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SCAM - SCHWARZENEGGER
SCAM - nouns
• RANICKY a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RANI-CUM-BOOGERIE a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RANNIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1935 Amer. dial.
• REINIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1901 Amer. dial.
• RENICKY a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RENICKY-BOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
SCAMP - nouns, person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• CATSO † a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, scamp ...1602 sl.
• DARBY-RINGER a scamp; a petty crook ...c1795 sl.
• FANG a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1871 Sc.
• FANGSHAL a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1916 Sc.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASH a wasteful, slovenly person; one who talks nonsense; a fool; a scamp; also, a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HORSE-FLY a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1859 US sl.
• HOSS-FLY a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1846 US sl.
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• LAND-LOUPER one who roams about the country idly or to escape the law; a vagrant, a roving vagabond, an adventurer, a scamp ...1720 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LICKPENNY a scamp, a rascal ...1899 Sc.
• LITTLE SCUT a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY a rascal, a scamp; used jocularly, esp. in reference to a woman or child ...1602
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RACKAPELT a man of dissolute habits; a scamp; a noisy person or animal ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• SACKET a term of abuse; a scamp, a rascal, a pert, impudent person ...1853 Sc.
• SANNUP a scamp; a mischievous boy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCABBLE-OUT an idle, drunken scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• SCARAMOUCH a disreputable fellow; a rascal, a scamp; a term of contempt ...1676
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCOFE a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUD a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCUT a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SNICKELTYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKETYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNIGGLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• TARRON a scamp, a rake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIEF a term of contempt or vituperation used with no implication of dishonesty; a rascal, a scamp ...1827 Sc.
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WANT-GRACE † one who lacks grace; an unprincipled person; a reprobate, a scamp ...1603
SCAMPER - nouns
• SKIRMISH a scamper, a scramble ...1835
SCAMPER - verbs
• KEANE to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
• LOUNDER to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCAMMER to scamper, to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPO to scamper; to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPE to run at large, to scamper ...1903 Sc.
• SCAPEN OFF to scamper, to flee ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPER to run off quickly; to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCARBER to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOPPER to scamper off, to run away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUF to run, to scamper ...1960 Sc.
• SCOUP to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SCOUR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWER to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEDOO to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKIDADDLE to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKIDOODLE to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKITTER to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
SCAMPERING - nouns
• LALEEKING unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOCKING unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SCAMPISHNESS - nouns
• RAFFISHNESS scampishness ...Bk1903 sl.
SCAN - verbs
• KEEN to scan; to direct one's eyes sharply ...1941 Amer. dial.
• KEN to descry, to see; to catch sight of, to discover by sight; to look at, to scan ...c1205 arch.
SCANDAL, SCANDALOUS - adjectives
• GAMY scandalous; indecent ...a1961 chiefly US
• LONG-LUGGED eager to listen to secrets or scandal, given to eavesdropping ...1901 Sc.
• NEWSY talkative; full of gossip; scandal-loving; inquisitive ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-HOT filled with scandal ...1950 Amer. sl.
• RIDICULOUS shameful, disgraceful, scandalous ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCABROUS indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene
• SCANDICULOUS scandalous and ridiculous ...1881 Amer. dial.
SCANDAL, SCANDALOUS - nouns
• BROKEN FEATHER IN ONE'S WING, A a blot on one's character; a scandal connected with one ...1877
• CALLING gossip, scandal, idling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DISCLANDER † reproach or reprobation called forth by what is considered shameful or wrong; public disgrace or opprobrium; scandal ...1362
• ÉCLAT † public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
• GUP gossip; scandal; silly talk ...1883 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• GUP-GUP gossip; scandal ...1809 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• HARD WORD abuse; scandal ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LACK a disgrace, scandal ...1827 Sc.
• MOCKINGBIRD TALE loose tattle of one who receives a bit of scandal in confidence, and proceeds to broadcast it ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RICKING scandalous talk ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE blame, reproach, scandal ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANDAL-CRACK a chat involving the repetition of scandal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANMAG chatter, gossip, scandal ...E18 sl.
• SCLAIVER a piece of scandal; idle or slanderous gossip ...1921 Sc.
• SCORE absolution from scandal ...1787 Sc.
• SHOND † shame, disgrace, infamy; scandal ...a900
• SKANDER †* slander, scandal ...1338
• UGLY WHISPER a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
SCANDAL - nouns, person
• RAISER one who spreads scandal ...c1460
• SCANDAL-JOBBER a scandal-monger ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALMONGER a person who spreads scandal or gossip ...1715
• SCLAVE a gossip; one who tittle-tattles; a scandal-monger ...1969 Sc.
• TALE-HEARER a willing listener to scandal or gossip ...1647
• TITIVIL a tattling telltale, a mischievous talebearer, one who spreads scandal ...1523
• TITIVILLER †* a tattling telltale, a mischievous talebearer, one who spreads scandal ...1581
SCANDAL - verbs
• BLEEZE to spread news or scandal; to defame; to boast; to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DISCLANDER † to bring into public disgrace or opprobrium; to bring scandal upon ...c1385
• SCANDALEESE to shock the feelings of, to spread scandal ...1897 Sc.
SCANDALIZE - verbs
• MALLOCK to scandalize ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCANDALIZED - adjectives
• ILLIFIED scandalized ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SCANDALOUS - nouns, person
• UNLEAD † a wicked person with evil intentions; a scandalous fellow; an outlaw ...1677 Eng. dial.
SCANDALOUS - verbs
• BLOW THE LID OFF to expose to public view, esp. to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc. ...colloq.
SCANDINAVIA - nouns
• SCANDINOOVIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDIWEGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWEGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWOOGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SCANDINAVIAN - adjectives
• SCANDAHOOFIAN Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCANDY Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
SCANDINAVIAN - nouns, person
• BOXHEAD (contemptuous) a Scandinavian ...1926 Amer. sl.
• DUMBSOCKS (derogatory) a nickname for a Scandinavian ...20C US sl.
• HERRING-CHOKER a Scandinavian ...1944 US sl.
• SCAN a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCAND a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCANDAHOOVIAN Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN a Scandinavian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCANDY a Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
• SCOWEGIAN a Scandinavian ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCOWOOGIAN. a Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SQUAREHEAD (derogatory) a Scandinavian ...1903 sl., chiefly US
SCANT - adjectives
• EXIGUOUS scant in measure or number; extremely small, little, diminutive, minute, slender ...1651
• NABER † scant, stingy, giving short measure ...1908 Sc.
• SCUDDY scant, too small; not having a sufficiency, penurious ...B1900 Sc.
SCANTILY - adverbs
• FEEBLY † in a sorry manner or plight; inefficiently, insufficiently, niggardly, poorly, scantily ...c1290
• RARELY †* thinly, scantily ...1523
• SCRIMPLY scantily ...1864 Sc.
SCANTINESS - nouns
• RARENESS †* thinness; fewness, scantiness ...1588
• SCANT scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPITNESS scantiness ...1791 Sc.
SCANTY - adjectives
• ARGH scanty, insufficient ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARISH scanty, rather bare ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FEEBLE † limited in quantity or amount, insufficient, scanty ...1494
• MAGER scanty ...1962 Sc.
• PIDDLING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANTLING small, very scanty ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCAWT scruffy, mean, contemptible, scanty, niggling; short of due measure ...c1715 Sc.
• SCIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRANNY scanty or of inferior quality; poor ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP scanty, short in measure, straitened; niggardly ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPY scanty, small, pinched; puny, miserable; mean, niggardly ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SILLY scanty, sorry, meagre, poor ...1593 obs.
• SKIMP scarce; scanty ...1775
• SKIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
• SKRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WANING * becoming scanty, running short ...1632
SCAPEGOAT - nouns, person
• AUNT SALLY a scapegoat, often unfairly so ...L19 sl.
• BALL ON THE HAT, THE a scapegoat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATTERING-STOCK a scapegoat who gets the blows or reproaches due to another ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATTING-STOCK a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another ...1684 Eng. dial.
• BATTING-STONE a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another ...1843 Ireland
• FALL BITCH a woman who bears the punishment for another's wrongdoing ...20C sl.
• FALL GUY a scapegoat for a crime or misdemeanour ...1904 sl., orig. US
• GOAT a scapegoat; a person who (rightly or wrongly) takes the blame ...L19 US
• PUNCHING BAG a person serving as an object of abuse; a scapegoat ...colloq.
• SCRAPEGOAT a scapegoat ...1955 Amer. dial.
SCAPEGOAT - verbs
• BE LEFT CARRYING THE CAN to be made the scapegoat, to be burdened with (usually unwanted) responsibility, or both ...M20 colloq.
• CARRY THE CAN to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit ...1929 UK sl., orig. navy
• CARRY THE CAN BACK to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit ...1929 UK sl., orig. navy
• FALL-GUY to exploit as a 'fall guy' (scapegoat) ...1930 Amer. criminals' sl.
• PASS THE BUCK TO to shift responsibility to; to make a scapegoat or dupe of a person ...1920
SCAPEGRACE - nouns, person
• HARD CASE a reckless scapegrace; an unregenerate loafer; a dissipated person, or any wicked person ...1859 Amer. dial.
• NINETER a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow, a rascal ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NOINTER a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow or child; a brat ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCANT-O-GRACE † a scapegrace, a reprobate ...1718 Sc.
SCAR - adjectives
• ARRED marked with scars; esp. of the marks left by smallpox ...Bk198 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SCAR - nouns
• ARR a scar or mark left by a wound ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATTERIL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIN a fault; a blemish; a scar; discolouration of skin after a sore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HATTEREL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• OTTREL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• PET a scar or protuberance on the skin; a pit or small depression, such as left on the skin by smallpox ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCARS the scars left from continuous injections of narcotics ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCORE a scar or mark left by a wound, a weal ...1966 Sc.
• WAM † a scar ...a1585 Sc.
SCAR - verbs
• ARR to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MARK UP to bruise; to leave scars after a fight ...1910s sl.
SCARCE - adjectives
• DAINTY † precious; hence, rare, scarce ...? a1500
• PIDDLING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANTISH scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCEY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKERCHE † scarce ...1500-20 Sc.
• SKIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THIN few, scarce ...1853 Sc.
• UNDERHANDED scarce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCARCE - verbs
• SCANT to become scarce or slight in amount, force, etc. ...1871 Sc.
• SCARCEN to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
SCARCELY - adverbs
• BARE no more than, at most; scarcely, barely ...c1325 arch.
• FAINTLY † hardly, scarcely ...1529
• FAIR scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLEYS hardly, scarcely ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARDLINGS hardly, scarcely ...1839 Eng. dial.
• NARROWLY †* barely, scarcely ...c1375
• SCANT scarcely ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTLINS scarcely ...1773 Sc.
• SCARCELINGS scarcely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINS scarcely ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP † scarcely, barely ...1796 Sc.
• SCRIMPITLY scarcely, hardly ...1838 Sc.
• SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely ...1805 Sc.
SCARCITY - nouns
• DEFAULT † absence of something wanted; want, lack, scarcity of ...a1300 obs. or arch.
• FAULT † deficiency, lack, scarcity, want of; want of food or necessaries ...a1300
• SCANT scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTITY a scarcity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCEHEED scarcity, want ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCARCITY - verbs
• DEARTH † to make dear in price; to raise the price of anything; to cause or produce a scarcity of or in anything ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
SCARE - nouns
• BOO a bad scare; a serious fright ...1930s US Black sl.
• BOOF a scare, a fright ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GLIFF † a sudden fright or shock; a scare; a state of excitement ...1732 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPOOK a fright, a scare ...1980s S. Afr.
SCARE - verbs
• EFFRAY † to frighten, affect with terror; to alarm, startle; to scare ...1375
• FRIGHTEN THE PANTS OFF to frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• FUNK to frighten or scare someone ...1819 sl.
• FUNKIFY to frighten or scare someone ...19C sl.
• GALLOW † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GALLY † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLOPPEN † to startle, to astound, to surprise; to scare, to frighten, to terrify; to stupefy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARE † to frighten. to scare ...1659
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAZEN † to scare, to terrify, to be afraid of ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIND to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1834 Amer. dial.
• MIND OFF to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PLAY A PERSON A REEL to play him a trick, to give him a scare ...1884 N. Ireland
• SCADDLE to scare, to frighten ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SCAR to scare ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE PANTS OFF frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLE CRAP OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEAWADDEN OUT OF to scare very thoroughly ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEE-WILLY OUT OF to scare severely ...2005 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WADDING OUT OF to scare very thoroughly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WILLIES OUT OF to scare severely ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SCARIFY to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARRIFY to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCATTEL to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTLE to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SHIT UP to scare someone ...2000 UK sl.
• SPOOK to scare, to unnerve ...1920s US sl.
SCARECROW - nouns
• BARLEY-BUGGLE a scarecrow ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BEAGLE a oddly or grotesque dressed figure; a scarecrow ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOAKIE a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BO-COW a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE an apparition; a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAD MAN a scarecrow, esp. when made in the traditional manner of old clothes stuffed with straw ...L19 sl.
• GALLIBAGGER a scarecrow ...1829 Eng. dial.
• GALLICROW a scarecrow ...1879 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-BEGGAR a scarecrow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-CROW a scarecrow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MALKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. Eng. dial.
• MOGGY a stuffed figure; a scarecrow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCATICRAW a scarecrow ...1771 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGGLE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1897 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TATIE-BOODIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1889 Sc.
• TATIE-DOOLIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1833 Sc. Eng. dial.
SCARED - adjectives
• AFFESED †* scared, alarmed, perturbed ...1614
• ASCAID scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCAIRT scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCARED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKEARED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKEERED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY weak from fear; scared ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAT AROUND THE HEART afraid, scared ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GHASTFUL full of fear, scared ...LME arch.
• ILL-FLEYED scared, frightened ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MAD SCARED very scared ...1994 Amer. sl.
• NERVY nervous; ill at ease; scared, cowardly, tense ...1891 sl.
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARED CRAPLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED FARTLESS extremely frightened or scared ...1930s Can. sl.
• SCARED PISSLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED RIGID utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED SHIT extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress ...1910s sl.
• SCARED STIFF utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED TITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED WITLESS absolutely scared or terrified ...1920s sl.
• SCART frightened, scared ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAT scared ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SO SCARED ONE'S ASS WAS CUTTING BUTTONHOLES very scared ...1979 Amer. sl.
SCARED - nouns, person
• SCAREDY-CAT a fraidy-cat ...1930 colloq.
SCARED - verbs
• BRICK to be scared ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• CACK ONE'S PANTS to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified ...Aust. sl.
• CACK YOUR DACKS to become scared ...1992 Aust. sl.
• CHICKEN OUT to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1934 sl., orig. US
• GO CHICKEN to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out ...1930s sl., orig. US
• KACK ONE'S CORDUROYS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• KACK ONE'S PANTS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• SHIT A BRICK to be extremely scared or afraid ...1961 sl.
• SHIT BRICKS to be extremely scared or afraid ...1961 sl.
• SPOOK to take fright, to become scared ...1920s US sl.
SCARF - nouns
• APPLE-GUARD a scarf and tie ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DO-RAG a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, esp. after kinky hair has been straightened ...1960 sl.
• FASCINATION a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FASCINATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1878 Amer. dial.
• FOGLE a neck handkerchief ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NEWBY a scarf ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY a scarf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOOBY a scarf ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NUBE a scarf ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NUBIA a scarf ...1864 Amer. dial.
• NUBY a scarf ...1904 Amer. dial.
• OGLE a scarf ...M19 sl.
• SCREEN a large scarf worn over the head ...1814 Sc.
• VASARATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1956 Amer. dial.
• VASCINATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WATERFALL neckcloth, scarf or tie with long pendant ends ...M19 sl.
• ZEPHYR a light scarf or kerchief ...1821 Amer. dial.
SCARF - nouns, person
• RAG-HEAD one who wears a scarf or bandanna tied around their head ...1960s US Black sl.
SCARRED - adjectives
• HACKSEY-LOOKED of one's features: scarred, pitted as if with smallpox ...1825 Sc.
SCARY - adjectives
• BUGGERY-LOOKING adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY dangerous, scary, frightening, esp. if thrilling, exciting ...1945 US sl.
• SCOUKIN furtive, sullen; of a look: having a skulking, furtive, or hangdog look; of a person: scary ...1825 Sc.
• SICK scary ...1995 US sl.
• SPOOGY scary ...1990s US teen sl.
SCARY - nouns
• NASTIES any unpleasant, disgusting, threatening or scary things or persons ...1930s US sl.
SCARY - nouns, person
• NASTIES any unpleasant, disgusting, threatening or scary things or persons ...1930s US sl.
SCATTER - verbs
• BLANDER to scatter sparingly, to disperse in a scanty way ...19C Sc.
• SCALE to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
• SCALE-BREAK to scatter, to disperse ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALE-SET to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SCARKLE †* to scatter, disperse ...c1450
• SCART to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scatter, to fling about ...1887 Sc.
• SCAT to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAW to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOAD to scatter; to pour, to spill; to throw up earth, as moles ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAIL to scatter or disperse a thing or collection of things ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAIR † to scatter, to disperse; to send out in various directions ...c1200
• SKALE to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
• SKARTLE to scatter ...1887 Sc.
• SKAW to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER to scatter, to scurry ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SKIVER AROUND to scatter, to scurry ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SWIDDLE to scatter, to dribble ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAMMIL † 1. to scatter or strew things about in a careless or offhand manner ...1825 Sc.
† 2. to scatter or strew from design, as money amongst a crowd by candidates at an election ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TED to scatter, to spread abroad; to spill ...1813 Sc.
• TO-BLOW † to blow in different directions, to scatter by blowing, to blow away ...a1400
• TO-DREVE † to drive asunder or apart; to disperse, to separate, to scatter ...a900
• TO-DRIVE † to drive asunder, to disperse, to scatter; to drive away, to dispel; to dissolve ...c950
• TO-SKAIR † to scatter, to disperse ...c1200
• TO-SPARPLE † to scatter abroad ...1387
• TO-WOWE † to scatter by blowing ...a1300
• WAFF to set in motion, to sweep, to scatter with a flapping or waving motion ...1844 Sc.
SCATTERBRAIN, SCATTERBRAINED - nouns, person
• CALEERY a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person ...20C Ireland
• DITZ a silly, scatterbrained person ...1973 Amer. dial.
• FLIBBERTIGIBBET a chattering or gossiping person; a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman; a scatterbrain; an oaf ...1549
• FLITTERTIGIBBET a scatterbrain; an oaf; a gossiper ...M16
• MADBRAIN † a mad-brained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...c1570
• MADPASH † a crackbrained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...1611
• MOLLY PUTZ woman who is somewhat scatterbrained as to her dress, mannerisms, etc. ...1988 Amer. dial.
• RATTLEHEAD an oaf; a scatterbrain whose brain has dried and is rattling about in his head ...M17 Brit.
• SCATTER-WILLIE a reckless, devil-may-care person; a scatterbrain ...1960 Sc.
• SCATTER-WIT a scatterbrain ...1912 Sc.
• SHITTERBRAIN a scatterbrain ...19C Brit. sl.
• SKITTER-WIT a flighty person; a foolish, harebrained fellow; a scatterbrain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• SKITWIT a soft, foolish, scatterbrained person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YAP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YOP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCATTERBRAINED - adjectives
• ALL ENDS AND SIDES unreliable, scatterbrained ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEERIED scatterbrained, giddy ...20C Ireland
• DITSEY scatterbrained, irresponsible ...1976 Amer. dial.
• DITZY scatterbrained, irresponsible ...1973 Amer. dial.
• KAE-WITTED scatterbrained, harebrained ...1819 Sc.
• KAY-WITTED half-witted, harebrained, scatterbrained ...1853 Sc.
• SCATTER-WITTED scatterbrained ...1867 Sc.
SCATTERED - adjectives
• BESPRENT scattered, strewed about ...1567
• DAGGLY scattered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLING scattered, irregular ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERING widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
• SCRAGGLING scattered, straggling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
SCATTERED - adverbs
• ALL ABROAD lying scattered about ...1901 Eng. dial.
SCATTERED - nouns
• SCALE † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• SKAIL † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
SCATTERING - nouns
• SCAIL a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCALE a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCALE-BREAK a sudden scattering or dispersion; the noise or commotion made by a dispersing crowd ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCALEMENT a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SCATTERATION a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCATTERMENT a scattering; a dispersion ...1895 Sc. & Ireland & Amer. dial.
• SKAIL a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAILAMINT a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SPLITMENT a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SCAVENGE - verbs
• SCAV to scavenge; to scrounge ...2001 UK sl.
SCAVENGER - nouns
• MONGO objects retrieved from trash; hence, a scavenger ...1984 Amer. sl.
SCENERY - adjectives
• ANCIENT of scenery: picturesque ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• TAME of scenery: wanting boldness; having no striking features ...1807
SCENT - adjectives
• ODIFERANT † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1529
• ODIFEROUS † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1400
• ODORANT * emitting a scent ...a1465
• ODORIFERANT * that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1549
• ODORIFERE †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1527
• ODORIFIC †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1796
• OLENT * smelling, giving out a smell or scent ...1607
SCENT - nouns
• MARECHAL † a scent or perfume ...1676
• MARECHELLE † a scent or perfume ...1676
• MARSHAL † a scent or perfume ...1676
• ODORAMENT † anything used for its scent or perfume; an odorous substance; a perfume ...1382
• REEK fumes, scent, smell ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAMM a flavour, odour, scent ...1899 Sc.
SCENT - verbs
• ODORIFERIZE * to render odoriferous; to scent or perfume ...1824
• ODORIZE * to fill with an odour; to scent ...1884
SCENTED - adjectives
• ODORATE * scented, fragrant ...1626
SCENTED - nouns
• ODORATE * a scented or fragrant substance ..a1682
SCEPTRE - nouns
• WAND † a sceptre ...a1300
SCHEDULE - nouns
• SCHED a schedule ...1950s sl.
SCHEDULE - verbs
• SKED to schedule ...2004 US sl.
SCHEME, SCHEMING - nouns
• ANGLE a scheme; a workable method of deception or exploitation ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE-SHOOTING scheming ...1958-59 Amer. sl.
• BLOCK a scheme ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COLLOGUE a private talk; a secret plan or scheme ...E19
• DART a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
• FAST ONE a trick intended to deceive or defraud; any scheme seen as immoral, corrupt, or underhand ...1923 US sl.
• GAG a plan, a scheme ...M19 sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• LAYOUT a plan, a scheme ...1867 Amer. dial.
• LURK a dodge, racket, or scheme ...1891 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MACHINATION the act or process of contriving or planning; contrivance, intrigue, plotting; an intrigue, plot, scheme ...1549
• NAVATION †* a contrivance, scheme, plan ...1628
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RANIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a caper, a prank; 'monkeyshine'; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RANNYGAZOO a deceptive story or scheme; a caper; a prank; a trick; horseplay; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RORT a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• SCAM a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SCAMUS a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SET-UP a scheme or trick by which an innocent person is incriminated ...1968 sl., orig. US
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• TABLE † a sketch, plan, scheme ...a1577
• VINYA a little scheme or project ...1929 Sc.
SCHEME - nouns, person
• LIVE ONE an enthusiastic participant in a proposed scheme ...1950s sl.
SCHEME - verbs
• ANGLE to scheme; to make money or a livelihood by illegitimate means ...1925 Amer. sl.
• COLLOGUE to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot ...L18
• COLOGUE to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot ...L18
• DANCE IN THE SANDBOX to scheme, to deceive ...1960s US Black sl.
• FIGURE to scheme ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MACHINATE to lay plots; to intrigue; to scheme; to contrive; to plot; to plan ...1600
• MACHINE † to contrive, to plot; to devise schemes (against a person) ...c1450
• PACK † to enter into a private arrangement; to agree in a secret or underhand design; to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to intrigue ...a1529
• SHOOT AN ANGLE to scheme; to plot ...1954 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE ANGLES to scheme, to plot ...1962 Amer. sl.
• SUBTLE † to scheme, to plan craftily ...c1380
• TRIGGER to scheme, to contrive, to lay plans ...1888 Amer. dial.
SCHEMER - nouns, person
• ANGLE SHOOTER a schemer ...1947 Amer. sl.
• MACHIAVEL one who acts on the principles of Machiavelli (a celebrated Florence statesman who advocated the pursuit of statecraft at the expense of morality); an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1570
• MACHIAVELLIAN one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1568
• MACHIAVELLIST one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1589
• MACHINATOR one who contrives or schemes; a contriver, intriguer, plotter, schemer; usually in a bad sense ...1611
• VOLPONE † a cunning schemer or miser; a hoarder of wealth ...1710
SCHEMING - adjectives
• FAR-CASTING † scheming, shrewd ...c1400
• QUAINT † cunning, crafty, given to scheming or plotting ...a1225
• SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHEMY scheming; devious, tricky, sly ...1888 Amer. dial.
SCHIZOPHRENIC - nouns, person
• SCHIZ a schizophrenic ...1955 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHIZO a schizophrenic ...1945 sl., chiefly Amer.
SCHOLAR - nouns, person
• BEAUCLERK † a learned man; a scholar ...c1367
• LEARNER † a scholar, a man of learning ...c900
• WHALE an exceptionally brilliant scholar ...L19 US college sl.
SCHOOL - adjectives
• PREPPY used to denote students in a preparatory school or their characteristics, esp. immaturity ...1900 US sl.
• SHOE used to denote conformity to the dress, behaviour, or a attitudes of students at exclusive schools and colleges ...1962 US sl.
• SUBFERULARY under school discipline ...1852
• VEGIE of school subjects: of the easiest grade ...1992 Aust. sl.
SCHOOL - nouns
• ABC CLASS the entry grade in a primary school ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ACE the grade A ...1964 US campus sl.
• ANGEL FACTORY a Christian school or seminary; used derisively ...1929 Amer. sl.
• BARRACK SCHOOL a disparaging term applied to a large district school for poor-law children ...1894
• BASEMENT a toilet room in a public school ...1966 Amer. euphemism
• BOOKS school, the time spent in school ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CACK SCHOOL a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand' ...c1945 US sl.
• CALICO COURSE a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CHARGING-SCHOOL a school where tuition was paid ...1983 Amer. dial.
• CHART CLASS kindergarten; the first year of school ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DAME-SCHOOL an infant school kept by an old woman ...1852
• DANDY a grade of 'D' ...1965 US sl.
• DEAD SET a complete failure to learn and recite the lesson ...19C US college sl.
• EAGLE the academic grade E ...1967 Amer. students' usage
• FAGGERY the system of fagging at public schools (see 'FAG' in nouns, person) ...1853
• FAGGING serving as a 'fag' in a school (see 'FAG' in nouns, person) ...c1850 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FLUNK a total failure in academic work; a grade F ..M19 US campus sl.
• GRAMMATICALS † the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar ...1691 obs. exc. Sc.
• GUT a school course that requires little effort; an easy course ...1916 US sl.
• GUT COURSE an easy course in college ...1916 Amer. college sl.
• HEADMARK a mark of recognition given to a student for being at the head of the class, often in spelling ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HEDGE-SCHOOL orig. an open-air school, esp. in Ireland; later, an inferior type of school ...hist.
• HEIFER PADDOCK a ladies' school ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HOOK an academic grade of 'C' ...1964 Amer. students' sl.
• IMPOSITION a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college ...1746
• IMPOT a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college ...1746 colloq.
• JERK a notice of being deficient in school work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KID HACK a vehicle used to transport children to school ...1982 Amer. dial.
• KID WAGON a vehicle used to transport children to school ...1917 Amer. dial.
• KNOWLEDGE-BOX a schoolhouse ...1914 Amer. dial.
• KONK CLASS school ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LITERARY SCHOOL a public school ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MA'AM-SCHOOL a dame-school ...1857
• MUCK-UP DAY the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc. ...1994 Aust. sl.
• PAIR-OF-TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• POENA a school exercise given as punishment ...1842 schoolchildren's usage
• PREPPER preparatory school ...1956 Brit. sl.
• QUITUATION withdrawal from school ...1937 Amer. dial.
• RAGGED SCHOOL a free school for children of the poorest class ...1843
• RAITH a term at school; a three-monthly period of full-time education ...1826 Sc.
• RECITATION BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1841 Amer. dial.
• RECITATION SEAT a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1850 Amer. dial.
• RECITING BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL a college, or university ...1767 US sl.
• SCHOOL-BELL FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAK the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAKING the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS CRAMPS an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIDE-SCHOOL † a small school in an out-of-the-way district ...1863 Sc.
• SIN BIN a school to which otherwise uneducable pupils, whose activities have disrupted their original school, are sent as a last resort ...1950s sl., orig. US
• SIXER six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1927 Brit. sl.
• SKATE an easy course ...1970s US campus sl.
• SMOKE-UP an official notice that a student's work is not up to the required standard ...1927 US sl.
• SNAP COURSE an easy course ...20C Amer. students' sl.
• SUPER the removal of a pupil from a form or school because of age ...1902 Brit. sl.
• TABLING SCHOOL † a boarding-school ...1660
• TAG the leather strap used for punishment in schools ...1809 Sc.
• TASK a school lesson ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TECH technical college ...1906 sl., orig. US
• TICKLE-TAIL that which, or one who, tickles the 'tail'; a schoolmaster's rod; a schoolmaster ...1785 sl.
• UNI a school uniform; pronounced 'unny' ...1947 UK sl.
• VALEDICTORY a valedictory oration ...1847 US
• WALK a release from a class ...1980s US college sl.
• ZOO the lowest grade possible ...1970s US college sl.
SCHOOL - nouns, person (also see STUDENT)
• BLACKBOARD ERASER a schoolchild who makes a special effort to get in good with the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY the lowest in a class of children at school ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUBIE the lowest in a class at school ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a 'new bug' ...1909 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• DAY-BUG a day-boy ...L19 schoolboys' sl.
• CAD 1. an academy or prep school student ...M19 US campus sl.
2. a servant at a university or public school
• DEMOTO someone who is unmotivated and not doing well in school ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DILLER a dull, dilatory schoolboy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG a lower-classman, typically a freshman, who is compelled to perform various duties for an upperclassman; in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior; also, a drudge ...1785
• FAKI a title given in Africa to schoolmasters ...1872
• FLUNKEE one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• FLUNKER one who regularly fails their examinations or recitations ...L19 US campus sl.
• FLUNKEY 1. one who fails an examination ...19C US campus sl.
2. one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• FLUNKY 1. one who fails an examination ...19C US campus sl.
2. one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• GIPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPY an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• JIPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• LAG a 'fag' (in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior) ...1881 Brit. sl.
• MASTER the boy whom another serves as a 'fag' ...1833 Brit. public school usage
• NEW-BUG a new boy ...Bk1902 Marlborough School usage
• POLLY a prefect ...L19 UK school sl.
• PREPPIE a pupil at a preparatory school ...1970 US sl.
• PREPPY a pupil at a preparatory school ...1970 US sl.
• QUEEN the boy or girl holding the second place in class at school ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAP a hard worker ...L18 UK school sl.
• SAPPER a hard worker ...L18 UK school sl.
• SCHOOL-CALLANT a schoolboy ...1851 Sc.
• SCHOOL-FERE a schoolmate; a fellow pupil ...1826 Sc.
• SCHOOLIE a schoolgirl ...1970s sl.
• SCHOOL-WEAN a schoolchild ...1865 Sc.
• SCRUD the junior member of a school ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SNEAK a schoolchild who tells tales or informs on his or her fellows ...1840 UK school sl.
• SUBSTANCE at Westminster School: an older pupil who is responsible for the proper conduct of a new boy, called his 'shadow' ...1845
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• TAWSE-SWASHER one who uses the 'tawse' (see nouns) ...1885 Sc.
• VALEDICTORIAN in colleges, academies, etc.: the student, male or female, appointed on grounds of merit to deliver the valedictory oration on Commencement day ...1847 US
• VICTOR † the head pupil or dux of a school ...c1700 Sc.
• ZOID a schoolchild who has been rejected by his or her peers ...1980s sl.
SCHOOL, SCHOOLMASTER, SCHOOLTEACHER - nouns, person
• ALPHABET SLINGER a schoolteacher ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BEAK a schoolmaster ...1888 schoolboys' sl.
• BETTY a woman; a schoolteacher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHALKIE a schoolteacher ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• CHIEF ITCH AND RUB the most important person; the head of any group, as a school principal, Army officer, office overseer, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• DAME the mistress of a private elementary school for children, usually an old woman or widow ...a1649 now nearly obs.
• DOMINIE a schoolmaster ...17C Sc.
• EDUCATRESS a female educator or teacher ...1805
• GUZINTER a schoolteacher ...1940s Aust. sl.
• HABERDASHER OF NOUNS AND PRONOUNS a schoolmaster; a tutor ...L17 sl.
• HABERDASHER OF PRONOUNS a schoolmaster; a tutor ...L17 sl.
• JANITOR † an usher in a school; an assistant teacher ...1584
• JANITORESS n. a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1866
• JANITRESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1806
• JANITRIX a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1841
• LAIR-FATHER a schoolmaster; an instructor; one whose conduct has influenced others ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LAREW † a teacher ...c900
• LEARNER † a teacher ...1382
• LEARNING-SHOVER a schoolteacher ...1869 Cockneys' sl.
• LERER † a teacher ...a1300
• LITERARY TEACHER a public school teacher ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LORESMAN † a teacher, instructor ...1377
• MASTER a man to whose care a child or children are committed for purposes of instruction; a tutor, preceptor; in later use, chiefly a teacher in a school, a schoolmaster; also, a professional teacher of some special subject, as an art or a language ...c888
• MAN one in authority, such as the skipper of a boat, or a male school teacher ...c1895 Sc.
• NANA a headmaster ...1960s sl.
• OLD MAN, THE any senior figure, the boss, a headmaster ...E19 sl., orig. US
• PRECEPTOR an instructor, teacher, tutor; the head of a school ...1400
• PRECEPTRESS a woman who is an instructor; a teacher, tutor; a woman who is the head of a school
• RAMROD a school teacher ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOLEY a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-GAFFER a schoolmaster ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOLIE a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-MA'AM a school mistress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• TEACH a teacher ...1958 sl.
• TICKLE-TAIL that which, or one who, tickles the 'tail'; a schoolmaster's rod; a schoolmaster ...1785 sl.
• VERB-GRINDER a nit-picking schoolmaster ...E19 sl.
• WAG-TAWSE a jocular name for a schoolmaster ...1859 Sc.
SCHOOL - verbs
• ACE to manage a difficult situation successfully, esp. to score a grade of A on an examination or in a course ...1955 US sl., orig. college usage
• ACE IT to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam ...1950s US sl.
• BUNK to be expelled from (public) school ...L19 sl.
• EAT IT to do very poorly on an exam, etc. ...1968 US sudents' sl.
• FAG in public schools: to do menial jobs for a schoolfellow higher up in the school; to perform certain services for another ...1806
• FAG OUT to serve as a 'fag' ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FESS among students: to fail in recitation; to admit that one it not prepared to recite ...1834 Amer. dial.
• FLAIL to do poorly on or fail a test; to mess up ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLUNK 1. to fail in an examination ...1837 sl., orig. & chiefly US
2. to be dismissed or dismiss on the grounds of academic failure ...M19 US campus sl.
• GET GOOD NOTES in Quebec: to get good marks or grades ...2002 Can.
• HIT THE CEILING to fail in examination ...1900 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to receive a grade of 'C' on or for ...1976 Amer. students' sl.
• KEEP of school: to be in session; to commence ...1845 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT of school: to be in recess ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LEAVE OUT of school: to let out, to be dismissed ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A MASH to please a teacher ...1900s US college sl.
• QUITUATE to leave school or college before the end of the course; to quit school ...1889 Amer. dial.
• SAP to work overly hard ...L18 UK school sl.
• TAKE GAS to do badly ...1960s US college sl.
• TAKE IN SCHOOL to open school ...1875 Amer. dial.
• TIB to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
• TIBBLE to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
SCHOOL - phrases
• FRESH OFF THE IRONS newly graduated from university; just left school; hence, inexperienced, brand new ...L17 sl.
• SIX OF THE BEST six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1912 Brit. sl.
SCHOOLING - nouns
• LEARNING † teaching, schooling ...c1380
SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD
• AUSTRIAN OAK, THE Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s ...1984 US sl.
• RANICKY a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RANI-CUM-BOOGERIE a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1945 Amer. dial.
• RANNIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1935 Amer. dial.
• REINIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1901 Amer. dial.
• RENICKY a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RENICKY-BOO a deceptive story or scheme; a prank, a racket, a scam ...1916 Amer. dial.
SCAMP - nouns, person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• CATSO † a base fellow; a rogue, rascal, scamp ...1602 sl.
• DARBY-RINGER a scamp; a petty crook ...c1795 sl.
• FANG a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1871 Sc.
• FANGSHAL a lout, a scamp, a disagreeable person ...1916 Sc.
• HALLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASH a wasteful, slovenly person; one who talks nonsense; a fool; a scamp; also, a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HORSE-FLY a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1859 US sl.
• HOSS-FLY a fellow; occasionally, a scamp ...1846 US sl.
• HULLION a clown; a clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp; a sloven; a rascal ...1789 Sc. & Ireland
• LAND-LOUPER one who roams about the country idly or to escape the law; a vagrant, a roving vagabond, an adventurer, a scamp ...1720 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LICKPENNY a scamp, a rascal ...1899 Sc.
• LITTLE SCUT a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY a rascal, a scamp; used jocularly, esp. in reference to a woman or child ...1602
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RACKAPELT a man of dissolute habits; a scamp; a noisy person or animal ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• SACKET a term of abuse; a scamp, a rascal, a pert, impudent person ...1853 Sc.
• SANNUP a scamp; a mischievous boy ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCABBLE-OUT an idle, drunken scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCALLYWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGRACE a careless, idle, harebrained fellow; a graceless, good-for-nothing fellow; a ne'er-do-well; a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; a scamp (rarely applied to a female) ...1809
• SCARAMOUCH a disreputable fellow; a rascal, a scamp; a term of contempt ...1676
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCOFE a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUD a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SCUT a little boy; a scamp, a rascal ...1953 Amer. dial.
• SKALAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKALLAWAG a rogue; a rascal; a scamp; a good-for-nothing; a deceiver ...1848 Amer. dial.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SNICKELTYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKETYFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1916 Amer. dial.
• SNICKLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SNIGGLEFRITZ a mischievous little boy; a scamp, a rascal; usually used endearingly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• TARRON a scamp, a rake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THIEF a term of contempt or vituperation used with no implication of dishonesty; a rascal, a scamp ...1827 Sc.
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WANT-GRACE † one who lacks grace; an unprincipled person; a reprobate, a scamp ...1603
SCAMPER - nouns
• SKIRMISH a scamper, a scramble ...1835
SCAMPER - verbs
• KEANE to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
• LOUNDER to lounge; to walk about idly or awkwardly; to flounder, run, scamper ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCAMMER to scamper, to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAMPO to scamper; to run quickly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPE to run at large, to scamper ...1903 Sc.
• SCAPEN OFF to scamper, to flee ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAPER to run off quickly; to scamper ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCARBER to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOOR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOPPER to scamper off, to run away ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUF to run, to scamper ...1960 Sc.
• SCOUP to run, to move hastily; to scamper; to leap, to skip ...1721 Sc.
• SCOUR to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWER to run quickly; to scamper, to hurry; of a horse: to rush off sideways ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEDOO to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKIDADDLE to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKIDOODLE to rush off, to scamper, to escape ...M19 sl., orig. US
• SKITTER to move or run rapidly; to hurry about; to scamper off ...1845
SCAMPERING - nouns
• LALEEKING unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOCKING unrestrained junketing or scampering ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SCAMPISHNESS - nouns
• RAFFISHNESS scampishness ...Bk1903 sl.
SCAN - verbs
• KEEN to scan; to direct one's eyes sharply ...1941 Amer. dial.
• KEN to descry, to see; to catch sight of, to discover by sight; to look at, to scan ...c1205 arch.
SCANDAL, SCANDALOUS - adjectives
• GAMY scandalous; indecent ...a1961 chiefly US
• LONG-LUGGED eager to listen to secrets or scandal, given to eavesdropping ...1901 Sc.
• NEWSY talkative; full of gossip; scandal-loving; inquisitive ...1873 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-HOT filled with scandal ...1950 Amer. sl.
• RIDICULOUS shameful, disgraceful, scandalous ...1893 Eng. dial.
• SCABROUS indecent or scandalous; risqué; obscene
• SCANDICULOUS scandalous and ridiculous ...1881 Amer. dial.
SCANDAL, SCANDALOUS - nouns
• BROKEN FEATHER IN ONE'S WING, A a blot on one's character; a scandal connected with one ...1877
• CALLING gossip, scandal, idling ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DISCLANDER † reproach or reprobation called forth by what is considered shameful or wrong; public disgrace or opprobrium; scandal ...1362
• ÉCLAT † public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, 'scene' ...a1674
• GUP gossip; scandal; silly talk ...1883 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• GUP-GUP gossip; scandal ...1809 Anglo-Indian colloq.
• HARD WORD abuse; scandal ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LACK a disgrace, scandal ...1827 Sc.
• MOCKINGBIRD TALE loose tattle of one who receives a bit of scandal in confidence, and proceeds to broadcast it ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RICKING scandalous talk ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANCE blame, reproach, scandal ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCANDAL-CRACK a chat involving the repetition of scandal ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANMAG chatter, gossip, scandal ...E18 sl.
• SCLAIVER a piece of scandal; idle or slanderous gossip ...1921 Sc.
• SCORE absolution from scandal ...1787 Sc.
• SHOND † shame, disgrace, infamy; scandal ...a900
• SKANDER †* slander, scandal ...1338
• UGLY WHISPER a scandal, slander ...1891 Eng. dial.
SCANDAL - nouns, person
• RAISER one who spreads scandal ...c1460
• SCANDAL-JOBBER a scandal-monger ...1873 Eng. dial.
• SCANDALMONGER a person who spreads scandal or gossip ...1715
• SCLAVE a gossip; one who tittle-tattles; a scandal-monger ...1969 Sc.
• TALE-HEARER a willing listener to scandal or gossip ...1647
• TITIVIL a tattling telltale, a mischievous talebearer, one who spreads scandal ...1523
• TITIVILLER †* a tattling telltale, a mischievous talebearer, one who spreads scandal ...1581
SCANDAL - verbs
• BLEEZE to spread news or scandal; to defame; to boast; to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DISCLANDER † to bring into public disgrace or opprobrium; to bring scandal upon ...c1385
• SCANDALEESE to shock the feelings of, to spread scandal ...1897 Sc.
SCANDALIZE - verbs
• MALLOCK to scandalize ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCANDALIZED - adjectives
• ILLIFIED scandalized ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
SCANDALOUS - nouns, person
• UNLEAD † a wicked person with evil intentions; a scandalous fellow; an outlaw ...1677 Eng. dial.
SCANDALOUS - verbs
• BLOW THE LID OFF to expose to public view, esp. to reveal something scandalous, illegal, etc. ...colloq.
SCANDINAVIA - nouns
• SCANDINOOVIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANDIWEGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWEGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCOWOOGIA Scandinavia ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SCANDINAVIAN - adjectives
• SCANDAHOOFIAN Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCANDY Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
SCANDINAVIAN - nouns, person
• BOXHEAD (contemptuous) a Scandinavian ...1926 Amer. sl.
• DUMBSOCKS (derogatory) a nickname for a Scandinavian ...20C US sl.
• HERRING-CHOKER a Scandinavian ...1944 US sl.
• SCAN a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCAND a Scandinavian ...1930s sl.
• SCANDAHOOVIAN Scandinavian ...L19 US sl.
• SCANDIHOOVIAN a Scandinavian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SCANDY a Scandinavian ...L19 sl., orig. NZ
• SCOWEGIAN a Scandinavian ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCOWOOGIAN. a Scandinavian ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SQUAREHEAD (derogatory) a Scandinavian ...1903 sl., chiefly US
SCANT - adjectives
• EXIGUOUS scant in measure or number; extremely small, little, diminutive, minute, slender ...1651
• NABER † scant, stingy, giving short measure ...1908 Sc.
• SCUDDY scant, too small; not having a sufficiency, penurious ...B1900 Sc.
SCANTILY - adverbs
• FEEBLY † in a sorry manner or plight; inefficiently, insufficiently, niggardly, poorly, scantily ...c1290
• RARELY †* thinly, scantily ...1523
• SCRIMPLY scantily ...1864 Sc.
SCANTINESS - nouns
• RARENESS †* thinness; fewness, scantiness ...1588
• SCANT scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPITNESS scantiness ...1791 Sc.
SCANTY - adjectives
• ARGH scanty, insufficient ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARISH scanty, rather bare ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FEEBLE † limited in quantity or amount, insufficient, scanty ...1494
• MAGER scanty ...1962 Sc.
• PIDDLING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANTLING small, very scanty ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCAWT scruffy, mean, contemptible, scanty, niggling; short of due measure ...c1715 Sc.
• SCIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRANNY scanty or of inferior quality; poor ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP scanty, short in measure, straitened; niggardly ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPY scanty, small, pinched; puny, miserable; mean, niggardly ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SILLY scanty, sorry, meagre, poor ...1593 obs.
• SKIMP scarce; scanty ...1775
• SKIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY scanty, meagre; stinted or stunted in some respect ...1847
• SKRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WANING * becoming scanty, running short ...1632
SCAPEGOAT - nouns, person
• AUNT SALLY a scapegoat, often unfairly so ...L19 sl.
• BALL ON THE HAT, THE a scapegoat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATTERING-STOCK a scapegoat who gets the blows or reproaches due to another ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATTING-STOCK a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another ...1684 Eng. dial.
• BATTING-STONE a scapegoat, one who takes the blows due to another ...1843 Ireland
• FALL BITCH a woman who bears the punishment for another's wrongdoing ...20C sl.
• FALL GUY a scapegoat for a crime or misdemeanour ...1904 sl., orig. US
• GOAT a scapegoat; a person who (rightly or wrongly) takes the blame ...L19 US
• PUNCHING BAG a person serving as an object of abuse; a scapegoat ...colloq.
• SCRAPEGOAT a scapegoat ...1955 Amer. dial.
SCAPEGOAT - verbs
• BE LEFT CARRYING THE CAN to be made the scapegoat, to be burdened with (usually unwanted) responsibility, or both ...M20 colloq.
• CARRY THE CAN to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit ...1929 UK sl., orig. navy
• CARRY THE CAN BACK to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit ...1929 UK sl., orig. navy
• FALL-GUY to exploit as a 'fall guy' (scapegoat) ...1930 Amer. criminals' sl.
• PASS THE BUCK TO to shift responsibility to; to make a scapegoat or dupe of a person ...1920
SCAPEGRACE - nouns, person
• HARD CASE a reckless scapegrace; an unregenerate loafer; a dissipated person, or any wicked person ...1859 Amer. dial.
• NINETER a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow, a rascal ...1884 Eng. dial.
• NOINTER a scapegrace, a mischievous fellow or child; a brat ...1884 Eng. dial.
• SCANT-O-GRACE † a scapegrace, a reprobate ...1718 Sc.
SCAR - adjectives
• ARRED marked with scars; esp. of the marks left by smallpox ...Bk198 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
SCAR - nouns
• ARR a scar or mark left by a wound ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATTERIL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAIN a fault; a blemish; a scar; discolouration of skin after a sore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• HATTEREL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• OTTREL a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• PET a scar or protuberance on the skin; a pit or small depression, such as left on the skin by smallpox ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCARS the scars left from continuous injections of narcotics ...1940s US Black sl.
• SCORE a scar or mark left by a wound, a weal ...1966 Sc.
• WAM † a scar ...a1585 Sc.
SCAR - verbs
• ARR to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
• MARK UP to bruise; to leave scars after a fight ...1910s sl.
SCARCE - adjectives
• DAINTY † precious; hence, rare, scarce ...? a1500
• PIDDLING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCANTISH scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCANTLY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCE AS A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS HEN'S TEETH scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS ICE WATER IN HELL scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCE AS MONEY AROUND THE STOCK MARKET scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCER THAN A DECENT PEN IN A POST OFFICE scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCARCEY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCY scarce ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKERCHE † scarce ...1500-20 Sc.
• SKIMP scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKIMPING scarce; scanty ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKRIMPY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLACK scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIM scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLINKY scarce; scanty ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THIN few, scarce ...1853 Sc.
• UNDERHANDED scarce ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCARCE - verbs
• SCANT to become scarce or slight in amount, force, etc. ...1871 Sc.
• SCARCEN to render scarce; to lessen the number ...1884 N. Ireland
SCARCELY - adverbs
• BARE no more than, at most; scarcely, barely ...c1325 arch.
• FAINTLY † hardly, scarcely ...1529
• FAIR scarcely, barely ...1894 Amer. dial.
• HARD AND SHARP scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARDLEYS hardly, scarcely ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HARDLINGS hardly, scarcely ...1839 Eng. dial.
• NARROWLY †* barely, scarcely ...c1375
• SCANT scarcely ...1877 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTLINS scarcely ...1773 Sc.
• SCARCELINGS scarcely ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCELINS scarcely ...1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMP † scarcely, barely ...1796 Sc.
• SCRIMPITLY scarcely, hardly ...1838 Sc.
• SCRIMPLY scarcely, barely ...1805 Sc.
SCARCITY - nouns
• DEFAULT † absence of something wanted; want, lack, scarcity of ...a1300 obs. or arch.
• FAULT † deficiency, lack, scarcity, want of; want of food or necessaries ...a1300
• SCANT scantiness, scarcity, lack ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCANTITY a scarcity ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCARCEHEED scarcity, want ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCARCITY - verbs
• DEARTH † to make dear in price; to raise the price of anything; to cause or produce a scarcity of or in anything ...c1440 obs. exc. Sc.
SCARE - nouns
• BOO a bad scare; a serious fright ...1930s US Black sl.
• BOOF a scare, a fright ...1896 Amer. dial.
• GLIFF † a sudden fright or shock; a scare; a state of excitement ...1732 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SPOOK a fright, a scare ...1980s S. Afr.
SCARE - verbs
• EFFRAY † to frighten, affect with terror; to alarm, startle; to scare ...1375
• FRIGHTEN THE PANTS OFF to frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• FUNK to frighten or scare someone ...1819 sl.
• FUNKIFY to frighten or scare someone ...19C sl.
• GALLOW † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GALLY † to frighten, to daze, to scare, to startle ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLOPPEN † to startle, to astound, to surprise; to scare, to frighten, to terrify; to stupefy ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARE † to frighten. to scare ...1659
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAZEN † to scare, to terrify, to be afraid of ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MIND to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1834 Amer. dial.
• MIND OFF to scare or drive away birds, flies, etc. ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PLAY A PERSON A REEL to play him a trick, to give him a scare ...1884 N. Ireland
• SCADDLE to scare, to frighten ...1874 Eng. dial.
• SCAR to scare ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to scare one severely, to terrify ...L19 sl.
• SCARE THE PANTS OFF frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly ...1967 UK sl.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLE CRAP OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE to give one a severe fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEAWADDEN OUT OF to scare very thoroughly ...1997 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE PEE-WILLY OUT OF to scare severely ...2005 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WADDING OUT OF to scare very thoroughly ...1945 Amer. dial.
• SCARE THE WILLIES OUT OF to scare severely ...1963 Amer. dial.
• SCARIFY to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARRIFY to scare, to terrify ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCATTEL to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SCATTLE to scare, to frighten ...1856 Eng. dial.
• SHIT UP to scare someone ...2000 UK sl.
• SPOOK to scare, to unnerve ...1920s US sl.
SCARECROW - nouns
• BARLEY-BUGGLE a scarecrow ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BEAGLE a oddly or grotesque dressed figure; a scarecrow ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOAKIE a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BO-COW a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGLE an apparition; a scarecrow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAD MAN a scarecrow, esp. when made in the traditional manner of old clothes stuffed with straw ...L19 sl.
• GALLIBAGGER a scarecrow ...1829 Eng. dial.
• GALLICROW a scarecrow ...1879 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-BEGGAR a scarecrow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• GALLY-CROW a scarecrow ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MALKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• MAWKIN † a scarecrow; a ragged puppet or grotesque effigy; a 'guy' ...1633 obs. Eng. dial.
• MOGGY a stuffed figure; a scarecrow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCATICRAW a scarecrow ...1771 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGGLE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1897 Sc.
• TATIE-BOGIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TATIE-BOODIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1889 Sc.
• TATIE-DOOLIE a scarecrow in a potato field ...1833 Sc. Eng. dial.
SCARED - adjectives
• AFFESED †* scared, alarmed, perturbed ...1614
• ASCAID scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCAIRT scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASCARED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKEARED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ASKEERED scared, afraid ...1926 Amer. dial.
• FAINTY weak from fear; scared ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FAT AROUND THE HEART afraid, scared ...1935 Amer. dial.
• GHASTFUL full of fear, scared ...LME arch.
• ILL-FLEYED scared, frightened ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MAD SCARED very scared ...1994 Amer. sl.
• NERVY nervous; ill at ease; scared, cowardly, tense ...1891 sl.
• SCAR scared, timid, shy; wild; sour-looking ...1700 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARED CRAPLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED FARTLESS extremely frightened or scared ...1930s Can. sl.
• SCARED PISSLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED RIGID utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED SHIT extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened; senseless with fear or physical distress ...1910s sl.
• SCARED STIFF utterly scared or terrified ...20C sl.
• SCARED TITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SCARED WITLESS absolutely scared or terrified ...1920s sl.
• SCART frightened, scared ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAT scared ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SHITLESS extremely scared or frightened ...1910s sl.
• SO SCARED ONE'S ASS WAS CUTTING BUTTONHOLES very scared ...1979 Amer. sl.
SCARED - nouns, person
• SCAREDY-CAT a fraidy-cat ...1930 colloq.
SCARED - verbs
• BRICK to be scared ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CACK ONE'S CORDUROYS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• CACK ONE'S PANTS to be extremely scared; to be absolutely terrified ...Aust. sl.
• CACK YOUR DACKS to become scared ...1992 Aust. sl.
• CHICKEN OUT to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out; to avoid or to withdraw from a plan, task, or endeavour because of fear; to quit ...1934 sl., orig. US
• GO CHICKEN to be scared; to be too frightened to act; to back out ...1930s sl., orig. US
• KACK ONE'S CORDUROYS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• KACK ONE'S PANTS to be extremely scared ...Aust. sl.
• SHIT A BRICK to be extremely scared or afraid ...1961 sl.
• SHIT BRICKS to be extremely scared or afraid ...1961 sl.
• SPOOK to take fright, to become scared ...1920s US sl.
SCARF - nouns
• APPLE-GUARD a scarf and tie ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• DO-RAG a kerchief or scarf worn on the head to protect the hairdo, esp. after kinky hair has been straightened ...1960 sl.
• FASCINATION a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FASCINATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1878 Amer. dial.
• FOGLE a neck handkerchief ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NEWBY a scarf ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NIBBY a scarf ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NOOBY a scarf ...1927 Amer. dial.
• NUBE a scarf ...1856 Amer. dial.
• NUBIA a scarf ...1864 Amer. dial.
• NUBY a scarf ...1904 Amer. dial.
• OGLE a scarf ...M19 sl.
• SCREEN a large scarf worn over the head ...1814 Sc.
• VASARATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1956 Amer. dial.
• VASCINATOR a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace ...1917 Amer. dial.
• WATERFALL neckcloth, scarf or tie with long pendant ends ...M19 sl.
• ZEPHYR a light scarf or kerchief ...1821 Amer. dial.
SCARF - nouns, person
• RAG-HEAD one who wears a scarf or bandanna tied around their head ...1960s US Black sl.
SCARRED - adjectives
• HACKSEY-LOOKED of one's features: scarred, pitted as if with smallpox ...1825 Sc.
SCARY - adjectives
• BUGGERY-LOOKING adj. ugly, forbidding, or scary-looking ...1956 Amer. dial.
• HAIRY dangerous, scary, frightening, esp. if thrilling, exciting ...1945 US sl.
• SCOUKIN furtive, sullen; of a look: having a skulking, furtive, or hangdog look; of a person: scary ...1825 Sc.
• SICK scary ...1995 US sl.
• SPOOGY scary ...1990s US teen sl.
SCARY - nouns
• NASTIES any unpleasant, disgusting, threatening or scary things or persons ...1930s US sl.
SCARY - nouns, person
• NASTIES any unpleasant, disgusting, threatening or scary things or persons ...1930s US sl.
SCATTER - verbs
• BLANDER to scatter sparingly, to disperse in a scanty way ...19C Sc.
• SCALE to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
• SCALE-BREAK to scatter, to disperse ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCALE-SET to separate, to scatter, to disperse ...1897 Sc.
• SCARKLE †* to scatter, disperse ...c1450
• SCART to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scatter, to fling about ...1887 Sc.
• SCAT to scatter; to fling or throw down; to bespatter ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAW to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOAD to scatter; to pour, to spill; to throw up earth, as moles ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT to scatter ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKAIL to scatter or disperse a thing or collection of things ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAIR † to scatter, to disperse; to send out in various directions ...c1200
• SKALE to scatter, to spread about; to waste, to lavish ...1776 Sc.
• SKARTLE to scatter ...1887 Sc.
• SKAW to scatter, to spill ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIVER to scatter, to scurry ...1881 Amer. dial.
• SKIVER AROUND to scatter, to scurry ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SWIDDLE to scatter, to dribble ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TAMMIL † 1. to scatter or strew things about in a careless or offhand manner ...1825 Sc.
† 2. to scatter or strew from design, as money amongst a crowd by candidates at an election ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TED to scatter, to spread abroad; to spill ...1813 Sc.
• TO-BLOW † to blow in different directions, to scatter by blowing, to blow away ...a1400
• TO-DREVE † to drive asunder or apart; to disperse, to separate, to scatter ...a900
• TO-DRIVE † to drive asunder, to disperse, to scatter; to drive away, to dispel; to dissolve ...c950
• TO-SKAIR † to scatter, to disperse ...c1200
• TO-SPARPLE † to scatter abroad ...1387
• TO-WOWE † to scatter by blowing ...a1300
• WAFF to set in motion, to sweep, to scatter with a flapping or waving motion ...1844 Sc.
SCATTERBRAIN, SCATTERBRAINED - nouns, person
• CALEERY a giddy, hysterical person; a mischievous, scatterbrained, overexcitable person ...20C Ireland
• DITZ a silly, scatterbrained person ...1973 Amer. dial.
• FLIBBERTIGIBBET a chattering or gossiping person; a flighty, restless, or frivolous woman; a scatterbrain; an oaf ...1549
• FLITTERTIGIBBET a scatterbrain; an oaf; a gossiper ...M16
• MADBRAIN † a mad-brained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...c1570
• MADPASH † a crackbrained person; a scatterbrain; a hot-headed person ...1611
• MOLLY PUTZ woman who is somewhat scatterbrained as to her dress, mannerisms, etc. ...1988 Amer. dial.
• RATTLEHEAD an oaf; a scatterbrain whose brain has dried and is rattling about in his head ...M17 Brit.
• SCATTER-WILLIE a reckless, devil-may-care person; a scatterbrain ...1960 Sc.
• SCATTER-WIT a scatterbrain ...1912 Sc.
• SHITTERBRAIN a scatterbrain ...19C Brit. sl.
• SKITTER-WIT a flighty person; a foolish, harebrained fellow; a scatterbrain ...1886 Eng. dial.
• SKITWIT a soft, foolish, scatterbrained person ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YAP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YIP-YOP an upstart; a young, scatterbrained person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCATTERBRAINED - adjectives
• ALL ENDS AND SIDES unreliable, scatterbrained ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALEERIED scatterbrained, giddy ...20C Ireland
• DITSEY scatterbrained, irresponsible ...1976 Amer. dial.
• DITZY scatterbrained, irresponsible ...1973 Amer. dial.
• KAE-WITTED scatterbrained, harebrained ...1819 Sc.
• KAY-WITTED half-witted, harebrained, scatterbrained ...1853 Sc.
• SCATTER-WITTED scatterbrained ...1867 Sc.
SCATTERED - adjectives
• BESPRENT scattered, strewed about ...1567
• DAGGLY scattered ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SCAMBLING scattered, irregular ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SCATTERING widely and sparsely distributed; scattered, sparse, occasional ...1666 Amer. dial.
• SCRAGGLING scattered, straggling ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SUNDERED kept apart; separated, separate; also, divided into parts, severed, scattered ...c1325
SCATTERED - adverbs
• ALL ABROAD lying scattered about ...1901 Eng. dial.
SCATTERED - nouns
• SCALE † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• SKAIL † anything that has been scattered or separated from its fellows ...1827 Sc.
• VILLYAROO confusion, destruction, smithereens, a lost or scattered state ...1912 Sc.
SCATTERING - nouns
• SCAIL a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCALE a dispersion, scattering, distribution ...1864 Sc.
• SCALE-BREAK a sudden scattering or dispersion; the noise or commotion made by a dispersing crowd ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCALEMENT a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SCATTERATION a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCATTERMENT a scattering; a dispersion ...1895 Sc. & Ireland & Amer. dial.
• SKAIL a dispersal or separation; a scattering ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKAILAMINT a scattering, dispersion ...1793 Sc.
• SPLITMENT a scattering ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SCAVENGE - verbs
• SCAV to scavenge; to scrounge ...2001 UK sl.
SCAVENGER - nouns
• MONGO objects retrieved from trash; hence, a scavenger ...1984 Amer. sl.
SCENERY - adjectives
• ANCIENT of scenery: picturesque ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• TAME of scenery: wanting boldness; having no striking features ...1807
SCENT - adjectives
• ODIFERANT † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1529
• ODIFEROUS † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1400
• ODORANT * emitting a scent ...a1465
• ODORIFERANT * that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1549
• ODORIFERE †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1527
• ODORIFIC †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1796
• OLENT * smelling, giving out a smell or scent ...1607
SCENT - nouns
• MARECHAL † a scent or perfume ...1676
• MARECHELLE † a scent or perfume ...1676
• MARSHAL † a scent or perfume ...1676
• ODORAMENT † anything used for its scent or perfume; an odorous substance; a perfume ...1382
• REEK fumes, scent, smell ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VAMM a flavour, odour, scent ...1899 Sc.
SCENT - verbs
• ODORIFERIZE * to render odoriferous; to scent or perfume ...1824
• ODORIZE * to fill with an odour; to scent ...1884
SCENTED - adjectives
• ODORATE * scented, fragrant ...1626
SCENTED - nouns
• ODORATE * a scented or fragrant substance ..a1682
SCEPTRE - nouns
• WAND † a sceptre ...a1300
SCHEDULE - nouns
• SCHED a schedule ...1950s sl.
SCHEDULE - verbs
• SKED to schedule ...2004 US sl.
SCHEME, SCHEMING - nouns
• ANGLE a scheme; a workable method of deception or exploitation ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ANGLE-SHOOTING scheming ...1958-59 Amer. sl.
• BLOCK a scheme ...Bk1911 Sc.
• COLLOGUE a private talk; a secret plan or scheme ...E19
• DART a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea ...1887 Aust. sl.
• FAST ONE a trick intended to deceive or defraud; any scheme seen as immoral, corrupt, or underhand ...1923 US sl.
• GAG a plan, a scheme ...M19 sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• LAYOUT a plan, a scheme ...1867 Amer. dial.
• LURK a dodge, racket, or scheme ...1891 Aust. & NZ sl.
• MACHINATION the act or process of contriving or planning; contrivance, intrigue, plotting; an intrigue, plot, scheme ...1549
• NAVATION †* a contrivance, scheme, plan ...1628
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RANIKABOO a deceptive story or scheme; a caper, a prank; 'monkeyshine'; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RANNYGAZOO a deceptive story or scheme; a caper; a prank; a trick; horseplay; nonsense; irrelevant, irritating activity ...L19 Amer. sl.
• RORT a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• SCAM a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SCAMUS a plan, a scheme ...1940s sl.
• SET-UP a scheme or trick by which an innocent person is incriminated ...1968 sl., orig. US
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• TABLE † a sketch, plan, scheme ...a1577
• VINYA a little scheme or project ...1929 Sc.
SCHEME - nouns, person
• LIVE ONE an enthusiastic participant in a proposed scheme ...1950s sl.
SCHEME - verbs
• ANGLE to scheme; to make money or a livelihood by illegitimate means ...1925 Amer. sl.
• COLLOGUE to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot ...L18
• COLOGUE to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot ...L18
• DANCE IN THE SANDBOX to scheme, to deceive ...1960s US Black sl.
• FIGURE to scheme ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MACHINATE to lay plots; to intrigue; to scheme; to contrive; to plot; to plan ...1600
• MACHINE † to contrive, to plot; to devise schemes (against a person) ...c1450
• PACK † to enter into a private arrangement; to agree in a secret or underhand design; to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to intrigue ...a1529
• SHOOT AN ANGLE to scheme; to plot ...1954 Amer. sl.
• SHOOT THE ANGLES to scheme, to plot ...1962 Amer. sl.
• SUBTLE † to scheme, to plan craftily ...c1380
• TRIGGER to scheme, to contrive, to lay plans ...1888 Amer. dial.
SCHEMER - nouns, person
• ANGLE SHOOTER a schemer ...1947 Amer. sl.
• MACHIAVEL one who acts on the principles of Machiavelli (a celebrated Florence statesman who advocated the pursuit of statecraft at the expense of morality); an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1570
• MACHIAVELLIAN one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1568
• MACHIAVELLIST one who follows Machiavelli's principles in statecraft or in general conduct; an intriguer; an unscrupulous schemer ...1589
• MACHINATOR one who contrives or schemes; a contriver, intriguer, plotter, schemer; usually in a bad sense ...1611
• VOLPONE † a cunning schemer or miser; a hoarder of wealth ...1710
SCHEMING - adjectives
• FAR-CASTING † scheming, shrewd ...c1400
• QUAINT † cunning, crafty, given to scheming or plotting ...a1225
• SCHEMISH scheming, manoeuvring, covetous, unscrupulous and grasping in bargaining ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHEMY scheming; devious, tricky, sly ...1888 Amer. dial.
SCHIZOPHRENIC - nouns, person
• SCHIZ a schizophrenic ...1955 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SCHIZO a schizophrenic ...1945 sl., chiefly Amer.
SCHOLAR - nouns, person
• BEAUCLERK † a learned man; a scholar ...c1367
• LEARNER † a scholar, a man of learning ...c900
• WHALE an exceptionally brilliant scholar ...L19 US college sl.
SCHOOL - adjectives
• PREPPY used to denote students in a preparatory school or their characteristics, esp. immaturity ...1900 US sl.
• SHOE used to denote conformity to the dress, behaviour, or a attitudes of students at exclusive schools and colleges ...1962 US sl.
• SUBFERULARY under school discipline ...1852
• VEGIE of school subjects: of the easiest grade ...1992 Aust. sl.
SCHOOL - nouns
• ABC CLASS the entry grade in a primary school ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• ACE the grade A ...1964 US campus sl.
• ANGEL FACTORY a Christian school or seminary; used derisively ...1929 Amer. sl.
• BARRACK SCHOOL a disparaging term applied to a large district school for poor-law children ...1894
• BASEMENT a toilet room in a public school ...1966 Amer. euphemism
• BOOKS school, the time spent in school ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CACK SCHOOL a kindergarten or infants' school 'which need facilities for relief of nature constantly and instantly at hand' ...c1945 US sl.
• CALICO COURSE a course popular with female students, or one in which the social element is more prominent than the educational ...1900 Amer. dial.
• CHARGING-SCHOOL a school where tuition was paid ...1983 Amer. dial.
• CHART CLASS kindergarten; the first year of school ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DAME-SCHOOL an infant school kept by an old woman ...1852
• DANDY a grade of 'D' ...1965 US sl.
• DEAD SET a complete failure to learn and recite the lesson ...19C US college sl.
• EAGLE the academic grade E ...1967 Amer. students' usage
• FAGGERY the system of fagging at public schools (see 'FAG' in nouns, person) ...1853
• FAGGING serving as a 'fag' in a school (see 'FAG' in nouns, person) ...c1850 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FLUNK a total failure in academic work; a grade F ..M19 US campus sl.
• GRAMMATICALS † the subjects taught in a grammar-school; grammar ...1691 obs. exc. Sc.
• GUT a school course that requires little effort; an easy course ...1916 US sl.
• GUT COURSE an easy course in college ...1916 Amer. college sl.
• HEADMARK a mark of recognition given to a student for being at the head of the class, often in spelling ...1904 Amer. dial.
• HEDGE-SCHOOL orig. an open-air school, esp. in Ireland; later, an inferior type of school ...hist.
• HEIFER PADDOCK a ladies' school ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HOOK an academic grade of 'C' ...1964 Amer. students' sl.
• IMPOSITION a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college ...1746
• IMPOT a literary exercise or task imposed as a punishment at school or college ...1746 colloq.
• JERK a notice of being deficient in school work ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KID HACK a vehicle used to transport children to school ...1982 Amer. dial.
• KID WAGON a vehicle used to transport children to school ...1917 Amer. dial.
• KNOWLEDGE-BOX a schoolhouse ...1914 Amer. dial.
• KONK CLASS school ...1960s Amer. sl.
• LITERARY SCHOOL a public school ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MA'AM-SCHOOL a dame-school ...1857
• MUCK-UP DAY the last day of high school where leaving students play pranks, etc. ...1994 Aust. sl.
• PAIR-OF-TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• POENA a school exercise given as punishment ...1842 schoolchildren's usage
• PREPPER preparatory school ...1956 Brit. sl.
• QUITUATION withdrawal from school ...1937 Amer. dial.
• RAGGED SCHOOL a free school for children of the poorest class ...1843
• RAITH a term at school; a three-monthly period of full-time education ...1826 Sc.
• RECITATION BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1841 Amer. dial.
• RECITATION SEAT a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1850 Amer. dial.
• RECITING BENCH a bench, esp. at the front of a one-room schoolhouse, for students being examined orally ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL a college, or university ...1767 US sl.
• SCHOOL-BELL FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAK the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL BREAKING the end of the school year, frequently marked by a public program displaying the students' accomplishments ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS CRAMPS an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOL-BUS FEVER an illness feigned to avoid having to go to school ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SIDE-SCHOOL † a small school in an out-of-the-way district ...1863 Sc.
• SIN BIN a school to which otherwise uneducable pupils, whose activities have disrupted their original school, are sent as a last resort ...1950s sl., orig. US
• SIXER six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1927 Brit. sl.
• SKATE an easy course ...1970s US campus sl.
• SMOKE-UP an official notice that a student's work is not up to the required standard ...1927 US sl.
• SNAP COURSE an easy course ...20C Amer. students' sl.
• SUPER the removal of a pupil from a form or school because of age ...1902 Brit. sl.
• TABLING SCHOOL † a boarding-school ...1660
• TAG the leather strap used for punishment in schools ...1809 Sc.
• TASK a school lesson ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TAWSE a leather strap cut into thongs at one end, used as a schoolmaster's instrument of punishment ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TECH technical college ...1906 sl., orig. US
• TICKLE-TAIL that which, or one who, tickles the 'tail'; a schoolmaster's rod; a schoolmaster ...1785 sl.
• UNI a school uniform; pronounced 'unny' ...1947 UK sl.
• VALEDICTORY a valedictory oration ...1847 US
• WALK a release from a class ...1980s US college sl.
• ZOO the lowest grade possible ...1970s US college sl.
SCHOOL - nouns, person (also see STUDENT)
• BLACKBOARD ERASER a schoolchild who makes a special effort to get in good with the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BOOBY the lowest in a class of children at school ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUBIE the lowest in a class at school ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUG a schoolboy, esp. of the stated sort, such as a 'new bug' ...1909 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• DAY-BUG a day-boy ...L19 schoolboys' sl.
• CAD 1. an academy or prep school student ...M19 US campus sl.
2. a servant at a university or public school
• DEMOTO someone who is unmotivated and not doing well in school ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DILLER a dull, dilatory schoolboy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG a lower-classman, typically a freshman, who is compelled to perform various duties for an upperclassman; in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior; also, a drudge ...1785
• FAKI a title given in Africa to schoolmasters ...1872
• FLUNKEE one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• FLUNKER one who regularly fails their examinations or recitations ...L19 US campus sl.
• FLUNKEY 1. one who fails an examination ...19C US campus sl.
2. one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• FLUNKY 1. one who fails an examination ...19C US campus sl.
2. one who is expelled, due to failing examinations ...1920s sl.
• GIPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• GYPPY an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• JIPPO an impoverished, badly dressed schoolchild ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• LAG a 'fag' (in English public schools: a junior who performs certain duties for a senior) ...1881 Brit. sl.
• MASTER the boy whom another serves as a 'fag' ...1833 Brit. public school usage
• NEW-BUG a new boy ...Bk1902 Marlborough School usage
• POLLY a prefect ...L19 UK school sl.
• PREPPIE a pupil at a preparatory school ...1970 US sl.
• PREPPY a pupil at a preparatory school ...1970 US sl.
• QUEEN the boy or girl holding the second place in class at school ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SAP a hard worker ...L18 UK school sl.
• SAPPER a hard worker ...L18 UK school sl.
• SCHOOL-CALLANT a schoolboy ...1851 Sc.
• SCHOOL-FERE a schoolmate; a fellow pupil ...1826 Sc.
• SCHOOLIE a schoolgirl ...1970s sl.
• SCHOOL-WEAN a schoolchild ...1865 Sc.
• SCRUD the junior member of a school ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SNEAK a schoolchild who tells tales or informs on his or her fellows ...1840 UK school sl.
• SUBSTANCE at Westminster School: an older pupil who is responsible for the proper conduct of a new boy, called his 'shadow' ...1845
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• TAWSE-SWASHER one who uses the 'tawse' (see nouns) ...1885 Sc.
• VALEDICTORIAN in colleges, academies, etc.: the student, male or female, appointed on grounds of merit to deliver the valedictory oration on Commencement day ...1847 US
• VICTOR † the head pupil or dux of a school ...c1700 Sc.
• ZOID a schoolchild who has been rejected by his or her peers ...1980s sl.
SCHOOL, SCHOOLMASTER, SCHOOLTEACHER - nouns, person
• ALPHABET SLINGER a schoolteacher ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BEAK a schoolmaster ...1888 schoolboys' sl.
• BETTY a woman; a schoolteacher ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHALKIE a schoolteacher ...c1930 Aust. sl.
• CHIEF ITCH AND RUB the most important person; the head of any group, as a school principal, Army officer, office overseer, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• DAME the mistress of a private elementary school for children, usually an old woman or widow ...a1649 now nearly obs.
• DOMINIE a schoolmaster ...17C Sc.
• EDUCATRESS a female educator or teacher ...1805
• GUZINTER a schoolteacher ...1940s Aust. sl.
• HABERDASHER OF NOUNS AND PRONOUNS a schoolmaster; a tutor ...L17 sl.
• HABERDASHER OF PRONOUNS a schoolmaster; a tutor ...L17 sl.
• JANITOR † an usher in a school; an assistant teacher ...1584
• JANITORESS n. a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1866
• JANITRESS a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1806
• JANITRIX a female janitor; a female doorkeeper or usher in a school ...1841
• LAIR-FATHER a schoolmaster; an instructor; one whose conduct has influenced others ...1684 Eng. dial.
• LAREW † a teacher ...c900
• LEARNER † a teacher ...1382
• LEARNING-SHOVER a schoolteacher ...1869 Cockneys' sl.
• LERER † a teacher ...a1300
• LITERARY TEACHER a public school teacher ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LORESMAN † a teacher, instructor ...1377
• MASTER a man to whose care a child or children are committed for purposes of instruction; a tutor, preceptor; in later use, chiefly a teacher in a school, a schoolmaster; also, a professional teacher of some special subject, as an art or a language ...c888
• MAN one in authority, such as the skipper of a boat, or a male school teacher ...c1895 Sc.
• NANA a headmaster ...1960s sl.
• OLD MAN, THE any senior figure, the boss, a headmaster ...E19 sl., orig. US
• PRECEPTOR an instructor, teacher, tutor; the head of a school ...1400
• PRECEPTRESS a woman who is an instructor; a teacher, tutor; a woman who is the head of a school
• RAMROD a school teacher ...1936 Amer. dial.
• SCHOOLEY a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-GAFFER a schoolmaster ...1901 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOLIE a teacher ...1889 Aust. & Eng. sl.
• SCHOOL-MA'AM a school mistress ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• TEACH a teacher ...1958 sl.
• TICKLE-TAIL that which, or one who, tickles the 'tail'; a schoolmaster's rod; a schoolmaster ...1785 sl.
• VERB-GRINDER a nit-picking schoolmaster ...E19 sl.
• WAG-TAWSE a jocular name for a schoolmaster ...1859 Sc.
SCHOOL - verbs
• ACE to manage a difficult situation successfully, esp. to score a grade of A on an examination or in a course ...1955 US sl., orig. college usage
• ACE IT to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam ...1950s US sl.
• BUNK to be expelled from (public) school ...L19 sl.
• EAT IT to do very poorly on an exam, etc. ...1968 US sudents' sl.
• FAG in public schools: to do menial jobs for a schoolfellow higher up in the school; to perform certain services for another ...1806
• FAG OUT to serve as a 'fag' ...c1840 Brit. schoolboys' sl.
• FESS among students: to fail in recitation; to admit that one it not prepared to recite ...1834 Amer. dial.
• FLAIL to do poorly on or fail a test; to mess up ...20C teen & high school sl.
• FLUNK 1. to fail in an examination ...1837 sl., orig. & chiefly US
2. to be dismissed or dismiss on the grounds of academic failure ...M19 US campus sl.
• GET GOOD NOTES in Quebec: to get good marks or grades ...2002 Can.
• HIT THE CEILING to fail in examination ...1900 Amer. sl.
• HOOK to receive a grade of 'C' on or for ...1976 Amer. students' sl.
• KEEP of school: to be in session; to commence ...1845 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT of school: to be in recess ...1976 Amer. dial.
• LEAVE OUT of school: to let out, to be dismissed ...1935 Amer. dial.
• MAKE A MASH to please a teacher ...1900s US college sl.
• QUITUATE to leave school or college before the end of the course; to quit school ...1889 Amer. dial.
• SAP to work overly hard ...L18 UK school sl.
• TAKE GAS to do badly ...1960s US college sl.
• TAKE IN SCHOOL to open school ...1875 Amer. dial.
• TIB to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
• TIBBLE to slip out; to escape unobserved from school or house; to break bounds ...1840 school sl.
SCHOOL - phrases
• FRESH OFF THE IRONS newly graduated from university; just left school; hence, inexperienced, brand new ...L17 sl.
• SIX OF THE BEST six strokes of the cane as a school punishment ...1912 Brit. sl.
SCHOOLING - nouns
• LEARNING † teaching, schooling ...c1380
SCHWARZENEGGER, ARNOLD
• AUSTRIAN OAK, THE Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s ...1984 US sl.