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​CON ARTIST - see CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER

CONCEAL - adjectives
• PALLIATIVE † serving to cloak or conceal, hiding, covering ...1611
conceal - nouns
• EYEWASH something that conceals the reality of a situation ...1884 sl.
• SUBTERFUGE † that which conceals; a 'cloak' ...1635
conceal - person
• HEALER one who hides or conceals anything; a receiver of stolen goods; a thief's confederate ...1825 Eng. dial.
conceal - verbs
• ABSCONCE †* to hide, to conceal ...1572
• ABSCOND † to hide away; to conceal anything ...1612 obs. or arch.
• BEHELE † to conceal, to cover, to envelop ...c1000
• BEHIDE † to hide away, to conceal ...c1000
• BESCREEN to conceal, to hide from view ...1597
• CHUCK to put away; to conceal ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CLAP THE THUMB ON to keep secret, to conceal; to remain silent ...1897 Sc. 
• DARKLE to lie in the dark; to conceal oneself ...1864
• DEACON to arrange so as to present a specious and attractive appearance; to present the best and largest specimens (of fruit or vegetables) to view and conceal the defective ones ...1855 US sl.
• DERN † to hide, to conceal, to keep secret ...c893 
• FEAL to hide, to conceal ...c1325 N. Eng. dial.
• GROUND SQUIRREL to hide away, to conceal ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAP to hide, to conceal, to cover away; to hide oneself ...1847 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to hide, to conceal; to keep secret ...1768 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HOLE UP to conceal ...1875 sl.
• IKE to conceal surreptitiously ...1895 Aust. prison sl. 
• IMBOSK † to hide or conceal oneself ...1562
• LAIN † to conceal, to hide; to be silent about, to disguise a fact ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• LANE † to conceal, to keep secret, to connive at ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MASCHERATE †* to disguise the appearance of something, to mask, to conceal ...1654 
​• MITHE † to conceal, dissemble (as feelings, etc.) ...c888
• OBSCURE † to conceal, to hide ...1721 Sc.
• OPPRESS † to suppress, to keep out of sight, to conceal ...1538
• PALLIATE † to hide, to conceal, to disguise ...1598
• PUT ONE'S THUMB ON IT to keep secret, to conceal; to remain silent ...1905 Sc.
• SCOUK to skulk, to move in a stealthy, secretive way; to dodge or sneak about, to lurk; to conceal oneself, to hide; to seek shelter in hiding ...1782 Sc.
• SHADE to hide, to conceal ...1980s US Black sl.
• SILE to cover, to hide, to conceal ...c1480 obs., chiefly Sc.
• SKIM to conceal or divert some of one's earnings or takings, esp. from gambling, to avoid paying tax on them ...1966 US sl.
• SNOOKER to conceal something or someone ...1950 Aust. sl.
• STASH to conceal ...1797 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• TAPIS to hide, to conceal ...a1660 arch.
• UNDERFOLD to wrap up, to hide, to conceal ...1612 
• VAULT to conceal in a safe place; used chiefly in reference to money or valuables ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WALK TO JERICHO to go into hiding; to conceal oneself ...B1900
 
CONCEALED, CONCEALMENT - adjectives
• ABSTRUSE † concealed, hidden, secret ...1602
• ABSTRUSED †* concealed, hidden, remote ...1607
• ABSTRUSIVE †* of abstruse quality; abstruse, recondite ...1655-60
• CLANCULAR † clandestine; secret; private; concealed; underhand ...1621
• CLOSET secret; concealed ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DELITESCENT lying hid, concealed, or obscured ...1684
• HIDELING given to hiding or concealment ...M19 chiefly Eng. dial.
• HIDLOCK - to be in concealment ...Bk1842 Eng. dial.
• IN SMOKE in hiding, concealed ...1908 sl., chiefly Aust.
• IN THE SAFE concealed in the anus ...1996 UK sl. 
• LARVATED † provided with a mask ; masked, concealed ...1623
• LARVED † masked, concealed ...1654
• LATITANT that lies concealed or hid; lurking ...1650
• LURKY * inclined to be concealed ...1892
• OBSCURE † secret, concealed ...1792 Sc.
• OCCULT † hidden from sight; concealed; not exposed to view ...1567 now rare or obs.
• OCCULTED † hidden, concealed ...1597
• OPERTANEOUS †* of secret, hidden, or covert nature; done in private, hidden from view, concealed ...1656
• PALLIATE † cloaked, covered, concealed; mitigated ...a1548
• PALLIATED † covered over, concealed; mitigated, extenuated ...1612
• TAPISED † hidden, concealed ...1621
• TAPIST † hidden, concealed ...1621
• UNDERGROUND hidden, concealed, secret ...1677 
concealed, concealment - adverbs
concealment adv. • UNDERGROUND in secrecy or concealment; in a hidden or obscure manner ...1632 
concealed, concealment - nouns
• ABDITORY a hidden or withdrawn place; a concealed repository ...1658
• ABSCONDMENT †* state of concealment; hiding ...1658
• ABSCONSION †* hiding; concealment ...1648
• BACKGRUND a place of concealment ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DERN † secrecy, concealment, privacy ...a1250
• DINGE IN THE STOVEWOOD (derogatory) a concealed motive or reason ...1942 Amer. sl.
• ETHIOPIAN IN THE FUEL SUPPLY a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HIDEAWAY a place of concealment or retreat ...M20
• IVY-BUSH a place of concealment or retirement; a secret place, a hiding place ...1699
• JERICHO a place of retirement or concealment, or a place far distant and out of the way; a secluded place; later, a prison ...1635
• LAIN † concealment ...a1300
• LATITANCY the state of lying concealed or hid ...1701
• LATITATION the fact of lying concealed; hiding, lurking ...1623
• MONKEY IN THE WOODPILE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE BARREL (derogatory) a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE FENCE (derogatory) an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1847 Amer. dial.
• NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE (derogatory) an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1846 Amer. dial.
• OBVELATION * a veiling over; a hiding or concealing ...1664
• OCCULTATION † hiding, concealment ...1432-50
• PALLIATION † the cloaking or concealing of an act, etc.; that which serves to conceal or hide; a cloak, a covering ...1577
• POLECAT UNDER  THE TABLE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious ...1932 Amer. dial.
• TAPINAGE † hiding, concealment, secrecy ...a1300
concealed, concealment - verbs
• DARKEN † to lie dark; to lie concealed; to lurk privily after ...c1420
• SMOKE ONE OUT to find and bring from concealment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
concealed, concealment - phrases
• THERE'S DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS said when something is going on behind your back, suspicious or concealed activity ...1965 Amer. dial. 

CONCEDE - verbs
• BETEEM † to vouchsafe, to accord, to grant, to concede ...1590
• CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• I-YETT † to grant, to concede ...c1275
• THROW IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• TITHE † to grant, to concede, to bestow ...c893
• TOSS IN THE TOWEL to admit or concede defeat ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
 
CONCEIT - nouns
• BIG-HEAD arrogance, conceit ...1853 US
• BIGOTTY pride, conceit, haughtiness ...1884 Eng. dial.
• EDGE conceit, self-importance, swagger ...1869 Eng. dial.
• EIGHTEEN PENCE conceit, show of importance ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALDERAL an idle fancy; conceit, nonsense; a trifling excuse; a falsehood ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FALLAL nonsense, frivolous talk or behaviour; conceit, humbug ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FANGLE a conceit, a whim ...1854 Eng. dial.
• FANGLER a whim, conceit ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FLINK  a pert or insolent kind of deportment; a conceited, jaunty air; a frolic, a flirtation; a good time, a 'fling' ...1882 Sc. & Eng. & Amer dial.
​• FRILL swagger, conceit, affectation ...Bk1892 colloq.
• MASS pride, haughtiness, self-conceit ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OPINION † favourable estimate of oneself or one's own abilities; either in bad sense - self-conceit, arrogance, dogmatism, or in good sense - self-confidence ...1588
• PAUGHTINESS arrogance, conceit, pomposity ...1913 Sc.
• SIDE pretentiousness; swagger; conceit ...1878 sl.
• SKITE boasting, boastfulness; ostentation, show; conceit ...1860 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SUFFISANCE † excess of self-confidence, conceit ...1781
• SWELLED HEAD conceit ...1891 sl.
• SWOLLEN HEAD conceit ...1899 sl.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
• VENTOSITY an instance of vanity; an idle conceit ...1605
conceit - phrases
• CUT A PERSON DOWN TO SIZE to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
• TAKE ONE DOWN A BUTTON-HOLE to humiliate or take the conceit out of him ...1593 colloq.
 
CONCEITED - adjectives
• ABOVE ONESELF arrogant, conceited, self-important, presumptuous; overly ambitious ...1823
• AIRIFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• AIRY inclined to put on airs, conceited, stuck up ...1869 Amer. dial.
• AIRYFIED given to putting on airs; conceited ...1933 Amer. dial.
• ARSEY, ARSY having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; arrogant, pretentious, conceited ...1993 UK sl.
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BIG proud, haughty, consequential, conceited ...1828 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIG-CHESTED conceited ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BIG DOINGS haughty, conceited, high-and-mighty ...1928 Amer. dial.
• BIGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIG-FEELING haughty, proud, conceited, putting on airs ...1887 Amer. dial.
• BIGGEDY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BIGGETY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1933 Amer. dial.
• BIGGITY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BIGGOTY conceited, vain, self-important; impudent, boastful ...1943 Amer. dial.
• BIG-HEADED conceited ...1942 sl.
• BIGIFIED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, egotistic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, haughty ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGOTTY haughty, conceited ...19C Amer.
• BIGSIE rather large; proud, conceited; generally used contemptuously ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BOBBISH conceited, foppish ...Bk1880 Eng. dial.
• BUMPTIOUS offensively self-conceited; self-assertive ...1803 colloq.
• CAT-WITTED small-minded, obstinate, and spiteful; silly and conceited; harebrained, whimsical ...1673
• CHESTY arrogant; conceited ...1899 US sl.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• COCK-A-LOFT affectedly lofty, stuck up, conceited ...1862 colloq.
• COCK-HEADED - vain, conceited, whimsical ...Bk1888 Sc. 
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• COCKY conceited ...1768 sl.
• CONSEQUENTIOUS conceited, proud; affectedly great; pompous ...1803 ? Amer.
• DENTY-CUM-PRETTY handsome and conceited ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DICTY stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity ...1923 Amer. dial.
• DITSY, DITZY conceited ...1979 US sl.
• DORTY spoiled, pettish, sullen, sulky, easily offended, ill-humoured; saucy, haughty, conceited, proud, stubborn; contemptuous ...a1605 Sc.
• FINE-HAIRED impressed with one's own importance; arrogant, conceited ...1901 Amer. dial.
• FLASH conceited, foolhardy, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• FULL OF YOURSELF conceited, self-involved ...1866 UK
• GAINTERING having the appearance of assuming conceited airs ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GUMPTIOUS proud, conceited ...1877 Amer. dial.
• HEAVED UP exalted, puffed up with conceit ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• HIGH IN THE INSTEP haughty, proud, arrogant, conceited ...1562 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HIGH-KICKED - aspiring, conceited ...Bk1891 Eng. dial.
• HINCTY,  HINKTY conceited ...1924 US sl.
• HINKY snobbish; haughty; conceited; aloof; fastidious ...1967 Amer. sl., orig. Black usage
• HOITY-TOITY haughty, conceited, snobbish, pretentious ...1713 sl.
• IKEY conceited, proud ...1887 sl.
• IKY conceited ...1887 sl.
• JUMPED-UP self-important, conceited ...1835 Brit. sl.
• LAIRY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• LARY knowing, conceited, cheeky ...M19 sl.
• MAGNIFICENT high and mighty; self-important, arrogant, conceited ...19C Brit. sl.
• MASSY self-important, conceited; boastful, bragging ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MAWKY whimsical, capricious, changeable; peevish, discontented; proud, conceited ...1854 Eng. dial.
• NACKETY conceited ...1808 Sc.
• NAUNTLY conceited, jaunty ...1827 Eng. dial.
• OPINIATIVE * conceited ...1574
• OPINIONATE † conceited ...1603
• OPINIONATIVE †* holding too high an opinion of; proud or conceited of ...1621
• OVER-PERTED † made too pert, saucy, or self-conceited ...1614
• PAPPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous, puffed up with pride; presumptuous ...1881 Sc.
• PAUGHTY proud, conceited, haughty ...1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAUKY, PAWKY proud, conceited, impudent, bold, precocious, forward, inquisitive; esp. used of children ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
• PAWPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PENSIFUL proud, conceited; giving oneself airs ...1788 Sc.
• PENSY † giving oneself airs; proud and conceited; above one's station; affected in manner ...1715 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PERNICATED swaggering, conceited ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• POPULAR conceited ...M19 sl.
• POUND-NOTEISH conceited ...1936 sl.
• POVIE spruce and self-conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• PRATCHANT † conceited, forward, swaggering ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY finicky in dress, language, and behaviour; affectedly dainty; over-precise; conceited ...1820 chiefly Sc.
• PUFFY conceited 
• SADDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1960s US Black sl.
• SADIDDY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SADITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1972 Amer. dial.
• SAUCY proud, vain, conceited ...1712 Sc.
• SEDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SELF-CONCEITY conceited, impertinent ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDDITY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1992 Amer. dial.
• SID(E)Y conceited ...1898 Brit. sl.
• SIDITTY exhibiting an unwarranted air of superiority; disdainful, haughty, conceited, stuck-up, pretentious, affected ...1969 Amer. dial.
• SIDITY arrogant, haughty, snobbish, conceited ...1968 US Black sl.
• SMART-ARSED conceited about one's intelligence ...1960 US sl.
• SNIFTY disdainful, haughty, conceited, fault-finding; petty, mean ...1871 Amer. sl.
• SNIPPISH conceited, vain, pert ...Bk1903 sl. 
• SNIPTIOUS conceited, vain, pert ...Bk1903 sl. 
• SNOTTY snobbish, conceited ...1870 sl.
• SNOTTY-NOSED snobbish; conceited ...colloq.
• STIFF WITH FRILL very conceited, swaggering ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• STUCK-UP conceited; assuming airs, dignity, or importance ...1829 colloq.
• SWANKY of a person: conceited, arrogant, vulgar ...1900s sl.
• SWOLLEN-HEADED conceited ...1928 sl.
• TAUNT pert, saucy; high and mighty ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THROSSAN conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROSSEN-UP conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TOFFEE-NOSED snobbish, pretentious, conceited ...1925 sl., chiefly Brit.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BOOTS conceited ...1879 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES conceited ...1835 sl.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• TOPPING exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1790 Amer. dial.
• TOPPY adj. exhibiting a superior air; assertive, conceited, arrogant ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UP-BIG having a high opinion of oneself ...Bk1905 Sc. 
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
• UPPER CRUST conceited, snobbish, upper-class ...M19 sl.
• UPSET conceited, stuck up ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPSTAGE conceited, snobbish, haughty and standoffish ...1900s US theatrical sl.
• UPSTAGEISH conceited, snobbish ...1900s US theatrical sl. 
• VAINSOME conceited, proud, vain ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAUDIE proud, vain, conceited, ostentatious ...1733 Sc.
• VOGGY vain, proud, conceited ...B1900 Sc.
• VOGIE vain, proud, conceited, elated, very pleased with oneself ...1712 Sc.
conceited - person
• ABERCROMBIE a conceited person ...Bk1942 US sl.
• BACCALARE a self-conceited fellow; a coxcomb ...Bk1795
• BAHAUDUR a conceited or self-important fellow ...1828 Anglo-Indian
• BALLOON HEAD an arrogant, conceited, or stupid person; a fool, a simpleton, a silly, empty-headed person ...1931 colloq., chiefly US
• BANTY a small, strutting, conceited person; a small, aggressive person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANTY-COCK a small, conceited person ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BARBER'S CLERK a conceited, overdressed fellow who apes the manners of a gentleman ...1821 sl.
• BIG HEAD a conceited or arrogant person; also, a term of address ...1846 colloq.
• BIG IKE a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• BIGITE a conceited person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BIG WIG a pompous, conceited individual ...Bk1890 sl.
• BILLY-NODDLE a fellow whose self-conceit leads him to suppose himself specially attractive to the other sex ...Bk1890 Amer sl.
• BILLY-NOODLE a man who firmly believes, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, that no woman can resist his a ladykiller; a conceited ass ...1882 Aust. &  US sl.
• BIRKIE a young and conceited person ...1795 Sc.
• BIRKY a conceited fellow ...1795 Sc.
• BIT OF STUFF an overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities; a conceited, dressy young man ...1828 UK sl.
• BOAST TOASTIE a conceited girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
• BUBBLY-JOCK a pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow; a stupid boaster ...19C sl.
• CANAT an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• CLEVER-BREECHES a wiseacre; a conceited person; applied ironically ...1892 Eng. dial.
• DICTY a stuck-up, snobbish person; one who is conceited or uppity ...1928 Amer. dial.
• FANCY DAN - an elegant, conceited man ...1943 US sl.
• FANCY PANTS - a showily dressed, conceited person, esp. a man - a dandy - a snob ...1934 sl., orig. US
• FUZZYTAIL a conceited person ,,,1933 US prison sl.
• GAF-ISAAC a conceited, self-opinionated man ...1897 Eng. dial.
• GAG a conceited, foppish young fellow, who tries to figure as a swell ...Bk1910 Ireland
• GAINTERER † one who puts on conceited airs ...1825 Sc.
• GENTLEMAN a stuck-up, pretentious, or conceited person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIMCRACK † an affected, showy, or worthless person; a conceited fellow; a fop; in later use a term of contempt applied to women ...1618
• GLAMOUR BOY a glamorous fellow, esp. if conceited, shallow, or the like; usually used derisively ...1939 US
• GLORY BOY a conceited man who recklessly seeks glory ...1951 US military sl.
• HAM a pretentious, affected person; esp. one who assumes or attempts to convey an impression of gentility not actually his; a conceited person ...1950 Amer. sl.
• HAVERIL  a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a conceited, foolish fellow; a thoughtless gossip  ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HIGH HAT an affected, supercilious, or condescending person; an aristocrat; a wealthy or conceited person; a snob; a member of the social elite ...1923 US colloq., orig. theatre sl.
• HIGH POSTAGE a conceited female ...Bk2006 Amer. college & university sl.
• HIGH-HATTER a self-important, stuck-up, or citified person; a snob; a conceited or arrogant person; a member of the social elite ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HIGH-HEAD a conceited or pretentious person ...a1874 Amer. dial.
• HUFF-SNUFF - † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense - a braggart - a hector - a blustering person ...1583
• IKE - a self-important, conceited or pretentious person ...1902 Amer. dial.
• JACK-A-DANDY - a conceited fop - a petty dandy - a coxcomb - a pert, smart, little impertinent fellow - a conceited, empty-headed little fellow - a contemptuous name for a beau, fop, or dandy - an insignificant person ...1632
• JACKANAPES - one who is like an ape in tricks, airs, or behaviour - a ridiculous upstart - an impudent person - a pert, impertinent fellow who assumes ridiculous airs - a conceited coxcomb ...1534
• JACK-AT-WARTS - a conceited little fellow - a little coxcomb ...Bk1852
• JACK STROP - a conceited man who fancies himself a dashing buccaneer, but is better at boasting than acting - a bumptious or opinionated man ...1945 nautical sl.
• KINAT, KINNAT, KINNATT - an impertinent, conceited youngster ...20C Irish sl.
• MAYCOCK a conceited fellow - a coxcomb ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAB a person of note - an important person - a conceited person ...1796 Sc.
• NIMSHI a conceited fellow - a foolish fellow - a nincompoop - one who habitually acts in a foolish manner - a mischievous child  ...1848 Amer. dial.
• PAJOCK * a vain or conceited person; a popinjay, a fop; a term of contempt ...1604
• PAW a conceited, dressed-up person ...1899 Sc.  
• POD-KITE a puffed-up, conceited person, especially a pompous official ...1859 Eng. dial.
• POP-SQUIRT a pert, conceited man of small physique; an insignificant, pretentious fellow ...1905 Amer. dial.
• PRICK-ME-DAINTY one who is finicky and conceited in dress and carriage; one who affects airs of superiority; a dandy ...a1529 chiefly Sc.
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow - a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ROOSTER a conceited or lascivious person ...L18 sl., now chiefly US
• SADDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1963 US Black sl.
• SADIT a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1982 US Black sl.
• SEDDITY a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SELF-BRAG a braggart; a conceited person ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• SELF-BRAGGER - a braggart - a conceited person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SIDITTY - a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY - a stuck-up, conceited, snobbish person ...1960s US Black sl.
• SKIPJACK a pert, shallow-brained fellow; a young, impudent person; a conceited fop or dandy ...1554 arch.
• SKITE a braggart; a boastful person; a conceited person ...1906 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SNIPPER-SNAPPER † a small, insignificant, conceited fellow; an impertinent youth; an effeminate young fellow ...c1590 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNOIT † a young, conceited person, who speaks little; an upstart; a swaggerer; one who goes where he has no right to go; an intruder ...1824 Sc.
• SNOOT a conceited, snobbish person; an arrogant person who sticks their nose in the air ...1938 sl.
• THING AND A HALF, A - a conceited person, as indicative of the value he sets upon himself ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VANDIE - a vain, self-conceited fellow; a braggadocio ...Bk1825 Sc.
• VAUNTIE - a vain, vaunting, self-conceited fellow - a braggadocio ...1825 Sc.
• YOUNG SQUIRT - a conceited or brainless person ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
conceited - verbs
• BE UP ONE'S OWN ASS to be self-involved, pretentious, or conceited ...2014
• DISAPPEAR UP ONE'S OWN ARSE to become self-involved pretentious, or conceited, typically to a degree which is abnormal or harmful ...1966 UK sl.
• FANCY ONESELF to have a good opinion of oneself; to be conceited ...L19 sl.
• GAINTER † to use conceited airs and gestures ...1825 Sc.
• HAVE TICKETS ON ONESELF to be conceited ...1918 Aust. sl.
• LIVE UP ONE'S OWN ASS to be self-involved, pretentious, or conceited ...1997
• NANTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• NAUNTLE to hold oneself erect; to go about in a mincing, conceited, affected fashion ...1841 Eng. dial.
• PUT BEYOND ONESELF to render conceited ...1848 Ireland
• THINK ONE'S SHIT DOESN'T STINK to be very conceited; to be stuck up and self-impressed ...c1947 Amer. sl.
conceited - phrases
• SELLING TICKETS ON HIMSELF said of a conceited person ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.

CONCEITEDLY - adverbs
• CHESTILY arrogantly, in a conceited way ...L19 sl.
• CHESTY arrogantly, in a conceited way ...L19 sl.
• PAUGHTILY superciliously, in a conceited or impertinent manner ...1838 Sc.
 
CONCEIVE (think) - verbs
• BETHINK to think of, to imagine, to conceive ...c1175
• FANTASTICATE † to conceive or represent in the fancy; to fancy ...1600
• IDEATE to form the idea of; to construct an idea; to imagine, to conceive ...1610
• ONFANG † to take with the mind; to conceive or understand in a particular way ...c1200
• UNDERFONG † to comprehend; to conceive ...a1300 

CONCEIVE (beget) - verbs
• BAIRN to beget, to conceive ...1884 Eng. dial.
• BUCK to conceive a child ...1931 Amer. dial.
• ONFANG † to conceive offspring ...a1000
 
CONCENTRATE, CONCENTRATION - nouns
• BRAIN FADE loss of concentration or alertness caused by fatigue, esp. after a long period of driving ...1968 orig, motor racing usage
• BRAIN FOG an impediment to thinking clearly; inability to concentrate, remember, etc. ...1853
• BRAIN FREEZE sudden mental paralysis; a lapse of memory or concentration; a mental block ...1988
• BRAIN LOCK sudden mental paralysis; a lapse of memory or concentration; a mental block ...1934
concentrate, concentration - verbs
• CONCENTRICATE † to concentrate ...1647 
• SIMMER DOWN ON to concentrate upon, to specialize in; to devote one's entire attention to ...1933 Amer. dial.
• WAKE YOUR IDEAS UP to concentrate; to use your wits ...1961 UK sl.
• WALK INTO to approach aggressively; to concentrate on ...M19 sl.
• ZONE to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
• ZONE OUT to lose consciousness or concentration ...1970s sl.
 
CONCEPTION - nouns
• LAP-CLAP conception; a pregnancy ...E18 Brit. sl.
 
CONCERN - nouns
• BUTT-IN concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts ...1902 Amer. sl.
• CAREFULNESS solicitude, anxiety, concern ...a1000 arch.
• DEAD CAT ON THE LINE something causing suspicion, mistrust, or concern; something immoral ...1965 Amer. dial.
• FASH ONE'S BEARD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S HEAD to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FASH ONE'S NODDLE to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1842 Sc.
• FASH ONE'S THUMB to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself ...1725 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PART † interest, concern, share ...1822 Sc.
• RICK-MA-TICK a concern; a business; a thing ...1864 Sc.
concern - verbs
• ANCE to have regard to, to concern ...B1900 Sc.
• BEHOLD † to pertain, relate or belong to; to concern ...c1175
• SARN to concern ...1876 Eng. dial.
concern - phrases
• NO BREAD AND BUTTER OF MINE no concern or business of mine ...1719
 
CONCERNED - adjectives
• BAISED concerned, afraid ...1825 Sc.
• CAREFUL † full of care, trouble, anxiety, or concern; anxious, troubled, solicitous, concerned ...a1000.
• FEARFUL † anxious, concerned ...1535
• FRIAR TUCKED bothered, concerned ...1990s euphemism for 'fucked'
• HELL FOR concerned with, insistent on ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HELL ON concerned with, insistent on ...1850 Amer. dial.
• JERRAN concerned ...1888 Aust. sl.
• THOCHTED anxious, concerned ...1871 Sc.
• VERSANT concerned, anxious, or busy about, occupied or engaged in or with, something ...1645
concerned - verbs
• CARE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
• GET ONE'S ASS IN AN UPROAR to become severely agitated or concerned; used derisively ...1952 Amer. sl.
• GIVE A FRIG to care, to be concerned; usually in a negative context ...1955 UK sl.
 
CONCERNING - preposition
• ANENT concerning ...1908 Amer. dial.
• UMBE † about, concerning, of ...c900
 
CONCERT - person
• GIGSTER one who attends a rock concert or similar event ...1999 teen sl.
• IMPRESARIO one who organizes public entertainments; the manager of an operatic or concert company ...1746 

CONCILIATORY - adjectives
• PACIFIC making peace; leading to peace or reconciliation; conciliatory, appeasing ...a1548
conciliatory - verbs
• GIVE THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SHOOT THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
• SPREAD THE SALVE to talk in a conciliatory, soothing manner ...M19 US sl.
 
CONCISE - adjectives
• BREVILOQUENT given to concise speaking; laconic ...1865
• COMPENDIARIOUS † brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious ...1730
• CUTTED † contracted in expression; abbreviated, concise ...1565-73
• LACONIC using few words, concise, terse ...1589
• UNCIRCUMLOCUTORY concise ...1808
concise - person
• LACONIC † one who is laconic or who uses concise expressions ...1628

CONCISELY - adverbs
• CUTTEDLY † concisely, abruptly, curtly ...1530

CONCLUDE, CONCLUSION - adjectives
• OPLOPIN uplifted, excitable; jumping at hasty conclusions; easily angered ...1897 Sc.
conclude, conclusion - nouns
• DEDUCEMENT † a deduction, inference, conclusion ...1605
• FINISHMENT an end, conclusion ...1872 Amer. dial.
• GATHERING † a conclusion or inference ...1552
• HEEL the concluding part of anything, as a period of time, a book, etc. ...L16
• ILLATION the act of inferring or drawing a conclusion from premises; hence, that which is inferred; and inference, deduction or conclusion ...1533
• LAST END, THE the conclusion, finish ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OFFCOME † a conclusion, finish of an argument ...1653
• PARCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• PERCLOSE † close, conclusion, esp. of a sentence, discourse, or writing ...a1300
• QUANKER something that brings things to a conclusion, a settler ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SUM † the upshot, issue, conclusion ...c1385
• TOP-UP * a finish or conclusion ...1883
• UNCONCLUDINGNESS † lack of conclusion ...1647
• UPPING the conclusion; the upshot; the crisis ...1899 Eng. dial.
• UPSTROKE the end, conclusion ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UPTAKE the upshot, conclusion, result ...1828 Eng. dial. 
• WANING † decline of life; concluding part of a day, or period of time ...1561
• WRAP-UP a completion; a final treatment, a summary; the end, the conclusion ...1950s Amer. sl
conclude, conclusion - verbs
• BLUE-PENCIL to bring to a conclusion ...1900s sl.
• BUTTON UP to complete or conclude something, esp. a business transaction, satisfactorily or successfully; to finish, to finalize ...1906 colloq.
• CONNECT THE DOTS to draw a conclusion from disparate facts ...Amer. sl.
• DRIVE THE NAIL TO THE HEAD to push a matter to a conclusion ...1560
• FAGGOT to suppose, to conclude ...1893 Eng. dial.
• FIZZLE to fail, to make a fiasco, to come a lame conclusion ...1847 US colloq.
• GO THE GUNTZ to go the whole way ...20C sl.
• PARCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PERCLOSE † to bring to a close, to close, to conclude ...1610
• PIN THE BASKET † to conclude or settle a matter ...a1659
• SACK IT UP to terminate, to bring to a conclusion ...1970s US Black sl.
• SETTLE DOWN to decide, to conclude ...1851 Amer. dial.
• TAKE UP † to infer, to deduce, to conclude ...1662
• TAP OUT to reach a conclusion ...2000s sl. 
• TERMINE † to put and end to, to cause to cease; to bring to a conclusion, to complete; to terminate ...c1390
• TOP UP to end up, to conclude ...M19 sl.
conclude, conclusion - phrases 
• QUICK THINKING, BATMAN used for a humorous, if sarcastic, response to another's observation or conclusion ...1968 US sl.

CONCLUDED - nouns
• CLOSED BOOK a matter that has been concluded ...Bk1999 
concluded - verbs
• CALL IT GEORGE to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
• CALL IT WALLY to agree that a matter it concluded; to bring something to an end, such as a day's work ...20C W. Indies sl.
 
CONCLUSIVE - adjectives
• CONCLUDENT † that 'concludes' a question or an opponent; conclusive, decisive, convincing; final, certain ...1571
• DECISIONAL * of the nature of a decision; decisive, conclusive ...1883
• DECRETORIAN † decisive, conclusive ...1679
• EFFECTUAL † to the point, pertinent, conclusive ...1593
conclusive - nouns
• BONER a conclusive stroke; the 'last straw' ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GAGGER a 'settler'; a conclusive argument or reply ...1839 Eng. dial.
 
CONCOCT - verbs
• COOK UP to concoct, to contrive, often dishonestly ...colloq.
• DECOCT †* to prepare, to devise, to concoct ...1602
• FABULATE to invent, concoct, fabricate ...1856
• FABULIZE † to concoct, to invent ...1633
• FAKE to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
• FAKE UP to concoct or devise, esp. for a deceptive purpose ...1889 sl.
 
CONCOCTION - nouns
• EXODUS OIL a conjure or magic concoction, used to drive people away ...1947 Amer. dial.
• SAUCE-MEDLEY † an incongruous mixture; a concoction ...1579
 
CONCORD - adjectives
• SAUGHTENING † bringing about concord or peace ...a1300
concord - nouns 
• ONEHEAD † oneness or unity of spirit, mind, or feeling; agreement, accord, concord ...1340
• ONEMENT † union of mind or feeling; agreement, accord, concord; reconciliation ...a1450
 
CONCUBINE - adjectives
• POLLED-UP living with a mistress or concubine ...L19 Brit. sl.
concubine - person
• BEDFELLOW † a husband or wife; a spouse ;a concubine ...1490
• BED-SISTER † the mistress of a married man in relation to his lawful wife; a concubine ...1297
• BEE-BEE a Hindu concubine ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• BELLY-PIECE † a concubine; a mistress; a prostitute; a whore ...1632
• HAFFAND a concubine; a paramour ...1914 Sc.
• HAFFIN a concubine; a leman ...1825 Sc.
• HETAERA, HETAIRA a female companion or paramour, a mistress, a concubine; a courtesan, a harlot ...1820
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character; a wanton; an unchaste woman; a mistress; a concubine ...c1470 Sc.
• LEFT-HANDED WIFE - a concubine - the equivalent of a common-law wife ...M17
• LIE-BY - † a concubine - a mistress ...a1656 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LOTEBY - † a companion of love - a lover - a paramour - a bedfellow - a concubine ...1303
• NIECE - a priest's illegitimate daughter, or concubine ...1848 sl.
• ODALISQUE - a female slave or concubine in an Eastern harem, esp. in the seraglio of the Sultan of Turkey ...1681
• QUEAN - † a mistress - a paramour - a concubine ...1931 Sc.
• SKIBBY - an Oriental concubine or mistress - an Oriental prostitute - thus, when addressing a Japanese speaker, any prostitute ...1910s US sl.
• SULTANA - a mistress - a concubine ...1702
• SULTANA QUEEN - the favourite concubine of a sultan - hence, a favourite mistress ...1668
• TALLY- WIFE - a married man's mistress or concubine ...Bk1887 Eng. dial.
• TALLY-WOMAN - a married man's mistress - a concubine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WIFE a mistress or concubine ...19C sl.
• WIFE IN WATER COLOURS a mistress or concubine ...1785 sl. 
• WOMAN a prostitute or concubine ...17C 
concubine - person, other
• CUNT-PENSIONER a kept man; a pimp; a man living on a woman's harlotry or concubinage ...19C colloq.
 
CONCUR - verbs
• ACQUIESCATE †* to acquiesce; to agree tacitly to; to concur in; to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others ...a1586
• ACQUIESCE to agree, esp. tacitly; to concur in; to raise no objections to ...E17
• CONDOG † to agree, to concur ...1492
 
CONCURRING - adjectives
• IDENTIFIC †* doing the same; concurring in action ...1678
 
CONDEMN - verbs
• BIDEME †* to condemn ...a1200
• CAST † to condemn ...1567
• CRY DOWN to condemn, depreciate, or disparage loudly, vehemently, or publicly ...1616
• DAMN to condemn a person or thing as without value; to judge someone or something as worthless ...20C colloq.
• DAMP † to condemn ...1728 Sc.
• DECRY 1. to denounce, to condemn, to suppress, or to depreciate by proclamation; to reduce the value of money ...1617
2. to cry out against; to disparage or condemn openly; to attack the credit or reputation of; to depreciate ...1641
• DEEM 1. † to sentence, to doom, to condemn to some penalty ...a1000
2. † to pass judgement upon; to condemn, to censure ...a1300
• IMPROVE † to disapprove as bad; to disallow; to reprove, to rebuke; to blame, to censure, to condemn ...1526 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• IMPUTE †* to convict, to condemn, to sentence ...c1540 
• POINT THE BONE AT to predict or will the failure of an enterprise; to bring defeat or failure on a person; later, to accuse, to blame, to condemn a person ...1923 Aust. colloq.

CONDEMNED - adjectives
• CAST † condemned; beaten in a lawsuit ...1577
• OFF TAP acting in an unacceptable manner; hence, condemned to death ...1990s Aust. sl.
• TAINT †* convicted, condemned ...c1330
condemned - phrases
• DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T condemned, whatever decision one makes ...1970s Amer. sl.
 
CONDEMNING - nouns
• DAMNATION † the act of condemning, or fact of being condemned, as by judicial sentence, etc.; condemnation ...a1300
 
CONDENSED - nouns
• ABRIDGE †* a condensed form; an epitome; a compendium ...1634
 
CONDESCEND - verbs
• BENEATH to condescend, to lower oneself ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TALK DOWN TO to speak condescendingly to ...Bk2002 Aust. sl. 

CONDESCENDING - adjectives
• HAMERT condescending in manner; not haughty ...1894 Sc.
• HOSTILISH arrogant, haughty, condescending ...1960 Trinidad and Tobago
condescending - person
• HIGH HAT - an affected, supercilious, or condescending person; an aristocrat; a wealthy or conceited person; a snob; a member of the social elite ...1923 US colloq., orig. theatre sl.
• LADY MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending woman ...1957 sl.
• LORD MUCK a pompous, self-opinionated condescending man ...1937 sl.
condescending - verbs
• GIVE SOMEONE THE SNOOT to treat someone in a condescending manner ...1989 US sl.
 
CONDIMENT - nouns
• AGREEMENTS condiments and the like - salt, pepper, sugar, cream, etc.; the accessories of the table ...c1900 Sc.
• SAUCER † a receptacle, usually of metal, for holding the condiments at a meal; a dish or deep plate in which salt or sauces were placed upon the table ...a1300
 
CONDITION - adjectives/adverbs
• ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1882 Amer. dial.
• ALL WOOL AND NO SHODDY of high quality; genuine; reliable; in the best condition ...1946 Amer. dial.
• CHERRY virginal; new; in good condition; as good as new, said of merchandise, esp. used or secondhand merchandise ...20C Amer. sl.
• CLEAN AS A HEN'S TOOTH in the very best condition ...1969 Amer. dial. 
• DICKEY, DICKY in bad condition; of a low or inferior quality; unsound, shaky ...1819
• FAIR-CONDITIONED in reasonably good condition ...1832
• FAIR-LIKE †* in good-condition; well-looking ...1662
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FINE AS SILK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FIT AS A FROG'S HAIR SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HARD AS NAILS in good condition ...1891 colloq.
• HITTING ON ALL FOUR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HITTING ON ALL SIX in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HODDY in good condition, physically or mentally; healthy; in good humour or spirits; pleasant, cheerful ...1664 Eng. dial.
• HUNKY in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ILL-LIKING † in bad condition ...1648
• IN COMMISSION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN DECENT NICK of a person or thing: in good condition ...20C sl. 
• IN FINE FIG in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FINE WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN FULL FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1855 Amer. dial.
• IN GOOD CASE in good condition ...1640-1 arch.
• IN GOOD FORM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD NICK in good condition ...1905 colloq.
• IN GOOD POINT in good condition ...1958 Amer. dial.
• IN GOOD RIG in good condition ...1939 Amer. dial. 
• IN GOOD SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GOOD TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN GREAT SHAPE in excellent condition, either physically or emotionally ...L19 sl. 
• IN HIGH FEATHER in good condition, in fine fettle, in high spirits ...1865 Amer. dial.
• IN HIGH GEAR in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KELTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN KILTER in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN MINT CONDITION in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN NICK of a person or thing: in good condition ...20C sl. 
• IN POOR REED in a poor state or condition ...1846 Eng. dial.
• IN RAZOR SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN SHAPE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN TIFT in good condition ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
• IN TRIM in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• IN WHACK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JAM UP in the very best condition ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MARCHANTABLE fit for sale, in good condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OFF SONG not working well, in bad condition ...L19 sl.
• OUT OF CASE † in poor condition ...1674
• QUART † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• QUERT † healthy; in good condition; whole and sound ...a1300
• RATTY run-down, ramshackle, unkempt, shabby; untidy and in poor condition ...1856 US sl.
• RAZOR SHARP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIGHT AS MY LEG † in good condition, in good order; correct, accurate, true ...1636
• RIGHT SIDE UP in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELLY inferior, of low grade, in poor condition ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SOUND AS A WHISTLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SUFFICIENT † of things: of adequate quality; of a good standard; in good condition ...1473
• TATTY tangled, matted, rough, unkempt, shaggy, ragged; untidy and in poor condition ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial. & colloq.
• THRIFTY thriving, flourishing, in good condition or health ...1811 Eng. dial.
• THRODDEN fat, well-grown, in good condition, well-fed ...1783 Eng. dial.
• THRODDY plump, well-grown, in good condition, sleek; dumpy ...1740 Eng. dial.
• TIFFY in good condition; well, healthy ...1867 Sc. 
• TOPPINGLY gallantly, splendidly; in excellent condition or health ...a1739 
• UP TO DICK in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SAMPLE in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SCRATCH. in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO SNUFF in order; in good condition ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• UP TO THE KNOCKER in good condition; in the height of fashion ...1844 sl.
• WISHY-WASHY in poor condition ...1993 Trinidad and Tobago
condition - nouns
• BELK condition of mind or body ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FARCOST † condition, welfare ...c1205
• FARE † condition, state, welfare; state of things, prosperity, success ...c1250
• KARM a poor state or condition of things ...1914 Sc.
• KELTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• KILTER good condition; good health or spirits ...1643
• PASS condition, state, circumstances ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SUIT †* condition, state ...1350
• TALER † state, condition ...1825 Sc.
• TANTUM state, condition ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIFT condition, order; condition of mind, mood, humour ...1717 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TILTER condition, plight; order ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. 

CONDITIONAL - adjectives
• QUALIFICATE † qualified, conditional, under certain limitations ...1723 Sc.

CONDITIONS - nouns
• IFS, ANDS OR BUTS conditions, contingencies, exceptions ...1982 US sl. 
 
CONDOLE - verbs
• MEAN to pity, to condole with ...1747 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
CONDOM - adjectives (also see BIRTH CONTROL)
• BAREBACK pert. to an act of copulation performed without a condom ...20C US sl.
• IN ONE'S ARMOUR using a condom ...E18 sl.
condom - nouns
• ACORN SHELL a condom ...1990s UK sl.
• AMERICAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• ANTI-PROLIFERATION DEVICE a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• ARMOUR a condom or similar contraceptive device ...1708 arch. sl.
• BABY STRAINER a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BAG a condom ...1922 sl.
• BAGGIE a condom ...1971 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON a condom ...20C US sl.
• BISHOP a large condom ...L18 sl.
• BLOB a condom ...1990s sl.
• BONE BLANKET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BONE BONNET a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• BURRITO PONCHO a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CIRCULAR PROTECTOR a condom ...19C Brit. advertising usage
• CLOSE COMBAT SOCK a condom ...Bk2006 US sl.
• COCKING STOCKING a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• CORN HUSK a condom, esp. one manufactured for anal intercourse ...1998 UK sl.
• DICK PARTITION a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DINK TANK a condom ...1998 UK sl.
• DIVING SUIT a condom ...M20 sl.
• DUREX a proprietary name for a contraceptive sheath; hence, any condom ...1932
• EEL-SKIN a condom ...E20 US sl.
• ENVELOPE a condom ...19C Brit. sl.
• FANTASTIC PLASTIC a contraceptive sheath, a condom ...1990s Aust. sl.
• FISH-SKIN a condom ...20C sl.
• FLUNKY a condom ...1990s sl.
• FRENCHIE a condom ...1953 sl.
• FRENCH LETTER a condom ...c1856 sl.
• FRENCH SAFE a condom ...E20 Can. sl.
• FRENCH-TICKLER a dildo or a condom equipped with ridges or larger protuberances designed to increase vaginal stimulation ...M20 US sl.
• FRENCHY a condom ...1953 sl.
• FROG a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROGGIE a condom ...1952 Aust. sl.
• FROG-SKIN a condom ...E20 Aust.
• FUCKING-RUBBER a condom ...M20 US usage
• GLOVE a condom ...1950s Aust. & US sl.
• GUMBOOT a condom ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• GUN AND BOMB a condom ...2003 UK rhyming sl.
• ITALIAN LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• JACKET a condom ...1960s US sl.
• JOHNNY a condom ...1965 sl.
• JOLLY BAG a condom ...1980s US sl.
• LATEX a latex condom ...20C US sl.
• LETTER a condom ...19C Brit.
• LIFE JACKET a condom ...1989 US sl.
• LOVE ENVELOPE a condom ....1970s US gay sl.
• LOVE GLOVE. a condom ...1987 US sl.
• LUBE a lubricated condom ...1970s US sl.
• LUBIE a lubricated condom ...1971 US sl.
• MAC a condom ...1970s sl.
• MACHINE a condom ...L18 sl.
• MANTO a condom ...2003 S. Afr. teen sl.
• MERRY WIDOW a condom ...1928 Amer. sl.
• METAL JACKET a condom ...1993 US sl.
• NECESSARIES a condom ...1990s euphemism
• ONE-PIECE OVERCOAT a condom ...M20 Brit. sl.
• PACK OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PACKET OF THREE a packet of three condoms ...1996 sl.
• PANTHER a condom ...2002 Jamaica sl.
• PARTY BALLOON a condom ...1990s US sl.
• PARTY HAT a condom ...1980s sl., orig. US college
• PORT SAID GARTER a condom ...World War II Brit. army usage
• RAINCOAT a condom ...1930s US sl.
• RUBBER a condom ...1947 sl.
• RUBBER JOHNNY a condom ...1980 sl.
• SACK OF SAUCE a used condom ...1997 US sl.
• SAFE a condom ...1897 sl.
• SAFETY a condom ...1930s US Black sl.
• SAFETY-SHEATH a condom ...20C
• SCUMBAG a condom ...1967 sl., chiefly US
• SHOWER CAP a condom ...1969 US sl.
• SIR PAUL a condom ...Brit. sl.
• SKIN a condom ...19C colloq., orig. US
• SPANISH LETTER a condom ...19C sl.
• TROJAN a condom ...1997 US sl.
• VD BONNET a condom ...1972 US sl.
• WISE MONKEY a condom ...1992 UK rhyming sl. for 'dunky'
condom - verbs
• FIGHT IN ARMOUR to use a condom ...c1780 sl.
 
CONDONING - nouns
• ABOLITION † a putting out of memory;  a final overlooking or condoning; an amnesty ...1606
 
CONDUCT - nouns
• ABEARING † the act of comporting or behaving oneself; behaviour, conduct ...1494
• AFFAIR † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375
• BELE † bad conduct ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FACTION † manner of acting or behaving; an action, proceeding, course of conduct ...1559
• FARE conduct, behaviour ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• I-BERE † bearing, comportment, conduct ...a900
• INLEAD an example of behaviour, a pattern for conduct ...1956 Sc. 
• MANAGE † bearing, demeanour, conduct ...1593
• ON-GANG conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ON-GANGINGS conduct, behaviour; proceedings ...1898 Sc.
• ONGOING an event, affair, proceeding, conduct, behaviour; generally in plural ...1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATE † standard of conduct or action; hence, manner, mode, style ...c1470
• THICK-SPINNING bad conduct ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
conduct - verbs
• FURE † to lead, to conduct ...c1540
• I-BERE † to conduct oneself ...c897
• ONGO to go on, to proceed, to conduct oneself ...1710 Sc.
• TURN to show one's character; to act, to conduct one's self ...1902 Amer. dial. 
 
CONDUCT - also see GUIDE, LEAD

CONDUCTOR - person
• FLOUNDER-SPEARER the conductor of an orchestra ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• MANUDUCTOR † the conductor of a band or choir ...1785
 
CONDUIT - nouns
• SINK * a conduit, drain, or pipe for carrying away dirty water or sewage; an opening especially made for this purpose; a sewer ...1499
• UNDER-CONDUCT † a subterranean conduit ...1624 

CONE - nouns
• APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BURR a pine cone ...1859 Amer. dial.
• CLOG † a fir cone; a pine cone ...L16
• DEAL-APPLE a fir cone ...1819 Eng. dial.  
• DEALSEY a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.  
• DELSEED a fir cone ...1810 Eng. dial.  
• PINE APPLE the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce ...1750 Eng. dial.
• PINE BALL a pine cone ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PINE BURR a pine cone ...1804 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB-APPLE a fir cone ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
cone - person
• PINEBALLER one who gathers pine cones ...1968 Amer. dial.
cone - verbs
• APPLE to gather fir cones or 'apples' ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
CONFECTION (also see SWEET FOODS) - nouns
• SUGAR-MEAT † a sweetmeat; confection ...1587
 
CONFECTIONER - person
• SUGAR-BAKER † a confectioner, a pastry-cook ...1650
• TRAGEMATOPOLIST †* a seller of sweets; a confectioner ...1656
 
CONFECTIONERY - nouns
• SUGAR-WORK † confectionery ...1572

CONFEDERACY - adverbs
• CLING-CLANG in confederacy ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
 
CONFEDERATE - adjectives
• PACK on intimate and friendly terms, linked by mutual feeling or understanding; in league, confederate ...1701 Sc.
confederate - person
• BANDER one who bands or leagues; a confederate ...1563 arch.
• BOOSTER a helper; a confederate ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• BROAD a female confederate; a female companion; a woman of loose morals ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• CAPPER a confederate ...1871 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FEDARIE † a confederate, an accomplice ...1603
• RAPPIE a confederate ...1920s US prison sl.
confederate - verbs
• BANDY † to band together, to league, to confederate ...1597
 
CONFEDERATED - adjectives
• BANDED confederated, leagued, allied ...1601
 
CONFEDERATION - nouns
• BANDYING † confederation; league ...1689
• PACTION those leagued together; a confederation ...1877 now chiefly Sc.
 
CONFER - verbs
• IMPARL † to speak together or with another upon a matter; to confer, to consult, to parley ...1579-80
• PALAVER to confer, to consult ...1877
• PARLIAMENT to parley, to treat, to confer; to talk for the sake of talking ...1610 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
CONFERENCE - nouns
• CHINFEST a period of much talking or complaining; a conference ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CON a conference; a consultation ...1961 UK lawyers' usage
• CONFABULATION a conference ...1845 humorous
• EMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• EMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• GABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation; discussion; unrestrained talk; gossip ...1897 sl., orig. US
• GAB SESSION a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• GAMMON AND PATTER † a meeting; a conference ...1889 UK sl.
• IMPARLANCE † the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1579-80
• IMPARLEE †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1565
• IMPARLEMENT †* the act of speaking together upon a matter, esp. before taking action; conference, debate, discussion, parleying ...1450-80
• IMPARLING † conference, parleying ...1450-80
• JABFEST a gathering for talk; a spell of talking; a prolonged conference or conversation ...L19 sl., orig. US
• PALAVER a conference ...1735
• PARWHOBBLE † a parley or conference between two or three persons ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKULL SESSION a group analysis and discussion; a conference ...1959 US sl.
conference - verbs
• MAKE MEDICINE to have a discussion and come to agreement; to hold a conference ...1903 Amer. dial.
 
CONFESS - verbs
• ACKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORN to confess, to make an admission, as to an accusation, failure, etc. ...1846
• AKNOW † to admit or show one's knowledge, to acknowledge, to confess ...c1000
• BAWL to confess ...20C UK Black sl.
• CACKLE to confess and/or to inform on others; to reveal secrets through indiscreet talk; to blab ...1698 US & UK criminals' sl.
• CANARY of a criminal: to confess; to turn state's evidence ...1930s US sl.
• COME CLEAN - to confess everything ...1919
• COUGH to speak revealingly; to confess ...1901 sl., orig. US 
• CRAKE to divulge, to confess ...19C Eng. dial.
• GIVE DOWN to admit; to confess ...1917 Amer. dial.
• KEN † to make known, to declare, to confess, to acknowledge ...c975
• KNOWLEDGE † to confess to a fault, etc. ...c1384
• OWN UP to admit truth or responsibility; to confess ...1853 colloq.
• POP OFF to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• POP OFF AT THE MOUTH to confess, to tell the truth ...1920s sl.
• PUT ONE'S HANDS UP to surrender; to give in; to confess ...1970s Brit. police & criminals' sl.
• RECKON ONE'S REAM PENNIES to confess one's faults ...Bk1903 sl.
• SIGN UP to make a written confession ...1970s Aust. criminals' sl.
• SNEEZE OUT to confess ...1996 UK sl.
• SPEW to speak, esp. to confess ...L18 sl.
• SPEW ONE'S GUTS to confess or inform
• SPILL ONE'S GUTS to divulge or confess as much as one can ...1927 sl., chiefly US
• SPIT IT OUT to reveal, to confess, to disclose something ...1855
• VERBAL to confess under interrogation ...1960s criminals' sl.
• VERBAL UP to fake a confession of criminal guilt ...1973 UK sl.
• YATE † to acknowledge, to confess ...c1200
• YIELD to admit; to confess ...1835 Sc.
 
CONFESSION - nouns
• FASSION † confession ...c1440
• VERBALLING the act of faking a criminal confession ...1974 UK sl.
confession - verbs 
• SCOUR THE KETTLE to go to confession ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.

CONFESSION BOX - nouns
• LITTLE JUDAS the sliding door in a confession box ...1995 Irish sl.

CONFIDED - adjectives
• BETRUSTED † trusted in, or confided in ...a1461
 
CONFIDENCE - adverbs
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND JACK MUM secretly, in confidence ...20C Irish sl.
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST told in confidence ...1830 sl.
• BETWIXT YOU AND ME AND THE GATE between ourselves ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
confidence - nouns
• AFFIANCE † confidence generally; assurance ...1483
• FACE great confidence; insolent boldness; effrontery, nerve ...1537 colloq.
• IMPUDENCY † freedom from shamefastness; cool confidence ...c1610 
• LEVENESS † faith, confidence ...c1400
• READSHIP, REDESHIP confidence, trust; dependence, trustworthiness, reliability ...1829 Eng. dial.
• UPHEADEDNESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1832 Amer. dial.
• UPHEADINESS self-confidence, arrogance, conceit, haughtiness ...1963 Amer. dial.
confidence - verbs
• BASH † to destroy the confidence or self-possession of; to daunt, to dismay, to discomfit; to disconcert, to put out of countenance, to abash ...c1375 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BETRUST † to trust, to place confidence in a person ...c1440
• DIFFIDE * to want faith or confidence; to have or feel distrust ...1532
• DO IN THE BLOCK to become flustered, excited or angry; to lose confidence ...1916 sl.
• FALL APART to collapse emotionally; to lose control of one's feelings; to lose one's usual poise and confidence ...1930s sl.
• SWEAR BY to have full confidence in something ...c1815 sl.
confidence - interjections/phrases
• BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND THE BED-POST in all confidence or secrecy ...1830
• FIVE WILL GET YOU TEN used for an expression of confidence in the assertion that follows ...1990 US sl.
• I'LL BET YOU A FAT MAN used for expressing supreme confidence ...1963 US sl. 
• NO WORRIES! an expression of confidence that everything will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKERS an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKING FURRIES an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.
• NO WUCKS phr. an expression of confidence that all will go well ...Aust. sl.

CONFIDENCE, LACK OF - nouns
• CHERRY lack of experience or confidence ...20C Amer. sl.
 
CONFIDENCE GAME, TRICK - adjectives (also see SWINDLE)
• AGAINST THE WALL said of a confidence swindle which is perpetrated without a fake office, extras, props, etc. ...1940 US sl.
• IN being a member of a confidence trick team, or, as a 'civilian', aware and tolerant of their activity ...L19 US criminals' sl. 
• SCAMMED subjected to a confidence trick ...1990s sl.
confidence game, trick - nouns
• ABRAHAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAHAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19
• ABRAM SUIT working as a writer of begging letters, the pursuit of many small-time confidence tricksters at the time ...19C sl.
• ABRAM WORK any form of spurious occupation, esp. some form of confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• BANCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNCO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUNKO a swindle perpetrated by means of card-sharping or some form of confidence trick ...1876 US sl.
• BUST-OUT the high point of a confidence game, when the swindle occurs ...1958 US criminals' sl.
• CAP the act of ensnaring a victim into a confidence game ...L19 US criminals' sl.
• CONVINCER the stage in a confidence swindle when the victim is fully committed to the scheme ...1940 US sl.
• COP the money that confidence men allow a victim to win ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• CUT-IN the initial contact with the intended victim in a confidence swindle ...1977 US sl.
• DRAG a confidence game in which a wallet is dropped as bait for the victim ...1958 US sl.
• FAKUS deceptive acts that contribute to a confidence trick ...1960s sl.
• GAFF the place in which a confidence trick is carried out, such as a fake bookmaker's or stockbroker's office ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• GAGGING a form of confidence trick, based on persuading a stranger that one is an old, if forgotten, friend ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GAMBLING † money-dropping ...1738 UK sl.
• GAME an attempt to con ...1975 US sl.
• GAMING playing a confidence trick or otherwise manipulating another ...L19 US Black sl.
• GYP a swindle, a con; an instance of unfairness or deception ...1898 colloq.
• HYPE deception, cheating; a confidence trick, a racket, a swindle, a publicity stunt ...1955 sl., orig. US
• IRISHMAN, THE a species of the confidence trick ...1938 UK criminals' sl.
• JACK-OFF a hoax, a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• KILLING FLOOR a place where victims are robbed and/or
cheated by a confidence trickster ...1960s US Black sl.
• LEMON a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LEMON-GAME a type of confidence trick which involves defrauding a gullible player in a game of pool ...1908 US sl.
• LONG CON any confidence trick or cheat that is carefully planned for perfect execution ...1930s sl., orig. US criminals' usage
• MACE a swindle, usually involving fraudulent offers of credit; confidence tricks; robbery by fraud ...1742 sl.
• MAG, THE confidence trickery, swindling ...L19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAGGING confidence trickery, swindling ...M19 sl.
• MICHIGAN a confidence trick ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• MURPHY a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MURPHY GAME a type of confidence trick in which the victim is duped by unfulfilled promises of money, sex, etc. ...1959 US sl.
• MUSH a short-con game played at a ball park where a confidence trickster poses as a bookmaker, taking bets, then raises an umbrella and disappears into the area where everybody is holding umbrellas ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• OKEY-DOKE a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick  ...1967 sl., esp. Black usage
• PADDING confidence trickery; swindling ...L17 sl.
• PANEL GAME a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PANEL TRICK a form of confidence trick involving the passing of counterfeit money ...L19 sl.
• PAY-OFF a type of confidence trick in which the victim loses a large sum of money trying to follow the apparent good luck of the trickster ...1915 sl.
• PIGEON-DROP a confidence trick, esp. one which starts with a wallet dropped in front of the victim or 'pigeon' ...1937 US sl.
• QUEER a hoax, a confidence trick ...M18 sl.
• RAG a confidence game based on stocks and shares ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• RAG STORE a big con swindle in which the lure is the promise of wealth from stocks traded based on allegedly inside information ...1969 US sl.
• RAMPS a faked-up argument or similar commotion intended to disguise a swindle or confidence trick ...1910s sl.
• SAMFIE a confidence trick ...20C W. Indies sl.
• SANDBAG a confidence trick ...1900s US sl.
• SAWDUST GAME a confidence trick based on the passing of bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCAMMING practicing confidence tricks and similar schemes ...1970s sl.
• SHORT CON a small-scale confidence racket ...1932 US sl.
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• SKULL a confidence swindle ...1979 Trinidad & Tobago
• SPOOF a hoax, a confidence trick ...L19 sl.
• TALE a specific con where someone is persuaded to pay the con-man, who is posing as a bookmaker, for a lost bet that he did not ask to be made ...1940s UK criminals' sl.
• TAKE GAME a confidence trick ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• TAP a robbery; a confidence trick ...1930s US sl.
• TAPPER AND SUCKER RACKET a scheme to arrange for typewriters and vacuum cleaners to be left on approval at a residence, the goods would then be sold and the premises quickly vacated by the con-man and his partner ...1940s UK criminals' sl. 
• TRACTION in confidence games: an amount of money used to begin an increasingly larger series of swindles ...1997 US sl.
• TWEEDLE a swindle or confidence trick, esp. one involving counterfeit goods (originally a ring) ...1925 sl.
• VERSING LAW confidence tricks that focus on the use of counterfeit gold to entrap the victim ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• WALKAWAY the final step in a confidence swindle, in which the swindlers walk away with the victim's money ...1981 US sl.
confidence game, trick - verbs
• BACK AND FILL to charm a potential victim before subjecting them to a confidence trick ...20C sl.
• COME HOT in a confidence swindle: to complete the swindle which the victim immediately understands to have been a swindle ...1985 US sl.
• COP of a confidence man: to win money from a victim ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• COP A FINAL to get rid of someone who has been used temporarily to help work a confidence trick on a victim ...1940s US Black sl.
• JEFF to lie; to work a confidence trick; to fool a victim ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• JOSTLE to engage in petty confidence games ...a1890 US criminal sl.
• KIDDY to hoax, to humbug, to subject to confidence trickery ...M19 sl.
• MURPHY to deceive or dupe someone by means of the Murphy game ...1965 US sl.
• QUALIFY of a confidence trickster: to assess the potential of a possible victim ...1970s US criminals' sl.
• RAM to work as a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1950s Aust. sl.
• SHILL to pose as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. ...1914 chiefly Amer.
• SKANK to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• TAKE A TUMBLE to 'fall for' a confidence trick ...1900s US criminals' sl.
• TWEEDLE to swindle people or play confidence tricks ...1925 sl.
• WORK A SLANTER to defraud, to hoax, to play a confidence trick on ...L19 sl.
 
CONFIDENCE TRICKSTER - person
• ACID MAN a con artist ...1926 criminals' sl.
• ACTOR anyone out to deceive or project a phony image; a con-man; a liar ...1844 US sl.
• ALIAS MAN a confidence swindler ...1961 Jamaica sl.
• BABE a confidence trickster's accomplice ...1860 UK criminals' sl.
• BACKER the accomplice in a greengoods swindle who provides the money used to lure the victim ...1898 con artists' sl.
• BACKUP MAN the accomplice of a confidence man, usually the one who lures the victim ...Bk1992 con artists' sl.
• BAIT an attractive man or woman used to lure a victim into a con-game or a mugging ...20C sl.
• BANCO-STEERER a swindler; a sharper, a confidence-trick man ...1876 US sl.
• BEAN TRAP a well-dressed, high-class confidence man; a stylish sharper ...1881 criminals' sl. Dict Crime Nash 1992
• BEAT a swindler; a confidence trickster ...1863 sl.
• BEAU-TRAP a confidence trickster, especially a card-sharp ...a1674 sl.
• BIG MITTER a confidence trickster ...1916 US criminals' sl.
• BIG MITT MAN a confidence trickster ...1902 US criminals' sl.
• BILKER a confidence man ...1690 criminals' sl.
• BILL-WRAPPER † a confidence man who wrapped currency inside certain packages and then held a lottery selling his product to victims who hoped to receive one of the packages with money inside; unfortunately these were usually reserved for the confidence man's accomplice ...Bk1992 con artists' sl.
• BITE - a cheat, a confidence trickster ...Bk1698
• BITER - a confidence trickster ...1669 UK sl.
• BLACKBIRD - a blackmailer or confidence man ...1895 criminals' sl.
• BLACKLEG - a confidence trickster, preying on visitors to the city ...1838 UK sl.
• BLUFF ARTIST - an insincere person - a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• BUTTONER † a person who lures others into gambling or a confidence trick ...1839 criminals' sl.
• CADATOR a beggar pretending to be a decayed gentleman; a confidence trickster; especially one posing as a gentleman fallen on hard times ...1703 Eng. dial. & sl.
• CAPPER in a confidence swindle: a person who lures the victim into the swindle ...1753 US sl.
• CON a confidence trickster ...1897 orig. US
• CON ARTIST a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CON N - a confidence man ...1889 Amer. sl.
• CONNEROO a confidence swindler ...1949 US sl.
• CON-PLAYER a confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• CON-WOMAN a female confidence trickster ...L19 sl., orig. US
• DUDDER a swindler; a con artist ...1988 Aust. sl.
• EXCESS BAGGAGE - a second-rate confidence man ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• FAKE - a thief - a swindler - a charlatan - a confidence trickster ...1881 Amer. sl.
• FAKE-MAN - a confidence trickster ...1900s Aust. sl.
• FAKER - a confidence trickster - a fraudster ...M19 sl.
• FALCONER - a confidence trickster - one who poses as a poor scholar and thus persuades his victims to put up money in order to back the printing of some spurious learned pamphlet ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FANNY MOB - confidence tricksters ...1970s UK criminals' sl.
• FAST-TALKER - a confidence trickster ...1930s sl.
• GAGGER - a confidence trickster, a cheat, esp. when telling 'sob stories' or posing as a deaf mute - a charlatan - a fraudster ...1781 sl.
• GAMBLER - a confidence trickster who drops a supposedly valuable object, as a ring, wallet, etc., and rather than claim it for himself, persuades a passerby to buy it from him ...1735 UK sl.
• GAMER - a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life ...1967 US sl.
• GAMMONING COVE - † a swindler - a confidence trickster ...1828 UK criminals' sl.
• GENTLEMAN OF THE DROP - a confidence trickster who preys on naive countrymen, persuading them that they can win money by playing cards with a supposedly drunk person, who of course is a confederate ...1789 UK criminals' sl.
• GINALL, GINNAL - a trickster; a confidence man ...1971 W. Indies & Jamaica
• GIP ARTIST - a short-changer or other swindler; a confidence man; a professional crook; a skilful cheat ...1935 Amer. sl.
• GLIM-HUSTLER - a confidence man pretending to be an eye specialist; he 'identifies' a rare eye diseases in victims, writes out a prescription, and collects a fee ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• GRAND RASCAL - a scoundrel - a cheat - a confidence man ...1929 Amer. dial.
• GUY - a person who acts as a decoy in a confidence game - also, a petty swindler ...1850 Amer. criminals' sl.
• GYPSTER a person, esp. a trader, who defrauds or cheats others; a swindler, a con artist ...1917 US sl.
• HAMFATTER - a second-rate confidence trickster ...1928 US criminals' sl.
• HANDSHAKER - a confidence trickster; swindler ...1891 US sl.
• HEAD - a thief; a confidence trickster ...1906 UK criminals' sl.
• HEDGEHOPPER - a confidence artist who defrauds automobile companies and is constantly on the move to avoid exposure ...Bk1992 criminals' sl.
• HEELER - the partner of the pocketbook or purse-dropper in a drop confidence game; the heeler 'accidentally ' hits the victim on the back of the heel to bring his attention to a purse on the ground ...1859 criminals' sl.
• HEEL-GRIFTER - a small-time or second-rate con-man ...1940 US criminals' sl.
• HIGHBINDER - a swindler, a cheat, esp. a confidence man ...1890 New York sl.
• HIPER - one who works the short-change racket; a swindler or any petty confidence game operator ...1914 US criminals' sl.
• ILLYWHACKER - a confidence trickster; a shady liver by his wits; a trickster ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• INSIDE MAN - someone involved in any of various special roles in a confidence trick or robbery ...1935 US sl.
• JACK IN A BOX - a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JACK IN THE BOX - a street peddler, usually one who doubles as a confidence trickster ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• JEFF ARTIST - a liar - a confidence trickster ...1960s US sl.
• JEREMY DIDDLER - a cheat - a confidence trickster - a shabby swindling borrower ...1803 sl.
• LAMPER - a confidence trickster ...1950s W. Indies sl.
• LURKMAN - a confidence trickster - a petty criminal ...M19 Aust. sl.
• MACE - a polished practitioner of the 'mace' - a confidence trickster ...1781 sl.
• MACE-COVE - a confidence trickster - a swindler ...1823 sl.
• MACE-GLOAK - a confidence trickster - a swindler ...1812 sl.
• MACEMAN - a confidence trickster - a swindler ...1859 sl.
• MAGSMAN - a street swindler - a confidence man ...1838 sl.
• MISS MURPHY WALKER a 'Murphy man'; one who practices a Murphy swindle (a confidence game practiced on victims who are seeking prostitutes, drugs, gambling, etc.) ...1967 US criminals' sl.
• MOKE a pickpocket; a confidence trickster ...1867 US criminals' sl.
• MONEY-DOUBLER a confidence trickster who claims to be able to double a person's money ...1976 Nigeria
• MONEY-DROPPER a confidence man who specializes in dropping something supposedly valuable where it will be found by a potential victim, who is either lured into a game or persuaded to buy the ‘valuable’, while the conman claims that although they should, by rights, share the profits, he will sell his share and let the victim have the whole benefit; alternatively the victim is introduced to some of the sharp’s friends, who propose a game of cards or dice, in which they rob him ...1737 criminals' sl.
• MONGREL - an accomplice who helps in a confidence trickster's pose as a poor scholar ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• MONTE - one who plays monte, the three-card trick, 'find the lady'; a confidence trickster ...1902 US criminals' sl.
• MONTE-MAN - a confidence trickster ...1899 Aust. & US sl.
• MOOSHE-MAN - a confidence trickster; a hoaxer ...1943 W. Indies
• NEEDLE - a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• NICKER - a thief - a cheat - a confidence trickster ...L17 sl.
• NKALAFAKER - a person who is not so much to be admired as was originally thought - a confidence trickster ...2003 S. Africa teen sl.
• OAK - † in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...1591 UK criminals' sl.
• OIL MERCHANT - a confidence man - a clever swindler ...1942-49 Amer. sl.
• OKE - in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
• OUTSIDE MAN - that member of a confidence trick team who locates a potential victim, lures him deeper into the hoax, and helps to fleece him - the 'steerer' for a brothel ...M19 sl., orig. US
• PIGEON-DROPPER - a confidence trickster who uses the 'pigeon-drop'...1961 US sl.
• POT-HUNTER - a confidence trickster, one of a team but posing as an independent person, often drunk, who befriends a potential victim and lures them into a swindle ...1592 UK sl.
• QUEER PLUNGER - a confidence trickster who plunges into water and is saved from 'drowning' ...L18 sl.
• RAG MOB - a team of confidence man working 'the rag', a trick based on persuading the victim that they can profit  form a fixed stock swindle ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• RAM - a trickster's confederate who encourages the public to lose their money in a con-game ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RANK NEEDLE - a confidence trickster ...L18 sl.
• RETRIEVER - the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• SALESMAN - a con man who is a member of a gang of swindlers ...1925 con artists' sl.
• SAMFAI MAN - a confidence trickster ...1959 W. Indies sl.
• SAMFIE - a confidence trickster ...1959 W. Indies sl.
• SAMFIE MAN - a confidence trickster ...1959 W. Indies sl.
• SAMPLER - a con artist who tricks merchants into selling him goods on credit for which he has no intention of paying ...1929 con artists' sl.
• SAWDUST MAN - a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SAWDUST SWINDLER - a confidence trickster who passes bad banknotes ...L19 US sl.
• SCAM ARTIST - a confidence trickster ...1978 sl.
• SCAMMER - a person who earns his living dishonestly, esp. by his wits, as a confidence man, swindler, smuggler, fraudster, etc. ...1972 sl., orig. US
• SCAMSTER - a confidence trickster ...1998 sl.
• SHILL - someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. - a confidence trickster ...1916 sl.
• SHILLABER - someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage other buyers, gamblers, etc. - a confidence trickster ...1913 sl.
• SHUFFLER - a grifter - a con artist - someone who swindles people out of money through fraud ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• SPOOFER - a confidence trickster ...L19 sl.
• STICK - someone posing as an enthusiastic or successful customer to encourage others buyers, gamblers, etc. - a confidence trickster ...1926 US sl.
• TAKE - a swindler or confidence trickster ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE-DOWN - a deceiver or cheat; a thief; a swindler; a confidence man ...1926 Aust. sl.  
• TAKEOFF MAN - the confidence man who enters in the final act and takes the money off the victim ...Bk1992 con artists' sl.
• TAKER - the member of a confidence trick gang who gets hold of the prospective victim and brings him to the gang ...1591 UK criminals' sl.
• TAKER-UP - † the member of a confidence trick gang who gets hold of the prospective victim and brings him to the gang ...1552 UK criminals' sl.
• TALE-PITCHER - a confidence trickster who 'tells the tale' ...1906 UK sl.
• TALE-TELLER - a confidence trickster; a fraudulent racecourse tipster ...1900 sl., orig. Aust.
• T.B. - a confidence trickster ...1933 sl.
• TEAR-DOWN - a confidence trickster ...1894 Aust. sl.
• TOUT - in a confidence swindle or sales scheme: an agent who, for a commission, locates potential victims ...1988 US sl.
• TUG - a confidence trickster ...L19 Aust. sl.
• TWANG ADAM COVE † the well-spoken confidence man who makes the initial contact with the victim ...1860 UK criminals' sl. 
• TWEEDLER - a swindler or confidence trickster ...1925 sl.
• URGER - a confidence trickster's confederate ...c1910 Aust. criminals' sl.
• VERSER - the member of a confidence trickster team (practising the "Barnard's Law) who actually plays the game of chance through which a victim is defrauded and who would often claim to be a friend of one of the victim's friends ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• WANGLER - one who contrives; one who deceives; a cheat or confidence trickster ...1920 colloq.
confidence trickster - person, victim (also see VICTIM)
• ACTION the potential client for a prostitute; a victim of a confidence trick, etc. ...1950s sl.
• CHICKEN a victim of a robbery, kidnapping, confidence game, etc. ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHIEF a potential victim of a confidence trickster; a credulous person; it is common term of address, used ironically by the con-man when he approaches the victim ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• FLY-FLAT someone taken in by confidence tricksters ...1864 Brit. sl.
• GAY the dupe of a prostitute or of a con man ...19C sl.
• MARK the intended victim of confidence tricksters ...1883 sl., orig. US
• 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.
• SIMPLER the dupe or victim of a confidence trickster or a prostitute ...L16 UK criminals' sl.
 
CONFIDENT - adjectives
• ABOVE ONESELF over-confident, pushy, esp. of someone who is usually more self-effacing ...19C sl.
• CAN-DO positive, enthusiastic, aggressive; confident and resourceful in the face of challenges ...20C sl., orig. US
• COCKSHOUS self-confident, conceited ...19C Eng. dial.
• FEARLESS † without doubt about; confident of ...1634
• FULL-HEARTED zealous, confident, courageous
• IN A ZONE confident, self-assured ...1990s sl.
• MAKINT confident, assured, bold, brazen ...1808 Sc.
• NERVY cool, confident, impudent ...1897
• POLLRUMPTIOUS unruly or restless; foolishly confident ...c1860 sl.
• POLRUMPTIOUS restive, rude, unruly, obstreperous; foolishly confident ...1790 Eng. dial.
• POT-SURE † thoroughly sure; full of confidence and boldness through drinking ...1648
• SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue ...1673
• SANGUINE-NERVOUS partly sanguine and partly nervous ...1842
• SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident ...1847
• SANGUINIAN † hopeful, confident ...1340
• SICKER † having a sense of security; confident ...a1340.
• TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky ...1835 Amer. dial.
• TOPPING domineering; confident, boastful ...1885 US
• UPHEADED alert, shrewd, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant, haughty, conceited ...1826 Amer. dial.
confident - person
• BIT OF MUSLIN - a girl confident of herself ...Bk1895 Aust. criminals' sl.
• BIT OF STUFF - an overdressed man; a man with full confidence in his appearance and abilities; a conceited, dressy young man ...1828 UK sl.
• YOUNG BLOOD - a lively, vigorous, or energetic young man; a confident, high-spirited young man; a rake, a dandy; an unruly young aristocrat ...1557
• YOUNG LION - a strong, energetic, confident young man ...1792
confident - verbs
• BE TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BRITCHES to assume more than one's proper authority; to feel important, independent, or disturbingly confident ...1835 Amer. dial.
• FANCY ONE'S CHANCES to feel confident of success ...20C
• FEEL ONE'S KEEP to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPING to be in good health and spirits; to feel confident, ambitious ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE to be forward, bold, or over-confident ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SIT UP LIKE JACKIE, SIT UP LIKE JACKY to sit up straight or with confidence; to behave properly ...1918 Aust. & NZ sl.
confident - phrases
• COCK CROWS LOUDEST ON HIS OWN DUNGHILL, A * one will always be most confident or assertive in the place or situation in which one feels most at home or at ease, or when dealing with a subject or area with which one is familiar or comfortable ...a1387 

CONFIDENTIAL - adjectives
• CABINET private, confidential, secret
• COPA confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPACETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPASETTY confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPESETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• COPUS confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETIC confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• KOPASETTE confidential, secret ...1950s sl.
• PARTICULAR private, confidential ...1884 Sc.
confidential - verbs
• HOB-NOBBLE to talk intimately and confidentially together ...B1900 Eng. dial.
 
CONFIDENTIALLY - adverbs
• ON THE QT quietly, confidentially ...1884 UK sl.
• SUB ROSA secretly, confidentially ...Bk1904 colloq.
• UNDER THE LAP confidentially ...1930s Aust. sl.
 
CONFIDENTLY - adverbs
• AFFIANTLY †* confidently, with trust ...a1641
• FASTLY † firmly, unwaveringly, steadfastly; with confidence ...c1175
• MAKINTLY with ease, confidence, and assurance ...1903 Sc.
• SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently ...1653
• SICKER † with security; safely, confidently ...c1205
• SICKERLY † with assurance, confidently ...c1205 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WITH OPEN FACE † with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly ...1388
 
CONFIDING - nouns
• AFFIANCE the act of confiding, or fact of having faith, in a person, quality, etc. faith, trust ...1330
 
CONFINE - nouns
• CANCELS † prison bars, limits, bounds, confines ...1596
confine - verbs
• BAIL * to confine ...c1600
• BESHUT † to shut in, to enclose, to surround; to shut up, to confine, to imprison ...a1300
• BOUND † to set bounds to, to limit; to confine within bounds ...1393
• BOUNDIFY †* to set bounds to; to confine ...1606
• CARCERATE to imprison, to incarcerate, to confine ...1839
• CIRCLE IN to confine ...Bk1999 
• HAIN †* to shut up, to confine, to restrain ...1636
• HAMPHIS † to surround; to hem in, to confine ...1768 Sc.
• HASP † to confine or fasten in a tight place; to lock up ...1680
• HIDEBIND* to make hidebound; to confine, to constrict ...M17
• IMMEW † to mew or coop up; to keep in restraint or confinement ...a1600
• IMMURE * 1. to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine ...1583
2. to shut up or enclose within walls; to imprison; to confine as in a prison or fortress ...1588
• LAY NECK AND HEELS † to confine or bind securely ...1643
• LAY UP † to place in confinement, to imprison ...1565
• MEW UP to coop up, to confine ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARR † to enclose, to confine; to shut up in an enclosure; to pen ...c1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• POKE to confine or shut up in a poky place ...1860 colloq.
• TERMINE † to restrict, to confine, to limit in specified bounds ...1634'
• TIE NECK AND HEELS to confine or bind securely ...1701
• THRING † to thrust or crush (into a confined space); to shut up, to confine ...c1250
• TINE † to confine. to restrain to something ...c1430
• UMBECAST † to enclose, to confine ...c1440
 
CONFINED - adjectives
• ARCT † narrow, confined, tight ...1545 
• AT HARD-MEAT † in close confinement; under strict restraint ...1594
• CABINED cramped, hampered, confined in action, thought, etc. ...1854
• COBBY crowded, confined, closely packed ...19C Eng. dial.
• IMMURATE † immured; enclosed in walls or as in walls; imprisoned, confined  ...1593
• IMPENT † pent in; shut in a pen or fold; enclosed; confined ...1633
• SCRAMMY cramped, confined ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THRUSTEN crowded, confined; incommoded by want of space or pressure of business ...1899 Eng. dial.
confined - person
• YARDBIRD anyone confined by authority to a restricted area ...1940s US sl.
 
CONFINEMENT - nouns
• BAND † confinement, imprisonment, custody ...a1300
• CAN a place of confinement; a prison; a cell ...Bk1914 criminals' sl. 
• DURANCE forced confinement; imprisonment; constraint ...a1535
• FAST-HOLD confinement, durance ...1832
• KEEPING † confinement, imprisonment; prison ...1382
• RAP confinement to an institution, other than a prison ...L19 US sl.
• THOR † durance, confinement ...1802 Sc.
confinement - verbs
• DO A PADDY DOYLE to serve a time of confinement ...1919 Brit. services' sl.
• KENNEL to put in a place of retreat or confinement ...1582
 
CONFIRM - verbs
• AFFEER to settle, to confirm ...c1440
• APPLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• CHECK THE DICTIONARY to confirm vague or confusing orders or directions ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
• CLINT to clinch; to confirm ...Bk1886 Eng. dial. 
• FASTEN † to make sure, to confirm, to ratify an agreement ...a900
• PLY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
• PUT THE ACID ON to confirm ...1910s sl.
• RATIFY † to declare or confirm the truth or correctness of a statement, etc. ...c1400 rare or obs.
• ROBORATE † to confirm, to ratify, to corroborate (a charter, league, etc.) ...1432-50 obs. exc. Sc.
• SICKER † to confirm by pledge or surety ...1338 now rare or obs.
• TRY THE ACID to confirm ...1910s sl.
 
CONFIRMATION - nouns
• VEREFIANCE † the act of proving; verification, confirmation ...c1450
 
CONFIRMATORY - adjectives
• RATIFACTORY †* confirmatory ...1720
• RATIFICATORY †* confirmatory ...1639 Sc.
 
CONFIRMED - adjectives
• EVEN-DOWN confirmed, habitual ...1823 Sc.
• RATIFIED * settled, confirmed ...1644
• ROBORATE † confirmed, ratified, strengthened ...1432-50
 
CONFISCATE - verbs
• ACHEAT † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• ACHETE † to escheat, to confiscate; to do one out of ...c1430
• CONFISTICATE to confiscate ...US Civil War usage
• SNATCH BALD-HEADED to confiscate; to steal with strategy rather than on impulse ...US Civil War usage
 
CONFLICT - adjectives
• BATTLEFUL †* full of strife or conflict; contentious ...c1449
• AT LOGGERHEADS in strong disagreement or conflict, at odds, engaged in bickerings or disputes ...1775 Amer. dial.
• IN HOLTS in conflict ...1900s Aust. sl.
• IN TOPS WITH † in or into conflict or antagonism with ...a1658 
conflict - nouns
• ARMAGEDDON a final conflict on a great scale ...1811
• BICKERMENT quarrelling, wrangling, altercation, contention, strife, conflict ...1682
• BOILOVER a sudden conflict between persons ...Aust. sl.
• BOIL-UP a sudden excitement or conflict ...Aust. sl.
• BUCKLE a vigorous struggle or conflict ...1845
• DEAL a problem, a conflict ...1990s US college sl.
• DEBATE † physical strife, fight, conflict, struggle ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• JUSQU'AUBOUTISME the policy of carrying on a conflict to the bitter end, or until a conclusive victory has been gained or all one's aims achieved; advocacy of or support for such a policy ...1917
• OPPUGNANCY opposition, antagonism, contrariety, conflict ...1606
• SHOWER † a military assault or attack; also, an armed conflict, a battle ...a1375
• TANGLE a conflict, quarrel, or disagreement ...Bk2002 Aust. sl. 
conflict - person
• JUSQU'AUBOUTISTE a person who advocates carrying on a conflict to the bitter end, or until a conclusive victory has been gained or all of one's aims achieved ...1916
conflict - verbs
• FALL TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1828 Amer. dial.
• GO TO LOGGERHEADS to come into conflict, to argue, to come to blows, to fight ...1755 Amer. dial.
• JAR to come into conflict, to clash ...1621
• LOCK HORNS to come into conflict, to disagree, to fight; to engage in an argument or quarrel with another ...1836 Amer. dial.
• TANGLE WITH to conflict, quarrel, or argue with ...Bk2002 Aust. sl. 

CONFLICTING - adjectives
• JARRING discordant, conflicting, clashing ...1661
• UNISOME † at variance ...a1250
 
CONFORM - nouns
• AWKWARD SQUAD collectively, people who do not, or will not, conform; a notional grouping of people who are 'difficult'; a set of people who tend to behave in an obstructive way or who express opposition or dissent ...1796 Brit.
• CLOBBERING MACHINE pressure to conform with accepted standards ...NZ colloq.
conform - person
• OMNIFORMIST † one who assumes all forms or fashions; one who conforms to all ...1683
conform - verbs
• HEW to conform to ...L19 N. Amer.
• QUADRATE to agree, correspond, or conform with ...1610
• SUE † to conform to, to comply with the conditions of ...a1300
• WALK THE CHALK to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1845 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK LINE to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1851 Amer. dial.
• WALK THE CHALK MARK vb. to conform rigorously to a prescribed standard; to behave oneself; to obey implicitly ...1905 Amer. dial.
 
CONFORMABLE, CONFORMING - adjectives
• FASHIONABLE † conformable to ...1657
• ORDERLY † conformable to established order or rule; regular ...1581
• ORDINAL † conformable to order, rule, or custom; regular, ordinary, orderly ...c1380
• ORDINARY † conformable to order or rule; regular; orderly, methodical ...1529
• QUADRANT † agreeing, consonant, or conforming to or with ...1536
• QUADRATE † conformable, corresponding to or with ...a1657
 
CONFORMIST - person
• BABBITT - a conventional person - a conformist ...1923 Amer. sl.
• BARBIE - a woman who is likened to a Barbie doll, esp. in being pretty or shapely but passive, characterless, or unintelligent; a super-conformist, conventionally attractive woman ...1966
• BARBIE DOLL - a woman who is likened to a Barbie doll, esp. in being pretty or shapely but passive, characterless, or unintelligent; a super-conformist, conventionally attractive woman ...1966
• SQUARE - a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.
• SQUIRREL - a conformist ...1950s Amer. sl.
• WACKIE, WACKY - a stereotypical member of the working-class; a conformist ...1982 UK teen sl.