• ANE
n. 1990s UK schoolchildren usage – the backside; the anus
• ANEAN
prep. 1874 Eng. dial. – beneath
• ANEAR
adv. 1. 1893 Ireland & Eng. & Amer. dial. – close by, near
adv. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – nearly
prep. 1869 Eng. dial. – near, close to
• ANEARLY
adv. B1900 Eng. dial. – nearly
• ANEARST
prep. 1790 Eng. dial. – near, close to
• ANEAST
prep. 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial. – near, near to
• ANEATH
prep. 1768 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – beneath
• ANEMOPHOBE
n. E20 – a person who fears the wind or draughts
• ANEMOPHOBIA
n. 1904 – an abnormal fear of draughts or winds
• ANEN?
pron. 1789 Amer. dial. – What? What did you say?
• ANEND
adv. 1. 1601 chiefly nautical usage – in the direction of the length; directly ahead
adv. 2. 1867 Amer. dial. – to the end; straight-on; continuously
int. 1789 Amer. dial. – What? What did you say?
• ANENT
prep. 1. 1760 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – opposite, in front of; in comparison with
prep. 2. 1813 Sc. & Eng. dial. – side by side with, in a line with
prep. 3. 1857 Sc. & Eng. dial. – against, near, in proximity to
prep. 4. 1908 Amer. dial. – concerning
• ANERLIE; ANERLY
adj. 1. 1876 Sc. & Eng. dial. – shy, fond of retirement
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – selfish, absorbed in one’s own interests
adv. 1844 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – alone, lonely, solitary
• ANEW
adv. B1900 Sc. – below, beneath
prep. B1900 Sc. – beneath
• ANEWST
adv. 1. 1691 Eng. dial. – of manner or degree: nearly, approximately, about
adv. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – resembling, like
prep. 1. 1691 Eng. dial. – of place: near, hard by
prep. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – nearly, almost
• ANFO
n. 1984 UK sl. – Any Nuisance of Foreign Origin
• ANGALUCK
n. 1866 Sc. – an accident, a disaster, misfortune
• ANGASHORE
n. 1866 Irish sl. – a peevish person
• ANGEL
n. 1. 1477 – a very well-behaved child; a pure, innocent, or morally good person; a person of exemplary virtue or conduct
n. 2. 1502 – a person, esp. a woman or child, who is considered to be remarkably beautiful, attractive, or appealing
n. 3. 1598 – a person who is a source of comfort or aid; a kind, helpful., thoughtful, or obliging person
n. 4. 1598 – a term of endearment or an affectionate term of address for a beloved person
n. 5. 1655 – a person of great ability, skill, etc.; one who is exceptionally talented in a particular field or context
n. 6. M17 Brit. sl. – a prostitute, orig. one who worked around the Angel, Islington, North London
n. 7. 1880 obs. – a dead turtle
n. 8. 1882 Amer. sl. – a naive or otherwise exploitable person who may be imposed upon for money or other favours; the prospective victim of a swindle; an innocent
n. 9. 1894 sl., orig. US – a financial backer of an enterprise, esp. one who supports a theatrical production
n. 10. 1920 Amer. sl. – a person who contributes to a politician’s campaign fund
n. 11. 1920s sl. – an older homosexual man, usually one who supports a younger lover
n. 12. 1924 Amer. sl. – a person who supplies money without getting anything in return
n. 13. 1927 Amer. hobo sl. – a young, effeminate homosexual partner
n. 14. 1930s Amer. prison & police sl. – a person who will exert influence or do favours on behalf of another; an influential sponsor or patron
n. 15. 1930s Brit. sl. – a sandwich-board man
n. 16. 1930s Brit. homosexual sl. – a passive homosexual
n. 17. 1941 US Army & Navy sl. – anyone who buys a drink
n. 18. 1942 Aust. sl. – cocaine
n. 19. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an attractive young woman
n. 20. 1943 Amer. Military Aviation usage – one thousand feet of altitude
n. 21. 1947 Amer. sl. – a false target propagated on a radar screen by weather conditions, flying birds, or other natural phenomena
n. 22. 1950 Amer. military sl. – a motorized vehicle, esp. a helicopter, used for rescue; a member of a rescue party
n. 23. 1950 Amer. dial. – a soft roll of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture
n. 24. 1960s US prison & criminals’ sl. – the rich backer of a large-scale crime
n. 25. 1964 Amer. sl. – a greenhorn buyer at an auction who can be depended to buy unsound horses
n. 26. 1965 US sl. – a member of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang
n. 27. 1970s US homosexual & prison sl. – a victim of sexual aggression
n. 28. 1984 Amer. sl. – PCP; angel dust
n. 29. 1991 Brit. sl. – a nurse
n. 30. 20C Amer. sl. – a sweetheart; also, a term of address
n. 31. Bk2006 Amer. sl. – a sniper hiding in a high place, such as on the roof of a building
vb. 1929 Amer. sl., esp. theatre usage – to finance; to use one’s money to back an enterprise
• ANGEL BABY
n. 1994 – a baby who has died in the womb or shortly after birth
• ANGEL BUGGY
n. 1977 Amer. sl. – in trucking: a truck carrying explosive or highly flammable cargo
• ANGEL CAKE
n. 1. 1962 US sl. – an admirable or attractive female
n. 2. 1963 Amer. military sl. – hardtack
• ANGEL CAKE AND WINE
n. 1942 Amer. prison sl. – bread and water in confinement
• ANGEL-DEVIL
n. 1953 Amer. dial – of hopscotch: at the end, after you have finished going forwards and backwards on both feet, throwing potsie in each box, then do the same on one foot, with the potsie; then, with eyes shut, without throwing the potsie, jump through it on both feet; the opponent calls out on each jump “angel” (if you do not step on a line), and “devil” (if you do)
• ANGEL-DRAWERS
n. Bk2007 UK sl., esp. middle-class usage – a term of endearment
• ANGEL DRINK
n. 1980s sl. – a wine made from marijuana
• ANGEL DUST
n. 1. 1960s drugs sl. – anything smokeable, such as tobacco, marijunana, parsley, mixed with phencyclidine
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – phencyclidine, the recreational drug also known as PCP
n. 3. 1970s drugs sl. – a mixture of cocaine, heroin, and morphine, which can be smoked or injected
n. 4. 1970s drugs sl. – finely chopped marijuana
n. 5. 1976 US sl. – money borrowed informally from a friend
n. 6. M20 US drugs sl. – synthetic heroin
• ANGEL DUST HERO
n. 1980s African-American sl. – a person who is hooked on cocaine
• ANGELENO
n. 1857 Amer. dial. – a resident of Los Angeles, California
• ANGELENOS
n. 1971 Amer. dial. – oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast
• ANGEL FACE
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an attractive young woman
n. 2. 1949 US sl. – an effeminate man
n. 3. 20C Eng. sl., World War I usage – an officer either young or boyish looking
• ANGEL FACTORY
n. 1. 1929 Amer. sl. – a Christian school or seminary; used derisively
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – an aviation plant employing females
• ANGEL FOOD
n. 1. 1899 US military, jocular – hardtack
n. 2. 1926 Amer. hobo sl. – religious preaching; used disparagingly
n. 3 Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
n. 4. 1988 US homosexual sl. – an air force serviceman
• ANGEL FOOD CAKE AND WINE
n. 1942 Amer. prison sl. – bread and water as a punishment diet
• ANGEL GEAR
n. 1989 NZ sl. – neutral gear while coasting down a hill
• ANGEL GRASS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – asparagus
• ANGEL HAIR
n. 1. M20 US drugs sl. – synthetic heroin
n. 2. 1994 US drugs sl. – powdered PCP
• ANGELIC
n. E19 sl. – an unmarried young woman
• ANGELICA
n. E19 sl. – an unmarried young woman
• ANGELICAL
n. 1970s US drugs sl. – marijuana
• ANGELIFEROUS
adj. 1837 Amer. colloq. – angelic; splendid; excellent; first-rate; pleasant; delightful
• ANGELINA
n. 1. 1930 Amer. homosexual sl. – an effeminate homosexual youth, esp. a catamite; used contemptuously
n. 2. 1940s sl. – a weakling, an effeminate person, esp. a homosexual
• ANGELINA SORORITY
n. 1940s homosexual sl. – the world of young homosexual men
• ANGEL IN THE HOUSE
n. 1847 – an idealized housewife or homemaker who shows selfless devotion to her husband and children
• ANGEL JUICE
n. 1944 Amer. jocular – rainwater; water
• ANGEL KISSES
n. 1972 sl. – freckles
• ANGEL LIQUOR
n. 1940s African-American sl. – a variant of ‘angelica,’ a type of sweet, fortified wine
• ANGEL-MAKER
n. 1. B1889 sl. – a baby-farmer; a woman who took in babies (usually illegitimate babies) on the pretext of bringing them up in return for a fee
n. 2. L19 sl. – an abortionist
n. 3. 1934 Amer. sl. – a device that can inflict death, such as a dangerous vehicle or a gun
• ANGEL MIST
n. 1994 US sl. – phencyclidine
• ANGELOCRACY
n. Bk1991 – rule by angels
• ANGEL OF DEATH
n. 1872 – any person or thing considered to bring death, destruction, or misfortune; a harbinger of doom
• ANGEL OFF
vb. 1960s sl. – to rob a drug dealer’s customers immediately after they have bought their supplies
• ANGELO ON HORSEBACK
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast
• ANGEL PUKE
n. 1970s US drugs sl. – phencyclidine
• ANGEL PUSS
n. 1936 Amer. sl. – a person, esp. a young woman, having an angelic or pretty face; a slightly ironic term of endearment
• ANGELS
n. 1. 1909 Amer. sl. – in baseball: clouds in the sky that may silhouette a fly ball, thus making it easier to catch
n. 2. 1943 Royal Air Force sl. – altitude, specifically to a height of 1000 feet
n. 3. 2000s drugs sl. – amytal
n. 4. 2000s drugs sl. – sodium crystals
• THE ANGELS ARE CRYING
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. – said when the first drops of rain begin to fall
• THE ANGELS ARE SWEEPING
phr. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of long trailing clouds high in the sky
• ANGEL’S BIBLE
n. 1992 US sl. – a Harley-Davidson motorcycle manual
• ANGEL-SEEMING
adj. 1607 rare, chiefly poetic usage – that is, or appears to be, angelic
• ANGELS’ FOOD
n. 1. 1587 obs. – strong ale
n. 2. 1891 S. Afr. – fruit salad
• ANGEL’S FOOTSTOOL
n. 1883 Amer. jocular – the highest sail of a full-rigged vessel
• ANGELS IN A SKY
n. 2003 UK sl. – LSD
• ANGEL’S KISS
n. 1. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘piss’ – an act of urination
n. 2. 1961 US Korean war usage – a night breeze
• ANGEL’S LACE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the pattern formed by ice on the inside of a window pane
• ANGEL’S OIL
n. L16 sl. – money used for bribery
• ANGELS ON HORSEBACK
n. 1. 1909 Amer. dial. – oysters rolled in bacon and served on toast
n. 2. 1981 Amer. dial. – hot dogs sliced so that a piece of cheese could be inserted, then wrapped round with a piece of bacon and cooked over the fire
• ANGEL’S SCREAM
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a bugle call
• ANGEL’S SEAT
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – among railroad workers: the cupola of a caboose
• ANGEL’S TEAT
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – a mellowed whisky with a rich bouquet
• ANGEL’S TIT
n. 1984 Amer. sl. – a kind of alcohol mixed drink, made by floating heavy cream on dark creme de cacao and topping it with a cherry
• ANGELS TOGETHER
n. Bk1892 W. Indian sl. – those who habitually give way to excessive drinking; habitual drunkards
• ANGEL’S TURNIP
n. 1890s African-American sl. – apocynum androsoemifolium; a conjure potion; dogbane
• ANGEL SUIT
n. L19 sl. – a ‘combination’ suit, offering a coat and waistcoat made in one, with the trousers buttoned onto it
• ANGEL’S WHISPER
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a bugle call
• ANGEL TEAT
n. 1. 1946 Amer. dial. – a mellowed whisky with a rich bouquet
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – any pleasant or easy task
• ANGEL TRACK
n. 1971 US Marine Corps usage – an armored personnel carrier used as a field ambulance
• ANGEL VISIT
n. 1700 rare – an exceptionally infrequent or fleeting event or occurrence
• ANGEL WING
n. 2002 US sl. – a cigarette dosed with phencyclidine, the drug commonly known as PCP or angel dust
• ANGEL WITH A DIRTY FACE
n. 1930s sl. – a covert, undeclared male homosexual
• ANGER
n. 1. 1891 Eng. dial. – inflammation
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – rashness
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – of a wound: to inflame, to irritate
• ANGERIE
n. 1866 Sc. – a crowd, a multitude
• ANGERLY
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – fierce, raging
• ANGERNAIL
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail
• ANGERSOME
adj. a1927 Sc. – provoking, vexatious
• ANGER THE YELLOW HOSE
vb. 19C sl. – to provoke jealousy
• ANGIE
n. 1. 1970s US homosexual sl. – a term of address
n. 2. 1994 US sl. – cocaine
• ANGIN
adj. 1994 colloq. – ‘hanging’, disgusting, awful, unattractive
n. a1200 obs. – the fact of beginning; the time at which something begins; the origin of a thing
• ANGINOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of quinsy or other forms of sore throat
• ANGISH
adj. 1. B1900 Ireland – poverty-stricken
adj. 2. B1900 Ireland – sickly, unhealthy, very poorly
n. B1900 Ireland – poverty
• ANGISHORE
n. 1. 1866 Irish sl. – a peevish person
n. 2. 1894 Ireland – a poverty-stricken person
• ANGLE
n. 1. c1720 Eng. dial. rare – a tunnel, a burrow
n. 2. 1771 rare – the underwater entrance to a beaver’s lodge
n. 3. 1889 Eng. dial. – a worm used in fishing; an earthworm
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
n. 5. 1920 Amer. sl. – a scheme; a workable method of deception or exploitation
n. 6. 1929 Amer. sl. – an ulterior motive, a hidden purpose
vb. 1925 Amer. sl. – to scheme; to make money or a livelihood by illegitimate means
• ANGLE-DOG
n. 1867 Eng. & Amer. dial. – the earthworm
• ANGLED UP
adj. 1900s African-American sl. – confused
• ANGLE-EARED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – mischievous
• ANGLE FOR FARTHINGS
vb. L18 sl. – to dangle a cap, box, or other makeshift container from a prison window into the street below in the hope of picking up alms from kind-hearted passers-by
• ANGLE-GODLIN
adv. 1970 Amer. dial. – at an angle, diagonally
• ANGLE OF DANGLE
n. 20C Brit. sl. – the degree of an erection depending on how sexually stimulated a man is by any given women
• ANGLER
n. 1. 1567 rare – a thief who uses a hook attached to a long rod to steal from otherwise inaccessible places; also, a pickpocket
n. 2. 1622 – a person who seeks to obtain or ‘angles’ for something
• ANGLE-ROD
n. B1900 Eng. dial. obs. – a fishing rod
• ANGLER WORM
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – an earthworm used as bait for fishing
• ANGLES
n. 1. 1796 Eng. dial. – the holes or runs of vermin, such as badgers, field-mice, etc.
n. 2. 1908 Amer. sl. – exploitable subtleties of a particular subject
• ANGLE SHOOTER
n. 1. 1947 Amer. sl. – a schemer, a plotter
n. 2. 1982 US sl. – a poker player who exploits other players by bending the rules of the game
• ANGLE-SHOOTING
n. 1958-59 Amer. sl. – scheming
• ANGLE-TWITCH
n. 1850 Eng. dial. – the earthworm
• ANGLE UP
vb. 1900s African-American sl. – to confuse or be confused
• ANGLEWORM
n. 1832 Amer. dial. – an earthworm used as bait for fishing
• ANGLICAN INCH
n. L19 sl. – the short, square whiskers affected by members of the Broad Church or liberal wing of the Church of England
• ANGLING-COVE
n. L18 sl. – a receiver of stolen goods
• ANGLING WORM
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – an earthworm used as bait for fishing
• ANGLIST
n. 1888 – a student of English, or scholar versed in English
• ANGLO
adj. 1960s US sl. – White, or pert. to White lifestyle or culture
n. 1. 1943 sl., orig. US – anyone of ostensibly Anglo-Saxon appearance, i.e. a White person
n. 2. 1982 Aust. sl., derogatory – an Anglo-Australian; used by people from a Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background, opposing the term ‘wog’
• ANGLO-AMERICA
n. 1846 – the United States and Canada
• ANGLO-AMERICAN
n. 1781-2 – an American of English origin; an English settler or colonist in North America; spec., a Canadian
• ANGLO-BANGLO
adj. 1984 UK sl. – of Anglo-Indian birth
• ANGLOMANIA
n. Bk1991 – an extreme devotion to English customs, manners, or institutions
• ANGLOPHIL; ANGLOPHILE
adj. 1867 – friendly to England or to what is English
n. 1883 – one who is friendly to England
• ANGLOPHILIA
n. 1896 – friendliness to England; great admiration for England and things English
• ANGLOPHILISM
n. 1896 – friendliness to England
• ANGLOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – a hatred or fear of England and things English
• ANGLOPHOBIAC
adj. 1894 – hating or fearing England
n. 1893 – an Anglophobe
• ANGLOPHOBIAN
adj. 1896 – hating or fearing England
• ANGNAIL
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail
n. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – a corn, a bunion; an ingrown toenail
• ANGOLA
n. 1982 US sl. – a potent marijuana from East Africa
• ANGOLA BLACK
n. 1982 US sl. – a potent marijuana from East Africa
• ANGORA
n. 1989 Aust. rhyming sl., from ‘tote’ to ‘angora goat’ to ‘angora’ – in horse racing: the totalisator
• ANGRY
adj. 1. 1884 Eng. & Amer. dial. – of a wound or sore: inflamed, red
adj. 2. 1970 US sl. – of the penis: sexually aroused, erect
• ANGRY BOY
n. L16 sl. – a rake, a young man about town, a ‘blood’
• ANGRYPHONE
n. 2002 Can. sl. – an anglophone (a native English speaker in Quebec)
• ANGUAGELA
n. L19 sl. – language
• ANGUISH
n. 1. 1880 Eng. dial. – inflammation
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – pain felt at a distance from the actual wound or seat of disease, commonly known as ‘sympathy’
• ANGUISHOUS
adj. 1. 1875 Eng. dial. – sorrowful, oppressed with pain
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – painful, causing pain
• ANGUS ARMANASCO
n. 1980s Aust. sl. – a lavatory
• ANIE
n. B1900 Sc. – a small child
• ANIGH
adv. B1900 Eng. dial. – near
prep. 1630s – close or near
• ANIGHST
adv. 1882 Eng. dial. – nearly, almost
prep. 1850 Eng. dial. – near, near to; generally used with verb of motion
• ANIGHTS
adv. 1663 Eng. & Amer. dial. arch. or obs. – at night; by night
• ANILINGUS
n. 1899 – oral stimulation of the anus
• ANIMADVERSE
vb. 1642 obs. rare – to notice, to comment upon
• ANIMAL
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. sl. – wildly disorderly, rowdy; wild, unrestrained
adj. 2. 2000s UK teen sl. – good, excellent
int. 2003 UK sl. – used for expressing approval
n. 1. 1598 – a vulgar, brutal, aggressive, or violent person; as cruel or repulsive person; a term of contempt
n. 2. L16 – a fool; an oaf
n. 3. 1871 US Military Academy usage – a newly arrived cadet
n. 4. L19 sl. – a public house, whose sign shows a lion, bull, bear, or other creature
n. 5. 1900 Amer. students’ sl. – a translation of a foreign language text
n. 6. 1900s US sl. – a word-for-word translation used by US students studying foreign languages
n. 7. 1910s sl. – a promiscuous woman
n. 8. 1912 Amer. dial., euphemism – a bull
n. 9. 1921 Amer. sl. – an athletic or muscular man, esp. a bodyguard or hired thug
n. 10. 1922 sl. – a person
n. 11. 1940s African-American college sl. – a young college woman
n. 12. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. – an unpleasant person
n. 13. 1950s sl. – a wild, crazy person
n. 14. 1965 Amer. sl. – a passionate sexual partner, esp. a woman
n. 15. 1968 Amer. sl. – a sexually expert male
n. 16. 1968 Amer. sl. – an ugly man
n. 17. 1970s US college sl. – an athlete
n. 18. 1970s drugs sl. – LSD
n. 19. 1976 UK sl. – a nickname for a drummer
n. 20. 1978 US sl. – in American football: an extremely physical player
n. 21. 1990s sl. – a psychopath
n. 22. 1996 UK prison sl. – a term of contempt for a sex offender
n. 23. 20C US sl. – a prostitute
n. 24. 20C US sl. – nonsense
n. 25. 20C Brit. sl. – a policeman, before he became a ‘pig’
n. 26. 20C Brit. sl. – an ugly woman
n. 27. M20 US sl. – a sexually aggressive male, or an extremely uncouth male
n. 28. 2002 UK sl. – amyl nitrate
• ANIMAL ACT
n. Bk2007 Aust. sl. – a planned or self-conscious bout of bad behaviour or excess
• ANIMAL BALL
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a children’s game: two teams are on opposite sides of a demilitarized area; teams throw at one another in the middle area; also called ‘farmer ball’
• ANIMAL CAR
n. 1938 Amer. railroad usage – among railroad workers: a caboose
• ANIMAL COMPANION
n. 1713 – a domestic animal serving as a person’s companion; a pet
• ANIMAL CRACKER
n. 1925 US sl. – an eccentric or foolish person
• ANIMAL CRACKERS
adj. 1992 US sl. – crazy
• ANIMAL FARM
n. 1. 1961 US college sl. – a fraternity house that is generally rated the least efficient, the most degenerate, and, overall, the one to avoid
n. 2. 1969 US sl. – any place that is occupied by persons who are coarse, stupid, or violent
n. 3. Bk1970 US students’ sl. – a dormitory
• ANIMAL GANG
n. 1. 1936 Irish sl. – a violent street gang
n. 2. 20C Irish sl. – members of the Fascist Blueshirt movement 1920s-1930s
• ANIMAL HOUSE
n. 1960s US college sl. – a fraternity house that is generally rated the least efficient, the most degenerate, and, overall, the one to avoid
• ANIMALIST
n. 1886 – an artist who makes figures of animals; an animal-painter or sculptor; also, a writer who deals with stories of animals
• ANIMAL NIGHT
n. Bk2007 Aust. sl. – a planned or self-conscious bout of bad behaviour or excess
• ANIMAL RUN
n. 1987 UK sl. – the wild behaviour of some military personnel on shore leave
• ANIMAL TRAINER
n. 1978 US sl. – a person who engages in sexual activity with animals
• ANIMAL TRANK; ANIMAL TRANQ
n. 1970s drugs sl. – phencyclidine
• ANIMAL TRANQUILLIZER
n. M20 US sl. – the drug PCP
• ANIMAL ZOO
n. 1967 US college sl. – a fraternity house that is generally rated the least efficient, the most degenerate, and, overall, the one to avoid
• ANIMATED CACTUS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a porcupine or hedgehog
• ANIMATED PICTURE
n. 1898 obs. – an early name for a cinematographic picture
• ANIMOUS
adj. 1. 1620 obs. rare – spirited, courageous, bold
adj. 2. 1620 obs. rare – hot-tempered
• ANIMULE
n. 1834 Amer. dial. jocular – any animal, not necessarily a mule
• ANISEED ROBIN
n. L17 – a hermaphrodite; later, a prostitute
• ANK
vb. 1885 Eng. dial. – to be of opinion; to assert emphatically
• ANKERLY
adv. 1825 Sc. – unwillingly
• ANKER OF RUM
n. 1920s rhyming sl. for ‘bum’ – the buttocks, the posterior
• ANKLE
n. 1. 1942 US sl. – a young woman; an attractive woman or girl
n. 2. 1990s sl. – an extremely obnoxious person
n. 3. 20C Brit. sl. – a rough place, a ‘dive’
vb. 1. 1920s sl., orig. US – to dance
vb. 2. 1926 Amer. sl. – to walk, to travel
vb. 3. 1973 sl., orig. US – to leave, to walk away from
• ANKLE AROUND
vb. 1. 1920s sl., orig. US – to dance
vb. 2. 1920s sl., orig. US – to walk
• ANKLE A SHOW
vb. 1973 US sl. – to walk out of a performance
• ANKLE-BEATER
n. 19C – a boy who drives cattle from the market to the slaughterer
• ANKLE-BITER
n. 1. 1920s – tight trousers, as worn by hussars
n. 2. 1963 sl., orig. US – a small child
n. 3. 1967 Amer. & Aust. sl. – an unruly or disobedient child
n. 4. 1967 colloq. orig. US – a small dog, esp. an aggressive one
n. 5. 1968 colloq., chiefly US – a person regarded as relatively unimportant but nevertheless irritating or annoying
n. 6. 1990 US sl. – a petty, narrow-minded bureaucrat
• ANKLE BRACELETS
n. 1991 US sl. – the < and > characters on a computer keyboard
• ANKLE CHOKERS
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – narrow-bottomed Army-issue trousers
• ANKLED
adj. 2002 UK sl. – drunk
• ANKLE EXPRESS
n. 1919 Amer. sl. – transportation by foot; walking
• ANKLE-GRABBER
n. 1980s US college sl. – a homosexual
• ANKLE SATCHELS
n. 1966 US sl. – long trousers
• ANKLE-SLAPPER
n. 1991 sl. – in surfing: a relatively small wave, typically less than 2 feet in height
• ANKLE-SPRING WAREHOUSE
n. L18 Irish sl. – the stocks
• ANKLET
n. 1824 Sc. – the ankle
• ANKLETS
n. 1950 US sl. – leg irons
• ANKY-PRANKY
n. 1886 Eng. dial. – trickery, underhand dealing, shuffling
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – to humbug, to cheat, to trick; to be up to tricks
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