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UNDERSTAND - UNEXPLORED
UNDERSTAND - adjectives
• UNBESOTTED able to understand, wise ...1875
UNDERSTAND - nouns, person
• HARD NUT TO CRACK, A a person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know ...Aust. sl.
UNDERSTAND - verbs
• ACE IN to understand ...Amer. sl.
• BE JERRY TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1908 US sl.
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BIC to understand ...1980 US military in Vietnam usage
• BOTTLE TOP to catch, gain, or understand something ...1974 UK rhyming sl. on 'cop'
• CAPISH to understand, to comprehend ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CARVE SOMEONE'S KNOB to make someone understand ...1953 US sl.
• CATCH ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CATCH ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CATCH THE WIND OF THE WORD to quickly understand the meaning of what is said, to catch on ...B1900 Irish
• CLICK to suddenly understand ...1939 sl.
• COME A TUMBLE to detect something; to understand something ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'rumble'
• COP to understand, to 'get' ...1940s US Black sl.
• COTTON ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• COTTON ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• DROP TO IT to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1819 sl.
• EARWIG to understand ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'twig'
• EDZACT to reason out; also, to understand fully ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY to understand, to comprehend ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FAIL to fail to understand, to be unable to understand ...1980s US campus sl.
• FATHOM to get to the bottom of; to thoroughly understand ...1625
• FERSTEH to understand ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GET to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1907 sl.
• GET A HANDLE ON SOMETHING to acquire the means of understanding or of forming an opinion about something ...1972 sl., orig. US
• GET NEXT TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 US sl.
• GET THE PICTURE to understand, to grasp a situation ...1938 sl.
• GET WISE to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 sl., orig. US
• GET WISE TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 sl., orig. US
• GET WITH IT to understand ...1950s Amer. sl.
• GET YOUR ARMS AROUND to grasp the meaning of ...1989 US sl.
• HACK to understand ...1970s US sl.
• HARKEN to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
• HAVE to understand, to comprehend; to have a knowledge of ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent; to have sense ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE IT COVERED to understand a person and accept their position ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• HAVE ONE'S NUMBER to understand a person's real motives, character, etc. ...1853 sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE TAPED to completely understand someone ...1914 sl.
• HEAR to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
• HITCH ON to understand ...1885 Amer. sl.
• INSENSE 1. to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INTAKE to understand, to comprehend, to 'take in' ...1886 Eng. dial.
• JERRY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1894 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• KEN to know, to understand, to perceive a fact, etc.; to be aware of ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW THE SCORE to understand, to grasp the essentials of the present situation ...1938 sl.
• LATCH to understand ...1938 US sl.
• LATCH ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1962 sl.
• LATCH ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1962 sl.
• MAKE NEITHER END-LANG NOR SIDE OF to make nothing of, to not understand or comprehend ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER END NOR SIDE OF to make nothing of, to fail to understand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER MANE NOR TAIL OF A THING to make neither head nor tail of it; to not understand ...1894 Sc.
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to realize, to see and understand ...1960s sl.
• OLIVER to understand ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'tumble' ('Oliver Cromwell)
• OLIVER CROMWELL to understand ...20C rhyming sl. for 'tumble'
• ONFANG † to take with the mind; to conceive or understand in a particular way ...c1200
• READ to understand, to perceive, to comprehend fully; to estimate truly ...1867 Eng. dial.
• READ LIKE A BOOK to understand one's thoughts, motives, etc....1844 sl.
• RIDDLE to explain, to solve, to understand ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SABE to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVEE to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SAVEY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SAVEZ to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVVEY to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVVY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SCAVEY to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SIGHT to understand ...1980 Bahamas
• SKILL † to understand, to comprehend ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUBINTELLECT to supply in thought; to understand ...1811-31 rare
• SUSS to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1966 Brit. sl.
• SUSS OUT to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1966 Brit. sl.
• TAKE to understand ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAKE A DROP TO to realize, to understand ...L19 sl.
• TAKE A JERRY TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE IN to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIPPLE to appreciate; to understand; to work out ...1990s sl.
• TUMBLE TO to grasp the meaning or hidden implications of an idea, circumstance, etc. ...1846 sl.
• TUMBLE TO THE RACKET to understand; to perceive; to comprehend; to get accustomed to a thing ...1883 Eng. dial.
• TWIG to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1815 sl.
• UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE to understand comprehensively, to detect, to suspect ...L19 sl.
• UNDERCOMESTUMBLE to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMESTUMBLE to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERCUMFUND to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTAND. to understand ...1836 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDERDIG to understand fully ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNDERFIND † to perceive, to understand ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTUMBLE to understand ...M19 sl.
• VIOLET CRUMBLE to understand ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'tumble'
• WISE UP to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WISE UP TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WRAP UP to thoroughly understand ...World War II Aust. Air Force usage
UNDERSTAND - interjections & phrases
• COMPY? do you understand? ...1947 US
• DO YOU DIG ME? do you understand? ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DO YOU OLIVER? do you understand? ...L18 rhyming sl. (Oliver Cromwell on 'tumble' to understand)
• DO YOU SAVVY? do you understand ...L18
• I HEAR YOU an emphatic way of saying I understand, 'yes' ...1930s sl.
• ILL TO FOLLOW difficult to understand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• IT BEATS ME I don't understand ...1882 sl.
• JENNY SASS PASS I do not understand; (French 'je ne sais pas') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JENNY'S PA I do not understand; (French 'je ne sais pas') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED LOUD AND CLEAR I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• SAVVY? do you understand ...L18
• YOU LOST ME I don't understand what you've said ...1962 sl.
UNDERSTANDING - adjectives
• NOWHERE incapable of understanding ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PERCEIVANT †* perceiving, observant, observing, understanding ...c1400
• SACKY imbecile, deficient in understanding ...1854 Eng. dial.
• ZACKY imbecile, deficient in understanding ...1854 Eng. dial.
• UNACUTE lacking understanding ...1775
UNDERSTANDING - adverbs
• SKILLWISELY † reasonably; rationally; with understanding ...a1300
UNDERSTANDING - nouns
• CLOSED BOOK a thing of which one has no understanding
• FANG mental grasp, understanding; the 'hang' of a thing ...1951 Sc.
• HAYSTACK AGREEMENT a secret understanding ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-PIECE the head, as seat of the intellect; brain, understanding, intellect ...1588
• INTELLECTUALS. intellect, understanding, mental capacity ...1714 Sc.
• PERCEIT †* perception, understanding, comprehension ...1399
• RECKONING comprehension, understanding, knowledge ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SABBE understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SABBY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SABE understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAPIENCE wisdom, understanding ...a1300
• SAVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVV understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVVY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SCAVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKILL knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
• SUBINTELLECTION the act of supplying in thought ...1624
UNDERSTANDING - verbs
• DEAL THE BANK to settle a dispute; to come to an understanding ...B1900 Sc.
• DING IN TO SOMEONE to repeat till understood, to force into the understanding ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAG-END to have only a partial or muddled understanding of something that has been said ...c1955 sl.
• FASTEN ON to come to a binding understanding or agreement ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent ...c1660 colloq.
UNDERSTANDING - phrases
• BEYOND ONE'S DEPTH beyond the range of one's competence or understanding
• OUT OF ONE'S DEPTH beyond the range of one's competence or understanding
UNDERSTOOD - adjectives
• FAMILIAR † homely, plain; hence, easily understood ...1529
• INTERPRETATE †* interpreted, understood ...1526
UNDERSTOOD - adverbs
• RENABLE fluently, easily to be understood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
UNDERTAKE - verbs
• ATTACK to undertake ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW to undertake too much, to be too ambitious ...1878 orig. US
• CHEW to undertake and carry through a job, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANG † to promise, to resolve, to undertake ...c1175
• HAVE TWO HARES AFOOT † to undertake too many things ...1658-9
• ONFANG † to undertake ...971
• RAP AT A VENTURE to embark upon an undertaking; to do it expeditiously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RUN AFTER TWO HARES to undertake too many things ...17C
• TAKE THROUGH HANDS to undertake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERTAKER - adjectives
• IN COLD STORAGE on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON ICE on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE COOLING BOARD on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
UNDERTAKER - nouns
• BLACK WORK undertakers' work ...1859
• COLD COOKSHOP an undertaker's premises ...c1830 sl.
• COLD COOK'S SHOP an undertaker's premises ...c1830 sl.
UNDERTAKER - nouns, person
• BLACKMASTER a funeral furnisher, an undertaker ...1901
• CARRION-HUNTER an undertaker ...L18 Brit. sl.
• COLD COOK an undertaker ...1720s sl.
• DEATH-HUNTER an undertaker ...L18 sl.
UNDERTAKER - verbs
• DO A JOB to perform the job of undertaker ...19C Brit. euphemism
UNDERTAKING - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• BEGINNING † an undertaking ...1481
UNDERTAKING - phrases
• EVERY KNIFE OF HIS'N HAS A GOLDEN HAFT everything he undertakes turns out well ... Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERTONE - adjectives
• SUMMISS †* spoken in an undertone, or a soft, gentle voice ...a1734
UNDERVALUE - verbs
• DECLINE † to undervalue, to disparage, to depreciate ...1509 obs.
• LACK to dispraise, to slight, to undervalue; to malign, to calumniate ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDER-RECKON to undervalue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERWEAR, UNDERGARMENTS - nouns
• ABC'S underwear ...1949 US sl.
• ALABAMA WOOL cotton clothing, esp. underwear ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ALANS knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl. (Alan Whickers)
• ALAN WHICKERS knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL-OVERS long underwear ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ARTICLES breeches, trousers; a suit of clothes; possibly also underwear ...1780 cant
• ATWOOD a 'wedgie' in one's underwear ...20C Can. teen & high school sl.
• BALL-LAP a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
• BALLS UP a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
• BALL UP a man's underwear flap; the front or flap of the breeches ...17C Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLANKET DRAWERS long handled underwear about of the same itchiness and same thickness as a horse blanket ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• BOOBADS ads for bras and other female undergarments ...Bk1998 sl.
• BODY LINEN underclothing ...a1883 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHES underwear ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BULLY-WOOLLIES long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BVDs underwear, esp. long underwear ...1920s Amer. sl.
• CACKERSARNIE the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position ...1980s UK sl., chiefly schoolboys' usage
• CACKS knickers ...1980s sl.
• CAM a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CAMI a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CAMI-KNICKS an undergarment that combines camisole and knickers ...1930s sl.
• CAMMY a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CHECKING pulling down another's outerwear boxer shorts from behind as a surprise ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CHUDDIES underpants ...1996 UK sl.
• CLOUT a woman's underclothes ...19C Brit.
• DACKS a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAINTIES women's panties, knickers ...1972 euphemism
• DAKS a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO AND DARE underpants; any underclothing ...20C rhyming sl. for 'underwear'
• EARLY DOORS underpants, woman's underpants ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• EDDIE GRUNDIES underwear ...2002 UK sl.
• FALSIE a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1943 Amer. sl.
• FALSY a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FAULDINGS † the nether garments; 'that part of dress with involves the posteriors" ...1832 Sc.
• FIG LEAF men's very brief underwear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FISHBITE the act of lifting a person (from behind) by the belt, belt buckles, top of the underwear, the seat of the pants; a wedgie ...1988 Amer. dial.
• FLOPPER-STOPPER a brassiere ...20C Aust. sl.
• FRILLERY women’s underclothing ...c1888 colloq.
• FRILLIES women’s underclothing ...c1870 colloq.
• G a G-string ...2000s US sl.
• GANDIES underwear ...1970 US sl.
• GAY DECEIVERS a padded bra or a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GOURD HANDLES men's long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GUSSIES women's lace panties ...1954 sl.
• HAM-BAGS women's underpants ...19C Brit. colloq.
• HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere ...20C US sl.
• HANDLEBARS men's long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SKINS lightweight underwear ...1957 Amer. logging usage
• INSIDE-CLOTHES underclothing ...1897 Sc.
• JEBERDEES men's undershorts ...1965-70 Amer. dial.
• KAKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KECKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KEKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KEX knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• LIFTER a wedgie in one's underwear ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LINEN underwear ...19C
• LONG-BARREL UNDERWEAR men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLES long underwear, long johns ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLE UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HORNED UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORNS long underwear, long johns ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONGIES long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG JEANS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS underpants with long legs ...1943 sl.
• LONG-LEG DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG LEGS long underwear; long johns ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGS men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MAGGIE MOORES underpants ...E20 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• MAGGIES women's underpants ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers (Maggie Moores)
• MARVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MELVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground; a wedgie ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MOLLIES men's long underwear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONTEZUMAS bloomers ...20C rhyming sl.
• NEATHIE-SET female underwear ...E20 Brit. sl.
• NETHER GARMENTS underwear ...19C euphemism
• NIXIES a female undergarment with a cut-out crotch permitting vaginal sex while otherwise clothed ...1978 US sl.
• NUT-CHOKERS men's underpants ...1971 Aust. sl.
• PANTER underwear ...1940s sl.
• PANTEYS women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
• PANTIES 1. women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
2. the underwear worn by a prison homosexual ...1970s US prison & homosexual sl.
• PASSION-KILLERS sturdy, practical, and unromantic ladies' knickers; orig. those issued to female service personnel ...1943 sl.
• POPPY SHOW an inadvertent display of one's underclothes, orig. those made of red or brown flannel ...L19 sl.
• PULL-ONS women's underpants of the type that pull on and need no tying ...20C Brit. & US colloq.
• RAMMIES knickers ...1950s sl.
• RED JEANS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCANTIES very brief underpants, esp. for women ...1920s sl., orig. US
• SCANTING tugging the victim's underwear upwards, in order to give them a painful shock ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANTS underwear ...1970s UK juvenile sl.
• SCIVVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCOOTER TRACKS faecal stains in underwear ...1989 US sl.
• SELDOM SEE underwear ...1920s US sl.
• SHIMMY a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHIMMY-SHIRT a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SHIMMY-TAIL a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SHIMNEY a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SHORT HANDLES. men's short underwear ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SILKIES silk female underwear ...1986 US sl.
• SKIDDIES 1. underpants ...1995 UK sl.
2. faecal marks in underwear ...1999 UK sl.
• SKIDS underpants ...1996 UK sl.
• SKIMPIES women's short underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SMALLS underwear ...1943 Brit. sl.
• SNOW underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying ...E19 tramps' sl.
• SNOW-BIRDING stealing washing, usually women's underwear from clothes-lines ...1970s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SNOW-DROPPING the stealing of washing, usually women's underwear, from unguarded clothes-lines ...M19 Aust./UK/criminal sl.
• SNUGGIES women's underwear ...1970s US college sl.
• TACO the act of lifting a person (from behind) by the belt, belt buckles, top of the underwear, or the seat of the pants ...1989 Amer. dial.
• TIT-BAG a brassiere ...20C sl.
• TIT-HAMMOCK a brassiere ...E20 Brit. sl.
• TROLLEYS women's underpants ...1934 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolgirls' usage
• TROLLIES women's underpants ...1934 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolgirls' usage
• U.B.S. underwear, usually female (UnderBodies) ...1970s US campus sl.
• UNCLE MELVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• UNDERBODY an undergarment for a woman or child ...1863 Amer. dial.
• UNDERCHUNDERS underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERCRACKERS underpants ...1997 UK sl.
• UNDERDAKS underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERDUNGERS underpants ...1981 NZ sl.
• UNDERFUG an undervest; also, underpants ...1924 Brit. public schools' sl.
• UNDERFUGS underpants ...1910s sl.
• UNDERGARMENTS underwear; the clothing worn next to the skin ...M19 sl.
• UNDERS underpants ...20C US sl.
• UNDERTHINGS women's underwear, esp. underpants ...M20 euphemism
• UNDIES women's underpants ...1906 sl.
• UNHINTABLES women's underwear ...20C US sl.
• UNIONALLS long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UNIONHALLS long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UNIONS long underwear ...1909 Amer. dial.
• UNMENTIONABLES women's underpants ...E20 US sl.
• UNUTTERABLES women's underwear ...20C US sl.
• UNWHISPERABLES women's undergarments ...20C US sl.
• U-TROU men's underpants ...20C US sl.
• U-WEAR men's underpants ...20C US sl.
• WHEREABOUTS 'wear-abouts'; men's underpants ...E20 Aust. sl.
• WILMA a prank involving the abrupt and rough yanking upwards of someone's belt loop, belt buckle, underwear top, or seat of the pants so that the victim's underwear becomes wedged between the buttocks; a wedgie ...1989 Amer. dial.
• WINTER WOOLLIES warm underwear (not necessarily made of wool) ...1926 sl.
• WOOLIES long woollen underwear ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WOOLLIES long woollen underwear ...1930 Amer. dial.
UNDERWEAR - verbs
• TAKE DOWN SOMEONE'S PARTICULARS of a man: to remove a woman's underwear ...1920s sl.
UNDERWEAR - phrases
• FATHER LOVES YOU BEST used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A LETTER IN THE POST OFFICE used to indicate that there is a hole in one's trousers or that one's underwear is showing ...1855 Amer. dial.
• YOU LIKE YOUR FATHER BEST used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YOUR FATHER IS THINKING OF YOU used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YOUR FATHER LIKES YOU BETTER THAN YOUR MOTHER used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNDERWOOD - adjectives
• SCROGGY stunted, thorny; having rough, stunted branches or bushes; abounding in underwood ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNDERWOOD - nouns
• SCRILE brushwood, underwood ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a stunted or crooked tree, shrub, or branch; a stump of a tree-trunk; a thorn-bush; underwood, 'scrub' ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH a narrow passage or gorge; a thick, dense growth of underwood, etc. through which it is difficult to push a way ...1872 Eng. dial.
UNDERWORLD - nouns
• SUBTERRENE, THE the underworld ...c1873
UNDESERVED - adjectives
• IMMERITED † unmerited, undeserved ...1600
• UNASSERVED † undeserved ...c1400
• UNFORSAIN'D † undeserved ...1768 Sc.
UNDESERVING - adjectives
• IMMERITING † undeserving ...1635
• IMMERITORIOUS † undeserving ...1642
• IMMERITOUS †* undeserving, without merit ...1645
UNDESERVINGLY - adverbs
• IMMERITORIOUSLY † undeservingly ...1675
UNDESIRABILITY - nouns
• LAST OF PEA PICKINGS. the last choice; used to indicate the worthlessness or undesirability of a person or thing ...1909 Amer. dial.
UNDESIRABLE - adjectives
• GOSH-BLAMED bad, annoying, undesirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GROTTY grotesque; highly undesirable; disgusting; unpleasant; deplorable ...1964 sl.
• HAIRY bad, difficult, undesirable ...1848 UK sl.
• HURT undesirable, unattractive, inept ...1973 US sl.
• IN THE BAG in trouble; in an undesirable situation ...1968 Amer. sl.
• LEFT-HANDED undesirable; unlucky ...1940s US Merchant marine usage
• UNKINDLY unnatural; unthriving; undesirable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDY contemptible; undesirable ...20C US sl.
• WRONGO undesirable ...20C Amer. sl.
UNDESIRABLE - nouns
• ASS-END the least desirable portion or share; bad treatment ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BACKMARK an undesirable characteristic ...1950s US Black & prison sl.
• BAD NEWS something undesirable ...sl.
• BASTARD something unpleasant or undesirable ...1938 sl.
• BEAR TRAP a difficult or undesirable situation ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BEAST something unpleasant or undesirable ...1862 sl.
• BITCH something unpleasant or undesirable ...1814 sl.
• BUGGER something unpleasant or undesirable ...1915 sl.
• BUMMER something unpleasant or undesirable ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CITRON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• COW something unpleasant or undesirable ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DEVILTRY rubbish; any undesirable object ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HELL'S BOTTOM a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HALF-ACRE a small, remote, disreputable or otherwise undesirable place; a low-class barroom or dive ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLER a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLOW a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S POINT a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1876 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SMELT, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LEMON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• LIME anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• OBNOXIETY * the state of being subject or open to anything harmful, or undesirable ...1656
• WANKER an undesirable situation or thing ...1940s US campus sl.
UNDESIRABLE - nouns, person
• BAD NEWS an unwelcome guest; something or someone undesirable ...sl.
• BAD PENNY, A someone or something undesirable
• CITRON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• FACE-ACHE an unpleasant, undesirable, or despicable person ...1937 Brit. sl.
• FINK any undesirable oaf or jerk ...E20 US sl.
• FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LEMON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• LIME anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• NUT an undesirable person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UN an undesirable or unlikable person ...20C campus sl.
• WHIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person ...M20 US sl.
• WRONGO a criminal; an undesirable person; a bad person; a wicked person; a villain ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person; an ineffectual or incompetent person; a weak, ineffectual man ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WRONG 'UN a criminal; a thoroughly bad person; an untrustworthy, incompetent person, animal, action, circumstance, or event ...L19 sl.
• ZARF an ugly an undesirable male ...M20 US sl.
UNDESIRABLE - verbs
• BE TARRED WITH THE SAME STICK to share undesirable qualities ...1817 Sc.
• TAKE A BAG to experience an undesirable situation ...1960s US campus sl.
UNDETECTED - verbs
• DANCE IN A NET to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected ...1583 arch.
UNDETERMINED - adjectives
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FALLIBLE †* not determinable with certainty ...1664
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
UNDETERMINED - nouns
• XYZ an unknown quantity; something or somebody unknown or undetermined ...1808
UNDEVELOPED - adjectives
• UNDERLING not fully developed; inferior, weak ...1750 Eng. dial.
UNDIGNIFIED - verbs
• QUAT to walk in an undignified manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDILUTED - adjectives
• BARE of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BAREFOOT of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BAREFOOTED of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
UNDISCERNING - adjectives
• IMPERCEIVERANT † not perceiving; void of perception, undiscerning ...1611
UNDISCIPLINED - adjectives
• HARD OF HEARING undisciplined, disobedient ...1973 Trinidad and Tobago
• RAGGLISH of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous ...1866 Sc.
• ROGUE uncontrolled, undisciplined, irresponsible ...M20
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
UNDISCIPLINED - nouns, person
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
UNDISCOVERED - adjectives
• UNASCRIED † unobserved, undiscovered ...a1548
• UNASPIED † unobserved, undiscovered ...c1400
• UNCOGNIZED unobserved, undiscovered ...1877
UNDISGUISED - adjectives
• BAREFACED unconcealed, undisguised, open ...1605 arch.
• UNCOLOURED not invested with any deceptive appearance or quality; open, undisguised; not influenced or affected by something ...1585
UNDISMAYED - adjectives
• HEART-WHOLE having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
• UNBLENCHED undismayed, unflinching ...1634
UNDISTINGUISHED - adjectives
• OF SORTS undistinguished, second-rate, barely adequate ... ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAMEY boring, tedious, undistinguished ...1929 sl.
UNDISTINGUISHED - nouns, person
• FLUNKEE an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• FLUNKEY an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• FLUNKY an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• RALPH an effeminate, timid, or plain and undistinguished man ...1950s homosexual sl.
UNDISTURBED - adjectives
• HALCYON calm, quiet, peaceful, undisturbed ...1578
• QUIETSOME † quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
UNDISTURBED - verbs
• LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE to leave things undisturbed
UNDIVIDED - adjectives
• IMPARTITE * not divided into parts, undivided ...1862
• SINGLE * undivided, unbroken, absolute ...1590
• UNTOBRITNED † undivided ...c1200
• UNTODELED † undivided ...c1200
• UNTWEMED † undivided ...a1225
UNDIVULGED - verbs
• KEEP UP † to keep secret or undivulged ...1678
UNDO - verbs
• ODDS to alter, to remedy, to redress; to undo ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TO-DO † to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839
• UNACT †* to reverse an act; to undo ...1594
• UNBRACE to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
• UNCLEW to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLUE to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNFETTLE to disarrange, to disturb, to undo, to unsettle ...1889 Eng. dial.
UNDONE - verbs
• LEAVE BEHIND † to neglect, to leave undone ...a1300
UNDOUBTED - adjectives
• FAIR undoubted, complete, thorough, absolute ...1872
• INDUBITATE † undoubted, unquestioned, certain, apparent, evident ...1480
• SICKER 1. assuredly, certainly, without doubt ...c1275 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. that cannot be doubted; indubitable; absolutely certain ...c1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
UNDOUBTEDLY - adverbs
• DAMN TOOTIN' certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all ...1910s US sl.
• HAILUMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HALUMLIE † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELIMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• IF HIS CAP BE MADE OF WOOL certainly, without any doubt ...17C sl.
• IN DEAD EARNEST most earnestly; undoubtedly ...c1870 colloq.
• SICKERLY without doubt; undoubtedly, certainly, decidedly, assuredly ...c1220 now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THAT OUT without doubt; certainly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WITHOUT NAY † beyond doubt or dispute; assuredly, certainly ...a1300
• YARE † well, thoroughly; certainly, plainly, without doubt ...a900
UNDOUBTEDLY - interjections
• DAMN SKIPPING! an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s, orig. US Black usage
• DAMN SKIPPY! absolutely! without a doubt! ...1994 US sl.
• DAMN STRAIGHT! an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• DAMN TOOTIN'! an exclamation of affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1910s US sl.
UNDRESS - nouns
• DISHY BILLY a state of undress or careless dress; 'deshabille' ...Amer. World War I sl.
UNDRESS - verbs
• AIR ONE'S PORES to undress oneself; to be naked ...1900s sl.
• CAST YOUR SKIN to pull off your clothes ...Bk1890 sl.
• DIGHT OFF to undress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DROP ONE'S LAUNDRY to undress ...1940s US sl.
• GET ONE'S KIT OFF to remove one's clothes, esp. so as to display one's private parts in public ...colloq.
• HUSK to undress ...1945 US sl.
• LAY OFF to take off an article of clothing ...1865 Amer. dial.
• PEEL to undress ...1785 sl., orig. boxing sl.
• PEEL OFF to take one's clothes off, to undress ...1785 sl.
• RAY to undress ...1829 Eng. dial.
• SHUCK to strip oneself; to undress ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKIN to remove one's clothing; to strip ...M19 Brit. & US colloq.
• SKIN THE CAT to take off a garment in such a way as to leave it inside out ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE LIVE RABBIT to undress; to undress someone; to take the clothing off a child; no negative connotations ...20C US sl.
• TIRR to take off one's clothes; to undress, to strip ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNAPPAREL † to undress, to disrobe ...1577
• UNARRAY † to deprive of array; to undress, to disrobe ...a1400
• UNBUSK to undress ...1596
• UNCASE to strip a person; to undress ...1570-6
• UNCLEAD † to unclothe, to undress ...a1300
• UNGEAR to undress, to unwrap; to strip off the clothes; to make naked ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRAG to strip off the clothes; to undress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNRAY to undress ...1867 Eng. dial.
• UNRIG to get undressed ...L17 sl.
• UNRIND to undress ...1872 Eng. dial.
• WAIVE † to cast off a garment ...c1400
UNDRESSED - adjectives
• A LA NATURAL undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS A COOT undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS AN EGG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUTICULAR undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DISHYBILLY in a state of undress ...20C US
• IN A STATE OF NATURE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN DISHYBILLY en déshabillé, in a state of undress ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY CLOTHES undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT undressed; nude ...1753 sl.
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE BUFF undressed; nude ...17C Amer. sl.
• IN THE CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FULL CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE RIND undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAFLESS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT A STITCH TO ONE'S BACK undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEELED undressed; nude ...1820 colloq.
• RAW undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-CLAD undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• UNDIGHTED undressed; undecked; unprepared ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDOFFED unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• WEARING A SMILE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH NO MORE CLOTHES THAN A FROG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
UNDROWNED - adjectives
• UNDREINT † undrowned ...c1175
• UNDRINKLED † undrowned ...c1250
UNDULY - adverbs
• UNCOMELILY † improperly, unduly ...1561
UNDUTIFUL - adjectives
• UNCHILDLY † unfilial, undutiful to parents ...1597
UNDYING - adjectives
• NEVER-DYING undying, immortal ...1596
UNEARNED - adjectives
• UNADDLED unearned ...1899 Eng. dial.
UNEARTHLY - adjectives
• EILDRON unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny ...1838 Sc.
• ERLISCH † uncanny, weird, unearthly ...1865 Sc.
• NEVER-BEGOT unearthly ...1892 Eng. dial.
• YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
UNEASE, UNEASINESS - nouns
• ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• ALL-OVERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1870 sl., chiefly US
• CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
• DUCK-FIT a state or fit of excitement, impatience, or uneasiness; a tantrum ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EEBIE-JEEBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANTOD a feeling of uneasiness, a feeling of depression ...19C US sl.
• FANTODS a feeling of fidgety uneasiness; fidgets; restlessness; a state of anxiety or excitement ...1876 Amer. dial.
• FANT-TODS a feeling of uneasiness, a feeling of depression ...19C US sl.
• FIDGES, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FIDGETS, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FIDGIE-GIBBETS a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• HEEBIE-JEEBERS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness, apprehension, or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY-JEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY JEEBYS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JEEBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES-JIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBY JIBBYS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIGH BIJEEBEES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• ILL EASE discomfort, uneasiness ...a1850
• JIM-JAMS, THE a creepy feeling; the fidgets; a fit of depression; a state of nervousness or unease ...1896 colloq.
• JIMMIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1900 sl.
• JITTERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1929 sl.
• MALEASE † absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble ...a1300
• NETTLE a state of uneasiness or impatience ...1723
• PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMUEL PEPYS a sense of uneasiness or distaste; a nervous feeling ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'creeps' ('Pepys' pronounced 'peeps')
• SAMUELS a sensation of dread or unease ...1980s UK rhyming sl. for 'the creeps' (Samuel Pepys)
• SCREAMERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1948 sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• SHAKES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1837 sl.
• SKEEVERS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVIES feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1994 Amer. dial.
• WANEASE † uneasiness, vexation ...a1500 Sc.
• WHIM-WHAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WILLIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1896 sl., orig. US
• WILLY-NILLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness ...1965
• WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WIND-UP, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1917 sl.
• WOOLLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNEASINESS - adverbs
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
UNEASY - adjectives
• ALL-OVERISH physically or mentally uneasy; apprehensive ...1833 Amer. dial.
• AT NESTLE restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FANTOD fidgety, restless, uneasy ...1887
• FEARED † apprehensive, having an uneasy foreboding ...1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FUDGY fretful, irritable, uneasy ...1819
• HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious ...1880 Eng. dial.
• ITCHETY uneasy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MAIZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZE mad, crazy, lunatic; uneasy, over-anxious ...1842 Eng. dial.
• MAZED fidgety, uneasy, over-anxious; fretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISEASY † miserable; wretched; uneasy; uncomfortable ...c1290
• NERVY nervous, uneasy ...1891
• ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHT-SICK † sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• UNRESTFUL restless, uneasy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UNRESTLESS restless, uneasy ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UNRESTY † adj. unquiet, full of unrest, restless, uneasy, troublesome ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc.
• WAFUR uneasy ...Bk1905 Ireland
UNEASY - nouns
• LARUM † an uneasy condition ...1598
• QUEERISHNESS an uneasy sensation ...1803 Sc.
• UNAISEMENT an uneasy state ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• UNEASE an uneasy state; uneasiness ...1853 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNEASY - nouns, person
• ANXIOUS SEATER one who is on the 'anxious bench' (see phrases) ...1943 Amer. dial.
UNEASY - verbs
• BEGRUNTLE † to make uneasy ...a1670
• FEAK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEEK to be uneasy or anxious ...1878 Eng. dial.
• FIDGET to cause to be uneasy ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FRIMICATE to be fretful or uneasy at trifles ...19C Eng. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE SCREAMING HABDABS to make one nervous or uneasy ...1946 sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE WILLIES to make one nervous or uneasy ...1896 sl., orig. US
• HAVE SNAKES IN ONE'S BOOTS to be fidgety or uneasy; to have delirium tremens ...1876 Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE WILLIES to be nervous or uneasy ...1896
• KEEP A NESTLING to be restless and uneasy ...c1696 sl.
• NESTLE † to be uneasy or restless; to fidget; to move or bustle about; to trifle ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUALM to make sick or uneasy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease ...1834 Amer. dial.
UNEDUCATED - adjectives
• AIN'TING rustic, uneducated ...20C US sl.
• GREEN AS A GOOSEBERRY, AS very ignorant of life; raw and uneducated, inexperienced ...1842
• HAIN'TING rustic, uneducated ...20C US sl.
• HAIN'TING-AIN'TING uneducated, rustic ...1951 Amer. dial.
• UNEDICAT uneducated ...1871 Sc.
UNEDUCATED - nouns, person
• IDIOTIST †* a person without learning; an ignorant, uneducated man; a simple man; a clown ...1715
• LOW-BROW an uneducated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLOB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLUB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SHLOB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SHLUB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
UNEMOTIONAL - adjectives
• ICY emotionless ...1910s US sl.
• TORPULENT †* torpid; disinclined to act, listless; lacking emotional sensibility ...1657 obs. rare
UNEMOTIONAL - nouns
• HEART OF STONE an obdurate or unemotional nature
UNEMOTIONAL - nouns, person
• ICE an emotionless person; one who has no qualms about saying and doing whatever they want ...1990s US Black sl.
• ICEBERG a cold, unemotional person ...1840
• ICEBOX an unemotional person, esp. a sexually unresponsive woman ...L19 US sl.
• ICE MAIDEN an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1950s sl.
• ICEMAN an emotionless person ...1940s sl.
• ICE QUEEN an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1980s sl.
UNEMPLOYED - adjectives
• AT LIBERTY unemployed ...20C Amer. sl.
• OFF not working; not engaged ...1861 US sl.
UNEMPLOYED - nouns
• MAGGIE'S MILLIONS the unemployed during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher ...1984 Brit. sl.
UNEMPLOYED - nouns, person
• HAPPY-PAPPY a man on welfare employed to do work on roads or just draw money; a man on the dole ...1969 Amer. dial.
• IDLE JUBBIE a young unemployed person ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• INSPECTOR OF PAVEMENTS a man out of work ...Bk1896 sl.
• SHUFFLER a worker who is out of a job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SMACKO a street person; an unemployed person; a hoodlum ...1940s US Black sl.
• WALKING GENTLEMAN a man without occupation ...1827 Ireland
UNEMPLOYED - verbs
• LAKE to idle, to trifle; to stop work, to be out of employment ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WANT AN APRON to be out of work ...L19 sl.
• WORK AT IDLE HALL to be unemployed ...20C W. Indies sl.
UNEMPLOYED - phrases
• WORKING FOR STREET, WALKER & CO. out of work, and walking the streets in search of it ...c1920 Aust.
UNEMPLOYMENT - adjectives
• ON THE BUROO receiving unemployment benefits ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• ON THE LABOUR on unemployment benefits ...c1921 Brit. sl.
• ON THE SUSSO on an unemployment benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
UNEMPLOYMENT - nouns
• BEGGAR the dole ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Labour' (Exchange) (Beggar My Neighbour)
• BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR the dole ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Labour' (Exchange)
• BREW orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BROO orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BURO an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
• BUROO orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BURROO an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
• FIFTY-TWO-TWENTY unemployment compensation given to servicemen immediately after WWII; $20 a week for 52 weeks ...1946 Amer. sl.
• FIFTY-TWO TWENTY CLUB the servicemen receiving unemployment compensation after WWII ...1949 Amer. sl.
• IDLE HALL a notional place used to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NAT unemployment benefit ...1961 UK rhyming sl. for 'dole' (Nat King Cole)
• NAT KING COLE unemployment benefit ...1961 UK rhyming sl. for 'dole'
• OLD KING COLE unemployment benefit, the dole ...1930s rhyming sl.
• PINEAPPLE, THE unemployment benefit. the 'dole' ...1937 sl.
• SAUSAGE ROLL unemployment benefit, the dole ...1920s rhyming sl.
• SHADE-TREE MONEY unemployment compensation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SUSSO an unemployment benefit; also, someone paid such a benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
• WALKER & CO. a notional place used figuratively to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies
UNEMPLOYMENT - nouns, person
• SUSSO an unemployment benefit; also, someone paid such a benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
UNEMPLOYMENT - verbs
• DAB ON to sign on at the unemployment office in order to get benefit ...20C Brit. sl.
• SIGN ON to register at the Department of Employment (formerly Labour or Employment Exchange) in order to obtain unemployment benefit; hence, to be out of work ...1885 Brit. sl.
UNENDURABLE - adjectives
• IMPORTABLE † too grievous or painful to be borne; unbearable, unendurable ...c1386
• UNTHOLELICH † unendurable ...a1240
UNENDURABLE - nouns
• ENDSVILLE someone or something unpleasant or unendurable ...a1962 US sl.
• PITS, THE someone or something unpleasant or unendurable ...1953 sl., orig. US
UNENTERPRISING - adjectives
• PORK-AND-BEAN(S) basic, unenterprising, second-rate ...1910s US sl.
UNENTERPRISING - nouns, person
• DAG an unenterprising person; a coward ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
UNENTHUSIASTIC - adjectives
• KAGOU looking miserable, unenthusiastic, 'sorry for oneself' ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LACKADAISICAL dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic ...M18
• LACKADAISY dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic ...L18
• LAODICEAN lukewarm, lacking enthusiasm; indifferent in religion, politics, etc. ...1633
• OFF in ill health; feeling or looking unwell; despondent, unenthusiastic ...1890s colloq.
UNEQUAL - adjectives
• AT ODDS † unequal, different ...1548
• IMPAR † unequal; unequally matched ...1535
• ODD † adj. not even, accordant, or conformable; uneven, unequal, discrepant, diverse, different ...1390
UNEQUAL - nouns
• IMPAR † a thing unequal to another ...1697
• IMPARITY † the quality or condition of being unequal; inequality; disparity ...1563 now rare or obs.
UNEQUAL - phrases
• NOT A PATCHING TO in no way equal or comparable to ...1851 Amer. dial.
UNEQUALLED - adjectives
• DISPARABLE †* unlike; unequalled ...1413
• MARROWLESS companionless, unmarried; unequalled, unmatched ...1637 Eng. dial.
• UNCOMPANIONED unmatched, unequalled ...1608
UNEQUALLED - nouns, person
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
UNEQUIPPED - adjectives
• UNGRAITH'D unequipped; unfurnished; unadorned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNEQUIVOCAL - adjectives
• DEADWOOD absolute, complete, unequivocal ...M19 US sl.
UNERRING - adjectives
• IMPECCANT not sinning; sinless; unerring ...a1763
• INERRANT that does not err; unerring ...M19
UNERRING - nouns
• IMPECCANCY sinlessness; inerrancy ...1614
UNESSENTIAL - adjectives
• TOYOUS †* trifling, ornamental, unessential ...1581
UNESTIMATED - adjectives
• UNACHTELED † unestimated ...c1250
UNETHICAL - adjectives
• MESSY immoral, unethical ...1920s sl.
UNETHICAL - nouns
• CONTRACT any illegal or unethical arrangement ...1950s Amer. police sl.
UNETHICAL - nouns, person
• CHISELLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
• CHISLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
• RAT any distrusted, unethical, selfish, disliked person ...20C Amer. sl.
UNEVEN - adjectives
• AGEE crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AJEE crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOBBIT uneven of surface ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBBLY uneven ...1921 colloq.
• CONFRAGOSE †* rough with breaks, or shattered parts; broken; uneven ...1654
• HOMMOCKY rough, uneven ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INWINDING uneven, twisting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UNREGULAR irregular, uneven; unpunctual ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGGELT ragged, uneven, jagged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAGGLISH uneven, straggling, higgledy-piggledy ...1921 Sc.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• THRAWN twisted, distorted, misshapen; uneven; of the brow: knitted ...1721 Sc.
• WEEHAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEEWARY askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEEWOPPY askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEJAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEWHAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPA-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
UNEVEN - nouns
• FASCH a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FASH a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SALEBROSITY † a rough or uneven place ...1775 Sc.
UNEVEN - verbs
• JAG to make ragged or uneven by cutting or tearing ...1568
UNEVENLY - adverbs
• WEEWAW crookedly, unevenly ...1894 Amer. dial.
UNEVENNESS - nouns
• IMPLANITUDE † unevenness, unlevelness ...1597
• SALEBRITY * ruggedness, unevenness ...1656
• SALEBROSITY ruggedness, unevenness ...1638
UNEVENTFUL - adjectives
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT calm, peaceful, uneventful ...WWI Amer. sl.
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
• VEGETABLE uneventful, featureless, monotonous, dull ...1854
UNEXCEPTIONAL - adjectives
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
UNEXCITING - adjectives
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
• DEAD of a place, esp. a club or party: boring, unexciting ...1930s sl.
UNEXPECTED - adjectives
• BEYOND THE BEYOND unexpected, incredible, out of the way ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BIZOTIC unexpected, out of the ordinary, weird ...1984 US teen & high school sl.
• RANDOM spontaneous, unexpected ...1980s US college & teen sl.
• SUBITANEOUS * sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1651
• SUBITANY † sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1603
• UNASPECTED † unsuspected, unexpected ...1578
• UNBIWENE † unexpected ...c1250
• UNSIGHTED unforeseen; unexpected ...1903 Amer. dial.
UNEXPECTED - nouns
• NAP-TAKING †* that takes one napping; unexpected ...1602
• TURN-UP an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• TURN-UP FOR THE BOOKS, A an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• ZINGER a surprise question, or an unexpected turn of events ...1973 US sl.
UNEXPECTED - verbs
• DROP A BOMBSHELL to make a startling or unexpected announcement ...Aust. sl.
UNEXPECTED - interjections
• SOHO! an exclamation announcing the discovery of something unexpected
UNEXPECTEDLY - adverbs
• ALL OF A HOT suddenly, unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF AN UPSHOT unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• IN AN UNPLUNGE suddenly, unexpectedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNADVISEDLY † without warning; unexpectedly ...c1535
• UNBETHOUGHT unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNMUNDLUNGE † unexpectedly ...a1225
UNEXPECTEDNESS - nouns
• SUDDENTY † suddenness, unexpectedness ...1388 chiefly Sc.
UNEXPLORED - adjectives
• UNRIPED unexplored, unsearched; unrobbed ...1898 Sc.
• UNBESOTTED able to understand, wise ...1875
UNDERSTAND - nouns, person
• HARD NUT TO CRACK, A a person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know ...Aust. sl.
UNDERSTAND - verbs
• ACE IN to understand ...Amer. sl.
• BE JERRY TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1908 US sl.
• BEKNOW † to admit one's knowledge of; to acknowledge, to confess; to know, to understand ...c1325 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BIC to understand ...1980 US military in Vietnam usage
• BOTTLE TOP to catch, gain, or understand something ...1974 UK rhyming sl. on 'cop'
• CAPISH to understand, to comprehend ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CARVE SOMEONE'S KNOB to make someone understand ...1953 US sl.
• CATCH ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CATCH ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1884 sl., orig. US
• CATCH THE WIND OF THE WORD to quickly understand the meaning of what is said, to catch on ...B1900 Irish
• CLICK to suddenly understand ...1939 sl.
• COME A TUMBLE to detect something; to understand something ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'rumble'
• COP to understand, to 'get' ...1940s US Black sl.
• COTTON ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• COTTON ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1929 sl.
• DIG to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy ...1939 orig. US
• DROP TO IT to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1819 sl.
• EARWIG to understand ...1910s rhyming sl. for 'twig'
• EDZACT to reason out; also, to understand fully ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FACULTY to understand, to comprehend ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FAIL to fail to understand, to be unable to understand ...1980s US campus sl.
• FATHOM to get to the bottom of; to thoroughly understand ...1625
• FERSTEH to understand ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GET to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1907 sl.
• GET A HANDLE ON SOMETHING to acquire the means of understanding or of forming an opinion about something ...1972 sl., orig. US
• GET NEXT TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 US sl.
• GET THE PICTURE to understand, to grasp a situation ...1938 sl.
• GET WISE to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 sl., orig. US
• GET WISE TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1896 sl., orig. US
• GET WITH IT to understand ...1950s Amer. sl.
• GET YOUR ARMS AROUND to grasp the meaning of ...1989 US sl.
• HACK to understand ...1970s US sl.
• HARKEN to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
• HAVE to understand, to comprehend; to have a knowledge of ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent; to have sense ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE IT COVERED to understand a person and accept their position ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• HAVE ONE'S NUMBER to understand a person's real motives, character, etc. ...1853 sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE TAPED to completely understand someone ...1914 sl.
• HEAR to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARKEN to hear with attention, to give ear to a thing; to listen to; to heed; to understand, to learn by hearing ...c1000 now poetic
• HITCH ON to understand ...1885 Amer. sl.
• INSENSE 1. to cause to understand; to explain, to inform; to enlighten ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to understand ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• INTAKE to understand, to comprehend, to 'take in' ...1886 Eng. dial.
• JERRY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1894 sl., chiefly Aust. & NZ
• KEN to know, to understand, to perceive a fact, etc.; to be aware of ...a1300 now chiefly Sc.
• KNOW THE SCORE to understand, to grasp the essentials of the present situation ...1938 sl.
• LATCH to understand ...1938 US sl.
• LATCH ON to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1962 sl.
• LATCH ON TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1962 sl.
• MAKE NEITHER END-LANG NOR SIDE OF to make nothing of, to not understand or comprehend ...1875 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER END NOR SIDE OF to make nothing of, to fail to understand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAKE NEITHER MANE NOR TAIL OF A THING to make neither head nor tail of it; to not understand ...1894 Sc.
• MARK SOMEONE'S CARD to realize, to see and understand ...1960s sl.
• OLIVER to understand ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'tumble' ('Oliver Cromwell)
• OLIVER CROMWELL to understand ...20C rhyming sl. for 'tumble'
• ONFANG † to take with the mind; to conceive or understand in a particular way ...c1200
• READ to understand, to perceive, to comprehend fully; to estimate truly ...1867 Eng. dial.
• READ LIKE A BOOK to understand one's thoughts, motives, etc....1844 sl.
• RIDDLE to explain, to solve, to understand ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SABE to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVEE to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SAVEY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SAVEZ to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVVEY to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SAVVY to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1785 sl.
• SCAVEY to understand, to be aware of ...L18
• SIGHT to understand ...1980 Bahamas
• SKILL † to understand, to comprehend ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUBINTELLECT to supply in thought; to understand ...1811-31 rare
• SUSS to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1966 Brit. sl.
• SUSS OUT to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1966 Brit. sl.
• TAKE to understand ...1838 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAKE A DROP TO to realize, to understand ...L19 sl.
• TAKE A JERRY TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE IN to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIPPLE to appreciate; to understand; to work out ...1990s sl.
• TUMBLE TO to grasp the meaning or hidden implications of an idea, circumstance, etc. ...1846 sl.
• TUMBLE TO THE RACKET to understand; to perceive; to comprehend; to get accustomed to a thing ...1883 Eng. dial.
• TWIG to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1815 sl.
• UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE to understand comprehensively, to detect, to suspect ...L19 sl.
• UNDERCOMESTUMBLE to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMESTUMBLE to understand ...M19 sl.
• UNDERCUMFUND to understand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTAND. to understand ...1836 Eng. dial.
• UNDERCUMSTUMBLE to understand; generally used facetiously ...1897 Eng. dial.
• UNDERDIG to understand fully ...2000s US Black sl.
• UNDERFIND † to perceive, to understand ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNDERSTUMBLE to understand ...M19 sl.
• VIOLET CRUMBLE to understand ...1990s Aust. rhyming sl. for 'tumble'
• WISE UP to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WISE UP TO to understand or realize the meaning of something ...1919 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• WRAP UP to thoroughly understand ...World War II Aust. Air Force usage
UNDERSTAND - interjections & phrases
• COMPY? do you understand? ...1947 US
• DO YOU DIG ME? do you understand? ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DO YOU OLIVER? do you understand? ...L18 rhyming sl. (Oliver Cromwell on 'tumble' to understand)
• DO YOU SAVVY? do you understand ...L18
• I HEAR YOU an emphatic way of saying I understand, 'yes' ...1930s sl.
• ILL TO FOLLOW difficult to understand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• IT BEATS ME I don't understand ...1882 sl.
• JENNY SASS PASS I do not understand; (French 'je ne sais pas') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• JENNY'S PA I do not understand; (French 'je ne sais pas') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• MESSAGE RECEIVED LOUD AND CLEAR I understand what you're getting at - there's no need to go on about it ...1940s colloq.
• SAVVY? do you understand ...L18
• YOU LOST ME I don't understand what you've said ...1962 sl.
UNDERSTANDING - adjectives
• NOWHERE incapable of understanding ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PERCEIVANT †* perceiving, observant, observing, understanding ...c1400
• SACKY imbecile, deficient in understanding ...1854 Eng. dial.
• ZACKY imbecile, deficient in understanding ...1854 Eng. dial.
• UNACUTE lacking understanding ...1775
UNDERSTANDING - adverbs
• SKILLWISELY † reasonably; rationally; with understanding ...a1300
UNDERSTANDING - nouns
• CLOSED BOOK a thing of which one has no understanding
• FANG mental grasp, understanding; the 'hang' of a thing ...1951 Sc.
• HAYSTACK AGREEMENT a secret understanding ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEAD-PIECE the head, as seat of the intellect; brain, understanding, intellect ...1588
• INTELLECTUALS. intellect, understanding, mental capacity ...1714 Sc.
• PERCEIT †* perception, understanding, comprehension ...1399
• RECKONING comprehension, understanding, knowledge ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SABBE understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SABBY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SABE understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAPIENCE wisdom, understanding ...a1300
• SAVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVV understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SAVVY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SCAVEY understanding, intelligence, awareness ...L18
• SCOLLE the skull, the head; the brain; understanding, ability ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKILL knowledge or understanding of something ...1587 arch.
• SUBINTELLECTION the act of supplying in thought ...1624
UNDERSTANDING - verbs
• DEAL THE BANK to settle a dispute; to come to an understanding ...B1900 Sc.
• DING IN TO SOMEONE to repeat till understood, to force into the understanding ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAG-END to have only a partial or muddled understanding of something that has been said ...c1955 sl.
• FASTEN ON to come to a binding understanding or agreement ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent ...c1660 colloq.
UNDERSTANDING - phrases
• BEYOND ONE'S DEPTH beyond the range of one's competence or understanding
• OUT OF ONE'S DEPTH beyond the range of one's competence or understanding
UNDERSTOOD - adjectives
• FAMILIAR † homely, plain; hence, easily understood ...1529
• INTERPRETATE †* interpreted, understood ...1526
UNDERSTOOD - adverbs
• RENABLE fluently, easily to be understood ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
UNDERTAKE - verbs
• ATTACK to undertake ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BITE OFF MORE THAN ONE CAN CHEW to undertake too much, to be too ambitious ...1878 orig. US
• CHEW to undertake and carry through a job, etc. ...1967 Amer. dial.
• FANG † to promise, to resolve, to undertake ...c1175
• HAVE TWO HARES AFOOT † to undertake too many things ...1658-9
• ONFANG † to undertake ...971
• RAP AT A VENTURE to embark upon an undertaking; to do it expeditiously ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RUN AFTER TWO HARES to undertake too many things ...17C
• TAKE THROUGH HANDS to undertake ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERTAKER - adjectives
• IN COLD STORAGE on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON ICE on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ON THE COOLING BOARD on the undertaker's slab ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
UNDERTAKER - nouns
• BLACK WORK undertakers' work ...1859
• COLD COOKSHOP an undertaker's premises ...c1830 sl.
• COLD COOK'S SHOP an undertaker's premises ...c1830 sl.
UNDERTAKER - nouns, person
• BLACKMASTER a funeral furnisher, an undertaker ...1901
• CARRION-HUNTER an undertaker ...L18 Brit. sl.
• COLD COOK an undertaker ...1720s sl.
• DEATH-HUNTER an undertaker ...L18 sl.
UNDERTAKER - verbs
• DO A JOB to perform the job of undertaker ...19C Brit. euphemism
UNDERTAKING - nouns
• ADVENTRY †* an adventure; an enterprise or undertaking ...a1616
• BEGINNING † an undertaking ...1481
UNDERTAKING - phrases
• EVERY KNIFE OF HIS'N HAS A GOLDEN HAFT everything he undertakes turns out well ... Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERTONE - adjectives
• SUMMISS †* spoken in an undertone, or a soft, gentle voice ...a1734
UNDERVALUE - verbs
• DECLINE † to undervalue, to disparage, to depreciate ...1509 obs.
• LACK to dispraise, to slight, to undervalue; to malign, to calumniate ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDER-RECKON to undervalue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDERWEAR, UNDERGARMENTS - nouns
• ABC'S underwear ...1949 US sl.
• ALABAMA WOOL cotton clothing, esp. underwear ...1958 Amer. dial.
• ALANS knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl. (Alan Whickers)
• ALAN WHICKERS knickers ...1960s Brit. rhyming sl.
• ALL-OVERS long underwear ...1926 Amer. dial.
• ARTICLES breeches, trousers; a suit of clothes; possibly also underwear ...1780 cant
• ATWOOD a 'wedgie' in one's underwear ...20C Can. teen & high school sl.
• BALL-LAP a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
• BALLS UP a man's underwear flap ...17C Eng. dial.
• BALL UP a man's underwear flap; the front or flap of the breeches ...17C Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLANKET DRAWERS long handled underwear about of the same itchiness and same thickness as a horse blanket ...1958 Amer. logging usage
• BOOBADS ads for bras and other female undergarments ...Bk1998 sl.
• BODY LINEN underclothing ...a1883 Amer. dial.
• BRITCHES underwear ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BULLY-WOOLLIES long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BVDs underwear, esp. long underwear ...1920s Amer. sl.
• CACKERSARNIE the condition that exists when someone pulls your trousers or underpants forcefully upward, forming a wedge between buttock cheeks; the act of putting someone in that position ...1980s UK sl., chiefly schoolboys' usage
• CACKS knickers ...1980s sl.
• CAM a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CAMI a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CAMI-KNICKS an undergarment that combines camisole and knickers ...1930s sl.
• CAMMY a camisole or underbodice ...20C sl.
• CHECKING pulling down another's outerwear boxer shorts from behind as a surprise ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CHUDDIES underpants ...1996 UK sl.
• CLOUT a woman's underclothes ...19C Brit.
• DACKS a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAINTIES women's panties, knickers ...1972 euphemism
• DAKS a pair of underpants ...20C Aust. sl.
• DO AND DARE underpants; any underclothing ...20C rhyming sl. for 'underwear'
• EARLY DOORS underpants, woman's underpants ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• EDDIE GRUNDIES underwear ...2002 UK sl.
• FALSIE a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1943 Amer. sl.
• FALSY a brassiere padded to give the appearance of large breasts ...1940s Amer. sl.
• FAULDINGS † the nether garments; 'that part of dress with involves the posteriors" ...1832 Sc.
• FIG LEAF men's very brief underwear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FISHBITE the act of lifting a person (from behind) by the belt, belt buckles, top of the underwear, the seat of the pants; a wedgie ...1988 Amer. dial.
• FLOPPER-STOPPER a brassiere ...20C Aust. sl.
• FRILLERY women’s underclothing ...c1888 colloq.
• FRILLIES women’s underclothing ...c1870 colloq.
• G a G-string ...2000s US sl.
• GANDIES underwear ...1970 US sl.
• GAY DECEIVERS a padded bra or a pair of breast pads worn to give the appearance of large breasts ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GOURD HANDLES men's long underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GUSSIES women's lace panties ...1954 sl.
• HAM-BAGS women's underpants ...19C Brit. colloq.
• HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere ...20C US sl.
• HANDLEBARS men's long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SKINS lightweight underwear ...1957 Amer. logging usage
• INSIDE-CLOTHES underclothing ...1897 Sc.
• JEBERDEES men's undershorts ...1965-70 Amer. dial.
• KAKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KECKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KEKS knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• KEX knickers, underpants ...1960s sl.
• LIFTER a wedgie in one's underwear ...1991 Amer. dial.
• LINEN underwear ...19C
• LONG-BARREL UNDERWEAR men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG DRAWS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLED UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLES long underwear, long johns ...1943 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HANDLE UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1945 Amer. dial.
• LONG-HORNED UNDERWEAR long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONGHORNS long underwear, long johns ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LONGIES long underwear, long johns ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LONG JEANS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHNS underpants with long legs ...1943 sl.
• LONG-LEG DRAWERS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LONG LEGS long underwear; long johns ...1969 Amer. dial.
• LONGS men's long underwear ...1969 Amer. dial.
• MAGGIE MOORES underpants ...E20 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers'
• MAGGIES women's underpants ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for 'drawers (Maggie Moores)
• MARVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MELVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground; a wedgie ...1989 Amer. dial.
• MOLLIES men's long underwear ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONTEZUMAS bloomers ...20C rhyming sl.
• NEATHIE-SET female underwear ...E20 Brit. sl.
• NETHER GARMENTS underwear ...19C euphemism
• NIXIES a female undergarment with a cut-out crotch permitting vaginal sex while otherwise clothed ...1978 US sl.
• NUT-CHOKERS men's underpants ...1971 Aust. sl.
• PANTER underwear ...1940s sl.
• PANTEYS women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
• PANTIES 1. women's or children's underpants ...19C colloq.
2. the underwear worn by a prison homosexual ...1970s US prison & homosexual sl.
• PASSION-KILLERS sturdy, practical, and unromantic ladies' knickers; orig. those issued to female service personnel ...1943 sl.
• POPPY SHOW an inadvertent display of one's underclothes, orig. those made of red or brown flannel ...L19 sl.
• PULL-ONS women's underpants of the type that pull on and need no tying ...20C Brit. & US colloq.
• RAMMIES knickers ...1950s sl.
• RED JEANS long underwear, long johns ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCANTIES very brief underpants, esp. for women ...1920s sl., orig. US
• SCANTING tugging the victim's underwear upwards, in order to give them a painful shock ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• SCANTS underwear ...1970s UK juvenile sl.
• SCIVVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SCOOTER TRACKS faecal stains in underwear ...1989 US sl.
• SELDOM SEE underwear ...1920s US sl.
• SHIMMY a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SHIMMY-SHIRT a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1926 Amer. dial.
• SHIMMY-TAIL a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SHIMNEY a woman's under garment; a chemise ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SHORT HANDLES. men's short underwear ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SILKIES silk female underwear ...1986 US sl.
• SKIDDIES 1. underpants ...1995 UK sl.
2. faecal marks in underwear ...1999 UK sl.
• SKIDS underpants ...1996 UK sl.
• SKIMPIES women's short underwear ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SKIVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SKIVVIES underwear ...1945 Amer. sl.
• SMALLS underwear ...1943 Brit. sl.
• SNOW underwear; linen hanging on washlines drying ...E19 tramps' sl.
• SNOW-BIRDING stealing washing, usually women's underwear from clothes-lines ...1970s Aust. & NZ sl.
• SNOW-DROPPING the stealing of washing, usually women's underwear, from unguarded clothes-lines ...M19 Aust./UK/criminal sl.
• SNUGGIES women's underwear ...1970s US college sl.
• TACO the act of lifting a person (from behind) by the belt, belt buckles, top of the underwear, or the seat of the pants ...1989 Amer. dial.
• TIT-BAG a brassiere ...20C sl.
• TIT-HAMMOCK a brassiere ...E20 Brit. sl.
• TROLLEYS women's underpants ...1934 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolgirls' usage
• TROLLIES women's underpants ...1934 Brit. sl., chiefly schoolgirls' usage
• U.B.S. underwear, usually female (UnderBodies) ...1970s US campus sl.
• UNCLE MELVIN the act of reaching into another person's belt, and either grabbing the underwear or the belt and lifting the person off the ground ...1989 Amer. dial.
• UNDERBODY an undergarment for a woman or child ...1863 Amer. dial.
• UNDERCHUNDERS underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERCRACKERS underpants ...1997 UK sl.
• UNDERDAKS underpants ...1966 Aust. sl.
• UNDERDUNGERS underpants ...1981 NZ sl.
• UNDERFUG an undervest; also, underpants ...1924 Brit. public schools' sl.
• UNDERFUGS underpants ...1910s sl.
• UNDERGARMENTS underwear; the clothing worn next to the skin ...M19 sl.
• UNDERS underpants ...20C US sl.
• UNDERTHINGS women's underwear, esp. underpants ...M20 euphemism
• UNDIES women's underpants ...1906 sl.
• UNHINTABLES women's underwear ...20C US sl.
• UNIONALLS long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UNIONHALLS long underwear ...1967 Amer. dial.
• UNIONS long underwear ...1909 Amer. dial.
• UNMENTIONABLES women's underpants ...E20 US sl.
• UNUTTERABLES women's underwear ...20C US sl.
• UNWHISPERABLES women's undergarments ...20C US sl.
• U-TROU men's underpants ...20C US sl.
• U-WEAR men's underpants ...20C US sl.
• WHEREABOUTS 'wear-abouts'; men's underpants ...E20 Aust. sl.
• WILMA a prank involving the abrupt and rough yanking upwards of someone's belt loop, belt buckle, underwear top, or seat of the pants so that the victim's underwear becomes wedged between the buttocks; a wedgie ...1989 Amer. dial.
• WINTER WOOLLIES warm underwear (not necessarily made of wool) ...1926 sl.
• WOOLIES long woollen underwear ...1940s Amer. sl.
• WOOLLIES long woollen underwear ...1930 Amer. dial.
UNDERWEAR - verbs
• TAKE DOWN SOMEONE'S PARTICULARS of a man: to remove a woman's underwear ...1920s sl.
UNDERWEAR - phrases
• FATHER LOVES YOU BEST used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THERE'S A LETTER IN THE POST OFFICE used to indicate that there is a hole in one's trousers or that one's underwear is showing ...1855 Amer. dial.
• YOU LIKE YOUR FATHER BEST used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YOUR FATHER IS THINKING OF YOU used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• YOUR FATHER LIKES YOU BETTER THAN YOUR MOTHER used to warn a woman that her slip is showing ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNDERWOOD - adjectives
• SCROGGY stunted, thorny; having rough, stunted branches or bushes; abounding in underwood ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNDERWOOD - nouns
• SCRILE brushwood, underwood ...1898 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a stunted or crooked tree, shrub, or branch; a stump of a tree-trunk; a thorn-bush; underwood, 'scrub' ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRUTCH a narrow passage or gorge; a thick, dense growth of underwood, etc. through which it is difficult to push a way ...1872 Eng. dial.
UNDERWORLD - nouns
• SUBTERRENE, THE the underworld ...c1873
UNDESERVED - adjectives
• IMMERITED † unmerited, undeserved ...1600
• UNASSERVED † undeserved ...c1400
• UNFORSAIN'D † undeserved ...1768 Sc.
UNDESERVING - adjectives
• IMMERITING † undeserving ...1635
• IMMERITORIOUS † undeserving ...1642
• IMMERITOUS †* undeserving, without merit ...1645
UNDESERVINGLY - adverbs
• IMMERITORIOUSLY † undeservingly ...1675
UNDESIRABILITY - nouns
• LAST OF PEA PICKINGS. the last choice; used to indicate the worthlessness or undesirability of a person or thing ...1909 Amer. dial.
UNDESIRABLE - adjectives
• GOSH-BLAMED bad, annoying, undesirable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GROTTY grotesque; highly undesirable; disgusting; unpleasant; deplorable ...1964 sl.
• HAIRY bad, difficult, undesirable ...1848 UK sl.
• HURT undesirable, unattractive, inept ...1973 US sl.
• IN THE BAG in trouble; in an undesirable situation ...1968 Amer. sl.
• LEFT-HANDED undesirable; unlucky ...1940s US Merchant marine usage
• UNKINDLY unnatural; unthriving; undesirable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WADDY contemptible; undesirable ...20C US sl.
• WRONGO undesirable ...20C Amer. sl.
UNDESIRABLE - nouns
• ASS-END the least desirable portion or share; bad treatment ...1945 Amer. sl.
• BACKMARK an undesirable characteristic ...1950s US Black & prison sl.
• BAD NEWS something undesirable ...sl.
• BASTARD something unpleasant or undesirable ...1938 sl.
• BEAR TRAP a difficult or undesirable situation ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BEAST something unpleasant or undesirable ...1862 sl.
• BITCH something unpleasant or undesirable ...1814 sl.
• BUGGER something unpleasant or undesirable ...1915 sl.
• BUMMER something unpleasant or undesirable ...1966 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• CITRON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• COW something unpleasant or undesirable ...1864 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DEVILTRY rubbish; any undesirable object ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HELL'S BOTTOM a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HALF-ACRE a small, remote, disreputable or otherwise undesirable place; a low-class barroom or dive ...1874 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLER a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S HOLLOW a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HELL'S POINT a remote, disreputable, or undesirable place ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SHAD, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1876 Amer. dial.
• LAST RUN OF SMELT, THE someone or something weakened by time or ill health; someone or something weak, inferior, or undesirable ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LEMON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• LIME anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• OBNOXIETY * the state of being subject or open to anything harmful, or undesirable ...1656
• WANKER an undesirable situation or thing ...1940s US campus sl.
UNDESIRABLE - nouns, person
• BAD NEWS an unwelcome guest; something or someone undesirable ...sl.
• BAD PENNY, A someone or something undesirable
• CITRON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• FACE-ACHE an unpleasant, undesirable, or despicable person ...1937 Brit. sl.
• FINK any undesirable oaf or jerk ...E20 US sl.
• FISH a gullible person, a dupe, a greenhorn; an undesirable person, a jerk ...1900 Amer. dial.
• LEMON anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• LIME anything or anyone undesirable; esp. used of a woman ...M19 sl.
• NUT an undesirable person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• UN an undesirable or unlikable person ...20C campus sl.
• WHIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person ...M20 US sl.
• WRONGO a criminal; an undesirable person; a bad person; a wicked person; a villain ...1930s sl., orig. US
• WIMP a spineless, whimpering, undesirable person; an ineffectual or incompetent person; a weak, ineffectual man ...1920 sl., orig. US
• WRONG 'UN a criminal; a thoroughly bad person; an untrustworthy, incompetent person, animal, action, circumstance, or event ...L19 sl.
• ZARF an ugly an undesirable male ...M20 US sl.
UNDESIRABLE - verbs
• BE TARRED WITH THE SAME STICK to share undesirable qualities ...1817 Sc.
• TAKE A BAG to experience an undesirable situation ...1960s US campus sl.
UNDETECTED - verbs
• DANCE IN A NET to act with practically no disguise or concealment, while expecting to escape notice; in later use, to do something undetected ...1583 arch.
UNDETERMINED - adjectives
• EYVY-KEYVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• FALLIBLE †* not determinable with certainty ...1664
• HAVEY-CAVEY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEAVY-CEAVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
• HEIGHVY-KEIGHVY unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
UNDETERMINED - nouns
• XYZ an unknown quantity; something or somebody unknown or undetermined ...1808
UNDEVELOPED - adjectives
• UNDERLING not fully developed; inferior, weak ...1750 Eng. dial.
UNDIGNIFIED - verbs
• QUAT to walk in an undignified manner ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNDILUTED - adjectives
• BARE of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BAREFOOT of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BAREFOOTED of coffee, tea, or liquor: undiluted ...1847 Amer. dial.
UNDISCERNING - adjectives
• IMPERCEIVERANT † not perceiving; void of perception, undiscerning ...1611
UNDISCIPLINED - adjectives
• HARD OF HEARING undisciplined, disobedient ...1973 Trinidad and Tobago
• RAGGLISH of persons: wild, unreliable, undisciplined, rough, boisterous ...1866 Sc.
• ROGUE uncontrolled, undisciplined, irresponsible ...M20
• WANTON † of persons: undisciplined, ungoverned; not amenable to control, unmanageable, rebellious; of children: naughty, unruly ...a1300
UNDISCIPLINED - nouns, person
• LIMMER a wild, undisciplined girl; a bold, impudent girl or woman; a jade, a hussy ...1786 Sc.
UNDISCOVERED - adjectives
• UNASCRIED † unobserved, undiscovered ...a1548
• UNASPIED † unobserved, undiscovered ...c1400
• UNCOGNIZED unobserved, undiscovered ...1877
UNDISGUISED - adjectives
• BAREFACED unconcealed, undisguised, open ...1605 arch.
• UNCOLOURED not invested with any deceptive appearance or quality; open, undisguised; not influenced or affected by something ...1585
UNDISMAYED - adjectives
• HEART-WHOLE having the spirits or courage unimpaired; undismayed; stoical ...1470-85
• UNBLENCHED undismayed, unflinching ...1634
UNDISTINGUISHED - adjectives
• OF SORTS undistinguished, second-rate, barely adequate ... ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SAMEY boring, tedious, undistinguished ...1929 sl.
UNDISTINGUISHED - nouns, person
• FLUNKEE an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• FLUNKEY an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• FLUNKY an undistinguished person ...1960s US Black sl.
• RALPH an effeminate, timid, or plain and undistinguished man ...1950s homosexual sl.
UNDISTURBED - adjectives
• HALCYON calm, quiet, peaceful, undisturbed ...1578
• QUIETSOME † quiet, silent, calm, still, tranquil, undisturbed ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
UNDISTURBED - verbs
• LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE to leave things undisturbed
UNDIVIDED - adjectives
• IMPARTITE * not divided into parts, undivided ...1862
• SINGLE * undivided, unbroken, absolute ...1590
• UNTOBRITNED † undivided ...c1200
• UNTODELED † undivided ...c1200
• UNTWEMED † undivided ...a1225
UNDIVULGED - verbs
• KEEP UP † to keep secret or undivulged ...1678
UNDO - verbs
• ODDS to alter, to remedy, to redress; to undo ...1868 Eng. dial.
• TO-DO † to put asunder, to divide, to separate; to undo, to open ...a839
• UNACT †* to reverse an act; to undo ...1594
• UNBRACE to undo, to loosen or untie ...c1475
• UNCLEW to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNCLUE to unwind, to undo ...1622
• UNFETTLE to disarrange, to disturb, to undo, to unsettle ...1889 Eng. dial.
UNDONE - verbs
• LEAVE BEHIND † to neglect, to leave undone ...a1300
UNDOUBTED - adjectives
• FAIR undoubted, complete, thorough, absolute ...1872
• INDUBITATE † undoubted, unquestioned, certain, apparent, evident ...1480
• SICKER 1. assuredly, certainly, without doubt ...c1275 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
2. that cannot be doubted; indubitable; absolutely certain ...c1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
UNDOUBTEDLY - adverbs
• DAMN TOOTIN' certainly; absolutely; completely accurate; not doubt at all ...1910s US sl.
• HAILUMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HALUMLIE † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• HELIMLY † certainly, completely, actually, truly, undoubtedly ...1768 Sc.
• IF HIS CAP BE MADE OF WOOL certainly, without any doubt ...17C sl.
• IN DEAD EARNEST most earnestly; undoubtedly ...c1870 colloq.
• SICKERLY without doubt; undoubtedly, certainly, decidedly, assuredly ...c1220 now Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THAT OUT without doubt; certainly ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WITHOUT NAY † beyond doubt or dispute; assuredly, certainly ...a1300
• YARE † well, thoroughly; certainly, plainly, without doubt ...a900
UNDOUBTEDLY - interjections
• DAMN SKIPPING! an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s, orig. US Black usage
• DAMN SKIPPY! absolutely! without a doubt! ...1994 US sl.
• DAMN STRAIGHT! an exclamation of enthusiastic affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1970s sl., orig. US Black
• DAMN TOOTIN'! an exclamation of affirmation; absolutely! undoubtedly! ...1910s US sl.
UNDRESS - nouns
• DISHY BILLY a state of undress or careless dress; 'deshabille' ...Amer. World War I sl.
UNDRESS - verbs
• AIR ONE'S PORES to undress oneself; to be naked ...1900s sl.
• CAST YOUR SKIN to pull off your clothes ...Bk1890 sl.
• DIGHT OFF to undress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DROP ONE'S LAUNDRY to undress ...1940s US sl.
• GET ONE'S KIT OFF to remove one's clothes, esp. so as to display one's private parts in public ...colloq.
• HUSK to undress ...1945 US sl.
• LAY OFF to take off an article of clothing ...1865 Amer. dial.
• PEEL to undress ...1785 sl., orig. boxing sl.
• PEEL OFF to take one's clothes off, to undress ...1785 sl.
• RAY to undress ...1829 Eng. dial.
• SHUCK to strip oneself; to undress ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SKIN to remove one's clothing; to strip ...M19 Brit. & US colloq.
• SKIN THE CAT to take off a garment in such a way as to leave it inside out ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SKIN THE LIVE RABBIT to undress; to undress someone; to take the clothing off a child; no negative connotations ...20C US sl.
• TIRR to take off one's clothes; to undress, to strip ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNAPPAREL † to undress, to disrobe ...1577
• UNARRAY † to deprive of array; to undress, to disrobe ...a1400
• UNBUSK to undress ...1596
• UNCASE to strip a person; to undress ...1570-6
• UNCLEAD † to unclothe, to undress ...a1300
• UNGEAR to undress, to unwrap; to strip off the clothes; to make naked ...1788 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• UNRAG to strip off the clothes; to undress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNRAY to undress ...1867 Eng. dial.
• UNRIG to get undressed ...L17 sl.
• UNRIND to undress ...1872 Eng. dial.
• WAIVE † to cast off a garment ...c1400
UNDRESSED - adjectives
• A LA NATURAL undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS A COOT undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALD AS AN EGG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CUTICULAR undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DISHYBILLY in a state of undress ...20C US
• IN A STATE OF NATURE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN DISHYBILLY en déshabillé, in a state of undress ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY CLOTHES undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN ONE'S BIRTHDAY SUIT undressed; nude ...1753 sl.
• IN PURIS NATURALIBUS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE BUFF undressed; nude ...17C Amer. sl.
• IN THE CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE FULL CUTICLE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN THE RIND undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAFLESS undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT A STITCH TO ONE'S BACK undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEELED undressed; nude ...1820 colloq.
• RAW undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKY-CLAD undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRIPPED TO THE BUFF undressed, nude, naked ...1848 Amer. dial.
• UNDIGHTED undressed; undecked; unprepared ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• UNDOFFED unclothed, undressed, naked ...c1440
• WEARING A SMILE undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WITH NO MORE CLOTHES THAN A FROG undressed; nude ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
UNDROWNED - adjectives
• UNDREINT † undrowned ...c1175
• UNDRINKLED † undrowned ...c1250
UNDULY - adverbs
• UNCOMELILY † improperly, unduly ...1561
UNDUTIFUL - adjectives
• UNCHILDLY † unfilial, undutiful to parents ...1597
UNDYING - adjectives
• NEVER-DYING undying, immortal ...1596
UNEARNED - adjectives
• UNADDLED unearned ...1899 Eng. dial.
UNEARTHLY - adjectives
• EILDRON unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny ...1838 Sc.
• ERLISCH † uncanny, weird, unearthly ...1865 Sc.
• NEVER-BEGOT unearthly ...1892 Eng. dial.
• YELLERISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
• YELLISH unearthly, ghostly, weird, uncanny; dreadful, ghastly, frightful ...1785 Eng. dial.
UNEASE, UNEASINESS - nouns
• ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• ALL-OVERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1870 sl., chiefly US
• CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a 'creepy' person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny ...1879 sl.
• DUCK-FIT a state or fit of excitement, impatience, or uneasiness; a tantrum ...1903 Amer. dial.
• EEBIE-JEEBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• FAKEMENT pain, uneasiness, distress ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FANTOD a feeling of uneasiness, a feeling of depression ...19C US sl.
• FANTODS a feeling of fidgety uneasiness; fidgets; restlessness; a state of anxiety or excitement ...1876 Amer. dial.
• FANT-TODS a feeling of uneasiness, a feeling of depression ...19C US sl.
• FIDGES, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1934 Amer. dial.
• FIDGETS, THE a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FIDGIE-GIBBETS a feeling of uneasiness or nervousness; the creeps ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• HEEBIE-JEEBERS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HEEBIE-JEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness, apprehension, or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY-JEEBIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1923 sl., orig. US
• HEEBY JEEBYS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JEEBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIE-JIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBIES-JIBBIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIBBY JIBBYS, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HIGH BIJEEBEES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; general feelings of discomfort ...1923 Amer. dial.
• ILL EASE discomfort, uneasiness ...a1850
• JIM-JAMS, THE a creepy feeling; the fidgets; a fit of depression; a state of nervousness or unease ...1896 colloq.
• JIMMIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1900 sl.
• JITTERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1929 sl.
• MALEASE † absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort; inconvenience, annoyance; disquiet; distress, trouble ...a1300
• NETTLE a state of uneasiness or impatience ...1723
• PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SAMUEL PEPYS a sense of uneasiness or distaste; a nervous feeling ...1980s rhyming sl. for 'creeps' ('Pepys' pronounced 'peeps')
• SAMUELS a sensation of dread or unease ...1980s UK rhyming sl. for 'the creeps' (Samuel Pepys)
• SCREAMERS, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1948 sl.
• SCREAMING ABDABS, THE a condition of anxiety; uneasiness, nervousness ...1946 UK sl.
• SHAKES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1837 sl.
• SKEEVERS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKEEVIES feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or excessive nervousness ...1994 Amer. dial.
• WANEASE † uneasiness, vexation ...a1500 Sc.
• WHIM-WHAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WILLIES, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1896 sl., orig. US
• WILLY-NILLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness ...1965
• WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WIND-UP, THE a state of nervousness or unease ...1917 sl.
• WOOLLIES, THE feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, depression, or nervousness ...1965 Amer. dial.
UNEASINESS - adverbs
• FEARFULLY † in a state of apprehension or uneasiness; anxiously; cautiously, with hesitation ...1586
UNEASY - adjectives
• ALL-OVERISH physically or mentally uneasy; apprehensive ...1833 Amer. dial.
• AT NESTLE restless, fidgety, in a state of excitement or uneasiness ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• FANTOD fidgety, restless, uneasy ...1887
• FEARED † apprehensive, having an uneasy foreboding ...1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FUDGY fretful, irritable, uneasy ...1819
• HANKERSOME uneasy, discontented, envious ...1880 Eng. dial.
• ITCHETY uneasy ...1930 Amer. dial.
• MAIZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZE mad, crazy, lunatic; uneasy, over-anxious ...1842 Eng. dial.
• MAZED fidgety, uneasy, over-anxious; fretful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZEY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAZY wandering, uneasy, unsettled; semi-conscious, wandering in one's mind ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MISEASY † miserable; wretched; uneasy; uncomfortable ...c1290
• NERVY nervous, uneasy ...1891
• ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• SITTING ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT in a state of anxiety or uneasiness ...1839 Amer. dial.
• THOUGHT-SICK † sick from thinking; sick with anxiety; uneasy with sad reflections; sad, sorrowful, melancholy ...1598
• UNRESTFUL restless, uneasy ...1895 Eng. dial.
• UNRESTLESS restless, uneasy ...1901 Eng. dial.
• UNRESTY † adj. unquiet, full of unrest, restless, uneasy, troublesome ...a1340 obs. exc. Sc.
• WAFUR uneasy ...Bk1905 Ireland
UNEASY - nouns
• LARUM † an uneasy condition ...1598
• QUEERISHNESS an uneasy sensation ...1803 Sc.
• UNAISEMENT an uneasy state ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• UNEASE an uneasy state; uneasiness ...1853 Sc. & Eng. dial.
UNEASY - nouns, person
• ANXIOUS SEATER one who is on the 'anxious bench' (see phrases) ...1943 Amer. dial.
UNEASY - verbs
• BEGRUNTLE † to make uneasy ...a1670
• FEAK to flutter, to be officiously busy about trifles, to be idle, to fidget; to be uneasy or anxious ...1775 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FEEK to be uneasy or anxious ...1878 Eng. dial.
• FIDGET to cause to be uneasy ...1898 Amer. dial.
• FRIMICATE to be fretful or uneasy at trifles ...19C Eng. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE SCREAMING HABDABS to make one nervous or uneasy ...1946 sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE THE WILLIES to make one nervous or uneasy ...1896 sl., orig. US
• HAVE SNAKES IN ONE'S BOOTS to be fidgety or uneasy; to have delirium tremens ...1876 Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE WILLIES to be nervous or uneasy ...1896
• KEEP A NESTLING to be restless and uneasy ...c1696 sl.
• NESTLE † to be uneasy or restless; to fidget; to move or bustle about; to trifle ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUALM to make sick or uneasy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• WHITTLE to fuss; to get uneasy; also, to pester, to tease ...1834 Amer. dial.
UNEDUCATED - adjectives
• AIN'TING rustic, uneducated ...20C US sl.
• GREEN AS A GOOSEBERRY, AS very ignorant of life; raw and uneducated, inexperienced ...1842
• HAIN'TING rustic, uneducated ...20C US sl.
• HAIN'TING-AIN'TING uneducated, rustic ...1951 Amer. dial.
• UNEDICAT uneducated ...1871 Sc.
UNEDUCATED - nouns, person
• IDIOTIST †* a person without learning; an ignorant, uneducated man; a simple man; a clown ...1715
• LOW-BROW an uneducated person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SCHLOB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SCHLUB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SHLOB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
• SHLUB a coarse, ill-mannered, uneducated person ...Brit. sl.
UNEMOTIONAL - adjectives
• ICY emotionless ...1910s US sl.
• TORPULENT †* torpid; disinclined to act, listless; lacking emotional sensibility ...1657 obs. rare
UNEMOTIONAL - nouns
• HEART OF STONE an obdurate or unemotional nature
UNEMOTIONAL - nouns, person
• ICE an emotionless person; one who has no qualms about saying and doing whatever they want ...1990s US Black sl.
• ICEBERG a cold, unemotional person ...1840
• ICEBOX an unemotional person, esp. a sexually unresponsive woman ...L19 US sl.
• ICE MAIDEN an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1950s sl.
• ICEMAN an emotionless person ...1940s sl.
• ICE QUEEN an unemotional or unresponsive woman ...1980s sl.
UNEMPLOYED - adjectives
• AT LIBERTY unemployed ...20C Amer. sl.
• OFF not working; not engaged ...1861 US sl.
UNEMPLOYED - nouns
• MAGGIE'S MILLIONS the unemployed during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher ...1984 Brit. sl.
UNEMPLOYED - nouns, person
• HAPPY-PAPPY a man on welfare employed to do work on roads or just draw money; a man on the dole ...1969 Amer. dial.
• IDLE JUBBIE a young unemployed person ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• INSPECTOR OF PAVEMENTS a man out of work ...Bk1896 sl.
• SHUFFLER a worker who is out of a job ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SMACKO a street person; an unemployed person; a hoodlum ...1940s US Black sl.
• WALKING GENTLEMAN a man without occupation ...1827 Ireland
UNEMPLOYED - verbs
• LAKE to idle, to trifle; to stop work, to be out of employment ...1856 Eng. dial.
• WANT AN APRON to be out of work ...L19 sl.
• WORK AT IDLE HALL to be unemployed ...20C W. Indies sl.
UNEMPLOYED - phrases
• WORKING FOR STREET, WALKER & CO. out of work, and walking the streets in search of it ...c1920 Aust.
UNEMPLOYMENT - adjectives
• ON THE BUROO receiving unemployment benefits ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• ON THE LABOUR on unemployment benefits ...c1921 Brit. sl.
• ON THE SUSSO on an unemployment benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
UNEMPLOYMENT - nouns
• BEGGAR the dole ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Labour' (Exchange) (Beggar My Neighbour)
• BEGGAR MY NEIGHBOUR the dole ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'Labour' (Exchange)
• BREW orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BROO orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BURO an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
• BUROO orig. the Employment Exchange; hence, unemployment benefit ...1934 sl., chiefly Sc.
• BURROO an unemployment exchange; the Department of Social Security ...1937 UK sl.
• FIFTY-TWO-TWENTY unemployment compensation given to servicemen immediately after WWII; $20 a week for 52 weeks ...1946 Amer. sl.
• FIFTY-TWO TWENTY CLUB the servicemen receiving unemployment compensation after WWII ...1949 Amer. sl.
• IDLE HALL a notional place used to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies sl.
• NAT unemployment benefit ...1961 UK rhyming sl. for 'dole' (Nat King Cole)
• NAT KING COLE unemployment benefit ...1961 UK rhyming sl. for 'dole'
• OLD KING COLE unemployment benefit, the dole ...1930s rhyming sl.
• PINEAPPLE, THE unemployment benefit. the 'dole' ...1937 sl.
• SAUSAGE ROLL unemployment benefit, the dole ...1920s rhyming sl.
• SHADE-TREE MONEY unemployment compensation ...1986 Amer. dial.
• SUSSO an unemployment benefit; also, someone paid such a benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
• WALKER & CO. a notional place used figuratively to mean a state of unemployment ...20C W. Indies
UNEMPLOYMENT - nouns, person
• SUSSO an unemployment benefit; also, someone paid such a benefit ...1941 Aust. sl.
UNEMPLOYMENT - verbs
• DAB ON to sign on at the unemployment office in order to get benefit ...20C Brit. sl.
• SIGN ON to register at the Department of Employment (formerly Labour or Employment Exchange) in order to obtain unemployment benefit; hence, to be out of work ...1885 Brit. sl.
UNENDURABLE - adjectives
• IMPORTABLE † too grievous or painful to be borne; unbearable, unendurable ...c1386
• UNTHOLELICH † unendurable ...a1240
UNENDURABLE - nouns
• ENDSVILLE someone or something unpleasant or unendurable ...a1962 US sl.
• PITS, THE someone or something unpleasant or unendurable ...1953 sl., orig. US
UNENTERPRISING - adjectives
• PORK-AND-BEAN(S) basic, unenterprising, second-rate ...1910s US sl.
UNENTERPRISING - nouns, person
• DAG an unenterprising person; a coward ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
UNENTHUSIASTIC - adjectives
• KAGOU looking miserable, unenthusiastic, 'sorry for oneself' ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LACKADAISICAL dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic ...M18
• LACKADAISY dreamily idle, listless, unconcerned, unenthusiastic ...L18
• LAODICEAN lukewarm, lacking enthusiasm; indifferent in religion, politics, etc. ...1633
• OFF in ill health; feeling or looking unwell; despondent, unenthusiastic ...1890s colloq.
UNEQUAL - adjectives
• AT ODDS † unequal, different ...1548
• IMPAR † unequal; unequally matched ...1535
• ODD † adj. not even, accordant, or conformable; uneven, unequal, discrepant, diverse, different ...1390
UNEQUAL - nouns
• IMPAR † a thing unequal to another ...1697
• IMPARITY † the quality or condition of being unequal; inequality; disparity ...1563 now rare or obs.
UNEQUAL - phrases
• NOT A PATCHING TO in no way equal or comparable to ...1851 Amer. dial.
UNEQUALLED - adjectives
• DISPARABLE †* unlike; unequalled ...1413
• MARROWLESS companionless, unmarried; unequalled, unmatched ...1637 Eng. dial.
• UNCOMPANIONED unmatched, unequalled ...1608
UNEQUALLED - nouns, person
• HORSE a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1808 Amer. sl.
• HOSS a strong or athletic fellow; hence, a person who is formidable, admirable, unequalled, extremely capable, etc.; a good fellow ...1845 Amer. sl.
UNEQUIPPED - adjectives
• UNGRAITH'D unequipped; unfurnished; unadorned ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
UNEQUIVOCAL - adjectives
• DEADWOOD absolute, complete, unequivocal ...M19 US sl.
UNERRING - adjectives
• IMPECCANT not sinning; sinless; unerring ...a1763
• INERRANT that does not err; unerring ...M19
UNERRING - nouns
• IMPECCANCY sinlessness; inerrancy ...1614
UNESSENTIAL - adjectives
• TOYOUS †* trifling, ornamental, unessential ...1581
UNESTIMATED - adjectives
• UNACHTELED † unestimated ...c1250
UNETHICAL - adjectives
• MESSY immoral, unethical ...1920s sl.
UNETHICAL - nouns
• CONTRACT any illegal or unethical arrangement ...1950s Amer. police sl.
UNETHICAL - nouns, person
• CHISELLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1918 sl.
• CHISLER one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices ...1926 Amer. sl.
• RAT any distrusted, unethical, selfish, disliked person ...20C Amer. sl.
UNEVEN - adjectives
• AGEE crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• AJEE crooked, uneven, awry ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BOBBIT uneven of surface ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOBBLY uneven ...1921 colloq.
• CONFRAGOSE †* rough with breaks, or shattered parts; broken; uneven ...1654
• HOMMOCKY rough, uneven ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• INWINDING uneven, twisting ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• UNREGULAR irregular, uneven; unpunctual ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAGGELT ragged, uneven, jagged ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAGGLISH uneven, straggling, higgledy-piggledy ...1921 Sc.
• SI-WADDLIN askew, lopsided, uneven, diagonal ...1941 Amer. dial.
• THRAWN twisted, distorted, misshapen; uneven; of the brow: knitted ...1721 Sc.
• WEEHAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEEWARY askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WEEWOPPY askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEJAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHEEWHAW askew, crooked, uneven, shaky, unstable ...1894 Amer. dial.
• WHOCKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPA-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-JAWED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1905 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOMPNY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKER-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WHONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
• WOMPER-SIDED crooked, askew, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WONKY-JAWED crooked, askew, awry, uneven, lopsided, out of shape ...1969 Amer. dial.
UNEVEN - nouns
• FASCH a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FASH a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• SALEBROSITY † a rough or uneven place ...1775 Sc.
UNEVEN - verbs
• JAG to make ragged or uneven by cutting or tearing ...1568
UNEVENLY - adverbs
• WEEWAW crookedly, unevenly ...1894 Amer. dial.
UNEVENNESS - nouns
• IMPLANITUDE † unevenness, unlevelness ...1597
• SALEBRITY * ruggedness, unevenness ...1656
• SALEBROSITY ruggedness, unevenness ...1638
UNEVENTFUL - adjectives
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT calm, peaceful, uneventful ...WWI Amer. sl.
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
• VEGETABLE uneventful, featureless, monotonous, dull ...1854
UNEXCEPTIONAL - adjectives
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
UNEXCITING - adjectives
• BASIC unexciting, unexceptional, uneventful ...1970s sl.
• DEAD of a place, esp. a club or party: boring, unexciting ...1930s sl.
UNEXPECTED - adjectives
• BEYOND THE BEYOND unexpected, incredible, out of the way ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• BIZOTIC unexpected, out of the ordinary, weird ...1984 US teen & high school sl.
• RANDOM spontaneous, unexpected ...1980s US college & teen sl.
• SUBITANEOUS * sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1651
• SUBITANY † sudden, hasty, unexpected; hastily produced or constructed ...1603
• UNASPECTED † unsuspected, unexpected ...1578
• UNBIWENE † unexpected ...c1250
• UNSIGHTED unforeseen; unexpected ...1903 Amer. dial.
UNEXPECTED - nouns
• NAP-TAKING †* that takes one napping; unexpected ...1602
• TURN-UP an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• TURN-UP FOR THE BOOKS, A an unexpected piece of good luck; any unexpected turn of events ...1873 sl.
• ZINGER a surprise question, or an unexpected turn of events ...1973 US sl.
UNEXPECTED - verbs
• DROP A BOMBSHELL to make a startling or unexpected announcement ...Aust. sl.
UNEXPECTED - interjections
• SOHO! an exclamation announcing the discovery of something unexpected
UNEXPECTEDLY - adverbs
• ALL OF A HOT suddenly, unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• ALL OF AN UPSHOT unexpectedly ...1895 Eng. dial.
• IN AN UNPLUNGE suddenly, unexpectedly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNADVISEDLY † without warning; unexpectedly ...c1535
• UNBETHOUGHT unintentionally, unexpectedly ...1823 Eng. dial.
• UNMUNDLUNGE † unexpectedly ...a1225
UNEXPECTEDNESS - nouns
• SUDDENTY † suddenness, unexpectedness ...1388 chiefly Sc.
UNEXPLORED - adjectives
• UNRIPED unexplored, unsearched; unrobbed ...1898 Sc.