• AO
n. 1977 US military usage – immediate vicinity, place of activity (Area of Operations)
• A-OK
adj. 1959 sl., chiefly US, orig. astronauts’ usage – satisfactory; completely acceptable
• A-ONE
adj. 1846 US – excellent, first-class; orig. used of ships, then of persons and things
• AOS
phr. 2001 US sl. – used for suggesting there are no good options in a particular situation; ‘All Options Suck’. ‘All Options Stink’
• A OVER K
adv. 1998 NZ sl. – knocked upside down; ‘Arse over Kite’
• A OVER T
adv. 1984 sl. – head over heels, ‘ass over tit’
• APACE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – by degrees, steadily
• APACHE
n. 1. 1918 – a man of ruffianly character
n. 2. 1930s sl. – a lesbian
n. 3. 1950 Amer. dial. – a type of men’s haircut; a Mohawk
n. 4. 1980s US homosexual sl. – a man who uses cosmetics
n. 5. 1990s sl. – an act of sexual intercourse without the use of a condom
n. 6. 2000s Irish sl. – a joyrider
n. 7. 2004 UK sl. – Fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic analgesic that is used as a recreational drug
• APACHE LAND
n. 1988 Sc. sl. – a rough or dangerous urban area
• APACHE STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Arizona
• A-PAIN-DICITIS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – appendicitis
• APANTOMANCY
n. Bk2003 – divination by whatever happens to come to hand, by any objects that happen to present themselves
• APARTMENT
n. 1949 US sl. – a prison cell
• APARTMENT GIRL
n. 1992 US sl. – a prostitute who works out of her own apartment or comes to a customer’s apartment
• APARTMENT HOUSE
n. 1977 US sl. – in bar dice games: a roll from the cup in which some dice are stacked on top of others, invalidating the roll
• APARTMENT TO LET
adj. M19 sl. – unhinged, insane, crazy
n. 1. M17 sl. – the vagina
n. 2. 18C sl. – a widow
n. 3. 18C sl. – a widow’s weeds
• APARTMENTS-TO-LET
adj. B1874 Eng. sl. – weak-minded; idiotic
• APAST
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. – completed, finished
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of place: past
prep. 1. 1825 Eng. dial. – of place: beyond, past Eng. dial.
prep. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – of time: after, past
• A.P.B.
n. 1960s US police sl. – a general alert, a search for a missing person; ‘All Points Bulletin’
• APC
n. 1980s Aust. sl. – a quick wash of ‘important’ areas of the body; “ArmPits and Crotch’
• AP-CRAY
n. 1937 US Pig Latin for ‘crap’ – nonsense, rubbish
• APE
adj. 1. c1370 obs. – foolish, silly
adj. 2. 1910s US college sl. – drunk
adj. 3. 1920s sl. – aggressive, dangerous
adj. 4. 1955 Amer. sl. – frenzied, berserk
n. 1. c1225 – a foolish person who imitates; an imitator; a mimic
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a mischievous, troublesome child
n. 3. 1930 Amer. dial. – among loggers: applied generally to men, but more particularly to a wage-earner
n. 4. 1931 sl. – a hoodlum or strong-arm man, esp. if big and strong; a thug
n. 5. 1941 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Black person
n. 6. 1970 US sl. – in the film industry: a motion-picture crewman
n. 7. 20C US sl. – any ugly man, esp. if large
vb. 1. 1940s US sl. – to lose control; to act in a wild manner
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to pretend
• APE BARS
n. 1966 US sl. – high handlebars on a customized motorcycle
• APE-BEARER
n. 1600 obs. – one who carries a monkey about for exhibition; a strolling buffoon
• APED
adj. 1915 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• APE DRAPE
n. 1995 US sl. – a hair style in which the hair is worn short at the front and long at the back; a ‘mullet’
• APE-FACE
n. 1980s US sl. – an ugly, thuggish person
• APE-FACED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – pug-nosed
• APE HANGERS
n. 1965 Amer. sl. – long steering handles on a bicycle or motorcycle
• APEHEAD
n. 1928 US sl. – a fool, an idiot
• APEIROPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of infinity
• APE-KEEPER
n. 1600 obs. – one who carries a monkey about for exhibition; a strolling buffoon
• APE-LEADER
n. 1652 obs. – an old maid; an old lady
• APEMAN
n. M19 US sl., derogatory – a Black person
• APE OIL
n. 1940 US sl. – liquor; whisky
• APE OUT
vb. 1968 US sl. – to lose control; to act in a wild manner
• A PER SE
adj. c1470 colloq. – the best; first-class
• APER
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. – to hinder
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. – to change one’s mind
• APESHIT
adj. 1. 1955 Amer. sl. – crazed, infuriated, excited, freaked out, mad, insane
adj. 2. Bk2006 Amer. sl. – drunk
n. 1960 US sl. – a vulgar or crazy person
• APE WAGON
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – among railroad workers: a caboose
• APE WITH A FROZEN PAN
n. 20C US sl., World War II usage – a gloomy, dull man
• APE WITH A SOUR PUSS
n. 20C US sl., World War II usage – a gloomy, dull man
• APEY
adj. 1951 US sl. – crazy, unstable
• APHEPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of touching or being touched
• APHION
n. 1542 rare – opium, esp. in a raw liquid form
• APHRODISIACAL TENNIS COURT
n. 17C sl. – the female genitals
• APHRODISIOMANIA
n. Bk1991 – a mania for sexual pleasure
• APHRODITE
n. 1875 NZ rhyming sl. for ‘nightie’ – a nightgown
• APICULTURIST
n. 1883 – a bee keeper
• A-PIE
n. 1967 US sl. – apple pie
• A-PIECES
adv. 1796 Eng. dial. – in pieces, to pieces
• APIFACTURE
n. 1622 obs. rare – the work of bees; the production of honey by bees
• APIMANIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal love of bees
• APIOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an intense fear of bees
• APIPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an intense fear of bees
• APISH
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – impertinent
• A-PISTY-POLL
adv. 1851 Eng. dial. – of a child: carried on the back, or with his legs on one’s shoulders, and arms round the neck and forehead
• A-PLUG
n. 1979 US sl. – a plug inserted in the rectum as part of a sadomasochistic encounter; (ass-plug)
• APOCRYPHATE
adj. 1486 obs. – of spurious creation or character; of doubtful authenticity; fictitious, false
n. 1586 obs. – a spurious or sham gentleman
• APOCRYPHICAL
adj. 1719 obs. rare – of doubtful authorship or authenticity; spurious, fictitious, false
• APOGEE
n. Bk1998 sl. – the best; the greatest
• APOLAUSTICISM
n. 1883 – devotion to enjoyment
• APOLLO PLAY
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – the planet Earth
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl. – a putting on an act
• APOLOGAL
adj. 1652 obs. rare – of the nature of an apologue or fable
• APOLOGICAL
adj. 1623 obs. – of the nature of an apologue, parable, or fable
• APONTED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – tainted
• A-POP
adv. 1966 Amer. dial. – suddenly, abruptly, at once
• APOPLECTIC
adj. 1984 UK sl. – behaving in a violently temperamental manner
• APORIA
n. 1893 – a perplexing difficulty
• APOSTLE
n. 1930s US criminals’ sl. – a pellet of opium prepared for smoking
• THE APOSTLES
n. 1999 US sl. – in craps: a roll of twelve
• APOSTLE’S PINCH
n. 20C sl. – a pinch on the buttocks
• APOSTROPHE
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – an obscenity
• APOTHECARIES’ LATIN
n. M16 sl. – the mangled Latin used by apothecaries
• APOTHECARY’S BILL
n. L18 sl. – a substantial bill
• APOTHICAR
n. 1707 Sc. obs. – an apothecary
• A-POUT
adv. 1886 poetic usage – pouting
• APP
n. 1996 UK sl. – an application
• APPALE
vb. 1534 obs. – to become pale
• APPALLING
adj. 1937 UK sl. – objectionable, ugly, etc.
• APPARATCHIK
n. 1974 US sl. – an office worker in a support role
• APPARATUS
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a kitchen stove
n. 2. 20C US sl. – the male genitals
• APPEAL UNTO CAESAR
vb. 1855 – to appeal to the highest authority
• APPEAR
n. c1610 Eng. dial. – appearance
vb. Bk1898 N. Ireland – of ghosts: to ‘walk’, to haunt places
• APPEARANDLY
adv. 1871 Sc. obs. – apparently
• APPEARINGLY
adv. 1925 Sc. – apparently
• APPEARING-OUT CLOTHES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – best clothes for going to church, or parties, etc.
• APPEARMENT
n. 1898 Amer. dial. – appearance
• APPELL
n. 1. 1745 Sc. obs. – a roll-call
n. 2. 1823 Sc. obs. – a challenge to duel, etc.
vb. 1768 Sc. obs. – to challenge
• APPENDIX
n. 1950 Amer. dial., jocular usage – the nose
• APPER
vb. 1. 1877 Sc. – to hinder
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. – to change one’s mind
• APPERIL
n. 1848 Ireland – risk, peril
• APPETENT
adj. E15 – pert. to sexual desire; lustful, or aroused
• APPETITIOUS
adj. 1653 obs. – of the nature of, or suited to, appetite; palatable, desirable, appetizing
• APPETIZED
adj. 1798 Sc. & Eng. dial. – having appetite for food
• APPETIZER
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. – the first sexual partner of many encounters in the same day
• APPETY
n. Bk1911 Sc. – appetite
• APPIE
n. 1985 US sl. – an appendectomy patient
• APPIEGEST
n. 1929 Sc. – a fool, a simpleton, an idiot
• APPLAUD TO THE ECHO
vb. 1605 – to applaud so vociferously as to produce echoes
• APPLAUSE
n. 1990 African-American sl. – gonorrhoea
• APPLE
n. 1. 1800 US sl. – manure
n. 2. 1887 colloq. – a person, a fellow, a guy
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the cone of Pinus abies, the Norway spruce
n. 4. 1902 Amer. colloq. – a baseball
n. 5. 1915 US West. usage – a saddle horn, a pommel
n. 6. 1918 US military sl. – a grenade; a bomb
n. 7. 1928 sl. – a foolish person, a sucker
n. 8. 1930s African-American sl. – Harlem, New York City
n. 9. 1930s African-American sl. – the planet Earth
n. 10. 1940s sl., orig. US jazz usage – New York City
n. 11. 1940s US African-American sl. – a large Northern city
n. 12. 1942 Amer. sl. – a woman’s breast
n. 13. 1942 Amer. sl. – the Adam’s apple
n. 14. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unpopular person
n. 15. 1950 Amer. dial., jocular usage – one’s head
n. 16. 1950s US criminals’ sl. – an important person
n. 17. 1960s African-American sl. – money
n. 18. 1966 US sl. – in bowling: a weakly or inaccurately bowled ball
n. 19. 1970 US sl., derogatory – an American Indian who behaves more like a European than an Indian
n. 20. 1974 UK sl. – twenty pounds; in betting; odds of 20-1
n. 21. 1974 US sl. – a football
n. 22. 1976 US sl. – a citizens’ band radio enthusiast of unlimited zeal
n. 23. 1980 US sl. – a basketball
n. 24. 1980 African-American sl. – the vagina
n. 25. 1980s drugs sl. – anyone who does not use drugs
n. 26. 1980s drugs sl. – any pill capsule coloured red
n. 27. 1992 US sl. – the gullible victim of a confidence swindle
n. 28. 1996 UK sl. – a particular type of MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy
n. 29. 1998 NZ sl. – a $100 note
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to gather fir cones or ‘apples’
• THE APPLE
n. 1939 US sl. – originally, Harlem; later, New York City
• APPLE AND PIP
n. 19C Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,’ back-slang for piss’ – urine; an act of urination
vb. 1. 1960 Brit. rhyming sl. for sip,’ back-slang for piss’ – to urinate
vb. 2. 1972 UK rhyming sl. – to sip
• APPLE-BEE
n. 1808 Eng. dial. – a wasp
• APPLE-BLOSSOM TWO-STEP
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – looseness of the bowels; diarrhoea
• APPLE-BLOWTH
n. 1891 Eng. dial. – apple blossom
• APPLE BOX
n. 1977 US sl. – in the television and film industries, any device used to raise an actor or object to the desired height
• APPLE BUTTER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• APPLE CABBAGE
n. 1896 Amer. dial. obs. – rhubarb
• APPLE-CART
n. B1790 sl. – the human body
• APPLE-CATCHERS
n. 1965 Aust. sl. – large, spacious underpants
• APPLE CORE
n. 1. 1950s Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘score’ – £20
n. 2. 1974 UK rhyming sl. for ‘score’ – in betting; odds of 20-1
n. 3. 1990s UK prison rhyming sl. for ‘score’ – the situation, the facts
vb. 2000s rhyming sl. for ‘score’ – (as ‘apple-core’) to seduce
• APPLE CUCUMBER
n. 1990s Aust. criminals’ sl. – a ploy to kill or capture one’s target by using a friend to get close to the target’s friend, which will eventually bring the target into view
• APPLE-DRANE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a wasp
• APPLE-DRONE
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a wasp
• APPLE DUMPLING SHOP
n. L18 Brit. sl. – a woman’s breasts, esp. if fat and partially exposed
• APPLE FRITTER
adj. 2000s rhyming sl. – emotionally bitter
n. 1920s rhyming sl. – bitter beer
• APPLE-GARNADE
n. a1300 obs. – a pomegranate
• APPLE-GARTH
n. 1483 obs. – an apple-garden or orchard
• APPLE GRAY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – of horses: dapple grey
• APPLE-GUARD
n. L19 UK criminals’ sl. – a scarf and tie
• APPLEHEAD
n. 1951 US sl. – a fool; a stupid person
• APPLE IN THE WHITE FOLK’S YARD
phr. 1900s African-American sl. – an expression used by one Black person to refer to another who is looked upon with unusual favour by White folk
• THE APPLE ISLAND
n. 1906 Aust. colloq. – Tasmania
• APPLE ISLANDER
n. 1928 Aust. colloq. – an inhabitant of Tasmania
• THE APPLE ISLE
n. 1906 Aust. colloq. – Tasmania
• APPLEJACK
n. 1. E19 US sl. – brandy made from apples
n. 2. E19 US sl. – any alcoholic liquor
n. 3. 1950s African-American sl. – a dance, esp. the contemporary vogue step
n. 4. 1970s African-American sl. – a large-brimmed, oversized hat in a 1930s-40s style
n. 5. 1994 drugs sl. – crack cocaine
• APPLE-JOHN
n. L16 sl. – a foolish and probably impotent old man
• APPLEKNOCK
vb. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – to act the yokel, be boorish or unpolished
vb. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – to curry favour
• APPLEKNOCKER
n. 1. 1902 US colloq., often derogatory – a rustic or countrified person; a yokel or bumpkin; an ignorant or naive person
n. 2. 1922 Amer. dial., often derogatory – a fruit picker or farmer
n. 3. 1939 Amer. dial. – a stupid person; a fool; a coarse or dull-witted person used as a general term of abuse
n. 4. 1941 Amer. dial., often derogatory – an itinerant farm labourer
n. 5. 1942 US sl. – an inexperienced youthful worker; a naive newcomer, a greenhorn
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 7. Bk1944 services’ sl. – upstate farm hand now in infantry
n. 8. 1949 Amer. dial. – any outsider; a person who is not from your community, and doesn’t belong
n. 9. 1950 Amer. dial. – among loggers: a farmer
n. 10. 1950 Amer. dial. – among loggers: a part-time logger, usually not very skilled at woods jobs
n. 11. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who curries favour
n. 12. 1975 Amer. dial. – a privy; an outdoor toilet
n. 13. 1994 US sl. rare – a baseball player; a batter
• APPLE-MONGER
n. 1. 1540 rare – a dealer in apples; an apple seller
n. 2. 18C sl. – a pimp
• THE APPLE NEVER FALLS FAR FROM THE TREE
phr. 1843 – a person inevitably shares traits with or resembles his or her parents or family
• APPLE OF CONTENTION
n. 1574 – a cause or subject of strife or dissension
• APPLE OF DISCORD
n. 1595 – a cause or subject of strife or dissension
• APPLE OF DISSENSION
n. a1649 – a cause or subject of strife or dissension
• THE APPLE OF ONE’S EYE
n. c1350 – a greatly cherished person
• APPLE OF THE EYE
n. 1. a1300 – the pupil of the eye
n. 2. Bk1892 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
• APPLE ORCHARD
n. 1970 US police usage – a location where summonses are frequently incurred by traffic-law violators and other minor offenders
• APPLE-OWLING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the custom of knocking off from the trees the useless fruit remaining, after the apple harvest has been gathered in
• APPLE PALSY
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – drunkenness from ‘apple-jack’
• APPLE-PEELER
n. 1856 sl. – a knife
• APPLE-PERU
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – rhubarb
• APPLE-PICKER
n. 1913 US sl. – a fool, an unsophisticated person, a country person; a farmer
• APPLE-PIE
adj. 1. 1939 US sl. – simple, easily done
adj. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. – excellent; neat, tidy, perfect
n. 1. 1930s US criminals’ rhyming sl. – an eye
n. 2. 1940s rhyming sl. – the sky
n. 3. 1950s US prison sl. – a pretty, young (prison) homosexual
• APPLE-PIE BED
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – a bed made by way of a practical joke with one sheet so folded as to make entry impossible
• APPLE-PIE ORDER
n. L18 – neatness, tidiness, perfect orderliness
• APPLE-PIPS
n. 1960 rhyming sl. – the lips
• APPLE POLISH
vb. 1951 sl. – to curry favour, to toady, to flatter
• APPLE-POLISHER
n. 1. Bk1892 colloq., orig. & chiefly US – an obsequious person; a toady; a sycophant; a flatterer
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a favoured student
• APPLE-PUSHER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
• APPLES
adj. 1. 1943 Aust. & NZ sl. – satisfactory, good
adj. 2. 1998 NZ sl. – in good shape or condition
n. 1. 19C sl. – the testicles
n. 2. 1942 US sl. – a woman’s breasts
n. 3. 1990s drugs sl. – MDMA
• APPLES (AND PEARS)
n. 1857 Eng. rhyming sl. – stairs
• APPLES AND RICE
adj. 1943 rhyming sl. – nice; usually used in an ironic sense
• APPLES AND SPICE
adj. 1940s Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘nice’ – satisfactory
• APPLE SAUCE
int. 1884 Amer. sl. – nonsense! it is ridiculous
n. 1. 1919 US sl. – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery, suave talk
n. 2. 1921 Amer. dial. – nonsense
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something worthless
n. 4. 1960s sl. – anything easy
n. 5. 2000s Aust. rhyming sl. – a horse
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to take advantage of; to flatter
• APPLE-SHAKER
n. 1. 1871 US sl. – a rural, unsophisticated person; a lubber; an ignorant rustic
n. 2. 1905 Amer. dial. – a heavy storm
• APPLE-SHAPED
adj. 1779 – characterized by a tendency to store fat around the abdomen, rather than on the hips or thighs
• APPLE-SHINE
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. – to curry favour; to toady
• APPLE-SHINER
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
• APPLE SIMONIZER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a toady
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a favoured student
• APPLE-SQUEEZER
n. 1930 US sl. – a rural, unsophisticated person; an ignorant rustic
• APPLE-SQUIRE
n. 1. 16C Brit. sl. – a kept man
n. 2. 16C Brit. sl. – a pimp
• APPLES TO ASHES
phr. 1899 US sl. – a certainty; unquestionable
• APPLE STRUDEL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• APPLE TART
n. 1. 20C Aust. & Irish rhyming sl. – a breaking of wind; a fart
n. 2. 1989 NZ rhyming sl. – the heart
vb. 20C Aust. & Irish rhyming sl. – (as apple-tart’) to fart
• APPLE-TERRE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. – an orchard
• APPLETON TALKING
phr. 20C W. Indies sl. – used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively
• APPLETREE-ER
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a coaster; a ship, or its passengers, which only travels near the shore
• APPLE UP
vb. 1. 1966 US sl. – to become frightened
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to curry favour; to toady
• APPLE-WASHER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who curries favour; a toady, a sycophant
• APPLE WATER
n. 1606 rare – cider
• APPLE-WIFE
n. 1599 rare – a woman or girl who sells apples, esp. from a stall
• APPLE-WOMAN
n. 1607 rare – a woman or girl who sells apples, esp. from a stall
• APPLE Z
vb. 2003 US sl. – to undo something
• APPLICATE
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. – to insist; to pester one with unwelcome requests
• APPLY LAWYER FOOT
vb. 1950s W. Indies sl. – to run away
• APPLY LIP GLOSS
vb. 1980s sl. – of a woman: to masturbate
• APPLY THE ACID
vb. 1. 1900s sl. – to render impoverished
vb. 2. 1910s sl. – to put a stop to
vb. 3. 1910s sl. – to confirm
vb. 4. 1910s sl. – to test out a person or a statement
vb. 5. 1935 Aust. sl. – to exert pressure on a person for a loan, a favour, sexual compliance, etc.
• APPO
n. 1990s sl. – an application form for a job
• APPODELL-DOCK
n. 1830 Amer. dial. – a soap liniment; hence, any medicine; alcohol
• APPORT
n. a1423 obs. – demeanour; bearing
vb. 1. L16 obs. – to bring
vb. 2. M20 – to produce or transport by supposedly occult means
• APPOSAL
n. c1470 obs. – a searching question; inquiry, investigation, esp. legal examination of accounts
• APPOSE
vb. 1. c1315 obs. – to confront with objections or hard questions; to examine; to interrogate
vb. 2. E17 obs. – to examine accounts; to audit
• APPOSITION
n. E16 obs. – an objection; opposition
• APPRAY LA GUERRE
phr. 1916 military catchphrase – sometime, or never
• APPRECIATE
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. – to enjoy oneself
• APPRENTICE
n. 1947 US sl. – in horse racing: a jockey who has ridden for less than a year
• APPROACHABLE
adj. 1. 20C sl. – of easy morals, sexually easy
adj. 2. 20C sl. – pert. to a person who will take bribes
• APPROACHER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – one who curries favour
• APPROBATION
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an authoritative opinion
• APPROFOUND
vb. 1885 – to go deeply into, to search the depths of a subject of study
• APPROOF
n. 1. 1884 Eng. dial. – approval, praise
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – courage, pluck tried by experience
• APPROPERATE
vb. 1623 obs. – to make haste, to hasten
• APPROPINQUE
vb. 1663 obs. rare – to draw near to, to approach
• APPROPRIATE
vb. 1960 US military sl. – to steal something
• APPURTENANCES
n. 1. 1679 Eng. dial. – the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a woman’s breasts
• APPY
n. 1. 1980s S. Afr. sl. – an apprentice
n. 2. 1994 US sl. – an appendectomy
• ‘APPY DAY
n. Bk1950 Royal Navy sl. – a miserable, pessimistic, and inveterate grumbler
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