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VANISH - VEHICLE
VANISH - verbs
• DO A FADE-OUT to vanish, to escape, to depart; to disappear ...1910s US sl.
• DO A SKATE to vanish ...1998 NZ sl.
• EELIE to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• EELY to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1832 Sc.
• ELLIE to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• ELY to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1818 Sc.
• EVANISH to disappear, to vanish ...1725 Sc.
• EVAPORATE to leave, to vanish, to escape ...M19 sl.
• FADE to depart; to disappear; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1848 sl.
• FADE AWAY to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1820 sl.
• POP OFF THE HOOKS to exit; to vanish ...1930s US sl.
• PULL A FADE-OUT to disappear, to depart, to escape, to vanish ...1910s Amer. sl.
• SANT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUNT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VADE † to pass away, to disappear, to vanish; to decay or perish ...1495
• VAMP to vanish; to disappear; to travel ...20C US sl.
VANITY - nouns (also see VAIN)
• IDLENESS † vanity ...c825
• IDLESHIP † vanity ...a1250
• SAUCE vanity, pride, display ...1793 Sc.
• VAIN † vanity; a vain thing ...c1330
• VANITARIANISM the pursuit of vanities ...1849 nonce word
• VENTOSITY 1. pomposity, vanity, bombast ...c1550
2. an instance of vanity; an idle conceit ...1605
VANQUISH - verbs
• BEAST to vanquish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANTON to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
• DAUNT † to overcome, to subdue, to vanquish ...c1300
• DAUNTON to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
• DEBELL † to put down in fight, to subdue, to vanquish, to conquer, to overcome; to expel by force of arms ...1555
• DEBELLATE † to overcome in war; to conquer, subdue, vanquish ...1611
• EAT FOR BREAKFAST to vanquish, to outdo, to overcome ...1970 Aust. sl.
• LAMP to trounce, to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MOP UP to finish off, usually by killing, to vanquish; hence, to finish the remainder of a task ...1898 sl.
• OBFLISTICATE to vanquish, obliterate ...1832 Amer. sl.
• SKUNK to utterly defeat; to outdo decisively; to vanquish completely; to overcome ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TIE UP to vanquish or disable in a contest ...1818 sl.
• VENCUE †* to vanquish, to subdue ...a1300
• VENQUE † to vanquish, to subdue ...1402
• VINCUS to vanquish ...Bk1905 Sc.
VANQUISHED - adjectives
• DEFAITE defeated, vanquished ...1597 Sc.
• DEFATE defeated, vanquished ...1597 Sc.
• LAD-LICKED beaten or vanquished by a youth ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
VANQUISHED - verbs
• EAT THE COOKIE to be vanquished; to endure defeat ...1978 Amer. sl.
• GET IT DEAD IN THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GET IT IN THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1945 Amer. sl.
• GET IT UP THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1955 Amer. sl.
VANQUISHER - nouns, person
• DAUNTER † a subduer; a vanquisher ...1513
• DEBELLATOR †* a subduer, a vanquisher, a victor, a conqueror ...1713
• VAINQUER †* a conqueror; a vanquisher; a victor ...1456
• VAINQUERESS † a female conqueror, vanquisher, or victor ...a1513
VANQUISHING - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
VAPOROUS, VAPOUR - adjectives
• DAMPISH † vaporous, foggy, misty ...1577
• DAMPY † full of vapour or mist; foggy ...1600
• VAPORATORY † consisting of vapour ...1683
• VAPORIFEROUS * that makes or stirs up vapour ...1656
• VAPOROSE †* vaporous; emitting vapour; easily vaporizing ...c1400
VAPOUR - nouns
• DAMP † visible vapour; fog, mist ...1601
• HAME steam from boiling water; warm vapour as from heated horses, slaked lime, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
• OOM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
• MERRY-DANCERS the vapours arising from the earth on a warm day when seen flickering in the atmosphere ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REEK a smoke-like vapour; steam, fog, mist; also, dust ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAM a film of vapour, a haze, mist, or shadow ...1824 Sc.
• SUFFUMIGATION fumigating from below; fumes or vapours generated by burning herbs, incense, etc. ...1422 arch.
• VAPOROSITY * vaporous quality ...1528
• YOAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
VAPOUR - verbs
• REEK to emit vapour; to steam; to perspire; to be misty ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUFFUMIGATE † to rise in smoke or vapour ...1599
• VAPORATE † to give off vapour; to rise in or as vapour ...1620.
• WALLOW of flame, smoke, vapour: to surge up ...c1374
• WALM †* of smoke, vapour, etc.: to swirl, to billow ...1601
VARIABILITY, VARIABLENESS - nouns
• VARIATION † inconstancy; variableness ...1509
• VARIOUSNESS † changeableness; inconstancy; variability ...1607
VARIABLE - adjectives
• MOONISH † acting as if under the moon's influence; changeable, fickle, flighty, whimsical, capricious, variable ...c1407 obs. or arch.
• STREAKY variable ...Bk1904 sl.
• VAGARIOUS † variable, inconstant, changing ...1798
• VARIOUS † of things; undergoing or subject to variation or change; variable, changeful ...1552
VARIANCE - nouns
• VARIANCY * changeability; variance ...1888
• VARIATION †* discord, variance, dissension ...c1485
• VARIOUSNESS † difference, variance ...1628
VARIATION - adjectives
• VARIATIOUS * marked by variation ...1875
• VARIATIVE showing variation ...1874
• VARIOUS † of things; undergoing or subject to variation or change; variable, changeful ...1552
VARIATION - nouns
• VARIETY † variation or change of fortune ...a1533
• VARIORUM a change, novelty, diversion; a constant variation, a variety, medley ...1761 Sc.
VARIED - adjectives
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDRILY †* diverse, various, varied ...c1375
• SUNDRYFOLD † manifold, various, varied ...c1430
• VARIATE † diversified, variegated; varied in nature ...c1440
VARIED - nouns
• VARIETY †* the fact or quality of being varied in colour; variegation ...1555 obs
VARIED - verbs
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VARIEGATE - verbs
• BEGAIR † to diversify or variegate, as with stripes or streaks ...1552 Sc.
• BEGARIE to bespatter; to variegate with colours ...1681 Sc.
• BEGARY † to variegate with colours, whether by way of adornment or of disfigurement ...1501 Sc.
• MARL to become mottled, variegated; to variegate, to spot, to streak ...1826 Sc.
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VARIEGATED - adjectives
• DAPPERPYE variegated, many-coloured ...1802 Sc.
• FAW † coloured, stained, streaked; particoloured, variegated ...a700
• GAIRED streaked, variegated, striped ...1810 Sc.
• GAIRIE 1. of bright or variegated colour, gaudy ...1804 Sc.
2. variegated, having streaks or stripes of different colours ...1808 Sc.
• GAIRY 1. of bright or variegated colour, gaudy ...1804 Sc.
2. variegated, having streaks or stripes of different colours ...1808 Sc.
• MANGLY of mixed colours, variegated ...1957 Amer. dial.
• MARLED spotted, variegated, streaky ...1787 Sc.
• MARLY spotted, variegated, streaked, marbled ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MINGLEDY of mixed colours, variegated ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MINGLY of mixed colours, variegated ...1941 Amer. dial.
• VAIR † varied or variegated in colour ...c1425 Sc.
• VARIANT † of colours: varied, variegated; also of an animal or cloth in respect of colour ...a1400-50
• VARIATE † diversified, variegated; varied in nature ...c1440
• VARY † particoloured, variegated ...1382
VARIETY - adjectives
• VERSATIVE * marked by adaptability or variety ...1846
VARIETY - nouns
• MANDER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MANTHER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MICKLES ingredients, varieties ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTS varieties ...1851-61 thieves' sl.
• SUNDERNESS †* diversity, variety ...a1400
• SUNDRINESS † diversity, variety; a variety of things ...c1375
• SUNDRYHEAD † diversity, variety ...1395
• VARIANCE † variety ...a1400-50
• VARIORUM a change, novelty, diversion; a constant variation, a variety, medley ...1761 Sc.
VARIOUS - adjectives
• DIFFERENT many, various ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OMNIFARIOUS of all kinds or forms; exceedingly various; dealing with all kinds of things ...1653
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDRILY †* diverse, various, varied ...c1375
• SUNDRYFOLD † manifold, various, varied ...c1430
VARIOUSLY - adverbs
• MANIFOLDWISE † in various ways ...c1440 obs. or arch.
• SUNDERLY †* diversely, differently, variously ...a1513
• SUNDRILY † diversely, variously ...c1425
• SUNDRY-WISE † in various or different ways; variously, diversely ...c1375
VARNISH - nouns
• ALLIGATORING the cracking and retraction of paint, varnish, etc., caused by contraction ...1911 US
• VERNIX †* varnish ...1573
VARY - verbs
• VARIATE † to vary or change ...1591
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VASE - nouns
• BEAU-POT a large ornamental vase for cut flowers ...1761
• VASA † a vase ...1651
VASECTOMY - nouns
• WALNUT WHIP a vasectomy ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'snip'
VASELINE - nouns
• VASSO vaseline ...1998 Aust. sl.
VASSAL - adjectives
• VASSALIC pert. to vassals ...1897
VASSAL - nouns
• VASSALAGE an assemblage of vassals ...1807
• VASSALRY an assemblage of vassals ...a1470
• VASSALSHIP vassalage ...1578
VASSAL - nouns, person
• VASSALESS * a female vassal ...1591
VAST - adjectives
• IMMANE monstrous in size or strength; huge, vast, enormous, tremendous ...1615 arch.
• QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
• VASTY vast, immense ...1596 (Shakespeare)
VAST, VASTNESS - nouns
• VASTACY † vastness ...1607
• VASTIDITY † vastness ...1603
• VASTITUDE 1. the quality of being vast; immensity ...1623
2. a vast extent or space ...1841
• VASTITY * 1. the quality of being vast or immense; vastness ...1603
* 2. a vast or immense space ...1652
• VASTURE † a vast or immense space ...1595.
VASTLY - adverbs
• VARSAL * extremely, vastly ...a1814
VAT - nouns
• KEEL †* a tub or vat for holding liquor ...1485
VAULT - nouns
• QUEER a vault ...1900 Sc.
• QUIER a vault ...1900 Sc.
VAULT - verbs
• LAUNCH † to leap, to jump, to vault ...c1400
VAUNT, VAUNTING - nouns
• ADVANCEMENT † extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
• GAB an idle vaunt; a piece of brag or bravado ...1737
• GASCONISM a spirit of boastfulness or vaunting ...1807
• KOMPOLOGY * boasting or vaunting speech ...1854
• ROOSE † a boasting, vainglory; a boast, brag, vaunt ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• VAUNTERY † 1. vaunting, boasting; boastful or vainglorious bearing or show ...1491 obs. or arch.
† 2. a boast, a vaunt ...1603
• VAUNTISE † a vaunt or boast ...c1477
• VOUST a boast, brag, vaunt ...a1500 Sc.
VAUNT - verbs
• ADVANT † to vaunt, to boast ...1541
• VALUE † to commend or praise to another; to vaunt ...1670
• VAMP to boast, to brag, to vaunt ...1877 Eng. dial.
• VOOST † to brag, to boast, to vaunt ...1790 Sc.
• VOUST to boast, brag, vaunt ...1513 Sc.
VAUNTING - adjectives
• VENTOSE pompous, bragging, vaunting ...1867
• VOGGIE proud, vain; vaunting ...1776 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
VEAL - nouns
• DIBBEN a fillet of veal ...1810 Eng. dial.
VEER - verbs
• VEEK † to move, to veer; to stir, to shift ...1905 Sc.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
VEGETABLE - adjectives
• CALLER of fish, vegetables, etc.: fresh, in proper season, newly caught or gathered ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASTIF † of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• HASTING † of fruits or vegetables: that ripens early ...1578
• HASTIVE † of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• RANDED of fruit and vegetables: specked, bruised on the outer coat, but not beyond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCH of vegetable food: green, uncooked, raw ...1884 Eng. dial.
• VEGETATIVE †* obtained or derived from vegetables or plants ...1662
• VEGETIVE pert. to vegetables or plants ...1526
• VEGETIVOROUS feeding on vegetables or plants ...1859
VEGETABLE - nouns
• ALFALFA dried spinach or other dehydrated vegetables ...1920s sl.
• BALED HAY dehydrated vegetables ...1916 US Army sl.
• FRESHIES fresh fruit and vegetables ...1990 Antarctica usage
• GARDEN-SASS vegetables for the table, grown in the garden ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GARDEN-STUFF plants grown in a garden; vegetables for the table ...a1687
• GREENINGS the leafy tops of vegetables; vegetables ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREEN SAUCE garden vegetables, produce ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GRIGGLES small, worthless fruit, vegetables, etc., left after gathering ...1827 Eng. dial.
• HASTING † an early-ripening fruit or vegetable ...1573
• KEGGY decaying vegetables or food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LONG SAUCE † root vegetables, esp. those with elongated roots; a prepared dish of such vegetables ...1809 Amer. dial.
• RARE-RIPE an early fruit or vegetable ...1799 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RATHE-RIPES † early fruit and vegetables, esp. peas and apples ...1677 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SALAD any green vegetables ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALADING herbs and vegetables for a salad ...1664
• SALETTING vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLADING vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLETIN vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SASS fresh or preserved vegetables or fruit eaten as part of a meal or as a relish ...1775 US colloq.
• SASS HOLE a place to store vegetables, esp. garden vegetables; a root cellar ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE vegetables, esp. green vegetables eaten with meat ...1775 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCORE of vegetables such as cucumbers, asparagus, etc., sold for growing: twenty-one ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHORT SAUCE potatoes, turnips, onions, pumpkins, etc. ...1809 Amer. dial.
• UNDERLING a small or inferior fruit or vegetable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TABLE GARDEN a vegetable garden for home consumption ...1917 Amer. dial.
• VEG vegetables ...1898 UK sl.
• VEGE a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• VEGEBLES vegetables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGETAL a plant; a vegetable ...1599
• VEGETANT † a vegetable ...1605
• VEGETATIVE † vegetable or plant ...1634
• VEGETIVE a plant, a vegetable ...1602
• VEGETLES vegetables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGGIE a vegetable ...1955 US
• VEGGY a vegetable ...1955 US
• VEGIE a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• VEGY a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• WARE † field-produce, crops, vegetables ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
VEGETABLE - nouns, person
• AH CABBAGE JOHN a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE JOHN a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• HARVESTMAN a person who sells vegetables or other articles from a wagon or truck, going from house to house ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE-MAN one who deals in vegetables ...1837 US
• VEGETIST † one who is concerned with the growth or cultivation of vegetable products ...1778 nonce word
VEGETABLE - verbs
• SCHITZEL to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1942 Amer. dial.
• VEGETATE * to provide or supply with vegetables ...1838
VEGETARIAN - adjectives
• UNCARNIVOROUS vegetarian ...1822
• VEGETABLE living on vegetables, vegetarian ...1812
• VEGETANT vegetarian ...1858 nonce use
• VEGETIZING vegetarian ...1857
• VEGGIE (sometimes derogatory) vegetarian ...1975 sl.
• VEGO vegetarian ...1988 Aust. colloq.
VEGETARIAN - nouns, person
• ACREOPHAGIST one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian ...19C
• LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIAN a person who subsists on a diet of dairy products, eggs, and vegetables
• LACTO-VEGETARIAN a person who subsists on vegetables and milk products (and formerly, eggs) only ...E20
• NEBUCHADNEZZAR a vegetarian ...1862 sl.
• VEGE a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
• VEGETIST a vegetarian
• VEGGIE a vegetarian ...1975 UK
• VEGGY a vegetarian ...1975 UK
• VEGIE a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
• VEGO a vegetarian ...1996 Aust. colloq.
• VEGY a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
VEGETATE - verbs
• VEDGE to pass the time in mindless or vacuous inactivity, esp. by watching TV ...1980 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• VEG to pass the time in mindless or vacuous inactivity, esp. by watching TV ...1980 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• VEG OUT to do nothing; to relax in an inert passive way; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
VEGETATING - nouns
• VEGETANT * vegetating, vegetal ...1610
VEGETATION - adjectives
• SCROGGED of vegetation: thorny, twisted, stunted ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VERDUROUS of vegetation: rich or abounding in verdure; flourishing thick and green ...1604
VEGETATION - nouns
• FILTH underbrush, weeds, unwanted vegetation ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• PLANTAGE † plants in general; anything that is planted; vegetation ...1606
• SAVAGERY † wild vegetation ...1599
• VEGETABLES † vegetation ...c1645
• VERDOUR † fresh greenness of vegetation; fig. fresh or flourishing condition ...1447
VEHEMENCE - nouns
• VEHEMENCY * vehemence ...1538
• VENGEANCE energy, vehemence ...1899 Eng. dial.
VEHEMENT - adjectives
• BANG vehement, violent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FLAMING vehement; passionate
• GARY †* vehement, furious ...1609
• RATHE quick in action, speedy, prompt; eager, earnest, vehement ...c900 Eng. dial. & poetic
• REESING vehement, strong, forcible ...Bk1904 Sc.
VEHEMENT - verbs
• COME ON STRONG to be vehement and positive ...1970s Amer. sl.
VEHEMENTLY - adverbs
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• MAINLY † of expression, thought: vehemently, strongly; earnestly, eagerly ...c1400 obs.
VEHICLE - adjectives (also see DRIVING, BUS, etc.)
• AUTO DRUNK dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CABBIE addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
• CABBY addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
• CAB-HAPPY very keen on driving motor vehicles...c1950 army sl.
• CABLED of a vehicle: equipped with a winch ...2004 US sl.
• DEADLINED of a vehicle: laid up for repairs ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EDGY in the used car business: said of a car that needs body work ...1968 US sl.
• GUTLESS of automobiles: under-powered ...c1945 colloq.
• MANUMOTIVE of a vehicle: propelled by mechanism worked by hand ...1831
• SHAVED said of a car stripped of ornaments ...Bk1998 sl.
• SOUPED UP of a vehicle: customized for greater power and speed
• VEHICULARY * serving as a vehicle ...1835
• VEHICULATORY pert. to vehicles ...1851
VEHICLE - nouns
• A a Model-A Ford automobile ...1920s US sl.
• A-BOMB a car especially modified for quick acceleration and speed ...Amer. hot rodding sl.
• A-BONE a Model A Ford car ...1951 US sl.
• AC the Acura Legend, a popular automobile ...1990s US Black sl.
• AFROMOBILE 1. a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black ...1900s US sl.
2. any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc. ...1970s US Black sl.
• AMBULANCE a touring caravan or similar vehicle ...1868 US
• ANDERSON CART a cart made from a cut-down car and pulled by horses during the 1930s depression; later, any car that ran out of petrol or broke down ...1987 Can. sl.
• ANGEL-MAKER a device that can inflict death, such as a dangerous vehicle or a gun ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ARKANSAS CREDIT CARD a piece of hose used to siphon petrol/gas from another car into the tank of one's own ...1970s US sl.
• ARK an old car ...Amer. sl.
• ARM-TWISTER. a vehicle equipped with a manual starter; a car which must be hand cranked ...1938 US sl.
• ARREST-ME-RED a bright red colour of paint on a car, bound to attract the attention and interest of law enforcement ...1992 US sl.
• ARTIC an articulated lorry ...1951 UK sl.
• ASHCAN 1. a car ...1950s US sl.
2. a dilapidated, noisy motor vehicle ...1953 Amer. sl.
• AUTOCAR a motor car ...1895
• AUTO-GO-FAST a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUTOMOBILITY 1. the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel ...1903
2. mobility by means of automobile vehicles ...1909
• AUTOMOBUBBLE an automobile ...1902 Amer. jocular
• AUTOMOTOR an automobile motor or motor vehicle ...1895
• AUTOSPILL an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AUTYMOBILE an automobile ...1934 Amer. dial.
• B 1. an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car ...1960s Aust. sl.
2. a Cadillac Brougham car ...1980 US sl.
• BABY an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
• BABY BENZ the Mercedes Benz model 190E, which is small and sporty ...1989 US Black sl.
• BABY BUGGY 1. a convertible sports car ...1970s US homosexual sl.
2. a Mini Metro car ...1981 Brit. Citizens' band radio sl.
3. a convertible Volkswagen Beetle ...1992 US sl.
• BACK-DOOR the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
• BAG OF BUGS a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAKKIE a light truck, a pick-up, a 4x4 vehicle ...1960s S. Afr.
• BALL OF FIRE a fast vehicle ...1940 Amer. sl.
• BANGER an old decrepit car ...colloq.
• BARROW a second-hand motorcar ...1950s Aust. sl.
• BATTLE WAGON an expensive car ...1943 UK army sl.
• BEDIDDLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BEEP a jeep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BENNETT BUGGY a car converted to a four-wheel, horse-drawn carriage by removal of the engine, drive train and windshield (in depression times); later, any broken-down car ...1987 Can. sl.
• BENZINE WAGON an automobile; a truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BESSIE an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BETSY an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG BOAT a large, traditional American car, esp. a large station wagon ...1910s sl.
• BIRD CAGE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BIZZING hanging onto the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets on one's shoes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLIXEN-BUS an automobile ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BLOOD WAGON an ambulance ...1922 sl.
• BLUNDERBUS an automobile ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BOG a putty-like material applied to the body of a motor vehicle to patch up a hole after the rust has been cut out ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB an old car ...Aust. sl.
• BONE-SETTER a horse hard in the riding; a rickety conveyance or vehicle ...M18 sl.
• BONE-SHAKER any old vehicle which passengers find uncomfortable ...20C colloq.
• BOX an automobile trailer ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BREEZER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROUGHAM a petrol-driven automobile having a limousine body but without a roof over the driver's seat ...1903
• BUBBLE an automobile ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET OF BOLTS a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUG an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUGGY an automobile; now esp. an old or modified one ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BULLET an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUM-RIDING hanging on to the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUS any conveyance, as a car, aeroplane, etc. ...L19 colloq.
• BUSS-WAGON a car, esp. an old one ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER a motor vehicle that gives a very bumpy ride ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BUTT-BUSTER a hard-riding vehicle ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ BUGGY an automobile ...1911 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ-BUZZ a car, esp. an old one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BUZZ-WAGON an automobile ...1903 Amer. jocular
• CAB a motor car ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
• CABBIE a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
• CABBY a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
• CAD a Cadillac car ...1929 sl., orig. US
• CADDIE a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
• CADDY a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
• CAGE a car ...1960s US sl.
• CAKE BASKET a limousine ...1920s US sl.
• CALF a Cadillac car ...1940s US Black sl.
• CALIFORNIA TILT a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end ...1976 US sl.
• CALLYVAN a caravan, a house on wheels, used by gypsy hawkers or in wild-beast shows; any very large carriage ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CAMILLA PARKER a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls' (Camilla Parker Bowles)
• CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls'
• CAN a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CANDY the decoration or customization of an automobile ...2000s US Black sl.
• CANDY WAGON a light truck ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANOE a large automobile ...1935 US sl.
• CAR-POPPING car theft ...1996 UK sl.
• CARRIAGE a wheeled vehicle generally ...1560 arch.
• CARRY a means of transport; a vehicle; a two-wheeled barrow ...1605 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CARRYALL a vehicle for transport, either wheeled or on rails for snow ...1963 Can. sl.
• CEMENT-MIXER a noisy, rickety, rough-riding vehicle or vessel ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CHAGALAG an old broken-down car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHAMPION SLUMP OF 1897 the motorcar ...L19 sl.
• CHARIOT a motor car ...c1945 jocular
• CHEV a Chevrolet motor car ...c1925 coll., orig. US
• CHEVVY a Chevrolet motor car ...c1925 coll., orig. US
• CHICKEN RUN a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr.
• CHICKIE RUN a virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1955 US sl.
• 'CHINE an automobile or other motor vehicle ...1968 US Black sl.
• CHIRPER a loud squealing noise caused by giving the car more gasoline than necessary while releasing the clutch ...1978 Amer. campus sl.
• CHIZLER a Chrysler car or engine ...1968 US sl.
• CHOP SHOP a place where parts are stripped from stolen vehicles for unlawful resale ...1977 US sl., orig. police usage
• COCK-WAGON a van, esp. one fitted with bedding as a place for necking and copulation ...M20 US sl.
• COUNTRY CADILLAC a pickup truck ...1976 US sl.
• CRACK-'EM-UP an automotive accident ...1978 Amer. sl.
• CRATE an automobile; an old airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CREAM PUFF in the used car business: a well-preserved car ...1949 US sl.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• CUDA a Plymouth Barracuda car ...1965 US sl.
• DADDY a Cadillac ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• DADDYLAC an expensive car that has been given to a young driver by his or her parents ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DAGENHAM DUSTBIN a Ford car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• DAK-DAK a Volkswagen car of the first type produced ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAN a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANCEHALL a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck ...1944 US sl.
• DANDY a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called 'dandy-wallahs' ...L19 Anglo-Indian
• DANGLER a lorry's trailer ...1951 UK sl.
• DANNY MARR a car ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
• DEAD CART a vehicle used for transporting the dead; a hearse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEADFOOT a slow vehicle ...1976 US sl.
• DEAD MAN'S WAGON a hearse ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DEAD SLED in the used car business: a car in extremely poor condition ...1997 US sl.
• DEAD WAGON a vehicle used for transporting the dead; a hearse; sometimes also an ambulance ...1894 Amer. dial.
• DEATH SEAT the passenger seat in a motorcar, shown statistically to be the seat most likely to bring death to its occupier when the car crashes ...1960s sl.
• DIMPLE a dent on a car's body ...1997 US sl.
• DINKY 1.a short, coupled truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
2. an expensive car ...1980 UK sl.
3. an old, dilapidated car ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
• DIRGE a Dodge truck ...1971 US sl.
• DOG CATCHER any fast truck ...1971 US sl.
• DRAG-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUCK a stolen car discovered by police through serendipitous checking of number plates ...1970 US sl.
• DUESIE a Duesenberg car ...1965 US sl.
• DUNE BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• E-CAR an electrically powered car ...2003 UK sl.
• E CLASS a very expensive car ...2000s US teen sl.
• EGGED a bus ...c1942 army sl.
• FALL-OUT the threat of pieces falling from an old, unsafe automobile ...c1955 Aust. sl.
• FARTING-TRAP a jaunting car, a light two-wheeled vehicle carrying 4 people, seated 2 on each side, back to back ...L19 Anglo-Irish
• FISH a nickname for an old car; a jalopy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FLIVVER a Ford automobile ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FRIDAY AFTERNOON CAR a car that is constantly going wrong ...1979 UK sl.
• FRIDAY CAR a car that is constantly going wrong ...1979 UK sl.
• FRONT ROOM a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GADABOUT a Lada car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• GANGSTER DOORS any four-door sedan ...1980 US sl.
• GANGSTER LEAN a car with hydraulic shock absorbers that are set to leave the car higher on one side than the other ...1991 US sl.
• GARAGE MAN'S COMPANION a truck manufactured by General Motors Corporation ...1971 US sl.
• GAS-GUZZLER a motor vehicle that demands immoderate quantities of fuel, either by design or in consequence of a driver's excessive demands ...1973 US sl.
• GASOLINE WAGON an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GEORGIA BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GIG an old car ...1950 Amer. sl.
• GIN PALACE a staff car; any luxurious vehicle for the use of a superior officer ...1942 army sl.
• GLASS HOUSE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-BILLY any kind of wheeled vehicle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO-BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO-DEVIL a vehicle for which a better name is lacking ..1958 Amer. dial.
• GONDOLA a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOK CAR an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and accessories ...1950s US sl.
• GOOK WAGON an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and accessories ...1950s US sl.
• GRANNY HOLE the first gear of a truck or tractor ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRUNTER an automobile ...1910s sl.
• GUNSHIP a van used in a drive-by shooting ...1988 US sl.
• GUTS the interior of a car ...1975 US sl.
• GUT TRUCK a wagon or truck that hauls the carcasses of dead farm stock ...1983 Amer. sl.
• GUT-WAGON a wagon or truck that hauls the carcasses of dead farm stock ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HACK 1. a hearse ...1950 Amer. dial.
2. an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
• HADDOCK AND BLOATER a motor-car ...1950s rhyming sl.
• HAY-BURNER a cheap automobile ...1921 Amer. dial.
• HEARSE a large automobile ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HENRY an automobile, esp. a Ford ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HIPPOMOBILE a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle ...1906
• HIT CAR an automobile used to make a getaway from the scene of a murder or to carry a kidnapped victim to the place where he is to be killed ...1969 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• HOG a Cadillac ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HONK-HONK an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOOPTY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HORSE a Ford Mustang, or Colt ...1975 US CB usage
• HOTCHA HEAP a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT CRATE a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT IRON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-SHOT a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUMMER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRY-BUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSTLEBUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYBRID in the car sales business, used as a euphemism for a car that has at least some parts that do not belong ...1953 US sl.
• ICE WAGON a slow-moving person or vehicle ...L19 US sl.
• JALOPY a dilapidated old car ...20C colloq.
• JAMIE any General Motors truck ...1971 US sl.
• JAM-JAR a motor-car ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• JAZZY JOLLOPY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JERKEY a roughly-made vehicle ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• JERKY a shaky jolting vehicle ...1884 US
• JITTER-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KIDNEY-BUSTER a truck, esp. a military truck, that rides roughly ...1938 US sl.
• KINKY anything that has been obtained dishonestly, esp. a stolen car ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
• LAC a Cadillac ...1980s US Black & rap music sl.
• LA-DE-DA a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LA-DI-DAH a car ...1970s rhyming sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LARD-ASS a slow-moving vehicle ...1963 Amer. sl.
• LARDY-DAH a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LEAPING EGG CRATE. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAPING LENA a light truck ...1971 US sl.
• LEMON a defective car ...1920s sl.
• LEMON LAW. law that provides redress for buyers of substandard or defective cars ...1920s sl.
• LEMON POP a piece of plastic or thin metal used to slip between the moulding and the top of the window on push-button locking cars, from which a loop of dental floss is dropped over the post on the door and yanked to open the door ...1996 US sl.
• LEMONZINE a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MACHINE † 1. a vehicle of any kind, usually wheeled; in the 18th and part of the 19th centuries commonly applied to a stagecoach or mail-coach ...1687 obs. exc. Sc.
2. an automobile ...1901 sl.
3. a fast and attractive car ...1908 US sl.
• MAGGOT WAGON a catering truck ...1992 US sl.
• MAYFLOWER a Plymouth car ...1965 US sl.
• MEAN MACHINE a fast or stylish car ...1980s sl., orig. US
• MEAT WAGON 1. an ambulance ...1925 sl., chiefly US
2. a hearse ...1942 sl.
• MECHANICAL FLEA a Ford automobile, esp. one used by the military ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MEXICAN BUICK a Chevrolet ...1979 US sl.
• MEXICAN CADILLAC a Chevrolet ...1962 US sl.
• MEXICAN RIG (derogatory) an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or to make a lot of noise ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MITZI a Mitsubishi car ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MONKEY WAGON an estate car; a 'family' car ...1960s US sl.
• MOTOR a motor car ...1984 UK sl.
• MOTOR BULLET an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTOR TORPEDO an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOUNT in hot rodding: a driver's car ...1948 US sl.
• NINE-EIGHT a 1998 Oldsmobile ...1990s US sl.
• NIXON'S REVENGE an American Ford car ...1976 US Citizens' band radio sl.
• NORTH SHORE HOLDEN a Volvo car ...Aust. (Sydney) sl.
• NOTCHBACK a car with a dent in its boot/trunk ...1992 US sl.
• NO-TOP a convertible with its top down ...1976 US sl.
• OLD BUCKET a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OIL-BURNER 1. a vehicle which, through a malfunctioning or dirty engine, uses up a disproportionate quantity of oil ...1930s sl.
2. any old or dilapidated vehicle, esp. a car or ship ...20C sl.
• OIL CAN (derogatory) an automobile ...1940s US sl.
• O.J. a large car, typically a Ford or Lincoln ...1980s US Black sl.
• OLD BETSY an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD CAT a Morris Minor ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• OLD HACK an old or dilapidated vehicle or boat ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLDS an Oldsmobile automobile ...1932 US sl.
• OMYGOD a Plymouth Omega ...1992 US sl.
• OTTYMOBILE an automobile ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PADDOCK-BASHER a worn-out old vehicle used to drive around a country property; an off-road vehicle ...1983 Aust. sl.
• PADIDDLE a vehicle with a burned-out headlight; thus any old or run-down vehicle ...1959 US sl.
• PADOODLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PADUNGLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAIL a car ...1940s US sl.
• PAIR OF WHEELS a 2-wheeled vehicle ...E17
• PAPA a Lincoln automobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• PARLOR a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEPPY CRATE a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PERDIDDLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PERDIDDO a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PIG an old truck or car ...1961 Amer. dial.
• PNEUMONIA TRUCK an open lorry (truck) without doors or hood ...1940 sl.
• POP-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUDDEN a second-hand car dealer's term relating to filler in a car's bodywork ...Brit. sl.
• PUDDING a second-hand car dealer's term relating to filler in a car's bodywork ...Brit. sl.
• PUDDLE-JUMPER 1. an old rickety automobile ...1930s sl.
2. a small commercial vehicle ...Brit. sl.
• PUSH-FOOT a Ford Model T automobile ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• QUEEN MARY a large tank truck ...1954 US sl.
• RADA a Cadillac Eldorado ...1970s US Black sl.
• 'RADO a Cadillac El Dorado ...1970s US Black sl.
• RAG a second-rate, rundown car; one in poor condition ...1980s US sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASS RIDE an old car; any form of motor vehicle that has become run-down and dilapidated ...1950s US Black sl.
• RAGGER 1. a car with a 'convertible' soft op ...1950s US sl.
2. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin ...1970s sl.
• RAG-ROOF a convertible car ...1955 Amer. sl.
• RAG TOP 1. a car with a 'convertible' soft top ...1955 US sl.
2. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin ...1970s sl.
• RALLY a lorry ...1923 Sc.
• RANFLA a car that has been lowered and otherwise customized for teen use ...1990s US sl.
• RANGE a Range Rover ...2000s sl.
• RAPE WAGON a flashy car belonging to a pimp ...1960s US sl.
• RAT a near-derelict but just driveable secondhand car ...1940s US sl.
• RATTLE-TRAP a worn-out, rickety vehicle; anything old and dilapidated; a makeshift contrivance ...1888 Eng. dial.
• REGO the registration of a motor vehicle ...Aust. sl.
• REST CURE the practice of sending a car to the repair shop and having it returned to the customer without anything being done to it ...Bk1998 sl.
• RICE BURNER a Japanese motorcycle or car ...Bk1998 sl.
• RIDE a car ...Bk1998 sl.
• RIV a Buick Riviera car ...1970s US sl.
• RIVIE a Buick Riviera car ...1970s US sl.
• RIVIE HOG a Buick Riviera car ...1980 US sl.
• ROACH in new car sales: a bad credit risk ...1989 US sl.
• ROD a hot rod ...M20 sl., chiefly US
• ROLLER 1. a car in stock; one that a buyer can come into a dealership and see, buy, and drive home in ...Bk1998 sl.
2. a Rolls Royce ...Bk1998 sl.
• ROOF-RIDING riding illegally on the roof of a car, bus, etc. for the thrills ...1980s US sl.
• RUST BUCKET a car that is rusted through ...Bk1998 sl.
• SAD AND SORRY a lorry ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SAGGING DEUCE a lowered Cadillac automobile ...1990s US Black sl.
• SAIL a ride in a cart or other vehicle, or on horseback ...1830 Sc.
• SALT SHAKER a road-gritting or road-salting vehicle ...1976 US sl.
• SAMOAN FAMILY CAR a used police car bought at auction ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SANDBURNER a Jeep ...1981 UK sl.
• SARDINE-TIN a mini-car ...1960s colloq.
• SCOOTER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCHER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEEDAN a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SELDOM SEEN a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
• SHACKING holding onto a moving vehicle so as to be towed along over snow and ice ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SHAGGING holding onto a moving vehicle so as to be towed along over snow and ice ...1994 Amer. dial.
• SHARPIE a car that is smart or in good condition ...L20 N. Amer. colloq.
• SHED a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHITCAN a near derelict but just drivable secondhand car, or motorcycle, one step from the junkyard ...1970s US sl.
• SHORT a car ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SHOWCASE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHUNT a car accident ...1959 UK sl.
• SIN BIN a van or car used primarily for sex ...1980s Aust. sl.
• SIZZLER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEECHING holding on the bumper of a slow-moving car on a snowy or icy street and getting pulled along ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKINHEAD a British Leyland "Allegro" car ...1981 UK citizens band radio sl.
• SKITCHING holding on to the back of a vehicle so as to be pulled over snow or ice; also, holding on to a vehicle while on a bicycle ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SLED 1. a big car ...Bk1998 sl.
2. in the world of automobile auctions, a vehicle badly in need of repair ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUG a used car in need of major repairs ...Bk1998 sl.
• SMOKE WAGON an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SNAPPY HEAP a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOWBIRDS snow and ice clumps that build up under the fender of the car ...1987 Can. sl.
• SOUPED-UP BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SPARK-PLUGGY CAR a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-BUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-BURNER. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDMOBILE a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDSTER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-UP CAR a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-WAGON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIVMOBILE an exceptionally ostentatious and flashy car, such as might be driven by a spiv or their successors ...1980s sl.
• SPORTSTER a sports-car ...1960 colloq.
• SPURT MODEL a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPUTES sport utility vehicles ...Bk1998 sl.
• STAY-WAG a station wagon ...1991 US sl.
• STEAMING DEMON any large American car ...1981 UK sl.
• STEPMOBILE a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEPPER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEPPY SPEED-WAGON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUGGLE-BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TACO WAGON 1. a car embellished with bright colours, chrome and other accessories associated with Mexican-American car enthusiasts ...1960 US sl.
2. a modified Chevy with much Chrome and with baby booties or sponge dice hanging from the mirror ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TAILGATING holding on to the back of a car as it drives over snow or ice ...c1980 Amer. dial.
• TIN LIZZIE a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, esp. a Model T Ford ...1910 sl.
• TOORAK TRACTOR (derogatory) a luxury four-wheel drive or sport utility vehicle ...21C Aust.
• TORPEDO an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOY OTTER in car repair: a Toyota car ...1992 US sl.
• TRANS a car ...1995 US sl.
• TRIG a block or a chock used to keep something from rolling or shifting; any of various contrivances used to stop or slow a vehicle ...1871 Amer. dial.
• URBAN SURFING riding illegally on the roof of a car for the thrills ...1980s US sl.
• VACUUM CLEANER a sports car ...1940s sl.
• V-DUB a Volkswagen motor vehicle ...1970 Aust. sl.
• VEE-DUB a Volkwagen car ...1970s Aust. sl.
• VEEKILE a vehicle ...c1850 Sc.
• VEE-WEE a Volkswagen car ...1960s sl.
• VEHICULATION conveyance by means of a vehicle or vehicles; vehicular activity or traffic ...1834
• VEHICULUM † a vehicle ...1633
• VELOCIPEDE a swift-moving vehicle ...1838
• VETTE a Corvette automobile ...1950s sl.
• VIACLE a vehicle ...1894 Sc.
• VICKY a Ford Victoria sedan, first built in the 1930s and then revived in the 1950s ...1965 US sl.
• VICTORY V a Triumph car ...1981 UK citizens' band radio sl.
• WAGON an old, worn-out, beat-up car ...1959 US sl.
• WHIP a car; used by urban Black youths ...2004 UK sl.
• WHOOPEE a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPTY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WOODEN CAT a Morris Traveller car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• WOODIE a car with wood or synthetic wood panelling on its body ...1962 US sl.
• WOODY a station wagon with wooden outside trim ...1950s Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage
• WRAPPER a motor vehicle ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• WRECK n. an old car or other vehicle ...1930s Amer. sl.
• WRITE-OFF any machine, vehicle, etc., smashed beyond economic repair ...1918 sl., orig. chiefly Services'
• XKE the Jaguar XKE automobile ...1980s US Black sl.
• YANKEE CLIPPER a North American moving van ...1976 US sl.
• YANK TANK a large car, esp. one manufactured in the US ...1981 Aust. & NZ sl.
• YAP WAGON a vehicle taking tourists on sightseeing tours ...1920s US sl.
• ZOOM BUGGY a fast car ...1950s US teen sl.
VEHICLE - nouns, person
• AUTOIST one who uses or drives an automobile ...1903 US
• AUTOMOBILIST one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle ...1897
• BONDO MECHANIC a body-shop worker who relies too heavily upon large amounts of body putty and too little upon finesse or craft ...1992 US sl.
• CLOCKER a person who turns back the milometer of a motor vehicle so that it registers a falsely low mileage ...L20 sl.
• DAUBER a car painter who will repaint a stolen car ...20C sl.
• FULL-TIMER a person who lives in a recreational vehicle all year ...1997 US sl.
• GOOBER in the usage of young street racers, anyone who drives a car with an automatic transmission ...2003 US sl.
• GREASE MONKEY a mechanic, esp. one who works on cars or aircraft ...1928 colloq.
• HIGH-RIDER a young, esp. working-class, man whose car is modified in such a way that its rear is higher than the front ...1980s US sl.
• INSIDE a passenger riding inside a vehicle ...1816 sl.
• JEHU a fast or furious driver or operator of a vehicle ...1682 humorous
• KINK a criminal; later, esp. a car thief ...1910s US criminal sl.
• LEADER † the driver of a vehicle ...a1300
• MIDNIGHT AUTO SERVICE car thieves ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MOTORHEAD a person who is over-enthusiastic about cars ...1974 Amer. sl.
• RINGER someone who fraudulently changes the identity of a car ...1970 sl.
• ROACH a car buyer without credit or with bad credit ...Bk1998 sl.
• RODDER a hot-rodder; a person who converts cards into hot rods ...sl., chiefly US
• SKATE JOCKEY a driver of a small car, esp. a sports car ...1976 US citizens band radio sl.
• SLIDE-RULER a person coming on a used car lot or into a showroom with a strong interest in such things as miles per gallon, displacement, and EPA ratings and who often carries a calculator; not beloved ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLOW MOTION a prospective car buyer who tends to think things over ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPEED SHOP an automobile supplier specializing in the parts for (and sometimes building) modified cars ...1950s US sl.
• SPINNER one who illegally sets back the true mileage on used cars to get them ready for market ...Bk1998 sl.
• TOWIE a tow-truck driver ...1975 Aust. sl.
• VANNY a van driver ...2000s sl.
• WRENCHER a car enthusiast with considerable mechanical ability ...2003 US sl.
VEHICLE, VEHICLE PARTS - nouns (also see TIRE)
• ANCHOR an automobile brake ...1936 sl., orig. trucking usage
• ARMSTRONG STARTER the crank handle used on early trucks ...1942 US sl.
• BIG HOLE the lowest gear of a truck or other vehicle ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BINDERS brakes, esp. a hand brake ...1943 Amer. dial., orig. railroad usage
• BLINDING LIGHTS the high beans of a car's headlights ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOM a car stereo ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CALIFORNIA TIRES tires with little or no tread remaining ...1971 US trucking sl.
• CHATTERBOX a car radio ...1930s US sl.
• CHATTERBOX AND FISH POLE a car radio and aerial ...1930s US sl.
• CHEATER a rear view mirror on a vehicle ...1947 Amer. dial.
• DAGENHAM GIRL PIPER a windscreen wiper ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DASH the dashboard of a motor-car ...c1910 sl.
• DOGBOX a truck's gear box ...1971 US sl.
• E-BRAKE a vehicle's emergency brake ...2003 US sl.
• FIDDLE AND FIRE in the car sales business: a radio and heater ...1953 US sl.
• FOOTREST an accelerator pedal ...1976 US sl.
• GANGSTER WHITEWALLS showy, flashy, whitewalled tires ...1972 US sl.
• GLARE a bright light on a car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOODIE extra parts or equipment for a car enhancing its performance and/or embellishing its appearance ...1954 US sl.
• GRANDMA the low gear on a truck ...1958 US trucking usage
• GUN the accelerator of a car ...1900s sl.
• GUT an air hose on a brake system ...1946 US sl.
• JOCKEY BOX a glove compartment ...US
• JUG a carburettor ...1942 US sl.
• LORD SUTCH the clutch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LOUD PEDAL the accelerator ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• MARKER a license plate ...1921 Amer. dial.
• NERF BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car ...1940s US sl.
• NERFING BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car ...1940s US sl.
• NIGGER BAIT (derogatory) an excess of chrome accessories on an automobile ...1950s sl.
• O-DOM an odometer ...2000 US sl.
• PADS car license plates ...1930s US sl.
• PARKERS parking lights ...1960s Aust. sl.
• PUMPTURE a puncture, tire trouble ...1991 Irish sl.
• QUAD a carburettor with four barrels ...1965 US sl.
• RAG 1. a well-worn tire ...1961 sl.
2. the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RAGGER the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RAG TOP the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RINGER a false registration plate on a stolen vehicle ...1962 US sl.
• SKETCHLEY'S AERIAL a wire coat-hanger used as a makeshift aerial for a car radio after the proper one has been broken ...Brit. sl.
• SLUG a piston ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUSH automatic transmission ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUSH BOX automatic transmission ...Bk1998 sl.
• SNEAKERS car wheel rims ...2003 US sl.
• SNIFFER a device placed on a vehicle's exhaust pipe to measure the pollutants in the emission ...1993 US sl.
• SNOOZE PATROL cruise control ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPAGHETTI excess chrome or trim on a car ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPEEDO a speedometer ...1930s sl.
• SQUINT tinted windshield glass ...Bk1998 sl.
• TACH a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TACHO a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TACK a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TAG a vehicle number-plate ...1930s sl.
• TAIL in hot rodding: a fox tail or raccoon tail tied to the car ...1960 US sl.
• TINTS tinted car windows ...1980 US sl.
• TRAFFICATOR a directional signal on a vehicle for indicating which way it is going to turn ...Brit.
• TRANNIE in a car or truck: a transmission ...1993 US sl.
• TRANNY in a car or truck: a transmission ...1993 US sl.
• WOBBLESTICK a gear lever on a truck or car ...1971 US sl.
• X the accelerator on a car ...1950s W. Indies sl.
VEHICLE - verbs
• ANCHOR to apply the brakes of a car or truck ...1946 US sl.
• AUTOMOBILIZE to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile ...1898
• CABBIE to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBY to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CARRY THE WHEELS to accelerate so quickly that the vehicle's front wheels lift off the ground ...1968 US sl.
• CAR-SHOP to break into a car to steal its contents ...1997 US sl.
• CRACK A SHORT to break into cars ...1965 Amer. sl.
• DANCE to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts ...1980 US sl.
• DANGLE THE CAT to drive a Caterpillar truck ...1971 US sl.
• GET A TRANSFUSION to fill a vehicle with petrol/gas or diesel ..1976 US sl.
• HOT-WIRE to steal a vehicle by bypassing its ignition system ...1966 sl., orig. Amer.
• KANGAROO of a car: to move forward or to cause a car to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch ...colloq.
• KNOCK COMMISSION OUT OF to damage a vehicle by excessive use ...1940s sl.
• MONKEY WRENCH to repair a car or truck engine ...1961 US sl.
• MOTIVATE to go, esp. in a motor vehicle ...1955 Amer. sl.
• MOTORVATE to go in a vehicle ...1978 Amer. sl.
• PANCAKE to lower the body of an automobile ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN to accelerate and drive a vehicle fast ...1930s sl.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT ON THE FLOOR to accelerate a motorcar ...1920s sl.
• RAKE to lower the front end of a car ...1970 US sl.
• RING to fraudulently change the identity of a car ...1967 sl.
• ROD UP to convert a car by giving it a very powerful engine to make it go fast ...1970s US sl.
• SAIL to ride or drive in a vehicle of any kind ...1904 Sc.
• SIT ON CHROME to possess an automobile that is fitted with chrome rims on the wheels ...2000s US Black sl.
• SKEETCH to hang onto the back of a vehicle in order to be pulled when one is on skates, a sled, skis, etc. ...1979 Amer. dial.
• TRIG to place a stone or block of wood, etc. to prevent a wheel from running back on a descent ...1815 Amer. dial.
• UNLOAD to get off or out of a vehicle ...20C US sl.
• VEHICULATE to carry or convey in a vehicle; to travel or ride or drive in a vehicle ...1660 rare
• WRITE ONESELF OFF to have a motor accident ... Aust. sl.
VEHICLE - phrases
• WHAT ARE YOU PUSHING? what sort of car do you drive? ...1970s US Black sl.
VEHICLE SALES - nouns
• DIP SHOP in the used car business: a small finance company with very high interest rates that will offer loans to customers who might not otherwise qualify for financing ...1975 US sl.
• FACELIFT in the used car business: the procedure of turning back the miles on the odometer (mileometer) ...1997 US sl.
• HAIRCUT a lowering of the true mileometer/odometer reading of a motor vehicle to increase its retail value ...1990 NZ sl.
• PACK in the used car business: a fixed amount that is added to the price the dealer has paid for the car ...1975 sl.
VEHICLE SALES - nouns, person
• CURBSTONER in the used car business: a dealer who operates with low overheads and a small inventory ...1968 US sl.
VEHICLE SALES - verbs
• PACK THE PAYMENT in new car sales: to make a sale for a price slightly below what the customer has said what they are willing to spend ...1989 US sl.
• SKATE in the used car business: to steal another salesman's sale ...1975 US sl.
VEHICLE SALES - phrases
• THERE'S AN ASS FOR EVERY SEAT in car sales: any car can ultimately be sold ...1982 Amer. sl.
• DO A FADE-OUT to vanish, to escape, to depart; to disappear ...1910s US sl.
• DO A SKATE to vanish ...1998 NZ sl.
• EELIE to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• EELY to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1832 Sc.
• ELLIE to disappear, to vanish from sight gradually ...1818 Sc.
• ELY to disappear, to vanish; to disappear one by one as a company does that disperses imperceptibly ...1818 Sc.
• EVANISH to disappear, to vanish ...1725 Sc.
• EVAPORATE to leave, to vanish, to escape ...M19 sl.
• FADE to depart; to disappear; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1848 sl.
• FADE AWAY to depart, esp. gradually; to run away; to leave; to vanish ...1820 sl.
• POP OFF THE HOOKS to exit; to vanish ...1930s US sl.
• PULL A FADE-OUT to disappear, to depart, to escape, to vanish ...1910s Amer. sl.
• SANT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAUNT to disappear, to vanish; to be lost ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VADE † to pass away, to disappear, to vanish; to decay or perish ...1495
• VAMP to vanish; to disappear; to travel ...20C US sl.
VANITY - nouns (also see VAIN)
• IDLENESS † vanity ...c825
• IDLESHIP † vanity ...a1250
• SAUCE vanity, pride, display ...1793 Sc.
• VAIN † vanity; a vain thing ...c1330
• VANITARIANISM the pursuit of vanities ...1849 nonce word
• VENTOSITY 1. pomposity, vanity, bombast ...c1550
2. an instance of vanity; an idle conceit ...1605
VANQUISH - verbs
• BEAST to vanquish ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANTON to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
• DAUNT † to overcome, to subdue, to vanquish ...c1300
• DAUNTON to subdue, to overcome, to vanquish; to tame; to intimidate ...1535 Sc.
• DEBELL † to put down in fight, to subdue, to vanquish, to conquer, to overcome; to expel by force of arms ...1555
• DEBELLATE † to overcome in war; to conquer, subdue, vanquish ...1611
• EAT FOR BREAKFAST to vanquish, to outdo, to overcome ...1970 Aust. sl.
• LAMP to trounce, to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• MOP UP to finish off, usually by killing, to vanquish; hence, to finish the remainder of a task ...1898 sl.
• OBFLISTICATE to vanquish, obliterate ...1832 Amer. sl.
• SKUNK to utterly defeat; to outdo decisively; to vanquish completely; to overcome ...1843 Amer. dial.
• TIE UP to vanquish or disable in a contest ...1818 sl.
• VENCUE †* to vanquish, to subdue ...a1300
• VENQUE † to vanquish, to subdue ...1402
• VINCUS to vanquish ...Bk1905 Sc.
VANQUISHED - adjectives
• DEFAITE defeated, vanquished ...1597 Sc.
• DEFATE defeated, vanquished ...1597 Sc.
• LAD-LICKED beaten or vanquished by a youth ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• WHIPPED OUT OF ONE'S BOOTS completely conquered or vanquished ...B1890
VANQUISHED - verbs
• EAT THE COOKIE to be vanquished; to endure defeat ...1978 Amer. sl.
• GET IT DEAD IN THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1967 Amer. sl.
• GET IT IN THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1945 Amer. sl.
• GET IT UP THE ASS to be victimized, vanquished, or killed ...1955 Amer. sl.
VANQUISHER - nouns, person
• DAUNTER † a subduer; a vanquisher ...1513
• DEBELLATOR †* a subduer, a vanquisher, a victor, a conqueror ...1713
• VAINQUER †* a conqueror; a vanquisher; a victor ...1456
• VAINQUERESS † a female conqueror, vanquisher, or victor ...a1513
VANQUISHING - nouns
• DEBELLATION † a vanquishing or reducing by force of arms; a conquering, defeating, conquest ...1526
VAPOROUS, VAPOUR - adjectives
• DAMPISH † vaporous, foggy, misty ...1577
• DAMPY † full of vapour or mist; foggy ...1600
• VAPORATORY † consisting of vapour ...1683
• VAPORIFEROUS * that makes or stirs up vapour ...1656
• VAPOROSE †* vaporous; emitting vapour; easily vaporizing ...c1400
VAPOUR - nouns
• DAMP † visible vapour; fog, mist ...1601
• HAME steam from boiling water; warm vapour as from heated horses, slaked lime, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
• OOM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
• MERRY-DANCERS the vapours arising from the earth on a warm day when seen flickering in the atmosphere ...Bk1905 Sc.
• REEK a smoke-like vapour; steam, fog, mist; also, dust ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAM a film of vapour, a haze, mist, or shadow ...1824 Sc.
• SUFFUMIGATION fumigating from below; fumes or vapours generated by burning herbs, incense, etc. ...1422 arch.
• VAPOROSITY * vaporous quality ...1528
• YOAM steam, vapour; a blast of warm air; a warm aroma ...1864 Sc.
VAPOUR - verbs
• REEK to emit vapour; to steam; to perspire; to be misty ...1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUFFUMIGATE † to rise in smoke or vapour ...1599
• VAPORATE † to give off vapour; to rise in or as vapour ...1620.
• WALLOW of flame, smoke, vapour: to surge up ...c1374
• WALM †* of smoke, vapour, etc.: to swirl, to billow ...1601
VARIABILITY, VARIABLENESS - nouns
• VARIATION † inconstancy; variableness ...1509
• VARIOUSNESS † changeableness; inconstancy; variability ...1607
VARIABLE - adjectives
• MOONISH † acting as if under the moon's influence; changeable, fickle, flighty, whimsical, capricious, variable ...c1407 obs. or arch.
• STREAKY variable ...Bk1904 sl.
• VAGARIOUS † variable, inconstant, changing ...1798
• VARIOUS † of things; undergoing or subject to variation or change; variable, changeful ...1552
VARIANCE - nouns
• VARIANCY * changeability; variance ...1888
• VARIATION †* discord, variance, dissension ...c1485
• VARIOUSNESS † difference, variance ...1628
VARIATION - adjectives
• VARIATIOUS * marked by variation ...1875
• VARIATIVE showing variation ...1874
• VARIOUS † of things; undergoing or subject to variation or change; variable, changeful ...1552
VARIATION - nouns
• VARIETY † variation or change of fortune ...a1533
• VARIORUM a change, novelty, diversion; a constant variation, a variety, medley ...1761 Sc.
VARIED - adjectives
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDRILY †* diverse, various, varied ...c1375
• SUNDRYFOLD † manifold, various, varied ...c1430
• VARIATE † diversified, variegated; varied in nature ...c1440
VARIED - nouns
• VARIETY †* the fact or quality of being varied in colour; variegation ...1555 obs
VARIED - verbs
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VARIEGATE - verbs
• BEGAIR † to diversify or variegate, as with stripes or streaks ...1552 Sc.
• BEGARIE to bespatter; to variegate with colours ...1681 Sc.
• BEGARY † to variegate with colours, whether by way of adornment or of disfigurement ...1501 Sc.
• MARL to become mottled, variegated; to variegate, to spot, to streak ...1826 Sc.
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VARIEGATED - adjectives
• DAPPERPYE variegated, many-coloured ...1802 Sc.
• FAW † coloured, stained, streaked; particoloured, variegated ...a700
• GAIRED streaked, variegated, striped ...1810 Sc.
• GAIRIE 1. of bright or variegated colour, gaudy ...1804 Sc.
2. variegated, having streaks or stripes of different colours ...1808 Sc.
• GAIRY 1. of bright or variegated colour, gaudy ...1804 Sc.
2. variegated, having streaks or stripes of different colours ...1808 Sc.
• MANGLY of mixed colours, variegated ...1957 Amer. dial.
• MARLED spotted, variegated, streaky ...1787 Sc.
• MARLY spotted, variegated, streaked, marbled ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MINGLEDY of mixed colours, variegated ...1933 Amer. dial.
• MINGLY of mixed colours, variegated ...1941 Amer. dial.
• VAIR † varied or variegated in colour ...c1425 Sc.
• VARIANT † of colours: varied, variegated; also of an animal or cloth in respect of colour ...a1400-50
• VARIATE † diversified, variegated; varied in nature ...c1440
• VARY † particoloured, variegated ...1382
VARIETY - adjectives
• VERSATIVE * marked by adaptability or variety ...1846
VARIETY - nouns
• MANDER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MANTHER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER kind, variety ...1867 Eng. dial.
• MICKLES ingredients, varieties ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NESTS varieties ...1851-61 thieves' sl.
• SUNDERNESS †* diversity, variety ...a1400
• SUNDRINESS † diversity, variety; a variety of things ...c1375
• SUNDRYHEAD † diversity, variety ...1395
• VARIANCE † variety ...a1400-50
• VARIORUM a change, novelty, diversion; a constant variation, a variety, medley ...1761 Sc.
VARIOUS - adjectives
• DIFFERENT many, various ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OMNIFARIOUS of all kinds or forms; exceedingly various; dealing with all kinds of things ...1653
• SUNDER † separate; various, varied, sundry ...a1400
• SUNDRILY †* diverse, various, varied ...c1375
• SUNDRYFOLD † manifold, various, varied ...c1430
VARIOUSLY - adverbs
• MANIFOLDWISE † in various ways ...c1440 obs. or arch.
• SUNDERLY †* diversely, differently, variously ...a1513
• SUNDRILY † diversely, variously ...c1425
• SUNDRY-WISE † in various or different ways; variously, diversely ...c1375
VARNISH - nouns
• ALLIGATORING the cracking and retraction of paint, varnish, etc., caused by contraction ...1911 US
• VERNIX †* varnish ...1573
VARY - verbs
• VARIATE † to vary or change ...1591
• VARIFY † to make varied; to vary; to variegate ...1606
VASE - nouns
• BEAU-POT a large ornamental vase for cut flowers ...1761
• VASA † a vase ...1651
VASECTOMY - nouns
• WALNUT WHIP a vasectomy ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'snip'
VASELINE - nouns
• VASSO vaseline ...1998 Aust. sl.
VASSAL - adjectives
• VASSALIC pert. to vassals ...1897
VASSAL - nouns
• VASSALAGE an assemblage of vassals ...1807
• VASSALRY an assemblage of vassals ...a1470
• VASSALSHIP vassalage ...1578
VASSAL - nouns, person
• VASSALESS * a female vassal ...1591
VAST - adjectives
• IMMANE monstrous in size or strength; huge, vast, enormous, tremendous ...1615 arch.
• QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. ...1788 Eng. dial.
• VASTY vast, immense ...1596 (Shakespeare)
VAST, VASTNESS - nouns
• VASTACY † vastness ...1607
• VASTIDITY † vastness ...1603
• VASTITUDE 1. the quality of being vast; immensity ...1623
2. a vast extent or space ...1841
• VASTITY * 1. the quality of being vast or immense; vastness ...1603
* 2. a vast or immense space ...1652
• VASTURE † a vast or immense space ...1595.
VASTLY - adverbs
• VARSAL * extremely, vastly ...a1814
VAT - nouns
• KEEL †* a tub or vat for holding liquor ...1485
VAULT - nouns
• QUEER a vault ...1900 Sc.
• QUIER a vault ...1900 Sc.
VAULT - verbs
• LAUNCH † to leap, to jump, to vault ...c1400
VAUNT, VAUNTING - nouns
• ADVANCEMENT † extolment, lauding; vaunting ...1330
• GAB an idle vaunt; a piece of brag or bravado ...1737
• GASCONISM a spirit of boastfulness or vaunting ...1807
• KOMPOLOGY * boasting or vaunting speech ...1854
• ROOSE † a boasting, vainglory; a boast, brag, vaunt ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• VAUNTERY † 1. vaunting, boasting; boastful or vainglorious bearing or show ...1491 obs. or arch.
† 2. a boast, a vaunt ...1603
• VAUNTISE † a vaunt or boast ...c1477
• VOUST a boast, brag, vaunt ...a1500 Sc.
VAUNT - verbs
• ADVANT † to vaunt, to boast ...1541
• VALUE † to commend or praise to another; to vaunt ...1670
• VAMP to boast, to brag, to vaunt ...1877 Eng. dial.
• VOOST † to brag, to boast, to vaunt ...1790 Sc.
• VOUST to boast, brag, vaunt ...1513 Sc.
VAUNTING - adjectives
• VENTOSE pompous, bragging, vaunting ...1867
• VOGGIE proud, vain; vaunting ...1776 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
VEAL - nouns
• DIBBEN a fillet of veal ...1810 Eng. dial.
VEER - verbs
• VEEK † to move, to veer; to stir, to shift ...1905 Sc.
• WHIFFET to veer, waver, fluctuate; to cause smoke, etc. to wave or fluctuate ...1896 Eng. dial. (dialect)
VEGETABLE - adjectives
• CALLER of fish, vegetables, etc.: fresh, in proper season, newly caught or gathered ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASTIF † of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• HASTING † of fruits or vegetables: that ripens early ...1578
• HASTIVE † of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• RANDED of fruit and vegetables: specked, bruised on the outer coat, but not beyond ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAUNCH of vegetable food: green, uncooked, raw ...1884 Eng. dial.
• VEGETATIVE †* obtained or derived from vegetables or plants ...1662
• VEGETIVE pert. to vegetables or plants ...1526
• VEGETIVOROUS feeding on vegetables or plants ...1859
VEGETABLE - nouns
• ALFALFA dried spinach or other dehydrated vegetables ...1920s sl.
• BALED HAY dehydrated vegetables ...1916 US Army sl.
• FRESHIES fresh fruit and vegetables ...1990 Antarctica usage
• GARDEN-SASS vegetables for the table, grown in the garden ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GARDEN-STUFF plants grown in a garden; vegetables for the table ...a1687
• GREENINGS the leafy tops of vegetables; vegetables ...1940 Amer. dial.
• GREEN SAUCE garden vegetables, produce ...1867 Amer. dial.
• GRIGGLES small, worthless fruit, vegetables, etc., left after gathering ...1827 Eng. dial.
• HASTING † an early-ripening fruit or vegetable ...1573
• KEGGY decaying vegetables or food ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• LONG SAUCE † root vegetables, esp. those with elongated roots; a prepared dish of such vegetables ...1809 Amer. dial.
• RARE-RIPE an early fruit or vegetable ...1799 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RATHE-RIPES † early fruit and vegetables, esp. peas and apples ...1677 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SALAD any green vegetables ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SALADING herbs and vegetables for a salad ...1664
• SALETTING vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLADING vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SALLETIN vegetables for a salad ...1848 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SASS fresh or preserved vegetables or fruit eaten as part of a meal or as a relish ...1775 US colloq.
• SASS HOLE a place to store vegetables, esp. garden vegetables; a root cellar ...1906 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE vegetables, esp. green vegetables eaten with meat ...1775 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SCORE of vegetables such as cucumbers, asparagus, etc., sold for growing: twenty-one ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHORT SAUCE potatoes, turnips, onions, pumpkins, etc. ...1809 Amer. dial.
• UNDERLING a small or inferior fruit or vegetable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TABLE GARDEN a vegetable garden for home consumption ...1917 Amer. dial.
• VEG vegetables ...1898 UK sl.
• VEGE a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• VEGEBLES vegetables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGETAL a plant; a vegetable ...1599
• VEGETANT † a vegetable ...1605
• VEGETATIVE † vegetable or plant ...1634
• VEGETIVE a plant, a vegetable ...1602
• VEGETLES vegetables ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VEGGIE a vegetable ...1955 US
• VEGGY a vegetable ...1955 US
• VEGIE a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• VEGY a vegetable ...1950s sl.
• WARE † field-produce, crops, vegetables ...1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
VEGETABLE - nouns, person
• AH CABBAGE JOHN a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• CABBAGE JOHN a Chinese vegetable seller ...1900s Aust. sl.
• HARVESTMAN a person who sells vegetables or other articles from a wagon or truck, going from house to house ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE-MAN one who deals in vegetables ...1837 US
• VEGETIST † one who is concerned with the growth or cultivation of vegetable products ...1778 nonce word
VEGETABLE - verbs
• SCHITZEL to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1973 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL to cut a vegetable into shreds ...1942 Amer. dial.
• VEGETATE * to provide or supply with vegetables ...1838
VEGETARIAN - adjectives
• UNCARNIVOROUS vegetarian ...1822
• VEGETABLE living on vegetables, vegetarian ...1812
• VEGETANT vegetarian ...1858 nonce use
• VEGETIZING vegetarian ...1857
• VEGGIE (sometimes derogatory) vegetarian ...1975 sl.
• VEGO vegetarian ...1988 Aust. colloq.
VEGETARIAN - nouns, person
• ACREOPHAGIST one who habitually abstains from eating meat; a vegetarian ...19C
• LACTO-OVO-VEGETARIAN a person who subsists on a diet of dairy products, eggs, and vegetables
• LACTO-VEGETARIAN a person who subsists on vegetables and milk products (and formerly, eggs) only ...E20
• NEBUCHADNEZZAR a vegetarian ...1862 sl.
• VEGE a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
• VEGETIST a vegetarian
• VEGGIE a vegetarian ...1975 UK
• VEGGY a vegetarian ...1975 UK
• VEGIE a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
• VEGO a vegetarian ...1996 Aust. colloq.
• VEGY a vegetarian ...1970s sl.
VEGETATE - verbs
• VEDGE to pass the time in mindless or vacuous inactivity, esp. by watching TV ...1980 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• VEG to pass the time in mindless or vacuous inactivity, esp. by watching TV ...1980 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• VEG OUT to do nothing; to relax in an inert passive way; to lapse into a totally apathetic and passive state ...1960s sl.
VEGETATING - nouns
• VEGETANT * vegetating, vegetal ...1610
VEGETATION - adjectives
• SCROGGED of vegetation: thorny, twisted, stunted ...1814 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VERDUROUS of vegetation: rich or abounding in verdure; flourishing thick and green ...1604
VEGETATION - nouns
• FILTH underbrush, weeds, unwanted vegetation ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• PLANTAGE † plants in general; anything that is planted; vegetation ...1606
• SAVAGERY † wild vegetation ...1599
• VEGETABLES † vegetation ...c1645
• VERDOUR † fresh greenness of vegetation; fig. fresh or flourishing condition ...1447
VEHEMENCE - nouns
• VEHEMENCY * vehemence ...1538
• VENGEANCE energy, vehemence ...1899 Eng. dial.
VEHEMENT - adjectives
• BANG vehement, violent ...Bk1898 Sc.
• FLAMING vehement; passionate
• GARY †* vehement, furious ...1609
• RATHE quick in action, speedy, prompt; eager, earnest, vehement ...c900 Eng. dial. & poetic
• REESING vehement, strong, forcible ...Bk1904 Sc.
VEHEMENT - verbs
• COME ON STRONG to be vehement and positive ...1970s Amer. sl.
VEHEMENTLY - adverbs
• FORCELY † with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently ...1508 obs. or Sc.
• MAINLY † of expression, thought: vehemently, strongly; earnestly, eagerly ...c1400 obs.
VEHICLE - adjectives (also see DRIVING, BUS, etc.)
• AUTO DRUNK dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CABBIE addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
• CABBY addicted to the joys of motoring ...sl.
• CAB-HAPPY very keen on driving motor vehicles...c1950 army sl.
• CABLED of a vehicle: equipped with a winch ...2004 US sl.
• DEADLINED of a vehicle: laid up for repairs ...World War II Amer. sl.
• EDGY in the used car business: said of a car that needs body work ...1968 US sl.
• GUTLESS of automobiles: under-powered ...c1945 colloq.
• MANUMOTIVE of a vehicle: propelled by mechanism worked by hand ...1831
• SHAVED said of a car stripped of ornaments ...Bk1998 sl.
• SOUPED UP of a vehicle: customized for greater power and speed
• VEHICULARY * serving as a vehicle ...1835
• VEHICULATORY pert. to vehicles ...1851
VEHICLE - nouns
• A a Model-A Ford automobile ...1920s US sl.
• A-BOMB a car especially modified for quick acceleration and speed ...Amer. hot rodding sl.
• A-BONE a Model A Ford car ...1951 US sl.
• AC the Acura Legend, a popular automobile ...1990s US Black sl.
• AFROMOBILE 1. a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black ...1900s US sl.
2. any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc. ...1970s US Black sl.
• AMBULANCE a touring caravan or similar vehicle ...1868 US
• ANDERSON CART a cart made from a cut-down car and pulled by horses during the 1930s depression; later, any car that ran out of petrol or broke down ...1987 Can. sl.
• ANGEL-MAKER a device that can inflict death, such as a dangerous vehicle or a gun ...1934 Amer. sl.
• ARKANSAS CREDIT CARD a piece of hose used to siphon petrol/gas from another car into the tank of one's own ...1970s US sl.
• ARK an old car ...Amer. sl.
• ARM-TWISTER. a vehicle equipped with a manual starter; a car which must be hand cranked ...1938 US sl.
• ARREST-ME-RED a bright red colour of paint on a car, bound to attract the attention and interest of law enforcement ...1992 US sl.
• ARTIC an articulated lorry ...1951 UK sl.
• ASHCAN 1. a car ...1950s US sl.
2. a dilapidated, noisy motor vehicle ...1953 Amer. sl.
• AUTOCAR a motor car ...1895
• AUTO-GO-FAST a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• AUTOMOBILITY 1. the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel ...1903
2. mobility by means of automobile vehicles ...1909
• AUTOMOBUBBLE an automobile ...1902 Amer. jocular
• AUTOMOTOR an automobile motor or motor vehicle ...1895
• AUTOSPILL an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• AUTYMOBILE an automobile ...1934 Amer. dial.
• B 1. an MGB, the 'B' model of the MG sports car ...1960s Aust. sl.
2. a Cadillac Brougham car ...1980 US sl.
• BABY an item, a thing, esp. if large or formidable; often applied to weapons and motor vehicles ...1907 Amer. sl.
• BABY BENZ the Mercedes Benz model 190E, which is small and sporty ...1989 US Black sl.
• BABY BUGGY 1. a convertible sports car ...1970s US homosexual sl.
2. a Mini Metro car ...1981 Brit. Citizens' band radio sl.
3. a convertible Volkswagen Beetle ...1992 US sl.
• BACK-DOOR the position directly to the rear of a moving vehicle or flying aircraft; hence, another vehicle or aircraft occupying this position ...1975 US sl.
• BAG OF BUGS a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAKKIE a light truck, a pick-up, a 4x4 vehicle ...1960s S. Afr.
• BALL OF FIRE a fast vehicle ...1940 Amer. sl.
• BANGER an old decrepit car ...colloq.
• BARROW a second-hand motorcar ...1950s Aust. sl.
• BATTLE WAGON an expensive car ...1943 UK army sl.
• BEDIDDLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• BEEP a jeep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BENNETT BUGGY a car converted to a four-wheel, horse-drawn carriage by removal of the engine, drive train and windshield (in depression times); later, any broken-down car ...1987 Can. sl.
• BENZINE WAGON an automobile; a truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BESSIE an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BETSY an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG BOAT a large, traditional American car, esp. a large station wagon ...1910s sl.
• BIRD CAGE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BIZZING hanging onto the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets on one's shoes ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLIXEN-BUS an automobile ...1916 Amer. dial.
• BLOOD WAGON an ambulance ...1922 sl.
• BLUNDERBUS an automobile ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BOG a putty-like material applied to the body of a motor vehicle to patch up a hole after the rust has been cut out ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB an old car ...Aust. sl.
• BONE-SETTER a horse hard in the riding; a rickety conveyance or vehicle ...M18 sl.
• BONE-SHAKER any old vehicle which passengers find uncomfortable ...20C colloq.
• BOX an automobile trailer ...1942 Amer. sl.
• BREEZER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BROUGHAM a petrol-driven automobile having a limousine body but without a roof over the driver's seat ...1903
• BUBBLE an automobile ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BUCKET OF BOLTS a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUG an Army supply truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BUGGY an automobile; now esp. an old or modified one ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BULLET an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUM-RIDING hanging on to the bumper of a car and sliding along the icy streets ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BUS any conveyance, as a car, aeroplane, etc. ...L19 colloq.
• BUSS-WAGON a car, esp. an old one ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BUSTER a motor vehicle that gives a very bumpy ride ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BUTT-BUSTER a hard-riding vehicle ...1974 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ BUGGY an automobile ...1911 Amer. sl.
• BUZZ-BUZZ a car, esp. an old one ...1909 Amer. dial.
• BUZZ-WAGON an automobile ...1903 Amer. jocular
• CAB a motor car ...c1920 Royal Navy sl.
• CABBIE a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
• CABBY a ride in a motor vehicle ...L1940 army sl.
• CAD a Cadillac car ...1929 sl., orig. US
• CADDIE a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
• CADDY a Cadillac car ...1929 US sl.
• CAGE a car ...1960s US sl.
• CAKE BASKET a limousine ...1920s US sl.
• CALF a Cadillac car ...1940s US Black sl.
• CALIFORNIA TILT a car with the bonnet (hood) sloping downward to a front end that is lower than the rear end ...1976 US sl.
• CALLYVAN a caravan, a house on wheels, used by gypsy hawkers or in wild-beast shows; any very large carriage ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CAMILLA PARKER a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls' (Camilla Parker Bowles)
• CAMILLA PARKER BOWLES a Rolls Royce car ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. on 'Rolls'
• CAN a motor vehicle or aircraft, esp. if old or dilapidated ...1923 Amer. sl.
• CANDY the decoration or customization of an automobile ...2000s US Black sl.
• CANDY WAGON a light truck ...1942 Amer. sl.
• CANOE a large automobile ...1935 US sl.
• CAR-POPPING car theft ...1996 UK sl.
• CARRIAGE a wheeled vehicle generally ...1560 arch.
• CARRY a means of transport; a vehicle; a two-wheeled barrow ...1605 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• CARRYALL a vehicle for transport, either wheeled or on rails for snow ...1963 Can. sl.
• CEMENT-MIXER a noisy, rickety, rough-riding vehicle or vessel ...1914 Amer. sl.
• CHAGALAG an old broken-down car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CHAMPION SLUMP OF 1897 the motorcar ...L19 sl.
• CHARIOT a motor car ...c1945 jocular
• CHEV a Chevrolet motor car ...c1925 coll., orig. US
• CHEVVY a Chevrolet motor car ...c1925 coll., orig. US
• CHICKEN RUN a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr.
• CHICKIE RUN a virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1955 US sl.
• 'CHINE an automobile or other motor vehicle ...1968 US Black sl.
• CHIRPER a loud squealing noise caused by giving the car more gasoline than necessary while releasing the clutch ...1978 Amer. campus sl.
• CHIZLER a Chrysler car or engine ...1968 US sl.
• CHOP SHOP a place where parts are stripped from stolen vehicles for unlawful resale ...1977 US sl., orig. police usage
• COCK-WAGON a van, esp. one fitted with bedding as a place for necking and copulation ...M20 US sl.
• COUNTRY CADILLAC a pickup truck ...1976 US sl.
• CRACK-'EM-UP an automotive accident ...1978 Amer. sl.
• CRATE an automobile; an old airplane ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CREAM PUFF in the used car business: a well-preserved car ...1949 US sl.
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• CUDA a Plymouth Barracuda car ...1965 US sl.
• DADDY a Cadillac ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• DADDYLAC an expensive car that has been given to a young driver by his or her parents ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DAGENHAM DUSTBIN a Ford car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• DAK-DAK a Volkswagen car of the first type produced ...20C Aust. sl.
• DAN a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANCEHALL a large flat-bed semi-trailer truck ...1944 US sl.
• DANDY a kind of vehicle used in the Himalayas, consisting of strong cloth slung like a hammock to a bamboo staff, and carried by two (or more) men called 'dandy-wallahs' ...L19 Anglo-Indian
• DANGLER a lorry's trailer ...1951 UK sl.
• DANNY MARR a car ...1996 UK rhyming sl.
• DEAD CART a vehicle used for transporting the dead; a hearse ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEADFOOT a slow vehicle ...1976 US sl.
• DEAD MAN'S WAGON a hearse ...1954 Amer. dial.
• DEAD SLED in the used car business: a car in extremely poor condition ...1997 US sl.
• DEAD WAGON a vehicle used for transporting the dead; a hearse; sometimes also an ambulance ...1894 Amer. dial.
• DEATH SEAT the passenger seat in a motorcar, shown statistically to be the seat most likely to bring death to its occupier when the car crashes ...1960s sl.
• DIMPLE a dent on a car's body ...1997 US sl.
• DINKY 1.a short, coupled truck ...World War II Amer. sl.
2. an expensive car ...1980 UK sl.
3. an old, dilapidated car ...1986 Trinidad and Tobago
• DIRGE a Dodge truck ...1971 US sl.
• DOG CATCHER any fast truck ...1971 US sl.
• DRAG-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DUCK a stolen car discovered by police through serendipitous checking of number plates ...1970 US sl.
• DUESIE a Duesenberg car ...1965 US sl.
• DUNE BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• E-CAR an electrically powered car ...2003 UK sl.
• E CLASS a very expensive car ...2000s US teen sl.
• EGGED a bus ...c1942 army sl.
• FALL-OUT the threat of pieces falling from an old, unsafe automobile ...c1955 Aust. sl.
• FARTING-TRAP a jaunting car, a light two-wheeled vehicle carrying 4 people, seated 2 on each side, back to back ...L19 Anglo-Irish
• FISH a nickname for an old car; a jalopy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FLIVVER a Ford automobile ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FRIDAY AFTERNOON CAR a car that is constantly going wrong ...1979 UK sl.
• FRIDAY CAR a car that is constantly going wrong ...1979 UK sl.
• FRONT ROOM a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GADABOUT a Lada car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• GANGSTER DOORS any four-door sedan ...1980 US sl.
• GANGSTER LEAN a car with hydraulic shock absorbers that are set to leave the car higher on one side than the other ...1991 US sl.
• GARAGE MAN'S COMPANION a truck manufactured by General Motors Corporation ...1971 US sl.
• GAS-GUZZLER a motor vehicle that demands immoderate quantities of fuel, either by design or in consequence of a driver's excessive demands ...1973 US sl.
• GASOLINE WAGON an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GEORGIA BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GIG an old car ...1950 Amer. sl.
• GIN PALACE a staff car; any luxurious vehicle for the use of a superior officer ...1942 army sl.
• GLASS HOUSE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GO-BILLY any kind of wheeled vehicle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO-BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GO-DEVIL a vehicle for which a better name is lacking ..1958 Amer. dial.
• GONDOLA a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOK CAR an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and accessories ...1950s US sl.
• GOOK WAGON an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and accessories ...1950s US sl.
• GRANNY HOLE the first gear of a truck or tractor ...1984 Amer. dial.
• GRUNTER an automobile ...1910s sl.
• GUNSHIP a van used in a drive-by shooting ...1988 US sl.
• GUTS the interior of a car ...1975 US sl.
• GUT TRUCK a wagon or truck that hauls the carcasses of dead farm stock ...1983 Amer. sl.
• GUT-WAGON a wagon or truck that hauls the carcasses of dead farm stock ...1925 Amer. sl.
• HACK 1. a hearse ...1950 Amer. dial.
2. an old, slow, or dilapidated motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat or ship ...1916 Amer. sl.
• HADDOCK AND BLOATER a motor-car ...1950s rhyming sl.
• HAY-BURNER a cheap automobile ...1921 Amer. dial.
• HEARSE a large automobile ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HENRY an automobile, esp. a Ford ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HIPPOMOBILE a word used in the early days of motor vehicles for a horse-drawn vehicle ...1906
• HIT CAR an automobile used to make a getaway from the scene of a murder or to carry a kidnapped victim to the place where he is to be killed ...1969 Amer. criminal & police sl.
• HOG a Cadillac ...1960s Amer. sl.
• HONK-HONK an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HOOPTY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HOOPY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HORSE a Ford Mustang, or Colt ...1975 US CB usage
• HOTCHA HEAP a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT CRATE a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT IRON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOT-SHOT a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUMMER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HURRY-BUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HUSTLEBUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HYBRID in the car sales business, used as a euphemism for a car that has at least some parts that do not belong ...1953 US sl.
• ICE WAGON a slow-moving person or vehicle ...L19 US sl.
• JALOPY a dilapidated old car ...20C colloq.
• JAMIE any General Motors truck ...1971 US sl.
• JAM-JAR a motor-car ...1960 UK rhyming sl.
• JAZZY JOLLOPY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JERKEY a roughly-made vehicle ...Bk1896 Amer. sl.
• JERKY a shaky jolting vehicle ...1884 US
• JITTER-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• KIDNEY-BUSTER a truck, esp. a military truck, that rides roughly ...1938 US sl.
• KINKY anything that has been obtained dishonestly, esp. a stolen car ...1927 Amer. criminal sl.
• LAC a Cadillac ...1980s US Black & rap music sl.
• LA-DE-DA a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LA-DI-DAH a car ...1970s rhyming sl.
• LAH-DI-DAH a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LARD-ASS a slow-moving vehicle ...1963 Amer. sl.
• LARDY-DAH a tram-car or motorcar ...20C rhyming sl.
• LEAPING EGG CRATE. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEAPING LENA a light truck ...1971 US sl.
• LEMON a defective car ...1920s sl.
• LEMON LAW. law that provides redress for buyers of substandard or defective cars ...1920s sl.
• LEMON POP a piece of plastic or thin metal used to slip between the moulding and the top of the window on push-button locking cars, from which a loop of dental floss is dropped over the post on the door and yanked to open the door ...1996 US sl.
• LEMONZINE a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MACHINE † 1. a vehicle of any kind, usually wheeled; in the 18th and part of the 19th centuries commonly applied to a stagecoach or mail-coach ...1687 obs. exc. Sc.
2. an automobile ...1901 sl.
3. a fast and attractive car ...1908 US sl.
• MAGGOT WAGON a catering truck ...1992 US sl.
• MAYFLOWER a Plymouth car ...1965 US sl.
• MEAN MACHINE a fast or stylish car ...1980s sl., orig. US
• MEAT WAGON 1. an ambulance ...1925 sl., chiefly US
2. a hearse ...1942 sl.
• MECHANICAL FLEA a Ford automobile, esp. one used by the military ...Amer. World War I sl.
• MEXICAN BUICK a Chevrolet ...1979 US sl.
• MEXICAN CADILLAC a Chevrolet ...1962 US sl.
• MEXICAN RIG (derogatory) an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or to make a lot of noise ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MITZI a Mitsubishi car ...2002 Brit. sl.
• MONKEY WAGON an estate car; a 'family' car ...1960s US sl.
• MOTOR a motor car ...1984 UK sl.
• MOTOR BULLET an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOTOR TORPEDO an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOUNT in hot rodding: a driver's car ...1948 US sl.
• NINE-EIGHT a 1998 Oldsmobile ...1990s US sl.
• NIXON'S REVENGE an American Ford car ...1976 US Citizens' band radio sl.
• NORTH SHORE HOLDEN a Volvo car ...Aust. (Sydney) sl.
• NOTCHBACK a car with a dent in its boot/trunk ...1992 US sl.
• NO-TOP a convertible with its top down ...1976 US sl.
• OLD BUCKET a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car ...1938 Amer. dial.
• OLD BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OIL-BURNER 1. a vehicle which, through a malfunctioning or dirty engine, uses up a disproportionate quantity of oil ...1930s sl.
2. any old or dilapidated vehicle, esp. a car or ship ...20C sl.
• OIL CAN (derogatory) an automobile ...1940s US sl.
• O.J. a large car, typically a Ford or Lincoln ...1980s US Black sl.
• OLD BETSY an automobile ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OLD CAT a Morris Minor ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• OLD HACK an old or dilapidated vehicle or boat ...1965 Amer. dial.
• OLDS an Oldsmobile automobile ...1932 US sl.
• OMYGOD a Plymouth Omega ...1992 US sl.
• OTTYMOBILE an automobile ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PADDOCK-BASHER a worn-out old vehicle used to drive around a country property; an off-road vehicle ...1983 Aust. sl.
• PADIDDLE a vehicle with a burned-out headlight; thus any old or run-down vehicle ...1959 US sl.
• PADOODLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PADUNGLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PAIL a car ...1940s US sl.
• PAIR OF WHEELS a 2-wheeled vehicle ...E17
• PAPA a Lincoln automobile ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• PARLOR a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEPPY CRATE a fast car ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PERDIDDLE a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PERDIDDO a car with only one working headlight ...1959 Amer. dial.
• PIG an old truck or car ...1961 Amer. dial.
• PNEUMONIA TRUCK an open lorry (truck) without doors or hood ...1940 sl.
• POP-BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PUDDEN a second-hand car dealer's term relating to filler in a car's bodywork ...Brit. sl.
• PUDDING a second-hand car dealer's term relating to filler in a car's bodywork ...Brit. sl.
• PUDDLE-JUMPER 1. an old rickety automobile ...1930s sl.
2. a small commercial vehicle ...Brit. sl.
• PUSH-FOOT a Ford Model T automobile ...1920s W. Indies sl.
• QUEEN MARY a large tank truck ...1954 US sl.
• RADA a Cadillac Eldorado ...1970s US Black sl.
• 'RADO a Cadillac El Dorado ...1970s US Black sl.
• RAG a second-rate, rundown car; one in poor condition ...1980s US sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASS RIDE an old car; any form of motor vehicle that has become run-down and dilapidated ...1950s US Black sl.
• RAGGER 1. a car with a 'convertible' soft op ...1950s US sl.
2. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin ...1970s sl.
• RAG-ROOF a convertible car ...1955 Amer. sl.
• RAG TOP 1. a car with a 'convertible' soft top ...1955 US sl.
2. a truck that has an open back, which, when loaded, is covered with a tarpaulin ...1970s sl.
• RALLY a lorry ...1923 Sc.
• RANFLA a car that has been lowered and otherwise customized for teen use ...1990s US sl.
• RANGE a Range Rover ...2000s sl.
• RAPE WAGON a flashy car belonging to a pimp ...1960s US sl.
• RAT a near-derelict but just driveable secondhand car ...1940s US sl.
• RATTLE-TRAP a worn-out, rickety vehicle; anything old and dilapidated; a makeshift contrivance ...1888 Eng. dial.
• REGO the registration of a motor vehicle ...Aust. sl.
• REST CURE the practice of sending a car to the repair shop and having it returned to the customer without anything being done to it ...Bk1998 sl.
• RICE BURNER a Japanese motorcycle or car ...Bk1998 sl.
• RIDE a car ...Bk1998 sl.
• RIV a Buick Riviera car ...1970s US sl.
• RIVIE a Buick Riviera car ...1970s US sl.
• RIVIE HOG a Buick Riviera car ...1980 US sl.
• ROACH in new car sales: a bad credit risk ...1989 US sl.
• ROD a hot rod ...M20 sl., chiefly US
• ROLLER 1. a car in stock; one that a buyer can come into a dealership and see, buy, and drive home in ...Bk1998 sl.
2. a Rolls Royce ...Bk1998 sl.
• ROOF-RIDING riding illegally on the roof of a car, bus, etc. for the thrills ...1980s US sl.
• RUST BUCKET a car that is rusted through ...Bk1998 sl.
• SAD AND SORRY a lorry ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SAGGING DEUCE a lowered Cadillac automobile ...1990s US Black sl.
• SAIL a ride in a cart or other vehicle, or on horseback ...1830 Sc.
• SALT SHAKER a road-gritting or road-salting vehicle ...1976 US sl.
• SAMOAN FAMILY CAR a used police car bought at auction ...1982 Hawaiian youth usage
• SANDBURNER a Jeep ...1981 UK sl.
• SARDINE-TIN a mini-car ...1960s colloq.
• SCOOTER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCORCHER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SEEDAN a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SELDOM SEEN a limousine ...Bk1942 Amer. rhyming sl.
• SHACKING holding onto a moving vehicle so as to be towed along over snow and ice ...1993 Amer. dial.
• SHAGGING holding onto a moving vehicle so as to be towed along over snow and ice ...1994 Amer. dial.
• SHARPIE a car that is smart or in good condition ...L20 N. Amer. colloq.
• SHED a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHITCAN a near derelict but just drivable secondhand car, or motorcycle, one step from the junkyard ...1970s US sl.
• SHORT a car ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SHOWCASE a sedan ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHUNT a car accident ...1959 UK sl.
• SIN BIN a van or car used primarily for sex ...1980s Aust. sl.
• SIZZLER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEECHING holding on the bumper of a slow-moving car on a snowy or icy street and getting pulled along ...Bk1998 sl.
• SKINHEAD a British Leyland "Allegro" car ...1981 UK citizens band radio sl.
• SKITCHING holding on to the back of a vehicle so as to be pulled over snow or ice; also, holding on to a vehicle while on a bicycle ...1983 Amer. dial.
• SLED 1. a big car ...Bk1998 sl.
2. in the world of automobile auctions, a vehicle badly in need of repair ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUG a used car in need of major repairs ...Bk1998 sl.
• SMOKE WAGON an automobile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SNAPPY HEAP a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SNOWBIRDS snow and ice clumps that build up under the fender of the car ...1987 Can. sl.
• SOUPED-UP BUGGY an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SPARK-PLUGGY CAR a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-BUGGY a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-BURNER. a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDMOBILE a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEEDSTER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-UP CAR a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPEED-WAGON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPIVMOBILE an exceptionally ostentatious and flashy car, such as might be driven by a spiv or their successors ...1980s sl.
• SPORTSTER a sports-car ...1960 colloq.
• SPURT MODEL a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPUTES sport utility vehicles ...Bk1998 sl.
• STAY-WAG a station wagon ...1991 US sl.
• STEAMING DEMON any large American car ...1981 UK sl.
• STEPMOBILE a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEPPER a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STEPPY SPEED-WAGON a fast car ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRUGGLE-BUGGY an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TACO WAGON 1. a car embellished with bright colours, chrome and other accessories associated with Mexican-American car enthusiasts ...1960 US sl.
2. a modified Chevy with much Chrome and with baby booties or sponge dice hanging from the mirror ...1970 Amer. sl.
• TAILGATING holding on to the back of a car as it drives over snow or ice ...c1980 Amer. dial.
• TIN LIZZIE a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, esp. a Model T Ford ...1910 sl.
• TOORAK TRACTOR (derogatory) a luxury four-wheel drive or sport utility vehicle ...21C Aust.
• TORPEDO an automobile with a torpedo body ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TOY OTTER in car repair: a Toyota car ...1992 US sl.
• TRANS a car ...1995 US sl.
• TRIG a block or a chock used to keep something from rolling or shifting; any of various contrivances used to stop or slow a vehicle ...1871 Amer. dial.
• URBAN SURFING riding illegally on the roof of a car for the thrills ...1980s US sl.
• VACUUM CLEANER a sports car ...1940s sl.
• V-DUB a Volkswagen motor vehicle ...1970 Aust. sl.
• VEE-DUB a Volkwagen car ...1970s Aust. sl.
• VEEKILE a vehicle ...c1850 Sc.
• VEE-WEE a Volkswagen car ...1960s sl.
• VEHICULATION conveyance by means of a vehicle or vehicles; vehicular activity or traffic ...1834
• VEHICULUM † a vehicle ...1633
• VELOCIPEDE a swift-moving vehicle ...1838
• VETTE a Corvette automobile ...1950s sl.
• VIACLE a vehicle ...1894 Sc.
• VICKY a Ford Victoria sedan, first built in the 1930s and then revived in the 1950s ...1965 US sl.
• VICTORY V a Triumph car ...1981 UK citizens' band radio sl.
• WAGON an old, worn-out, beat-up car ...1959 US sl.
• WHIP a car; used by urban Black youths ...2004 UK sl.
• WHOOPEE a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPTY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHOOPY a car, esp. one that is dilapidated or modified ...1922 Amer. dial.
• WOODEN CAT a Morris Traveller car ...1981 UK Citizens' band radio sl.
• WOODIE a car with wood or synthetic wood panelling on its body ...1962 US sl.
• WOODY a station wagon with wooden outside trim ...1950s Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage
• WRAPPER a motor vehicle ...1976 US citizens' band radio sl.
• WRECK n. an old car or other vehicle ...1930s Amer. sl.
• WRITE-OFF any machine, vehicle, etc., smashed beyond economic repair ...1918 sl., orig. chiefly Services'
• XKE the Jaguar XKE automobile ...1980s US Black sl.
• YANKEE CLIPPER a North American moving van ...1976 US sl.
• YANK TANK a large car, esp. one manufactured in the US ...1981 Aust. & NZ sl.
• YAP WAGON a vehicle taking tourists on sightseeing tours ...1920s US sl.
• ZOOM BUGGY a fast car ...1950s US teen sl.
VEHICLE - nouns, person
• AUTOIST one who uses or drives an automobile ...1903 US
• AUTOMOBILIST one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle ...1897
• BONDO MECHANIC a body-shop worker who relies too heavily upon large amounts of body putty and too little upon finesse or craft ...1992 US sl.
• CLOCKER a person who turns back the milometer of a motor vehicle so that it registers a falsely low mileage ...L20 sl.
• DAUBER a car painter who will repaint a stolen car ...20C sl.
• FULL-TIMER a person who lives in a recreational vehicle all year ...1997 US sl.
• GOOBER in the usage of young street racers, anyone who drives a car with an automatic transmission ...2003 US sl.
• GREASE MONKEY a mechanic, esp. one who works on cars or aircraft ...1928 colloq.
• HIGH-RIDER a young, esp. working-class, man whose car is modified in such a way that its rear is higher than the front ...1980s US sl.
• INSIDE a passenger riding inside a vehicle ...1816 sl.
• JEHU a fast or furious driver or operator of a vehicle ...1682 humorous
• KINK a criminal; later, esp. a car thief ...1910s US criminal sl.
• LEADER † the driver of a vehicle ...a1300
• MIDNIGHT AUTO SERVICE car thieves ...1960s Amer. sl.
• MOTORHEAD a person who is over-enthusiastic about cars ...1974 Amer. sl.
• RINGER someone who fraudulently changes the identity of a car ...1970 sl.
• ROACH a car buyer without credit or with bad credit ...Bk1998 sl.
• RODDER a hot-rodder; a person who converts cards into hot rods ...sl., chiefly US
• SKATE JOCKEY a driver of a small car, esp. a sports car ...1976 US citizens band radio sl.
• SLIDE-RULER a person coming on a used car lot or into a showroom with a strong interest in such things as miles per gallon, displacement, and EPA ratings and who often carries a calculator; not beloved ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLOW MOTION a prospective car buyer who tends to think things over ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPEED SHOP an automobile supplier specializing in the parts for (and sometimes building) modified cars ...1950s US sl.
• SPINNER one who illegally sets back the true mileage on used cars to get them ready for market ...Bk1998 sl.
• TOWIE a tow-truck driver ...1975 Aust. sl.
• VANNY a van driver ...2000s sl.
• WRENCHER a car enthusiast with considerable mechanical ability ...2003 US sl.
VEHICLE, VEHICLE PARTS - nouns (also see TIRE)
• ANCHOR an automobile brake ...1936 sl., orig. trucking usage
• ARMSTRONG STARTER the crank handle used on early trucks ...1942 US sl.
• BIG HOLE the lowest gear of a truck or other vehicle ...1947 Amer. dial.
• BINDERS brakes, esp. a hand brake ...1943 Amer. dial., orig. railroad usage
• BLINDING LIGHTS the high beans of a car's headlights ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOOM a car stereo ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CALIFORNIA TIRES tires with little or no tread remaining ...1971 US trucking sl.
• CHATTERBOX a car radio ...1930s US sl.
• CHATTERBOX AND FISH POLE a car radio and aerial ...1930s US sl.
• CHEATER a rear view mirror on a vehicle ...1947 Amer. dial.
• DAGENHAM GIRL PIPER a windscreen wiper ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• DASH the dashboard of a motor-car ...c1910 sl.
• DOGBOX a truck's gear box ...1971 US sl.
• E-BRAKE a vehicle's emergency brake ...2003 US sl.
• FIDDLE AND FIRE in the car sales business: a radio and heater ...1953 US sl.
• FOOTREST an accelerator pedal ...1976 US sl.
• GANGSTER WHITEWALLS showy, flashy, whitewalled tires ...1972 US sl.
• GLARE a bright light on a car ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOODIE extra parts or equipment for a car enhancing its performance and/or embellishing its appearance ...1954 US sl.
• GRANDMA the low gear on a truck ...1958 US trucking usage
• GUN the accelerator of a car ...1900s sl.
• GUT an air hose on a brake system ...1946 US sl.
• JOCKEY BOX a glove compartment ...US
• JUG a carburettor ...1942 US sl.
• LORD SUTCH the clutch ...1960s rhyming sl.
• LOUD PEDAL the accelerator ...c1940 Aust. sl.
• MARKER a license plate ...1921 Amer. dial.
• NERF BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car ...1940s US sl.
• NERFING BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car ...1940s US sl.
• NIGGER BAIT (derogatory) an excess of chrome accessories on an automobile ...1950s sl.
• O-DOM an odometer ...2000 US sl.
• PADS car license plates ...1930s US sl.
• PARKERS parking lights ...1960s Aust. sl.
• PUMPTURE a puncture, tire trouble ...1991 Irish sl.
• QUAD a carburettor with four barrels ...1965 US sl.
• RAG 1. a well-worn tire ...1961 sl.
2. the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RAGGER the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RAG TOP the car or truck's soft top ...1970s sl.
• RINGER a false registration plate on a stolen vehicle ...1962 US sl.
• SKETCHLEY'S AERIAL a wire coat-hanger used as a makeshift aerial for a car radio after the proper one has been broken ...Brit. sl.
• SLUG a piston ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUSH automatic transmission ...Bk1998 sl.
• SLUSH BOX automatic transmission ...Bk1998 sl.
• SNEAKERS car wheel rims ...2003 US sl.
• SNIFFER a device placed on a vehicle's exhaust pipe to measure the pollutants in the emission ...1993 US sl.
• SNOOZE PATROL cruise control ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPAGHETTI excess chrome or trim on a car ...Bk1998 sl.
• SPEEDO a speedometer ...1930s sl.
• SQUINT tinted windshield glass ...Bk1998 sl.
• TACH a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TACHO a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TACK a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines ...1960s sl.
• TAG a vehicle number-plate ...1930s sl.
• TAIL in hot rodding: a fox tail or raccoon tail tied to the car ...1960 US sl.
• TINTS tinted car windows ...1980 US sl.
• TRAFFICATOR a directional signal on a vehicle for indicating which way it is going to turn ...Brit.
• TRANNIE in a car or truck: a transmission ...1993 US sl.
• TRANNY in a car or truck: a transmission ...1993 US sl.
• WOBBLESTICK a gear lever on a truck or car ...1971 US sl.
• X the accelerator on a car ...1950s W. Indies sl.
VEHICLE - verbs
• ANCHOR to apply the brakes of a car or truck ...1946 US sl.
• AUTOMOBILIZE to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile ...1898
• CABBIE to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CABBY to drive a motor vehicle; to be driven ...1974 UK Army use
• CARRY THE WHEELS to accelerate so quickly that the vehicle's front wheels lift off the ground ...1968 US sl.
• CAR-SHOP to break into a car to steal its contents ...1997 US sl.
• CRACK A SHORT to break into cars ...1965 Amer. sl.
• DANCE to cause a car to bounce up and down by use of hydraulic lifts ...1980 US sl.
• DANGLE THE CAT to drive a Caterpillar truck ...1971 US sl.
• GET A TRANSFUSION to fill a vehicle with petrol/gas or diesel ..1976 US sl.
• HOT-WIRE to steal a vehicle by bypassing its ignition system ...1966 sl., orig. Amer.
• KANGAROO of a car: to move forward or to cause a car to move forward with short sudden jerks, as a result of improper use of the clutch ...colloq.
• KNOCK COMMISSION OUT OF to damage a vehicle by excessive use ...1940s sl.
• MONKEY WRENCH to repair a car or truck engine ...1961 US sl.
• MOTIVATE to go, esp. in a motor vehicle ...1955 Amer. sl.
• MOTORVATE to go in a vehicle ...1978 Amer. sl.
• PANCAKE to lower the body of an automobile ...1980s US Black & teen sl.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT DOWN to accelerate and drive a vehicle fast ...1930s sl.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT ON THE FLOOR to accelerate a motorcar ...1920s sl.
• RAKE to lower the front end of a car ...1970 US sl.
• RING to fraudulently change the identity of a car ...1967 sl.
• ROD UP to convert a car by giving it a very powerful engine to make it go fast ...1970s US sl.
• SAIL to ride or drive in a vehicle of any kind ...1904 Sc.
• SIT ON CHROME to possess an automobile that is fitted with chrome rims on the wheels ...2000s US Black sl.
• SKEETCH to hang onto the back of a vehicle in order to be pulled when one is on skates, a sled, skis, etc. ...1979 Amer. dial.
• TRIG to place a stone or block of wood, etc. to prevent a wheel from running back on a descent ...1815 Amer. dial.
• UNLOAD to get off or out of a vehicle ...20C US sl.
• VEHICULATE to carry or convey in a vehicle; to travel or ride or drive in a vehicle ...1660 rare
• WRITE ONESELF OFF to have a motor accident ... Aust. sl.
VEHICLE - phrases
• WHAT ARE YOU PUSHING? what sort of car do you drive? ...1970s US Black sl.
VEHICLE SALES - nouns
• DIP SHOP in the used car business: a small finance company with very high interest rates that will offer loans to customers who might not otherwise qualify for financing ...1975 US sl.
• FACELIFT in the used car business: the procedure of turning back the miles on the odometer (mileometer) ...1997 US sl.
• HAIRCUT a lowering of the true mileometer/odometer reading of a motor vehicle to increase its retail value ...1990 NZ sl.
• PACK in the used car business: a fixed amount that is added to the price the dealer has paid for the car ...1975 sl.
VEHICLE SALES - nouns, person
• CURBSTONER in the used car business: a dealer who operates with low overheads and a small inventory ...1968 US sl.
VEHICLE SALES - verbs
• PACK THE PAYMENT in new car sales: to make a sale for a price slightly below what the customer has said what they are willing to spend ...1989 US sl.
• SKATE in the used car business: to steal another salesman's sale ...1975 US sl.
VEHICLE SALES - phrases
• THERE'S AN ASS FOR EVERY SEAT in car sales: any car can ultimately be sold ...1982 Amer. sl.