WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PAST
  • Home
  • Word of the Day
  • Reverse Dictionary
    • Reverse A >
      • Reverse A - ABY
      • Reverse AC - ACY
      • Reverse AD - AE
      • Reverse AF - AG
      • Reverse AH - AK
      • Reverse AL - ALZ
      • Reverse AM - AMZ
      • Reverse ANA - ANK
      • Reverse ANN - ANY
      • Reverse AP - AQ
      • Reverse AR - ARZ
      • Reverse AS - ASZ
      • Reverse AT - ATZ
      • Reverse AU - AV
      • Reverse AW - AZ
    • Reverse B >
      • Reverse BA - BAK
      • Reverse BAL - BAZ
      • Reverse BE - BED
      • Reverse BEE - BEK
      • Reverse BEL - BEZ
      • Reverse BH - BIZ
      • Reverse BL - BLAZ
      • Reverse BLE - BLU
      • Reverse BO - BON
      • Reverse BOO - BOZ
      • Reverse Dictionary BRA - BREATHLESS
      • Reverse Dictionary BREECHES - BRUTISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary BUBBLE - BURYING
      • Reverse Dictionary BUS - BYWORD
    • Reverse Dictionary C INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary CAB - CAPTURING
      • Reverse Dictionary CAR - CARVING
      • Reverse Dictionary CASE - CAYENNE
      • Reverse Dictionary CEASE - CHAMPION
      • Reverse Dictionary CHANCE - CHAUFFEUR
      • Reverse Dictionary CHEAP - CHEWING GUM
      • Reverse Dictionary CHIC - CHIVES
      • Reverse Dictionary CHOC - CIVIL SERVANT
      • Reverse Dictionary CLAIM - CLOSING
      • Reverse Dictionary CLOT - CLUTTERED
      • Reverse Dictionary COACH - COLLUSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary COLOGNE - COMPETITIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary COMPILE - COMRADESHIP
      • Reverse Dictionary CONCEAL - CONFORMIST
      • Reverse Dictionary CONFOUND - CONSIDERED
      • Reverse Dictionary CONSOLATION - CONTENDING
      • Reverse Dictionary CONTENT - CONVIVIAL
      • Reverse Dictionary COOK - COUNT
      • Reverse Dictionary COUNTERFEIT - COVETOUSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary COW - CRAZY
      • Reverse Dictionary CREAK - CRITICIZING
      • Reverse Dictionary CROAK - CRYSTAL BALL
      • Reverse Dictionary CUB - CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
    • Reverse Dictionary D INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary DAB - DANK
      • Reverse Dictionary DAPPER - DEADLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DEAF - DECEIVING
      • Reverse Dictionary DECEMBER - DEFY
      • Reverse Dictionary DEGENERATE - DEODORANT
      • Reverse Dictionary DEPART - DEROGATORY
      • Reverse Dictionary DESCEND - DESTRUCTIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary DETACH - DEXTEROUSLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DIABETES - DIFFIDENT
      • Reverse Dictionary DIG - DIRTY
      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
      • Reverse Dictionary DISCREDIT - DISGUSTING
      • Reverse Dictionary DISH - DISOWN
      • Reverse Dictionary DISPARAGE - DISSUADE
      • Reverse Dictionary DISTANCE - DIZZY
      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DRAG RACING - DRILL SERGEANT
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRINK - DRINKING
      • Reverse Dictionary DRINKING CHOCOLATE - DRUGGIST
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUGS Pg. 1
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUGS Pg. 2
      • Reverse Dictionary DRUM - DRUMSTICK
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUNK - DRUNKENNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary DRY - DYSENTERY
    • Reverse Dictionary E INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary E - EATING UTENSILS
      • Reverse Dictionary EAVE - EFFUSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary EGG - EMBARRASSMENT
      • Reverse Dictionary EMBASSY - ENDURING
      • Reverse Dictionary ENEMY - ENTANGLING
      • Reverse Dictionary ENTER - ERROR
      • Reverse Dictionary ESCAPADE - EVIL SPIRIT
      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
      • Reverse Dictionary EXCEPT - EXCLAIM
      • Reverse Dictionary - EXCLAMATIONS A - I
      • Reverse Dictionary - EXCLAMATIONS J - Z
      • Reverse Dictionary EXCLAMATION MARK - EXPERIMENTAL
      • Reverse Dictionary EXPERT - EYEWASH
    • Reverse Dictionary F INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary FAB - FAITHLESSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FAKE - FANTASY
      • Reverse Dictionary FAR - FASTING
      • Reverse Dictionary FAT - FAZE
      • Reverse Dictionary FEAR - FIDGETY
      • Reverse Dictionary FIELD - FINGERPRINT
      • Reverse Dictionary FINICAL - FIXED
      • Reverse Dictionary FLAB - FLIRTING
      • Reverse Dictionary FLOAT - FONDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOT - FORMIDABLENESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FORSAKE - FREQUENTLY
      • Reverse Dictionary FRESH - FRONTIERSMAN
      • Reverse Dictionary FROST - FUZZY
    • Reverse Dictionary G INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary G - GENIALLY
      • Reverse Dictionary GENITALS
      • Reverse Dictionary GENIUS - GINSENG
      • Reverse Dictionary GIRAFFE - GLUTTONY
      • Reverse Dictionary GNARL - GOPHER
      • Reverse Dictionary GORE - GRANTING
      • Reverse Dictionary GRAPE - GROTESQUE
      • Reverse Dictionary GROUCH - GYPSY
    • Reverse Dictionary H INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary HABIT - HALF-WITTEDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary HALIBUT - HANKERING
      • Reverse Dictionary HAPHAZARD - HARPOON
      • Reverse Dictionary HARSH - HEADWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary HEAL - HELPLESS
      • Reverse Dictionary HEM - HIPPOPOTAMUS
      • Reverse Dictionary HIRE - HOMICIDE
      • Reverse Dictionary HOMOSEXUAL - HOMOSEXUALITY
      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
      • Reverse Dictionary HORSE - HORSESHOES
      • Reverse Dictionary HOSE - HUMILITY
      • Reverse Dictionary HUMOROUS - HYSTERICS
    • Reverse Dictionary I INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary I - IDLY
      • Reverse Dictionary IDOL - ILLEGITIMATE
      • Reverse Dictionary ILL FATE - IMAGINED
      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary IMPETUOSITY - IMPROMPTU
      • Reverse Dictionary IMPROPER - INCONCEIVABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary INCONCLUSIVE - INDOMITABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary INDOOR - INFERNAL
      • Reverse Dictionary INFEST - INJUSTICE
      • Reverse Dictionary INK - INSIGNIFICANT
      • Reverse Dictionary INSINCERE - INTERFERING
      • Reverse Dictionary INTERIOR - IOWA
      • Reverse Dictionary IRA - IVY
    • Reverse Dictionary J INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary J - JITTERS
      • Reverse Dictionary JOAN - JUVENILE DELINQUENT
    • Reverse Dictionary K INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary K - KIPPER
      • Reverse Dictionary KISS - KOREAN
    • Reverse Dictionary L INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary. L - LANGUAGE
      • Reverse Dictionary. LANGUID - LAUNDRY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LAV - LAZY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LEA - LEFTWARD
      • Reverse Dictionary. LEG - LIAR
      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
      • Reverse Dictionary. LIP - LOAN
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOATH - LOOP
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOOSE - LOVINGLY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOW - LYNX
    • Reverse Dictionary M INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary MAC - MALINGERING
      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
      • Reverse Dictionary MAROON - MATHEMATICS
      • Reverse Dictionary MATING - MEDAL
      • Reverse Dictionary MEDDLE - MENSTRUATION
      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary MILE - MISDIRECTION
      • Reverse Dictionary MISER - MISTAKENLY
      • Reverse Dictionary MISTREAT - MONDAY
      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
      • Reverse Dictionary MONITOR - MOTTLED
      • Reverse Dictionary MOULD - MULE
      • Reverse Dictionary MULTIPLICATION - MYTHICAL
    • Reverse Dictionary N INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary NA - NEARNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary NEAT - NEVERTHELESS
      • Reverse Dictionary NEW - NIMBLY
      • Reverse Dictionary NINE - NONPLUSSED
      • Reverse Dictionary NON-PROFESSIONAL - NORWEGIAN
      • Reverse Dictionary NOSE - NUTRITIOUS
    • Reverse Dictionary O INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary OAF - OBNOXIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary OBOE - OCCURRING
      • Reverse Dictionary OCEAN - OKLAHOMA
      • Reverse Dictionary OLD - OPINIONATED
      • Reverse Dictionary OPOSSUM - OUTDOORS
      • Reverse Dictionary OUTFACE - OYSTER
    • Reverse Dictionary P INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary PA - PARACHUTIST
      • Reverse Dictionary PARADE - PASTURED
      • Reverse Dictionary PAT - PEDDLER
      • Reverse Dictionary PEDESTAL - PERPLEXITY
      • Reverse Dictionary PERQUISITE - PETTY
      • Reverse Dictionary PETULANCE - PILL
      • Reverse Dictionary PILLAGE - PLAIT
      • Reverse Dictionary PLAN - PLOUGHMAN
      • Reverse Dictionary PLUCK - POLICE VEHIICLE
      • Reverse Dictionary POLISH - PORPOISE
      • Reverse Dictionary PORRIDGE - PRACTICE
      • Reverse Dictionary PRAGMATIC - PREJUDICIAL
      • Reverse Dictionary PRELIMINARY - PRISE
      • Reverse Dictionary PRISON - PRISONER OF WAR
      • Reverse Dictionary PRISSY - PROSTHESIS
      • Reverse Dictionary PROSTITUTE - PROSTITUTION
      • Reverse Dictionary PROSTRATE - PUMPKIN
      • Reverse Dictionary PUN - PYRAMID
    • Reverse Dictionary Q INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary QUACK - QUELL
      • Reverse Dictionary QUENCH - QUOTED
    • Reverse Dictionary R INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary R - RAILWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary RAIN - RASCALLY
      • Reverse Dictionary RASH - RECEIVING
      • Reverse Dictionary RECENT - REITERATION
      • Reverse Dictionary REJECT - REMARKABLY
      • Reverse Dictionary REMEDIABLE - REPRIMANDED
      • Reverse Dictionary REPRISAL - RESPONSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary REST - RICE
      • Reverse Dictionary RICH - RIVER-RAFTING
      • Reverse Dictionary ROAD - ROGUISH
      • Reverse Dictionary ROISTER - ROWDYISM
      • Reverse Dictionary ROWING - RUMOUR
      • Reverse Dictionary RUMPLE - RUTHLESSNESS
    • Reverse Dictionary S INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary SAB - SANCTUARY
      • Reverse Dictionary SAND - SCALPEL
      • Reverse Dictionary SCAM - SCHWARZENEGGER
      • Reverse Dictionary SCIENCE - SCRAWNY
      • Reverse Dictionary SCREAM - SECRETLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SECTION - SEMEN
      • Reverse Dictionary SEMICOLON - SERVICEABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary - SERVICES
      • Reverse Dictionary SERVILE - SEWN
      • Reverse Dictionary - SEX
      • Reverse Dictionary SEX APPEAL - SHEDDING
      • Reverse Dictionary SHEEP - SHIVERY
      • Reverse Dictionary SHOCK - SHOVING
      • Reverse Dictionary SHOW - SICKNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary SIDE - SILLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SILVER - SINKING
      • Reverse Dictionary SINLESS - SLANG
      • Reverse Dictionary SLANT - SLEEPY
      • Reverse Dictionary SLEET - SLUGGISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary SLUM - SMOKY
      • Reverse Dictionary SMOOTH - SNUGLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SOAK - SOOTY
      • Reverse Dictionary SOPHISTICATED - SPEAKING
      • Reverse Dictionary SPEAR - SPLAY-FOOTED
      • Reverse Dictionary SPLEEN - SPREE
      • Reverse Dictionary SPRIGHTLY - STAIRWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary STAKE - STEREO
      • Reverse Dictionary STERILE - STONY
      • Reverse Dictionary STOOGE - STREAKY
      • Reverse Dictionary STREAM - STRONG-WILLED
      • Reverse Dictionary STRUGGLE - STUPEFYING
      • Reverse Dictionary STUPID - STUPIDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary STUPOR - SUBWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary SUCCEED - SUMMONS
      • Reverse Dictionary SUMP - SURPLUS
      • Reverse Dictionary SURPRISE - SWEAR TO
      • Reverse Dictionary SWEAT - SYRUP
    • Reverse Dictionary T INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary TAB - TALENTED
      • Reverse Dictionary TALK - TALKING
      • Reverse Dictionary TALL - TEA PARTY
      • Reverse Dictionary TEAR - TEN-FOLD
      • Reverse Dictionary TENNESSEE - THICK-WITTED
      • Reverse Dictionary THIEF - THING
      • Reverse Dictionary THINK - THUGGISH
      • Reverse Dictionary THUMB - TIMELY
      • Reverse Dictionary TIMID - TOADSTOOL
      • Reverse Dictionary TOADY - TORMENTING
      • Reverse Dictionary TORN - TRAITOROUS
      • Reverse Dictionary TRAM - TRESPASSING
      • Reverse Dictionary TRIAL - TRIVIALITY
      • Reverse Dictionary TROLLOP - TRULY
      • Reverse Dictionary TRUMP - TYRE
    • Reverse Dictionary U INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary U - UNCEREMONIOUSLY
      • Reverse Dictionary UNCERTAIN - UNDERSIZED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNDERSTAND - UNEXPLORED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNFADING - UNINTERESTING
      • Reverse Dictionary UNINTERRUPTED - UNMARRIED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNMATCHABLE - UNPROMISING
      • Reverse Dictionary UNPROSPEROUS - UNSYMPATHETIC
      • Reverse Dictionary UNTAMED - UPROARIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary UPSET - UTTERLY
    • Reverse Dictionary V INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary VACANCY - VANE
      • Reverse Dictionary VANISH - VEHICLE
      • Reverse Dictionary VEIL - VICTUALS
      • Reverse Dictionary VIDEO - VIRAGO
      • Reverse Dictionary VIRGIN - VULTURE
    • Reverse Dictionary W INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary WA - WANDERLUST
      • Reverse Dictionary WANE - WATCHWORD
      • Reverse Dictionary WATER - WEAPON
      • Reverse Dictionary WEAR - WELT
      • Reverse Dictionary WEN - WHISKERS
      • Reverse Dictionary WHISKY - WIDE-SPREADING
      • Reverse Dictionary WIDOW - WINDING
      • Reverse Dictionary WINDMILL - WOLVERINE
      • Reverse Dictionary WOMAN - WOMB
      • Reverse Dictionary WONDER - WORKSHOP
      • Reverse Dictionary WORLD - WORTHLESSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary WORTHWHILE -- WYOMING
    • Reverse Dictionary X - Y - Z >
      • Reverse Dictionary XYZ
  • Dictionary
    • Dictionary - A >
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - B >
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 5
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 6
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 7
    • Dictionary - C >
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - D >
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - E >
      • Dictionary E - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary E - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - F >
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - G >
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - H >
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - I >
      • Dictionary I - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary I - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - J >
      • Dictionary J - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - K >
      • Dictionary K - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - L >
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - M >
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - N >
      • Dictionary N - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary N - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - O >
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - P >
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - Q >
      • Dictionary Q - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - R >
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - S >
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 5
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 6
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 7
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 8
    • Dictionary - T >
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - U >
      • Dictionary U - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary U - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - V >
      • Dictionary V - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - W >
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - XYZ >
      • Dictionary XYZ - Pg. 1
  • Sources & Abbreviations
  • Home
  • Word of the Day
  • Reverse Dictionary
    • Reverse A >
      • Reverse A - ABY
      • Reverse AC - ACY
      • Reverse AD - AE
      • Reverse AF - AG
      • Reverse AH - AK
      • Reverse AL - ALZ
      • Reverse AM - AMZ
      • Reverse ANA - ANK
      • Reverse ANN - ANY
      • Reverse AP - AQ
      • Reverse AR - ARZ
      • Reverse AS - ASZ
      • Reverse AT - ATZ
      • Reverse AU - AV
      • Reverse AW - AZ
    • Reverse B >
      • Reverse BA - BAK
      • Reverse BAL - BAZ
      • Reverse BE - BED
      • Reverse BEE - BEK
      • Reverse BEL - BEZ
      • Reverse BH - BIZ
      • Reverse BL - BLAZ
      • Reverse BLE - BLU
      • Reverse BO - BON
      • Reverse BOO - BOZ
      • Reverse Dictionary BRA - BREATHLESS
      • Reverse Dictionary BREECHES - BRUTISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary BUBBLE - BURYING
      • Reverse Dictionary BUS - BYWORD
    • Reverse Dictionary C INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary CAB - CAPTURING
      • Reverse Dictionary CAR - CARVING
      • Reverse Dictionary CASE - CAYENNE
      • Reverse Dictionary CEASE - CHAMPION
      • Reverse Dictionary CHANCE - CHAUFFEUR
      • Reverse Dictionary CHEAP - CHEWING GUM
      • Reverse Dictionary CHIC - CHIVES
      • Reverse Dictionary CHOC - CIVIL SERVANT
      • Reverse Dictionary CLAIM - CLOSING
      • Reverse Dictionary CLOT - CLUTTERED
      • Reverse Dictionary COACH - COLLUSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary COLOGNE - COMPETITIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary COMPILE - COMRADESHIP
      • Reverse Dictionary CONCEAL - CONFORMIST
      • Reverse Dictionary CONFOUND - CONSIDERED
      • Reverse Dictionary CONSOLATION - CONTENDING
      • Reverse Dictionary CONTENT - CONVIVIAL
      • Reverse Dictionary COOK - COUNT
      • Reverse Dictionary COUNTERFEIT - COVETOUSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary COW - CRAZY
      • Reverse Dictionary CREAK - CRITICIZING
      • Reverse Dictionary CROAK - CRYSTAL BALL
      • Reverse Dictionary CUB - CZECHOSLOVAKIAN
    • Reverse Dictionary D INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary DAB - DANK
      • Reverse Dictionary DAPPER - DEADLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DEAF - DECEIVING
      • Reverse Dictionary DECEMBER - DEFY
      • Reverse Dictionary DEGENERATE - DEODORANT
      • Reverse Dictionary DEPART - DEROGATORY
      • Reverse Dictionary DESCEND - DESTRUCTIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary DETACH - DEXTEROUSLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DIABETES - DIFFIDENT
      • Reverse Dictionary DIG - DIRTY
      • Reverse Dictionary DISABILITY - DISCOVERY
      • Reverse Dictionary DISCREDIT - DISGUSTING
      • Reverse Dictionary DISH - DISOWN
      • Reverse Dictionary DISPARAGE - DISSUADE
      • Reverse Dictionary DISTANCE - DIZZY
      • Reverse Dictionary DO - DOLTISH
      • Reverse Dictionary DOMESTIC - DRAGONFLY
      • Reverse Dictionary DRAG RACING - DRILL SERGEANT
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRINK - DRINKING
      • Reverse Dictionary DRINKING CHOCOLATE - DRUGGIST
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUGS Pg. 1
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUGS Pg. 2
      • Reverse Dictionary DRUM - DRUMSTICK
      • Reverse Dictionary - DRUNK - DRUNKENNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary DRY - DYSENTERY
    • Reverse Dictionary E INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary E - EATING UTENSILS
      • Reverse Dictionary EAVE - EFFUSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary EGG - EMBARRASSMENT
      • Reverse Dictionary EMBASSY - ENDURING
      • Reverse Dictionary ENEMY - ENTANGLING
      • Reverse Dictionary ENTER - ERROR
      • Reverse Dictionary ESCAPADE - EVIL SPIRIT
      • Reverse Dictionary EXACERBATE - EXCELLENTLY
      • Reverse Dictionary EXCEPT - EXCLAIM
      • Reverse Dictionary - EXCLAMATIONS A - I
      • Reverse Dictionary - EXCLAMATIONS J - Z
      • Reverse Dictionary EXCLAMATION MARK - EXPERIMENTAL
      • Reverse Dictionary EXPERT - EYEWASH
    • Reverse Dictionary F INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary FAB - FAITHLESSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FAKE - FANTASY
      • Reverse Dictionary FAR - FASTING
      • Reverse Dictionary FAT - FAZE
      • Reverse Dictionary FEAR - FIDGETY
      • Reverse Dictionary FIELD - FINGERPRINT
      • Reverse Dictionary FINICAL - FIXED
      • Reverse Dictionary FLAB - FLIRTING
      • Reverse Dictionary FLOAT - FONDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOD - FOOD POISONING
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOL - FOOLISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FOOT - FORMIDABLENESS
      • Reverse Dictionary FORSAKE - FREQUENTLY
      • Reverse Dictionary FRESH - FRONTIERSMAN
      • Reverse Dictionary FROST - FUZZY
    • Reverse Dictionary G INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary G - GENIALLY
      • Reverse Dictionary GENITALS
      • Reverse Dictionary GENIUS - GINSENG
      • Reverse Dictionary GIRAFFE - GLUTTONY
      • Reverse Dictionary GNARL - GOPHER
      • Reverse Dictionary GORE - GRANTING
      • Reverse Dictionary GRAPE - GROTESQUE
      • Reverse Dictionary GROUCH - GYPSY
    • Reverse Dictionary H INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary HABIT - HALF-WITTEDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary HALIBUT - HANKERING
      • Reverse Dictionary HAPHAZARD - HARPOON
      • Reverse Dictionary HARSH - HEADWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary HEAL - HELPLESS
      • Reverse Dictionary HEM - HIPPOPOTAMUS
      • Reverse Dictionary HIRE - HOMICIDE
      • Reverse Dictionary HOMOSEXUAL - HOMOSEXUALITY
      • Reverse Dictionary HONEST - HORROR-STRUCK
      • Reverse Dictionary HORSE - HORSESHOES
      • Reverse Dictionary HOSE - HUMILITY
      • Reverse Dictionary HUMOROUS - HYSTERICS
    • Reverse Dictionary I INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary I - IDLY
      • Reverse Dictionary IDOL - ILLEGITIMATE
      • Reverse Dictionary ILL FATE - IMAGINED
      • Reverse Dictionary IMBECILE - IMPERVIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary IMPETUOSITY - IMPROMPTU
      • Reverse Dictionary IMPROPER - INCONCEIVABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary INCONCLUSIVE - INDOMITABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary INDOOR - INFERNAL
      • Reverse Dictionary INFEST - INJUSTICE
      • Reverse Dictionary INK - INSIGNIFICANT
      • Reverse Dictionary INSINCERE - INTERFERING
      • Reverse Dictionary INTERIOR - IOWA
      • Reverse Dictionary IRA - IVY
    • Reverse Dictionary J INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary J - JITTERS
      • Reverse Dictionary JOAN - JUVENILE DELINQUENT
    • Reverse Dictionary K INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary K - KIPPER
      • Reverse Dictionary KISS - KOREAN
    • Reverse Dictionary L INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary. L - LANGUAGE
      • Reverse Dictionary. LANGUID - LAUNDRY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LAV - LAZY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LEA - LEFTWARD
      • Reverse Dictionary. LEG - LIAR
      • Reverse Dictionary. LIBEL - LION
      • Reverse Dictionary. LIP - LOAN
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOATH - LOOP
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOOSE - LOVINGLY
      • Reverse Dictionary. LOW - LYNX
    • Reverse Dictionary M INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary MAC - MALINGERING
      • Reverse Dictionary MALL - MARMOT
      • Reverse Dictionary MAROON - MATHEMATICS
      • Reverse Dictionary MATING - MEDAL
      • Reverse Dictionary MEDDLE - MENSTRUATION
      • Reverse Dictionary MENTAL - MILDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary MILE - MISDIRECTION
      • Reverse Dictionary MISER - MISTAKENLY
      • Reverse Dictionary MISTREAT - MONDAY
      • Reverse Dictionary MONEY - MONEY ORDER
      • Reverse Dictionary MONITOR - MOTTLED
      • Reverse Dictionary MOULD - MULE
      • Reverse Dictionary MULTIPLICATION - MYTHICAL
    • Reverse Dictionary N INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary NA - NEARNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary NEAT - NEVERTHELESS
      • Reverse Dictionary NEW - NIMBLY
      • Reverse Dictionary NINE - NONPLUSSED
      • Reverse Dictionary NON-PROFESSIONAL - NORWEGIAN
      • Reverse Dictionary NOSE - NUTRITIOUS
    • Reverse Dictionary O INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary OAF - OBNOXIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary OBOE - OCCURRING
      • Reverse Dictionary OCEAN - OKLAHOMA
      • Reverse Dictionary OLD - OPINIONATED
      • Reverse Dictionary OPOSSUM - OUTDOORS
      • Reverse Dictionary OUTFACE - OYSTER
    • Reverse Dictionary P INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary PA - PARACHUTIST
      • Reverse Dictionary PARADE - PASTURED
      • Reverse Dictionary PAT - PEDDLER
      • Reverse Dictionary PEDESTAL - PERPLEXITY
      • Reverse Dictionary PERQUISITE - PETTY
      • Reverse Dictionary PETULANCE - PILL
      • Reverse Dictionary PILLAGE - PLAIT
      • Reverse Dictionary PLAN - PLOUGHMAN
      • Reverse Dictionary PLUCK - POLICE VEHIICLE
      • Reverse Dictionary POLISH - PORPOISE
      • Reverse Dictionary PORRIDGE - PRACTICE
      • Reverse Dictionary PRAGMATIC - PREJUDICIAL
      • Reverse Dictionary PRELIMINARY - PRISE
      • Reverse Dictionary PRISON - PRISONER OF WAR
      • Reverse Dictionary PRISSY - PROSTHESIS
      • Reverse Dictionary PROSTITUTE - PROSTITUTION
      • Reverse Dictionary PROSTRATE - PUMPKIN
      • Reverse Dictionary PUN - PYRAMID
    • Reverse Dictionary Q INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary QUACK - QUELL
      • Reverse Dictionary QUENCH - QUOTED
    • Reverse Dictionary R INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary R - RAILWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary RAIN - RASCALLY
      • Reverse Dictionary RASH - RECEIVING
      • Reverse Dictionary RECENT - REITERATION
      • Reverse Dictionary REJECT - REMARKABLY
      • Reverse Dictionary REMEDIABLE - REPRIMANDED
      • Reverse Dictionary REPRISAL - RESPONSIVE
      • Reverse Dictionary REST - RICE
      • Reverse Dictionary RICH - RIVER-RAFTING
      • Reverse Dictionary ROAD - ROGUISH
      • Reverse Dictionary ROISTER - ROWDYISM
      • Reverse Dictionary ROWING - RUMOUR
      • Reverse Dictionary RUMPLE - RUTHLESSNESS
    • Reverse Dictionary S INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary SAB - SANCTUARY
      • Reverse Dictionary SAND - SCALPEL
      • Reverse Dictionary SCAM - SCHWARZENEGGER
      • Reverse Dictionary SCIENCE - SCRAWNY
      • Reverse Dictionary SCREAM - SECRETLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SECTION - SEMEN
      • Reverse Dictionary SEMICOLON - SERVICEABLE
      • Reverse Dictionary - SERVICES
      • Reverse Dictionary SERVILE - SEWN
      • Reverse Dictionary - SEX
      • Reverse Dictionary SEX APPEAL - SHEDDING
      • Reverse Dictionary SHEEP - SHIVERY
      • Reverse Dictionary SHOCK - SHOVING
      • Reverse Dictionary SHOW - SICKNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary SIDE - SILLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SILVER - SINKING
      • Reverse Dictionary SINLESS - SLANG
      • Reverse Dictionary SLANT - SLEEPY
      • Reverse Dictionary SLEET - SLUGGISHNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary SLUM - SMOKY
      • Reverse Dictionary SMOOTH - SNUGLY
      • Reverse Dictionary SOAK - SOOTY
      • Reverse Dictionary SOPHISTICATED - SPEAKING
      • Reverse Dictionary SPEAR - SPLAY-FOOTED
      • Reverse Dictionary SPLEEN - SPREE
      • Reverse Dictionary SPRIGHTLY - STAIRWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary STAKE - STEREO
      • Reverse Dictionary STERILE - STONY
      • Reverse Dictionary STOOGE - STREAKY
      • Reverse Dictionary STREAM - STRONG-WILLED
      • Reverse Dictionary STRUGGLE - STUPEFYING
      • Reverse Dictionary STUPID - STUPIDNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary STUPOR - SUBWAY
      • Reverse Dictionary SUCCEED - SUMMONS
      • Reverse Dictionary SUMP - SURPLUS
      • Reverse Dictionary SURPRISE - SWEAR TO
      • Reverse Dictionary SWEAT - SYRUP
    • Reverse Dictionary T INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary TAB - TALENTED
      • Reverse Dictionary TALK - TALKING
      • Reverse Dictionary TALL - TEA PARTY
      • Reverse Dictionary TEAR - TEN-FOLD
      • Reverse Dictionary TENNESSEE - THICK-WITTED
      • Reverse Dictionary THIEF - THING
      • Reverse Dictionary THINK - THUGGISH
      • Reverse Dictionary THUMB - TIMELY
      • Reverse Dictionary TIMID - TOADSTOOL
      • Reverse Dictionary TOADY - TORMENTING
      • Reverse Dictionary TORN - TRAITOROUS
      • Reverse Dictionary TRAM - TRESPASSING
      • Reverse Dictionary TRIAL - TRIVIALITY
      • Reverse Dictionary TROLLOP - TRULY
      • Reverse Dictionary TRUMP - TYRE
    • Reverse Dictionary U INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary U - UNCEREMONIOUSLY
      • Reverse Dictionary UNCERTAIN - UNDERSIZED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNDERSTAND - UNEXPLORED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNFADING - UNINTERESTING
      • Reverse Dictionary UNINTERRUPTED - UNMARRIED
      • Reverse Dictionary UNMATCHABLE - UNPROMISING
      • Reverse Dictionary UNPROSPEROUS - UNSYMPATHETIC
      • Reverse Dictionary UNTAMED - UPROARIOUS
      • Reverse Dictionary UPSET - UTTERLY
    • Reverse Dictionary V INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary VACANCY - VANE
      • Reverse Dictionary VANISH - VEHICLE
      • Reverse Dictionary VEIL - VICTUALS
      • Reverse Dictionary VIDEO - VIRAGO
      • Reverse Dictionary VIRGIN - VULTURE
    • Reverse Dictionary W INDEX >
      • Reverse Dictionary WA - WANDERLUST
      • Reverse Dictionary WANE - WATCHWORD
      • Reverse Dictionary WATER - WEAPON
      • Reverse Dictionary WEAR - WELT
      • Reverse Dictionary WEN - WHISKERS
      • Reverse Dictionary WHISKY - WIDE-SPREADING
      • Reverse Dictionary WIDOW - WINDING
      • Reverse Dictionary WINDMILL - WOLVERINE
      • Reverse Dictionary WOMAN - WOMB
      • Reverse Dictionary WONDER - WORKSHOP
      • Reverse Dictionary WORLD - WORTHLESSNESS
      • Reverse Dictionary WORTHWHILE -- WYOMING
    • Reverse Dictionary X - Y - Z >
      • Reverse Dictionary XYZ
  • Dictionary
    • Dictionary - A >
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary A - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - B >
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 5
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 6
      • Dictionary B - Pg. 7
    • Dictionary - C >
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary C - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - D >
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary D - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - E >
      • Dictionary E - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary E - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - F >
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary F - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - G >
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary G - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - H >
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary H - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - I >
      • Dictionary I - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary I - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - J >
      • Dictionary J - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - K >
      • Dictionary K - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - L >
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary L - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - M >
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary M - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - N >
      • Dictionary N - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary N - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - O >
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary O - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - P >
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary P - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - Q >
      • Dictionary Q - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - R >
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary R - Pg. 4
    • Dictionary - S >
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 5
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 6
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 7
      • Dictionary S - Pg. 8
    • Dictionary - T >
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 3
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 4
      • Dictionary T - Pg. 5
    • Dictionary - U >
      • Dictionary U - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary U - Pg. 2
    • Dictionary - V >
      • Dictionary V - Pg. 1
    • Dictionary - W >
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 1
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 2
      • Dictionary W - Pg. 3
    • Dictionary - XYZ >
      • Dictionary XYZ - Pg. 1
  • Sources & Abbreviations
WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE PAST

SlangPlus: Tuesday May 31st, 2016

31/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• MAN AND WIFE a knife ...1910s rhyming sl. 
• MARQUIS OF MARROWBONES a lackey, a servant ...L16 sl. 
• MOLE (usually derogatory) a woman ...1965 Aust. sl. 
• MURPHY, THE a confidence trick whereby valuables lodged for
  safekeeping are stolen or substituted by worthless goods ...Amer. sl. 
• NEITHER HILT NOR HAIR absolutely nothing ...1844 Eng. dial. 
• NOB IN THE FUR TRADE a judge ...M19 sl. 
• NOT TO KNOW B FROM A BROOMSTICK to be ignorant or illiterate
  ...1856 Amer. dial. 
• OBFUSTICATED bewildered, confused, excited ...1834 US sl. 
• OCTANE verve, zest ...1994 Amer. sl. 
• OFF-TIME unsatisfactory, unacceptable ...1938 US jazz usage 
‹ OLD FARTNOSE a contemptible person ...1981 Amer. sl. 
• OOFAY (derogatory) a Black person who acts like a Caucasian
  ...E20 US Black usage 
• PACKING having a large penis ...1990s US Black sl. 
• PAJAMA WAGON in trucking: a truck can with a factory-manufactured
  sleeping compartment ...1971 US sl. 
• PICK UP to steal; to rob ...1770 sl. 
• POOP-CATCHERS trousers tied at the ankles, as worn by country farm-
  workers ...Aust. sl. 
• PRIAPIZE to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• PUKEY revolting, repulsive, disgusting ...M19 colloq. 
• PUMPKIN the human head ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. 
• PUT THE BLACK ON to blackmail ...1924 sl. 
• RABBIT ON to chatter; to grumble; to mumble; to complain ...1941 sl. 
• RAG BABY a poor, ill-clothed woman, who is nonetheless attractive
  ...20C US Black sl. 
• RAG-STABBER a tailor ...c1870 sl. 
• RAMMER to exaggerate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RANNACK to be noisy and rough; to romp about wildly
​  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Monday May 30th, 2016

30/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• FLOG ONE'S DONKEY to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FOOL-TRAP a harlot ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FUGITIVE FROM A DAISY CHAIN GANG a homosexual male
  ...20C US jocular 
• GARGLE to drink alcohol ...20C US sl. 
• GIVE A TUMBLE to have sexual intercourse ...1954 sl. 
• GOOK WAGON an inferior car over-decorated with chrome and
  accessories ...1950s US sl. 
• GRUB to kiss; to neck and pet; to 'make out' ...1966 Amer. student sl. 
• HAGGLY rough, unevenly cut ...Bk1905 Scot. 
• HALF-RINSED partially intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 sl. 
• HARP an Irish person ...1904 US sl. 
• HIDE AND HUE skin and complexion; the visible outer part of the
  body...obs. 
• HOT AND COLD heroin and cocaine ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• IDIOGLOTTIC using words of one's own invention ...1888 
• ILL-FACED having an unpleasing face or aspect; ugly ...1590 
• JACKER a male who masturbates frequently ...20C sl. 
• JIB to depart, to be off ...Bk1896 sl. 
• JOLLY the head ...L18 sl. 
• KIKE to walk ...1979 US sl. 
• LABOURSOME requiring labour; accompanied by labour
  ...1577-87 rare or Eng. dial. 
• LAY OUT to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• LOVE GLOVE a vagina ...1980s US sl. 
• MACK neat, tidy ...1825 obs. 
• MAGGOT MEAT an exposed or buried corpse
  ...1975 Amer. sl., esp. military usage 
• MAIL a rumour; a report; a racing tip; information on crime
  ...1960s Aust. sl. 
• MAKINGS anything of importance or consequence ...1895 Eng. dial. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Friday May 27th, 2016

27/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• BELLY WASHER a soft drink ...1909 Amer. dial. 
• BENSELL a heavy blow; a violent or sudden movement; violence of storm,
  etc. ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG CHEW OF TOBACCO, A an overbearing, disliked person
  ...20C Amer. sl. 
• BIT OF JAM a woman considered a sexual object; an attractive woman
  ...L19 sl. 
• BLAZER an error or lie ...1906 Amer. dial. 
• BONT gaudy, lurid; colourful ...1970s S. Afr. 
• BULL-WEEK the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in
  shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload ...M19 sl. 
• CABBAGED mentally and physically exhausted; brain-dead from overwork
  ...1992 UK sl. 
• CADAVERABLE mortal ...1651 obs. rare 
• CAKE SHOP a brothel ...1950s Aust. sl. 
• CAPER-JUICE whisky ...1888 Amer. sl. 
• CHEW A LONE DRINK to drink alone ...20C Amer. sl. 
• CHUGA-CHUGA a series of copulations performed by a number of males
  and one female ...M20 US sl. 
• CODGE-JOB a second-rate piece of work ...19C US sl. 
• CRACK INTO REPUTE to make famous by constant praise ...L19 sl. 
• CUTTING A VIRGINNY FENCE drunk ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• DAMISHELL a young unmarried woman; a term of reproach for a woman
  of bad character or disposition ...1867 Scot. 
• DAP the rebound, hop, turn of a ball, stone, etc. on the ground or water
  ...1825 Eng. dial. 
• DIBBLE the penis ...19C Brit. sl. 
• DITHERED mildly drunk, tipsy ...1920s Aust. sl. 
• DROPPED OFF THE HOOKS dead ...1873 Amer. sl. 
• DUMPLING-SHOP the breasts ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FACTY full of facts ...1883 
• FANNY QUACK a gynaecologist ...1999 UK sl. 
• FLAMING HELL! used for expressing surprise, anger, amazement, etc.
  ...1984 UK euphemism 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Thursday May 26, 2016

26/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• SMACKEROO a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound
  ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer. 
• STIFF a dull and generally unpleasant person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• STUMP-OF-THE-GUTTER a short, squat, dumpy person ...1764 sl. 
• TAIT OFF to dress up smartly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• TANRACKET a racket, noise, confusion; a noisy crowd
  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• THREE BLUE BEANS IN ONE BLUE BLADDER futile, pointless (if noisy)
  talk ...L16 sl. 
• TIGHT to attract, to entice, to allure ...c1000 obs. 
• TRIM (mainly derogatory) a woman, often with an implication of
  promiscuity ...1955 US sl. 
• UNK-PAY a chump or a dupe ...E20 US Pig Latin for 'punk' 
• WAGON WHEEL a cartwheel, handspring or somersault
  ...1926 Amer. dial. 
• WHITE-SHOE (derogatory) effeminate ...1957 sl., chiefly US 
• ABERGAVENNY a penny ...Brit. rhyming sl. 
• ABRAM-MAN one of a set of vagabonds who wandered about the country
  soon after the dissolution of the religious houses; the provision of the poor
  in those places being cut off, and no other substituted ...1561 
• ACCUBATION the posture of reclining, esp. at table ...M17 obs. 
• ACTIVE CITIZEN a louse ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• AIRYATED over-excited, angry ...1920s sl. 
• ALPENGLOW the rosy light of the setting of rising of the sun seen on high
  mountains ...1871 
• ANCHOR STRAWBERRY a prune ...1960 US nautical sl. 
• ARKYMALARKEY nonsense ...1930s US sl. 
• ASS-POOTS beans ...1968 Amer. sl. 
• BABY-TROUGH a children's cradle or playpen ...1953 Amer. dial. 
• BAG a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute ...1893 Amer. sl. 
• BANG THE BOX to play dance music on a piano ...20C Amer. sl. 
• BAX! dirty! filthy! often used as a warning to children ...1982 Amer. dial. 
• BEDRITE to soil with excrement; to dirty ...Bk1911 Scot. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Wednesday May 25th, 2016

25/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• OFF LIKE A BRIDE'S NIGHTIE off or away with the utmost speed
  ...Aust. sl. 
• OLD LAG an ex-convict or habitual convict ...1812 sl. 
• P.A.B.A.C.A.B. an exhortation to smoke cannabis (Pack A Bowl And Catch
  a Buzz ...1980s US drugs sl. 
• PADDLE FACE (racist) a person of South-East Asian extraction ...Aust. sl. 
• PAPA a Lincoln automobile ...1930s US criminals' sl. 
• PINKY (derogatory) someone who holds left-of-centre or mildly Communist
  views ...1973 sl. 
• PRIVATEER an independent prostitute ...19C euphemism 
• PUKKA of a building: solidly built ...L18 
• PUMP-OUT to urinate...Brit. sl. 
• PUT THE DAISY-QUILT OVER SOME ONE to bury, to put into a grave
  ...1848 Ireland 
• RABBIT SUCKER a rich young man who is gulled into running up large
  bills by confidence tricksters who later dun him for their debts
  ...L16 UK criminals' sl. 
• RAG BAG a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money
  ...1990s sl. 
• RAG-SHOP a bank ...1860 sl. 
• RAMMER the arm ...L18 UK criminals' sl. 
• RANKY DANK an unsophisticated, unworldly person
  ...1960s US Black sl. 
• RAUNCHY ill, unwell ...1970s US campus sl. 
• RING to substitute fraudulently ...1812 sl. 
• SAINT VALENTIDE St. Valentine's day, or the time of year when this falls
  ...1596 obs. 
• SETTING UP a wake for the dead ...1880s US Black sl. 
• SHOVE IN YOUR OAR to interfere in someone else's business
  ...1730 UK sl. 
• SICK AS A PARROT extremely depressed, usually mental rather than
  physically distressed ...1970s sl. 
• SIECLE a century ...c1532 obs. 
• SILENT POLICEMAN a raise concrete mound or other construction in the
  centre of a road to control traffic flow and speed ...1965 NZ sl. 
• SIMILITUDINIZE to make comparisons ...1837 
• SIR WALTER SCOTT a pot of beer ...19C Brit. rhyming sl. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Tuesday May 24th, 2016

24/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• HAGWIFE a midwife ...1883 Scot. 
• HALF-SOAKED foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1895 Eng. dial. 
• HAT a sexually loose woman ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• HIDELING a person or thing in the habit of hiding ...L19 chiefly Eng. dial. 
• HOT COCK nonsense ...M20 Aust. sl. 
• IDIOT OIL alcohol ...1980s sl. 
• ILL-HEARTED having an ill heart, ill-disposed, malicious ...a1617  
• JACK-KNIFE FACE a thin, pointed face ...M19 US sl. 
• JIBS the tongue ...Bk1896 cant 
• JOLLY ROUSERS trousers ...1920s rhyming sl. 
• KILEERY a giddy, hysterical person ...Ireland 
• LABOURER OF NATURE the penis ...17C sl. 
• LICKIN' GOOD extremely good, very good ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MACE to fail to pay one's debts ...E19 sl. 
• MADDOCK an earthworm ...c1400 obs. 
• MAHAHA nonsense ...1929-30 Amer. sl. 
• MAKE ONE'S FEET THEIR FRIEND to go off quickly; to run away
  ...1896 Scot. 
• MALICEFUL sickly; in bad health ...Bk1905 Scot. 
• MCGOO sex appeal ...1935 Amer. sl. 
• MONDO great in size, amount, prominence, or degree; big, huge; hence,
  extraordinary ...1968 Amer. sl. 
• NANCIFIED homosexual ...1937 sl. 
• NETHER-END the female pudendum ...1749 sl. 
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital
  ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• OAK a rich man; a man of substance ...17C sl. 
• OBSERVATE to observe ...1652 obs. rare 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Monday May 23rd, 2016

23/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• BIFFY a toilet ...1950 Amer. sl.
• BISMAROON a bullfrog ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• BLAST THE LUCK! damn! ...1943 Amer. dial. 
• BONER a blunder ...1912 US sl. 
• BUFFALO to bluff; to intimidate; to frighten ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.  
• CABBAGE OUT to relax ...2003 NZ sl. 
• CACUMINATE to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid
  ...1656 obs. rare 
• CAKE a lady's man ...1920s Amer. sl. 
• CARRY THE MAIL to move quickly ...1946 US sl. 
• CHICKO a child ...1950s sl. 
• CLEAR LIGHT the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• CONNIPTION FIT a violent tantrum; hysterics ...1833 Amer. sl. 
• CREAM PUFF an effeminate male homosexual ...Brit. sl. 
• DAG a drizzling rain ...1808 Eng. dial. 
• DANDER a leisurely stroll ...2002 Ireland sl. 
• DASH MY BUTTONS! an imprecation ...1839 Eng. dial. 
• DILBERRY faecal matter caught in the pubic or anal hair
  ...19C Brit. & US sl. 
• DOG DRIVER (insulting or contemptuous) a police officer ...1977 UK sl. 
• DUCK'S GUTS something superlative ...1979 Aust. sl. 
• FABBO fabulous, wonderful ...1960s sl. 
• FAIR AWAY of the weather: to become clearer ...1836 Amer. dial. 
• FAST-BURNER an energetic, ambitious person ...1986 Amer. military sl. 
• FLASH-HOUSE a brothel; a haunt of loose women ...1830 sl. 
• FLUSH intoxicated with alcohol ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FRENCHIE a condom ...1953 sl. 
• FUNNY AS A BIT OF STRING highly amusing ...1930s NZ sl. 
• GAY-BIT a prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl. 
• GO THE WHOLE FIGURE to risk or do everything possible
  ...1833 Amer. sl. 
• GRAYBACKS body lice ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Friday May 20th, 2016

20/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• SPOONS WITH infatuated ...c1859 sl. 
• STRUNT liquor ...1787 Scot. 
• SURE-SHOOTIN' certainly ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• TAN THE LAND to walk quickly; to cover the land with shoe-leather
  ...1895 Eng. dial. 
• TEAR SOMEONE OFF A STRIP to reprimand ...1940 sl., orig. R.A.F. 
• TIFFED tricked out, adorned .,.1303 obs. 
• TORCH UP to incite, to urge ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• UNCLAD naked ...E15 
• VALIANCE a valiant act or deed; a feat of valour or bravery
  ...1470-85 now arch. 
• WILDING (n.) rampaging by a gang of youths through a public place,
  attacking or mugging people along the way ...1989 US sl. 
• ABLOCATE to let out to hire ...1612 obs. 
• ACCOUPLE to join one thing to another ...L15 obs. 
• ACTION
homosexuality ...1990s Aust. prison sl. 
• AIRMAIL garbage thrown out of a window ...Amer. sl. 
• ALL-TIMER an outstanding example ...1973 Amer. sl. 
• ANALPHABET one who is totally illiterate or unable to read ...1881 
• ARE YOU WRITING A BOOK? reply for someone over-inquisitive
  ...Bk1944 service sl. 
• ASSHOLE FOR A HOBBY-HORSE a non-existent item; used to put off a
  child when bothersome or inquisitive, as when they ask 'What are you
  making?" ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• BABY WOMAN a midwife ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BADINAGE to banter playfully ...E19 
• BAND a woman ...1934 Amer. Black usage 
• BATTLE CRUISER an aggressive, mannish lesbian ...1982 US sl. 
• BEDDY greedy; covetous of trifles; conceited; self-sufficient
  ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY TICKLER an abrupt dip or bump in a road or path, either naturally
  occurring, esp. in ice or snow, or deliberately made. esp. to divert runoff, or
  to slow automobile traffic ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• BENNY a sloppy soldier ...Bk1944 service sl. 

0 Comments

SlangPlus: Thursday May 19th, 2016

19/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• OKEY good, satisfactory 
• OTHER THING, THE sexual activity ...1846 euphemism 
• PACK-SACK CITIZEN a short-term resident of any place, living, as it were,
   out of a packsack (backpack or rucksack) ...1966 Can. sl. 
• PALATIC drunk ...Brit. sl. 
• PIECE OF CRACKLING a woman viewed as a sex object ...1947 Brit. sl. 
• POOSHY a coward ...1960s Ulster sl. 
• PUG to stash secretly ...Brit. sl. 
• PULLER one who smokes marijuana cigarettes ...Bk1974 Amer. sl. 
• PUT ON to annoy; to irritate ...1960s sl. 
• QUOBMIRE a quagmire ...1597 obs. exc. dial. 
• RADS the police ...2000 UK sl. 
• RAGGEDY-PANTS a disreputable, seedy, run-down person ...1930s sl. 
• RAM offensive in smell or taste; rancid, strong-flavoured ...1863 Eng. dial. 
• RANDY-DANDY violent and vulgar quarrelsome woman
  ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RARE DEED great, fine, or extraordinary doings ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RIDE THE LIGHTNING to be executed in the electric chair ...1935 US sl. 
• ROZ a police officer ...1971 sl. 
• SCREWMATICKS rheumatism ...1895 sl. 
• SHIT COMES IN PILES problems always come at the same time, rather
  than one by one ...1990s US Black sl. 
• SIBBED akin ...1674 Eng. dial. 
• SIDEREAL star-like; lustrous; bright ...1634 rare 
• ​SIGNORIZE IT to play the master ...1611 obs. rare 
• SILVER marijuana ...2000 UK sl. 
• SINCE THE LORD HAD THE MEASLES for a very long time ...c1945 NZ 
• SLOPERGLOBTIOUS fine, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Wednesday May 18th, 2016

18/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• HALF BENT OUT OF SHAPE partly drunk ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• HARD HIT an act of defecation ...1978 UK rhyming sl. for 'shit' 
• HAYMAKER a heavy blow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• HOMEWORK a person considered as an object of sexual desire or
  availability, generally a woman ...1945 sl. 
• ICEBERG a cold, unemotional person ...1840 
• IGNIVOMOUS vomiting fire ...1603 081 
• IRISH CHERRY a carrot ...1930s US sl. 
• JELLY a sexually attractive woman ...1889 sl. 
• JO-FIRED hell-fired, damned ...M18 euphemism 
• KEGGING excellent; worthy of admiration ...1990s US campus sl. 
• KNIGHT OF THE NAPKIN a waiter ...Bk1902 sl. 
• LAID-OUT marijuana intoxicated ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• M AND M a 9mm pistol ...1999 US sl. 
• MACKEREL-SMACKER a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• MAGIAN magical ...1818 poetic rare 
• MAIN the high sea, the open ocean ...1579, now poetic 
• MALAHACK to cut or carve badly ...a1825 Eng. dial. 
• MANCHESTER CITIES the female breasts
  ...1950s Aust. & UK rhyming sl. for titties 
• MODOCK a pilot given to boasting about flying experiences; one who talks
  about aviation but never flies ...1933 Amer. aviation sl. 
• MUCK TRUCK in prison: a food trolley ...1996 UK sl. 
• NECKTIE-SOCIABLE a hanging done by a Vigilance Committee
  ...1877 sl. 
• NIZY foolish, dull ...L17 sl. 
• NURSERY RHYME crime ...1990s Brit. rhyming sl. 
• OBROGATE to check or interrupt one in his tale ...1656 obs. 
• ​OFAGINZY a White person ...1946 US Black sl. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Tuesday May 17th, 2016

17/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• BOMB-A-DEER bomber personnel ...Bk1944 service sl. 
• BUCK to struggle stubbornly against ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl.
• CABBAGE a person, a fellow, a chap ...M18 sl. 
• CACOPHONIC ill-sounding ...1847 
• CAITIFF captive ...1382 obs. 
• CARPET WALKER a drug addict ...1971 US sl. 
• CHICKEN-PERCH a church ...L19 rhyming sl. 
• CLAPPED infected with gonorrhea ...20C 
• COMPRESS to possess carnally ...Bk1903 sl. 
• CRAPPERY a privy, outhouse, or restroom ...20C US sl. & colloq. 
• DAFFYDILLY a daffodil ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG to be hanged ...1697 obs. 
• DARKLE to grow dark or dusk; to look dark ...1886 Scot. & Eng. dial. 
• DIDDLY-SHIT something very trivial ...M20 US sl. 
• DO THE NASTY to copulate ...1977 US Black sl. 
• EAT UP to defeat decisively ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• FACUNDIOUS of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of
  speech: copious, fluent ...1430 obs. 
• FLAMER a redhead ...E19 sl. 
• FLOG THE BISHOP to masturbate ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FOOL-STICKER the penis ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FUG! fuck! ...M20 US sl. 
• GARDEN-HEDGE the female pubic hair ...19C Brit. sl. 
• GINGER-BEER a homosexual ...1959 rhyming sl. for 'queer' 
• GOOK a prostitute, esp. a low prostitute ...L19 Brit. & US sl. 
• HAG the paunch, the belly ...1790 Eng. dial. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Monday May 16th, 2016

16/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• TANGLE-LEG(S) strong beer ...1880 Eng. dial. 
• TICE to entice; to induce or attract by the offer of pleasure or advantage
  ...c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
• TOTHERSIDER a person from the eastern states of Australia
  ...c1872 Aust. sl. 
• UNCLE BERTIE angry, esp. if only temporarily; characteristically ill-
  tempered ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'shirty' 
• VALIANTISE a valiant act or deed ...1513 obs. rare 
• WINDOW-GIRL an inmate of a 'window tappery' (brothel); a prostitute
  ...20C US criminals' sl. 
• ABLE TO SET UP AN' EAT A FEW PORRIDGES convalescent, or in
  good health ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE a pimp working for high-class prostitutes
  ...1960s US sl. 
• ACTION a revolver ...1960s US sl. 
• AIRBRAINED stupid, stilly ...Amer. sl. 
• ALL-PRO of first quality; the best ...Amer. sl. 
• AMY-JOHN a lesbian, esp. one who plays the dominant role ...Amer. sl. 
• ARBOR VITAE the penis ...L18 sl. 
• ASS-BUSTER a dive in which the diver holds his nose, jumps, and hits the
  water arse-first ...1954 Amer. dial. 
• BABY BUTTON the navel ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BADGER a chamber pot ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BANANA PEDDLER (derogatory) an Italian ...1970 Amer. dial. 
• BATTLE CRUISER a formidable older woman ...1984 UK sl. 
• BEDBUG ALLEY a squalid and run-down building or area of a town; a part
  of a town where the poorer people live ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• BELLY PAD a pancake ...1958 Amer. dial. 
• BENIGHTED overtaken by darkness ...1805 Amer. dial. 
• BIFF to strike or hit ...1890 Amer. dial. 
• BISHOP a large condom ...L18 sl. 
• BLAST to scold, to slander, to attack verbally; to say uncomplimentary
  things about somebody ...1957 Amer. sl. 

0 Comments

SlangPlus: Friday May 13th, 2016

13/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• O-BE-JOYFUL alcoholic beverages, rum in particular ...E19 Brit. & US sl. 
• OCKERINA a female Australian who is boorish, loutish, unsophisticated
  ...1970s Aust. sl. 
• OFFICE PIANO a typewriter ...1940s US sl. 
• ON THE CREEP engaged in stealthy robbery ...1928 sl., orig. US 
• PACK OF POO TICKETS a lavatory roll ...1990s Aust. sl. 
• PADDY'S LANTERN the moon ...1933 NZ jocular 
• PASH SHOW a film that includes candid sex scenes ...1950s Aust. sl. 
• PLY THE ACID to exert pressure on a person for a loan, a favour, sexual
  compliance, etc. ...20C Aust. sl. 
• PUDDING AND BEEF deaf ...Scot. rhyming sl. 
• PULL DOWN to earn money ...c1920 sl. 
• PUNK bread ...c1880 Amer. sl. 
• QUADRENNIAL a period of four years ...a1646 obs. rare 
• RACK ATTACK a sudden onset of sleepiness ...1970s US campus sl. 
• RAG to dress (fashionably) ...1990s US Black sl. 
• RAIN PITCHFORKS AND SHOVELS to rain hard ...19C sl. 
• RAMPSING tall; awkward, ungainly ...1873 Eng. dial. 
• RANTER-GO-ROUND a merry-go-round ...1893 Eng. dial. 
• REAL JAM excellence; good luck; happiness ...1889 sl. 
• RISE AND SHINE wine ...1992 UK rhyming sl. 
• SCAB a rascal or scoundrel ...sl. 
• SHAKE to dance erotically ...1900s US Black sl. 
• SICKER free from danger or harm; secure, safe
  ...c897 Scot. & N. Eng. dial. 
• SLUSH counterfeit banknotes ...1924 sl. 
• STAND THE ACID to stand up under pressure, to maintain one's
  composure ...1900s US sl. 
• STUFF the penis ...M20 US sl. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Thursday May 12th, 2016

12/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• GET ONE'S SHARE OF THE CAKE to succeed ...17C colloq. 
• GOOF-BUTT a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US drugs sl. 
• GUNZEL a young man; a naive young man ...1910 US sl. 
• HAIRY-HUBERT any very large, hairy caterpillar ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• HAMMOCK FOR TWO a brassiere ...20C US sl. 
• HAVE BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE to have ulterior motives or dishonest
  intentions ...1950 Amer. dial. 
• HONEY money ... Bk1903 sl. 
• ICE-HILL a floating iceberg ...1694 obs. 
• IGNORAMO an ignorant person ...1623 obs. 
• IRISH GRAPE a potato ...1940s US sl. 
• JEMIMA a chamber-pot ...Bk1896 sl. 
• JOHN (derogatory) a priest ...LME obs. 
• KEISTER the female genitals ...E20 US criminals' sl. 
• KNEE-TREMBLER an act of sexual intercourse between people standing
  up ...1896 sl. 
• LALLAPALOOSER something or someone pleasing, splendid, stylish, or
  fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MA DEUCE a Browning M-2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun
  ...a1982 Amer. sl. 
• MACKEREL-SNATCHER a Roman Catholic ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• MAGIC SHOW a religious service ...1978 US Marine Corps usage 
• MAIN MAN a man who is most admired ...1960s Amer. sl. 
• MALAPERT presumptuous, impudent, saucy ...c1420 obs. exc. arch. 
• MAN-CRAZED of a woman: love-smitten ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• MONKEY DICKS link sausages ...1970s Amer. campus sl. 
• NASTY JAR a stinging retort ...Bk1902 sl. 
• NEWS OF THE DAY a public house ...L19 UK criminals' sl. 
• NOT ON YOUR AMBROTYPE! not at all! never! ...1895 Amer. sl. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Wednesday May 11th, 2016

11/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• BETTER SORT the upper classes ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG-BUTT an aristocrat ...1952 Amer. dial. 
• BLABBER (sometimes derogatory) the mouth ...1942 Amer. jocular 
• BLOCK a watch ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.  
• BOWSER a very ugly unattractive member of the opposite sex, esp. a
  young woman ...1978 Amer. sl. 
• BUTTERFLY an effeminate weakling ...L19 sl. 
• CABOOSE a slow-witted person ...1920s US sl. 
• CADGER a waiter who hangs about to wait for gratuities ...c1870 sl. 
• CALCUTTA butter ...1998 UK rhyming sl. 
• CHARLEY a stupid or blundering soldier ...c1945 Amer. sl. 
• CHOCHA the female genitals ...M20 US sl. 
• ​COFFIN TACK a cigarette ...Bk1913-17 Amer. sl. 
• CRACK UP to break open or into for the purpose of theft; to burglarize ...1725 Amer. sl., orig. criminals' 
• DADDOCKY inferior, weak; tasteless ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DAMMISH to bruise the surface of by a knock, as with an apple, etc.
  ...19C Scot. 
• DAPSTUCK prim, proper; dapper ...Bk1900 Eng. dial. 
• DICK PARTITION a condom ...1998 UK sl. 
• DIVER the penis ...sl. 
• DRUM to ring or knock on the door of a house to see if it is unoccupied
  before attempting a robbery; to reconnoitre with a view to committing a
  robbery ...1933 Brit. sl. 
• FACILITE to facilitate ...1604 obs. rare 
• FIRELOCK the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FLESH-FLY a whoremonger; a pimp ...L18 Brit. sl. 
• FODDER toilet tissue ...19C Brit. sl. 
• FRIED mentally exhausted ...1980 US sl. 
• GAL-BOY a masculine woman ...20C sl. 
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Tuesday May 10th, 2016

10/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• SKEEZICKS a mean, contemptible fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• SOUVENIR to take something as a 'souvenir'; to pilfer, to steal
  ...1919 euphemism, orig. services' sl. 
• STRETCH ONE'S LEGS ACCORDING TO THE COVERLET to adapt
  oneself to circumstances ...Bk1904 sl. 
• SUBLIMITY a high or dignified status ...1643 obs. 
• TAKE THE MANTLE AND RING to vow perpetual widow hood
  ...Bk1903 sl. 
• TART a young homosexual companion of an older man; a male prostitute
  ...1935 sl. 
• TITTER a young woman or girl ...1812 sl. 
• TWIST (often derogatory) a young woman
  ...1926 rhyming sl. for 'twist-and-twirl = girl', chiefly US 
• UPRIGHT WINK the female genitals ...L19 Brit. euphemism 
• WELL-HOLED pert. to a woman with satisfying sexual qualities ...sl. 
• ABC'S underwear ...1949 US sl. 
• ABRAHAM'S BOSOM the Biblical 'heaven'  
• ACEY-DEUCEY satisfactory; mediocre; so-so ...Amer. sl. 
• ADS-BOBBERS! an oath  
• ALKIED intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl. 
• AMBIDEXTROUS bisexual ...20C sl. 
• ANGLOPHOBIAN hating or fearing England ...1896 
• ARSE ABOUT to fool about, to waste time ...20C sl. 
• AUNT JENNY'S an outdoor toilet; a privy ...1966 Amer. dial. 
• BACKEN to retard or delay ...1942 Amer. dial. 
• BAKING BREAD in jump rope: a player runs in with a stone in his hand,
  and while jumping places it on the ground, straightens up, picks up the
  stone again, and runs out ...1888 Amer. dial. 
• BARKING WOLF a coyote ...1867 Amer. dial. obs. 
• BEAMY broad, wide, usually of a person; having a big backside
  ...1974 Amer. dial. 
• BEGECK to deceive; to jilt; to disappoint ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY-PIECE a prostitute, a mistress ...17C sl.

0 Comments

SlangPlus: Monday May 9th, 2016

9/5/2016

0 Comments

 
Now over 25,000 words and phrases
added to the SlangPlus Word List
and SlangPlus Thesaurus

• MAMMER to confuse, to perplex ...1825 Eng. dial. 
• MILEAGE wrinkles ...1960s Amer. sl. 
• MUSH-FACE a fool; a sentimental idiot ...1920s sl. 
• NERO zero ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• NODDIE a simpleton ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• OBSERVATRIX a female observer ...1653 obs. rare 
• O.G. a woman, a mother (Old Girl) ...1878 US jocular 
• OFF LIKE A BUCKET OF PRAWNS IN THE MIDDAY SUN extremely
  rotten; stinking ...Aust. sl. 
• OLD LADY WHITE any powdered narcotic ...E20 US criminals' sl. 
• OVER THE BAY intoxicated ...1968 Amer. dial. 
• PAD an Irishman ...L18 sl. 
• PALSIE a friend ...1930 sl., orig. US 
• PIG'S EAR! an exclamation ...20C sl. 
• POSH money ... Bk1903 sl. 
• PUGNACIOUS inclined to quarrel or fight; readily quarrelsome; belligerent
  ...1635 
• PULPIT the female genitals ...17C obs. sl. 
• PUT ONE'S BALLS ON THE LINE to put oneself into a position of
  responsibility; to take risks; to face punishment ...1980s US sl. 
• RAAS a derogatory description of a person; an idiot
  ...1950s W. Indies & UK Black sl. 
• RAFFERTY'S RULES no rules whatsoever, anything goes
  ...1918 Aust. & NZ sl. 
• RAGGETY run-down, second-rate, dilapidated ...1930s US Black sl. 
• RAM to stuff with food ...1791 Scot. 
• RANDY-ROW a noisy merrymaking; a disturbance ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RARE PIECE OF WORK, A a disturbance, a quarrel ...1893 Eng. dial. 
• RIDDLEMEREE rigmarole ...c1772 sl. 
• ROWTY quarrelsome ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• SCREW AROUND to behave promiscuously ...1939 sl., orig. US 
• SHIT BULLETS to be terrified ...1940s US sl. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Friday May 6th, 2016

6/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• DOMMERNECKER a coward ...20C W. Indies 
• FABRICATOR one who frames a false statement or forges a document; a
  forger ...1795 
• FART OFF! get lost! ...1971 Amer. sl. 
• FLASH THE BLUNT to show money ...1823 sl. 
• FLUMP to move determinedly ...M19 sl. 
• FREE RIDE a prostitute ...20C US sl. 
• FUNK UP to make a smell; to 'stink out' ...1960s US Black sl. 
• GAUCHO to moon; to expose the buttocks, usually in the window of a car,
  as an insult to someone ...M20 US sl. 
• GO IN THE BAG of a competitor in a sporting event: to lose deliberately
  ...1942 Amer. sl. 
• GRAB ROOM a women's restroom ...M20 US sl. 
• HAGGIS-BAG a windbag; a contemptuous term for anything ...1844 Scot. 
• HALF-MARROW a spouse; a husband or wife ...1790 Scot. & Eng. dial. 
• HARE IT to move or run with great speed ...E20 
• HELTER-SKELTER a bus shelter ...1950s rhyming sl. 
• HOT SEAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl. 
• IDLE BELLIES indolent sluggards or gluttons ...a1300 obs. 
• IN A STATE OF NATURE of drinks: unmixed with water ...Bk1902 colloq.
• JAG a drunkard ...L18 sl. 
• JIGGAMBOBS the testicles ...1785 sl. 
• JONNOP a police officer ...1938 Aust. sl. 
• KILLING fascinating, very interesting, wonderful ...M19 sl., orig. US 
• LACE CURTAINS whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre
  ...20C US sl. 
• LIKE FIVE HUNDRED very fast ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• MAD-BRAINED hot-headed, uncontrolled ...1577 
• MAKE-ADO an uproar, disturbance; a fuss, a bother ...1874 Eng. dial. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Thursday May 5th, 2016

5/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• ASTHMA DOG a chihuahua ...1953 Amer. dial. 
• BACHELORIZE to live as a bachelor ...M19 
• BAG OF FLOUR a bathroom shower ...1980 UK rhyming sl. 
• BANGER a violent kiss ...1898 sl. 
• BAWLING-HOUND a hunting dog; one which bays when trailing coons,
  possums or foxes ...1929 Amer. dial. 
• BEDS the game of hopscotch ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BELLY-BUMBO a sliding down a hill on a sled, when lying on the belly
  ...1877 Amer. dial. 
• BENSOME quarrelsome ...Bk1911 Scot. 
• BIG DOME an intellectual, a scholar, esp. one who seems to hold
  eccentric or impractical opinions ...1930s sl. 
• BIT OF LUMBER a woman viewed as a sex object ...1966 Scot. usage 
• BLAZE-FACE a horse which has a white mark on its face
  ...1937 Amer. dial. 
• BONO JOHNNY a Englishman ...L19 sl. 
• BUG-HOUSE an insane asylum ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• CABBAGE to plagiarize ...L19 sl. 
• CAD a familiar friend ...1839 
• CAKE a foolish or stupid fellow ...1785 Eng. dial. & sl. 
• CARRY THE MAIL to buy drinks ...1966 Aust. sl. 
• CHICKIE-RUN a teenage virility ritual involving the driving of two cars at
  high speed towards each other, or towards a dangerous obstacle; the first
  one to turn aside or brake is the loser or 'chicken' ...1970s S. Afr. 
• CLAWED-OFF infected with venereal disease ...L17 cant 
• COOLIE the anus ...1970s US sl. 
• CRUET the head ...1941 Aust. sl. 
• DAIROUS bold, daring ...1790 Eng. dial. obs. 
• DANE SKIN a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial. 
• DEAD-ASS BROKE utterly broke ...1971 Amer. sl. 
• DINNYHAYZER a heavy punch; a knockout blow ...1907 Aust. sl. 
​
0 Comments

SlangPlus: Wednesday May 4th, 2016

4/5/2016

0 Comments

 
• RAGG-ASSED of things: worthless ...1940s sl. 
• RALPH LYNN gin ...1920s rhyming sl. 
• RAN-DAN to upbraid severely ...1777 Eng. dial. 
• RAP AT A VENTURE to speak without consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 
• RETOUR to return to or to a place ...LME arch. 
• ROARING GAME, THE curling ...Bk1903 Scot. 
• SCAPA FLOW to go, to make a hasty exit ...1910s Brit. rhyming sl. for 'go' 
• SHANK in golf: to strike the ball with the heel of the club ...E20 
• SIDEBOARDS side-whiskers ...Bk1891 sl. 
• SMOKY BEAR a state police officer; sometimes also applied collectively to
  the state police ...1974 US sl. 
• STEW-BUM a tramp who is habitually drunk ...1902 US sl. 
• STUMP the penis ...Bk1904 sl. 
• SWISHY homosexual; effeminate ...1941 US sl. 
• TANG-RANG a noise; an uproar, esp. used of the noise formerly made
  when bees were swarming ...1840 Eng. dial. 
• TICKLE THE FANCY to excite amusement in ...a1774 
• TOWNS AND CITIES breasts ...20C Brit. rhyming sl. for 'titties' 
• UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT completely and dramatically ignorant
  about a particular subject ...1988 US sl. 
• VETERANIZE to get out of the Army; to enjoy veteran status outside the
  Army ...US Civil War usage 
• WOPSE to maul, to handle ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. 
• ABOLETE obsolete, out of use ...c1515 obs. rare 
• ACE OF TRUMPS a first-class person ...Brit. sl. 
• ADAM-AND-EVE IT to copulate ...L19 Brit. sl. 
• ALCOHOLIZED saturated with alcohol; drunk ...E20 US sl. 
• ALTERATE to alter ...LME obs. 
• ANDY CAPP defecation ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'crap' 
• ARMBREAKER energetic masturbation ...1990s sl. 
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Archives

    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

Copyright © 2014 - 2021 Words and Phrases from the Past

​