• AFICIONADA
n. 1836 – originally, a female devotee of bullfighting; later, a woman or girl who is very enthusiastic about some activity, subject, or pastime
• AFICIONADO
n. 1. 1802 obs. – an amateur bullfighter
n. 2. 1819 – a connoisseur or dedicated student of some activity; an ardent follower of any sport, activity, or pastime; a fan
n. 3. 1902 – a devotee of bullfighting
• AFILE
vb. a1000 obs. – to defile; to render morally foul or pollute; to destroy the ideal purity of; to corrupt, to taint, to sully
• AFILL
vb. a1000 obs. – to fill up, to fill completely; also, to fulfil
• AFIND
vb. a1000 obs. – to find out, to discover
• AFINE
adv. c1325 obs. – finally; to the end, completely; also, in the end, at last
• AFINGERED
adj. a1300 obs. – oppressed with hunger, famished, very hungry
• AFION
n. 1542 rare – opium, esp. in a raw liquid form
• AFIRE
adj. 1631 – highly emotional or active; intensely passionate
• AFIZZ
adj. 1. 1872 – bubbling, effervescent, fizzing
adj. 2. 1981 – filled with noise and activity
• AFKANSASTAN
n. 2001 US sl. – Afghan marijuana grown in Kansas
• AFKOP
n. 20C S. Afr. sl. – an aging prostitute
• AFLAME
adj. 1632 – highly emotional or active; glowing with excitement or intense eagerness
vb. c1623 – to blaze, to be alight; to flare up
• AFLANK
adv. 1577 – on the flank or side
• AFLAP
adj. 1977 colloq. – worried, agitated
• AFLARE
adj. 1. 1860 – bursting with activity; full of intense excitement
adj. 2. 1863 – bursting with flame, light or colour
adv. 1. 1865 – in a state of intense excitement or activity
adv. 2. 1869 – so as to burst with flame, light, or colour
• AFLASH
adj. 1852 literary usage – flashing; briefly or intermittently bright
vb. a1387 obs. rare – to pour water in quantity and with force; to dash, to splash
• AFLAT
adv. 1626 obs. – in or into a flat position, flatly
• AFLAUGHT
adv. Bk1898 Sc. – lying flat
• AFLAUNT
adj. 1840 rare – waving gaily or proudly; ostentatiously displaying oneself or one’s clothes
adv. 1584 rare – so as to display oneself or ones clothes ostentatiously; so as to wave gaily or proudly
• AFLEE
vb. a1000 obs. – to flee, to run away
• AFLEME
vb. a1000 obs. – to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel
• AFLEY
vb. 1. a1000 obs. – to drive away, to banish, to expel; to dispel
vb. 2. c1774 Sc. obs. – to dismay, to discomfit
• AFLEYED
adj. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – of a person: that has turned his or her back on something
adj. 2. a1500 – frightened, afraid
• AFLIGHT
adj. 1826 chiefly poetic & literary usage – flying, in flight, airborne
n. c1225 obs. rare – flying, flight
vb. c1425 obs. rare – to put to flight, to rout
• AFLOAT
adj. 1809 sl. – drunk
• AFLOCHT
adj. c1540 Sc. – agitated, in a flutter
• AFLOUGHT
adv. 1768 Sc. – aflutter, agitated
• AFLUNTERS
adj. 1891 Eng. dial. – in a state of disorder; disarranged
• AFLUSH
adj. 1. 1850 – flushed; blushing
adj. 2. 1880 chiefly literary usage – flush, level
• AFLUTTER
adj. 1826 – tremulously excited, agitated
• A.F.O.
adj. 1990s sl. – exhausted by sexual excess (All Fucked Out)
• AFOLED
adj. c1275 obs. – made foolish; infatuated
• À FOND
adv. 1813 – thoroughly, in depth
• AFOND
vb. 1. a1000 obs. – to put to the test; to prove, to try out; to test by experiment or experience; also, to experience, to undergo
vb. 2. a1000 obs. – to tempt to evil
vb. 3. 1488 obs. rare – to try, to attempt
• AFOOT-BACK
adv. 1592 obs. – on foot
• AFOOT OR A HOSSBACK
phr. 1895 US sl. – unsure of the direction you are going to take
• AFOREGOING
adj. c1443 – existing or happening earlier
• AFOREHAND
adj. 1533 obs. – prepared or provided for the future
adv. 1. a1387 arch. – formerly, in the past, previously
adv. 2. c1460 – in advance, in anticipation
• AFORENESS
n. 1592 rare – the state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence
• AFORERIDER
n. a1525 – the advance guard of an army, scouts
• AFORESHIP
n. 1495 obs. rare – the front part of a ship
• AFORE-SYNE
adv. 1897 Sc. – formerly, previously
• AFORETHOUGHT
adj. 1472-3 – that was thought before; entertained in the mind beforehand; premeditated
n. a1400 – forethought, premeditation; also, a thought or intention beforehand
• AFORETIME
adj. 1835 – former, past, earlier, previous
adv. 1433 – in the past, formerly, previously
n. 1803 – former time; the past; an earlier time
• AFORETIMES
adv. 1429-30 – in the past, formerly, previously
• AFOREWARD
adv. 1. a1200 obs. – before all others in rank or position; in front; also, of time, in the first place, first of all
adv. 2. 1861 rare – previously, in the past, before the time specified
• AFORNON
adv. a1275 obs. rare – in front
prep. c1275 obs. rare – in front of
• AFORROW
adv. a1513 Sc. obs. – before, in the past
• AFORWARD
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – forward, in front
• AFORYEN
prep. a1000 obs. – opposite, in front of
adv. a1400 obs. – in the opposite position
• AFOUND
vb. a1500 obs. rare – to become numb or stiff with cold
• AFOUNDED
adj. 1. a1425 obs. rare – of a horse: lame
adj. 2. c1460 obs. – f a person: numb or stiff with cold
• AFOUNDERED
adj. a1425 obs. – exhausted; lame; also, numb
• AFOUTH
adj. 1801 Sc. – enough, sufficient
• AFRAIDLY
adj. 1940 Amer. dial. – afraid
adv. 1481 rare – in an alarmed or frightened manner
• AFRAIDNESS
n. 1669 rare – a being afraid; timidity, fear
• AFRAID OF ONE’S SHADOW
adj. Bk1994 – scared of small or imaginary things; very easily frightened; jumpy, nervous
• A-FRAME
n. 1992 – in surfing: a wave with a central peak which forms both left and right breaks simultaneously
• AFRAMERICAN
n. 20C US sl. – an American Black person
• AFRASIAN
adj. 1908 – relating to Africa and Asia considered together
n. 1961 – something that relates to both Africa and Asia
• AFRAWL
prep. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – for all, in spite of
• AFRAY
vb. c1330 obs. – to wear away
• AFRAYNE
vb. c1380 obs. – to question
• AFRET
adj. 1518 – in a fretted state; fretting
• AFRETE
vb. a1350 obs. – to eat up, to devour
• AFRIC
adj. a1425 – relating to Africa
n. a1000 – a native or inhabitant of Africa, esp. a Black African
• AFRICA
n. L19 US sl. – anywhere mainly populated or used by the Black community
• AFRICA HOT
adj.1992 US sl. – extremely hot
• AFRICAN
n. 1. 1940s US drugs sl. – marijuana
n. 2. 1959 Aust. sl. – a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
n. 3. 1983 US sl. – in US casinos: a black betting chip worth $100
• AFRICANA
n. 1. 1899 obs. – African studies
n. 2. 1903 – books, artefacts, and other collectors’ items connected with Africa
• AFRICAN APE
n. 1966 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Black person
• AFRICAN BILLIARDS
n. 1919 US sl., usually offensive – the game of craps dice
• AFRICAN BLACK
n. 1970 US sl. – a potent type of marijuana, presumed to be from Africa, possibly Morocco
• AFRICAN BONES
n. 1935 US sl., usually offensive – the game of craps dice
• AFRICAN BUSH
n. 1979 US sl. – marijuana
• AFRICAN CUE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a closely cropped Afro
• AFRICANDER
n. 1822 – a White native of South Africa, esp. one of Dutch descent
• AFRICANDERISMS
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. – Dutch words and idioms in use in South African English
• AFRICAN DOMINOES
n. 1919 Amer. dial., usually offensive – dice; specifically the game of craps
• AFRICAN DUST
n. 1950s US sl. – gold
• AFRICAN GOLF
n. 1919 Amer. sl., usually offensive – the game of craps
• AFRICAN GOLF BALL
n. 1. 1923 US sl., usually offensive – a die, usually in plural
n. 2. 1980 African-American sl., usually offensive – a watermelon
• AFRICAN GOLFER
n. 1910s US sl. – a crap-shooter
• AFRICAN GRAPE
n. 1980 African-American sl. – a watermelon
• AFRICAN GUFF-GUFF
n. 1947 US sl. – a non-existent disease suffered by soldiers
• AFRICAN HARP
n. 1930s US sl. – a banjo
• AFRICANISM
n. 1. 1641 – a word, phrase, or other use of language characteristic or originating from Africa or Africans
n. 2. 1759 – a quality, custom, or trait peculiar to Africans; typically African character or behaviour
• AFRICANIST
n. 1880 – a specialist in African affairs or culture
• AFRICANISTIC
adj. 1904 – relating to Africa or Africans
• AFRICAN LAGER
n. 20C sl. – Guinness stout
• AFRICAN NIGGER
n. 1940s Aust. sl., derogatory – a tailor-made, rather than hand-rolled, cigarette
• AFRICAN PEOPLE’S TIME
n. 1960s sl., orig. S. Afr. – unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping
• AFRICAN PILLS
n. 1910s US sl., usually offensive – the game of craps dice
• AFRICAN PLUM
n. 1973 African-American sl. – a watermelon
• AFRICAN POOL
n. 1919 US sl. – the game of craps dice
• AFRICAN QUEEN
n. 1. 1970s homosexual sl. – a Black homosexual male
n. 2. 1979 homosexual sl. – a White homosexual male who prefers Black partners
• AFRICANS
n. 20C sl. – gambling tokens worth $100
• AFRICAN SALAD
n. 2004 UK sl. – khat, a natural stimulant grown in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia
• AFRICAN SKYSCRAPER
n. 1950s US sl. – a giraffe
• AFRICAN TIME
n. 1960s sl., orig. S. Afr. – unpunctuality, flexible time, a general disregard for time-keeping
• AFRICAN TOOTHACHE
n. 1964 US sl. – venereal disease
• AFRICAN WIGGLER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a worm used for bait
• AFRICAN WOODBINE
n. 1975 drugs sl. – marijuana cigarette
• AFRICA SPEAKS
n. 1940s Aust. & NZ sl. – strong liquor imported from South Africa
• AFRIC BIRD
n. 1623 obs. – a coward; a person in bright or showy clothes
• AFRICKY
adj. E17 – African
n. 1838 Amer. dial. – fighting spirit; temper
• AFRICO
n. 1682 Anglo-Indian – a Black slave
• AFRICO-AMERICAN
adj. 1825 – relating to African Americans
n. 1788 – an American of African origin; a Black American
• AFRIKAN
adj. 1929 – relating to Africa
n. 1972 – a native or inhabitant of Africa
• AFRIKANDER
adj. 1822 rare – relating to Afrikaans-speaking people
n. 1. 1822 rare – a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa
n. 2. 1834 obs. – a person born in South Africa of European descent; a White inhabitant of South Africa
• AFRIKANDERDOM
n. 1893 rare – the Afrikander people or nation
• AFRIKANDERISM
n. 1884 rare – the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikanders
• AFRIKANER
adj. 1930 – relating to Afrikaans-speaking people
n. 1820 – a Dutch-speaking or Afrikaans-speaking White inhabitant of South Africa, usually of Dutch, German, or Huguenot descent
• AFRIKANERDOM
n. 1900 – the Afrikaner people or nation; Afrikaner culture or ideals
• AFRIKANERISM
n. 1. 1897 – the policy, ideals, or aspirations of Afrikaners
n. 2. 1959 – an Afrikaans word or expression used in South African English
• AFRIKANERIZATION
n. 1938 – a bringing under the influence or rule of Afrikaners
• AFRIKANERIZE
vb. 1945 – to bring under the influence or rule of Afrikaners
• AFRIST
adv. Bk1898 Sc. – on trust or in a state of delay
• AFRO
adj. 1938 colloq. – African or African-American; Black
n. 1. Bk1942 colloq. – an English or American person of African descent; a Black person
n. 2. 1967 orig. African-American – a Black (occasionally White) hairstyle in which normally short, curly hair is allowed to grow out in a bush around the head, supposedly in the style of one’s African forebears
vb. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – to dissuade
vb. 2. 1970s orig. US – to grow one’s hair into an Afro hairstyle
• AFRO-AMERICAN
adj. 1831 – pert. to an African American
n. 1833 – an African American
• AFRO-AMERICANISM
n. 1890 – Afro-American character, culture, or language
• AFRO-ARYAN
adj. 1914 rare – African and Aryan
n. 1911 rare – a person of mixed African and Aryan origin
• AFROBEAT
n. 1971 – a style of popular music incorporating elements of African music and jazz, soul, and funk
• AFROED
adj. 1930s orig. African-American – wearing an Afro hairstyle
• AFRO ENGINEERING
n. 1970s US sl. – shoddy, second-rate workmanship
• AFROMOBILE
n. 1. 1939 US sl. – a three-wheeled vehicle used to convey tourists in Palm Beach, Florida; the drivers are invariably Black
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – any fashionable automobile, as a BMW, Mercedes, etc.
• AFRONT
adv. 1. c1380 obs. – face to face, in direct opposition; opposite
adv. 2. a1425 obs. – abreast
adv. 3. c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – in front
• AFRO PICK
n. 1986 US sl. – a gap-toothed comb used for an Afro hairstyle
• AFRORE
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. – frozen, stiff with frost
• AFRO-SAXON
n. 1902 African-American colloq., sometimes derogatory – a Black person who behaves like or aspires to be like Caucasians
• AFRO SET
n. 1970s African-American sl. – anywhere that Blacks used for talking or acting in furtherance of their own social and political betterment
• AFRO-STYLE
adj. 1930s orig. African-American – wearing an Afro hairstyle
• AFT
adj. 1970s US homosexual sl. – of a homosexual male: active
adv. 1. a1000 obs. – behind; in the rear; from behind
adv. 2. a1000 obs. rare – later, afterwards
n. 1772 Amer. colloq. – afternoon
• AFTAX
n. 1960s S. Afr. sl. derogatory – a Black-owned taxi, usually an old American-made car
• AFTER
n. 1906 Aust. & US colloq. – afternoon
• AFTER-ANE
adj. 1810 Sc. – uniform, equable
• AFTERBIRD
n. 1884 US nautical sl. – a ship’s officer
• AFTERBIRTH
n. 1. 1574 – a person who is born after another; one who is born later; also, a later version of something
n. 2. 1652 – something that is produced or issued along with or after another
n. 3. 1652 – rhubarb
n. 4. 1960s sl. – a general term of abuse
• AFTER-BURDEN
n. 1. a1450 rare – the afterbirth
n. 2. 1650 rare – a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an event, incident, etc.
• AFTERBURNER
n. 1976 US sl. – a linear amplifier for a citizens’ band radio
• AFTER-CAST
n. 1800 Sc. rare – consequences, effect, what may ensue
• AFTERCLAP
n. 1. c1330 – ulterior and unexpected consequences, generally unpleasant; evil consequence; an unwelcome surprise
n. 2. 1816 Eng. dial. – anything occurring when it has ceased to be expected; a sequel, anything that comes after; an afterthought
n. 3. 1906 – a second or further clap of thunder
n. 4. Bk1913 S. Afr. – the canvas curtain hanging at the back of a wagon
• AFTERCLAPS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – superfluous finery
• AFTERCOME
n. 1825 Sc. – consequence, what comes after
• AFTER-COMER
n. 1. a1382 – a person who comes after; a descendant; a successor
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a stranger, a visitor
• AFTER-COMERS
n. a1382 – future generations, posterity
• AFTER-COMING
adj. c1454 – that comes after or later; subsequent; following, succeeding
n. a1382 obs. – something that comes after; a following or subsequent state; a consequence, a sequel; also, a second or further act of coming
• AFTER-COURSE
n. 1. 1580 – a later course in a meal; the final course; a dessert
n. 2. 1624 – a way of life or mode of behaviour that is followed at a later point in time; the later part of the development of anything that continues in time, as a person’s life, a disease, etc.
• AFTER-CROP
n. 1666 – something extra or additional
• AFTER-DARK
n. L19 rhyming sl. – a clerk; a bookmaker’s clerk
• AFTER DARKS
n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. – sharks
• AFTER DAVY
n. M19 – an affidavit
• AFTERDAY
n. 1591 – a subsequent day; a later period
• AFTER-DAYLIGHT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – night
• AFTER-DAYSET
n. 1947 Sc. – evening; an evening social gathering
• AFTERDEAL
n. 1481 obs. – a disadvantage
• AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. 1970s sl. – sex in the afternoon
• AFTERDINNER
n. 1927 Amer. dial. – the afternoon
• AFTER-DINNER MAN
n. E17 Brit. sl. – a tippler; someone who drinks after the noon meal and well into the evening; a drunkard
• AFTER-DINNER MINT
n. 1980s Aust. sl. – a woman who is willing to swap sex for material favours (not including cash)
• AFTER-DROP
n. a1586 obs. – a raindrop which falls after a cloud has passed
• AFTER EIGHT MINT
adj. 1990s Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘skint’ – broke, having no money, penniless
• AFTER-END
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the autumn
• AFTER-FETCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an afterthought or action
• AFTERGAFTER
n. 1957 US military sl. – afterburner
• AFTERGAIT
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. – seemly or fitting
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – tolerable, moderate, what does not exceed
• AFTER-GAME
n. 1596 obs. – a scheme implemented in order to retrieve something lost, esp. one’s reputation
• AFTER-GANG
vb. 1768 Sc. – to follow
• AFTERGLOW
n. 1. 1837 – a pleasant feeling remaining after a successful or happy experience
n. 2. 1928 – the winding down period following lovemaking; a warm or pleasant feeling experienced after sexual intercourse
• AFTERGUARD
n. 1899 hist. – the officers on a ship
• AFTER HAIR
phr. 19C sl. – chasing after women, esp. for sexual purposes
• AFTERHAND
adv. 1438 – afterwards, subsequently; after the event
• AFTERHEND
adv. 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial. – afterwards, after
• AFTER-HOURS
n. 1. 1800 – future times; posterity
n. 2. 1947 US sl. – an after-hours bar, club, or restaurant
• AFTERINGS
n. 1. 1609 – that which remains or is left; the surplus; the remainder, the remains
n. 2. 1644 chiefly Sc. – outcome, results, consequences
• AFTERLATER
adv. 1997 US sl. – later
• AFTERLIFE
n. 1948 – continued or renewed use, influence, etc.
• AFTERLIGHT
n. 1704 – a later revelation or realization; understanding of a situation or event after it has happened or developed; hindsight
• AFTERLING
n. c1275 – a person who or a thing which comes later; a follower; a descendant
• AFTERLINGS
n. 1613 obs. – the remnant, the remains
• AFTERLITHE
n. a1000 rare – July, the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
• AFTERLOAD
n. 1845 rare – a burden that comes later; one that is produced by an even, incident, etc.
• AFTERLONG
adv. a1425 obs. – lengthwise, from end to end
prep. c1390 obs. – alongside, along
• AFTER-MESS
n. 1489 obs. – a second or extra course; a dessert
• AFTERMOST
adj. 1. a1000 – nearest to the rear; furthest back; also, last in order
adj. 2. a1000 obs. – with reference to time: last, latest
• AFTERNAME
n. 1815 Sc. – a surname
• AFTERNESS
n. 1587 – a being later or subsequent in time
• AFTER NIGHT
adv. 1804 Amer. dial. – in the evening
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – the evening; the time after it gets dark
• AFTER-NINE
n. 2000 S. Afr. sl. – a Black male homosexual who pretends to be heterosexual during working hours
• AFTERNOON
adj. 1750 Eng. dial. – late in performing any work, procrastinating; dilatory, slow
n. 1996 W. Indies & Barbados sl. – the buttocks, esp. when large and female
• AFTERNOON DELIGHT
n. 1970s sl. – sex in the afternoon; sex between meals
• AFTERNOONER
n. 1877 – a person who spends an afternoon engaged in a certain activity, or at leisure; often used with the relevant day specified, as ‘Saturday afternooner’
• AFTERNOON FARMER
n. 1742 orig. Eng. dial. – a farmer who begins work late; a procrastinating or lazy farmer; hence a lazy person
• AFTERNOONIFIED
adj. L19 sl. – smart, chic
• AFTERNOONING
n. 1678 rare – refreshment, a light meal or snack between dinner and tea
• AFTERNOON MAN
n. 1. 1628 – a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard
n. 2. 1628 – a late or lazy man
• AFTERNOON PEOPLE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – lazy, procrastinating people
• AFTERNOON’S MAN
n. 1615 – a man given to drinking alcohol after the midday meal; a habitual drinker of alcohol; a drunkard
• AFTER ONE RATE
adv. 1509 obs. – equally, to an equal extent; in the same manner
• AFTER ONE’S GREENS
phr. 19C Brit. sl. – in pursuit of sexual release or satisfaction; usually said of men
• AFTERPARTY
n. 1. 1844 obs. – the events occurring after a party has ended
n. 2. 1943 – a celebration among intimates following another party, or after a show or other event
• AFTER-PROOF
n. 1. 1641 obs. – an outcome, realization; a fulfilment of potential
n. 2. 1884 obs. rare – examination or testing of a manufactured article, esp. a firearm, carried out after its initial testing
• AFTER-RIDER
n. 1824 S. Afr. rare – a mounted groom or other attendant
• AFTER-ROLL
n. 1. 1640 – a second or subsequent roll of thunder
n. 2. 1858 – a roll of the waves following the subsidence of a storm
• AFTERS
n. 1. 1909 Brit. sl. – the course of a meal that comes after the main course; pudding, dessert
n. 2. 1930s Brit. sl. – after-hours drinking in a public house
n. 3. 1974 UK sl. – a further fighting after a fight appears to have ended
n. 4. 1997 Irish sl. – the after-effects of too much alcohol
• AFTERSHINE
n. 1834 – the glow or radiance that remains for a time after the sun has set
• AFTERSHOCK
n. 1848 – the (ongoing) effect of a shock, trauma, or upheaval; a repercussion
• AFTERSIGHT
n. 1596 – consideration of past events; retrospective view; the capacity to look upon the past for wisdom or insight; often opposed to ‘foresight’
• AFTER-SMATCH
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the flavour of anything after it is swallowed
• AFTERSOUND
n. 1807 – an echo, reverberation; also, a subsequent sound
• AFTER-SPRING
n. 1. 1583 obs. – the descendants of any person considered collectively; progeny
n. 2. 1667 – a later improvement after a period of decline or decay
• AFTER-STANG
n. 1. 1897 Eng. dial. – an acute pang or pain
n. 2. 1897 Sc. – a pang of remorse
• AFTER-SUM
n. 1638 obs. rare – the purchase money paid after the deposit, the balance
• AFTER-SUPPER
n. 1. 1600 obs. – a late supper, the final meal of the day; a lavish meal taken late at night in addition to the usual evening meal
n. 2. 1972 Amer. dial. – dessert
• AFTER-TALE
n. c1300 obs. – further talk, subsequent discussion; also, a later reckoning, the consequences
• AFTERTASTE
n. 1702 – an (unpleasant) quality or feeling deriving from and lingering on after some event; a residual sensation
• AFTER TEARS
n. 2005 S. Afr. sl. – a post-funeral celebration
• AFTER THE DUST CLEARS
phr. Bk2004 – when a troubling, confusing, or disastrous event is finally over
• AFTER THE FIRST BRUSH
adv. 1857 – after the first encounter or meeting
• AFTER THE LETTER
adv. 1340 obs. – literally
• AFTER-THINKER
n. 1846 – a person who thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
• AFTERTHOUGHT
n. 1. 1891 colloq. – the youngest child in a family, esp. one born considerably later than the other children
n. 2. 1914 colloq. – the child of an unplanned pregnancy
• AFTERTHOUGHTED
adj. 1878 obs. rare – that thinks chiefly or only about events in the past
• AFTERTIME
n. 1557 – later or future times; also, a time following an incident or act
• AFTER TREAT
n. 1674 obs. rare – an aftertaste
• AFTER-WHILE, CROCODILE!
int. 1966 US sl. – used in parting as a response to ‘see you later, alligator’
• AFTERWISE
adj. 1582 rare – wise after the event, wise too late
• AFTER-WIT
n. 1. 1509 obs. – recognition of a mistake made earlier, leading to a change in one’s actions, views, etc.
n. 2. 1577 obs. – knowledge accrued in later times, esp. in a later period of one’s life; knowledge held by those who come later
n. 3. 1607 obs. rare – fresh consideration of something previously written
• AFTER-WITTED
adj. 1533 rare – that is wise after the event; lacking foresight
• AFTER-WRITING
n. 1598 rare – a postscript
• AFTER-YEAR
n. 1625 – a later or future year
• AFTER YOU, CLAUDE – NO, AFTER YOU, CECIL
phr. 1939 UK sl. – used to depict a lack of aggression or unnecessary good manners
• AFTER YOU WITH THE PO, JANE
phr. L19 sl. – refers to the need to take turns in using an outdoor privy
• AFTER YOU WITH THE PUSH
phr. E20 – addressed to one who has rudely pushed his way past the speaker
• AFTER YOU WITH THE TROUGH
phr. 1930s – addressed to someone who has belched and implying not only that he has eaten too fast, but also that he has the manners of a pig
• AFTIE
n. 1927 Aust. sl. – afternoon
• AFTO
n. 1927 Aust. sl. – afternoon
• AFTSHEETS
n. 1942 US nautical sl. – the rump
• AFT TO THE WHEEL-HOUSE
adj. 1902 sl. – crazy
• AFTWARD
n. a1000 obs. – the back, the rear part; the end, the latter part
• AFTY
n. 1927 colloq. – the afternoon
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