• BEE
int. 1924 Amer. dial. – come!; used as a call to chickens
n. 1. c1000 obs. – a ring or torque of metal, usually meant for the arm or neck, but also a finger ring
n. 2. 1753 – a sweet writer
n. 3. 1791 – a busy worker
n. 4. 1870 Eng. dial. – a fly; a wasp
n. 5. 1920s sl. – a bastard, a contemptible, objectionable person
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an eccentric notion
n. 7. 1950s drug culture sl. – Benzedrine
n. 8. 1960s sl. – enough marijuana to fill a matchbox
• BEE-A-BAW
n. 1811 Eng. dial. – a lullaby
• BEE AITCH!
int. 1920s euphemism – bloody hell
• BEEAL
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – an abscess or boil, esp. in the ear
• BE-EAST
adv. Bk1911 Sc. – eastwards
• BE EASY!
int. 1746 – do not hurry, don’t be so eager
• BE EATEN OFF OF ONE’S FEET
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to be the victim of
• BEE-BAW
n. 1. 1811 Eng. dial. – a lullaby
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a child’s cradle
vb. 1849 Eng. dial. – to lull to sleep; to sing a lullaby
• BEEBEE
n. 1. 1816 – a Hindustani name for a lady
n. 2. 1886 Anglo-Indian – a White mistress; a prostitute
n. 3. Bk1890 gypsy usage – an aunt
n. 4. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a Hindu concubine
n. 5. 1930 Amer. dial. – the youngest member of a family or brood
• BEE BEE BUMBLEBEE, ALL COME IN FREE
phr. 1966 Amer. dial. – in the game of hide and seek: when the first person in hiding is caught, the player who is ‘it’ calls this out to others
• BEE-BIKE
n. 1837 Sc. – a wild bee’s nest
• BEE-BONNETED
adj. 1856 – having a bee in one’s bonnet; somewhat crazed
• BEE-BREAD
n. c825 obs. – honeycomb with the honey in it
• BEE-BUTT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEEBY
n. Bk1886 Eng. dial. – a baby
• BEECHAM’S (PILL)
n. 1952 Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘dill’ – a fool, a simpleton
• BEECHMAN
n. Bk1886 Anglo-Indian – a midshipman
• BEED
n. 1. 1868 rare – the realm of bees
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – delay
• BEEDLER
n. Bk1978 railroad usage – an engineer who works a locomotive to its limits
• BEEDOM
n. 1868 rare – the realm of bees
• BEE-DROVE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a crowd or ‘swarm’ of men or animals
• BEE EFF
n. 1925 sl., orig. Brit. services’ usage – a foolish person, a ‘bloody fool’
• BEE-ESSER
n. 1962 US sl. – a time-waster, one who always fools around
• BEEF
int. 1791 rhyming sl. – stop thief!
n. 1. c1597 sl. – a sexually appealing man or woman
n. 2. 1899 sl., orig. US – a complaint
n. 3. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – an error; a blunder; a mistake
n. 4. c1915 Amer. sl. – a fat or husky person
n. 5. 1929 US sl. – a masculine man; a well-built male; a large person; used by heterosexuals and homosexuals
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
n. 7. 1953 Amer. dial. – a piece of bear meat
n. 8. 1966 Amer. sl. – a popular or attractive girl
n. 9. 20C US sl., World War II usage – a tedious or annoying person or thing
n. 10. 20C teen & high school sl. – in skateboarding: a fall on the butt
n. 11. 2003 UK sl. – a fight
n. 12. Bk2006 US sl. – an act of breaking wind
vb. 1. 1860 US college sl. – to drive harder; to put more muscle into
vb. 2. 1888 sl., orig. US – to find fault with; to complain loudly; to grumble; to protest
vb. 3. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – to loaf; to waste time
vb. 4. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – to make a mistake
vb. 5. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – to object
vb. 6. 1926 Amer. dial. – to strike or knock someone down
vb. 7. Bk2006 US sl. – to break wind; to release intestinal gas audibly
vb. 8. Bk2006 US sl. – to crack up and get injured
• BEEFAHOLIC
n. 1973 – one addicted to beef
• BEEF-A-RONI
n. 1985 US college sl. – a sexy male
• BEEF BABY
n. 2003 African-American sl. – a child fathered by a gangster who is living temporarily with a girlfriend or mistress while hiding from the authorities
• BEEF BAYONET
n. 1960s sl. – the penis
• BEEF-BRAIN
n. 1989 US sl. – a thug; a fool
• BEEF-BRAINED
adj. 1627 obs. – thick-headed, stupid
• BEEF-BREWIS
n. 1820 Sc. – broth made from beef
• BEEFCAKE
n. 1 1949 sl., orig. US – an attractive, muscular man
n. 2. 2001 UK sl. – a term of address
• BEEF CREATURE
n. 1782 Amer. dial. – a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef
• BEEF CRITTER
n. 1782 Amer. dial. – a full grown bull, cow, or ox intended as a source of beef
• BEEF CURTAINS
n. 1980s sl. – the female genitals
• BEEFEATER
n. 1. 1610 – an eater of beef; contemptuously, a well-fed menial
n. 2. 1628 sl. – an Englishman or Englishwoman
n. 3. 1671 – a popular appellation of the Yeomen of the Guard, in the household of the Sovereign of Great Britain, instituted at the accession of Henry VII in 1485; also of the Warders of the Tower of London, who were named Yeomen Extraordinary of the Guard in the reign of Edward VI, and wear the same antique uniform as the ‘Beefeaters of the Guard’
n. 4. Bk1867 sl. – a stout, hearty, fat fellow; a large, fleshy person
n. 5. 1958 Amer. dial. – a cattle poacher
• BEEFER
n. 1. 1809 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a calf; a cow or bullock fed for the butcher
n. 2. 1888 US sl. – a second-rate boxer
n. 3. 1889 criminals’ sl. – one who squeals or gives away a criminal; an informer
n. 4. 1893 US sl. – a whinger, a complainer, a grumbler, a faultfinder
n. 5. 1954 Amer. dial. – a black eye
n. 6. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – a football player
n. 7. Bk1992 gambling sl. – a gambler who complains when he loses
• BEEF-EYE
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a black eye
• BEEFHEAD
n. 1. 1775 – a thickhead, a blockhead, a fool
n. 2. 1866 Amer. dial. – a Texan; a cowboy
n. 3. 2001 Black British sl. – a skinhead, usually synonymous with a member of a right-wing/racist party
• BEEFHEAD STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Texas
• BEEF-HEARTS
n. Bk2006 US rhyming sl. – audible releases of intestinal gas through the anus; farts
• BEEFING
n. 1466 Eng. dial. – an ox for slaughter
• BEE FLOWER
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – an orchid
• BEEF JERKY
n. Bk1972 homosexual sl. – a punchy, off-balance football player
• BEEF SOMEONE
vb. 1980s sl. – to have sex with
• BEEF STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Texas
• BEEFSTEAK
n. 1. 1928 criminals’ sl. – a prostitute controlled by a pimp
n. 2. 1935 Amer. dial. – in marbles: any game in which it is agreed any type of illegal play may be used which the players can ‘get away with’
n. 3. 1950 Amer. dial. – a mistake, a blunder
n. 4. 1967 Amer. dial. – a children’s outdoor game: player hides eyes, others have to hide but must freeze when the person who is ‘it’ opens his eyes (after counting to one hundred), and shouts ‘beefsteak’
• BEEFSTEAK EYE
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a black eye
• BEEFSTEW
n. 1892 US sl. – a woman
• BEEF-STEW SINGER
n. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a very bad soloist
• BEEF TO THE HEEL(S)
n. 1922 Irish sl. – a bulky, heavyset woman; generally a countrywoman
phr. 1867 sl. – with rather overweight legs
• BEEF TRUST
n. 1933 US sl. – an obese or fat person
• BEEF UP
vb. 1941 sl. – to strengthen; to add vigour, power, or importance to
• BEEF-WITTED
adj. 1606 – thick-headed, stupid, dull in wits, doltish
• BEEF-WITTEDNESS
n. 1863 – stupidity
• BEEFY
adj. 1. 1853 – fleshy; unduly stout or fat, obese; stolid
adj. 2. 1889 – heavy and muscular; hardy
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a nickname for a short and stout person
• BE EGGED OFF
vb. 1930s colloq. – to be pelted off state or platform with eggs, preferably rotten
• BEEGLE
n. 1. 1897 Sc. – a thin man; an odd figure
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a beagle; a sheriff’s officer
• BEE GUM
n. 1. 1817 Amer. dial. – a hollow tree or log used as a beehive; any beehive
n. 2. 1880 Amer. dial. – a man’s hat with a high crown
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a woman’s hair put up on her head in a bunch
• BEEGUM
n. 1634 Anglo-Indian – a begum; a queen, princess, or lady of high rank
• BEGUM
n. 1634 Anglo-Indian – a queen, princess, or lady of high rank
• BEE-HAVER
n. Bk2006 beekeepers’ usage, derogatory – a person who has beehives but doesn’t take proper care of the bees
• BEE-HEAD
n. 1657 – a crazy person
• BEE-HEADED
adj. 1879 – harebrained, flighty, excitable; light-headed, unsettled
• BEE-HERD
n. 1483 – a beekeeper
• BEEHIVE STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Utah
• BEE-HOPPET
n. 1872 Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEE IN ONE’S BONNET
n. 1845 – an obsession with something
• BEE-IN-THE-BONNET
n. 1. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an eccentric; a flighty person; a foolish person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an eccentric notion
• BEEK
n. 1. c1600 sl. – a policeman or magistrate
n. 2. 1725 Sc. – the act of basking in the sun or by the fire
vb. 1. c1230 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to expose oneself to the pleasurable warmth of sun, fire, etc.; to bask in the sun or warmth of a fire
vb. 2. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to warm before the fire; to make warm
vb. 3. 1788 Sc. – of the sun: to shine brightly
• BEEKIE
n. 1. 1949 Amer. sl. – a company spy
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – a nosy person
• BEEKING
n. 1523 obs. exc. Sc. – exposure to genial warmth or heat
• BEEKS
n. c1600 sl. – a judge, magistrate or justice of the peace
• BEEL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a shelter
• BEELD
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to swell, to suppurate
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to shelter
• BEELDY
. Bk1911 Sc. – giving shelter
• BEELED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – of an ear: infected, abscessed
• BEE-LIPPEN
n. 1825 Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEELT
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – swollen
• BEELZEBUB
n. 1. c950 – the Devil
n. 2. 1940 Amer. dial. – a child born out of wedlock
n. 3. 1943 Amer. dial. – a hobgoblin
• BEELZEBUBIAN
adj. 1867 rare – devilish
• BEELZEBUB’S PARADISE
n. Bk1903 sl. – Hell, the infernal regions
• BEEN
n. 1. Bk1898 Ireland & Eng. dial. – bees
n. 2. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – a has-been
• BEEN AROUND
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – sexually experienced
• BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK
adj. Bk2006 US sl. – sexually experienced
• BEEN AT AN INDIAN FEAST
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEEN BOBBING FOR FRIES
phr. Bk2006 US sl. – said of one who has a really ugly face, as if badly burned
• BEENGE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to cringe, to fawn
• BEEN IN THE CELLAR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEEN IN THE SUN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEENLIE
adv. c1450 Sc. – pleasantly, comfortably, cosily
• BEEN LOOKING THROUGH A GLASS
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEEN LOOKING THROUGH ROSE-COLOURED GLASSES
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEENMOST
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – uppermost
• BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
phr. 2000 UK sl.- used as a laconic, world-weary dismissal of another’s suggestion
• BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, BOUGHT THE TEE-SHIRT
phr. 2000 UK sl. – used as a laconic, world-weary dismissal of another’s suggestion
• BEEN-THERE MEDAL
n. 1991 US sl. – the Vietnam Campaign Service Medal
• BEEN-TO
n. 1960 W. African & Asian usage – a person who has been to England, usually for education
• BEEN TO A FUNERAL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEEN TOO FREE WITH JOHN BARLEYCORN
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BEEN TO SEE CAPTAIN BATES?
phr. L19 sl. – a greeting to a person one knows or suspects has been in prison
• BEEN TO THREE COUNTY FAIRS AND A GOAT-FUCKING
phr. 1970s US sl. – implies one’s astonishment (one has had many, varied experiences, but never one such as this)
• BEEN TO THREE COUNTY FAIRS AND A GOAT-ROPING
phr. 1970s US sl. – implies one’s astonishment (one has had many, varied experiences, but never one such as this)
• BEEN VOTING FOR THE ALDERMAN
phr. 1823 sl. obs. – said of a person who is drunk
• BEEP
n. 1. 1952 Amer. political sl. – a New York City borough president
n. 2. 1995 Jamaica sl. – an effeminate man, esp. a homosexual
n. 3. 20C US sl., World War II usage – a jeep
• BEEP BEEP!
int. 1961 US sl. – pay attention!
• BEE-PEITCH
n. 1878 Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEEPER
n. 1968 US sl. – the telephone
• BEEPER BOY
n. 1985 Amer. drug culture sl. – a drug dealer who uses a pager, cellular phone, or other communications equipment to arrange deals
• BEEPER FREAK
n. 1985 US sl. – a cocaine dealer who uses a pager to regulate his cocaine deliveries
• BEE-POT
n. 1879 Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEER
n. 1. 1382 obs. rare – one who is or exists
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a drinking bout
n. 3. 1960s African-American & college sl. – semen
vb. 1. 1780 colloq. & humorous usage – to drink or indulge in beer
vb. 2. 1910s sl. – to spend one’s money on beer
• A BEER AND A BALL
n. M19 sl., orig. US – a beer and a shot of whisky
• BEER AND SARSE
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘arse’ – the buttocks
• BEER AND SKITTLES
n. Bk2006 US sl. – something very easy to do; an easy time of it
• BEER BARN
n. 1976 NZ sl. – a tavern
• BEER BARREL
n. 1. 1600 sl. – a confirmed tippler, a beer drunkard
n. 2. 19C sl. – the stomach
n. 3. 1940s sl., orig. US – a beer-drinkers paunch
n. 4. 1953 UK sl. – a person with a beer belly; a fat person
• BEER BELLY
n. 1. 1942 sl. – a belly enlarged by drinking beer
n. 2. 1972 sl. – one who has a protruding stomach or paunch caused by drinking large quantities of beer
• BEER-BIBBER
n. 1841 – one who drinks beer
• BEER BLAST
n. 1963 Amer. dial. – a raucous party, esp. one at which much liquor or beer is consumed; a drinking bout or binge
• BEER BONG
n. 1980s US college sl. – a device consisting of a funnel attached to a tube, which facilitates the speedier drinking of beer
• BEER BOTTLE
n. Bk1909 UK sl. – a stout, red-faced man
• BEER BOTTLE BEAT
n. 1970s US sl. – a client who likes to be beaten by a prostitute who is wielding a beer bottle
• BEER-BOY
n. 1. 1841 – a pot-boy; a boy or young man employed in a public house, etc. to serve drinks or collect glasses
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a drunkard
• BEER-BRUSSEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – corpulent from drinking
• BEER BUST
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a beer-drinking party; a beer binge
• BEER-BUZZER
n. 1878 US sl. – one who frequents saloons in the hope of cadging free beer
• BEER-CHEWER
n. 1889 Aust. sl. – a heavy drinker of beer
• BEER-DRINKING MARSUPIALS
n. Bk1997 – in surfing: Australian surfers
• BEER-EATER
n. 1887 sl. – a great consumer of beer, one who more than drinks it – who lives on it
• BEERGOGGLE
vb. Bk2007 sl. – to drunk until incapacitated
• BEER GOGGLES
n. 1987 colloq. – perception influenced by the consumption of alcohol
• BEERGOOD
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – yeast
• BEER GUT
n. 1976 sl. – a belly enlarged by drinking beer
• BEER-GUZZLER
n. 1845 sl. – a heavy drinker of beer
• BEERHEAD
n. 1. 1869 US sl. – a beer drunkard
n. 2. 1944 US sl. – a German
• BEERHOOD
n. 1865 rare – a beer-drinking class or set
• BEERHOUND
n. 1907 US sl. – a heavy drinker
• BEERIFIED
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. – tipsy
• BEERIN
adj. Bk1898 Sc. – querulous, discontented
• BEERINESS
n. 20C colloq. – beery quality or condition
• BEER (IS BEST)
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. – the chest
• BEERISH
adj. 1694 – having the nature or properties of beer
• BEER JERK
n. 1. Bk1980 Amer. sl. – orig. a drunkard
n. 2. 1986 US sl. – a bartender
• BEERJERKER
n. 1. 1866 US sl. – a hard drinker; a drunkard
n. 2. 1868 Amer. sl. – one whose work is drawing beer from a bar tap into glasses or growlers; a waiter or waitress who serves beer
• BEER-JUGGER
n. 1883 UK sl. – a barmaid, a woman who serves in a bar
• BEER-JUGGLER
n. 1. 1882 Aust. & US sl. – a bartender
n. 2. 1921 US sl. – a beer drinker
• BEER KEG
n. 1. L19 US sl. – the stomach
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a beer belly
• BEER ME!
int. L19 sl. – give me a beer
• BEER-MONGER
n. 1622 – one who provides drink, an innkeeper
• BEEROCRACY
n. 1881 – a ludicrous name for the brewing and beer-selling interest
• BEER-OFF
n. 1939 Brit. sl. – an off-licence
• BEER-PUNISHER
n. 1876 US sl. – a (heavy) consumer of beer
• BEER SANDWICH
n. 1998 NZ sl. – a lunch consisting of beer, beer, and more beer
• BEER SCOOTER
n. 1999 UK sl. – the ability to return home when too drunk to afterwards, remember the journey
• BEER-SHIP
n. 1894 Eng. dial. – a public-house
• BEER-SLINGER
n. 1. 1866 sl. – a bartender or waiter in a beer saloon
n. 2. Bk1891 – a tippler; a regular beer drinker
• BEER SPANNER
n. 1984 UK Royal Air Force usage – a bottle opener
• BEER-SPARRER
n. 1899 Aust. sl. – a heavy drinker of beer
• BEERSUCKER
n. 1889 Aust. sl. – a heavy drinker of beer
• BEER-SWAB
n. Bk1873 Eng. dial. – a beer sot; a drunkard
• BEER-SWIPER
n. 1882 Aust. sl. – a drunkard
• BEER-TANK
n. L19 sl. – a drinker, a drunkard
• BEERTENDER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bartender
• BEER-THIRTY
n. 1980 US sl. – a fictional time of day, suggesting that a beer is overdue
• BEER-TOKENS
n. 1980s UK students’ sl. – one-pound coins or money in general
• BEER-UP
n. 1919 sl. – a beer-drinking session
vb. 1960 US sl. – (as ‘beer up’) to drink a lot of beer
• BEER-VAT
n. Bk1891 – a tippler
• BEER VOUCHERS
n. 2002 UK sl. – money
• BEERY
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. – half-drunk
• BEER-YANKER
n. 1881 US sl. – a bartender who draws beer in a saloon
• BEERY BUFF
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘muff’ – a fool
• BEES
n. 1. 1776 Sc. – whims, fancies
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a state of confusion; muddle; light-headedness; fuddle
• BEES AND HONEY
n. 1892 Brit. rhyming sl. – money
• BEE-SCAP
n. 1695 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a beehive
• BEE’S DICK OF A CHANCE
n. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – the smallest possible chance
• BEE-SHEPHERD
n. Bk1859 – one appointed to superintend and watch over the hives
• BEE SHIT
n. 1984 US sl. – honey
• BEE-SKEP
n. a1640 – a straw beehive
• BEE-SKIP
n. 1695 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a beehive
• THE BEE’S KNEES
n. 1905 sl., orig. US – someone extraordinary, wonderful, or admirable; an excellent or superior person, or one who poses as such; the best
• BEES ‘N’ HONEY
n. Bk2007 UK rhyming sl. – money
• BEESOM
n. Bk1888 Eng. dial. – a woman of loose habits
• BEES SWARM
phr. 1953 Amer. dial. – a baby is born
• BEE-STALL
n. 1572 obs. – a beehive
• BEE STAND
n. 1882 Amer. dial. – a beehive
• BEE STINGS
n. 1964 US sl. – small female breasts
• BEESWAX
n. 1. 1838 US sl. – a bore; one who ‘buttonholes’ another
n. 2. Bk1890 sl. – cheese
n. 3. 1989 UK rhyming sl. – income tax; betting tax
• BEES-WAXERS
n. 1859 sl. – thick laced boots used at Winchester School for playing football
• BEESWAXING
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewitching
• BEES WINGERS
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. – fingers
• BEE’S WISP
n. 1. 1892 Eng. dial. – a wild bee’s nest on the surface of the ground
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a tangled mass
• BEET
vb. 1. c885 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to make, kindle, put on a fire
vb. 2. c950 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to bring into better state, to put right, to correct, to amend, to reform faults, evil ways, etc.; to make good misdeeds
vb. 3. c975 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to make good or better; to mend or repair things damaged; to heal wounds, sickness; to improve land
vb. 4. c1200 obs. – to repent, to amend
vb. 5. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to relieve, to help, to aid, to assist a person in need or trouble; to supply the wants of
vb. 6. a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to relieve hunger, thirst, or any form of want
vb. 7. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to rouse or feed a passion, esp. love; to kindle
vb. 8. Bk1911 Sc. – to praise; to blazon
vb. 9. Bk1911 Sc. – to soothe; to mitigate
• BEET A MISTER
vb. 1838 Eng. dial. – to supply a want
• BEETER
n. 1578 obs. rare – a little wax candle
• BEETHED
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – decayed, withered
• BEETHY
adj. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – overripe, sodden
adj. 2. 1790 Eng. dial. – of meat: underdone
adj. 3. 1804 Eng. dial. – of fallen leaves: withered, decayed
• BEETIN’
adj. 2000 UK sl. – angry, annoyed
• BEETING
n. 1517 obs. – the act of making food; mending, repair; making a fire, kindling
• BEETIT PRATIES
n. Bk1898 Sc. – mashed potatoes
• BEETLE
n. 1. 1579 – an intellectually blind person; a blockhead
n. 2. 1605 sl. – a crazy, eccentric, or foolish person; a madman, an obsessive fan
n. 3. 1915 Amer. turf sl. – a poorly performing racehorse
n. 4. 1931 sl. – a young woman, esp. one who dresses in flashy clothes
n. 5. 1933 services’ sl. – to Alaska soldiers: a girl
n. 6. Bk1944 services’ sl. – to Alaskan soldiers: a girl
n. 7. Bk1945 criminals’ sl. – a woman of easy morals; a loose girl or woman
n. 8. 1957 US military sl., usually offensive – a Japanese; used contemptuously
n. 9. 1959 UK juvenile sl. – a policeman
n. 10. Bk1975 Amer. sl. – an independent, ultramodern, somewhat tomboyish girl, typically one with a short hair style, a preference for wearing slacks, a good education, and an interest in jazz, bull-fighting, and motorcycles
vb. 1. 1602 – to look with beetle brows, to scowl
vb. 2. 1743 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to beat, to pound
vb. 3. 1859 – to hang threateningly
vb. 4. 1980s UK colloq. – to hurry
• BEETLE-BEE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a flying beetle; a humming beetle
• BEETLE-BRAIN
n. 1593 derogatory – a person of low intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead; a fool; a dolt
• BEETLEBROW
n. 1850 sl. – a blockhead; a fool
• BEETLE-BROWED
adj. 1362 – having prominent eyebrows
• BEETLE-CRUSHER
n. 1. 1860 sl. – a boot or foot, esp. a big one
n. 2. Bk1933 sl. – an infantry soldier
n. 3. 1959 UK juvenile sl. – a policeman
• BEETLE-HEAD
n. 1. 1577 derogatory – a person of low intelligence; a blockhead; a fool, a stupid person
n. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – a young tadpole
• BEETLE-HEADED
adj. 1553-87 – dull, stupid
• BEETLE JOSEPH
n. Bk1940 Eng. public school sl. – an entomologist
• BEETLE-MAN
n. 1930 criminals’ sl. – one who blackmails
• BEETLE-SQUASHER
n. 1. 1860 sl. – a boot or foot, esp. a big one
n. 2. Bk1933 sl. – an infantry soldier
• BEETLE-STICKER
n. 1873 jocular usage – an entomologist
• BEETLE-STOMPER
n. 1889 UK sl. – a soldier in the infantry
• BEETLE-WIG
n. 1595 obs. – an earwig
• BEETLING BLOCK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a block of wood on which to beat clothes while washing
• BEET-MASTER
n. 1816 Sc. – a person or thing that helps in an emergency; a last resource
• BEET-MISTER
n. 1816 Sc. – a person that helps in an emergency; a last resource
• BEET-NEED
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a person or thing that helps in an emergency; a last resource
• BEET-RAVES
n. 1719 obs. – the small red beet
• BEET-RAW
n. 1743 Sc. – the red beet, beetroot
• BEET RED
adj. Bk1995 US sl. – extremely red from blushing, embarrassment, etc.
• BEETS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – needful things
• BEETSOOM
phr. Bk1944 services’ sl. – “beats the stuff out of me’ – I don’t know
• BEEVEEDEES
n. Bk2006 US sl. – underwear; men’s underwear
• BEEVO
n. 1977 US sl. – an alcoholic beverage
• BEE-WARD
n. c1500 – a beekeeper
• BEE WEE
n. 1980 Trinidad & Tobago – British West Indian Airways
• BEE-WINE
n. 1818 – nectar of a flower
• BEE-WOMAN
n. 1833 – a woman bee-keeper
• BE EXCUSED
vb. 1950s chiefly school usage – to be allowed to visit the lavatory
• BEEYATCH
n. 2001 US sl. – an emphatic variation of ‘bitch’, especially when used to a woman or as an exclamation
• BEE-YOO-TIFUL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – resplendently beautiful; gorgeous
• BEEZARK; BEZARK
n. 1919 US sl. – a person, often characterized as eccentric or unpleasant
• BEEZE
n. 1976 UK sl. – the penis
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to turn out, to drive out
• BEEZER
adj. 1961 UK sl. – excellent; most attractive
n. 1. 1908 sl. – the nose
n. 2. 1910 Sc. – a smart fellow; an excellent person
n. 3. 1914 sl. – a fellow, a chap
n. 4. 1915 sl. – the head
n. 5. 1932 Amer. dial. – the mouth
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. – a horse’s nose
n. 7. 2000 US sl. – a pedigree Ibizan hound
• BEEZER-WEEZER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – an insect that sits in trees or bushes in hot weather and makes a sharp, buzzing sound; probably a cicada
• BEEZO
n. 1937 US sl., chiefly juvenile usage – a fellow, a chap
• BEEZOK
n. 1933 US sl. – a person, often characterized as eccentric or unpleasant
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