• AUAU
n. 1938 Hawaii – swimming, bathing
vb. 1938 Hawaii – to swim; to bathe in the sea or a stream
• AUBUCK
n. 1807 Eng. dial. – a clumsy fellow, a lout; a country bumpkin; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man
• AUCHIMUTY
adj. Bk1898 Sc. – mean, paltry
• AU CONTRAIRE
adv. 1955 US sl. – to the contrary
• AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 – pert. to an author
• AUCTION
n. 1. 1692 obs. – the act of increasing; increase, growth
n. 2. 1865 Eng. dial. – a dirty or untidy place or room; a disorderly crowd
• AUCTIONEER
n. 1. B1863 Eng. sl. – a pugilist’s fist
n. 2. 1863 Amer. sl. – in boxing: a knockdown blow
• AUCTORIAL
adj. 1821 – pet. to an author
• AUDACIOUS
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – exceedingly, uncommonly, very
• AUDACULOUS
adj. 1603 obs. – a little bold or daring
• AUDI
vb. 1990s teen & high school sl. – to run, to rush away
• AUDI 5000
vb. 1998 US teen & high school sl. – to run, to rush away
phr. 1991 African-American & teen sl. – a phrase of farewell; goodbye, see you
• AUDIE
n. 1. 1813 Sc. – a careless or stupid fellow
n. 2. 1955 US sl. – the voice that announced the time on telephone time services
• AUDITION THE FINGER PUPPETS
vb. 1990s sl. – to masturbate
• AUDITION THE HAND PUPPET
vb. 1990s sl. – to masturbate
• AUDIT ONE’S ACCOUNTS AT THE COURT OF NEPTUNE
vb. E20 nautical sl. – to vomit
• AUF
n. 1750 Eng. dial. – a foolish person, a simpleton
• AUGER
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. – an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. – an important person; a foreman
n. 3. c1910 Amer. jocular usage – a penis
n. 4. 1980s US college sl. – an excessively hard worker
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. – to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1923 Amer. dial. – to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 3. 1961 Amer. dial. – to argue
vb. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – to go about aimlessly
vb. 5. Bk1970 US Air Force sl. – to crash; said of combat aircraft
• AUGER AROUND
vb. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. – to look or investigate surreptitiously
vb. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – to go about aimlessly
• AUGER-EYED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – having sharp or piercing eyes
• AUGER-HOLE
n. L17 sl. – the vagina
• AUGER IN
vb. 1. 1944 US military sl. – of an aircraft: to dive and crash in a tailspin; to crash-land
vb. 2. Bk1975 US sl. – to become unconscious from drinking too much liquor
• AUGH!
int. 1871 Sc. – an exclamation of impatience, disappointment, contempt, etc.
• AUGHT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – any
n. 1. 1737 Sc. & Ireland – property, possession
n. 2. 1768 Sc. – an obstinate, ill-conditioned child
vb. 1. 1816 Sc. – to own, to possess
vb. 2. 1822 Sc. – to owe, to be indebted to
• AUGUR
n. 1. 1890 Amer. dial. – an excessive talker; a bore
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. – an important person; a foreman
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. – to talk, to converse, to chat
vb. 2. 1961 Amer. dial. – to argue
• AUGURING
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – talking, conversation
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – arguing
• AUGURIOUS
adj. Bk1886 obs. – predicting
• AUGUST BUG
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a cicada
• AUGUST CRICKET
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a cicada
• AUGUST FLY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a cicada
• AUGUST HAM
n. 1926 Amer. jocular usage – a watermelon
• AUGUSTIOUS
adj. a1670 obs. rare – grand, magnificent, majestic, august
• AUGUSTUS
n. 2002 UK sl. – a male homosexual
• AULD
adj. c1480 – old
• AULD ANE
n. 1816 Sc. – the devil
• AULD-AUNTIE
n. 1825 Sc. – the aunt of one’s father or mother
• AULD BOBBY
n. 1790 Sc. – the devil
• AULD BOY
n. 1894 Sc. – the devil
• AUL’ DAY
n. 1785 Sc. – the day after a merrymaking when no work is done
• AULD BOBBY
1790 Sc. – the devil
• AULD CHIEL
n. Bk1898 Sc. – the devil
• AULD DADDY
n. 1822 Sc. – grandfather
• AULD-FARRANT
adj. 1. 1721 Sc. – of persons and their ways, sayings, etc.: sagacious, prudent, knowing, cunning, clever, witty, ingenious
adj. 2. 1722 Sc. – of children or young people having the ways or the shrewdness of older persons; precocious
adj. 3. 1750 Sc. – old-fashioned; antiquated; quaint; droll
• AULD-FATHER
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a grandfather
• AULD HANGIE
n. 1785 Sc. – the devil
• AULD-HEADIT
adj. Bk1898 Sc. – shrewd, sagacious
• AULD HORNIE
n. 1785 Sc. – the devil
• AULD IN THE HORN
adj. 1915 Sc. – old and less fit, physically or mentally
• AULD KEEKUM
n. 1880 Sc. – the devil
• AULD KIRK
n. 1884 Sc. – whisky
• AULD LANG SYNE
n. 2002 UK rhyming slang for ’69’ – mutual, simultaneous oral sex between two people
• AULD LASS
n. 1901 Sc. – an old maid
• AULD MAHOUN
n. 1792 Sc. obs. – the Devil
• AULD MAID’S BAIRN
n. 1899 Sc. – a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
• AULD MAID’S WEAN
n. 1928 Sc. – a hypothetical well-behaved child which a spinster has in mind when criticizing the children of others
• THE AULD MAN
n. 1721 Sc. – the Devil
• AULD MISCHANTER
n. 1788 Sc. – the Devil
• AULD-MITHER
n. 1911 Sc. – grandmother
• AULD-MOU’D
adj. 1768 Sc. – sagacious, crafty
• THE AULD NAIL
n. Bk1902 Sc. – original sin
• AULD NEIL
n. 1898 Sc. – the devil
• AULD REEKIE; AULD REEKY; AULD REIKIE
n. 1721 Sc. – a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town
• AULDRIFE
adj. 1882 Sc. – old; of the old style
• AULD SANNIE; AULD SANNY
n. 1898 Sc. – a nickname for the devil
• AULD SAUNDERS
n. a1846 Sc. – the devil
• AULD SMITH
n. 1871 Sc. – the devil
• AULD SODGER
n. 1881 Sc. – a dried chew of tobacco
• AULD SON
n. a1825 Sc. – the oldest son
• AULD THIEF
n. Bk1898 Sc. – the devil
• AULD-UNCLE
n. 1825 Sc. – the uncle of one’s father or mother
• AULD USED HAND
n. 1824 Sc. – an experienced person; an ‘old hand’
• AULD WIFE’S SANTER
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – an idle tale
• AULD YEAR’S DAY
n. c1885 Sc. – the last day of the year
• AULOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of flutes
• AUM
vb. Bk1898 Sc. – to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person’s hide
• AUMBRY
n. 1768 Eng. dial. – a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
• AUMERIL
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – a stupid, unmethodical person
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – a mongrel dog
• AUMLACH
n. 1880 Ireland – a small quantity
• AUMLUCH
adj. Bk1898 Ireland – awkward, ungainly
adv. Bk1898 Ireland – in an ungainly manner, awkwardly
• AUMPER
vb. 1883 Eng. dial. obs. – to foster
• AUMRIE
n. B1900 Sc. – a very stupid person
• AUMRY
adj. 1850 Eng. dial. – shady
n. 1768 Eng. dial. – a chest or cupboard where food is kept, a pantry
• AU NATUREL
adj. 1967 US colloq. – naked
• AUNCETER
n. 1773 Eng. dial. – an ancestor
AUND
adj. 1. 1747 Eng. dial. – fated, destined, ordained
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – forewarned
• AUNT
n. 1. a1425 obs. – an old or talkative woman
n. 2. 1604 sl. – a female prostitute
n. 3. 1606 UK sl. – the manager of a brothel
n. 4. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a term of familiarity or respect applied to an elderly woman, not necessarily implying relationship
n. 5. 1793 – a close family friend or an elderly woman
n. 6. 1835 colloq. – an older Black woman; used as a term of respect or affection, esp. by White children
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a grandmother
n. 8. 1942-9 Amer. sl. – a middle-aged or elderly effeminate male homosexual; used disparagingly
n. 9. 1964 Amer. sl. – a female prostitute up in years
n. 10. 1965 Amer. dial. – in Mormon polygamous families: the term of address used by children to refer to wives of their father other than their mother
n. 11. 1968 Amer. dial. – a midwife
• AUNT ARUSHY
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a nickname for an umbrella
• AUNT BETSY’S COOKIE STORE
n. 1990s US college sl. – Alcoholic Beverage Control store
• AUNT BETTIE
n. 1945 US sl. – an overly cautious person
• AUNT DINAH’S PICKING HER GEESE
phr. 1969 Amer. dial. – it’s snowing; said when huge feathery snowflakes are falling, esp. in early winter and first snow falls
• AUNT EDNA
n. 1953 – a typical theatre-goer of conservative taste
• AUNT ELLA
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. – an umbrella
• AUNT EMMA
n. 1. 1947 US sl. – used as a personification of a matronly aunt
n. 2. 1977 US sl. – in croquet: a cautious, conservative, dull player
• AUNT EMMA FROM READING
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. – refers to a woman’s menstruation
• AUNTER
n. 1. 1697 Eng. dial. – a strange or unusual deed; anything unusual or out of the ordinary
n. 2. 1703 Eng. dial. – a pretense, needless scruple, excuse, hesitation
n. 3. 1881 Eng. dial. – an adventure, a misadventure; a story of adventure, an unlikely story
vb. 1. 1742 Sc. – to venture, to chance
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. – to walk, to saunter
• AUNTERCAST
n. 1768 Sc. – a misfortune
• AUNTERIN
adj. 1785 Sc. – occasional, rare
• AUNTERS
adv. 1790 Eng. dial. – perhaps
conj. 1788 Eng. dial. – lest, in case that
• AUNTERSOME
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – bold, daring, adventurous
• AUNT FANNY
n. 1975 US sl. – the Federal Communications Commission
• AUNT FLO
n. 1954 US sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• AUNT FLO FROM RED RIVER
n. 2001 Can. sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• AUNT FLO HAS COME
phr. 1948 Amer. dial. – menstruation has started
• AUNT FLO HAS COME TO STAY
phr. 1954 sl. – the menstrual period has started
• AUNT FLO IS VISITING
n. 20C sl. – menstruation
• AUNT GRANDMOTHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a grandmother
• AUNT HAGAR
n. 1942 African-American usage – the Black race
• AUNT HAGAR’S CHILDREN
n. 1935 African-American usage – the Black race
• AUNT HAGGIE’S CHILDREN
n. 1985 Bermuda sl. – any stupid, lazy, despised people
• AUNT HAZEL
n. 1. 1949 US sl. – heroin
n. 2. 2001 US sl. – marijuana
• AUNTIE
n. 1. 17C – a procuress, esp. the madam of a brothel or bawdy-house
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. – an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. – ‘the bottle’; a drink ; a drinking-bout
n. 4. M19 sl. – the lavatory
n. 5. 1930 US sl. – an older, effeminate male homosexual (a tad cruel term if not derogatory)
n. 6. 1950s drugs sl. – opium
n. 7. 1962 UK sl. – the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 8. 1964 Amer. sl. – a female prostitute up in years
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. – a midwife
n. 10. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
n. 11. 1999 NZ sl. – a disoriented unlambed ewe that thinks she has lambed and steals the lamb of another ewe
n. 12. 20C US Air Force usage – an antimissile missile
• AUNTIE ELLA
n. 20C rhyming sl. – an umbrella
• AUNTIE EMMA
n. 1. 1970s drugs sl. – morphine
n. 2. 1980s drugs sl. – opium
• AUNTIE ENA
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a cleaner
• AUNTIE FLORA
n. 20C W. Indies partial rhyming sl. – the floor
• AUNTIE JANE
n. 1970s Irish sl. – menstruation, a period
• AUNTIE JONES
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNTIE LILY
adj. 1945 UK rhyming sl. – silly
• AUNTIE-MAN
n. 1. 1940s W. Indies sl. – an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual
n. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – a man who is completely dominated by his wife
• AUNTIE MEG
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – a keg (of beer)
• AUNTIE NELLIE; AUNTIE NELLY
n. 1961 rhyming sl. – the belly
• AUNTIE’S RUIN
n. 1900s sl. – a disreputable, untrustworthy, seedy man
• AUNTIE WICKY
n. 1982 Bahamas – Queen Victoria
• AUNT-IN-LAW
n. a1556 – the wife or female partner of one’s uncle
• AUNT JANE
n. 1. 1928 US sl. – Tijuana, Mexico
n. 2. 1963 Amer. sl., derogatory – a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites; a Black female who is a traitor to her race
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. – a female member of a Black church
• AUNT JANE’S
n. c1960 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNT JANE’S ROOM
n. 1939 US sl. – an outdoor toilet
• AUNT JEMIMA
n. 1. 1909 US sl. – in craps: a particular point, perhaps three
n. 2. 1966 US sl. – a Black woman who seeks approval from White people by obsequious behaviour
• AUNT JENNY’S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNT JERUSHA’S
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNT JODY’S COME WITH HER SUITCASE
phr. 1971 Amer. dial. – menstrual period
• AUNT JULIA
n. 1953 US sl. – communist propaganda
• AUNT LILIAN IS VISITING
phr. 1960s US college sl. – menstruating
• AUNT MAME
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. – an older male homosexual
• AUNT MARIA
n. 1. L19 sl. – the female genitals
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. – a fire (pronounced ‘Mar-eye-a’)
• AUNT MARY
n. 1. M19 sl. – a Black woman who is a regular churchgoer and religious believer
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
n. 3. 1959 US sl. – marijuana
n. 4. 1974 US sl. – a Black woman who is subservient to Whites
• AUNT MATHILDA
n. 1970s US homosexual sl. – a middle-aged male homosexual
• AUNT MINNIE IS VISITING
phr. 1978 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• AUNT NELL
n. 2002 UK sl. – the ear; usually as a plural
vb. 1992 UK sl. – to listen
• AUNT NELLY
n. 20C rhyming sl. – the belly
• AUNT NELLY FAKE
n. 1997 UK sl. – an earring; usually as a plural
• AUNT NORA
n. 1994 US sl. – cocaine
• AUNT POLLYS
n. 2000s African-American sl. – very small testicles
• AUNT ROSE
n. 1990s US sl. – menstruation
• AUNT RUBY
phr. 2002 US sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• AUNT SALLY
n. 1. 1859 – something or someone who is an object of criticism, ridicule, etc.
n. 2. E19 African-American sl. – a subservient Black woman, happy to curry favour with Whites at the price of her autonomy
n. 3. L19 sl. – a scapegoat, often unfairly so
• AUNT SAM
n. 19C sl. – the USA and American culture, esp. the armed forces or federal agencies of the USA
• AUNT SARAH’S
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNT’S SISTERS
n. c1900 Eng. sl. – ancestors
• AUNT SUSIE
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet; a privy
• AUNT SUZIE’S VISITING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• AUNT THOMASINA
n. 1. 1963 US sl. – a Black woman who curries favour with White people by obsequious behaviour
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – a woman who does not support feminism; one who is untrue to her cause
• AUNT THOMASINE
n. 1. 1970 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Black woman with a servile attitude toward Whites
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – a woman considered untrue to her cause
• AUNT TILLIE; AUNT TILLY
n. 1. 1960 US sl. – the personification of a fussy old maid
n. 2. 1999 US sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• AUNT TILLIES
n. 1943 US sl. – an old-fashioned woman’s nightgown
• AUNT TOM
n. 1. 1960s sl., orig. African-American – a subservient, obsequious Black woman
n. 2. 1968 US sl. – a woman who does not support the roles of feminism
• AUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of persons: ready, bold, venturesome, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of horses: frisky, restive
n. 1. 1801 Eng. & Amer. dial. – an elderly woman unrelated to the speaker; used as a term of respectful address
n. 2. 1835 Amer. dial. – an elderly Black woman, used as a term of respectful address
n. 3. 1853 Sc. – a debauch; a name for the ‘bottle’
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. – a loose woman; a bawd
n. 5. M19 sl. – the lavatory
n. 6. 1962 UK sl. – the British Broadcasting Corporation
n. 7. 1992 Norfolk Island sl. – the bleed period of the menstrual cycle
• AUNTY (NELLY)
n. 1961 rhyming sl. – the belly
• AUNTY-PAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of horses: restive
• AUNTY-PRAUNTY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of persons: proud, high-spirited
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – of horses: restive
• AUPS
n. Bk1898 Eng, dial. – a wayward, mischievous child
• AURALIZE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen
• AURAL SEX
n. Bk1998 sl. – phone sex
• AU RESERVOIR!
int. 1853 Amer. jocular usage – goodbye!
• AUREV
phr. 1920s – goodbye (French au revoir)
• AURICOMOUS
adj. 1864 – having golden hair
• AURIPOTENT
adj. 1575 – having gold at command, rich in gold → obs.
• AURIUM
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a wandering beggar posing as some type of priest
• AUROPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal dislike of gold
• AURORA BOREALIS
n. 1977 US drugs sl. – the recreational drug PCP
• AURULENT
adj. 1731 – having the colour of gold
• AUSGESPIELT
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. – tired out; finished; broken
• AUSSIE
adj. 1917 sl. – Australian
n. 1. 1915 Aust. sl. – Australia
n. 2. 1918 Aust. sl. – an Australian; orig. used of Australian soldiers in World War I
n. 3. 1945 Aust. sl. – Australian English
n. 4. 1956 Aust. sl. – the Australian dollar
• AUSSIE BATTLER
n. 1886 Aust. sl. – the ordinary Australian trying to make ends meet
• AUSSIE HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. – a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one’s pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
• AUSSIE KISS
n. 2002 UK sl. – oral-genital stimulation; ‘similar to a French kiss, but given down under’
• AUSSIELAND
n. 1920 Aust. – Australia
• AUSSIELANDER
n. 1941 Aust. – an Australian
• AUSSIE SALUTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – the flapping away of ever-present flies from one’s face
• AUSSIE STEAK
n. 1947 US sl. – mutton
• AUSTERN
adj. 1. 1824 Sc. – austere
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. – having a frightful or ghastly appearance
• AUSTERULOUS
adj. 1731 obs. – somewhat harsh
• AUSTRAL
adj. 1823 – pert. to Australia
• AUSTRALIA
n. 2003 UK sl. – an ounce of marijuana or other drug, ‘oz’
• AUSTRALIAN
n. 1. 1902 Aust. – Australian English
n. 2. 1979 US sl. – a practitioner of mouth-to-anus sex
• AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. – the partner who performs anilingus
• AUSTRALIAN AS A MEAT PIE
adj. 1981 Aust. sl. – typically or authentically Australian
• AUSTRALIAN DAYS
n. 1970 UK sl. – night-work
• THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – the bottom of a shirt, protruding between the trousers and waistcoat
• AUSTRALIAN GRIP
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – hearty shake of the hand
• AUSTRALIAN HAKA
n. 1998 NZ sl. – a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one’s pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home
• AUSTRALIAN PASSIVE
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. – the partner who receives anilingus
• AUSTRALIAN SALUTE
n. 1972 Aust. sl. – a hand movement brushing flies away from the face
• AUSTRALIAN YO
n. 1999 US sl. – in craps, a roll of three; a roll of three is rarely a good thing, and is usually best face-down; if a three is face-down, an eleven is face-up; eleven is ‘yo’ with the three thus ‘down-under the yo’
• AUSTRALIENNE
n. 1895 Aust. – a non-Aboriginal Australian woman
• THE AUSTRIAN OAK
n. 1984 US sl. – Arnold Schwarzenegger, the dominant bodybuilder in the steroid-enhanced 1970s
• AUSTROMANCY
n. Bk1991 – divination by observing the winds, especially the south wind
• AUSTROUS
adj. 1820 Sc. obs. – frightful, ghastly
• AUTARCHY
n. Bk1991 – an autocratic government
• AUTEM
n. 16C Eng. sl. – a church
• AUTEM-BAWLER
n. E18 sl. – a parson
• AUTEM-BAWLEY
n. E18 sl. – a parson
• AUTEM-CACKLER
n. E18 sl. – a dissenter, esp. a Puritan
• AUTEM CACKLE TUB
n. 1. E18 sl. – a conventicle or dissenters’ meeting house
n. 2. L18 sl. – a pulpit
• AUTEM-COVE
n. 1. M18 UK criminals’ sl. – a married man
n. 2. M19 sl. – a preacher, a parson
• AUTEM-DIPPER
n. 1. 17C sl. – an Anabaptist
n. 2. E18 sl. – a churchwarden or other petty official charged with responsibility for distributing alms to the poor; their charges regarded them as little more than licensed robbers
• AUTEM-GOGGLER; AUTEM-GOGLER
n. E18 UK criminals’ sl. – a fortune-teller, a conjuror
• AUTEM JET
n. 1737 – a parson; a clergyman → sl.
• AUTEM MORT
n. M16 – a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes → criminals’ sl.
• AUTEM MOT • AUTEM MOTT
n. M16 – a mistress, as in a woman who cohabits with a man, or accompanies a mendicant villain on his travels and his crimes → criminals’ sl.
• AUTEM PRICKEAR
n. E18 – a dissenter; a Puritan → sl.
• AUTEM QUAVER
n. E18 – a Quaker → sl.
• AUTEM QUAVER TUB
n. E18 – a Quaker meeting house → sl.
• AUTEM SNEAK
n. E19 – the robbery of churches or chapels → sl.
• AUTEXOUSIOUS
adj. 1678 – exercising free will → obs.
• AUTHOR
n. 1980 – a doctor or an addict who writes illegal prescriptions for drug users → US drugs sl.
• AUTHORLING
n. 1771 – a petty author; an insignificant writer
• AUTO
n. 1980 – a device consisting of an aquarium pump and an oxygen mask used to smoke cannabis → US drug culture sl.
• AUTOBIOGRAPHIST
n. 1840 – an autobiographer
• AUTOBUS
n. 1900 – an automobile omnibus; a motor bus
• AUTOCAR
n. 1895 – a motor car
• AUTOCIDE
n. 1635 – a self-destroyer; a person who commits suicide → obs.
• AUTOCRACY
n. 1991 – a government in which one person has unrestricted control over others (Bk.)
• AUTOCRITICAL
adj. 1642 – critical of oneself or one’s own work
• AUTOCUTIE
n. 2003 – an attractive but incompetent television presenter → Brit. sl.
• AUTOCYCLE
n. 1905 – a cycle propelled by a motor; a motor cycle
• AUTODIDACT
n. 1748 – one who is self-taught
• AUTODIDACTIC
adj. 1847 – self-taught; acquired by teaching oneself
• AUTODOG
n. 1983 – soft ice-cream which comes out of machines → US Navy sl.
• AUTO DRUNK
adj. 1942 – dizzy or nauseated from riding in a car → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• AUTO-GETEM
n. 1972 – the setting on a rifle for fully automatic fire; automatic weapons fire; ‘automatic fire gets ’em → US military sl.
• AUTO-GO-FAST
n. 1942 – a fast car → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• AUTOGRAPH
n. 1950 – a narcotic injection → US drug culture sl.
• AUTOGRAPH HOUND
n. 1933 – a collector of autographs, esp. an offensive person who clamours for the autographs of celebrities → Amer. colloq.
• AUTOIST
n. 1903 – one who uses or drives an automobile → US
• AUTOLATRY
n. 1991 – worship of oneself (Bk.)
• AUTOMAGICALLY
adv. 1981 – in computing: in an automatic but explanation-defying complicated fashion → US sl.
• AUTOMANIA
n. 1991 – an excessive liking for solitude (Bk.)
• AUTOMATIC TONGUE-WIPER
n. 1977 – a sycophant, a toady → US sl.
• AUTOMATON
n. 1996 – in poker: a player who bets and plays in an extremely predictable manner → US sl.
• AUTOMOBILIST
n. 1897 – one who uses an automobile or motor vehicle
• AUTOMOBILITY
n. 1. 1903 – the use of automobiles or motor vehicles as a mode of travel
n. 2. 1909 – mobility by means of automobile vehicles
• AUTOMOBILIZE
vb. 1898 – to use an automobile as a means of locomotion; to ride in or drive a motor car; to travel by automobile
• AUTOMOBUBBLE
n. 1902 – an automobile → Amer. jocular usage
• AUTOMOTOR
n. 1895 – an automobile motor or motor vehicle
• AUTOMYSOPHOBIA
n. 1991 – an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty (Bk.)
• AUTONOMISM
n. 1874 – the principle or system of autonomy or self-government
• AUTONUMEROLOGY
n. 1991 – the study of unusual and distinctive license plate numbers (Bk.)
• AUTONYM
n. 1867 – a real name or one’s own name as distinguished from a pseudonym or anonym, esp. the real name of an author; also, a book published under the author’s real name
• AUTOPHILIA
n. 1991 – a kind of self-love (Bk.)
• AUTOPHOBIA
n. 1991 – an abnormal fear of being by oneself (Bk.)
• AUTOPHOBY
n. 1. 1827 – fear of referring to oneself; fear of being egotistical
n. 2. 1991 – an abnormal fear of being by oneself
• AUTOPHONE
n. 1927 – an automatic telephone
vb. 1928 – to use an automatic telephone
• AUTOPHONOMANIA
n. 1991 – an obsession with suicide (Bk.)
• AUTOPSIC
adj. 1881 – pert. to autopsy; based on personal observation
• AUTORITY
n. 1898 – authority → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
• AUTOSPILL
n. 1913 – an emptying of an automobile by tilting or overturning → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• AUTOTHAUMATURGIST
n. 1991 – a person who pretends to be notable or mysterious (Bk.)
• AUTUMN
n. M19 – death by hanging → sl.
• AUTUMNIAN
adj. 1606 – belonging to autumn → obs.
• AUTUMN LEAVES
n. 1989 – in horse racing: a steeplechase jockey who has suffered a series of falls → Aust. sl.
• AUTYMOBILE
n. 1934 – an automobile → Amer. dial.
• AUVISH
adj. 1819 – silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous → Eng. dial.
• AUWANA
n. 1938 – a gadabout; a wanderer → Hawaii
vb. 1938 – to wander about aimlessly; to go by walking → Hawaii
• AUXILIANT
adj. 1631 – affording help or assistance → obs.
• AUXILIARY
n. 1970 – the male genitals → US homosexual sl.
• AUXILIATE
vb. 1656 – to help, to aid, to assist → obs.
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