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MENTAL - MILDNESS
MENTAL - adjectives
• NUT AND GUT mental and physical ...2002 Brit. sl.
MENTAL DERANGEMENT, ILLNESS - nouns
• ABALIENATION † loss or failure of the mental faculties ...1652
• CHIPPY a mild mental illness ...1971 Amer. sl.
• DAFFING mental derangement, insanity ...a1624
MENTAL INSTITUTION - see insane asylum
MENTALLY DEFICIENT, UNBALANCED, OR ILL - adjectives
• ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH mentally ill, institutionalized ...1999 Can. sl.
• AIRY mentally unbalanced ...M19 Irish sl.
• AWAY TO THE HILLS mentally unbalanced ...20C Irish sl.
• AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES day-dreaming, possibly drug-intoxicated, mentally deranged ...1996 Ireland sl.
• BEANY mentally defective, whether feeble-minded or insane ...1914 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY mentally unbalanced ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT ALL THERE slightly mad; mentally or intellectually disadvantaged ...1864 UK sl.
• NOT HAVE BOTH OARS IN THE WATER to be stupid or mentally unbalanced ...1982 Amer. sl.
• NOT RIGHT mad, eccentric, mentally wrong ...Brit. sl.
• POGGLE mentally unbalanced, crazy ...E20 military sl.
• PUGGLE mentally unbalanced, crazy ...E20 military sl.
• PUNCHY applied disparagingly to any person, implying that he is confused, or mentally subnormal from, or as though from, blows on the head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SICK mentally ill or disturbed, psychopathic, esp. in a sadistic way ...1950s US sl.
• WANTING mentally deficient, weak-minded ...1877 Eng. dial.
• ZONKED confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKERS confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKY confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
MENTALLY DEFICIENT OR ILL - nouns, person
• OUTSIDER a mentally deficient person ...1900s Irish sl.
• RETARD (derogatory) a mentally retarded person ...1970 sl., orig. US
• SICKIE one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1973 Amer. sl.
• SICKO one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1977 Amer. sl.
• SICKY one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1973 Amer. sl.
• TOM FOOL † a man mentally deficient; a half-witted person ...1565
• VEGETABLE a person who is mentally and physically incapacitated to a degree that renders the comparison with a plant organism fair if cruel ...1921 UK
• WACK JOB a person who is mentally ill; an eccentric or insane person ...1979 US sl.
• WACKO a person who is crazy, eccentric, or mentally imbalanced ...1977 US sl.
• WHACK JOB a person who is mentally ill ...1979 US sl.
• WHACKO an unstable or mentally ill person ...1970s sl.
• WITTY a fool; a mentally retarded person ...1940 Amer. dial.
MENTALLY DEFICIENT - verbs
• HAVE A WANT to be mentally deficient ...1825 Sc.
MENTALLY UNHINGED - verbs
• GO TROPPO to become mentally unhinged, as if from exposure to a tropical climate ...1941 Aust. sl.
MENTION - adjectives
• SPEAKWORTHY † worthy of mention ...1562
MENTION - nouns
• MENCH a mention ...1980s sl.
• MENSH a mention ...1980s sl.
MENTION - verbs
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MENCH to mention ...1910s sl.
• MENSH to mention ...1910s sl.
• MENTIONATE † to mention, to speak of ...1559
• NEMEN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEMN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEVEN † to mention, to speak of, to give an account of ...a1300
• UPPEN † to mention, to reveal, to disclose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MENTIONED - adjectives
• MENTIONATE † mentioned, recorded ...c1525
MENTOR - nouns, person
• RABBI a mentor or protector ...1970 US sl.
MENU - adjectives
• OFF of food: unavailable on a menu ...20C sl.
MENU - nouns
• ME-AND-YOU a menu ...1932 jocular
• NOSH-UP LIST a menu ...Brit. sl.
• SCORE-CARD a menu ...1930s US sl.
MERCENARY - adjectives
• VENAL connected or associated with sordid and unprincipled bargaining; subject to mercenary or corrupt influences ...1718
• VENDITIVE † of a person: ready to be of service for purely mercenary considerations ...1633
MERCENARY - adverbs
• VENALLY * in a venal or mercenary manner ...1756
MERCHANDISE - nouns
• FAKE cheap, esp. worthless, merchandise sold by street vendors ...L19 US sl.
• GARBLE † a mixture or assortment of merchandise ...1618
• HABERDASH † petty merchandise, small wares ...1419
• HABERDASHERY the goods and wares sold by a haberdasher ...1419
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1862 Amer. dial.
• MARCHANDYE merchandise ...Bk1905 Sc.
MERCHANDISE - verbs
• HABERDASH † to deal in haberdashery or small wares ...1635
MERCHANT - nouns, person
• BALLOONIST a merchant who charges excessive prices for his goods ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CHICKEN NABOB a merchant who has returned from India with a moderate rather than a magnificent fortune ...L18 sl.
• DUSTYFOOT † a traveller, a wayfarer; a travelling peddler or merchant ...a1400 Sc.
• FARAND-MAN † a traveller, a stranger; an itinerant merchant ....a1400 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAHCHEEN a merchant ...M19 Anglo-Chinese
• MARCANTANT †* a merchant ...1596
• MASSER † a merchant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEGOTIANT † a merchant or trader ...1768
• OCCUPIER † one who employs money or goods in trading; a trader, dealer, merchant ...1509
• SCAT-MERCHANT a merchant who has failed in business ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SHONK (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKEY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
MERCIFUL - adjectives
• CLEMENTIOUS † mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority; merciful, lenient, kindly towards those in one's power ...1632
• ELEEMOSYNOUS †* compassionate, merciful ...c1590
• MASSIFUL merciful ...1815 Amer. dial.
• MERCIABLE † merciful, compassionate ...a1225
• OREFUL † honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate ...743-5
MERCIFUL - phrases
• SOFT FIRE MAKES SWEET MALT an admonition to be gentle or merciful ...1546
MERCIFULNESS - nouns
• LENITY mildness, gentleness, mercifulness in disposition or behaviour ...1548
MERCILESS - adjectives
• DESPITEOUS spiteful, malevolent, malicious, cruel; passing gradually into the sense: pitiless, merciless ...c1510
• ORELESS † void of reverence, mercy or pity; merciless, cruel ...a1000
• SANGUINOLENT * bloodthirsty; cruel; merciless; eager to kill ...1577-87
• SANGUINOUS † bloodthirsty; attended by bloodshed; cruel; merciless, eager to kill ...1755
• WANTON † of persons: insolent in triumph or prosperity; reckless of justice and humanity; merciless ...1513
MERCILESS - nouns, person
• SCALPER a merciless person, esp. in financial dealings ...L19 sl.
MERCILESS - verbs
• HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless ...L18 colloq.
MERCY - nouns
• MERCIMENT mercy; discretion ...1839 Sc.
• ORE † grace, favour, mercy, pity, clemency ...a1000
MERCY - verbs
• BEMERCY † to treat with mercy, to show mercy to ...1640
• HOLLER CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• HOLLER UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• I-MILCE † to have mercy upon; to pardon ...c1000
• SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• SAY UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• TAKE PITYSAKE ON to have mercy on, to take pity on ...1952 Amer. dial.
• YELL CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
MERE - adjectives
• NETTY † mere, sheer ...1801 Sc.
MERELY - adverbs
• ALL SIMPLY † merely, only ...c1430
• BARELY merely, simply, only ...1577 arch.
• SINGLY † solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
MERENESS - nouns
• BARENESS † mere or simple quality; mereness ...1607
MERINGUE - nouns
• CALF-SLOBBERS meringue ...1927 Amer. dial.
MERIT - adjectives
• VALIANT †* of great worth or merit; worthy ...1480
• VALOROUS † having value, worth, or merit; valuable ...1592
MERIT - nouns
• ALMOUS a meritorious act ...1805 Sc.
• EARNING † the fact of deserving, merit; that which one deserves ...c1020
• FAIR FUCKS credit, merit ...1992 Ireland sl.
• OFSERVING † deserving, desert, merit ...c1240
• VALURE † worthiness or merit ...1422
MERIT - verbs
• HAVE IT COMING to deserve; to merit; usually 'it' is unpleasant ...L19 sl.
• OFGO † to gain, to win, to obtain; to obtain by merit, to deserve, to earn ...c1000
• OFSERVE † to deserve, to merit; to obtain by deserving; to earn ...a1225
MERMAID, MERMAN - nouns
• MEER-WOMAN † a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MER-LADY a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MERROW a mermaid ...1862 Ireland
• MERRY-MAID a mermaid ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MER-WIFE † a mermaid-wife ...1822 Sc.
• MER-WOMAN † a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MEWMAID a mermaid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARMENNILL a merman ...1805
MERRILY - adverbs
• CADGILY cheerfully, merrily ...a1724 Sc.
• CADGY happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CAGILY gaily, merrily, cheerfully ...1724 Sc.
• CAIGY happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• DAFTLY merrily, gaily ...1789 Sc.
• FEASTLY † as men do at a feast; merrily ...c1250
• HEARTSOMELY cheerily, merrily, joyously, blithely ...1732 Sc.
• MERDLY merrily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT - adjectives
• LARKISH adj. fond of a lark or a piece of merriment or mischief; frolicsome, sportive ...1882 colloq.
MERRIMENT, MERRY-MAKING - nouns
• AUL' DAY the day after a merrymaking when no work is done ...1785 Sc.
• BALTIORUM riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKES AND ALE merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570
• DAFFER merriment ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAFFERY merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFFING frolicking, toying, merriment ...1535
• DAFFLIN fooling, merriment ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFRY merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFT DAYS a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• DERAY uproar, merriment, noise, disorder, chaos, disarray; a noisy party ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DILDAM a loud noise made at a wedding or merrymaking ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FLASH a burst of wit or merriment ...Bk1893 sl.
• GALE † singing, a song; merriment; mirth ...c1200
• GALRAVITCHING riotous living, feasting; a noisy merrymaking ...1820 Sc.
• GAMMON a joke, trick; play, sport, merriment ...1869 Eng. dial.
• GAUDEAMUS a college-students' merry-making ...1823
• GAUDING † a making merry; jesting; scoffing ...a1553
• GAUDY † rejoicing, joy; a festival, merry-making ...1535
• GAYNESS † delight, merriment, pleasure ...1377
• HAYDIGEES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGH-DEGREES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHDIGEES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• JAFFLING merriment, banter ...1830 Sc.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-making, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLIMENT † mirth, merriment, jollity, gaiety ...1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JOLLING merry-making, 'partying' ...1980s S. Afr.
• JOLLY a good time; a spree; a party; a merry-making ...1905 colloq.
• LARK a frolicsome adventure; a spree; a piece of merriment or mischief; fun of any kind; a trick ...1802 colloq.
• OLIPRANCE rude, boisterous merriment; a romp ...c1700 Eng. dial.
• OLY-PRANCE a merrymaking; rough boisterous merriment; a romping match ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ONCARRY a stir, a bustle, a to-do, a capering about, rowdy behaviour, merriment, frolic ...c1850 Sc.
• RANDAN n. a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking ...c1710
• RANDY a frolic; a merrymaking; a drunken carousal ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY-GO a noisy merrymaking or revel ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-ROW a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT a boisterous, riotous frolic or merrymaking; a spree ...1675 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAPS sports, games, merrymakings ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• REVEL-ROUT † uproarious revelry; boisterous merriment; tumultuous festivity; an occasion of revelling, a revel; a rough, noisy, and indecent gathering or carouse ...a1553 arch. or obs.
• SCAFF † diversion, merriment ...1802 Sc.
• TANSY a merrymaking in a public-house ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TANSY-CAKE a merrymaking ...1846 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT, MERRYMAKING - verbs
• MARDLE vb. to indulge in merrymaking; to drink together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT - interjections
• CARE-AWAY! † an exclamation of merriment or recklessness; away with care! ...1440
MERRY - adjectives
• BOUSUM merry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANT bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CADGY cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CATCHY merry, jocund ...1804 Sc.
• CHERRY-MERRY cheerful, merry, especially from conviviality; slightly inebriated ...1775 sl.
• CHIRPY said of someone who is cheerful or merry ...1837 sl.
• COBBY stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health ...1691 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LILTY in a merry mood ...19C Eng. dial.
• ECKLE-FECKLE cheerful, merry, gay; also applied to one who possesses a sound and penetrating judgement ...1825 Sc.
• FAIRISH merry with drink ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FESTIVOUS festive, jovial, merry, gay, mirthful ...1654
• GAMELY † sportive, merry ...c1425
• GAMESOME frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive ...c1350
• GAY of persons, their attributes, and actions: full of joy and mirth; light-hearted, exuberantly cheerful, sportive, merry ...a1310
• GAYISH somewhat merry ...1824
• GLEESOME merry, gay, joyous, gleeful, lively ...1603 archaic or Eng. dial.
• HEARTSOME full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• JOCANT † mirthful, merry, gay, jocund ...c1440
• JOCATORY † characterized by joking; jocular, jesting, merry ...1576
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• JOVY † jovial, merry, gay ...1426
• LUDITORY merry, sportive, playful ...B1900
• MERRIMENTAL † merry; noisy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• OLY-PRANCING boisterously merry ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFIN roistering, merry, boisterously hearty ...1721 Sc.
• RAFFING * merry, hearty; noisy ...1719 Sc.
• RAG-TIME merry ...1901 colloq.
• TIP-MERRY † merry with liquor, slightly intoxicated ...1612 sl.
• TITTUPING rollicking, lively, merry ...1796
• TOORAL-OORAL partially intoxicated; merry with drink ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VAUDIE cheerful, merry, gay, elated, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VAUDY elated, cheerful, gay, merry, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VOGGY merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, happy; elated, contented ...B1900 Sc.
• VOGIE merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy ...c1715 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
MERRY - nouns, person
• GAMESTER † a merry, frolicsome person ...1598
• GIGLET 1. a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
†* 2. applied to a man: one excessively given to merriment ...1529
• PATTICK a fool, simpleton, a silly person; one who talks nonsense; a merry fellow ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RAMPS a noisy, merry, boisterous fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRY - verbs
• BE ON THE MERRY-PIN to be excited or merry ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CAROL † to dance and sing, to make merry ...a1300
• GAMF † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPH † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAUD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GAUMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAWD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GO ON A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• HAVE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• HILARATE †* to make merry, cheerful, or gay; to exhilarate ...1623
• LARK to play, esp. the fool; to be mischievously merry; to go on the spree ...1813 colloq.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• SIMPER LIKE A FURMITY-KETTLE to smile; to look merry or cheerful ...18C colloq.
• SIMPER LIKE A POT THAT'S READY TO RUN OVER to smile; to look merry or cheerful ...1631 colloq.
• TAKE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
MERRY-GO-ROUND - nouns
• BULLETINE a homemade merry-go-round ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GO-AROUND a merry-go-round ...1958 Amer. dial.
• RANTER-GO-ROUND a merry-go-round ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RIDING MARE a homemade merry-go-round ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLICUE a merry-go-round ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLING JENNY a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL JENNY a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1967 Amer. dial.
MERRYMAKER - nouns, person
• ORGIAST * a merrymaker given to excessive indulgence ...1791-3
MESOPOTAMIA - nouns
• MESSPOT, THE Mesopotamia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
MESS, MESSED UP, MESSY - adjectives
• BALLED-UP mixed up, in a mess ...L19 US sl.
• BATTLED UP untidy, in a mess or litter ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CACKED messed up ...1990s US teen sl.
• DAGGY of clothes, appearance, etc.: dirty; filthy; slovenly; messy; unkempt; unpleasant ...1967 Aust. sl.
• EAT UP disorganized, messy, all over the place ...1990s sl.
• FUBAR 'fucked-up beyond all recognition'; pert. to a horribly messed-up person or situation ...M20 US sl.
• FUMTU Fucked Up More Than Usual - pert. to a state considerably more messed up than usual ...M20 Brit. & US sl.
• FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken ...20C US sl.
• GRUNGED-OUT dirty, messy; unappetizing, unappealing ...1980s US sl.
• GRUNGEY dirty, messy, unappetizing, unappealing ...1960s sl.
• GRUNGY dirty, messy, unappetizing, unappealing ...1960s sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance; messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• IN A PEPPER-POT in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• IN A PICKLE in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• MANGED-OOP messed, badly mixed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISPUT untidy, messy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCROOBLY messy, mussy, untidy ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCRUFF messy, unkempt ...1950s sl.
• SKEWGEE disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
• SOZZLY messy, sloppy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TICKY untidy, rough, shabby, unpolished, messy ...1886 Amer. dial.
• YUCKY messy, gooey ...1975 sl.
• YUKKY messy, gooey ...1975 sl.
MESS, MESSINESS, MESSY - nouns
• ABORT a foul-up; a mess; snafu ...1978 US military sl.
• AGGLE a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
• BAGS a mess; a botched enterprise ...2004 Ireland sl.
• BALLIX a mess; a messed-up or balled-up situation ...20C sl.
• BALLS-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALL-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BILLET a mess, a scrape ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOAR'S NEST an untidy or messy room or house ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOAR'S ROOM an untidy or messy room ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOGGLE-DE-BOTCH a complete bungle, a mess ...1834 colloq.
• BOGGLEDY BOTCH a complete bungle, a mess ...1834 colloq.
• BUMBLE-BATH a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
• CIRCLE JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• CODS a mess ...1960s sl.
• CRUM-A-GRACKLE a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• DALLACK an unsightly mess or portion; a dropping of something ...1807 Eng. dial.
• DOG'S BREAKFAST, A something that is messy or bungled
• DOG'S DINNER, A something that is messy or bungled
• FRIGG-UP a mess, a muddle ...20C Aust. & US euphemism for 'fuck-up'
• FRIG-UP a mess, a muddle ...20C Aust. & US euphemism for 'fuck-up'
• F.U. a 'foul-up' or 'fuck-up'; a grave muddle ...M20
• FUCK-UP a mess; a confusion ...20C US sl.
• GAGGLE a moist, soft mass; a mess ...1908 Sc.
• GANG-FUCK an uncoordinated mess ...1995 UK sl.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. ...1932 US sl.
• GUT BUCKET a fish bait boat; hence, a messy space of any kind ...1975 US sl.
• HAGGIS a botched job, a mess ...1929 Sc.
• HASHY a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASSIE a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HUTZELSUP among Nova Scotians of German descent: a confused mess ...1999 Can.
• JAKES a state of dirty mess or untidiness; a mess, confusion ...1867 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER a litter, mess ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGERY a mess; a state of muddle or chaos ...1914 Sc.
• MAMMOCK a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MANCH a confused mass; a mess; a muddle; fig. a blunder, a dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARE'S NEST an untidy jumble; a mess; a tangle of debris in a stream ...1948 Amer. dial.
• MARTYR a spoilt or dirty condition or appearance; a mess; anything that causes such a condition ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAUNGE a confused mess, a mess, a muddle; a blunder, a dilemma, trouble ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MAWKS a mess; a mixture; a state of decay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MERGAL confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGLE confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSMENT a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE a medley; a confused mixture; a hotch-potch; a mess; confusion ...1549
• MIX a muddle, a mess ...L19 sl.
• MOMMICK a mess, a botch ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MOMMIX a mess, a botch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MOMOX a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MOX a mess; a mixture; a state of decay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MUSS a mess ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• N.A.B.U. a complete disaster; an irreconcilable mess (Non-Adjusting Balls-Up) ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• OOGIS a mess, confusion, mix-up ...1964 Sc.
• OOTRASH a mess, an untidy person ...1959 Sc.
• PARGIS a dirty mess, a muddle, a filthy condition ...1929 Sc.
• PIGS mistakes, a mess ...20C Royal Air Force sl.
• PIG'S BREAKFAST an unappetizing or messy thing ...colloq
• PUDDLE a muddle, a mess ...16C colloq. & Eng. dial.
• QUIGGER a hotchpotch; a mess, as of badly-cooked food; a muddle or botch in general ...1967 Sc.
• RAG ORDER chaotic disorder; a mess ...1983 UK military sl.
• RIDE-OUT a mess ...1890 Amer. dial.
• RING JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• SCAMBLE anything done irregularly; a mess; a litter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCH a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle ...1969 Sc.
• SKLATCHIN a clot or mass of something messy or untidy ...1866 Sc.
• SNARL-UP a chaotic mess; often applied to a near-gridlock in a traffic system ...1960 UK sl.
• THRUM a tangle, a mess; a tangled mass of anything; an untidy piece of dress, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TUTTLE a mess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VARG 1. a mess, an untidy mix-up, dirt, rubbish ...1891 Sc.
2. messiness, dirty or disgusting work or conditions ...1908 Sc.
• VERG a mess ...1892 Sc.
• WADDLE a sloppy mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YUCK messy or disgusting material ...1966 sl.
• YUK messy or disgusting material ...1966 sl.
MESS, MESSY - nouns, person
• CACKER a blunderer; one who makes a mess ...1990s US sl.
• MOMMICK someone who makes a mess ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAG BAG a messy, unkempt person ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• RAG DOLL a messy, unkempt person ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCRUFF an unkempt, messy person; also, a term of abuse ...1950s sl.
• SCRUFF-BAG a messy, unkempt person ...1920s sl.
MESS, MESS UP - verbs
• AGGLE to soil or defile; to make a mess ...1866 Sc.
• ARSE to make a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• ASS UP to botch, to spoil something; to mess up ...1932 Amer. sl.
• BALLS UP to confuse; to mess up ...20C sl.
• BE IN PRETTY TANGS to be in a fine mess ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BLUE to make a mess of, to spoil, to ruin ...1880 sl.
• BULLOX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CACK to make a mess ...L19 sl.
• COCK IT UP to make a complete mess of something ...1979 UK sl.
• CUT A HOG to make an embarrassing mistake; to blunder, to make a mess of things ...1935 US Black sl.
• DAWDLE to spoil, to mess, to bedabble ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRTY UP to clutter or mess up a place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• F.U. to 'foul-up' or 'fuck-up' ...M20
• FUCK UP to ruin; to mess up; to confuse ...20C US sl.
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GAGGLE to bungle, to mess up; to work with something messy ...1929 Sc.
• GAR to jumble, to mix or mess up by stirring, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• GLOM to tangle up, to make a hash of, to mess ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HASH to spoil, to damage; to destroy; to make a mess of ...1773 Sc.
• HAVE MARRIED THE WIDOW to have made a mess of things ...19C Brit. sl.
• JAZZ UP to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch ...1917 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A BAGS OF to make a mess of something ...1998 Ireland sl.
• MAKE A BALLS OF to make a thorough mess of (a job) ...20C sl.
• MAKE A MULLOCK to make a mess of some undertaking ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MAKE AN ARSE OF to match a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• MAKE A PIG'S EAR to make a mess of ...colloq.
• MAWKS to mess, to dirty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMICK to mix up; to make a mess of ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MOMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MOMOX to botch, to mess up, to confuse ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to mess up; to create confusion ...20C Brit. colloq.
• MUCK UP to make a mess of ...L19
• MUMMICK to cut awkwardly; to mess or make a mess of ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MUMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOX to botch, to mess up ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MUSS to mess, to disarrange ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NAFFLE to rumple; to mess ...1864 Sc.
• NAFF UP to make a mess; to blunder; to 'fuck up' ...1980s euphemism
• NIGGER UP (derogatory) to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAG to wreck, to make a mess of ...1904 school sl.
• SCREW THE POOCH to mess up ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SNAFU to mess up, to make a blunder; to ruin something ...M20 US sl.
• TAZZLE to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP to mess up, to make untidy or disorderly, to muddle up, to disarrange ...1939 Amer. dial.
MESS - phrases
• IN RAG ORDER in dire straits, in a mess ...1940s Irish & Aust.
• IN RAGS in dire straits, in a mess ...1940s Irish & Aust.
MESS ABOUT - verbs
• FAFF to mess about, restlessly and ineffectually, wasting time, often while something quite urgent needs attention; to play or fool around, to waste time ...c1930
• FAFF ABOUT to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to be indecisive or fussy ...1874 UK sl.
• FAFF AROUND to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to play or fool around ...1874 UK sl.
MESSAGE - nouns
• ANSWER a message ...1922 Amer. dial.
• CADGE, THE a message ...1934 Glasgow sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• SAND † the act of sending; that which is sent, a message, present ...c1000
MESSAGE - verbs
• BESEND † to send to, to send a message to ...1297
MESSENGER - nouns, person
• BEADSMAN † a messenger ...1377
• CAD a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADEE a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CARRIER PIGEON a messenger or courier ...1933 US sl.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• LEGATE an ambassador, delegate, messenger ...1382
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• MESHER a messenger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORATOR † one sent to plead or speak for another; an ambassador, an envoy, a messenger ...1494
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
• SANDESMAN † a messenger, an envoy, an ambassador ...1123
• SAND-MAN † a messenger, an ambassador ...c1205
MESSY - verbs
• VARG to work in dirty conditions, to perform a messy task ...1908 Sc.
MESSY - phrases
• DEVIL HAD A FIT IN HERE, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HAD AN AUCTION AND HASN'T TAKEN HIS GOODS AWAY, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HAD AN AUCTION, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1950 Amer. dial.
METAL - nouns
• TOREUMATOGRAPHY * description of the toreutic art (the art of working in metal or ivory), or of works done in it ...1727
• TOREUTICS the art, esp. the ancient art, of working in metal or ivory, including embossing, work in relief, etc. ...1847
METAL - nouns, person
• NAIL GROPER one who scours the streets in search of old nails and similar saleable pieces of discarded metal ...M19 sl.
• TOREUTES a worker in toreutics; an artist in metal or ivory ...1840
METAL DETECTOR - nouns
• SNITCHER a metal detector ...1950 US sl.
METAPHOR - nouns
• SCARROW a figure of speech, a metaphor ...1894 Sc.
METE - verbs
• MARK † to mete out, to allot, to apportion ...1340-70 poetic.
METEOR - adjectives
• BEARDED of a comet, meteor, etc.: having a trail or tail ...c1380
METEORITE - nouns
• SKY-STONE a meteorite ...1797
METEOROLOGIST - see WEATHER nouns, person
METER - nouns
• LITTLE PETER a gas or electric meter ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
METHOD - nouns
• GATE † way, manner, or method of doing or behaving; a peculiar habit ...c1200
• MIDSES † means, methods, ways ...1660 Sc.
METHODICAL - adjectives
• ORDINARY † conformable to order or rule; regular; orderly, methodical ...1529
METHODIST - adjectives
• CHICKEN-EATING Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
METHODIST - nouns
• WORKUS a Methodist chapel ...c1840 Anglicans' usage
METHODIST - nouns, person
• CHICKEN-EATER a Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EELPOT (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HANDSHAKER a Methodist ...1967 Amer. dial.
• METHO a Methodist ...1940 Aust. sl.
• METHODY a Methodist ...1848 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• METTHERDY a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• METTODY a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NEW LIGHT a Methodist ...M18 sl.
• RANTER a Primitive Methodist; a Dissenter ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHINY-PANTS METHODIST a Methodist (slide in, slide out) ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHOUTING METHODIST a Methodist who exhibits religious enthusiasm with loud cries or vigorous bodily motions ...1851 Amer. dial.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - adjectives
• PINKO drunk on methylated spirit ...1925 sl.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - nouns
• AAI-AAI methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AI-AI methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• CHAT methylated spirits as drunk by alcoholics ...1930s Irish sl.
• GOOM methylated spirits, as an alcoholic's drink ...1967 Aust. sl.
• JACK methylated spirit taken as an intoxicant ...c1930 sl.
• JAKE methylated spirit ...1932 sl., orig. US
• METHO methylated spirit ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MIX methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• RED BIDDY cheap red wine fortified with methylated spirits ...1928 colloq.
• SPEED TRAP methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics and tramps ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• WHITE LADY methylated spirit ...1935 Aust. sl.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - nouns, person
• BLUEY a drinker of methylated spirits ...20C sl.
• GOOM a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GOOMEE a drinker of methylated spirit ...1973 Aust. sl.
• GOOMY a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• JACK MAN one who habitually drinks methylated spirits ...1930s sl.
• METHO a methylated spirit addict ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
METICULOUS - adjectives
• PERNICKETTY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKETY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKITY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKERTY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable, obstinate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKETY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise ...1956 Amer. dial.
METICULOUS - nouns, person
• SALLY a person who is meticulous to an absurd, near-certifiable degree ...1980s US college sl.
METICULOUS - verbs
• DOT ONE'S I'S AND CROSS ONE'S T'S to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail
METTLE - nouns
• BRAIN spirit, mettle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDER temper, anger, spirit, mettle ...1831
• TEETH † temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETH † temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
METTLESOME - adjectives
• BRAINY unmanageable, high-mettled; spirited, lively ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAUSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FICETY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FISTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HANTY wanton, unruly; full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HAUNTY full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
• SPUNKIE plucky, mettlesome ...B1900 Sc.
• TICKLISH skittish, mettlesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
METTLESOME - nouns, person
• SPUNKIE a spirited, mettlesome, or courageous person; a smart or lively fellow ...1806 Sc.
MEW - verbs
• MELL of a cat: to mew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEOWL to mew or cry like a cat ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEWT † of a cat: to mew ...1737 Sc.
• WRAW †* to mew as a cat ...1481
• YARM of a cat: to mew, esp. in a plaintive, persistent manner ...a1838 Sc.
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
MEWING - nouns
• YARM the cry or whine of a cat; mewing, caterwauling ...1880 Sc.
MEXICAN - adjectives
• ADOBE (derogatory) Mexican; hence, second-rate, inferior ...19C US sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) pert. to a Latin, usually an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard; any dark-skinned native ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MESKIN Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MEXICONIAN † Mexican ...1727
• PACHOOK pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
• PANCHO pert. to Mexicans or to Mexican lifestyle, fashions, etc. ...1940s US sl.
• TACO (derogatory) inhabited by or characteristic of Mexicans ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEX-MEX Texan-Mexican ...Amer. sl.
MEXICAN - nouns
• DAGO CENTER (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• DAGO TOWN (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• TACOLAND (derogatory) the part of town where the Mexicans live ...1960s sl.
• TACO TELEGRAPH, THE the informal means by which news is spread in Mexican communities ...1989 Amer. dial.
• TACO TOWN (derogatory) the Mexican section of a community ...1970 Amer. sl.
MEXICAN, MEXICO - nouns, person
• ADOBE MAKER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1960s US sl.
• ALAMBRISTA a Mexican illegally present in the US ...1974 US Border Spanish
• BEAN (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...20C US sl.
• BEAN-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican, esp. a poor Mexican ...1919 US sl.
• BEANER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1965 US sl.
• BEANO (derogatory) a person of Mexican origin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIG HAT a person of Mexican heritage ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRACERO orig. a Mexican admitted to the US for seasonal agricultural work; later, any Mexican labourer in the US ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BROWN (derogatory) a Mexican ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CHARRO a Mexican cowboy or horseman ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CHICO a Mexican, esp. one considered of a lower class or mixed blood ...1960s US sl.
• CHILI-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican ...1911 US sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) a person of Hispanic birth or descent; a Mexican or Puerto Rican ...1823 Amer. sl.
• DINO (mildly derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican or Italian labourer ...20C US sl.
• ENCHILADA-EATER (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• GREASER (racist) a Mexican or a Spanish-American ...US Civil War usage
• MESCAN a Mexican ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MESKIN a Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MEXICANO anyone from Mexico ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OILER (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...1907 Amer. sl.
• PACHOOK a Mexican-American, esp. a young man who joins a street gang ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCA a female Mexican-American ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO a young Mexican-American, esp. a tough or gang member ...1943 US sl.
• PANCHO (derogatory) a term of address to an anonymous Mexican man ...1960s US sl.
• PELADO (usually derogatory) a low-class Mexican ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PEON (derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1882 Amer. dial.
• PEPPER (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1960 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER BELLY (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1962 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER GUT (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1944 Amer. sl.
• SHEEPHERDER (usually derogatory) a Mexican ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• TACO (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TACO-BENDER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TACO-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1986 Amer. sl.
• TACO-HEAD (derogatory) a Mexican or a Chicano ...1960s US sl.
• TACO-ROLLER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1968 Amer. sl.
• TACO-TWISTER (derogatory) a Mexican migrant worker ...1974 Amer. sl.
• TAMALE (derogatory) a Mexican girl, esp. if attractive ...20C US sl.
• TEX-MEX a native of the Texas-Mexico border region ...1949 Amer. sl.
• TIO TACO (derogatory) a Mexican-American who curries favour with the dominant White culture; a Mexican who is considered insufficiently nationalistic by others ...1969 US sl.
• TONY a nickname for an Italian or Mexican man ...1907 Amer. dial.
• WET an illegal immigrant from Mexico to the US; hence, to any illegal immigrant ...1973 US sl.
• WETBACK (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican American; orig. an illegal Mexican who was still wet from swimming across the Rio Grande ...1920 US colloq.
• YELLOW-BELLY a name given by Western hunters and soldiers of the US to the Mexicans ...1850 US
MEXICO - nouns
• AUNT JANE Tijuana, Mexico ...1928 US sl.
• OLD MEXICO Mexico ...1863 Amer. dial.
• WHOREZ 'Juarez,' Mexico, a city notorious for vice ...M20 US sl.
MICHIGAN - nouns
• AMITYVILLE Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl.
• BIG BLUE the University of Michigan; a sports team. esp. the football team, of the University of Michigan ...1987 US students' sl.
• BIG D Detroit, Michigan ...1961 US sl.
• MOTOR CITY Detroit, Michigan ...1961 US sl.
• MOTOWN Detroit, Michigan ...1971 US sl.
• 'VILLE Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl.
MICHIGAN - nouns, person
• PACKER-BACKER-MAKI a beer-drinking, snow-suit wearing, Skoal-chewing, snowmobile-riding fan of the Green Bay Packer football team ...2004 Michigan Upper Peninsula usage
• TROLL a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Lower Peninsula ...1994 Amer. dial.
• YOOPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
• YOUPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
• YUPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
MICROPHONE - verbs
• BUG to equip with a hidden microphone ...1935 sl., orig. US
MICROSCOPE - nouns
• OPTIC † an eyeglass, lens, magnifying lass; a microscope, a telescope ...a1631
MICROWAVE OVEN - nouns
• NUKER a microwave-oven ...1980s Brit. sl.
MICROWAVE OVEN - verbs
• NUKE to cook or warm-up food in a microwave-oven ...1987 sl.
MIDDAY - nouns
• HIGH-TWELVE midday, noon ...1827
• MIDDLE-DAY midday ...1898 Eng. dial.
• MIDNOON noon, midday ...1801 Sc.
• MIDS-DAY † midday, noon ...1824 Sc.
• MIDTIME OF DAY noon, midday ...1892 Sc.
• OVERNOON † midday; afternoon ...1779
MIDDLE - adjectives
• MIDDLEIST middle-most, most central ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMER central, middle, coming between the eldest and youngest in age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAVEL * situated in the middle ...1818
MIDDLE - nouns
• MELL the middle ...1859 Sc.
• NAVEL the central or middle point of anything ...1603
• UMBILIC † the centre; the middle point or part ...1607
MIDDLE AGE - nouns
• MID-ELD middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDHOOD advancing years, the period of middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MIDDLE-AGED - adjectives
• HALF-OLD middle-aged ...1790 Sc.
• MID-AGED middle-aged ...1897 Sc.
• OF A CERTAIN AGE description of a middle-aged or older person, usually a woman ...M18 euphemism
• OLD YOUNG middle-aged ...1898 Sc.
MIDDLE-AGED - nouns
• MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD paunchiness in a middle-aged person ...1931 sl.
MIDDLE-AGED - nouns, person
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
MIDDLE-CLASS - adjectives
• BURBED OUT looking very middle-class and suburban; decked out like a suburban citizen ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLE BROW middle-class; average or mediocre ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
MIDDLE-CLASS - nouns, person
• EXCUSE-ME a member of the educated middle class ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• OK YARDIE a stereotypical Briton of the upper-class or middle-class who lives in west London's gangland ...1998 UK sl.
MIDDLE EAST - nouns, person
• CAMEL-CHASER (derogatory) a Syrian or Indian, or any form of Arab from the Middle East ...1960s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL-DRIVER an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s sl.
• CAMEL-FUCKER (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CAMELHEAD (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...2000s US sl.
• CAMEL JOCK (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1966 US sl.
• CAMEL JOCKEY (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CHOC (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1987 Aust. sl.
• SAND-COON (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND-JOCKEY (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND NIGGER (derogatory) an Arab or any other native of the Middle East (except Israelis) ...1980s US sl.
• SAND TOAD an Arab; a Middle Easterner ...1990s US sl.
• SAND WOG (derogatory) an Arab or Middle Easterner ...1990s sl.
MIDDLING - adjectives
• MEETERLY moderate, in a fair state, middling ...1684 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMISH moderate, middling; not liberal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE-WAY middling, pretty well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGING middling, esp. used in greetings ...1954 Amer. dial.
MIDDLING - adverbs
• MEEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1860 Eng. dial.
MIDGE - nouns
• THUNDER-BUG a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-FLY a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MIDNIGHT - nouns
• DEAD HOUR OF NIGHT, THE midnight ...1870 Sc.
• DEVIL'S DANCING HOUR midnight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAD OF THE DIM, THE midnight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MIDDLE-NIGHT † midnight ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NOON OF NIGHT midnight ...1710 poetic
• TWELVE O' NIGHT midnight ...1873 Sc.
MIDNIGHT - phrases
• TURN OF THE NIGHT passing midnight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MIDRIFF - nouns
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIDDERN the midriff or diaphragm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDRED the midriff, the diaphragm ...1834 Eng. dial.
MIDSHIPMAN - see NAVY
MIDWIFE - adjectives
• OBSTETRICATORY †* pert. to the office of a midwife ...1640
• OBSTETRICIOUS † pert. to a midwife; assisting childbirth ...a1645
MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY - nouns
• BABBY-JOB a midwifery case ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OBSTETRICATION †* the action or office of a midwife; delivery ...a1615
• OBSTETRICOGRAPHY * the scientific description of midwifery ...1828
• OBSTETRICY * midwifery; the practice of obstetrics ...1841
• TOCOLOGY the science of parturition, or of midwifery; obstetrics ...1828
MIDWIFE - nouns, person
• ACCOUCHEUR n. properly, a man who assists women in childbirth, a man-midwife; until the adoption of 'accoucheuse' it was used of both sexes ...1759
• ACCOUCHEUSE a midwife ...1847
• AUNT a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY CATCHER a midwife ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BABY WOMAN a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHDAME a midwife ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CANNY WIFE a midwife ...1810 Sc.
• DOCTOR LADY a midwife ...1987 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a midwife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GODMOTHER a midwife ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY a midwife ...1794 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY DOCTOR a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY WOMAN a midwife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HAGWIFE a midwife ...1883 Sc.
• HAND-MAMMY a midwife ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAND-WOMAN a midwife ...1847 Eng. dial.
• HEADSWOMAN a midwife ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• MAMGUJLLA a midwife ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMGULLA a midwife ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMIE a midwife ...1808 Sc.
• MAMMY a midwife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAMMY WIFE a midwife ...1912 Sc.
• MAN-MIDWIFE * a man assists women in childbirth; an accoucheur ...1625
• MIDLADY a midwife ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MIDMOTHER a midwife ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT NURSE a midwife ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT WIFE a midwife ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• MIDWOMAN a midwife ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER-MIDNIGHT † a midwife ...1602 sl.
• OBSTETRIST * an obstetrician; one skilled in midwifery ...a1800
• OBSTETRIX * a midwife; a woman obstetrician; a woman who renders professional aid to women in labour ...1839
• OLD GRANNY a midwife ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-CATCHER a midwife ...L18 sl.
• SAGE WOMAN * a midwife ...1672
• WOMAN DOCTOR a midwife, an obstetrician ...1966 Amer. dial.
MIDWIFE - verbs
• GRANNY to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-WIFE to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1960 Amer. dial.
• OBSTETRICATE † to act as midwife; to aid in childbirth ...1623
MIEN - nouns
• GATURE †* gait, mien ...1538
MIGHT - nouns
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MAUGHT might, strength, ability ...1773 Sc.
• PUISSANCE power, might, or force ...1375 literary usage
• VALENCY † might, power, strength ...1623
• VALLENTE † power, might ...1475
• VALURE †* physical strength or ability; power, might ...1574
MIGHT - verbs
• VAIL † to have might or power; to prevail ...a1300
MIGHTILY - adverbs
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MATCHLY † perfectly; well; mightily ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MAUGHTLY strongly, mightily ...1899 Sc.
MIGHTY - adjectives
• BELLIPOTENT mighty or powerful in war ...1635
• JEEROOSELY mighty, big, enormous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• JEEROOSLY mighty, big, enormous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• KEEN † mighty, powerful, strong ...a1000
• MAINFUL † powerful, mighty ...a1225
• MAUGHTY mighty, powerful ...1768 Sc.
• MIGHTFUL full of might, powerful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTIOUS †* full of might or power ...c1460
• MAINFUL † powerful, mighty ...a1225
• OMNIPOTENT all-powerful; having full or absolute power or authority; exceedingly strong or mighty ...1598
• OMNIPOTENTIARY †* omnipotent ...1659
• POLLENT * powerful, strong, mighty ...1869 rare
• PUISSANT possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful, strong, forcible ...a1450 arch.
• STALWORTH † brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty ...a1225 obs. exc. arch.
• TIRFUL † mighty, glorious ...c1205
• VUSTING † furious; mighty, violent ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WIGHT strong, robust, mighty; exercising strength, energetic ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
MIGRAINE - see HEADACHE
MIGRANT - nouns, person
• PILGRIM an emigrant, a migrant, a visitor, a tourist; a newcomer, a greenhorn, a tenderfoot ...1867 Amer. dial.
MIGRATORY - adjectives
• LAND-LOUPING rambling, migratory, shifting from place to place ...Bk1902 Sc.
MILD - adjectives
• DAFT † mild, gentle, meek, humble ...c1000
• DEBONAIR † of gentle disposition, mild, meek; gracious, kindly; courteous, affable ...a1225
• HAND-TAME † tame and submissive to handling; mild, gentle ...a1300
• MEEK-TASTED sweet or mild of taste ...1897 Sc.
• MEETH modest, mild, gentle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEEVERLY mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MELCH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MELSH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• METHEFUL † restrained, moderate; gentle, mild ...c1000 obs.
• MILCH-HEARTED nervous, timid, mild, tender-hearted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NESH † tender, mild, gentle, kind; inclined to pity, mercy, or other tender feelings ...c897
• UNCAPTIOUS meek, mild ...1661
• UNCHOLERIC meek, mild ...1831
MILDEW - verbs
• FADY to decay from damp; to mildew ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MEATHEW to become covered with mildew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILDY to grow mouldy; to mildew ...1900 Eng. dial.
MILDEWED - adjectives
• MILDY mouldy; mildewed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VINNED mouldy, mildewed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VINNIED mouldy, mildewed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VINNY mouldy, mildewed, musty; esp. used of bread or cheese ...1796 Eng. dial.
MILDEWED - verbs
• VINNY to become mouldy or mildewed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MILD-MANNERED - adjectives
• MEEK AS MOSES, AS very patient and mild-mannered; quietly accepting ...1860
MILDNESS - nouns
• DEBONAIRSHIP †* debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1240
• DEBONAIRTY † debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1225
• DEBONARITY † debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1225
• FAVOUR † lenity, mildness, mitigation of punishment; an instance of this, a lenient act ...c1460
• LENITUDE † gentleness, mildness ...1627
• LENITY mildness, gentleness, mercifulness in disposition or behaviour ...1548
• NUT AND GUT mental and physical ...2002 Brit. sl.
MENTAL DERANGEMENT, ILLNESS - nouns
• ABALIENATION † loss or failure of the mental faculties ...1652
• CHIPPY a mild mental illness ...1971 Amer. sl.
• DAFFING mental derangement, insanity ...a1624
MENTAL INSTITUTION - see insane asylum
MENTALLY DEFICIENT, UNBALANCED, OR ILL - adjectives
• ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO DARTMOUTH mentally ill, institutionalized ...1999 Can. sl.
• AIRY mentally unbalanced ...M19 Irish sl.
• AWAY TO THE HILLS mentally unbalanced ...20C Irish sl.
• AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES day-dreaming, possibly drug-intoxicated, mentally deranged ...1996 Ireland sl.
• BEANY mentally defective, whether feeble-minded or insane ...1914 Amer. dial.
• DIPPY mentally unbalanced ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT ALL THERE slightly mad; mentally or intellectually disadvantaged ...1864 UK sl.
• NOT HAVE BOTH OARS IN THE WATER to be stupid or mentally unbalanced ...1982 Amer. sl.
• NOT RIGHT mad, eccentric, mentally wrong ...Brit. sl.
• POGGLE mentally unbalanced, crazy ...E20 military sl.
• PUGGLE mentally unbalanced, crazy ...E20 military sl.
• PUNCHY applied disparagingly to any person, implying that he is confused, or mentally subnormal from, or as though from, blows on the head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SICK mentally ill or disturbed, psychopathic, esp. in a sadistic way ...1950s US sl.
• WANTING mentally deficient, weak-minded ...1877 Eng. dial.
• ZONKED confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKERS confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
• ZONKY confused, mentally impaired ...1960s sl.
MENTALLY DEFICIENT OR ILL - nouns, person
• OUTSIDER a mentally deficient person ...1900s Irish sl.
• RETARD (derogatory) a mentally retarded person ...1970 sl., orig. US
• SICKIE one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1973 Amer. sl.
• SICKO one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1977 Amer. sl.
• SICKY one who is mentally ill or perverted ...1973 Amer. sl.
• TOM FOOL † a man mentally deficient; a half-witted person ...1565
• VEGETABLE a person who is mentally and physically incapacitated to a degree that renders the comparison with a plant organism fair if cruel ...1921 UK
• WACK JOB a person who is mentally ill; an eccentric or insane person ...1979 US sl.
• WACKO a person who is crazy, eccentric, or mentally imbalanced ...1977 US sl.
• WHACK JOB a person who is mentally ill ...1979 US sl.
• WHACKO an unstable or mentally ill person ...1970s sl.
• WITTY a fool; a mentally retarded person ...1940 Amer. dial.
MENTALLY DEFICIENT - verbs
• HAVE A WANT to be mentally deficient ...1825 Sc.
MENTALLY UNHINGED - verbs
• GO TROPPO to become mentally unhinged, as if from exposure to a tropical climate ...1941 Aust. sl.
MENTION - adjectives
• SPEAKWORTHY † worthy of mention ...1562
MENTION - nouns
• MENCH a mention ...1980s sl.
• MENSH a mention ...1980s sl.
MENTION - verbs
• CHEEP to tell or reveal; to betray a secret; to mention, to hint at ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MENCH to mention ...1910s sl.
• MENSH to mention ...1910s sl.
• MENTIONATE † to mention, to speak of ...1559
• NEMEN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEMN † to name; to call by some name; to mention ...c888
• NEVEN † to mention, to speak of, to give an account of ...a1300
• UPPEN † to mention, to reveal, to disclose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MENTIONED - adjectives
• MENTIONATE † mentioned, recorded ...c1525
MENTOR - nouns, person
• RABBI a mentor or protector ...1970 US sl.
MENU - adjectives
• OFF of food: unavailable on a menu ...20C sl.
MENU - nouns
• ME-AND-YOU a menu ...1932 jocular
• NOSH-UP LIST a menu ...Brit. sl.
• SCORE-CARD a menu ...1930s US sl.
MERCENARY - adjectives
• VENAL connected or associated with sordid and unprincipled bargaining; subject to mercenary or corrupt influences ...1718
• VENDITIVE † of a person: ready to be of service for purely mercenary considerations ...1633
MERCENARY - adverbs
• VENALLY * in a venal or mercenary manner ...1756
MERCHANDISE - nouns
• FAKE cheap, esp. worthless, merchandise sold by street vendors ...L19 US sl.
• GARBLE † a mixture or assortment of merchandise ...1618
• HABERDASH † petty merchandise, small wares ...1419
• HABERDASHERY the goods and wares sold by a haberdasher ...1419
• ICTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1856 Amer. dial.
• IKTA a thing, portable possession; goods, equipment; clothing; merchandise ...1862 Amer. dial.
• MARCHANDYE merchandise ...Bk1905 Sc.
MERCHANDISE - verbs
• HABERDASH † to deal in haberdashery or small wares ...1635
MERCHANT - nouns, person
• BALLOONIST a merchant who charges excessive prices for his goods ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CHICKEN NABOB a merchant who has returned from India with a moderate rather than a magnificent fortune ...L18 sl.
• DUSTYFOOT † a traveller, a wayfarer; a travelling peddler or merchant ...a1400 Sc.
• FARAND-MAN † a traveller, a stranger; an itinerant merchant ....a1400 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAHCHEEN a merchant ...M19 Anglo-Chinese
• MARCANTANT †* a merchant ...1596
• MASSER † a merchant ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEGOTIANT † a merchant or trader ...1768
• OCCUPIER † one who employs money or goods in trading; a trader, dealer, merchant ...1509
• SCAT-MERCHANT a merchant who has failed in business ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SHONK (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKEY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
• SHONKY (derogatory) a Jewish merchant ...19C sl.
MERCIFUL - adjectives
• CLEMENTIOUS † mild and humane in the exercise of power or authority; merciful, lenient, kindly towards those in one's power ...1632
• ELEEMOSYNOUS †* compassionate, merciful ...c1590
• MASSIFUL merciful ...1815 Amer. dial.
• MERCIABLE † merciful, compassionate ...a1225
• OREFUL † honourable, venerable; merciful, compassionate ...743-5
MERCIFUL - phrases
• SOFT FIRE MAKES SWEET MALT an admonition to be gentle or merciful ...1546
MERCIFULNESS - nouns
• LENITY mildness, gentleness, mercifulness in disposition or behaviour ...1548
MERCILESS - adjectives
• DESPITEOUS spiteful, malevolent, malicious, cruel; passing gradually into the sense: pitiless, merciless ...c1510
• ORELESS † void of reverence, mercy or pity; merciless, cruel ...a1000
• SANGUINOLENT * bloodthirsty; cruel; merciless; eager to kill ...1577-87
• SANGUINOUS † bloodthirsty; attended by bloodshed; cruel; merciless, eager to kill ...1755
• WANTON † of persons: insolent in triumph or prosperity; reckless of justice and humanity; merciless ...1513
MERCILESS - nouns, person
• SCALPER a merciless person, esp. in financial dealings ...L19 sl.
MERCILESS - verbs
• HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless ...L18 colloq.
MERCY - nouns
• MERCIMENT mercy; discretion ...1839 Sc.
• ORE † grace, favour, mercy, pity, clemency ...a1000
MERCY - verbs
• BEMERCY † to treat with mercy, to show mercy to ...1640
• HOLLER CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• HOLLER UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• I-MILCE † to have mercy upon; to pardon ...c1000
• SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• SAY UNCLE to admit defeat, to beg for mercy ...1918 US sl.
• TAKE PITYSAKE ON to have mercy on, to take pity on ...1952 Amer. dial.
• YELL CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
MERE - adjectives
• NETTY † mere, sheer ...1801 Sc.
MERELY - adverbs
• ALL SIMPLY † merely, only ...c1430
• BARELY merely, simply, only ...1577 arch.
• SINGLY † solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
MERENESS - nouns
• BARENESS † mere or simple quality; mereness ...1607
MERINGUE - nouns
• CALF-SLOBBERS meringue ...1927 Amer. dial.
MERIT - adjectives
• VALIANT †* of great worth or merit; worthy ...1480
• VALOROUS † having value, worth, or merit; valuable ...1592
MERIT - nouns
• ALMOUS a meritorious act ...1805 Sc.
• EARNING † the fact of deserving, merit; that which one deserves ...c1020
• FAIR FUCKS credit, merit ...1992 Ireland sl.
• OFSERVING † deserving, desert, merit ...c1240
• VALURE † worthiness or merit ...1422
MERIT - verbs
• HAVE IT COMING to deserve; to merit; usually 'it' is unpleasant ...L19 sl.
• OFGO † to gain, to win, to obtain; to obtain by merit, to deserve, to earn ...c1000
• OFSERVE † to deserve, to merit; to obtain by deserving; to earn ...a1225
MERMAID, MERMAN - nouns
• MEER-WOMAN † a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MER-LADY a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MERROW a mermaid ...1862 Ireland
• MERRY-MAID a mermaid ...1865 Eng. dial.
• MER-WIFE † a mermaid-wife ...1822 Sc.
• MER-WOMAN † a mermaid ...1822 Sc.
• MEWMAID a mermaid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARMENNILL a merman ...1805
MERRILY - adverbs
• CADGILY cheerfully, merrily ...a1724 Sc.
• CADGY happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• CAGILY gaily, merrily, cheerfully ...1724 Sc.
• CAIGY happily, merrily, cheerfully ...1896 Sc.
• DAFTLY merrily, gaily ...1789 Sc.
• FEASTLY † as men do at a feast; merrily ...c1250
• HEARTSOMELY cheerily, merrily, joyously, blithely ...1732 Sc.
• MERDLY merrily ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT - adjectives
• LARKISH adj. fond of a lark or a piece of merriment or mischief; frolicsome, sportive ...1882 colloq.
MERRIMENT, MERRY-MAKING - nouns
• AUL' DAY the day after a merrymaking when no work is done ...1785 Sc.
• BALTIORUM riotous proceedings; the boisterous merrymaking which often accompanies a bonfire ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAKES AND ALE merrymaking; all the good things of life; material pleasures; pleasant food; good living ...c1570
• DAFFER merriment ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAFFERY merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFFING frolicking, toying, merriment ...1535
• DAFFLIN fooling, merriment ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAFFRY merriment, fun; romping ...1790 Sc.
• DAFT DAYS a time of frivolity and merriment; hence, one's youth ...1822 Sc.
• DERAY uproar, merriment, noise, disorder, chaos, disarray; a noisy party ...1727 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DILDAM a loud noise made at a wedding or merrymaking ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FLASH a burst of wit or merriment ...Bk1893 sl.
• GALE † singing, a song; merriment; mirth ...c1200
• GALRAVITCHING riotous living, feasting; a noisy merrymaking ...1820 Sc.
• GAMMON a joke, trick; play, sport, merriment ...1869 Eng. dial.
• GAUDEAMUS a college-students' merry-making ...1823
• GAUDING † a making merry; jesting; scoffing ...a1553
• GAUDY † rejoicing, joy; a festival, merry-making ...1535
• GAYNESS † delight, merriment, pleasure ...1377
• HAYDIGEES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGH-DEGREES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HIGHDIGEES high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• JAFFLING merriment, banter ...1830 Sc.
• JAUL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JAWL a good time, merry-marking, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOL a good time, merry-making, enjoyment, entertainment ...1950s S. Afr.
• JOLLIMENT † mirth, merriment, jollity, gaiety ...1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JOLLING merry-making, 'partying' ...1980s S. Afr.
• JOLLY a good time; a spree; a party; a merry-making ...1905 colloq.
• LARK a frolicsome adventure; a spree; a piece of merriment or mischief; fun of any kind; a trick ...1802 colloq.
• OLIPRANCE rude, boisterous merriment; a romp ...c1700 Eng. dial.
• OLY-PRANCE a merrymaking; rough boisterous merriment; a romping match ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ONCARRY a stir, a bustle, a to-do, a capering about, rowdy behaviour, merriment, frolic ...c1850 Sc.
• RANDAN n. a drunken carousal or riot; riotous or disorderly behaviour; a spree; a noisy merrymaking ...c1710
• RANDY a frolic; a merrymaking; a drunken carousal ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANDY-GO a noisy merrymaking or revel ...1825 Eng. dial.
• RANDY-ROW a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT a boisterous, riotous frolic or merrymaking; a spree ...1675 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAPS sports, games, merrymakings ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• REVEL-ROUT † uproarious revelry; boisterous merriment; tumultuous festivity; an occasion of revelling, a revel; a rough, noisy, and indecent gathering or carouse ...a1553 arch. or obs.
• SCAFF † diversion, merriment ...1802 Sc.
• TANSY a merrymaking in a public-house ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TANSY-CAKE a merrymaking ...1846 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT, MERRYMAKING - verbs
• MARDLE vb. to indulge in merrymaking; to drink together ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRIMENT - interjections
• CARE-AWAY! † an exclamation of merriment or recklessness; away with care! ...1440
MERRY - adjectives
• BOUSUM merry ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANT bold, brisk, courageous, hearty, lusty, lively, merry, hale ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CADGY cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• CATCHY merry, jocund ...1804 Sc.
• CHERRY-MERRY cheerful, merry, especially from conviviality; slightly inebriated ...1775 sl.
• CHIRPY said of someone who is cheerful or merry ...1837 sl.
• COBBY stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health ...1691 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LILTY in a merry mood ...19C Eng. dial.
• ECKLE-FECKLE cheerful, merry, gay; also applied to one who possesses a sound and penetrating judgement ...1825 Sc.
• FAIRISH merry with drink ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FESTIVOUS festive, jovial, merry, gay, mirthful ...1654
• GAMELY † sportive, merry ...c1425
• GAMESOME frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive ...c1350
• GAY of persons, their attributes, and actions: full of joy and mirth; light-hearted, exuberantly cheerful, sportive, merry ...a1310
• GAYISH somewhat merry ...1824
• GLEESOME merry, gay, joyous, gleeful, lively ...1603 archaic or Eng. dial.
• HEARTSOME full of mirth, merry, cheerful, lively, light-hearted, joyous; pleasant, genial ...1724 chiefly Sc.
• JOCANT † mirthful, merry, gay, jocund ...c1440
• JOCATORY † characterized by joking; jocular, jesting, merry ...1576
• JOCULATORY † having the character of a jester; uttered in jest; jocular, droll, humorous, sportive, merry, jesting ...1623
• JOVY † jovial, merry, gay ...1426
• LUDITORY merry, sportive, playful ...B1900
• MERRIMENTAL † merry; noisy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• OLY-PRANCING boisterously merry ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUIRKY playful, witty, merry, good-humoured ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFFIN roistering, merry, boisterously hearty ...1721 Sc.
• RAFFING * merry, hearty; noisy ...1719 Sc.
• RAG-TIME merry ...1901 colloq.
• TIP-MERRY † merry with liquor, slightly intoxicated ...1612 sl.
• TITTUPING rollicking, lively, merry ...1796
• TOORAL-OORAL partially intoxicated; merry with drink ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VAUDIE cheerful, merry, gay, elated, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VAUDY elated, cheerful, gay, merry, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VOGGY merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, happy; elated, contented ...B1900 Sc.
• VOGIE merry, cheerful, delighted, gay, light-hearted, happy ...c1715 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
MERRY - nouns, person
• GAMESTER † a merry, frolicsome person ...1598
• GIGLET 1. a giddy, laughing, romping girl; a merry, light-hearted, playful girl ...a1340
†* 2. applied to a man: one excessively given to merriment ...1529
• PATTICK a fool, simpleton, a silly person; one who talks nonsense; a merry fellow ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RAMPS a noisy, merry, boisterous fellow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MERRY - verbs
• BE ON THE MERRY-PIN to be excited or merry ...1790 Eng. dial.
• CAROL † to dance and sing, to make merry ...a1300
• GAMF † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...1825 Sc.
• GAMPH † to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly ...1825 Sc.
• GAUD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GAUMP to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAWD † to make merry; to sport, to jest; to scoff at ...1532
• GO ON A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• HAVE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• HILARATE †* to make merry, cheerful, or gay; to exhilarate ...1623
• LARK to play, esp. the fool; to be mischievously merry; to go on the spree ...1813 colloq.
• RANT to frolic, to romp; to be jovial, boisterous, uproariously gay or merry; to lead a gay or dissolute life; also, to sing or talk loudly ...1598
• SIMPER LIKE A FURMITY-KETTLE to smile; to look merry or cheerful ...18C colloq.
• SIMPER LIKE A POT THAT'S READY TO RUN OVER to smile; to look merry or cheerful ...1631 colloq.
• TAKE A LARK to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
MERRY-GO-ROUND - nouns
• BULLETINE a homemade merry-go-round ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GO-AROUND a merry-go-round ...1958 Amer. dial.
• RANTER-GO-ROUND a merry-go-round ...1893 Eng. dial.
• RIDING MARE a homemade merry-go-round ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLICUE a merry-go-round ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHIRLING JENNY a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1902 Amer. dial.
• WHIRL JENNY a homemade merry-go-round; 'made by sawing off a sapling about four feet from the ground. The core of the tree is left sticking up to form a peg and a hole to fit the peg is bored in the middle of a long and heavy plank. This plank is placed across the stump, a boy running at each end of the plank and away they go ...1967 Amer. dial.
MERRYMAKER - nouns, person
• ORGIAST * a merrymaker given to excessive indulgence ...1791-3
MESOPOTAMIA - nouns
• MESSPOT, THE Mesopotamia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
MESS, MESSED UP, MESSY - adjectives
• BALLED-UP mixed up, in a mess ...L19 US sl.
• BATTLED UP untidy, in a mess or litter ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CACKED messed up ...1990s US teen sl.
• DAGGY of clothes, appearance, etc.: dirty; filthy; slovenly; messy; unkempt; unpleasant ...1967 Aust. sl.
• EAT UP disorganized, messy, all over the place ...1990s sl.
• FUBAR 'fucked-up beyond all recognition'; pert. to a horribly messed-up person or situation ...M20 US sl.
• FUMTU Fucked Up More Than Usual - pert. to a state considerably more messed up than usual ...M20 Brit. & US sl.
• FUTZED-UP fucked up, messed up, confused; broken ...20C US sl.
• GRUNGED-OUT dirty, messy; unappetizing, unappealing ...1980s US sl.
• GRUNGEY dirty, messy, unappetizing, unappealing ...1960s sl.
• GRUNGY dirty, messy, unappetizing, unappealing ...1960s sl.
• GUNGY filthy; sticky; clogged with filth, esp. with an unidentifiable or disgusting viscid substance; messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• IN A PEPPER-POT in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• IN A PICKLE in a mess, in difficulties ...17C sl.
• MANGED-OOP messed, badly mixed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISPUT untidy, messy ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SCROOBLY messy, mussy, untidy ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCRUFF messy, unkempt ...1950s sl.
• SKEWGEE disorderly, messy, mixed up, confused ...1893 Amer. sl.
• SOZZLY messy, sloppy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TICKY untidy, rough, shabby, unpolished, messy ...1886 Amer. dial.
• YUCKY messy, gooey ...1975 sl.
• YUKKY messy, gooey ...1975 sl.
MESS, MESSINESS, MESSY - nouns
• ABORT a foul-up; a mess; snafu ...1978 US military sl.
• AGGLE a mess; a confused or dirty state ...1902 Sc.
• BAGS a mess; a botched enterprise ...2004 Ireland sl.
• BALLIX a mess; a messed-up or balled-up situation ...20C sl.
• BALLS-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BALL-UP a mess; a confused situation ...E20 Brit. sl.
• BILLET a mess, a scrape ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOAR'S NEST an untidy or messy room or house ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOAR'S ROOM an untidy or messy room ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOGGLE-DE-BOTCH a complete bungle, a mess ...1834 colloq.
• BOGGLEDY BOTCH a complete bungle, a mess ...1834 colloq.
• BUMBLE-BATH a mess, a pickle, a confusion ...1595 sl.
• CIRCLE JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• CODS a mess ...1960s sl.
• CRUM-A-GRACKLE a mess, a difficulty, a bother, a perplexity ...19C Eng. dial.
• DALLACK an unsightly mess or portion; a dropping of something ...1807 Eng. dial.
• DOG'S BREAKFAST, A something that is messy or bungled
• DOG'S DINNER, A something that is messy or bungled
• FRIGG-UP a mess, a muddle ...20C Aust. & US euphemism for 'fuck-up'
• FRIG-UP a mess, a muddle ...20C Aust. & US euphemism for 'fuck-up'
• F.U. a 'foul-up' or 'fuck-up'; a grave muddle ...M20
• FUCK-UP a mess; a confusion ...20C US sl.
• GAGGLE a moist, soft mass; a mess ...1908 Sc.
• GANG-FUCK an uncoordinated mess ...1995 UK sl.
• GUNGE an unidentifiable or disgusting dirty, messy, or sticky substance; general filth ...1965 colloq.
• GUNK an unidentified and unpleasant substance; any nasty, messy stuff, dirt, slime; any sticky, viscous liquid, esp. hair tonic, cosmetics, lubricants, etc. ...1932 US sl.
• GUT BUCKET a fish bait boat; hence, a messy space of any kind ...1975 US sl.
• HAGGIS a botched job, a mess ...1929 Sc.
• HASHY a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASSIE a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HUTZELSUP among Nova Scotians of German descent: a confused mess ...1999 Can.
• JAKES a state of dirty mess or untidiness; a mess, confusion ...1867 Eng. dial.
• LAGGER a litter, mess ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAGGERY a mess; a state of muddle or chaos ...1914 Sc.
• MAMMOCK a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MANCH a confused mass; a mess; a muddle; fig. a blunder, a dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MARE'S NEST an untidy jumble; a mess; a tangle of debris in a stream ...1948 Amer. dial.
• MARTYR a spoilt or dirty condition or appearance; a mess; anything that causes such a condition ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAUNGE a confused mess, a mess, a muddle; a blunder, a dilemma, trouble ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MAWKS a mess; a mixture; a state of decay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MERGAL confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MERGLE confusion, a mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MESSMENT a mess; a confused, disorderly, or dirty condition; a muddle, a confusion; anything unpalatable ...1889 Eng. dial.
• MINGLE-MANGLE a medley; a confused mixture; a hotch-potch; a mess; confusion ...1549
• MIX a muddle, a mess ...L19 sl.
• MOMMICK a mess, a botch ...1952 Amer. dial.
• MOMMIX a mess, a botch ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MOMOX a mess, a botch ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MOX a mess; a mixture; a state of decay ...1887 Eng. dial.
• MUSS a mess ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• N.A.B.U. a complete disaster; an irreconcilable mess (Non-Adjusting Balls-Up) ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• OOGIS a mess, confusion, mix-up ...1964 Sc.
• OOTRASH a mess, an untidy person ...1959 Sc.
• PARGIS a dirty mess, a muddle, a filthy condition ...1929 Sc.
• PIGS mistakes, a mess ...20C Royal Air Force sl.
• PIG'S BREAKFAST an unappetizing or messy thing ...colloq
• PUDDLE a muddle, a mess ...16C colloq. & Eng. dial.
• QUIGGER a hotchpotch; a mess, as of badly-cooked food; a muddle or botch in general ...1967 Sc.
• RAG ORDER chaotic disorder; a mess ...1983 UK military sl.
• RIDE-OUT a mess ...1890 Amer. dial.
• RING JERK chaos, a mess ...1970s US sl.
• SCAMBLE anything done irregularly; a mess; a litter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLATCH a mess of any kind, a botch, a bungle ...1969 Sc.
• SKLATCHIN a clot or mass of something messy or untidy ...1866 Sc.
• SNARL-UP a chaotic mess; often applied to a near-gridlock in a traffic system ...1960 UK sl.
• THRUM a tangle, a mess; a tangled mass of anything; an untidy piece of dress, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TUTTLE a mess ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VARG 1. a mess, an untidy mix-up, dirt, rubbish ...1891 Sc.
2. messiness, dirty or disgusting work or conditions ...1908 Sc.
• VERG a mess ...1892 Sc.
• WADDLE a sloppy mess ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YUCK messy or disgusting material ...1966 sl.
• YUK messy or disgusting material ...1966 sl.
MESS, MESSY - nouns, person
• CACKER a blunderer; one who makes a mess ...1990s US sl.
• MOMMICK someone who makes a mess ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAG BAG a messy, unkempt person ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• RAG DOLL a messy, unkempt person ...1920s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCRUFF an unkempt, messy person; also, a term of abuse ...1950s sl.
• SCRUFF-BAG a messy, unkempt person ...1920s sl.
MESS, MESS UP - verbs
• AGGLE to soil or defile; to make a mess ...1866 Sc.
• ARSE to make a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• ASS UP to botch, to spoil something; to mess up ...1932 Amer. sl.
• BALLS UP to confuse; to mess up ...20C sl.
• BE IN PRETTY TANGS to be in a fine mess ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BLUE to make a mess of, to spoil, to ruin ...1880 sl.
• BULLOX to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CACK to make a mess ...L19 sl.
• COCK IT UP to make a complete mess of something ...1979 UK sl.
• CUT A HOG to make an embarrassing mistake; to blunder, to make a mess of things ...1935 US Black sl.
• DAWDLE to spoil, to mess, to bedabble ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIRTY UP to clutter or mess up a place ...1965 Amer. dial.
• F.U. to 'foul-up' or 'fuck-up' ...M20
• FUCK UP to ruin; to mess up; to confuse ...20C US sl.
• GAFFLE UP to confuse, to mess up, to hurt ...20C teen & high school sl.
• GAGGLE to bungle, to mess up; to work with something messy ...1929 Sc.
• GAR to jumble, to mix or mess up by stirring, etc. ...1866 Sc.
• GLOM to tangle up, to make a hash of, to mess ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HASH to spoil, to damage; to destroy; to make a mess of ...1773 Sc.
• HAVE MARRIED THE WIDOW to have made a mess of things ...19C Brit. sl.
• JAZZ UP to confuse; to mess up; to interfere with; to ruin or impair; to botch ...1917 Amer. sl.
• MAKE A BAGS OF to make a mess of something ...1998 Ireland sl.
• MAKE A BALLS OF to make a thorough mess of (a job) ...20C sl.
• MAKE A MULLOCK to make a mess of some undertaking ...1873 Eng. dial.
• MAKE AN ARSE OF to match a mess of something; to botch something ...1996 Sc. sl.
• MAKE A PIG'S EAR to make a mess of ...colloq.
• MAWKS to mess, to dirty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMICK to mix up; to make a mess of ...1903 Amer. dial.
• MOMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MOMOX to botch, to mess up, to confuse ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MUCK ABOUT to mess up; to create confusion ...20C Brit. colloq.
• MUCK UP to make a mess of ...L19
• MUMMICK to cut awkwardly; to mess or make a mess of ...1899 Amer. dial.
• MUMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOX to botch, to mess up ...1942 Amer. dial.
• MUSS to mess, to disarrange ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NAFFLE to rumple; to mess ...1864 Sc.
• NAFF UP to make a mess; to blunder; to 'fuck up' ...1980s euphemism
• NIGGER UP (derogatory) to do, make, or repair something in a careless, haphazard, or tasteless manner; to mess something up ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAG to wreck, to make a mess of ...1904 school sl.
• SCREW THE POOCH to mess up ...1991 Amer. dial.
• SNAFU to mess up, to make a blunder; to ruin something ...M20 US sl.
• TAZZLE to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TAZZLE UP to muddle, to mess up, to confuse; to make untidy or disorderly ...1948 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP to mess up, to make untidy or disorderly, to muddle up, to disarrange ...1939 Amer. dial.
MESS - phrases
• IN RAG ORDER in dire straits, in a mess ...1940s Irish & Aust.
• IN RAGS in dire straits, in a mess ...1940s Irish & Aust.
MESS ABOUT - verbs
• FAFF to mess about, restlessly and ineffectually, wasting time, often while something quite urgent needs attention; to play or fool around, to waste time ...c1930
• FAFF ABOUT to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to be indecisive or fussy ...1874 UK sl.
• FAFF AROUND to mess about; to waste time on matters of no importance; to play or fool around ...1874 UK sl.
MESSAGE - nouns
• ANSWER a message ...1922 Amer. dial.
• CADGE, THE a message ...1934 Glasgow sl.
• CHITTY a letter or note, a written message ...1698 Anglo-Indian
• SAND † the act of sending; that which is sent, a message, present ...c1000
MESSAGE - verbs
• BESEND † to send to, to send a message to ...1297
MESSENGER - nouns, person
• BEADSMAN † a messenger ...1377
• CAD a messenger or errand boy ...1835 sl.
• CADDIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CADEE a messenger or errand porter in some large Scottish towns ...18C
• CADIE a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• CARRIER PIGEON a messenger or courier ...1933 US sl.
• CAWDY a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant ...1730 Sc.
• LEGATE an ambassador, delegate, messenger ...1382
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• MESHER a messenger ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ORATOR † one sent to plead or speak for another; an ambassador, an envoy, a messenger ...1494
• SAND † a person or body of persons sent on an errand; an embassy; an envoy, a messenger ...1038
• SANDESMAN † a messenger, an envoy, an ambassador ...1123
• SAND-MAN † a messenger, an ambassador ...c1205
MESSY - verbs
• VARG to work in dirty conditions, to perform a messy task ...1908 Sc.
MESSY - phrases
• DEVIL HAD A FIT IN HERE, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HAD AN AUCTION AND HASN'T TAKEN HIS GOODS AWAY, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DEVIL HAD AN AUCTION, THE suggests a very untidy or messy house or room ...1950 Amer. dial.
METAL - nouns
• TOREUMATOGRAPHY * description of the toreutic art (the art of working in metal or ivory), or of works done in it ...1727
• TOREUTICS the art, esp. the ancient art, of working in metal or ivory, including embossing, work in relief, etc. ...1847
METAL - nouns, person
• NAIL GROPER one who scours the streets in search of old nails and similar saleable pieces of discarded metal ...M19 sl.
• TOREUTES a worker in toreutics; an artist in metal or ivory ...1840
METAL DETECTOR - nouns
• SNITCHER a metal detector ...1950 US sl.
METAPHOR - nouns
• SCARROW a figure of speech, a metaphor ...1894 Sc.
METE - verbs
• MARK † to mete out, to allot, to apportion ...1340-70 poetic.
METEOR - adjectives
• BEARDED of a comet, meteor, etc.: having a trail or tail ...c1380
METEORITE - nouns
• SKY-STONE a meteorite ...1797
METEOROLOGIST - see WEATHER nouns, person
METER - nouns
• LITTLE PETER a gas or electric meter ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
METHOD - nouns
• GATE † way, manner, or method of doing or behaving; a peculiar habit ...c1200
• MIDSES † means, methods, ways ...1660 Sc.
METHODICAL - adjectives
• ORDINARY † conformable to order or rule; regular; orderly, methodical ...1529
METHODIST - adjectives
• CHICKEN-EATING Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
METHODIST - nouns
• WORKUS a Methodist chapel ...c1840 Anglicans' usage
METHODIST - nouns, person
• CHICKEN-EATER a Methodist ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EELPOT (derogatory) a Methodist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HANDSHAKER a Methodist ...1967 Amer. dial.
• METHO a Methodist ...1940 Aust. sl.
• METHODY a Methodist ...1848 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• METTHERDY a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• METTODY a Methodist ...1848 Eng. dial.
• NEW LIGHT a Methodist ...M18 sl.
• RANTER a Primitive Methodist; a Dissenter ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SHINY-PANTS METHODIST a Methodist (slide in, slide out) ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SHOUTING METHODIST a Methodist who exhibits religious enthusiasm with loud cries or vigorous bodily motions ...1851 Amer. dial.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - adjectives
• PINKO drunk on methylated spirit ...1925 sl.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - nouns
• AAI-AAI methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• AI-AI methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• CHAT methylated spirits as drunk by alcoholics ...1930s Irish sl.
• GOOM methylated spirits, as an alcoholic's drink ...1967 Aust. sl.
• JACK methylated spirit taken as an intoxicant ...c1930 sl.
• JAKE methylated spirit ...1932 sl., orig. US
• METHO methylated spirit ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MIX methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• RED BIDDY cheap red wine fortified with methylated spirits ...1928 colloq.
• SPEED TRAP methylated spirits, as drunk by alcoholics and tramps ...1930s S. Afr. sl.
• WHITE LADY methylated spirit ...1935 Aust. sl.
METHYLATED SPIRIT - nouns, person
• BLUEY a drinker of methylated spirits ...20C sl.
• GOOM a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GOOMEE a drinker of methylated spirit ...1973 Aust. sl.
• GOOMY a drinker of methylated spirits ...1960s Aust. sl.
• JACK MAN one who habitually drinks methylated spirits ...1930s sl.
• METHO a methylated spirit addict ...1933 Aust. & NZ sl.
METICULOUS - adjectives
• PERNICKETTY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKETY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERNICKITY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable ...1834 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKERTY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise; crotchety, cranky; disagreeable, obstinate ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PERSNICKETY fussy, finicky, particular, meticulous, precise ...1956 Amer. dial.
METICULOUS - nouns, person
• SALLY a person who is meticulous to an absurd, near-certifiable degree ...1980s US college sl.
METICULOUS - verbs
• DOT ONE'S I'S AND CROSS ONE'S T'S to be meticulous or precise, even to the smallest detail
METTLE - nouns
• BRAIN spirit, mettle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDER temper, anger, spirit, mettle ...1831
• TEETH † temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TETH † temper, disposition; spirit, mettle ...Bk1905 Sc.
METTLESOME - adjectives
• BRAINY unmanageable, high-mettled; spirited, lively ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAUSTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FEISTY irascible, argumentative, touchy, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FICETY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• FISTY irascible, angry, low, mean, cross; pert, impertinent, impudent, self-important; frisky, mettlesome ...1890 Amer. dial.
• HANTY wanton, unruly; full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HAUNTY full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
• SPUNKIE plucky, mettlesome ...B1900 Sc.
• TICKLISH skittish, mettlesome ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
METTLESOME - nouns, person
• SPUNKIE a spirited, mettlesome, or courageous person; a smart or lively fellow ...1806 Sc.
MEW - verbs
• MELL of a cat: to mew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEOWL to mew or cry like a cat ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEWT † of a cat: to mew ...1737 Sc.
• WRAW †* to mew as a cat ...1481
• YARM of a cat: to mew, esp. in a plaintive, persistent manner ...a1838 Sc.
• YAW † to cry like a cat; to mew, to caterwaul ...1819 Sc.
MEWING - nouns
• YARM the cry or whine of a cat; mewing, caterwauling ...1880 Sc.
MEXICAN - adjectives
• ADOBE (derogatory) Mexican; hence, second-rate, inferior ...19C US sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) pert. to a Latin, usually an Italian, a Mexican or a Spaniard; any dark-skinned native ...M19 sl., orig. US
• MESKIN Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MEXICONIAN † Mexican ...1727
• PACHOOK pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO pert. to Mexican-Americans (esp. street gang members) or their culture ...1940s US sl.
• PANCHO pert. to Mexicans or to Mexican lifestyle, fashions, etc. ...1940s US sl.
• TACO (derogatory) inhabited by or characteristic of Mexicans ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TEX-MEX Texan-Mexican ...Amer. sl.
MEXICAN - nouns
• DAGO CENTER (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• DAGO TOWN (derogatory) the Italian, Mexican, or Puerto Rican area of a town or city ...1920s US sl.
• TACOLAND (derogatory) the part of town where the Mexicans live ...1960s sl.
• TACO TELEGRAPH, THE the informal means by which news is spread in Mexican communities ...1989 Amer. dial.
• TACO TOWN (derogatory) the Mexican section of a community ...1970 Amer. sl.
MEXICAN, MEXICO - nouns, person
• ADOBE MAKER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1960s US sl.
• ALAMBRISTA a Mexican illegally present in the US ...1974 US Border Spanish
• BEAN (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...20C US sl.
• BEAN-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican, esp. a poor Mexican ...1919 US sl.
• BEANER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1965 US sl.
• BEANO (derogatory) a person of Mexican origin ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BIG HAT a person of Mexican heritage ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BRACERO orig. a Mexican admitted to the US for seasonal agricultural work; later, any Mexican labourer in the US ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BROWN (derogatory) a Mexican ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CHARRO a Mexican cowboy or horseman ...1932 Amer. dial.
• CHICO a Mexican, esp. one considered of a lower class or mixed blood ...1960s US sl.
• CHILI-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican ...1911 US sl.
• DAGO (derogatory) a person of Hispanic birth or descent; a Mexican or Puerto Rican ...1823 Amer. sl.
• DINO (mildly derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican or Italian labourer ...20C US sl.
• ENCHILADA-EATER (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• GREASER (racist) a Mexican or a Spanish-American ...US Civil War usage
• MESCAN a Mexican ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MESKIN a Mexican ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MEXICANO anyone from Mexico ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OILER (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...1907 Amer. sl.
• PACHOOK a Mexican-American, esp. a young man who joins a street gang ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCA a female Mexican-American ...1940s US sl.
• PACHUCO a young Mexican-American, esp. a tough or gang member ...1943 US sl.
• PANCHO (derogatory) a term of address to an anonymous Mexican man ...1960s US sl.
• PELADO (usually derogatory) a low-class Mexican ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PEON (derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1882 Amer. dial.
• PEPPER (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1960 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER BELLY (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1962 Amer. sl.
• PEPPER GUT (often derogatory) a Mexican or person of Mexican origin ...1944 Amer. sl.
• SHEEPHERDER (usually derogatory) a Mexican ...1949 Amer. dial.
• SHUCK (derogatory) a nickname for a Mexican ...M20 US sl.
• TACO (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TACO-BENDER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TACO-EATER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1986 Amer. sl.
• TACO-HEAD (derogatory) a Mexican or a Chicano ...1960s US sl.
• TACO-ROLLER (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican-American ...1968 Amer. sl.
• TACO-TWISTER (derogatory) a Mexican migrant worker ...1974 Amer. sl.
• TAMALE (derogatory) a Mexican girl, esp. if attractive ...20C US sl.
• TEX-MEX a native of the Texas-Mexico border region ...1949 Amer. sl.
• TIO TACO (derogatory) a Mexican-American who curries favour with the dominant White culture; a Mexican who is considered insufficiently nationalistic by others ...1969 US sl.
• TONY a nickname for an Italian or Mexican man ...1907 Amer. dial.
• WET an illegal immigrant from Mexico to the US; hence, to any illegal immigrant ...1973 US sl.
• WETBACK (derogatory) a Mexican or Mexican American; orig. an illegal Mexican who was still wet from swimming across the Rio Grande ...1920 US colloq.
• YELLOW-BELLY a name given by Western hunters and soldiers of the US to the Mexicans ...1850 US
MEXICO - nouns
• AUNT JANE Tijuana, Mexico ...1928 US sl.
• OLD MEXICO Mexico ...1863 Amer. dial.
• WHOREZ 'Juarez,' Mexico, a city notorious for vice ...M20 US sl.
MICHIGAN - nouns
• AMITYVILLE Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl.
• BIG BLUE the University of Michigan; a sports team. esp. the football team, of the University of Michigan ...1987 US students' sl.
• BIG D Detroit, Michigan ...1961 US sl.
• MOTOR CITY Detroit, Michigan ...1961 US sl.
• MOTOWN Detroit, Michigan ...1971 US sl.
• 'VILLE Detroit, Michigan ...2000 US sl.
MICHIGAN - nouns, person
• PACKER-BACKER-MAKI a beer-drinking, snow-suit wearing, Skoal-chewing, snowmobile-riding fan of the Green Bay Packer football team ...2004 Michigan Upper Peninsula usage
• TROLL a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Lower Peninsula ...1994 Amer. dial.
• YOOPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
• YOUPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
• YUPER a person who lives in or is from Michigan's Upper Peninsula; the dialect of such a person ...1979 Amer. dial.
MICROPHONE - verbs
• BUG to equip with a hidden microphone ...1935 sl., orig. US
MICROSCOPE - nouns
• OPTIC † an eyeglass, lens, magnifying lass; a microscope, a telescope ...a1631
MICROWAVE OVEN - nouns
• NUKER a microwave-oven ...1980s Brit. sl.
MICROWAVE OVEN - verbs
• NUKE to cook or warm-up food in a microwave-oven ...1987 sl.
MIDDAY - nouns
• HIGH-TWELVE midday, noon ...1827
• MIDDLE-DAY midday ...1898 Eng. dial.
• MIDNOON noon, midday ...1801 Sc.
• MIDS-DAY † midday, noon ...1824 Sc.
• MIDTIME OF DAY noon, midday ...1892 Sc.
• OVERNOON † midday; afternoon ...1779
MIDDLE - adjectives
• MIDDLEIST middle-most, most central ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMER central, middle, coming between the eldest and youngest in age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAVEL * situated in the middle ...1818
MIDDLE - nouns
• MELL the middle ...1859 Sc.
• NAVEL the central or middle point of anything ...1603
• UMBILIC † the centre; the middle point or part ...1607
MIDDLE AGE - nouns
• MID-ELD middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDHOOD advancing years, the period of middle age ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MIDDLE-AGED - adjectives
• HALF-OLD middle-aged ...1790 Sc.
• MID-AGED middle-aged ...1897 Sc.
• OF A CERTAIN AGE description of a middle-aged or older person, usually a woman ...M18 euphemism
• OLD YOUNG middle-aged ...1898 Sc.
MIDDLE-AGED - nouns
• MIDDLE-AGE SPREAD paunchiness in a middle-aged person ...1931 sl.
MIDDLE-AGED - nouns, person
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
MIDDLE-CLASS - adjectives
• BURBED OUT looking very middle-class and suburban; decked out like a suburban citizen ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
• MIDDLE BROW middle-class; average or mediocre ...Bk1990 Amer. sl.
MIDDLE-CLASS - nouns, person
• EXCUSE-ME a member of the educated middle class ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• OK YARDIE a stereotypical Briton of the upper-class or middle-class who lives in west London's gangland ...1998 UK sl.
MIDDLE EAST - nouns, person
• CAMEL-CHASER (derogatory) a Syrian or Indian, or any form of Arab from the Middle East ...1960s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL-DRIVER an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s sl.
• CAMEL-FUCKER (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CAMELHEAD (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...2000s US sl.
• CAMEL JOCK (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1966 US sl.
• CAMEL JOCKEY (derogatory) an Arab, a native of the Middle East ...1960s US sl.
• CHOC (offensive) a person of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background ...1987 Aust. sl.
• SAND-COON (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND-JOCKEY (derogatory) an Arab from the Middle East ...2000s sl.
• SAND NIGGER (derogatory) an Arab or any other native of the Middle East (except Israelis) ...1980s US sl.
• SAND TOAD an Arab; a Middle Easterner ...1990s US sl.
• SAND WOG (derogatory) an Arab or Middle Easterner ...1990s sl.
MIDDLING - adjectives
• MEETERLY moderate, in a fair state, middling ...1684 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLEMISH moderate, middling; not liberal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDDLE-WAY middling, pretty well ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDGING middling, esp. used in greetings ...1954 Amer. dial.
MIDDLING - adverbs
• MEEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MEVERLY moderately, tolerably, middling; fairly well in health; easily, gently ...1860 Eng. dial.
MIDGE - nouns
• THUNDER-BUG a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUNDER-FLY a midge ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MIDNIGHT - nouns
• DEAD HOUR OF NIGHT, THE midnight ...1870 Sc.
• DEVIL'S DANCING HOUR midnight ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HEAD OF THE DIM, THE midnight ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MIDDLE-NIGHT † midnight ...c1205 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NOON OF NIGHT midnight ...1710 poetic
• TWELVE O' NIGHT midnight ...1873 Sc.
MIDNIGHT - phrases
• TURN OF THE NIGHT passing midnight ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
MIDRIFF - nouns
• HEART-SPOON † the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff ...a1728 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIDDERN the midriff or diaphragm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIDRED the midriff, the diaphragm ...1834 Eng. dial.
MIDSHIPMAN - see NAVY
MIDWIFE - adjectives
• OBSTETRICATORY †* pert. to the office of a midwife ...1640
• OBSTETRICIOUS † pert. to a midwife; assisting childbirth ...a1645
MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY - nouns
• BABBY-JOB a midwifery case ...1890 Eng. dial.
• OBSTETRICATION †* the action or office of a midwife; delivery ...a1615
• OBSTETRICOGRAPHY * the scientific description of midwifery ...1828
• OBSTETRICY * midwifery; the practice of obstetrics ...1841
• TOCOLOGY the science of parturition, or of midwifery; obstetrics ...1828
MIDWIFE - nouns, person
• ACCOUCHEUR n. properly, a man who assists women in childbirth, a man-midwife; until the adoption of 'accoucheuse' it was used of both sexes ...1759
• ACCOUCHEUSE a midwife ...1847
• AUNT a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BABY CATCHER a midwife ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BABY WOMAN a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIRTHDAME a midwife ...1947 Amer. dial.
• CANNY WIFE a midwife ...1810 Sc.
• DOCTOR LADY a midwife ...1987 Amer. dial.
• DOCTOR WOMAN a midwife ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GODMOTHER a midwife ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY a midwife ...1794 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY DOCTOR a midwife; an obstetrician ...1917 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY WOMAN a midwife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• HAGWIFE a midwife ...1883 Sc.
• HAND-MAMMY a midwife ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAND-WOMAN a midwife ...1847 Eng. dial.
• HEADSWOMAN a midwife ...a1825 Eng. dial.
• MAMGUJLLA a midwife ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMGULLA a midwife ...1908 Sc.
• MAMMIE a midwife ...1808 Sc.
• MAMMY a midwife ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MAMMY WIFE a midwife ...1912 Sc.
• MAN-MIDWIFE * a man assists women in childbirth; an accoucheur ...1625
• MIDLADY a midwife ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MIDMOTHER a midwife ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT NURSE a midwife ...1940 Amer. dial.
• MIDNIGHT WIFE a midwife ...c1955 Amer. dial.
• MIDWOMAN a midwife ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MOTHER-MIDNIGHT † a midwife ...1602 sl.
• OBSTETRIST * an obstetrician; one skilled in midwifery ...a1800
• OBSTETRIX * a midwife; a woman obstetrician; a woman who renders professional aid to women in labour ...1839
• OLD GRANNY a midwife ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-CATCHER a midwife ...L18 sl.
• SAGE WOMAN * a midwife ...1672
• WOMAN DOCTOR a midwife, an obstetrician ...1966 Amer. dial.
MIDWIFE - verbs
• GRANNY to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1897 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY-WIFE to perform the services of a midwife; to act as a midwife for; to assist in the delivery of a child or, occasionally, an animal ...1960 Amer. dial.
• OBSTETRICATE † to act as midwife; to aid in childbirth ...1623
MIEN - nouns
• GATURE †* gait, mien ...1538
MIGHT - nouns
• MAISTRICE † mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat ...a1300, chiefly Sc.
• MAUGHT might, strength, ability ...1773 Sc.
• PUISSANCE power, might, or force ...1375 literary usage
• VALENCY † might, power, strength ...1623
• VALLENTE † power, might ...1475
• VALURE †* physical strength or ability; power, might ...1574
MIGHT - verbs
• VAIL † to have might or power; to prevail ...a1300
MIGHTILY - adverbs
• MAINLY † with force, vigour, or violent; mightily, vigorously, violently ...c1275
• MATCHLY † perfectly; well; mightily ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MAUGHTLY strongly, mightily ...1899 Sc.
MIGHTY - adjectives
• BELLIPOTENT mighty or powerful in war ...1635
• JEEROOSELY mighty, big, enormous ...1914 Amer. dial.
• JEEROOSLY mighty, big, enormous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• KEEN † mighty, powerful, strong ...a1000
• MAINFUL † powerful, mighty ...a1225
• MAUGHTY mighty, powerful ...1768 Sc.
• MIGHTFUL full of might, powerful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIGHTIOUS †* full of might or power ...c1460
• MAINFUL † powerful, mighty ...a1225
• OMNIPOTENT all-powerful; having full or absolute power or authority; exceedingly strong or mighty ...1598
• OMNIPOTENTIARY †* omnipotent ...1659
• POLLENT * powerful, strong, mighty ...1869 rare
• PUISSANT possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful, strong, forcible ...a1450 arch.
• STALWORTH † brave, bold, daring, courageous, valiant, mighty ...a1225 obs. exc. arch.
• TIRFUL † mighty, glorious ...c1205
• VUSTING † furious; mighty, violent ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WIGHT strong, robust, mighty; exercising strength, energetic ...ME, now arch., Sc., & Eng. dial.
MIGRAINE - see HEADACHE
MIGRANT - nouns, person
• PILGRIM an emigrant, a migrant, a visitor, a tourist; a newcomer, a greenhorn, a tenderfoot ...1867 Amer. dial.
MIGRATORY - adjectives
• LAND-LOUPING rambling, migratory, shifting from place to place ...Bk1902 Sc.
MILD - adjectives
• DAFT † mild, gentle, meek, humble ...c1000
• DEBONAIR † of gentle disposition, mild, meek; gracious, kindly; courteous, affable ...a1225
• HAND-TAME † tame and submissive to handling; mild, gentle ...a1300
• MEEK-TASTED sweet or mild of taste ...1897 Sc.
• MEETH modest, mild, gentle ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MEEVERLY mild; of a gentle or modest disposition; shy, bashful; sparing in eating and drinking ...1819 Eng. dial.
• MELCH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• MELSH mild, warm; soft and moist; applied chiefly to the weather, but also occasionally to anything soft ...1790 Eng. dial.
• METHEFUL † restrained, moderate; gentle, mild ...c1000 obs.
• MILCH-HEARTED nervous, timid, mild, tender-hearted ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NESH † tender, mild, gentle, kind; inclined to pity, mercy, or other tender feelings ...c897
• UNCAPTIOUS meek, mild ...1661
• UNCHOLERIC meek, mild ...1831
MILDEW - verbs
• FADY to decay from damp; to mildew ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MEATHEW to become covered with mildew ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MILDY to grow mouldy; to mildew ...1900 Eng. dial.
MILDEWED - adjectives
• MILDY mouldy; mildewed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VINNED mouldy, mildewed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VINNIED mouldy, mildewed ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VINNY mouldy, mildewed, musty; esp. used of bread or cheese ...1796 Eng. dial.
MILDEWED - verbs
• VINNY to become mouldy or mildewed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
MILD-MANNERED - adjectives
• MEEK AS MOSES, AS very patient and mild-mannered; quietly accepting ...1860
MILDNESS - nouns
• DEBONAIRSHIP †* debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1240
• DEBONAIRTY † debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1225
• DEBONARITY † debonair character; mildness, gentleness, meekness; graciousness, kindness; courtesy, affability ...a1225
• FAVOUR † lenity, mildness, mitigation of punishment; an instance of this, a lenient act ...c1460
• LENITUDE † gentleness, mildness ...1627
• LENITY mildness, gentleness, mercifulness in disposition or behaviour ...1548