• DADGE to saunter; to walk slowly and clumsily ...1747 Eng. dial.
• DAMNIFY to injure physically or bodily ...a1562 obs. • DARG a day's work; the amount of work done in a day ...1737 Scot. & Eng. dial. • DICKLESS TRACY a female police officer ...1963 jocular, orig. US • DO A PADDY DOYLE to serve a time of confinement ...1919 Brit. services' sl. • DUCHESS OF FIFE a wife ...1961 UK rhyming sl. • EARWIGGING a scolding or harangue ...colloq. • FABRIC clothes ...1970s US Black sl. • FAIR OFF of the weather: to become clearer ...1859 Amer. dial. • FEEKI-FEEKI to have sexual intercourse ...1948 Amer. military sl. • FLASH-TOGGERY smart clothes ...1834 sl. • FLY ALL TO GOSH to give way to emotion or rage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • FRESHIES fresh fruit and vegetables ...1990 Antarctica usage • FUNSACKS the female breasts, esp. when large ...1960s sl. • GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD a highwayman ...1740 sl. • GOLOPTIOUS fine, splendid, delicious, luscious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • GROSSER a gross or unattractive person ...1979 Amer. student sl. • HAFFET the temple; the side of the face; generally used in plural ...1768 Scot. & Eng. dial. • HALBERT a tall, thin person ...Bk1905 Scot. • HAPPY AS DUCKS IN ARIZONA very unhappy ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • HAVE THE BIG EYE to be greedy or covetous ...1903 Amer. dial. • HOITY-TOITY snobbish, pretentious ...1820 sl. • ICE PALACE a high-class brothel ...E20 US criminals' sl. • IGNIFY to set on fire; to cause to burn ...a1586 rare • IRISH BOUQUET any form of projectile, usually a stone or brick ...1960s US sl.
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