• BAG
n. 1. M16 – an udder or breast
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the stomach
n. 3. 1816 Sc. – the bagpipes
n. 4. 1867 Amer. sl. – a sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute
n. 5. 1886 Eng. dial. & sl. – a womb; the womb of a domestic animal
n. 6. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – the act and proceeds of pickpocketing
n. 7. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – a purse
n. 8. Bk1911 Sc. – a playful or reproachful designation of a child
n. 9. 1910s Aust. sl. – a meal, a ‘feed’, a drinking session
n. 10. 1916 Amer. sl. – the vagina
n. 11. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – the proceeds of any illegal activity, e.g. unauthorized bookmaking
n. 12. 1920s US prison sl. – a strait jacket, used for punishment
n. 13. 1921 Amer. sl. – the scrotum
n. 14. 1922 Amer. sl. – a woman who is unattractive, obnoxious, or otherwise unpleasant; an old hag, any old woman
n. 15. 1922 sl. – a condom
n. 16. 1928 Amer. sl. – in aviation: an observation balloon, blimp, dirigible, etc.
n. 17. 1929 criminals’ sl. – a police detective
n. 18. 1931 Amer. sl. – in the circus: a toy balloon
n. 19. 1932 Sc. – a child; applied playfully or as term of reproach
n. 20. 1933 sl. – a homosexual man, esp. an unattractive and/or passive one
n. 21. 1940s sl. – a hangover
n. 22. 1940s US college sl. – a despised person; an outsider
n. 23. 1944 Amer. students’ usage – an obnoxious person, male or female
n. 24. 1950s sl. – a store of drugs, as carried by a dealer
n. 25. 1952 Amer. sl. – a small packet, typically an envelope or folded paper, containing heroin, marijuana, or the like
n. 26. 1960s sl. – a balloon containing heroin; heroin
n. 27. 1960s sl. – a form of bludgeon made from several socks inside each other, filled with sand packed round a solid ball-shaped object
n. 28. 1960s US sl. – a bed
n. 29. 1962 Amer. sl. – one’s style or customary way of doing things; pattern of behaviour
n. 30. 1963 Amer. sl. – strong, esp. temporary, interest; area of expertise or interest; preference, mood
n. 31. 1964 Amer. sl. – position; situation
n. 32. 1964 orig. African-American – that which one favours or prefers
n. 33. 1968 Amer. rhyming sl. for ‘bag of fruit’ – a man’s suit of clothes
n. 34. 1982 US college sl. – a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 35. 20C sl. – a sexual talent or preference
n. 36. 20C US sl. – a low and despicable person
n. 37. 20C US sl. – a contraceptive diaphragm
n. 38. 20C Aust. sl. – any form of gain
vb. 1. a1400 obs. – be pregnant
vb. 2. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dismiss; to discharge from employment
vb. 3. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to jilt
vb. 4. 1818 sl. – to seize for oneself; to grab; to obtain
vb. 5. a1820 sl. – to steal, to rob
vb. 6. 1824 Amer. sl. – to catch (a wrongdoer); hence, to arrest, to put in jail
vb. 7. 1844 Amer. sl. – to shoot; to kill (an enemy)
vb. 8. 1861 military sl. – in the military: to take prisoner; to capture
vb. 9. 1892 Amer. juvenile sl. – to fail to attend school or a class
vb. 10. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to yield or bend; to ‘give’
vb. 11. 1910s sl. – to hit, to knock out
vb. 12. 1910s sl. – to claim
vb. 13. 1911 Amer. sl. – to gain, to achieve, to secure, or win for oneself, esp. after repeated attempts
vb. 14. 1919 US military sl. – in the military: to destroy an enemy aircraft or other target in combat; to shoot down
vb. 15. 1948 US sl. – to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome
vb. 16. 1950s Aust. & US sl. – to denigrate, to criticize
vb. 17. 1950s African-American sl. – to swallow semen or vaginal fluid during oral intercourse
vb. 18. 1960s drug culture sl. – to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 19. 1960s US drug culture sl. – to inhale glue or a similarly intoxicating substance
vb. 20. 1960s US college sl. – to miss a class or examination; to give up a course of study
vb. 21. 1967 Amer. sl. – to classify, to put into categories
vb. 22. 1968 Amer. sl. – to botch, to do poorly on something, to fail
vb. 23. 1968 Amer. sl. – to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to discontinue; to quit
vb. 24. 1968 Amer. students’ sl. – to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 25. 1968 Amer. sl. – to get something that is not material, esp. sleep
vb. 26. 1969 Amer. sl. – to drink
vb. 27. Bk1969 US students’ sl. – to deceive
vb. 28. 1972 Amer. sl. – to wear, to sport
vb. 29. 1975 Aust. sl. – to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize
vb. 30. 1976 Amer. sl., chiefly students’ – to take a person to bed, to copulate with
vb. 31. 1979 Amer. sl. – in basketball: to score a basket
vb. 32. 1980s US college sl. – to throw away, to give up
vb. 33. 1980s US sl. – to hide something unpleasant from the speaker’s sight
vb. 34. 1980s US college sl. – to kidnap, esp. as part of a fraternity prank
vb. 35. 1989 Amer. students’ sl. – to fail to meet with someone; to stand up
vb. 36. 1990s Aust. sl. – to wound, to beat
vb. 37. 1993 US sl. – to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
• THE BAG
n. 1. E19 sl. – dismissal from one’s job
n. 2. L19 Sc. sl. – money
n. 3. 1925 Amer. sl. – in prison: a straitjacket
n. 4. 1944 Amer. sl. – in the police and fire departments: a uniform
n. 5. 1961 Amer. sl. – bed
• BAGA
n. 1. 1854 Amer. dial. – a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 2. 1908 Sc. – a cow, the back of which is of a different colour from the lower part of the body and flanks
• BAGADA; BAGADGA
n. 1963 sl. – the penis
• BAGAGA
n. 1963 Amer. sl. – the penis
vb. 1963 Amer. sl. – of a man: to copulate with
• BAG AND BOTTLE
n. 17C colloq. – food and drink
• BAG ASS
vb. M20 US sl. – to depart in a hurry
• BAGATELLE
adj. 1637 obs. – trifling, trumpery
n. 1. c1645 – a trifle; a thing of no importance; a matter of little worth
n. 2. 1827 – a piece of verse or music in a light style
n. 3. 1819 – a game played on a table having a semi-circular end at which are nine holes; the balls used are struck from the opposite end of the board with a cue; the name is sometimes applied to a modified form of billiards known also as semi-billiards
• BAG A TITLE
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. – to win a championship
• BAG A WIN
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. – to win a game or contest
• BAGAZA
n. 1995 S. Afr. sl. – a gun, esp. a handgun
• BAG-BEARER
n. 1598 – one who has charge of or manages money
• BAG BENNIES
vb. 1968 Amer. sl. – to get benefits
• BAGBITER
n. 1. 1982 Amer. computers’ sl. – a person or thing that is infuriatingly objectionable, second-rate, or the like
n. 2. 1982 Amer. computers’ sl. – computer equipment or a program that fails, usually intermittently
n. 3. Bk1994 political sl. – a spoiler or troublemaker
• BAG-BITING
adj. 1983 Amer. computers’ sl. – infuriatingly objectionable or second-rate
• BAG-BLIND
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. – socially contemptible, very low-class, slum-dwelling
• BAG-BOY
n. 1930 Aust. sl. – a bookmaker
• BAG BRIDE
n. 1990s drug culture sl. – a prostitute who is addicted to crack cocaine
• BAG-CARRIER
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – a bookmaker
• BAG-CHASING
adj. 1970s sl. – obsessed by obtaining narcotic drugs
• BAG DOWN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to droop, to hang loosely
• BAG DUDE
n. 1974 African-American sl. – a drug dealer
• BAGEARD
n. Bk1852 – a badger
• BAGEL
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., derogatory or offensive – a Jew; used disparagingly
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. – in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 3. 1976 Amer. sl. – in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
n. 4. 1981 S. Afr. sl. – a spoiled, wealthy, upper-class (Jewish) young man
vb. 1986 Amer. sl. – in sports: to shut out
• BAGEL BABY
n. 1. 1955 Amer. sl., usually offensive – a Jew
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – a young middle-class Jewish woman, active in liberal causes
n. 3. 1983 US sl. – any young middle-class Jew, usually one who is liberal, often politically active
• BAGEL-BENDER
n. 1977 Amer. sl., usually offensive – a Jew; used disparagingly
• BAGEL BOY
n. 1971 Amer. sl., usually offensive – a Jew
• BAGEL JOB
n. 1. 1976 Amer. sl. – in tennis: a score of 6-0 in a set; a match in which all sets have been won 6-0
n. 2. 1976 Amer. sl. – in sports: a zero; loss; shutout
• BAGEROO
n. 1930s US sl. – a prostitute
• BAGES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – clots, lump
• BAGFUL OF SKIN AND BONES
n. Bk1891 sl. – an emaciated person
• BAGGABONE
n. 1809 Eng. dial. – a vagabond
• BAGGAGE
adj. 1. 1548 obs. – rubbishy, refuse
adj. 2. 1553 obs. – trashy, worthless, beggarly, despicable
adj. 3. 1576 obs. – purulent, nasty, corrupt
adj. 4. 1580 obs. – of persons: morally worthless, good-for-nothing, vile
n. 1. 1538 obs. – spoken or written trash, rubbish, nonsense
n. 2. 1549 obs. – rubbish, refuse, dirt
n. 3. 1549 obs. – contemptuously applied after the Reformation to the rites and accessories of Roman Catholic worship
n. 4. 1576 obs. – purulent or corrupt matter; pus
n. 5. 1579 obs. – a trifle, a trashy article
n. 6. 1594 obs. – a worthless or vile fellow
n. 7. 1596 – a woman of bad character; a worthless, good-for-nothing woman; a woman of disreputable or immoral life, a strumpet; a prostitute; an opprobrious epithet applied to women and children
n. 8. 1603 obs. – dregs, offscouring, riff-raff, rabble
n. 9. 1672 – a playful term for any young woman; a flirtatious young woman; an impudent, romping, saucy girl
n. 10. 1866 Sc. – anything worthless
n. 11. 1928 sl. – a woman due to be sent to South America in the White slave trade
n. 12. 1950 US sl. – in gambling: a person who stands near a game but does not gamble; a non-playing observer of card or dice game
n. 13. 1970s US homosexual sl. – the male genitals
• BAGGAGE-BOUNCER
n. 1841 Amer. sl. – one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
• BAGGAGE-BOX
n. 1940s US sl. – a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
• BAGGAGE-BOY
n. 1940s US sl. – a homosexual prostitute who offers active sex to clients, as well as the usual passive participation in sodomy; he will play the active sodomizer and also offer fellatio
• BAGGAGED
adj. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. – bewitched, hag-ridden
adj. 2. 1821 nonce word – packed up
• BAGGAGELY
adj. 1573 obs. – rubbishy, worthless
• BAGGAGE-MAN
n. E18 UK criminals’ sl. – the member of a pickpocketing team who is handed the booty and then runs off with it
• BAGGAGE-MASTER
n. 1815 – one who has charge of the baggage of an army, or of the luggage on American railways
• BAGGAGE ROOM
n. 1858 Amer. sl. – the stomach
• BAGGAGERY
n. 1589 obs. rare – worthless rabble; the offscourings of society
• BAGGAGE-SMASHER
n. 1. 1841 Amer. sl. – one who handles baggage as an occupation; a porter
n. 2. 1851 US sl. – a coarse, brutal person
n. 3. 1856 Amer. sl. – one who steals unguarded luggage from railway stations; a baggage thief
n. 4. M19 US sl. – a clumsy person
n. 5. 1945 Amer. sl. – a flight clerk
• BAGGAR-NATION-SAZE-IT!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a mild expletive or quasi-oath
• BAGGE
vb. 1369 obs. rare – to look askew or obliquely; to leer, to ogle, to glance aside
• BAGGED
adj. 1. a1400 obs. – big with young; pregnant
adj. 2. M19 US sl. – arrested, caught
adj. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – having a big belly; corpulent
adj. 4. 1920s sl. – fooled, tricked
adj. 5. 1942 Amer. sl. – of a race or game of chance: prearranged, with predetermined results, ‘in the bag’
adj. 6. 1953 Amer. sl. – drunk
adj. 7. 1962 Amer. sl. – fatigued, exhausted, very tired
adj. 8. 1970s sl. – easy, simple, no problem
adj. 9. 1974 criminals’ sl. – having been made amenable by a bribe
• BAGGED OUT
adj. 1980s US sl. – without style, shabby, run-down
• BAGGED UP
adj. 1. 1920s US sl. – wearing a contraceptive
adj. 2. 1970s sl. – in one’s cell
• BAGGER
n. 1. 1740 obs. – a miser; he who encloses in bags
n. 2. 1909 sl. – a stealer from the hand; a thief who specializes in stealing rings
n. 3. 1977 US college sl. – a stereotypical fraternity member
n. 4. 1983 US college sl. – an aggressive critic
n. 5. Bk1989 US college sl. – a clumsy person, a stupid person, a dolt, a jerk; an ugly person
n. 6. 1990s US sl. – an ugly, repellent person
n. 7. Bk1999 baseball usage – in baseball: a first baseman, second baseman, or third baseman, who can be a first bagger, second bagger, or third bagger, respectively
n. 8. 2001 UK teen sl. – one who breaks an appointment
• BAGGERING
adj. 1873 Eng. dial. – worrying, tiresome
• BAGGERMENT
n. 1. 1856 Eng. dial. – nonsense, worthless talk
n. 2. 1888 Eng. dial. – rubbish, worthless things
• BAGGERPLET
vb. 1914 Sc. – to make a clumsy job; to bungle a thing
• BAGGER-WENCH
n. Bk1893 Eng. dial. – a beggar girl
• BAGGERY
adj. 1928 Sc. – gluttonous
• BAGGIE
adj. 1856 Sc. – big-bellied
n. 1. 1787 Sc. – the stomach
n. 2. 1808 Sc. – the minnow
n. 3. 1824 Sc. – a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 4. 1923 Sc. – an object very large of its kind
n. 5. 1936 Amer. dial. – a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
n. 6. 1971 Amer. sl. – a condom
n. 7. 1973 Amer. military sl. – a body bag
n. 8. 1970s drug culture sl. – a small plastic bag used for holding small amounts of marijuana or powdered drugs
• BAGGIE BAGS
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – plastic food bags used for holding small amounts of marijuana
• BAGGIER
n. 1578 Sc. obs. – a jewel case
• BAGGIES
n. 1963 Amer. sl., orig. surfing usage – loose-legged boxer swimming trunks worn by surfers; baggy shorts or trousers
• BAGGINET
n. 1714 Sc. – a bayonet
• BAGGING
n. 1. 1611 obs. – a becoming pregnant
n. 2. 1750 Eng. dial. – food eaten between regular meals; an afternoon meal
n. 3. 1805 Eng. dial. – food, provisions
n. 4. 1841 Eng. dial. – food taken between regular meals
n. 5. 1900s Aust. sl. – clothing
n. 6. 1966 US college sl. – a drinking, any amount
n. 7. 1990s US drug culture sl. – using an inhalant for ‘recreational purposes’
• BAGGINGLY
adv. c1400 obs. – with a side glance, with a leer or ogle
• BAGGINS
n. 2000 African-American sl. – a young woman with whom one has had sex
• BAGGISH
n. 1778 Eng. dial. – a woman or a child, used familiarly or playfully
• BAGGIT
adj. 1. 1843 Sc. – bulging, swelled out
adj. 2. 1873 Sc. – having a big belly, corpulent
adj. 3. 1897 Sc. – big with young
n. 1. 1848 – a salmon that has just spawned
n. 2. 1879 Sc. obs. – a feeble, sickly sheep
n. 3. 1879 Sc. – a term of contempt for a child
n. 4. 1879 Sc. – an insignificant little person
• BAGGITY
adj. c1779 Sc. – greedy
• BAGGLERS
n. 1909 Sc. – the fry of trout
• BAGGONET
n. 1848 Amer. dial. – a bayonet
• BAGGORE
n. Bk1795 obs. – a beggar
• BAGGOT
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a useless, contemptible person
• BAGGRELL
n. 1825 Sc. – a young person, of awkward growth
• BAGGS
n. Bk1877 Eng. dial. – the commercial traveller of former days who travelled on horseback, with his samples, etc., in a pair of saddle bags
• BAG GUY
n. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a vendor of toy balloons
• BAGGY
adj. 1. 1787 Sc. obs. – blistered
adj. 2. c1830 sl. – hanging loosely; stretched by wear
adj. 3. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. – corpulent, big-bellied
adj. 4. 1866 – of language: inflated, verbose
adj. 5. 1960s US sl. – of a woman: slatternly, unattractive
n. 1. 1824 Sc. – a person with a big belly; a corpulent person
n. 2. 1960s drug trafficking sl. – a small-volume drug pusher, because of the plastic bags they commonly use, or the bag of drugs itself
n. 3. 1970 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet
n. 4. 1990 Aust. prison sl. – the lowest rank of prison officer
n. 5. 1990s W. Indies sl. – women’s underwear
n. 6. 1990s UK sl. – an unfashionable, unattractive person
• BAGGYARSE
n. 1990 Aust. prison sl. – the lowest rank of prison officer
• BAGGYWRINKLE
n. 1908 Amer. sl. – in sailing: old pieces of line wrapped around stays and shrouds to prevent sail chafing
• BAGHAL
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. – a down-and-out person; an awkward person
• BAG-HASH
n. Bk1898 Sc. – ill-natured talk
vb. 1816 Sc. – to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest
• BAGHEAD
n. 1996 UK drug culture sl. – a habitual cocaine or heroin user
• BAGHEL
n. 1880 Ireland – a clumsy performer
• BAGHLE
n. 1931 Sc. – a bundle
• BAGHLY
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – in feeble health
• BAG HO
n. 1. 2000 African-American sl. – an extremely unattractive woman
n. 2. 2005 sl. – a girl or woman who trades sex for drugs
• BAGIE
n. 1936 Amer. dial. – a rutabaga or Swedish turnip
• BAG IT
int. 1. Bk1966 Amer. students’ sl. – forget it! give up on it!
int. 2. 1968 Amer. sl. – shut up! be quiet! go away!
vb. 1. 1889 Amer. juvenile sl. – to play truant
vb. 2. 1892 Amer. sl. – to steal it
vb. 3. 1960s US sl. – to disregard, to give up
vb. 4. 1965 Amer. drug culture sl. – to inhale fumes from glue placed in a bag
vb. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – to feign illness in order to avoid one’s responsibilities
vb. 6. 1968 Amer. students’ sl. – to go to bed; to sleep
vb. 7. 1971 Amer. sl. – to bring one’s lunch in a paper bag
vb. 8. 1978 military sl. – to loaf, to malinger, to evade one’s duty
• BAG JOB
n. 1. a1968 US college sl. – an unpleasant person
n. 2. 1971 Amer. sl., chiefly FBI usage – an illegal and clandestine entry by intelligence or counterintelligence agents to gather information
n. 3. Bk2007 sl. – a theft or burglary
• BAG-KITE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a glutton
• BAG LADY
n. 1. 1964 Amer. sl., orig. New York City – a homeless woman who carries her belongings in bags, typically paper shopping bags
n. 2. 1975 drug trafficking sl. – a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 3. 1977 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a woman who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments
n. 4. Bk1997 lawyers’ sl. – a woman seeking a divorce who brings a bag full of her husband’s financial papers to the attorney’s office
n. 5. 2003 S. Afr. homosexual sl. – an ugly drag queen
• BAGLE
n. 1. Bk1855 – an impudent and disreputable woman; an opprobrious term for a woman of bad character
n. 2. Bk1882 Eng. dial. – a troublesome person
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. – a wanton person; a whore
n. 4. Bk1997 Ulster sl. – a noisy, ill-mannered person
• BAGLET
n. 1885 – a small bag
• BAGLIN
n. 1825 Sc. – a puny child with a large belly; a misgrown child
• BAG LUNARDI
n. 1849 Sc. – a balloon
• BAGMAN
n. 1. 1788 UK sl. – a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
n. 2. 1823 sl. – a secondhand clothes street dealer
n. 3. 1865 Aust. criminals’ sl. – a sneak-thief
n. 4. 1880 arch. baseball usage – in baseball: a baseman
n. 5. 1896 Aust. – a tramp who carries his personal effects in a bag; a swagman
n. 6. 1902 Aust. sl. – a bookmaker
n. 7. 1910 Aust. sl. – a tramp who travels on horseback
n. 8. 1928 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a man who delivers or, esp. collects illicit payments; a bill collector
n. 9. 1931 Aust. – an unemployed itinerant in the depression of the 1930s
n. 10. 1952 sl., orig. US – a messenger, a go-between, esp. one who conveys a bribe from the one who offers it to the one who accepts
n. 11. 1975 Aust. criminals’ sl. – in a shoplifting team: the person who actually takes the targeted object
n. 12. 1976 Can. sl. – a person who directs finances in a political campaign
n. 13. 1993 sl., orig. US – an employee, a menial, esp. one who takes the blame for the decisions and activities of their employer
n. 14. E20 US criminals’ sl. – any racketeer
n. 15. Bk2000 Aust. sl. – a bookmaker’s change clerk
• BAGMAN’S GAZETTE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – mythical source of bush rumours; gossip
• BAG-MENNON
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a large minnow
• BAGMENT
n. 1. 1870 Eng. dial. – rubbish, worthless things
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – foolish talk, nonsense
• BAGMENTALLY
adj. 1870 Eng. dial. – rubbishy, worthless; usually applied to persons
• BAGNET
n. 1714 Sc. & Amer. dial. – a bayonet
• BAGNIO
n. 1. 1599 – an oriental prison; a place of detention for slaves; a penal establishment
n. 2. 1615 obs. – a bath, a bathing-house, esp. one with hot baths, vapour-baths, and appliances for sweating, etc.
n. 3. 1624 – a brothel; a house of prostitution
• BAGNIT
n. 1843 Amer. dial. – a bayonet
• BAGODBAGEE!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
• BAGODBAJEES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
• BAGODBEJINGOES!
int. 1970 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of impatience and exasperation
• BAG OF BEER
n. 1880 Aust. sl. – a drunk
• BAG OF BEETS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person one does not know and cannot identify
• BAG OF BONES
n. 1. 1764 sl. – a very thin or skinny person or animal
n. 2. 1984 Can. sl. – a ‘bush pilot’ aeroplane
• BAG OF BUGS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast car
• BAG OF COKE
n. 1. 1976 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘bloke’ – a man
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘poke’ – sexual intercourse
• BAG OFF
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to go away
vb. 2. 2002 UK sl. – to form an initial liaison with somebody sexually attractive, esp. with a view to greater intimacy
• BAG OF FLOUR
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. – a bathroom shower
• BAG OF FRUIT
n. 1924 Aust. rhyming sl. – a suit
• BAG OF GUTS
n. 1894 Amer. sl. – a fat person; a worthless. clumsy fellow; a useless, lazy person; used contemptuously
• BAG OF HUMP
n. 1935 US sl. – a contemptible person
• BAG OF JELLO
n. 1968 US sl. – a nervous person
• BAG OF LEAD
n. 1968 US sl. – a bed
• BAG OF MEAL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person one does not know and cannot identify
• BAG OF MISERY
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. – a morose, unhappy person
• BAG OF MOONSHINE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – nonsense; idle, untrue stories
• BAG OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. – a cheap sausage or saveloy
• BAG OF NAILS
n. 1859 sl. – a confused thing or state of affairs; chaos, disorder; anything confusing
• BAG OF NERVES
n. Bk2004 – a person who is extremely timid, anxious, or tense
• BAG OF NUTS
n. 1910s sl. – something exceptional
• BAG OF OATS
n. 1937 US sl. – an exceptional person
• BAG OF POTATOES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person one does not know and cannot identify
• BAG OF PUS
n. 1967 US sl. – a contemptible person
• BAG OF RATIONS
n. World War I Eng. sl. – a fussy or over-enthusiastic person, particularly if he was of superior rank; used contemptuously
• BAG OF SAND
n. 1990s rhyming sl. for ‘grand’ – 1000; usually £1000
• BAG OF SHELLS
n. 1950s Aust. sl. – a trifle; an unimportant object
• BAG OF SHIT
n. 1. 1970 Aust. sl. – a despicable person
n. 2. 1995 UK sl. – anything of poor quality
• BAG OF SHIT TIED UP WITH STRING
n. 1984 UK sl. – a clumsy, shapeless, or scruffy person
• BAG OF SMACKED TWATS
n. a2002 sl., derogatory – an unattractive woman
• BAG OF SNAKES
n. 1984 Aust. sl. – a lively young woman
• BAG OF TRICKS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – the male genitals, esp. the scrotum
n. 2. M19 sl. – whatever one needs
n. 3. L19 sl. – the vagina
n. 4. Bk1988 Aust. sl. – a resourceful person, one who is never at a loss
• BAG OF TRIPE
n. 1822 sl. – an unpleasant or contemptible person
• BAG OF WIND
n. 1816 colloq., derogatory – a person who speaks or writes at length but says little of substance or value; a pompously verbose speaker; a boaster; also, a loud-mouthed but ineffectual person
• BAG OF YEAST
n. 1971 Aust. rhyming sl. – a priest
• BAG O’ LIES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a string of falsehoods
• BAG ON
vb. 1. 1980s US sl. – to criticize someone
vb. 2. 1980s US sl. – to complain
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. – to insult someone in a competitive, quasi-friendly spirit
vb. 4. Bk1994 sl. – to chastise
vb. 5. Bk2006 US sl. – to tease someone
• BAG ONE’S BOWLINE
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. – to perform or talk about a task unskilfully or ignorantly
• BAG ONE’S FACE
vb. 1984 Amer. sl. – to cover one’s head with a bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
• BAG ONE’S HEAD
int. 1863 Amer. sl. – shut up! go away!
vb. 1863 Amer. sl. – to cover one’s head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat
• BAGONET
n. 1808 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – a bayonet
• BAG ONTO
vb. 1948 Amer. sl. – to grab; hence, to pay attention to
• BAG ONTO THAT
phr. 1940s US sl. – take a look at that
• BAGOOSE
adj. World War II Amer. sl. – good
• BAG OUT
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to dine away from home
• BAG OVER THE HEAD JOB
n. Bk1988 Aust. sl. – a woman with whom a man will have sexual intercourse, but whose face he considers unattractive
• BAG O’ WANK
n. 1990s sl. – a term of abuse
• BAG-O-WIRE
n. 1950s W. Indies Rasta – a betrayer
• BAG PERSON
n. 1981 orig. & chiefly US – a homeless person, esp. one who carries his or her possessions in disposable shopping bags
• BAGPIPE
n. 1. 1603 – an inflated and senseless talker; a windbag; a long-winded monotonous speaker; a tedious chatterbox
n. 2. 17C sl. – the penis
n. 3. 1940s African-American sl. – a vacuum cleaner
n. 4. 20C sl. – an act of penilingus
vb. 1. L18 Brit. – to perform an act of penilingus
vb. 2. 1904 UK homosexual sl. – to stimulate the penis to orgasm under the armpit of a lover
• BAGPIPES
n. 1834 US sl. – lungs
• BAGPIPING
n. L19 sl. – intercourse under the armpit, generally a homosexual practice
• BAG-PLAY
n. Bk1975 US sl. – a currying favour; an instance of attempting to curry favour; an attempt to impress a superior with one’s ability or importance
• BAG-PUNCHER
n. 1. 1926 Amer. sl. – a complainer; one who talks at length, gossips, or chats
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – a boxer
• BAG-PUNCHING
n. 1903 Amer. sl. – incessant talking
• BAG RAT
n. 1. 1937 US sl. – in golf: a caddy
n. 2. 2009 drug culture sl. – a heroin addict
• BAGREL
n. 1. 1808 Sc. – a child
n. 2. 1822 Sc. – a small fish, such as a minnow
n. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. – a small person with a large belly
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a silly person
• BAGRIE
n. 1769 Sc. – trash; worthless rubbish
• BAGS
n. 1. c1275 obs. poetic usage – bagpipes
n. 2. L16 – the breasts
n. 3. 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the stomach; entrails
n. 4. 1853 UK sl. – clothes that hang loosely about the wearer; trousers
n. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. – a commercial traveller, who used to carry his samples with him on horseback, in a pair of saddle-bags
n. 6. M19 sl. – trousers
n. 7. 1910s sl. – many; a great amount of
n. 8. 1939 Irish sl. – a despised person
n. 9. 1954 US sl. – the testicles
n. 10. 2004 Ireland sl. – a mess; a botched enterprise
vb. 1944 Aust. sl. – to claim rights to something; to reserve something
• BAG SCHOOL
vb. 1892 US sl. – to play truant
• BAG-SHAKINGS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the youngest of a large family
• BAG-SHANTY
n. 20C Brit. navy sl. – a brothel
• BAGS I!
int. M19 juvenile sl. – that’s mine, I want to do that!
• BAG-SLINGER
n. 1938 US sl. – a streetwalker; a prostitute
• BAG-SNATCHER
n. 1908 – a thief who snatches bags
• BAGS OF
adj. 1910s sl. – many
• BAGS OF MYSTERY
n. 1864 sl. – sausages or saveloys
• BAGS O’ GUTS
n. 1894 US sl. – a useless person; a big man with little brains
• BAG SOMEONE’S ASS
vb. 1978 US sl. – to leave; to go away
• BAG SOME RAYS
vb. 1950s US sl. – to sunbathe; to get a suntan
• BAG SOME Z’S
vb. 1963 US sl. – to sleep
• BAGSTANE
n. 1590 Sc. – a testicle
• BAGSTER
n. 1793 UK sl. – a commercial traveller whose business it is to show samples and solicit orders on behalf of manufacturers, etc.
• BAG-SWINGER
n. 1. 1930s Aust. sl. – a bookmaker
n. 2. 1960s Aust. sl. – a street-walker, a prostitute
n. 3. Bk2000 Aust. sl. – a bookmaker’s change clerk
• BAGSY
adj. 1920s Sc. sl. – shapeless, lumpy
int. M19 juvenile sl. – that’s mine, I want to do that!
• BAG THAT!
int. 1980s US sl. – forget it!
• BAG THE SWAG
vb. Bk1890 sl. – to put into a pocket or hide the stolen property
• BAG THE ZA!
int. 1983 Amer. sl. – cancel the pizza!
• BAG-THIEF
n. 1909 sl. – a thief who specializes in stealing rings
• BAGUE
n. 1475 obs. – a ring; a brooch
• BAG UP
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. sl. – to disregard, abandon, or be done with; to quit
vb. 2. 1960s drug culture sl. – to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing
vb. 3. 1980s UK & African-American sl. – to be caught or arrested by the police
vb. 4. 1980s UK & African-American sl. – to laugh very hard at something
• BAGWALETOUR
n. Bk1855 obs. – a carrier of baggage
• BAGWAME
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a silly fellow; one who knows only how to ‘bag’ or cram his belly
• BAGWESH
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – wreck, ruin, bankruptcy
• BAG-WIG
n. 1717 – a wig fashionable in the 18th century, the back-hair of which was enclosed in an ornamental bag
• BAG WITH A SAG
n. Bk1945 jive usage – an unattractive stout girl
• BAGWOMAN
n. 1. 1845 rare – a woman who carries goods for sale in a bag; a female commercial traveller
n. 2. 1966 US sl. – a woman who delivers or, esp., collects illicit payments; a woman who transmits illegal payoffs
n. 3. 1975 drug trafficking sl. – a woman who is a small-volume drug pusher
n. 4. 1977 – a homeless woman who carries her personal possessions in bags
• BAG YOUR FACE!
int. 1980s sl. – a general term of abuse; go away!
• BAG YOUR HEAD!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – be more modest
• BAG Z’S
vb. 1968 US sl. – to nap, to sleep
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Updated: September 9, 2022
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