• DAUNDER to stroll, to saunter, to wander; to trifle, to misspend one's time;
to hobble ...1727 Scot. & Eng. dial. • DEAF AS A HADDOCK, AS very deaf indeed ...1746 Eng. dial. • DIP to use chewing tobacco ...2001 US sl. • DO-LALLY mad, eccentric ...L19 sl., orig. military • DRAG ANCHOR to move slowly; to dawdle; to drift mentally; to do less than one's best ...1923 Amer. sl. • DUMMOCK the posteriors ...19C Brit. • EWE-MUTTON an ageing prostitute ...L19 sl. • FAG ALONG to move quickly; to depart hurriedly ...1942 Amer. dial. • FARMER'S SCRAP the last piece of food left on a plate ...1968 Amer. dial. • FLASH THE DIBS to show or spend one's money ...Bk1893 sl. • FLUNKY a condom ...1990s sl. • FRENCH POSTCARDS obscene pictures ...M19 colloq. • FUNKY-BUTT excellent, exciting ...1960s US Black sl. • GAY-PIECE a prostitute ...19C Brit. & US sl. • GO TO BALLYWACK! go to hell! ...1905 Amer. dial. • GREY a White person ...1944 US Black sl. • GYPPO a gypsy ...1902 sl. • HAIZY hasty, excitable ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. • HANG A RALPH to turn right ...1960s Amer. sl. • HAVE STRAWS IN ONE'S HAIR to be insane, eccentric, or distracted • HOG a Cadillac ...1960s Amer. sl. • ICCLE an icicle ...18C obs. • IGNIFLUOUS flowing with fire ...1623 obs. rare • IRISH BEAUTY a woman with a pair of black eyes ...20C sl. • JELLY excellent or worthy ...1790 Scot. • JOHN D a very rich person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
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