1827 colloq.
• POP to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• POP IT to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• POP THE QUESTION to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• PUT ONE'S HAND IN AN EMPTY CORN-JAR to marry a poor woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RIVET to marry ...1700 sl.
• SAM † to bring together; to join in marriage, love, friendship, etc. ...c1200
• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• SIT UP WITH A SICK FRIEND of a man: to excuse oneself for absence all night from the conjugal bed ...c1880 sl.
• SPLICE to marry ...E18 sl.
• TACK † to join in wedlock ...1732 sl.
• TACK TOGETHER to marry ...M18 sl.
• TAKE to marry; to accept as husband or wife ...1889 Sc.
• TAKE A SHARE OF ONE'S TATTIE to share one's home; to marry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TAKE BY THE HAND to marry ...1898 Sc.
• TAKE THE WIFE to marry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TAKE THE YOKE WITH to marry ...1884 Sc.
• TAKE TO to marry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE TO CHURCH to marry ...1902 Eng. dial.
• TETHER to marry, to get married ...1812 Sc.
• TIE to marry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIE THE KNOT to marry; to get married ...1717 sl.
• TIE UP to join in marriage ...1894 colloq. or sl.
• TOKEN to betroth, to promise in marriage ...1880 Eng. dial.
• WAD to marry ...1792 Sc.
• YARD to marry ...1900s Aust. sl.
• YOKE to join; to match; to marry ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MARRIAGE - phrases
• BREAK AN ELBOW AT THE CHURCH DOOR said of a woman who becomes lazy and indolent after marriage ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARRIED IN THE VEAL BONES ALWAYS A CALF one who marries young never becomes a physically strong man ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON THE ROCKS of a marriage: on the point of dissolution; in danger of breaking up ...colloq.
• ON THE SHELF without prospects of marriage, as after having broke an engagement ...colloq.
MARRIAGEABLE - adjectives
• AXABLE of an age suitable for marriage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FANGAST † fit for marriage, marriageable ...c1660 Eng. dial.
• MANABLE † of marriageable age ...1607
• MANFIERDIE of a woman: of marriageable age; ready for matrimony ...1866 Sc.
• MARRIABLE * that may be married; in early use, marriageable ...c1440
• VIRIPOTENT † of a woman: physically fit for marriage; of a marriageable age ...1587
MARRIAGEABLE - nouns, person
• FANGAST † a marriageable maid ...c1660 Eng. dial.
• MARRIAGEABLE a marriageable person ...1826
MARRIED - adjectives
• ADAMED married ...Bk1921 sl.
• ADCORPORATED †* married ...Bk1612
• ALTAR-BOUND eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CONSCIOUS eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CRAZY eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ANCHORED married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANTSY said of a woman who is very eager to get married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BALL-AND-CHAINED married ...1972 US sl.
• BUCKLED UP married ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DOVETAILED married ...Ireland
• FEISTY eager to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FREE-LANCE pert. to a married woman who acts as a paid or unpaid prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• GOT THE BUG eager to get married ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HALF-AND-HALF married ...1900s sl.
• HITCHED married ...1857 Amer. sl., orig. US
• HOOK-EM-UP married ...1972 Amer. sl.
• IN LAW OF WEDLOCK † lawfully married ...c1230
• IN ONE TETHER married ...1844 Eng. dial.
• LEGALIZED of a wife: legally married ...1788
• LOCKED UP friendly; married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MARITATED † having a husband; married ...1727
• MARRIABLE * that may be married; in early use, marriageable ...c1440
• ON THE LOOK very eager to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OUT OF THE GAME married, engaged, or dating only one person ...2001 US sl.
• PARSED married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSONED married in a church or chapel ...1892 Eng. dial.
• READY TO LOCK UP eager to get married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RED IN THE COMB eager to get married ...1906 Amer. dial.
• RING-TETHERED married ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SHUT UP IN THE PARSON'S POUND adj. married ...L18 sl.
• SPLICED married ...1751 sl.
• UNMAIDENED † married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MARRIED - nouns, person
• ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRIL GENTLEMAN a man newly married ...16C colloq.
• AUTEM-COVE a married man ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• BENEDICK a married man, esp. a newly married man or a formerly confirmed bachelor who changes his mind ...E19
• BENEDICT a newly married man; an apparently confirmed bachelor who marries ...1821
• CALIFORNIA WIDOW a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• DAME WITH AN ANCHOR a married woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DARK CULL a married man with a mistress that he visits only at night ...18C sl.
• DARK CULLY a married man with a mistress whom he sees only at night ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK DIDDLER a married man with a secret mistress ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DINK either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids) ...L20 colloq.
• DINKY either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids) ...L20 colloq.
• GANDER a married man; in America, one not living with his wife ...Bk1901 sl.
• HORN-GROWER a married man ...18C colloq.
• HORN-MERCHANT a married man ...18C colloq.
• KAISER BABY a woman who leaves home and returns married to a successful, wealthy, (and usually White) husband ...1920s US Black sl.
• MA'AM † a married woman ...1765
• NEOGAM a newly-married person ...1862 nonce word
• NEOGAMIST † a newly-married person ...1656
• QUADRIGAMIST one four times married; one who has four wives or four husbands at the same time ...1865
• RACLAN a married woman ...c1830 UK tramps' sl.
• SPOUSESS † a female spouse, a wife, a bride, a married woman ...1388
• TRUNDLE-BED TRASH a low-class, shiftless person or group; very young, worthless people just married ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WEDDINGERS a newly-married couple ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• YOUNG MARRIEDS married couples ...c1925 Aust. colloq.
MARRIED - verbs (also see MARRIAGE verbs)
• BE OFF OF THE REEL to be married ...1899 Sc.
• BRACE UP vb. to get married ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE'S NECK to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CONNUBIATE to get married ...1814 nonce word
• DANCE BAREFOOT † said of an elder sister when a younger one was married before her ...1596
• FALL to get married ...1910s sl.
• GANG TOGETHER to get married ...1768 Sc.
• GET HALTER-BROKE of a man: to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GET HOOKED to get married ...1910 Amer. sl.
• GET LATCHED to get married ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE IN THE HARNESS to get married ...1903 Amer. dial. Amer. dial.
• GET ONESELF A BOSS to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GET ONESELF HARNESSED to get married ...1968 Amer. dial. Amer. dial.
• HANG UP THE HAT of a man when married: to go and live in his wife's house ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARRY UP to get married ...1955 Amer. dial.
• NUPTIALIZE * to get married ...1857
• SET ONESELF IN A BUTTER TUB to get married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• STEP OFF THE CARPET to get married ...1843 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL LEAP to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL PLUNGE to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL STEP to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TETHER to marry, to get married ...1812 Sc.
• TIE BAGS to get married ...World War I Amer. sl.
• TIE THE KNOT to marry; to get married ...1717 sl.
• TRAP A SQUAW to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VEIL UP to get married ...1930s US sl.
• WEAR A HAT to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
MARRIED - phrases
• OLDER AND THE MADDER, THE applied to an old couple who get married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S COMB IS GETTING RED one is eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT said of a person who is very eager to get married ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ON THE CARPET in the field to get married ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MARRY - adjectives
• MARITURIENT eager to marry; wishing to become a husband ...1765 nonce word
• ON THE CARPET eager to marry ...1909 Amer. dial.
• OUT ON THE CARPET eager to marry ...1909 Amer. dial.
MARSH, MARSHY - adjectives
• BUTTERMILK having the characteristics of a marsh, boggy ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HELOBIOUS * living in marshes or swamps ...1889
• MARISH † of the nature of a marsh; marshy ...1543
• MARISHY † marshy ...1607
• MARSHLY †* marshy ...c1386
• PALUDAL pert. to a marsh or fen; produced by or arising from a marsh ...1818-20 chiefly medical usage
• PALUDIATE † pert. to marshes ...1632
• PALUDIC pert. to marshes ...1897
• PALUDICOLE inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLINE inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLOUS inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDINAL pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINE pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINOUS pert. to a marsh ...1866
• PALUDIOUS pert. to marshes ...1594
• PALUDOSE * belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1866
• PALUDOUS * belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1803
• PALUSTRAL * pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1879
• PALUSTRIAN * pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1787
• PALUSTRINE. inhabiting marshes ...1882
• PONDY swampy; marshy ...1686 Amer. dial.
• QUEECHY of land: wet, boggy, marshy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOBBY marshy, boggy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SLUMPY marshy, swampy, muddy, boggy ...E19 orig. Eng. dial.
MARSH, MARSHINESS, MARSHY - nouns
• CAMARINE † a fetid marsh or swamp ...1576
• DAGO a low-lying meadow; a kind of grassy marsh ...1955 Amer. dial.
• DANK † a wet place, a pool, a marsh ...1513
• FALL low-lying, wet, marshy land ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GASEYN marshy ground ...c1420
• GULLION mud, a quagmire, a stinking, rotting marsh ...1824 Sc. & Irish
• HAG wild, broken ground; rocky moorland; a piece of soft bog in a moor or morass; a marsh ... 1662 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LOGAN a wet, marshy piece of land ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MARISH † a marsh or low-lying ground liable to be flooded ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARISHNESS † marshiness ...1652-62
• MERE a marsh; sodden, reedy ground; ground permanently under water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERSK a marsh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALUDE †* a marsh, a fen ...1412-20
• PALUS †* a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSCHE †* a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSTRIAN * an animal that lives in a marsh ...1607
• PANYAL a boggy, marshy, or muddy place; an ill-drained swampy piece of ground ...1920 Sc.
• QUAB † a marshy spot; a bog ...1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUAG a marshy or boggy spot ...1589
• QUAW a bog, a quagmire, a marsh ...1535 Sc.
• QUOB a marshy spot; a bog, a quagmire; a quicksand ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SLUMP a marsh; a swamp; a muddy or boggy place ...E19 Eng. dial.
• SUG † a marsh, a bog, a swamp ...1578
• SUMP a marsh, a swamp, a bog, a morass ...c1425
• SUMPT † a marsh, a bog, a swamp ...c1425
• VLY a swamp or marshy pond ...1645 Amer. dial.
• WAGGLE a marsh, a bog, a pool ...1762 Sc.
• WUGGLE a marsh, a bog, a pool ...1762 Sc.
MARSHAL - nouns, person
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN HAWK a marshal ...1968 Amer. dial.
MART - nouns
• VENT † a place where goods are or may be sold; a market, mart ...1580
MARTIAL - adjectives
• BELLIC † pertaining to war; warlike, martial ...1627
• MARTIABLE † martial, pert. to war or battle ...1470
• MAVORTIAL † warlike, martial ...1595
• MAVORTIAN adj. warlike, martial ...1557
• WARLY † skilled in war; martial; fond of war, bellicose; valiant ...1423
MARTIAL - nouns, person
• MARTIAL † a martial person, a soldier ...c1611
MARTIALLY - adverbs
• WARFARINGLY † in a warlike manner; martially ...1611
MARTINI - nouns
• MARTOONI a martini ...1954 Amer. sl.
• VIRGIN a martini, i.e. a mix of vermouth and gin ...1910s US sl.
MARTYR - adjectives
• MARTYRIAL †* befitting a martyr ...1678
• MARTYRISH having the air of a martyr ...1888 nonce word
• MARTYRLY * characteristic of a martyr ...1659
• MARTYROLOGIC * concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs ...1849
• MARTYROLOGICAL concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs ...1656
MARTYR, MARTYRDOM - nouns
• MARTYROLATRY the worship of martyrs ...1889
• MARTYROLOGE † 1. a list or register of martyrs ...1500
† 2. the histories of martyrs collectively ...1631
• MARTYRY † martyrdom ...c1325
MARTYR - nouns, person
• MARTYRAGO † a female martyr having the courage of a man ...1654 nonce word
• MARTYRESS † a female martyr ...1471
• MARTYRIOLOGER †* a one versed in the history of martyrs ...1643
• MARTYROLOGIST one versed in the history of martyrs ...1676
• MARTYROLOGUE * one versed in the history of martyrs ...1647
MARTYR - verbs
• MARTYREESE to victimize, to martyr ...1884 Sc.
• MARTYRIZATE † to put to death as a martyr; to make a martyr of ...1432-50
• MERTYREESE to victimize, to martyr ...1884 Sc.
MARTYRDOM - nouns
• SUFFERING † the act of suffering death; execution, martyrdom ...1651
MARVEL - adjectives
• TERATICAL * relating to marvels or prodigies; incredible, wonderful, miraculous ...1722
MARVEL, MARVELLING - nouns
• ADMIRATION the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...1506 arch.
• FIRLY-FARLY a wonderful thing, a marvel ...19C Eng. dial.
• GOLLY-WHOPPER something extraordinary of its kind; a wonder, a marvel ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MARL † a marvel, a wonder ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARVELMENT * the condition of marvelling ...1823
• SIGN † a marvel or wonder ...a1400-50 obs.
MARVEL - verbs
• ADMERVEYLLE † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
• ADMIRE † to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
• AWONDER † to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder ...c1230
• MARL † to marvel, to wonder ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIRATE to wonder, to marvel; to admire something ...1893 Amer. dial.
MARVELLOUS - adjectives
• ACES AND EIGHTS wonderful, marvellous, excellent ...1920s sl.
• ACKNICKELOUS marvellous ...1988 Amer. rap music usage
• ACKNICKULOUS wonderful, marvellous ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• ADMIRABLE † to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous ...1596
• BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ...1897 US sl., esp. Black usage
• BARDACIOUS thorough, marvellous, remarkable, excellent, first-rate ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FANTABULOUS wonderful, marvellous, really great ...1958 Amer. sl.
• MARVEL † marvellous, wonderful ...a1300
• MARVELLABLE † marvellous ...1483
• MARVELLY † marvellous, amazing, astonishing ...c1420
• MARVY marvellous ...1931 US sl.
• WIZARD excellent, marvellous ...1922 UK sl.
MARVELLOUSLY - adverbs
• MARVELLY † amazingly, wonderfully, marvellously ...c1330
MARVELLOUSNESS - nouns
• MARVELNESS † the quality of inspiring wonder; marvellousness ...1434
MARYLAND - nouns
• BIG B Baltimore, Maryland ...1974 US sl.
• CRABTOWN Annapolis, Maryland ...US Civil War usage
• MOB CITY Baltimore, Maryland ...1837 US sl.
• MOB TOWN Baltimore, Maryland ...1859 US sl.
MARYLAND - nouns, person
• CRAB a girl from Annapolis, Maryland ...World War II Amer. sl.
MASCULINE - adjectives
• FAST of a woman: acting in a masculine and thus socially unacceptable manner ...E19 sl.
• HAIRY overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ARSED overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ASS overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ASSED overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• LAD-LIKE boyish, masculine ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MACHO excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• MACK extremely masculine in appearance or behaviour ...1967 US Black sl.
• MAN-FACED having masculine features ...1877 Sc.
• MANKIND † of women: masculine, virago-like ...1585
• MANRITCH of a woman: masculine ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MASCULO-FEMININE partly masculine and partly feminine ...1646
• MASCULOUS †* masculine ...1619
• RAMSTOUGAR of a woman: bold, masculine ...a1838 Sc.
• RUDAS bold, masculine ...B1900 Sc.
• T.A.N. aggressively masculine (Tough As Nails) ...1980s US college sl.
MASCULINE - nouns
• BALLS masculine behaviour in a female ...20C US sl.
MASCULINE - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male ...Amer. Black sl.
• AMAZON an extremely masculine woman; a virago ...M18
• GAL-BOY a romping girl, a tomboy; a mannish or masculine woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HE-BODY a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE-WEAN a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE-WIFE a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HE-WOMAN a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• JACK GENTLEWOMAN a large masculine woman ...L18 sl.
• MANIKIN a masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• MANKIND-WOMAN a coarse, masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-WEEAN a woman fond of men; a masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-WOMAN a mannish woman ...1894
• MASCULINE-FEMININE † a mannish woman ...1620
• MASTER WOMAN † an imperious or masculine woman ...1534
• RUDAS a strong, masculine woman ...B1900 Sc.
• STRAMULLION a strong, robust, masculine woman; a virago ...B1900 Sc.
• STROMP a masculine woman; a woman exhibiting male behaviour ...20C Amer. dial. or colloq.
MASCULINE - verbs
• MASCULATE * to make masculine ...1623
MASCULINITY - nouns
• GUYNESS maleness; masculinity ...1990s Amer. sl.
• MASCULARITY * masculinity ...1817
MASH - verbs
• MANCH to mince; to mash, to bruise, to crush to a pulp; to beat up ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SMUSH to mash ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MASK - nouns
• FALSE FACE a mask ...1818
• LARVE † a mask ...a1656
• MASKER † a mask ...1532
• MASKERY † masking, wearing of masks; a masquerade ...a1548
• OOSER a grotesque mask ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VIZARD a mask, a visor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASK - verbs
• IMMASK †* to cover as with a mask; to disguise ...1596
MASKED - adjectives
• LARVATED † provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVED † masked, concealed ...1654
MASOCHISM - nouns
• B. AND D. a form of sadism and masochism ; 'Bondage and Discipline' ...M20 US sl.
• S. AND M. sadism and masochism ...M20 US sl.
MASOCHIST - nouns, person
• MASO a masochist ...1960s US sl.
• SAM a masochist who is rude in order to receive punishment (Smart-Assed Masochist) ...1990 US homosexual sl.
MASON - nouns
• MASON-WORD a masonic password ...1695 Sc.
• WAREHOUSE † a mason's or carpenter's workshop ...1530
MASON - nouns, person
• HAWK a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
• HAWK-BOY a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
• LAYER † one who lays stones; a mason ...1382
• MASONER † a mason or bricklayer ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MELL'S MAN a stonemason; one who can handle a 'mell' ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PUDDING BASIN a mason ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• WALLER a mason; a wall-builder, esp. one who builds rough, mortarless walls ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASON - verbs
• MASONER to do the work of a mason ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASONY to work as a mason; to follow the trade of a mason ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASQUERADE - adjectives
• MASKFUL †* of the nature of masquerade ...1655
• MASQUERADISH * befitting a masquerade ...1681
MASQUERADE - nouns
• MASKEN † a masquerade or masquerading costume ...1578
• MASKERY † masking, wearing of masks; a masquerade ...a1548
• MASQUE * a masquerade, a masked ball ...1514
• MASQUIN † a masquerade or masquerading costume ...1578
MASQUERADE - nouns, person
• MASQUERADE † one who takes part in a masquerade ...1651
MASQUERADE - verbs
• MASK † to take part in a masque or masquerade; to masquerade ...a1562
MASSACHUSETTS - adjectives
• BOSTONIAN belonging to Boston ...1698
MASSACHUSETTS - nouns
• BAY STATE the State of Massachusetts, orig. the Colony of Massachusetts Bay ...1883
• EASTIE East Boston, Massachusetts ...1983 US sl.
MASSACHUSETTS - nouns, person
• BAY-MAN an inhabitant of Massachusetts Bay ...1773 US Hist.
• BOSTONER † a Bostonian ...1758 US
• BOSTONESE natives or inhabitants of Boston ...1888 US
• BOSTONIAN a native or inhabitant of Boston, Massachusetts ...1698
• BRAVA a resident of the Cape Cod area whose ancestors were Black and Portuguese immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BRAVO a resident of the Cape Cod area whose ancestors were Black and Portuguese immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NUTMEG a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1821 sl.
• NUTMEG-MAKER a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1883 sl.
• SCRAP ISLANDER applied to a Nantucketer by the people of Martha's Vineyard ...1916 Amer. dial.
MASSACRE - adjectives
• MASSACROUS † pertaining to massacre; cruelly murderous ...1593
MASSACRE - nouns
• MASSACREE massacre ...20C jocular
MASSACRE - verbs
• MASSACREE to massacre, to butcher, to kill; to destroy life by accident ...1891 Eng. dial.
MASSAGE - nouns
• BODY-RUB SHOPS massage parlours ...Bk1998 Can. sl.
• FACE-UP MASSAGE an erotic massage ...2002 Can. sl.
• SWITCH in a sexually oriented massage parlour: a massage given to the masseuse by the customer ...1982 US sl.
MASSAGE - nouns, person
• MASSER one who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse ...1888
• MASSEUR a man who practices massage ...1876
• MASSEUSE a woman who practices massage ...1876
MASSAGE - verbs
• MASS * to massage ...1786
• MASSÉ * to massage ...1887
• NOACH to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOATCH to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
MASSIVE - adjectives
• BOISTOUS † roughly massive; bulky; clumsy ...c1325
• BONZAI large, massive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DERF massive, capable of giving a severe blow ...B1900 Sc.
• MASSY massive, bulky, strong; big ...1720 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASTIFF † massive, solid, bulky ...1495
• MOLIMINOUS † massive, cumbrous ...c1643
• ROBUSTIOUS of things: big and strong, massive ...a1548
MASSIVELY - adverbs
• HEAVY heavily; ponderously; massively; burdensomely, oppressively ...c1000
• MASSILY † massively ...c1400
MASSIVENESS - nouns
• MASSEDNESS † massiveness ...1398
• MASSINESS massiveness ...1570
MASTER - adjectives
• MAGISTERIAL 1. pert. to a master or teacher, or one qualified to speak with authority ...1632
† 2. pert. to a master-workman; displaying a master's skill; also, having the qualifications of a master ...1643
• MAGISTERIOUS † exercising the authority of a master ...17C
• MAGISTRAL * pert. to or befitting a master; authoritative, dogmatic ...1605
• MAISTROUS † characteristic of a master ...1642
• MASTERFAST † bound to a master ...1469
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
• MASTEROUS † characteristic of a master ...1642
MASTER - nouns
• MASTERHEAD †* the condition or quality of being a master ...1382
MASTER - nouns, person
• BAAS a master, an employer of labour ...1625 S. Afr.
• BOSS OF THE SHANTY the master or manager of the place ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BUCKRA a boss, master ...1886 Amer. dial.
• DEACON a superior or head workman; an adept, a proficient, a master; a thoroughly capable man ...1790 Sc.
• GAFF a master, the head of a house; a foreman or overseer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAFFER † a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-MUCK one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SHA-RAG one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SIR-RAG one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MAGISTRICIDE a murderer of one's master or teacher ...1670 nonce word
• MASSA master ...1774 US Black usage
• MAST † master ...c1460
• MASTER-HOUSEHOLD † master of the household ...1536
• MASTERLING † a petty master; a would-be master ...1869 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEARDY a person in authority, a master, a parent, a foreman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OLD a master, a boss ...M19 sl.
MASTER - verbs
• GET THE MASTER OF A PERSON to become or act the master over ...1887 Brit. colloq.
• HAVE THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLD THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEEP THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIVE WITH ONE'S UNCLE to have a kind master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAISTRIE † 1. to master ...c1412
†* 2. to make oneself master of; to conquer ...1636 obs
• MATCH to manage; to master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAIL to get right, to master ...1989 US colloq.
• NEW to oppress, to keep under, to master; to curb; to maul ...1768 Sc.
• SIGNORIZE IT †* to play the master ...1611
MASTERED - adjectives
• MASTERABLE capable of being mastered ...1882
MASTERFUL - adjectives
• OBSTRACKLOUS obstreperous, wayward, masterful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASTERFUL - nouns
• MASTERDOM † masterful behaviour ...1596
MASTERFUL - nouns, person
• RANEGILL a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc.
• RANNIGAL a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHEIK a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women ...sl.
MASTERLY - adjectives
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
• RICKY masterly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
MASTERLY - nouns
• MASTERPIECE a person's greatest achievement; an action of masterly ability ...1605
MASTER OF CEREMONIES - nouns, person
• AIR-MAN-CHAIR the chairman or master of ceremonies ...L19 sl.
MASTERPIECE - nouns
• HEAD-BIT a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-PIECE a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TOP-PIECE †* the best or finest piece; a masterpiece ...1682
MASTERSHIP - nouns
• MAGISTERIALITY † mastership; authoritative position ...1655
• MASTER-PRIZE † a masterpiece ...1604
• MASTER'S PRIZE † a masterpiece ...1604
• MASTER-WORK a work of pre-eminent merit; a masterpiece ...1617
MASTERY - nouns
• HIGHER HAND † superiority in contest, mastery ...a1225
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTERDOM mastery, the upper hand ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MASTURBATE - verbs
• ABUSE to masturbate ...L16 sl.
• ABUSE ONESELF to masturbate ...euphemism
• ACCOST THE OSCAR MEYER to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• BALL OFF of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• BANG THE BANJO to masturbate ...1970s US sl.
• BANG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE CANDLE to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• BASH THE PRIEST to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE STICK to masturbate ...1950s Aust. sl.
• BAT to masturbate ...L19 Amer. dial.
• BATTER THE BISHOP. to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BEAT OFF of a male: to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• BEAT ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...1967 sl., orig. US
• BEAT THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BEAT THE DAISY to masturbate ...1971 US sl.
• BEAT THE MEAT to masturbate ...1967 sl., orig. US
• BEAT THE PUP of a male: to masturbate ...1956 Amer. sl.
• BOX THE JESUIT to masturbate ...1785 sl.
• CABARET to lie in bed masturbating ...1950 US sl.
• CHOKE THE CHICKEN to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• CHUFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• CHUFFER to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• CIRCLE-JERK of boys or men: to indulge in group masturbation ...1950s US sl.
• CLEAN THE CARPET of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• COME YOUR MUTTON of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• COME YOUR TURKEY of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• DASH ONE'S DOODLE of men: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• DIDDLE to masturbate ...1934 sl.
• DIGITATE of a woman: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• DISOBEY THE POPE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• DO ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• DO ONESELF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• DO THE PORK SWORD JIGGLE to masturbate (pork sword = the penis) ...1940s sl.
• DUST THE END-TABLE to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• DUST THE FAMILY JEWELS to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• EXPRESS A SECRET VICE to masturbate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• FIST-FUCK of a male: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIST IT to grasp a penis for masturbation or as a guide for intromission, performed by a man or a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG to masturbate ...20C Aust. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S DONKEY to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S SAUSAGE to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG THE DAISY to masturbate ...1956 US sl.
• FLONG ONE'S DONG to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• FONDLE ONE'S FIG to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• FRIG to masturbate ...1680 sl.
• FRIGGLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FRIG ONESELF to masturbate oneself ...16C
• FUCK OFF to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK ONE'S FIST of a male: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FUDGE to masturbate someone to orgasm ...20C US sl.
• GALLOP ONE'S ANTELOPE of males: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• GALLOP ONE'S MAGGOT of males: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• GALLOP THE ANTELOPE to masturbate ...20C sl.
• GALLOP THE LIZARD to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• GALLOP THE MAGGOT to masturbate ...20C sl.
• GALLOP THE OLD LIZARD to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• GARETH GATE to masturbate ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• GEECH to copulate with a woman; to masturbate a woman ...L19 Amer. dial.
• GO TO WORK WITHOUT A STAFF of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• GUN DOWN of a male: to masturbate while looking directly at somebody else ...2002 US sl.
• HACK ONE'S MACK to masturbate ...20C sl.
• HACK THE HOG to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• HANDLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. & US euphemism
• HAVE AN EMPTY to masturbate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• HIT THE SLIT of a woman: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• HOT-ROD to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• INDORSE to masturbate ...L18 Brit. sl.
• JACK to masturbate ...1940s sl.
• JACKAL to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• JACK 'N' THE BEANSTALK to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• JACK OFF 1. to masturbate ...1910s sl.
2. to masturbate someone else ...1930s sl.
• JAG OFF to masturbate ...20C sl.
• JACK ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...1910s sl.
• JERK to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• JERK OFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• JERK ONE'S GERKIN to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• JERK ONE'S GHERKIN to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• JERK ONE'S MUTTON to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• KEEP THE CENSUS DOWN to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• KILL SOME BABIES to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• KNOB to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• LARK to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• LEVY to masturbate ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Levy and Frank)
• LEVY AND FRANK to masturbate ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• MAKE A RENDEZVOUS WITH MRS. HAND to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• MAKE A SIX-FIST to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• MANIPULATE ONE'S MANGO to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• MASTUPRATE † to masturbate ...1623
• MOUNT A CORPORAL AND FOUR to masturbate ...L18 Brit. sl.
• NOB to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• PADDLE ONE'S PICKLE of men: to masturbate ...20C colloq.
• PADDLE THE PICKLE of a male: to masturbate ...1967 US sl.
• PADDLE THE PINK CANOE a female: to masturbate ...2004 UK sl.
• PARLOO to masturbate ...1992 Norfolk Island
• PART THE RED SEA to masturbate a woman ...1990s sl.
• POLLUTE to masturbate ...17C sl.
• POP ONE'S CORK to masturbate ...1960s sl. sl.
• POP ONE'S PETER to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• POUND ONE'S POMEGRANATE to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• PULL ABOUT to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• PULL OFF of a male: to masturbate ...1922 Irish sl.
• PULL ONE'S DICK to masturbate ...1980s Aust. & US sl.
• PULL ONE'S PETER of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONE'S PUD of a male: to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• PULL ONE'S PUDDING of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONE'S WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONESELF ABOUT to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONESELF OFF to masturbate...20C sl.
• PULL ON THE ROPE to masturbate ...1972 US sl.
• PULL PUD of a male: to masturbate ...1994 UK sl.
• PULL RANK to masturbate ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• PULL THE HEAD OFF IT of a male: to masturbate ...2002 UK sl.
• PULL WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PULL YOUR PUD of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR PUDDEN of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR PUDDING of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...1937 UK sl.
• PUMP to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• PUMP OFF to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PUMP ONE'S PICKLE of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUMP ONE'S PYTHON of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUMP ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• PUNISH PERCY IN THE PALM of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUNISH THE POPE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• RUB to masturbate ...16C
• RUB OFF to masturbate ...17C Brit. colloq.
• RUB UP to masturbate ...1656 sl.
• SHOWER-SPANK of a male: to masturbate in the shower ...1989 US sl.
• SNAP THE RUBBER to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• SNAP THE WHIP to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• SPANK THE MONKEY of a man or boy: to masturbate ...1978 Amer. sl.
• SPERM THE WORM to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• SPLASH to masturbate ...1930s sl.
• STROKE ONE'S OAR of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• STROKE THE LIZARD of a male: to masturbate ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TAKE AN OUTING WITH TOM THUMB AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS to masturbate ...20C sl.
• TAKE MATTERS INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS to masturbate ...20C sl.
• TAKE OFF A PIECE OF WORK to masturbate ...2002 US sl.
• TAKE ONE OFF THE WRIST to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• TAKE ONESELF IN HAND to masturbate ...1950s sl., orig. nautical
• TAKE ONE'S HANK to masturbate ...1960s US prison sl.
• TAKE ONE'S SNAKE FOR A GALLOP to masturbate ...1940s sl.
• TAKE YOURSELF IN HAND of a male: to masturbate ...1953 UK sl.
• TAPDANCE to masturbate ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• TOSS OFF to masturbate ...18C sl.
• TUG to masturbate ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• TWANG ONE’S WIRE to masturbate ...1950s sl.
• TWANG THE WIRE to masturbate ...1950s sl.
• VARNISH ONE'S POLE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• VARNISH THE FLAGPOLE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• WACK IT to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK OFF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK THE ONE-EYED WORM to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK THE WEASEL to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK WILLY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WAKE THE DEAD to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• WALK ONE'S FERRET to masturbate ...1940s NZ sl.
• WANK of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WANK OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHACK to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK OFF to masturbate ...1969 sl.
• WHACK THE ONE-EYED WORM to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK THE WEASEL to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK WILLY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHANG OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHIP to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop' (Whip and Top)
• WHIP AND TOP to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop'
• WHIP OFF to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIP ONE'S WIRE to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• WHIP THE DUMMY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHIP THE LIZARD of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• WHIP UP ON SKIPPY of a male: to masturbate ...2001 sl.
• WHIP YOUR WANG of a male: to masturbate ...1969 US sl.
• WORK OFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• WRENCH OFF to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WRIGGLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• YANK to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK OFF to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• YANK ONE'S CRANK to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• YANK ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...1970s sl.
• YANK ONE'S STRAP to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK ONE'S WANK to masturbate ...20C sl.
• YANK ONE'S YAM to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK THE PLANK to masturbate ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'wank' sl.
MASTURBATION - adjectives
• JACK-OFF pert. to the act of masturbation ...1930s sl.
• MASTURBATIC caused by masturbation ...1874
• ONANISTIC relating to onanism ...1892
MASTURBATION - nouns
• ABUSE masturbation ...L16 sl.
• ALLIED IRISH masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Allied Irish Bank)
• ALLIED IRISH BANK masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• ARMBREAKER energetic masturbation ...1990s sl.
• CHAIN-JERK real or imagined mutual masturbation in which several males lie adjacent to each other; each individual grasps another's penis ...1938 US sl.
• CHOPSTICKS mutual, simultaneous masturbation ...1941 sl.
• CIRCLE JERK joint masturbation, often in competition, by a group of boys or men, usually sitting in a circle ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CODE 21 masturbation ...2000s US prison sl.
• CRANK an act of masturbation ...1985 Aust. sl.
• DANGER WANK an act of masturbation with the threat of being discovered as an added stimulus ...2003 UK sl.
• DATE WITH DIPALMA of a male: an act of masturbation (DiPalma = the hand) ...2001 US sl.
• DIGITAL MANIPULATION of a woman: masturbation ...2001 US sl.
• DUSTING THE DUVET masturbation ...1990s euphemism
• FIVE AGAINST ONE masturbation ...20C jocular
• FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE masturbation ...1972 US sl.
• FRIGGING masturbation ...16C
• HAND-JOB masturbation ...1969 sl.
• HIGHLAND FLING. masturbation ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• JACK an act of masturbation ...1980s sl.
• JACK BUMPS acne, allegedly caused by masturbation ...1960s US sl.
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
• LADY FIVE FINGERS a boy's or man's hand in the context of masturbation; masturbation ...1969 US sl.
• LEVY masturbation ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for' wank' (Levy and Frank)
• LEVY AND FRANK masturbation ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for' wank'
• MANUAL EXERCISES masturbation ...20C military sl.
• MANUAL LABOUR masturbation ...1990s sl.
• MANUSTUPRATION * masturbation ...1832
• MASTUPRATION † masturbation ...1621
• MISS FIST the hand, in the context of masturbation ...20C sl.
• MRS. PALM AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS the hand, in the context of male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS the hand, in the context of male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS a metaphor for the hand used in male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MUCH GOO ABOUT NOTHING masturbation ...1990s sl.
• OK CORRAL a group of men masturbating while watching a female ...2002 US sl.
• OLD LADY FIVE FINGERS masturbation ...1960s sl.
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE masturbation ...L19 sl.
• ONANISM self-abuse, masturbation ...1727-41
• ONAN'S OLYMPICS masturbation ...19C sl.
• ONE-EYE TARGET PRACTICE masturbation ...1990s sl.
• ONE-LEGGED RACE masturbation ...1970s sl.
• ONE OFF THE WRIST the act of masturbation ...1960s sl.
• PALMING masturbation ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• PAM AND HER FIVE SISTERS the hand as an agency of masturbation ...1990s sl.
• POLLUTION masturbation ...16C sl.
• PORTUGUESE PUMP masturbation; an act of masturbation ...L19 Brit. nautical sl.
• PUD-PULLING masturbation ...1939 Amer. sl.
• PULL AND PUSH an act of masturbation based on the action of masturbating ...Brit. sl.
• QUICK ONE a brief act of masturbation ...1940s sl.
• RING JERK joint masturbation, often in competition, by a group of boys or men, usually sitting in a circle ...1940s sl., orig. US
• ROUND-POUND a type of mutual masturbation ...M20 US sl.
• RUB-OFF masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• RUB-UP masturbation ...17C Brit. colloq.
• SECRET VICE masturbation ...19C euphemism
• SHERMAN masturbation ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Sherman Tank)
• SHERMAN TANK masturbation ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• SHORT STROKES masturbation ...20C colloq.
• SIMPLE INFANTICIDE masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• TOUCH-UP masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• UNLOADING masturbation ...1990s sl.
• WANK an act of male masturbation ...1948 sl.
• WRIST AEROBICS masturbation ...1990s sl.
• WRIST JOB an act of masturbation ...1969 UK sl.
• WRIST MARATHON masturbation ...1990s sl.
• YANK an act of masturbation ...2000s sl.
• YANKEE masturbation; a masturbator ...1970s homosexual sl.
MASTURBATOR - adjectives
• WRISTY having the characteristics of a masturbator; hence, inferior or unpleasant ...2000 UK sl.
MASTURBATOR - nouns, person
• CANDLE-BASHER a spinster; a female masturbator ...E20 Brit. sl.
ׇ• CIRCLE-JERKER one who joins a group of masturbators ...1950s US sl.
• DASHER a masturbator ...20C sl.
• DOODLE-DASHER a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• FARM MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER'S MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• F.O. a masturbator ...20C US sl.
• FRICATRIX a woman who masturbates herself ...19C Brit. sl.
• FRIGSTER a male who masturbates himself ...19C Brit.
• FRIGSTRESS a female who masturbates herself ...19C Brit.
• FUCK-FINGER a female masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• FUCK-FIST a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• GUNSLINGER a chronic masturbator ...2002 US sl.
• JACKER a male who masturbates frequently ...20C sl.
• JACKER-OFF a general insult; literally, a masturbator ...1930s US sl.
• JACK-OFF a general insult; literally, a masturbator ...1930s US sl.
• JERK a masturbator ...19C US sl.
• JERKER a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• JERK-OFF a chronic masturbator; an incompetent do-nothing ...20C US & Brit. sl.
• LOG-FLOGGER a male masturbator ...2003 UK sl.
• MASTUPRATOR a masturbator ...1855
• ONANIST one who practices onanism; a masturbator ...1891
• PORK PULLER one who masturbates ...1970s sl.
• ROD WALLOPER a masturbator ...1960s sl., orig. Aust.
• SALAMI SLAPPER a masturbator ...1990s sl.
• SWITCH HITTER a person who masturbates with first one hand and then the other ...2002 US sl.
• TAFFY-TUGGER a masturbator ...1990s sl.
• TAPDANCER a masturbator ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• VIRTUOSO OF THE SKIN FLUTE a masturbator ...20C sl.
• WACKER a masturbator ...1980s US sl.
• WANKER a masturbator ...1940s sl.
• WHACKER a masturbator ...1980s US
• YANKEE masturbation; a masturbator ...1970s homosexual sl.
MAT (rug) - nouns
• BEAR a door-mat ...1825 Eng. dial.
• NAT † a mat; a straw mattress ...1361-2 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
MAT - verbs
• TAT to mat; to entangle; to run into tufts, as hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAUT to mat, to tangle, to make matted or tangled ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCH (flammable item) - nouns
• ANARCHISTS non-safety matches ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ASQUITH a French lucifer match ...WWI Eng.
• BARN BURNER a kitchen match; a wooden match which can be struck on any surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOX OF LIGHTS a box of matches ...Brit. sl.
• ENVELOPE a matchbook ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FENCE POST a household match ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FIRE STICK a large wooden match ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMERS safety-matches giving a bright flame ...c1885 sl.
• FRICTION a match ...1953 Trinidad and Tobago
• HELL-STICK a match ...1900 Amer. dial.
• MARRIED-MAN MATCH a kitchen match, frequently mounted in a holder on the wall in a kitchen ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ONE-MAN MATCH a safety match; it strikes on its own box ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PARLOR MATCH a match that contains no sulphur ...1864 Amer. dial.
• PLANTATION MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1970 Amer. dial.
• POST-AND-RAILS wooden matches ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• RAT BURNER a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAT MATCH a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SMALL TIMBER lucifer matches ...20C sl.
• SNAPPER a wooden match ...1970 US sl.
• SPLIT a safety match ...20C Aust. sl.
• TIMBER MATCH a wooden match ...1967 Amer. dial.
MATCH (equal) - nouns
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTLER the match to anything; the fellow, the equal ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MEET an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAR † something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
• PARALLEL a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARRYMYAK a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MATCH - verbs
• AROPO to match, to resemble ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESORT † to assort, to match, to agree with; to befit ...1605
• EVEN to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HOLD TACK WITH † to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• MAKE † to mate, pair, match ...1463
• MARROW † 1. to join, to associate; to match, to pair ...1488
2. to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match ...a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MATE to match, to equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MATTLE to match, to mate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET UP WITH to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR † to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
• PAIR WITH to match with, to agree with ...1892 Sc.
• PARAGON to match, to mate ...c1615 arch.
• PARAGONIZE † to match, to equal ...1606
• PARALLELIZE * to be a match for, to match ...1634
• RANGE ALONG OF A THING to match or correspond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• READ to match, to correspond ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMMER † to agree, to assort, to match ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIDE to rival, equal, match ...1603
• SIZE to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• SUIT †* to find a parallel to, to match ...1589
• YOKE to join; to match; to marry ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCH (flammable item) - verbs
• SCART to scratch; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCHED - adjectives
• ILL-MARROWED badly matched; awkwardly arranged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PAIRED badly matched ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UP AND UP evenly matched ...1900s Aust. sl.
MATCHING - adjectives
• SUIT-LIKE † corresponding, matching ...1570
MATCHLESS - adjectives
• IMPARALLELED † matchless, unparalleled ...1604
• MAKELESS † matchless, without equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROWLESS matchless, incomparable, without an equal ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARAGONLESS * matchless, peerless ...1590
MATE - see FRIEND
MATERIAL - adjectives
• TAIFFLIE of material: thin, shoddy ...1972 Sc.
MATERIAL - nouns
• RAIL a cheap, flimsy dress; a thin, flimsy, worthless piece of material ...1866 Sc.
• ROPE (derogatory) a length of worthless material or a long dowdy dress ...1866 Sc.
MATERIALISTIC - nouns, person
• BABYLON anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones ...1970s sl.
• FANCY GIRL a materialistic woman ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• SANTA CLAUS an older man who is willing to provide the various material wants of a younger mistress, or, if gay, a younger male lover ...1960s sl.
MATERNITY - nouns
• SPIKE a maternity hospital ...1960s Irish sl.
MATERNITY CLOTHES - nouns
• HATCHING DRESS a maternity dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HATCHING JACKET a maternity blouse or dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
MATHEMATICS - nouns
• MOUNT EUCLID mathematics ...c1810 Oxford University usage
MATHEMATICS - nouns, person
• CALCULIST one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician ...1829
• DIGITHEAD a person whose enthusiasm for mathematics or computers is never hidden ...1994 US sl.
• MAROON a person who is marooned ...1883
MARRIAGE - adjectives (also see wedding)
• ANTENUPTIAL before marriage ...1810
• BANNED of persons: having had the banns of marriage published ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ELIGIBLE eager for marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GAMICAL † pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital ...1660
• LEFT-HANDED said of a marriage to a social inferior ...a1642
• MARKET-RIPE old enough for marriage ...1891 Eng. dial.
• MISOGAMIC * marriage-hating ...1803
• ON THE SHELF having no prospect of marrying; generally used of a woman ...1839
• PAIRING matrimonial ...1884 Sc.
• SPONSALITIOUS † pertaining to marriage ...1656
MARRIAGE - nouns
• ACCOUPLEMENT † the act of coupling one thing to another; union, pairing; marriage union ...1483
• ACCOUPLING † the act of joining two things into a couple or pair; coupling; esp. union in marriage ...1525
• AE † law, esp. the law of nature, or of God; hence, legal custom, rite, marriage ...c975
• ASKINGS the publication of banns of marriage ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BABY-SNATCHING of either sex: marrying or having an affair with someone much younger than oneself ...1920s sl.
• BALL AND CHAIN marriage ...20C sl.
• BANDS banns of marriage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANE † a proclamation of a marriage ...1499
• BANES the banns of matrimony ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BANNS proclamation or public notice given in church of an intended marriage, in order that those who know of any impediment thereto may have opportunity of lodging objections ...a1328
• BED-MATCH † marriage, wedlock ...1583
• BELLING a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds; bells, shotguns, or any noise-making device was used ...1862 Amer. dial.
• BEND † a moral or spiritual bond or restraint; the bands or bonds of matrimony ...a1250
• BOOKING the act of recording names for proclamation of banns ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOW-AND-ARROW WEDDING a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BROOMSTICK MARRIAGE a common-law marriage ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CAGAMOSIS an unhappy marriage
• CALLING-HOME. the publication of the marriage banns ...1872 Eng. dial.
• CONFARREATION † a wedding, marriage ...c1645
• DIGAMY a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce ...17C
• GAMOMANIA an obsessive desire to make strange and extravagant marriage proposals ...1885
• HALF-MARK MARRIAGE a clandestine marriage ...1816 Sc.
• HANDFAST † a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract ...1611
• JACKRUM a marriage license ...1825 sl.
• LOVING PAPER a marriage certificate, or license ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MARRIAGE DEED † an antenuptial agreement embodying the terms agreed on by the parties with respect to rights of property and succession ...1678
• MARRIAGE LINES a certificate of marriage ...1829
• MARRIAGE PORTION a portion or dowry, etc., given to a bride at her marriage ...1766
• MATCH † the action of marrying; relationship by marriage ...1574
• MILITARY CEREMONY a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MILITARY WEDDING a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way; a shotgun wedding ...1916 Amer. dial.
• MOUSETRAP marriage ...19C US Black sl.
• NOOSE, THE marriage ...20C US sl.
• OCTOGAMY the marrying of eight spouses ...c1386
• OPSIGAMY * marriage late in life ...1824
• PAIRING a marriage feast where the newly-married couple receive presents from their friends ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PANTAGAMY a communistic system of complete marriage, in which all the men and women of a household or community are regarded as married to each other ...1852
• PARROT AND MONKEY TIME an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARROTTY TIME an unhappy marriage, in which the two partners fight continually ...L19 US sl.
• PARSONING WORK a wedding, marriage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSON'S MOUSETRAP marriage ...L17 sl.
• PROMISE OF ODIN, THE a promise of marriage supposed to be particularly binding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• SALAMANCA WEDDING the marriage of an old man to a (rich) young woman ...L19 sl.
• SAWMILL LICENSE a 'license' for a common-law marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCORN a snub, a brusque rejection, esp. of an offer of marriage; a slight in love ...c1746 Sc.
• SCOTCH MARRIAGE a common-law marriage ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SILVER BRIDAL † silver marriage; 25th wedding anniversary ...1624
• SILVER FEAST silver wedding; 25th wedding anniversary ...1796
• SILVER-MARRIAGE † a marriage at which each guest contributed a money-offering ...1825
• SPLICE the act or institution of marriage ...M19 sl.
• TAIL-TODDLE conjugal rights ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNION marriage ...euphemism
• WOODCHUCK CASE a situation of necessity, one in which there is no choice, as a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way ...1862 Amer. dial.
MARRIAGE - nouns, person
• AGAMIST † one who opposes marriage; one who does not marry; an unmarried person ...1553-87
• BABY-SNATCHER a person who is sexually attracted to, has an amorous affair with, or marries a much younger person ...1920s sl.
• EEKFOW † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• EEKFULL † an equal, match in marriage ...1768 Sc.
• FATE a person whom one is fated to marry ...1856 Amer. dial.
• GOLD-DIGGER a woman who marries or forms a sexual relationship with a man solely for the sake of financial gain ...1915 sl., orig. US
• HANDFASTER † one who makes a contract between parties; the maker of a nuptial contract or union ...1598
• MARIAGE BROKER † an opprobrious term for a match-maker ...1681
• MARRIAGE BAWD † an opprobrious term for a match-maker ...1698
• MATCH-PARTY a person who arranges marriages ...1881 Ireland
• MISOGAMIST a hater of marriage ...1706
MARRIAGE, MARRY - verbs (also see MARRIED verbs)
• ADAM to marry ...1753 sl.
• ASK to publish the banns of marriage ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BE MAN-RUED of a woman: to repent of a marriage she was about to make ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BESPOUSE † to espouse, to marry ...c1175
• BESTOW † to settle or give in marriage ...c1386
• BETAKE † to give in marriage ...1382
• BLEND to marry ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BOOK to record names of a couple for proclamation of banns of marriage ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIDE to marry ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUILD THE FENCE to marry, usually after the conception of a child ...1935 Amer. dial.
• CALL to publish the banns of marriage ...1843 Eng. dial.
• CALL HOME to publish the banns of matrimony; generally for the third time ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CONJUGALIZE to become conjugal, to marry ...1823 nonce word
• DISAPPOINT to reject in love or marriage ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FAST † to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed ...c1300
• GIVE ONE THE BUTTONS to refuse to marry ...1954 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE GLOVE to turn down a proposal of marriage ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE MITTEN of a woman: to reject or dismiss a man's invitation or proposal of marriage; to jilt ...1842 Amer. dial.
• GOLD-DIG of a woman: to marry or form a sexual relationship with a man solely for the sake of financial gain ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HANDFAST † 1. to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth ...c1200
† 2. of the man: to engage in a marriage contract ...a1400
• HANG to marry ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HITCH 1. to marry ...1846 Amer. sl.
2. to get married ...1880 Amer. sl.
• HITCH TEAMS to get married ...1864 Amer. sl.
• JOIN GIBLETS † to marry ...1727
• JOIN THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE of a man: to marry ...1891 sl.
• LEAD A BRIDE TO CHURCH to marry ...1530
• LEAD TO THE ALTAR to marry ...1812
• LOCK to form a close relationship with; to bind in a relationship; to marry ...1938 Amer. dial.
• LOSE ONE'S MARKET to throw away one's matrimonial chance ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAKE A MARKET to make a match, to become settled in matrimony ...1787 Sc.
• MAKE A NAPKIN OF ONE'S DISHCLOUT to make a foolish, unsuitable marriage; to marry one's cook or other servant ...M18 sl.
• MALE to marry ...1938 Hawaii
• MARISSE † to marry ...c1315
• MARROW to be a companion to; to marry ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MARRY A MIDDEN FOR MUCK to marry for money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARRY MONEY to marry a rich spouse ...1858 sl.
• MATCH to marry, mate ...1798 Sc.
• MATE to copulate; to marry ...17C
• MISWIVE † to marry unsuitably or unlawfully ...c1250
• NUPTIATE to marry ...1872 Amer.
• OFFER TILL to make an offer of marriage to ...1903 Sc.
• PAIR to marry ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR OFF WITH to marry ...1827 colloq.
• POP to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• POP IT to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• POP THE QUESTION to propose marriage ...M18 sl.
• PUT ONE'S HAND IN AN EMPTY CORN-JAR to marry a poor woman ...20C W. Indies sl.
• RIVET to marry ...1700 sl.
• SAM † to bring together; to join in marriage, love, friendship, etc. ...c1200
• SIT IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck; to marry well ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
• SIT UP WITH A SICK FRIEND of a man: to excuse oneself for absence all night from the conjugal bed ...c1880 sl.
• SPLICE to marry ...E18 sl.
• TACK † to join in wedlock ...1732 sl.
• TACK TOGETHER to marry ...M18 sl.
• TAKE to marry; to accept as husband or wife ...1889 Sc.
• TAKE A SHARE OF ONE'S TATTIE to share one's home; to marry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TAKE BY THE HAND to marry ...1898 Sc.
• TAKE THE WIFE to marry ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TAKE THE YOKE WITH to marry ...1884 Sc.
• TAKE TO to marry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAKE TO CHURCH to marry ...1902 Eng. dial.
• TETHER to marry, to get married ...1812 Sc.
• TIE to marry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIE THE KNOT to marry; to get married ...1717 sl.
• TIE UP to join in marriage ...1894 colloq. or sl.
• TOKEN to betroth, to promise in marriage ...1880 Eng. dial.
• WAD to marry ...1792 Sc.
• YARD to marry ...1900s Aust. sl.
• YOKE to join; to match; to marry ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MARRIAGE - phrases
• BREAK AN ELBOW AT THE CHURCH DOOR said of a woman who becomes lazy and indolent after marriage ...1776 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARRIED IN THE VEAL BONES ALWAYS A CALF one who marries young never becomes a physically strong man ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON THE ROCKS of a marriage: on the point of dissolution; in danger of breaking up ...colloq.
• ON THE SHELF without prospects of marriage, as after having broke an engagement ...colloq.
MARRIAGEABLE - adjectives
• AXABLE of an age suitable for marriage ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FANGAST † fit for marriage, marriageable ...c1660 Eng. dial.
• MANABLE † of marriageable age ...1607
• MANFIERDIE of a woman: of marriageable age; ready for matrimony ...1866 Sc.
• MARRIABLE * that may be married; in early use, marriageable ...c1440
• VIRIPOTENT † of a woman: physically fit for marriage; of a marriageable age ...1587
MARRIAGEABLE - nouns, person
• FANGAST † a marriageable maid ...c1660 Eng. dial.
• MARRIAGEABLE a marriageable person ...1826
MARRIED - adjectives
• ADAMED married ...Bk1921 sl.
• ADCORPORATED †* married ...Bk1612
• ALTAR-BOUND eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CONSCIOUS eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ALTAR-CRAZY eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ANCHORED married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANTSY said of a woman who is very eager to get married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BALL-AND-CHAINED married ...1972 US sl.
• BUCKLED UP married ...1950 Amer. dial.
• DOVETAILED married ...Ireland
• FEISTY eager to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FREE-LANCE pert. to a married woman who acts as a paid or unpaid prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• GOT THE BUG eager to get married ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HALF-AND-HALF married ...1900s sl.
• HITCHED married ...1857 Amer. sl., orig. US
• HOOK-EM-UP married ...1972 Amer. sl.
• IN LAW OF WEDLOCK † lawfully married ...c1230
• IN ONE TETHER married ...1844 Eng. dial.
• LEGALIZED of a wife: legally married ...1788
• LOCKED UP friendly; married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MARITATED † having a husband; married ...1727
• MARRIABLE * that may be married; in early use, marriageable ...c1440
• ON THE LOOK very eager to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• OUT OF THE GAME married, engaged, or dating only one person ...2001 US sl.
• PARSED married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARSONED married in a church or chapel ...1892 Eng. dial.
• READY TO LOCK UP eager to get married ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RED IN THE COMB eager to get married ...1906 Amer. dial.
• RING-TETHERED married ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SHUT UP IN THE PARSON'S POUND adj. married ...L18 sl.
• SPLICED married ...1751 sl.
• UNMAIDENED † married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MARRIED - nouns, person
• ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APRIL GENTLEMAN a man newly married ...16C colloq.
• AUTEM-COVE a married man ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• BENEDICK a married man, esp. a newly married man or a formerly confirmed bachelor who changes his mind ...E19
• BENEDICT a newly married man; an apparently confirmed bachelor who marries ...1821
• CALIFORNIA WIDOW a married woman whose husband is away from her for any extended period ...Bk1891 Amer. sl.
• DAME WITH AN ANCHOR a married woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DARK CULL a married man with a mistress that he visits only at night ...18C sl.
• DARK CULLY a married man with a mistress whom he sees only at night ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• DARK DIDDLER a married man with a secret mistress ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DINK either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids) ...L20 colloq.
• DINKY either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids) ...L20 colloq.
• GANDER a married man; in America, one not living with his wife ...Bk1901 sl.
• HORN-GROWER a married man ...18C colloq.
• HORN-MERCHANT a married man ...18C colloq.
• KAISER BABY a woman who leaves home and returns married to a successful, wealthy, (and usually White) husband ...1920s US Black sl.
• MA'AM † a married woman ...1765
• NEOGAM a newly-married person ...1862 nonce word
• NEOGAMIST † a newly-married person ...1656
• QUADRIGAMIST one four times married; one who has four wives or four husbands at the same time ...1865
• RACLAN a married woman ...c1830 UK tramps' sl.
• SPOUSESS † a female spouse, a wife, a bride, a married woman ...1388
• TRUNDLE-BED TRASH a low-class, shiftless person or group; very young, worthless people just married ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WEDDINGERS a newly-married couple ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• YOUNG MARRIEDS married couples ...c1925 Aust. colloq.
MARRIED - verbs (also see MARRIAGE verbs)
• BE OFF OF THE REEL to be married ...1899 Sc.
• BRACE UP vb. to get married ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• BREAK ONE'S NECK to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CONNUBIATE to get married ...1814 nonce word
• DANCE BAREFOOT † said of an elder sister when a younger one was married before her ...1596
• FALL to get married ...1910s sl.
• GANG TOGETHER to get married ...1768 Sc.
• GET HALTER-BROKE of a man: to get married ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GET HOOKED to get married ...1910 Amer. sl.
• GET LATCHED to get married ...1944 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE IN THE HARNESS to get married ...1903 Amer. dial. Amer. dial.
• GET ONESELF A BOSS to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GET ONESELF HARNESSED to get married ...1968 Amer. dial. Amer. dial.
• HANG UP THE HAT of a man when married: to go and live in his wife's house ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MARRY UP to get married ...1955 Amer. dial.
• NUPTIALIZE * to get married ...1857
• SET ONESELF IN A BUTTER TUB to get married ...1968 Amer. dial.
• STEP OFF THE CARPET to get married ...1843 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL LEAP to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL PLUNGE to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE FATAL STEP to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TETHER to marry, to get married ...1812 Sc.
• TIE BAGS to get married ...World War I Amer. sl.
• TIE THE KNOT to marry; to get married ...1717 sl.
• TRAP A SQUAW to get married ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VEIL UP to get married ...1930s US sl.
• WEAR A HAT to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
MARRIED - phrases
• OLDER AND THE MADDER, THE applied to an old couple who get married ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S COMB IS GETTING RED one is eager to get married ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT said of a person who is very eager to get married ...1950 Amer. dial.
• ON THE CARPET in the field to get married ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MARRY - adjectives
• MARITURIENT eager to marry; wishing to become a husband ...1765 nonce word
• ON THE CARPET eager to marry ...1909 Amer. dial.
• OUT ON THE CARPET eager to marry ...1909 Amer. dial.
MARSH, MARSHY - adjectives
• BUTTERMILK having the characteristics of a marsh, boggy ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HELOBIOUS * living in marshes or swamps ...1889
• MARISH † of the nature of a marsh; marshy ...1543
• MARISHY † marshy ...1607
• MARSHLY †* marshy ...c1386
• PALUDAL pert. to a marsh or fen; produced by or arising from a marsh ...1818-20 chiefly medical usage
• PALUDIATE † pert. to marshes ...1632
• PALUDIC pert. to marshes ...1897
• PALUDICOLE inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLINE inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDICOLOUS inhabiting marshes ...1857
• PALUDINAL pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINE pert. to a marsh ...1858
• PALUDINOUS pert. to a marsh ...1866
• PALUDIOUS pert. to marshes ...1594
• PALUDOSE * belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1866
• PALUDOUS * belonging to marshes, marshy; inhabiting marshes ...1803
• PALUSTRAL * pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1879
• PALUSTRIAN * pert. to or inhabiting marshes ...1787
• PALUSTRINE. inhabiting marshes ...1882
• PONDY swampy; marshy ...1686 Amer. dial.
• QUEECHY of land: wet, boggy, marshy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOBBY marshy, boggy ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SLUMPY marshy, swampy, muddy, boggy ...E19 orig. Eng. dial.
MARSH, MARSHINESS, MARSHY - nouns
• CAMARINE † a fetid marsh or swamp ...1576
• DAGO a low-lying meadow; a kind of grassy marsh ...1955 Amer. dial.
• DANK † a wet place, a pool, a marsh ...1513
• FALL low-lying, wet, marshy land ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GASEYN marshy ground ...c1420
• GULLION mud, a quagmire, a stinking, rotting marsh ...1824 Sc. & Irish
• HAG wild, broken ground; rocky moorland; a piece of soft bog in a moor or morass; a marsh ... 1662 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LOGAN a wet, marshy piece of land ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MARISH † a marsh or low-lying ground liable to be flooded ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARISHNESS † marshiness ...1652-62
• MERE a marsh; sodden, reedy ground; ground permanently under water ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERSK a marsh ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALUDE †* a marsh, a fen ...1412-20
• PALUS †* a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSCHE †* a marsh, a fen; an abyss ...1471
• PALUSTRIAN * an animal that lives in a marsh ...1607
• PANYAL a boggy, marshy, or muddy place; an ill-drained swampy piece of ground ...1920 Sc.
• QUAB † a marshy spot; a bog ...1627 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUAG a marshy or boggy spot ...1589
• QUAW a bog, a quagmire, a marsh ...1535 Sc.
• QUOB a marshy spot; a bog, a quagmire; a quicksand ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SLUMP a marsh; a swamp; a muddy or boggy place ...E19 Eng. dial.
• SUG † a marsh, a bog, a swamp ...1578
• SUMP a marsh, a swamp, a bog, a morass ...c1425
• SUMPT † a marsh, a bog, a swamp ...c1425
• VLY a swamp or marshy pond ...1645 Amer. dial.
• WAGGLE a marsh, a bog, a pool ...1762 Sc.
• WUGGLE a marsh, a bog, a pool ...1762 Sc.
MARSHAL - nouns, person
• BIG STICK a person of authority, as a police officer or foreman; a marshal ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN HAWK a marshal ...1968 Amer. dial.
MART - nouns
• VENT † a place where goods are or may be sold; a market, mart ...1580
MARTIAL - adjectives
• BELLIC † pertaining to war; warlike, martial ...1627
• MARTIABLE † martial, pert. to war or battle ...1470
• MAVORTIAL † warlike, martial ...1595
• MAVORTIAN adj. warlike, martial ...1557
• WARLY † skilled in war; martial; fond of war, bellicose; valiant ...1423
MARTIAL - nouns, person
• MARTIAL † a martial person, a soldier ...c1611
MARTIALLY - adverbs
• WARFARINGLY † in a warlike manner; martially ...1611
MARTINI - nouns
• MARTOONI a martini ...1954 Amer. sl.
• VIRGIN a martini, i.e. a mix of vermouth and gin ...1910s US sl.
MARTYR - adjectives
• MARTYRIAL †* befitting a martyr ...1678
• MARTYRISH having the air of a martyr ...1888 nonce word
• MARTYRLY * characteristic of a martyr ...1659
• MARTYROLOGIC * concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs ...1849
• MARTYROLOGICAL concerning the history or sufferings of martyrs ...1656
MARTYR, MARTYRDOM - nouns
• MARTYROLATRY the worship of martyrs ...1889
• MARTYROLOGE † 1. a list or register of martyrs ...1500
† 2. the histories of martyrs collectively ...1631
• MARTYRY † martyrdom ...c1325
MARTYR - nouns, person
• MARTYRAGO † a female martyr having the courage of a man ...1654 nonce word
• MARTYRESS † a female martyr ...1471
• MARTYRIOLOGER †* a one versed in the history of martyrs ...1643
• MARTYROLOGIST one versed in the history of martyrs ...1676
• MARTYROLOGUE * one versed in the history of martyrs ...1647
MARTYR - verbs
• MARTYREESE to victimize, to martyr ...1884 Sc.
• MARTYRIZATE † to put to death as a martyr; to make a martyr of ...1432-50
• MERTYREESE to victimize, to martyr ...1884 Sc.
MARTYRDOM - nouns
• SUFFERING † the act of suffering death; execution, martyrdom ...1651
MARVEL - adjectives
• TERATICAL * relating to marvels or prodigies; incredible, wonderful, miraculous ...1722
MARVEL, MARVELLING - nouns
• ADMIRATION the act of wondering or marvelling; wonder, astonishment, surprise ...1506 arch.
• FIRLY-FARLY a wonderful thing, a marvel ...19C Eng. dial.
• GOLLY-WHOPPER something extraordinary of its kind; a wonder, a marvel ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MARL † a marvel, a wonder ...1609 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MARVELMENT * the condition of marvelling ...1823
• SIGN † a marvel or wonder ...a1400-50 obs.
MARVEL - verbs
• ADMERVEYLLE † to marvel; to marvel at, to wonder at, to admire ...1474
• ADMIRE † to feel surprise or astonishment; to wonder, to marvel ...c1590
• AWONDER † to astonish, surprise, marvel; to be astonished or amazed; to cause to wonder ...c1230
• MARL † to marvel, to wonder ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIRATE to wonder, to marvel; to admire something ...1893 Amer. dial.
MARVELLOUS - adjectives
• ACES AND EIGHTS wonderful, marvellous, excellent ...1920s sl.
• ACKNICKELOUS marvellous ...1988 Amer. rap music usage
• ACKNICKULOUS wonderful, marvellous ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• ADMIRABLE † to be wondered at; wonderful, surprising, marvellous ...1596
• BAD marvellous, wonderful; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy ...1897 US sl., esp. Black usage
• BARDACIOUS thorough, marvellous, remarkable, excellent, first-rate ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FANTABULOUS wonderful, marvellous, really great ...1958 Amer. sl.
• MARVEL † marvellous, wonderful ...a1300
• MARVELLABLE † marvellous ...1483
• MARVELLY † marvellous, amazing, astonishing ...c1420
• MARVY marvellous ...1931 US sl.
• WIZARD excellent, marvellous ...1922 UK sl.
MARVELLOUSLY - adverbs
• MARVELLY † amazingly, wonderfully, marvellously ...c1330
MARVELLOUSNESS - nouns
• MARVELNESS † the quality of inspiring wonder; marvellousness ...1434
MARYLAND - nouns
• BIG B Baltimore, Maryland ...1974 US sl.
• CRABTOWN Annapolis, Maryland ...US Civil War usage
• MOB CITY Baltimore, Maryland ...1837 US sl.
• MOB TOWN Baltimore, Maryland ...1859 US sl.
MARYLAND - nouns, person
• CRAB a girl from Annapolis, Maryland ...World War II Amer. sl.
MASCULINE - adjectives
• FAST of a woman: acting in a masculine and thus socially unacceptable manner ...E19 sl.
• HAIRY overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ARSED overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ASS overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• HAIRY-ASSED overtly, aggressively masculine ...1940s sl.
• LAD-LIKE boyish, masculine ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MACHO excessively masculine, virile, and brave ...1959 US sl.
• MACK extremely masculine in appearance or behaviour ...1967 US Black sl.
• MAN-FACED having masculine features ...1877 Sc.
• MANKIND † of women: masculine, virago-like ...1585
• MANRITCH of a woman: masculine ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MASCULO-FEMININE partly masculine and partly feminine ...1646
• MASCULOUS †* masculine ...1619
• RAMSTOUGAR of a woman: bold, masculine ...a1838 Sc.
• RUDAS bold, masculine ...B1900 Sc.
• T.A.N. aggressively masculine (Tough As Nails) ...1980s US college sl.
MASCULINE - nouns
• BALLS masculine behaviour in a female ...20C US sl.
MASCULINE - nouns, person
• ALLIGATOR an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male ...Amer. Black sl.
• AMAZON an extremely masculine woman; a virago ...M18
• GAL-BOY a romping girl, a tomboy; a mannish or masculine woman ...1848 Amer. dial.
• HE-BODY a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE-WEAN a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HE-WIFE a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HE-WOMAN a woman of masculine appearance ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat ...1569-70 Eng. dial.
• JACK GENTLEWOMAN a large masculine woman ...L18 sl.
• MANIKIN a masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs.
• MANKIND-WOMAN a coarse, masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-WEEAN a woman fond of men; a masculine woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAN-WOMAN a mannish woman ...1894
• MASCULINE-FEMININE † a mannish woman ...1620
• MASTER WOMAN † an imperious or masculine woman ...1534
• RUDAS a strong, masculine woman ...B1900 Sc.
• STRAMULLION a strong, robust, masculine woman; a virago ...B1900 Sc.
• STROMP a masculine woman; a woman exhibiting male behaviour ...20C Amer. dial. or colloq.
MASCULINE - verbs
• MASCULATE * to make masculine ...1623
MASCULINITY - nouns
• GUYNESS maleness; masculinity ...1990s Amer. sl.
• MASCULARITY * masculinity ...1817
MASH - verbs
• MANCH to mince; to mash, to bruise, to crush to a pulp; to beat up ...1895 Eng. dial.
• SMUSH to mash ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MASK - nouns
• FALSE FACE a mask ...1818
• LARVE † a mask ...a1656
• MASKER † a mask ...1532
• MASKERY † masking, wearing of masks; a masquerade ...a1548
• OOSER a grotesque mask ...1891 Eng. dial.
• VIZARD a mask, a visor ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASK - verbs
• IMMASK †* to cover as with a mask; to disguise ...1596
MASKED - adjectives
• LARVATED † provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVED † masked, concealed ...1654
MASOCHISM - nouns
• B. AND D. a form of sadism and masochism ; 'Bondage and Discipline' ...M20 US sl.
• S. AND M. sadism and masochism ...M20 US sl.
MASOCHIST - nouns, person
• MASO a masochist ...1960s US sl.
• SAM a masochist who is rude in order to receive punishment (Smart-Assed Masochist) ...1990 US homosexual sl.
MASON - nouns
• MASON-WORD a masonic password ...1695 Sc.
• WAREHOUSE † a mason's or carpenter's workshop ...1530
MASON - nouns, person
• HAWK a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
• HAWK-BOY a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
• LAYER † one who lays stones; a mason ...1382
• MASONER † a mason or bricklayer ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MELL'S MAN a stonemason; one who can handle a 'mell' ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PUDDING BASIN a mason ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• WALLER a mason; a wall-builder, esp. one who builds rough, mortarless walls ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASON - verbs
• MASONER to do the work of a mason ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASONY to work as a mason; to follow the trade of a mason ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASQUERADE - adjectives
• MASKFUL †* of the nature of masquerade ...1655
• MASQUERADISH * befitting a masquerade ...1681
MASQUERADE - nouns
• MASKEN † a masquerade or masquerading costume ...1578
• MASKERY † masking, wearing of masks; a masquerade ...a1548
• MASQUE * a masquerade, a masked ball ...1514
• MASQUIN † a masquerade or masquerading costume ...1578
MASQUERADE - nouns, person
• MASQUERADE † one who takes part in a masquerade ...1651
MASQUERADE - verbs
• MASK † to take part in a masque or masquerade; to masquerade ...a1562
MASSACHUSETTS - adjectives
• BOSTONIAN belonging to Boston ...1698
MASSACHUSETTS - nouns
• BAY STATE the State of Massachusetts, orig. the Colony of Massachusetts Bay ...1883
• EASTIE East Boston, Massachusetts ...1983 US sl.
MASSACHUSETTS - nouns, person
• BAY-MAN an inhabitant of Massachusetts Bay ...1773 US Hist.
• BOSTONER † a Bostonian ...1758 US
• BOSTONESE natives or inhabitants of Boston ...1888 US
• BOSTONIAN a native or inhabitant of Boston, Massachusetts ...1698
• BRAVA a resident of the Cape Cod area whose ancestors were Black and Portuguese immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BRAVO a resident of the Cape Cod area whose ancestors were Black and Portuguese immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands ...1931 Amer. dial.
• NUTMEG a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1821 sl.
• NUTMEG-MAKER a White New Englander, esp. of Connecticut, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island ...1883 sl.
• SCRAP ISLANDER applied to a Nantucketer by the people of Martha's Vineyard ...1916 Amer. dial.
MASSACRE - adjectives
• MASSACROUS † pertaining to massacre; cruelly murderous ...1593
MASSACRE - nouns
• MASSACREE massacre ...20C jocular
MASSACRE - verbs
• MASSACREE to massacre, to butcher, to kill; to destroy life by accident ...1891 Eng. dial.
MASSAGE - nouns
• BODY-RUB SHOPS massage parlours ...Bk1998 Can. sl.
• FACE-UP MASSAGE an erotic massage ...2002 Can. sl.
• SWITCH in a sexually oriented massage parlour: a massage given to the masseuse by the customer ...1982 US sl.
MASSAGE - nouns, person
• MASSER one who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse ...1888
• MASSEUR a man who practices massage ...1876
• MASSEUSE a woman who practices massage ...1876
MASSAGE - verbs
• MASS * to massage ...1786
• MASSÉ * to massage ...1887
• NOACH to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
• NOATCH to massage; to squeeze with the fingers; to rub down ...1982 Amer. dial.
MASSIVE - adjectives
• BOISTOUS † roughly massive; bulky; clumsy ...c1325
• BONZAI large, massive ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DERF massive, capable of giving a severe blow ...B1900 Sc.
• MASSY massive, bulky, strong; big ...1720 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASTIFF † massive, solid, bulky ...1495
• MOLIMINOUS † massive, cumbrous ...c1643
• ROBUSTIOUS of things: big and strong, massive ...a1548
MASSIVELY - adverbs
• HEAVY heavily; ponderously; massively; burdensomely, oppressively ...c1000
• MASSILY † massively ...c1400
MASSIVENESS - nouns
• MASSEDNESS † massiveness ...1398
• MASSINESS massiveness ...1570
MASTER - adjectives
• MAGISTERIAL 1. pert. to a master or teacher, or one qualified to speak with authority ...1632
† 2. pert. to a master-workman; displaying a master's skill; also, having the qualifications of a master ...1643
• MAGISTERIOUS † exercising the authority of a master ...17C
• MAGISTRAL * pert. to or befitting a master; authoritative, dogmatic ...1605
• MAISTROUS † characteristic of a master ...1642
• MASTERFAST † bound to a master ...1469
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
• MASTERLY † characteristic of a master or lord; usually in a bad sense, arbitrary, despotic; imperious, overbearing, domineering ...1531-2
• MASTEROUS † characteristic of a master ...1642
MASTER - nouns
• MASTERHEAD †* the condition or quality of being a master ...1382
MASTER - nouns, person
• BAAS a master, an employer of labour ...1625 S. Afr.
• BOSS OF THE SHANTY the master or manager of the place ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• BUCKRA a boss, master ...1886 Amer. dial.
• DEACON a superior or head workman; an adept, a proficient, a master; a thoroughly capable man ...1790 Sc.
• GAFF a master, the head of a house; a foreman or overseer ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAFFER † a master, a 'governor' ...a1659 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEAD-MUCK one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SHA-RAG one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-SIR-RAG one who takes the chief part in anything; a leader, a person of consequence, a master ...1893 Eng. dial.
• MAGISTRICIDE a murderer of one's master or teacher ...1670 nonce word
• MASSA master ...1774 US Black usage
• MAST † master ...c1460
• MASTER-HOUSEHOLD † master of the household ...1536
• MASTERLING † a petty master; a would-be master ...1869 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEARDY a person in authority, a master, a parent, a foreman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• OLD a master, a boss ...M19 sl.
MASTER - verbs
• GET THE MASTER OF A PERSON to become or act the master over ...1887 Brit. colloq.
• HAVE THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLD THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEEP THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LIVE WITH ONE'S UNCLE to have a kind master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAISTRIE † 1. to master ...c1412
†* 2. to make oneself master of; to conquer ...1636 obs
• MATCH to manage; to master ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAIL to get right, to master ...1989 US colloq.
• NEW to oppress, to keep under, to master; to curb; to maul ...1768 Sc.
• SIGNORIZE IT †* to play the master ...1611
MASTERED - adjectives
• MASTERABLE capable of being mastered ...1882
MASTERFUL - adjectives
• OBSTRACKLOUS obstreperous, wayward, masterful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MASTERFUL - nouns
• MASTERDOM † masterful behaviour ...1596
MASTERFUL - nouns, person
• RANEGILL a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc.
• RANNIGAL a masterful, turbulent person or animal ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHEIK a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women ...sl.
MASTERLY - adjectives
• MASTERLIKE † resembling a master; despotic, autocratic, sovereign; authoritative, magisterial; exhibiting masterly ability or skill ...1580
• RICKY masterly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
MASTERLY - nouns
• MASTERPIECE a person's greatest achievement; an action of masterly ability ...1605
MASTER OF CEREMONIES - nouns, person
• AIR-MAN-CHAIR the chairman or master of ceremonies ...L19 sl.
MASTERPIECE - nouns
• HEAD-BIT a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEAD-PIECE a masterpiece; something surprising or astonishing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• TOP-PIECE †* the best or finest piece; a masterpiece ...1682
MASTERSHIP - nouns
• MAGISTERIALITY † mastership; authoritative position ...1655
• MASTER-PRIZE † a masterpiece ...1604
• MASTER'S PRIZE † a masterpiece ...1604
• MASTER-WORK a work of pre-eminent merit; a masterpiece ...1617
MASTERY - nouns
• HIGHER HAND † superiority in contest, mastery ...a1225
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MASTERDOM mastery, the upper hand ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MASTURBATE - verbs
• ABUSE to masturbate ...L16 sl.
• ABUSE ONESELF to masturbate ...euphemism
• ACCOST THE OSCAR MEYER to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• BALL OFF of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• BANG THE BANJO to masturbate ...1970s US sl.
• BANG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE CANDLE to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• BASH THE PRIEST to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BASH THE STICK to masturbate ...1950s Aust. sl.
• BAT to masturbate ...L19 Amer. dial.
• BATTER THE BISHOP. to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BEAT OFF of a male: to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• BEAT ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...1967 sl., orig. US
• BEAT THE BISHOP to masturbate ...L19 sl.
• BEAT THE DAISY to masturbate ...1971 US sl.
• BEAT THE MEAT to masturbate ...1967 sl., orig. US
• BEAT THE PUP of a male: to masturbate ...1956 Amer. sl.
• BOX THE JESUIT to masturbate ...1785 sl.
• CABARET to lie in bed masturbating ...1950 US sl.
• CHOKE THE CHICKEN to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• CHUFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• CHUFFER to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• CIRCLE-JERK of boys or men: to indulge in group masturbation ...1950s US sl.
• CLEAN THE CARPET of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• COME YOUR MUTTON of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• COME YOUR TURKEY of a male: to masturbate ...1961 UK sl.
• DANCE WITH JOHNNY ONE-EYE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• DASH ONE'S DOODLE of men: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• DIDDLE to masturbate ...1934 sl.
• DIGITATE of a woman: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• DISOBEY THE POPE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• DO ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• DO ONESELF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• DO THE PORK SWORD JIGGLE to masturbate (pork sword = the penis) ...1940s sl.
• DUST THE END-TABLE to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• DUST THE FAMILY JEWELS to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• EXPRESS A SECRET VICE to masturbate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• FIST-FUCK of a male: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIST IT to grasp a penis for masturbation or as a guide for intromission, performed by a man or a woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG to masturbate ...20C Aust. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S DONKEY to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG ONE'S SAUSAGE to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FLOG THE DAISY to masturbate ...1956 US sl.
• FLONG ONE'S DONG to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• FONDLE ONE'S FIG to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• FRIG to masturbate ...1680 sl.
• FRIGGLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FRIG ONESELF to masturbate oneself ...16C
• FUCK OFF to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• FUCK ONE'S FIST of a male: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FUDGE to masturbate someone to orgasm ...20C US sl.
• GALLOP ONE'S ANTELOPE of males: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• GALLOP ONE'S MAGGOT of males: to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• GALLOP THE ANTELOPE to masturbate ...20C sl.
• GALLOP THE LIZARD to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• GALLOP THE MAGGOT to masturbate ...20C sl.
• GALLOP THE OLD LIZARD to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• GARETH GATE to masturbate ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• GEECH to copulate with a woman; to masturbate a woman ...L19 Amer. dial.
• GO TO WORK WITHOUT A STAFF of a female: to masturbate ...2001 US sl.
• GUN DOWN of a male: to masturbate while looking directly at somebody else ...2002 US sl.
• HACK ONE'S MACK to masturbate ...20C sl.
• HACK THE HOG to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• HANDLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. & US euphemism
• HAVE AN EMPTY to masturbate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• HIT THE SLIT of a woman: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• HOT-ROD to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• INDORSE to masturbate ...L18 Brit. sl.
• JACK to masturbate ...1940s sl.
• JACKAL to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• JACK 'N' THE BEANSTALK to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• JACK OFF 1. to masturbate ...1910s sl.
2. to masturbate someone else ...1930s sl.
• JAG OFF to masturbate ...20C sl.
• JACK ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...1910s sl.
• JERK to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• JERK OFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• JERK ONE'S GERKIN to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• JERK ONE'S GHERKIN to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• JERK ONE'S MUTTON to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• KEEP THE CENSUS DOWN to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• KILL SOME BABIES to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• KNOB to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• LARK to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• LEVY to masturbate ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Levy and Frank)
• LEVY AND FRANK to masturbate ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• MAKE A RENDEZVOUS WITH MRS. HAND to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• MAKE A SIX-FIST to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• MANIPULATE ONE'S MANGO to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• MASTUPRATE † to masturbate ...1623
• MOUNT A CORPORAL AND FOUR to masturbate ...L18 Brit. sl.
• NOB to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• PADDLE ONE'S PICKLE of men: to masturbate ...20C colloq.
• PADDLE THE PICKLE of a male: to masturbate ...1967 US sl.
• PADDLE THE PINK CANOE a female: to masturbate ...2004 UK sl.
• PARLOO to masturbate ...1992 Norfolk Island
• PART THE RED SEA to masturbate a woman ...1990s sl.
• POLLUTE to masturbate ...17C sl.
• POP ONE'S CORK to masturbate ...1960s sl. sl.
• POP ONE'S PETER to masturbate ...1990s US sl.
• POUND ONE'S POMEGRANATE to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• PULL ABOUT to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• PULL OFF of a male: to masturbate ...1922 Irish sl.
• PULL ONE'S DICK to masturbate ...1980s Aust. & US sl.
• PULL ONE'S PETER of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONE'S PUD of a male: to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• PULL ONE'S PUDDING of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONE'S WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONESELF ABOUT to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PULL ONESELF OFF to masturbate...20C sl.
• PULL ON THE ROPE to masturbate ...1972 US sl.
• PULL PUD of a male: to masturbate ...1994 UK sl.
• PULL RANK to masturbate ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• PULL THE HEAD OFF IT of a male: to masturbate ...2002 UK sl.
• PULL WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PULL YOUR PUD of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR PUDDEN of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR PUDDING of male: to masturbate ...1944 UK sl.
• PULL YOUR WIRE of a male: to masturbate ...1937 UK sl.
• PUMP to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• PUMP OFF to masturbate ...19C sl.
• PUMP ONE'S PICKLE of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUMP ONE'S PYTHON of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUMP ONESELF OFF to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• PUNISH PERCY IN THE PALM of a male: to masturbate ...20C sl.
• PUNISH THE POPE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• RUB to masturbate ...16C
• RUB OFF to masturbate ...17C Brit. colloq.
• RUB UP to masturbate ...1656 sl.
• SHOWER-SPANK of a male: to masturbate in the shower ...1989 US sl.
• SNAP THE RUBBER to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• SNAP THE WHIP to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• SPANK THE MONKEY of a man or boy: to masturbate ...1978 Amer. sl.
• SPERM THE WORM to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• SPLASH to masturbate ...1930s sl.
• STROKE ONE'S OAR of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• STROKE THE LIZARD of a male: to masturbate ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TAKE AN OUTING WITH TOM THUMB AND HIS FOUR BROTHERS to masturbate ...20C sl.
• TAKE MATTERS INTO ONE'S OWN HANDS to masturbate ...20C sl.
• TAKE OFF A PIECE OF WORK to masturbate ...2002 US sl.
• TAKE ONE OFF THE WRIST to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• TAKE ONESELF IN HAND to masturbate ...1950s sl., orig. nautical
• TAKE ONE'S HANK to masturbate ...1960s US prison sl.
• TAKE ONE'S SNAKE FOR A GALLOP to masturbate ...1940s sl.
• TAKE YOURSELF IN HAND of a male: to masturbate ...1953 UK sl.
• TAPDANCE to masturbate ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• TOSS OFF to masturbate ...18C sl.
• TUG to masturbate ...1950s sl., orig. Aust.
• TWANG ONE’S WIRE to masturbate ...1950s sl.
• TWANG THE WIRE to masturbate ...1950s sl.
• VARNISH ONE'S POLE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• VARNISH THE FLAGPOLE to masturbate ...1980s sl.
• WACK IT to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK OFF to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK THE ONE-EYED WORM to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK THE WEASEL to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WACK WILLY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WAKE THE DEAD to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• WALK ONE'S FERRET to masturbate ...1940s NZ sl.
• WANK of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WANK OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHACK to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK OFF to masturbate ...1969 sl.
• WHACK THE ONE-EYED WORM to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK THE WEASEL to masturbate ...1960s sl.
• WHACK WILLY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHANG OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHANK OFF of a male: to masturbate ...19C sl., chiefly Brit.
• WHIP to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop' (Whip and Top)
• WHIP AND TOP to masturbate ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'strop'
• WHIP OFF to masturbate ...M20 US sl.
• WHIP ONE'S WIRE to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• WHIP THE DUMMY to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WHIP THE LIZARD of a male: to masturbate ...1971 Amer. sl.
• WHIP UP ON SKIPPY of a male: to masturbate ...2001 sl.
• WHIP YOUR WANG of a male: to masturbate ...1969 US sl.
• WORK OFF to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl.
• WRENCH OFF to masturbate ...20C sl.
• WRIGGLE to masturbate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• YANK to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK OFF to masturbate ...1990s sl.
• YANK ONE'S CRANK to masturbate ...20C US sl.
• YANK ONE'S MEAT to masturbate ...1970s sl.
• YANK ONE'S STRAP to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK ONE'S WANK to masturbate ...20C sl.
• YANK ONE'S YAM to masturbate ...M20 sl.
• YANK THE PLANK to masturbate ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'wank' sl.
MASTURBATION - adjectives
• JACK-OFF pert. to the act of masturbation ...1930s sl.
• MASTURBATIC caused by masturbation ...1874
• ONANISTIC relating to onanism ...1892
MASTURBATION - nouns
• ABUSE masturbation ...L16 sl.
• ALLIED IRISH masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Allied Irish Bank)
• ALLIED IRISH BANK masturbation ...1994 Irish rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• ARMBREAKER energetic masturbation ...1990s sl.
• CHAIN-JERK real or imagined mutual masturbation in which several males lie adjacent to each other; each individual grasps another's penis ...1938 US sl.
• CHOPSTICKS mutual, simultaneous masturbation ...1941 sl.
• CIRCLE JERK joint masturbation, often in competition, by a group of boys or men, usually sitting in a circle ...1940s sl., orig. US
• CODE 21 masturbation ...2000s US prison sl.
• CRANK an act of masturbation ...1985 Aust. sl.
• DANGER WANK an act of masturbation with the threat of being discovered as an added stimulus ...2003 UK sl.
• DATE WITH DIPALMA of a male: an act of masturbation (DiPalma = the hand) ...2001 US sl.
• DIGITAL MANIPULATION of a woman: masturbation ...2001 US sl.
• DUSTING THE DUVET masturbation ...1990s euphemism
• FIVE AGAINST ONE masturbation ...20C jocular
• FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE masturbation ...1972 US sl.
• FRIGGING masturbation ...16C
• HAND-JOB masturbation ...1969 sl.
• HIGHLAND FLING. masturbation ...1980s Aust. prison sl.
• JACK an act of masturbation ...1980s sl.
• JACK BUMPS acne, allegedly caused by masturbation ...1960s US sl.
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
• LADY FIVE FINGERS a boy's or man's hand in the context of masturbation; masturbation ...1969 US sl.
• LEVY masturbation ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for' wank' (Levy and Frank)
• LEVY AND FRANK masturbation ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for' wank'
• MANUAL EXERCISES masturbation ...20C military sl.
• MANUAL LABOUR masturbation ...1990s sl.
• MANUSTUPRATION * masturbation ...1832
• MASTUPRATION † masturbation ...1621
• MISS FIST the hand, in the context of masturbation ...20C sl.
• MRS. PALM AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS the hand, in the context of male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE DAUGHTERS the hand, in the context of male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MRS. PALMER AND HER FIVE LOVELY DAUGHTERS a metaphor for the hand used in male masturbation ...1955 Aust. sl.
• MUCH GOO ABOUT NOTHING masturbation ...1990s sl.
• OK CORRAL a group of men masturbating while watching a female ...2002 US sl.
• OLD LADY FIVE FINGERS masturbation ...1960s sl.
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE masturbation ...L19 sl.
• ONANISM self-abuse, masturbation ...1727-41
• ONAN'S OLYMPICS masturbation ...19C sl.
• ONE-EYE TARGET PRACTICE masturbation ...1990s sl.
• ONE-LEGGED RACE masturbation ...1970s sl.
• ONE OFF THE WRIST the act of masturbation ...1960s sl.
• PALMING masturbation ...1982 Bahamas sl.
• PAM AND HER FIVE SISTERS the hand as an agency of masturbation ...1990s sl.
• POLLUTION masturbation ...16C sl.
• PORTUGUESE PUMP masturbation; an act of masturbation ...L19 Brit. nautical sl.
• PUD-PULLING masturbation ...1939 Amer. sl.
• PULL AND PUSH an act of masturbation based on the action of masturbating ...Brit. sl.
• QUICK ONE a brief act of masturbation ...1940s sl.
• RING JERK joint masturbation, often in competition, by a group of boys or men, usually sitting in a circle ...1940s sl., orig. US
• ROUND-POUND a type of mutual masturbation ...M20 US sl.
• RUB-OFF masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• RUB-UP masturbation ...17C Brit. colloq.
• SECRET VICE masturbation ...19C euphemism
• SHERMAN masturbation ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'wank' (Sherman Tank)
• SHERMAN TANK masturbation ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'wank'
• SHORT STROKES masturbation ...20C colloq.
• SIMPLE INFANTICIDE masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• TOUCH-UP masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• UNLOADING masturbation ...1990s sl.
• WANK an act of male masturbation ...1948 sl.
• WRIST AEROBICS masturbation ...1990s sl.
• WRIST JOB an act of masturbation ...1969 UK sl.
• WRIST MARATHON masturbation ...1990s sl.
• YANK an act of masturbation ...2000s sl.
• YANKEE masturbation; a masturbator ...1970s homosexual sl.
MASTURBATOR - adjectives
• WRISTY having the characteristics of a masturbator; hence, inferior or unpleasant ...2000 UK sl.
MASTURBATOR - nouns, person
• CANDLE-BASHER a spinster; a female masturbator ...E20 Brit. sl.
ׇ• CIRCLE-JERKER one who joins a group of masturbators ...1950s US sl.
• DASHER a masturbator ...20C sl.
• DOODLE-DASHER a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• FARM MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FARMER'S MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• F.O. a masturbator ...20C US sl.
• FRICATRIX a woman who masturbates herself ...19C Brit. sl.
• FRIGSTER a male who masturbates himself ...19C Brit.
• FRIGSTRESS a female who masturbates herself ...19C Brit.
• FUCK-FINGER a female masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• FUCK-FIST a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• GUNSLINGER a chronic masturbator ...2002 US sl.
• JACKER a male who masturbates frequently ...20C sl.
• JACKER-OFF a general insult; literally, a masturbator ...1930s US sl.
• JACK-OFF a general insult; literally, a masturbator ...1930s US sl.
• JERK a masturbator ...19C US sl.
• JERKER a male masturbator ...19C Brit. sl.
• JERK-OFF a chronic masturbator; an incompetent do-nothing ...20C US & Brit. sl.
• LOG-FLOGGER a male masturbator ...2003 UK sl.
• MASTUPRATOR a masturbator ...1855
• ONANIST one who practices onanism; a masturbator ...1891
• PORK PULLER one who masturbates ...1970s sl.
• ROD WALLOPER a masturbator ...1960s sl., orig. Aust.
• SALAMI SLAPPER a masturbator ...1990s sl.
• SWITCH HITTER a person who masturbates with first one hand and then the other ...2002 US sl.
• TAFFY-TUGGER a masturbator ...1990s sl.
• TAPDANCER a masturbator ...1940s US homosexual sl.
• VIRTUOSO OF THE SKIN FLUTE a masturbator ...20C sl.
• WACKER a masturbator ...1980s US sl.
• WANKER a masturbator ...1940s sl.
• WHACKER a masturbator ...1980s US
• YANKEE masturbation; a masturbator ...1970s homosexual sl.
MAT (rug) - nouns
• BEAR a door-mat ...1825 Eng. dial.
• NAT † a mat; a straw mattress ...1361-2 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
MAT - verbs
• TAT to mat; to entangle; to run into tufts, as hair, wool, etc. ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAUT to mat, to tangle, to make matted or tangled ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCH (flammable item) - nouns
• ANARCHISTS non-safety matches ...1910s Aust. sl.
• ASQUITH a French lucifer match ...WWI Eng.
• BARN BURNER a kitchen match; a wooden match which can be struck on any surface ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOX OF LIGHTS a box of matches ...Brit. sl.
• ENVELOPE a matchbook ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FENCE POST a household match ...1943 Amer. dial.
• FIRE STICK a large wooden match ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FLAMERS safety-matches giving a bright flame ...c1885 sl.
• FRICTION a match ...1953 Trinidad and Tobago
• HELL-STICK a match ...1900 Amer. dial.
• MARRIED-MAN MATCH a kitchen match, frequently mounted in a holder on the wall in a kitchen ...1967 Amer. dial.
• ONE-MAN MATCH a safety match; it strikes on its own box ...1950 Amer. dial.
• PARLOR MATCH a match that contains no sulphur ...1864 Amer. dial.
• PLANTATION MATCH a wooden match that can be struck on any rough surface ...1970 Amer. dial.
• POST-AND-RAILS wooden matches ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• RAT BURNER a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAT MATCH a match you can strike anywhere ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SMALL TIMBER lucifer matches ...20C sl.
• SNAPPER a wooden match ...1970 US sl.
• SPLIT a safety match ...20C Aust. sl.
• TIMBER MATCH a wooden match ...1967 Amer. dial.
MATCH (equal) - nouns
• MARROW a match, an equal; an exact counterpart or likeness ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MATTLER the match to anything; the fellow, the equal ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MEET an equal or match ...1969 Amer. dial.
• NEIGHBOUR a match, an equal; the corresponding one of a pair ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAR † something that is equal or a match to another ...1711
• PARALLEL a thing or person agreeing with another in essential particulars; something precisely analogous, comparable, or of equal worth or force; a counterpart, equal, or match ...1599
• PARRYMYAK a match, equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MATCH - verbs
• AROPO to match, to resemble ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESORT † to assort, to match, to agree with; to befit ...1605
• EVEN to match, to equal ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HOLD TACK WITH † to hold one's own with; to keep up with; to be even with or equal to; to match ...1412-20
• MAKE † to mate, pair, match ...1463
• MARROW † 1. to join, to associate; to match, to pair ...1488
2. to resemble; to be equal to; also, to produce something equal to; to match ...a1586 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• MATE to match, to equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MATTLE to match, to mate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEET UP WITH to be the equal of or match for ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MELL to match, to equal ...1878 Sc.
• PAIR † to be a match for; to match, to equal ...1603
• PAIR WITH to match with, to agree with ...1892 Sc.
• PARAGON to match, to mate ...c1615 arch.
• PARAGONIZE † to match, to equal ...1606
• PARALLELIZE * to be a match for, to match ...1634
• RANGE ALONG OF A THING to match or correspond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• READ to match, to correspond ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMMER † to agree, to assort, to match ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SIDE to rival, equal, match ...1603
• SIZE to be on an equality with; to match with ...1639
• SUIT †* to find a parallel to, to match ...1589
• YOKE to join; to match; to marry ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCH (flammable item) - verbs
• SCART to scratch; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
MATCHED - adjectives
• ILL-MARROWED badly matched; awkwardly arranged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-PAIRED badly matched ...Bk1905 Sc.
• UP AND UP evenly matched ...1900s Aust. sl.
MATCHING - adjectives
• SUIT-LIKE † corresponding, matching ...1570
MATCHLESS - adjectives
• IMPARALLELED † matchless, unparalleled ...1604
• MAKELESS † matchless, without equal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARROWLESS matchless, incomparable, without an equal ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PARAGONLESS * matchless, peerless ...1590
MATE - see FRIEND
MATERIAL - adjectives
• TAIFFLIE of material: thin, shoddy ...1972 Sc.
MATERIAL - nouns
• RAIL a cheap, flimsy dress; a thin, flimsy, worthless piece of material ...1866 Sc.
• ROPE (derogatory) a length of worthless material or a long dowdy dress ...1866 Sc.
MATERIALISTIC - nouns, person
• BABYLON anyone perceived as putting material gains before spiritual ones ...1970s sl.
• FANCY GIRL a materialistic woman ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• SANTA CLAUS an older man who is willing to provide the various material wants of a younger mistress, or, if gay, a younger male lover ...1960s sl.
MATERNITY - nouns
• SPIKE a maternity hospital ...1960s Irish sl.
MATERNITY CLOTHES - nouns
• HATCHING DRESS a maternity dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HATCHING JACKET a maternity blouse or dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
MATHEMATICS - nouns
• MOUNT EUCLID mathematics ...c1810 Oxford University usage
MATHEMATICS - nouns, person
• CALCULIST one skilled in a mathematical calculus; a mathematician ...1829
• DIGITHEAD a person whose enthusiasm for mathematics or computers is never hidden ...1994 US sl.