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OLD - OPINIONATED
OLD - adjectives
• ABIGAIL old, ugly, unattractive ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• ABO old ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• AGEABLE advanced in years ...1845 Amer. dial.
• AGEFUL old, getting old ...1944 Amer. dial.
• AGEY characterized by age, aged, old ...1547 arch.
• ANNO DOMINI old ...B1890 Eng. society sl.
• ANTEDILUVIAN old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARKY adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AULD old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK NUMBER out of date, old-fashioned; old and useless ...1883 Amer. sl.
• CHESTNUTTY old, stale ...1884 arch.
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• DODDLY nervous, shaky, unsteady; tottering, old, and not very well ...1953 Amer. dial.
• DOG-EARED old; hackneyed; outworn ...1894 Amer. sl.
• ELD old, aged, advanced in years ...1619 poetic and arch.
• ELDED † that has grown old, inveterate ...a1300
• ELDERMER aged, growing old ...19C Eng. dial.
• ELDERMERLY aged, growing old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDERN old, belonging to earlier times ...a1300
• ELD-GROWN grown old ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ELD-LIKE beginning to grow old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARISH-ON advanced in years, well on; well forward in an undertaking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FUNKY old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAMMY old, ugly ...1889 theatrical sl.
• GONE TO SEED old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDEVAL * of a great age, old, ancient ...1650
• GRANDEVOUS †* of great age; aged, old, long-lived ...1682
• GUNGY messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• HAS-BEEN old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WHITLEATHER STATE of people: old and tough ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG IN THE TOOTH old or ageing; used orig. of horses, because their gums recede with age
• MODEL-T old ...1938 Amer. sl.
• NESTORIAN * old ...1605
• NOVANTIQUE †* new-old ...a1688
• OGYGIAN adj. pert. to the mythical Attic or Boeotian king Ogyges; of obscure antiquity; of great age ...1843
• OLD AS ADAM, AS primevally old ...1867
• OLD AS PANTON GATES very old ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDER THAN SIMON'S OFF OX very old ...1958 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOOT describing older people ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• OLDIE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD-LIKE † old in appearance ...1634 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLDLY †* verging on old age; elderly ...1382
• OLD-TIMEY old-fashioned, out-of-date, old ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLDWARD †* having the old tendency ...1624
• OLE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON OLD TOES † in old age ...a1400
• OVERYEARED † too old, too advanced in years ...1844
• PAPPY old, esp. exhibiting the signs of the old ...1930s US sl.
• PAST IT of animate and inanimate objects: too old or worn-out to be of use ...M19 sl.
• RUDAS of women: rude, unmannerly, rough, coarse; haggard, old ...a1802 Sc.
• RUN TO SEED old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEEN IT'S BEST DAYS old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SILVER old ...1990s rhyming sl. (Silver and Gold)
• SILVER AND GOLD old ...1990s rhyming sl.
• TABBY pertaining to a tabby (an old or elderly maiden lady) ...1746
• TIN-TYPE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TYKE-AULD very old ...1826 Sc.
• UITER-ALD extremely old ...1929 Sc.
• UP IN LIFE advanced in years, old ...1871 Sc.
• UP IN THE PAINT CARDS. old; high; superior ...1930s US sl.
• UP IN THE PAINTS old; high; superior ...1930s US sl.
• VENERABLE ancient, antique, old ...1792
• VETERASCENT † growing old ...1642
• VETUST * old, ancient ...1623
• WANING * ageing, growing old ...1895
OLD - adverbs
• ELDERNLY † of old time ...a1400
• OLDLY † in the manner of one that is old; in an old or bygone manner ...c1200
OLD, OLDNESS - nouns
• ANCIENTRY old things; antiquities ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BRAIGGLE an old and dangerously rickety article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADUCITY the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
• CALLION anything old and ugly ...1824 Sc.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• DECREPIDITY †* decrepitude, a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1760
• DECREPITAGE † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITANCY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITNESS † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1601
• DECREPITUDE the state or condition of being decrepit; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1603
• DECREPITY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1576
• ELD † 1. people of advanced age; old men ...c1000
2. old age; antiquity ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ELDNESS † oldness, old age ...c1000
• ELDSHIP †* old age ...1647
• LAST AGE † the closing years of life, old age ...1382
• OLD † old age, the advanced stage or period of life ...c1205
• OLD BOAT a house, usually in an untidy state, where old people live ...c1930 sl.
• OLDENNESS † olden quality, antiquity ...1422 obs
• OLDIE an old saying, story, object, etc. ...1934 US sl.
• OLDIE BUT GOODIE any person or thing that is old but still desirable ...1968 US sl.
• OLD RESIDENTER an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• OLDY an old, joke, story, etc.; an old and familiar popular song, motion picture, etc. ...1939 US sl.
• RATTLE-TRAP a worn-out, rickety vehicle; anything old and dilapidated; a makeshift contrivance ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RESIDENTER an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• VALE OF YEARS, THE the declining years of a person's life; old age ...1604
• WRINKLE CITY 1. old age, the golden years ...20C Amer. sl.
2. a place inhabited or frequented by old people ...1980s Amer. sl.
• WRINKLE VILLAGE a place inhabited or frequented by old people ...1980s Amer. sl.
• WRINKLIES the old ...1920s sl.
OLD - nouns, person
• A.K. an old man; an Alte Kacker ...1920s US sl.
• ALTE KACKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ALTER an old man ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ALTER COCKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...1943 US sl.
• ALTER COYOTE an old fogy (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTER KOCKER an old fogy (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTER KUCKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ANAROOGIAN a very rural old fellow ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ANCIENT an old man; a quaint, old-fashioned person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANTIQUE BOZO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE-JOHN a foolish and probably impotent old man ...L16 sl.
• ARTICHOKE a debauched old woman, esp. a hideous old prostitute ...19C sl.
• AUNT an old Black woman; used by Blacks and Whites ...M19 US sl.
• BABU an ugly old man ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BADGER an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BAG an old hag; any old woman ...1922 sl.
• BALDHEAD an old man ...E19 sl., orig. US
• BALDY an old man, not necessarily baldheaded...1899 US sl.
• BAT an ugly old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BATTLEAX(E) an old or elderly woman who is variously characterized as resentful, vociferous, usually arrogant and no beauty ...1896 US sl.
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl.
• BELDAM an aged woman, a matron of advanced years ...1580
• BELDAME an aged woman, a matron of advanced years ...1580
• BENCHER an old person, such as is found on benches in shopping malls, etc. ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BIDDY (derogatory) an old man ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLEEZE-WIG a jocular term for an uproarious old man ...19C Eng. dial.
• BODACH an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOILER an unattractive (old) woman ...1965 sl., orig. Aust.
• BOOL a term of contempt for an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAD an opprobrious epithet applied to an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUBBER a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUCK an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUFFER a foolish old person ...1749 Brit. sl.
• BUGGER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUZZARD a foolish or despicable person; a contemptible old man ...1641
• CAG any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAILLACH an old woman ...1814 Sc.
• CAILLEACH an old Highland woman; a crone ...1814 Sc.
• CARLINE a woman, esp. an old one; often implying contempt or disparagement ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• CARLING a woman, esp. an old one; often implying contempt or disparagement ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• CHAT a general insult, usually aimed at an old man, esp. an alcoholic ...1960s Aust. sl.
• COLLIOCH an old woman ...1814 Ireland
• COLLOUGH an old woman ...1814 Ireland
• COON a peculiar old fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COOT a foolish or crotchety person, esp. one who is old ...colloq.
• CRAMBAZZLE a worn-out, dissipated old man; an old man exhausted more by vicious indulgences or habits than by age ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRINKLY (derogatory) an old person ...sl.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• CROW an unattractive old woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
• DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1883 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-GRAND one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-PAW one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADS an old man ...18C sl.
• DAFFLER an old person in dotage ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAM a woman, esp. an old woman ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDY-CAP an old woman who pays much attention to dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEADHEAD an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DECREPIT an infirm old person ...1578
• DELO NAMMOW an old woman ...M19 back-slang
• DILLO-NAMO an old woman ...M19 Brit. costermongers' back-slang
• DINOSAUR any person who is old or considered to be out of date, or both ...1970 US sl.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DODO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• D.O.M. a dirty old man ...1950s sl.
• DOMINE DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINI an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINI DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINIE DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DRIED UP FART an old man...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRY-FIST † a contemptuous epithet for an old woman
• DUFFER a doltish old man ...1730 UK sl.
• DUFFY a doltish old man ...2002 UK sl.
• DUSTY a very old person, 70 years old and older ...1980s society usage
• ELD an old man ...1796 poetic
• FACE STRETCHER an old woman who attempts to look young ...1920s US sl.
• FAGGOT a general term of abuse, usually of women or children; an old or dissipated woman ...1591
• FAG-MA-FUFF † a garrulous old woman ...1825 Sc.
• FAGOT a term of contempt for a woman, esp. an old or dissipated woman ...L16 Brit.
• FAIRY a drunken old hag; a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FART an old man...1965 Amer. dial.
• FART-HEAD a conservative, traditional old person ...1990s sl.
• FAT COCK a fat old man ...M19 sl.
• FATHER TIME 1. an older man, but possibly still attractive ...1920s US college sl.
2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGAY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGEY an old, eccentric person ...20C Amer. colloq.
• FOGGI an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGRAM an antiquated or old-fashioned person; a fussy old fellow ...1775
• FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOXY GRANDPA a prankish old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRUMP an old woman with one or more of the following qualities: primness, wrinkles, slatternliness, gossipiness, grouchiness, or a holier-than-thou attitude ...19C
• FUNGUS an old man ...1910s sl.
• GADGIE an old man ...2005 UK youth sl.
• GAFFER an elderly rustic; an old fellow; also, simply, a fellow ...1589
• GAGGER a rustic old man; an old bumpkin ...L16 sl.
• GAMALEERIE a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard ...1880 Sc.
• GAMAR an old woman; a grandmother; the mistress of the house, good-wife; also used as a term of address ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GAMMER a rustic title for an old woman; it corresponds to 'gaffer' for a man ...1575
• GEESER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GEEZER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GEYSER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GIBBY an old woman, generally bent with age ...1807 Eng. dial.
• GIMMER a woman, esp. an old one ...c1850 colloq.
• GOBBLER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOZLER an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRAMP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDMA an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPA an old man; also used as a term of address ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAPPA an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPAPPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPOP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANMA an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY 1. a fussy, finicky old person of either sex ...1842 Amer. dial.
2. an old woman; also used as a term of address ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRANPAPPA an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANPAPPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREYBEARD an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIMALKIN an unpleasant old woman ...L16 arch.
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRUNTER an old person out of sympathy with current youth enthusiasms ...1980s sl.
• GUNPOWDER an old woman ...L17 sl.
• HAG 1. an ugly, repulsive old woman; often implying viciousness or maliciousness ...1377
2. an old man; used as a jocular or opprobrious nickname ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUDDLE-DUDDLE †* a decrepit old person ...1599
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
• JILL-HOOTER an old man or woman given to grumbling or complaining ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KAIL RUNT a term of contempt applied esp. to an old woman ...a1779 Sc.
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LITTLE BIDDIE an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BIDDY an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• LONG-BEARD. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HAIR an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MACKABROIN †* an old hag ...1546
• MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man ...1950 Sc.
• MOKE an old person, disrespectfully spoken to ...1871 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER BUNCH a fat or untidy old woman ...1847 sl.
• MUMPSIMUS † a vague term of contempt; an old fogey ...1575
• MUTTON DRESSED LAMB-FASHION applied to an old woman dressed in youthful style ...1810
• NEBSIE an impudent old woman ...B1900 Sc.
• NEBSY an impudent old woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NESTOR the name of a Homeric hero famous for his age and wisdom; hence, an old man ...1588
• OLD † an old man, an old woman ...c1375
• OLD BAG (disparaging) an unattractive, obnoxious, or unpleasant old woman; an old hag, any old woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
• OLD BEAN an old person, seen affectionately or kindly ...1940s sl.
• OLD BIRD a person, usually old ...1910s sl.
• OLD BLOKE an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BODY an old woman; occasionally used of a man ...M19 sl.
• OLD BOILER an unattractive (old) woman ...1965 sl., orig. Aust.
• OLD BOLLOCKS an older man ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD BOY an old man ...1500 UK
• OLD BOZO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BUBA an old person who acts younger than their age ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BUCK an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUFFER a foolish old person ...1749 Brit. sl.
• OLD BUZZARD a cranky old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CALICO an old woman ...M19 US sl.
• OLD CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• OLD CHAP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CHOCKER an old fellow ...M19 sl.
• OLD COCKER an old man, usually a disreputable one ...1940s sl., orig. US
• OLD CODGER a fellow; a man, with the implication of crotchety old age ...M18 sl.
• OLD COOT a foolish or cantankerous old person; also used affectionately ...M18 sl.
• OLD COVE an old or older man; often a term of familiar address ...17C sl.
• OLD COW a despicable old woman ...1864 Aust. sl.
• OLD CROCK a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit ...sl., chiefly Brit.
• OLD CROW an unattractive (old) woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
• OLD CUSS an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DEAR an old person; usually, but not always, a woman ...L19 sl.
• OLD DODO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DOG an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUCK an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUFFER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLDER † 1. a person advanced in life ...c1440
† 2. a person superior in age, senior; chiefly in plural ...1483
• OLDER END old people ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OLDER HEAD an elderly person; an old-timer ...1891 Amer. dial.
• OLD FART an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD FIGUREHEAD an old fellow ...1872 Amer. sl.
• OLD FOGEY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FRAGMENT an old man; an older man ...1900s sl.
• OLD GAFFER a rustic old man; an old bumpkin ...L16 sl.
• OLD GAGER a rich old man ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• OLD GENT an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GIRL an old woman ...1791 UK sl.
• OLD GIRL, THE a woman, usually old ...L18 sl.
• OLD GIT any man who is considered past his prime ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD GOBBLER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOOF an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOOZLER an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRABEM PUDDEN an old woman, whether one's wife or mother ...L19 rhyming sl
• OLD-GREY † an old man, a greybeard ...1582
• OLD GUY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HAG an old man; used as a jocular or opprobrious nickname ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAT an old person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• OLD HEAD a veteran; an elderly person; an old-timer ...1899 US sl.
• OLD HEN a woman, esp. an old one ...20C sl.
• OLD HIGE a nagging old woman ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• OLD HORSE an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HOSS an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HUNX a dirty old man; a miser ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDIE an old person ...1874 sl.
• OLDIE BUT GOODIE any person or thing that is old but still desirable ...1968 US sl.
• OLD LAD a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOUSTACHE a vigorous old man with a grey moustache ...L19 sl.
• OLDO an old person ...1950s sl.
• OLD ONE an old woman ...E19 Irish
• OLD PARTY an old man or woman ...M19 sl.
• OLD POT an old man ...L19 sl.
• OLDS old persons; old ones of a set or class ...1883 colloq.
• OLD SCUDDER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SEED-FOLKS ancestors, old-timers ...1905 Amer. dial.
• OLD SHOT an old, crafty person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• OLD-SIR † an old man ...1586
• OLD SKATE an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLDSTER one who is no longer a 'youngster'; an elderly person; an old person, or a more experienced person ...1848
• OLD STIFF an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMER an old man ...Aust. sl.
• OLD TOAST † a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion ...1698 sl.
• OLD TROT an old woman ...M14 sl.
• OLD TROUT an unattractive (old) woman ...1897 sl.
• OLD 'UN an old person, esp. a parent ...M19 sl.
• OLD WHISKERS an old man ...M19 sl.
• OLD WIFE an old woman; now usually disparaging ...1340
• OLDY an old person ...1874 sl.
• OLD YOUTH a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PANTALOON † a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool ...1596-1600
• PAP a grandfather; an old man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PAPPY an old man ...1940s sl.
• PAPPY GUY an old man ...1900s US tramps' sl.
• PAUCHLE a feeble old person, a tottering old body ...1824 Sc.
• RAG-AND-BONE SHOP a decrepit old woman; a woman in rags ...1910s sl.
• RANSIE-LUGGED CARLE an old man who retains a high complexion ...1825 Sc.
• REBEC(K) an old woman: in reproach ...1383 colloq.
• REMNANT a feeble old creature, the wreck of a man ...1826 Sc.
• RIBIBE † a term of contempt or abuse for an old woman; a shrill-voiced old woman ...c1386
• RUDAS a coarse, unmannerly, foul-mouthed old woman; an ill-natured, ugly old woman; a virago ...1725 Sc.
• RUNT a term of contempt applied to an old man or woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUSTY-GUTS a blunt, surly, old fellow; a churl ...B1900 sl.
• RUTTERKIN † an old crafty fox; a sly old fellow; a swaggering gallant or bully; a term of contempt ...1526 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAINT-AGNES TÔTLE a stupid old fool ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SASHMAREE † an ancient female conspicuous for the quaintness of her finery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHFATZER an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SCRANNY an ill-natured, wrinkled old woman ...1824 Sc.
• SCRATE an old woman ...B1900
• SCUDDER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEED FEATHERS ancestors, old-timers ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SEED-FOLKS ancestors, old-timers ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SILVER-TIP. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIRE a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SKATE an old person ...1900s US sl.
• TAB an old maid; any oldish woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid ...1748
• TAFFY an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TAFFY GOAT an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TAFFY RAM an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TERRAPIN a shrewish old woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TROUT an unattractive (old) woman ...1897 sl.
• VACK an old woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• VECCHIO † an old man ...c1570
• VECKE † an old woman ...1390
• VELYARD † an old man ...c1520
• VET an old-timer, an ageing or experienced person ...1910s sl.
• WRINKLE an old person ...1920s sl.
• WRINKLIE an old person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• WRINKLY an old person ...1920s sl.
OLD - verbs
• AGE OUT to grow too old to continue in a particular vocation ...1971 Amer. dial.
• BREAK to grow old or weak; to show signs of aging ...1800 Amer. dial.
• ELD † 1. to grow old ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to make old ...c1400
• FALTER to fail in health; to show signs of old age; to break up in constitution ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL AND THE OTHER IN A GRAVE to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KAIM A GRAY HEAD to live to old age; generally used negatively (kaim = comb) ...1914 Sc.
• LIVE TO MAKE OLD BONES to live to an old age ...1873
• LIVE TO SCRAT A GREY HEAD to live to be old (scrat = scratch) ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• MAKE OLD BONES to live to an old age ...1828
• OLD † to grow old ...c825
• OLDEN * to grow old, to become older in appearance or character; to age ...1827
• SAG to decline in health; to begin to show signs of old age ...1784 Eng. dial.
• SCART A GREY POW 1. to be old or advanced in years ...1890 Sc.
2. to grow old ...1890 Sc.
OLD - phrases
• ALL THERE WITH HIS COUGHDROPS usually said of an old person whose mind is particularly alert ...Brit. sl.
• MUCH NEED OF A WIFE AS A DOG OF A SIDE-POCKET, AS said of a worn-out old man ...L19 sl.
OLDER - nouns
• BETTER SIDE what is more or older than ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OLDER END those of more mature years; the older ones of a company ...1873 Eng. dial.
OLDER - nouns, person
• TWANK an older man ...1960s homosexual sl.
OLDEST - adjectives
• ELDEST † most aged, farthest advanced in age; oldest ...c1000
• OLDENMOST † oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
• OLDERMOST † oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
OLD-FASHIONED - adjectives
• ANTWACKY old-fashioned, esp. used of clothes ...2002 UK sl.
• ARKIE old-fashioned; out-of-date ...19C US sl.
• ARKY old-fashioned, quite out of style ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BACK old-fashioned; ancient; belonging to bygone times ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK NUMBER out of date, old-fashioned; old and useless ...1883 Amer. sl.
• BACK-NUMBERISH out of date ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARD belonging to the past, old-fashioned, ancient ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARRANT old-fashioned, antiquated ...1818 Sc.
• FAT out of fashion, old-fashioned ...1980 UK sl.
• FOGRAM † antiquated, old-fashioned, out of date ...1772
• FUSTY-RUSTY out of date; old-fashioned ...1782
• JAKEY countrified, old-fashioned, uncouth ...1891 Amer. dial.
• MOSS-GROWN old-fashioned; antiquated
• MOTH-EATEN out of fashion; antiquated
• MUTTONBIRDY old-fashioned, unworldly ...20C Aust. sl.
• NASTY-NEAT very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1916 Amer. dial.
• NASTY-NICE very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1873 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NEAT-NICE very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NICE-NASTY very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT READY not hip; old-fashioned ...1968 Amer. sl.
• OLD ANCIENT ancient, antique, old-fashioned ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRAND old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD HAT trite; outdated, old-fashioned ...1911
• OLDEST-FANGLED most old-fashioned ..1894 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FANGLED characterized to adherence to what is old, old-fashioned ...1842
• OLD-FASHION † old-fashioned ...1665 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONABLE † old-fashioned ...1807
• OLD-SCHOOL old-fashioned; behind the times, out of date ...1989 US sl.
• OLD-TIME veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
• OLD-TIME-LIKE old-fashioned ...1889 US
• OLD-TIMER veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
• OLD-TIMESY old-fashioned, out-of-date ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMEY old-fashioned, out-of-date, old ...1850 Amer. dial.
OLD-FASHIONED - adverbs
• OLD-FARRANTLY old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONABLY † in an old-fashioned way ...1764
OLD-FASHIONED - nouns
• BACK NUMBER a place or thing thought to be out of date or antiquated ...1882 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMEY something that is old-fashioned ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMINESS old-fashioned character ...1887
OLD-FASHIONED - nouns, person
• ANCIENT an old man; a quaint, old-fashioned person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BACK NUMBER a person having out-of-date interests or ideas; an old-fashioned, or unsophisticated person ...1882 Amer. sl.
• BUCKSTICK an old-fashioned man ...19C Eng. dial.
• DINOSAUR any person who is old or considered to be out of date, or both ...1970 US sl.
• FOGEY an old, eccentric man; a man or woman who is considerably out of step with the times ...20C US colloq.
• FOGRAM an antiquated or old-fashioned person; a fussy old fellow ...1775
• GADDERMAN an old-fashioned or precocious young person ...1890 Ireland
• LITTLE-MOUNT an old-fashioned child ...1878 Eng. dial.
• MELVIN a person who is old-fashioned or unappealing; a dull, uninformed, or obnoxious person; a profoundly objectionable person ...1954 Amer. sl.
• MOSSBACK an out-of-date person; an old-fashioned person ...1878 US colloq.
• MOSSY-BACK an old-fashioned person ...1878 chiefly N. Amer.
• OLD HUNDERD an old-fashioned person or child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAY-BACK one who is behind the times; an old-fashioned person ...1890 Amer. dial.
OLD MAID - adjectives
• CADDY precise, old-maidish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OLD-CATTISH like an old maid ...1780
• QUINTY like an old maid; fussy, fastidious ...1916 Amer. dial.
OLD MAID - nouns
• TABBYHOOD the condition of being an old maid ...1793
OLD MAID - nouns, person (also see SPINSTER)
• AUNT TILLIE the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
• AUNT TILLY the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
• DELO-DIAM an old maid ...L19 Brit. & US back-slang
• MAIDEN an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady ...1883 Eng. dial.
• OLD GIRL an old maid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAIDEN * an old maid ...1775
• PUSSOCK †* a term for an old maid, an 'old tabby' ...1622
• QUAIL an old maid; a spinster ...M19 US tramps' sl.
• QUINT a fussy old maid ...1916 Amer. dial.
• TAB an old maid; any oldish woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid ...1748
• THORN-BACK an old maid ...17C Brit. sl.
OLD MAID - verbs
• LEAD APES IN HELL to die unmarried; to die an old maid ...16C Eng. sl.
OLD MAID - phrases
• AT HER LAST PRAYERS used to typify an old maid ...L17 sl.
• AT THE WHITLEATHER AGE at the stage or age of an old maid, tough and unmarriageable ...1952 Amer. dial.
OLIVE - adjectives
• OLIVACEOUS of a dusky green colour with a touch of yellow, like the unripe olive; olive-green, olive ...1776
• OLIVASTER † olive-coloured; having an olive complexion ...1626
• OLIVIFEROUS * olive-bearing ...1656
OLIVE - nouns
• OIL-BERRY † an olive ...1382
• OIL GARDEN a garden of olives grown for oil ...1535
• OLEITY †* the time of gathering olives, or the olives when they are gathered to make oil; also, oiliness ...1656
• OLIVENESS * the quality of being an olive colour ...a1800
• OLIVER † an olive tree ...a1300
• OLIVET † a place in which olive trees are grown; an olive grove ...1382
• OLIVITY †* the time of gathering olives, or making oil ...1656
OLIVE OIL - nouns
• OIL D'OLIVE † olive oil ...c1400
• OIL OF OLIVES † olive oil ...1382
• OIL OLIVE † olive oil ...1469
OLYMPIC GAMES - nouns, person
• OLYMPIONICEST † a victor in the Olympic games ...a1656
OMELET - nouns
• CRASH an omelet ...World War II Amer. sl.
OMEN - adjectives
• MAL-OMINOUS † of evil omen ...1658
• OMINAL † pert. to omens; from which an omen is drawn ...1651
• OMINOUS † of good omen, auspicious; fortunate ...1597
OMEN - nouns
• ABODANCE †* a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen ...c1630
• ABODEMENT † a foreboding, presage, or omen ...1593
• HANDSEL † lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; a token or omen of good luck ...c1200
• HANSEL † lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; a token or omen of good luck ...c1200
• OMINATION † the act of omening or presaging; foreboding ...1589
• OOMUND a presage, presentiment, omen ....1899 Sc.
• TOKEN † a sign or presage of something to come; an omen, portent, prodigy ...971
• TOKENER † one who or that which portends or prognosticates; a portent, an omen ...1513
OMEN - verbs
• OMINATE † 1. to prognosticate from omens; to augur, to forebode ...1582
† 2. to serve as an omen, to portend ...1667
OMINOUS - adjectives
• FATAL † foreboding or indicating mischief; ominous ...1590
• ORACULAR of mysterious portent; ominous, portentous ...1820
• UNCANNIE weird, mysterious, ominous, spooky, eerie, esp. of things ...1819 Sc.
• UNSONSY unlucky, unfortunate; ominous, fatal, causing ill-luck or misfortune ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
OMINOUS - verbs
• ABODE † to be ominous ...1659
OMINOUSLY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY * in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
OMISSION - nouns
• BALK † an omission; an exception ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAULK † an omission; an exception ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ESCAPE an omission, oversight ...1714 Sc.
• FAILANCE † the fact of failing; failure, neglect, omission...1612
• NEGLECT * an omission or oversight ...1638
• OMITTANCE †* omission ...1600
OMIT - verbs
• BATE † to omit, to leave out of count, to except ...a1611
• BELEAVE † to allow to remain over; to leave out of count or process; to pass over, to let go, to omit ...c1205
• DEFAULT † to fail to perform; to omit, to neglect ...1648
• FAULT † to fail or omit to do something; to miss one's aim ...1522
• LAY APART † to purposely omit to do something ...1526
• LET † to leave undone, to omit to do; to leave out, to omit, as in reading, recitation, etc. ...c900
• NEGLECT †* to leave out, to omit, to discard ...1603
• OBMISS †* to leave out; to omit ...1490
• OBMIT †* to leave out; to omit ...1541
• OMISE †* to omit ...a1425
OMITTED - nouns
• LEAVING OUT what has been left out; omitted matter ...1683 obs.
OMITTING - adjectives
• OMISSIVE characterized by omitting, neglecting to perform, or leaving out ...1629
OMNIBUS - nouns
(a passenger-carrying vehicle, originally an enclosed horse-drawn one)
• CHARIOT an omnibus ...c1850 sl.
• HACK an omnibus or taxicab ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RACK an omnibus ...L19 US sl.
• OMLIGUS an omnibus ...1877 Eng. dial.
• UMLIBUSH an omnibus ...1873 Eng. dial.
OMNIBUS - nouns, person
• CAD † an omnibus conductor ...1833
• GUARD a conductor on an omnibus ...1920s busmen’s sl.
• PEACH an omnibus spy ...Bk1902 sl.
• PIPER an omnibus spy ...Bk1902 sl.
OMNIBUS - verbs
• DEBUSS to get out of an omnibus ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EMBUSS to get in an omnibus ...Amer. World War I sl.
OMNIVOROUS - adjectives
• PAMPHAGOUS * eating both animal and vegetable foods; omnivorous ...1702
• PANTOPHAGIC eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1850
• PANTOPHAGOUS eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1848
OMNIVOROUS - nouns, person
• PANTOPHAGIST a man or animal that devours things of all kinds; an omnivorous eater ...1822
ONCE - adverbs
• ONE-WHILE once, formerly ...1906 Amer. dial.
ONCE - nouns
• ONCER he or that which does a thing but once ...1916
ONCE-OVER - nouns
• LICK-OVER a quick once-over; a piece of work done quickly...1966 Amer. dial.
ONE - adjectives
• LEPI † single, one ...a1300
• UNA one ...1996 UK sl.
• UNAL single; that is one only; based on unity ...1883
ONE - adverbs
• ONEY-ONEY one at a time ...1908 Amer. dial.
ONE - nouns
• UNA the number one ...M19 sl.
ONENESS - nouns
• ONEHEAD † the condition of being one; oneness; unity ...a1300
• ONEHOOD † the condition of being one; oneness; unity ...a1225
• ONESHIP †* the condition of being one or alone; oneness ...1630
• ONLIHEDE † oneness, unity ...c1440
ONEROUS - adjectives
• IMPORTUNABLE † burdensome, onerous, grievous, heavy ...1482
• ONERARIOUS †* onerous, burdensome, troublesome ...a1548
ONESELF - nouns
• NUMERO UNO oneself ...sl.
• PAPA oneself ...1920s US sl.
ONE-SIDED - adjectives
• SIEBEGODLIN deformed, crooked, one-sided ...1896 Amer. dial.
ONION - adjectives
• ONIONIZED flavoured with or smelling of onions ...1830
ONION - nouns
• CARTILAGE † the coats or skin of an onion ...1563
• FAVEREL an onion ...1597
• GARDEN VIOLET an onion ...L19 sl.
• INGAN an onion ...1818 Sc.
• INGERN an onion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• INGUN an onion ...1818 Sc.
• IRE an onion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• IRISH PLUM an onion ...1941 jocular Amer. dial.
• JACOB'S ONION a green onion ...1975 Amer. dial.
• ONIONET a small onion ...1820
• RARERIPE an onion ...1790 Amer. dial.
• REEVE a rope of onions ...1895 Eng. dial.
• REID a rope of onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAILS onion leaves...1896 Sc.
• VIOLET an onion ...L19 sl.
• VIOLETS spring onions or sage and onion stuffing ...L19 sl.
ONION - verbs
• REESE to rope onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WREASE to rope onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ONLY - adjectives
• AFALD † single, singular, sole, only ...c1000
• ALL-ANERLY. only, sole ...1860 Sc.
• ONLEPY † only, sole, single ...c900
• ONLIEST only ...1885 Eng. dial.
ONLY - adverbs
• ALL-ANERLY only, solely ...1818 Sc.
• ALL SIMPLY † merely, only ...c1430
• BARELY merely, simply, only ...1577 arch.
• ENNY only ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ONLEPILICHE † only, solely ...c1250
• ONLEPY † only, solely, simply ...c1315
• SINGLY † solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
ONOMATOPOEIA - adjectives
• ONOMATOPOEIAL pert. to onomatopoeia ...1880
• ONOMATOPOEIAN onomatopoeic ...1867
• ONOMATOPOEIOUS †* pert. to onomatopoeia; having a sound corresponding to the thing expressed ...1661
• ONOMATOPOETIC adj. pert. to onomatopoeia; imitative in sound; echoic ...1848
ONOMATOPOEIA - nouns
• ONOMATOP a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1828
• ONOMATOPE a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1828
• ONOMATOPLASM a word formed by onomatopoeia ...Bk1909
• ONOMATOPOEIAN a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1860
• ONOMATOPOESIS the naming of a thing, etc., from the sound associated with it; onomatopoeia ...1864
• ONOMATOPOESY * onomatopoeia ...1885
• ONOMATOPY † onomatopoeia ...1658
ONSET - nouns
• FAIRD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset ...1513 Sc.
• FARD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset ...1513 Sc.
• FERD † a violent onset, a stir, a bustle ...1660 Sc.
• HAILY an onset; an onrush ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONCOME the approach, advent, beginning, or commencement of a thing, esp. of one that requires great exertion; an onset; development, progress ...1823 Sc.
• ONDING an assault, an attack, an onset, an outburst, of noise, talk, etc.; oppression, turmoil ...1871 Sc.
• ONDINGING an assault, an attack, an onset, an outburst, of noise, talk, etc. ...1828 Sc.
• ONFALL † an attack or access of disease, plague, or calamity; an assault, on onset ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• RACE † a rush, onset, charge; a raid ...1535
• SAILYIE attack, assault, onset ...1827 Sc.
• SAILZIE attack, assault, onset ...1827 Sc.
ONSET - verbs
• ONRESE † to rush, to make an onset ...c825
ONSLAUGHT - nouns
• BANG a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIRD a blow, thrust; an onslaught ...1784 Sc.
• INFALL † an invasion, attack, onslaught ...1721 Sc.
• WARM RECEPTION, A a vigorous onslaught or resistance; a demonstration of hostile feeling ...1702
ONWARD(S) - adverbs
• ENDWARDS onward, forwards ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDWAYS forward, onward, straight ahead; at once, henceforth ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ONWITH onwards ...1891 Sc.
• ONWORTH onward ...1885 Sc.
OOZE, OOZY - nouns
• GOOK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• IPER any foul liquid, ooze, mud, or sewage ...1880 Sc.
• LOBLOLLY ooze, mud, a mud-hole, mire; a slushy mess ...1865 Amer. dial.
• QUAKE-OOZE soft, trembling ooze ...1898
OOZE - verbs
• DEG(G) of a sore: to run, to ooze; to fester ...1859 Eng. dial.
• DILDER to dribble, to ooze, to trickle, to glide ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MAKE to ooze, to flow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAB to exude moisture, to drip, to ooze ...1785 Sc.
• SCREEVE to ooze out; to exude moisture; esp. used of a corpse; to froth at the mouth, as in a fit ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEEP to suppurate; to ooze ...1965 Amer. dial.
OOZY - adjectives
• STODGY muddy; oozy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULIGINOUS of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
• WOOZY muddy; oozy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
OPAL - adjectives
• OPALISH * somewhat like opal in colour ...1805
OPAL - nouns
• BLIND-EYE an opal, whose milky colour is like a sightless eye ...1933 Amer. dial.
OPAL - verbs
• OPALESCE to exhibit a play of colours or iridescence like that of the opal ...1819
• OPALIZE to exhibit a play of colours like the opal ...1811
OPAQUE - adjectives
• ADIAPHANOUS * not translucent, opaque ...1658
• ILLUMINOUS * non-luminous, opaque, dark, without light ...1656
• OPACIOUS † opaque ...1642
• OPACOUS * impermeable to light, opaque ...1625
• OPACULAR †* somewhat opaque ...1761
OPAQUE - verbs
• OPACATE * to render opaque, to dim ...1660
OPAQUELY - adverbs
• OPACOUSLY * opaquely ...1670
OPAQUENESS - nouns
• OPACOUSNESS * opaqueness ...1656
OPEN - adjectives
• BAREFACED unconcealed, undisguised, open ...1605 arch.
• OPE open ...a1250 now arch. and poetic
• OUT FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• THROUGH-OPEN open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFABLE open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCLOSE * open, not closed ...c1400
• UP FRONT honest, open, frank ...1967 US sl.
• YAWN-MOUTHED gaping, wide open ...1861
OPEN - verbs
• BAT to open and close ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLARE to open wide ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CRACK to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
• GAPE to open ...1607 jocular usage
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• OPE to open ...c1430 chiefly poetic
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• PAZE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• RANFORCE † to force, to break open ...1637
• SCAT ABROAD to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TO-DO to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839 obs.
• UNCLAP † to open up ...1621
• UNCLOSE to make open, to cause to open ...a1300
• UNDUB to open or unfasten; to unlock ...1753 criminals' sl.
• UNOPEN to open ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSLOUGH to unlock, to unfasten, to unbutton, to open ...1848 US criminals' sl.
• UNSTECK to undo the fastenings of a door; to open, to unclose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAW to be wide open; to yawn ...1596 Eng. dial.
OPEN (frank) - verbs
• OPEN UP to speak openly or frankly, ceasing to be secretive ...1921 sl.,
OPENED - adjectives
• ADAPERTILE † easy to be opened ...1731
• PANDICULATED * stretched out, opened, extended ...1775
OPENED - verbs
• PATULICATE †* to be opened, or made wide; to become open, to expand ...1656
OPEN-HANDED - adjectives
• LARGE † liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
• LARGE-HANDED generous, liberal, open-handed ...a1628
OPEN-HANDEDNESS - nouns
• LARGENESS † liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
OPEN-HEARTED - adjectives
• DAINTY † liberal, open-hearted ...1825 Sc.
OPENING - nouns
• GAPE a rent or opening of any kind ...1658
• GAP-STEAD † an opening in a wall or hedge, left for convenience of passage ...1644 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAW-HOLE a gaping opening; an abyss ...1840
• NEEDLE'S EYE a minute opening or space ...1579
• OPE an opening, an aperture ...1845 arch.
• OPEMENT an opening, a crack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPEN an opening, a gap ...1606 Sc.
• OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SHOW a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SHOWING a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1884 Amer. dial.
• VENT a hole; an opening ...1838 Eng. dial.
OPENLY - adverbs
• ABOVE BOARD openly, honestly ...18C
• BEFORE † before the face of men; openly ...c1000
• IN THE FACE OF THE SUN openly ...a1618
• OPELY † openly ...a1250
• TO ONE'S BEARD to one's face, openly ...1785
• UNCOLOUREDLY openly ...1561
• UP-AND-DOWN in a straightforward, open and honest manner ...M19 US sl.
• UP FRONT openly, without deception ...1970s
OPEN-MOUTHED - adjectives
• OPEN-MOUTH † open-mouthed ...1692
OPERA - adjectives
• OPERATICAL † pert. to opera ...1730-36
• OPERISH † pert. to the opera; having the character of opera ...1742 nonce word
OPERA - nouns
• UPROAR an opera ...M18 sl.
OPERA - verbs
• OPERATIZE to turn into an opera; to put into operatic form ...1865
OPERA GLASSES - nouns
• DOUBLE-BARRELS opera or field glasses ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
OPERATE - verbs
• BUTCHER to operate on ...1966 US sl.
OPERATING THEATRE - nouns
• BUTCHER SHOP an operating room; also, a hospital; often used disparagingly ...1918 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
• PICTURES an operating theatre ...World War I military sl.
OPERATION - nouns
• BUTCHER SHOP an operating room; a surgical department ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HORRENDOPLASTY a difficult operation, often lasting eight or nine hours ...1972 Amer. hospital usage
• OP an operation ...1925 sl.
OPERATIVE - adjectives
• OPERANT that operates, works, or produces effects; operative ...1602
OPINE - verbs
• OPINIATE † to hold as an opinion; to suppose, to think, to opine ...1624
• OPINION † to hold the opinion; to think, to suppose, to opine ...1555
• OPINIONATE * to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think ...1621
OPINED - adjectives
• OPINATE † opined, supposed ...c1450
OPINION - adjectives
• CACODOX † holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines ...1716
• CACODOXIAN * holding wrong or evil opinions ...1716
• CACODOXICAL * holding wrong or evil opinions ...1693
• DOWN ON annoyed with; disappointed in; holding a negative opinion of ...M19
• FANTASTICAL † of opinions: irrational, baseless ...a1546
• HOMODOX † of the same opinion ...1656
• HOMODOXIAN † of the same opinion ...1716
• MAGISTERIAL of opinions, utterances, etc.: authoritative ...1632
• NOTIONAL of the opinion; inclined to believe ...1823 Amer. dial.
• OPINABLE † 1. that is a matter of opinion; not certain, disputable, conjectural ...1456
* 2. capable of being held as an opinion ...1603
• OPINATED †* having a particular opinion ...1610
• OPINATIVE † stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1530
• OPINIAL †* of the nature of opinion ...c1450
• OPINIASTROUS †* opinionated; unduly attached to one's own opinion ...1645
• OPINIATED † 1. having a conceited opinion of; thinking much of; overvalued ...1589
† 2. holding the opinion; of opinion that ...1610
• OPINIATIVE * stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1574
• OPINIONABLE †* that is a matter of opinion, disputable, uncertain; ...1615-20
• OPINIONAL * of the nature of, or grounded upon opinion ...1725-44
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATED † possessed of a particular opinion or estimate of a person or thing; esp. having a favourable opinion, thinking highly of ...1601
• OPINIONOUS †* belonging to opinion ...1666
• OPINIOUS †* of opinion, opinioned ...1632
• PARADOXAL † contrary to common opinion ...1570
• PARADOXIAL † contrary to common opinion ...1624
• PARADOXIC * contrary to common opinion ...1632
• SINGULAR † differing from others in opinion; standing alone; peculiar in this respect ...1621
• ULTRAISTIC tending to extremes in opinion or practice ...1840
OPINION - adverbs
• OPINIONATELY † in one's own opinion; according to opinion ...1627-77
• OPINIONATIVELY † in the way of opinion; according to opinion ...c1555
• TO ONE'S NOTION in one's opinion ...1903 Amer. dial.
OPINION - nouns
• ADVICE † the way in which a matter is looked at or regarded; opinion, judgement ...1297
• ADVISEMENT † the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan ...1535
• APPROBATION an authoritative opinion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVISE advice, counsel; opinion ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOW-WOW the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner ...1889
• BREATH opinion; sentiments, tendency of thought ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACODOXY * wrong opinion or doctrine ...a1864
• CALL an opinion, a prediction ...1999 US sl.
• DEEM † judgement, opinion, thought, surmise ...1501
• ILL-BREW an unfavourable opinion ...1883 Sc.
• INS AND OOTS changes of opinion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JIMJAMS distorted views ...1888 Amer. sl.
• KITE-FLYING testing public opinion by circulating rumours, etc.
• OPINATION † the act of forming an opinion; supposition; an opinion, a supposition ...1611
• OPINE opinion ...1865 Sc.
• OPINIONABLE †* an object of opinion ...1656
• OPPIN †* opinion ...1456 Sc.
• RAP the received opinion ...1970s sl.
• SIGHT * opinion; estimate, judgement; respect, regard, view ...a1300
• TAKE an opinion, a view ...1950s US colloq.
• THINK thought, opinion ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THINKING an opinion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULTRAISM the principles or tenets of one who holds extreme opinions on any question; the fact of holding such opinions ...1821
• VANITY † the quality of being foolish or of holding erroneous opinions ...c1386
• VARDY † opinion, judgement, verdict, viewpoint ...1731-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VERDICT an opinion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VERGE an idea, opinion, view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
OPINION, OPINIONATED - noun, person
• ARMCHAIR GENERAL one who freely gives his opinions on technical matters with which he is not personally concerned and on which he may be ill informed ...20C Amer. sl., orig. World War II usage
• BIG-HEAD one having an inflated opinion of himself ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BIG STIFF an uncouth person who is self-opinionated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GAF-ISAAC a conceited, self-opinionated man ...1897 Eng. dial.
• HOMODOXIAN † a person of the same opinion ...1716
• JACK STROP a bumptious or opinionated man ...1945 nautical sl.
• KING SHIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• KING SPIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LADY MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LORD MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
• OPINANT * one who forms or holds an opinion ...1860
• OPINATIVE † an opinionated person ...1639
• OPINATOR † one who holds an opinion; a thinker; a theorist ...1626
• OPINER one who holds or expresses an opinion ...1611
• OPINIASTRE † a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person ...1603
• OPINIATE † an opinionated person; one stubborn in opinion ...1597
י OPINIATOR † one who holds or maintains an opinion; one who obstinately adheres to his opinion; an opinionated person ...1523
• OPINIATRE † a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person ...a1677
• OPINIONATIST † an opinionated person; an obstinate dogmatist ...1634
• OPINIONATOR †* one who holds an opinion; a theorist ...1677
• OPINIONIST † 1. a holder or maintainer of some opinion or doctrine at variance with the general belief or that of the speaker; a sectary, a faddist ...1623
2. the holder of any specified opinion ...1630
• SNOB MOB a group of friends with a very high opinion of themselves ...1955 US sl.
• STIFF an uncouth person who is self-opinionated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWANKPOT a boastful, self-opinionated person ...1914 Brit. sl.
• TALENT a person with an overweening opinion of himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULTRA one who holds extreme opinions, particularly in religion or politics ...1826
• ULTRAIST one who holds extreme opinions; an extremist ...1842
OPINION - verbs
• AMBITION to propose or opine assertively ...1898 Amer. dial.
• ANK to be of opinion; to assert emphatically ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BASH SOMEONE'S EAR to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc. ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BIG UP to confirm in an opinion; to devote one's self to an opinion, idea, purpose, or person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACKLE ONE'S FAT to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view ...1940s sl.
• CALCULATE to think, to opine; to believe; to suppose ...1830 colloq.
• FANCY YOURSELF to have too high an opinion of yourself ...1866 UK sl.
• HAVE TICKETS ON to have a high opinion of someone or something ...1908 Aust. sl.
• HETERODOGMATIZE to hold an opinion different from that generally held ...1651 nonce word
• HORSESHED to coach; to try to influence another's opinion; to bribe ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO CARE THE BLACK BEFORE ONE'S NAIL FOR ANYONE to have the lowest opinion of anyone ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OPINATE †* to give an opinion; to pronounce a formal or authoritative opinion ...1625
• OPINIATE † to adhere obstinately to an opinion ...1603
• PUT IN ONE'S OAR to interfere; to voice an unwanted opinion ...1730 sl.
• REDEEM to consider; to give as opinion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SHOOT ONE'S HEAD OFF to express one's opinion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TACK to change one's opinion, attitude, or conduct ...1637
• THINK LEWDLY OF † to have a poor opinion of ...c1386
• THINK NO SMALL BEER OF ONESELF to have a high opinion of oneself ...Bk1898 sl.
• THINK ONE HUNG THE MOON to have an extremely high opinion of someone ...1953 Amer. dial.
• UNLOAD to offer one's opinion ...1900s sl.
• VARY † to differ in opinion; to disagree; to dissent from another ...?1428
• VIEW to consider, to guess, to be of the opinion ...1891 Sc.
OPINION - phrases
• ACCORDING TO ONE'S TELL in one's opinion, to one's way of thinking ...1871 Amer. dial.
OPINIONATED - adjectives
• ARTSY-CRAFTSY pretentious, humourless, self-opinionated ...1960s sl.
• NOTIONAL strange, having odd or peculiar ideas; fanciful, whimsical; opinionated; temperamental; fussy ...1791 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONATE headstrong, obstinate, self-opinionated ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• OPINATE † obstinate in opinion; opinionated ...1491
• OPINIASTRE † stiff or stubborn in opinion; opinionated ...1606
• OPINIASTROUS †* opinionated; unduly attached to one's own opinion ...1645
• OPINIATE † obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1597
• OPINIATED obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1597
• OPINIATIVE * stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1574
• OPINIATORY † adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1626
• OPINIATRE † stiff or stubborn in opinion; opinionated ...1591
• OPINIATRED † obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1641
• OPINIONATE † unduly attached to one's own opinion; obstinate in belief; opinionated ...1576
• TALKY chatty, verbose, self-opinionated ...1862 US sl.
OPINIONATED - adverbs
• OPINATIVELY † in an opinionated manner; with obstinate adherence to opinion ...1533
• OPINIATEDLY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1651
• OPINIATELY † with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1658
• OPINIATIVELY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1600
• OPINIONATELY † in an opinionated manner, obstinately ...1647
OPINIONATED - verbs
• OPINIONATE † to become or be opinionated or obstinate ...1603
• ABIGAIL old, ugly, unattractive ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• ABO old ...2000s S. Afr. homosexual sl.
• AGEABLE advanced in years ...1845 Amer. dial.
• AGEFUL old, getting old ...1944 Amer. dial.
• AGEY characterized by age, aged, old ...1547 arch.
• ANNO DOMINI old ...B1890 Eng. society sl.
• ANTEDILUVIAN old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARKY adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AULD old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK NUMBER out of date, old-fashioned; old and useless ...1883 Amer. sl.
• CHESTNUTTY old, stale ...1884 arch.
• DECREPIT wasted or worn out with old age, decayed and enfeebled with infirmities; old and feeble; senile ...c1450
• DODDLY nervous, shaky, unsteady; tottering, old, and not very well ...1953 Amer. dial.
• DOG-EARED old; hackneyed; outworn ...1894 Amer. sl.
• ELD old, aged, advanced in years ...1619 poetic and arch.
• ELDED † that has grown old, inveterate ...a1300
• ELDERMER aged, growing old ...19C Eng. dial.
• ELDERMERLY aged, growing old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ELDERN old, belonging to earlier times ...a1300
• ELD-GROWN grown old ...1896 Eng. dial.
• ELD-LIKE beginning to grow old ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARISH-ON advanced in years, well on; well forward in an undertaking ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FUNKY old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAMMY old, ugly ...1889 theatrical sl.
• GONE TO SEED old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDEVAL * of a great age, old, ancient ...1650
• GRANDEVOUS †* of great age; aged, old, long-lived ...1682
• GUNGY messy, ugly, smelly, old, or ragged ...1962 UK sl.
• HAS-BEEN old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE WHITLEATHER STATE of people: old and tough ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LONG IN THE TOOTH old or ageing; used orig. of horses, because their gums recede with age
• MODEL-T old ...1938 Amer. sl.
• NESTORIAN * old ...1605
• NOVANTIQUE †* new-old ...a1688
• OGYGIAN adj. pert. to the mythical Attic or Boeotian king Ogyges; of obscure antiquity; of great age ...1843
• OLD AS ADAM, AS primevally old ...1867
• OLD AS PANTON GATES very old ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDER THAN SIMON'S OFF OX very old ...1958 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOOT describing older people ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• OLDIE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD-LIKE † old in appearance ...1634 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLDLY †* verging on old age; elderly ...1382
• OLD-TIMEY old-fashioned, out-of-date, old ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLDWARD †* having the old tendency ...1624
• OLE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON OLD TOES † in old age ...a1400
• OVERYEARED † too old, too advanced in years ...1844
• PAPPY old, esp. exhibiting the signs of the old ...1930s US sl.
• PAST IT of animate and inanimate objects: too old or worn-out to be of use ...M19 sl.
• RUDAS of women: rude, unmannerly, rough, coarse; haggard, old ...a1802 Sc.
• RUN TO SEED old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEEN IT'S BEST DAYS old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SILVER old ...1990s rhyming sl. (Silver and Gold)
• SILVER AND GOLD old ...1990s rhyming sl.
• TABBY pertaining to a tabby (an old or elderly maiden lady) ...1746
• TIN-TYPE old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TYKE-AULD very old ...1826 Sc.
• UITER-ALD extremely old ...1929 Sc.
• UP IN LIFE advanced in years, old ...1871 Sc.
• UP IN THE PAINT CARDS. old; high; superior ...1930s US sl.
• UP IN THE PAINTS old; high; superior ...1930s US sl.
• VENERABLE ancient, antique, old ...1792
• VETERASCENT † growing old ...1642
• VETUST * old, ancient ...1623
• WANING * ageing, growing old ...1895
OLD - adverbs
• ELDERNLY † of old time ...a1400
• OLDLY † in the manner of one that is old; in an old or bygone manner ...c1200
OLD, OLDNESS - nouns
• ANCIENTRY old things; antiquities ...1866 Eng. dial.
• BRAIGGLE an old and dangerously rickety article ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CADUCITY the infirmity of old age, senility ...1769
• CALLION anything old and ugly ...1824 Sc.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• DECREPIDITY †* decrepitude, a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1760
• DECREPITAGE † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITANCY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1670
• DECREPITNESS † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1601
• DECREPITUDE the state or condition of being decrepit; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1603
• DECREPITY † decrepitude; a state of feebleness and decay, esp. that due to old age; senility ...1576
• ELD † 1. people of advanced age; old men ...c1000
2. old age; antiquity ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ELDNESS † oldness, old age ...c1000
• ELDSHIP †* old age ...1647
• LAST AGE † the closing years of life, old age ...1382
• OLD † old age, the advanced stage or period of life ...c1205
• OLD BOAT a house, usually in an untidy state, where old people live ...c1930 sl.
• OLDENNESS † olden quality, antiquity ...1422 obs
• OLDIE an old saying, story, object, etc. ...1934 US sl.
• OLDIE BUT GOODIE any person or thing that is old but still desirable ...1968 US sl.
• OLD RESIDENTER an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• OLDY an old, joke, story, etc.; an old and familiar popular song, motion picture, etc. ...1939 US sl.
• RATTLE-TRAP a worn-out, rickety vehicle; anything old and dilapidated; a makeshift contrivance ...1888 Eng. dial.
• RESIDENTER an old animal or thing, esp. one that has acquired venerable or impressive qualities through age; an antique, a relic ...1912 Amer. dial.
• VALE OF YEARS, THE the declining years of a person's life; old age ...1604
• WRINKLE CITY 1. old age, the golden years ...20C Amer. sl.
2. a place inhabited or frequented by old people ...1980s Amer. sl.
• WRINKLE VILLAGE a place inhabited or frequented by old people ...1980s Amer. sl.
• WRINKLIES the old ...1920s sl.
OLD - nouns, person
• A.K. an old man; an Alte Kacker ...1920s US sl.
• ALTE KACKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ALTER an old man ...1939 Amer. dial.
• ALTER COCKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...1943 US sl.
• ALTER COYOTE an old fogy (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTER KOCKER an old fogy (often derisive) ...1943 Amer. dial.
• ALTER KUCKER a dirty old man; a seasoned lecher ...E20 US sl.
• ANAROOGIAN a very rural old fellow ...1912 Amer. dial.
• ANCIENT an old man; a quaint, old-fashioned person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• ANTIQUE BOZO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• APPLE-JOHN a foolish and probably impotent old man ...L16 sl.
• ARTICHOKE a debauched old woman, esp. a hideous old prostitute ...19C sl.
• AUNT an old Black woman; used by Blacks and Whites ...M19 US sl.
• BABU an ugly old man ...20C W. Indies sl.
• BADGER an old man; usually used disparagingly ...1834 Amer. dial.
• BAG an old hag; any old woman ...1922 sl.
• BALDHEAD an old man ...E19 sl., orig. US
• BALDY an old man, not necessarily baldheaded...1899 US sl.
• BAT an ugly old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BATTLEAX(E) an old or elderly woman who is variously characterized as resentful, vociferous, usually arrogant and no beauty ...1896 US sl.
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl.
• BELDAM an aged woman, a matron of advanced years ...1580
• BELDAME an aged woman, a matron of advanced years ...1580
• BENCHER an old person, such as is found on benches in shopping malls, etc. ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BIDDY (derogatory) an old man ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLEEZE-WIG a jocular term for an uproarious old man ...19C Eng. dial.
• BODACH an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOILER an unattractive (old) woman ...1965 sl., orig. Aust.
• BOOL a term of contempt for an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAD an opprobrious epithet applied to an old man ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUBBER a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts ...1889 Amer. dial.
• BUCK an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• BUFFER a foolish old person ...1749 Brit. sl.
• BUGGER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUZZARD a foolish or despicable person; a contemptible old man ...1641
• CAG any old wrinkled female, as an old woman, cow, ewe, etc. ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG a term of opprobrium applied to persons; a loose character; a disreputable old woman; a simpleton, a noodle ...19C Eng. dial.
• CAILLACH an old woman ...1814 Sc.
• CAILLEACH an old Highland woman; a crone ...1814 Sc.
• CARLINE a woman, esp. an old one; often implying contempt or disparagement ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• CARLING a woman, esp. an old one; often implying contempt or disparagement ...a1300 chiefly Sc.
• CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• CHAT a general insult, usually aimed at an old man, esp. an alcoholic ...1960s Aust. sl.
• COLLIOCH an old woman ...1814 Ireland
• COLLOUGH an old woman ...1814 Ireland
• COON a peculiar old fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• COOT a foolish or crotchety person, esp. one who is old ...colloq.
• CRAMBAZZLE a worn-out, dissipated old man; an old man exhausted more by vicious indulgences or habits than by age ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRINKLY (derogatory) an old person ...sl.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• CROW an unattractive old woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
• DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1883 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-GRAND one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-PAW one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADS an old man ...18C sl.
• DAFFLER an old person in dotage ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAM a woman, esp. an old woman ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DANDY-CAP an old woman who pays much attention to dress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEADHEAD an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DECREPIT an infirm old person ...1578
• DELO NAMMOW an old woman ...M19 back-slang
• DILLO-NAMO an old woman ...M19 Brit. costermongers' back-slang
• DINOSAUR any person who is old or considered to be out of date, or both ...1970 US sl.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DODO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• D.O.M. a dirty old man ...1950s sl.
• DOMINE DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINI an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINI DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DOMINIE DO-LITTLE an impotent old man ...L18 sl.
• DRIED UP FART an old man...1965 Amer. dial.
• DRY-FIST † a contemptuous epithet for an old woman
• DUFFER a doltish old man ...1730 UK sl.
• DUFFY a doltish old man ...2002 UK sl.
• DUSTY a very old person, 70 years old and older ...1980s society usage
• ELD an old man ...1796 poetic
• FACE STRETCHER an old woman who attempts to look young ...1920s US sl.
• FAGGOT a general term of abuse, usually of women or children; an old or dissipated woman ...1591
• FAG-MA-FUFF † a garrulous old woman ...1825 Sc.
• FAGOT a term of contempt for a woman, esp. an old or dissipated woman ...L16 Brit.
• FAIRY a drunken old hag; a jaded, debauched and hideous old woman ...19C Brit. sl.
• FART an old man...1965 Amer. dial.
• FART-HEAD a conservative, traditional old person ...1990s sl.
• FAT COCK a fat old man ...M19 sl.
• FATHER TIME 1. an older man, but possibly still attractive ...1920s US college sl.
2. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOGAY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGEY an old, eccentric person ...20C Amer. colloq.
• FOGGI an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOGRAM an antiquated or old-fashioned person; a fussy old fellow ...1775
• FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FOXY GRANDPA a prankish old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRUMP an old woman with one or more of the following qualities: primness, wrinkles, slatternliness, gossipiness, grouchiness, or a holier-than-thou attitude ...19C
• FUNGUS an old man ...1910s sl.
• GADGIE an old man ...2005 UK youth sl.
• GAFFER an elderly rustic; an old fellow; also, simply, a fellow ...1589
• GAGGER a rustic old man; an old bumpkin ...L16 sl.
• GAMALEERIE a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard ...1880 Sc.
• GAMAR an old woman; a grandmother; the mistress of the house, good-wife; also used as a term of address ...1777 Eng. dial.
• GAMMER a rustic title for an old woman; it corresponds to 'gaffer' for a man ...1575
• GEESER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GEEZER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GEYSER a male person; a fellow; orig. an old man ...1885 sl.
• GIBBY an old woman, generally bent with age ...1807 Eng. dial.
• GIMMER a woman, esp. an old one ...c1850 colloq.
• GOBBLER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOZLER an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRAMP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRAMPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDMA an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1915 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPA an old man; also used as a term of address ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRANDPAPPA an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPAPPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANDPOP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANMA an old woman; esp. used as a form of address ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GRANNY 1. a fussy, finicky old person of either sex ...1842 Amer. dial.
2. an old woman; also used as a term of address ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GRANPAPPA an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRANPAPPY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREYBEARD an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GRIMALKIN an unpleasant old woman ...L16 arch.
• GRIMSIR † an austere, stern, morose, or overbearing person; a grim old man; a haughty or arrogant person in office ...c1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GRUNTER an old person out of sympathy with current youth enthusiasms ...1980s sl.
• GUNPOWDER an old woman ...L17 sl.
• HAG 1. an ugly, repulsive old woman; often implying viciousness or maliciousness ...1377
2. an old man; used as a jocular or opprobrious nickname ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HUDDLE-DUDDLE †* a decrepit old person ...1599
• HUNKS a surly, cross-grained old person; a close-fisted, stingy man; a miser; a miserable, niggardly old person; a covetous, sordid man ...1602
• JILL-HOOTER an old man or woman given to grumbling or complaining ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KAIL RUNT a term of contempt applied esp. to an old woman ...a1779 Sc.
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LITTLE BIDDIE an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE BIDDY an attractive little girl or small old woman ...1940s US Black sl.
• LITTLE OLD LADY IN TENNIS SHOES used as a stereotype of an energetic, quirky old woman ...1984 US sl.
• LONG-BEARD. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LONG-HAIR an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MACKABROIN †* an old hag ...1546
• MAHUGGER a sour, irascible old man ...1950 Sc.
• MOKE an old person, disrespectfully spoken to ...1871 Amer. sl.
• MOTHER BUNCH a fat or untidy old woman ...1847 sl.
• MUMPSIMUS † a vague term of contempt; an old fogey ...1575
• MUTTON DRESSED LAMB-FASHION applied to an old woman dressed in youthful style ...1810
• NEBSIE an impudent old woman ...B1900 Sc.
• NEBSY an impudent old woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NESTOR the name of a Homeric hero famous for his age and wisdom; hence, an old man ...1588
• OLD † an old man, an old woman ...c1375
• OLD BAG (disparaging) an unattractive, obnoxious, or unpleasant old woman; an old hag, any old woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
• OLD BEAN an old person, seen affectionately or kindly ...1940s sl.
• OLD BIRD a person, usually old ...1910s sl.
• OLD BLOKE an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BODY an old woman; occasionally used of a man ...M19 sl.
• OLD BOILER an unattractive (old) woman ...1965 sl., orig. Aust.
• OLD BOLLOCKS an older man ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD BOY an old man ...1500 UK
• OLD BOZO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD BUBA an old person who acts younger than their age ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• OLD BUCK an old man ...1940 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUFFER a foolish old person ...1749 Brit. sl.
• OLD BUZZARD a cranky old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CALICO an old woman ...M19 US sl.
• OLD CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• OLD CHAP an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD CHOCKER an old fellow ...M19 sl.
• OLD COCKER an old man, usually a disreputable one ...1940s sl., orig. US
• OLD CODGER a fellow; a man, with the implication of crotchety old age ...M18 sl.
• OLD COOT a foolish or cantankerous old person; also used affectionately ...M18 sl.
• OLD COVE an old or older man; often a term of familiar address ...17C sl.
• OLD COW a despicable old woman ...1864 Aust. sl.
• OLD CROCK a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit ...sl., chiefly Brit.
• OLD CROW an unattractive (old) woman ...1866 sl. orig. US
• OLD CUSS an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD DEAR an old person; usually, but not always, a woman ...L19 sl.
• OLD DODO an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DOG an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUCK an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD DUFFER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLDER † 1. a person advanced in life ...c1440
† 2. a person superior in age, senior; chiefly in plural ...1483
• OLDER END old people ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OLDER HEAD an elderly person; an old-timer ...1891 Amer. dial.
• OLD FART an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD FIGUREHEAD an old fellow ...1872 Amer. sl.
• OLD FOGEY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FOGY an old, eccentric person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD FRAGMENT an old man; an older man ...1900s sl.
• OLD GAFFER a rustic old man; an old bumpkin ...L16 sl.
• OLD GAGER a rich old man ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• OLD GENT an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GIRL an old woman ...1791 UK sl.
• OLD GIRL, THE a woman, usually old ...L18 sl.
• OLD GIT any man who is considered past his prime ...2000 UK sl.
• OLD GOBBLER an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOOF an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD GOOZLER an old man ...1952 Amer. dial.
• OLD GRABEM PUDDEN an old woman, whether one's wife or mother ...L19 rhyming sl
• OLD-GREY † an old man, a greybeard ...1582
• OLD GUY an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HAG an old man; used as a jocular or opprobrious nickname ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD HAT an old person ...1867 Eng. dial.
• OLD HEAD a veteran; an elderly person; an old-timer ...1899 US sl.
• OLD HEN a woman, esp. an old one ...20C sl.
• OLD HIGE a nagging old woman ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• OLD HORSE an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HOSS an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD HUNX a dirty old man; a miser ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLDIE an old person ...1874 sl.
• OLDIE BUT GOODIE any person or thing that is old but still desirable ...1968 US sl.
• OLD LAD a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLD MOUSTACHE a vigorous old man with a grey moustache ...L19 sl.
• OLDO an old person ...1950s sl.
• OLD ONE an old woman ...E19 Irish
• OLD PARTY an old man or woman ...M19 sl.
• OLD POT an old man ...L19 sl.
• OLDS old persons; old ones of a set or class ...1883 colloq.
• OLD SCUDDER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLD SEED-FOLKS ancestors, old-timers ...1905 Amer. dial.
• OLD SHOT an old, crafty person ...L19 Aust. sl.
• OLD-SIR † an old man ...1586
• OLD SKATE an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLDSTER one who is no longer a 'youngster'; an elderly person; an old person, or a more experienced person ...1848
• OLD STIFF an old man ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMER an old man ...Aust. sl.
• OLD TOAST † a brisk old fellow fond of his liquor; one who drinks to excess; a boon companion ...1698 sl.
• OLD TROT an old woman ...M14 sl.
• OLD TROUT an unattractive (old) woman ...1897 sl.
• OLD 'UN an old person, esp. a parent ...M19 sl.
• OLD WHISKERS an old man ...M19 sl.
• OLD WIFE an old woman; now usually disparaging ...1340
• OLDY an old person ...1874 sl.
• OLD YOUTH a healthy old man; an old man who wears well ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PANTALOON † a term of contempt applied to an enfeebled, tottering old man; a dotard, an old fool ...1596-1600
• PAP a grandfather; an old man ...1955 Amer. dial.
• PAPPY an old man ...1940s sl.
• PAPPY GUY an old man ...1900s US tramps' sl.
• PAUCHLE a feeble old person, a tottering old body ...1824 Sc.
• RAG-AND-BONE SHOP a decrepit old woman; a woman in rags ...1910s sl.
• RANSIE-LUGGED CARLE an old man who retains a high complexion ...1825 Sc.
• REBEC(K) an old woman: in reproach ...1383 colloq.
• REMNANT a feeble old creature, the wreck of a man ...1826 Sc.
• RIBIBE † a term of contempt or abuse for an old woman; a shrill-voiced old woman ...c1386
• RUDAS a coarse, unmannerly, foul-mouthed old woman; an ill-natured, ugly old woman; a virago ...1725 Sc.
• RUNT a term of contempt applied to an old man or woman ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUSTY-GUTS a blunt, surly, old fellow; a churl ...B1900 sl.
• RUTTERKIN † an old crafty fox; a sly old fellow; a swaggering gallant or bully; a term of contempt ...1526 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAINT-AGNES TÔTLE a stupid old fool ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SASHMAREE † an ancient female conspicuous for the quaintness of her finery ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHFATZER an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SCRANNY an ill-natured, wrinkled old woman ...1824 Sc.
• SCRATE an old woman ...B1900
• SCUDDER an old man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SEED FEATHERS ancestors, old-timers ...1954 Amer. dial.
• SEED-FOLKS ancestors, old-timers ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SILVER-TIP. an old man ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIRE a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SKATE an old person ...1900s US sl.
• TAB an old maid; any oldish woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid ...1748
• TAFFY an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TAFFY GOAT an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TAFFY RAM an old person ...1900s W. Indies sl.
• TERRAPIN a shrewish old woman ...1897 Amer. dial.
• TROUT an unattractive (old) woman ...1897 sl.
• VACK an old woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• VECCHIO † an old man ...c1570
• VECKE † an old woman ...1390
• VELYARD † an old man ...c1520
• VET an old-timer, an ageing or experienced person ...1910s sl.
• WRINKLE an old person ...1920s sl.
• WRINKLIE an old person ...1972 Amer. sl.
• WRINKLY an old person ...1920s sl.
OLD - verbs
• AGE OUT to grow too old to continue in a particular vocation ...1971 Amer. dial.
• BREAK to grow old or weak; to show signs of aging ...1800 Amer. dial.
• ELD † 1. to grow old ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to make old ...c1400
• FALTER to fail in health; to show signs of old age; to break up in constitution ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL AND THE OTHER IN A GRAVE to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KAIM A GRAY HEAD to live to old age; generally used negatively (kaim = comb) ...1914 Sc.
• LIVE TO MAKE OLD BONES to live to an old age ...1873
• LIVE TO SCRAT A GREY HEAD to live to be old (scrat = scratch) ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• MAKE OLD BONES to live to an old age ...1828
• OLD † to grow old ...c825
• OLDEN * to grow old, to become older in appearance or character; to age ...1827
• SAG to decline in health; to begin to show signs of old age ...1784 Eng. dial.
• SCART A GREY POW 1. to be old or advanced in years ...1890 Sc.
2. to grow old ...1890 Sc.
OLD - phrases
• ALL THERE WITH HIS COUGHDROPS usually said of an old person whose mind is particularly alert ...Brit. sl.
• MUCH NEED OF A WIFE AS A DOG OF A SIDE-POCKET, AS said of a worn-out old man ...L19 sl.
OLDER - nouns
• BETTER SIDE what is more or older than ...Bk1911 Sc.
• OLDER END those of more mature years; the older ones of a company ...1873 Eng. dial.
OLDER - nouns, person
• TWANK an older man ...1960s homosexual sl.
OLDEST - adjectives
• ELDEST † most aged, farthest advanced in age; oldest ...c1000
• OLDENMOST † oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
• OLDERMOST † oldest ...1843 Amer. dial. arch. or obs.
OLD-FASHIONED - adjectives
• ANTWACKY old-fashioned, esp. used of clothes ...2002 UK sl.
• ARKIE old-fashioned; out-of-date ...19C US sl.
• ARKY old-fashioned, quite out of style ...1899 Amer. dial.
• BACK old-fashioned; ancient; belonging to bygone times ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BACK NUMBER out of date, old-fashioned; old and useless ...1883 Amer. sl.
• BACK-NUMBERISH out of date ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BACKWARD belonging to the past, old-fashioned, ancient ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARRANT old-fashioned, antiquated ...1818 Sc.
• FAT out of fashion, old-fashioned ...1980 UK sl.
• FOGRAM † antiquated, old-fashioned, out of date ...1772
• FUSTY-RUSTY out of date; old-fashioned ...1782
• JAKEY countrified, old-fashioned, uncouth ...1891 Amer. dial.
• MOSS-GROWN old-fashioned; antiquated
• MOTH-EATEN out of fashion; antiquated
• MUTTONBIRDY old-fashioned, unworldly ...20C Aust. sl.
• NASTY-NEAT very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1916 Amer. dial.
• NASTY-NICE very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1873 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• NEAT-NICE very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1951 Amer. dial.
• NICE-NASTY very neat, overly tidy; excessively fastidious; too particular or fussy; old-fashioned ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT READY not hip; old-fashioned ...1968 Amer. sl.
• OLD ANCIENT ancient, antique, old-fashioned ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRAND old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRANT old-fashioned ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OLD HAT trite; outdated, old-fashioned ...1911
• OLDEST-FANGLED most old-fashioned ..1894 Amer. dial.
• OLD-FANGLED characterized to adherence to what is old, old-fashioned ...1842
• OLD-FASHION † old-fashioned ...1665 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONABLE † old-fashioned ...1807
• OLD-SCHOOL old-fashioned; behind the times, out of date ...1989 US sl.
• OLD-TIME veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
• OLD-TIME-LIKE old-fashioned ...1889 US
• OLD-TIMER veteran, old-fashioned ...L19 sl.
• OLD-TIMESY old-fashioned, out-of-date ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMEY old-fashioned, out-of-date, old ...1850 Amer. dial.
OLD-FASHIONED - adverbs
• OLD-FARRANTLY old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FARRENDLY old-fashionedly, like an old person ...1877 Eng. dial.
• OLD-FASHIONABLY † in an old-fashioned way ...1764
OLD-FASHIONED - nouns
• BACK NUMBER a place or thing thought to be out of date or antiquated ...1882 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMEY something that is old-fashioned ...1850 Amer. dial.
• OLD-TIMINESS old-fashioned character ...1887
OLD-FASHIONED - nouns, person
• ANCIENT an old man; a quaint, old-fashioned person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BACK NUMBER a person having out-of-date interests or ideas; an old-fashioned, or unsophisticated person ...1882 Amer. sl.
• BUCKSTICK an old-fashioned man ...19C Eng. dial.
• DINOSAUR any person who is old or considered to be out of date, or both ...1970 US sl.
• FOGEY an old, eccentric man; a man or woman who is considerably out of step with the times ...20C US colloq.
• FOGRAM an antiquated or old-fashioned person; a fussy old fellow ...1775
• GADDERMAN an old-fashioned or precocious young person ...1890 Ireland
• LITTLE-MOUNT an old-fashioned child ...1878 Eng. dial.
• MELVIN a person who is old-fashioned or unappealing; a dull, uninformed, or obnoxious person; a profoundly objectionable person ...1954 Amer. sl.
• MOSSBACK an out-of-date person; an old-fashioned person ...1878 US colloq.
• MOSSY-BACK an old-fashioned person ...1878 chiefly N. Amer.
• OLD HUNDERD an old-fashioned person or child ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAY-BACK one who is behind the times; an old-fashioned person ...1890 Amer. dial.
OLD MAID - adjectives
• CADDY precise, old-maidish ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• OLD-CATTISH like an old maid ...1780
• QUINTY like an old maid; fussy, fastidious ...1916 Amer. dial.
OLD MAID - nouns
• TABBYHOOD the condition of being an old maid ...1793
OLD MAID - nouns, person (also see SPINSTER)
• AUNT TILLIE the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
• AUNT TILLY the personification of a fussy old maid ...1960 US sl.
• DELO-DIAM an old maid ...L19 Brit. & US back-slang
• MAIDEN an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady ...1883 Eng. dial.
• OLD GIRL an old maid ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD MAIDEN * an old maid ...1775
• PUSSOCK †* a term for an old maid, an 'old tabby' ...1622
• QUAIL an old maid; a spinster ...M19 US tramps' sl.
• QUINT a fussy old maid ...1916 Amer. dial.
• TAB an old maid; any oldish woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid ...1748
• THORN-BACK an old maid ...17C Brit. sl.
OLD MAID - verbs
• LEAD APES IN HELL to die unmarried; to die an old maid ...16C Eng. sl.
OLD MAID - phrases
• AT HER LAST PRAYERS used to typify an old maid ...L17 sl.
• AT THE WHITLEATHER AGE at the stage or age of an old maid, tough and unmarriageable ...1952 Amer. dial.
OLIVE - adjectives
• OLIVACEOUS of a dusky green colour with a touch of yellow, like the unripe olive; olive-green, olive ...1776
• OLIVASTER † olive-coloured; having an olive complexion ...1626
• OLIVIFEROUS * olive-bearing ...1656
OLIVE - nouns
• OIL-BERRY † an olive ...1382
• OIL GARDEN a garden of olives grown for oil ...1535
• OLEITY †* the time of gathering olives, or the olives when they are gathered to make oil; also, oiliness ...1656
• OLIVENESS * the quality of being an olive colour ...a1800
• OLIVER † an olive tree ...a1300
• OLIVET † a place in which olive trees are grown; an olive grove ...1382
• OLIVITY †* the time of gathering olives, or making oil ...1656
OLIVE OIL - nouns
• OIL D'OLIVE † olive oil ...c1400
• OIL OF OLIVES † olive oil ...1382
• OIL OLIVE † olive oil ...1469
OLYMPIC GAMES - nouns, person
• OLYMPIONICEST † a victor in the Olympic games ...a1656
OMELET - nouns
• CRASH an omelet ...World War II Amer. sl.
OMEN - adjectives
• MAL-OMINOUS † of evil omen ...1658
• OMINAL † pert. to omens; from which an omen is drawn ...1651
• OMINOUS † of good omen, auspicious; fortunate ...1597
OMEN - nouns
• ABODANCE †* a foretelling, prefiguring, portending, omen ...c1630
• ABODEMENT † a foreboding, presage, or omen ...1593
• HANDSEL † lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; a token or omen of good luck ...c1200
• HANSEL † lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; a token or omen of good luck ...c1200
• OMINATION † the act of omening or presaging; foreboding ...1589
• OOMUND a presage, presentiment, omen ....1899 Sc.
• TOKEN † a sign or presage of something to come; an omen, portent, prodigy ...971
• TOKENER † one who or that which portends or prognosticates; a portent, an omen ...1513
OMEN - verbs
• OMINATE † 1. to prognosticate from omens; to augur, to forebode ...1582
† 2. to serve as an omen, to portend ...1667
OMINOUS - adjectives
• FATAL † foreboding or indicating mischief; ominous ...1590
• ORACULAR of mysterious portent; ominous, portentous ...1820
• UNCANNIE weird, mysterious, ominous, spooky, eerie, esp. of things ...1819 Sc.
• UNSONSY unlucky, unfortunate; ominous, fatal, causing ill-luck or misfortune ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
OMINOUS - verbs
• ABODE † to be ominous ...1659
OMINOUSLY - adverbs
• SINISTERLY * in an inauspicious or unlucky manner; unfortunately; ominously ...1465
OMISSION - nouns
• BALK † an omission; an exception ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BAULK † an omission; an exception ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ESCAPE an omission, oversight ...1714 Sc.
• FAILANCE † the fact of failing; failure, neglect, omission...1612
• NEGLECT * an omission or oversight ...1638
• OMITTANCE †* omission ...1600
OMIT - verbs
• BATE † to omit, to leave out of count, to except ...a1611
• BELEAVE † to allow to remain over; to leave out of count or process; to pass over, to let go, to omit ...c1205
• DEFAULT † to fail to perform; to omit, to neglect ...1648
• FAULT † to fail or omit to do something; to miss one's aim ...1522
• LAY APART † to purposely omit to do something ...1526
• LET † to leave undone, to omit to do; to leave out, to omit, as in reading, recitation, etc. ...c900
• NEGLECT †* to leave out, to omit, to discard ...1603
• OBMISS †* to leave out; to omit ...1490
• OBMIT †* to leave out; to omit ...1541
• OMISE †* to omit ...a1425
OMITTED - nouns
• LEAVING OUT what has been left out; omitted matter ...1683 obs.
OMITTING - adjectives
• OMISSIVE characterized by omitting, neglecting to perform, or leaving out ...1629
OMNIBUS - nouns
(a passenger-carrying vehicle, originally an enclosed horse-drawn one)
• CHARIOT an omnibus ...c1850 sl.
• HACK an omnibus or taxicab ...1938 Amer. dial.
• RACK an omnibus ...L19 US sl.
• OMLIGUS an omnibus ...1877 Eng. dial.
• UMLIBUSH an omnibus ...1873 Eng. dial.
OMNIBUS - nouns, person
• CAD † an omnibus conductor ...1833
• GUARD a conductor on an omnibus ...1920s busmen’s sl.
• PEACH an omnibus spy ...Bk1902 sl.
• PIPER an omnibus spy ...Bk1902 sl.
OMNIBUS - verbs
• DEBUSS to get out of an omnibus ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EMBUSS to get in an omnibus ...Amer. World War I sl.
OMNIVOROUS - adjectives
• PAMPHAGOUS * eating both animal and vegetable foods; omnivorous ...1702
• PANTOPHAGIC eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1850
• PANTOPHAGOUS eating all kinds of food, omnivorous ...1848
OMNIVOROUS - nouns, person
• PANTOPHAGIST a man or animal that devours things of all kinds; an omnivorous eater ...1822
ONCE - adverbs
• ONE-WHILE once, formerly ...1906 Amer. dial.
ONCE - nouns
• ONCER he or that which does a thing but once ...1916
ONCE-OVER - nouns
• LICK-OVER a quick once-over; a piece of work done quickly...1966 Amer. dial.
ONE - adjectives
• LEPI † single, one ...a1300
• UNA one ...1996 UK sl.
• UNAL single; that is one only; based on unity ...1883
ONE - adverbs
• ONEY-ONEY one at a time ...1908 Amer. dial.
ONE - nouns
• UNA the number one ...M19 sl.
ONENESS - nouns
• ONEHEAD † the condition of being one; oneness; unity ...a1300
• ONEHOOD † the condition of being one; oneness; unity ...a1225
• ONESHIP †* the condition of being one or alone; oneness ...1630
• ONLIHEDE † oneness, unity ...c1440
ONEROUS - adjectives
• IMPORTUNABLE † burdensome, onerous, grievous, heavy ...1482
• ONERARIOUS †* onerous, burdensome, troublesome ...a1548
ONESELF - nouns
• NUMERO UNO oneself ...sl.
• PAPA oneself ...1920s US sl.
ONE-SIDED - adjectives
• SIEBEGODLIN deformed, crooked, one-sided ...1896 Amer. dial.
ONION - adjectives
• ONIONIZED flavoured with or smelling of onions ...1830
ONION - nouns
• CARTILAGE † the coats or skin of an onion ...1563
• FAVEREL an onion ...1597
• GARDEN VIOLET an onion ...L19 sl.
• INGAN an onion ...1818 Sc.
• INGERN an onion ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• INGUN an onion ...1818 Sc.
• IRE an onion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• IRISH PLUM an onion ...1941 jocular Amer. dial.
• JACOB'S ONION a green onion ...1975 Amer. dial.
• ONIONET a small onion ...1820
• RARERIPE an onion ...1790 Amer. dial.
• REEVE a rope of onions ...1895 Eng. dial.
• REID a rope of onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAILS onion leaves...1896 Sc.
• VIOLET an onion ...L19 sl.
• VIOLETS spring onions or sage and onion stuffing ...L19 sl.
ONION - verbs
• REESE to rope onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WREASE to rope onions ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ONLY - adjectives
• AFALD † single, singular, sole, only ...c1000
• ALL-ANERLY. only, sole ...1860 Sc.
• ONLEPY † only, sole, single ...c900
• ONLIEST only ...1885 Eng. dial.
ONLY - adverbs
• ALL-ANERLY only, solely ...1818 Sc.
• ALL SIMPLY † merely, only ...c1430
• BARELY merely, simply, only ...1577 arch.
• ENNY only ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ONLEPILICHE † only, solely ...c1250
• ONLEPY † only, solely, simply ...c1315
• SINGLY † solely, only; merely ...1654-66 now rare or obs.
ONOMATOPOEIA - adjectives
• ONOMATOPOEIAL pert. to onomatopoeia ...1880
• ONOMATOPOEIAN onomatopoeic ...1867
• ONOMATOPOEIOUS †* pert. to onomatopoeia; having a sound corresponding to the thing expressed ...1661
• ONOMATOPOETIC adj. pert. to onomatopoeia; imitative in sound; echoic ...1848
ONOMATOPOEIA - nouns
• ONOMATOP a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1828
• ONOMATOPE a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1828
• ONOMATOPLASM a word formed by onomatopoeia ...Bk1909
• ONOMATOPOEIAN a word formed by onomatopoeia ...1860
• ONOMATOPOESIS the naming of a thing, etc., from the sound associated with it; onomatopoeia ...1864
• ONOMATOPOESY * onomatopoeia ...1885
• ONOMATOPY † onomatopoeia ...1658
ONSET - nouns
• FAIRD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset ...1513 Sc.
• FARD † motion, rush, impetus; hence, impetuosity, ardour; a violent onset ...1513 Sc.
• FERD † a violent onset, a stir, a bustle ...1660 Sc.
• HAILY an onset; an onrush ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONCOME the approach, advent, beginning, or commencement of a thing, esp. of one that requires great exertion; an onset; development, progress ...1823 Sc.
• ONDING an assault, an attack, an onset, an outburst, of noise, talk, etc.; oppression, turmoil ...1871 Sc.
• ONDINGING an assault, an attack, an onset, an outburst, of noise, talk, etc. ...1828 Sc.
• ONFALL † an attack or access of disease, plague, or calamity; an assault, on onset ...c1000 obs. exc. Sc.
• RACE † a rush, onset, charge; a raid ...1535
• SAILYIE attack, assault, onset ...1827 Sc.
• SAILZIE attack, assault, onset ...1827 Sc.
ONSET - verbs
• ONRESE † to rush, to make an onset ...c825
ONSLAUGHT - nouns
• BANG a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIRD a blow, thrust; an onslaught ...1784 Sc.
• INFALL † an invasion, attack, onslaught ...1721 Sc.
• WARM RECEPTION, A a vigorous onslaught or resistance; a demonstration of hostile feeling ...1702
ONWARD(S) - adverbs
• ENDWARDS onward, forwards ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ENDWAYS forward, onward, straight ahead; at once, henceforth ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ONWITH onwards ...1891 Sc.
• ONWORTH onward ...1885 Sc.
OOZE, OOZY - nouns
• GOOK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• GUCK any oozy, sticky, or slimy substance ...1945 colloq.
• IPER any foul liquid, ooze, mud, or sewage ...1880 Sc.
• LOBLOLLY ooze, mud, a mud-hole, mire; a slushy mess ...1865 Amer. dial.
• QUAKE-OOZE soft, trembling ooze ...1898
OOZE - verbs
• DEG(G) of a sore: to run, to ooze; to fester ...1859 Eng. dial.
• DILDER to dribble, to ooze, to trickle, to glide ...Bk1900 Sc.
• MAKE to ooze, to flow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SAB to exude moisture, to drip, to ooze ...1785 Sc.
• SCREEVE to ooze out; to exude moisture; esp. used of a corpse; to froth at the mouth, as in a fit ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SEEP to suppurate; to ooze ...1965 Amer. dial.
OOZY - adjectives
• STODGY muddy; oozy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULIGINOUS of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature ...1576
• WOOZY muddy; oozy ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
OPAL - adjectives
• OPALISH * somewhat like opal in colour ...1805
OPAL - nouns
• BLIND-EYE an opal, whose milky colour is like a sightless eye ...1933 Amer. dial.
OPAL - verbs
• OPALESCE to exhibit a play of colours or iridescence like that of the opal ...1819
• OPALIZE to exhibit a play of colours like the opal ...1811
OPAQUE - adjectives
• ADIAPHANOUS * not translucent, opaque ...1658
• ILLUMINOUS * non-luminous, opaque, dark, without light ...1656
• OPACIOUS † opaque ...1642
• OPACOUS * impermeable to light, opaque ...1625
• OPACULAR †* somewhat opaque ...1761
OPAQUE - verbs
• OPACATE * to render opaque, to dim ...1660
OPAQUELY - adverbs
• OPACOUSLY * opaquely ...1670
OPAQUENESS - nouns
• OPACOUSNESS * opaqueness ...1656
OPEN - adjectives
• BAREFACED unconcealed, undisguised, open ...1605 arch.
• OPE open ...a1250 now arch. and poetic
• OUT FRONT open, honest ...1950s sl., orig. US
• THROUGH-OPEN open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRUFFABLE open throughout ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNCLOSE * open, not closed ...c1400
• UP FRONT honest, open, frank ...1967 US sl.
• YAWN-MOUTHED gaping, wide open ...1861
OPEN - verbs
• BAT to open and close ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLARE to open wide ...1912 Amer. dial.
• CRACK to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking; hence, to open ...1773 Amer. sl.
• GAPE to open ...1607 jocular usage
• LEESE † to loosen, to unloose; to unfasten, to open; to relax the body ...c1250
• OPE to open ...c1430 chiefly poetic
• PAISE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• PAZE to raise with a lever; to force open; to lift ...1783 Eng. dial.
• RANFORCE † to force, to break open ...1637
• SCAT ABROAD to open, to enlarge ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TO-DO to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839 obs.
• UNCLAP † to open up ...1621
• UNCLOSE to make open, to cause to open ...a1300
• UNDUB to open or unfasten; to unlock ...1753 criminals' sl.
• UNOPEN to open ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNSLOUGH to unlock, to unfasten, to unbutton, to open ...1848 US criminals' sl.
• UNSTECK to undo the fastenings of a door; to open, to unclose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAW to be wide open; to yawn ...1596 Eng. dial.
OPEN (frank) - verbs
• OPEN UP to speak openly or frankly, ceasing to be secretive ...1921 sl.,
OPENED - adjectives
• ADAPERTILE † easy to be opened ...1731
• PANDICULATED * stretched out, opened, extended ...1775
OPENED - verbs
• PATULICATE †* to be opened, or made wide; to become open, to expand ...1656
OPEN-HANDED - adjectives
• LARGE † liberal in giving; generous; bountiful, munificent; open-handed; also, liberal in expenditure, prodigal, lavish ...c1175
• LARGE-HANDED generous, liberal, open-handed ...a1628
OPEN-HANDEDNESS - nouns
• LARGENESS † liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
OPEN-HEARTED - adjectives
• DAINTY † liberal, open-hearted ...1825 Sc.
OPENING - nouns
• GAPE a rent or opening of any kind ...1658
• GAP-STEAD † an opening in a wall or hedge, left for convenience of passage ...1644 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JAW-HOLE a gaping opening; an abyss ...1840
• NEEDLE'S EYE a minute opening or space ...1579
• OPE an opening, an aperture ...1845 arch.
• OPEMENT an opening, a crack ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OPEN an opening, a gap ...1606 Sc.
• OPEWAY an entry, passage; an opening ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SHOW a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1856 Amer. dial.
• SHOWING a prospect, chance, promise; an opportunity, opening ...1884 Amer. dial.
• VENT a hole; an opening ...1838 Eng. dial.
OPENLY - adverbs
• ABOVE BOARD openly, honestly ...18C
• BEFORE † before the face of men; openly ...c1000
• IN THE FACE OF THE SUN openly ...a1618
• OPELY † openly ...a1250
• TO ONE'S BEARD to one's face, openly ...1785
• UNCOLOUREDLY openly ...1561
• UP-AND-DOWN in a straightforward, open and honest manner ...M19 US sl.
• UP FRONT openly, without deception ...1970s
OPEN-MOUTHED - adjectives
• OPEN-MOUTH † open-mouthed ...1692
OPERA - adjectives
• OPERATICAL † pert. to opera ...1730-36
• OPERISH † pert. to the opera; having the character of opera ...1742 nonce word
OPERA - nouns
• UPROAR an opera ...M18 sl.
OPERA - verbs
• OPERATIZE to turn into an opera; to put into operatic form ...1865
OPERA GLASSES - nouns
• DOUBLE-BARRELS opera or field glasses ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
OPERATE - verbs
• BUTCHER to operate on ...1966 US sl.
OPERATING THEATRE - nouns
• BUTCHER SHOP an operating room; also, a hospital; often used disparagingly ...1918 Amer. sl., esp. military usage
• PICTURES an operating theatre ...World War I military sl.
OPERATION - nouns
• BUTCHER SHOP an operating room; a surgical department ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HORRENDOPLASTY a difficult operation, often lasting eight or nine hours ...1972 Amer. hospital usage
• OP an operation ...1925 sl.
OPERATIVE - adjectives
• OPERANT that operates, works, or produces effects; operative ...1602
OPINE - verbs
• OPINIATE † to hold as an opinion; to suppose, to think, to opine ...1624
• OPINION † to hold the opinion; to think, to suppose, to opine ...1555
• OPINIONATE * to form or hold an opinion; to believe, to suppose, to think ...1621
OPINED - adjectives
• OPINATE † opined, supposed ...c1450
OPINION - adjectives
• CACODOX † holding wrong or evil opinions or doctrines ...1716
• CACODOXIAN * holding wrong or evil opinions ...1716
• CACODOXICAL * holding wrong or evil opinions ...1693
• DOWN ON annoyed with; disappointed in; holding a negative opinion of ...M19
• FANTASTICAL † of opinions: irrational, baseless ...a1546
• HOMODOX † of the same opinion ...1656
• HOMODOXIAN † of the same opinion ...1716
• MAGISTERIAL of opinions, utterances, etc.: authoritative ...1632
• NOTIONAL of the opinion; inclined to believe ...1823 Amer. dial.
• OPINABLE † 1. that is a matter of opinion; not certain, disputable, conjectural ...1456
* 2. capable of being held as an opinion ...1603
• OPINATED †* having a particular opinion ...1610
• OPINATIVE † stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1530
• OPINIAL †* of the nature of opinion ...c1450
• OPINIASTROUS †* opinionated; unduly attached to one's own opinion ...1645
• OPINIATED † 1. having a conceited opinion of; thinking much of; overvalued ...1589
† 2. holding the opinion; of opinion that ...1610
• OPINIATIVE * stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1574
• OPINIONABLE †* that is a matter of opinion, disputable, uncertain; ...1615-20
• OPINIONAL * of the nature of, or grounded upon opinion ...1725-44
• OPINIONATE † based on opinion, or held in the way of opinion; conjectural, uncertain; supposed, fancied ...1553
• OPINIONATED † possessed of a particular opinion or estimate of a person or thing; esp. having a favourable opinion, thinking highly of ...1601
• OPINIONOUS †* belonging to opinion ...1666
• OPINIOUS †* of opinion, opinioned ...1632
• PARADOXAL † contrary to common opinion ...1570
• PARADOXIAL † contrary to common opinion ...1624
• PARADOXIC * contrary to common opinion ...1632
• SINGULAR † differing from others in opinion; standing alone; peculiar in this respect ...1621
• ULTRAISTIC tending to extremes in opinion or practice ...1840
OPINION - adverbs
• OPINIONATELY † in one's own opinion; according to opinion ...1627-77
• OPINIONATIVELY † in the way of opinion; according to opinion ...c1555
• TO ONE'S NOTION in one's opinion ...1903 Amer. dial.
OPINION - nouns
• ADVICE † the way in which a matter is looked at or regarded; opinion, judgement ...1297
• ADVISEMENT † the result of thinking; a thought, opinion, resolution, plan ...1535
• APPROBATION an authoritative opinion ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• AVISE advice, counsel; opinion ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOW-WOW the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner ...1889
• BREATH opinion; sentiments, tendency of thought ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACODOXY * wrong opinion or doctrine ...a1864
• CALL an opinion, a prediction ...1999 US sl.
• DEEM † judgement, opinion, thought, surmise ...1501
• ILL-BREW an unfavourable opinion ...1883 Sc.
• INS AND OOTS changes of opinion ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JIMJAMS distorted views ...1888 Amer. sl.
• KITE-FLYING testing public opinion by circulating rumours, etc.
• OPINATION † the act of forming an opinion; supposition; an opinion, a supposition ...1611
• OPINE opinion ...1865 Sc.
• OPINIONABLE †* an object of opinion ...1656
• OPPIN †* opinion ...1456 Sc.
• RAP the received opinion ...1970s sl.
• SIGHT * opinion; estimate, judgement; respect, regard, view ...a1300
• TAKE an opinion, a view ...1950s US colloq.
• THINK thought, opinion ...1796 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THINKING an opinion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULTRAISM the principles or tenets of one who holds extreme opinions on any question; the fact of holding such opinions ...1821
• VANITY † the quality of being foolish or of holding erroneous opinions ...c1386
• VARDY † opinion, judgement, verdict, viewpoint ...1731-8 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VERDICT an opinion ...1825 Eng. dial.
• VERGE an idea, opinion, view ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
OPINION, OPINIONATED - noun, person
• ARMCHAIR GENERAL one who freely gives his opinions on technical matters with which he is not personally concerned and on which he may be ill informed ...20C Amer. sl., orig. World War II usage
• BIG-HEAD one having an inflated opinion of himself ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BIG STIFF an uncouth person who is self-opinionated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GAF-ISAAC a conceited, self-opinionated man ...1897 Eng. dial.
• HOMODOXIAN † a person of the same opinion ...1716
• JACK STROP a bumptious or opinionated man ...1945 nautical sl.
• KING SHIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• KING SPIT an arrogant, self-opinionated person ...1940s sl., orig. US
• LADY MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LORD MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
• OPINANT * one who forms or holds an opinion ...1860
• OPINATIVE † an opinionated person ...1639
• OPINATOR † one who holds an opinion; a thinker; a theorist ...1626
• OPINER one who holds or expresses an opinion ...1611
• OPINIASTRE † a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person ...1603
• OPINIATE † an opinionated person; one stubborn in opinion ...1597
י OPINIATOR † one who holds or maintains an opinion; one who obstinately adheres to his opinion; an opinionated person ...1523
• OPINIATRE † a person obstinately attached to his own opinion; an opinionated person ...a1677
• OPINIONATIST † an opinionated person; an obstinate dogmatist ...1634
• OPINIONATOR †* one who holds an opinion; a theorist ...1677
• OPINIONIST † 1. a holder or maintainer of some opinion or doctrine at variance with the general belief or that of the speaker; a sectary, a faddist ...1623
2. the holder of any specified opinion ...1630
• SNOB MOB a group of friends with a very high opinion of themselves ...1955 US sl.
• STIFF an uncouth person who is self-opinionated ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWANKPOT a boastful, self-opinionated person ...1914 Brit. sl.
• TALENT a person with an overweening opinion of himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ULTRA one who holds extreme opinions, particularly in religion or politics ...1826
• ULTRAIST one who holds extreme opinions; an extremist ...1842
OPINION - verbs
• AMBITION to propose or opine assertively ...1898 Amer. dial.
• ANK to be of opinion; to assert emphatically ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BASH SOMEONE'S EAR to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc. ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• BEAR IN HAND to conjecture, to think; to foresee; to hold or maintain an opinion ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BIG UP to confirm in an opinion; to devote one's self to an opinion, idea, purpose, or person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACKLE ONE'S FAT to brag, to boast; to express a self-opinionated, esp. if contradictory, point of view ...1940s sl.
• CALCULATE to think, to opine; to believe; to suppose ...1830 colloq.
• FANCY YOURSELF to have too high an opinion of yourself ...1866 UK sl.
• HAVE TICKETS ON to have a high opinion of someone or something ...1908 Aust. sl.
• HETERODOGMATIZE to hold an opinion different from that generally held ...1651 nonce word
• HORSESHED to coach; to try to influence another's opinion; to bribe ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NOT TO CARE THE BLACK BEFORE ONE'S NAIL FOR ANYONE to have the lowest opinion of anyone ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• OPINATE †* to give an opinion; to pronounce a formal or authoritative opinion ...1625
• OPINIATE † to adhere obstinately to an opinion ...1603
• PUT IN ONE'S OAR to interfere; to voice an unwanted opinion ...1730 sl.
• REDEEM to consider; to give as opinion ...1894 Eng. dial.
• SHOOT ONE'S HEAD OFF to express one's opinion ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TACK to change one's opinion, attitude, or conduct ...1637
• THINK LEWDLY OF † to have a poor opinion of ...c1386
• THINK NO SMALL BEER OF ONESELF to have a high opinion of oneself ...Bk1898 sl.
• THINK ONE HUNG THE MOON to have an extremely high opinion of someone ...1953 Amer. dial.
• UNLOAD to offer one's opinion ...1900s sl.
• VARY † to differ in opinion; to disagree; to dissent from another ...?1428
• VIEW to consider, to guess, to be of the opinion ...1891 Sc.
OPINION - phrases
• ACCORDING TO ONE'S TELL in one's opinion, to one's way of thinking ...1871 Amer. dial.
OPINIONATED - adjectives
• ARTSY-CRAFTSY pretentious, humourless, self-opinionated ...1960s sl.
• NOTIONAL strange, having odd or peculiar ideas; fanciful, whimsical; opinionated; temperamental; fussy ...1791 Amer. dial.
• NOTIONATE headstrong, obstinate, self-opinionated ...1871 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• OPINATE † obstinate in opinion; opinionated ...1491
• OPINIASTRE † stiff or stubborn in opinion; opinionated ...1606
• OPINIASTROUS †* opinionated; unduly attached to one's own opinion ...1645
• OPINIATE † obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1597
• OPINIATED obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1597
• OPINIATIVE * stiff in opinion; adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1574
• OPINIATORY † adhering obstinately to one's own opinion; opinionative ...1626
• OPINIATRE † stiff or stubborn in opinion; opinionated ...1591
• OPINIATRED † obstinately attached to one's opinion; opinionated ...1641
• OPINIONATE † unduly attached to one's own opinion; obstinate in belief; opinionated ...1576
• TALKY chatty, verbose, self-opinionated ...1862 US sl.
OPINIONATED - adverbs
• OPINATIVELY † in an opinionated manner; with obstinate adherence to opinion ...1533
• OPINIATEDLY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1651
• OPINIATELY † with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1658
• OPINIATIVELY with obstinate adherence to opinion; in an opinionated manner ...1600
• OPINIONATELY † in an opinionated manner, obstinately ...1647
OPINIONATED - verbs
• OPINIONATE † to become or be opinionated or obstinate ...1603