• BACON
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. (Bacon Rind) – blind
n. 1. c1380 obs. – the carcass of a pig; rarely, a live pig
n. 2. 1596 obs. – a rustic, a clown
n. 3. 1598 – a country bumpkin; a rustic oaf
n. 4. L16 sl. – human flesh, a human being
n. 5. 1712 obs. – the blubber of a whale
n. 6. 1916 Amer. sl. – the penis
n. 7. World War I US Army usage – chicken served at a meal
n. 8. 1974 Amer. sl. – a policeman; the police; used derisively
n. 9. Bk1975 US sl. – plunder
n. 10. 1986 Amer. sl. – money
n. 11. 1990s African-American sl. – the good life, material success
n. 12. 1992 US college sl. – a woman
n. 13. Bk2009 mountain biking sl. – scabby biking wounds
• BACON AND EGGS
n. 1940s rhyming sl., orig. Aust. – legs
• BACON BAND
n. 2006 UK sl. – a bulging midriff, as displayed between an abbreviated top and low-cut trousers or skirt
• BACON BAZOOKA
n. 1990s sl. – the penis
• BACON-BONCE
n. 1. 1940s sl. – the brain
n. 2. 1958 sl. – a dullard; a simpleton; a rustic, a yokel
n. 3. 1950s UK juvenile sl. – the face
n. 4. 1984 sl. – one who is partially bald
n. 5. 1990s rhyming sl. for ‘nonce’ – a child molester
• BACON-BRAINS
n. a1634 – a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead
• BACON-CHOPS
n. Bk1891 sl. – a rustic
• BACONER
n. 1750 Eng. dial. – a pig kept for bacon
• BACON-FACE
adj. 1684 – having a fat sleek face
n. 1. 19C sl. – a term of abuse
n. 2. 1990 US sl. – a fat face; a person having a fat face
• BACON-FACED
adj. c1600 – having a fat sleek face
• BACON-FED
adj. 1. 1596 – rustic, clownish
adj. 2. L16 sl. – fat, greasy
• BACON-HEAD
n. Bk1986 Eng. dial. – a dunce, a stupid person
• BACON HOLE
n. 1940s sl. – the mouth
• BACON-PICKER
n. 1653 obs. – an opprobrious name for a glutton
• BACON RIND
adj. 1990s rhyming sl. – blind
• BACON SANDWICH
n. 1990s sl. – the vagina
• BACON-SLICER
n. 1653 obs. – a countryman; a rustic
• BACON SPROUT
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a young pig
• BACON-STRIPS
n. 1990s sl. – the labia majora
• BACON-SWORD
n. 1859 Eng. dial. – the rind of bacon
• BACON-TREE
n. 1867 Eng. dial. – a humorous term for a pig, ‘growing bacon’
• BACQUERO
n. 1847 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BACTERIOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 -an abnormal fear of germs
• BACTIZE
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. – to baptize
• BACULINE
adj. 1710 – pert. to the rod or to punishment by caning or flogging
• BAD
adj. 1. 1716 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – ill, sick, in pain; injured
adj. 2. 1839 Eng. & Amer. dial. – sorrowful; depressed
adj. 3. 1855 Amer. sl., esp. African-American usage – of persons: very tough; pugnacious; formidable; hence, formidably skilled
adj. 4. 1876 Sc. – distressed in mind, anxious
adj. 5. 1882 Eng. dial. – difficult, hard
adj. 6. 1897 sl., orig. African-American – good, excellent, worthy of esteem or value; deeply satisfying; stunningly attractive or stylish; sexy
adj. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – profligate, tyrannical, and cruel in conduct
adj. 8. 1955 Amer. sl. – of liquor or drugs: strong, potent
adj. 9. 1972 Amer. dial. – stylish, in vogue
adj. 10. 1990s US sl. – sexy, provocative
adj. 11. 20C sl., orig. African-American usage – dangerous, aggressive
adv. 1. 1917 Sc. – badly
adv. 2. 1930s – very, extremely
n. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – any article of clothing
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – a belligerent or mean-tempered person
n. 3. 1994 US drug culture sl. – crack cocaine
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – to remove the outer green husk from walnuts
vb. 2. 1908 Sc. – to bathe; to bathe oneself
• BAD-A-BED
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. – so ill as to be obliged to remain in bed
• BADACH
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. – a churl, a lout
• BAD-ACTING
n. L19 sl. – troublemaking
• BAD ACTOR
n. 1. 1848 sl. – a person who behaves immorally; an unpleasant individual, an aggressive troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person
n. 2. 1910s sl. – a vicious or unbroken horse
n. 3. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a tramp who lives on money sent him by his family to keep him from returning home
n. 4. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – a mean, malicious, or deceitful person
n. 5. Bk1975 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a confirmed criminal, esp. a murderer
n. 6. Bk1999 baseball usage – in baseball: a player whose difficult to deal with
n. 7. Bk2004 Amer. colloq. – a person who is always fighting, quarrelling, or doing bad things
• BAD APPLE
n. 1962 – a troublesome or despicable person; a bad person in a group, typically one whose behaviour is likely to have a corrupting influence on the rest; a no-good person, esp. one who is likely to lead others astray
• BADASS
adj. 1. 1950s sl., orig. & chiefly US – belligerent or intimidating; tough; bad; nasty
adj. 2. 1970s sl., orig. & chiefly US – formidable, admirable, first-rate, terrific, excellent
n. 1.1956 sl., orig. & chiefly US – a tough, aggressive or uncooperative person; a troublemaker; a belligerent or mean-tempered person
n. 2. 1970s African-American sl. – an untrustworthy male
vb. 1970s US sl. – (as ‘bad ass’) to bully, to behave like a thug
• BAD-ASS BITCH
n. 1980s African-American sl. – an aggressive, tough Black woman, who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role the White authorities have selected for her
• BAD-ASSED
adj. 1956 Amer. dial. – mean-tempered; belligerent; worthless
• BAD-ASSED NIGGER
n. 1. 1900s African-American sl. – a troublemaker; a mean person
n. 2. 1900s African-American sl. – a positive, courageous person
• BAD-ASS NIGGER
n. 1. 1900s African-American sl. – a troublemaker; a mean person
n. 2. 1900s African-American sl. – a positive, courageous person
n. 3. 1954 African-American usage – an aggressive, tough Black man who rejects the constraints and humiliation of the role of the White authorities have selected for him
• BADAUD
n. Bk1894 – a booby, a fool
• BAD AUGHT
n. 1825 Sc. – an obstinate, ill-conditioned child
• BAD BABY
n. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a woman of easy morals; a desperado or thug
• BAD-BALL HITTER
n. 1922 – in baseball: a hitter who willingly swings at pitches outside the strike zone
• BAD BARGAIN
n. c1860 sl. – a worthless person or soldier; a malingerer
• BAD BLOOD
n. E20 Brit. euphemism – anger; longstanding resentment
• BAD-BOBBIN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a disreputable character
• BAD BONGOS
n. 1970s US college sl. – a situation in which things do not go as required or desired
• BAD BOY
adj. 1980s African-American sl. – (as ‘bad-boy’) attractive, well-dressed
n. 1. 1860 colloq., orig. US – a man who does not conform to expected or approved standards of conduct; a rebel
n. 2. 1929 US sl. – a tearaway, a young criminal
n. 3. 1956 African-American & W. Indies sl. – a Black who rejects the second-class role offered by the dominant White society
n. 4. 1980s African-American sl. – anything good or impressive
n. 5. Bk1984 African-American sl. – a clever and attractive Black male
• BAD BREAK
n. 1. 1883 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a stroke of bad luck
• BAD-BREATH
vb. 1970s US sl. – to inform on, to speak ill of
• BAD BROAD
n. Bk1970 US students’ sl. – an attractive woman
• BAD BUNDLE
n. 1970s drug culture sl. – inferior-quality heroin
• BAD BUSINESS
n. 1822 – an unfortunate matter
• BAD BWAI; BAD BWOY
n. 1999 W. Indies & Black British teen sl. – a villain, a criminal, a rebellious young male
• BAD CASE
n. 1. Bk1988 Aust. sl. – a person weighed down by misfortune, bad luck, emotional instability, etc.
n. 2. Bk1988 Aust. sl. – a reprehensible, dishonest person
• BAD CASE OF THE TINS
n. 1. 1930s US homosexual sl. – a state of fear, esp. of being raped
n. 2. 1980s US homosexual sl. – (temporary) impotence
• BAD CESS TO YOU!
int. Bk1999 – may ill luck befall you
• BAD CHILD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a malicious or devilish child
• BAD CLOTHES
n. 1972 Amer. dial. – stylish clothes; handsome or attractive attire
• BAD COCK
n. Bk1891 tailors’ sl. – a bad workman
• BAD COUNT
n. 1. 1980s US criminals’ sl. – an unfair decision
n. 2. 1980s US criminals’ sl. – a short measure of drugs
• BAD CRACK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a verbal blunder
• BAD CRIB
n. Bk1970 US students’ sl. – a nice residence
• BAD CROWD
n. 1883 US sl. – an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a troublemaker; a habitual brawler; a dangerous person
• BADD
n. 1898 Sc. – an article of clothing; a suit of clothes
• BAD DAD
n. 1973 US sl. – a person whose opinion of his own toughness exceeds the rest of the world’s estimation
• BAD DAY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• BAD DEAL
n. 1. 1912 US sl. – ill-treatment, exploitative or unfair usage; a swindle
n. 2. 1938 sl. – unfair treatment
n. 3. Bk1970 US students’ sl. – a happy or fortunate occasion or event
• BADDEN
vb. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage – to become intoxicated on drugs or alcohol
• BADDER
n. 1825 Sc. – a troublesome person
• BADDER IT!
int. 1924 Sc. – bother it! an exclamation of annoyance
• BADDERS
n. 1768 Sc. – low raillery
• BADDEST
adj. 1977 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage – best
• BADDIE
n. 1. 1901 Aust. sl. – an immoral person
n. 2. 1934 colloq., orig. US – a bad or wicked person; a scoundrel, a villain, esp. as a character in play, film, etc.
n. 3. 1939 sl. – an unpleasant person, spec. a criminal, a hoodlum, a tough guy; a mischievous person
n. 4. 1960s US college sl. – a difficult course
• BAD DISEASE
n. L19 euphemism – syphilis
• BAD DISORDER
n. 19C US – a venereal disease
• BADDIWAD
n. 1960s US teen sl. – something that is bad
• BADDLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to spend profligately
• BAD DOG
n. 1. 1940s Aust. sl. – a bad debt
n. 2. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a dishonest person; a vicious person; a no-good person
• BAD-DOING
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – first-rate; superior, excellent, the best
• BAD-DOING NIGGER
n. 1965 African-American sl. – a Black person who commands the respect of other Blacks
• BADDORDS
n. 1778 Sc. obs. – low raillery or half-humorous abuse
• BAD DOUGH
n. 1910s sl. – any form of fraudulent documents, counterfeit money, or similar written or printed frauds or forgeries
• BAD DUDE
n. Bk1970 US students’ sl. – a handsome man
• BAD DUTY
n. 1949 US Navy sl. – a person, esp. a young woman, evaluated as being unpleasant
• BADDY
n. 1937 sl., orig. US – a bad person; a criminal; a villain, esp. in a film or play
• BADE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a bath
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to bathe in the open air, in a pond, in a river, in the sea
vb. 2. 1990s W. Indies sl. – to make lots of money, usually in gambling
• BADEEN
adj. 1685 obs. rare – frivolous, light-hearted, frivolous
n. 1670 obs. rare – a clown
• BAD EGG
n. 1. 1847 sl., orig. US – a rogue, a villain, a scoundrel, a rascal, a worthless fellow
n. 2. 1855 – a person or a scheme that disappoints expectation; a useless or lazy person; a ne’er-do-well
n. 3. 1928 sl., orig. US – a tough man
• BADELYNG
n. 1486 obs. – a brood of ducks
• BADEN-POWELL
n. 1. L19 rhyming sl. – a trowel
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – a towel
• BADERED
adj. 1980s sl. – drunk
• BAD EYE
n. 1. 1875 US sl. – strong, vile liquor
n. 2. 1887 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American usage – the evil eye; a curse or threatening glance
vb. 1964-66 US sl. – (as ‘bad-eye’) to glare at; to stare down
• BAD FACE
n. 1961 African-American sl. – an unpleasant, disagreeable person
• BAD FALL
n. 1910s US criminals’ sl. – an arrest and charge from which one cannot escape, despite attempting to intimidate or bribe the plaintiff or a prosecution witness
• BAD-FEELING DAYS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• BAD FLUKE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a stroke of bad luck
• BAD FOOD
n. 20C W. Indies sl. – food that supposedly contains ‘magic’ ingredients that will influence a man to choose a particular woman
• BAD FOR FEED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hungry
• BAD FORM
n. L19 orig. UK society usage – bad manners; anything socially unacceptable
• BAD FRONT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – ugliness
• BADGE
n. 1. a1790 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a criminal having wounds and scars resulting from the burning of the hands or face as a punishment for crimes
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a large ill-shaped burden
n. 3. 1858 US sl. – a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients
n. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. – a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a moth of a medium size
n. 6. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – a blackmailer; an extortioner
n. 7. 1921 US sl. – a police officer or detective who has a badge
n. 8. 1992 US prison sl. – a warder, a guard; anyone in authority
vb. 1. 1552 obs. – to deal as a ‘badger’; to hawk for sale; to buy up provisions for the purpose of selling again elsewhere
vb. 2. 1576 Eng. dial. – to buy up farm and garden produce in order to sell it again at market
vb. 3. 1923 Sc. – to walk heavily; to plod, to trudge
• BADGE BANDIT
n. 1960 US sl. – a police officer, esp. a motorcycle police officer
• BADGE-COVE
n. E18 sl. – one who draws a pension from their parish; they are distinguished by a special badge
• BADGEMAN
n. 1. 1668 – a man who wears a badge; specifically, a beggar or an alms-house man: so called because a special dress or badge is worn to indicate that the wearer belongs to a particular foundation
n. 2. 1904 – an authorized or licensed porter
n. 3. 1926 US sl. – a detective
n. 4. 1950 US prison sl. – a prisoner who informs on fellow convicts
• BADGER
n. 1. a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – one who buys corn and other commodities and carries them elsewhere to sell; an itinerant dealer who acts as a middleman between producer (farmer, fisherman, etc.) and consumer; a cadger, hawker, or huckster
n. 2. 1725 UK criminals’ sl. – a thief who specializes in robbery on the riverbank, after which he murders the victim and disposes of the corpse in the water
n. 3. 1725 UK criminals’ sl. – a pimp
n. 4. 1788 sl. – an old man; usually used disparagingly
n. 5. 1833 US colloq. – a lead miner, spec. one who lives in a dugout close to the diggings; esp. in Wisconsin
n. 6. 1834 Amer. dial. – an old man; usually used disparagingly
n. 7. 1835 Amer. dial. – a native or resident of Wisconsin; a nickname first applied to lead miners in southwestern Wisconsin
n. 8. 1856 Eng. dial. – one who keeps a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold
n. 9. 1858 criminals’ sl. – a thief or blackmailer whose speciality is the badger game (a racket where a prostitute’s accomplice steals from or blackmails her customer, usually by posing as her wronged husband)
n. 10. 1858 US sl. – a prostitute, esp. one who participates in a scheme to rob her clients
n. 11. 1889 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a male whorehouse manager
n. 12. Bk1891 schoolboy sl. – a red-haired individual
n. 13. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a wholesale grocer; one who buys and sells in batches
n. 14. 19C Brit. sl. – a smelly prostitute; a low whore
n. 15. 1909 US sl. – a man wearing whiskers
n. 16. 1968 Amer. dial. – a chamber pot
n. 17. 1976 US sl. – in horse racing: an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges
n. 18. 1990s US sl. – an unattractive woman
n. 19. 1990s US sl. – a male homosexual
n. 20. 1990s US sl. – the female genital area
n. 21. 1990s US sl. – an attractive woman
vb. 1. L18 – to torment; to tease; to nag
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. – to beat, to thrash
vb. 3. 1865 Eng. dial. – to barter; to beat down in price; to haggle over a bargain
vb. 4. L19 sl. – of a prostitute: to steal from a client
• BADGERAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a beating
• BADGER-BILL
n. 1943 W. Indies sl. – a hypocrite; a two-faced untrustworthy person
• BADGER BODY
n. Bk1878 Eng. dial. – a person who buys corn and retails the meal ground at the mill of another; a travelling dealer in butter, etc.
• BADGER BOX
n. L19 Aust. sl. – a roughly-constructed dwelling
• BADGER-CRIB
n. M19 sl. – a brothel that specializes in robbing its clients
• BADGERER
n. 1. a1790 – a person who badgers or pesters another; a nagger
n. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. rare – a bargainer, a haggler
• BADGER FIGHT
n. 1929 Amer. dial. – a practical joke in which an inexperienced person plays referee in a fake fight between a badger and a dog
• BADGER GAME
n. L19 sl. – the ensnaring of a client by a woman, often a prostitute, and his subsequent robbery, either by the woman herself or more often by her pimp, posing as an outraged boyfriend; the man often emerged, while the pair were in flagrante, from a hidden door or panel in the bedroom wall
• BADGER GAME MAN
n. 1893 Aust. & US sl. – the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients
• BADGER GAME WORKER
n. 1928 US sl. – a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed ‘husband’ or ‘brother’
• BADGER-GASSING
n. 1990 – an especially foul-smelling breaking of wind → UK juvenile sl.
• BADGER HOUSE
n. M19 – an establishment, often a brothel, where the client is robbed → US sl.
• BADGERING
n. 1844 – beating down the cost → Eng. dial.
• BADGER-LEGGED
adj. 1704 – having legs of unequal length, as the badger was vulgarly supposed to have
• BADGERLY
adj. 1753 – greyish-haired, elderly
• BADGER MAN
n. 1904 – the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients → Aust. & US sl.
• BADGER MOLL
n. 1898 – the woman, often a prostitute, who tricks her client → US sl.
• BADGER-PIED
adj. 1845 – badger-coloured, tawny → Eng. dial.
• BADGER-REISHILL
n. 1825 – a severe or resounding blow; a sounding smack → Sc. obs.
• BADGER’S BAND
n. 1860 – the clashing of kettles, pans, etc. in from of the house of an obnoxious person; a rural form of punishment for notorious offenders → Eng. dial.
• BADGER’S CLOUT
n. 1898 – a wisp of hay or straw used to stop a hole in a sack → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BADGER SET
n. 1990 – anywhere that unattractive women can take advantage of men → US sl.
• BADGER STATE
n. 1871 – the state of Wisconsin → US
• BADGER WORKER
n. M19 – the accomplice of a prostitute who tricks her clients → US sl.
• BADGE-SHOP
n. 1885 – a small shop where groceries and provisions are sold, generally on credit → Eng. dial.
• BADGET
n. 1885 – a badger (animal) → Eng. dial.
• BADGE-TOTER
n. 1966 – a law officer, a sheriff → US West sl.
• BADGER WORKER
n. 1. 1894 – a prostitute who tricks her clients, and allows them to be robbed by a supposed ‘husband’ or ‘brother’ → US sl.
n. 2. 1945 – a blackmailer who plays the badger game → criminals’ sl.
• BAD GIRL
n. 1855 – a woman who defies expected or approved standards of conduct, esp. one who behaves in a wild, rebellious, or sexually provocative manner → colloq., orig. US
• BAD GO
n. 1. 1971 – a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid → US drug culture sl.
n. 2. 1980 – a bad reaction to a drug → drug culture sl.
• BAD GUY
n. 1. 1932 – a villain or enemy, esp. in a film or other work of fiction → colloq., orig. US
n. 2. 1961 – an enemy, an enemy soldier; widely used during the Vietnam War; usually in the plural → US sl.
n. 3. 1994 – a dishonest, deceitful, guilty character in a situation → sl. (Bk.)
• BADGY
adj. 1945 – of an enlistee: underage → World War II Amer. sl.
• BAD HAIR
n. 1920 – a Black person’s naturally kinky hair → African-American & W. Indies sl.
• BAD-HAIRED
adj. 1920 – having naturally kinky hair → African-American & W. Indies sl.
• BAD HALFPENNY
n. 1. 1756 – an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; a ne’er-do-well → sl.
n. 2. 1892 – a fruitless errand → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• BAD HANDS
n. 1960 – in baseball: a player with poor fielding ability, esp. one who has difficulty holding on to the ball; one who has trouble with short hops → baseball usage
• BAD HAT
n. 1831 – a mischievous or wayward person; a rascal; a troublemaker; an habitual brawler; a dangerous person
• BAD-HEAD
n. 1. 1960 – a very unattractive face → US sl.
n. 2. 1996 – a tearaway, a young criminal → Caribbean English
n. 3. 1999 – in baseball: a player with a bad psyche → baseball usage (Bk.)
• BAD HEART
n. 1999 – one who is cruel, or otherwise very wicked → baseball usage (Bk.)
• BAD-HEARTED
adj. 1898 – melancholy, miserable, down-hearted → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BADIAN
n. 1959 – a native of Barbados → Amer. sl.
• BADINAGE
n. 1658 – light trifling raillery or humorous banter or ridicule
vb. 1878 – to banter playfully
• BADINE
adj. 1685 – frivolous, light-hearted, flippant → obs.
n. 1670 – a clown → obs.
• BADINER
vb. 1697 – to talk jestingly and frivolously; to banter → obs.
• BADINERIE
n. 1712 – badinage, raillery, banter
• BADINEUR
n. 1734 – one who indulges in badinage or raillery; a trifler, a banterer → obs.
• BAD IN ONESELF
adj. 1898 – ill generally, but without any particular local ailment → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BAD IN THE HEAD
adj. 1. 1980 – eccentric, out of control → African-American sl.
adj. 2. 1980 – unhappy → African-American sl.
• BAD INVESTMENT
n. 1988 – a person seen as a poor prospect for marriage or for a sound relationship → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• BAD IRON
n. 1896 – failure; misadventure; bad luck; a disaster → workmen’s sl. (Bk.)
• BAD JOB
n. 1. 1700 – an unfortunate event, fact, or condition of affairs; a bad bargain or business
n. 2. 1942 – a confused or awkward state of affairs → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 3. 1942 – an unattractive thing or person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. 1942 – bad luck → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• BAD-JOHN
n. 1. 1935 – a ruffian; a hooligan or miscreant → Caribbean
n. 2. 1973 – a gangster; an important criminal → Black British sl.
• BAD LAD
n. 1. 1891 – the devil → Eng. dial.
n. 2. ..20C – cancer → Irish euphemism
• BAD LAMPS
n. 1971 – sunglasses → US sl.
• BAD LANDS
n. 1. 1892 – a dangerous slum section of a city, esp. Chicago → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1990 – any dangerous area → Amer. sl.
• BAD LAY
n. 1972 – one whose sexual performance is under par → homosexual sl. (Bk.)
• BAD-LIKE
adj. 1898 – of forbidding aspect; ill-favoured → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BADLINESS
n. 1878 – illness, sickness → Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BADLING
n. 1. 1000 – an effeminate or homosexual man → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. ..L15 – a small group of ducks
n. 3. 1600 – a worthless person; a low scoundrel; a scamp; also, a naughty child → Sc. obs.
• BADLINS
adj. 1911 – out of health; poorly → Sc. (Bk.)
• BAD-LOOKER
n. 1930 – an ugly person
• BAD LOT
n. 1. 1848 – an unpleasant, untrustworthy person; one of disreputable character; a useless or lazy person → sl.
n. 2. 1942 – an unattractive thing or person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• BAD LUCK TOP END
phr. 1886 – defective in mental powers, slightly crazy → Eng. dial.
• BADLY
adj. 1783 – unwell, indisposed, sick, in ill health → Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BADLY ABLE
adj. 1898 – hardly able → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BADLY DONE
adj. 20C – embarrassed → Irish sl.
• BADLY LOOKING
adj. 1898 – of repulsive or evil appearance → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• BADLY OFF
adj. 1999 – not wealthy or fortunate (Bk.)
• BADLY PACKED KEBAB
n. 2000 – the vagina → sl.
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