• GOB talk; chatter ...Bk1896 sl.
• GRANDACIOUS fine, very grand ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • GRUNGEHOLE a filthy or disreputable place ...1986 Amer. sl. • GUPPY a heavy drinker ...1991 US sl. • GUTTER-MERCHANT an itinerant vendor ...1923 colloq. • GYPPO any greasy gravy or sauce ... 1914 sl., chiefly services' usage • HAG-STOP weariness; a stoppage, dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HALF-GONE foolish, silly, weak of intellect ...1893 Eng. dial. • HAMP to stammer, to speak or read hesitatingly ...1796 Scot. • HARP (derogatory) a nickname for an Irishman ...1904 US sl. • HEAR THE OWLS HOOT travel by night, esp. as a fugitive ...1921 Amer. Western sl. • HIT THE PIPE to smoke opium ...20C US drugs sl. • HOT AS BUGGERY very hot ...1940s sl. • ICE-DAGGER an icicle ...1519 obs. • IGNOTISM a mistake due to ignorance ...1737 obs. • INGLE-NOOK the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl. • JADED JENNY a prostitute ...20C US sl. • JIB the face ...Bk1896 sl. • JOHNNY WALKER a garrulous person ...20C rhyming sl. for 'talker' • KEFFAL a horse ...L17 criminals' sl. • KISS-ASS a sycophant ...M20 US sl. • LACHOUS negligent, remiss ...1484 obs. • LAID-OUT intoxicated with alcohol ...E20 US sl. • LAY CHILLY to lie low; to wait patiently; to remain motionless ...1978 US sl. • LIKE AN ARROW in poker: said of a sequence of five cards, conventionally known as a 'straight' ...1988 US sl.
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