Dictionary: AI – AIZ

• ​AI-AI
n. 1960s S. Afr. sl. – methylated spirits or absolute alcohol, as drunk by alcoholics  
 
• AIBLES
adv. 1819 Sc. obs. – perhaps
 
• AIBLINS
adv. 1721 Sc. – perhaps

• AIBOHPHOBIA
n. Bk2008 – fear of palindromes

• AICHMOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of pointed objects

• AICHUROPHOBIA
n. Bk2008 – fear of points or pointed objects
 
• AICKLE
n. 1907 Sc. – a molar tooth, a grinder
 
► AIDANCE n. assistance, aid, means of help, support → 1593 
 
► AIDANT adj. giving aid, helpful, helping, assisting → 1449
n. 1. an auxiliary soldier → 1460 obs.
n. 2. a helper, an aide, an assistant → 1477 obs.

• AIDEN
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. – to aid, to help, to assist
 
• AIDENT 
adj. 1812 Sc. – of mental or moral qualities: conscientious, watchful, careful, attentive
 
• AIEL
n. a1325 obs. – a grandfather
 
• A.I.F.
adj. 1960s Aust. rhyming sl.  – deaf (Australian Imperial Forces) 
 
• AIFER
n. Bk1898 Sc. obs. – the exhalations which arise from the ground on a warm, sunny day
 
• AIG
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – eager
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. – sourness 
 
• AIGH
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to frighten; to control through fear or awe
 
• A-IGHT
phr. 1993 African-American & college sl. – all right, satisfactory; well, in good health or order
 
• AIGHT 
int. 1993 – certainly!, indeed!
 
• AIGLE
n. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – an icicle 
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a spangle, tinsel, ornament 
 
• AIGLE-TOOTH
n. 1867 Eng. dial. – a tooth sharp and pointed like a needle 
 
• AIGRE
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – of wind: sharp, cutting 
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – sour, tart 

• AIGRISH
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of the weather: cold, raw, unpleasant
 
• AIK
n. 1848 Eng. dial. – a merry meeting; a rustic dance or gathering 
vb. 1785 Eng. dial. – to wander about aimlessly and idly; to loiter, to lounge; to hang about with intent to eavesdrop; to sneak 
 
• AIKANE
n. 1938 Hawaii – a friend
 
• AIKER
adj. 1912 Sc. – of the face: sharp, keen, pointed
 
• AIKIE GUINEAS
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – the name given by children to small flat shells, bleached by the sea 
 
• AIKIES!
int. 1930s US sl. – that’s mine! I want to do that!; a child’s term used to claim the whole or an equal part of an object

• AIKLE
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a molar tooth
 
• AIKONA!
int. 1950s S. Afr. – never! absolutely not! 
 
• AIKYSPIRED
adj. 1929 Sc. – of cloth, etc.: spotted with mouldiness, mouldy
 
• AIL
n. 1. 1750 Eng. dial. – an illness, ailment, or complaint 
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an evil 
vb. 1817 Sc. – to hinder, to prevent 
 
• AIL ALONG
vb. 1933 Amer. dial. – to be or seem to be slightly ill 
 
• AIL AROUND
vb. 1933 Amer. dial. – to be or seem to be slightly ill 
 
• AIL AT
vb. c1817 Sc. – to have an objection to 
 
• AIL AWAY
vb. 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dwindle 
 
• AILD
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. – to make mildly ill; to trouble or upset 
 
• AILDED
adj. 1845 Amer. dial. – ailed 
 
• AILDY
adj. 1697 Eng. dial. obs. – ailing, poorly 
 
• AILE
n. 1398 obs. – an aisle 
 
• AILING
n. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – sickness, ailment, a long-standing illness 

• AILIS
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a large glowing fire
 
• AILISH
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. – slightly ill 

• AILUROMANCY
n. Bk2003 – divination by observing the movement and actions of cats

• AILUROMANIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal love of cats

• AILUROPHILE
n. Bk1991 – a lover of cats
 
► AILUROPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of cats; aversion to cats → 1902
 
• AILY
adj. 1952 Amer. dial. – slightly ill, not well 
 
• AIM
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – of distance, etc.: near, close 
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – mean, stingy, ‘near’ 
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – nearly akin, related 
adj. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of numbers: even
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an idea, conjecture 
n. 2. 1907 Sc. – a blast of hot air, a hot glow 
vb. 1877 Eng. dial. – to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect 
 
• AIM ARCHIE AT THE ARMITAGE
vb. 1971 Aust. sl. – to urinate 
 
• AIMATION
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – guesswork 
 
• AIM FOR THE SKY
vb. Amer. sl. – to aspire to something; to set one’s goals high
 
• AIMFUL
adj. 1726 rare – full of aim or purpose 
 
• AIMIE
n. 1. 1966 Amer. sl. – a capsule, tablet, or ampule containing amyl nitrite 
n. 2. 1969 Amer. sl. – a capsule or tablet containing an amphetamine 
 
• AIMLESS
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – senseless 
 
• AIMSOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – ambitious, speculative 
 
• AIMSTART
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a starting point 
 
• AIM UP
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. – to have an erection 
 
• AIMY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – shrewd 
 
• AIN
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. – to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. 
 
• AINA?
phr. 1947 Amer. dial. obs. – Ain’t it? Isn’t that so? Don’t you agree? 
 
• AINE
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. – to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. 
 
• AINISH
adj. 1. 1814 Eng. dial. – unpleasant, used esp. of the weather; showery, rainy 
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – awkward, ill-tempered 
 
• AINLIE
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. – familiar, not estranged 
 
• AINNA?
phr. 1947 Amer. dial. – Ain’t it? Isn’t that so? Don’t you agree?
 
• AINOCH
n. L19 Shelta tinkers’ usage – a thing
 
• AINT
vb. 1908 Sc. – to heed, to care for something, to tend, to look after someone
 
• AIN’T BUYIN’ IT!
int. 1990 US sl. – I don’t believe you!
 
• AIN’TING
adj. 20C US sl. – rustic, uneducated
 
• AIN’T GOT NO TALE
phr. 1940 African-American college sl. – feeling bad
 
• AIN’T  HAVIN’ IT!
int. 1990 US sl. – it is not allowed!
 
• AIN’T HOLDING NO AIR
adj. 1940s African-American sl. – unimpressive; lacking credibility; lacking the basic knowledge required to take care of oneself within the ghetto
 
• AIN’TING
adj. 20C US sl. – rustic, uneducated
 
• AIN’T IT?
phr. 1927 Amer. dial. – Isn’t that so?
 
• AIN’T IT A TREAT
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. – a street
 
• AIN’T IT THE TRUTH
phr. 1920s African-American sl. – an expression of affirmation; isn’t that right
 
• AIN’T LIFE A GRIN
phr. 1970s US college sl. – a cynical expression of misfortune
 
• AIN’T LONG ENOUGH
phr. 1970s African-American sl. – of money: not enough, insufficient
 
• AIN’T LOVE GRAND
phr. 1977 US sl. – used for registering the pleasure of being in love, or, ironically, the opposite
 
• AIN’T NO BIG THANG
phr. 1985 US sl. – used for dismissing something as not problematic
 
• AIN’T NO JOKE!
int. 1990 US sl. – I am serious!
 
• AIN’T NO SHAME IN MY GAME
phr. 2002 US sl. – used to express a lack of shame when engaged in an activity that might shame others
 
• AIN’T NO THANG
phr. 1985 US sl. – used for dismissing something as not problematic
 
• AIN’T NOTHING TO IT
phr. 1970s African-American sl. – everything is simple; there are no problems
 
• AIN’T NOWHERE
phr. 1940s African-American college sl. – I’m not doing anything
 
• AIN’T SAYING NOTHING
phr. 1970s African-American sl. – indicates that the subject is of no importance
 
• AIN’T SHE SWEET
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – a seat
 
• AIN’T SHIT
phr. 1950s African-American sl. – used of a person or object that is useless, worthless, or of absolutely no value
 
• AIN’T THAT A BITE!
int. 1951 US teen sl. – isn’t that too bad!
 
• AIN’T THAT A CAUTION!
int. 1968 Amer. dial. – exclamation of surprise
 
• AIN’T THAT IT
phr. 1950s African-American sl. – isn’t that right
 
• AIN’T THE BEER COLD!
int. 1982 US sl. – used to convey that all is well in the world
 
• AIN’T WITH THAT
phr. 1990 US sl. – I do not agree or consent
 
• AINTY
adj. 1929 Sc. – attentive, kindly
 
• AIN’T YOU GOT NO COUF?
int. 1984 UK military usage – where are your manners, dress sense, etc.?
 
• AIO
n. 1968 US sl. – a college student who does not belong to a fraternity
 
• AIP
n. 1982 US sl. – heroin from Afghanistan, Iran, and/or Pakistan
 
• AIR
adj. 1737 Sc. – early
n. 1. Bk1866 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a small quantity of anything; a taste
n. 2. 1897 US sl. – air brakes on a railway carriage or truck
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the sky, clouds
n. 4. M19 Amer. sl. – nonsense rubbish, empty chatter; boasting
n. 5. 1991 US Vietnam war usage – air support, air power, bombing
n. 6. 1995 US sl. – in the pornography industry: an ejaculation that cannot be seen leaving the penis and travelling through the air; in a situation which calls for visual proof of the ejaculation, air is not good 
n. 7. 1996 US sl. – a jump while snowboarding
n. 8. 2000 UK sl. – in foot-propelled scootering: a jump
vb. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – to taste
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to warm, to take the chill off
vb. 3. 1910s US sl. – to dismiss, to jilt
vb. 4. 1910s US sl. – to leave
 
• AIR ARTIST
n. 1958 US sl. – a railway engineer skilled at the use of air brakes
 
• AIRBAG
n. 2004 US sl. – a person who talks too much
 
• AIR-BAGS
n. 1940s Amer. sl. – the lungs
 
• AIRBALL
n. 1. 1974 Amer. sl. – a basketball throw that misses everything, esp. the basket
n. 2. 1977 US sl. – in pinball: a ball that is lost out of play without having been flipped
n. 3. 1984 US sl. – an idiot, a fool; someone who has nothing but air, and no brains; a dull or inconsequential person
n. 4. 1993 US sl. – in pool: a shot in which the cue ball does not hit any other ball
 
• AIR BANDIT
n. 1969 US sl. – a gambling cheat
 
• AIR BARREL
n. 1990 US sl. – in pool: that which backs a bet made without money to back the bet
 
• AIR BISCUIT
n. 2001 sl. – an extremely malodorous fart or bad vomity smell
 
• AIRBRAIN
n. Bk2000 Amer. sl. – a stupid or silly person
 
• AIRBRAINED
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – stupid, stilly
 
• AIR-BREATHER
n. Bk1975 US Air Force  usage – a jet airplane whose fuel is burned by being mixed with air taken into the engine during flight
 
• AIR BUGGY
n. 1945 US aviation usage – an aircraft
 
• AIR CAN
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a bomb when dropped from an aircraft
 
• AIR CANARY
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot
 
• AIRCHINE
n. 1968 US aviation usage – an aircraft
 
• AIR-CHOPPER
n. 1882 US Navy sl. – a naval officer’s high cocked hat
 
• AIR CIRCUS
n. 1907 – a squadron of aeroplanes; an aerial display
 
• AIR-COCK
n. 1773 Sc. – a weathercock
 
• AIR-CONDITION
vb. 1938 sl., orig. US – to fill full of holes, often by shooting
 
• AIR-CONDITIONED
adj. 1. 1938 US sl. – riddled with holes
adj. 2. 1983 UK sl. – sexually frigid
 
• AIR CORPS CHICKEN
n. Bk1944 services’ sl. – a fowl that is all wings
 
• AIRCRAFT CARRIER
n. Bk1994 sl. – in basketball: a player whose driving force can carry the team to victory
 
• AIRDALE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an ugly man
 
• AIR-DANCE
n. 1920s sl. – the final cocking of the legs of a hanging victim; a hanging
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to hang
 
• AIR DASH
n. 1922 – a quick journey by air, esp. in response to an emergency or crisis
 
• AIR DIRTY LAUNDRY
vb. 1872 – to reveal or discuss private matters, esp. of a scandalous or controversial nature
 
• AIREDALE
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – an unattractive man
n. 2. 1923 US sl. – a worthless racehorse
n. 3. 1924 US sl. – a fool; a worthless or offensive person; a pest
n. 4. 1925 US sl. – a Wall Street gentleman
n. 5. 1925 US sl. – a heavily-whiskered or long-haired man
n. 6. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a guard or watchman
n. 7. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a trustworthy friend
n. 8. 1931 US sl. – on the stock market: a high-pressure salesman
n. 9. 1940s US criminals’ sl. – one who runs errands for bootleggers or drug sellers
n. 10. 1942 US sl. – a navy pilot
n. 11. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
n. 12. 1956 US sl. – an unattractive woman
n. 13. 1968 US sl. – a drifter; a tramp
n. 14. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – an airplane handler on an aircraft carrier
 
• AIR FARCE
n. 1965 US sl. – the air force
 
• AIREL
n. 1. Bk1898 Sc. obs. – an old name for a flute; properly applied to a pipe made from a reed
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – musical tones of whatever kind
 
• AIR EXPRESS
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. – sexual intercourse with an airline steward
 
• AIREY
n. M19 sl. – the ‘area’ of a house, adjacent to the basement steps
 
• AIR FOAM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – froth which forms on the surface of boiling jam
 
• AIR GIVER
n. 1977 US sl. – a railway brakeman
 
• AIR GOOSE
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – amphibian airplane
 
• AIR GUITAR
n. 1982 sl. – an imaginary instrument played by would-be guitar heroes
 
• AIR HAWK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a combat pilot 
 
• AIRHEAD
n. 1. 1972 sl., orig. & chiefly US – a stupid, silly, or foolish person; a dolt
n. 2. 1990s US college sl. – an intelligent person
n. 3. 20C teen & high school sl. – someone who is out of it
n. 4. 2000s drugs sl. – a marijuana user
 
• AIRHEADED
adj. 1976 Amer. sl. – stupid, silly, giddy
 
• AIR HEBREWS
n. 1960s US college sl. – sandals
 
• AIR HOG
n. 1. 1907 – a person who flies an aircraft without consideration for others’ convenience
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – in hang gliding: the flier in a group who stays in the air longest
n. 3. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – one who flies at every opportunity
 
• AIRHOLE
n. 1. a1925 US euphemism – the anus
n. 2. 1985 US sl. – a foolish or despicable person
 
• AIR HOOK
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – one’s nose
 
• AIR HOSE
n. 1. Bk2000 Amer. sl. – invisible socks; no socks
n. 2. Bk2007 US sl. – shoes, typically loafers, worn without socks
 
• AIRIE
n. 1985 Sc. sl. – an aeroplane
 
• AIRIFIED 
adj. 1837 – made airy; flimsy; pretentious, affectedly superior, given to assuming airs, conceited, stuck up
 
• AIRIFY
vb. 1898 Amer. dial. – to put on airs
 
• AIRISH
adj. 1. 1641 Sc., Eng. dial. & Amer. dial. – chilly, cool; breeze
adj. 2. 1943 Amer. dial. – inclined to put on airs; arrogant, showing off
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – effeminate in manner
 
• AIR IT OUT
vb. 1960s US sl. – to expend energy
 
• AIRJAMMER
n. 1. 1934 US sl. – a railway worker who connects airhoses and air signals on a train
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a big talker; a boaster
 
• AIR JANE
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a female aviator; a pilot assigned to fly aircraft to combat areas as opposed to a combat pilot
 
• AIR JESUS
n. 1992 US sl. – sandals
 
• AIR JOCKEY
n. 1960 US military sl. – an airplane pilot; an aircrewman
 
• AIR JUMPER
n. 1977 US sl. – on the railway: a maintenance work who connects air hoses between railroad cars
 
• AIR JUNKIE
n. 1992 US sl. – in hang gliding: a devoted, obsessed flier
 
• AIR-KISS
vb. 1985 UK sl. – to go through the motions of kissing, but deliberately fail to make contact with the person who would normally be kissed
 
• AIR-KNOCKER
n. 1975 US Army sl. – an aircrewman
 
► AIRLING n. 1. a young, thoughtless person; a giddy, frivolous person → 1611 obs.
n. 2. a creature of the air; an animal that lives high above the ground; a magical being → 1718
 
• AIR LIZZIE
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – an airplane manufactured by the Ford Motor Company
 
• AIRLOCK
vb. 20C Irish sl. – to stop in one’s tracks
 
• AIRLOCKED
adj. 1996 Irish sl. – drunk
 
• AIR LOFT
n. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a warning to run away
 
• AIRLY
adv. L18 US sl. – pretentiously
 
• AIRMAIL
n. 1. 1952 UK & US sl. – garbage (and, in prison, human waste) that is thrown out of windows, esp. in tenements and prison, instead of being taken to dustbins, loaded into disposal chutes, etc.
n. 2. 2000s US sl. – a stone or similar heavy weight dropped from a freeway overpass, building roof, etc.
vb. 1968 US sl. – to throw rubbish from the upper windows of a building to the courtyard below
 
• AIR-MAN-CHAIR
n. L19 sl. – the chairman or master of ceremonies
 
• AIR MERCHANT
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a talkative person
 
• AIR-MINDED
adj. Bk1934 sl. – enthusiastic over aviation
 
• AIR-MONGER
n. 1628 obs. – a person who pursues shadows or illusions
 
• AIR MONKEY
n. 1931 US sl. – a railway air-brake repairman
 
• AIRNESS
n. Bk1898 Sc. – the state or condition of being early
 
• AIRNY
adj. 1791 Sc. – hard or strong as iron
 
• AIROE
n. 1911 Sc. – a great-grandchild
 
• AIR OFF
vb. 1960 Trinidad & Tobago – to talk loudly
 
• AIR OFF ONESELF
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to show off one’s superior status at others’ expense
 
• AIR OF THE FIRE
n. 1877 Eng. dial. – the heated atmosphere surrounding a fire
 
• AIR ONE’S BELLY
vb. 1954 Amer. sl. – to empty one’s stomach; to vomit
 
• AIR ONE’S DIRTY LAUNDRY
vb. 1988 colloq. – to reveal or discuss private matters, esp. of a scandalous or controversial nature
 
• AIR ONE’S DIRTY LINEN
vb. 1872 colloq. – to reveal or discuss private matters, esp. of a scandalous or controversial nature …
 
• AIR ONE’S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC
vb. 1988 – to talk about private quarrels or disgraces where others can hear; to make public something embarrassing that should be kept secret
 
• AIR ONE’S HEELS
vb. M19 sl. – to loiter about, to dawdle
 
• AIR ONE’S LAUNDRY
vb. 1988 colloq. – to reveal or discuss private matters, esp. of a scandalous or controversial nature
 
• AIR ONE’S LINEN
vb. 1872 colloq. – to reveal or discuss private matters, esp. of a scandalous or controversial nature
 
• AIR ONE’S LUNGS
vb. 1. 1911 Amer. dial. – to complain, to swear, to curse
vb. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – to argue or talk at length
 
• AIR ONE’S PAUNCH
vb. 1. 1920 Amer. dial. – to vomit
vb. 2. 1928 US sl., chiefly Western usage – to talk noisily, to chatter, to boast, to brag
 
• AIR ONE’S PORES
vb. 1900s sl. – to undress oneself; to be naked
 
• AIR ONE’S TONGUE
vb. 20C Brit. sl. – to talk
 
• AIR ONE’S TONSILS
vb. 1968 US sl. – to talk emptily
 
• AIR OUT
vb. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – to flee, to escape, to leave
vb. 2. 1942 Amer. dial., orig. African-American usage – to stroll in the open air; to saunter; to go for a walk
 
• AIR OUT ONE’S MOUTH ON
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to speak aggressively or abusively
 
• AIR PATCH
n. 1951 US Air Force sl. – an air base
 
• AIR PIE AND A WALK AROUND
n. L19 sl. – a clerk’s lunch; i.e. no food
 
• AIR PIG
n. 1933 US aviation usage – an airship
 
• AIRPLANE
n. 1. 1912 US students’ sl. – an interlinear or other translation of a foreign-language text
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a very large mosquito
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
n. 4. 1970 US sl. – a device used for holding a marijuana cigarette that has burnt down to the stub
n. 5. 1998 UK sl. – marijuana
vb. 1970 US sl. – to inhale through the nose the smoke of the stub of a marijuana cigarette
 
• AIRPLANE BLONDE
n. 1990s sl. – a woman with dyed blonde hair
 
• AIRPLANE BUG
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
 
• AIRPLANE DRESS
n. 2000s sl. – a dress with a long slit reaching the groin
 
• AIRPLANE DRIVER
n. 1992 US Gulf war usage – a fighter pilot
 
• AIRPLANE FLY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
 
• AIRPLANE RULE
n. 1991 US sl. – in computing: the belief that simplicity is a virtue
 
• AIRPLANE SKIRT
n. 2000s sl. – a skirt with a long slit reaching the groin
 
• AIR POLKA
n. 1982 US sl. – capital punishment by hanging
 
• AIR PUDDING
n. 1862 US sl. – nothing, esp. nothing to eat
 
• AIR PUDDING AND WIND SAUCE
n. 1927 US sl. – nothing to eat; nothing
 
• AIR QUOTES
n. 1989 orig. US – a twitching movement of the first and second fingers of each hand to quote another or emphasize or be sarcastic about a statement 
 
• AIR RAGE
n. 1996 – aggressive or violent behaviour by a passenger on board on aircraft
 
• AIR RAID
n. 1980s Aust. prison sl. – continuous talk
 
• AIR RAIDER
n. 1. 1960s Aust. sl. – a talkative person
n. 2. 1960s Aust. sl. – an argumentative female
 
• AIR RIDE
n. 1975 US sl. – a car with pneumatic shock absorbers
 
• AIR ROCK
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a disturbance of the air
 
• AIRS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – fits of ill-humour; fretfulness
n. 2. 1990 US teen sl. – state-of-the-art, high-priced trainers
 
• AIR SAILOR
n. 1834 rare – a balloonist, an aeronaut
 
• AIRS AND GRACES
n. 1. 1697 – would-be elegant or genteel mannerisms intended to impress; affected manners intended to convey a person’s refinement or superiority; pretensions
n. 2. L19 Brit. rhyming sl. – faces
n. 3. 1910s Brit. rhyming sl. – horse-races
n. 4. 1920s Brit. rhyming sl. – braces
 
• AIR-SHIP
n. 1817 – an air balloon
 
• AIR SHOT
n. 1979 UK Royal Navy sl. – an act of sexual intercourse that stops short of orgasm
 
• AIRSICK PIGEON
n. 20C Brit. sl. – symbol of usefulness, as in ‘you’re as much use as an airsick pigeon’
 
• AIRSOME
adj. 1. 1584 obs. – placed high in the air, lofty; also, of the nature of air
adj. 2. 1863 Newfoundland usage – of the weather: cold, windy, bracing 
 
• AIR-STIRRING
adj. Bk1885 – causing air to be put in motion
 
• AIR-STONE
n. 1608 obs. – a meteorite
 
• AIR-SUCKER
n. 1964 US aviation sl. – a jet aircraft
 
• AIRT
n. a1400 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a point of the compass; a direction; more generally: a quarter, a locality
vb. 1. 1782 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to guide, to direct; to show the direction or point out the way to any place
vb. 2. 1824 Sc. – to encourage or incite to mischief or wrongdoing
 
• AIRTH
adj. Bk1852 Eng. dial. – afraid, fearful
 
• AIR THE DAIRY
vb. c1780 sl. – of a woman: to expose the breast
 
• AIRTHFUL
adj. Bk1852 Eng. dial. – afraid, fearful
 
• AIRTIGHT
adj. 1. L19 – complete, unassailable (US colloq.)
adj. 2. 1920s – attractive (US sl.)
adj. 3. 1940s – of a town or city: absolutely safe for criminal activities since the authorities have been fully and comprehensively paid off (US criminals’ sl.)
adj. 4. 1970s – extremely mean (sl.)
adj. 5. 1970s – in sexual contexts: having every body orifice filled (US homosexual sl.)
 
• AIRTIGHTS
n. 1897 – canned food (Amer. dial.)
 
• AIR TIME
n. 20C – the time a basketball player remains in the air while making a slam dunk (Amer. sl.)
 
• AIRTINESS 
n. Bk1898 – artfulness (Eng. dial.)
 
• AIRTLE
vb. a1200 – to ‘ettle’; to intend to propose, to plan to do something (Sc. & Eng. dial.)
 
• AIR-TO-MUD
adj. 1979 – from the air to the ground; used of shots fired or bombs dropped (US sl.)
 
• AIRTORIAL
n. 1940s – an editorial on aviation (Amer. sl.)
 
• AIR TRAGIC
n. 2002 – air traffic control (UK Royal Air Force usage)
 
• AIR TRUCK 
n. 1927 – an aircraft used to transport cargo
 
• AIR TUNNEL
n. 1805 – a large pipe for ventilation (obs.)
 
• AIRTY
adj. Bk1898 – cunning, artful (Eng. dial.)
 
• AIR WEAR
n. 1990s – an aggressive young person (UK juvenile usage)
 
• THE AIR WEEPS
phr. Bk1942 – it rains (Amer. sl.)
 
• AIRWOMAN
n. 1910 – a woman who is engaged in the flying or operation of aircraft, esp. as a pilot or member of air crew; also, a female member of the Royal Air Force below NCO rank
 
• AIRY
adj. 1. 1606 – assuming airs; making lofty pretensions; conceited, stuck up (rare)
adj. 2. 1654 – lively, sprightly; cheerful, vivacious
adj. 3. 1664 – ingenious, witty
adj. 4. M19 – mentally unbalanced (Irish sl.)
adj. 5. 1949 – marijuana-intoxicated (US sl.)
adj. 6. 1968 – effeminate in manner (Amer. dial.)
n. 1. M19 – the ‘area’ of a house, adjacent to the basement steps (sl.)
n. 2. 1970s – a ventilator in a prison cell (sl.)
 
• AIRYATED
adj. 1974 – of a person: overexcited; angry, irate (colloq.)
 
• AIR-YESTERDAY
n. 1825 – the day before yesterday (Sc. obs.)
 
• AIR-YESTREEN
n. 1918 – the night before last (Sc.)
 
• AIRY-FAIRIES
n. 1930s – large feet (sl.)
 
• AIRY-FAIRY
adj. 1. 1837 – having the ethereal qualities associated with a fairy; delicate; light; graceful; immaterial; also, enchanting, magical (rare)
adj. 2. 1920s – insubstantial; of wishful thinking; trivial, of minimal importance (sl.)
n. 1979 – a member of the Royal Naval Air Service, later the Fleet Air Arm (UK sl.)
 
• AIRYFIED
adj. 1933 – given to putting on airs, conceited, stuck up (Amer. dial.)
 
• AIRY-HEADED
adj. 1876 – scatterbrained, stupid, simple-minded
 
• AIRY-MINDED
adj. 1668 – scatterbrained, stupid, simple-minded
 
• AIRY-MOUSE
n. Bk1880 – the bat (Eng. dial.)
 
• AIRY NOTHINGS
n. c1330 – trivial or superficial remarks; meaningless compliments; matters of no consequence
 
• AISCHROLOGY
n. Bk1955 – a shameful discourse
 
• AISLET
n. Bk1895 – a little island
 
• AIT
n. 1. 1840 – an island in a river (Eng. dial.)
n. 2. Bk1898 – a custom, a habit, esp. used of a bad one (Sc..)
 
• AITCH
n. 1. Bk1898 – a mantelpiece (Eng. dial.)
n. 2. 1945 – heroin (drug culture sl.)
n. 3. 1950 – hell (US euphemism)
 
• AITCH DROPPER
n. 20C – chiefly used of a Cockney, but basically anyone who doesn’t speak properly (Brit. sl.)
 
• AITCH-PIECE
n. Bk1898 – the catch or tongue of a buckle (Eng. dial)
 
• AITEN
n. Bk1898 – a partridge (Sc. obs.)
 
• AITTRIE
adj. Bk1898 – of the weather: cold, bleak (Sc.)
n. Bk1898 – cold, bleak weather (Sc.)
 
• AIVALOUS
adj. Bk1866 – doubtful, uncertain (Sc.)
 
• AIVER
n. 1. 1790 – a he-goat, after he has been gelded (Sc.)
n. 2. Bk1866 – a stupid person (Sc.)
n. 3. Bk1898 – an old horse; a work horse (Sc..)
 
• AIVERIE
adj. a1784 – not very hungry, but eager to eat; very hungry (Sc.)
 
• AIVERING
adj. Bk1898 – eager for, hungering (Sc.)
 
• AIVILOUS
adj. Bk1867 – doubtful, uncertain (Sc.)
 
• AIVING
adj. Bk1866 – being in doubt (Sc.)
 
• AIVRIL
n. 1866 – a stupid person (Sc.)
 
• AIVY-KAIVY
adj. Bk1898 – precariously balanced, unsteady (Eng. dial.)
 
• AIZAM-JAZAM
adj. 1. 1894 – equitable, fair and square (Eng. dial)
adj. 2. Bk1898 – equal in size, weight, or value (Eng. dial.)
adv. Bk1898 – in an equitable manner (Eng. dial.)
 
• AIZE
n. Bk1898 – a large blazing fire (Sc.)
 
• AIZLE
n. a1000 – a hot cinder; a live coal or ember; a live coal that flies out of the fire (Sc. & Eng. dial.)