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EG - EMBAR
EGG - adjectives
• ADDLE rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GILPY of eggs: not quite fresh ...B1900 Sc.
• HALF-FRIED of eggs: fried on one side only ...1979 India
• IN FULL LAY laying eggs ...1885
• QUELPY † having the taste of eggs predominating; eggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RARE † of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1655
• RATHE † of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1684
• UNADDLE † of an egg: not bad ...1611
egg - nouns
• ALABAMA EGG an egg fried in the hollow centre of a piece of bread ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BALL the yolk of an egg ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CACKLE an egg ...1930s US sl.
• CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS eggs and bacon ...1925 Amer. sl.
• CACKLEBERRY an egg used for food ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLE FRUIT eggs ...1966 sl.
• CACKLE JELLY an egg; a serving of eggs ...1941 US army sl.
• CACKLER an egg ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLING-FART an egg ...L17 sl.
• CHICKEN BERRY an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEPRESSION EGGS pullets' eggs, because of their smaller size ...1987 Amer. dial.
• DEPTH BOMB an egg ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DER UFFS two eggs; (French 'deux oeufs') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EGGLET a small egg ...1883 nonce word
• EGGLING the business of an 'eggler' ...1881 Sc.
• EGGS AND COLLOPS fried eggs and bacon or ham ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGG-SILLER money obtained from the selling of eggs ...1922 Sc.
• EIREN † eggs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ERF an egg; (French 'oeuf') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FARMYARD NUGGET an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GAS BOMBS stale eggs ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GOODY the yolk of an egg ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOG an egg ...1941 Aust. sl.
• GOOGIE, GOOGY an egg ...1904 Aust. sl.
• GOOGIE EGG, GOOGY EGG an egg ...1904 Aust. sl.
• HEIFER EGGS small pullet eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN APPLE an egg ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEN BERRY an egg ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN FOOD eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRUIT eggs; an egg ...1854 Amer. dial.
• KATHIL anything reduced to a pulp; an egg beaten up ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LITTER a clutch of eggs ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTER-EGG a small egg, the last of the 'litter' ...1892 Amer. dial.
• ONE-EYED SUSAN a fried egg ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RED the yolk of an egg ...1970 Amer. dial. Black usage
• ROOSTER'S EGG a large egg; a fertilized egg ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUMBLE-TUMBLE scrambled eggs ...2003 UK sl., orig. military
• SCALDED EGG a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALT EGG a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH PEG an egg ...20C rhyming sl.
• SHELLMEAT † edible shellfish; food covered with a shell, as eggs, nuts, etc. ...1642
• TREAD the thread-like embryo in an egg ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TREADLE the thread-like embryo in an egg ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TWO CACKLES WITH THEIR EYES OPEN two fried eggs ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TWO DOTS AND A DASH fried eggs and bacon ...1910s sl.
• WOODEN LEG an egg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• YALLER the yolk of an egg ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• YARD EGG a fresh egg ...1879 Amer. dial.
• YELK the yolk of an egg ...1863 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW the yolk of an egg ...1823 Amer. dial.
• YULK the yolk of an egg ...1863 Eng. dial.
egg - person
• EGGER one who gathers seabirds' eggs to sell for food ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EGG-LATERS persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGLER a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale; a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EGG-PAULDER an egg merchant ...1929 Sc.
• EGG-WIFE † a woman who offers eggs for sale ...1659
• EIRMONGER † a dealer in eggs ...c1305
egg - verbs
• BULLY to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CART to beat or whisk an egg ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CAST † to give birth to; to bear young; to lay eggs, to deposit spawn ...1587 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAST EGGS to beat them up ...a1825
• KEN † of eggs: to hatch out ...a1300
• PATCH to pelt with eggs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PIP of an egg: to crack ...1886
• TIRE † to prepare or dress an egg as food ...1486
egg - phrases
• ADAM AND EVE two poached or fried eggs ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT two poached eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM two scrambled eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order
• PAIR OF BASTARDS ON A RAFT poached eggs on toast ...1980s NZ sl.
EGGPLANT - nouns
• EGG-APPLE the fruit of the eggplant ...Bk1897
• MAD-APPLE the fruit of the eggplant ...1597
• VEGETABLE EGG the eggplant ...1859 Amer. dial.
EGOCENTRIC - person
• ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, but amusing and witty nonetheless ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• SILK HAT an egocentric person ...1981 US carnival and circus usage
EGOTISM - nouns
• EGOISTRY egotism ...1841
• EGOMANIA morbid egotism ...1825
• EGOTIZING egotism ...1811
EGOTIST - person (includes EGOIST)
• ADMIRAL'S MATE an egotist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• POT HUNTER an egoist seeking public recognition ...Bk1995 euphemism
• YAP an egotistic, yet ignorant fellow ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
EGOTISTIC, EGOTISTICAL - adjectives
• BIGIFIED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, egotistic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CHESTY arrogant, conceited, self-important, egotistical ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EGOICAL pert. to egotism, egotistic ...Bk1897
egotistic, egotistical - nouns
• AUTOPHOBY * fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical ...1827
egotistic, egotistical - person
• BIG-IT an egotistical person ...Bk1934 college sl.
egotistic, egotistical - verbs
• BUCK to talk egotistically; to prate and chatter; to let one's tongue run loose ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• EGOTIZE to talk or write in an egotistic way ...1789
EGYPT - adjectives
• EGYPTIAC †* Egyptian ...1635
• EGYPTIACAL † Egyptian ...1556
• GIPPO, GYPO, GYPPO relating to a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1942
• GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPY † relating to a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1893
Egypt - nouns
• EGG WIPED Egypt ...1940 army sl.
• EGYPTOLOGY the study of Egyptian antiquities, of the ancient Egyptian language and history ...1862
Egypt - person
• ABDULLAH-WITH-THE-CONDIES an Egyptian menial employed by 'Cairenes' ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
• BIMBASHI a Turkish military captain or commander; in Egypt, an English officer in the service of the Khedive ...1819
• EGGS-A-COOK Egyptians ...1915 Aust. military sl.
• EGYPTOLOGER one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1859
• EGYPTOLOGUE * one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1856
• GHAFFIR a native Egyptian policeman; a guardian, a watchman ...1831
• GHAWAZEE Egyptian dancing-girls ...1799
• GHAZEEYEH an Egyptian dancing-girl ...1877
• GHAZIE an Egyptian dancing-girl ...1819
• GIPPIE, GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPY (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1889 Amer. military sl.
• GIPPO, GYPO, GYPPO, JIPPO (usually offensive) an Egyptian ...1916 sl.
• GYP (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1946 Amer. military sl.
• GYPSIE, GYPSY † a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1615
• GYPTIAN † an Egyptian ...1533
• SA-IDA an Egyptian ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
Egypt - verbs
• EGYPTIZE to refer things to Egyptian sources ...1854 nonce word
EIGHT - adjectives
• OCTONARY pert. to the number eight; consisting of eight; proceeding by eights ...1615
• OCTUPLE eightfold; eight times as much as; composed of eight ...1603
eight - nouns
• OCTAD a group or series of eight...1883
• OCTAVE a group or series of eight ...a1806
• OCTET a group of eight persons or things ...1894
• OCTETTE a group of eight persons or things ...1894
• OCTONARY a group of eight ...1535
• OCTUPLET a set or combination of eight ...1852
• OGDOAD the number eight; a group, set, or series of eight ...1621
• SAY-DOOE the number eight ...M19 sl.
EIGHTH - adjectives
• ACHTANDE †* eighth ...a1400
• EIGHTIN † eighth ...c1200
EITHER - adverbs
• EITHERMORE either, in any case ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NAITHERS notwithstanding, either ...1813 Sc.
either - conjunctions
• EDDERIN either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• EITHERENS either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• ETHERINS either; rather ...1844 Sc.
either - nouns
• EITHER OF BOTH † either of the two ...a1575
EJACULATE - adjectives
• FOAMING AT THE MOUTH about to ejaculate; extremely anxious to proceed with sexual activity ...20C colloq.
ejaculate - person
• EASTER QUEEN one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• RABBIT a man who ejaculates with little stimulation ...1987 US sl.
ejaculate - verbs
• BLOB OFF to ejaculate ...2000s sl.
• BLOW ONE'S SNOT to ejaculate ...Brit. sl.
• BUST A NUT to ejaculate ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CREAM to ejaculate semen ...20C US sl.
• CREAM ONE'S JEANS to ejaculate semen in one's trousers ...20C US sl.
• CREAM ONE'S PANTS of a male: to ejaculate in his pants from excessive sexual excitement ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEPOSIT to ejaculate semen ...sl.
• DIE IN A WOMAN'S LAP of a male: to have an orgasm; to ejaculate ...Shakespeare usage
• DRAIN ONE'S LIZARD of a male: to urinate; also, to ejaculate ...1962 Amer. sl.
• EASE of a male: to copulate or ejaculate ...M19 Brit. sl.
• EMPTY ONE'S TRASH to have sexual intercourse; usually, to ejaculate ...1970s US Black sl.
• FALL IN THE FURROW to ejaculate, perhaps to ejaculate prematurely ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE A SHOT to ejaculate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE BLANKS to ejaculate sterile semen ...M20 US sl.
• FIRE IN THE AIR 1. to have a premature ejaculation ...19C Brit. sl.
2. to have any ejaculation outside the vagina, esp. ejaculation from masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• GET ONE'S NUTS OFF of a man: to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation ...1970 sl., orig. US
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF of a man: to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation ...1948 sl., orig. US
• GET THE DIRTY WATER OFF YOUR CHEST of a male: to ejaculate, either with a partner or as a sole practitioner ...1961 UK sl.
• GET YOUR ASHES HAULED to be brought to ejaculation ...1906 US sl.
• GO OFF to ejaculate ...19C colloq.
• GO OFF AT HALF-COCK to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect ...1904 UK sl.
• GO OFF HALF-COCKED to start without being ready; in sex: to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect ...1809 UK sl.
• HAVE IT OFF to coit; to ejaculate ...20C Brit. colloq.
• JOLLOP to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• LET GO to ejaculate ...19C Brit. sl.
• NUT of a man: to ejaculate ...1994 US sl.
• PULL OFF to cause to ejaculate by masturbation ...sl.
• RANCH to bring to orgasm, to make ejaculate ...1990s US sl.
• SHOOT to ejaculate ...1922 sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S ROE to ejaculate ...1879 sl.
• SHOOT OVER THE STUBBLE to ejaculate before intromission ...Bk1904 sl.
• SKEET to ejaculate ...1980s US Black sl.
• SPAFF to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• SPEND to ejaculate semen; to have an orgasm ...1662 Brit.
• SPEW to ejaculate ...L17 sl.
• SPLACK to ejaculate in sexual climax ...2001 US sl.
• SPLATTER ONE'S BATTER to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• SPOO to ejaculate ...1980s US college sl.
• SPOOCH to ejaculate ...1980s US college sl.
• SPOOF to ejaculate ...1910s sl.
• SQUEEZE UP to ejaculate ...1974 UK sl.
• UNLOAD to ejaculate ...M19 sl.
EJACULATED - verbs
• LAKE WENDOUREE to have just ejaculated ...1990s Aust. sl.
EJACULATION - adjectives
• QUICK ON THE DRAW suffering from premature ejaculation ...1930s sl.
ejaculation - nouns
• DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE ejaculation achieved through masturbation ...1964 US sl.
• EMPTY an ejaculation of semen ...1980s Aust. sl.
• FACE-OFF an ejaculation of semen onto a lover's face ...2003 US sl.
• FACIAL ejaculation in one's partner's face ...1970s sl.
• NUMBER THREE an ejaculation of semen ...20C Brit. sl.
• UPSHOOT an ejaculation of semen ...Shakespeare usage
EJECT - verbs
• BELCH † to eject, to throw out ...1668
• BOOT (OUT) to eject a person ...1880
• CAN to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX to eject or bar from a premises; generally, to reject or abandon ...1958 US sl.
• EJACULATE † to throw out suddenly and swiftly, to eject ...1613
• FIRE OUT to eject, to kick out, to expel or order from a classroom ...1885 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BUM'S RUSH to eject or dismiss forcibly; to snub ...1926 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER OUT to throw out, to eject ...20C Aust. sl.
• OBTRUDE to thrust forth; to eject, to push out ...1613
• OOSH to remove; to send away; to eject ...1960s sl.
• PEACE-WARN to serve a notice of ejectment ...1899 Sc.
• SEND TO THE SHOWERS to send off or eject someone from a match, race, or contest; to reject, overcome, or defeat decisively ...1913 colloq.
• SPEAR to eject someone from a shop, pub, etc. ...1975 Aust. sl.
• SUBROGATE † to elect or appoint in the place of another; to substitute in an office ...1538
• SUBROGE †* to elect or appoint in the place of another; to substitute in an office ...1600
• VENT 1. † to discharge, eject, cast, or pour out (liquid, smoke, etc.); to carry off or away; to drain in this way ...1587
2. † to eject or expel people out of a country...1609
• WALK to banish, to eject from a place ...1940s US tramps' sl.
EJECTED - adjectives
• OUT ON ONE'S ARSE ejected, evicted, expelled ...1965 UK sl.
• OUT ON ONE'S EAR discharged, ejected or dismissed ignominiously ...1919 Amer. sl.
ejected - nouns
• EJECTAMENTA substances ejected by eruptive forces ...1863
ejected - person
• QUONDAM † the former holder of some office or position; one who has been deposed or ejected ...1535
ejected - verbs
• FIND COLD WEATHER to be ejected ...1909 public houses' sl.
EJECTION - nouns
• BUM'S RUSH, THE first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US
EJECTMENT - nouns
• PEACE-WARNING a notice of ejectment ...1899 Sc.
ELABORATE - adjectives
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER of dress, etc.: ostentatious, flashy, or over-elaborate ...1927 colloq.
• OPEROSE made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1683
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour or effort; laborious, industrious, busy; painstaking, tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...a1538
elaborate - nouns
• CHICKEN FIXINGS anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1870 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN GUTS anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1951 Amer. dial.
ELABORATELY - adverbs
• OPEROSELY laboriously, busily; elaborately ...1668
• OPEROUSLY † laboriously, busily; elaborately ...1668
ELABORATENESS - nouns
• OPEROSENESS laboriousness, elaborateness ...1664
ELABORATION - nouns
• QUIRKNESS intricacy, elaboration ...1802 Sc.
ELAPSE - verbs
• WALK † to time: to pass, to elapse ...c1250
ELASTIC - adjectives
• ELASTICAL † elastic ...1660
• RAXING elastic, easily stretched ...1785 Sc.
elastic - nouns
• OCCY STRAP an elastic strap ...1981 Aust. sl.
• OCKIE STRAP an elastic strap ...1981 Aust. sl.
ELASTICITY - nouns
• BEARING † spring, elasticity ...1674
ELATE - adjectives
• ELATIVE * that elates, causes elation ...1838
ELATED - adjectives
• ACOCK elated, triumphant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-COCK highly elated ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• BOBBEROUS elated, in high spirits, hearty ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BUCKED cheered, encouraged, elated ...1907 sl.
• CAMPY † elated by a flow of high spirits ...1825 Sc.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CROUSE happy, elated with, lively ...Bk1892 Eng. dial.
• IN GOOD LEG in high spirits, elated ...1986
• IN HIGH LEG in high spirits, elated ...1808
• MALEDDY in high spirits, boisterous, elated ...1923 Sc.
• OFF happy, elated, enjoying the positive effects of drugs or drink ...1960s sl.
• ON A JAG elated ...1950s sl., orig. US
• ON THE HIGH ROPES elated, in high spirits ...a1700
• PANICKY extremely elated; ecstatically happy; highly excited ...1940s US Black sl.
• RAD † quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• STOKED very pleased; elated ...NZ colloq.
• SUBLIME † exalted in feeling, elated ...1667
• UP mentally stimulated, excited, hopeful, happy, elated ...1942 sl., orig. US
• UP IN ONE'S HAT elated ...1920s Irish sl.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VANDIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANNIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VAUDIE, VAUDY cheerful, merry, gay, elated, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VAUNTIE of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated; exultant ...1724 Sc.
• VOGEROUS boastful; elated; keen ...1899 Sc.
• VOGEY, VOGGIE, VOGGY, VOGIE, VOGY proud, elated, very pleased with oneself, vain, vaunting ...1712 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE, WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
elated - nouns
• SUBLIMATION an elated or ecstatic state of mind ...1816
elated - verbs
• GET IT ON to give oneself up to an activity, to enjoy oneself; to become elated or intoxicated with ...US sl.
• WALK TALL to carry one's head proudly or elatedly ...1846
ELATION - nouns
• ELATEMENT † elation, elatedness ...1746-7
• TOP OF THE WORLD a feeling of elation, good health, or prosperity ...1920 US sl.
ELBOW - nouns
• ARM-BEND the elbow-joint ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENDER the elbow ...M19 sl.
• BEND OF THE ARM the elbow ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BOW the elbow ...1980 US sl.
• CRAZY BONE the elbow ...Bk2006 US sl.
• ELBUCK the elbow ...1728 Sc.
• GOODY BONE the place in the elbow that gives you a strange feeling if you hit it against something; the funny bone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SINGING-BONE the sharp bone at the edge of the elbow; the funny-bone ...1854 Eng. dial.
elbow - verbs
• THRUTCH to thrust; to press, to push, to shove; to push or elbow one's way through a crowd, etc. ...1740 Eng. dial.
ELDER - person
• SAGES OF THE TOWN - † the elders or wise persons of the town ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
ELDERLY - adjectives (also see OLD)
• AGESOME elderly ...1883 Eng. dial.
• ALONG IN YEARS elderly; growing old ...1853
• BADGERLY greyish-haired, elderly ...1753
• ELDELDERN elderly, advanced in years ...1765 Sc.
• ELDERN † elderly ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• FAIRISH elderly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OLDLY †* verging on old age; elderly ...1382
• PAST-MERIDIAN past one's prime, elderly ...1898
• TABBY pertaining to a tabby (an old or elderly maiden lady) ...1746
elderly - person
• ABUELA in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1836
• ABUELITA in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1937
• ABUELO in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandfather; generally, an elderly man; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1876
• ALTE KACKER an elderly man ...1911 US Jewish sl.
• AUNT a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE, AUNTY 1. an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address ...1801 Eng. & Amer. dial.
2. an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BAG a disparaging term for a woman; an unattractive, elderly, obnoxious or otherwise unpleasant woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• BAP a father; in Caribbean use, any older man, esp. one of South Asian descent ...1842 South Asian & Caribbean
• BHOWJI an elderly East Indian woman ...1996 W. Indies
• BIDDY a woman, often used disparagingly, esp. of an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman ...L18
• BIT OF GREY an elderly person who is recruited to attend weddings or funerals and by their presence add a degree of solemnity to the proceedings ...1883 UK sl.
• BLOND SWEDE an elderly man ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• BLUE-HAIR an elderly person, esp. a woman, as characterized by having hair treated with a blue rinse ...1949 colloq.
• BOILER (derogatory) a woman of a certain age, an unattractive or unfeminine woman, esp. one who is middle-aged or elderly ...1962 sl.
• BUFFER an elderly man ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• CRUMBLIE an elderly person; any person considered to be old or senile ...1976 sl.
• DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1883 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-GRAND one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-PAW one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOWAGER a dignified elderly lady ...E19 colloq.
• EILDS elderly persons ...1812 Sc.
• ELDERLING * an elderly person ...1863
• GAFF † an elderly man or one whose position entitled him to respect ...1576 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAFFER orig. applied by country people to an elderly man or one whose position entitled him to respect ...1575
• GEEZER an elderly and generally unattractive woman ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
• GENERAL a term of respect to an elderly person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MOSS-BACK an old or elderly person with old-fashioned or reactionary ideas or habits ...1873
• MOTHER-YOUNG-GIRL an ageing woman who tries to be younger than her years ...1995 W. Indies
• NANA, NANNA a mother; an elderly woman ...1892 Amer. dial.
• NAUNT a title of courtesy applied to an elderly woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
• OLD BIDDY an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman; a fussy, mean or quarrelsome old woman ...1938 colloq.
• OLD CRACKERS elderly people, esp. parents or in-laws ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• OLDER HEAD an elderly person; an old-timer ...1891 Amer. dial.
• OLD EWE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION, AN an elderly woman dressed in a juvenile style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD GOAT any elderly, disliked person, most often a man, but may be a woman; an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• OLD HEAD a veteran; an elderly person; an old-timer ...1899 US sl.
• OLD MAID (derogatory) a person with the alleged characteristics of an elderly spinster, such as primness, prudery, fastidiousness, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• OLDSTER one who is no longer a 'youngster'; an elderly person; an old person, or a more experienced person ...1848
• OLD WIGSBY a crotchety, narrow-minded, elderly man who snappishly can see no good in any modern thing ...1842
• SAGA LOUT an elderly person who behaves badly ...2004 UK sl.
• SCHFATZER an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SIRE a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SUGAR DADDY an elderly man who lavishes gifts on a young woman (in return for sex) ...1926 sl., orig. US
• TAB an elderly woman ...1849 sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid; sometimes applied to any spiteful or ill-natured female gossip or tattler ...1761
• TABS an aging woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• WOOPIE, WOOPY an elderly person able to enjoy an affluent and active lifestyle in retirement ...1986 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• YEEPIE a youthful, energetic, elderly person involved in everything ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• ZAIDY, ZAYDE a grandfather; an elderly man; frequently used as a respectful form of address or term of endearment ...1946
ELECT - verbs
• CHOISE † to choose, to elect, to prefer ...1605 obs. exc. Sc.
ELECTED - person
• ELECT † one that has been chosen for an office or function ...c1425
• ELECTIVE †* an elected representative ...1701
ELECTION - adjectives
• ELECTIONARY * pert. to election, electoral ...1837
election - nouns
• ELECT † election ...1398
• ELECTION-DUST the commotion of an election ...1815
• VOTING-BOUT an election ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
election - person
• ELECTIONEERER one who manages elections, who uses arts or influence to secure the return of a candidate; one skilled in such arts ...1809-12
• GALLITHUMPIANS † disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MAN IN THE MOON the nickname for the person, necessarily anonymous and quick to disappear, who pays out bribes at elections ...M19 sl.
election - verbs
• ELECTIONEER to busy oneself in elections ...1789
ELECTIVE - adjectives
• ELECTORY †* capable of being filled by election, elective ...1660
ELECTOR - person
• ELECTRESS a female elector; a woman having a vote ...1869
• REPEATER an elector voting twice on the same qualification ...Bk1903 Amer. political usage
ELECTRICAL - nouns
• ELECTRICALNESS † the state of being electrical ...1736
ELECTRIC CHAIR - nouns
• CHAIR, THE an electric chair; hence, death by electrocution ...1895 US colloq.
• EDISON SPECIAL, THE death in the electric chair ...1974 US prison sl.
• ELECTRIC CURE electrocution in the electric chair ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• HOT CHAIR, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT SEAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT SQUAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HUMMING BIRD the electric chair ...L19 US prison sl.
• OLD SMOKEY the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• OLD SMOKY an electric chair ..1929 sl.
• OLD SPARKY the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• SALT CREEK execution in the electric chair ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
• SPARKIE the electric chair ...1970s US prison sl.
• SPARKY the electric chair ...1970s US prison sl.
electric chair - person
• STATE ELECTRICIAN the executioner in a state using electrocution in the electric chair for capital punishment ...1982 US sl.
electric chair - verbs
• BAKE to execute in the electric chair ...1950s US prison sl.
• BURN 1. to die by electrocution in the electric chair ...Bk1990 Amer. criminal sl.
2. to execute someone in the electric chair ...Bk1990 Amer. criminal sl.
• COOK to put to death in the electric chair ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FRY to execute or be executed in the electric chair ...1928 US sl.
• RIDE THE LIGHTNING to be executed in the electric chair ...1935 US sl.
• SIZZLE to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE ELECTRIC CURE to be executed in the electric chair; to be electrocuted ...1929 US prison & criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE HOT SEAT to be electrocuted ...1930 US criminals' sl.
ELECTRICIAN - person
• DYNAMO BUSTER an electrician ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• GAFFER the chief electrician in a film or television production unit, esp. in a lighting crew ...1926 orig. US
• JUICER an electrician ...1928 sl.
• SPARKIE an electrician ...Bk1995 sl.
• SPARKS one who works with electrical equipment; a radio operator; an electrician, etc. ...1914 sl.
• SPARKY an electrician ...2000 UK sl.
ELECTRICITY - adjectives
• ELECTRAL † charged with electricity, live ...a1763
• ELECTRICAL †* skilled in the science of electricity ...1757
electricity - nouns
• ELECTRICOLOGY * a discourse upon electricity ...1746
ELECTRIC SHOCK - nouns
• EDISON MEDICINE electric shock therapy ...1990 US sl.
ELECTRIFY - verbs
• ELECTRICIZE * to charge with electricity, to electrify ...1872
ELECTROCUTED - verbs
• RIDE OLD SMOKEY to be electrocuted ...1920s US prison sl.
• SIZZLE to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE HOT SQUAT to be electrocuted in the electric chair ...1920s US sl.
ELECTROCUTION - nouns
• CHAIR, THE an electric chair; hence, death by electrocution ...1895 US colloq.
• ELECTRIC CURE electrocution in the electric chair ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
ELECTRONICS - nouns
• MAGIC high technology electronics, esp. as used in advanced computer systems ...1981 Amer. sl.
electronics - person
• BLIP JOCKEY a person who monitors electronic equipment ...1960 US sl.
ELEGANCE - nouns
• ELEGANCY * elegance ...1552
• FASHIONABLENESS † elegance, attractiveness ...1640
• FEATLINESS gracefulness, elegance ...1843 arch.
• FEATNESS elegance, shapeliness, spruceness, trimness ...1576
• FLASHERY inferior or vulgar elegance, dash, distinction, display ...Bk1893 sl.
• GALLANTRY † a elegant practice or habit ...1633
• GARB † grace, elegance, stylishness of manners or appearance ...1591
• GARBE † grace, elegance, stylishness of manners or appearance ...1591
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• SNAZZ elegance; smartness ...1930s Amer. sl.
• VAGISNESS † handsomeness; elegance ...1604
• VENUSTY † elegance of form; beauty ...1559
ELEGANT - adjectives
• BELLISAND elegant; of imposing appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIEF nice, elegant ...1893 Amer. Black usage
• BUTTERED well-turned-out, elegant ...1940s US Black sl.
• CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CHI-CHI elegant ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOSSY elegant, stylish, smart, spiffy ...M19 sl.
• EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS splendid, very fine, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FACETE † elegant, graceful, polished ...a1635
• FEAT † neat in form or appearance, pretty, elegant ...a1471 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FEATISH † elegant, neat ...1530
• FEATOUS † of things: skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, elegant, handsome, becoming; often said of dress ...c1386
• FINE-AIRED elegant in manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
• JAUNTY † of things: elegant, stylish, smart ...1678
• JIMP neat in attire, tidy; spruce; slender, elegant ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
• KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1981 Amer. dial.
• KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KNOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LEGGIADROUS †* graceful, elegant ...1648
• LEPID * charming, elegant ...1619
• LIGHTSOME light, graceful, elegant ...1578
• NET †* of persons: trim, smart, or elegant, esp. in dress ...a1300
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUAINT † of dress: fine, fashionable, elegant ...?a1366
• PISS-ELEGANT. quite elegant, pretentious ...M20 US sl.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SMICKER † beautiful, elegant, fair, handsome ...c725
• SNAZZY elegant; stylish; smart and fashionable; clever and desirable ...1932 Amer. sl.
• SNITZY elegant, smart ...20C US sl.
• SNORKY well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date
• SPLASH elegant, fashionable, distinguished ...M19 sl.
• SWANK stylish or elegant
• SWANKY elegant or ostentatious...1835
• SWELL elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality ...1897 orig. & chiefly US
• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLEGANT swell, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELLEGOUS beautiful, elegant, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLISH elegant, stylish, first-rate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALL † comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine ...c1450
• VENUST † handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance ...1513
elegant - nouns
• BOTTLE AND GLASS quality, elegant behaviour ,,,1959 UK rhyming sl. for 'class'
elegant - person
• DANDY an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person ...1881 Sc.
• DEBBIES' DELIGHT (mainly derogatory) an elegant and attractive young man in high society ...1934 Brit. sl.
• DEBS' DELIGHT (mainly derogatory) an elegant and attractive young man in high society ...1934 Brit. sl.
• FANCY DAN an elegant, conceited man ...1943 US sl.
elegant - verbs
• ELEGANTIZE to make elegant ...1798
• KEMB † to trim; to make smooth or elegant ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNAZZ UP to make something smarter and more elegant; to enhance ...1970s Amer. sl.
ELEGANTLY - adverbs
• FEATLY fitly, properly, suitably, aptly; neatly, elegantly ...a1300 arch.
• FEATOUSLY † of attire or ornamentation: beautifully, handsomely, elegantly ...a1300
• HANDSOMELY * with becoming or elegant action; in good style, neatly, elegantly ...1582
• TALLY † in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely ...c1350
ELEGY - adjectives
• ELEGIOUS †* resembling an elegy; hence, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful ...1632
elegy - person
• ELEGIAST * a writer of elegies ...1766
• ELEGIOGRAPHER * a writer of elegies ...1623
• ELEGIST the writer of an elegy ...1774
ELEPHANT - adjectives
• ELEPHANTINE pert. to elephants ...1675
elephant - nouns
• CAN the hollow part of an elephant's trunk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARRY-CASTLE † an elephant, which carries a castle ...1598
• ELEPHANTICIDE the killing of an elephant ...1855 nonce word
• ELEPHANTSHIP the personality of an elephant ...1882 humorous
• ELEPHANT'S TEETH tusks, ivory ...a1398
• HAND † the trunk of an elephant ...1607
• HEFFALUMP an imaginary creature resembling an elephant; also, an elephant ...1926 colloq.
• IVORY an elephant tusk ...1894
• NOSE * an elephant's trunk ...a1398
• OLIFANT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIFAUNT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIPHANT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• SNOUT the trunk of an elephant ...c1220
elephant - person
• CARNAC * the driver of an elephant; a mahout ...1704
• MAHOOT an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOTE an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOUT an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
elephant - verbs
• BARR † to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant ...1653
• BARY †* to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant ...1594
ELEVATE - adjectives
• ELATIVE † that raises, elevates ...1595
elevate - verbs
• ELATE † to lift on high, to raise, to elevate ...1578
• EXTOL † to lift up, to raise, to elevate ...1549
• HANCE † to raise, to lift, to elevate, to exalt ...1303
• HAUT † to raise, to elevate, to exalt ...a1400
• HEAVE † to raise, to exalt, to elevate in feeling, dignity, etc.; to extol ...c825
• NANTLE to raise; to elevate gently ...1820 Eng. dial.
• NAUNTLE to raise, to rear; to elevate; to rise up ...1820 Eng. dial.
• NONTLE to raise; to elevate gently ...1820 Eng. dial.
• RELEVATE † to raise, to elevate ...1623
• SUBLEVATE † to raise, to lift up, to elevate ...1597
• SUBLIMATE to exalt or elevate to a high or higher state ...1599
ELEVATED - adjectives
• ADVANCED † raised, elevated (physically) ...1576
• SUBLIMARY †* elevated, excited ...a1652
• SUBLIMATE † raised, elevated, exalted ...1460
ELEVATION - nouns
• ELATION † lifting, elevation ...1578
• HANCING † raising, elevation ...1382
• L elevation ...1991 US sl.
• RAISE † the act of raising; uplifting, elevation ...1538
• RAISURE †* elevation ...1613
• SUBLATION † a lifting up; elevation ...1653
• SUBLEVATION † the act of raising or lifting; elevation; also, a particular point of elevation or height ...1556
ELEVATOR - nouns
• ALLEY-WAITER an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ALLY-WAITER an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BOX an elevator ...1974 Amer. sl.
• CAGE an elevator, a lift ...1938 US sl.
• EGG CRATE an old elevator ...1930s sl.
elevator - person
• ELEVATOR JOCKEY an elevator operator ...1960 US sl.
• INDOOR AVIATOR an elevator operator ...1920s US sl.
• VERTICAL JOCKEY an elevator operator ...1953 US sl.
ELEVEN - adjectives
• NEVELE eleven ...Bk1902 back-slang
eleven - nouns
• LEVEN eleven ...c1375
• LONG DEDGER the number 11 ...M19 Brit. cant
ELF - nouns
• AWF an elf, a fairy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ELFIN the country of the elves ...1778 Sc.
• FANE an elf; a fairy ...1806 Sc.
• FAY a fairy or elf ...1393
• HOB-GOB a hobgoblin, sprite, elf ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OUPHE an elf, a goblin ...1812 Sc.
• RED-CAP a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-COWL a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1816 Sc.
• RED-MAN a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ELIMINATE - verbs
• EX to stop, to eliminate ...1950s Aust. & US college sl.
• EXTREAT † to eliminate, to get rid of ...1628
• OFF to discharge; to reject; hence, to eliminate, to stop ...1908 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• TAKE OUT to destroy, to eliminate, to render harmless ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• X to stop, to eliminate ...1950s Aust. & US college sl.
ELITE - adjectives
• PURE MERINO first-class, well-bred, elite ...1827 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SILK STOCKING designating the social elite; pert. to the wealthy; upper-class ...L18 sl.
elite - nouns
• FANCY PANTS the social elite, the aristocracy ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FAT the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FATMAN the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HIGHLANDS the prosperous parts of a town, where the wealthy elite live ...20C US sl.
• SILK STOCKINGS the social elite ...L19 US sl.
• UPPER TEN - the social elite, the upper classes, the aristocracy ...M19 sl., orig. US
• UPPERTENDOM - the world of the social elite ...M19 sl.
elite - 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.
• 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.
• MISS LIZZIE TISH an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MRS ASTOR an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1960s US sl.
ELK - nouns
• ELENDE †* an elk ...1697
• LOSH † an elk ...1591
ELM - adjectives
• ELMEN pert. to or made of the elm tree ...1825 Eng. dial.
elm - nouns
• ELLUM the elm tree ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULME † an elm tree ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ULM-TREE †* an elm tree ...c1000
ELOPE - verbs
• FLY THE COOP to escape or elope; to leave suddenly ...1901 US colloq.
ELOQUENCE, ELOQUENT - adjectives
• ELOQUIOUS †* eloquent; endowed with eloquence ...1599
• FACUND 1. † inspiring or promoting eloquence; eloquent; also fig., said of beauty, etc. ...c1381 arch. or obs.
2. † inspiring or promoting eloquence ...1501
• FACUNDIOUS † of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• INBEARING † persuasive, eloquent, impressive ...1694 Sc.
• SILVER eloquent, persuasive, sweet-spoken ...1594
• SILVER-TONGUED having a pleasant or melodious utterance; sweet-spoken; eloquent ...1592
• SUGARED † of the tongue, mouth, lips: with reference to eloquence or tone, eloquent, fluent ...c1440
eloquence, eloquent - nouns
• DISERTITUDE †* eloquence, fluency ...1656
• FACUND † eloquence ...a1340
• FACUNDIE †* eloquence ...1447
• FACUNDITY † eloquence ...1530
• ORATORY the delivery of orations or speeches; rhetorical or eloquent language ...1588
• SUADA † persuasiveness; persuasive eloquence ...1592
eloquence, eloquent - verbs
• FACUNDATE † to make eloquent ...1656
ELOQUENTLY - adverbs
• FACUNDIOUSLY † eloquently ...1509
• ORATORIOUSLY † after the manner of an orator; rhetorically; eloquently ...1563
ELSE - adverbs
• THILSE † else, otherwise ...Bk1905 Sc.
ELSEWHERE - adverbs
• ELCHUR † elsewhere, otherwise, besides ...c890
• ELSE-WHITHER elsewhere ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
ELUCIDATE - verbs
• DECLARE † to make clear or plain anything that is obscure or imperfectly understood; to clear up, to explain, to elucidate, to interpret ...c1325
• DILUCIDATE † to make clear, plain, or evident; to free from obscurity; to elucidate, to explain ...1538
• ILLUCIDATE * to shed light upon; to make clear, to elucidate ...a1545
ELUCIDATION - nouns
• DECLARATION † the act of making clear or clearing up anything obscure or not understood; elucidation, explanation, interpretation ...c1374
ELUDE - verbs
• BETRUMP †* to deceive, to cheat; to elude, to slip from ...1513
• DALLY OUT † to trifle with, to elude ...1548
• GIVE THE DING to give the slip, to get beyond observation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIVE THE GO-BY TO to pass, leave behind, elude, evade, disregard, or slight ...E17
• ILLUDE † to evade, to elude ...1553
• QUIRK to cheat, to overreach; to elude by stratagem; to play a trick or prank ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCHEME to endeavour to elude anything, esp. work, by false pretenses ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOOTHER to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKOOTHER to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TAKE DARNTON TROD to elude pursuit; to run away to escape punishment; to flee the country ...1834 Eng. dial.
• WAIVE † to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
ELUSIVE - adjectives
• SLEEK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TANTALEAN, TANTALIAN pertaining to Tantalus; only apparently reachable; tantalizing, elusive ...1605
elusive - person
• EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• NIMBLE JACK † an elusive person ...1682
• SLIPPERY EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WILL O' THE WISP an elusive or deceptive person ...Bk2004
EMACIATE - verbs
• GAUNT UP to emaciate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TABEFY * to waste away, to consume; to emaciate ...1656
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in health; to emaciate; to lay low in sickness ...1878 Sc.
EMACIATED - adjectives
• BOSS emaciated ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EMANCIPATED emaciated ...1931-33 Amer. dial. malapropism
• GAISHON † extremely emaciated ...1894 Sc.
• IMMACIATED † emaciated ...1748
• LEAN AS A SHOTTEN HERRING very thin, emaciated ...1885 Amer. dial.
• LENTED †* that shows traces of Lent or fasting; emaciated ...1594
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• MAGER very lean, scraggy, emaciated ...1866 Sc.
• PAALIE-MAALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
• PALLEY-WALLEY thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PEAKED thin, emaciated, as from sickness ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PIMPING puny, sickly, emaciated ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PIMPY puny, sickly, emaciated ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RACK-O'-BONES emaciated; ramshackle ...1872 Amer. dial.
• RAKKIE in poor condition, skinny, emaciated ...1967 Sc.
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN HERRING very thin, emaciated ...1918 Amer. dial.
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN SHAD very thin, emaciated ...1942 Amer. dial.
emaciated - nouns
• BED-SLAT an emaciated animal ...1944 Amer. dial.
emaciated - person
• ANATOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES an emaciated person ...Bk1891 sl.
• BAG OF BONES an emaciated person or animal ...1838
• BEDFUL OF BONES an emaciated person; a very thin person ...1832 Sc.
• DEATH'S HEAD a miserable, impoverished, emaciated person ...L18 sl.
• DEATH'S HEAD UPON A MOP-STICK a poor, miserable, emaciated fellow ...1794
• GAISHEN, GAISHON, GAYSHEN † a thin, emaciated person; a skeleton; a hobgoblin ...1808 Sc.
• GHOST a person in a state of extreme emaciation; one who is 'a shadow of his former self' ...1590
• GLUNTIE an emaciated woman ...1825 Sc.
• HARIKELS a very emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HARRABEL a miserable, emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HARROWBILL a miserable, emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HIONICK an emaciated person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• NATOMY, NOTOMY, NOTTOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMIZE, NOTTIMIZE a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• NOTTYMAZE a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• OTOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• RAANY an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person ...1954 Ulster sl.
• RACKABONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKABONES - an emaciated man ...1804 Amer.
• RACKER a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKERBONE a very thin, emaciated person or animal ...1854 Amer. sl.
• RACKLE OF BONES, A a thin, emaciated person ...Bk1904 Eng, dial.
• RACK OF BONES a very thin, emaciated person or animal ...1804 Amer. sl.
• RANNY an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person ...20C Ulster sl.
• RAWHIDE an emaciated person or animal; a very thin, bony person ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SACKFU' O' LADLES a very thin or emaciated person ...1887 Sc.
• SCADDIN a lean emaciated person or animal ...1866 Sc.
• SKELETON a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal ...1629
• SKELETONESS a very thin, lean, or emaciated woman ...1840 nonce word
• SKINAMELINK a thin or emaciated person ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMULINK a thin or emaciated person ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY MERINK a thin or emaciated person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKINNYMALINK a thin or emaciated person ...1911 sl.
• SKINNYMARINK a thin or emaciated person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• VISION a puny, emaciated person or animal; one who is wasting away ...1825 Sc.
emaciated - verbs
• LANK to make lean or emaciated ...1804 Sc.
• WAINISH † to decay, to pine away, to become emaciated ...1808 Sc.
• WANZE † to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
EMACIATION - nouns
• TABEFACTION * the wasting away or consumption of the body; emaciation ...1658
EMAIL - nouns
• BOZO FILTER a setting on an internet email reader that will filter out selected annoying people ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EDDRESS an electronic address ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLAME an insulting or aggressive e-mail or Internet discussion group posting ...1983 US sl.
• SIG FILE a file containing one's name, email address, and often a small ascii art picture and/or quotation, added to the end of email messages ...Aust. sl.
email - verbs
• BLIP to send a message by email ...2002 UK sl.
• FLAME to post insulting personal attacks on others posting messages on an Internet bulletin board or in an Internet discussion group, or to send an insulting personal attack by e-mail ...1981 US sl.
EMASCULATED - person
• GELDING a man likened to a gelded horse; a man regarded as emasculated ...c1405
EMBALM - verbs
• BALM to embalm ...c1300 arch.
• BALSAM * to embalm ...1855
EMBALMED - adjectives
• BALSAMATE †* embalmed ...1470
EMBALMING - nouns
• BALSAMATION the process of embalming or preserving from putrefaction ...1681
EMBANKMENT - nouns
• BATTERY an embankment ...1799
• IMBANKATION †* an embankment ...1776
EMBARK - verbs
• BARK †* to embark ...1592
• IMBARGE † to embark ...1596
EMBARRASS - verbs
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass ...19C sl.
• BLUE †* to embarrass, to disconcert ...1699 sl.
• BLUFF to faze, to disconcert someone; to totally embarrass somebody and throw him off balance ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BORE to ridicule, to humiliate, to embarrass ...1800 Amer. dial.
• CALL to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL OUT to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CHEW to embarrass, to put someone down ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CRINGE to wince in embarrassment or distaste ...colloq.
• DATTER to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DEAVE to worry, to bother, to embarrass, to confuse ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEBARRASS to disembarrass; to disencumber from anything that embarrasses ...1789
• DO ONESELF to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself ...1980s US sl.
• FACE to humble, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FLOUNDER † to cause to flounder; to confound, to embarrass ...1654
• FLUNK to embarrass someone by an indiscreet remark ...L19 sl.
• GOG to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HACK to embarrass, to annoy, to disconcert, to tease ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HELL-HACK to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass ...L19 sl.
• IMPEACH † to embarrass or trouble oneself ...1484
• IMPESTER † o entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• JAB to 'shut up', to embarrass ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PLAGUE to embarrass; to annoy; to confuse ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE OUT ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE UNDER HACK to embarrass, to tease ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCREAM to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM COLD ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1980 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SET DOWN to embarrass, to humble, to rebuke, to defeat ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SET ONE ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SHOW UP to put to shame; to embarrass ...colloq.
• TAGIL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGLE † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGYL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAIGLE to 'catch' or entangle in talk; to embarrass ...1865 Sc.
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
• TANGLE UP to embarrass ...1898 Sc.
• TEAGLE to 'catch' or entangle in talk; to embarrass ...1865 Sc.
• TEAR UP to upset, to anger, to embarrass ...1959 Amer. dial.
embarrass - phrases
• IT'LL GIVE YOU THE SQUIRMS it will horribly embarrass or irritate you ...c1930
EMBARRASSED - adjectives
• BADLY DONE embarrassed ...20C Irish sl.
• BEET RED extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc. ...Bk1995 US sl.
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CRUNCHY embarrassed ...1990s US college sl.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FACED humiliated, embarrassed ...1980s US campus sl.
• HACKED embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HACKED OFF embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1970 Amer. sl.
• ON THE HACK embarrassed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• OUTDONE put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed ...1816 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUED embarrassed ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUED OUT embarrassed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SCARLET highly embarrassed ...1980s Irish sl.
• SHAME shy, ashamed, embarrassed ...1883 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
embarrassed - verbs
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
EMBARRASSING - adjectives
• ABARESKIN embarrassing ..1960s US camp gay sl.
• CRINGEWORTHY causing feelings of acute embarrassment or distaste ...Brit. colloq,
embarrassing - nouns
• CORBIES' NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1877 Sc.
• CRAW'S NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1877 Sc.
• FACE an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone ...1979 Amer. students' sl.
• HORROR SHOW an occasion or experience that is embarrassing, disgusting, frightening, disastrous, or the like; anything unpleasant ...1959 Amer. sl.
• MONKEYSHINES foolish antics; embarrassing behaviour ...1828 US sl.
embarrassing - person
• CLOSET CASE a socially inept, embarrassing or unattractive person ...1958 US college sl.
• FLAMER a clumsy, embarrassing, or highly unpleasant person ...1930s sl.
embarrassing - verbs
• BE CAUGHT HOLDING ONE'S DICK to be caught in an embarrassing or generally disadvantageous situation ...20C US sl.
• BE CAUGHT WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN to be surprised in an embarrassing situation; to be caught off guard ...1922 colloq.
• BE IN A BOX to be in a fix, to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation; to be in a dilemma ...a1555
• SALT UP to cause trouble for; to place in a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1980s US college sl.
embarrassing - interjections/phrases
• CAUGHT WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN said of a person caught doing something which he ought not to be doing, or ought to be doing in private ...20C
• IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THESE YOU NEED MINTIES! used in embarrassing situations ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• PARTY FOUL! that was a blunder! how embarrassing! ...1980s US college sl.
EMBARRASSMENT - adjectives
• IN SUDS in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..c1572 obs.
• IN THE SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..1603
embarrassment - nouns
• CADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1825 Eng. dial.
• DIABLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DUMPSTER FIRE a chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation; an embarrassing spectacle; a debacle, a shambles, a mess ...2008
• EMBARRISHMENT embarrassment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HACK a state of embarrassment, confusion or defeat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
• KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PALINODE agitation, embarrassment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITUBATION faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment ...1710
embarrassment - verbs
• EAT DIRT to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DIRT PIE to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DUST to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• GET EGG ON ONE’S FACE to come out of an affair, esp. political or commercial, badly, and hence, to suffer loss, humiliation and embarrassment; to make a fool of oneself through presumption or lack of judgement ...c1974
embarrassment - interjections/phrases
• AW SHUCKS! expressing surprise, exasperation, genial self-deprecation, or gratified embarrassment ...1888 colloq.
• CROWDING THE MOURNERS putting some further embarrassment upon a person already labouring under difficulties ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PICK UP YOUR FACE response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing ...Bk1998 teen sl.
• ADDLE rotten, putrid; esp. applied to a decayed or barren egg ...1856 Eng. dial.
• GILPY of eggs: not quite fresh ...B1900 Sc.
• HALF-FRIED of eggs: fried on one side only ...1979 India
• IN FULL LAY laying eggs ...1885
• QUELPY † having the taste of eggs predominating; eggy ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RARE † of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1655
• RATHE † of eggs: left soft in cooking ...1684
• UNADDLE † of an egg: not bad ...1611
egg - nouns
• ALABAMA EGG an egg fried in the hollow centre of a piece of bread ...1951 Amer. dial.
• BALL the yolk of an egg ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CACKLE an egg ...1930s US sl.
• CACKLEBERRIES AND GRUNTS eggs and bacon ...1925 Amer. sl.
• CACKLEBERRY an egg used for food ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
• CACKLE FRUIT eggs ...1966 sl.
• CACKLE JELLY an egg; a serving of eggs ...1941 US army sl.
• CACKLER an egg ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• CACKLING-FART an egg ...L17 sl.
• CHICKEN BERRY an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DEPRESSION EGGS pullets' eggs, because of their smaller size ...1987 Amer. dial.
• DEPTH BOMB an egg ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DER UFFS two eggs; (French 'deux oeufs') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• EGGLET a small egg ...1883 nonce word
• EGGLING the business of an 'eggler' ...1881 Sc.
• EGGS AND COLLOPS fried eggs and bacon or ham ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGG-SILLER money obtained from the selling of eggs ...1922 Sc.
• EIREN † eggs ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ERF an egg; (French 'oeuf') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FARMYARD NUGGET an egg ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GAS BOMBS stale eggs ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GOODY the yolk of an egg ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GOOG an egg ...1941 Aust. sl.
• GOOGIE, GOOGY an egg ...1904 Aust. sl.
• GOOGIE EGG, GOOGY EGG an egg ...1904 Aust. sl.
• HEIFER EGGS small pullet eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN APPLE an egg ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HEN BERRY an egg ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HEN FOOD eggs ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEN FRUIT eggs; an egg ...1854 Amer. dial.
• KATHIL anything reduced to a pulp; an egg beaten up ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LITTER a clutch of eggs ...1892 Amer. dial.
• LITTER-EGG a small egg, the last of the 'litter' ...1892 Amer. dial.
• ONE-EYED SUSAN a fried egg ...1950 Amer. dial.
• RED the yolk of an egg ...1970 Amer. dial. Black usage
• ROOSTER'S EGG a large egg; a fertilized egg ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• RUMBLE-TUMBLE scrambled eggs ...2003 UK sl., orig. military
• SCALDED EGG a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCALT EGG a poached egg ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SCOTCH PEG an egg ...20C rhyming sl.
• SHELLMEAT † edible shellfish; food covered with a shell, as eggs, nuts, etc. ...1642
• TREAD the thread-like embryo in an egg ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TREADLE the thread-like embryo in an egg ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TWO CACKLES WITH THEIR EYES OPEN two fried eggs ...1930 Amer. dial.
• TWO DOTS AND A DASH fried eggs and bacon ...1910s sl.
• WOODEN LEG an egg ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• YALLER the yolk of an egg ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• YARD EGG a fresh egg ...1879 Amer. dial.
• YELK the yolk of an egg ...1863 Eng. dial.
• YELLOW the yolk of an egg ...1823 Amer. dial.
• YULK the yolk of an egg ...1863 Eng. dial.
egg - person
• EGGER one who gathers seabirds' eggs to sell for food ...1834 Amer. dial.
• EGG-LATERS persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EGGLER a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale; a poulterer ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EGG-PAULDER an egg merchant ...1929 Sc.
• EGG-WIFE † a woman who offers eggs for sale ...1659
• EIRMONGER † a dealer in eggs ...c1305
egg - verbs
• BULLY to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks ...1941 Amer. dial.
• CART to beat or whisk an egg ...1953 Amer. dial.
• CAST † to give birth to; to bear young; to lay eggs, to deposit spawn ...1587 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAST EGGS to beat them up ...a1825
• KEN † of eggs: to hatch out ...a1300
• PATCH to pelt with eggs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PIP of an egg: to crack ...1886
• TIRE † to prepare or dress an egg as food ...1486
egg - phrases
• ADAM AND EVE two poached or fried eggs ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT two poached eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order usage
• ADAM AND EVE ON A RAFT AND WRECK 'EM two scrambled eggs on toast ...L19 sl., orig. US short order
• PAIR OF BASTARDS ON A RAFT poached eggs on toast ...1980s NZ sl.
EGGPLANT - nouns
• EGG-APPLE the fruit of the eggplant ...Bk1897
• MAD-APPLE the fruit of the eggplant ...1597
• VEGETABLE EGG the eggplant ...1859 Amer. dial.
EGOCENTRIC - person
• ACTRESS an egocentric show-off, but amusing and witty nonetheless ...1950s US homosexual sl.
• SILK HAT an egocentric person ...1981 US carnival and circus usage
EGOTISM - nouns
• EGOISTRY egotism ...1841
• EGOMANIA morbid egotism ...1825
• EGOTIZING egotism ...1811
EGOTIST - person (includes EGOIST)
• ADMIRAL'S MATE an egotist ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• POT HUNTER an egoist seeking public recognition ...Bk1995 euphemism
• YAP an egotistic, yet ignorant fellow ...Bk1914 Amer. dial.
EGOTISTIC, EGOTISTICAL - adjectives
• BIGIFIED conceited, vain, stuck-up, self-important; impudent, boastful, egotistic ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CHESTY arrogant, conceited, self-important, egotistical ...1899 Amer. dial.
• EGOICAL pert. to egotism, egotistic ...Bk1897
egotistic, egotistical - nouns
• AUTOPHOBY * fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical ...1827
egotistic, egotistical - person
• BIG-IT an egotistical person ...Bk1934 college sl.
egotistic, egotistical - verbs
• BUCK to talk egotistically; to prate and chatter; to let one's tongue run loose ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• EGOTIZE to talk or write in an egotistic way ...1789
EGYPT - adjectives
• EGYPTIAC †* Egyptian ...1635
• EGYPTIACAL † Egyptian ...1556
• GIPPO, GYPO, GYPPO relating to a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1942
• GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPY † relating to a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1893
Egypt - nouns
• EGG WIPED Egypt ...1940 army sl.
• EGYPTOLOGY the study of Egyptian antiquities, of the ancient Egyptian language and history ...1862
Egypt - person
• ABDULLAH-WITH-THE-CONDIES an Egyptian menial employed by 'Cairenes' ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
• BIMBASHI a Turkish military captain or commander; in Egypt, an English officer in the service of the Khedive ...1819
• EGGS-A-COOK Egyptians ...1915 Aust. military sl.
• EGYPTOLOGER one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1859
• EGYPTOLOGUE * one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities ...1856
• GHAFFIR a native Egyptian policeman; a guardian, a watchman ...1831
• GHAWAZEE Egyptian dancing-girls ...1799
• GHAZEEYEH an Egyptian dancing-girl ...1877
• GHAZIE an Egyptian dancing-girl ...1819
• GIPPIE, GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPY (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1889 Amer. military sl.
• GIPPO, GYPO, GYPPO, JIPPO (usually offensive) an Egyptian ...1916 sl.
• GYP (usually offensive, often used contemptuously) an Egyptian ...1946 Amer. military sl.
• GYPSIE, GYPSY † a native or inhabitant of Egypt ...1615
• GYPTIAN † an Egyptian ...1533
• SA-IDA an Egyptian ...Bk1919 Aust. services sl.
Egypt - verbs
• EGYPTIZE to refer things to Egyptian sources ...1854 nonce word
EIGHT - adjectives
• OCTONARY pert. to the number eight; consisting of eight; proceeding by eights ...1615
• OCTUPLE eightfold; eight times as much as; composed of eight ...1603
eight - nouns
• OCTAD a group or series of eight...1883
• OCTAVE a group or series of eight ...a1806
• OCTET a group of eight persons or things ...1894
• OCTETTE a group of eight persons or things ...1894
• OCTONARY a group of eight ...1535
• OCTUPLET a set or combination of eight ...1852
• OGDOAD the number eight; a group, set, or series of eight ...1621
• SAY-DOOE the number eight ...M19 sl.
EIGHTH - adjectives
• ACHTANDE †* eighth ...a1400
• EIGHTIN † eighth ...c1200
EITHER - adverbs
• EITHERMORE either, in any case ...1889 Eng. dial.
• NAITHERS notwithstanding, either ...1813 Sc.
either - conjunctions
• EDDERIN either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• EITHERENS either; rather ...1844 Sc.
• ETHERINS either; rather ...1844 Sc.
either - nouns
• EITHER OF BOTH † either of the two ...a1575
EJACULATE - adjectives
• FOAMING AT THE MOUTH about to ejaculate; extremely anxious to proceed with sexual activity ...20C colloq.
ejaculate - person
• EASTER QUEEN one who ejaculates prematurely ...1960s US homosexual sl.
• RABBIT a man who ejaculates with little stimulation ...1987 US sl.
ejaculate - verbs
• BLOB OFF to ejaculate ...2000s sl.
• BLOW ONE'S SNOT to ejaculate ...Brit. sl.
• BUST A NUT to ejaculate ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CREAM to ejaculate semen ...20C US sl.
• CREAM ONE'S JEANS to ejaculate semen in one's trousers ...20C US sl.
• CREAM ONE'S PANTS of a male: to ejaculate in his pants from excessive sexual excitement ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DEPOSIT to ejaculate semen ...sl.
• DIE IN A WOMAN'S LAP of a male: to have an orgasm; to ejaculate ...Shakespeare usage
• DRAIN ONE'S LIZARD of a male: to urinate; also, to ejaculate ...1962 Amer. sl.
• EASE of a male: to copulate or ejaculate ...M19 Brit. sl.
• EMPTY ONE'S TRASH to have sexual intercourse; usually, to ejaculate ...1970s US Black sl.
• FALL IN THE FURROW to ejaculate, perhaps to ejaculate prematurely ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE A SHOT to ejaculate ...19C Brit. sl.
• FIRE BLANKS to ejaculate sterile semen ...M20 US sl.
• FIRE IN THE AIR 1. to have a premature ejaculation ...19C Brit. sl.
2. to have any ejaculation outside the vagina, esp. ejaculation from masturbation ...19C Brit. sl.
• GET ONE'S NUTS OFF of a man: to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation ...1970 sl., orig. US
• GET ONE'S ROCKS OFF of a man: to obtain sexual release by copulation and ejaculation ...1948 sl., orig. US
• GET THE DIRTY WATER OFF YOUR CHEST of a male: to ejaculate, either with a partner or as a sole practitioner ...1961 UK sl.
• GET YOUR ASHES HAULED to be brought to ejaculation ...1906 US sl.
• GO OFF to ejaculate ...19C colloq.
• GO OFF AT HALF-COCK to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect ...1904 UK sl.
• GO OFF HALF-COCKED to start without being ready; in sex: to ejaculate prematurely or without being fully erect ...1809 UK sl.
• HAVE IT OFF to coit; to ejaculate ...20C Brit. colloq.
• JOLLOP to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• LET GO to ejaculate ...19C Brit. sl.
• NUT of a man: to ejaculate ...1994 US sl.
• PULL OFF to cause to ejaculate by masturbation ...sl.
• RANCH to bring to orgasm, to make ejaculate ...1990s US sl.
• SHOOT to ejaculate ...1922 sl.
• SHOOT ONE'S ROE to ejaculate ...1879 sl.
• SHOOT OVER THE STUBBLE to ejaculate before intromission ...Bk1904 sl.
• SKEET to ejaculate ...1980s US Black sl.
• SPAFF to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• SPEND to ejaculate semen; to have an orgasm ...1662 Brit.
• SPEW to ejaculate ...L17 sl.
• SPLACK to ejaculate in sexual climax ...2001 US sl.
• SPLATTER ONE'S BATTER to ejaculate ...1990s sl.
• SPOO to ejaculate ...1980s US college sl.
• SPOOCH to ejaculate ...1980s US college sl.
• SPOOF to ejaculate ...1910s sl.
• SQUEEZE UP to ejaculate ...1974 UK sl.
• UNLOAD to ejaculate ...M19 sl.
EJACULATED - verbs
• LAKE WENDOUREE to have just ejaculated ...1990s Aust. sl.
EJACULATION - adjectives
• QUICK ON THE DRAW suffering from premature ejaculation ...1930s sl.
ejaculation - nouns
• DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE ejaculation achieved through masturbation ...1964 US sl.
• EMPTY an ejaculation of semen ...1980s Aust. sl.
• FACE-OFF an ejaculation of semen onto a lover's face ...2003 US sl.
• FACIAL ejaculation in one's partner's face ...1970s sl.
• NUMBER THREE an ejaculation of semen ...20C Brit. sl.
• UPSHOOT an ejaculation of semen ...Shakespeare usage
EJECT - verbs
• BELCH † to eject, to throw out ...1668
• BOOT (OUT) to eject a person ...1880
• CAN to get rid of, to expel, to discharge, to eject, to jilt, to dismiss; to discharge from employment ...1905 Amer. sl.
• EIGHTY-SIX to eject or bar from a premises; generally, to reject or abandon ...1958 US sl.
• EJACULATE † to throw out suddenly and swiftly, to eject ...1613
• FIRE OUT to eject, to kick out, to expel or order from a classroom ...1885 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE THE BUM'S RUSH to eject or dismiss forcibly; to snub ...1926 Amer. dial.
• LUMBER OUT to throw out, to eject ...20C Aust. sl.
• OBTRUDE to thrust forth; to eject, to push out ...1613
• OOSH to remove; to send away; to eject ...1960s sl.
• PEACE-WARN to serve a notice of ejectment ...1899 Sc.
• SEND TO THE SHOWERS to send off or eject someone from a match, race, or contest; to reject, overcome, or defeat decisively ...1913 colloq.
• SPEAR to eject someone from a shop, pub, etc. ...1975 Aust. sl.
• SUBROGATE † to elect or appoint in the place of another; to substitute in an office ...1538
• SUBROGE †* to elect or appoint in the place of another; to substitute in an office ...1600
• VENT 1. † to discharge, eject, cast, or pour out (liquid, smoke, etc.); to carry off or away; to drain in this way ...1587
2. † to eject or expel people out of a country...1609
• WALK to banish, to eject from a place ...1940s US tramps' sl.
EJECTED - adjectives
• OUT ON ONE'S ARSE ejected, evicted, expelled ...1965 UK sl.
• OUT ON ONE'S EAR discharged, ejected or dismissed ignominiously ...1919 Amer. sl.
ejected - nouns
• EJECTAMENTA substances ejected by eruptive forces ...1863
ejected - person
• QUONDAM † the former holder of some office or position; one who has been deposed or ejected ...1535
ejected - verbs
• FIND COLD WEATHER to be ejected ...1909 public houses' sl.
EJECTION - nouns
• BUM'S RUSH, THE first applied to forcibly ejecting someone from a place, and hence more generally to dismissing someone ...1910 sl., orig. US
EJECTMENT - nouns
• PEACE-WARNING a notice of ejectment ...1899 Sc.
ELABORATE - adjectives
• LIKE A DOG'S DINNER of dress, etc.: ostentatious, flashy, or over-elaborate ...1927 colloq.
• OPEROSE made or done with much labour; laborious; tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...1683
• OPEROUS † made or done with much labour or effort; laborious, industrious, busy; painstaking, tedious; toilsome; elaborate ...a1538
elaborate - nouns
• CHICKEN FIXINGS anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1870 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN GUTS anything elaborate or fancy in food, dress, or otherwise ...1951 Amer. dial.
ELABORATELY - adverbs
• OPEROSELY laboriously, busily; elaborately ...1668
• OPEROUSLY † laboriously, busily; elaborately ...1668
ELABORATENESS - nouns
• OPEROSENESS laboriousness, elaborateness ...1664
ELABORATION - nouns
• QUIRKNESS intricacy, elaboration ...1802 Sc.
ELAPSE - verbs
• WALK † to time: to pass, to elapse ...c1250
ELASTIC - adjectives
• ELASTICAL † elastic ...1660
• RAXING elastic, easily stretched ...1785 Sc.
elastic - nouns
• OCCY STRAP an elastic strap ...1981 Aust. sl.
• OCKIE STRAP an elastic strap ...1981 Aust. sl.
ELASTICITY - nouns
• BEARING † spring, elasticity ...1674
ELATE - adjectives
• ELATIVE * that elates, causes elation ...1838
ELATED - adjectives
• ACOCK elated, triumphant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALL-A-COCK highly elated ...Bk1898 Eng, dial.
• BOBBEROUS elated, in high spirits, hearty ...1781 Eng. dial.
• BUCKED cheered, encouraged, elated ...1907 sl.
• CAMPY † elated by a flow of high spirits ...1825 Sc.
• CHUFFY fussy; proud, conceited, haughty; pleased, elated ...1874 Eng. dial.
• CROUSE happy, elated with, lively ...Bk1892 Eng. dial.
• IN GOOD LEG in high spirits, elated ...1986
• IN HIGH LEG in high spirits, elated ...1808
• MALEDDY in high spirits, boisterous, elated ...1923 Sc.
• OFF happy, elated, enjoying the positive effects of drugs or drink ...1960s sl.
• ON A JAG elated ...1950s sl., orig. US
• ON THE HIGH ROPES elated, in high spirits ...a1700
• PANICKY extremely elated; ecstatically happy; highly excited ...1940s US Black sl.
• RAD † quick, hasty, speedy; active, prompt, ready, dexterous; eager, elated ...a700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• STOKED very pleased; elated ...NZ colloq.
• SUBLIME † exalted in feeling, elated ...1667
• UP mentally stimulated, excited, hopeful, happy, elated ...1942 sl., orig. US
• UP IN ONE'S HAT elated ...1920s Irish sl.
• VADY proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• VANDIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VANNIE † of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated ...1724 Sc.
• VAUDIE, VAUDY cheerful, merry, gay, elated, delighted ...c1720 Sc.
• VAUNTIE of persons: proud, boastful, vain; proud-looking, jaunty, ostentatious, showy; pleased, elated; exultant ...1724 Sc.
• VOGEROUS boastful; elated; keen ...1899 Sc.
• VOGEY, VOGGIE, VOGGY, VOGIE, VOGY proud, elated, very pleased with oneself, vain, vaunting ...1712 Sc.
• VOUDIE adj. proud, vain, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADDIE, WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
elated - nouns
• SUBLIMATION an elated or ecstatic state of mind ...1816
elated - verbs
• GET IT ON to give oneself up to an activity, to enjoy oneself; to become elated or intoxicated with ...US sl.
• WALK TALL to carry one's head proudly or elatedly ...1846
ELATION - nouns
• ELATEMENT † elation, elatedness ...1746-7
• TOP OF THE WORLD a feeling of elation, good health, or prosperity ...1920 US sl.
ELBOW - nouns
• ARM-BEND the elbow-joint ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENDER the elbow ...M19 sl.
• BEND OF THE ARM the elbow ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BOW the elbow ...1980 US sl.
• CRAZY BONE the elbow ...Bk2006 US sl.
• ELBUCK the elbow ...1728 Sc.
• GOODY BONE the place in the elbow that gives you a strange feeling if you hit it against something; the funny bone ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SINGING-BONE the sharp bone at the edge of the elbow; the funny-bone ...1854 Eng. dial.
elbow - verbs
• THRUTCH to thrust; to press, to push, to shove; to push or elbow one's way through a crowd, etc. ...1740 Eng. dial.
ELDER - person
• SAGES OF THE TOWN - † the elders or wise persons of the town ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
ELDERLY - adjectives (also see OLD)
• AGESOME elderly ...1883 Eng. dial.
• ALONG IN YEARS elderly; growing old ...1853
• BADGERLY greyish-haired, elderly ...1753
• ELDELDERN elderly, advanced in years ...1765 Sc.
• ELDERN † elderly ...c1200 obs. exc. Sc.
• FAIRISH elderly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OLDLY †* verging on old age; elderly ...1382
• PAST-MERIDIAN past one's prime, elderly ...1898
• TABBY pertaining to a tabby (an old or elderly maiden lady) ...1746
elderly - person
• ABUELA in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1836
• ABUELITA in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandmother; generally, an elderly woman; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1937
• ABUELO in Spanish-speaking contexts: a grandfather; generally, an elderly man; also, a familiar title or form of address ...1876
• ALTE KACKER an elderly man ...1911 US Jewish sl.
• AUNT a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship ...1746 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• AUNTIE, AUNTY 1. an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address ...1801 Eng. & Amer. dial.
2. an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address ...1835 Amer. dial.
• BAG a disparaging term for a woman; an unattractive, elderly, obnoxious or otherwise unpleasant woman ...1922 sl., orig. US
• BAP a father; in Caribbean use, any older man, esp. one of South Asian descent ...1842 South Asian & Caribbean
• BHOWJI an elderly East Indian woman ...1996 W. Indies
• BIDDY a woman, often used disparagingly, esp. of an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman ...L18
• BIT OF GREY an elderly person who is recruited to attend weddings or funerals and by their presence add a degree of solemnity to the proceedings ...1883 UK sl.
• BLOND SWEDE an elderly man ...1968 Amer. logging usage
• BLUE-HAIR an elderly person, esp. a woman, as characterized by having hair treated with a blue rinse ...1949 colloq.
• BOILER (derogatory) a woman of a certain age, an unattractive or unfeminine woman, esp. one who is middle-aged or elderly ...1962 sl.
• BUFFER an elderly man ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• CRUMBLIE an elderly person; any person considered to be old or senile ...1976 sl.
• DADDY one's grandfather; an older man ...1883 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-GRAND one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DADDY-PAW one's grandfather; an older man ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DOWAGER a dignified elderly lady ...E19 colloq.
• EILDS elderly persons ...1812 Sc.
• ELDERLING * an elderly person ...1863
• GAFF † an elderly man or one whose position entitled him to respect ...1576 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GAFFER orig. applied by country people to an elderly man or one whose position entitled him to respect ...1575
• GEEZER an elderly and generally unattractive woman ...Bk1958 Eng. sl.
• GENERAL a term of respect to an elderly person ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• MAIDEN an old maid; an elderly unmarried lady ...1883 Eng. dial.
• MOSS-BACK an old or elderly person with old-fashioned or reactionary ideas or habits ...1873
• MOTHER-YOUNG-GIRL an ageing woman who tries to be younger than her years ...1995 W. Indies
• NANA, NANNA a mother; an elderly woman ...1892 Amer. dial.
• NAUNT a title of courtesy applied to an elderly woman ...1790 Eng. dial.
• OLD BAT a disagreeable, middle-aged or elderly woman; an unpleasant or despicable female; an unattractive or foolish old woman ...1886 UK sl.
• OLD BIDDY an elderly, gossipy, or dissolute woman; a fussy, mean or quarrelsome old woman ...1938 colloq.
• OLD CRACKERS elderly people, esp. parents or in-laws ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• OLDER HEAD an elderly person; an old-timer ...1891 Amer. dial.
• OLD EWE DRESSED LAMB-FASHION, AN an elderly woman dressed in a juvenile style ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OLD GOAT any elderly, disliked person, most often a man, but may be a woman; an elderly person disliked for being pompous, stingy, mean, stubborn, unsympathetic to younger people or the like ...20C US colloq.
• OLD HEAD a veteran; an elderly person; an old-timer ...1899 US sl.
• OLD MAID (derogatory) a person with the alleged characteristics of an elderly spinster, such as primness, prudery, fastidiousness, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• OLDSTER one who is no longer a 'youngster'; an elderly person; an old person, or a more experienced person ...1848
• OLD WIGSBY a crotchety, narrow-minded, elderly man who snappishly can see no good in any modern thing ...1842
• SAGA LOUT an elderly person who behaves badly ...2004 UK sl.
• SCHFATZER an old or elderly man ...1930s sl.
• SIRE a person of some note or importance; an aged or elderly man; also, generally, a man, a fellow ...1362
• SUGAR DADDY an elderly man who lavishes gifts on a young woman (in return for sex) ...1926 sl., orig. US
• TAB an elderly woman ...1849 sl.
• TABBY an old or elderly maiden lady; an old maid; sometimes applied to any spiteful or ill-natured female gossip or tattler ...1761
• TABS an aging woman ...1909 theatrical sl.
• WOOPIE, WOOPY an elderly person able to enjoy an affluent and active lifestyle in retirement ...1986 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• YEEPIE a youthful, energetic, elderly person involved in everything ...Bk2006 Amer. sl.
• ZAIDY, ZAYDE a grandfather; an elderly man; frequently used as a respectful form of address or term of endearment ...1946
ELECT - verbs
• CHOISE † to choose, to elect, to prefer ...1605 obs. exc. Sc.
ELECTED - person
• ELECT † one that has been chosen for an office or function ...c1425
• ELECTIVE †* an elected representative ...1701
ELECTION - adjectives
• ELECTIONARY * pert. to election, electoral ...1837
election - nouns
• ELECT † election ...1398
• ELECTION-DUST the commotion of an election ...1815
• VOTING-BOUT an election ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
election - person
• ELECTIONEERER one who manages elections, who uses arts or influence to secure the return of a candidate; one skilled in such arts ...1809-12
• GALLITHUMPIANS † disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections ...1777 Eng. dial.
• MAN IN THE MOON the nickname for the person, necessarily anonymous and quick to disappear, who pays out bribes at elections ...M19 sl.
election - verbs
• ELECTIONEER to busy oneself in elections ...1789
ELECTIVE - adjectives
• ELECTORY †* capable of being filled by election, elective ...1660
ELECTOR - person
• ELECTRESS a female elector; a woman having a vote ...1869
• REPEATER an elector voting twice on the same qualification ...Bk1903 Amer. political usage
ELECTRICAL - nouns
• ELECTRICALNESS † the state of being electrical ...1736
ELECTRIC CHAIR - nouns
• CHAIR, THE an electric chair; hence, death by electrocution ...1895 US colloq.
• EDISON SPECIAL, THE death in the electric chair ...1974 US prison sl.
• ELECTRIC CURE electrocution in the electric chair ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• HOT CHAIR, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT SEAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HOT SQUAT, THE the electric chair ...1925 sl.
• HUMMING BIRD the electric chair ...L19 US prison sl.
• OLD SMOKEY the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• OLD SMOKY an electric chair ..1929 sl.
• OLD SPARKY the electric chair ...1923 sl.
• SALT CREEK execution in the electric chair ...1910s US criminals' sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
• SPARKIE the electric chair ...1970s US prison sl.
• SPARKY the electric chair ...1970s US prison sl.
electric chair - person
• STATE ELECTRICIAN the executioner in a state using electrocution in the electric chair for capital punishment ...1982 US sl.
electric chair - verbs
• BAKE to execute in the electric chair ...1950s US prison sl.
• BURN 1. to die by electrocution in the electric chair ...Bk1990 Amer. criminal sl.
2. to execute someone in the electric chair ...Bk1990 Amer. criminal sl.
• COOK to put to death in the electric chair ...1930s Amer. sl.
• FRY to execute or be executed in the electric chair ...1928 US sl.
• RIDE THE LIGHTNING to be executed in the electric chair ...1935 US sl.
• SIZZLE to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE ELECTRIC CURE to be executed in the electric chair; to be electrocuted ...1929 US prison & criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE HOT SEAT to be electrocuted ...1930 US criminals' sl.
ELECTRICIAN - person
• DYNAMO BUSTER an electrician ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• GAFFER the chief electrician in a film or television production unit, esp. in a lighting crew ...1926 orig. US
• JUICER an electrician ...1928 sl.
• SPARKIE an electrician ...Bk1995 sl.
• SPARKS one who works with electrical equipment; a radio operator; an electrician, etc. ...1914 sl.
• SPARKY an electrician ...2000 UK sl.
ELECTRICITY - adjectives
• ELECTRAL † charged with electricity, live ...a1763
• ELECTRICAL †* skilled in the science of electricity ...1757
electricity - nouns
• ELECTRICOLOGY * a discourse upon electricity ...1746
ELECTRIC SHOCK - nouns
• EDISON MEDICINE electric shock therapy ...1990 US sl.
ELECTRIFY - verbs
• ELECTRICIZE * to charge with electricity, to electrify ...1872
ELECTROCUTED - verbs
• RIDE OLD SMOKEY to be electrocuted ...1920s US prison sl.
• SIZZLE to be electrocuted; to die in the electric chair ...M20 US criminals' sl.
• TAKE THE HOT SQUAT to be electrocuted in the electric chair ...1920s US sl.
ELECTROCUTION - nouns
• CHAIR, THE an electric chair; hence, death by electrocution ...1895 US colloq.
• ELECTRIC CURE electrocution in the electric chair ...E20 US criminals' sl.
• SIZZLE SEAT the electric chair; punishment by electrocution ...1982 US sl.
ELECTRONICS - nouns
• MAGIC high technology electronics, esp. as used in advanced computer systems ...1981 Amer. sl.
electronics - person
• BLIP JOCKEY a person who monitors electronic equipment ...1960 US sl.
ELEGANCE - nouns
• ELEGANCY * elegance ...1552
• FASHIONABLENESS † elegance, attractiveness ...1640
• FEATLINESS gracefulness, elegance ...1843 arch.
• FEATNESS elegance, shapeliness, spruceness, trimness ...1576
• FLASHERY inferior or vulgar elegance, dash, distinction, display ...Bk1893 sl.
• GALLANTRY † a elegant practice or habit ...1633
• GARB † grace, elegance, stylishness of manners or appearance ...1591
• GARBE † grace, elegance, stylishness of manners or appearance ...1591
• QUAINTISE † fine or curious dress; fineness, elegance or fancifulness in dress ...?1300
• SNAZZ elegance; smartness ...1930s Amer. sl.
• VAGISNESS † handsomeness; elegance ...1604
• VENUSTY † elegance of form; beauty ...1559
ELEGANT - adjectives
• BELLISAND elegant; of imposing appearance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRIEF nice, elegant ...1893 Amer. Black usage
• BUTTERED well-turned-out, elegant ...1940s US Black sl.
• CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1890 Amer. dial.
• CHI-CHI elegant ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DOSSY elegant, stylish, smart, spiffy ...M19 sl.
• EXPOLAGOLLUCIOUS splendid, very fine, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FACETE † elegant, graceful, polished ...a1635
• FEAT † neat in form or appearance, pretty, elegant ...a1471 obs. exc. arch. & Eng. dial.
• FEATISH † elegant, neat ...1530
• FEATOUS † of things: skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, elegant, handsome, becoming; often said of dress ...c1386
• FINE-AIRED elegant in manner ...1970 Amer. dial.
• JAUNTY † of things: elegant, stylish, smart ...1678
• JIMP neat in attire, tidy; spruce; slender, elegant ...Bk1875 Eng. dial.
• KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1981 Amer. dial.
• KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KNOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• LEGGIADROUS †* graceful, elegant ...1648
• LEPID * charming, elegant ...1619
• LIGHTSOME light, graceful, elegant ...1578
• NET †* of persons: trim, smart, or elegant, esp. in dress ...a1300
• NOBBY stylish; smart, elegant, fashionable, good, capital ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• QUAINT † of dress: fine, fashionable, elegant ...?a1366
• PISS-ELEGANT. quite elegant, pretentious ...M20 US sl.
• SADDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SEDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SIDITY elegant, high-class, sophisticated ...1960s US Black sl.
• SMICKER † beautiful, elegant, fair, handsome ...c725
• SNAZZY elegant; stylish; smart and fashionable; clever and desirable ...1932 Amer. sl.
• SNITZY elegant, smart ...20C US sl.
• SNORKY well-dressed, smart, elegant, stylish, up-to-date
• SPLASH elegant, fashionable, distinguished ...M19 sl.
• SWANK stylish or elegant
• SWANKY elegant or ostentatious...1835
• SWELL elegant, stylish, first-rate, excellent, of the best quality ...1897 orig. & chiefly US
• SWELLDIFFEROUS swell, elegant, fine ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLEGANT swell, elegant ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELLEGOUS beautiful, elegant, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLISH elegant, stylish, first-rate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TALL † comely, goodly, fair, handsome; elegant, fine ...c1450
• VENUST † handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance ...1513
elegant - nouns
• BOTTLE AND GLASS quality, elegant behaviour ,,,1959 UK rhyming sl. for 'class'
elegant - person
• DANDY an elegant woman; a prominent or distinguished person ...1881 Sc.
• DEBBIES' DELIGHT (mainly derogatory) an elegant and attractive young man in high society ...1934 Brit. sl.
• DEBS' DELIGHT (mainly derogatory) an elegant and attractive young man in high society ...1934 Brit. sl.
• FANCY DAN an elegant, conceited man ...1943 US sl.
elegant - verbs
• ELEGANTIZE to make elegant ...1798
• KEMB † to trim; to make smooth or elegant ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SNAZZ UP to make something smarter and more elegant; to enhance ...1970s Amer. sl.
ELEGANTLY - adverbs
• FEATLY fitly, properly, suitably, aptly; neatly, elegantly ...a1300 arch.
• FEATOUSLY † of attire or ornamentation: beautifully, handsomely, elegantly ...a1300
• HANDSOMELY * with becoming or elegant action; in good style, neatly, elegantly ...1582
• TALLY † in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely ...c1350
ELEGY - adjectives
• ELEGIOUS †* resembling an elegy; hence, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful ...1632
elegy - person
• ELEGIAST * a writer of elegies ...1766
• ELEGIOGRAPHER * a writer of elegies ...1623
• ELEGIST the writer of an elegy ...1774
ELEPHANT - adjectives
• ELEPHANTINE pert. to elephants ...1675
elephant - nouns
• CAN the hollow part of an elephant's trunk ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CARRY-CASTLE † an elephant, which carries a castle ...1598
• ELEPHANTICIDE the killing of an elephant ...1855 nonce word
• ELEPHANTSHIP the personality of an elephant ...1882 humorous
• ELEPHANT'S TEETH tusks, ivory ...a1398
• HAND † the trunk of an elephant ...1607
• HEFFALUMP an imaginary creature resembling an elephant; also, an elephant ...1926 colloq.
• IVORY an elephant tusk ...1894
• NOSE * an elephant's trunk ...a1398
• OLIFANT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIFAUNT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• OLIPHANT an elephant ...a1300 arch.
• SNOUT the trunk of an elephant ...c1220
elephant - person
• CARNAC * the driver of an elephant; a mahout ...1704
• MAHOOT an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOTE an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
• MAHOUT an elephant driver ...1662 Indian
elephant - verbs
• BARR † to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant ...1653
• BARY †* to utter the peculiar cry of an elephant ...1594
ELEVATE - adjectives
• ELATIVE † that raises, elevates ...1595
elevate - verbs
• ELATE † to lift on high, to raise, to elevate ...1578
• EXTOL † to lift up, to raise, to elevate ...1549
• HANCE † to raise, to lift, to elevate, to exalt ...1303
• HAUT † to raise, to elevate, to exalt ...a1400
• HEAVE † to raise, to exalt, to elevate in feeling, dignity, etc.; to extol ...c825
• NANTLE to raise; to elevate gently ...1820 Eng. dial.
• NAUNTLE to raise, to rear; to elevate; to rise up ...1820 Eng. dial.
• NONTLE to raise; to elevate gently ...1820 Eng. dial.
• RELEVATE † to raise, to elevate ...1623
• SUBLEVATE † to raise, to lift up, to elevate ...1597
• SUBLIMATE to exalt or elevate to a high or higher state ...1599
ELEVATED - adjectives
• ADVANCED † raised, elevated (physically) ...1576
• SUBLIMARY †* elevated, excited ...a1652
• SUBLIMATE † raised, elevated, exalted ...1460
ELEVATION - nouns
• ELATION † lifting, elevation ...1578
• HANCING † raising, elevation ...1382
• L elevation ...1991 US sl.
• RAISE † the act of raising; uplifting, elevation ...1538
• RAISURE †* elevation ...1613
• SUBLATION † a lifting up; elevation ...1653
• SUBLEVATION † the act of raising or lifting; elevation; also, a particular point of elevation or height ...1556
ELEVATOR - nouns
• ALLEY-WAITER an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• ALLY-WAITER an elevator ...1896 Amer. dial.
• BOX an elevator ...1974 Amer. sl.
• CAGE an elevator, a lift ...1938 US sl.
• EGG CRATE an old elevator ...1930s sl.
elevator - person
• ELEVATOR JOCKEY an elevator operator ...1960 US sl.
• INDOOR AVIATOR an elevator operator ...1920s US sl.
• VERTICAL JOCKEY an elevator operator ...1953 US sl.
ELEVEN - adjectives
• NEVELE eleven ...Bk1902 back-slang
eleven - nouns
• LEVEN eleven ...c1375
• LONG DEDGER the number 11 ...M19 Brit. cant
ELF - nouns
• AWF an elf, a fairy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ELFIN the country of the elves ...1778 Sc.
• FANE an elf; a fairy ...1806 Sc.
• FAY a fairy or elf ...1393
• HOB-GOB a hobgoblin, sprite, elf ...1882 Eng. dial.
• OUPHE an elf, a goblin ...1812 Sc.
• RED-CAP a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1802 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-COWL a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...1816 Sc.
• RED-MAN a sprite or elf supposed to haunt especially old castles or ruins ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
ELIMINATE - verbs
• EX to stop, to eliminate ...1950s Aust. & US college sl.
• EXTREAT † to eliminate, to get rid of ...1628
• OFF to discharge; to reject; hence, to eliminate, to stop ...1908 US sl., chiefly Black usage
• TAKE OUT to destroy, to eliminate, to render harmless ...Bk2002 Aust. sl.
• X to stop, to eliminate ...1950s Aust. & US college sl.
ELITE - adjectives
• PURE MERINO first-class, well-bred, elite ...1827 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SILK STOCKING designating the social elite; pert. to the wealthy; upper-class ...L18 sl.
elite - nouns
• FANCY PANTS the social elite, the aristocracy ...1930s sl., orig. US
• FAT the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• FATMAN the business elite; the wealthiest members of the community ...L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HIGHLANDS the prosperous parts of a town, where the wealthy elite live ...20C US sl.
• SILK STOCKINGS the social elite ...L19 US sl.
• UPPER TEN - the social elite, the upper classes, the aristocracy ...M19 sl., orig. US
• UPPERTENDOM - the world of the social elite ...M19 sl.
elite - 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.
• 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.
• MISS LIZZIE TISH an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly...1960s US sl.
• MRS ASTOR an elite 'social leader' of a community; usually mocking ...1960s US sl.
ELK - nouns
• ELENDE †* an elk ...1697
• LOSH † an elk ...1591
ELM - adjectives
• ELMEN pert. to or made of the elm tree ...1825 Eng. dial.
elm - nouns
• ELLUM the elm tree ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ULME † an elm tree ...1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ULM-TREE †* an elm tree ...c1000
ELOPE - verbs
• FLY THE COOP to escape or elope; to leave suddenly ...1901 US colloq.
ELOQUENCE, ELOQUENT - adjectives
• ELOQUIOUS †* eloquent; endowed with eloquence ...1599
• FACUND 1. † inspiring or promoting eloquence; eloquent; also fig., said of beauty, etc. ...c1381 arch. or obs.
2. † inspiring or promoting eloquence ...1501
• FACUNDIOUS † of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• INBEARING † persuasive, eloquent, impressive ...1694 Sc.
• SILVER eloquent, persuasive, sweet-spoken ...1594
• SILVER-TONGUED having a pleasant or melodious utterance; sweet-spoken; eloquent ...1592
• SUGARED † of the tongue, mouth, lips: with reference to eloquence or tone, eloquent, fluent ...c1440
eloquence, eloquent - nouns
• DISERTITUDE †* eloquence, fluency ...1656
• FACUND † eloquence ...a1340
• FACUNDIE †* eloquence ...1447
• FACUNDITY † eloquence ...1530
• ORATORY the delivery of orations or speeches; rhetorical or eloquent language ...1588
• SUADA † persuasiveness; persuasive eloquence ...1592
eloquence, eloquent - verbs
• FACUNDATE † to make eloquent ...1656
ELOQUENTLY - adverbs
• FACUNDIOUSLY † eloquently ...1509
• ORATORIOUSLY † after the manner of an orator; rhetorically; eloquently ...1563
ELSE - adverbs
• THILSE † else, otherwise ...Bk1905 Sc.
ELSEWHERE - adverbs
• ELCHUR † elsewhere, otherwise, besides ...c890
• ELSE-WHITHER elsewhere ...Bk1900 N. Eng. dial.
ELUCIDATE - verbs
• DECLARE † to make clear or plain anything that is obscure or imperfectly understood; to clear up, to explain, to elucidate, to interpret ...c1325
• DILUCIDATE † to make clear, plain, or evident; to free from obscurity; to elucidate, to explain ...1538
• ILLUCIDATE * to shed light upon; to make clear, to elucidate ...a1545
ELUCIDATION - nouns
• DECLARATION † the act of making clear or clearing up anything obscure or not understood; elucidation, explanation, interpretation ...c1374
ELUDE - verbs
• BETRUMP †* to deceive, to cheat; to elude, to slip from ...1513
• DALLY OUT † to trifle with, to elude ...1548
• GIVE THE DING to give the slip, to get beyond observation ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIVE THE GO-BY TO to pass, leave behind, elude, evade, disregard, or slight ...E17
• ILLUDE † to evade, to elude ...1553
• QUIRK to cheat, to overreach; to elude by stratagem; to play a trick or prank ...1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCHEME to endeavour to elude anything, esp. work, by false pretenses ...Bk1904 N. Ireland
• SCOOTHER to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SKOOTHER to stoop; to go along crouchingly; to elude observation; to scuttle ...1889 Eng. dial.
• TAKE DARNTON TROD to elude pursuit; to run away to escape punishment; to flee the country ...1834 Eng. dial.
• WAIVE † to shun, to avoid; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow ...1303
ELUSIVE - adjectives
• SLEEK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SLICK AS AN EEL deceptive, shrewd, elusive ...1906 Amer. dial.
• TANTALEAN, TANTALIAN pertaining to Tantalus; only apparently reachable; tantalizing, elusive ...1605
elusive - person
• EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person; a treacherous person ...1933 Amer. dial.
• NIMBLE JACK † an elusive person ...1682
• SLIPPERY EEL (usually derogatory) an elusive, shrewd, sly, or deceptive person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WILL O' THE WISP an elusive or deceptive person ...Bk2004
EMACIATE - verbs
• GAUNT UP to emaciate ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TABEFY * to waste away, to consume; to emaciate ...1656
• TAKE DOWN to reduce in health; to emaciate; to lay low in sickness ...1878 Sc.
EMACIATED - adjectives
• BOSS emaciated ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EMANCIPATED emaciated ...1931-33 Amer. dial. malapropism
• GAISHON † extremely emaciated ...1894 Sc.
• IMMACIATED † emaciated ...1748
• LEAN AS A SHOTTEN HERRING very thin, emaciated ...1885 Amer. dial.
• LENTED †* that shows traces of Lent or fasting; emaciated ...1594
• MACILENT * thin, lean, lank, emaciated; shrivelled; having little flesh ...1535
• MAGER very lean, scraggy, emaciated ...1866 Sc.
• PAALIE-MAALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PALIE thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1825 Sc.
• PALLEY-WALLEY thin, emaciated, having a pallid, sickly appearance, listless ...1923 Sc.
• PEAKED thin, emaciated, as from sickness ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PIMPING puny, sickly, emaciated ...1845 Amer. dial.
• PIMPY puny, sickly, emaciated ...2000 Amer. dial.
• RACK-O'-BONES emaciated; ramshackle ...1872 Amer. dial.
• RAKKIE in poor condition, skinny, emaciated ...1967 Sc.
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN HERRING very thin, emaciated ...1918 Amer. dial.
• THIN AS A SHOTTEN SHAD very thin, emaciated ...1942 Amer. dial.
emaciated - nouns
• BED-SLAT an emaciated animal ...1944 Amer. dial.
emaciated - person
• ANATOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ATOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES an emaciated person ...Bk1891 sl.
• BAG OF BONES an emaciated person or animal ...1838
• BEDFUL OF BONES an emaciated person; a very thin person ...1832 Sc.
• DEATH'S HEAD a miserable, impoverished, emaciated person ...L18 sl.
• DEATH'S HEAD UPON A MOP-STICK a poor, miserable, emaciated fellow ...1794
• GAISHEN, GAISHON, GAYSHEN † a thin, emaciated person; a skeleton; a hobgoblin ...1808 Sc.
• GHOST a person in a state of extreme emaciation; one who is 'a shadow of his former self' ...1590
• GLUNTIE an emaciated woman ...1825 Sc.
• HARIKELS a very emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HARRABEL a miserable, emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HARROWBILL a miserable, emaciated person ...1908 Sc.
• HIONICK an emaciated person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• NATOMY, NOTOMY, NOTTOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• NOTOMIZE, NOTTIMIZE a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• NOTTYMAZE a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• ONDOCHT a poor, weakly, emaciated person or animal; a good-for-nothing ...a1838 Sc.
• OTOMY a very thin, emaciated person or animal, a 'bag of bones' ...1834 Eng. dial.
• RAANY an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person ...1954 Ulster sl.
• RACKABONE a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKABONES - an emaciated man ...1804 Amer.
• RACKER a skeleton; an emaciated person or animal ...E19 US sl.
• RACKERBONE a very thin, emaciated person or animal ...1854 Amer. sl.
• RACKLE OF BONES, A a thin, emaciated person ...Bk1904 Eng, dial.
• RACK OF BONES a very thin, emaciated person or animal ...1804 Amer. sl.
• RANNY an emaciated, stunted, or delicate looking person ...20C Ulster sl.
• RAWHIDE an emaciated person or animal; a very thin, bony person ...1940 Amer. dial.
• SACKFU' O' LADLES a very thin or emaciated person ...1887 Sc.
• SCADDIN a lean emaciated person or animal ...1866 Sc.
• SKELETON a very thin, lean, or emaciated person or animal ...1629
• SKELETONESS a very thin, lean, or emaciated woman ...1840 nonce word
• SKINAMELINK a thin or emaciated person ...1870 Amer. dial.
• SKINAMULINK a thin or emaciated person ...1898 Amer. dial.
• SKINNY MERINK a thin or emaciated person ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SKINNYMALINK a thin or emaciated person ...1911 sl.
• SKINNYMARINK a thin or emaciated person ...1954 Amer. dial.
• VISION a puny, emaciated person or animal; one who is wasting away ...1825 Sc.
emaciated - verbs
• LANK to make lean or emaciated ...1804 Sc.
• WAINISH † to decay, to pine away, to become emaciated ...1808 Sc.
• WANZE † to wither, to fade, to waste away; to become emaciated ...1567
EMACIATION - nouns
• TABEFACTION * the wasting away or consumption of the body; emaciation ...1658
EMAIL - nouns
• BOZO FILTER a setting on an internet email reader that will filter out selected annoying people ...Bk2006 US sl.
• EDDRESS an electronic address ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FLAME an insulting or aggressive e-mail or Internet discussion group posting ...1983 US sl.
• SIG FILE a file containing one's name, email address, and often a small ascii art picture and/or quotation, added to the end of email messages ...Aust. sl.
email - verbs
• BLIP to send a message by email ...2002 UK sl.
• FLAME to post insulting personal attacks on others posting messages on an Internet bulletin board or in an Internet discussion group, or to send an insulting personal attack by e-mail ...1981 US sl.
EMASCULATED - person
• GELDING a man likened to a gelded horse; a man regarded as emasculated ...c1405
EMBALM - verbs
• BALM to embalm ...c1300 arch.
• BALSAM * to embalm ...1855
EMBALMED - adjectives
• BALSAMATE †* embalmed ...1470
EMBALMING - nouns
• BALSAMATION the process of embalming or preserving from putrefaction ...1681
EMBANKMENT - nouns
• BATTERY an embankment ...1799
• IMBANKATION †* an embankment ...1776
EMBARK - verbs
• BARK †* to embark ...1592
• IMBARGE † to embark ...1596
EMBARRASS - verbs
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass ...19C sl.
• BLUE †* to embarrass, to disconcert ...1699 sl.
• BLUFF to faze, to disconcert someone; to totally embarrass somebody and throw him off balance ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BORE to ridicule, to humiliate, to embarrass ...1800 Amer. dial.
• CALL to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CALL OUT to embarrass ...1990s US college sl.
• CHEW to embarrass, to put someone down ...1908 Amer. dial.
• CRINGE to wince in embarrassment or distaste ...colloq.
• DATTER to confuse, to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• DEAVE to worry, to bother, to embarrass, to confuse ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEBARRASS to disembarrass; to disencumber from anything that embarrasses ...1789
• DO ONESELF to make a fool of oneself; to embarrass oneself ...1980s US sl.
• FACE to humble, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FLOUNDER † to cause to flounder; to confound, to embarrass ...1654
• FLUNK to embarrass someone by an indiscreet remark ...L19 sl.
• GOG to embarrass ...1952 Amer. dial.
• GRAVEL to annoy, to disturb, to distress, to embarrass, to humiliate ...1871 Amer. dial.
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HACK to embarrass, to annoy, to disconcert, to tease ...1908 Amer. dial.
• HAWK to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HELL-HACK to irritate, to annoy; to embarrass ...L19 sl.
• IMPEACH † to embarrass or trouble oneself ...1484
• IMPESTER † o entangle, to embarrass, to encumber ...1601
• JAB to 'shut up', to embarrass ...1895 Eng. dial.
• PLAGUE to embarrass; to annoy; to confuse ...1923 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE OUT ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PUT ONE UNDER HACK to embarrass, to tease ...1952 Amer. dial.
• SCREAM to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1972 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM COLD ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1980 Amer. sl.
• SCREAM ON to insult or disparage someone; to speak in a derogatory manner about; to embarrass someone publicly ...1970 Amer. sl.
• SET DOWN to embarrass, to humble, to rebuke, to defeat ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SET ONE ON HIS EAR to suddenly embarrass one ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SHOW UP to put to shame; to embarrass ...colloq.
• TAGIL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGLE † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAGYL † to entangle, to involve or engage in things that embarrass or encumber ...a1340
• TAIGLE to 'catch' or entangle in talk; to embarrass ...1865 Sc.
• TANGLE † to involve or engage a person in affairs which encumber and hamper or embarrass, and from which it is difficult to get free; also, to embarrass, to confuse the brain, mind, conscience, etc. ...a1340
• TANGLE UP to embarrass ...1898 Sc.
• TEAGLE to 'catch' or entangle in talk; to embarrass ...1865 Sc.
• TEAR UP to upset, to anger, to embarrass ...1959 Amer. dial.
embarrass - phrases
• IT'LL GIVE YOU THE SQUIRMS it will horribly embarrass or irritate you ...c1930
EMBARRASSED - adjectives
• BADLY DONE embarrassed ...20C Irish sl.
• BEET RED extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc. ...Bk1995 US sl.
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• CRUNCHY embarrassed ...1990s US college sl.
• DISCOMGOLLIFUSTICATED bewildered; confused; disconcerted, discomforted, embarrassed ...1916 Amer. dial.
• FACED humiliated, embarrassed ...1980s US campus sl.
• HACKED embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HACKED OFF embarrassed, annoyed, cowed, flustered ...1970 Amer. sl.
• ON THE HACK embarrassed ...1930 Amer. dial.
• OUTDONE put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed ...1816 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUED embarrassed ...1924 Amer. dial.
• PLAGUED OUT embarrassed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SAWED embarrassed, confused, flustered ...1843 Amer. dial.
• SCARLET highly embarrassed ...1980s Irish sl.
• SHAME shy, ashamed, embarrassed ...1883 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
embarrassed - verbs
• LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE to look embarrassed or unhappy; to look chagrined, baffled, sorrowful, discouraged, or ashamed; to submit to someone ...1914 Amer. dial.
EMBARRASSING - adjectives
• ABARESKIN embarrassing ..1960s US camp gay sl.
• CRINGEWORTHY causing feelings of acute embarrassment or distaste ...Brit. colloq,
embarrassing - nouns
• CORBIES' NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1877 Sc.
• CRAW'S NEST a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1877 Sc.
• FACE an instance of successfully humbling or embarrassing someone ...1979 Amer. students' sl.
• HORROR SHOW an occasion or experience that is embarrassing, disgusting, frightening, disastrous, or the like; anything unpleasant ...1959 Amer. sl.
• MONKEYSHINES foolish antics; embarrassing behaviour ...1828 US sl.
embarrassing - person
• CLOSET CASE a socially inept, embarrassing or unattractive person ...1958 US college sl.
• FLAMER a clumsy, embarrassing, or highly unpleasant person ...1930s sl.
embarrassing - verbs
• BE CAUGHT HOLDING ONE'S DICK to be caught in an embarrassing or generally disadvantageous situation ...20C US sl.
• BE CAUGHT WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN to be surprised in an embarrassing situation; to be caught off guard ...1922 colloq.
• BE IN A BOX to be in a fix, to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation; to be in a dilemma ...a1555
• SALT UP to cause trouble for; to place in a difficult or embarrassing situation ...1980s US college sl.
embarrassing - interjections/phrases
• CAUGHT WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN said of a person caught doing something which he ought not to be doing, or ought to be doing in private ...20C
• IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THESE YOU NEED MINTIES! used in embarrassing situations ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• PARTY FOUL! that was a blunder! how embarrassing! ...1980s US college sl.
EMBARRASSMENT - adjectives
• IN SUDS in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..c1572 obs.
• IN THE SUDS † in difficulties, in embarrassment or perplexity ..1603
embarrassment - nouns
• CADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1825 Eng. dial.
• DIABLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DIBLES difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes ...1866 Eng. dial.
• DUMPSTER FIRE a chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation; an embarrassing spectacle; a debacle, a shambles, a mess ...2008
• EMBARRISHMENT embarrassment ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HACK a state of embarrassment, confusion or defeat ...1835 Amer. dial.
• IMPESTERMENT † an entanglement, embarrassment, encumbrance ...1652
• KADDLE confusion, disorder, disarray, embarrassment ...1870 Eng. dial.
• PADDY-NODDY perplexity, embarrassment; a state of agitation, uneasiness, and trouble ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• PALINODE agitation, embarrassment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TITUBATION faltering, suspense, perplexity, embarrassment ...1710
embarrassment - verbs
• EAT DIRT to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DIRT PIE to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• EAT DUST to retract a previous statement, usually incurring humiliation and embarrassment by so doing ...M19 sl.
• GET EGG ON ONE’S FACE to come out of an affair, esp. political or commercial, badly, and hence, to suffer loss, humiliation and embarrassment; to make a fool of oneself through presumption or lack of judgement ...c1974
embarrassment - interjections/phrases
• AW SHUCKS! expressing surprise, exasperation, genial self-deprecation, or gratified embarrassment ...1888 colloq.
• CROWDING THE MOURNERS putting some further embarrassment upon a person already labouring under difficulties ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• PICK UP YOUR FACE response to somebody who has just done something stupid or embarrassing ...Bk1998 teen sl.