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GIR - GLU
GIRAFFE - nouns
• AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER a giraffe ...1950s US sl.
• CAMEL a giraffe ...M19 S. African colloq, esp. hunters' usage
• CAMELION † a giraffe ...1382
• CAMELOPARD the giraffe ...1398
• GERFAUNT † a giraffe ...c1400
• ORAFLE †* a giraffe ...c1400
• SPOTTED GIRL a giraffe ...Bk1942 Amer. circus sl.
GIRDLE - nouns
• EASIE a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• EASIES a woman's elasticated foundation garment ...1950s NZ sl.
• EASY a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• SECOND FRONT a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SQUEEZER a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SUSAN a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• WAIST † a girdle ...1550
GIRL - adjectives
• CHICKEN-PECKED under the rule of a girl; governed by a child ...1786 humorous nonce word
• DAME-DAZED girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• DIMPLE-DIZZY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• DOLL-DIZZY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SKIRT-NERTS girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SKIRTY-FLIRTY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• WITCH-WACKY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
girl - nouns
• BOYOLOGY the art of attracting boys ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAME COMPLEX fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAPPERITIS fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BLONDE PRESSURE fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEST OF HENS a number of little girls ...1866 Eng. dial.
girl - person
• ARTICLE a girl, a woman ...c1810 sl.
• BABAI a girl or woman ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman, esp. if attractive ...1915 colloq.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman - esp. if attractive ...1905 sl., orig. US
• BABY a girl or young woman - also a form of address - 1839 sl., chiefly US
• BACKFISCH a girl of about 16 or 17; a girl in late adolescence, a teenager ...1888
• BANTAM a young girl, a slender young woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BANTER a young girl, a slender or pretty young woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BAROSSA a girl, a woman ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Barossa Pearl'
• BAROSSA PEARL a girl, a woman ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Barossa Pearl'
• BART † a girl; a woman...c1882 Aust. sl.
• BARTY † a girl; a woman...c1882 Aust. sl.
• BAT a girl or young woman, esp. an unattractive or ugly girl; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...c1910 Amer. student sl.
• BEETLE to Alaska soldiers: a girl ...1933 service sl.
• BETOOLA a girl or young man ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BETULA a girl or young man ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BIDDIE BABY a small girl, a small woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BIM any girl or woman, esp. one's girlfriend ...1925 Amer. sl.
• BINT (mainly derogatory) a girl, a (young) woman; a girlfriend; a woman regarded as a sex object ...1855 colloq.
• BINTY a girl, a young woman ...2000 UK sl.
• BIRD a maiden, a girl ...a1400
• BIRDEEN a young bird; also, a young girl; used as a playful form of address ...1895
• BIRDIE a maiden, a girl; a young woman; a girlfriend, a mistress ...1876
• BIT OF A GIRL a young girl ...1895 sl.
• BIT OF CRACKLING a girl; young women generally ...c1890 sl.
• BIT OF FLUFF a girl or young woman ...1939 Amer. sl.
• BITTY a girl ...1962 US sl.
• BREIGH a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• BUFF a girl ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH OF RAGS a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE a girl, a young woman ...1940s sl.
• CALICO a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects ...1848 US colloq.
• CALLACK a young girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALLAN, CALLAND, CALLANT a girl ...1794 Sc.
• CANARY a young woman or girl; esp. a female vocalist; a songster ...1862 US
• CHAP a young woman; a girl ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHARLEY WHEELER a girl or woman; one's girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. on 'Sheila'
• CHARLIE a girl, a young woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
• CHICK a woman or girl ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CHICKIE, CHICKY a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl., orig. Aust.
• CHIP a girl or young woman ...1892 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY a young woman, a girl ...1890 Amer. sl., now esp. Black usage
• CHIQUITA a girl or young woman ...1942 Amer. sl. (Spanish)
• COW-CHILO a girl ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• CRACK any young woman or any girl ...20C US sl.
CROW (derogatory) a girl or woman, esp. one who is old or ugly ...1938 sl.
• CUDDLE AND KISS a girl, a girlfriend ...1938 UK rhyming sl. for 'miss'
• DAISY an attractive young woman; a young girl ...1876 US sl.
• DAM a young unmarried woman, a girl; a damsel ...1790 Sc.
• DAMACK a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMACKIE a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAME a woman; a girl; often used disparagingly; now suggesting a tough or old-fashioned viewpoint ...1698
• DAMIE n. a young unmarried woman; a girl ...1789 Sc.
• DAUGHTER † a girl, maiden, young woman (no express reference to relationship) ...1382 obs. or arch.
• DEMOISELLE a young lady, a maid, a girl ...1520
• DICKY-MIDE a dear girl ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIDDY a girl or a woman ...L18 sl.
• DINGBAT a term of admiration for a girl ...1895 Amer. dial.
• DIXIE CUP a Southern girl ...1978 US jocular
• DRAPE a girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
• DUDETTE a girl or woman ...1984 US jocular
• FAIRY a woman or girl ...1856 Amer. sl.
• FAL a girl, a young woman ...1868 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• FILLY a girl, a wanton...E17
• FLAPPER a little girl ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLOOSEY, FLOOSIE, FLOOSY, FLOOZIE, FLUZIE, FLUZY a girl, a young woman, a woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOSSIE a girl, a young woman, a woman ...E20 sl.
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT a young girl; a virgin ...20C US sl.
• FRILL a girl, a woman ...c1933 sl.
• GADGET a girl or young woman ...World War II Amer. Armed Forces sl.
• GAHERLA a little girl ...Bk1910 Ireland
• GAL a girl, esp. a girlfriend ...1824 sl.
• GEL(L) a girl, a young woman ...1857
• GELDIN a girl ...1916 Sc.
• GERSHA a young girl ...2000s Irish sl.
• GERTOSS a girl; a young woman ...2003 NZ teen sl.
• GILLET a giddy or flighty young woman; a jilt; sometimes a familiar or contemptuous term for a girl or young woman, a wench ...1755 Sc.
• GILPEY, GILPIE, GILPY * (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, mischievous, bold, saucy, or forward one; a tomboy ...1720 Sc. & Irish English
• GINCH * a girl or woman ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• GIPSEY a young girl; a term of reproach; a giddy, thoughtless girl ...Bk1822 Sc.
• GIRL a female child ...c1400
• GIRLEEN a young girl ...1833 Anglo-Irish
• GIRLIE, GIRLY a young woman, a girl; in earlier use, a little girl; also, a term of endearment ...1786
• GIRLIE-GIRL, GIRLY-GIRL a woman or girl regarded as particularly feminine or girlish ...1880
• GIRLIE-GIRLIE, GIRLY-GIRLY a girl, a little girl; a woman with a girlish outlook or having girlish or feminine qualities; also, a showgirl ...1888
• GIRLKIN a little girl, a term of endearment ...Bk1920 Eng. dial.
• GIRSHA a very young girl; a little girl ...1836 Ireland
• GLINKEEN a depreciatory term used of a girl ...1869 Ireland
• GRUESOME TWOSOME two young girls who are inseparable ...c1940 sl.
• GUYESS a woman or girl ...2000s sl.
• GYAL a girl; girls ...1994 sl.
• HAMMER a girl; a beautiful girl; a woman ...1969 US Black sl.
• HANK OF HAIR a girl or woman; a promiscuous woman ...1929 US sl.
• HARDBELLY a teenage girl or young woman ...1988 US Biker usage
• HEAD a young woman or girl; usually used with an adjective, as in 'a wise head' ...1933 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY a girl ...1960 Aust. teen surfing sl.
• HEFFA, HEFFER, HEIFER a female; a woman, a girl; a pretty or personable young woman ...1835 sl.
• HEIFER DUST a girl, a young woman ...1945 Aust. sl.
• HIDE a girl ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HISSIE, HISSY, HIZZIE, HIZZY a housewife; a woman of any age, but generally applied to a young girl, a lass, a wench ...1685 Sc.
• IVORY PEARL a girl ...20C rhyming sl.
• JANE a girl or woman ...sl., chiefly US
• JELLY BEAN a girl ...Amer. World War I sl.
• KAKA a girl ...1978 Aust. juvenile sl.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character ...c1470 Sc.
• LADDESS a girl, a lass ...1768 nonce word
• LARKIN a girl ...18C sl.
• LASSIE, LASSY a little lass, a girl ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• LASSIE-WEAN - a girl-child ...1901 Sc.
• LASSOCK a little girl ...1816 Sc.
• LINE a young girl or woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SILLY a girl; a pretty girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• MABEL a girl ...1950s US sl.
• MAGGIE a young woman or girl ...1603 Sc.
• MAIDENKIN † a little maid ...c1330
• MAIDIE a little maid ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MAIDKIN † a little maid ...c1440
• MAIDLING a little maid ...1831 nonce word
• MAIDY a young girl; also a term of address ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MANTO women, girls ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'fanny' (Mantovani)
• MANTOVANI women, girls ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'fanny'
• MAWKIN a half-grown girl; one engaged to do light housework ...1882 Sc.
• MAWTHER a girl just growing into womanhood, esp. a great, rough, awkward wench; a little girl; an unmarried woman ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MICHAEL a girl ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• MINX a contemptuous name for a woman or girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MISSIE, MISSY a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISSIKIN † a little 'miss', a little girl or young lady ...1815
• MO a woman; a young girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MODDER † a girl or young wench; an awkward rustic girl ...Bk1852 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOGGIE, MOGGY * originally: a girl, a young woman; later, an untidily dressed woman; a slattern ...1648 orig. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOID a girl ...Bk1982 Jewish
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1604
• MOLLEY, MOLLY a girl, a woman, esp. a lower-class one; a prostitute ...1706 now chiefly Irish English
• MONISHER, MONNISHER * a girl, a woman; esp. a prostitute; later, also, the girlfriend of a thief or criminal ...1765 sl.
• MOOSE a girl ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MOP † a term of endearment for a girl or young woman ...1466 obs.
• MOPPET a baby; a young child, esp. a girl; a darling, a favourite, a pet; often as a term of endearment ...1601
• MOPS(E) † a young girl; a darling; often as a term of endearment ...1565
• MOPSEY, MOPSY † a young girl; a pretty child; a darling, a sweetheart; often as a term of endearment ...1582
• MOR a female; a young girl, a woman ...Bk1830 Eng. dial.
• MORE a woman; a young girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORT a girl, a woman ...1567 arch., orig. cant
• MOT a small girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOTHER † a young girl ...Bk1888
• MOTHER OF PEARL a girl ...1949 UK rhyming sl.
• MOTSY a girl, a sweetheart ...1900 Aust. sl.
• MOUSE a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled ...1901 sl.
• MUFFIN a girl, a sweetheart ...1950s US sl.
• NIMSHY a human being; a girl, a young girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD CROW (derogatory) a girl or woman, esp. one who is old or ugly ...1925 sl.
• OYSTER a girl, a young woman ...L18 sl.
• PALL MALL a girl, a woman ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• PALONEY, POLLONEY, POLONEY a girl, a usually young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• PEEP a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEEPIE a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
• POLONE a girl or woman ...M19 theatrical sl.
• POT a girl or young woman...Bk1934 college sl.
• PUCELLE † a girl, a maiden, a virgin ...c1430
• PUG a girl, a woman ...E18 sl.
• PUG NANCY a girl, a woman ...E18 sl.
• QUAIL a young woman or girl ...1859 US sl.
• QUEAN 1. a young woman, a girl, a lass, usually denoting one of a healthy and robust appearance ...c1470 Sc.
2. a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEANIE 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
2. a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• QUEAN-LASSIE a young girl ...1818 Sc.
• QUEEN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUENE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUINE 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
2. a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• QUINIE a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• RABBIT a young girl ...1900 Aust. sl.
• RACLAN a girl ...Bk1916 gypsy
• RAKLI a girl, a woman ...2000 UK gypsy
• RIB a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SAILOR'S BAIT a prostitute; any girl or woman ...E20 US sl.
• SARDINE a girl ...1920 US college sl.
• SCARGIVENET a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SHALER a girl or young woman ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• SHEBA a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SHEILA a girl or young woman ...1839 Aust. colloq.
• SHIRLEY TEMPLE a young girl ...1980s sl.
• SIDE a girl ... 1972 US sl.
• SKEET a girl ...2003 UK sl.
• SKINNY a girl or a woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SKIRGIFFIN a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SNAKE a girl, esp. an ugly girl or a promiscuous girl ...M20 US sl.
• SNAPPER a girl or young woman ...1971 US sl.
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SORT a girl or young woman; a girlfriend ...1933 sl., orig. Aust.
• SPOOK a girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
• SQUALL † a girl, a minx; a term of endearment, and of abuse or reproach ...1570
• TANNIKIN a girl or woman ...Bk1903
• TARNE † a girl, or wench ...Bk1855
• TART a girl or woman; someone's girlfriend or wife; not used in any derogatory sense ...1864 sl.
• TASSEL a mild term of reproach for a girl ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• THING a term of endearment for a child or girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUCKEEN a pet name for a young girl ...1867 Ireland
• TIB † a girl or lass; a sweetheart ...1582
• TID a girl or woman ...1888
• TIT a girl or young woman ...1599
• TITTIE, TITTY a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
• TOMMY a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TUNA a girl or young woman; a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
• TWIRL a woman; a girl ...20C US rhyming sl.
• WEAN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WENCH a girl, a small child of the female sex ...13C
• WHITING-MOP † a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• WREN a young woman or girl ...1920 US sl.
• WUZZY a girl ...Bk1975 Amer. teen sl.
• YATTIE, YATTY a girl or young woman, a girlfriend ...2003 UK Black sl.
• YOUNG BANTAM a very young girl ...1944 US Black sl.
• YOUNG FROW a young lady, a girl ...1589
• YOUNG PERSON a girl from fifteen to a marriage in her twenties ...Bk1933 society usage
• YUFFROUW a young lady, a girl ...1589
• YUNGFRAU a young lady, a girl ...1589
• ZIMMER a girl ...1990 US Black teen sl.
• ZITELLA † a girl, a young woman, a maiden ...1670
girl - person, other
• GIRLIE-MAN † a man who is extremely interested in girls ...1897 nonce use
• TITTER a man who spends much time with girls or is highly attracted to them ...E20 US sl.
GIRLFRIEND - person
• ACCESSORY a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1992 US sl.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman - esp. if attractive ...1905 sl., orig. US
• BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
• BABY MAMMA, BABY MOMMA a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BABY-MOTHER a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BALL AND CHAIN one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering ...1932 US sl.
• BAM a girlfriend, a steady date ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
• BATTLE-AX(E) an ex-girlfriend, usually as 'old battle-axe' ...1989 US college sl.
• BEAST a girlfriend viewed in a sexual context, esp. when she has another established relationship already ...1946 US & W. Indies
• BEST a girlfriend or female lover ...1904 sl., orig. US
• BEST GIRL a female sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover; a wife ...1691
• BETTY in surfing: a cool girl; a girlfriend ...Bk1997
• BIM any girl or woman, esp. one's girlfriend ...1925 Amer. sl.
• BINT (mainly derogatory) a girl, a (young) woman; a girlfriend; a woman regarded as a sex object ...1855 colloq.
• BIRD a young woman, a girlfriend; a mistress ...c1550 UK sl.
• BIRDIE a maiden, a girl; a young woman; a girlfriend, a mistress ...1876
• BIRD OF PARADISE a young woman, a girlfriend; a mistress ...1784 UK sl.
• BITCH a girlfriend - 1971 US Black sl.
• BIT OF COKE a girlfriend ...1907 Aust. sl.
• BIT OF HELIOTROPE a girlfriend ...1902 Aust. sl.
• BIT OF SKIN a woman, a girlfriend ...1922 UK sl.
• BLADE one's wife or girlfriend ...1915 sl.
• BOO a person's boyfriend or girlfriend ...L20 US sl.
• BRIDE a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...1935 Brit. sl.
• BUSH one's real boyfriend or girlfriend; one with 'roots' ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CHARLEY WHEELER a girl or woman; one's girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. on 'Sheila'
• CHICKEN A LA KING a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• CLINAH, CLINER a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• CUDDLE AND KISS a girl, a girlfriend ...1938 UK rhyming sl. for 'miss'
• DATE BAIT a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1940s US Black sl.
• DILLY a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• DINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1898 Brit. sl.
• DONA, DONAH a woman; a girlfriend ...1873 Brit. sl.
• DOXY a girlfriend; a woman ...1818 sl.
• DUCHESS a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• FANCY a girlfriend; a mistress; a man's sweetheart ...E19 sl.
• FANCY GIRL a man's girlfriend ...1812 sl.
• FANCY PIECE a girlfriend, a 'best girl' ...1920s sl.
• FANCY WOMAN a man's favourite girl or woman ...E19 sl.
• G a girlfriend ...1980s US Black sl.
• GAL a girl, esp. a girlfriend ...1824 sl.
• GALF a girlfriend ...1979 US sl.
• GAL PAL a female friend; a girlfriend ...1934 colloq., orig. US
• GELLY a close friend, esp. a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1966 US sl.
• GF a girlfriend ...1925 colloq.
• GIRL a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a wife ...a1513
• GIRLF a girlfriend; ...1991 colloq., chiefly Brit.
• GOLDEN GIRL one's main girlfriend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GOOEY a pretty girlfriend ...1980s sl.
• HANDBAG of a man: one's wife or girlfriend ...2000 UK Black sl.
• HANDBRAKE a wife or regular girlfriend ...1986 sl.
• HEADACHE one's husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...1933 US sl.
• HEAD CHICK a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• HEART-THROB a person who arouses romantic feelings; also, one's romantic partner; one's girlfriend or boyfriend; an attractive male celebrity ...1926 colloq., orig. US
• HEAVY a girlfriend; a boyfriend; an important date ...1918 US college sl.
• HEAVY SUGAR a steady girlfriend, for whom one felt more than a casual affinity ...1930s US Marines
• HEN a mistress, a girlfriend, a wife ...c1626 colloq.
• HER INDOORS one's wife or girlfriend; also applied more generally to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering ...1979 Brit. colloq.
• JAM-TART one's girlfriend or lover; a mistress ...19C Brit. sl.
• JANE a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...L19 sl., orig. US
• JELLY a close friend, esp. one's girlfriend or boyfriend ...1931 Amer. dial.
• JUDY a woman; a wife; a girlfriend ...1885 sl.
• LACK a girlfriend ...1990s Irish sl.
• LADY one's girlfriend ...1893
• LADY JANE a common-law wife or girlfriend ...1987 Can. sl.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend ...20C colloq.
• MABEL a girlfriend ...World War II Aust. army sl.
• MAIN BITCH a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN HO a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN QUEEN the present girlfriend; the wife ...1944 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse ...1926 sl., orig. US Black usage
• MAIN STUFF a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAMA a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• MAMMA, MOMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MILITARY ADJECTIVE a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• MILK a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MINK a girlfriend; an attractive young woman ...1899 US sl., esp. Black usage
• MOLL a girlfriend; a sweetheart; spec. the girlfriend or female accomplice of a gangster or criminal; a female pickpocket or thief ...1823
• MONOTONY one's single, steady girlfriend ...1975 US college sl.
• MOOSE in the Korean war: a girlfriend, mistress, or prostitute ...1951 US sl.
• MOPSY a girlfriend ...1582
• MOT, MOTT one's girlfriend, one's wife ...Bk1785 orig. cant
• MOTH a woman, a girlfriend ...1995 Irish sl.
• MOUSE a mistress, a girlfriend ...1879 US sl.
• MUSH a thief's girlfriend ...L18 US criminals' sl.
• MUTTON a girlfriend ...1910s Aust. sl.
• O.A.O. one's steady girlfriend (One And Only) ...1920s sl., orig. US
• OCEAN LINER a woman, a girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for "Cliner'
• OCEAN PEARL a woman, a girlfriend ...20C rhyming sl.
• OLD GAL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OLD GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...1853 sl.
• OLD LADY a mistress or steady girlfriend, regardless of age ...1918 US sl.
• OLE GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• PANSIE, PANSY a woman; one's girlfriend ...1920s US Black sl.
• PARKING PET a girlfriend ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PARTY a girlfriend ...1940s sl.
• PASH a fiancée, the woman you enjoy more than a casual relationship with; the primary girlfriend ...1914 sl.
• PATOOTIE a girlfriend or female lover ...1921 US sl.
• PERCENTER an ex-girlfriend ...1982 Bahamas
• PODGY a girlfriend, mistress, or prostitute ...1968 US Korean war usage
• POPSIE, POPSY a young woman; a girlfriend; a sexually attractive young woman ...1862 sl.
• POTATO (PEELER) a woman, a girlfriend ...1959 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'sheila'
• QUACKTAIL the girlfriend of a township gangster ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US sl.
• RAG a girlfriend; a female companion ...L19 US sl.
• RED-HOT MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1936 US sl.
• RICHARD (THE THIRD) a young woman, a girlfriend ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'bird'
• SHEELAH, SHEILA, SHEILAH, SHELAH a young woman; a girlfriend ...1832 sl., now Aust. & NZ
• SNIFF a girlfriend ...2002 UK sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUP one's boyfriend or girlfriend ...1922 US teen sl.
• SORT a girl or young woman; a girlfriend ...1933 sl., orig. Aust.
• SOUL SISTER a girlfriend ...1900s US sl.
• SQUAREY, SQUARIE a female companion; a girlfriend ...1917 Aust. sl.
• SQUEEZE a girlfriend or lover ...1980 sl., chiefly US
• STEADY a steady boyfriend or girlfriend ...1897 US sl.
• TAB a female sweetheart; one's girl ...E20 Aust. sl.
• TAG-A-LONG a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1956 Aust. sl.
• TART a girl or woman; someone's girlfriend or wife; not used in any derogatory sense ...1864 sl.
• TOM a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TOOTS a young woman; a girlfriend ...1936 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• TOOTSEY-WOOTSEY, TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE, TOOTSY a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• WAHINE, WAHINI a female; specifically a woman; a girlfriend, a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WITCH a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• WRAP a female companion; a girlfriend ...Bk1989 US college sl.
• X.L. 'ex-lady' friend; a former lady friend ...M20 US sl.
• X.Y.L. an 'ex-young lady'; a former girlfriend or wife ...20C sl.
• YAT a young woman, a girlfriend ...2015 UK Black sl.
• YATTY a girl or young woman, a girlfriend ...2003 UK Black sl.
• YL an unmarried woman; a girlfriend; 'young lady' ...1975 US sl.
• YOBO a lover, male or female, but generally used to mean a girlfriend ...Bk1984 US military
• YOUNG LADY a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a (young) wife or fiancée ...1584
• YOUNG WOMAN a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a fiancée ...1822
girlfriend - verbs
• GO STEADY to have a regular boyfriend or girlfriend ...1905 sl., orig. US
• SPOON THE BURICK to pay attentions to one's best friend's wife or girlfriend ...L19 sl.
• WEAR A HAT to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
GIRLHOOD - nouns
• LASSIEHOOD girlhood ...1857 chiefly Sc.
GIRLISH - adjectives
• LACY girlish; effeminate ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
GIRTH - nouns
• LARGEOUR †* width, girth ...1545
GIVE - adjectives
• DATIVE †* disposed to give; having the right to give ...1400s
give - verbs
• DABE to give ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DEAL to give, to hand over ...1920s US sl.
• DUKE to give ...1973 US sl.
• DUKE ON to give ...1967 US sl.
• ENDEW to give, to bestow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIN to give ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOOI to give someone something; to use something ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• HAVE to give, to lend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I-YEVE † to give ...c1275
• LAY ON to give ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PARK to give ...1960s sl.
• PARKER to pay, to give ...1914 UK sl.
• POTLATCH to give or loan ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SPORT to give ...1980s US college sl.
• TAKE † to deliver, to hand over; to give ...c1275
• TEACH † to hand or give ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THOLE to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly ...1760 Eng. dial.
• TILL to hand over; to reach; to give ...1777 Eng. dial.
• YATE † to provide, to give, to offer ...a1300
give - phrases
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OF YOUR PISS expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OFF YOUR TURDS expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
GIVE BACK - verbs
• QUIT † to pay back, to give back; to give in return ...a1300
GIVE IN - verbs
• BAG ONE'S FACE to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1984 Amer. sl.
• BAG ONE'S HEAD to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1863 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to give in, to surrender ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• COP A PLEA to give in, to surrender, to compromise ...1930s sl. orig. US
• CRY CALF-ROPE to give in; to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1942 Amer. dial.
• DIE NESH to give in easily; to give up an enterprise readily ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLUNK to give in; to back down or renege in a cowardly manner ...E19 US sl.
• GIVE OVER ONE'S TACKLING † to 'lay down one's arms', to surrender, to give in ...1551
• HOLLER CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle; to give in, to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1859 US sl.
• KNUCKLE to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• KNUCKLE DOWN to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• KNUCKLE UNDER to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to give in; to surrender; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• TAKE IT LYING DOWN to give in without a fight, to act weakly ...L19
• TAKE THE GAP to yield, to give in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
give in - phrases
• DEAD AND WON'T LIE DOWN refusing to give in ...20C Aust. sl.
GIVEN - adjectives
• BEGIBBED given, allotted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GIVER - person
• INDIAN GIVER 1. one who when giving, expects a gift in return ...M18 sl., orig. US
2. one who first gives, then takes back a gift ...20C sl., orig. US
• THOLER a liberal giver ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GIVE UP - adjectives
• JACKED IN given up. abandoned ...1940s sl.
• JACKED UP ruined, given up, abandoned ...M19 sl.
give up - person
• PIKER a person who gives up easily ...1917
give up - verbs
• BANDON † to give oneself up ...a1300
• BUNG OUT to quit, to give up ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CALL A GO to give up ...M19 sl.
• CASH to give up; to quit; to 'cash in' ...1905 US sl.
• CAST UP † to give up, to abandon ...1530
• CHUCK IT to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• CHUCK IT IN to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• CHUCK IT UP to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• COP OUT to give up and quit; to chicken out of something ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GEEK (IT) to give up, to back down; to lose one's nerve ...1935 US sl.
• GIVE THE GAME AWAY to cease doing something; to abandon; to give up ...1953 Aust. sl.
• GO TO THE PACK to give up; to admit defeat ...Aust. sl.
• JACK to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• JACK (IT) IN to abandon; to give up ...c1910 sl.
• JACK UP † to withdraw or back out from a venture or undertaking; to give up, esp. suddenly or abruptly ...1871 colloq.
• JAG to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PACK IN to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
• PACK UP to desist; to give up ...c1945 cyclist's usage
• QUILL-WHEEL to yield, to give up; to collapse physically ...1851 Amer. dial.
• QUIT to cease, to give up, to desist...1827 Sc.
• QUITTANCE † to give up, to cancel ...1592
• SUCCUMB † to abandon, to give up ...1632
• TAKE THE COUNT to give up, to leave ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE SECONDS to give up, to abandon on second thoughts ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• TANK to abandon deliberately, to give up, possibly for illicit monetary gain, esp. in boxing ...1920s sl.
• TEW UP to give up, to abandon ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THROW IN ONE'S ALLEY to give up, to finish; to die ...1903 Aust. sl.
• TIE UP to give up, to desist from; to quit a course of action ...1760 sl.
• TO-YIELD † to yield up, to cede, to give up ...c1350
• YELL CALF-ROPE to give up; to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games; to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
GIVE WAY - adjectives
• CESSIBLE †* yielding; ready to yield or give way ...1644
give way - verbs
• FALL IN †* to give way, to yield ...1667
• GO TO THE WALL to give way, to succumb in a conflict or struggle ...1589
• VAIL THE BONNET to manifest submission; to acknowledge oneself overcome or surpassed; to yield, to give way ...1579 now arch.
• WANDIS † to recoil, to retreat, to give way ...1375 Sc.
GIVING - nouns
• BAIL † a handing over, delivery, giving ...1292
• LARGITION * the bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving ...1533
GIVING UP - nouns
• DEDITION † giving up, yielding, surrender ...1523 rare or obs.
GIVING WAY - adjectives
• YIELDY yielding, giving way ...1881 Sc.
giving way - nouns
• SUCCUMBENCE * a giving way or yielding ...1837
• SUCCUMBENCY * a giving way or yielding; submission ...1653
GLACIER - nouns
• CALF an iceberg detached from a coast glacier; a fragment of ice detached from an iceberg or floe ...1818
• ICE-HILL a hill or mound of ice; an elevated glacier or hummock of ice; a slope covered with ice for sliding or tobogganing ...1694
• ICE-PLOUGH a glacier ...1881
• LAND-BERG a glacier ...1853
glacier - person
• GLACIALIST one who makes a special study of glacial phenomenon; one who explains certain geological phenomena as due to glacial action ...1854
• GLACIERIST * one who studies glaciers ...1850
• GLACIO a glaciologist ...1985 UK sl.
• GLACIOLOGIST one versed in the science of glaciers ...1886
glacier - verbs
• CALVE of a glacier or iceberg: to detach and throw off a mass of ice ...1837
GLAD - adjectives
• BELIVE † eager; glad ...a1400
• BLAITH blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIDE blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIVE † eager; glad ...a1400
• CADGY cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIN glad, rejoiced, well-pleased ...8-11C Beowulf now chiefly poetic or Eng. dial.
• FANE glad, happy, well-pleased ...1766 Eng. dial.
• FEIGN glad, happy, well-pleased ...1766 Eng. dial.
• LETATING †* making glad or joyful ...1694
glad - verbs (includes GLADDEN)
• BLITHEN to gladden ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAIN 1. † to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
2. † to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
• LAETIFICATE †* to make glad or joyful, to cheer, to rejoice ...1623
• LETIFICATE †* to make glad or joyful, to cheer, to rejoice ...1547
• LETIFY † to make glad, to rejoice ...1579
GLADDENING - adjectives
• LETATING †* that makes joyful; gladdening ...1694
GLADE - nouns
• LAUND † an open space among woods; a glade; untilled ground, pasture ...1340 obs. exc. arch.
• LAWN † an open space between woods; a glade ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
GLADIATOR - adjectives
• LAQUEARIAN of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1818
• LAQUEARY †* of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1682
gladiator - person
• CAMPION † one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
GLADLY - adverbs
• FAIN † gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• FAINLY * gladly, eagerly ...1535
• LUSTILY † with pleasure or delight; pleasantly, pleasurably; delightfully; also, gladly, willingly ...a1225
• LUSTLY † with pleasure or delight; gladly, willingly ...971
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
GLADNESS - nouns
• BLEE † gladness ...1819 Eng. dial.
• FAIN † gladness, joy ...c1340
• FAINHEAD † gladness, joy ...a1300
• FAINNESS eagerness, gladness ...c1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAITE † gladness, alacrity ...a1300
GLADSOME - adjectives
• BUXOM blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay ...1590 arch.
• FAINLY pleasant, welcome, gladsome ...1897 Sc.
GLAMOROUS - adjectives
• DISHY sexually attractive; glamorous ...1961 sl.
• GLAM glamorous ...1963 sl.
• GLITZY said of something glamorous but tawdry ...1966 sl., orig. US
glamorous - person
• GLAMOUR BOY a glamorous fellow, esp. if conceited, shallow, or the like; usually used derisively ...1939 US
• GLAMOUR GAL a glamorous young woman ...1942 sl.
• GLAMOUR GIRL a glamorous young woman, esp. a model or film star ...1935 US colloq.
• GLAMOUR PUSS a glamorous person, esp. a woman; usually used ironically; a sexually attractive person ...1941 US sl.
• GLAMOUR QUEEN a glamorous young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• GORGEOUS GUSSIE a glamorous and beautiful young woman ...1956 sl.
• IT GIRL a woman who is very famous, fashionable, or successful at a particular time; esp. a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc., or a young, rich woman who has achieves celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle ...1927 colloq., orig. US
GLAMOUR - nouns
• BEGULLION a glamour deceiving the eyes ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLAM glamour ...1937 US sl.
• GLITZ extravagant but superficial display or show-business glamour ...1977 sl., orig. US
GLANCE - adjectives
• OLD-FASHIONED of a look or glance: disapproving ...20C sl.
• SKANCE of a look, glance, etc.: oblique, sidelong ...1866
glance - adverbs
• BAGGINGLY † with a side glance, with a leer or ogle ...c1400
• WITH THE TAIL OF THE EYE with a sidelong or furtive glance ...1824
glance - nouns
• AMORETS † amorous glances; dalliances ...L16
• BAD EYE the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance ...1887 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BEDROOM EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDROOM EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEND †* inclination of the eye in any direction, glance ...1601
• BLENK a glance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BO-PEEP a look; a glance ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BUTCHER'S a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. sl., short for 'butcher's hook'
• BUTCHER'S HOOK a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'look'
• BY-VIEW a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
• CAPTAIN COOK a look, a glance ...1932 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'look'
• COOLER a chilly glance; a snub; rejection ...20C Aust. sl.
• COME-HITHER LOOK a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME-ON EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME-UP-AND-SEE-ME-SOMETIME LOOK a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DECK a look, a glance ...1853 sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• DECKO a look, a glance ...1894 Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
• DEKH a look, a glance ...1853 sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• DEKK a look, a glance ...M19 sl.
• DEKKO a look, a glance ...1894 Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
• EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE-BEAM * a glance of the eye, imagined as a beam of light ...1583
• EYE-CAST * an act or manner of casting the eye; a glance, a look ...a1669
• EYE CHATTER a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYESHOT * a look, a glance; esp. one that is sudden or piercing ...1615
• EYE TRICK a covert or seductive glance ...1603
• EYEWINK † a look or glance, esp. one expressing command or invitation ...1591
• FIRE-FLAUGHT a fiery glance ...1802
• GANDER a look, a glance ...1914 sl., orig. US
• GEEK a look, a glance ...1919 Aust sl.
• GIG a look, a glance ...1924 Aust. sl.
• GINK a look, a glance ...1945 Aust. sl.
• GLAD EYE, THE a glance suggestive of sexual desire ...1911 sl.
• GLAIK a glance, a quick look ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLEEK a glance, a quick look ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLIFF a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLIM a look, a glimpse, a glance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOO EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOGLY EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOO-GOO an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOO-GOO EYES an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one; a glance indicative of infatuation ...1897 sl.
• GOO-GOO LAMP an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOO-GOOS an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOOGY EYES amorous glances ...1910s US sl.
• JACK a look-round, a glance ...1970s NZ sl.
• JACK NOHI a look-round, a glance ...1970s NZ sl.
• KEEK a peep, a stolen glance ...1821 Sc.
• LECH † a look, glance ...c1205
• LOOK-SEE a look, a glance ...1883 sl.
• MASH EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OEILLADE a glance of the eye, esp. an amorous glance; an ogle ...1592
• OGLE an amorous glance, a frankly sexual stare ...L17 sl.
• OGLE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD-FASHIONED LOOK a glance of quizzical disapproval ...1961 UK sl.
• ONCE a quick glance of appraisal ...1910s sl., orig. US
• ONCE-OVER a quick glance of appraisal ...1910s sl., orig. US
• O.O., THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OOGLE EYES an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• PASH EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEEKO a glance; a quick look-about ...c1910 sl.
• SCANCE a glance, a quick appraising look, a brief scrutiny, a cursory survey or review of persons or affairs ...1787 Sc.
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
• SHEEP'S EYES shy amorous, lovesick glances ...1520
• SHUFTI a look; a glance ...1943 Brit. sl. orig. army
• SHUFTY a look; a glance ...1943 Brit. sl. orig. army
• SKELLY a glance, a look ...20C Irish
• SKEW † a side glance ...1622
• SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
• SQUINNY a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints ...1881
• SQUINT a look, a glance ...1673 sl.
• SQUIZ(Z) a look, a glance ...1913 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TEET a stolen glance; a peep ...1819 Sc.
• TOOT a peep or glance ...1865 Eng. dial.
glance - verbs
• BAGGE †* to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside ...1369
• BLINK to take a hasty glance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIX to look at something; to glance at something ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CUT ONE'S EYES AT A PERSON to cast a glance at a person, esp. furtively or coldly; to catch a person's glance ...1803
• GLAD-EYE to glance at with a suggestion of sexual desire ...1935 sl.
• GLAIK to glance quickly ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLEEK to glance quickly ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLIFF † to look in a quick, hurried manner, to glance ...c1330 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KEEK † to glance, to gaze ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ONCE-OVER to glance at, to survey ...1920s sl.
• SCANCE to glance at; to scan; esp. to look contemptuously ...1883 Sc.
• SKEN to squint; to give a side look; to glance ...1611 Eng. dial.
• SKIN to glance over, to examine ...1895
• SLANT to glance at ...1900s sl.
• SQUIZ to look at or glance; to peer ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE A GANDER to look at, to glance at ...1930s sl., orig. US
GLARE - verbs
• BAD-EYE to glare at ...1964-66 US sl.
• MAD-DOG to glare at with hostility ...1990 Amer. Army sl.
GLARING - adjectives
• RAMPAGIOUS glaring, outrageous ...1889
• RORY loud in colour, gaudy, glaring ...1866 Sc.
GLASS, GLASS-MAKING - nouns
• JEALOUS GLASS † glass which is translucent, but cannot be seen through ...1703
• PAME a pane of glass ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL † a pane of glass, esp. a diamond-shaped pane ...1447 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUARRY a pane of glass ...1611
• VERRE † glass ...c1374
glass, glass-making - person
• GATHERER - in glass-making: one who 'gathers a charge of the molten metal from the furnace on the end of a blow-pipe' ...1839
GLASS (drinking) - nouns (also see DRINKING VESSEL)
• ACROBAT a drinking glass ...B1912 Eng. sl.
• BAWDY-HOUSE GLASS a small glass ...E19 sl.
• BRUSHER † an exceedingly full glass ...1690 sl.
• DANDY a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky ...1838 Irish
• DAYLIGHT 1. the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers, thus the drinking toast 'No daylight' ...L18 sl.
2. a glass not full ...c1825 students' sl.
• FACER † 1. a brimming glass
2. a glass that holds a single dram of spirits ...M19 sl.
• LADY BLAMEY a drinking glass made by cutting the top of a bottle using a kerosene-soaked string ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LADY'S FINGER a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WAIST a waisted glass in which beer is served; hence, the beer itself ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WISH a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LANCASHIRE LASS a glass, a tumbler; usually plural ...c1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LONG-SLEEVER a tall glass; also, a drink contained in this ...1879 Aust. sl.
• MIDDY a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer ...1940 Aust. sl.
• OPER † a full glass of anything ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PRAIRIE SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUONIAM †* a drinking glass ...1609
• SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCUTTLE a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELL a standard 8-oz beer glass; a drink of beer ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SNAKE IN THE GRASS glass; orig., a looking glass, but later, a drinking glass ...M19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• SNIFTER a small drink of alcoholic liquor; hence, a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits ...1844 US
• TAIZIE a cup, a glass; a bowl, a goblet ...1808 Sc.
• TALLBOY a tall-stemmed glass or goblet ...1676
• TALLEN a large wine glass ...L17 sl.
• TANK the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer ...1936 sl.
• TASS a cup, glass, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1704 Sc.
• TASSIE a cup, a glass, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1788 Sc.
• TUB a large beer glass or stein ...1936 Amer. dial.
• VERRE † a vessel made of glass, esp. a drinking vessel; a glass ...1382
• WORKING CLASS a glass (drinking) ...Brit. rhyming sl.
glass - person
• GLASS-ORGANIST a performer on the musical glasses ...1759
glass - verbs
• CLAW to pick a glass up from its top ...1998 US sl.
GLASSES - see EYEGLASSES
GLASSFUL - nouns
• THINKLE a glassful or cupful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GLAZIER - person
• GLASONER a glazier ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• GLASSENER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLASSEN-WRIGHT † a glazier ...1473 Sc.
• GLASSER † a glazier ...1408 obs. exc. Sc.
• GLASSIER † a glazier ...1477
• GLASSIVER a glazier ...Bk1869 Eng. dial.
• GLASS-WRIGHT † a glazier ...c1440
• GLAZENER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLAZEN-WRIGHT † a glazier ...1473 Sc.
• GLAZER † a glazier ...1408
• GLAZNER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLAZZENER a glazier ...Bk1869 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL-PICKER a glazier ...c1698 sl.
• VERRER † a worker in glass; a glazier ...1415
GLEAM - nouns
• BLINK a gleam, a ray ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLIFF † a flash, a gleam; a short space of time, an instant, a moment ...1816 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEAM † light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCAD any colour slightly or obliquely seen as by reflection; the reflection itself; a faint gleam ...1804 Sc.
• SCANCE a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
• THUNDER-FLAUGHT a flickering gleam among thunder-clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
gleam - verbs
• BLINK to shine, to gleam; to twinkle, to glimmer, to flicker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLIFF † to flash, to gleam; to shine suddenly ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLOSE to blaze, gleam ...1820 Sc.
• LAIT † to flash, to gleam, to lighten ...c1205
• LAMP to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle ...1825 Sc.
• LEAM † to shine, to gleam; to light up ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCANCE to gleam, to glitter, to shine ...1773 Sc.
• SCANNACH † to gleam, to shine ...1814 Sc.
• SCARROW to emit a faint light; to gleam intermittently or indistinctly ...1825
• SKIMMER to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
GLEAMING - adjectives
• ABLAZE in flashing or brilliant colours; gleaming ...1851
• FAW † of objects that reflect light: bright, glancing, gleaming, twinkling ...c1000
• LEAMING † gleaming, flashing, shining ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LEVINING † gleaming, glimmering, flickering ...a1340
• SKIMMERING gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
gleaming - nouns
• LEAMING † shining, gleaming, flashing of light ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
GLEAN - verbs
• LEASE † to glean ...c1000 obs exc. Eng. dial.
GLEE - nouns
• LAKE † play, sport, fun, glee ...c1200
GLEEFUL - adjectives
• AGLEE gleeful ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GLEESOME merry, gay, joyous, gleeful, lively ...1603 archaic or Eng. dial.
GLIB - adjectives
• FACUNDIOUS † of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• FLIP glib, flippant ...1847 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-FERDY loquacious, glib-tongued, over ready of speech ...1827 Sc.
• TONGUE-RIPE † garrulous, loquacious, talkative, voluble, glib ...1610
glib - nouns
• FANNY glib or persuasive talk ...1933 sl.
• SPIEL glib or persuasive talk; a salesman's patter ...1896 sl.
glib - person
• FANNY MERCHANT a glib talker ...1998 UK sl.
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• SACCHARINE LIPS a glib talker ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SPIELER a glib talker ...1894 sl.
glib - person
• FATMOUTH to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk glibly, persuasively, or excessively, to boast ...1968 sl., orig. US Black
• GAB to talk much or glibly; to chatter, to prate ...1786
GLIDE - verbs
• CHASSAY to move in a rapid slide or glide; to move along ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ILLAPSE * to fall, glide, or slip in ...1666
• SCOOT to slide, to glide ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SCRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SILE † to go, to move; to glide ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SKIFF to move lightly and quickly, esp. so as to barely touch a surface; to glide, to run, etc. in this manner ...1725 Sc.
• SKIFT † to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
• SKIFTER to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
GLIMMER - nouns
• GLIMBLE † a glimmer, a glimpse ...1658
glimmer - verbs
• BLENK to shine; to glimmer; to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to shine, to gleam; to twinkle, to glimmer, to flicker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINT to shed a feeble or glimmering light ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LEMYRE †* to glimmer ...c1435
• SIMPER †* to glimmer, to twinkle ...c1620
GLIMMERING - adjectives
• CREPUSCULOUS of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness; dim, glimmering, dusky, indistinct, obscure ...1646
• LEVINING † gleaming, glimmering, flickering ...a1340
GLIMPSE - nouns
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BY-VIEW a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
• CATCH † a catching sight; a glimpse, view ...1775
• GLEAMISH, GLEMISH †* a glimpse ...1576
• GLIFF † a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLIM a look, a glimpse, a glance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GLIMBLE † a glimmer, a glimpse ...1658.
• SCANCE a glance, a sudden short sight or appearance, a glimpse, tinge, hue of colour ...1819 Sc.
• VIZZY a look, a sight, a glimpse, a scrutinizing gaze; scrutiny, survey ...1700 Sc.
• WAFF of sight: a hurried or transient view; a glimpse ...1808 Sc.
• WAFT a passing glimpse ...1896 Sc.
GLISTEN - verbs
• BLIKE † to shine, to glisten, to glitter ...a1000
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
GLISTENING - adjectives
• AGLIST glistening ...1858
• AGLISTEN glistening ...1891
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
GLITTER - adjectives
• EMICATIOUS that shines or glitters ...1819 nonce word
• GLITTEROUS † full of glitter ...1596
glitter - verbs
• BLIKE † to shine, to glisten, to glitter ...a1000
• GLISTER to glitter, to sparkle ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LAMP to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle ...1825 Sc.
• RUTILATE †* to shine, to glitter; to emit rays of light; to appear bright ...1623
• SCANCE to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SCANSE to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SKIMMER to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
GLITTERING - adjectives
• GEMMY gem-like; brilliant; glittering ...1580
• GLORING † shining, glittering ...a1400-50
• MICACIOUS sparkling, glittering ...1836
• SKIMMERING gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
GLOAT - verbs
• BATTEN to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in ...1602
GLOOM - nouns (includes GLOOMINESS)
• BRUTZ a depressed, gloomy, or moody state of mind ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DISMALS a melancholy mood; the blues, gloom, low spirits ...1777 Amer. dial.
• ELENGENESSE † loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom ...c1320
• FUNK a state or fit of gloom, bad temper, depression, irritation, etc. ...1834 orig. Sc.
• MILL DAYS days of moodiness, gloominess, and grouchiness ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MIRK darkness, gloom; the close of the day, night ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKELETON AT THE BANQUET, A a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1893
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
gloom - person
• GHOST AT THE FEAST, A someone who brings gloom or sadness to an otherwise pleasant or celebratory occasion ...1995
gloom - verbs
• BEDUSK to shroud in gloom, as of twilight ...1566
GLOOMILY - adverbs
• A-DUSK in gloom; gloomy, dark ...1856
• DULLY † gloomily, sadly ...1600
• DUMPISHLY dejectedly, gloomily ...1621
• ELENGELY † drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily ...1377
• HEARTLESSLY † without spirit, dejectedly, gloomily ...1629
• MALAGRUGROUSLY grimly, gloomily ...1818 Sc.
• SCOUK with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
GLOOMY, GLOOMY-LOOKING - adjectives
• ACHERONTIC belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund ...1600
• AGELASTIC † never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
• BECLOUDED made obscure or gloomy ...1581
• BLUE of persons: gloomy; depressed ...1821
• BRUTZING depressed, moody, gloomy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• COLD AND DARK AS A BUSHMAN'S GRAVE very cold and gloomy ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• DARK gloomy, cheerless, dismal, sad ...1597
• DARK-LIKE gloomy, morose ...1867 Sc.
• DARKLIN(G) dark, gloomy ...1873 Sc.
• DARKLY dark, gloomy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DARKSOME characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy ...1530
• DARNFUL gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DEADLY-LIVELY combining dullness and liveliness; lively in a gloomy and depressing way ...1838 colloq.
• DOWNBEAT gloomy, subdued, pessimistic ...1952 Amer. sl.
• DROOPY depressed; dejected; sad; gloomy; drooping ...a1225
• DOWF lacking spirit or energy; gloomy ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWLY doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely ...LME N. Eng. dial.
• DULLY † doleful, gloomy, dreary ...a1513 Sc. poetic usage
• DUN † characterized by solemn reflection; serious, gloomy ...1860
• DUNGEONOUS resembling a dungeon; deep, dark, gloomy, comfortless ...1908
• DUSKY gloomy, melancholy ...1602
• EERIE dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful ...1773 Sc.
• EERISOME uncanny, gloomy ...1818 Sc.
• FRIDAY-FACED † sad-looking, melancholy, gloomy, sour-featured, miserable, gloomy ...c1600
• FUNEBRIOUS † pert. to funerals; hence, gloomy, sad, melancholy, mournful ...1653
• FUNESTAL † relating to death or funerals; gloomy, mournful ...1538
• GLUMMY † dark, gloomy, dismal for want of light ...1580
• GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy ...1780 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GROUSED depressed; gloomy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAVISOME † of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ICKY feeling depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A FUNK in a surly or gloomy state ...1808 orig. Sc.
• IN THE SHADE gloomy ...Bk1942 US sl.
• IN THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1631
• IREY, IRIE † melancholy, gloomy; causing fear ...1733 Sc.
• LUCTUATE †* to render mournful or gloomy, as with bad news or black drapes ...1772
• MALAGRUGROUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGROBOLOUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MELANCHOLIOUS * affected with melancholy; gloomy, mournful ...c1384
• MESTFUL †* mournful; sad; melancholy; dismal; gloomy ...1577
• MESTIVE † sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• MIRK dark, gloomy, obscure, dusky ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIRK-DIM dark, gloomy ...1896 Sc.
• MOPEY AS A WET HEN miserable, gloomy ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOPISH dejected, gloomy
• MUG a mist, a fog; a light rain or drizzle; a dull, damp, or gloomy atmosphere ...a1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBSCUROUS †* dark, gloomy, obscure ...1491
• OORIE, OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
• OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
• REVURE thoughtful, dark and gloomy ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SATURNINE sluggish, cold, and gloomy in temperament; melancholy ...1433
• SATURNIOUS † gloomy, sullen, melancholy ...1591
• SICK OF THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1580
• SULLEN-SICK † ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1614
• SULLIED † made gloomy or dark ...c1600
• TANNIE sombre, gloomy ...1880 Sc.
• TENEBRICOSE * full of darkness; very dark, obscure; gloomy ...1730-6
• TENEBROUS obscure, gloomy ...1599
• UNCHEERLY † gloomy, depressing ...1627
• WAN † lacking light or lustre; dark-hued, dusky, gloomy, dark ...c1230 chiefly poetic
• YONDERLY distant in manner, reserved, sullen; depressed in health or spirits, gloomy, melancholy; vague, absent-minded; shy, timid; anxious ...1828 Eng. dial.
gloomy, gloomy-looking - nouns
• FANTODS a feeling of depression; the blues; a fit of the sulks; a being gloomy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOLLYWOBBLES depression or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood; the blues ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOHOOPERS a condition of despondency or ill temper; a vague or imaginary unwellness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GROUCHIES a mood of depression, annoyance, or irritation; a sully or gloomy fit ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRUBS, THE a depressed or gloomy mood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HANG-DOWNS, THE depression; a gloomy mood ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MEAN REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MONK-ON a gloomy, introspective mood ...2003 Antarctica usage
• MOPES, THE a fit of depression; a gloomy mood; a fit of being dispirited ...1954 Amer. dial.
• REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
• SCREWTON-NEWTONS a miserable feeling in mind and body; a fit of the dumps, a gloomy, melancholy state of mind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
• WHIM-WHAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
gloomy, gloomy-looking - person
• ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APE WITH A FROZEN PAN a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APE WITH A SOUR PUSS a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAGLE a young woman, esp. an unattractive young woman; a gloomy or unpleasant person of either sex ...1946 US sl.
• BEAST a gloomy person ...Bk1945 jive usage
• DEAD BATTERY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOWF * a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person ...1722 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FRIDAY-FACE † a grave, dismal, or gloomy expression of the countenance; a gloomy, dejected-looking or miserable-looking man or woman ...1592
• GLOOM BUG a depressed person; a chronically gloomy person; a pessimist ...1923 US sl.
• GLOOM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLOOM PUSS an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLOOMY GUS a very unhappy, sad, dismal, or gloomy person; a pessimist ...1904 US sl.
• GLOOMY PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLUMP a sulky, sullen, morose person; an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GLUM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLUM-POT an irritable, gloomy, or glum person; a melancholy or ill-tempered person; a pessimist ...1917 US sl.
• GLUM PUSS ON A HOLIDAY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• HEARSE a gloomy, pessimistic person ...1880 US sl.
• HEARSE-DRIVER a gloomy, pessimistic person ...1894 US sl.
• LAUGHING BOY a morose or unpleasant fellow; a gloomy-looking person; used ironically ...1940 sl.
• LAUGHING GIRL a morose or unpleasant female; used ironically as the title of a gloomy-looking person ...1940 US sl.
• MELANCHOLIAN † one affected with melancholy or a gloomy state of mind ...1632
• MOLL-ON-THE-COALS a gloomy-minded person ...1823 Sc.
• MOPE a person who mopes; someone given to prolonged spells of gloom or dejection; a low-spirited, listless, melancholy person ...1693
• NO-LOAD a gloomy or lazy individual ...1929 Amer. dial.
• SAD APPLE a gloomy person, frequently irritable, introverted, or pessimistic; usually a person unnoticed socially; a drip ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• SATURNIAN † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1591
• SATURNINE † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1631
• SATURNIST † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1569
gloomy, gloomy-looking - verbs
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPS to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A SEA BOOT FACE to look gloomy ...1925 nautical usage
• HAVE ONE'S HABITS ON to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood; to never have anything to say ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE GO-DOWNS to be in a depressed or gloomy mood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WILLIES to be depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MELANCHOLIZE † to be or become melancholy; to become gloomy in mind; to make melancholy ...1597 now rare or obs.
• OVERCLOUD to make gloomy
GLORIED - adjectives
• GLORIABLE † that may be gloried in or boasted of ...c1640
GLORIFY - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• KUDIZE to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1873
• KUDOS to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1799
• VAUNT † to extol, glorify or praise oneself ...a1400-50
GLORIOUS - adjectives
• BRIGHT of a person, place, etc.: excellent, sublime; glorious, splendid; brilliant, illustrious ...c1250
• DEAR † of persons: glorious, noble, honourable, worthy ...a1000
• DEARWORTH, DERWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DEARWORTHY, DEARWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• GRANDIFEROUS grand, splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAGNIFIC † renowned; glorious ...1490
• MAGNIFICAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MAGNIFICIAL eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557 obs.
• RAPTERIFEROUS splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONDICULOUS splendid, glorious, enjoyable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TIRFUL † mighty, glorious ...c1205
GLORY - nouns
• DEARTH †* glory, splendour ...c1325
• DECORE † grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment ...1513
• FEATHER-GLORY † light and transitory glory ...a1626 nonce word
• KUDOS glory, fame, renown ...1831 colloq.
• ORE † respect, reverencehonour, glory ...c900
• TIR † glory, honour, majesty ...a1000
• VAINGLORY glory that is vain, empty or worthless; inordinate or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities; disposition or tendency to exalt oneself unduly; idle boasting or vaunting ...a1300
glory - person
• GLORY BOY a conceited man who recklessly seeks glory ...1951 US military sl.
• GLORY HOG one who seeks personal glory; used derisively ...1985 US sl.
• GLORY HOUND one who seeks personal glory; used derisively ...1945 US sl., esp. military usage
glory - verbs
• BEYELP † to talk loudly of, to boast of, to glory in ...c1330
GLORYING - nouns
• GLORIATION † the act of glorying; boasting; triumphant exaltation ...1504
GLOSSARY - person
• GLOSSARIST one who compiles a glossary ...1782
GLOSSY - adjectives
• GLOSSFUL †* full of gloss, glossy ...1606
GLOVE - nouns
• FAMBLE-CHEAT † a glove ...1692 sl.
• FAMBLER † a glove ...1610
• FAMBLING-CHEAT a glove...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-CHEAT a glove...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-SNATCHER a glove ...1828 sl.
• FAM-STICKS gloves ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-STRINGS gloves ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• HAND-SHOES gloves ...1836 Sc.
• HAND SOCK a glove or mitten ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HANGERS gloves, esp. when unworn but held in the hand for ornamental purposes ...L19 sl.
• LANCASHIRE GLOVES hands without gloves ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAG a glove ...1928 Sc.
• TURTLE a glove ...1896 Brit, rhyming sl. (Turtle-Dove)
• TURTLE-DOVE a glove ...1857 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WRISTERS in lobstering: knitted gloves with no fingers ...1978 US sl.
glove - person
• GAUNTER †* a glover or glove-maker ...1415
• SLABDAB a glover ...L17 sl.
glove - phrases
• CHEAPER TO GROW SKIN THAN TO BUY IT said by one who does not wear gloves ...Bk1942 Amer. West. sl.
GLOVED - adjectives
• HAND-CLED gloved ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GLOW - verbs
• TENDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
• TINDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
GLOWER - verbs
• SCOWER to glower or look impudently at a person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
GLOWING - adjectives
• CANDENT † at a white heat; glowing with heat ...1577 obs. or arch.
• CANDESCENT * glowing with heat ...1824
• ORIENT brilliant, lustrous, shining, glowing, radiant, resplendent ...1430-40 arch.
GLOW-WORM - nouns
• GLOSE-WORM †* a glow-worm ...1519
• GLOWBASON a glow-worm ...1885 Eng. dial.
• JACK-O'-LANTERN a firefly, a glowworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O-MY-LANTERN a firefly, a glowworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-WORM † a glow-worm ...1774
• SILVER-WORM † a glow-worm ...c1475
GLUM - adjectives
• GLUMMY glum, dejected ...1884
• GLUMPISH glum ...1800 arch.
• GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy ...1780 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GRUM grim, surly, sullen, morose, glum ...1771 Amer. dial.
• TORN-FACED sulky, glum ...1972 Sc.
glum - nouns
• FACE LIKE A SEA-BOOT, A a long-drawn 'fathom of misery'; a miserable or glum face ...c1930 sl.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF PUMP-WATER, A a 'long' face; a miserable or glum face ...20C colloq.
glum - person
• GLUM-POT an irritable, gloomy, or glum person; a melancholy or ill-tempered person; a pessimist ...1917 US sl.
glum - verbs
• BOODY * to sulk, mope, or be sullen; to look angry, glum, or gruff ...1857
GLUT - verbs
• BATTEN to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in ...1602
• QUOT † to satiate, to glut ...1691 Eng. dial.
GLUTTED - adjectives
• QUAT full to satiety; cloyed, glutted; heavy and dull; so fat as not to care to stand ...1873 Eng. dial.
GLUTTON, GLUTTONOUS - adjectives
• BAGGERY gluttonous ...1928 Sc.
• BEZZLING gluttonous, intemperate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRAPULOUS characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
• GASTROLATROUS † belly-worshipping; gluttonous, greedy, voracious ...1694
• GLOTEROUS † gluttonous ...1382
• GLOUTOUS † gluttonous, ravenous ...B1900
• GLUTTEROUS †* gluttonous ...1382
• GOUSLING drunken, gluttonous, greedy ...1637
• GUTLING greedy, gluttonous ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GUTSY gluttonous ...Sc.
• GUTTISH †* gluttonous ...1567
• GUTTLESOME * gluttonous ...1861
• GUTTY greedy, gluttonous ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GUZZLING drunken, gluttonous, greedy ...1637
• HELLUOUS † gluttonous ...1641
• INGLUVIOUS † greedy, gluttonous ...1569
• KEDGY given to the pleasures of the table ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LECHEROUS † fond of good living; gluttonous ...c1483
• ORAFU' gluttonous, greedy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VENTRIPOTENT having great capacity of stomach; gluttonous ...1823
• VENTRIPOTENTIAL gluttonous ...1824 nonce word
glutton, gluttonous - person
• BACON-PICKER † an opprobrious name for a glutton ...1653
• BAG-KITE a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANQUET-BEAGLE a glutton ...Bk1891 sl.
• BARATHRUM anything that swallows up or devours; the belly; an insatiable extortioner or glutton ...1609
• BATTENER one who battens, one who feeds gluttonously on, or gloats or revels in ...a1849
• BAWSON a glutton; a term of opprobrium ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• BELKY an obese person or animal; a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLICON an obese person or animal; a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLIGUT a glutton ...1925 Sc.
• BELLY † a glutton ...1526
• BELLY-CHURL a rustic glutton ...Bk1867 sl.
• BELLY-GLUT a greedy glutton ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GOD one who makes a god of his belly; a glutton ...c1540
• BELLY GODDYS people whose god is their belly ...Bk1869 sl.
• BELLY-GOURDON a glutton ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLY-GULCH a glutton ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GUT a slothful glutton; a greedy, lazy person ...1540
• BELLY-HUDROUN a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLY-MAN a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-PAUNCH † a great eater, a glutton ...1553-87
• BELLY-SLAVE † one devoted to eating and drinking; one who is a slave to his appetite; a glutton...1562
• BELLY-SWAIN † a glutton ...a1587
• BOOTYER a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUTGER a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDO a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying ...c1840 colloq.
• DRAFFSACK † a big paunch; a lazy glutton; a gross greedy fellow ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAT-ALL a glutton ...1598
• EATING MIDDEN a fat, gluttonous person ...1825 Sc.
• FANG ARTIST a glutton ...1970s Aust. sl.
• FEDMIT a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• FILL-BELLY a glutton ...1553
• FLAP-SAUCE † a glutton ...1540
• FOODAHOLIC a glutton ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FRESSER a glutton ...20C US sl.
• GALLAYNIEL † a big, gluttonous, ruthless man ...1825 Sc.
• GANNET orig. a greedy seaman; a greedy person; esp. a greedy seaman; a glutton; a heavy eater ...1929 sl., orig. naval
• GARBAGE-GUTS a greedy person; a person who eats often, one who eats leftovers; a glutton ...1973 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GARLEY-GUT a gluttonous person ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• GASTROLATER * whose god is his belly; a glutton ...1694
• GED † a greedy or avaricious person; a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• GILLMAW a voracious person, one whose paunch is not easily replenished; a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• GIPE, GYPE † a glutton; a greedy or avaricious person ...1662 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GLOBBER †* a person who drinks or eats gluttonously; a glutton ...c1400
• GLOFFER † a gluttonous eater ...c1440
• GLOONDIE a glutton ...1929 Sc.
• GLOSSER † a glutton ...1549
• GLUBBER † a glutton; a gormandizer; one who eats or drinks gluttonously ...c1400
• GLUNSH a glutton ...1929 Sc.
• GLUT †* a glutton ...c1394
• GLUTTER a greedy person; a glutton ...1904 sl.
• GLUTTON one who eats to excess or who takes pleasure in immoderate eating; a gormandizer ... c1225
• GLUTTONER † a glutton ...1482
• GLUTTONESS * a female glutton ...1611
• GORBELLY † a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GORREL a glutton, a gourmand ...1888 Eng. dial.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † a greedy fellow; a glutton, a gourmand ...1601
• GREEDYGUT a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GULIST † one who pampers his appetite; a glutton, a gormandizer ...1632
• GULLYGUT a glutton ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GUNDY-GUT † a gluttonous, voracious person; a fat, pursy fellow ...1699 sl.
• GUT a glutton ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GUTBUCKET a fat or gluttonous person ...colloq.
• GUTLING † a great or greedy eater; a glutton ...1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUT-MONGER † one whose chief concern is his 'gut' or belly ...1655
• GUTS a corpulent or gluttonous person; a very fat, gross person ...1598
• GUTSER a glutton; a greedy person ...1910s sl.
• GUTTIE, GUTTY a glutton ...19C colloq.
• GUTTLER a glutton; a gormandizer ...1732
• GUTZER a greedy person; a glutton ...1910s sl.
• GUZZLE GUTS a glutton; a greedy person ...1788 sl.
• HASH-HOUND a person notably keen on their food; a glutton ...1915 US sl.
• HEAVY GRUBBER † a hearty eater; a glutton ...1858 colloq.
• HELLUO † a glutton, a gormandizer; a greedy devourer ...1583
• IDLE BELLIES † indolent sluggards or gluttons ...a1300
• KEDGE a glutton; a person who eats greedily ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLY a voracious or gluttonous feeder who stuffs himself full to repletion; a glutton ...1721 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-KYTE a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch ...1887 Sc.
• LAZY-GUT † a glutton ...1631
• LICK-TRENCHER a glutton; a parasite ...1787
• MIDDEN a fat, gluttonous person ...1825 Sc.
• MIDDEN O' BEEF a fat, gluttonous person ...1962 Sc.
• MOUNCH PRESENT † a 'maunche present'; a term of contempt for: a slanderer; a cheat; an impostor; a glutton ...1440
• OINKER a glutton ...1992 Amer. sl.
• PACK-PAUNCH † a big-bellied person; a glutton ...1582
• POD-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• PUDDING-FILLER † one who lives to eat, a glutton ...1500-20 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCART-THE-BOWL one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1861 Sc.
• SCART-THE-COGUE one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1736 Sc.
• SCART-THE-PAT one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1917 Sc.
• SCRUNCHER a glutton ...L19 sl.
• SHUMPGULLION a glutton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE † one who is fond of good eating; a greedy or gluttonous person ...1576
• STIFFGUT † a glutton ...1630
• TABLE FINISHER a glutton ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. arch.
• TENTERBELLY † one who distends his belly; a glutton ...1628
• WUTZ a gluttonous person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WUTZER a gluttonous person ...2000 Amer. dial.
glutton, gluttonous - verbs
• BAZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BEZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GUT to eat like a glutton ...17C sl.
. • MAKE A PIG OF ONESELF to be a glutton, to be greedy ...1873 colloq.
• MAST † to feed oneself gluttonously ...a1560
• OINK OUT to be a glutton; to overeat ...1988 Amer. sl.
GLUTTONOUSLY - adverbs
• GUTSILY gluttonously ...1825 Sc.
GLUTTONY - nouns
• BELLY the body in its capacity for indulgence of appetite; gluttony ...1526
• BELLY-CHEER † a feasting, gluttony, luxurious eating ...1549
• FILL-BELLY † extravagance in eating; gluttony
• GASTRIMARGISM † gluttony; voraciousness ...1607
• GASTRIMARGY † gluttony; voraciousness ...c1430
• GLOTERIE, GLOTERY † gluttony ...a1340
• GUT † gluttony ...19C sl.
• GUTSINESS greediness, gluttony ...1825 Sc.
• HELLUOSITY † gluttony ...1799
• LURCATION † a greedy eating or gluttonous devouring ...1661
• YEVERNESS † greediness, gluttony, voracity ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.
• AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER a giraffe ...1950s US sl.
• CAMEL a giraffe ...M19 S. African colloq, esp. hunters' usage
• CAMELION † a giraffe ...1382
• CAMELOPARD the giraffe ...1398
• GERFAUNT † a giraffe ...c1400
• ORAFLE †* a giraffe ...c1400
• SPOTTED GIRL a giraffe ...Bk1942 Amer. circus sl.
GIRDLE - nouns
• EASIE a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• EASIES a woman's elasticated foundation garment ...1950s NZ sl.
• EASY a latex girdle ...1991 NZ sl.
• SECOND FRONT a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SQUEEZER a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SUSAN a girdle ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• WAIST † a girdle ...1550
GIRL - adjectives
• CHICKEN-PECKED under the rule of a girl; governed by a child ...1786 humorous nonce word
• DAME-DAZED girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• DIMPLE-DIZZY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• DOLL-DIZZY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SKIRT-NERTS girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• SKIRTY-FLIRTY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
• WITCH-WACKY girl-crazy ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
girl - nouns
• BOYOLOGY the art of attracting boys ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAME COMPLEX fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLAPPERITIS fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HIGH BLONDE PRESSURE fondness for girls ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEST OF HENS a number of little girls ...1866 Eng. dial.
girl - person
• ARTICLE a girl, a woman ...c1810 sl.
• BABAI a girl or woman ...1972 Amer. dial.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman, esp. if attractive ...1915 colloq.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman - esp. if attractive ...1905 sl., orig. US
• BABY a girl or young woman - also a form of address - 1839 sl., chiefly US
• BACKFISCH a girl of about 16 or 17; a girl in late adolescence, a teenager ...1888
• BANTAM a young girl, a slender young woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BANTER a young girl, a slender or pretty young woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BAROSSA a girl, a woman ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Barossa Pearl'
• BAROSSA PEARL a girl, a woman ...1999 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'Barossa Pearl'
• BART † a girl; a woman...c1882 Aust. sl.
• BARTY † a girl; a woman...c1882 Aust. sl.
• BAT a girl or young woman, esp. an unattractive or ugly girl; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...c1910 Amer. student sl.
• BEETLE to Alaska soldiers: a girl ...1933 service sl.
• BETOOLA a girl or young man ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BETULA a girl or young man ...Bk1982 Jewish
• BIDDIE BABY a small girl, a small woman ...1944 US Black sl.
• BIM any girl or woman, esp. one's girlfriend ...1925 Amer. sl.
• BINT (mainly derogatory) a girl, a (young) woman; a girlfriend; a woman regarded as a sex object ...1855 colloq.
• BINTY a girl, a young woman ...2000 UK sl.
• BIRD a maiden, a girl ...a1400
• BIRDEEN a young bird; also, a young girl; used as a playful form of address ...1895
• BIRDIE a maiden, a girl; a young woman; a girlfriend, a mistress ...1876
• BIT OF A GIRL a young girl ...1895 sl.
• BIT OF CRACKLING a girl; young women generally ...c1890 sl.
• BIT OF FLUFF a girl or young woman ...1939 Amer. sl.
• BITTY a girl ...1962 US sl.
• BREIGH a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• BUFF a girl ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH OF RAGS a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE a girl, a young woman ...1940s sl.
• CALICO a woman or girl; women considered as sexual objects ...1848 US colloq.
• CALLACK a young girl ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALLAN, CALLAND, CALLANT a girl ...1794 Sc.
• CANARY a young woman or girl; esp. a female vocalist; a songster ...1862 US
• CHAP a young woman; a girl ...1860 Amer. dial.
• CHARLEY WHEELER a girl or woman; one's girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. on 'Sheila'
• CHARLIE a girl, a young woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
• CHICK a woman or girl ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CHICKIE, CHICKY a young girl or woman...1919 US teen sl., orig. Aust.
• CHIP a girl or young woman ...1892 Amer. sl.
• CHIPPY a young woman, a girl ...1890 Amer. sl., now esp. Black usage
• CHIQUITA a girl or young woman ...1942 Amer. sl. (Spanish)
• COW-CHILO a girl ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• CRACK any young woman or any girl ...20C US sl.
CROW (derogatory) a girl or woman, esp. one who is old or ugly ...1938 sl.
• CUDDLE AND KISS a girl, a girlfriend ...1938 UK rhyming sl. for 'miss'
• DAISY an attractive young woman; a young girl ...1876 US sl.
• DAM a young unmarried woman, a girl; a damsel ...1790 Sc.
• DAMACK a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAMACKIE a girl, a young woman ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAME a woman; a girl; often used disparagingly; now suggesting a tough or old-fashioned viewpoint ...1698
• DAMIE n. a young unmarried woman; a girl ...1789 Sc.
• DAUGHTER † a girl, maiden, young woman (no express reference to relationship) ...1382 obs. or arch.
• DEMOISELLE a young lady, a maid, a girl ...1520
• DICKY-MIDE a dear girl ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIDDY a girl or a woman ...L18 sl.
• DINGBAT a term of admiration for a girl ...1895 Amer. dial.
• DIXIE CUP a Southern girl ...1978 US jocular
• DRAPE a girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
• DUDETTE a girl or woman ...1984 US jocular
• FAIRY a woman or girl ...1856 Amer. sl.
• FAL a girl, a young woman ...1868 rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• FILLY a girl, a wanton...E17
• FLAPPER a little girl ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLOOSEY, FLOOSIE, FLOOSY, FLOOZIE, FLUZIE, FLUZY a girl, a young woman, a woman ...E20 sl.
• FLOSSIE a girl, a young woman, a woman ...E20 sl.
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT a young girl; a virgin ...20C US sl.
• FRILL a girl, a woman ...c1933 sl.
• GADGET a girl or young woman ...World War II Amer. Armed Forces sl.
• GAHERLA a little girl ...Bk1910 Ireland
• GAL a girl, esp. a girlfriend ...1824 sl.
• GEL(L) a girl, a young woman ...1857
• GELDIN a girl ...1916 Sc.
• GERSHA a young girl ...2000s Irish sl.
• GERTOSS a girl; a young woman ...2003 NZ teen sl.
• GILLET a giddy or flighty young woman; a jilt; sometimes a familiar or contemptuous term for a girl or young woman, a wench ...1755 Sc.
• GILPEY, GILPIE, GILPY * (sometimes derogatory) a young girl, esp. a lively, mischievous, bold, saucy, or forward one; a tomboy ...1720 Sc. & Irish English
• GINCH * a girl or woman ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• GIPSEY a young girl; a term of reproach; a giddy, thoughtless girl ...Bk1822 Sc.
• GIRL a female child ...c1400
• GIRLEEN a young girl ...1833 Anglo-Irish
• GIRLIE, GIRLY a young woman, a girl; in earlier use, a little girl; also, a term of endearment ...1786
• GIRLIE-GIRL, GIRLY-GIRL a woman or girl regarded as particularly feminine or girlish ...1880
• GIRLIE-GIRLIE, GIRLY-GIRLY a girl, a little girl; a woman with a girlish outlook or having girlish or feminine qualities; also, a showgirl ...1888
• GIRLKIN a little girl, a term of endearment ...Bk1920 Eng. dial.
• GIRSHA a very young girl; a little girl ...1836 Ireland
• GLINKEEN a depreciatory term used of a girl ...1869 Ireland
• GRUESOME TWOSOME two young girls who are inseparable ...c1940 sl.
• GUYESS a woman or girl ...2000s sl.
• GYAL a girl; girls ...1994 sl.
• HAMMER a girl; a beautiful girl; a woman ...1969 US Black sl.
• HANK OF HAIR a girl or woman; a promiscuous woman ...1929 US sl.
• HARDBELLY a teenage girl or young woman ...1988 US Biker usage
• HEAD a young woman or girl; usually used with an adjective, as in 'a wise head' ...1933 Amer. sl.
• HEAVY a girl ...1960 Aust. teen surfing sl.
• HEFFA, HEFFER, HEIFER a female; a woman, a girl; a pretty or personable young woman ...1835 sl.
• HEIFER DUST a girl, a young woman ...1945 Aust. sl.
• HIDE a girl ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HISSIE, HISSY, HIZZIE, HIZZY a housewife; a woman of any age, but generally applied to a young girl, a lass, a wench ...1685 Sc.
• IVORY PEARL a girl ...20C rhyming sl.
• JANE a girl or woman ...sl., chiefly US
• JELLY BEAN a girl ...Amer. World War I sl.
• KAKA a girl ...1978 Aust. juvenile sl.
• KITTOCK a familiar or disrespectful term for a girl or young woman; esp. a woman of loose character ...c1470 Sc.
• LADDESS a girl, a lass ...1768 nonce word
• LARKIN a girl ...18C sl.
• LASSIE, LASSY a little lass, a girl ...1725 chiefly Sc.
• LASSIE-WEAN - a girl-child ...1901 Sc.
• LASSOCK a little girl ...1816 Sc.
• LINE a young girl or woman ...M20 Aust. sl.
• LITTLE SILLY a girl; a pretty girl ...1900s Aust. sl.
• MABEL a girl ...1950s US sl.
• MAGGIE a young woman or girl ...1603 Sc.
• MAIDENKIN † a little maid ...c1330
• MAIDIE a little maid ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MAIDKIN † a little maid ...c1440
• MAIDLING a little maid ...1831 nonce word
• MAIDY a young girl; also a term of address ...1880 Eng. dial.
• MANTO women, girls ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'fanny' (Mantovani)
• MANTOVANI women, girls ...1990s rhyming sl. for 'fanny'
• MAWKIN a half-grown girl; one engaged to do light housework ...1882 Sc.
• MAWTHER a girl just growing into womanhood, esp. a great, rough, awkward wench; a little girl; an unmarried woman ...1691 Eng. dial.
• MICHAEL a girl ...Bk1905 Sc. & Ireland
• MINX a contemptuous name for a woman or girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MISSIE, MISSY a title or term of address for a girl or woman ...1810 Amer. dial.
• MISSIKIN † a little 'miss', a little girl or young lady ...1815
• MO a woman; a young girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MODDER † a girl or young wench; an awkward rustic girl ...Bk1852 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MOGGIE, MOGGY * originally: a girl, a young woman; later, an untidily dressed woman; a slattern ...1648 orig. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MOID a girl ...Bk1982 Jewish
• MOLL orig., a girl or woman; one's wife or sweetheart ; a tough or rowdy young woman ...1604
• MOLLEY, MOLLY a girl, a woman, esp. a lower-class one; a prostitute ...1706 now chiefly Irish English
• MONISHER, MONNISHER * a girl, a woman; esp. a prostitute; later, also, the girlfriend of a thief or criminal ...1765 sl.
• MOOSE a girl ...1974 Amer. sl.
• MOP † a term of endearment for a girl or young woman ...1466 obs.
• MOPPET a baby; a young child, esp. a girl; a darling, a favourite, a pet; often as a term of endearment ...1601
• MOPS(E) † a young girl; a darling; often as a term of endearment ...1565
• MOPSEY, MOPSY † a young girl; a pretty child; a darling, a sweetheart; often as a term of endearment ...1582
• MOR a female; a young girl, a woman ...Bk1830 Eng. dial.
• MORE a woman; a young girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MORT a girl, a woman ...1567 arch., orig. cant
• MOT a small girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOTHER † a young girl ...Bk1888
• MOTHER OF PEARL a girl ...1949 UK rhyming sl.
• MOTSY a girl, a sweetheart ...1900 Aust. sl.
• MOUSE a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled ...1901 sl.
• MUFFIN a girl, a sweetheart ...1950s US sl.
• NIMSHY a human being; a girl, a young girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• OLD CROW (derogatory) a girl or woman, esp. one who is old or ugly ...1925 sl.
• OYSTER a girl, a young woman ...L18 sl.
• PALL MALL a girl, a woman ...1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'gal'
• PALONEY, POLLONEY, POLONEY a girl, a usually young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• PEEP a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PEEPIE a young girl or woman; not necessarily uncomplimentary ...1968 Amer. dial.
• POLONE a girl or woman ...M19 theatrical sl.
• POT a girl or young woman...Bk1934 college sl.
• PUCELLE † a girl, a maiden, a virgin ...c1430
• PUG a girl, a woman ...E18 sl.
• PUG NANCY a girl, a woman ...E18 sl.
• QUAIL a young woman or girl ...1859 US sl.
• QUEAN 1. a young woman, a girl, a lass, usually denoting one of a healthy and robust appearance ...c1470 Sc.
2. a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUEANIE 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
2. a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• QUEAN-LASSIE a young girl ...1818 Sc.
• QUEEN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUENE a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
• QUINE 1. a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Sc.
2. a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• QUINIE a female child, a girl up to the end of her schooldays ...1832 Sc.
• RABBIT a young girl ...1900 Aust. sl.
• RACLAN a girl ...Bk1916 gypsy
• RAKLI a girl, a woman ...2000 UK gypsy
• RIB a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SAILOR'S BAIT a prostitute; any girl or woman ...E20 US sl.
• SARDINE a girl ...1920 US college sl.
• SCARGIVENET a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SHALER a girl or young woman ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• SHEBA a girl ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SHEILA a girl or young woman ...1839 Aust. colloq.
• SHIRLEY TEMPLE a young girl ...1980s sl.
• SIDE a girl ... 1972 US sl.
• SKEET a girl ...2003 UK sl.
• SKINNY a girl or a woman ...1940s Aust. sl.
• SKIRGIFFIN a girl from twelve to fourteen years of age; a half-grown woman ...Bk1904 Sc. sl.
• SNAKE a girl, esp. an ugly girl or a promiscuous girl ...M20 US sl.
• SNAPPER a girl or young woman ...1971 US sl.
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SORT a girl or young woman; a girlfriend ...1933 sl., orig. Aust.
• SPOOK a girl ...Bk1942 US sl.
• SQUALL † a girl, a minx; a term of endearment, and of abuse or reproach ...1570
• TANNIKIN a girl or woman ...Bk1903
• TARNE † a girl, or wench ...Bk1855
• TART a girl or woman; someone's girlfriend or wife; not used in any derogatory sense ...1864 sl.
• TASSEL a mild term of reproach for a girl ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• THING a term of endearment for a child or girl ...1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUCKEEN a pet name for a young girl ...1867 Ireland
• TIB † a girl or lass; a sweetheart ...1582
• TID a girl or woman ...1888
• TIT a girl or young woman ...1599
• TITTIE, TITTY a sister; a young woman or girl ...1725 Sc.
• TOMMY a girl ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TUNA a girl or young woman; a sexually attractive woman ...M20 US sl.
• TWIRL a woman; a girl ...20C US rhyming sl.
• WEAN a woman; a damsel; a term of endearment for a little girl ...1703 Eng. dial.
• WENCH a girl, a small child of the female sex ...13C
• WHITING-MOP † a fair lass, a pretty girl; a term of endearment for a girl ...1701
• WREN a young woman or girl ...1920 US sl.
• WUZZY a girl ...Bk1975 Amer. teen sl.
• YATTIE, YATTY a girl or young woman, a girlfriend ...2003 UK Black sl.
• YOUNG BANTAM a very young girl ...1944 US Black sl.
• YOUNG FROW a young lady, a girl ...1589
• YOUNG PERSON a girl from fifteen to a marriage in her twenties ...Bk1933 society usage
• YUFFROUW a young lady, a girl ...1589
• YUNGFRAU a young lady, a girl ...1589
• ZIMMER a girl ...1990 US Black teen sl.
• ZITELLA † a girl, a young woman, a maiden ...1670
girl - person, other
• GIRLIE-MAN † a man who is extremely interested in girls ...1897 nonce use
• TITTER a man who spends much time with girls or is highly attracted to them ...E20 US sl.
GIRLFRIEND - person
• ACCESSORY a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1992 US sl.
• BABE a girl, a girlfriend, a young woman - esp. if attractive ...1905 sl., orig. US
• BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women ...1684 colloq.
• BABY MAMMA, BABY MOMMA a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BABY-MOTHER a girlfriend, specifically the woman who has one's baby but with whom one may not actually live ...1980s sl., orig. UK Black
• BALL AND CHAIN one's girlfriend or sweetheart, esp. if domineering ...1932 US sl.
• BAM a girlfriend, a steady date ...1959 sl., orig. US Black
• BATTLE-AX(E) an ex-girlfriend, usually as 'old battle-axe' ...1989 US college sl.
• BEAST a girlfriend viewed in a sexual context, esp. when she has another established relationship already ...1946 US & W. Indies
• BEST a girlfriend or female lover ...1904 sl., orig. US
• BEST GIRL a female sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover; a wife ...1691
• BETTY in surfing: a cool girl; a girlfriend ...Bk1997
• BIM any girl or woman, esp. one's girlfriend ...1925 Amer. sl.
• BINT (mainly derogatory) a girl, a (young) woman; a girlfriend; a woman regarded as a sex object ...1855 colloq.
• BIRD a young woman, a girlfriend; a mistress ...c1550 UK sl.
• BIRDIE a maiden, a girl; a young woman; a girlfriend, a mistress ...1876
• BIRD OF PARADISE a young woman, a girlfriend; a mistress ...1784 UK sl.
• BITCH a girlfriend - 1971 US Black sl.
• BIT OF COKE a girlfriend ...1907 Aust. sl.
• BIT OF HELIOTROPE a girlfriend ...1902 Aust. sl.
• BIT OF SKIN a woman, a girlfriend ...1922 UK sl.
• BLADE one's wife or girlfriend ...1915 sl.
• BOO a person's boyfriend or girlfriend ...L20 US sl.
• BRIDE a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...1935 Brit. sl.
• BUSH one's real boyfriend or girlfriend; one with 'roots' ...20C teen & high school sl.
• CHARLEY WHEELER a girl or woman; one's girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. on 'Sheila'
• CHICKEN A LA KING a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• CLINAH, CLINER a girlfriend or female lover ...1895 Aust. sl.
• CUDDLE AND KISS a girl, a girlfriend ...1938 UK rhyming sl. for 'miss'
• DATE BAIT a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1940s US Black sl.
• DILLY a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• DINAH a girlfriend or female lover ...1898 Brit. sl.
• DONA, DONAH a woman; a girlfriend ...1873 Brit. sl.
• DOXY a girlfriend; a woman ...1818 sl.
• DUCHESS a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• FANCY a girlfriend; a mistress; a man's sweetheart ...E19 sl.
• FANCY GIRL a man's girlfriend ...1812 sl.
• FANCY PIECE a girlfriend, a 'best girl' ...1920s sl.
• FANCY WOMAN a man's favourite girl or woman ...E19 sl.
• G a girlfriend ...1980s US Black sl.
• GAL a girl, esp. a girlfriend ...1824 sl.
• GALF a girlfriend ...1979 US sl.
• GAL PAL a female friend; a girlfriend ...1934 colloq., orig. US
• GELLY a close friend, esp. a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1966 US sl.
• GF a girlfriend ...1925 colloq.
• GIRL a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a wife ...a1513
• GIRLF a girlfriend; ...1991 colloq., chiefly Brit.
• GOLDEN GIRL one's main girlfriend ...1960s Amer. sl.
• GOOEY a pretty girlfriend ...1980s sl.
• HANDBAG of a man: one's wife or girlfriend ...2000 UK Black sl.
• HANDBRAKE a wife or regular girlfriend ...1986 sl.
• HEADACHE one's husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart ...1933 US sl.
• HEAD CHICK a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• HEART-THROB a person who arouses romantic feelings; also, one's romantic partner; one's girlfriend or boyfriend; an attractive male celebrity ...1926 colloq., orig. US
• HEAVY a girlfriend; a boyfriend; an important date ...1918 US college sl.
• HEAVY SUGAR a steady girlfriend, for whom one felt more than a casual affinity ...1930s US Marines
• HEN a mistress, a girlfriend, a wife ...c1626 colloq.
• HER INDOORS one's wife or girlfriend; also applied more generally to any woman occupying a position of authority who is regarded as domineering ...1979 Brit. colloq.
• JAM-TART one's girlfriend or lover; a mistress ...19C Brit. sl.
• JANE a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...L19 sl., orig. US
• JELLY a close friend, esp. one's girlfriend or boyfriend ...1931 Amer. dial.
• JUDY a woman; a wife; a girlfriend ...1885 sl.
• LACK a girlfriend ...1990s Irish sl.
• LADY one's girlfriend ...1893
• LADY JANE a common-law wife or girlfriend ...1987 Can. sl.
• LIGHT O' LOVE a harmless term of endearment for a girlfriend ...20C colloq.
• MABEL a girlfriend ...World War II Aust. army sl.
• MAIN BITCH a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN HO a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAIN QUEEN the present girlfriend; the wife ...1944 Amer. sl.
• MAIN SQUEEZE one's boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse ...1926 sl., orig. US Black usage
• MAIN STUFF a male's mate, lover, or girlfriend ...1967 Amer. sl.
• MAMA a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address ...1910s sl., orig. US Black
• MAMMA, MOMMA a girlfriend or wife ...1926 US sl.
• MILITARY ADJECTIVE a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• MILK a boyfriend or girlfriend ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MINK a girlfriend; an attractive young woman ...1899 US sl., esp. Black usage
• MOLL a girlfriend; a sweetheart; spec. the girlfriend or female accomplice of a gangster or criminal; a female pickpocket or thief ...1823
• MONOTONY one's single, steady girlfriend ...1975 US college sl.
• MOOSE in the Korean war: a girlfriend, mistress, or prostitute ...1951 US sl.
• MOPSY a girlfriend ...1582
• MOT, MOTT one's girlfriend, one's wife ...Bk1785 orig. cant
• MOTH a woman, a girlfriend ...1995 Irish sl.
• MOUSE a mistress, a girlfriend ...1879 US sl.
• MUSH a thief's girlfriend ...L18 US criminals' sl.
• MUTTON a girlfriend ...1910s Aust. sl.
• O.A.O. one's steady girlfriend (One And Only) ...1920s sl., orig. US
• OCEAN LINER a woman, a girlfriend ...20C Aust. rhyming sl. for "Cliner'
• OCEAN PEARL a woman, a girlfriend ...20C rhyming sl.
• OLD GAL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• OLD GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...1853 sl.
• OLD LADY a mistress or steady girlfriend, regardless of age ...1918 US sl.
• OLE GIRL one's wife or regular female companion ...M19 sl.
• PANSIE, PANSY a woman; one's girlfriend ...1920s US Black sl.
• PARKING PET a girlfriend ...1940s sl., orig. US Black
• PARTY a girlfriend ...1940s sl.
• PASH a fiancée, the woman you enjoy more than a casual relationship with; the primary girlfriend ...1914 sl.
• PATOOTIE a girlfriend or female lover ...1921 US sl.
• PERCENTER an ex-girlfriend ...1982 Bahamas
• PODGY a girlfriend, mistress, or prostitute ...1968 US Korean war usage
• POPSIE, POPSY a young woman; a girlfriend; a sexually attractive young woman ...1862 sl.
• POTATO (PEELER) a woman, a girlfriend ...1959 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'sheila'
• QUACKTAIL the girlfriend of a township gangster ...1960s S. Afr. sl.
• QUEEN a beautiful young woman; a man's wife; a companion; a sweetheart; a girlfriend; a lover ...1900s sl. US sl.
• RAG a girlfriend; a female companion ...L19 US sl.
• RED-HOT MAMMA a girlfriend or female lover ...1936 US sl.
• RICHARD (THE THIRD) a young woman, a girlfriend ...1940s rhyming sl. for 'bird'
• SHEELAH, SHEILA, SHEILAH, SHELAH a young woman; a girlfriend ...1832 sl., now Aust. & NZ
• SNIFF a girlfriend ...2002 UK sl.
• SNUGGLE-PUP one's boyfriend or girlfriend ...1922 US teen sl.
• SORT a girl or young woman; a girlfriend ...1933 sl., orig. Aust.
• SOUL SISTER a girlfriend ...1900s US sl.
• SQUAREY, SQUARIE a female companion; a girlfriend ...1917 Aust. sl.
• SQUEEZE a girlfriend or lover ...1980 sl., chiefly US
• STEADY a steady boyfriend or girlfriend ...1897 US sl.
• TAB a female sweetheart; one's girl ...E20 Aust. sl.
• TAG-A-LONG a girlfriend or boyfriend ...1956 Aust. sl.
• TART a girl or woman; someone's girlfriend or wife; not used in any derogatory sense ...1864 sl.
• TOM a woman; a young woman; a girlfriend ...1906 Aust. sl.
• TOOTS a young woman; a girlfriend ...1936 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• TOOTSEY-WOOTSEY, TOOTSIE-WOOTSIE a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• TOOTSIE, TOOTSY a young woman; a girlfriend; a term of address ...1895 sl., chiefly US
• WAHINE, WAHINI a female; specifically a woman; a girlfriend, a wife ...1833 Hawaii usage
• WITCH a girlfriend ...Bk1942 US sl.
• WRAP a female companion; a girlfriend ...Bk1989 US college sl.
• X.L. 'ex-lady' friend; a former lady friend ...M20 US sl.
• X.Y.L. an 'ex-young lady'; a former girlfriend or wife ...20C sl.
• YAT a young woman, a girlfriend ...2015 UK Black sl.
• YATTY a girl or young woman, a girlfriend ...2003 UK Black sl.
• YL an unmarried woman; a girlfriend; 'young lady' ...1975 US sl.
• YOBO a lover, male or female, but generally used to mean a girlfriend ...Bk1984 US military
• YOUNG LADY a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a (young) wife or fiancée ...1584
• YOUNG WOMAN a female lover or sweetheart; a girlfriend; a fiancée ...1822
girlfriend - verbs
• GO STEADY to have a regular boyfriend or girlfriend ...1905 sl., orig. US
• SPOON THE BURICK to pay attentions to one's best friend's wife or girlfriend ...L19 sl.
• WEAR A HAT to have a steady girlfriend; to be married; to bring one's partner to a party ...1960s US teen sl.
GIRLHOOD - nouns
• LASSIEHOOD girlhood ...1857 chiefly Sc.
GIRLISH - adjectives
• LACY girlish; effeminate ...Bk1947 Amer. sl.
GIRTH - nouns
• LARGEOUR †* width, girth ...1545
GIVE - adjectives
• DATIVE †* disposed to give; having the right to give ...1400s
give - verbs
• DABE to give ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• DEAL to give, to hand over ...1920s US sl.
• DUKE to give ...1973 US sl.
• DUKE ON to give ...1967 US sl.
• ENDEW to give, to bestow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GIN to give ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOOI to give someone something; to use something ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• HAVE to give, to lend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• I-YEVE † to give ...c1275
• LAY ON to give ...1950s Amer. sl.
• PARK to give ...1960s sl.
• PARKER to pay, to give ...1914 UK sl.
• POTLATCH to give or loan ...1938 Amer. dial.
• SPORT to give ...1980s US college sl.
• TAKE † to deliver, to hand over; to give ...c1275
• TEACH † to hand or give ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• THOLE to spare willingly; to afford; to give or bestow cheerfully and ungrudgingly ...1760 Eng. dial.
• TILL to hand over; to reach; to give ...1777 Eng. dial.
• YATE † to provide, to give, to offer ...a1300
give - phrases
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OF YOUR PISS expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
• NOT GIVE THE STEAM OFF YOUR TURDS expresses an absolute refusal to give or be generous ...2000 UK sl.
GIVE BACK - verbs
• QUIT † to pay back, to give back; to give in return ...a1300
GIVE IN - verbs
• BAG ONE'S FACE to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1984 Amer. sl.
• BAG ONE'S HEAD to cover one's head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat ...1863 Amer. sl.
• CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to give in, to surrender ...1915 sl., orig. boxing usage
• COP A PLEA to give in, to surrender, to compromise ...1930s sl. orig. US
• CRY CALF-ROPE to give in; to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1942 Amer. dial.
• DIE NESH to give in easily; to give up an enterprise readily ...1839 Eng. dial.
• FLUNK to give in; to back down or renege in a cowardly manner ...E19 US sl.
• GIVE OVER ONE'S TACKLING † to 'lay down one's arms', to surrender, to give in ...1551
• HOLLER CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle; to give in, to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games ...1859 US sl.
• KNUCKLE to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• KNUCKLE DOWN to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• KNUCKLE UNDER to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit ...1735
• SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to give in; to surrender; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
• TAKE IT LYING DOWN to give in without a fight, to act weakly ...L19
• TAKE THE GAP to yield, to give in ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
give in - phrases
• DEAD AND WON'T LIE DOWN refusing to give in ...20C Aust. sl.
GIVEN - adjectives
• BEGIBBED given, allotted ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
GIVER - person
• INDIAN GIVER 1. one who when giving, expects a gift in return ...M18 sl., orig. US
2. one who first gives, then takes back a gift ...20C sl., orig. US
• THOLER a liberal giver ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GIVE UP - adjectives
• JACKED IN given up. abandoned ...1940s sl.
• JACKED UP ruined, given up, abandoned ...M19 sl.
give up - person
• PIKER a person who gives up easily ...1917
give up - verbs
• BANDON † to give oneself up ...a1300
• BUNG OUT to quit, to give up ...1938 Amer. dial.
• CALL A GO to give up ...M19 sl.
• CASH to give up; to quit; to 'cash in' ...1905 US sl.
• CAST UP † to give up, to abandon ...1530
• CHUCK IT to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• CHUCK IT IN to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• CHUCK IT UP to give up, esp. said of a job ...M19
• COP OUT to give up and quit; to chicken out of something ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GEEK (IT) to give up, to back down; to lose one's nerve ...1935 US sl.
• GIVE THE GAME AWAY to cease doing something; to abandon; to give up ...1953 Aust. sl.
• GO TO THE PACK to give up; to admit defeat ...Aust. sl.
• JACK to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• JACK (IT) IN to abandon; to give up ...c1910 sl.
• JACK UP † to withdraw or back out from a venture or undertaking; to give up, esp. suddenly or abruptly ...1871 colloq.
• JAG to give up suddenly; to withdraw or back out of anything; to relinquish, to abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work ...1873 Eng. dial.
• PACK IN to stop, to cease an activity or to function; to become useless; to give up; to retire; to die ...1942 sl.
• PACK UP to desist; to give up ...c1945 cyclist's usage
• QUILL-WHEEL to yield, to give up; to collapse physically ...1851 Amer. dial.
• QUIT to cease, to give up, to desist...1827 Sc.
• QUITTANCE † to give up, to cancel ...1592
• SUCCUMB † to abandon, to give up ...1632
• TAKE THE COUNT to give up, to leave ...L19 sl.
• TAKE THE SECONDS to give up, to abandon on second thoughts ...1930s UK criminals' sl.
• TANK to abandon deliberately, to give up, possibly for illicit monetary gain, esp. in boxing ...1920s sl.
• TEW UP to give up, to abandon ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THROW IN ONE'S ALLEY to give up, to finish; to die ...1903 Aust. sl.
• TIE UP to give up, to desist from; to quit a course of action ...1760 sl.
• TO-YIELD † to yield up, to cede, to give up ...c1350
• YELL CALF-ROPE to give up; to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children's games; to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle ...1859 US sl.
GIVE WAY - adjectives
• CESSIBLE †* yielding; ready to yield or give way ...1644
give way - verbs
• FALL IN †* to give way, to yield ...1667
• GO TO THE WALL to give way, to succumb in a conflict or struggle ...1589
• VAIL THE BONNET to manifest submission; to acknowledge oneself overcome or surpassed; to yield, to give way ...1579 now arch.
• WANDIS † to recoil, to retreat, to give way ...1375 Sc.
GIVING - nouns
• BAIL † a handing over, delivery, giving ...1292
• LARGITION * the bestowal of gifts or largesse; bountiful giving ...1533
GIVING UP - nouns
• DEDITION † giving up, yielding, surrender ...1523 rare or obs.
GIVING WAY - adjectives
• YIELDY yielding, giving way ...1881 Sc.
giving way - nouns
• SUCCUMBENCE * a giving way or yielding ...1837
• SUCCUMBENCY * a giving way or yielding; submission ...1653
GLACIER - nouns
• CALF an iceberg detached from a coast glacier; a fragment of ice detached from an iceberg or floe ...1818
• ICE-HILL a hill or mound of ice; an elevated glacier or hummock of ice; a slope covered with ice for sliding or tobogganing ...1694
• ICE-PLOUGH a glacier ...1881
• LAND-BERG a glacier ...1853
glacier - person
• GLACIALIST one who makes a special study of glacial phenomenon; one who explains certain geological phenomena as due to glacial action ...1854
• GLACIERIST * one who studies glaciers ...1850
• GLACIO a glaciologist ...1985 UK sl.
• GLACIOLOGIST one versed in the science of glaciers ...1886
glacier - verbs
• CALVE of a glacier or iceberg: to detach and throw off a mass of ice ...1837
GLAD - adjectives
• BELIVE † eager; glad ...a1400
• BLAITH blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIDE blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIVE † eager; glad ...a1400
• CADGY cheerful, merry; glad; friendly and hospitable; in good spirits; lively, excited, spry ...1725 Sc. & N. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIN glad, rejoiced, well-pleased ...8-11C Beowulf now chiefly poetic or Eng. dial.
• FANE glad, happy, well-pleased ...1766 Eng. dial.
• FEIGN glad, happy, well-pleased ...1766 Eng. dial.
• LETATING †* making glad or joyful ...1694
glad - verbs (includes GLADDEN)
• BLITHEN to gladden ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAIN 1. † to be delighted or glad; to rejoice; also, to desire, to wish ...c888
2. † to make glad; hence, to welcome a person; also, to congratulate ...c1250
• LAETIFICATE †* to make glad or joyful, to cheer, to rejoice ...1623
• LETIFICATE †* to make glad or joyful, to cheer, to rejoice ...1547
• LETIFY † to make glad, to rejoice ...1579
GLADDENING - adjectives
• LETATING †* that makes joyful; gladdening ...1694
GLADE - nouns
• LAUND † an open space among woods; a glade; untilled ground, pasture ...1340 obs. exc. arch.
• LAWN † an open space between woods; a glade ...1548 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
GLADIATOR - adjectives
• LAQUEARIAN of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1818
• LAQUEARY †* of a gladiator: armed with a noose to entangle his antagonist ...1682
gladiator - person
• CAMPION † one who fights in single combat as a trial of strength or bravery, or to decide a judicial question; a gladiator, pugilist, or professional fighter; a combatant ...c1320
GLADLY - adverbs
• FAIN † gladly, willingly, with pleasure ...c1175 obs. or arch.
• FAINLY * gladly, eagerly ...1535
• LUSTILY † with pleasure or delight; pleasantly, pleasurably; delightfully; also, gladly, willingly ...a1225
• LUSTLY † with pleasure or delight; gladly, willingly ...971
• YERNE † willingly, gladly; occasionally, wilfully ...c888
GLADNESS - nouns
• BLEE † gladness ...1819 Eng. dial.
• FAIN † gladness, joy ...c1340
• FAINHEAD † gladness, joy ...a1300
• FAINNESS eagerness, gladness ...c1300 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAITE † gladness, alacrity ...a1300
GLADSOME - adjectives
• BUXOM blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay ...1590 arch.
• FAINLY pleasant, welcome, gladsome ...1897 Sc.
GLAMOROUS - adjectives
• DISHY sexually attractive; glamorous ...1961 sl.
• GLAM glamorous ...1963 sl.
• GLITZY said of something glamorous but tawdry ...1966 sl., orig. US
glamorous - person
• GLAMOUR BOY a glamorous fellow, esp. if conceited, shallow, or the like; usually used derisively ...1939 US
• GLAMOUR GAL a glamorous young woman ...1942 sl.
• GLAMOUR GIRL a glamorous young woman, esp. a model or film star ...1935 US colloq.
• GLAMOUR PUSS a glamorous person, esp. a woman; usually used ironically; a sexually attractive person ...1941 US sl.
• GLAMOUR QUEEN a glamorous young woman ...1938 UK sl.
• GORGEOUS GUSSIE a glamorous and beautiful young woman ...1956 sl.
• IT GIRL a woman who is very famous, fashionable, or successful at a particular time; esp. a glamorous, vivacious, or sexually attractive actress, model, etc., or a young, rich woman who has achieves celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle ...1927 colloq., orig. US
GLAMOUR - nouns
• BEGULLION a glamour deceiving the eyes ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLAM glamour ...1937 US sl.
• GLITZ extravagant but superficial display or show-business glamour ...1977 sl., orig. US
GLANCE - adjectives
• OLD-FASHIONED of a look or glance: disapproving ...20C sl.
• SKANCE of a look, glance, etc.: oblique, sidelong ...1866
glance - adverbs
• BAGGINGLY † with a side glance, with a leer or ogle ...c1400
• WITH THE TAIL OF THE EYE with a sidelong or furtive glance ...1824
glance - nouns
• AMORETS † amorous glances; dalliances ...L16
• BAD EYE the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance ...1887 Amer. dial., chiefly Black usage
• BEDROOM EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEDROOM EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEND †* inclination of the eye in any direction, glance ...1601
• BLENK a glance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BO-PEEP a look; a glance ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BUTCHER'S a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. sl., short for 'butcher's hook'
• BUTCHER'S HOOK a look, a glance ...1936 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'look'
• BY-VIEW a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
• CAPTAIN COOK a look, a glance ...1932 Aust. rhyming sl. for 'look'
• COOLER a chilly glance; a snub; rejection ...20C Aust. sl.
• COME-HITHER LOOK a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME-ON EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COME-UP-AND-SEE-ME-SOMETIME LOOK a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DECK a look, a glance ...1853 sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• DECKO a look, a glance ...1894 Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
• DEKH a look, a glance ...1853 sl., orig. Anglo-Indian
• DEKK a look, a glance ...M19 sl.
• DEKKO a look, a glance ...1894 Brit. sl., orig. army sl.
• EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE-BEAM * a glance of the eye, imagined as a beam of light ...1583
• EYE-CAST * an act or manner of casting the eye; a glance, a look ...a1669
• EYE CHATTER a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYESHOT * a look, a glance; esp. one that is sudden or piercing ...1615
• EYE TRICK a covert or seductive glance ...1603
• EYEWINK † a look or glance, esp. one expressing command or invitation ...1591
• FIRE-FLAUGHT a fiery glance ...1802
• GANDER a look, a glance ...1914 sl., orig. US
• GEEK a look, a glance ...1919 Aust sl.
• GIG a look, a glance ...1924 Aust. sl.
• GINK a look, a glance ...1945 Aust. sl.
• GLAD EYE, THE a glance suggestive of sexual desire ...1911 sl.
• GLAIK a glance, a quick look ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLEEK a glance, a quick look ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLIFF a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLIM a look, a glimpse, a glance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOO EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOOGLY EYES a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GOO-GOO an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOO-GOO EYES an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one; a glance indicative of infatuation ...1897 sl.
• GOO-GOO LAMP an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOO-GOOS an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• GOOGY EYES amorous glances ...1910s US sl.
• JACK a look-round, a glance ...1970s NZ sl.
• JACK NOHI a look-round, a glance ...1970s NZ sl.
• KEEK a peep, a stolen glance ...1821 Sc.
• LECH † a look, glance ...c1205
• LOOK-SEE a look, a glance ...1883 sl.
• MASH EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OEILLADE a glance of the eye, esp. an amorous glance; an ogle ...1592
• OGLE an amorous glance, a frankly sexual stare ...L17 sl.
• OGLE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OLD-FASHIONED LOOK a glance of quizzical disapproval ...1961 UK sl.
• ONCE a quick glance of appraisal ...1910s sl., orig. US
• ONCE-OVER a quick glance of appraisal ...1910s sl., orig. US
• O.O., THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• OOGLE EYES an amorous glance directed at a loved, or hopefully soon to be loved, one ...L19 sl.
• PASH EYE, THE a flirtatious glance ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEEKO a glance; a quick look-about ...c1910 sl.
• SCANCE a glance, a quick appraising look, a brief scrutiny, a cursory survey or review of persons or affairs ...1787 Sc.
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
• SHEEP'S EYES shy amorous, lovesick glances ...1520
• SHUFTI a look; a glance ...1943 Brit. sl. orig. army
• SHUFTY a look; a glance ...1943 Brit. sl. orig. army
• SKELLY a glance, a look ...20C Irish
• SKEW † a side glance ...1622
• SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
• SQUINNY a squint, a sly glance, a look; a person who squints ...1881
• SQUINT a look, a glance ...1673 sl.
• SQUIZ(Z) a look, a glance ...1913 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TEET a stolen glance; a peep ...1819 Sc.
• TOOT a peep or glance ...1865 Eng. dial.
glance - verbs
• BAGGE †* to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside ...1369
• BLINK to take a hasty glance ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIX to look at something; to glance at something ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CUT ONE'S EYES AT A PERSON to cast a glance at a person, esp. furtively or coldly; to catch a person's glance ...1803
• GLAD-EYE to glance at with a suggestion of sexual desire ...1935 sl.
• GLAIK to glance quickly ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLEEK to glance quickly ...1930s Irish sl.
• GLIFF † to look in a quick, hurried manner, to glance ...c1330 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• KEEK † to glance, to gaze ...c1386 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• ONCE-OVER to glance at, to survey ...1920s sl.
• SCANCE to glance at; to scan; esp. to look contemptuously ...1883 Sc.
• SKEN to squint; to give a side look; to glance ...1611 Eng. dial.
• SKIN to glance over, to examine ...1895
• SLANT to glance at ...1900s sl.
• SQUIZ to look at or glance; to peer ...1941 Aust. & NZ sl.
• TAKE A GANDER to look at, to glance at ...1930s sl., orig. US
GLARE - verbs
• BAD-EYE to glare at ...1964-66 US sl.
• MAD-DOG to glare at with hostility ...1990 Amer. Army sl.
GLARING - adjectives
• RAMPAGIOUS glaring, outrageous ...1889
• RORY loud in colour, gaudy, glaring ...1866 Sc.
GLASS, GLASS-MAKING - nouns
• JEALOUS GLASS † glass which is translucent, but cannot be seen through ...1703
• PAME a pane of glass ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL † a pane of glass, esp. a diamond-shaped pane ...1447 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUARRY a pane of glass ...1611
• VERRE † glass ...c1374
glass, glass-making - person
• GATHERER - in glass-making: one who 'gathers a charge of the molten metal from the furnace on the end of a blow-pipe' ...1839
GLASS (drinking) - nouns (also see DRINKING VESSEL)
• ACROBAT a drinking glass ...B1912 Eng. sl.
• BAWDY-HOUSE GLASS a small glass ...E19 sl.
• BRUSHER † an exceedingly full glass ...1690 sl.
• DANDY a small jug; a small glass; a small glass of whisky ...1838 Irish
• DAYLIGHT 1. the space left in a glass between the top of the liquor and the rim; such a space is not allowed when drinking bumpers, thus the drinking toast 'No daylight' ...L18 sl.
2. a glass not full ...c1825 students' sl.
• FACER † 1. a brimming glass
2. a glass that holds a single dram of spirits ...M19 sl.
• LADY BLAMEY a drinking glass made by cutting the top of a bottle using a kerosene-soaked string ...1945 Aust. sl.
• LADY'S FINGER a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WAIST a waisted glass in which beer is served; hence, the beer itself ...c1920 Aust. sl.
• LADY'S WISH a slender beer glass, with an hour-glass shape ...1930s Aust. sl.
• LANCASHIRE LASS a glass, a tumbler; usually plural ...c1880 Brit. rhyming sl.
• LONG-SLEEVER a tall glass; also, a drink contained in this ...1879 Aust. sl.
• MIDDY a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer ...1940 Aust. sl.
• OPER † a full glass of anything ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PRAIRIE SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUONIAM †* a drinking glass ...1609
• SCHOONER a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCUTTLE a large glass or mug, esp. for beer ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SHELL a standard 8-oz beer glass; a drink of beer ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SNAKE IN THE GRASS glass; orig., a looking glass, but later, a drinking glass ...M19 Brit. rhyming sl.
• SNIFTER a small drink of alcoholic liquor; hence, a brandy glass; generally, a glass for spirits ...1844 US
• TAIZIE a cup, a glass; a bowl, a goblet ...1808 Sc.
• TALLBOY a tall-stemmed glass or goblet ...1676
• TALLEN a large wine glass ...L17 sl.
• TANK the amount held by a drinking glass; hence, loosely, a drink, esp. of beer ...1936 sl.
• TASS a cup, glass, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1704 Sc.
• TASSIE a cup, a glass, bowl, goblet, drinking vessel, esp. for spirits ...1788 Sc.
• TUB a large beer glass or stein ...1936 Amer. dial.
• VERRE † a vessel made of glass, esp. a drinking vessel; a glass ...1382
• WORKING CLASS a glass (drinking) ...Brit. rhyming sl.
glass - person
• GLASS-ORGANIST a performer on the musical glasses ...1759
glass - verbs
• CLAW to pick a glass up from its top ...1998 US sl.
GLASSES - see EYEGLASSES
GLASSFUL - nouns
• THINKLE a glassful or cupful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GLAZIER - person
• GLASONER a glazier ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• GLASSENER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLASSEN-WRIGHT † a glazier ...1473 Sc.
• GLASSER † a glazier ...1408 obs. exc. Sc.
• GLASSIER † a glazier ...1477
• GLASSIVER a glazier ...Bk1869 Eng. dial.
• GLASS-WRIGHT † a glazier ...c1440
• GLAZENER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLAZEN-WRIGHT † a glazier ...1473 Sc.
• GLAZER † a glazier ...1408
• GLAZNER † a glazier ...1585 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GLAZZENER a glazier ...Bk1869 Eng. dial.
• QUARREL-PICKER a glazier ...c1698 sl.
• VERRER † a worker in glass; a glazier ...1415
GLEAM - nouns
• BLINK a gleam, a ray ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLIFF † a flash, a gleam; a short space of time, an instant, a moment ...1816 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• LEAM † light, flame; a flash, ray, or gleam of light; brightness, gleam ...c1175 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCAD any colour slightly or obliquely seen as by reflection; the reflection itself; a faint gleam ...1804 Sc.
• SCANCE a gleam; a light ...1819 Sc.
• THUNDER-FLAUGHT a flickering gleam among thunder-clouds ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
gleam - verbs
• BLINK to shine, to gleam; to twinkle, to glimmer, to flicker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GLIFF † to flash, to gleam; to shine suddenly ...a1400-50 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLOSE to blaze, gleam ...1820 Sc.
• LAIT † to flash, to gleam, to lighten ...c1205
• LAMP to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle ...1825 Sc.
• LEAM † to shine, to gleam; to light up ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCANCE to gleam, to glitter, to shine ...1773 Sc.
• SCANNACH † to gleam, to shine ...1814 Sc.
• SCARROW to emit a faint light; to gleam intermittently or indistinctly ...1825
• SKIMMER to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
GLEAMING - adjectives
• ABLAZE in flashing or brilliant colours; gleaming ...1851
• FAW † of objects that reflect light: bright, glancing, gleaming, twinkling ...c1000
• LEAMING † gleaming, flashing, shining ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LEVINING † gleaming, glimmering, flickering ...a1340
• SKIMMERING gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
gleaming - nouns
• LEAMING † shining, gleaming, flashing of light ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
GLEAN - verbs
• LEASE † to glean ...c1000 obs exc. Eng. dial.
GLEE - nouns
• LAKE † play, sport, fun, glee ...c1200
GLEEFUL - adjectives
• AGLEE gleeful ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GLEESOME merry, gay, joyous, gleeful, lively ...1603 archaic or Eng. dial.
GLIB - adjectives
• FACUNDIOUS † of persons: gifted with fluent speech; eloquent, glib; of speech: copious, fluent ...1430
• FLIP glib, flippant ...1847 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-FERDY loquacious, glib-tongued, over ready of speech ...1827 Sc.
• TONGUE-RIPE † garrulous, loquacious, talkative, voluble, glib ...1610
glib - nouns
• FANNY glib or persuasive talk ...1933 sl.
• SPIEL glib or persuasive talk; a salesman's patter ...1896 sl.
glib - person
• FANNY MERCHANT a glib talker ...1998 UK sl.
• FLIBBER-GIBBER † a lying knave; a sycophant; a glib or oily talker ...1894
• SACCHARINE LIPS a glib talker ...1989 Aust. sl.
• SPIELER a glib talker ...1894 sl.
glib - person
• FATMOUTH to argue, to answer back, to be cheeky, to talk glibly, persuasively, or excessively, to boast ...1968 sl., orig. US Black
• GAB to talk much or glibly; to chatter, to prate ...1786
GLIDE - verbs
• CHASSAY to move in a rapid slide or glide; to move along ...1835 Amer. dial.
• ILLAPSE * to fall, glide, or slip in ...1666
• SCOOT to slide, to glide ...1875 Eng. dial.
• SCREEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SCRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
• SILE † to go, to move; to glide ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SKIFF to move lightly and quickly, esp. so as to barely touch a surface; to glide, to run, etc. in this manner ...1725 Sc.
• SKIFT † to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...a1586
• SKIFTER to move lightly and quickly; to skip, to run, to glide ...1887
• SKRIEVE to move or glide swiftly along ...1789 Sc.
GLIMMER - nouns
• GLIMBLE † a glimmer, a glimpse ...1658
glimmer - verbs
• BLENK to shine; to glimmer; to wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINK to shine, to gleam; to twinkle, to glimmer, to flicker ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINT to shed a feeble or glimmering light ...Bk1911 Sc.
• LEMYRE †* to glimmer ...c1435
• SIMPER †* to glimmer, to twinkle ...c1620
GLIMMERING - adjectives
• CREPUSCULOUS of the nature of twilight; in a state between light and darkness; dim, glimmering, dusky, indistinct, obscure ...1646
• LEVINING † gleaming, glimmering, flickering ...a1340
GLIMPSE - nouns
• BLINK a glance; a glimpse; a wink ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BY-VIEW a side glance, a glimpse; a look directed to an object, not immediately before the eye ...1753
• CATCH † a catching sight; a glimpse, view ...1775
• GLEAMISH, GLEMISH †* a glimpse ...1576
• GLIFF † a glimpse, a glance; a slight or transient view ...1570 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GLIM a look, a glimpse, a glance ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GLIMBLE † a glimmer, a glimpse ...1658.
• SCANCE a glance, a sudden short sight or appearance, a glimpse, tinge, hue of colour ...1819 Sc.
• VIZZY a look, a sight, a glimpse, a scrutinizing gaze; scrutiny, survey ...1700 Sc.
• WAFF of sight: a hurried or transient view; a glimpse ...1808 Sc.
• WAFT a passing glimpse ...1896 Sc.
GLISTEN - verbs
• BLIKE † to shine, to glisten, to glitter ...a1000
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
GLISTENING - adjectives
• AGLIST glistening ...1858
• AGLISTEN glistening ...1891
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
GLITTER - adjectives
• EMICATIOUS that shines or glitters ...1819 nonce word
• GLITTEROUS † full of glitter ...1596
glitter - verbs
• BLIKE † to shine, to glisten, to glitter ...a1000
• GLISTER to glitter, to sparkle ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LAMP to shine, to gleam, to glitter, as the stars on a frosty night, to twinkle ...1825 Sc.
• RUTILATE †* to shine, to glitter; to emit rays of light; to appear bright ...1623
• SCANCE to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SCANSE to glitter, to shine; to make a great show ...1773 Sc.
• SKIMMER to shimmer, to glitter, to gleam ...c1440
• SKINKLE to glitter, to glisten, to sparkle; to have a showy appearance ...a1700 Sc.
GLITTERING - adjectives
• GEMMY gem-like; brilliant; glittering ...1580
• GLORING † shining, glittering ...a1400-50
• MICACIOUS sparkling, glittering ...1836
• SKIMMERING gleaming, glittering, flickering ...c1440
• SKINKLING glittering, sparkling, glistening ...1790 Sc.
GLOAT - verbs
• BATTEN to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in ...1602
GLOOM - nouns (includes GLOOMINESS)
• BRUTZ a depressed, gloomy, or moody state of mind ...1970 Amer. dial.
• DISMALS a melancholy mood; the blues, gloom, low spirits ...1777 Amer. dial.
• ELENGENESSE † loneliness, dreariness, misery, gloom ...c1320
• FUNK a state or fit of gloom, bad temper, depression, irritation, etc. ...1834 orig. Sc.
• MILL DAYS days of moodiness, gloominess, and grouchiness ...1946 Amer. dial.
• MIRK darkness, gloom; the close of the day, night ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKELETON AT THE BANQUET, A a reminder of serious or saddening things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1893
• SKELETON AT THE FEAST, A a reminder of saddening or serious things in the midst of enjoyment; a source of gloom or depression ...1857
gloom - person
• GHOST AT THE FEAST, A someone who brings gloom or sadness to an otherwise pleasant or celebratory occasion ...1995
gloom - verbs
• BEDUSK to shroud in gloom, as of twilight ...1566
GLOOMILY - adverbs
• A-DUSK in gloom; gloomy, dark ...1856
• DULLY † gloomily, sadly ...1600
• DUMPISHLY dejectedly, gloomily ...1621
• ELENGELY † drearily, miserably, dejectedly, gloomily ...1377
• HEARTLESSLY † without spirit, dejectedly, gloomily ...1629
• MALAGRUGROUSLY grimly, gloomily ...1818 Sc.
• SCOUK with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
GLOOMY, GLOOMY-LOOKING - adjectives
• ACHERONTIC belonging to Acheron, infernal; hence, dark, gloomy; also, waiting to cross the river of death, tottering on the brink of the grave, moribund ...1600
• AGELASTIC † never laughing; morose, gloomy ...1731
• BECLOUDED made obscure or gloomy ...1581
• BLUE of persons: gloomy; depressed ...1821
• BRUTZING depressed, moody, gloomy ...1970 Amer. dial.
• COLD AND DARK AS A BUSHMAN'S GRAVE very cold and gloomy ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• DARK gloomy, cheerless, dismal, sad ...1597
• DARK-LIKE gloomy, morose ...1867 Sc.
• DARKLIN(G) dark, gloomy ...1873 Sc.
• DARKLY dark, gloomy ...1821 Eng. dial.
• DARKSOME characterized by darkness; somewhat dark or gloomy ...1530
• DARNFUL gloomy, mournful, dreary ...1916 Amer. dial.
• DEADLY-LIVELY combining dullness and liveliness; lively in a gloomy and depressing way ...1838 colloq.
• DOWNBEAT gloomy, subdued, pessimistic ...1952 Amer. sl.
• DROOPY depressed; dejected; sad; gloomy; drooping ...a1225
• DOWF lacking spirit or energy; gloomy ...E16 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DOWLY doleful, miserable, gloomy, lonely ...LME N. Eng. dial.
• DULLY † doleful, gloomy, dreary ...a1513 Sc. poetic usage
• DUN † characterized by solemn reflection; serious, gloomy ...1860
• DUNGEONOUS resembling a dungeon; deep, dark, gloomy, comfortless ...1908
• DUSKY gloomy, melancholy ...1602
• EERIE dismal, sad, melancholy, gloomy, dull, mournful ...1773 Sc.
• EERISOME uncanny, gloomy ...1818 Sc.
• FRIDAY-FACED † sad-looking, melancholy, gloomy, sour-featured, miserable, gloomy ...c1600
• FUNEBRIOUS † pert. to funerals; hence, gloomy, sad, melancholy, mournful ...1653
• FUNESTAL † relating to death or funerals; gloomy, mournful ...1538
• GLUMMY † dark, gloomy, dismal for want of light ...1580
• GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy ...1780 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GROUSED depressed; gloomy ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEAVISOME † of heavy mood, doleful, sad, dejected; dull, gloomy, dark ...1435 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• ICKY feeling depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IN A FUNK in a surly or gloomy state ...1808 orig. Sc.
• IN THE SHADE gloomy ...Bk1942 US sl.
• IN THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1631
• IREY, IRIE † melancholy, gloomy; causing fear ...1733 Sc.
• LUCTUATE †* to render mournful or gloomy, as with bad news or black drapes ...1772
• MALAGRUGROUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MALEGROBOLOUS † grim, forbidding; gloomy, dismal, melancholy ...1819 Sc.
• MELANCHOLIOUS * affected with melancholy; gloomy, mournful ...c1384
• MESTFUL †* mournful; sad; melancholy; dismal; gloomy ...1577
• MESTIVE † sad, sorrowful, gloomy, dismal, mournful, melancholy ...1578
• MIRK dark, gloomy, obscure, dusky ...1671 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MIRK-DIM dark, gloomy ...1896 Sc.
• MOPEY AS A WET HEN miserable, gloomy ...20C Aust. & NZ sl.
• MOPISH dejected, gloomy
• MUG a mist, a fog; a light rain or drizzle; a dull, damp, or gloomy atmosphere ...a1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBSCUROUS †* dark, gloomy, obscure ...1491
• OORIE, OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
• OURIE of persons and things: dismal, gloomy, miserable-looking from cold or illness; cold and cheerless, depressing, dejected ...1785 Sc.
• REVURE thoughtful, dark and gloomy ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SATURNINE sluggish, cold, and gloomy in temperament; melancholy ...1433
• SATURNIOUS † gloomy, sullen, melancholy ...1591
• SICK OF THE SULLENS ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1580
• SULLEN-SICK † ill-humoured, very gloomy ...1614
• SULLIED † made gloomy or dark ...c1600
• TANNIE sombre, gloomy ...1880 Sc.
• TENEBRICOSE * full of darkness; very dark, obscure; gloomy ...1730-6
• TENEBROUS obscure, gloomy ...1599
• UNCHEERLY † gloomy, depressing ...1627
• WAN † lacking light or lustre; dark-hued, dusky, gloomy, dark ...c1230 chiefly poetic
• YONDERLY distant in manner, reserved, sullen; depressed in health or spirits, gloomy, melancholy; vague, absent-minded; shy, timid; anxious ...1828 Eng. dial.
gloomy, gloomy-looking - nouns
• FANTODS a feeling of depression; the blues; a fit of the sulks; a being gloomy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GOLLYWOBBLES depression or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood; the blues ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOHOOPERS a condition of despondency or ill temper; a vague or imaginary unwellness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GROUCHIES a mood of depression, annoyance, or irritation; a sully or gloomy fit ...1965 Amer. dial.
• GRUBS, THE a depressed or gloomy mood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HANG-DOWNS, THE depression; a gloomy mood ...1970 Amer. dial.
• MEAN REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MONK-ON a gloomy, introspective mood ...2003 Antarctica usage
• MOPES, THE a fit of depression; a gloomy mood; a fit of being dispirited ...1954 Amer. dial.
• REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
• SCREWTON-NEWTONS a miserable feeling in mind and body; a fit of the dumps, a gloomy, melancholy state of mind ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKOOK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a sour, gloomy aspect ...c1715 Sc.
• WHIM-WHAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
• WIM-WAMS feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood ...1931 Amer. dial.
gloomy, gloomy-looking - person
• ADAM WITH A DEAD BATTERY a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A DEAD PAN a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FLICKERING FLAME a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A FROZEN PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH AN ANCHOR a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• ADAM WITH A SOUR PUSS a married man; a cold, unresponsive man; a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APE WITH A FROZEN PAN a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• APE WITH A SOUR PUSS a gloomy, dull man ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BEAGLE a young woman, esp. an unattractive young woman; a gloomy or unpleasant person of either sex ...1946 US sl.
• BEAST a gloomy person ...Bk1945 jive usage
• DEAD BATTERY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• DOWF * a spiritless, stupid, or gloomy person ...1722 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FRIDAY-FACE † a grave, dismal, or gloomy expression of the countenance; a gloomy, dejected-looking or miserable-looking man or woman ...1592
• GLOOM BUG a depressed person; a chronically gloomy person; a pessimist ...1923 US sl.
• GLOOM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLOOM PUSS an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLOOMY GUS a very unhappy, sad, dismal, or gloomy person; a pessimist ...1904 US sl.
• GLOOMY PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLUMP a sulky, sullen, morose person; an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...1804 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GLUM PAN an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• GLUM-POT an irritable, gloomy, or glum person; a melancholy or ill-tempered person; a pessimist ...1917 US sl.
• GLUM PUSS ON A HOLIDAY an irritable or gloomy person; a pessimist ...World War II Amer. sl.
• HEARSE a gloomy, pessimistic person ...1880 US sl.
• HEARSE-DRIVER a gloomy, pessimistic person ...1894 US sl.
• LAUGHING BOY a morose or unpleasant fellow; a gloomy-looking person; used ironically ...1940 sl.
• LAUGHING GIRL a morose or unpleasant female; used ironically as the title of a gloomy-looking person ...1940 US sl.
• MELANCHOLIAN † one affected with melancholy or a gloomy state of mind ...1632
• MOLL-ON-THE-COALS a gloomy-minded person ...1823 Sc.
• MOPE a person who mopes; someone given to prolonged spells of gloom or dejection; a low-spirited, listless, melancholy person ...1693
• NO-LOAD a gloomy or lazy individual ...1929 Amer. dial.
• SAD APPLE a gloomy person, frequently irritable, introverted, or pessimistic; usually a person unnoticed socially; a drip ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• SATURNIAN † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1591
• SATURNINE † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1631
• SATURNIST † a sullen, gloomy, or melancholy person ...1569
gloomy, gloomy-looking - verbs
• FEEL ONE'S KEEPS to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A SEA BOOT FACE to look gloomy ...1925 nautical usage
• HAVE ONE'S HABITS ON to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood; to never have anything to say ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE GO-DOWNS to be in a depressed or gloomy mood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WILLIES to be depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MELANCHOLIZE † to be or become melancholy; to become gloomy in mind; to make melancholy ...1597 now rare or obs.
• OVERCLOUD to make gloomy
GLORIED - adjectives
• GLORIABLE † that may be gloried in or boasted of ...c1640
GLORIFY - verbs
• HERY † to praise, glorify, exalt, honour, worship ...c735
• KUDIZE to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1873
• KUDOS to praise, to laud, to glorify ...1799
• VAUNT † to extol, glorify or praise oneself ...a1400-50
GLORIOUS - adjectives
• BRIGHT of a person, place, etc.: excellent, sublime; glorious, splendid; brilliant, illustrious ...c1250
• DEAR † of persons: glorious, noble, honourable, worthy ...a1000
• DEARWORTH, DERWORTH † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1175
• DEARWORTHY, DEARWORTHY † worthy, honourable, noble, glorious ...c1374
• GRANDIFEROUS grand, splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MAGNIFIC † renowned; glorious ...1490
• MAGNIFICAL † eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557
• MAGNIFICIAL eminent, renowned, glorious ...1557 obs.
• RAPTERIFEROUS splendid, glorious ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SPONDICULOUS splendid, glorious, enjoyable ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TIRFUL † mighty, glorious ...c1205
GLORY - nouns
• DEARTH †* glory, splendour ...c1325
• DECORE † grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment ...1513
• FEATHER-GLORY † light and transitory glory ...a1626 nonce word
• KUDOS glory, fame, renown ...1831 colloq.
• ORE † respect, reverencehonour, glory ...c900
• TIR † glory, honour, majesty ...a1000
• VAINGLORY glory that is vain, empty or worthless; inordinate or unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities; disposition or tendency to exalt oneself unduly; idle boasting or vaunting ...a1300
glory - person
• GLORY BOY a conceited man who recklessly seeks glory ...1951 US military sl.
• GLORY HOG one who seeks personal glory; used derisively ...1985 US sl.
• GLORY HOUND one who seeks personal glory; used derisively ...1945 US sl., esp. military usage
glory - verbs
• BEYELP † to talk loudly of, to boast of, to glory in ...c1330
GLORYING - nouns
• GLORIATION † the act of glorying; boasting; triumphant exaltation ...1504
GLOSSARY - person
• GLOSSARIST one who compiles a glossary ...1782
GLOSSY - adjectives
• GLOSSFUL †* full of gloss, glossy ...1606
GLOVE - nouns
• FAMBLE-CHEAT † a glove ...1692 sl.
• FAMBLER † a glove ...1610
• FAMBLING-CHEAT a glove...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-CHEAT a glove...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-SNATCHER a glove ...1828 sl.
• FAM-STICKS gloves ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• FAM-STRINGS gloves ...18C UK criminals' sl.
• HAND-SHOES gloves ...1836 Sc.
• HAND SOCK a glove or mitten ...1958 Amer. dial.
• HANGERS gloves, esp. when unworn but held in the hand for ornamental purposes ...L19 sl.
• LANCASHIRE GLOVES hands without gloves ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MAG a glove ...1928 Sc.
• TURTLE a glove ...1896 Brit, rhyming sl. (Turtle-Dove)
• TURTLE-DOVE a glove ...1857 Brit. rhyming sl.
• WRISTERS in lobstering: knitted gloves with no fingers ...1978 US sl.
glove - person
• GAUNTER †* a glover or glove-maker ...1415
• SLABDAB a glover ...L17 sl.
glove - phrases
• CHEAPER TO GROW SKIN THAN TO BUY IT said by one who does not wear gloves ...Bk1942 Amer. West. sl.
GLOVED - adjectives
• HAND-CLED gloved ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
GLOW - verbs
• TENDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
• TINDER †* to become enflamed, to glow, to burn ...c1230
GLOWER - verbs
• SCOWER to glower or look impudently at a person ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
GLOWING - adjectives
• CANDENT † at a white heat; glowing with heat ...1577 obs. or arch.
• CANDESCENT * glowing with heat ...1824
• ORIENT brilliant, lustrous, shining, glowing, radiant, resplendent ...1430-40 arch.
GLOW-WORM - nouns
• GLOSE-WORM †* a glow-worm ...1519
• GLOWBASON a glow-worm ...1885 Eng. dial.
• JACK-O'-LANTERN a firefly, a glowworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• JACK-O-MY-LANTERN a firefly, a glowworm ...1966 Amer. dial.
• NIGHT-WORM † a glow-worm ...1774
• SILVER-WORM † a glow-worm ...c1475
GLUM - adjectives
• GLUMMY glum, dejected ...1884
• GLUMPISH glum ...1800 arch.
• GLUMPY glum, sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy; ill-tempered, low-spirited, grumpy ...1780 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GRUM grim, surly, sullen, morose, glum ...1771 Amer. dial.
• TORN-FACED sulky, glum ...1972 Sc.
glum - nouns
• FACE LIKE A SEA-BOOT, A a long-drawn 'fathom of misery'; a miserable or glum face ...c1930 sl.
• FACE LIKE A YARD OF PUMP-WATER, A a 'long' face; a miserable or glum face ...20C colloq.
glum - person
• GLUM-POT an irritable, gloomy, or glum person; a melancholy or ill-tempered person; a pessimist ...1917 US sl.
glum - verbs
• BOODY * to sulk, mope, or be sullen; to look angry, glum, or gruff ...1857
GLUT - verbs
• BATTEN to feed gluttonously on; to glut oneself; to gloat or revel in ...1602
• QUOT † to satiate, to glut ...1691 Eng. dial.
GLUTTED - adjectives
• QUAT full to satiety; cloyed, glutted; heavy and dull; so fat as not to care to stand ...1873 Eng. dial.
GLUTTON, GLUTTONOUS - adjectives
• BAGGERY gluttonous ...1928 Sc.
• BEZZLING gluttonous, intemperate ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CRAPULOUS characterized by excess in drinking or eating; intemperate, debauched; drunk; given to gluttony ...1536
• GASTROLATROUS † belly-worshipping; gluttonous, greedy, voracious ...1694
• GLOTEROUS † gluttonous ...1382
• GLOUTOUS † gluttonous, ravenous ...B1900
• GLUTTEROUS †* gluttonous ...1382
• GOUSLING drunken, gluttonous, greedy ...1637
• GUTLING greedy, gluttonous ...1969 Amer. dial.
• GUTSY gluttonous ...Sc.
• GUTTISH †* gluttonous ...1567
• GUTTLESOME * gluttonous ...1861
• GUTTY greedy, gluttonous ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GUZZLING drunken, gluttonous, greedy ...1637
• HELLUOUS † gluttonous ...1641
• INGLUVIOUS † greedy, gluttonous ...1569
• KEDGY given to the pleasures of the table ...1894 Eng. dial.
• LECHEROUS † fond of good living; gluttonous ...c1483
• ORAFU' gluttonous, greedy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• VENTRIPOTENT having great capacity of stomach; gluttonous ...1823
• VENTRIPOTENTIAL gluttonous ...1824 nonce word
glutton, gluttonous - person
• BACON-PICKER † an opprobrious name for a glutton ...1653
• BAG-KITE a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANQUET-BEAGLE a glutton ...Bk1891 sl.
• BARATHRUM anything that swallows up or devours; the belly; an insatiable extortioner or glutton ...1609
• BATTENER one who battens, one who feeds gluttonously on, or gloats or revels in ...a1849
• BAWSON a glutton; a term of opprobrium ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• BELKY an obese person or animal; a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLICON an obese person or animal; a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLIGUT a glutton ...1925 Sc.
• BELLY † a glutton ...1526
• BELLY-CHURL a rustic glutton ...Bk1867 sl.
• BELLY-GLUT a greedy glutton ...Bk1877 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GOD one who makes a god of his belly; a glutton ...c1540
• BELLY GODDYS people whose god is their belly ...Bk1869 sl.
• BELLY-GOURDON a glutton ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLY-GULCH a glutton ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GUT a slothful glutton; a greedy, lazy person ...1540
• BELLY-HUDROUN a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLY-MAN a glutton ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-PAUNCH † a great eater, a glutton ...1553-87
• BELLY-SLAVE † one devoted to eating and drinking; one who is a slave to his appetite; a glutton...1562
• BELLY-SWAIN † a glutton ...a1587
• BOOTYER a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUTGER a glutton ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DANDO a great eater, a glutton; one who frequents hotels, eating-houses, etc., satisfies his appetite, and leaves without paying ...c1840 colloq.
• DRAFFSACK † a big paunch; a lazy glutton; a gross greedy fellow ...c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAT-ALL a glutton ...1598
• EATING MIDDEN a fat, gluttonous person ...1825 Sc.
• FANG ARTIST a glutton ...1970s Aust. sl.
• FEDMIT a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• FILL-BELLY a glutton ...1553
• FLAP-SAUCE † a glutton ...1540
• FOODAHOLIC a glutton ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FRESSER a glutton ...20C US sl.
• GALLAYNIEL † a big, gluttonous, ruthless man ...1825 Sc.
• GANNET orig. a greedy seaman; a greedy person; esp. a greedy seaman; a glutton; a heavy eater ...1929 sl., orig. naval
• GARBAGE-GUTS a greedy person; a person who eats often, one who eats leftovers; a glutton ...1973 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GARLEY-GUT a gluttonous person ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• GASTROLATER * whose god is his belly; a glutton ...1694
• GED † a greedy or avaricious person; a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• GILLMAW a voracious person, one whose paunch is not easily replenished; a glutton ...1825 Sc.
• GIPE, GYPE † a glutton; a greedy or avaricious person ...1662 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GLOBBER †* a person who drinks or eats gluttonously; a glutton ...c1400
• GLOFFER † a gluttonous eater ...c1440
• GLOONDIE a glutton ...1929 Sc.
• GLOSSER † a glutton ...1549
• GLUBBER † a glutton; a gormandizer; one who eats or drinks gluttonously ...c1400
• GLUNSH a glutton ...1929 Sc.
• GLUT †* a glutton ...c1394
• GLUTTER a greedy person; a glutton ...1904 sl.
• GLUTTON one who eats to excess or who takes pleasure in immoderate eating; a gormandizer ... c1225
• GLUTTONER † a glutton ...1482
• GLUTTONESS * a female glutton ...1611
• GORBELLY † a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person; fig. a glutton ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GORREL a glutton, a gourmand ...1888 Eng. dial.
• GRAND-PAUNCH † a greedy fellow; a glutton, a gourmand ...1601
• GREEDYGUT a glutton, a voracious eater ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GREEDYGUTS a glutton, a voracious eater ...1942 Amer. dial.
• GULIST † one who pampers his appetite; a glutton, a gormandizer ...1632
• GULLYGUT a glutton ...1937 Amer. dial.
• GUNDY-GUT † a gluttonous, voracious person; a fat, pursy fellow ...1699 sl.
• GUT a glutton ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GUTBUCKET a fat or gluttonous person ...colloq.
• GUTLING † a great or greedy eater; a glutton ...1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GUT-MONGER † one whose chief concern is his 'gut' or belly ...1655
• GUTS a corpulent or gluttonous person; a very fat, gross person ...1598
• GUTSER a glutton; a greedy person ...1910s sl.
• GUTTIE, GUTTY a glutton ...19C colloq.
• GUTTLER a glutton; a gormandizer ...1732
• GUTZER a greedy person; a glutton ...1910s sl.
• GUZZLE GUTS a glutton; a greedy person ...1788 sl.
• HASH-HOUND a person notably keen on their food; a glutton ...1915 US sl.
• HEAVY GRUBBER † a hearty eater; a glutton ...1858 colloq.
• HELLUO † a glutton, a gormandizer; a greedy devourer ...1583
• IDLE BELLIES † indolent sluggards or gluttons ...a1300
• KEDGE a glutton; a person who eats greedily ...Bk1901 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-BELLY a voracious or gluttonous feeder who stuffs himself full to repletion; a glutton ...1721 Eng. dial.
• KEDGE-KYTE a glutton; a person who is coarse or greedy at table; a person with a stout paunch ...1887 Sc.
• LAZY-GUT † a glutton ...1631
• LICK-TRENCHER a glutton; a parasite ...1787
• MIDDEN a fat, gluttonous person ...1825 Sc.
• MIDDEN O' BEEF a fat, gluttonous person ...1962 Sc.
• MOUNCH PRESENT † a 'maunche present'; a term of contempt for: a slanderer; a cheat; an impostor; a glutton ...1440
• OINKER a glutton ...1992 Amer. sl.
• PACK-PAUNCH † a big-bellied person; a glutton ...1582
• POD-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton ...Bk1893 Eng. dial.
• PUDDING-FILLER † one who lives to eat, a glutton ...1500-20 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCART-THE-BOWL one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1861 Sc.
• SCART-THE-COGUE one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1736 Sc.
• SCART-THE-PAT one who tries to get the last morsel or the utmost profit from anything; a gluttonous, parasitical or niggardly person ...1917 Sc.
• SCRUNCHER a glutton ...L19 sl.
• SHUMPGULLION a glutton ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE † one who is fond of good eating; a greedy or gluttonous person ...1576
• STIFFGUT † a glutton ...1630
• TABLE FINISHER a glutton ...Bk1975 Amer. sl. arch.
• TENTERBELLY † one who distends his belly; a glutton ...1628
• WUTZ a gluttonous person ...1939 Amer. dial.
• WUTZER a gluttonous person ...2000 Amer. dial.
glutton, gluttonous - verbs
• BAZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• BEZZLE to drink immoderately; occasionally, to be gluttonous ...1746 Eng. dial.
• GUT to eat like a glutton ...17C sl.
. • MAKE A PIG OF ONESELF to be a glutton, to be greedy ...1873 colloq.
• MAST † to feed oneself gluttonously ...a1560
• OINK OUT to be a glutton; to overeat ...1988 Amer. sl.
GLUTTONOUSLY - adverbs
• GUTSILY gluttonously ...1825 Sc.
GLUTTONY - nouns
• BELLY the body in its capacity for indulgence of appetite; gluttony ...1526
• BELLY-CHEER † a feasting, gluttony, luxurious eating ...1549
• FILL-BELLY † extravagance in eating; gluttony
• GASTRIMARGISM † gluttony; voraciousness ...1607
• GASTRIMARGY † gluttony; voraciousness ...c1430
• GLOTERIE, GLOTERY † gluttony ...a1340
• GUT † gluttony ...19C sl.
• GUTSINESS greediness, gluttony ...1825 Sc.
• HELLUOSITY † gluttony ...1799
• LURCATION † a greedy eating or gluttonous devouring ...1661
• YEVERNESS † greediness, gluttony, voracity ...c888 obs. exc. Sc.