• ABBREVY to abbreviate, to abridge ...1483 obs. rare
• ABOUT RIGHT intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl. • ACE to outwit ...1950s sl. • ADDITION make-up, cosmetics ...E18 sl. • ALE-WISP a drunkard ...19C Brit. sl. • AMATEUR a sexually promiscuous young woman who is not a prostitute ...1851-61 Amer. sl. • ANGEL a passive homosexual ...Brit. gay sl. • ARMPIT OF THE UNIVERSE the worst place ...1968 US sl. • AT LIBERTY unemployed ...20C Amer. sl. • BACK AND FILL to vacillate or waver; to take too long about coming to a decision ...1854 Amer. dial. • BAG YOUR HEAD! shut up! go away! ...1863 Amer. sl. • BANG-UP first-rate, splendid, excellent ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • BAWLY-IKE a complaining person; a nuisance ...1935 Amer. dial. • BEDUNDER to stupefy; to confound ...Bk1911 Scot. • BELLY-RUB to dance closely with someone ...1938 Amer. dial. • BIDDY a woman, often used disparagingly, esp. of an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman ...L18 • BIRDIE a soft roll of dust that collects on the floor under beds or other furniture ...1950 Amer. dial. • BLADDERSCAT a deceiving person; one you cannot trust ...1969 Amer. dial. • BOIL ONE'S CABBAGE TWICE to repeat oneself ...L19 US sl. • BRIGHT LIGHT a bright or smart person ...E20 sl. • CAB MAT a prostitute ...L19 sl. • CACKLEBIRD a hen ...1960s US sl. • CAGE a depressing room or apartment ...1970s US gay sl. • CAMEL a great, hulking fellow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. • CHEW THE GREASE to grumble; to resuscitate an old grievance ...c1880 military sl. • CHUM a friend ...1684
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