• BANG
adj. 1. 1791 Sc. – vehement, violent
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. – agile and powerful
adj. 3. Bk1913 S. Afr. – fearful, afraid
adv. 1. 1847 Eng. dial. – suddenly, abruptly
adv. 2. 1885 Eng. & Amer. dial. – thoroughly, completely, exactly
int. E20 US euphemism – damn!
n. 1. 1644 obs. rare – a drubbing, defeat
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Amer. dial. – a group, a crowd, a great number
n. 3. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance
n. 4. 1879 colloq. – a ‘thumping’ lie
n. 5. Bk1888 Aust. sl. – a person rated according to their sexual ability, as a ‘good bang’
n. 6. 1922 US sl. – an injection or inhalation of cocaine, morphine, or heroin
n. 7. 1931 sl. – an act of sexual intercourse
n. 8. 1932 US sl. – a handsome man
n. 9. 1948 US sl. – the sudden effect of a drug
n. 10. Bk1972 homosexual sl. – the homosexual who prefers the passive role in anal intercourse
n. 11. Bk1998 sl. – straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 12. 20C colloq. – a startling or sudden effect
n. 13. E20 Aust. sl. – a brothel
n. 14. E20 US drug culture sl. – a puff of a marijuana cigarette
n. 15. M20 US drug culture sl. – narcotics in general
vb. 1. 1604 – to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly
vb. 2. 1604 – to defeat, to worst; to surpass, to excel, to outdo; to overcome, to overpower; to overwhelm
vb. 3. 1698 sl. – to have sexual intercourse with
vb. 4. 1809 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to move, work, speak, etc., with rapidity; to rush violently
vb. 5. 1884 – on the Stock Exchange: to depress prices, the market
vb. 6. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to throw or thrust violently
vb. 7. 19C – to dock the tail of a horse, etc.
vb. 8. 1926 US drug culture sl. – to inject narcotics intravenously
vb. 9. 2001 UK drug culture sl. – to swallow a tablet
• BANG-A-BONK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to sit lazily on a bank
• BANG A REEFER
vb. 20C US drug culture sl. – to smoke marijuana
• BANG ARTIST
n. 1960s homosexual sl. – a homosexual who is the active partner in anal intercourse
• BANG BANAGHER
vb. 1. L18 sl., orig. Irish – to tell fabulous, fantastic tales
vb. 2. a1845 – to surpass everything
• BANG-BANG-BANG
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. – a person one has sex with once
• BANG-BEGGAR
n. 1. 1715 Eng. dial. – a constable or beadle; a parish officer; a person who kept off noisy intruders during church time
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a term of reproach; a vagabond
• BANG-BELLIED
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. – having a large paunch
• BANG-BELLY
n. 1935 W. Indies – a starving child
• BANGBROEK
n. Bk1913 S. Afr. – a coward, a poltroon
• BANG-DOLLOP
n. 1895 Sc. – the entire collection, the whole number
• BANGE
n. 1. 1839 Eng. dial. – light, fine rain; drizzle
n. 2. M19 Aust. sl. – a rest, a sleep
vb. 1. 1886 Amer. dial. – to idle about, to loaf; to take advantage of another’s hospitality
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to drizzle
vb. 3. L19 Aust. sl. – to rest, to sleep
• BANG EARS
vb. 1946 US Navy & Marine Corps usage – to ingratiate oneself with someone by means of flattery or the like; to curry favour
• BANGED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – under the influence of drink
• BANGED AWAY
adj. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals’ usage – locked up in one’s cell; in prison
• BANGED TO RIGHTS
adj. 20C sl., orig. US, esp. criminals’ usage – caught in the act, caught red-handed
• BANGED-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. – stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 20C sl. – of a building or place: locked up
adj. 3. 20C sl., orig. UK criminals’ usage – locked up in one’s cell; in prison
adj. 4. 20C sl. – of objects: broken, battered, esp. of a car with notable damage to the panel work
adj. 5. 20C sl. – of people: beaten up, injured
adj. 6. 20C sl. – trapped
• BANGED UP TO THE EYES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BANGEISTER
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – a braggart, a bully; a violent and disorderly person who regards no law but his own will
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a victor
n. 3. 1825 Sc. – a loose woman
• BANGELLED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – knocked about, hustled
• BANGER
n. 1. 1814 sl. – an outstanding lie
n. 2. 1843 US students’ sl. – a bludgeon
n. 3. Bk1855 Eng. dial. – a large person
n. 4. 1860 Eng. dial. – anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind
n. 5. 1876 Eng. dial. – a violent blow
n. 6. 1898 sl. – a violent kiss
n. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a pitchfork with three prongs
n. 8. 19C – a person who lies
n. 9. 1919 sl. – a sausage
n. 10. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 11. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something heavy
n. 12. 1951 Amer. dial. – a banjo
n. 13. 1950s sl. – one who hits hard
n. 14. 1950s sl. – one who injects narcotics
n. 15. 1960s sl. – a worn-out person
n. 16. 1960s sl. – one who copulates
n. 17. 1977 US sl. – an aggressive boxer
n. 18. 1985 US police & criminals’ sl. – a gang member
n. 19. 1986 sl. – a hypodermic needle and syringe
n. 20. Bk1998 sl. – straight booze, usually vodka, on ice, which the bar customer bangs ceremoniously on the bar before downing
n. 21. Bk1999 – in baseball: a big hitter in the heart of a team’s lineup
n. 22. 20C – a type of firework that explodes loudly
n. 23. 20C colloq. – an old decrepit car
n. 24. Bk2006 Amer. sl. – a clumsy, ineffective pool or billiards player
n. 25. Bk2006 US sl. – the front bumper of a vehicle
• BANGERS
n. 20C sl. – the testicles
• BANG FOR
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to stand godfather or godmother to a child
• BANG FOR ONE’S BUCK
n. 20C colloq. – value for money
• BANG FULL
adj.1888 Eng. dial. – brimful, quite full
• BANG HOUSE
n. 1984 Amer. sl. – a brothel
• BANGIE
adj. 1 1888 Sc. – irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 2. 1894 Sc. – impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
n. 1870 Sc. – a policeman, a constable
• BANGING
adj. 1. 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial. – large, huge
adj. 2. 1864 colloq. – excellent; overwhelming
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. – good, exciting
adj. 4. Bk2006 US sl. – good-looking, attractive
adj. 5. Bk2006 US sl. – of music: loud
n. 1. 1789 Eng. dial. – a beating, a thrashing; a defeat
n. 2. 1990s US sl. – a shooting
• BANG IN SICK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. – to call in sick
• BANG IN THE ARM
n. Bk2006 US sl. – an injection of narcotics
• BANG IN THE BOAT
vb. Bk2007 UK sl. – to punch in the mouth or face
• BANGIN’ WEIGHTS
n. 2003 UK sl. – working out as physical exercise; not necessarily only weight-training
• BANGISTER
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a burly, rough, violent fellow; a bully; a braggart
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a loose woman
• BANGISTER-SWIPE
vb. 1825 Sc. – to deceive by artful means
• BANG IT ABOUT
vb. c1600 obs. – to come to blows, to fight it out
• BANG IT OUT
vb. 1. 1622 obs. – to come to blows, to fight it out
vb. 2. World War II Amer. sl. – to quarrel
• BANG-JING
n. 1895 Sc. – the whole lot
• BANGLADESHI
n. 1971 – a native or inhabitant of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh formed in 1971, formerly the province of East Pakistan
• BANGLE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – the cut branch of a tree, the larger piece of wood in a faggot
vb. 1. 1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to waste, to fritter away, to squander
vb. 2. 1622 obs. – to flap, to hang loosely
vb. 3. 1858 Eng. dial. – to droop, to hang down, as the brim of a hat, etc.
vb. 4. 1878 Eng. dial. – to ramble without a fixed purpose; to bustle about awkwardly and fruitlessly
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to beat down, such as corn by wind or rain
• BANGLE AWAY
vb. 1621 obs. – to fritter away, to squander
• BANGLED UP
adj. 1879-81 Eng. dial. – covered
• BANGLE-EAR
n. 1725 – one hanging loosely or flapping, like a spaniel’s
• BANGLE-EARED
adj. 1567 – having ears that hang loosely
• BANGLES
n. 1. Bk2007 sl. – female breasts
n. 2. Bk2007 sl. – the testicles
• BANGLE UP
vb. 1769 Sc. obs. – to swell
• BANG LIKE A HAMMER ON A NAIL
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to have sex vigorously
• BANGLING
n. 1. 1612 obs. – petty, frivolous contention; squabbling
n. 2. 1894 Eng. dial. – a hanging about, wandering idly
• BANG MAN
n. 1. Bk1992 criminals’ sl. – a mob killer or hired killer
n. 2. Bk1992 criminals’ sl. – a safecracker who uses explosives
• BANGNUE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a great fuss or bustle about something trivial; much ado about nothing
• BANGO
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – an identification tag
• BANG-OFF
adv. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – immediately; shortly
adv. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – suddenly
vb. 1814 Sc. – (as ‘bang off’) of a gun: to fire, to let off
• BANG ON
adj. 1. 20C Brit. colloq. – excellent
adj. 2. 20C Brit. colloq. – with absolute accuracy
vb. 1959 sl. – to talk repetitiously about a particular subject
• BANG ONE’S HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL
vb. 20C – to try to achieve something impossible
• BANG-OUT
adj. E19 sl. – first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
adv. 1884 Eng. dial. – altogether, thoroughly
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – (as ‘bang out’) to depart hurriedly, as in a temper
• BANG PEOPLE’S HEADS TOGETHER
vb. 1957 sl. – to reprimand a group of people, often in order to get them to cooperate
• BANG-PITCHER
n. 1639 obs. – a drunkard
• BANGREE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – an ill-natured, ungovernable woman; a contentious, irritable, scolding woman
• BANGREL
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – an ill-natured, ungovernable woman
• BANG ROOM
n. E20 US drug culture sl. – a room where drugs are used
• BANGSGRIP
n. 1908 Sc. – a firm, determined, strong grip
• BANGS LIKE A DUNNY DOOR IN A GALE
phr. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – a crude description of a promiscuous woman
• BANGSOME
adj. 1788 Sc. obs. – quarrelsome
• BANG SOMEONE’S EAR
vb. 1965 Amer. sl. – to talk or complain at length to
• BANGSTER
adj. 19C Sc. – rough, violent
n. 1. c1570 obs. exc. Sc. – a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug
n. 2. c1783 obs. exc. Sc. – one who beats his opponents; a victor, a winner, a conqueror
n. 3. 1825 – a sexually loose woman; a prostitute
n. 4. 1918 drug addicts’ sl. – an addict who injects narcotics
n. 5. 1929 US drug culture sl. – a narcotics addict
• BANG-STRAW
n. 1785 – one who threshes with a flail; also, a thatcher or any farm-worker
• BANGSTREE; BANGSTRIE
n. 1701 Sc. – violence to person or property
• BANGSTRY
n. 1594 obs. rare – the action of a bangster; masterful violence
• BANG-SWANG
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – headlong, without thought
• BANGTAIL
n. 1. 1699 sl., orig. UK – (as ‘bang-tail’) a prostitute
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. – a racehorse
vb. 1940s US sl. – to hurry
• BANGTAIL MUSTER
n. 19C Aust. hist. – a roundup of cattle to be counted, each one having the hairs on its tail docked as it is counted
• BANG THE BANJO
vb. 1970s US sl. – to masturbate
• BANG-THE-BEGGAR
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a constable; a beadle
• BANG THE BISHOP
vb. L19 sl. – to masturbate
• BANG THE BOX
vb. 20C Amer. sl. – to play dance music on a piano
• BANG THE BUSH
vb. 1839 – to surpass everything that has gone before
• BANG THE GONG
vb. L19 US drug culture sl. – to smoke opium
• BANG THROUGH THE ELEPHANT
vb. 19C sl. – to plumb the depths of dissipation
• BANG TO BYRITES
adj. Bk2007 UK sl. – dressed in poor taste or in cheap clothing; said of a male
• BANG TO RIGHTS
phr. 1904 Brit. sl. – said of a criminal who is caught red-handed
• BANG-UP
adj. 1. 1812 sl. – stylish, in the pink of fashion
adj. 2. 1834 Eng. & Amer. dial. – very good, first-rate, splendid, excellent
adj. 3. 1865 Eng. dial. – honourable, upright, straightforward, punctual
adj. 4. E19 sl. – drunk
adj. 5. M19 US sl. – impoverished, penniless
adj. 6. M19 US sl. – finished
n. 1. 1811 – a dandy; a man of fashion
n. 2. 1835 Anglo-Irish & US – an overcoat with a cape and high collar
n. 3. 1950s UK prison sl. – imprisonment within one’s cell, without association or exercise
n. 4. 1950s UK prison sl. – the shutting of a cell door at the end of a prison day
vb. 1. 1950 prison sl. – to lock up a prisoner in his or her cell, esp. for the night
vb. 2. 20C sl. – in gambling: to close a game or table
vb. 3. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – to do violence
vb. 4. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – to inject drugs
vb. 5. 2000 UK sl. – to prepare marijuana as a cigarette
• BANG-UP BABE
n. Bk1942 Amer. students’ sl. – an attractive girl
• BANG-UP TO DICK
adj. E19 sl. – first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
• BANG-UP TO THE MARK
adj. E19 sl. – first-rate, excellent, fashionable, stylish
• BANG WAGON
n. 1962 Amer. sl. – an ambulance
• BANG WATTLE GUM
vb. L18 sl., orig. Irish – to tell fabulous, fantastic tales
• BANG-WORDS
n. 1906 colloq. – explosive epithets; swear words
• BANGY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – of weather: drizzling, overcast; misty; stormy
adj. 2. 1859 Brit. sl. – brown
adj. 3. 1888 Sc. – irritable, quarrelsome, pettish
adj. 4. 1894 Sc. – impetuous, hasty in action; quick to do a thing
adj. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. 1859 Brit. sl. – brown sugar
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a buggy without any top
• BANGY-WALLAH
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a carrier of parcels
• BANHOF QUEEN
n. Bk1984 US military usage – a streetwalker
• BANI
n. 1908 Sc. – a bad cold; bad treatment or usage; a drubbing in a fight; a serious injury, a deadly wound
• BANIAN
n. 1. 1687 – in Bengal: a native broker attached to a house of business, or a person similarly employed by a private gentleman
n. 2. Bk1867 – a Hindu who abstains from animal food
• BANIAN-DAY
n. 1851 Eng. dial. – a day when little or no food is to be had, or when the scraps remaining from the previous days are consumed
• BANICAL
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a broken-down horse or mule
• BANIO
n. 1882 Amer. dial. – a bath-house
• BANISH
vb. 1494 obs. – to clear out; to empty
• BANISHED MAN
n. 1398 obs. – an outlaw, a bandit
• BANJA
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a banjo
• BANJAX
vb. 1939 sl. – to batter; to break; to beat; to ruin or destroy, often as a result of incompetence
• BANJAXED
adj. 1. E20 Irish sl. – defeated, overcome, or overwhelmed
adj. 2. 20C teen & high school sl. – demolished; destroyed; ruined, as a car
adj. 3. Bk2006 US sl. – alcohol intoxicated
• BANJEE BOY; BANJY BOY
n. 1997 African-American sl. – a homosexual man who dresses as if he were part of the heterosexual hip-hop culture
• BANJER
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – a banjo
• BANJER-SHANKS
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a thin man
• BANJI
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana
• BANJIE
n. 1866 Sc. – a great number; generally applied to a rude, disorderly mob
• BANJO
n. 1. Bk1892 sl. – a hospital bed-pan
n. 2. 1930 sl. – a long-handled shovel with a wide blade
n. 3. 1990 US sl. – in baseball: a hitter who habitually makes ‘banjo hits’ – a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
n. 4. 20C sl. – any banjo-shaped object, esp. a frying pan
vb. 1990s UK sl. – to force entry; to break in, esp. by means of the battering device to which the name has been given, based roughly on its shape
• BANJO’D; BANJOED
adj. 1. 1970s UK sl. – hopelessly drunk or under the influence of drugs
adj. 2. 1970s UK armed forces usage – defeated, beaten
• BANJOEY
n. 1909 sl. – a banjo player
• BANJO EYES
n. 1928 US sl. – a person who has large, wide-open eyes
• BANJO HITTER
n. 1942 US sl. – in baseball: a weak hitter who seams to ‘strum’ the ball as one would a banjo; one who habitually makes ‘banjo hits’ – a weakly hit ball that falls between the infield and the outfield
• BANJOIST
n. 1880 – one who plays a banjo
• BANJOLIN
n. 1889 – a musical instrument combining the characteristics of the banjo and mandolin, used in ragtime music
• BANJO-SWINGER
n. 1918 Aust. sl. – a manual labourer
• BANJULELE
n. 1925 – a stringed musical instrument of a type between a banjo and a ukulele
• BANK
adj. 1990s African-American sl. – inferior, unpleasant
n. 1. 1205 obs. exc. Sc. – a long seat for several to sit on, a bench or form; a platform or stage to speak from
n. 2. c1325 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial. – a high ground, height, hill
n. 3. c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – the sea-coast or shore; a beach
n. 4. 1474 obs. – the shop, office, or place of business of a money-dealer
n. 5. 1515 obs. – a sum of money; an amount; a ‘pile’
n. 6. 1567 obs. – the table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money
n. 7. 1577 obs. rare – a shelf
n. 8. 1667 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – an anthill
n. 9. 1719 – a bed of oysters, mussels, etc.
n. 10. 1891 Eng. dial. – the road up a steep hillside
n. 11. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
n. 12. 20C US sl. – a privy, the place where one makes a ‘deposit’
n. 13. 20C teen & high school sl. – cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – of clouds: to gather in masses
vb. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – to beat
vb. 3. 1790 Eng. dial. – to become bankrupt, to fail
vb. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. – to make bankrupt
• BANKABLE
n. Bk2006 Amer. sl. – a star whose presence in a film virtually guarantees investors and audiences
• BANK BARN
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a barn built into the side of a hill, affording entrance on at least two levels
• BANK BEAVERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks’ usage – river-men or river rats driving the rear on a log drive
• BANK BURSTER
n. 1880 US obs. criminals’ usage – a bank robber who uses explosives to enter vaults and safes
• BANKED
adj. 2000 US students’ sl. – drunk
• BANKER
n. 1. 1311 obs. – a covering, generally of tapestry, for a bench or chair
n. 2. 1484 obs. – orig. a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 3. 1526 obs. – a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender
n. 4. 1534 obs. – orig. a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances
n. 5. 1591 sl. obs. rare – a bowls player who dishonestly manipulates the outcome of a game to ensure that an accomplice wins money from the bets placed on it
n. 6. a1627 – a labourer who makes or repairs the banks of waterways; spec. one who digs drains, ditches, etc.; chiefly used in the eastern counties of England
n. 7. 1646 hist. rare – a person who lends money to the poor through a charitable establishment
n. 8. 1704 Amer. dial. – a vessel or person engaged in fishing for cod off the banks of Newfoundland
n. 9. 1706 – in certain gambling and board games: the person in charge of the bank
n. 10. 1750 Amer. dial. – an inhabitant of the outer banks of the North Carolina seacoast
n. 11. 1825 Sc. obs. – one who buys corn sold by auction
n. 12. 1826 – one who keeps the ‘bank’ in a gambling house; the dealer, in some games of chance
n. 13. 1885 Eng. dial. – one who becomes bankrupt
n. 14. Bk1891 Eng. sl. – a father
n. 15. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a cushion
n. 16. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a man who works on the pit-bank, as opposed to miners working in the pit
n. 17. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a mason who constructs banks, lays pavements, etc.
n. 18. Bk1910 – one who makes a business of picking up wreckage on the coast of California
n. 19. 1922 criminals’ sl. – anyone who financially backs a robbery, confidence game, or gambling operation
n. 20. 1924 criminals’ sl. – a dishonest bank employee
n. 21. 1933 US criminals’ sl. – a bank robber
n. 22. 1938 – a dependable person; one who can be relied on for something
n. 23. Bk1988 criminals’ sl. – a casino or gambling house owner or operator who may become involved in crime by using gangsters to protect him from other gangsters or to help collect gambling debts; a financier of a drug-importing ring – the one least likely ever to be arrested or jailed
n. 24. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. – a stream almost overflowing its banks
• BANKERESS
n. 1. 1825 obs. – a banker’s wife
n. 2. 1883 rare – a female banker
• BANKERING
n. 1668 obs. – occupation as a banker, banking
• BANKEROUT
n. Bk1849 Eng. dial. – a bankrupt
• BANKERS
n. Bk1986 US lumberjacks’ usage – lumberjacks who pile logs on the banking ground
• BANKER’S SET
n. 20C sl. – in dominoes; 3-2
• BANK FISHERMAN
n. 1. 1782 – an angler who fishes from the bank of a river, lake, etc., rather than a boat
n. 2. 1883 hist. – a fisherman who works in the Grand Banks area off the coast of Newfoundland
• BANK-FULL
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. – full to the brim, quite filled up
• BANKIE
n. 1887 US criminals’ sl. – a bank robber
• BANKING MAN
n. Bk1875 Eng. dial. – a navvy, or bank mender, a banker
• BANKMAN
n. 1. 1598 obs. – an overlooker above ground at a coal-mine
n. 2. 1901 US criminals’ sl. obs. – a bank robber
• BANK-MANAGER
n. 1884 obs. rare – in mining: the superintendent at a pit’s mouth
• BANK-MASTER
n. c1618 obs. – the manager or proprietor of a bank
• BANK MOB
n. 1920 police sl. – gang of bank robbers
• BANK MONGER
n. 1814 obs. – one who conducts banking business
• BANK NURSE
n. 1974 – a nurse who provides temporary cover as a result of staff shortages or short term unfilled vacancies
• BANK-RIDERS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – men who ride the coal-wagons or trucks moving on self-acting inclines, or inclines worked by ropes and hauling engines, on the surface or ‘bank’ of a pit
• BANKROLLER
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US – a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
• BANKROLL GUY
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US – a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
• BANKROLL MAN
n. 1930 colloq., orig. US – a person who provides the funding for an enterprise, project, etc.
• BANKROPE
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland – a bankrupt
vb. 1834 Sc. – to become bankrupt
• BANKROUT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a bankrupt
• BANKRUPT
n. 1. 1533 obs. – a person who defrauds his or her creditors, or avoids paying his or her debts; one who has brought himself into debt by reckless expenditure or riotous living; a fugitive from his creditors; a broken man in sanctuary or outlawry
n. 2. 1586 – one hopelessly in debt; one who has lost all his means, and is without resources
• BANKRUPTISM
n. 1606 obs. – bankruptcy
• BANKRUPTSHIP
n. 1656 obs. rare – bankruptcy
• BANKRUPTURE
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. – bankrupt
n. 1617 obs. rare – bankruptcy
• BANKS
n. 1. 1855 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the seashore
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – precipitous rocks or crags
• BANK-SET
adj. 1811 Sc. – full of little eminences and acclivities
• BANKSIDE BEAUTY
n. 1820 UK sl. – a prostitute, a harlot
• BANKSIDE LADY
n. 1630 UK sl. – a prostitute
• BANKSIDE WENCH
n. 1614 UK sl. – a prostitute
• BANKSMAN
n. 1. 1486 – in mining: a person who works at the mouth of a pit, supervising the loading of coal and the lowering and raising of the cage
n. 2. 1956 Brit. – a worker at a building site who guides or directs the use and movement of cranes, vehicles, etc., to ensure that it is conducted safely
• BANK-SNATCHER
n. 1890 obs. – a bank robber
• BANK SNEAK
n. 1. 1872 US criminals’ sl. – one of a gang of thieves who rob banks by stealth during business hours
n. 2. 1872 police & criminals’ sl. – a sneak thief who steals bonds or securities from banks
• BANKSTER
n. 1. 1885 obs. – a person who fishes from the bank of a river or stream
n. 2. 1893 US obs., humorous usage – a nickname for a person employed in banking or associated with managing money
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a victor, conqueror
n. 4. 1931 orig. & chiefly US, derogatory – a banker seen as profiteering or dishonest; a banker or investor whose financial practices have been exposed as illegal
• BANKSTERSHIP
n. 1866 Sc. – force, violence
• BANKY
adj. 1610 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – inclined like a bank or hillside; hilly
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