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WORLD - WORTHLESSNESS
WORLD - adjectives
• MUNDICIDIOUS †* world-destroying; likely or able to destroy the world ...1647
• MUNDIVAGANT † wandering about the world, roaming through the world ...1656
• SUBMUNDANE existing beneath the world ...1832
• ULTRAMUNDANE lying beyond or outside of the world; belonging to things beyond the limits of the solar system ...1656
WORLD - nouns
• ALL LEDE † all the people, all the world, everybody ...a1300
• FOREST OF FOOLS, THE the world ...1812
• MALISM the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1883
• MIDDLE-ERD the earth, the world ...1768 Sc.
• ORB † the earth, the world ...1601
• OUTSIDE the world beyond one's home and domestic life ...1960s US Black sl.
• VALE, THIS the world regarded as a place of trouble, sorrow, misery, or weeping ...a1400
WORLD - nouns, person
• BONIST one who believes that the world is good, but not the best possible ...1882
• MALIST one who holds the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1882
WORLDLY - adjectives
• EARTHLY-MINDED having the affections fixed on the earth; worldly-minded ...1593
• EDUCATED sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NECKLACED extremely sophisticated; worldly ...1970s US Black sl.
WORLDLY - nouns, person
• MAN OF THE WORLD a worldly or irreligious person ...1535
WORLDLY - verbs
• KNOW WHAT'S WHAT to be knowledgeable, competent, worldly ...a1553
• SEE THE LIONS to have worldly experience; to see remarkable sights...1590
WORLDLY-WISE - adjectives
• CANNY cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
• CON WISE extremely sophisticated in the ways of the world based on lessons learned in prison ...1912 US sl.
WORLD-WIDE - adjectives
• ECUMENIC belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• ECUMENICAL belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
• OECUMENIC belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• OECUMENICAL belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
WORM - adjectives
• VERMICULOSE * infested with worms ...1727
• VERMICULOUS * full of worms ...1690
WORM - nouns
• AFRICAN WIGGLER a worm used for bait ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANGLE a worm used in fishing; an earthworm ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ANGLE-DOG the earthworm ...1867 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANGLER WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ANGLE-TWITCH the earthworm ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ANGLEWORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• ANGLING WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BAIT an earthworm ...1908 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• BAITWORM the common worm used for bait; an earthworm ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BANANA WIGGLER a worm used as bait in fishing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLACKWORM an earthworm ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DIRTWORM an earthworm ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EACEWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-GRUB an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-MAD †* an earthworm ...1601
• EARTH-MAWK an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASSE † an earthworm ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EASS-WORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASTERWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASTWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EES-WORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ESSE a large earthworm ...1730 Eng. dial.
• HAMESTRINGS large earthworms ...1949 Amer. dial.
• INGLE-DOG an earthworm ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAND WORM an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MAD an earthworm ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADDOCK † an earthworm ...c1400
• NIGHT CRAWLER an earthworm ...1924 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT CREEPER an earthworm ...1973 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWK an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWKER an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT PROWLER an earthworm ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WALKER an earthworm ...1894 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WIGGLER an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTWORM an earthworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAINWORM the common earthworm ...c1000
• REDWORM an earthworm ...1840 Amer. dial.
• RINGLER an earthworm ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TAGWORM the earthworm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIGGLER an earthworm ...US
• WIGGLETAIL earthworm ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WIGGLEWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WIGGLYTAIL earthworm ...1970 Amer. dial.
• YES the earthworm ...1787 Eng. dial.
• YESH the earthworm ...1787 Eng. dial.
• YESS a large earthworm ...1730 Eng. dial.
• YIS a large earthworm ...1820 Eng. dial.
WORM-EATEN - verbs
• VERMICULATE † to become worm-eaten ...c1631
WORN - adjectives
• DOG-EARED worn, creased, and rumpled; shabby, unkempt ...19C Amer. sl.
• ILL-TRODDEN badly worn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WORN - nouns
• GAIR a bare, worn place on clothes, etc. ...1925 Sc.
WORN OUT - adjectives (also see WEAR OUT)
• ALL SHOT exhausted, worn out ...L19 sl., orig. military
• ALL TO HELL worn-out ...19C sl.
• ASS-DRAGGING run-down, worn-out ...1990s US sl.
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEDDED dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDEAD dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDRID worn out, decrepit, impotent ...1621
• CAST thrown off, disused, worn out, abandoned, forsaken ...1597
• DAISKET exhausted, worn-out ...1888 Sc.
• DAWLED tired, worn out ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DEADBEAT worn-out, exhausted ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DEAD IN THE SHELL utterly worn out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEEPOOPERIT applied to one in a state of imbecility, mentally or bodily; worn out ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT exhausted, worn-out ...1888 Sc.
• DILVERED exhausted, wearied, worn out with fatigue, drowsy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFETE worn out, not in good condition ...1662
• FALDERED overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FAR GONE exhausted, worn-out ...M19 sl.
• FIT TO DROP worn out, exhausted
• FUCKED worn-down as from continual abuse ...20C
• FUCKED-OUT worn-down as from continual abuse ...20C
• GONE TO HELL worn-out ...19C sl.
• HAD-IT exhausted, completely worn out ...1981 US sl.
• HAGGED † lean, gaunt; haggard; worn-out, tired ...1694 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAGGLED wearied, harassed, worn out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGIT tired, worn out; harassed, careworn, thin ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JADED worn out or exhausted; fatigued ...1693
• JAMMOCKED worn out, exhausted ...1876 Eng. dial.
• JANTED UP worn out ...1937 Amer. dial.
• KEELED UP very sick, laid up or worn out from sickness or old age ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LARBAR † lean, thin; exhausted, worn out ...1486 obs., chiefly Sc.
• MANKIT exhausted; worn out by violent exertion, esp. by incessant rowing ...1866 Sc.
• MULFERED AND FALDERED overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• OFF OF THE HOOKS shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF THE HOOKS shabby, worn out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON ONE'S LAST PEGS near death; worn out; decrepit ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEGGED OUT exhausted, tired, worn out ...1868 Amer. dial.
• RAMFEEZLED exhausted, fatigued, worn out; overworked ...1785 Sc.
• RATTLE-BAG ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...1885 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BONE ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-DOWN ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-TRAP dilapidated, worn-out, ramshackle ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• READY TO DROP worn out, exhausted
• RIMRACKED ruined, worn out, rickety ...1862 Amer. dial.
• TOILED exhausted with toil; worn-out, weary ...1592 arch.
• WAFF feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
• WAGGED OUT tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAGGY tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
• WANKED exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
• WANKERED exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
• WHITE-EYED exhausted, worn-out, greatly fatigued ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WORN DOWN TO THE NAIL worn out; almost at an end ...1873 Eng. dial.
WORN OUT - adverbs
• BEGONE worn out, decayed ...1790 Eng. dial.
WORN OUT - nouns
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• EFFETENESS exhaustion, worn-out condition ...1862
WORN OUT - nouns, person
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• LARBAR † a lean, withered, or worn out person ...1486 chiefly Sc.
WORN OUT - verbs
• BE WORN TO THE BACK-HALF to be nearly worn out ...1825 Sc.
• JADE to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag ...1620
• LOOK LIKE THE LAST OF PEA-TIME to look utterly worn out ...1923 Amer. dial.
WORRIED - adjectives
• ARSED bothered; worried ...1999 Brit. sl.
• CANKEROUS worried, fussing, esp. about little things ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FASHED troubled, worried ...1597 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FAUNCHY fretting, worried; complaining ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GALLIED worried ...L19 sl.
• ILL-FASHED troubled, worried ...1810 Sc.
• IN A SWEAT anxious, worried ...L19 sl.
• PACKED TIGHT nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• PARANOID frightened, worried, disturbed ...1960s sl.
• SICK annoyed, worried, disgusted, often with undertones of jealousy ...1853 sl.
• STRUNG OUT disturbed, worried ...1960s Amer. sl.
• TROUBLY † confused, troubled, distraught, disturbed, worried, stressed; marked by disturbance or confusion; restless, unquiet ...c1380 obs.
WORRIED - verbs
• CACK IT to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened ...2002 UK sl.
• FLURRY ONE'S MILK to be worried, perturbed, annoyed ...E19 sl.
• HAVE HOT PANTS to be worried or anxious ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HAVE THE WEAK TREMBLES to be worried ...1952 Amer. dial.
WORRY - adjectives
• RATED careworn; tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WORRY - nouns
• CADDLE worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
• FASHERY annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry ...1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASHRIE trouble, worry, annoyance ...1660 Sc.
• HAG(G) a worry, trouble, burden; a difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARRISH distress, worry, annoyance, trouble ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KADDLE worry, trouble, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MACERATION † fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this ...1616
• MOLLY BÁN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOLLY BAWN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• NAIST to tease; to worry; to remind one to do something disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANG to complain; to cry like a fretful child; to worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARANGLES bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• QUAMS problems, worries ...2000s US Black sl.
• TERRIFY a source of worry or trouble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEWING fatigue, worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRALL oppression; restraint; trouble, worry ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VEX a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry ...1815 Sc.
• WORRIMENT worry ...L19 colloq.
WORRY - nouns, person
• ALARM CLOCK a worrier, a nag ...1920s US sl.
• ASTAMAGOOTIS a restless person; a worrywart ...1980 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY JANE a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
• FIDGET one who fusses or worries a lot, esp. about trifles ...1837 Amer. dial.
• GAD-FLY one who irritates, torments, or worries another ...1649
• GOOBERHEAD someone who fusses or worries a lot, esp. about trivial things ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HENNY a person who is very particular or fussy; one who worries a lot about little things; a person who is always finding fault about unimportant things ...1950 Amer. dial.
• STRESS-HEAD a person who is habitually stressed; a constant worrier ...1996 Aust. sl.
• WORRIT a person worrying himself or others ...1848 UK colloq.
• WORRY-GUTS a person who worries ...1932 sl.
• WORRYWART a person who worries excessively; a constantly apprehensive person ...1956 Amer. sl.
WORRY - verbs
• AL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BACKSET to weary, to fatigue, to worry ...1932 Sc.
• BAMFER to worry, to torment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BEBAIT † to bait or worry persistently ...1589
• BERAG to worry, to harass, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BITE to excite, to worry ...1911 US sl.
• BOFFLE to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BONE to worry ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BOTHER ONE'S HEAD to worry oneself with ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• CADDLE to trouble, to disturb, to worry ...1781 Eng. dial.
• CARK † to burden with care; to worry, to harass, to vex, to trouble ...a1300 obs. or arch.
• CATAWAMPUS-CORNER to worry ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DADDLE to trouble, bother, annoy, worry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DERRUCK † to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DING to reiterate tiresomely; to nag, to pester, to worry, to tease ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DING ONESELF to vex oneself, to worry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FASH to weary, to be annoyed; to take trouble, to worry ...1585 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FAUNCH to fret, to worry; to show irritation or impatience; to complain, to sulk ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FAZE a state of worry ...c1885 Amer. dial.
• FEAZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FEEZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FRAB to harass, worry, fret, fidget; to irritate, excite ...1848 Eng. dial.
• FRATCH to worry about trifles; to fret, to grumble ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FRET ONE'S CREAM to worry ...M19 sl.
• FRET ONE'S EYELIDS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S FAT to worry ...L19 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GIBLETS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GIZZARD to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GUTS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S KIDNEY to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S SOUL to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONESELF TO FIDDLESTRINGS to worry to excess ...M19 sl.
• FRICKLE to fidget, to worry about a thing ...19C Eng. dial.
• FUNK to act in a coward mannerly; to flinch or shrink through fear; to worry ...E18 sl.
• FUNK ON to act in a coward mannerly; to flinch or shrink through fear; to worry ...E18 sl.
• HACKLE to bother, to worry, to trouble ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• HAG(G) to worry, to tease; to nag at ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAGGLE to tease, to worry, to harass; to over-work, to fatigue, to tire out ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HAKE to tease, to worry, to importune; to pester or worry with questions, etc.; to persecute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HALLOCK to tease, to worry, to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARE † to harry; to worry; to harass; to tease ...1523
• HARRISH to harass, to worry, to torment, to trouble; to ravage ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• HATCHEL * to harass, to worry ...1833
• HAUL † to worry, to torment, to pester ...1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• HERRY to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HOUT to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• IMPORTUNE † to burden; to be troublesome or wearisome to; to trouble, to worry, to pester, to annoy ...1578
• LEAD SOMEONE A DANCE to cause that person excessive worry, effort, etc. ...sl.
• MACERATE † to fret, to vex, to worry ...1588
• MAG to tease, worry incessantly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGLE to worry, to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• RACK to worry needlessly, to be over-anxious ...1923 Sc.
• RAG to tease, to worry, to vex, to enrage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN to worry, to tease; to harp on one string ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TEEN to trouble, to vex; to tease, to worry ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TERRIFY to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain ...1839 Eng. dial.
• TEW ONE'S SHIRT to trouble oneself; to worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WERRICK to tease, pester; to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WORRIT to worry; to distress; to pester ...1818 colloq.
WORRY - phrases
• EASY OVER no problems; don't worry ...1960s US sl.
WORRYING - adjectives
• BAGGERING worrying, tiresome ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BEGGARING worrying, tiresome ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HARRYING worrying, harassing, wearying ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NANGING worrying; ill-tempered ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TEWING toilsome, wearying; worrying, tedious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WORRYING - nouns
• HACKLING bothering, worrying, troubling ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
WORSE - adjectives
• NANTY WORSTER being no worse ...2002 UK sl.
• NUMBER TEN THOUSAND worse than the very worst ...1968 US Vietnam war usage
• WACKER worse ...1999 US sl.
• WAR worse ...c1250 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WORSERER worse ...1752 sl.
WORSE - adverbs
• WAR worse ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
WORSE - nouns
• DECIDENCE † falling off in strength, vigour, etc.; decline, a becoming worse ...1684
WORSE, WORSEN - verbs
• BACKEN to get worse, to have a relapse in illness ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DEFADE † to lose freshness or fairness; to fade away; to grow worse in quality or character ...c1325
• FALL † to change, to turn into something worse ...1393
• IMPERISH † to impair, to injure, to make worse ...1494
• MEND AS SOUR ALE MENDS IN SUMMER to become worse ...c1540 Brit. colloq.
• MEND LIKE SOUR ALE IN SUMMER † to get worse instead of getting better; also said of a wicked profligate who gives no hope of reformation ...1738 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAIR † 1. to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to become or grow worse, to deteriorate, to fall off ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PEJORATE to make or grow worse; to deteriorate; to worsen ...1653
• RUB SALT INTO SOMEONE'S WOUNDS to make someone's pain, shame, etc. even worse
• VILIORATE † to make less good, to make worse ...a1722 obs.
WORSE - phrases
• THERE ARE WORSE IN GAOL indicates that the person referred to might be worse ...20C UK
WORSENING - adjectives
• GALLOPING worsening ...1785 UK sl.
WORSHIP - adjectives
• HAGIOLATROUS given to saint worship ...1841
• IDOLATROUS of a person: worshipping images or idols; given to the worship of idols or false gods ...1600
• IDOLISH † pert. to idols or their worship; heathenish; also, idolatrous ...1577-87
• IDOLISTIC recognizing idols, idolatrous ...1846
• IDOLOLATRIC † idolatrous ...a1711
• IDOLOLATRICAL † idolatrous ...1550
• IDOLOLATROUS † idolatrous ...a1641
• IDOLOUS † of the nature of an idol; affected to idols; idolatrous ...1546
• OPHIOLATROUS given to serpent-worship ...1887
WORSHIP - nouns
• BABYOLATRY child worship ...1846 nonce word
• BARDOLATRY worship of the 'Bard of Avon', i.e. Shakespeare ...1901
• BETHEL 1. a place of worship for seamen ...1840
2. any place of worship other than those of the established church; a nonconformist chapel ...1865
• ECCLESIOLATRY worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions ...1847
• HAGIOLATRY the worship of saints ...1808
• ICHTHYOLATRY fish-worship; the worship of a fish-god, as Dagon ...1853
• ICONODULY the worship or veneration of images ...1640
• ICONOLATRY the worship of images ...1624
• IDEOLATRY the worship of ideas ...1869
• IDIOLATRY self-worship ...a1626 nonce word
• IDOLATRY the worship of idols or images; the paying or offering of divine honours to any created object ...c1250
• IDOLISM the practice of idolatry ...1608
• IDOLOLATRY † idolatry ...1550
• IDOLOMANIA an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1660
• IDOLOMANY † an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1654
• IDOLRY † idolatry ...1535
• MAMMONOLATRY the worship of riches or wealth ...1820 nonce word
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
• MARIANOLATRY †* worship of the Virgin Mary ...1755
• MARIOLATRY worship of the Virgin Mary attributed by opponents to Roman Catholics ...1612
• NECROLATRY worship of or excessive reverence displayed towards the dead ...1826
• NEGROLATRY excessive admiration of Black people ..1862
• OPHIOLATRY serpent worship ...1862
• PALAEOLATRY worship of, or excessive reverence for what is ancient ...1887
• TITANOLATRY worship or admiration of titanic attributes ...1867
WORSHIP - nouns, person
• HAGIOLATER one who worships saints ...1875
• ICONODULIST a worshipper of images ...1716
• ICONOLATER a worshipper of images ...1654
• IDOLANT † an idolater ...1592
• IDOLASTER † a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1386
• IDOLATER a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1380
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
• IDOLATRIZER one who idolizes ...1642
• IDOLIST a believer in or worshipper of idols; an idolater ...1614
• IDOLOLATER † an idolater ...a1641
• IGNICOLIST a fire worshipper ...1816
• MARIANOLATRIST †* one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1736
• MARIOLATER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1861
• OPHIOLATER a serpent-worshipper ...1895
• SANCTICOLIST a worshipper of saints ...1615
• TITANOLATER an admirer of titanic attributes ...1846
WORSHIP - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• IDOLATRIZE to make an idol of; to worship idolatrously; fig: to adore; to admire excessively; to idolize ...1615
• IDOLATRIZE † to worship an idol; to commit or practice idolatry ...1592
• IDOLOLATRIFY † to make the object of idolatry ...a1641
• THINK THE SUN RISES AND SETS OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1969 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SETS IN THE CRACK OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1914 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1966 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASSHOLE to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1980 sl.
WORSHIPPING - adjectives
• ICHTHYOLATROUS worshipping fish ...Bk1901
WORST - adjectives
• ALL-OVERST most extreme; worst; best ...1937 Amer. dial.
• NUMBA TEN the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
• NUMBER TEN the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
WORST - nouns
• BACK END OF BAD LUCK, THE the worst part of something unfortunate ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BACK-HALF the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BOTTOMS the worst ...1955 US sl.
• SCRAG-END the worst part of anything ...1858 Eng. dial.
WORST - verbs
• BREAK THE NECK OF ANYTHING to get the worst part done ...1775 colloq.
• BUY THE WAD to be inflicted with the worst ...1968 Amer. sl.
• COME OUT THE LITTLE END OF THE HORN to get the worst of a bargain ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NAB THE RUST to get the worst of a bargain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
WORTH, WORTHY - adjectives
• VALIANT †* of great worth or merit; worthy ...1480
• VALOROUS † having value, worth, or merit; valuable ...1592
• WORTH ONE'S WEIGHT IN BURNT COPPER of little worth ...1887 colloq.
WORTH - nouns
• CARAT † worth, value; estimate ...1597
• GEM an object of rare beauty or priceless worth; the choicest part of anything; something greatly prized, a 'treasure' ...c1560
• OOTH † value, worth ...1813 Sc.
• VAIL † value or worth; account, estimation ...1471 Sc.
• VAILANCE † value, worth ...1387-8
• VALIANT † value or worth ...1606 Sc.
• VALIDUM value, worth; size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VALLIDOM the value or worth of a thing ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• VALOIR † value, worth, price ...c1495
• VALOR † the amount in money, etc., that a thing is worth; value ...1496-7
• VALOUR † 1. value or worth in material or other respects ...c1330
† 2. worth or importance due to personal qualities or to rank ...c1330
† 3. the amount of money, etc., or sum that a thing is worth ...c1350
• VALUE † a thing regarded as worth having ...1398
• VALUEDOM value, worth ...1825 Sc.
• VALURE † worth, importance, efficacy ...c1400
• VANDA value, worth; esteem, respect ...1929 Sc.
WORTHILY - adverbs
• DEARLY † in a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly ...a1000
• DEARWORTHILY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...a1300
• DEARWORTHLY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...c1205
• JELLILY † worthily, excellently ...a1800
WORTHINESS - nouns
• DEARWORTHINESS † preciousness, worthiness, valuableness ...c1325
• VALURE † worthiness or merit ...1422
WORTHLESS - adjectives
• BAD-ASSED mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BAGGAGE † 1. trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable ...1553
† 2. of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• BAGGAGELY † rubbishy, worthless ...1573
• BAGMENTALLY rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BARE † poor in quality, paltry, worthless ...1399
• BEAT worthless, inferior, no good ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BODGIE inferior, worthless, bad ...Aust. sl.
• BOGUS very bad; unfair; no good, worthless ...Aust. sl.
• BOSS poor, despicable, worthless ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRUMMAGEM showy but inferior and worthless ...1630
• CACKY disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate ...1970s sl.
• CAFF-HEARTED faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFY worthless, mean ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFT faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...1830 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAGLY worthless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• CHAUNCHY worthless ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP AND NASTY pleasing to the eye, but worthless ...1864 sl.
• CHEESY lacking in style; worthless; of cheap of inferior material, design, or workmanship; unsatisfactory for any reason ...1863 sl., orig. US
• CROCK broken; no good; worthless ...1957 Aust. sl.
• CROW poor; mean; trivial; insignificant; worthless ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROW-BAIT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSTY worthless; worn out ;;;Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• DAPOCAGINOUS † that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited; of little worth ...1674
• DASHY-TRASHY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEAD AS BARNEY'S BULL, AS absolutely worthless ...M19 sl.
• DEBOSHED † debauched; worthless ...1599 obs. exc. Sc.
• DIDDLY-SHIT worthless ...M20 US sl.
• DRIBBLE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUD worthless, useless, unsatisfactory ...1903 UK sl.
• EESERAL worthless, of small account ...1911 Sc.
• FAKE worthless; useless ...1890 Amer. sl.
• FARANDINICAL †* of the nature of farandine (17th century cloth); hence, second-rate, worthless ...1675
• FECKLESS of things: ineffective, feeble, futile, valueless, worthless ...1599 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEISTY worthless ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FADDLE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDFAD insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOTLE worthless, paltry, trifling, insignificant ...1894
• FOR THE BIRDS said of something worthless or no good, esp. appealing only to gullible people ...1944 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• FULL OF SHIT rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted ...sl.
• FUTILITARIAN devoted to futile, worthless or useless pursuits ...1873
• FUTILOUS † futile, worthless, trifling ...1607
• GEWGAW showy, worthless ...M17
• GONE TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• GOOD AS A SHOULDER OF MUTTON TO A SICK HORSE, AS utterly worthless or useless; no good at all ...1546
• GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• HAIKIN' wandering, idle, worthless; gossiping from house to house ...1836 Sc.
• HALF-ASSED worthless; stupid; ill-planned; trivial ...M20 US sl.
• HALF-BIT small and worthless ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERED-DOWN stunted; short; wretched; worthless; insignificant ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HAND-ME-DOWN LOOKING worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• HINGUM-TRINGUM worthless and somewhat disreputable; said of persons and things ...B1900 Sc.
• HORSESHIT contemptible or pretentious; worthless; offensive; unsatisfactory ...1939 US sl.
• JUNKY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KABA-KABA of animals and things: cheap, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LAZY † bad, naughty, worthless ...1671 Eng. dial.
• LEWD † 1. of things: bad, worthless, poor, sorry ...1362
† 2. of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LIKE TWO CENTS worthless ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE-WORTH † of worthless, mean, bad, or contemptible character ...c1200 obs. exc. arch. & Sc.
• LUSK lazy, idle, sluggish, slothful, worthless ...1775
• MEAN of people and things: poor in quality or condition; comparatively worthless ...E19 US sl.
• MEASLY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLDY worthless; unpleasant; outdated, out of style ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MOULDY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-GAUGE inferior; worthless; small ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NE'ER-DO-WELL good-for-nothing, worthless; incorrigible ...a1773
• NIFLING † of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless ...1649 rare or obs.
• NO-ACCOUNT worthless; useless; good-for-nothing; insignificant; undependable, untrustworthy, criminal ...1845 Amer. dial.
• NO BLOODY BON no good; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO-COUNT worthless, lazy, shiftless; useless, good-for-nothing; insignificant, trivial ...1853 Amer. dial.
• NO-DICE worthless ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOOD insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GOOD TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• NO GREAT CATCH insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT SCRATCH insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT SHAKES insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO-NATION worthless ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO ODDS insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FIT TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR worthless
• NOT FIT TO KILL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING IN IT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO IT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING-WORTH * worthless, of no worth or value ...1619
• NOTHINGY of no worth or importance ...1834
• NOT WORTH A CHEW OF TOBACCO entirely worthless ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A DAMN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A DIDDLY DAMN worthless ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A DIME A DOZEN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A GILL OF JAYBIRD GRAVY worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HANNAH COOK to be of no value or worthless ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HOOT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A LEEK † worthless ...a1529
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S BLADE † worthless ...a1400
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S CLOVE † worthless ...a1300
• NOT WORTH A NOTCH ON A STICK. absolutely worthless ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER DAMN worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER QUARTER worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER'S BUTTON worthless or good for nothing ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PICAYUNE worthless ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A SKILLAGALEE worthless, of little value ...1833
• NOT WORTH A THRIP worthless ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TOOT worthless ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP worthless ...1884 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP IN HELL worthless ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH BEANS worthless ...M19 US sl.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY-BOP worthless ...1974 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY SQUAT worthless ...1981 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH JACK SHIT worthless ...20C sl.
• NOT WORTH SHUCKS insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH SIC 'EM worthless ...1989 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE LUNGS OF A FLEA of a person: utterly worthless ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER AND SHOT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER TO BLOW IT UP insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO HOOTS IN HELL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HADES worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HELL worthless ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NUGATORIOUS † trifling, of no value or importance, worthless ...1646
• OFFAL worthless, vile; outcast ...c1605 now chiefly Eng. dial.
• OFFALD inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1750 Eng. dial.
• OFFALDY of the nature of refuse; rubbishy, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALING of the nature of refuse; rubbishy, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALLY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALOUS inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1857 Eng. dial.
• OFFALY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFBEAT worthless ...1962 US Black sl.
• ORDINARY inferior, poor, worthless, contemptible, immoral ...1800 Amer. dial.
• ORNERY inferior, poor, insignificant, worthless, contemptible, mean, immoral ...1816 Amer. dial.
• PALTERING † trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
• PALTERLY † paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTHERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAULTERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PERQUISQUILIAN † thoroughly trifling or worthless ...1647 nonce word
• PIFFLING trivial; worthless ...M19 colloq.
• QUEER bad; worthless; counterfeit...1561 thieves' cant
• RAFFISH disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character ...1801
• RAFFLIN(G) idle, worthless, dissolute, disorderly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGG-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGG-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGED-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASS of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGLISH coarse, worthless; of a worthless character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGLISH coarse, worthless; of a worthless character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSHACKERING † worthless, idle, unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKETTY worthless, unsteady, dissipated ...1841 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLING worthless; idle; unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHANKLING idle, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally ...1828 Eng. dial.
• RASCALLY † poor, worthless ...1600
• REFFIDGE worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFUGE worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIFF-RAFF worthless ...Bk1903 sl.
• SCABBED mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCABBIT mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCABBY dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCAGMAGLY worthless ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCAW'D faded, discoloured; worthless ...1785 Sc.
• SCRANNEL lean, thin; poor, worthless ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SHAG insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAGANAPPI worthless ...1961 Can. sl.
• SHAG-BAG shabby and worthless; poor in quality ...1888 colloq.
• SHITBUM contemptible, unpleasant, worthless ...2000s US sl.
• SKILLIGALEE worthless, trifling ...1883
• SKILLYGALEE worthless, trifling ...1883
• SMALL-BEER insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-CHANGE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-POTATO insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-TIME. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-TOWN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRAWY light, worthless, or flammable as straw ...L16
• STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS said of something worthless or no good, esp. appealing only to gullible people ...1944 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• TARGUS worthless ...Bk1905 Irish
• adj. TEN-TWENTY-THIRTY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE-CENTS insignificant, unimportant, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TIN mean, petty, worthless, counterfeit, false ...1886
• TINHORN trivial; worthless ...1880 sl.
• TIN-POT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...1765
• TOO DEAD TO SKIN being of no value whatsoever; worthless ...1873 Amer. sl.
• TRIFLING lazy, shiftless, inefficient, worthless, good-for-nothing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• VAIN † of material things: useless, worthless ...1578
• VILE worthless ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFF disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral ...1788 Sc.
• WAFFISH of no value; worthless ...1866 Sc.
• WAFFLE changeable, irresolute; feeble, weak; worthless ...1867 Sc.
• WALY-DRAIGLING weak and worthless; dirty ...1856 Sc.
• WANDOUGHT feeble, ineffective, worthless ...1788 Sc.
• WANWORDY worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WANWORTH worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WEASLY shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEEZLEDY shrivelled, stunted; contemptibly small or worthless ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WORTHLESS AS A PINCH OF SOUR OWL MANURE very worthless ...1985 Amer. dial.
WORTHLESS - nouns
• ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD anything worthless ...1589 sl.
• AMBS-ACE bad luck, misfortune, worthlessness ...E16 sl.
• APPLE SAUCE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE anything worthless ...1866 Sc.
• BAGGERMENT rubbish, worthless things ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BAGMENT rubbish, worthless things ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BAGRIE trash, worthless rubbish ...1866 Sc.
• BANANA OIL something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAND-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANDS-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY'S BULL a worthless person or thing ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• BAUBLE a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless ...1634
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BEGGAR-BARM anything worthless ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BLAH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOLOGNA something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOLONEY something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOSH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRIMBORION a thing without value or use; anything worthless; a trifling object kept as a charm or gewgaw, a trifle; trash, nonsense ...1653
• BRUMMAGEM a showy but inferior and worthless thing ...1630
• CAFF any light, worthless thing ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
• CAST-OFF a person or thing that is abandoned as worthless or useless ...1741
• CRAP something worthless or of inferior quality ...1916 sl., orig. US
• CROCK an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...L19 sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...1951 US sl.
• CRUD anything inferior, worthless, ugly, or disgusting ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CUMBER-GROUND anything utterly worthless and in people's way; something that out to be destroyed or buried out of sight; a useless thing; a thing or person of no value ...1657
• DAMN something of little or no worth ...1760 UK sl.
• DEADBEAT a fraudulent or worthless item; also, a deception or disappointment ...1866 Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD a lazy, worthless person or animal; an idler, a loafer; a term of disparagement ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEAD RABBIT anything which has become worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEAF NUT something hollow, worthless, or unsubstantial ...1613
• DEEFY a worthless thing with no outwardly good appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOODLEY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLEY-SHIT anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOODLY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLY-SHIT anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOOK something unpleasant or worthless ...1980s US campus sl.
• DUD a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing; a failure ...1915 UK sl.
• DUFFER something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FART † as the type of something worthless ...c1460
• FAS † as the type of something worthless ...1508
• FLOCCINAUCITY a matter of little consequence; something worthless ...1829
• FLUKE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEWGAW a showy, worthless thing or person ...ME
• HAAYEZ a term of contempt for a worthless person or thing ...1929 Sc.
• HANNAH COOK something worthless ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HARD BARGAIN a thing or person not worth its cost; a useless fellow ...1867
• HAW † something worthless or of no value ...c1000
• HAYWIRE flimsy or worthless material ...1928 Amer. sl.
• HEAP O' NOUGHT anything that is worthless, rubbish, or nonsense ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HOGWASH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
• JACK SHIT any worthless bit of nothing ...20C sl.
• KEG-MEG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind, anything valueless or worthless ...1875 Eng. dial.
• LARRY among pitchmen: a defective or worthless article offered for sale; broadly, anything unsatisfactory ...1934 Amer. sl.
• LAST YEAR'S BIRD'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S CROW'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S WASP NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LEMON a disappointment, anything worthless or fraudulent, esp. a poor quality drug purchase ...1910s sl.
• LOSELRY the character or behaviour of a worthless person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MOONSHINE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUCK anything considered as disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent ...L19 sl.
• NACK a collection of useless or worthless things; anything of little value ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NAUGHTS †* things of no worth or value ...a1548
• OFFSCUM that which is rejected as vile or worthless ...1605
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OLD TROLLOCK trash; worthless or unwanted material ...1927 Amer. dial.
• OWL'S DUNG n. the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OWL SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OWL'S SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PALTERINGS † trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
• PALTREMENT †* worthless stuff, rubbish ...1641
• PALTRY † refuse, rubbish, trash; anything worthless ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARSLEY nonsense; a worthless and extraneous bit of nothing ...20C colloq.
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PLUG something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUKE anything that is contemptible or worthless ...sl.
• RAFF † worthless material, trash, rubbish, refuse ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE of things: rubbish, refuse; worthless stuff ...1848
• RAMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMOCK a worthless object ...1929 Sc.
• REFFIDGE refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
• REFUGE refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RHUBARB nonsense, worthless stuff ...M20 sl.
• RIFF-RAFF anything worthless; refuse; sweepings; offal ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCADDIN any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
• SCREEF anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCULCH refuse, junk, rubbish, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SHOWER a worthless collection of people ...1941 UK sl.
• SKRIFF anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKULCH refuse, rubbish, junk, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SMOKE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOUR OWL MANURE the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SOUR OWL SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TARGLE anything worthless or inferior ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TARLOCH any creature or thing small, weak, and worthless of its kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARTAR that which is worthless ...1590
• THINGAMMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TRIM-TRAM † a personal ornament of little value; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw; a worthless thing ...1523
• TRIPE something worthless or of inferior quality ...1902 sl.
• TRISH-TRASH † trash, rubbish, worthless stuff ...1542-5
• TROLLOCK trash; worthless or unwanted material ...1901 Amer. dial.
• VAPOUR something unsubstantial or worthless ...1382
• WA-CAST anything contemptible or worthless; a castaway; a piece of extravagance; 'away-cast' ...1898 Sc.
• WANK something worthless ...2000s sl.
• YARD † a thing of no value, something worthless ...c1400
WORTHLESS - nouns, person
• ABBREVIATED PIECE OF NOTHING a worthless or insignificant person or thing ...Amer. sl.
• ABLACH an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLACK an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLICH an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ADAM HENRY an A.H. - asshole; a worthless and annoying person ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AIREDALE a fool; a worthless person; a pest ...1920s US sl.
• ALLIGATOR a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
• ALLIGATOR BAIT a worthless, unpleasant person of any race ...1910s US sl.
• ALLIGATOR HORSE a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
• ARTICLE a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS BITE a worthless, despised individual ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS WIPE a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady ...1952 Amer. sl.
• BADLING † a worthless person; a low scoundrel ...c1600 Sc.
• BAD-NAUGHT a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE † 1. a worthless or vile fellow ...1594
2. a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children ...1596
• BAG OF GUTS a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously ...1894 Amer. sl.
• BAND-ENDER a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY'S BULL a worthless person or thing ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• BASTARD a term of reproach for a mischievous or worthless boy ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BEAT a worthless, idle fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BEGGAR-TRASH someone thought to be low-class, worthless, or insignificant ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BESOGNE † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658
• BESOGNIER † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BLICHAN a lively, showy youth; a harm-scarum fellow; a worthless person; a term of contempt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODGER † a worthless person ...Aust. sl.
• BOLL WEEVIL a worthless or contemptible person; a mean, despised person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BOSS a despicable, worthless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAND a worthless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREATH-AND-BRITCHES an unimportant or worthless person ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BREEL †* a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow ...c1485
• BRETHEL † a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing wretch; a miserable wretch ...c1440
• BROWN-NOSER an idle, worthless person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUDMASH a bad, worthless fellow; a scoundrel ...1870 Anglo-Indian
• BUG-EATER (derogatory) an insignificant or worthless person ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BUMMER an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
• BUTT-HOOK an oafish or worthless person ...1981 Amer. sl.
• BUTT-WIPE toilet tissue; hence, a worthless, contemptible person ...1971 Amer. sl.
• CAST-OFF a person or thing that is abandoned as worthless or useless ...1741
• CATAMARAN a worthless person ...1836 US sl.
• CAYNARD † a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach ...1303
• CHIT an obnoxious person; a worthless person ...17C colloq.
• CLAMMUX a worthless slattern ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRACK-POT a pretentiously useless, worthless person ...c1860 colloq.
• CROCK an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...L19 sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...1951 US sl.
• CRUMB-BUM a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-BUM a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• DEADBEAT a worthless or unsociable person; a party pooper or one who is considered a wet blanket ...1872 Amer. sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing that has become useless, worthless, or powerless ...1829 Amer. sl.
• DEADEYE a worthless fellow; a dolt ...1849 US nautical usage
• DINGBAT a vagabond, a tramp, a bum, a worthless person ...1918 US tramps' sl.
• DINGER a vagabond, a tramp, a bum, a worthless person ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DUD a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing; a failure ...1915 UK sl.
• EGG-SUCKER (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
• FACKET a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FADE a worthless fellow ...c1893 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern, a worthless woman ...1591
• FALSE ALARM a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person ...1900 Amer. sl.
• FART a term of contempt for a worthless person ...16C
• FART-BLOSSOM a worthless or despicable person; a person inclined to stupid behaviour ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FART HOOK a stupid or worthless, useless person ...1973 US sl.
• FISGIG a worthless fellow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FLAT TIRE a fool, an oaf; a worthless man ...E20 US sl.
• F.O. a worthless do-nothing; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• FOO-FOO a fool, a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. dial.
• FUTILITARIAN one who pursues what is futile, worthless or useless ...1817
• GALOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GOODMAN-TURD a contemptible fellow; a worthless, unpleasant fellow ...1598
• GULLION a contemptible and mean wretch; a soft, worthless fellow ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAAYEZ a term of contempt for a worthless person or thing ...1929 Sc.
• HALF-NOTHING a worthless person ...1787 Sc.
• HALF-NOUGHT a very small sum; little or nothing; anything beneath consideration; a worthless person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HALF-NOWT a very small sum; little or nothing; anything beneath consideration; a worthless person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HALLION a term of contempt; a low or scurvy fellow; an idle, worthless fellow ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HANGIE a term of reproach for a person; a worthless fellow ...1787 Sc.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
• HOUNDSFOOT † a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow; a term of contempt ...1710
• HULLOCK a lazy, worthless fellow; a term of reproach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JABELL † a term of contempt, more usually applied to a woman than to a man; a worthless person ...B1900
• JACKEEN a self-assertive worthless fellow; used contemptuously ...1840 Anglo-Irish
• JACK SHIT a worthless good-for-nothing ...20C sl.
• JAVEL † a low or worthless fellow; a rascal, a vagabond; a wandering, dirty fellow; a tramp ...a1300
• JERK-OFF a worthless, contemptible person; a jerk or oaf; an incompetent do-nothing; a contemptuous term of address ...1968 Brit. & US sl.
• KABA-KABA a low-class, worthless, rough person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KAYNARD † a worthless fellow; a lazy cowardly person; a sluggard; a rascal ...1782
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LEFT † a mean, worthless person ...1377
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING an idle, worthless person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE-WORTH a bad or worthless person ...1825 Sc.
• LOPER a worthless, intrusive fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LOSEL a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL a worthless, stupid or foolish fellow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• MAN OF BELIAL, A a worthless or evil man; a wicked, depraved person ...1821
• MAWSIE a stout person, esp. a woman; a stupid, slovenly, worthless woman ...1790 Sc.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUCK anyone considered disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent ...L19 sl.
• NAUGHTY-PACK † n. a person of low or worthless character ...1526
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEBULON †* a worthless fellow ...1578
• NE'ER-BE-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1675
• NE'ER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1814
• NE'ER-DO-WELL one who never does, and is never likely to do, well; a good-for-nothing, worthless, disreputable person ...1737
• NE'ER-THRIFT † a good-for-nothing or worthless person ...c1440
• NEVER-SWEAT a lazy person; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; one whose job requires little effort; one who dislikes hard work ...1851
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NO-ACCOUNT an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT BUM an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-GOOD a worthless individual ...1924 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODER a worthless individual ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODNIK a worthless individual ...1936 Amer sl.
• NOTHING-WORTH * a worthless person ...1535
• OFFALDMENT anything of no value; a mean, worthless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALMENT anything of no value; a mean, worthless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ONE-GALLUSED FELLOW a worthless poor man ...1892 Amer. dial.
• OXYGEN THIEF a completely worthless person ...1990s Aust. sl.
• PACK † a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PADDY a lazy or worthless person ...M20 US sl.
• PIDDELER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• POKE a worthless fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• POOR SHOTE a shiftless or worthless person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• POOR TOOL a worthless fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUNK a useless jerk, usually a male; a worthless man ...M19 US sl.
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RACKATAG a worthless, disreputable fellow ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAFFLER a worthless fellow ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG a low, worthless person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGABASH an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGABASH an idle, worthless fellow; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGABRASH an idle, worthless fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGIL a rascal, a scoundrel; a worthless vagabond; a careless or mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSCULLION † an offensively dirty person; a worthless wretch; a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne'er-do-well ...1866 Sc.
• RANNIGAL a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANNYGILL a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RASCABILIAN † a worthless wretch; a rascal ...1622
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RUMSCULLION a bad, idle, worthless fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCAB-ANDREW a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADDIN any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SCHLUB a worthless person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SCOFE a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRADEEN a diminutive, worthless fellow ...1867 Ireland
• SCRAFFLEHORN a worthless fellow relying on shifts and expedients ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGELT † a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROFF an idle, worthless fellow; a wastrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROGGAN a worthless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAG-BAG a poor, shabby or worthless fellow; an idle, ragged vagabond ...a1700 colloq.
• SHIT an unpleasant or despicable person; a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...1508
• SHITE an unpleasant or despicable person; a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...1508
• SHITEPOKE a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...E20 sl.
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHLUB a worthless person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SHOAT a person; an idle, trifling, worthless fellow ...1809 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHOTE (derogatory) a person; a trifling, worthless fellow ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SHOWER OF SHIT (derogatory) an unpleasant and worthless collection of people ...1999 UK sl.
• SHOWER OF SHITE (derogatory) an unpleasant and worthless collection of people ...1999 UK sl.
• SKEESICK a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZACKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZECKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZIX a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• SLUMGULLION a low, worthless fellow ...B1900 Amer.
• SMAIK a disreputable or worthless person; a villain ...LME Sc. arch.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• THAT-A-DONNET the devil; an idle, worthless person ...1781 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TRASH a worthless or contemptible person ...1604
• UM-BAY a bum; a worthless oaf ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'bum'
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WAFF a worthless person; a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low, immoral company ...1813 Sc.
• WAFFIE a loafer, an idler, a vagrant, a vagabond; a worthless person, a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low, immoral company ...1808 Sc.
• WAFFINGER a vagabond, a worthless, good-for-nothing person; a ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WAFFIPOKE a vagabond; a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLE a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WALIDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
• WALLIDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
• WALLIE-TRAGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLYDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY-DRAGGLE a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1871 Sc.
Sc.
• WALLY-DRAIGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLY-DREG a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WAUFIE a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WHICKERBILL a worthless oaf or bumpkin ...20C US sl.
• WRITE-OFF a useless or worthless person; an incompetent person; a no-hoper ...M20 sl., chiefly Services'
WORTHLESS - verbs
• DAMN to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
• DISWORTH †* to deprive of worth; to render worthless or unworthy; to degrade, to disparage ...1627
• NAUCIFY † to set nought by; to disesteem; to have a low opinion of; to consider worthless ...1656
• REFUGE to separate the worthless or inferior portion of anything from the rest; esp. to draft out the inferior sheep from a flock ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SELL SOMEONE A PUP to sell someone something worthless ...1901 Brit. sl.
• SHITCAN to throw away; to discard; to reject as worthless ...sl.
• TRASH to condemn something as worthless ...1975 sl., chiefly US
WORTHLESS - phrases
• NOT AMOUNT TO A HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A PISS-HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO PISS IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
WORTHLESSNESS - nouns
• DEADBEATISM worthlessness ...M19 sl.
• EGG-SHELL used as a type of worthlessness or of fragility ...1562
• FARTHING worthlessness ...M19 sl.
• LAST OF PEA PICKINGS the last choice; used to indicate the worthlessness or undesirability of a person or thing ...1909 Amer. dial.
• MUNDICIDIOUS †* world-destroying; likely or able to destroy the world ...1647
• MUNDIVAGANT † wandering about the world, roaming through the world ...1656
• SUBMUNDANE existing beneath the world ...1832
• ULTRAMUNDANE lying beyond or outside of the world; belonging to things beyond the limits of the solar system ...1656
WORLD - nouns
• ALL LEDE † all the people, all the world, everybody ...a1300
• FOREST OF FOOLS, THE the world ...1812
• MALISM the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1883
• MIDDLE-ERD the earth, the world ...1768 Sc.
• ORB † the earth, the world ...1601
• OUTSIDE the world beyond one's home and domestic life ...1960s US Black sl.
• VALE, THIS the world regarded as a place of trouble, sorrow, misery, or weeping ...a1400
WORLD - nouns, person
• BONIST one who believes that the world is good, but not the best possible ...1882
• MALIST one who holds the doctrine that this world is an evil one ...1882
WORLDLY - adjectives
• EARTHLY-MINDED having the affections fixed on the earth; worldly-minded ...1593
• EDUCATED sophisticated, worldly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• NECKLACED extremely sophisticated; worldly ...1970s US Black sl.
WORLDLY - nouns, person
• MAN OF THE WORLD a worldly or irreligious person ...1535
WORLDLY - verbs
• KNOW WHAT'S WHAT to be knowledgeable, competent, worldly ...a1553
• SEE THE LIONS to have worldly experience; to see remarkable sights...1590
WORLDLY-WISE - adjectives
• CANNY cautious in worldly matters, worldly-wise, shrewd, having a constant eye to the main chance ...1816 Sc.
• CON WISE extremely sophisticated in the ways of the world based on lessons learned in prison ...1912 US sl.
WORLD-WIDE - adjectives
• ECUMENIC belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• ECUMENICAL belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
• OECUMENIC belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1588
• OECUMENICAL belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide ...1607
WORM - adjectives
• VERMICULOSE * infested with worms ...1727
• VERMICULOUS * full of worms ...1690
WORM - nouns
• AFRICAN WIGGLER a worm used for bait ...1968 Amer. dial.
• ANGLE a worm used in fishing; an earthworm ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ANGLE-DOG the earthworm ...1867 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• ANGLER WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ANGLE-TWITCH the earthworm ...1850 Eng. dial.
• ANGLEWORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• ANGLING WORM an earthworm used as bait for fishing ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BAIT an earthworm ...1908 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• BAITWORM the common worm used for bait; an earthworm ...1949 Amer. dial.
• BANANA WIGGLER a worm used as bait in fishing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BLACKWORM an earthworm ...1949 Amer. dial.
• DIRTWORM an earthworm ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EACEWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EARTH-GRUB an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EARTH-MAD †* an earthworm ...1601
• EARTH-MAWK an earthworm ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EASSE † an earthworm ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EASS-WORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASTERWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EASTWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• EES-WORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ESSE a large earthworm ...1730 Eng. dial.
• HAMESTRINGS large earthworms ...1949 Amer. dial.
• INGLE-DOG an earthworm ...1889 Eng. dial.
• LAND WORM an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LONG JOHN an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• MAD an earthworm ...1586 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MADDOCK † an earthworm ...c1400
• NIGHT CRAWLER an earthworm ...1924 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT CREEPER an earthworm ...1973 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWK an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTHAWKER an earthworm ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT PROWLER an earthworm ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WALKER an earthworm ...1894 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT WIGGLER an earthworm ...1986 Amer. dial.
• NIGHTWORM an earthworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAINWORM the common earthworm ...c1000
• REDWORM an earthworm ...1840 Amer. dial.
• RINGLER an earthworm ...1968 Amer. dial.
• TAGWORM the earthworm ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIGGLER an earthworm ...US
• WIGGLETAIL earthworm ...1970 Amer. dial.
• WIGGLEWORM an earthworm ...1896 Amer. dial.
• WIGGLYTAIL earthworm ...1970 Amer. dial.
• YES the earthworm ...1787 Eng. dial.
• YESH the earthworm ...1787 Eng. dial.
• YESS a large earthworm ...1730 Eng. dial.
• YIS a large earthworm ...1820 Eng. dial.
WORM-EATEN - verbs
• VERMICULATE † to become worm-eaten ...c1631
WORN - adjectives
• DOG-EARED worn, creased, and rumpled; shabby, unkempt ...19C Amer. sl.
• ILL-TRODDEN badly worn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WORN - nouns
• GAIR a bare, worn place on clothes, etc. ...1925 Sc.
WORN OUT - adjectives (also see WEAR OUT)
• ALL SHOT exhausted, worn out ...L19 sl., orig. military
• ALL TO HELL worn-out ...19C sl.
• ASS-DRAGGING run-down, worn-out ...1990s US sl.
• BEAT-UP damaged; worn out; of unimpressive appearance; completely exhausted ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEDDED dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDEAD dull, heavy, in low spirits, worn out ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDRID worn out, decrepit, impotent ...1621
• CAST thrown off, disused, worn out, abandoned, forsaken ...1597
• DAISKET exhausted, worn-out ...1888 Sc.
• DAWLED tired, worn out ...1790 Eng. dial.
• DEADBEAT worn-out, exhausted ...1821 Amer. sl.
• DEAD IN THE SHELL utterly worn out ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DEEPOOPERIT applied to one in a state of imbecility, mentally or bodily; worn out ...B1900 Sc.
• DESKIT exhausted, worn-out ...1888 Sc.
• DILVERED exhausted, wearied, worn out with fatigue, drowsy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• EFFETE worn out, not in good condition ...1662
• FALDERED overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FAR GONE exhausted, worn-out ...M19 sl.
• FIT TO DROP worn out, exhausted
• FUCKED worn-down as from continual abuse ...20C
• FUCKED-OUT worn-down as from continual abuse ...20C
• GONE TO HELL worn-out ...19C sl.
• HAD-IT exhausted, completely worn out ...1981 US sl.
• HAGGED † lean, gaunt; haggard; worn-out, tired ...1694 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAGGLED wearied, harassed, worn out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGIT tired, worn out; harassed, careworn, thin ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• JADED worn out or exhausted; fatigued ...1693
• JAMMOCKED worn out, exhausted ...1876 Eng. dial.
• JANTED UP worn out ...1937 Amer. dial.
• KEELED UP very sick, laid up or worn out from sickness or old age ...1899 Amer. dial.
• LARBAR † lean, thin; exhausted, worn out ...1486 obs., chiefly Sc.
• MANKIT exhausted; worn out by violent exertion, esp. by incessant rowing ...1866 Sc.
• MULFERED AND FALDERED overcome with fatigue, worn out, exhausted ...1884 Eng. dial.
• OFF OF THE HOOKS shabby, worn out, ailing ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF THE HOOKS shabby, worn out ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ON ONE'S LAST PEGS near death; worn out; decrepit ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEGGED OUT exhausted, tired, worn out ...1868 Amer. dial.
• RAMFEEZLED exhausted, fatigued, worn out; overworked ...1785 Sc.
• RATTLE-BAG ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...1885 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-BONE ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-DOWN ramshackle, tumbledown, worn out ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RATTLE-TRAP dilapidated, worn-out, ramshackle ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• READY TO DROP worn out, exhausted
• RIMRACKED ruined, worn out, rickety ...1862 Amer. dial.
• TOILED exhausted with toil; worn-out, weary ...1592 arch.
• WAFF feeble, insignificant, paltry; weak, worn-out ...1796 Sc.
• WAGGED OUT tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAGGY tired out, worn out ...1875 Amer. dial.
• WAIF † paltry, weak, inferior; worn-out ...1791 Sc.
• WANKED exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
• WANKERED exhausted, worn-out ...1990s sl.
• WHITE-EYED exhausted, worn-out, greatly fatigued ...1944 Amer. dial.
• WORN DOWN TO THE NAIL worn out; almost at an end ...1873 Eng. dial.
WORN OUT - adverbs
• BEGONE worn out, decayed ...1790 Eng. dial.
WORN OUT - nouns
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• EFFETENESS exhaustion, worn-out condition ...1862
WORN OUT - nouns, person
• CROCK an old and worn-out person or thing; an old decrepit car ...1889 UK sl.
• LARBAR † a lean, withered, or worn out person ...1486 chiefly Sc.
WORN OUT - verbs
• BE WORN TO THE BACK-HALF to be nearly worn out ...1825 Sc.
• JADE to become tired or worn out; to grow dull or languid; to flag ...1620
• LOOK LIKE THE LAST OF PEA-TIME to look utterly worn out ...1923 Amer. dial.
WORRIED - adjectives
• ARSED bothered; worried ...1999 Brit. sl.
• CANKEROUS worried, fussing, esp. about little things ...1969 Amer. dial.
• FASHED troubled, worried ...1597 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FAUNCHY fretting, worried; complaining ...1970 Amer. dial.
• GALLIED worried ...L19 sl.
• ILL-FASHED troubled, worried ...1810 Sc.
• IN A SWEAT anxious, worried ...L19 sl.
• PACKED TIGHT nervous, unhappy, worried ...1970s US sl.
• PARANOID frightened, worried, disturbed ...1960s sl.
• SICK annoyed, worried, disgusted, often with undertones of jealousy ...1853 sl.
• STRUNG OUT disturbed, worried ...1960s Amer. sl.
• TROUBLY † confused, troubled, distraught, disturbed, worried, stressed; marked by disturbance or confusion; restless, unquiet ...c1380 obs.
WORRIED - verbs
• CACK IT to be very nervous or worried; to feel thoroughly frightened ...2002 UK sl.
• FLURRY ONE'S MILK to be worried, perturbed, annoyed ...E19 sl.
• HAVE HOT PANTS to be worried or anxious ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HAVE THE WEAK TREMBLES to be worried ...1952 Amer. dial.
WORRY - adjectives
• RATED careworn; tired and unhappy because of prolonged worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
WORRY - nouns
• CADDLE worry, trouble, bother, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
• FASHERY annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry ...1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASHRIE trouble, worry, annoyance ...1660 Sc.
• HAG(G) a worry, trouble, burden; a difficulty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARRISH distress, worry, annoyance, trouble ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• KADDLE worry, trouble, dispute, fuss ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MACERATION † fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this ...1616
• MOLLY BÁN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• MOLLY BAWN confusion, worry ...20C Irish sl.
• NAIST to tease; to worry; to remind one to do something disagreeable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NANG to complain; to cry like a fretful child; to worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARANGLES bustle and confusion; trouble and worry; any bothersome, complicated situation ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• QUAMS problems, worries ...2000s US Black sl.
• TERRIFY a source of worry or trouble ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TEW a struggle, difficulty; a laboured effort; fatigue, trouble; an annoyance, a worry or fretting; a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, confusion, or impatience; a disturbed state ...1864 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• TEWING fatigue, worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THRALL oppression; restraint; trouble, worry ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VEX a source of regret, sorrow, or annoyance; a trouble; a cause or state of vexation, annoyance, or worry ...1815 Sc.
• WORRIMENT worry ...L19 colloq.
WORRY - nouns, person
• ALARM CLOCK a worrier, a nag ...1920s US sl.
• ASTAMAGOOTIS a restless person; a worrywart ...1980 Amer. dial.
• CALAMITY JANE a nagging woman; a pessimist; a worrier; a prophet of disaster ...1918 US sl.
• FIDGET one who fusses or worries a lot, esp. about trifles ...1837 Amer. dial.
• GAD-FLY one who irritates, torments, or worries another ...1649
• GOOBERHEAD someone who fusses or worries a lot, esp. about trivial things ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HENNY a person who is very particular or fussy; one who worries a lot about little things; a person who is always finding fault about unimportant things ...1950 Amer. dial.
• STRESS-HEAD a person who is habitually stressed; a constant worrier ...1996 Aust. sl.
• WORRIT a person worrying himself or others ...1848 UK colloq.
• WORRY-GUTS a person who worries ...1932 sl.
• WORRYWART a person who worries excessively; a constantly apprehensive person ...1956 Amer. sl.
WORRY - verbs
• AL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• BACKSET to weary, to fatigue, to worry ...1932 Sc.
• BAMFER to worry, to torment ...1895 Eng. dial.
• BEBAIT † to bait or worry persistently ...1589
• BERAG to worry, to harass, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BITE to excite, to worry ...1911 US sl.
• BOFFLE to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BONE to worry ...Bk1904 Amer. college
• BOTHER ONE'S HEAD to worry oneself with ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• CADDLE to trouble, to disturb, to worry ...1781 Eng. dial.
• CARK † to burden with care; to worry, to harass, to vex, to trouble ...a1300 obs. or arch.
• CATAWAMPUS-CORNER to worry ...1906 Amer. dial.
• DADDLE to trouble, bother, annoy, worry ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEAVE † to deafen; to stun or stupefy with noise; to bewilder, to worry or confuse, esp. by 'dinning' in one's ears ...c1340 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DERRUCK † to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• DING to reiterate tiresomely; to nag, to pester, to worry, to tease ...1899 Amer. dial.
• DING ONESELF to vex oneself, to worry ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FASH to weary, to be annoyed; to take trouble, to worry ...1585 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FAUNCH to fret, to worry; to show irritation or impatience; to complain, to sulk ...1970 Amer. dial.
• FAZE a state of worry ...c1885 Amer. dial.
• FEAZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FEEZE to worry, to fret ...1886 Amer. dial.
• FRAB to harass, worry, fret, fidget; to irritate, excite ...1848 Eng. dial.
• FRATCH to worry about trifles; to fret, to grumble ...1884 Eng. dial.
• FRET ONE'S CREAM to worry ...M19 sl.
• FRET ONE'S EYELIDS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S FAT to worry ...L19 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GIBLETS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GIZZARD to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S GUTS to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S KIDNEY to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONE'S SOUL to worry ...M16 sl.
• FRET ONESELF TO FIDDLESTRINGS to worry to excess ...M19 sl.
• FRICKLE to fidget, to worry about a thing ...19C Eng. dial.
• FUNK to act in a coward mannerly; to flinch or shrink through fear; to worry ...E18 sl.
• FUNK ON to act in a coward mannerly; to flinch or shrink through fear; to worry ...E18 sl.
• HACKLE to bother, to worry, to trouble ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• HAG(G) to worry, to tease; to nag at ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAGGLE to tease, to worry, to harass; to over-work, to fatigue, to tire out ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• HAKE to tease, to worry, to importune; to pester or worry with questions, etc.; to persecute ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAL to banter; to worry or bother ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HALLOCK to tease, to worry, to bully ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HARE † to harry; to worry; to harass; to tease ...1523
• HARRISH to harass, to worry, to torment, to trouble; to ravage ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother ...a1400-50
• HATCHEL * to harass, to worry ...1833
• HAUL † to worry, to torment, to pester ...1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• HERRY to harass, to tease, to worry, to bother; to overdo, to urge, to impel ...1860 Eng. dial.
• HOUT to nag, to annoy, to vex, to worry ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• IMPORTUNE † to burden; to be troublesome or wearisome to; to trouble, to worry, to pester, to annoy ...1578
• LEAD SOMEONE A DANCE to cause that person excessive worry, effort, etc. ...sl.
• MACERATE † to fret, to vex, to worry ...1588
• MAG to tease, worry incessantly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGLE to worry, to tease ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• MUMMOCK to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry ...1899 Eng. dial.
• RACK to worry needlessly, to be over-anxious ...1923 Sc.
• RAG to tease, to worry, to vex, to enrage ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN to worry, to tease; to harp on one string ...1874 Eng. dial.
• TEEN to trouble, to vex; to tease, to worry ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TERRIFY to annoy, to irritate; to tease, to worry; to importune; to torment, to pain ...1839 Eng. dial.
• TEW ONE'S SHIRT to trouble oneself; to worry ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WERRICK to tease, pester; to worry ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• WORRIT to worry; to distress; to pester ...1818 colloq.
WORRY - phrases
• EASY OVER no problems; don't worry ...1960s US sl.
WORRYING - adjectives
• BAGGERING worrying, tiresome ...1873 Eng. dial.
• BEGGARING worrying, tiresome ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CADDLING troublesome, teasing, worrying, annoying ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HARRYING worrying, harassing, wearying ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NANGING worrying; ill-tempered ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TEWING toilsome, wearying; worrying, tedious ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
WORRYING - nouns
• HACKLING bothering, worrying, troubling ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
WORSE - adjectives
• NANTY WORSTER being no worse ...2002 UK sl.
• NUMBER TEN THOUSAND worse than the very worst ...1968 US Vietnam war usage
• WACKER worse ...1999 US sl.
• WAR worse ...c1250 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WORSERER worse ...1752 sl.
WORSE - adverbs
• WAR worse ...c1200 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
WORSE - nouns
• DECIDENCE † falling off in strength, vigour, etc.; decline, a becoming worse ...1684
WORSE, WORSEN - verbs
• BACKEN to get worse, to have a relapse in illness ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DEFADE † to lose freshness or fairness; to fade away; to grow worse in quality or character ...c1325
• FALL † to change, to turn into something worse ...1393
• IMPERISH † to impair, to injure, to make worse ...1494
• MEND AS SOUR ALE MENDS IN SUMMER to become worse ...c1540 Brit. colloq.
• MEND LIKE SOUR ALE IN SUMMER † to get worse instead of getting better; also said of a wicked profligate who gives no hope of reformation ...1738 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PAIR † 1. to make worse; to lessen ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. to become or grow worse, to deteriorate, to fall off ...c1320 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PEJORATE to make or grow worse; to deteriorate; to worsen ...1653
• RUB SALT INTO SOMEONE'S WOUNDS to make someone's pain, shame, etc. even worse
• VILIORATE † to make less good, to make worse ...a1722 obs.
WORSE - phrases
• THERE ARE WORSE IN GAOL indicates that the person referred to might be worse ...20C UK
WORSENING - adjectives
• GALLOPING worsening ...1785 UK sl.
WORSHIP - adjectives
• HAGIOLATROUS given to saint worship ...1841
• IDOLATROUS of a person: worshipping images or idols; given to the worship of idols or false gods ...1600
• IDOLISH † pert. to idols or their worship; heathenish; also, idolatrous ...1577-87
• IDOLISTIC recognizing idols, idolatrous ...1846
• IDOLOLATRIC † idolatrous ...a1711
• IDOLOLATRICAL † idolatrous ...1550
• IDOLOLATROUS † idolatrous ...a1641
• IDOLOUS † of the nature of an idol; affected to idols; idolatrous ...1546
• OPHIOLATROUS given to serpent-worship ...1887
WORSHIP - nouns
• BABYOLATRY child worship ...1846 nonce word
• BARDOLATRY worship of the 'Bard of Avon', i.e. Shakespeare ...1901
• BETHEL 1. a place of worship for seamen ...1840
2. any place of worship other than those of the established church; a nonconformist chapel ...1865
• ECCLESIOLATRY worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions ...1847
• HAGIOLATRY the worship of saints ...1808
• ICHTHYOLATRY fish-worship; the worship of a fish-god, as Dagon ...1853
• ICONODULY the worship or veneration of images ...1640
• ICONOLATRY the worship of images ...1624
• IDEOLATRY the worship of ideas ...1869
• IDIOLATRY self-worship ...a1626 nonce word
• IDOLATRY the worship of idols or images; the paying or offering of divine honours to any created object ...c1250
• IDOLISM the practice of idolatry ...1608
• IDOLOLATRY † idolatry ...1550
• IDOLOMANIA an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1660
• IDOLOMANY † an infatuated devotion to idols; zealous idolatry ...1654
• IDOLRY † idolatry ...1535
• MAMMONOLATRY the worship of riches or wealth ...1820 nonce word
• MANSHIP † homage, worship; honour, dignity ...a1175
• MARIANOLATRY †* worship of the Virgin Mary ...1755
• MARIOLATRY worship of the Virgin Mary attributed by opponents to Roman Catholics ...1612
• NECROLATRY worship of or excessive reverence displayed towards the dead ...1826
• NEGROLATRY excessive admiration of Black people ..1862
• OPHIOLATRY serpent worship ...1862
• PALAEOLATRY worship of, or excessive reverence for what is ancient ...1887
• TITANOLATRY worship or admiration of titanic attributes ...1867
WORSHIP - nouns, person
• HAGIOLATER one who worships saints ...1875
• ICONODULIST a worshipper of images ...1716
• ICONOLATER a worshipper of images ...1654
• IDOLANT † an idolater ...1592
• IDOLASTER † a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1386
• IDOLATER a worshipper of idols or images; one who pays divine honours to an image or representation of a god, or to any natural object as a deity ...c1380
• IDOLATRESS a female idolater ...1613
• IDOLATRIZER one who idolizes ...1642
• IDOLIST a believer in or worshipper of idols; an idolater ...1614
• IDOLOLATER † an idolater ...a1641
• IGNICOLIST a fire worshipper ...1816
• MARIANOLATRIST †* one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1736
• MARIOLATER one who worships the Virgin Mary ...1861
• OPHIOLATER a serpent-worshipper ...1895
• SANCTICOLIST a worshipper of saints ...1615
• TITANOLATER an admirer of titanic attributes ...1846
WORSHIP - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• IDOLATRIZE to make an idol of; to worship idolatrously; fig: to adore; to admire excessively; to idolize ...1615
• IDOLATRIZE † to worship an idol; to commit or practice idolatry ...1592
• IDOLOLATRIFY † to make the object of idolatry ...a1641
• THINK THE SUN RISES AND SETS OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1969 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SETS IN THE CRACK OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1914 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASS to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1966 sl.
• THINK THE SUN SHINES OUT OF SOMEONE'S ASSHOLE to worship stupidly; to idolize in a self-degrading manner ...1980 sl.
WORSHIPPING - adjectives
• ICHTHYOLATROUS worshipping fish ...Bk1901
WORST - adjectives
• ALL-OVERST most extreme; worst; best ...1937 Amer. dial.
• NUMBA TEN the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
• NUMBER TEN the very worst ...1953 Southeast Asian pidgin, commonly used during Vietnam war
WORST - nouns
• BACK END OF BAD LUCK, THE the worst part of something unfortunate ...1938 Amer. dial.
• BACK-HALF the worst or latter half of anything 1825 Sc.
• BOTTOMS the worst ...1955 US sl.
• SCRAG-END the worst part of anything ...1858 Eng. dial.
WORST - verbs
• BREAK THE NECK OF ANYTHING to get the worst part done ...1775 colloq.
• BUY THE WAD to be inflicted with the worst ...1968 Amer. sl.
• COME OUT THE LITTLE END OF THE HORN to get the worst of a bargain ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• NAB THE RUST to get the worst of a bargain ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
WORTH, WORTHY - adjectives
• VALIANT †* of great worth or merit; worthy ...1480
• VALOROUS † having value, worth, or merit; valuable ...1592
• WORTH ONE'S WEIGHT IN BURNT COPPER of little worth ...1887 colloq.
WORTH - nouns
• CARAT † worth, value; estimate ...1597
• GEM an object of rare beauty or priceless worth; the choicest part of anything; something greatly prized, a 'treasure' ...c1560
• OOTH † value, worth ...1813 Sc.
• VAIL † value or worth; account, estimation ...1471 Sc.
• VAILANCE † value, worth ...1387-8
• VALIANT † value or worth ...1606 Sc.
• VALIDUM value, worth; size ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VALLIDOM the value or worth of a thing ...1790 N. Eng. dial.
• VALOIR † value, worth, price ...c1495
• VALOR † the amount in money, etc., that a thing is worth; value ...1496-7
• VALOUR † 1. value or worth in material or other respects ...c1330
† 2. worth or importance due to personal qualities or to rank ...c1330
† 3. the amount of money, etc., or sum that a thing is worth ...c1350
• VALUE † a thing regarded as worth having ...1398
• VALUEDOM value, worth ...1825 Sc.
• VALURE † worth, importance, efficacy ...c1400
• VANDA value, worth; esteem, respect ...1929 Sc.
WORTHILY - adverbs
• DEARLY † in a precious, worthy, or excellent manner; worthily, choicely, finely, richly ...a1000
• DEARWORTHILY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...a1300
• DEARWORTHLY † worthily, honourably; preciously, richly; affectionately ...c1205
• JELLILY † worthily, excellently ...a1800
WORTHINESS - nouns
• DEARWORTHINESS † preciousness, worthiness, valuableness ...c1325
• VALURE † worthiness or merit ...1422
WORTHLESS - adjectives
• BAD-ASSED mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless ...1956 Amer. dial.
• BAGGAGE † 1. trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable ...1553
† 2. of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile ...1580
• BAGGAGELY † rubbishy, worthless ...1573
• BAGMENTALLY rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BARE † poor in quality, paltry, worthless ...1399
• BEAT worthless, inferior, no good ...1944 Amer. sl.
• BODGIE inferior, worthless, bad ...Aust. sl.
• BOGUS very bad; unfair; no good, worthless ...Aust. sl.
• BOSS poor, despicable, worthless ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRUMMAGEM showy but inferior and worthless ...1630
• CACKY disgusting; contemptible; worthless; second-rate ...1970s sl.
• CAFF-HEARTED faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFFY worthless, mean ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAFT faint-hearted, timid, cowardly; of a worthless, mean disposition ...1830 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG inferior, second-rate, spurious; unwholesome, decaying; coarse, worthless, rubbishy ...1859 Eng. dial.
• CAGMAGLY worthless ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CAITIFF vile, base, mean, basely wicked; worthless, miserable, wretched ...a1300
• CHAUNCHY worthless ...1968 Amer. dial.
• CHEAP AND NASTY pleasing to the eye, but worthless ...1864 sl.
• CHEESY lacking in style; worthless; of cheap of inferior material, design, or workmanship; unsatisfactory for any reason ...1863 sl., orig. US
• CROCK broken; no good; worthless ...1957 Aust. sl.
• CROW poor; mean; trivial; insignificant; worthless ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• CROW-BAIT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUSTY worthless; worn out ;;;Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• DAPOCAGINOUS † that has a little or narrow heart; mean-spirited; of little worth ...1674
• DASHY-TRASHY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEAD AS BARNEY'S BULL, AS absolutely worthless ...M19 sl.
• DEBOSHED † debauched; worthless ...1599 obs. exc. Sc.
• DIDDLY-SHIT worthless ...M20 US sl.
• DRIBBLE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUD worthless, useless, unsatisfactory ...1903 UK sl.
• EESERAL worthless, of small account ...1911 Sc.
• FAKE worthless; useless ...1890 Amer. sl.
• FARANDINICAL †* of the nature of farandine (17th century cloth); hence, second-rate, worthless ...1675
• FECKLESS of things: ineffective, feeble, futile, valueless, worthless ...1599 orig. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FEISTY worthless ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FIDDLE-FADDLE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIDFAD insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOTLE worthless, paltry, trifling, insignificant ...1894
• FOR THE BIRDS said of something worthless or no good, esp. appealing only to gullible people ...1944 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• FULL OF SHIT rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted ...sl.
• FUTILITARIAN devoted to futile, worthless or useless pursuits ...1873
• FUTILOUS † futile, worthless, trifling ...1607
• GEWGAW showy, worthless ...M17
• GONE TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• GOOD AS A SHOULDER OF MUTTON TO A SICK HORSE, AS utterly worthless or useless; no good at all ...1546
• GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• HAIKIN' wandering, idle, worthless; gossiping from house to house ...1836 Sc.
• HALF-ASSED worthless; stupid; ill-planned; trivial ...M20 US sl.
• HALF-BIT small and worthless ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERED-DOWN stunted; short; wretched; worthless; insignificant ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HAND-ME-DOWN LOOKING worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HARLOTRY † base, scurvy, filthy, worthless, trashy ...1579-80
• HINGUM-TRINGUM worthless and somewhat disreputable; said of persons and things ...B1900 Sc.
• HORSESHIT contemptible or pretentious; worthless; offensive; unsatisfactory ...1939 US sl.
• JUNKY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KABA-KABA of animals and things: cheap, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LAZY † bad, naughty, worthless ...1671 Eng. dial.
• LEWD † 1. of things: bad, worthless, poor, sorry ...1362
† 2. of persons, their actions, etc.: bad, vile, evil, wicked, base; unprincipled, ill-conditioned; good-for-nothing; worthless ...c1386
• LIKE TWO CENTS worthless ...1929 Amer. sl.
• LITTLE-WORTH † of worthless, mean, bad, or contemptible character ...c1200 obs. exc. arch. & Sc.
• LUSK lazy, idle, sluggish, slothful, worthless ...1775
• MEAN of people and things: poor in quality or condition; comparatively worthless ...E19 US sl.
• MEASLY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOLDY worthless; unpleasant; outdated, out of style ...1896 Amer. sl.
• MOULDY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NARROW-GAUGE inferior; worthless; small ...Bk1902 Amer. sl.
• NE'ER-DO-WELL good-for-nothing, worthless; incorrigible ...a1773
• NIFLING † of small importance or value; trifling; insignificant; worthless ...1649 rare or obs.
• NO-ACCOUNT worthless; useless; good-for-nothing; insignificant; undependable, untrustworthy, criminal ...1845 Amer. dial.
• NO BLOODY BON no good; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO-COUNT worthless, lazy, shiftless; useless, good-for-nothing; insignificant, trivial ...1853 Amer. dial.
• NO-DICE worthless ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOOD insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GOOD TO GUNDY unsatisfactory; broken; beyond repair; ruined; worthless ...Aust. sl.
• NO GREAT CATCH insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT SCRATCH insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO GREAT SHAKES insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NO-NATION worthless ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NO ODDS insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT FIT TO CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR worthless
• NOT FIT TO KILL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING IN IT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING TO IT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOTHING-WORTH * worthless, of no worth or value ...1619
• NOTHINGY of no worth or importance ...1834
• NOT WORTH A CHEW OF TOBACCO entirely worthless ...1922 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A DAMN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A DIDDLY DAMN worthless ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A DIME A DOZEN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A GILL OF JAYBIRD GRAVY worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HANNAH COOK to be of no value or worthless ...1942 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A HOOT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH A LEEK † worthless ...a1529
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S BLADE † worthless ...a1400
• NOT WORTH A LEEK'S CLOVE † worthless ...a1300
• NOT WORTH A NOTCH ON A STICK. absolutely worthless ...Bk1912 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER DAMN worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER QUARTER worthless or good for nothing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PEWTER'S BUTTON worthless or good for nothing ...1939 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A PICAYUNE worthless ...1903 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A SKILLAGALEE worthless, of little value ...1833
• NOT WORTH A THRIP worthless ...1890 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A TOOT worthless ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP worthless ...1884 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH A WHOOP IN HELL worthless ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH BEANS worthless ...M19 US sl.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY-BOP worthless ...1974 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH DIDDLY SQUAT worthless ...1981 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH JACK SHIT worthless ...20C sl.
• NOT WORTH SHUCKS insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH SIC 'EM worthless ...1989 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE LUNGS OF A FLEA of a person: utterly worthless ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER AND SHOT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH THE POWDER TO BLOW IT UP insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO HOOTS IN HELL insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HADES worthless ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NOT WORTH TWO WHOOPS IN HELL worthless ...1946 Amer. dial.
• NUGATORIOUS † trifling, of no value or importance, worthless ...1646
• OFFAL worthless, vile; outcast ...c1605 now chiefly Eng. dial.
• OFFALD inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1750 Eng. dial.
• OFFALDY of the nature of refuse; rubbishy, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALING of the nature of refuse; rubbishy, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALLY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALOUS inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...1857 Eng. dial.
• OFFALY inferior, worthless; untidy, ugly; disreputable, vile ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFBEAT worthless ...1962 US Black sl.
• ORDINARY inferior, poor, worthless, contemptible, immoral ...1800 Amer. dial.
• ORNERY inferior, poor, insignificant, worthless, contemptible, mean, immoral ...1816 Amer. dial.
• PALTERING † trifling, worthless, despicable, paltry ...1553
• PALTERLY † paltry, mean, shabby, worthless, mean...1666-7 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PALTHERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAULTERLY paltry, worthless, mean ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PERQUISQUILIAN † thoroughly trifling or worthless ...1647 nonce word
• PIFFLING trivial; worthless ...M19 colloq.
• QUEER bad; worthless; counterfeit...1561 thieves' cant
• RAFFISH disreputable, vulgar; worthless; low; of bad character ...1801
• RAFFLIN(G) idle, worthless, dissolute, disorderly ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAGG-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGG-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGED-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ARSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASS of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGEDY-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl.
• RAGGLISH coarse, worthless; of a worthless character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGLISH coarse, worthless; of a worthless character ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSHACKERING † worthless, idle, unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKETTY worthless, unsteady, dissipated ...1841 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHACKLING worthless; idle; unsteady ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSHANKLING idle, worthless ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RASCALITY base, worthless, rascally ...1828 Eng. dial.
• RASCALLY † poor, worthless ...1600
• REFFIDGE worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REFUGE worthless, inferior; unsaleable ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIFF-RAFF worthless ...Bk1903 sl.
• SCABBED mean, paltry, worthless, petty; ill-looking, shabby ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCABBIT mean, worthless, shabby, paltry ...1701 Sc.
• SCABBY dirty, shabby; worthless; mean, stingy; contemptible ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCAGMAGLY worthless ...1866 Eng. dial.
• SCAW'D faded, discoloured; worthless ...1785 Sc.
• SCRANNEL lean, thin; poor, worthless ...1857 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWLING mean, despicable, paltry; worthless, miserably small ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SHAG insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHAGANAPPI worthless ...1961 Can. sl.
• SHAG-BAG shabby and worthless; poor in quality ...1888 colloq.
• SHITBUM contemptible, unpleasant, worthless ...2000s US sl.
• SKILLIGALEE worthless, trifling ...1883
• SKILLYGALEE worthless, trifling ...1883
• SMALL-BEER insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-CHANGE insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-POTATO insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-TIME. insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMALL-TOWN insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• STRAWY light, worthless, or flammable as straw ...L16
• STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS said of something worthless or no good, esp. appealing only to gullible people ...1944 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• TARGUS worthless ...Bk1905 Irish
• adj. TEN-TWENTY-THIRTY insignificant; trivial; worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• THREE-CENTS insignificant, unimportant, worthless ...20C W. Indies sl.
• TIN mean, petty, worthless, counterfeit, false ...1886
• TINHORN trivial; worthless ...1880 sl.
• TIN-POT insignificant; trivial; worthless ...1765
• TOO DEAD TO SKIN being of no value whatsoever; worthless ...1873 Amer. sl.
• TRIFLING lazy, shiftless, inefficient, worthless, good-for-nothing ...1832 Amer. dial.
• VAIN † of material things: useless, worthless ...1578
• VILE worthless ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WAFF disreputable, wild, worthless; immoral ...1788 Sc.
• WAFFISH of no value; worthless ...1866 Sc.
• WAFFLE changeable, irresolute; feeble, weak; worthless ...1867 Sc.
• WALY-DRAIGLING weak and worthless; dirty ...1856 Sc.
• WANDOUGHT feeble, ineffective, worthless ...1788 Sc.
• WANWORDY worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WANWORTH worthless ...a1774 Sc.
• WEASLY shrivelled, stunted; sickly-looking; contemptibly small or worthless ...1856 Amer. dial.
• WEEZLEDY shrivelled, stunted; contemptibly small or worthless ...1943 Amer. dial.
• WORTHLESS AS A PINCH OF SOUR OWL MANURE very worthless ...1985 Amer. dial.
WORTHLESS - nouns
• ADDLE EGG AND IDLE HEAD anything worthless ...1589 sl.
• AMBS-ACE bad luck, misfortune, worthlessness ...E16 sl.
• APPLE SAUCE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ARTICLE a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE anything worthless ...1866 Sc.
• BAGGERMENT rubbish, worthless things ...1888 Eng. dial.
• BAGMENT rubbish, worthless things ...1870 Eng. dial.
• BAGRIE trash, worthless rubbish ...1866 Sc.
• BANANA OIL something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAND-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANDS-END anything worthless and useless; a person of no importance ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY'S BULL a worthless person or thing ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• BAUBLE a thing or article of no value; a paltry piece of rubbish, something worthless ...1634
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BEGGAR-BARM anything worthless ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BLAH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOLOGNA something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOLONEY something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOSH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRIMBORION a thing without value or use; anything worthless; a trifling object kept as a charm or gewgaw, a trifle; trash, nonsense ...1653
• BRUMMAGEM a showy but inferior and worthless thing ...1630
• CAFF any light, worthless thing ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CAGMAG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
• CAST-OFF a person or thing that is abandoned as worthless or useless ...1741
• CRAP something worthless or of inferior quality ...1916 sl., orig. US
• CROCK an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...L19 sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...1951 US sl.
• CRUD anything inferior, worthless, ugly, or disgusting ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CUMBER-GROUND anything utterly worthless and in people's way; something that out to be destroyed or buried out of sight; a useless thing; a thing or person of no value ...1657
• DAMN something of little or no worth ...1760 UK sl.
• DEADBEAT a fraudulent or worthless item; also, a deception or disappointment ...1866 Amer. sl.
• DEADHEAD a lazy, worthless person or animal; an idler, a loafer; a term of disparagement ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DEAD RABBIT anything which has become worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DEAF NUT something hollow, worthless, or unsubstantial ...1613
• DEEFY a worthless thing with no outwardly good appearance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DOODLEY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLEY-SHIT anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOODLY an insignificant amount; nothing whatsoever; the inference is that the subject is worthless ...1930s US sl.
• DOODLY-SHIT anything worthless or insignificant; rubbish ...1950s sl., orig. US
• DOOK something unpleasant or worthless ...1980s US campus sl.
• DUD a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing; a failure ...1915 UK sl.
• DUFFER something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FART † as the type of something worthless ...c1460
• FAS † as the type of something worthless ...1508
• FLOCCINAUCITY a matter of little consequence; something worthless ...1829
• FLUKE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GEWGAW a showy, worthless thing or person ...ME
• HAAYEZ a term of contempt for a worthless person or thing ...1929 Sc.
• HANNAH COOK something worthless ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HARD BARGAIN a thing or person not worth its cost; a useless fellow ...1867
• HAW † something worthless or of no value ...c1000
• HAYWIRE flimsy or worthless material ...1928 Amer. sl.
• HEAP O' NOUGHT anything that is worthless, rubbish, or nonsense ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HOGWASH something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JACK-OFF an act of masturbation; hence, fig. something worthless or pointless ...1930s US sl.
• JACK SHIT any worthless bit of nothing ...20C sl.
• KEG-MEG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind, anything valueless or worthless ...1875 Eng. dial.
• LARRY among pitchmen: a defective or worthless article offered for sale; broadly, anything unsatisfactory ...1934 Amer. sl.
• LAST YEAR'S BIRD'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1905 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S CROW'S NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1950 Amer. dial.
• LAST YEAR'S WASP NEST something utterly worthless, senseless, outmoded, or untidy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• LEMON a disappointment, anything worthless or fraudulent, esp. a poor quality drug purchase ...1910s sl.
• LOSELRY the character or behaviour of a worthless person ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MOONSHINE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUCK anything considered as disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent ...L19 sl.
• NACK a collection of useless or worthless things; anything of little value ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NAUGHTS †* things of no worth or value ...a1548
• OFFSCUM that which is rejected as vile or worthless ...1605
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• OLD TROLLOCK trash; worthless or unwanted material ...1927 Amer. dial.
• OWL'S DUNG n. the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OWL SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• OWL'S SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PALTERINGS † trifles, worthless or paltry things ...1611
• PALTREMENT †* worthless stuff, rubbish ...1641
• PALTRY † refuse, rubbish, trash; anything worthless ...1556 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARSLEY nonsense; a worthless and extraneous bit of nothing ...20C colloq.
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• PLUG something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUKE anything that is contemptible or worthless ...sl.
• RAFF † worthless material, trash, rubbish, refuse ...c1420 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAFFLE of things: rubbish, refuse; worthless stuff ...1848
• RAMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMOCK a worthless object ...1929 Sc.
• REFFIDGE refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
• REFUGE refuse, worthless or inferior things ...1856 Eng. dial.
• RHUBARB nonsense, worthless stuff ...M20 sl.
• RIFF-RAFF anything worthless; refuse; sweepings; offal ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCADDIN any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
• SCREEF anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCULCH refuse, junk, rubbish, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SHOWER a worthless collection of people ...1941 UK sl.
• SKRIFF anything inferior or valueless; the dregs of society ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKULCH refuse, rubbish, junk, trash, worthless stuff ...1900 Amer. dial.
• SMOKE something worthless ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOUR OWL MANURE the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SOUR OWL SHIT the most worthless or despicable thing ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TARGLE anything worthless or inferior ...BK1905 Eng. dial.
• TARLOCH any creature or thing small, weak, and worthless of its kind ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TARTAR that which is worthless ...1590
• THINGAMMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TRIM-TRAM † a personal ornament of little value; a pretty toy or trifle; a gewgaw; a worthless thing ...1523
• TRIPE something worthless or of inferior quality ...1902 sl.
• TRISH-TRASH † trash, rubbish, worthless stuff ...1542-5
• TROLLOCK trash; worthless or unwanted material ...1901 Amer. dial.
• VAPOUR something unsubstantial or worthless ...1382
• WA-CAST anything contemptible or worthless; a castaway; a piece of extravagance; 'away-cast' ...1898 Sc.
• WANK something worthless ...2000s sl.
• YARD † a thing of no value, something worthless ...c1400
WORTHLESS - nouns, person
• ABBREVIATED PIECE OF NOTHING a worthless or insignificant person or thing ...Amer. sl.
• ABLACH an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLACK an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ABLICH an insignificant, worthless person; an incapable person ...1852 Sc.
• ADAM HENRY an A.H. - asshole; a worthless and annoying person ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• AIREDALE a fool; a worthless person; a pest ...1920s US sl.
• ALLIGATOR a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
• ALLIGATOR BAIT a worthless, unpleasant person of any race ...1910s US sl.
• ALLIGATOR HORSE a worthless, unpleasant person ...M19 US sl.
• ARTICLE a term of contempt for an inferior or worthless person or thing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS BITE a worthless, despised individual ...1973 Amer. sl.
• ASS WIPE a worthless, contemptible person, esp. if also obsequious; one who curries favour; a toady ...1952 Amer. sl.
• BADLING † a worthless person; a low scoundrel ...c1600 Sc.
• BAD-NAUGHT a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...1857 Eng. dial.
• BAGGAGE † 1. a worthless or vile fellow ...1594
2. a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children ...1596
• BAG OF GUTS a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously ...1894 Amer. sl.
• BAND-ENDER a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BARNEY'S BULL a worthless person or thing ...1950s Aust. & NZ sl.
• BASTARD a term of reproach for a mischievous or worthless boy ...1830 Eng. dial.
• BAUCHLE an unimportant or worthless person or thing; a ne'er-do-well ...1820 Sc.
• BEAT a worthless, idle fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BEGGAR-TRASH someone thought to be low-class, worthless, or insignificant ...1939 Amer. dial.
• BESOGNE † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1658
• BESOGNIER † a low, vulgar, worthless fellow ...1588
• BESOGNIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BESONIO † a term of contempt for a needy beggar; a base, worthless fellow, a low, vulgar person ...1603
• BLICHAN a lively, showy youth; a harm-scarum fellow; a worthless person; a term of contempt ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BODGER † a worthless person ...Aust. sl.
• BOLL WEEVIL a worthless or contemptible person; a mean, despised person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• BOSS a despicable, worthless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAND a worthless person ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREATH-AND-BRITCHES an unimportant or worthless person ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BREEL †* a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow ...c1485
• BRETHEL † a worthless fellow; a good-for-nothing wretch; a miserable wretch ...c1440
• BROWN-NOSER an idle, worthless person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BUDMASH a bad, worthless fellow; a scoundrel ...1870 Anglo-Indian
• BUG-EATER (derogatory) an insignificant or worthless person ...1840 Amer. dial.
• BUMMER an idler, loafer, lounger; a worthless, lazy fellow ...1855 US sl.
• BUTT-HOOK an oafish or worthless person ...1981 Amer. sl.
• BUTT-WIPE toilet tissue; hence, a worthless, contemptible person ...1971 Amer. sl.
• CAST-OFF a person or thing that is abandoned as worthless or useless ...1741
• CATAMARAN a worthless person ...1836 US sl.
• CAYNARD † a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach ...1303
• CHIT an obnoxious person; a worthless person ...17C colloq.
• CLAMMUX a worthless slattern ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRACK-POT a pretentiously useless, worthless person ...c1860 colloq.
• CROCK an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...L19 sl.
• CROCK OF SHIT an unpleasant or worthless person, object, or experience; a waste of time ...1951 US sl.
• CRUMB-BUM a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CRUM-BUM a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• DEADBEAT a worthless or unsociable person; a party pooper or one who is considered a wet blanket ...1872 Amer. sl.
• DEAD DUCK a person or thing that has become useless, worthless, or powerless ...1829 Amer. sl.
• DEADEYE a worthless fellow; a dolt ...1849 US nautical usage
• DINGBAT a vagabond, a tramp, a bum, a worthless person ...1918 US tramps' sl.
• DINGER a vagabond, a tramp, a bum, a worthless person ...1927 Amer. dial.
• DUD a worthless or unsuccessful person or thing; a failure ...1915 UK sl.
• EGG-SUCKER (derogatory) a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person ...1853 Amer. dial.
• FACKET a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern; a worthless woman ...19C Eng. dial.
• FADE a worthless fellow ...c1893 Amer. sl.
• FAGGOT a term of contempt or reproach applied to women and children; a slattern, a worthless woman ...1591
• FALSE ALARM a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person ...1900 Amer. sl.
• FART a term of contempt for a worthless person ...16C
• FART-BLOSSOM a worthless or despicable person; a person inclined to stupid behaviour ...1938 Amer. sl.
• FART HOOK a stupid or worthless, useless person ...1973 US sl.
• FISGIG a worthless fellow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• FLAT TIRE a fool, an oaf; a worthless man ...E20 US sl.
• F.O. a worthless do-nothing; a jerk ...20C US sl.
• FOO-FOO a fool, a worthless person ...Bk1974 Amer. dial.
• FUTILITARIAN one who pursues what is futile, worthless or useless ...1817
• GALOOT a man, esp. if hulking, stupid, boorish, foolish, clumsy, worthless or otherwise objectionable; a big, awkward or uncouth person ...1818 UK
• GOODMAN-TURD a contemptible fellow; a worthless, unpleasant fellow ...1598
• GULLION a contemptible and mean wretch; a soft, worthless fellow ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAAYEZ a term of contempt for a worthless person or thing ...1929 Sc.
• HALF-NOTHING a worthless person ...1787 Sc.
• HALF-NOUGHT a very small sum; little or nothing; anything beneath consideration; a worthless person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HALF-NOWT a very small sum; little or nothing; anything beneath consideration; a worthless person ...1843 Eng. dial.
• HALLION a term of contempt; a low or scurvy fellow; an idle, worthless fellow ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HANGIE a term of reproach for a person; a worthless fellow ...1787 Sc.
• HANIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANNIEL a lout; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless, mischievous person; a general term of abuse ...1783 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HILDING a contemptible, worthless person; a mean, base, cowardly fellow; a wretch ...1601 arch.
• HOUNDSFOOT † a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow; a term of contempt ...1710
• HULLOCK a lazy, worthless fellow; a term of reproach ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JABELL † a term of contempt, more usually applied to a woman than to a man; a worthless person ...B1900
• JACKEEN a self-assertive worthless fellow; used contemptuously ...1840 Anglo-Irish
• JACK SHIT a worthless good-for-nothing ...20C sl.
• JAVEL † a low or worthless fellow; a rascal, a vagabond; a wandering, dirty fellow; a tramp ...a1300
• JERK-OFF a worthless, contemptible person; a jerk or oaf; an incompetent do-nothing; a contemptuous term of address ...1968 Brit. & US sl.
• KABA-KABA a low-class, worthless, rough person ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KAYNARD † a worthless fellow; a lazy cowardly person; a sluggard; a rascal ...1782
• LAME DUCK a lame or incapacitated person, or one who is old, weak, or ineffective; an invalid; hence, someone or something of no use or value; an inefficient person ...1814 sl.
• LEFT † a mean, worthless person ...1377
• LITTLE END OF NOTHING an idle, worthless person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LITTLE-WORTH a bad or worthless person ...1825 Sc.
• LOPER a worthless, intrusive fellow ...1895 Amer. dial.
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LOSEL a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• MACKEREL a worthless, stupid or foolish fellow ...1863 Amer. sl.
• MAN OF BELIAL, A a worthless or evil man; a wicked, depraved person ...1821
• MAWSIE a stout person, esp. a woman; a stupid, slovenly, worthless woman ...1790 Sc.
• MOLDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MOULDWARP a stupid, worthless, or good-for-nothing person; a senseless person; a dolt ...1928 Amer. dial.
• MUCK anyone considered disgusting, worthless, or abhorrent ...L19 sl.
• NAUGHTY-PACK † n. a person of low or worthless character ...1526
• NAZZARD † an insignificant or feeble person; a worthless scamp; a silly, foolish fellow ...1619 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NEBULON †* a worthless fellow ...1578
• NE'ER-BE-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1675
• NE'ER-DO-GOOD a ne'er-do-well; a good-for-nothing, disreputable, or worthless person ...1814
• NE'ER-DO-WELL one who never does, and is never likely to do, well; a good-for-nothing, worthless, disreputable person ...1737
• NE'ER-THRIFT † a good-for-nothing or worthless person ...c1440
• NEVER-SWEAT a lazy person; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; one whose job requires little effort; one who dislikes hard work ...1851
• NING-NANG a worthless or troublesome person; an unreliable person; a silly or stupid person; a fool ...1832 Eng. dial.
• NO-ACCOUNT an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-COUNT BUM an idle, worthless person; a loafer, a loiterer ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NO-GOOD a worthless individual ...1924 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODER a worthless individual ...1936 Amer. sl.
• NO-GOODNIK a worthless individual ...1936 Amer sl.
• NOTHING-WORTH * a worthless person ...1535
• OFFALDMENT anything of no value; a mean, worthless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFFALMENT anything of no value; a mean, worthless person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OIL CAN a worthless person or thing; a good-for-nothing ...1920 Amer. sl.
• ONE-GALLUSED FELLOW a worthless poor man ...1892 Amer. dial.
• OXYGEN THIEF a completely worthless person ...1990s Aust. sl.
• PACK † a person of low or worthless character ...1725 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PADDY a lazy or worthless person ...M20 US sl.
• PIDDELER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PIDDLER a trifler; an idle, worthless person; a good-for-nothing ...1779 Amer. dial.
• PILE OF SHIT anybody or anything unpleasant, disgusting, worthless, of poor quality etc.; a disliked person; a piece of gross hypocrisy ...1940s sl., orig. US
• POKE a worthless fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• POOR SHOTE a shiftless or worthless person ...1899 Amer. dial.
• POOR TOOL a worthless fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PUNK a useless jerk, usually a male; a worthless man ...M19 US sl.
• RABSCALLION a rascal, a knave, a rogue; a vagabond, a scamp; a worthless wretch ...1699
• RACKATAG a worthless, disreputable fellow ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAFF a low, disorderly person; a vulgar worthless person ...1785
• RAFFLER a worthless fellow ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAG a low, worthless person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAGABASH an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGABASH an idle, worthless fellow; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGABRASH an idle, worthless fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGIL a rascal, a scoundrel; a worthless vagabond; a careless or mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAMSCULLION † an offensively dirty person; a worthless wretch; a rascal; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond, a vagrant; a ne'er-do-well ...1866 Sc.
• RANNIGAL a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANNYGILL a worthless fellow ...1847 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAPSCALLION a worthless wretch; a rascal, a rogue, a scamp; a wild, reckless fellow; a vagabond; a ne'er-do-well ...1699
• RASCABILIAN † a worthless wretch; a rascal ...1622
• RASCALLION * a low, mean or worthless wretch or rascal; a rogue, a knave ...1649
• RUMSCULLION a bad, idle, worthless fellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCAB-ANDREW a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCADDIN any worthless or contemptible person or thing; trash ...1884 Sc.
• SCHLEP(P) an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SCHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person; an insignificant person; a second-rater ...1947 sl. orig. US
• SCHLUB a worthless person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SCOFE a worthless scamp ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRADEEN a diminutive, worthless fellow ...1867 Ireland
• SCRAFFLEHORN a worthless fellow relying on shifts and expedients ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGELT † a worthless fellow ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROFF an idle, worthless fellow; a wastrel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROGGAN a worthless person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SHAG-BAG a poor, shabby or worthless fellow; an idle, ragged vagabond ...a1700 colloq.
• SHIT an unpleasant or despicable person; a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...1508
• SHITE an unpleasant or despicable person; a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...1508
• SHITEPOKE a contemptible, obnoxious, or worthless person ...E20 sl.
• SHLEPP an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...c1970s Amer. dial.
• SHLEPPER an idler, a worthless or ineffectual person; an oaf, a slob, a jerk, a stupid or awkward person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SHLUB a worthless person; an oaf ...M20 US sl.
• SHOAT a person; an idle, trifling, worthless fellow ...1809 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• SHOTE (derogatory) a person; a trifling, worthless fellow ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SHOWER OF SHIT (derogatory) an unpleasant and worthless collection of people ...1999 UK sl.
• SHOWER OF SHITE (derogatory) an unpleasant and worthless collection of people ...1999 UK sl.
• SKEESICK a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1858 Amer. dial.
• SKEESUCKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1891 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZACKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1875 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZECKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1850 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SKEEZIX a mean, contemptible fellow; a rascal; a good-for-nothing; a worthless fellow; a mischievous child ...1890 Amer. dial.
• SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
• SLUMGULLION a low, worthless fellow ...B1900 Amer.
• SMAIK a disreputable or worthless person; a villain ...LME Sc. arch.
• SPALPEEN a disagreeable, miserable, or contemptible person; a low, mean, or good-for-nothing fellow; a worthless person; a rogue, a rascal, a scamp ...1815 Irish
• THAT-A-DONNET the devil; an idle, worthless person ...1781 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• THINGAMY a worthless person or thing ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TRASH a worthless or contemptible person ...1604
• UM-BAY a bum; a worthless oaf ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'bum'
• UNDOUGHT a weak, puny person; a silly, incapable, worthless person ...1644 Sc.
• VAURIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1825-9
• VAUT RIEN a worthless, good-for-nothing fellow; a scamp ...1868
• WAFF a worthless person; a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low, immoral company ...1813 Sc.
• WAFFIE a loafer, an idler, a vagrant, a vagabond; a worthless person, a rascal; one addicted to idleness or low, immoral company ...1808 Sc.
• WAFFINGER a vagabond, a worthless, good-for-nothing person; a ne'er-do-well ...1825 Sc.
• WAFFIPOKE a vagabond; a worthless, good-for-nothing person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAFFLE a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WALIDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
• WALLIDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1508 Sc.
• WALLIE-TRAGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLYDRAG a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1500-20 Sc.
• WALLY-DRAGGLE a feeble, ill-grown person or animal; a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman ...1871 Sc.
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• WALLY-DRAIGLE a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WALLY-DREG a worthless, slovenly person, esp. a woman; a wastrel; a wanderer ...1790 Sc.
• WAUFIE a worthless person; a vagabond ...1808 Sc.
• WHICKERBILL a worthless oaf or bumpkin ...20C US sl.
• WRITE-OFF a useless or worthless person; an incompetent person; a no-hoper ...M20 sl., chiefly Services'
WORTHLESS - verbs
• DAMN to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
• DISWORTH †* to deprive of worth; to render worthless or unworthy; to degrade, to disparage ...1627
• NAUCIFY † to set nought by; to disesteem; to have a low opinion of; to consider worthless ...1656
• REFUGE to separate the worthless or inferior portion of anything from the rest; esp. to draft out the inferior sheep from a flock ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SELL SOMEONE A PUP to sell someone something worthless ...1901 Brit. sl.
• SHITCAN to throw away; to discard; to reject as worthless ...sl.
• TRASH to condemn something as worthless ...1975 sl., chiefly US
WORTHLESS - phrases
• NOT AMOUNT TO A HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1975 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO A PISS-HOLE IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NOT AMOUNT TO PISS IN THE SNOW said of an unimportant, worthless, or insignificant person ...1967 Amer. dial.
WORTHLESSNESS - nouns
• DEADBEATISM worthlessness ...M19 sl.
• EGG-SHELL used as a type of worthlessness or of fragility ...1562
• FARTHING worthlessness ...M19 sl.
• LAST OF PEA PICKINGS the last choice; used to indicate the worthlessness or undesirability of a person or thing ...1909 Amer. dial.