• BILBIE
n. 1891 Sc. – shelter, residence
• BILBO
n. 17C obs. – the penis
• BILCH
n. 1. 1768 Sc. – a very fat or lusty person, breathless from corpulence
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – a brat; a contemptuous term for a child
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. – a monster
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a little, crooked, insignificant person
vb. Bk1898 Sc. – to limp, to halt
• BILCHER
n. Bk1898 Sc. – one who limps
• BILDER
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a scab
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to work hard
• BILDERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – lumbering, clumsy
• BILDERT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. – a term of contempt
• BILE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to boil
• BILED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BILED AS AN OWL
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BILF
n. 1. 1819 Sc. – a large, clumsy person
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a blunt stroke, a hit
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a term of contempt for a pursy person; a monster
• BILGE
n. 1. 1921 sl. – nonsense, rubbish
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – a drinking spree; a binge
vb. 1. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – to be dismissed or obliged to resign
vb. 2. c1925 US sl. – to fail in one’s course of study or a class
vb. 3. Bk1975 US sl. – to fail a student; to expel a student
• BILGE OUT
vb. 1951 US sl. – to fail a student; to expel a student
• BILIMENTS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. obs. – clothing, habiliments
• BILINGUOUS
adj. 1730 – bilingual, speaking two languages
• BILIVE
adv. 1. c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – speedily, hastily, quickly, eagerly
adv. 2. c1220 obs. – at once, immediately, directly
vb. c1000 obs. – to remain
• BILK
n. 1. 1848 Eng. sl. – a cheat, one who cheats
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a belch, eructation
vb. 1. 1820 Eng. sl. – to cheat, to refuse to pay; to frustrate, to disappoint
vb. 2. 1844 Eng. dial. – to throw down or strike heavily; to thump
• BILKER
n. 1. 1717 sl. – one who practises cheating
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – one who hires a hackney carriage and slips off without paying
• BILL
n. 1. 1826 – a banknote
n. 2. 1894 Amer. dial. – a divorce
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a bull
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a letter, a missive
n. 5. c1935 African-American sl. – a small knife that can be carried and concealed easily, used as a weapon
n. 6. 1942 Amer. dial., derogatory – a person’s nose
n. 7. 1950s sl. – the police
n. 8. 1950s sl. – a police station
n. 9. 2000 UK sl. – the penis
n. 10. 2003 UK sl. – a £100 note, or an amount of one hundred pounds
vb. 1. 1790 Eng. dial. – to work hard
vb. 2. 1885 Amer. dial. – to divorce one’s spouse
vb. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – of a bird: to strike with the beak
vb. 4. 1990s US sl. – to depart, to leave
vb. 5. 2000 UK sl. – to have sex (with)
• THE BILL
n. 1969 Brit. sl. – the police force in general; the law personified
• BILL AND BEN
n. 1990s UK rhyming sl. – yen (Japanese currency)
• BILL AND COO
vb. 1854 sl. – to caress and make other displays of affection
• BILLARD
n. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – no-man’s-land
• BILLATORY
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a restless bull
• BILL-BLO
n. 1806 Sc. – a bull
• BILLBOOK
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – a pocketbook
• BILL DALEY
n. 1941 US sl. – a long lead in a horse race, esp. a long lead early in the race
• BILLED
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. – distracted, half mad
• BILLET
n. 1. 1750 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – a chunk of wood; a log, a piece of wood
n. 2. 1847 Amer. dial. – a note, letter, or document
n. 3. 1863 Eng. dial. – wood cut to a convenient size for burning
n. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a mess, a scrape
• BILLETING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – firewood
• BILLETT
n. 1837 Amer. dial. – a chunk of wood; a small log, often used for firewood
• BILLFOLD
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a pocketbook to carry folded paper money; a wallet
• BILLFOLDER
n. 1909 Amer. dial. – a pocketbook to carry folded paper money; a wallet
• BILL FROM THE HILL
n. 1950s sl. – police officers serving at Notting Hill police station in London
• BILLIARD DRINKER
n. Bk1975 US sl. – one who drinks whisky quickly and to excess; a habitual drunkard
• THE BILLIARD SLUM
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – false pretenses
• BILLIBUE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a hullabaloo; a commotion, fuss, disturbance
• BILLIE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a brother; a comrade
• BILLIES
n. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – overalls and blouse
n. 2. 1980s US sl. – money; dollar bills
• BILLIKIN
n. 1926 colloq. – a small ‘billy’ or tin can used as a kettle
• BILLIT
n. 2000 UK sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• BILLIZING
n. 1882 Eng. dial. – a thrashing, a buffeting
• BILL-JIM
n. World War I US Army sl. – an Australian soldier
• BILL-JOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a bull
• BILL-JUMP
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a person who doesn’t pay his bills
• BILL OF SALE
n. Bk1890 sl. – a widow’s weeds
• BILLOWS
n. 1867 Eng. dial. – snowdrifts
• BILLS
n. 2003 UK sl. – male underpants
• BILLSEAG
n. Bk1911 Sc. – an old, castrated bull
• BILL SHEARS
n. c1920 US tramps’ usage – a farmer; a rustic
• BILL-SHOW
n. 1944 Amer. Western usage – a wild west show such as Buffalo Bill’s
• BILL-SHOW COWBOY
n. 1944 Amer. Western usage – a show-off cowboy of the Buffalo Bill show type
• BILL-SWEATER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a money-lender
• BILLUS
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. – to beat, to flog
• BILL-WAGON
n. L19 US sl. – a police patrol wagon
• BILLY
n. 1. 1686 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a brother
n. 2. 1768 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a young fellow
n. 3. 1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a comrade, a friend
n. 4. a1859 US – a policeman’s baton
n. 5. 1864 sl. – a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon)
n. 6. Bk1890 sl. – a silk pocket handkerchief
n. 7. 1896 Eng. dial. – a bull
n. 8. Bk1898 Sc. – a lover
n. 9. 1966 Amer. dial. – a binge; a drinking spree
n. 10. 1968 Amer. dial. – a grasshopper
n. 11. 1968 Amer. dial. – a law enforcement officer; a policeman
n. 12. Bk1975 US sl. – a bucket or large can used for heating wash water or for cooking
n. 13. Bk2007 UK sl. – methamphetamine
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to bellow; to low
• BILLY-AND-DAVE
n. 2000 UK students’ sl. – a friendless person; a misfit; an outsider
• BILLY BARLOW
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – a pocket knife
• BILLY BENTIE
n. 1825 Sc. – a smart roguish boy
• BILLY-BLIN
n. 1806 Sc. – a benevolent sprite
• BILLY-BLIND
n. Bk1898 Sc. – the game of blindman’s buff; also, the one that is blindfolded in the game
• BILLYBLINDER
n. 1. 1822 Sc. – the person who hoodwinks another in the game of blindman’s buff
n. 2. 1822 Sc. – a ‘blind’, an imposture
• BILLY BORN DRUNK
n. 1895 Eng. sl. – a drunkard
• BILLY BOY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a law enforcement officer; a policeman
• BILLY BUMKIN
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a name for the first toe (the one beside the big toe)
• BILLY (BUNTER)
n. 1990s UK rhyming sl. – a punter; an ordinary member of the public; a customer
• BILLY-BUTTONS
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a simpleton
• BILLY CALL FATHER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – weak tea
• BILLYCOCK HAT
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – a Derby hat
• BILLY DEVIL
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the devil
• BILLY GOAT
n. 1. World War II US Navy usage – mutton served at a meal
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – effrontery, nerve, pushiness, boldness
• BILLY-GOAT ALLEY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the run-down or poor section of a town; a slummy place
• BILLY-GOAT HILL
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – the run-down or poor section of a town; a slummy place
• BILLY GO NIMBLES
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an imaginary disease
• BILLY HELL
n. 1903 Amer. dial. – a desolate place; hell
• BILLYHOOD
n. 1818 Sc. – brotherhood
• BILLY KNIFE
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – a pocket knife
• BILLY-LAMB
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a lamb reared by hand
• BILLY MAN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a law enforcement officer; a policeman
• BILLY-MARIA
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – a countrified or rustic person
• BILLY-MINAWKY
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a foolish or stupid fellow
• BILLY NO-MATES
n. 1990s sl. – a friendless person; a misfit; an outsider
• BILLY-OF-THE-WISP
n. 1855 Eng. dial. – will-o’-the-wisp
• BILLY WHICKER
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a woodpecker
• BILLY-WHIFFLER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a fool; a simpleton
• BILLY-WHIFFLING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – playing the fool
• BILLY-WINKER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the elfin who closes the eyes of children at bedtime
• BILLY-WI’-T’-WISP
n. 1855 Eng. dial. – will-o’-the-wisp
• BILLY-WIX
n. 1832 Eng. dial. – an owl; especially the barn owl
• BILOQUIST
n. a1810 – one who can speak with two different voices
• BILOU
n. 1969 Amer. dial., nursery usage – nasal mucus
• BILPERING
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – cheating; dishonest
• BILSH
n. 1823 Sc. – a short, plump person; a thriving, stout person or animal
• BILSHIE
adj. 19C Sc. – short and stout; plump and thriving
• BILT
n. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – a blow, a thud
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – a limp
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a short, thickset person
vb. Bk1898 Sc. – to go lame; to limp; to walk with crutches
• BILTER
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a child
• BILTIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – thickset; clubbish; clumsy
• BILTIENESS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – clumsiness
• BILTING
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – moving like a short, thickset person
• BIM
adv. 1888 Amer. dial. – with a sharp blow
n. 1. 1852 colloq. – an inhabitant of Barbados
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – the act of humming or buzzing
n. 3. 1925 US sl. – a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a woman of loose morals or a prostitute
n. 4. 1935 sl. – the buttocks
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to hum, to buzz
• BIMARICAL
adj. 1708- belonging to two seas → obs.
• BIMBETTE
n. 1982 sl., orig. US – an adolescent or teenager considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence
• BIMBETUDE
n. 1990s sl. – combined physical attractiveness and intellectual vacuity
• BIMBO
n. 1. 1837 Amer. dial., obs. – a blow or punch with the fist
n. 2. c1840 US sl. – an insignificant, unimportant person
n. 3. 1918 sl., orig. US, mainly derogatory – a male person; a fellow
n. 4. 1920 sl., orig. US – a woman, often with an implication of promiscuity
n. 5. c1920 US sl. – a baby
n. 6. 1927 sl., orig. US – a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence
n. 7. 1929 sl. – a woman of loose morals or a prostitute
n. 8. World War II US army usage – an army recruit
n. 9. 1950s UK schoolchildren’s usage – the bottom, the backside
• BIMBO DOUGH
n. World War II Amer. sl. – money for a date
• BIMBO DUST
n. World War II Amer. sl. – face powder
• BIMBOID
adj. Bk2007 sl. – having the attributes of a ‘bimbo’; vacuous
• BIMBOMS
n. 1679 Eng. dial. – church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc.
• BIMBO NUTS
adj. World War II Amer. sl. – fond of girls or women
• BIMBOY
n. Bk2007 humorous usage – a male bimbo
• BIMEBY
adv. 1722 Eng. & Amer. dial. – presently, soon, before long
• BIMM
n. 1852 colloq. – an inhabitant of Barbados
• BIMMER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – anything that hums or buzzes
• BIMMY
n. 20C sl. – a prostitute
• BIN
n. 1. 1788 – a hill, a mountain, a mountain-peak
n. 2. 1809 Sc. – mood, humour
n. 3. 1996 sl. – a pocket, usually in trousers
vb. 1. Bk1898 Sc. – to go
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to bind
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – to curse
vb. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – to move or run swiftly
vb. 5. 1991 Brit. sl. – to dispose of
• THE BIN
n. 1938 sl. – a mental hospital
• BIND
n. 1. 1824 Sc. – capacity, ability, power
n. 2. 1930 Brit. sl., chiefly services’ sl. – something boring or tiresome
n. 3. 1951 US sl. – a predicament, as caused by conflicting obligations, an overfull work schedule, or the like; a tight spot; a jam
vb. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to swerve, to turn in a certain direction
vb. 2. 1929 Brit. sl., chiefly services’ sl. – to bore
vb. 3. 1943 Brit. sl., orig. services’ sl. – to complain
• A BIND
n. 1930 sl., chiefly Brit. – something very troublesome or annoying
• BINDER
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a large quantity, esp. of food
n. 2. 1930 Brit. sl., chiefly services’ sl. – something boring or tiresome
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – cheese
n. 4. 1944 Brit. sl., orig. services’ sl. – a complainer
n. 5. Bk1998 sl. – constipating food
• BINDERER
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland – anything very large and good of its kind
• BINDERS
n. 1943 Amer. dial., orig. railroad usage – brakes, esp. a hand brake
• BIN-DIVING
n. Bk2007 UK sl. – rummaging in rubbish in search of food or valuables
• BINDLE
n. 1. 1900 Amer. sl. – a vagrant’s bedding-roll
n. 2. 1921 sl. – a package containing narcotic drugs
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small amount; a bit
• BINDLE MAN
ia tramp, a vagrant
• BINDLE STIFF
n. 1900 Amer. sl. – a tramp, a vagrant
• BIND-POCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a niggard
• BINE-BINE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – by and by
• BINEY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a goblin; a bugaboo
• BING
n. 1. 1860 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a heap, a pile; also, a crowd
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a thump or blow
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – the sea beach
n. 4. c1920 US criminals’ sl. – a packet of narcotics
n. 5. Bk1975 US prison sl. – a prison cell used for solitary confinement of prisoners
vb. 1. 1567 gypsy sl. obs. – to go
vb. 2. 1804 Sc. & N. Ireland – to pile in a heap; to accumulate
vb. 3. 1860 Eng. dial. – of milk or cream: to curdle, to turn sour
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to knock or strike
vb. 5. 1952 Amer. dial. – to slap, to hit
• BING-BANG
n. 1. 1914 colloq. – expressing a repeated heavy thump or a continued banging noise
n. 2. 1953 US sl. – zest; energy; pep
• BING BOY
n. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – a Canadian soldier
• BINGE
n. 1854 sl. – a drinking spree
vb. 1. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to bow; to cringe
vb. 2. 1854 sl. – to drink alcohol excessively
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – to sneak, to cringe; to fawn; to bow
vb. 4. 1915 sl. – to raise the spirits of
• BINGED
adj. 1. 1916 sl. – drunk
adj. 2. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – vaccinated
• BINGEE
n. 1832 Aust. sl. – the stomach
• BINGER
n. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – something sharp or pungent, as a keen wind or frost, a draught of potent beer, or ardent spirits
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an advanced state of intoxication
n. 3. c1915 US students’ sl., obs. – a rejection; a squelch
• BINGEY
n. 1832 Aust. sl. – the stomach
• BINGHI
n. 1902 Aust. sl., derogatory – an Australian Aboriginal
• BINGIE
n. 1832 Aust. sl. – the stomach
• BINGLE
n. 1. 1902 US sl. – in baseball: a hit, usually a single
n. 2. 1921 Amer. dial. – a coin of little value
n. 3. Bk1975 US sl. – a poker or gambling chip, usually worth 10 cents or 25 cents
n. 4. Bk1975 US drug addicts’ sl. – a large supply or cache of narcotics
n. 5. Bk2007 Aust. sl. – a car crash
• BINGLE-BANGLE
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. – fickle, vacillating, irresolute
• BINGLY
adv. Bk1911 Sc. – comfortably
• BINGO
int. Bk1975 US sl. – an exclamation denoting sudden action, success, or comprehension
n. 1. 1861 sl. – brandy
n. 2. Bk2007 UK sl. – an arrest; a successful search
• BINGO BLING
n. 2005 UK sl. – cheap, ostentatious jewellery
• BINGO-BOY
n. 1946 US sl. – a drunkard
• BINGO WINGS
n. 2003 UK sl. – flabby upper arms
• BING SPOT
n. Bk2004 Amer. sl., World War I usage – a vaccination mark
• BINGY
adj. 1863 Eng. dial. – sour
n. 1832 Aust. sl. – the stomach
• BINJY
n. 1832 Aust. sl. – the stomach
• BINK
n. 1. 1768 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a bank, an acclivity
n. 2. 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a shelf; a frame of wooden shelves for holding earthenware in a kitchen; a plate-rack
n. 3. 1823 Sc. – a wasp’s or wild bees’ nest
n. 4. 1828 Sc. – a bending movement
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. – a bench
n. 6. Bk1911 Sc. – a crease, a fold
vb. 1. 1895 Sc. – to bend, to bow down, to lean forward awkwardly; to curtsy
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – to press down, to destroy the shape, esp. of shoes
• BINKART
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a heap of stones, clay, dirt, etc.
• BINKER
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a heap of stones or dirt
vb. Bk1898 Sc. – to pile up in a heap
• BINKIE
adj. Bk1898 Sc. – gaudy, trimly-dressed, smart
• BINKY
n. 1. 1912 Amer. dial. – any little mechanical contrivance
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
• BINMAN
n. c1966 sl. – a refuse collector
• BINN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – strength; excellence
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to bind
• BINNACLE LIST
n. Bk1975 US Navy usage – a list of sailors too sick to report for duty
• BINNE-BINNE
adv. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – by and by
• BINNER
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – more comfortable
adv. Bk1898 Sc. – with much noise and force
n. 1. 1809 Sc. – a quick movement accompanied by much noise; a sounding blow
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – a quantity of work done
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – the boiling-point
n. 4. 2000 UK sl. – a vulgar person
vb. 1. 1803 Sc. & N. Ireland – to move swiftly, to dash, to rush; to work with noise and energy
vb. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – to strike so as to produce a humming or buzzing sound; also, to whirr, to buzz
• BINNERAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a noisy movement, noise
• BINNEWATER
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – a small lake
• BINNTHERER
n. Bk1898 N. Ireland – anything very large and good of its kind
• BINNY
n. 1. 1908 Amer. dial., nursery usage – the belly
n. 2. 1924 Amer. dial. – a man’s overcoat
n. 3. Bk1975 US criminals’ sl. – an extra large or concealed pocket in a shoplifter’s overcoat where stolen items are secreted
• BINOCS
n. 1943 sl. – binoculars
• BINS
n. 1. 1971 sl. – binoculars
n. 2. 1981 sl. – glasses
n. 3. Bk2007 UK sl. – the eyes
n. 4. Bk2007 UK sl. – headphones
• BINT
n. 1. 1855 sl., mainly derogatory – a (young) woman, esp. non-Caucasian
n. 2. L19 sl., mainly derogatory – a woman regarded as a sex object
• BINTA; BINTER
n. 2000 UK sl., mainly derogatory – a girl; a young woman
• BINTING
n. Bk2007 UK sl. – pursuing or seducing females
• BINXER
n. 1897 sl. – a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind
• BIO-HEAD
n. 1990s US students’ sl. – an unstylish person; a nerd
• BIONIC
adj. 1976 sl. – highly skilled or capable
• BIOSCOPE
n. 1812 obs. – a view or survey of life
• BIOT
n. 1818 Eng. dial. – any kind of support; a walking-stick
• BIOTCH
n. 2000 US sl. – an unpleasant female
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