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SWEAT - SYRUP
SWEAT - nouns (also see PERSPIRATION)
• CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FUNK sweat generated during sex, dancing, general body odour ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• HADDER a state of perspiration; sweat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAT-DROPS drops of sweat ...1887
• LILLYDEW a perspiration, sweat; an excitement ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MALT sweat; great heat ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• MUCK anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc. ...13C
• MUCK-SWEAT a very nasty, sweaty state; perspiration; orig. and properly if dust or dirt has accrued ...c1830 Brit. colloq.
• MUCK-WASH a nasty, sweaty state ...19C Brit. colloq.
• SHVITZ to sweat ...20C sl.
• SUDORIFICATION †* sweat, perspiration ...1708
• THOW perspiration; a profuse sweat ...1838 Sc.
• TOIL-DROP a drop of sweat caused by toil ...1805
SWEAT - verbs
• BLEED to sweat heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EXPIRE to perspire, to sweat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERSPIRATE * to perspire; to sweat ...1822
• RASH OUT to break out in a sweat; generally applied to horses ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SUDATE † to sweat, to perspire ...1599
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT A COUNTY ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER GOING TO ELECTION to be tired, sweaty, and out of breath ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER IN CHURCH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER ON ELECTION DAY to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER PREACHER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER TRYING TO TELL THE TRUTH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A STUCK PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A TIGER to sweat profusely ...1852 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE BLUE HEAVEN to sweat heavily ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT WORSE THAN A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1906 Amer. dial.
SWEATING, SWEATY - adjectives
• BESWEAT † covered with sweat ...c1205
• BLEEDING IT OUT sweating heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLEEDING TO DEATH sweating very heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A STEW sweating heavily ...L19 sl.
• PUGGY damp and sticky from perspiration; clammy, sweaty, dirty, grimy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SUDATORY * producing or accompanied by sweating ...1597
• SUDORIFICAL †* sweaty, perspiring ...1828
• SUDOROUS * sweaty ...1646
SWEATING - nouns
• SUDARIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1852
• SUDATION † sweating, perspiration ...1599
• SUDATORIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1756-7
• SUDATORY a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1615
SWEDE, SWEDISH - nouns, person
• BLOCKHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORSKI a nickname for a Swede ...20C US sl.
• ROUNDHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian; a Polish person; a Finnish person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SALVE-EATER (derogatory) an immigrant from northern Europe, esp. a Swede ...L19 US sl.
SWEDISH - adjectives
• SUECO-GOTHIC Swedish ...1824
• SUIOGOTHIC Swedish ...1759
SWEDISH - nouns
• SUIOGOTHIC the (Old and Middle) Swedish language ...1759
SWEEP - verbs
• ANALT to sweep ...L19 tinkers' usage
• BESOM † 1. to sweep with force or violence ...a1400
2. to sweep ...1791
• DIGHT to prepare, to put in order, to tidy, to clean; to sweep, to dust ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFF † to sweep together ...1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOURGE to sweep with a besom ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WAFF to set in motion, to sweep, to scatter with a flapping or waving motion ...1844 Sc.
• WING to sweep or brush, esp. using a bird's wing ...1865 Amer. dial.
SWEEPSTAKES - nouns
• CALCUTTA a 'Calcutta sweep' ...1950 Aust. sl.
• CALCUTTA SWEEP(S) a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off ...1914 Aust. sl.
SWEET - adjectives
• ACIDULCIS sour and sweet blended ...1675
• DULCORATE †* endowed with sweetness; sweet; pleasant ...1501
• DULCOROUS †* sweet in taste ...1675
• EAGER-DULCE † acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-SWEET † acid and sweet ...1616
• GOO-GOO sweet, sickly ...1900s sl.
• ICKY of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-BOO of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-POO of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• MARMALADE † sweet ...1629
• MARMALADY * resembling marmalade in sweetness ...1602
• MAWKY over-sweet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEK-TASTED sweet or mild of taste ...1897 Sc.
• NECTARED delicious, sweet or fragrant ...c1595
• ODORAMINOUS †* smelling sweet; fragrant; pertaining to odour ...1656
• ONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• ONOONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• SUGAR-CANDY sugared, deliciously sweet ...1575
• SUGARISH * sugary, sweet ...c1450
• SUGARY 1. excessively or offensively sweet ...1591
†* 2. fond of sugar or sweet things ...1664
• SWEET AS MIG very sweet ...1825 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH-SWEET † so sweet as to cloy; sickly ...1576
• ZUCRISH * sugary, sweet ...c1450
SWEET - nouns
• GLYCYPICRON † something composed of sweet and bitter ...1599
• SUGAR-CANDY something sweet, pleasant, or delicious ...1591
SWEETEN - verbs
• CANDY to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• DULCESCATE †* to sweeten ...1657
• DULCORATE † to sweeten; to free from acridity ...1566
• EDULCORATE † to sweeten, to make sweet ...1661
• INDULCATE †* to make sweet, to sweeten ...1628
• MELLIFY †* to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420
• NECTARIZE * to sweeten ...1592
• OBDULCORATE †* to sweeten ...1657
SWEETENED - adjectives
• EDULCORATE * softened, sweetened ...1810
SWEET FOODS (candy, lollies, cakes, etc.) - nouns (also see CONFECTIONERY)
• BANQUET † a sweetmeat; a dainty dish; collectively, sweetmeats, dessert ...1534
• BOODLE candy, cake, ice cream, etc. ...Bk2004 Amer. sl. Spanish-American War era
• DANDY-CANDY gaily coloured or ornamental candy ...1846 Eng. dial.
• GOB-STOPPER a very large, hard, usually spherical sweet ...1928 Brit. sl.
• LICK-'N'-LIKE candy on a stick to be licked; a lollipop ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LICKSTICK a lollipop ...1968 Amer. dial.
• METAL sweetmeats ...1864 Anglo-Indian
• NUTTY chocolates and other sweets ...1947 naval sl.
• POGEY BAIT candy and cakes, etc; sweets; nonmilitary food and delicacies carried on field exercises ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGGIE BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGGY BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGIE BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGY BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• READING-CANDY a lozenge bearing a sentimental motto in red ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SPICE a term for sweets or candy ...c1970s playground sl.
• SUCCADES sweetmeats of candied fruit or vegetable products ...1463
• SUCKABOB * a sweetmeat that is sucked in the mouth; a lollipop ...1888
• SUCKER a sweet consumed by sucking; a lollipop ...1823 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• SUCKS sweetmeats ...1858 colloq.
• SUCTION sweetmeats ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUGAR-MEAT † a sweetmeat; confection ...1587
• SUGAR-WORK † confectionery ...1572
• SUKKARKE †* a dainty or sweet ...c1400
• TAFFY a lollipop ...1944 Amer. dial.
• THROOTHERS mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
• THROUGH-OTHERS mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
SWEET FOODS - nouns, person
• TRAGEMATOPOLIST †* a seller of sweets; a confectioner ...1656
SWEET FOODS - verbs
• HABISHIEHAW to throw sweets in the air for children to pick up ...c1840 Sc.
SWEETHEART - nouns, person
• AMORET † a sweetheart; a lover ...LME
• AMORETTO † a sweetheart; a lover ...L16
• AMOROSA a female lover or sweetheart ...E17
• ANGEL a sweetheart; also, a term of address ...Amer. sl.
• APPLE OF THE EYE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BABE a sweetheart; used as an endearment to either sex ...1890 Amer. sl.
• BABY darling, sweetheart; esp. used in direct address ...1869 Amer. sl.
• BABYCAKES darling, sweetheart; usually in direct address ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BABY-DOLL an attractive young woman; in direct address: darling, sweetheart ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BALL AND CHAIN one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering ...1932 US sl.
• BELAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love; a sweetheart; a mistress ...1596
• BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BIT OF JAM a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1886 sl.
• BIT OF MUSLIN a sweetheart ...Bk1890 sl.
• BONDY-BUN a sweetheart ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BOOKIE-SUG a sweetheart, a lover ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOPSIE a sweetheart, a darling ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUBBY a nickname or a term of address for a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSSY a sweetheart ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CAPTIVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CASE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN a young woman; a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOKIE dear, sweetheart; a term of address usually connoting affection ...colloq.
• COOKY a sweetheart ...1930 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSHEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRENT the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRENT EXCITEMENT the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 US sl.
• DARL' a loved one; a sweetheart ... 1930 sl.
• DARLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEARIE a loved one; a sweetheart ...1681 sl.
• DINKY * a sweetheart ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DOB O' GOODY a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DOLLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWSABEL † a sweetheart; a lady-love ...1590
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1315
• DULCINEA the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes' romance; hence, a lady of one's devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1748
• ENTHUSIASM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYDAY GAL a steady sweetheart ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EX, THE a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EX-HEART a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXTINGUISHED FLAME a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAIR a man's sweetheart ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FANCY a girlfriend; a mistress; a man's sweetheart ...E19 sl.
• FANCY MAN a man who is fancied; a sweetheart ...a1835
• FANCY-WOMAN a man's sweetheart or mistress ...1812 sl., esp. criminals' usage
• FELLER a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• FELLOW a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• FLAME a sweetheart, a mistress in keeping; a lover ...E18 sl.
• FLARE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIEND a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAY † a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart ...c1375
• GRUESOME TWOSOME a disliked or unattractive pair of individuals or things; hence, a pair of sweethearts; a couple going steady ...1941 Amer. jocular
• HEADACHE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART BEAT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART FLUTTER a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART RAVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HER EX a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIS EX a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HON a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...colloq.
• HONEY BUN a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1895 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1900 colloq.
• HONEY-BUNNY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND HEAVY a passionate sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HUN a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IDOL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• INSOMNIA a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK a male sweetheart ...15C sl.
• JAM a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1880 sl.
• JANE a woman, a sweetheart, a girlfriend ...L19 sl.
• JEWEL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JIMPLECUTE a sweetheart ...1870 Amer. sl.
• JIMPSECUTE a sweetheart ...1870 Amer. sl.
• LAD a male sweetheart ...1725 Sc.
• LAD AND LASS a pair of sweethearts ...1834 Sc.
• LADDIE a male sweetheart, a boyfriend ...1728 Sc.
• LADY-BIRD a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1592
• LADY-LOVE a lady who is loved; a sweetheart ...1733
• LASS a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1596
• LATEST ENTHUSIASM the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• LEMAN a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLIPOP a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAID a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAIN DISH a steady sweetheart ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN MAN a male sweetheart or lover ...1967 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN WHORE a female sweetheart or lover ...1970 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MARK a male sweetheart; an admirer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1753
• MOPSY † a term of endearment; a pretty child; a young girl; a darling, a sweetheart ...1582
• MUFFIN a girl, a sweetheart ...1950s US sl.
• MY MOMMY an affectionate name for a sweetheart ...1970 Amer. dial.
• OAO a person's sweetheart (One And Only) ...1928 students' & services' sl., orig. US
• OLD FLAME a lover or sweetheart ...colloq.
• OLD SHOON a cast-off sweetheart ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S WEAKNESS a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASHTIME a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU a clandestine sweetheart or lover ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PET a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PHYLLIS a country girl; a shepherdess; a rural sweetheart; a common name for such in old romances, pastoral poems, etc. ...1632
• PLAYMATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS LAMB a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PROSPECT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PULSE ACCELERATOR a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PULSE UPPERER a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PURPLE PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• QUEAN a female sweetheart, a lass ...1813 Sc.
• RAG-TIME GIRL a sweetheart; a girl with whom one has a joyous time; a harlot ...1908 sl.
• RASPERRY TART a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl.
• SCHNICKELFRITZ a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SOFT SPOT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPARE a sweetheart in reserve ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPARE TIRE a sweetheart in reserve ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPRUNNY † a lover, a sweetheart ...1762 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUGAR a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR BABY a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR DADDY a man who provides money, esp. one who supports a clandestine sweetheart or a gold-digger ...1926 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR PIE a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SWEET DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SWEETHEART-DARLIN' a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWEET-HOT a passionate sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment; a loved one, a sweetheart ...1932 sl.
• SWEET PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SWEETY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TAB a female sweetheart; one's girl ...E20 Aust. sl.
• TART a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl. for 'raspberry tart = sweetheart'
• TIB † a girl or lass; a sweetheart ...1582
• THAT CERTAIN PARTY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TOM-TART a sweetheart ...Aust. obs. rhyming sl.
• TOOTS darling, sweetheart ...colloq., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE darling, sweetheart ...colloq. chiefly US
• TOOTSY darling, sweetheart ...colloq. chiefly US
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONDER-WENCH a sweetheart ...1896 Eng. dial.
• YINK a lover; a sweetheart ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOO-HOO a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SWEETHEART - verbs
• BEAT ONE'S TIME to steal someone's sweetheart ...1932 Amer. sl.
SWEETNESS - nouns
• FAINTNESS a sickly taste; excessive sweetness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SUAVITUDE †* sweetness; gentleness ...1512
SWEET POTATO - nouns
• LONG POTATO a sweet potato ...1808 Amer. dial.
SWELL - verbs
• ABLOW † to puff up, to swell ...c1000
• BEAL † to suppurate, to fester; to cause to swell; to raise the flesh in blisters ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEELD to swell, to suppurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELL † 1. to swell up ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
2. to cause to swell or bulge out ...1870
• BELLY to bulge out, to swell out ...1624
• BEPUFF to puff or blow out; to swell; hence, to flatter, to praise greatly ...1843
• BOLDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOULDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOUND OUT to swell out; to enlarge ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAGGER to cut or wound deeply with the idea of a ragged edge; to cause to project, swell up ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GATHER HEAD to acquire strength; also, to swell as a festering sore ...1590
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• THRUMP to swell, to thicken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-BELL † to swell exceedingly ...c1200
SWELLED - adjectives
• BAGGIT bulging, swelled out ...1843 Sc.
• BASHY fat, swelled ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BOLDIN swelled ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOULDEN swelled, inflated ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWELLING - adjectives
• BELLYING swelling, bulging out ...a1700
• BOUZY big, swelling, distended; fat, overgrown ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWELLING - nouns
• AMPER an inflamed swelling, a pustule; a varicose vein; matter, pus ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BELLYING a swelling or bulging out ...1662
• BOLGAN a swelling that becomes a boil or pimple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONK a small swelling on the head caused by a sharp blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOWDING swelling ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUNCH a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.
• ERCLE a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• EVIL an ill, complaint, illness; a swelling on the neck or other local affliction ...1683 Eng. dial.
• FELON a severe inflammation or swelling, usually in a finger or toe and often involving a bone ...1840 Amer. dial.
• FELONY a hard, painful swelling, often on a finger, that seems to come from deep under the skin ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAFF a protuberance or swelling of any kind ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
• OBTUMESCENCE †* a swelling up; swollen condition ...1657
• RAISING a boil, an abscess, or other swelling ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RISIN' a boil, ulcer, tumour, swelling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALE a tumour; a large swelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SWELLING - verbs
• GO OUT of a swelling: to go down ...1983 Amer. dial.
• UNBOLNE †* of a swelling: to go down; to subside ...a1425
• VAIL † of a swelling: to go down, to subside ...c1450
SWELTER - verbs
• SOULTER † to swelter ...1581
• SULTER † to swelter ...1581
SWELTERING - adjectives
• QUELSTRING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUELTERING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUELTRING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUILSTERING of the weather: sweltering, close, hot, sultry ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SOULTERING † sweltering, sultry ...1581
• SULTERING † sweltering, sultry ...1581
SWERVE - verbs
• BIND to swerve, to turn in a certain direction ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANCELEER to turn aside, to swerve or digress ...a1697
• YEE-YAW to swerve back and forth; to wobble ...1935 Amer. dial.
SWIFT - adjectives
• CELERIPEDEAN † swift-footed, nimble-heeled ...1656
• FEATHER-FOOTED moving silently and swiftly ...1565
• FEATHER-HEELED moving silently and swiftly ...a1600
• HASTIF † speedy, swift ...1382
• HASTIVE † speedy, swift ...1382
• HASTY speedy, quick, expeditious; swift, rapid; sudden ...c1340 arch.
• PERNICIOUS * rapid, swift, quick ...a1656
• RANK having great speed or force; swift; impetuous; violent ...a1225
• SKEET † swift, active ...c1400
• SKELPING swift ...1607 Eng. dial.
• SUDDEN † of persons: swift in action, quick to perform, prompt, expeditious ...1591
• TITE † quick, swift ...c1400
• VELOCIOUS * rapid, swift ...1680
• YERN † swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active ...a1300
SWIFT - nouns, person
• CELERIPEDEAN † one who is swift-footed ...1623
• DARTER a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly ...1818
• HARE a person likened to a hare in some way, as in swiftness or timidity ...ME
• HAREFOOT a nickname for a swift-footed person ...c1410
• VELOCIPEDE a person who moves swiftly or quickly ...1822
SWIFT - verbs
• BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.
• BIN to move or run swiftly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINNER to move swiftly, to dash, to rush; to work with noise and energy ...1803 Sc. & N. Ireland
• JACULATE * to dart, to hurl; to dart forward; to move swiftly and suddenly ...1623
• LASH to move swiftly and suddenly; to make a sudden movement, to dash, to rush ...c1330
• SCREEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SCRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SKRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
SWIFTLY - adverbs
• BOOKITY-BOOK quickly, swiftly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED in a swift, disorderly, excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A BIG-ASSED BIRD swiftly ...1945 US sl.
• LIKE A BIRD with swift and easy motion onwards; easily; without resistance, difficulty, or hesitation ...1873
• LIKE OLD BOOTS quickly, swiftly ...1850 sl.
• LIKE THE MILL TAIL O' THUNDER in a swift, disorderly, and excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILLTAILS OF HELL in a fast and violent manner, swiftly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• QUICK-FOOT in haste, swiftly ...1891
• QUICK QUIDDER swiftly, quickly ...1866 Sc.
• QUICK-AND-QUIDDER * swiftly, quickly ...1633 Sc.
• QUIDDER swiftly, quickly, esp. of sudden vanishing ...1866 Sc.
• RATHE † denoting rapidity in the performance or completion of an action; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, esp. without delay, promptly, soon ...c825
• RATHELY † quickly, rapidly, swiftly ...a950
• SKEETLY † swiftly; immediately ...a1400-50
• TANTIVY † at full gallop; swiftly, quickly, hastily; headlong ...1641 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANTWIVY † at full gallop; swiftly; headlong ...1785
• VELOCIOUSLY * rapidly, swiftly ...1680
• YERNE † quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast, briskly, at a great rate ...a1023
SWIFTNESS - nouns
• HASTINESS † quickness, swiftness, rapidity; suddenness ...c1330
• RAPTNESS † swiftness ...1597
SWIG - nouns
• GUZZLE a swig, a gulp ...1920s sl.
SWIM, SWIMMING - adjectives
• NATANT swimming, floating ...1753
• NATATILE †* able to swim ...1721
• NATATIONAL relating to swimming ...1883
• NATATORIAL belonging to swimming ...1816
• NATATORY 1. belonging to swimming ...1836
2. characterized by swimming ...1887
SWIM, SWIMMING - nouns
• AUAU swimming, bathing ...1938 Hawaii
• BOGEY 1. a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. ...Aust. sl.
2. a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.
• BOGEYHOLE a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB a jump into water with the knees tucked into the chest and the arms clasped about the knees, with the intent of making a large splash, esp. to annoy nearby swimmers ...Aust. sl.
• BUCK BATHING nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DARK AND DIM a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DIP a short swim ...1843 UK sl.
• LIDO a public open-air swimming pool ...Brit.
• NATATION the act or art of swimming ...1623
• NATATORY † a swimming-bath, a pool ...c1400
• SKINNY-DIP a nude swim ...M20 US colloq.
• WASH-HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1872 Amer. dial.
• WASHING bathing, swimming ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WASHING HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WASHUP a swimming hole; a large pool area in a large stream ...1978 Amer. dial.
SWIM, SWIMMER - nouns, person
• FANNY-DUNKER in surfing: a wader or swimmer ...1968 surfing sl.
• ICEBERG anyone who enjoys an early morning swim in the icy ocean waters ...1930s Aust. sl.
• NATATIONIST a swimmer ...1891
SWIM, SWIMMING - verbs
• AUAU to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream ...1938 Hawaii
• BOGEY to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.
• BOGIE to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB to jump into a pool, waterhole, etc., in a tucked up position so as to create a large splash ...Aust. sl.
• DARK AND DIM to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• GO IN WASHING to go swimming ...1861 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY-DIP to swim in the nude ...1966 US colloq.
SWIMWEAR - nouns
• BAGGIES loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers ...1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
• COSSIE a bathing suit ...1915 Aust. colloq.
• COZZIE a swimsuit or pair of swimming trunks ...1926 Aust. sl. n. a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• DICK POINTERS a pair of men's close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks ...2003 Aust. sl.
• DICK POKERS a pair of men's close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks ...2003 Aust. sl.
• RACERS close-fitting nylon swimwear used for competitive swimming ...2003 Aust. sl.
• SPEEDOS tight-fitting male swimming briefs ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TOGS a swimming costume ...Aust, NZ, & Irish
SWINDLE - adjectives
• TRICKSY inclined to swindle or cheat; deceitful, underhanded ...1766
SWINDLE, SWINDLING - nouns (also see confidence trick)
• BAT-FOWLING † swindling, victimizing the simple ...1602 sl.
• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNCO deceit, deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNKO deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• CARPET GAME a swindle in which the swindler holds and then steals the wallet of a customer going to see a non-existent prostitute ...1967 US sl.
• CARVE-UP deception, swindling, fraud, often implying an unfair distribution ...1935 Brit. sl.
• CHISEL a method of cheating or swindling ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CON deception, swindling, fraud ...1901 sl., orig. US
• CON GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CON JOB deception, swindling, fraud ...1942 sl., orig. US
• CONY-CATCHING trickery; cheating; swindling ...L16 cant
• CROSS a fraud or swindle ...sl.
• CUNNY-CATCHING trickery, cheating, swindling ...L16 sl.
• DAISY BEAT a cheat or swindle or minor crime ...1889 rhyming sl.
• DAISY CHAIN a confidence swindle where funds from successive victims are used to keep the swindle alive with the earlier victims ...1985 US sl.
• DEAD GIVEAWAY a swindle, a deception ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DEAD-NIP a complete swindle ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• FAKEMENT any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.
• FANCY-LAY any form of swindling or robbery ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• FAST SHUFFLE a swindle; a deceptive act ...1930 US sl.
• FAST STUFF cheating, swindling ...1930s sl.
• FIDDLE deception, swindling, fraud ...1874 sl., orig. US
• FLANKER a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• FLAT-CATCHING swindling ...1821 sl.
• GASUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZOOMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMP deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GEORGIA SCUFFLE a swindle which fails because the intended victim is not smart enough to be swindled ...1992 US sl.
• GEZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GIG a criminal act; a swindle ...20C sl.
• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.
• GYP RACKET swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.
• GYPPERY dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.
• HAVE a swindle ...1805 sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• INTAKE a cheat, deception, fraud, swindle ...1865 Sc.
• JIG a swindle ...Bk1896 sl.
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MAKE a successful theft or swindle ...1860 sl.
• NOB the game of prick-the-garter, a form of swindling game, in which one pricked a belt with large needle: presumably betting on the odds of hitting a given target ...M18 sl.
• O FOR OCTOBER a swindle worked at races and at country fairs ...c1870 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage
• OLD ARMY GAME, THE any ruthlessly played or unfair gambling game, esp. poker, or the shell game; any swindle ...1890 US sl.
• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.
• RAMP any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices ...1812 sl.
• RAMPING a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud ...1830
• RAMPS a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• READY a swindle; a conspiracy ...L19 Aust. sl.
• READY-UP a swindle, conspiracy, or fraud ...1924 Aust. sl.
• REGULAR SELL a consummate swindle ...1850 colloq.
• RIP-OFF deception, swindling, fraud ...1970 sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SHAVE an act or instance of swindling or extortion; a swindle ...M19 colloq.
• SKEFF a confidence swindle ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKIN GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.
• SPIEL a swindle or dishonest line of business ...1901 sl.
• STRIKING a robbery, swindle, picking a pocket, or imposition ...1591 sl.
• TAKE a swindle ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TAKE-DOWN a swindle; a deception ...L19 sl.
• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.
• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.
• TWENTIES a swindle featuring a twenty-dollar note ...1952 US sl.
• VERNEUKERY defrauding, swindling ...1896 S. Afr. sl.
• WALKAWAY the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
SWINDLE, SWINDLER - nouns, person
• ABBEY a swindler who impersonates a priest ...1950 US sl.
• ACID MAN a swindler ...1926 sl.
• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• ANGEL an innocent; a prospective victim of a swindle ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BANCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.
• BARNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BAT-FOWLER † a swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous ...1602 sl.
• BEAT ARTIST a swindler ...1971 Amer. police sl.
• BERNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BITE a sharper; a swindler ...1742 sl.
• BLACK-LEG a turf swindler; also, a swindler in other species of gambling ...1771 sl.
• BUNCOER a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.
• BUNCOIST a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.
• BUNCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.
• BURGLAR a swindler, a bribe-taker ...1920s US sl.
• BURNER a swindler ...1838 US sl.
• CHISELLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
• CHISLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CHIZ a swindler ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
• CLIP ARTIST a petty thief or swindler ...1941 US sl.
• COGGER a sharper, cheat, deceiver, swindler, one who beguiles ...1580
• CONY-DOG one who assists in cheating or swindling ...L17 cant
• CROOK a professional criminal; a swindler or dishonest person ...L19 colloq.
• DADDY at mock raffles, lotteries, etc., the Daddy is an accomplice, most commonly the getter up of the swindle, and in all cases the person that has been previously arranged to win the prize ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• DECOY † a swindler, a sharper; an impostor or 'shark' who lives by his wits at the expense of his dupes ...1618
• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• FAKE a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKER a swindler; a charlatan; a vendor of cheap or worthless articles, esp. on street corners or at fairs; broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.
• FASTIDIOUS COVE a fashionable swindler who poses as a member of the class he deceives ...L19 sl.
• FAWNGUEST † one who robs or swindles another under the guise of friendship ...1602
• FILE an experienced swindler ...1812 sl.
• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
• FOY a swindler ...L16 sl.
• FUNK a cheat, a swindler ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• GALTER a racehorse swindler; a gambler ...1848 UK criminals' sl.
• GAME 'UN a person, esp. a man, living dishonestly, as a burglar, swindler, etc. ...c1840 UK sl.
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• GAMMONING COVE † a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1828 UK criminals' sl.
• GEE a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.
• GEE-MAN a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.
• GIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GIP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler ...1935 Amer. sl.
• GUY a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game; also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.
• GYP (sometimes offensive) a thief or a swindler; one who charges an exorbitant price for goods or services; a cheat; a crook ...1859 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• GYP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler; a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYP MOLL a female swindler ...20C US sl.
• GYPSTER a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• HAWK one who preys on others; a rapacious person; a sharper, swindler, or cheat; one who is keen and grasping ...1548
• INTAKE a swindler, a cheat ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JIG a swindler ...Bk1896 sl.
• JIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• JIVE-ASS a swindler ...1964 US sl.
• JOSTLER a petty swindler ...1965 Amer. criminal sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a swindler ...B1900 Can. sl.
• LUGGER in a big store confidence swindle: someone who assigned to provide background ambience, an extra ...1931 US sl.
• MACE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1781 sl.
• MACE-COVE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.
• MACE-GLOAK a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACEMAN a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1859 sl.
• MACER a swindler ...1819 sl.
• MAG a street swindler or thief, esp. one who preys on gullible countrymen ...M19 sl.
• MAGSMAN 1. a street swindler; a confidence man ...1838 sl.
2. an assistant for a street swindler or pickpocket ...M19 sl.
3. the king of the 19th century swindlers, a fashionable swell who appeared as sophisticated a figure as those on whom he preyed ...M19 sl.
• MAN-EATER a swindler ...1920s sl.
• MONEY-DROPPER a swindler who, dropping counterfeit money, gets good change from some 'flat' ...1748 cant
• MURPHY DOG a swindler ...1990s sl.
• OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.
• PIGEON a person easily swindled or tricked, esp. in gaming ...L16 sl.
• RAMP a racecourse swindler; hence, any swindler ...L19 sl.
• RICK a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1928 sl.
• SCALER a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SCAMMER a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
• SCAMP a cheat, a swindler ...E19 sl.
• SHARK someone who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others ...1599
• SHARP a swindler; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1797 colloq.
• SHARPER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1681 colloq.
• SHARPIE a swindler ...1942 sl., orig. US
• SHARPSTER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another, esp. in card games ...M20 colloq., chiefly US
• SHUFFLER a grifter; a con artist; someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SINGER in a confidence swindle: a participant who passes information about the false enterprise to the victim ...1985 US sl.
• SKAMMER a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US
• SKINNER a cheat, a swindler, a dishonest person ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SLICKSTER a swindler ...1965 US sl.
• SNIDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.
• SNYDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.
• SPIELER a swindler; a fraudulent gambler ...1886 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• TAKE a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE-IN a swindler ...E19 sl.
• TAKER-UP † a member of a gang of swindlers ...1591
• TOUT in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.
• TUG a swindler; a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1896 Aust. sl.
• TWEEDLER a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.
• TWISTER a swindler or deceitful person ...1897 Brit. sl.
• VERNEUKER a defrauder, a swindler ...1905 S. Afr. sl.
• VERSER † one of a gang of cozeners or swindlers ...c1550 cant
• YACKER a swindler working on a phony investment scam by telephone ...1988 US sl.
• YANK a cheater, a swindler ...M19 sl.
• YANKEE a cheater, a swindler ...M19 sl.
• YAP a petty swindler ...1980s sl.
SWINDLE - nouns, person, victim
• GIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• GYP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• JIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• SCORE the victim of a theft or swindle ...colloq.
SWINDLE - verbs
• ACE OUT to fool someone; to swindle someone ...1933 US sl.
• BAMFOOZLE to fool or swindle; to confuse ...1851 Amer. dial.
• BEAT to cheat; to swindle; to bilk; to trick ...1849 Amer. sl.
• BEAT ONE'S WAY to get along by sponging, cheating, or swindling ...1873 Amer. sl.
• BEAT SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to swindle, to cheat ...1849 US sl.
• BUNCO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
• BUNKO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
• BURN to swindle, to cheat ...1808 sl.
• CALDEE(S) to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CARVE SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1933 Brit. sl.
• CARVE UP to swindle an accomplice out of a share ...1937 UK sl.
• CHALDEE to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CHISEL to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1808 sl.
• CHIZZLE to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1858 Amer. sl.
• CLIP to swindle; to rob, to steal ...E20 sl., orig. US
• CUT INTO to approach someone and draw them into a swindle; to introduce someone to something ...1940 US sl.
• DAISY BEAT to cheat, to swindle ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DIDDLE to swindle, to deceive; to cheat; generally denotes petty cheating ...1806 sl., chiefly Brit.
• DO to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1641
• DO A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• DUD to fool or deceive; to swindle ...1970 Aust. sl.
• EMPTY to trick, to swindle ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• EUCHRE to defeat; to outwit; to swindle; to cheat, to trick ...1853 Amer. dial.
• FAKE to trick, to fool; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive ...1859 sl.
• FAKE THE DUCK to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.
• FIDDLE to swindle, to cheat ...1604 sl.
• FLAP to rob; to swindle ...Bk1893 thieves' sl.
• FLAP A JAY to swindle a greenhorn; to dupe ...1885 sl.
• FLEECE to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1772 sl.
• GAFF to cheat or defraud; to swindle ...1811 sl.
• GASUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZOOMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMP to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GEZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• GOLD-BRICK to swindle, to cheat ...1902 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GUZZLE to swindle ...1848 Amer. sl.
• GYP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• GYPPO to cheat, to swindle; to exploit for one's labour ...1925 Amer. sl.
• GYPSY to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to dupe, deceive, cheat, swindle; to act in an underhand manner in order to deceive ...1829 Amer. dial.
• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
• HORNSWOGGLE to swindle, to cheat ...1829 sl., orig. US
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• HUSSLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
• HUSTLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
• IKE (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKEY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• JACKET to cheat; to swindle; to betray ...1819 sl.
• JIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• JIPPO to cheat, to swindle ...1920s Amer. sl.
• KIFE to swindle ...1931 US circus and carnival usage
• LACE to swindle ...a1971 US sl.
• LAM to swindle ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LANCE to swindle ...1908 US sl.
• LOSE OUT to be swindled or merely fooled ...L19 Aust. sl.
• MACE to swindle; to defraud; to cheat ...1790 UK sl.
• MAG to cheat by flattery or insincere talk; to swindle ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.
• OKEY-DOKE to swindle, to deceive ...1996 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• PIN to swindle, to cheat ...1934 Aust. sl.
• PLAY ONE FOR A JAY to dupe; to swindle ...Bk1896 sl.
• PULL A FAST ONE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1933 Amer. sl.
• PULL A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• PULL A SWIFTIE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle; to play a deceptive trick ...1945 Aust. sl.
• PULL A SWIFTY to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1960s Amer. & Aust. sl.
• QUEER to impose on, to swindle, to cheat ...1797 sl.
• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet ...1812 sl.
• REAM to swindle, to cheat ...1914 US sl.
• RIM to cheat, to swindle, to defraud; to treat dishonestly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ROGUE to deal dishonestly with; to swindle ...M19
• ROOK to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1590 sl.
• SALT to swindle someone by baiting them ...1950 US sl.
• SCALE to swindle, to cheat; to fail to pay what is owed ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALP ONE FOR A JAY to dupe, to swindle ...1890 sl.
• SCAM to swindle, to cheat ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCREW to swindle, to cheat ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SEW SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1838 sl.
• SHARP 1. to cheat, swindle or trick a person, esp. at cards ...L17 colloq.
2. to obtain by swindling, to steal ...L17 colloq.
• SHAVE to strip a person of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle ...LME now colloq.
• SING in a big store confidence swindle: to provide false information to the intended victim ...1997 sl.
• SKELDER † to swindle, to cheat, to defraud a person; also, to obtain money by cheating ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKIN to cheat or swindle; to strip of clothing or money; to victimize ...1819 Amer. sl.
• SKIN ONE OUT OF HIS EYE TEETH to cheat, to swindle ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK to swindle, to cheat ...1890 sl.
• SNOOKER to trick, to cheat; to swindle ...1900s sl.
• STING to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1905 sl.
• STITCH SOMEONE UP to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1977 Brit. sl.
• STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS to swindle a man of his share of booty ...Bk1904 thieves' sl.
• TAKE to swindle, to cheat, to deceive, to extort money from; to victimize ...M19 sl.
• TAKE DOWN to cheat, to swindle, to rob ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.
• TWO-TIME to swindle, to cheat ...1959 sl.
• UNCLE † to cheat or swindle of something ...a1592
• VERNEUK to cheat, to humbug, to swindle ...1871 S. Afr. sl.
• W to cheat, to swindle ...1900s sl.
• WORK A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• WORK A READY to effect a swindle ...1942 Aust. sl.
• WORK THE MACE to swindle ...M18 sl.
• YENTZ to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1930 US sl.
SWINDLED - adjectives
• SNOOKERED cheated; swindled ...1910s sl.
SWINDLED - verbs
• TAKE A WOODEN NICKEL to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• TAKE WOODEN MONEY to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• WAKE UP to become aware that you are being swindled ...1969 US sl.
SWINDLING - adjectives
• CONY-CATCHING cheating, swindling ...L16 cant
• HAD ON TOAST done, swindled ...1886 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE deceitful, swindling ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• ON THE ABBEY engaged in a swindle involving clergy impersonation ...1992 US sl.
• ON THE FIDDLE engaged in swindling or deception ...1874 sl.
• ON THE HUSTLE engaged in a career of swindling ...1997 US sl.
• ON THE MAKE engaged in theft or swindling ...1868 US criminals' sl.
• SKELDERING † begging, sponging, swindling ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• TAKE-IN deceptive, swindling ...1819
SWINDLING - nouns see SWINDLE
SWING - adjectives
• OFF THE TURN ceasing to swing ...1895 Sc.
SWING - nouns
• GOUNSH a swing ..1939 Amer. dial.
• MERRY-TOTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-TROTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
• REWTAUTER a child's swing; a cradle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• REWTRATTER a child's swing; a cradle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SALLY a swing for children ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SWING - verbs
• BESWING † to swing about; to hang ...1571
• DENGLE to swing, to vibrate, to quiver, to throb, to tingle; to shoot or quiver with pain ...B1900 Sc.
• DING to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-FART to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOUNSH to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LET THE OLD CAT DIE to let a swing come to a standstill by itself ...1881
• QUEAGLE to seesaw; to oscillate; to swing backwards and forwards, crouching down on the heels in a sitting posture ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REW to swing as children do ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A CHILD TO BANBURY CROSS to swing a child up and down on one's foot ...1848
• WALTER † to swing or float to and fro ...c1350
SWINGING - adjectives
• DINGLE-DANGLE swinging loosely to and fro ...L17
SWINGING - nouns
• DINGLE-DANGLE a swinging to and fro; an ornament, etc. that dangles ...E17
SWITCH - nouns
• LARRUP a switch; a whip ...1938 Amer. dial.
SWITZERLAND - nouns
• YODELANIA Switzerland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YODEL LAND Switzerland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SWIVEL - verbs
• SHRIVEL to swivel ...1966 Amer. dial.
SWOLLEN - adjectives
• BAUSON big, fat, unwieldy, swollen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BAWSON big, fat, unwieldy, swollen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BEELT swollen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESTRUT † swollen ...1603
• BESTRUTTED † swollen ...1648
• BLUBBEROUS swollen, protruding: especially said of the lips ...1863
• BOUDEN swollen, inflated ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWDEN swollen, heavy ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWOLLEN - nouns
• OBTUMESCENCE †* a swelling up; swollen condition ...1657
SWOLLEN - verbs
• FALL † of anything heated or swollen: to settle down ...1580
SWOON - adjectives
• FAINTY † faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
SWOON - adverbs
• ALIST † recovering from faintness or decay; used with regard to one recovering from a swoon ...1768 Sc.
SWOON - nouns
• DAWING † recovery from swoon ...1530 obs. exc. Sc.
SWOON - verbs
• DAW † to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
• DAWN † to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate ...1530
• REVERT † to recover from a swoon, or from sickness ...1825 Sc.
• SILE to fall down in a swoon; to faint away ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TALM † to become exhausted; to fail, to tire, to faint, to swoon ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAWM to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SWORD - nouns
• CALIBURN the name of King Arthur's sword ...1297
• CARVING KNIFE a sword ...Bk1890 sl.
• CHEESE TOASTER a bayonet; a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COLD IRON. a sword ...L17 sl.
• FALCHION a broad sword more or less curved with the edge on the convex side; later, a sword of any kind ...1303
• FALL † the downward stroke of a sword, etc. ...1594
• HAGGER something that hacks; a sword ...18C Sc.
• IRON a sword ...1893 Sc.
• IRON-TOOTHPICK a sword ...Bk1896 military sl.
• KNITTING NEEDLE a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LIGHTNING ROD a sword ...1863 US military sl.
• MY GAWD a sword ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PORKER a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• QUEER DEGEN a brass, iron, or steel-hilted sword, with no special ornamentation ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RIPON a sword ...1785 sl.
• RIPPON a sword ...1785 sl.
• SKEWER a sword ...M19 sl.
• TAIL a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• TICKLE-TOBY a sword ...L17 sl.
• TILTER † a rapier or sword ...1688 sl.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOASTER a rapier or sword ...1751
• TOASTING-FORK a rapier or sword ...1861
• TOASTING-IRON a sword ...1595 arch.
• TOOTHPICK a large bowie knife; a sword ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TOWER HILL VINEGAR the swordsman's block (the sword preceded the noose as a means of execution) ...16C sl.
• WAFTER a sword made with a blunt edge for performances, as sword dances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEPIE † a blow as with a sword ...1825 Sc.
SWORD - nouns, person
• TAIL-DRAWER a thief who steals gentlemen's swords from their sides ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
SWORD - verbs
• ABRAID † to draw a sword ...c1000
• ADRAW † to draw out; to draw a sword ...1205
• SKEWER to run through with a sword or other weapon ...1837
SWORDFISH - nouns
• RAPIER-FISH † the swordfish ...1681
SYCOPHANCY, SYCOPHANT - nouns
• FAWNERY † the bearing or tricks of a fawner; flattery, sycophancy ...1661
• TOADYISM the behaviour of a parasite or sycophant; mean and interested servility ...1840
SYCOPHANT - adjectives
• SMARMY in the manner of a sycophant; insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1924 sl.
SYCOPHANT, SYCOPHANTIC - nouns, person
• ABYDOCOMIST a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood ...18C
• ACQUIESCE MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• A.K. a sycophant; an Ass-Kisser ...E20 US sl.
• A-LICKER a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.
• APPLE-POLISHER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• ARSE-CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEL-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.
• ASS-KISSER an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US
• ASS-LICKER a sycophant ...1939 US sl.
• ASS-SUCKER a toady, a sycophant ...1943 US sl.
• ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant ...1967 US sl.
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.
• BACK PATTER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SCRATCHER an obsequious person; a sycophant ...c1900 sl.
• BACK SLAPPER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BOOTLICK a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour ...1849 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICKER a toady; a sycophant ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BROWN-NOSE an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN-NOSER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1950 sl., orig. US military usage
• BUM-SUCKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
• CLAWBACK † a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRAWL a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRAWLER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
• CREEPING JESUS a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.
• CUCKOO a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EGG-SUCKER a sycophant; a flatterer ...20C US colloq.
• FANCY-MAN a favourite or favoured fellow; a best friend; hence, contemptuously, a sycophantic fellow who acts as an informer ...1821 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
• FARTLICKER a low rascal; a sycophant ...18C Brit. sl.
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• FAWNGUEST † a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1592
• FIN FLIPPER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• FOOTLICKER a sycophant
• GAT-CREEPER a sycophant ...1985 S. Afr.
• GLOVER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE-HORN a flatterer, a sycophant; one who seeks to advance in position or in the esteem of others by servility of manner in words or actions and flattery ...1837 Eng. dial.
• GREASER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
• HAIRY-BELLY a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HAIRY-GUTS a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• KISS-ASS a sycophant ...M20 US sl.
• LICK a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ARSE a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ME-LUG a toady, a sycophant ...1990s Irish sl.
• LICKSKILLET a contemptible or detestable person; a sycophant ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LICK-SPITTLE a mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person ...1796
• MITT GLOMMER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NODDER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PAPELARD † a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340
• PLEASE-MAN †* one who tries to please men; an officious or servile person who courts favour; a sycophantic and servile fawner ...1588
• QUEEMER a toady, a sycophant, a fawning person ...1880 Sc.
• SNIFF a sycophant ...1968 US sl.
• SNOT GROVELLER a toady; a sycophant ...Brit. sl.
• SNURGE a tattle-tale, a sycophant ...1930s sl.
• SOAP-CRAWLER a sycophant, a toady ...1887 sl.
• STROKER a flatterer; a sycophant ...1632 sl.
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• TAG-HEELS a tagalong; a sycophant; a parasite; a hanger-on; somebody who always follows along behind; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TIMELING † a time-server ...1563
• TIME-SERVER one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time ...1584
• TIME-TAKER † one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time...1630-56
• TIMIST † one who follows or complies with the humour of the time; a time-server ...a1613
• TOAD-EATER a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1742
• TOADER * a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady ...1842
• TOADY a servile parasite; a sycophant, an interested flatterer; also, a humble dependant ...1826
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
SYCOPHANT - verbs
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEP to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• KATOO to act as a sycophant ...L19 Aust. sl.
• KISS-ASS to curry favour; to act the sycophant ...M20 US sl.
• KISS SOMEONE'S ARSE to behave obsequiously or sycophantically towards ...1749 sl.
• KISS SOMEONE'S ASS to be obsequious or sycophantic towards someone; to curry favour with someone ...1749 sl.
• SMOOCH to act like a sycophant ...20C Aust. sl.
SYCOPHANTIC - adjectives
• ASS-KISSING obsequious, sycophantic ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKING obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1939 Amer. sl.
• BUTTOCK-LICKING obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1921 Amer. sl.
• CLAWBACK † flattering, sycophantic ...1577
• GNATHONIC flattering, deceitful, sycophantic, parasitical ...1637
• OBSEQUIOUS unduly or servilely compliant; ignobly submissive; manifesting or characterized by servile complaisance; fawning, cringing, sycophantic ...1602
• SOAPY insincere in manner; ingratiating, sycophantic, flattering or persuasive ...1854 sl.
• TOAD-EATING sycophantic
SYLLABLE - adjectives
• SESQUIPEDALIAN of words and expressions: of many syllables ...1656
SYMBOL - nouns
• JARGON † a conventional method of writing or conversing by means of symbols otherwise meaningless; a cipher, or other system of characters or signs having an arbitrary meaning; symbolic writing ...1594
• SIMILITUDE † a sign or symbol; the symbolic representation of something ...c1374
SYMBOLIZE - verbs
• BETOKEN † to be a type or emblem of; to typify, to symbolize ...c1175
• SIGNATURIZE † to symbolize, to signify ...1669
• SIMILIZE * to symbolize; to express or describe in similes; to use a simile or comparison ...a1668
SYMBOLIZED - nouns
• SIGNIFICATE that which is signified or symbolized ...c1449
SYMPATHIZE - verbs
• TAKE ON to become attached to; to sympathize with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SYMPATHY - nouns
• CADGING-FACE an expression designed to elicit sympathy ...E19 sl.
• DECEASEFUL CARD a sympathy card ...1967 Amer. dial. Black usage
• NATURALNESS † natural instinct, affection, or sympathy ...1553
• SAIR FACE a pathetic expression assumed to elicit sympathy ...1964 Sc.
• SOB STORY an account intended to evoke a sympathetic response ...1913
• TEAR-JERKER a story, film, song, etc. calculated to evoke sadness or sympathy ...1921 sl., orig. US
• VERMONT CHARITY sympathy ...1910s US tramps' sl.
SYMPATHY - interjections
• NAY THEN! an exclamation of wonder, doubt, disappointment, sympathy, or remonstrance ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SHAME! expressing sympathy or pleasure ...S. Afr.
SYNONYM - nouns
• POECILONYM one of various names for the same thing; a different name for the same thing; a synonym ...1889
SYPHILIS - see VENEREAL DISEASE
SYRIAN - nouns, person
• CAMEL-CHASER (derogatory) a Syrian or Indian, or any form of Arab from the Middle East ...1960s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL JOCKEY (derogatory) a Syrian ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL RIDER (derogatory) a Syrian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MUSHE a Syrian or a Chinese ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• SAND SCRATCHER (derogatory) a Syrian; an Indian ...2000s US sl.
SYRINGE - nouns
• BANGER a hypodermic needle and syringe ...1986 sl.
• BAY STATE any standard medical syringe ...1973 US drugs sl.
• GAFFUS a hypodermic syringe and needle, esp. when improvised ...1967 US sl.
• SCOOT a squirt, a syringe; a pea-shooter, a popgun ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOOTER a squirt; a syringe ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOOT-GUN a syringe ...1824 Sc.
• VIOLIN a hypodermic syringe ...1980s Aust. drugs & prison sl.
SYRUP - nouns
• ALAMAGOOZLUM maple syrup made by melting down the sugar ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LARRUP syrup, molasses ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LARRUPY-DOPE syrup, molasses ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LICK syrup, molasses ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWEETENING liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. nautical usage
• TREE MOLASSES maple syrup ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TREE-SUGAR SWEETENING maple sugar or syrup ...1937 Amer. dial.
• TREE SWEETENING maple sugar or syrup ...1893 Amer. dial.
• ZIP syrup, molasses ...1905 Amer. dial.
• CAB a sticky mass; anything dirty, wet, or clammy; a cold sweat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• FUNK sweat generated during sex, dancing, general body odour ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• HADDER a state of perspiration; sweat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HEAT-DROPS drops of sweat ...1887
• LILLYDEW a perspiration, sweat; an excitement ...1854 Eng. dial.
• MALT sweat; great heat ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• MUCK anything nasty, as dirt, mud, sweat, feces, etc. ...13C
• MUCK-SWEAT a very nasty, sweaty state; perspiration; orig. and properly if dust or dirt has accrued ...c1830 Brit. colloq.
• MUCK-WASH a nasty, sweaty state ...19C Brit. colloq.
• SHVITZ to sweat ...20C sl.
• SUDORIFICATION †* sweat, perspiration ...1708
• THOW perspiration; a profuse sweat ...1838 Sc.
• TOIL-DROP a drop of sweat caused by toil ...1805
SWEAT - verbs
• BLEED to sweat heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• EXPIRE to perspire, to sweat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PERSPIRATE * to perspire; to sweat ...1822
• RASH OUT to break out in a sweat; generally applied to horses ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SUDATE † to sweat, to perspire ...1599
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT A COUNTY ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER GOING TO ELECTION to be tired, sweaty, and out of breath ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER IN CHURCH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER ON ELECTION DAY to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER PREACHER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A NIGGER TRYING TO TELL THE TRUTH to sweat copiously ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A STUCK PIG to sweat profusely ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE A TIGER to sweat profusely ...1852 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT LIKE BLUE HEAVEN to sweat heavily ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SWEAT WORSE THAN A NIGGER AT ELECTION to sweat copiously ...1906 Amer. dial.
SWEATING, SWEATY - adjectives
• BESWEAT † covered with sweat ...c1205
• BLEEDING IT OUT sweating heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLEEDING TO DEATH sweating very heavily ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A STEW sweating heavily ...L19 sl.
• PUGGY damp and sticky from perspiration; clammy, sweaty, dirty, grimy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SUDATORY * producing or accompanied by sweating ...1597
• SUDORIFICAL †* sweaty, perspiring ...1828
• SUDOROUS * sweaty ...1646
SWEATING - nouns
• SUDARIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1852
• SUDATION † sweating, perspiration ...1599
• SUDATORIUM a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1756-7
• SUDATORY a room in which hot-air or steam baths are taken to produce sweating, a sweating-room ...1615
SWEDE, SWEDISH - nouns, person
• BLOCKHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian...1965 Amer. dial.
• NORSKI a nickname for a Swede ...20C US sl.
• ROUNDHEAD a Swedish person; a Norwegian; a Polish person; a Finnish person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SALVE-EATER (derogatory) an immigrant from northern Europe, esp. a Swede ...L19 US sl.
SWEDISH - adjectives
• SUECO-GOTHIC Swedish ...1824
• SUIOGOTHIC Swedish ...1759
SWEDISH - nouns
• SUIOGOTHIC the (Old and Middle) Swedish language ...1759
SWEEP - verbs
• ANALT to sweep ...L19 tinkers' usage
• BESOM † 1. to sweep with force or violence ...a1400
2. to sweep ...1791
• DIGHT to prepare, to put in order, to tidy, to clean; to sweep, to dust ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAFF † to sweep together ...1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOURGE to sweep with a besom ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• WAFF to set in motion, to sweep, to scatter with a flapping or waving motion ...1844 Sc.
• WING to sweep or brush, esp. using a bird's wing ...1865 Amer. dial.
SWEEPSTAKES - nouns
• CALCUTTA a 'Calcutta sweep' ...1950 Aust. sl.
• CALCUTTA SWEEP(S) a type of sweepstake in which contestants' names are auctioned off ...1914 Aust. sl.
SWEET - adjectives
• ACIDULCIS sour and sweet blended ...1675
• DULCORATE †* endowed with sweetness; sweet; pleasant ...1501
• DULCOROUS †* sweet in taste ...1675
• EAGER-DULCE † acid and sweet ...1548
• EAGER-SWEET † acid and sweet ...1616
• GOO-GOO sweet, sickly ...1900s sl.
• ICKY of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1929 US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-BOO of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• ICKY-POO of food: sticky, sweet, unpleasant ...1920s US sl., chiefly teen usage
• MARMALADE † sweet ...1629
• MARMALADY * resembling marmalade in sweetness ...1602
• MAWKY over-sweet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEEK-TASTED sweet or mild of taste ...1897 Sc.
• NECTARED delicious, sweet or fragrant ...c1595
• ODORAMINOUS †* smelling sweet; fragrant; pertaining to odour ...1656
• ONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• ONOONO delicious, sweet, palatable ...1938 Hawaii
• SUGAR-CANDY sugared, deliciously sweet ...1575
• SUGARISH * sugary, sweet ...c1450
• SUGARY 1. excessively or offensively sweet ...1591
†* 2. fond of sugar or sweet things ...1664
• SWEET AS MIG very sweet ...1825 Eng. dial.
• WALLOWISH-SWEET † so sweet as to cloy; sickly ...1576
• ZUCRISH * sugary, sweet ...c1450
SWEET - nouns
• GLYCYPICRON † something composed of sweet and bitter ...1599
• SUGAR-CANDY something sweet, pleasant, or delicious ...1591
SWEETEN - verbs
• CANDY to sweeten; to render pleasant or palatable; to give a pleasant appearance to ...1592
• DULCESCATE †* to sweeten ...1657
• DULCORATE † to sweeten; to free from acridity ...1566
• EDULCORATE † to sweeten, to make sweet ...1661
• INDULCATE †* to make sweet, to sweeten ...1628
• MELLIFY †* to make honey; to sweeten with honey ...c1420
• NECTARIZE * to sweeten ...1592
• OBDULCORATE †* to sweeten ...1657
SWEETENED - adjectives
• EDULCORATE * softened, sweetened ...1810
SWEET FOODS (candy, lollies, cakes, etc.) - nouns (also see CONFECTIONERY)
• BANQUET † a sweetmeat; a dainty dish; collectively, sweetmeats, dessert ...1534
• BOODLE candy, cake, ice cream, etc. ...Bk2004 Amer. sl. Spanish-American War era
• DANDY-CANDY gaily coloured or ornamental candy ...1846 Eng. dial.
• GOB-STOPPER a very large, hard, usually spherical sweet ...1928 Brit. sl.
• LICK-'N'-LIKE candy on a stick to be licked; a lollipop ...1968 Amer. dial.
• LICKSTICK a lollipop ...1968 Amer. dial.
• METAL sweetmeats ...1864 Anglo-Indian
• NUTTY chocolates and other sweets ...1947 naval sl.
• POGEY BAIT candy and cakes, etc; sweets; nonmilitary food and delicacies carried on field exercises ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGGIE BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGGY BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGIE BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• POGY BAIT 'Pogey Bait' ...1918 WWI & WWII usage
• READING-CANDY a lozenge bearing a sentimental motto in red ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SPICE a term for sweets or candy ...c1970s playground sl.
• SUCCADES sweetmeats of candied fruit or vegetable products ...1463
• SUCKABOB * a sweetmeat that is sucked in the mouth; a lollipop ...1888
• SUCKER a sweet consumed by sucking; a lollipop ...1823 sl., orig. Eng. dial.
• SUCKS sweetmeats ...1858 colloq.
• SUCTION sweetmeats ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUGAR-MEAT † a sweetmeat; confection ...1587
• SUGAR-WORK † confectionery ...1572
• SUKKARKE †* a dainty or sweet ...c1400
• TAFFY a lollipop ...1944 Amer. dial.
• THROOTHERS mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
• THROUGH-OTHERS mixed sweets ...1900 Sc.
SWEET FOODS - nouns, person
• TRAGEMATOPOLIST †* a seller of sweets; a confectioner ...1656
SWEET FOODS - verbs
• HABISHIEHAW to throw sweets in the air for children to pick up ...c1840 Sc.
SWEETHEART - nouns, person
• AMORET † a sweetheart; a lover ...LME
• AMORETTO † a sweetheart; a lover ...L16
• AMOROSA a female lover or sweetheart ...E17
• ANGEL a sweetheart; also, a term of address ...Amer. sl.
• APPLE OF THE EYE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BABE a sweetheart; used as an endearment to either sex ...1890 Amer. sl.
• BABY darling, sweetheart; esp. used in direct address ...1869 Amer. sl.
• BABYCAKES darling, sweetheart; usually in direct address ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BABY-DOLL an attractive young woman; in direct address: darling, sweetheart ...1908 Amer. sl.
• BALL AND CHAIN one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering ...1932 US sl.
• BELAMOUR † a loved one of either sex; a lady love; a sweetheart; a mistress ...1596
• BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BIT OF JAM a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1886 sl.
• BIT OF MUSLIN a sweetheart ...Bk1890 sl.
• BONDY-BUN a sweetheart ...1954 Amer. dial.
• BOOKIE-SUG a sweetheart, a lover ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOOPSIE a sweetheart, a darling ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BUBBY a nickname or a term of address for a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSSY a sweetheart ...1895 Amer. dial.
• CAPTIVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CASE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CHICKADEE a loved one; a sweetheart; a child; a term of endearment ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN a young woman; a sweetheart ...1950 Amer. dial.
• CHICKIE a term of endearment; one's wife or sweetheart ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CREAM IN ONE'S COFFEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOKIE dear, sweetheart; a term of address usually connoting affection ...colloq.
• COOKY a sweetheart ...1930 Amer. sl.
• CRUSH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSHEE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRENT the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CURRENT EXCITEMENT the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover ...1909 Amer. sl.
• DADDY-O a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband; a sweetheart ...1944 US sl.
• DARL' a loved one; a sweetheart ... 1930 sl.
• DARLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEARIE a loved one; a sweetheart ...1681 sl.
• DINKY * a sweetheart ...1908 Amer. dial.
• DOB O' GOODY a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DOLLINK a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOWSABEL † a sweetheart; a lady-love ...1590
• DRUERY † one who is an object of love; a beloved person; a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1315
• DULCINEA the name given by Don Quixote to his mistress in Cervantes' romance; hence, a lady of one's devotion, a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1748
• ENTHUSIASM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EVERYDAY GAL a steady sweetheart ...1972 Amer. dial.
• EX, THE a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EX-HEART a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EXTINGUISHED FLAME a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAIR a man's sweetheart ...1944 Amer. dial.
• FANCY a girlfriend; a mistress; a man's sweetheart ...E19 sl.
• FANCY MAN a man who is fancied; a sweetheart ...a1835
• FANCY-WOMAN a man's sweetheart or mistress ...1812 sl., esp. criminals' usage
• FELLER a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• FELLOW a woman's sweetheart, a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• FLAME a sweetheart, a mistress in keeping; a lover ...E18 sl.
• FLARE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FRIEND a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GAY † a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart ...c1375
• GRUESOME TWOSOME a disliked or unattractive pair of individuals or things; hence, a pair of sweethearts; a couple going steady ...1941 Amer. jocular
• HEADACHE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART BEAT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART FLUTTER a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1982 Amer. sl.
• HEART RAVE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HEART-ROOT † a sweetheart; a beloved or loved one ...1522
• HER EX a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIS EX a former sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HON a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HONEY a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...colloq.
• HONEY BUN a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1895 colloq.
• HONEY BUNCH a person for whom one feels loves or deep affection; sweetheart, darling ...1900 colloq.
• HONEY-BUNNY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT AND HEAVY a passionate sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HUN a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IDOL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• INSOMNIA a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK a male sweetheart ...15C sl.
• JAM a sweetheart; a mistress ...c1880 sl.
• JANE a woman, a sweetheart, a girlfriend ...L19 sl.
• JEWEL a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JIMPLECUTE a sweetheart ...1870 Amer. sl.
• JIMPSECUTE a sweetheart ...1870 Amer. sl.
• LAD a male sweetheart ...1725 Sc.
• LAD AND LASS a pair of sweethearts ...1834 Sc.
• LADDIE a male sweetheart, a boyfriend ...1728 Sc.
• LADY-BIRD a sweetheart; often used as a term of endearment ...1592
• LADY-LOVE a lady who is loved; a sweetheart ...1733
• LASS a lady-love, a sweetheart ...1596
• LATEST ENTHUSIASM the sweetheart of the moment ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• LEMAN a person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart ...c1205 arch.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-EYES a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT-OF-ONE'S-LIFE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOLLIPOP a sweetheart; also, a term of endearment ...1913 Amer. dial.
• LOVE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEE a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVE INTEREST a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOVEY-DOVEY a loved one; a sweetheart ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAID a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN a female sweetheart ...1892 Eng. dial.
• MAIN DISH a steady sweetheart ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MAIN GUY a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN MAN a male sweetheart or lover ...1967 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN NIGGER a favourite male friend; a male sweetheart or lover ...1986 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's most favoured person, usually a lover or most intimate same-sex friend; a close friend; a sweetheart; a favourite sexual partner ...1920s sl., orig. US
• MAIN WHORE a female sweetheart or lover ...1970 Amer. sl., chiefly Black
• MARK a male sweetheart; an admirer ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1753
• MOPSY † a term of endearment; a pretty child; a young girl; a darling, a sweetheart ...1582
• MUFFIN a girl, a sweetheart ...1950s US sl.
• MY MOMMY an affectionate name for a sweetheart ...1970 Amer. dial.
• OAO a person's sweetheart (One And Only) ...1928 students' & services' sl., orig. US
• OLD FLAME a lover or sweetheart ...colloq.
• OLD SHOON a cast-off sweetheart ....Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ONE'S WEAKNESS a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASH a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASHTIME a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PEACH-ORCHARD BEAU a clandestine sweetheart or lover ...1949 Amer. dial.
• PET a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PHYLLIS a country girl; a shepherdess; a rural sweetheart; a common name for such in old romances, pastoral poems, etc. ...1632
• PLAYMATE a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS a dearly beloved or loved one; a sweetheart; a darling ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS HEART a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRECIOUS LAMB a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PROSPECT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PULSE ACCELERATOR a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PULSE UPPERER a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PURPLE PASSION a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• QUEAN a female sweetheart, a lass ...1813 Sc.
• RAG-TIME GIRL a sweetheart; a girl with whom one has a joyous time; a harlot ...1908 sl.
• RASPERRY TART a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl.
• SCHNICKELFRITZ a sweetheart ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SOFT SPOT a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPARE a sweetheart in reserve ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPARE TIRE a sweetheart in reserve ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPRUNNY † a lover, a sweetheart ...1762 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUGAR a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR BABY a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR DADDY a man who provides money, esp. one who supports a clandestine sweetheart or a gold-digger ...1926 Amer. sl.
• SUGAR PIE a dear one, a sweetheart; a term of address ...1930 Amer. sl.
• SWEET DADDY a husband; a sweetheart ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SWEETHEART-DARLIN' a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWEET-HOT a passionate sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWEETIE a term of endearment; a loved one, a sweetheart ...1932 sl.
• SWEET PATOOTIE a sweetheart or wife ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SWEETY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TAB a female sweetheart; one's girl ...E20 Aust. sl.
• TART a sweetheart ...1864 rhyming sl. for 'raspberry tart = sweetheart'
• TIB † a girl or lass; a sweetheart ...1582
• THAT CERTAIN PARTY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• TOM-TART a sweetheart ...Aust. obs. rhyming sl.
• TOOTS darling, sweetheart ...colloq., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE darling, sweetheart ...colloq. chiefly US
• TOOTSY darling, sweetheart ...colloq. chiefly US
• TOOTSY-WOOTSY a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• VOOM-VOOM a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WONDER-WENCH a sweetheart ...1896 Eng. dial.
• YINK a lover; a sweetheart ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YOO-HOO a loved one; a sweetheart ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SWEETHEART - verbs
• BEAT ONE'S TIME to steal someone's sweetheart ...1932 Amer. sl.
SWEETNESS - nouns
• FAINTNESS a sickly taste; excessive sweetness ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SUAVITUDE †* sweetness; gentleness ...1512
SWEET POTATO - nouns
• LONG POTATO a sweet potato ...1808 Amer. dial.
SWELL - verbs
• ABLOW † to puff up, to swell ...c1000
• BEAL † to suppurate, to fester; to cause to swell; to raise the flesh in blisters ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BEELD to swell, to suppurate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELL † 1. to swell up ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
2. to cause to swell or bulge out ...1870
• BELLY to bulge out, to swell out ...1624
• BEPUFF to puff or blow out; to swell; hence, to flatter, to praise greatly ...1843
• BOLDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOULDEN to swell ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BOUND OUT to swell out; to enlarge ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GAGGER to cut or wound deeply with the idea of a ragged edge; to cause to project, swell up ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GATHER HEAD to acquire strength; also, to swell as a festering sore ...1590
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• THRUMP to swell, to thicken ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TO-BELL † to swell exceedingly ...c1200
SWELLED - adjectives
• BAGGIT bulging, swelled out ...1843 Sc.
• BASHY fat, swelled ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BOLDIN swelled ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOULDEN swelled, inflated ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWELLING - adjectives
• BELLYING swelling, bulging out ...a1700
• BOUZY big, swelling, distended; fat, overgrown ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWELLING - nouns
• AMPER an inflamed swelling, a pustule; a varicose vein; matter, pus ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BELLYING a swelling or bulging out ...1662
• BOLGAN a swelling that becomes a boil or pimple ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONK a small swelling on the head caused by a sharp blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOWDING swelling ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUNCH a swelling or protuberance of the skin; a cyst ...1857 Amer. dial.
• ERCLE a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• EVIL an ill, complaint, illness; a swelling on the neck or other local affliction ...1683 Eng. dial.
• FELON a severe inflammation or swelling, usually in a finger or toe and often involving a bone ...1840 Amer. dial.
• FELONY a hard, painful swelling, often on a finger, that seems to come from deep under the skin ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAFF a protuberance or swelling of any kind ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAVE a swelling or rising up; rhythmical rising and falling, as of waves, the breast, etc.; an effort to vomit; a throw ...a1571
• OBTUMESCENCE †* a swelling up; swollen condition ...1657
• RAISING a boil, an abscess, or other swelling ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RISIN' a boil, ulcer, tumour, swelling ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WALE a tumour; a large swelling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SWELLING - verbs
• GO OUT of a swelling: to go down ...1983 Amer. dial.
• UNBOLNE †* of a swelling: to go down; to subside ...a1425
• VAIL † of a swelling: to go down, to subside ...c1450
SWELTER - verbs
• SOULTER † to swelter ...1581
• SULTER † to swelter ...1581
SWELTERING - adjectives
• QUELSTRING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUELTERING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUELTRING of the weather: hot, sultry; sweltering ...1777 Eng. dial.
• QUILSTERING of the weather: sweltering, close, hot, sultry ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SOULTERING † sweltering, sultry ...1581
• SULTERING † sweltering, sultry ...1581
SWERVE - verbs
• BIND to swerve, to turn in a certain direction ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANCELEER to turn aside, to swerve or digress ...a1697
• YEE-YAW to swerve back and forth; to wobble ...1935 Amer. dial.
SWIFT - adjectives
• CELERIPEDEAN † swift-footed, nimble-heeled ...1656
• FEATHER-FOOTED moving silently and swiftly ...1565
• FEATHER-HEELED moving silently and swiftly ...a1600
• HASTIF † speedy, swift ...1382
• HASTIVE † speedy, swift ...1382
• HASTY speedy, quick, expeditious; swift, rapid; sudden ...c1340 arch.
• PERNICIOUS * rapid, swift, quick ...a1656
• RANK having great speed or force; swift; impetuous; violent ...a1225
• SKEET † swift, active ...c1400
• SKELPING swift ...1607 Eng. dial.
• SUDDEN † of persons: swift in action, quick to perform, prompt, expeditious ...1591
• TITE † quick, swift ...c1400
• VELOCIOUS * rapid, swift ...1680
• YERN † swift, rapid; brisk, lively; nimble, active ...a1300
SWIFT - nouns, person
• CELERIPEDEAN † one who is swift-footed ...1623
• DARTER a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly ...1818
• HARE a person likened to a hare in some way, as in swiftness or timidity ...ME
• HAREFOOT a nickname for a swift-footed person ...c1410
• VELOCIPEDE a person who moves swiftly or quickly ...1822
SWIFT - verbs
• BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically ...1913 Amer. sl.
• BIN to move or run swiftly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BINNER to move swiftly, to dash, to rush; to work with noise and energy ...1803 Sc. & N. Ireland
• JACULATE * to dart, to hurl; to dart forward; to move swiftly and suddenly ...1623
• LASH to move swiftly and suddenly; to make a sudden movement, to dash, to rush ...c1330
• SCREEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SCRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SKRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
SWIFTLY - adverbs
• BOOKITY-BOOK quickly, swiftly ...1935 Amer. dial.
• HELL-BENT AND CROOKED in a swift, disorderly, excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE A BIG-ASSED BIRD swiftly ...1945 US sl.
• LIKE A BIRD with swift and easy motion onwards; easily; without resistance, difficulty, or hesitation ...1873
• LIKE OLD BOOTS quickly, swiftly ...1850 sl.
• LIKE THE MILL TAIL O' THUNDER in a swift, disorderly, and excited manner ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LIKE THE MILLTAILS OF HELL in a fast and violent manner, swiftly ...1923 Amer. dial.
• QUICK-FOOT in haste, swiftly ...1891
• QUICK QUIDDER swiftly, quickly ...1866 Sc.
• QUICK-AND-QUIDDER * swiftly, quickly ...1633 Sc.
• QUIDDER swiftly, quickly, esp. of sudden vanishing ...1866 Sc.
• RATHE † denoting rapidity in the performance or completion of an action; quickly, rapidly, swiftly, esp. without delay, promptly, soon ...c825
• RATHELY † quickly, rapidly, swiftly ...a950
• SKEETLY † swiftly; immediately ...a1400-50
• TANTIVY † at full gallop; swiftly, quickly, hastily; headlong ...1641 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TANTWIVY † at full gallop; swiftly; headlong ...1785
• VELOCIOUSLY * rapidly, swiftly ...1680
• YERNE † quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast, briskly, at a great rate ...a1023
SWIFTNESS - nouns
• HASTINESS † quickness, swiftness, rapidity; suddenness ...c1330
• RAPTNESS † swiftness ...1597
SWIG - nouns
• GUZZLE a swig, a gulp ...1920s sl.
SWIM, SWIMMING - adjectives
• NATANT swimming, floating ...1753
• NATATILE †* able to swim ...1721
• NATATIONAL relating to swimming ...1883
• NATATORIAL belonging to swimming ...1816
• NATATORY 1. belonging to swimming ...1836
2. characterized by swimming ...1887
SWIM, SWIMMING - nouns
• AUAU swimming, bathing ...1938 Hawaii
• BOGEY 1. a swim or bath in a creek, waterhole, dam, etc. ...Aust. sl.
2. a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.
• BOGEYHOLE a swimming hole ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB a jump into water with the knees tucked into the chest and the arms clasped about the knees, with the intent of making a large splash, esp. to annoy nearby swimmers ...Aust. sl.
• BUCK BATHING nude swimming ...1931 Amer. dial.
• DARK AND DIM a swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• DIP a short swim ...1843 UK sl.
• LIDO a public open-air swimming pool ...Brit.
• NATATION the act or art of swimming ...1623
• NATATORY † a swimming-bath, a pool ...c1400
• SKINNY-DIP a nude swim ...M20 US colloq.
• WASH-HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1872 Amer. dial.
• WASHING bathing, swimming ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WASHING HOLE an area of comparatively deep water in a stream, used for bathing or swimming; a swimming hole ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WASHUP a swimming hole; a large pool area in a large stream ...1978 Amer. dial.
SWIM, SWIMMER - nouns, person
• FANNY-DUNKER in surfing: a wader or swimmer ...1968 surfing sl.
• ICEBERG anyone who enjoys an early morning swim in the icy ocean waters ...1930s Aust. sl.
• NATATIONIST a swimmer ...1891
SWIM, SWIMMING - verbs
• AUAU to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream ...1938 Hawaii
• BOGEY to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.
• BOGIE to take a bath or swim in a 'bogeyhole' ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB to jump into a pool, waterhole, etc., in a tucked up position so as to create a large splash ...Aust. sl.
• DARK AND DIM to swim ...20C Aust. rhyming sl.
• GO IN WASHING to go swimming ...1861 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY-DIP to swim in the nude ...1966 US colloq.
SWIMWEAR - nouns
• BAGGIES loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers ...1963 Amer sl., orig. surfing usage
• COSSIE a bathing suit ...1915 Aust. colloq.
• COZZIE a swimsuit or pair of swimming trunks ...1926 Aust. sl. n. a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• DICK POINTERS a pair of men's close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks ...2003 Aust. sl.
• DICK POKERS a pair of men's close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks ...2003 Aust. sl.
• RACERS close-fitting nylon swimwear used for competitive swimming ...2003 Aust. sl.
• SPEEDOS tight-fitting male swimming briefs ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TOGS a swimming costume ...Aust, NZ, & Irish
SWINDLE - adjectives
• TRICKSY inclined to swindle or cheat; deceitful, underhanded ...1766
SWINDLE, SWINDLING - nouns (also see confidence trick)
• BAT-FOWLING † swindling, victimizing the simple ...1602 sl.
• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNCO deceit, deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNKO deception, swindling, fraud; a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• CARPET GAME a swindle in which the swindler holds and then steals the wallet of a customer going to see a non-existent prostitute ...1967 US sl.
• CARVE-UP deception, swindling, fraud, often implying an unfair distribution ...1935 Brit. sl.
• CHISEL a method of cheating or swindling ...1941 Amer. sl.
• CON deception, swindling, fraud ...1901 sl., orig. US
• CON GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CON JOB deception, swindling, fraud ...1942 sl., orig. US
• CONY-CATCHING trickery; cheating; swindling ...L16 cant
• CROSS a fraud or swindle ...sl.
• CUNNY-CATCHING trickery, cheating, swindling ...L16 sl.
• DAISY BEAT a cheat or swindle or minor crime ...1889 rhyming sl.
• DAISY CHAIN a confidence swindle where funds from successive victims are used to keep the swindle alive with the earlier victims ...1985 US sl.
• DEAD GIVEAWAY a swindle, a deception ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DEAD-NIP a complete swindle ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• FAKEMENT any act of robbery or swindling ...19C sl.
• FANCY-LAY any form of swindling or robbery ...1910s UK criminals' sl.
• FAST SHUFFLE a swindle; a deceptive act ...1930 US sl.
• FAST STUFF cheating, swindling ...1930s sl.
• FIDDLE deception, swindling, fraud ...1874 sl., orig. US
• FLANKER a trick or swindle, a hoax ...1923 Brit. sl., orig. services' usage
• FLAT-CATCHING swindling ...1821 sl.
• GASUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZOOMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMP deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GEORGIA SCUFFLE a swindle which fails because the intended victim is not smart enough to be swindled ...1992 US sl.
• GEZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GIG a criminal act; a swindle ...20C sl.
• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.
• GYP RACKET swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.
• GYPPERY dishonest activity, swindling ...20C US sl.
• HAVE a swindle ...1805 sl.
• HUSTLE a swindle; a hoax; a get-rich-quick scheme ...1943 sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• INTAKE a cheat, deception, fraud, swindle ...1865 Sc.
• JIG a swindle ...Bk1896 sl.
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MAKE a successful theft or swindle ...1860 sl.
• NOB the game of prick-the-garter, a form of swindling game, in which one pricked a belt with large needle: presumably betting on the odds of hitting a given target ...M18 sl.
• O FOR OCTOBER a swindle worked at races and at country fairs ...c1870 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage
• OLD ARMY GAME, THE any ruthlessly played or unfair gambling game, esp. poker, or the shell game; any swindle ...1890 US sl.
• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
• RACKET a swindle or a means of deception; criminal trickery; hoaxing; a trick, dodge, scheme, game, line of business or action ...1812 sl.
• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.
• RAMP any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices ...1812 sl.
• RAMPING a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud ...1830
• RAMPS a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• READY a swindle; a conspiracy ...L19 Aust. sl.
• READY-UP a swindle, conspiracy, or fraud ...1924 Aust. sl.
• REGULAR SELL a consummate swindle ...1850 colloq.
• RIP-OFF deception, swindling, fraud ...1970 sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SHAVE an act or instance of swindling or extortion; a swindle ...M19 colloq.
• SKEFF a confidence swindle ...1975 Trinidad and Tobago
• SKIN GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.
• SPIEL a swindle or dishonest line of business ...1901 sl.
• STRIKING a robbery, swindle, picking a pocket, or imposition ...1591 sl.
• TAKE a swindle ...1930s Aust. sl.
• TAKE-DOWN a swindle; a deception ...L19 sl.
• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.
• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.
• TWENTIES a swindle featuring a twenty-dollar note ...1952 US sl.
• VERNEUKERY defrauding, swindling ...1896 S. Afr. sl.
• WALKAWAY the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
SWINDLE, SWINDLER - nouns, person
• ABBEY a swindler who impersonates a priest ...1950 US sl.
• ACID MAN a swindler ...1926 sl.
• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• ANGEL an innocent; a prospective victim of a swindle ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BANCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.
• BARNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BAT-FOWLER † a swindler, a sharper who makes victims of the simple or credulous ...1602 sl.
• BEAT ARTIST a swindler ...1971 Amer. police sl.
• BERNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BITE a sharper; a swindler ...1742 sl.
• BLACK-LEG a turf swindler; also, a swindler in other species of gambling ...1771 sl.
• BUNCOER a swindler, a cheat ...1904 US sl.
• BUNCOIST a swindler, a cheat ...1894 US sl.
• BUNCO-STEERER a swindler ...1876 US sl.
• BURGLAR a swindler, a bribe-taker ...1920s US sl.
• BURNER a swindler ...1838 US sl.
• CHISELLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
• CHISLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
• CHIZ a swindler ...1981 US circus & carnival usage
• CLIP ARTIST a petty thief or swindler ...1941 US sl.
• COGGER a sharper, cheat, deceiver, swindler, one who beguiles ...1580
• CONY-DOG one who assists in cheating or swindling ...L17 cant
• CROOK a professional criminal; a swindler or dishonest person ...L19 colloq.
• DADDY at mock raffles, lotteries, etc., the Daddy is an accomplice, most commonly the getter up of the swindle, and in all cases the person that has been previously arranged to win the prize ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• DECOY † a swindler, a sharper; an impostor or 'shark' who lives by his wits at the expense of his dupes ...1618
• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• FAKE a thief; a swindler; a charlatan; a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKER a swindler; a charlatan; a vendor of cheap or worthless articles, esp. on street corners or at fairs; broadly, a crook ...1881 sl.
• FASTIDIOUS COVE a fashionable swindler who poses as a member of the class he deceives ...L19 sl.
• FAWNGUEST † one who robs or swindles another under the guise of friendship ...1602
• FILE an experienced swindler ...1812 sl.
• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
• FOY a swindler ...L16 sl.
• FUNK a cheat, a swindler ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• GALTER a racehorse swindler; a gambler ...1848 UK criminals' sl.
• GAME 'UN a person, esp. a man, living dishonestly, as a burglar, swindler, etc. ...c1840 UK sl.
• GAMER a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1975 sl.
• GAMMONING COVE † a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1828 UK criminals' sl.
• GEE a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.
• GEE-MAN a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1898 sl.
• GIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GIP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler ...1935 Amer. sl.
• GUY a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game; also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.
• GYP (sometimes offensive) a thief or a swindler; one who charges an exorbitant price for goods or services; a cheat; a crook ...1859 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• GYP ARTIST a short-changer or other swindler; a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• GYP MOLL a female swindler ...20C US sl.
• GYPSTER a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• HAWK one who preys on others; a rapacious person; a sharper, swindler, or cheat; one who is keen and grasping ...1548
• INTAKE a swindler, a cheat ...Bk1902 Sc.
• JIG a swindler ...Bk1896 sl.
• JIP a swindler, a cheat; a crook ...1889 Amer. sl.
• JIVE-ASS a swindler ...1964 US sl.
• JOSTLER a petty swindler ...1965 Amer. criminal sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a swindler ...B1900 Can. sl.
• LUGGER in a big store confidence swindle: someone who assigned to provide background ambience, an extra ...1931 US sl.
• MACE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1781 sl.
• MACE-COVE a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1823 sl.
• MACE-GLOAK a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACEMAN a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1859 sl.
• MACER a swindler ...1819 sl.
• MAG a street swindler or thief, esp. one who preys on gullible countrymen ...M19 sl.
• MAGSMAN 1. a street swindler; a confidence man ...1838 sl.
2. an assistant for a street swindler or pickpocket ...M19 sl.
3. the king of the 19th century swindlers, a fashionable swell who appeared as sophisticated a figure as those on whom he preyed ...M19 sl.
• MAN-EATER a swindler ...1920s sl.
• MONEY-DROPPER a swindler who, dropping counterfeit money, gets good change from some 'flat' ...1748 cant
• MURPHY DOG a swindler ...1990s sl.
• OIL MERCHANT a confidence man, a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.
• PIGEON a person easily swindled or tricked, esp. in gaming ...L16 sl.
• RAMP a racecourse swindler; hence, any swindler ...L19 sl.
• RICK a swindler's accomplice planted in a crowd; e.g. to start bidding ...1928 sl.
• SCALER a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SCAMMER a confidence trickster; a swindler ...1970s sl.
• SCAMP a cheat, a swindler ...E19 sl.
• SHARK someone who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others ...1599
• SHARP a swindler; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1797 colloq.
• SHARPER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another; often applied to a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1681 colloq.
• SHARPIE a swindler ...1942 sl., orig. US
• SHARPSTER a person who habitually cheats, swindles, or tricks another, esp. in card games ...M20 colloq., chiefly US
• SHUFFLER a grifter; a con artist; someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SINGER in a confidence swindle: a participant who passes information about the false enterprise to the victim ...1985 US sl.
• SKAMMER a swindler ...1980 sl., orig. US
• SKINNER a cheat, a swindler, a dishonest person ...1887 Amer. dial.
• SLICKSTER a swindler ...1965 US sl.
• SNIDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.
• SNYDE a cheat or swindler ...1919 sl.
• SPIELER a swindler; a fraudulent gambler ...1886 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• TAKE a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE-IN a swindler ...E19 sl.
• TAKER-UP † a member of a gang of swindlers ...1591
• TOUT in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.
• TUG a swindler; a fraudulent card player or other gambler ...1896 Aust. sl.
• TWEEDLER a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.
• TWISTER a swindler or deceitful person ...1897 Brit. sl.
• VERNEUKER a defrauder, a swindler ...1905 S. Afr. sl.
• VERSER † one of a gang of cozeners or swindlers ...c1550 cant
• YACKER a swindler working on a phony investment scam by telephone ...1988 US sl.
• YANK a cheater, a swindler ...M19 sl.
• YANKEE a cheater, a swindler ...M19 sl.
• YAP a petty swindler ...1980s sl.
SWINDLE - nouns, person, victim
• GIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• GYP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• JIP the victim of a swindle ...1914 Amer. sl.
• SCORE the victim of a theft or swindle ...colloq.
SWINDLE - verbs
• ACE OUT to fool someone; to swindle someone ...1933 US sl.
• BAMFOOZLE to fool or swindle; to confuse ...1851 Amer. dial.
• BEAT to cheat; to swindle; to bilk; to trick ...1849 Amer. sl.
• BEAT ONE'S WAY to get along by sponging, cheating, or swindling ...1873 Amer. sl.
• BEAT SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to swindle, to cheat ...1849 US sl.
• BUNCO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
• BUNKO orig. to cheat someone at bunco; to swindle, to cheat ...1875 US sl.
• BURN to swindle, to cheat ...1808 sl.
• CALDEE(S) to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CARVE SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1933 Brit. sl.
• CARVE UP to swindle an accomplice out of a share ...1937 UK sl.
• CHALDEE to trick; to swindle ...M17 sl.
• CHISEL to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1808 sl.
• CHIZZLE to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle ...1858 Amer. sl.
• CLIP to swindle; to rob, to steal ...E20 sl., orig. US
• CUT INTO to approach someone and draw them into a swindle; to introduce someone to something ...1940 US sl.
• DAISY BEAT to cheat, to swindle ...19C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DIDDLE to swindle, to deceive; to cheat; generally denotes petty cheating ...1806 sl., chiefly Brit.
• DO to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1641
• DO A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• DUD to fool or deceive; to swindle ...1970 Aust. sl.
• EMPTY to trick, to swindle ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• EUCHRE to defeat; to outwit; to swindle; to cheat, to trick ...1853 Amer. dial.
• FAKE to trick, to fool; to cheat; to swindle; to deceive ...1859 sl.
• FAKE THE DUCK to adulterate drink; to swindle, to cheat ...c1830 criminals' sl.
• FIDDLE to swindle, to cheat ...1604 sl.
• FLAP to rob; to swindle ...Bk1893 thieves' sl.
• FLAP A JAY to swindle a greenhorn; to dupe ...1885 sl.
• FLEECE to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1772 sl.
• GAFF to cheat or defraud; to swindle ...1811 sl.
• GASUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZOOMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMP to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GEZUMPH to swindle, to cheat ...1928 Brit. sl.
• GIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• GOLD-BRICK to swindle, to cheat ...1902 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• GUZZLE to swindle ...1848 Amer. sl.
• GYP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• GYPPO to cheat, to swindle; to exploit for one's labour ...1925 Amer. sl.
• GYPSY to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• HONEY-FUGGLE to dupe, deceive, cheat, swindle; to act in an underhand manner in order to deceive ...1829 Amer. dial.
• HOOK to snare, to entice, or to swindle a victim; to persuade with deception or flattery; to trick; to defraud ...c1730 Amer. sl.
• HORNSWOGGLE to swindle, to cheat ...1829 sl., orig. US
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• HUSSLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
• HUSTLE to practice swindling or petty theft ...M19 sl.
• IKE (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKEY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• IKY (offensive) to swindle, to cheat ...1932 US sl.
• JACKET to cheat; to swindle; to betray ...1819 sl.
• JIP to cheat; to defraud; to deceive; to charge exorbitantly; to swindle; to renege on one's debts ...1880 Amer. colloq.
• JIPPO to cheat, to swindle ...1920s Amer. sl.
• KIFE to swindle ...1931 US circus and carnival usage
• LACE to swindle ...a1971 US sl.
• LAM to swindle ...L19 Aust. sl.
• LANCE to swindle ...1908 US sl.
• LOSE OUT to be swindled or merely fooled ...L19 Aust. sl.
• MACE to swindle; to defraud; to cheat ...1790 UK sl.
• MAG to cheat by flattery or insincere talk; to swindle ...1859 Amer. criminals' sl.
• OKEY-DOKE to swindle, to deceive ...1996 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• PIN to swindle, to cheat ...1934 Aust. sl.
• PLAY ONE FOR A JAY to dupe; to swindle ...Bk1896 sl.
• PULL A FAST ONE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1933 Amer. sl.
• PULL A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• PULL A SWIFTIE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle; to play a deceptive trick ...1945 Aust. sl.
• PULL A SWIFTY to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1960s Amer. & Aust. sl.
• QUEER to impose on, to swindle, to cheat ...1797 sl.
• RAMP to defraud or swindle; to rob; to force one to pay a pretended bet ...1812 sl.
• REAM to swindle, to cheat ...1914 US sl.
• RIM to cheat, to swindle, to defraud; to treat dishonestly ...1937 Amer. dial.
• ROGUE to deal dishonestly with; to swindle ...M19
• ROOK to swindle, to cheat, esp. to overcharge ...1590 sl.
• SALT to swindle someone by baiting them ...1950 US sl.
• SCALE to swindle, to cheat; to fail to pay what is owed ...1904 Aust. & NZ sl.
• SCALP ONE FOR A JAY to dupe, to swindle ...1890 sl.
• SCAM to swindle, to cheat ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCREW to swindle, to cheat ...1900 sl., chiefly Amer.
• SEW SOMEONE UP to swindle, to cheat ...1838 sl.
• SHARP 1. to cheat, swindle or trick a person, esp. at cards ...L17 colloq.
2. to obtain by swindling, to steal ...L17 colloq.
• SHAVE to strip a person of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle ...LME now colloq.
• SING in a big store confidence swindle: to provide false information to the intended victim ...1997 sl.
• SKELDER † to swindle, to cheat, to defraud a person; also, to obtain money by cheating ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• SKIN to cheat or swindle; to strip of clothing or money; to victimize ...1819 Amer. sl.
• SKIN ONE OUT OF HIS EYE TEETH to cheat, to swindle ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SKUNK to swindle, to cheat ...1890 sl.
• SNOOKER to trick, to cheat; to swindle ...1900s sl.
• STING to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1905 sl.
• STITCH SOMEONE UP to swindle, esp. by overcharging ...1977 Brit. sl.
• STUN OUT OF THE REGULARS to swindle a man of his share of booty ...Bk1904 thieves' sl.
• TAKE to swindle, to cheat, to deceive, to extort money from; to victimize ...M19 sl.
• TAKE DOWN to cheat, to swindle, to rob ...M19 sl., orig. Aust.
• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.
• TWO-TIME to swindle, to cheat ...1959 sl.
• UNCLE † to cheat or swindle of something ...a1592
• VERNEUK to cheat, to humbug, to swindle ...1871 S. Afr. sl.
• W to cheat, to swindle ...1900s sl.
• WORK A FLANKER to trick, to swindle ...1920s sl.
• WORK A READY to effect a swindle ...1942 Aust. sl.
• WORK THE MACE to swindle ...M18 sl.
• YENTZ to swindle, to cheat, to deceive ...1930 US sl.
SWINDLED - adjectives
• SNOOKERED cheated; swindled ...1910s sl.
SWINDLED - verbs
• TAKE A WOODEN NICKEL to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• TAKE WOODEN MONEY to accept gullibly; to be swindled ...1915 sl.
• WAKE UP to become aware that you are being swindled ...1969 US sl.
SWINDLING - adjectives
• CONY-CATCHING cheating, swindling ...L16 cant
• HAD ON TOAST done, swindled ...1886 sl.
• OKEY-DOKE deceitful, swindling ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• ON THE ABBEY engaged in a swindle involving clergy impersonation ...1992 US sl.
• ON THE FIDDLE engaged in swindling or deception ...1874 sl.
• ON THE HUSTLE engaged in a career of swindling ...1997 US sl.
• ON THE MAKE engaged in theft or swindling ...1868 US criminals' sl.
• SKELDERING † begging, sponging, swindling ...1601 cant obs. exc. arch.
• TAKE-IN deceptive, swindling ...1819
SWINDLING - nouns see SWINDLE
SWING - adjectives
• OFF THE TURN ceasing to swing ...1895 Sc.
SWING - nouns
• GOUNSH a swing ..1939 Amer. dial.
• MERRY-TOTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
• MERRY-TROTTER a swing formed of a rope thrown over a beam ...1775 Eng. dial.
• REWTAUTER a child's swing; a cradle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• REWTRATTER a child's swing; a cradle ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SALLY a swing for children ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SWING - verbs
• BESWING † to swing about; to hang ...1571
• DENGLE to swing, to vibrate, to quiver, to throb, to tingle; to shoot or quiver with pain ...B1900 Sc.
• DING to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING-FART to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc. ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOUNSH to swing, to bounce ...1872 Amer. dial.
• LET THE OLD CAT DIE to let a swing come to a standstill by itself ...1881
• QUEAGLE to seesaw; to oscillate; to swing backwards and forwards, crouching down on the heels in a sitting posture ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• REW to swing as children do ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TAKE A CHILD TO BANBURY CROSS to swing a child up and down on one's foot ...1848
• WALTER † to swing or float to and fro ...c1350
SWINGING - adjectives
• DINGLE-DANGLE swinging loosely to and fro ...L17
SWINGING - nouns
• DINGLE-DANGLE a swinging to and fro; an ornament, etc. that dangles ...E17
SWITCH - nouns
• LARRUP a switch; a whip ...1938 Amer. dial.
SWITZERLAND - nouns
• YODELANIA Switzerland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• YODEL LAND Switzerland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
SWIVEL - verbs
• SHRIVEL to swivel ...1966 Amer. dial.
SWOLLEN - adjectives
• BAUSON big, fat, unwieldy, swollen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BAWSON big, fat, unwieldy, swollen ...1796 Eng. dial.
• BEELT swollen ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BESTRUT † swollen ...1603
• BESTRUTTED † swollen ...1648
• BLUBBEROUS swollen, protruding: especially said of the lips ...1863
• BOUDEN swollen, inflated ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOWDEN swollen, heavy ...Bk1911 Sc.
SWOLLEN - nouns
• OBTUMESCENCE †* a swelling up; swollen condition ...1657
SWOLLEN - verbs
• FALL † of anything heated or swollen: to settle down ...1580
SWOON - adjectives
• FAINTY † faint, sickly, languid; later, inclined to swoon ...1530 obs. exc. poetic usage
SWOON - adverbs
• ALIST † recovering from faintness or decay; used with regard to one recovering from a swoon ...1768 Sc.
SWOON - nouns
• DAWING † recovery from swoon ...1530 obs. exc. Sc.
SWOON - verbs
• DAW † to recover from a swoon; to awake from sleep, to arouse ...c1314 obs. exc. Sc.
• DAWN † to arouse or awake from a swoon, to resuscitate ...1530
• REVERT † to recover from a swoon, or from sickness ...1825 Sc.
• SILE to fall down in a swoon; to faint away ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TALM † to become exhausted; to fail, to tire, to faint, to swoon ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TAWM to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TAWM OVER to swoon; to fall from faintness or sickness ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SWORD - nouns
• CALIBURN the name of King Arthur's sword ...1297
• CARVING KNIFE a sword ...Bk1890 sl.
• CHEESE TOASTER a bayonet; a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• COLD IRON. a sword ...L17 sl.
• FALCHION a broad sword more or less curved with the edge on the convex side; later, a sword of any kind ...1303
• FALL † the downward stroke of a sword, etc. ...1594
• HAGGER something that hacks; a sword ...18C Sc.
• IRON a sword ...1893 Sc.
• IRON-TOOTHPICK a sword ...Bk1896 military sl.
• KNITTING NEEDLE a sword ...Amer. World War I sl.
• LIGHTNING ROD a sword ...1863 US military sl.
• MY GAWD a sword ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PORKER a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• QUEER DEGEN a brass, iron, or steel-hilted sword, with no special ornamentation ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RIPON a sword ...1785 sl.
• RIPPON a sword ...1785 sl.
• SKEWER a sword ...M19 sl.
• TAIL a sword ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• TICKLE-TOBY a sword ...L17 sl.
• TILTER † a rapier or sword ...1688 sl.
• TOAD-STABBER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1877 Amer. dial.
• TOAD-STICKER a large knife, sword, or bayonet; now esp. a large folding knife, a pocketknife ...1847 Amer. dial.
• TOASTER a rapier or sword ...1751
• TOASTING-FORK a rapier or sword ...1861
• TOASTING-IRON a sword ...1595 arch.
• TOOTHPICK a large bowie knife; a sword ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TOWER HILL VINEGAR the swordsman's block (the sword preceded the noose as a means of execution) ...16C sl.
• WAFTER a sword made with a blunt edge for performances, as sword dances ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEPIE † a blow as with a sword ...1825 Sc.
SWORD - nouns, person
• TAIL-DRAWER a thief who steals gentlemen's swords from their sides ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
SWORD - verbs
• ABRAID † to draw a sword ...c1000
• ADRAW † to draw out; to draw a sword ...1205
• SKEWER to run through with a sword or other weapon ...1837
SWORDFISH - nouns
• RAPIER-FISH † the swordfish ...1681
SYCOPHANCY, SYCOPHANT - nouns
• FAWNERY † the bearing or tricks of a fawner; flattery, sycophancy ...1661
• TOADYISM the behaviour of a parasite or sycophant; mean and interested servility ...1840
SYCOPHANT - adjectives
• SMARMY in the manner of a sycophant; insincere in manner; ingratiating ...1924 sl.
SYCOPHANT, SYCOPHANTIC - nouns, person
• ABYDOCOMIST a sycophant who boasts of his successes achieved by flattery and falsehood ...18C
• ACQUIESCE MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• A.K. a sycophant; an Ass-Kisser ...E20 US sl.
• A-LICKER a toady; a sycophant ...1990s US sl.
• APPLE-POLISHER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer ...Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• ARSE-CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CRAWLER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEPER a sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEL-CREEPER a sycophant; a toady; hence, a general term of abuse ...L19 sl.
• ARSE-LICKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl.
• ASS-KISSER an obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant ...1766 sl., chiefly US
• ASS-LICKER a sycophant ...1939 US sl.
• ASS-SUCKER a toady, a sycophant ...1943 US sl.
• ASS-WIPE a real jerk; a sycophant ...1967 US sl.
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER a sycophant, a toady ...1977 US sl.
• BACK PATTER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BACK SCRATCHER an obsequious person; a sycophant ...c1900 sl.
• BACK SLAPPER an obsequious person; a sycophant; a flatterer; a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BOOTLICK a flattering, fawning, obsequious person; a toady, a sycophant; one who tries to curry favour ...1849 Amer. dial.
• BOOTLICKER a toady; a sycophant ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BROWN-NOSE an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1938 sl., orig. US military usage
• BROWN-NOSER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1950 sl., orig. US military usage
• BUM-SUCKER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1877 Brit. sl.
• CLAWBACK † a flatterer, sycophant, toady, parasite, wheedler; one who strokes the back ...1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CRAWL a sycophant; a toady ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRAWLER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1892 sl., orig. Aust.
• CREEPING JESUS a sycophantic or servile person, or one who is hypocritically pious ...c1818 sl.
• CUCKOO a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EGG-SUCKER a sycophant; a flatterer ...20C US colloq.
• FANCY-MAN a favourite or favoured fellow; a best friend; hence, contemptuously, a sycophantic fellow who acts as an informer ...1821 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage
• FARTLICKER a low rascal; a sycophant ...18C Brit. sl.
• FART-SUCKER a vile parasite. a toady, a sycophant ...a1890 Amer. sl.
• FAWNGUEST † a fawning parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1592
• FIN FLIPPER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• FOOTLICKER a sycophant
• GAT-CREEPER a sycophant ...1985 S. Afr.
• GLOVER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GREASE-HORN a flatterer, a sycophant; one who seeks to advance in position or in the esteem of others by servility of manner in words or actions and flattery ...1837 Eng. dial.
• GREASER an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant ...1900 sl.
• HAIRY-BELLY a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HAIRY-GUTS a sycophant, a toady ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HEEL-LICKER one who curries favour, a toady, a sycophant ...1960 Amer. dial.
• KISS-ASS a sycophant ...M20 US sl.
• LICK a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ARSE a toady, a sycophant ...1970s sl., orig. US
• LICK-ME-LUG a toady, a sycophant ...1990s Irish sl.
• LICKSKILLET a contemptible or detestable person; a sycophant ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LICK-SPITTLE a mean or abject parasite, sycophant, or toady; a servile flatterer; a contemptible, detestable, or fawning person ...1796
• MITT GLOMMER a 'handshaker'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NODDER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PAPELARD † a flattering parasite; a hypocrite; a sycophant ...1340
• PLEASE-MAN †* one who tries to please men; an officious or servile person who courts favour; a sycophantic and servile fawner ...1588
• QUEEMER a toady, a sycophant, a fawning person ...1880 Sc.
• SNIFF a sycophant ...1968 US sl.
• SNOT GROVELLER a toady; a sycophant ...Brit. sl.
• SNURGE a tattle-tale, a sycophant ...1930s sl.
• SOAP-CRAWLER a sycophant, a toady ...1887 sl.
• STROKER a flatterer; a sycophant ...1632 sl.
• SUCK an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a schoolchild who curries favour with teachers ...1900 sl.
• TAG-HEELS a tagalong; a sycophant; a parasite; a hanger-on; somebody who always follows along behind; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TIMELING † a time-server ...1563
• TIME-SERVER one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time ...1584
• TIME-TAKER † one who adapts his conduct to the time or season; usually, one who on grounds of self-interest shapes his conduct in conformity to the views that are in favour at the time...1630-56
• TIMIST † one who follows or complies with the humour of the time; a time-server ...a1613
• TOAD-EATER a fawning flatterer; a parasite, a sycophant, a toady ...1742
• TOADER * a servile flatterer, a sycophant, a parasite, a toady ...1842
• TOADY a servile parasite; a sycophant, an interested flatterer; also, a humble dependant ...1826
• YAH-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YEA-MAN a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• YESSER a 'yes-man'; a sycophant, a toady ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
SYCOPHANT - verbs
• ARSEHOLE CRAWL to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant ...L19 sl.
• ARSEHOLE CREEP to grovel unashamedly; to play the sycophant; to toady ...L19 sl.
• KATOO to act as a sycophant ...L19 Aust. sl.
• KISS-ASS to curry favour; to act the sycophant ...M20 US sl.
• KISS SOMEONE'S ARSE to behave obsequiously or sycophantically towards ...1749 sl.
• KISS SOMEONE'S ASS to be obsequious or sycophantic towards someone; to curry favour with someone ...1749 sl.
• SMOOCH to act like a sycophant ...20C Aust. sl.
SYCOPHANTIC - adjectives
• ASS-KISSING obsequious, sycophantic ...1952 Amer. sl.
• ASS-LICKING obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1939 Amer. sl.
• BUTTOCK-LICKING obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned ...1921 Amer. sl.
• CLAWBACK † flattering, sycophantic ...1577
• GNATHONIC flattering, deceitful, sycophantic, parasitical ...1637
• OBSEQUIOUS unduly or servilely compliant; ignobly submissive; manifesting or characterized by servile complaisance; fawning, cringing, sycophantic ...1602
• SOAPY insincere in manner; ingratiating, sycophantic, flattering or persuasive ...1854 sl.
• TOAD-EATING sycophantic
SYLLABLE - adjectives
• SESQUIPEDALIAN of words and expressions: of many syllables ...1656
SYMBOL - nouns
• JARGON † a conventional method of writing or conversing by means of symbols otherwise meaningless; a cipher, or other system of characters or signs having an arbitrary meaning; symbolic writing ...1594
• SIMILITUDE † a sign or symbol; the symbolic representation of something ...c1374
SYMBOLIZE - verbs
• BETOKEN † to be a type or emblem of; to typify, to symbolize ...c1175
• SIGNATURIZE † to symbolize, to signify ...1669
• SIMILIZE * to symbolize; to express or describe in similes; to use a simile or comparison ...a1668
SYMBOLIZED - nouns
• SIGNIFICATE that which is signified or symbolized ...c1449
SYMPATHIZE - verbs
• TAKE ON to become attached to; to sympathize with ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SYMPATHY - nouns
• CADGING-FACE an expression designed to elicit sympathy ...E19 sl.
• DECEASEFUL CARD a sympathy card ...1967 Amer. dial. Black usage
• NATURALNESS † natural instinct, affection, or sympathy ...1553
• SAIR FACE a pathetic expression assumed to elicit sympathy ...1964 Sc.
• SOB STORY an account intended to evoke a sympathetic response ...1913
• TEAR-JERKER a story, film, song, etc. calculated to evoke sadness or sympathy ...1921 sl., orig. US
• VERMONT CHARITY sympathy ...1910s US tramps' sl.
SYMPATHY - interjections
• NAY THEN! an exclamation of wonder, doubt, disappointment, sympathy, or remonstrance ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SHAME! expressing sympathy or pleasure ...S. Afr.
SYNONYM - nouns
• POECILONYM one of various names for the same thing; a different name for the same thing; a synonym ...1889
SYPHILIS - see VENEREAL DISEASE
SYRIAN - nouns, person
• CAMEL-CHASER (derogatory) a Syrian or Indian, or any form of Arab from the Middle East ...1960s sl., orig. US
• CAMEL JOCKEY (derogatory) a Syrian ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CAMEL RIDER (derogatory) a Syrian ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MUSHE a Syrian or a Chinese ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• SAND SCRATCHER (derogatory) a Syrian; an Indian ...2000s US sl.
SYRINGE - nouns
• BANGER a hypodermic needle and syringe ...1986 sl.
• BAY STATE any standard medical syringe ...1973 US drugs sl.
• GAFFUS a hypodermic syringe and needle, esp. when improvised ...1967 US sl.
• SCOOT a squirt, a syringe; a pea-shooter, a popgun ...1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOOTER a squirt; a syringe ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOOT-GUN a syringe ...1824 Sc.
• VIOLIN a hypodermic syringe ...1980s Aust. drugs & prison sl.
SYRUP - nouns
• ALAMAGOOZLUM maple syrup made by melting down the sugar ...1895 Amer. dial.
• GOOGLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• GOOZLUM a viscous food, such as a sauce, gravy, syrup, molasses ...1911 Amer. dial.
• LARRUP syrup, molasses ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LARRUPY-DOPE syrup, molasses ...1904 Amer. dial.
• LICK syrup, molasses ...1893 Amer. dial.
• LONG SWEETENING liquid sweetening as contrasted to sugar, such as molasses, syrup, and honey ...1714 Amer. nautical usage
• TREE MOLASSES maple syrup ...1859 Amer. dial.
• TREE-SUGAR SWEETENING maple sugar or syrup ...1937 Amer. dial.
• TREE SWEETENING maple sugar or syrup ...1893 Amer. dial.
• ZIP syrup, molasses ...1905 Amer. dial.