• ALL HAIR BY THE NOSE
adj. 1924 Amer. dial. – angry, quarrelsome, touchy
• ALL HAIR IN THE NOSE
adj. 1924 Amer. dial. – angry, quarrelsome, touchy
• ALL HANDS
adj. 1963 US sl. – sexually aggressive
n. 1655 colloq. – all the members of a party, esp. when collectively engaged in work; everyone
• ALL HANDS AND THE COOK
n. 1835 orig. US – every member of a ship’s crew without exception; all members of a working group without exception; usually used as an exclamation announcing an emergency requiring everyone’s help
• ALL HANDS AND THE COOK AND THE WHISKEY-JACKS
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – all members of a working group without exception; usually used as an exclamation announcing an emergency requiring everyone’s help
• ALL-HAPPY
adj. Bk1895 – completely happy
• ALL-HEELED
phr. 1908 Amer. dial. – well provided for, all right
• ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE
phr. 1777 – things became very turbulent, dangerous, noisy, etc.
• ALL-HELPING
adj. Bk1892 – helping all
• ALL HID
n. 1588 now obs. exc. Amer. dial. – the children’s game of hide-and-seek; the signal cry in hide-and-seek
• ALL HIS GEESE ARE SWANS
phr. 1824 – he habitually exaggerates or over-estimates
• ALL HOLIDAY AT PECKHAM
adj. 1. L18 sl. – all over, finished, hopeless
adj. 2. L18 sl. – lacking in food
• ALL HOLLER
adv. 1815 Amer. dial. – completely, thoroughly
• ALL HOLLOW
adv. 1815 Amer. dial. – completely, thoroughly
• ALL HONEY OR ALL TURD WITH THEM
phr. L18 sl. – said of those whose relationship fluctuates violently, meaning that they are either the closest of friends or the deepest of enemies
• ALL HOPPED UP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• ALL HORN AND HIDE
adj. 1890 Aust. – of cattle: nothing but skin and bone
• ALL HORNS AND RATTLES
adj. 1944 Amer. dial. – said of one displaying a fit of temper;’ very angry
• ALL-HOT
n. 1. M19 sl. – a baked potato, as sold in the street
n. 2. M19 sl. – a seller of baked potatoes
• ALL HOT AND BOTHERED
adj. 1. 1899 – angered, emotional; lustful; passionate
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• ALL HUNK
adj. M19 sl. – satisfactory, fine
• ALLICHOLLY
adj. 1591 obs. – melancholy
• ALLICIATE
vb. 1568 obs. – to allure, to entice, to attract
• ALLIED IRISH (BANK)
n. 1994 Irish rhyming sl. for ‘wank’ – masturbation
• ALLIES
n. 1963 Amer. dial. – in marble play: demand for possession of all marbles knocked off square or out of ring when a shot is taken
• ALLIGATION
n. 1955 US – the charring of burnt wood
• ALLIGATOR
adj. 1950s Brit. rhyming sl. – later
int. 1950s rhyming sl. – see you later!
n. 1. 1808 US – a tough frontiersman, esp. a boatman on the Ohio or Mississippi; a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman
n. 2. 1839 US sl. – a worthless, unpleasant person
n. 3. 1837 US – an inhabitant or native of the Mississippi region
n. 4. 1852 US – a lean hog
n. 5. 1878 sl. – a shoe of which the upper and the sole have become separated
n. 6. E19 sl. – a singer who opens his mouth wide
n. 7. M19 sl. – a herring
n. 8. M19 Aust. & US sl. – a horse
n. 9. 1909 US sl. – a native of Florida
n. 10. 1910s US sl. – a chatterbox, a ‘big mouth’
n. 11. 1930s Amer. jive usage – an active devotee of swing and jive music, dancing, and speech
n. 12. 1937 Amer. dial. – a person, usually non-Black, who listens to rather than plays jazz music; orig. among Black speakers and derogatory, though not always recognized as such
n. 13. Bk1942 African-American jazz sl. – a White jazz musician
n. 14. 1950s US teen sl. – any person, irrespective of musical taste
n. 15. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor
n. 16. 1971 US sl. – a kind of cab-over tractor, access to the engine of which must be gained head first through the interior of the cab
n. 17. 1981 US sl. – a circus performer’s wife
n. 18. 1990 US sl. – any unpleasant and difficult talk
n. 19. 20C US sl. – any sexually aggressive male
n. 20. 20C African-American sl. – an assertively masculine, flashily dressed, and up-to-the-minute male
vb. 1955 US sl. – of a painting: to crack
• ALLIGATOR ALLEY
n. 1966 US sl. – Interstate Highway 75, which connects Naples and Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• ALLIGATOR BAIT
n. 1. 1901 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Black person, esp. a Black child; a Black person from Florida or Louisiana
n. 2. 1910s US sl. – a worthless, unpleasant person of any race
n. 3. 1926 Amer. dial. – unpalatable food, esp. liver
• ALLIGATOR BOOT
n. 1970 UK sl. – a railwayman’s work-boot damaged by diesel oil so that the uppers have parted from the sides
• ALLIGATOR BREAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a big round loaf with a rough surface on top
• ALLIGATOR BULL
n. 1940 Aust. sl. – nonsense, rubbish
• ALLIGATOR BURNS
n. 1981 US sl. – charrings on burnt wood in the form of scales that resemble an alligator’s hide
• ALLIGATOR CIGARETTE
n. 1940s US drugs sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• ALLIGATOR HORSE
n. 1. 1826 Amer. dial. obs. – a swaggering, pugnacious frontiersman
n. 2. M19 US sl. – a worthless, unpleasant person
• ALLIGATORING
n. 1911 US – the cracking and retraction of paint, varnish, etc., caused by contraction
• ALLIGATORLAND
n. L19 Aust. sl. – Queensland
• ALLIGATOR MOUTH
n. 1961 US sl. – a boaster, a braggart; someone with an inclination to boast or brag but insufficient courage to back up their words
• ALLIGATOR PEAR
n. 1766 Amer. dial. – an avocado
• ALLIGATOR’S ADENOIDS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• ALLIGATOR SHOES
n. Bk2007 sl. – old footwear with the toes gaping open
• ALLIGATOR SKINS
n. 1949 US sl. – paper money
• ALLIGATOR WALK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dance step popular among young adults in the late 1960s, where the dancers would wiggle and writhe on their bellies on the floor
• ALL IN
adj. 1. 1890 – inclusive of all
adj. 2. 1900s sl. – penniless
adj. 3. 1902 Amer. dial. – exhausted, tired, worn out, done for
adj. 4. 1920s Aust. sl. – dead
adj. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – of machinery, etc.: run-down, dilapidated
adj. 6. 1967 Amer. dial. – thoroughly drunk
adj. 7. 1967 Amer. dial. – very sick
adj. 8. 20C sl. – in gambling: betting all of one’s chips
int. 1968 Amer. dial. – Time out!
• ALL IN A BUST
adj. 1910s sl. – very excited
• ALL IN A CHARM
phr. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – all singing or talking at once
• ALL IN A DICKER
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – very close together
• ALL IN A DIGGER
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – very close together
• ALL IN A HATTER
adj. 1883 Sc. – of the face: entirely covered with any eruption, as smallpox
• ALL IN A LATHER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• ALL-IN-ALL
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – very intimate
• ALL IN A LUMP LIKE A DOG’S BREAKFAST
adj. Bk1898 Ireland – disorderly, confused
• ALL IN A MUGGLE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – disorderly, untidy
• ALL IN A PIECE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – stiff with cold or rheumatism
• ALL IN A QUOBBLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of a woman’s hands: shrivelled and wrinkled from being too long in the washtub
• ALL IN A STEW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• ALL IN A SWEAT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• ALL IN BUT ONE’S BOOT-STRAPS
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. – exhausted, very tired
• ALL IN BUT ONE’S SHOELACES
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – exhausted, very tired
• ALL IN BUT ONE’S SHOESTRINGS
adj. 1. 1940 Amer. dial. – exhausted, very tired
adj. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – characterized by a general feeling of discomfort
• ALL IN ONE
n. 1970s sl. – an orgy
• ALL IN ONE PIECE
adj. 1664 – intact, unharmed
• ALL IN PRINT
adj. L18 sl. – neat, exact, set in place
• ALL-INS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
• ALL IN THE WIND
adj. 1. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – wavering, uncertain
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
• ALL IS FISH THAT COMES TO NET
phr. 1670 colloq. – all serves the purpose
• ALL IS GAS AND GAITERS
phr. 1839 sl. – all is satisfactory
• ALLISTER
adj. 1825 Sc. obs. – sane, in full possession of one’s mental faculties
• ALLIUMPHOBIA
n. Bk2008 – fear of garlic
• ALL JAKE
adj. 1910s US sl. – OK, satisfactory
• ALL JAM AND JERUSALEM
adj. 1977 UK sl. – applied derisively to the Women’s Institute
• ALL JAW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• ALL JAW, LIKE A SHEEP’S HEAD
phr. 1876 sl. – nothing but talk; overly talkative
• ALL JELLY
n. Bk1896 sl. – a buxom, good-looking girl
• ALL JIMMY
phr. 1. Bk1896 sl. – all rot; all nonsense
phr. 2. Bk1896 Amer. sl. – exactly; fit; suitable
• ALL JOKES, NO TOKES, ALL JOKES AND NO TOKES
phr. 1983 US sl. – there is a lot of banter at the gambling table, but not much tipping of the dealer
• ALL-KENNER
n. 1891 – one who knows all
• ALL KEYHOLE
n. M19 sl. – alcohol; a drink
• ALLKINS
adv. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of every kind
• ALL KNOW
adj. L19 sl. – bookish, like a bookworm
• ALL LAIRED UP
adj. 1945 Aust. sl. – flashily dressed
• ALL LEATHER
adj. 1. 19C – of an object: excellent, first-rate
adj. 2. 1922 Amer. dial. – of a person: genuine, reliable, dependable, trustworthy
• ALL LEDE
n. a1300 obs. – all the people, all the world, everybody
• ALL LEGS AND WINGS
adj. 1777 – having disproportionately long limbs; awkward or ungraceful in gait or bearing; gangly; used typically of an adolescent
• ALL LIKE THAT THERE
phr. 20C Amer. sl. – other such things, etcetera
• ALL LIT UP
adj. 1930s drugs sl. – under the influence of drugs
• ALL MAKE AND SHAPE
phr. 1875 Eng. dial. – all sorts of ways
• ALL MAKES AND SHAPES
phr. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – all kinds and sorts; all shapes and sizes
phr. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill or strangely formed; very irregular
• ALL MAN JACK
n. 1973 Trinidad and Tobago – everybody who is involved
• ALL MANNER OF THING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – everything
• ALL MANNERS OF MAKES
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – every conceivable kind
• ALL MEAT AND NO POTATOES
adj. Bk2006 Amer. sl. – said of a tremendously fat person
• ALL MESSED UP
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – untidy, dirty
• ALL MINES!
int. 1956 Amer. dial. – they’re all mine; a children’s expression used to lay entire claim to something found or won
• ALL MOPS AND BROOMS
adj. 19C sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• ALL MOUTH
adj. 1996 Barbados – boastful; unable to back up words with deeds
• ALL MOUTH AND NO TROUSERS
adj. 1977 UK sl. – all talk and no substance
• ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS
adj. 1977 Brit. sl. – engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance
• ALL MUGGLED UP
adj. 1984 Amer. dial. – confused and irritated
• ALL MUSSED UP
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – untidy, dirty
• ALL MY EYE!
int. 1859 – answer of astonishment to an improbable story
• ALL MY EYE AND BETTY MARTIN
adj. B1785 sl. – untrue (often preceded by ‘That’s)
int. 1791 sl. – an expression of incredulity
• ALL MY EYE AND MY ELBOW!
int. L19 sl. – nonsense!
• ALL MY EYE AND MY GRANDMOTHER!
int. L19 sl. – nonsense!
• ALL MY EYE AND TOMMY!
int. L19 sl. – nonsense!
• ALL NATIONS
n. 1. L18 sl. – a mixture of drinks assembled from the dregs of bottles and glasses
n. 2. 19C sl. – a coat of many colours or covered in patches
• ALL NATURE
n. 1819 Amer. dial. – everyone; all the world; the whole creation; everything
• ALL NICELY WRAPPED UP
adj. L19 colloq. – in seemly language
• ALL-NIGHT
n. 1960 UK sl. – an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night; a prostitute’s client who pays to stay all night
• ALL-NIGHTER
n. 1. 1895 Amer. dial. – an animal which prowls throughout the night, as a raccoon
n. 2. 1960 UK sl. – an engagement between a prostitute and customer that lasts all night; a prostitute’s client who pays to stay all night
n. 3. 1966 Aust. sl. – any task worked on all night long, esp. to meet a deadline for the following day
n. 4. 1980s Amer. sl. – a place of business that is open all night
n. 5. 1992 US sl. – a person who stays in jail all night after being arrested
n. 6. 20C Amer. sl. – a person who often stays up all night
n. 7. 20C teen & high school sl. – a party or study session that lasts all night
• ALL-NIGHT MAN
n. E19 sl. – a body-snatcher; a resurrectionist
• ALL-NIGHT MONEY
n. 1992 US sl. – a prostitute’s charge for spending the night with a customer
• ALL NIGHT RAVE
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – a shave
• ALL-NIGHT TRICK
n. 20C US sl. – a prostitute’s term for a customer who pays for the entire night
• ALL NOHOW
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion
• ALL NOT HID CAN’T HIDE OVER
int. 1952 Amer. dial. – in the children’s game of hide-and-seek, a phrase called out by the seeker (‘it’) before or after he has caught the first hider
• ALL OAK AND IRON BOUND
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – feeling in the best of health and spirits
• ALL O’ DAT
adj. 1991 Amer. rap music usage – first-rate, perfect
• ALLODOXAPHOBIA
n. Bk2008 – fear of opinions
• ALL OF A BIVER
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – excited
• ALL OF A BLOWZE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – red in the face and untidy from exertion and heat
• ALL OF A CARP
phr. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – in expectation
• ALL OF A DO-DA • ALL OF A DOODA • ALL OF A DOODAH
adj. 1951 sl. – in a state of agitated or dithering excitement; excited; upset, nervous, confused
• ALL OF A FEATHER WHITE
adv. 1935 Amer. dial. – quickly
• ALL OF A FLARE
adv. 1839 sl. – bunglingly, clumsily, incompetently
• ALL OF A HAW
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – all on one side, lopsided
• ALL OF A HEAP
adv. 1981 Amer. dial. – suddenly
• ALL OF A HIGH
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – very anxious or eager
• ALL OF A HOT
adv. 1895 Eng. dial. – suddenly, unexpectedly
• ALL-OF-A-HUH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – awry, askew, lopsided, aslant
• ALL OF A KIDNEY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – much alike, of the same kind
• ALL OF A MAKE
phr. 1674 obs. – of the same character throughout
• ALL OF AN UPSHOT
adv. 1895 Eng. dial. – unexpectedly
• ALL OF A PIECE
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – stiff, crippled by rheumatism
• ALL OF A POP
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – swampy
• ALL OF A QUIRK
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. – squirming
• ALL OF A QUOB
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a mess; in a heap; also used of a bad bruise
• ALL OF A RATTLE
adv. 1871 Eng. dial. – at once
• ALL OF A SWIM
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – very wet
• ALL OF A TALE
phr. 1901 Eng. dial. – all of the same way of thinking
• ALL OF A TISWAS; ALL OF A TIZWAS
adj. 1984 UK sl. – in a state of panic or excited confusion
• ALL OF A TIZZY
adj. 1984 UK sl. – in a state of panic or excited confusion
• ALL OF A TWITTER
adj. 1. 1678 – agitated, restless
adj. 2. 1848 Eng. dial. – trembling
• ALL OF A WONK
adj. 1910s sl. – jumpy, nervous, tense
• ALL OFF
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead
• ALL OF IT
n. 1950s US prison sl. – a life sentence
• ALL OF ONE’S DOGS AREN’T BARKING
adj. Bk1994 sl. – scatterbrained; not in one’s right mind
• ALL OF ONE’S LONE
phr. 1890 Amer. dial. – alone, by oneself
• ALL ON
adj. 1999 NZ sl. – prepared for violence
• ALLONCE
adv. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – together
• ALL ONE CAN SAY GRACE OVER
phr. 1941 Amer. dial. – as much as one can handle, all one can find time for
• ALL ON EDGE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – impatient
• ALL ON END
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – eager, expectant
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – in confusion
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – impatient
• ALL ONE’S BORN DAYS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a lifetime
• ALL ON ONE SIDE LIKE LORD THOMOND’S COCKS
phr. L18 sl. – used of a group of people who appear to be united but are, in fact, more likely to quarrel
• ALL ON ONE SIDE LIKE PARKGATE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – lopsided
• ALL ONE’S LONE
phr. 1917 Amer. dial. – alone, by oneself
• ALL ONE’S NATURAL LIFE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a lifetime
• ALL ONE’S PUFF
phr. L19 sl. – all one’s life
• ALL ONLY
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – solely, without exception
• ALL ON TOP
adj. 20C Brit. sl. – not the genuine article; superficial
int. 1984 UK criminals’ sl. – that’s untrue
• ALLONYMOUS
adj. 19C – having a feigned name; published under an assumed name; falsely attributed to another
• ALL-ORIGINALS SCENE
n. 20C African-American sl. – a party or other occasion where only Blacks are present
• ALLOT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to anticipate, to look forward to, to intend
• ALLOTMENT ANNIE
n. 1970 US military sl. – a woman who bigamously marries servicemen in order to unlawfully collect pay allotments as a dependent
• ALL-OUT
adj. 1. 1893 – sparing nothing; holding nothing back
adj. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – (usually as ‘all out’) disappointed
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – (usually as ‘all out’) finished, used up
adj. 4. 1941 Amer. dial. – exhausted, lacking energy
adj. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – out of sorts; having a feeling of general discomfort
adj. 6. 1969 Amer. dial. – drunk
adj. 7. 20C sl. – in gambling: betting up to the house limit
adv. 1. 1885 – entirely, to one’s full powers; completely, fully
adv. 2. Bk1898 Sc. sl. – (usually as ‘all out’) mistaken
adv. 3. Bk1898 Sc. – (usually as ‘all out’) too late
n. 1960s US college sl. – an act of sexual intercourse
• ALL OUTDOORS
n. 1. 1846 Amer. dial. – the whole world; everything; everyone
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – an exorbitant fee
• ALL OUT OF KELTER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion
• ALL OUT OF KILTER
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion
• ALL OVER
adj. 1. 1851 colloq. – generally ill
adj. 2. E19 sl. – dead
adj. 3. 1920s sl. – absorbed in, obsessed by
adj. 4. 1950s sl. – very affectionate; eagerly amorous
adj. 5. 20C Amer. sl. – aggressively smothering or battering; assaulting
adv. 1844 Amer. dial. – thoroughly, completely
prep. 1701 Sc. obs. – (as ‘allover’) over and above
n. 1. M19 sl. – (as ‘allover’) a feeling of unease or illness that extends throughout one’s body
n. 2. 1915 US sl. – (as ‘allover’) a thorough inspection; a lengthy visual assessment
• ALL OVER ALIKE
adj. L19 sl. – sexually excited
• ALL OVER BAR THE SHOUTING
adj. 1842 UK – finished for all intents and purposes
• ALL-OVER CRAZY
adj. 20C US sl. – completely crazy
• ALL OVER DIRT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dirty; soiled
• ALL OVER HELL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion
• ALL OVER HELL AND HALF OF GEORGIA
phr. 1984 Amer. dial. – everywhere, a large area
• ALL OVER HELL AND HALF OF WINHALL
phr. 1959 Amer. dial. – everywhere, a large area
• ALL OVER HELL AND PART OF GROTON
phr. 1959 Amer. dial. – everywhere, a large area
• ALL OVER HELL AND PART OF YORK STATE
phr. 1959 Amer. dial. – everywhere, a large area
• ALL OVER HELL’S HALF ACRE
phr. 1931 Amer. dial. – everywhere, all over the place; somewhere
• ALL OVER HELL’S KITCHEN
phr. 1975 Amer. dial. – everywhere, helter-skelter
• ALL-OVERISH
adj. 1. 1820 colloq. – having a general feeling of illness or agitation that seems to affect the whole body; generally indisposed; off-colour; physically or mentally uneasy; apprehensive; nervous
adj. 2. 1838 – that is (nearly) everywhere, ubiquitous; over the whole extent of something
adj. 3. a1894 colloq. – not exactly ill, but by no means well
adj. 4. 1899 Amer. dial. – feeling confused or abashed
adj. 5. L19 sl. – sexually excited
• ALL-OVERISHNESS
n. 1820 colloq. rare – a feeling of illness or extreme agitation seeming to affect the whole body; general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
• ALL OVER IT
adj. 2002 US sl. – in complete control
• ALL-OVERNESS
n. 1. 1792 colloq. rare – a feeling of illness or extreme agitation seeming to affected the whole body; the state of feeling generally ill; general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
n. 2. 1820 Amer. dial. – feelings of exhilaration; thrills
• ALL OVER ONE LIKE A CHEAP SUIT
adj. Bk2006 US sl. – pawing and clinging; seductive
• ALL OVER ONESELF
adj. 1920s sl. – extremely self-satisfied, absorbed in oneself, pleased with oneself
• ALL-OVERS
n. 1. 1884 Amer. dial. – feelings of uneasiness, apprehension, or nervousness
n. 2. 1893 Amer. dial. – general feelings of discomfort, illness, annoyance, or vexation
n. 3. 1895 Amer. dial. – feelings of exhilaration; thrills
n. 4. 1926 Amer. dial. – long underwear
• THE ALL-OVERS
n. 1. 1870 sl., chiefly US – a state of nervousness or unease
n. 2. 1893 US sl. – anger, a fit of anger
• ALL OVER SOMEONE LIKE A CHEAP SUIT
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – pawing and clinging; seductive
• ALL-OVERST
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. – most extreme; worst; best
• ALL OVER THE AUCTION
phr. 1930 Aust. sl. – everywhere
• ALL OVER THE BALLPARK
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – very unfocused and inconsistent; confused
• ALL OVER THE BOARD
adj. 1960s sl. – eccentric, unstable
• ALL OVER THE FLOOR
adj. 1959 Amer. dial. – tired, exhausted
• ALL OVER THE GAFF
adj./adv. Bk2007 UK sl. – disorganized; in chaos or disarray
• ALL OVER THE JOINT
phr. 1950s US sl. – everywhere
• ALL OVER THE LOT
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – very unfocused and inconsistent; confused
• ALL OVER THE MAP
adj. 20C Amer. sl. – very unfocused and inconsistent; confused
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MAD WOMAN’S BREAKFAST
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – in a state of chaos, extremely messy
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN’S CUSTARD
adj. 1953 Aust. – in chaos, in utter disarray
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN’S KNITTING
adj. 1953 Aust. – in chaos, in utter disarray
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN’S LUNCH-BOX
adj. 1953 Aust. – in chaos, in utter disarray
• ALL OVER THE PLACE LIKE A MADWOMAN’S SHIT
adj. 1953 Aust. – in chaos, in utter disarray, extremely messy
• ALL OVER THE ROAD LIKE BROWN’S COWS
adj. 1980s NZ sl. – in chaos, out of order
• ALL OVER THE SHOP
adj. 1874 UK sl. – confused, in disarray, disorderly; everywhere
• ALL OVER THE SHOW
adj./adv. Bk2007 UK sl. – disorganized; in chaos or disarray
• ALL OVER YOU LIKE A RASH
adj. 1999 UK sl. – making determined advances of an intimate or personal nature
• ALLOW
vb. 2002 UK sl. – to be lenient towards someone; to let someone off lightly
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