Dictionary: BO – BOF

• BO
int. Bk1911 Sc. – an exclamation meant to frighten or surprise
n. 1. 1671 Sc. & Eng. dial. – hobgoblin
n. 2. 1825 sl., chiefly US – a fellow, a buddy; usually used as a term of address
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a louse
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a submerged rock
n. 5. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a tramp
n. 6. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to talk noisily
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – of cattle: to low
 
• BOAK
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to retch; to vomit
 
• BOAKIE
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – a hobgoblin …Bk1911 Sc.
n. 2. Bk1898 Sc. – an oddly-dressed person
n. 3. Bk1898 Sc. – dried nasal mucus …Bk1911 Sc.
n. 4. Bk1898 Sc. – a scarecrow …Bk1911 Sc.
 
• BOAL
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a small press or cupboard in the wall
 
• BOAM
vb. 1842 Eng. dial. – to draggle, to trail along
 
• BOAN
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to nag at, to trouble with reproachful reminders
 
• BOAR
n. 1. Bk18968 Eng. dial. – a hedgehog
n. 2. 1902 Amer. dial. – the male of any small animals
 
• BOAR CAT
n. Bk1898 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a male cat
 
• BOARD
n. 1856 Sc. – a table; a tailor’s table
vb. 1. 1867 N. Ireland – to accost a person
vb. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to scold
vb. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – to become intimate with
 
• BOARD-CLOTH
n. Bk1898 Sc. – a tablecloth  
 
• BOARDER
n. 1. 1932 Amer. dial. – an unproductive farm animal not worth its keep
n. 2. 20C teen & high school sl. – a skateboarder
 
• BOARDING
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – riding a skateboard
 
• BOARDING AND BAITING
n. 1962 Amer. dial. – food and shelter for a horse
 
• BOARDING-HOUSE
n. Bk1891 sl. – a prison
 
• BOARDINGHOUSE MAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a cook
 
• BOARDINGHOUSE POTATOES
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – fried potatoes, but not in deep fat
 
• BOARD OUT
vb. 1. 1928 Amer. dial. – to sleep and eat at someone’s else expense
vb. 2. 1935 Amer. dial. – to spend time in jail
 
• BOARD WITH AUNT POLLY
vb. 1931 Amer. logging sl. – to draw insurance for sickness or accident
 
• BOAR HOG
n. 1858 Amer. dial. – a male pig
 
• BOAR PIG
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – a male pig
 
• BOAR’S NEST
n. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. – a place where only man reside; a camp of only male workers. a barroom for men only
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. – an untidy bunk and bunk area
n. 3. 1950 Amer. dial. – an untidy or messy room or house
 
• BOAR’S ROOM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – an untidy or messy room
 
• BOARY-EYED DRUNK
adj. 1980 Amer. dial. – thoroughly drunk
 
• BOAST
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a threat, a scolding
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to threaten
 
• BOASTEROUS
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – boisterous
 
• BOASTIVE
adj. 1763 – given to boasting, boastful, presumptuous → obs.
 
• BOAT
n. 1. Bk1891 sl. – a prison
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial., children’s term – a segment of apple or orange
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – a large sandwich made with Italian or French bread or a long bun, and a variety of meats, cheese, and vegetables; a submarine sandwich
 
• BOAT PADDLE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a foot, esp. a large one
 
• BOAT-RACE
n. 1958 Brit. rhyming sl. – the face
 
• BOB
int. 1889 Eng. dial. sl. – stop, that’s enough!
n. 1. 1768 Sc. – a taunt, a gibe, a mock
n. 2. 1789 Brit. sl. – a shilling; latterly used in non-specific references to amounts of money
n. 3. 1793 Eng. dial. – an earring
n. 4. 1807 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a bunch, a cluster of flowers or fruit; a nosegay
n. 5. 1808 Sc. – the best-dressed or best-looking lad or lass in a company
n. 6. 1815 Eng. dial. – the refrain of a song; a chorus
n. 7. 1818 Sc. – a dance
n. 8. 1822 Sc. – a curtsy, obeisance, nod
n. 9. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a slight blow, a slap
n. 10. 1856 Amer. dial. – a bobsled
n. 11. 1886 Eng. dial. – a knob, a lump; a knot of hair
n. 12. 1890 Eng. dial. – a very young child
n. 13. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a small insect, a louse, a beetle
n. 14. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a catch, a throw
n. 15. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a familiar name given to a friend
n. 16. Bk1911 Sc. – a gust, a blast
n. 17. Bk1911 Sc. – a scolding
n. 18. 1967 Amer. dial. – a bobtail cat
n. 19. 20C Aust. sl. – ten cents; a ten cent coin
vb. 1. 1812 Sc. – to dance
vb. 2. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to curtsy; to bow low
vb. 3. 1880 Amer. dial. – to ride or coast on a sled
vb. 4. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to put a child into short clothes
vb. 5. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to  hit or strike lightly
vb. 6. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to toss, to throw for another to catch
vb. 7. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to deceive, to disappoint, to cheat
vb. 8. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to  play truant
vb. 9. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to surprise
vb. 10. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 11. 1960s US students’ sl. – to vomit
 
• BOBACHEE
n. 1810 Anglo-Indian – a male cook
 
• BOBADILIAN
adj. 1803 – blustering, boasting, swaggering
 
• BOBANCE
n. c1325 obs. – presumptuous boasting, pride, pomp, arrogance, vanity
 
• BOBANTILTER
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – an icicle
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – any dangling piece of dress
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a pendant
 
• BOBARCHEE
n. 1810 Anglo-Indian – a male cook
 
• BOBASHEELY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a very close friend
 
• BOBASHELA
n. 1829 Amer. dial. – a very close friend
 
• BOBASHILLY
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – a very close friend
 
• BOBAW!
int. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an exclamation to children: don’t touch, don’t meddle
 
• BOBBANT
adj. 1825 Eng. dial. obs. – of a girl: forward, romping
 
• BOBBASHEELY
vb. 1962 Amer. dial. – to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially
 
• BOBBASHIELY
vb. 1932 Amer. dial. – to saunter, to sashay, to move in a friendly fashion; to associate with socially
 
• BOBBE-MAYSE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – an old wives’ tale
 
• BOBBER
adj. 1864 Eng. dial. – in high spirits, saucy, pert; venturesome, bold
n. 1. 1860 sl. & Eng. dial. – a chum, a mate. a fellow-workman
n. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a truant, one who habitually plays truant
n. 2. Bk1944 services’ sl. – one who carries tales; a telltale
 
• BOBBERED
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – confused, mixed up
 
• BOBBERJEE
n. 1810 Anglo-Indian – a male cook
 
• BOBBEROUS
adj. 1. 1781 Eng. dial. – elated, in high spirits, hearty
adj. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – boastful, proud
adj. 3. 19C Eng. dial. – pert, saucy, forward
 
• BOBBERSOME
adj. 1750 Eng. dial. – in high spirits, bold, forward, venturesome; impatient
 
• BOBBERY
adj. 1. 1878 chiefly Anglo-Indian – of a pack of hounds: miscellaneous in breed or quality; more widely: poor, of indifferent quality
adj. 2. 1901 Anglo-Indian – poor, of indifferent quality
n. 1816 Eng. dial. & sl. – a noise, disturbance, tumult; a fuss, row, uproar; a squabble, quarrel, dispute, altercation
 
• BOBBIN-COCKER
n. 1874 Eng. dial. obs., generally contemptuous – a travelling glazier
 
• BOBBING-JOAN
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – a gay, sprightly girl
 
• BOBBIN-HAT
n. 1859 Eng. dial. – a silly fellow
 
• BOBBINQUAW
n. 1825 Sc. – a quaking bog
 
• BOBBIN-TURNER
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a useless effeminate fellow
 
• BOBBISH
adj. 1. 1813 sl. & Eng. dial. – in good health and spirits; lively, cheerful; well
adj. 2. Bk1890 sl. – smart, active, clever
adj. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – conceited, foppish
 
• BOBBIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – uneven of surface
 
• BOBBITT
vb. 1990s sl. – to cut off a penis
 
• BOBBLE
n. 1. 1805 Eng. dial. – a pebble
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a slovenly fellow
n. 3. 1887 Eng. dial. – a mistake, an error, a blunder
n. 4. 1920 Amer. dial. – an unsuccessful undertaking; a failure
vb. 1. 1908 Amer. dial. – to make a slight turn or twist from a direct or straight line; hence; to make a break or mistake
vb. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – to bungle, to botch, to spoil
 
• BOBBLY
adj. 1. 1909 colloq. – jumpy, irregular of movement
adj. 2. 1921 colloq. – uneven
 
• BOBBY
adj. 1. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – in good health and spirits
adj. 2. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – smartly dressed
n. 1. 1768 Sc. – a grandfather
n. 2. 1790 Sc. – the devil; generally used with ‘auld’
n. 3. 1843 Eng. dial. – the ‘pink of perfection’, neatness, smartness
n. 2. 1844 sl. – a policeman
n. 3. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – the robin
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial., sometimes derogatory – an Englishman
n. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – a grandmother; also used as a term of address
 
• BOBBY-BOMB
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a kind of firecracker – pull the string on each end and it explodes
 
• BOBBY-DAZZLER
n. 1. 1866 sl. – an excellent person or thing; a fine handsome woman
n. 2. 1895 Eng. dial. – a silly person or saying; a mad action
 
• BOBBYSHOP
n. 1970s S. Afr. sl. – an Indian-owned store
 
• BOBEE
n. 1866 Amer. dial. – a trifle, anything of little value
 
• BOB HOPE
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – soap .
 
• BOB JOLLY
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – a mess; the result of leaving things to take care of themselves
 
• BOBLIGHT
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – twilight  
 
​• BOBO
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a hurt or sore, an abrasion, a cut
 
• BOBOONEY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BO-BOY
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a scarecrow
 
• BOBORA HEAD
n. 1972 Amer. dial. – a Japanese citizen as distinguished from a Japanese American
 
• BOB-OWLER
n. 1878 Eng. dial. – any large moth
 
• BOB-ROBIN
n. 1888 Sc. – the robin redbreast
 
• BOBS
n. 1. 1916 Amer. dial. – window shades
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl. – money
 
• BOB’S-A-DYING
n. 1872 Eng. dial. – a great row or racket; boisterous merriment
 
• BOBSNARL
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – a tangle
 
• BOBSTICK
n. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling .
 
• BOBSY-DIE
n. 1952 NZ sl. – a fuss
 
• BOB’S YOUR UNCLE!
int. 20C Aust. sl. – a response in conversation expressing compliance ; it’s all right, there you are 
 
• BOBTAIL
n. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – a contemptible fellow; a cur
n. 2. 1901 Amer. dial. – a very small sled
n. 3. Bk1944 services’ sl. – (usually as ‘bob tail’) a dishonourable discharge  
 
• BOBTAILED
adj. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – dishonourably discharged
 
• BOBTAILED FLUSH
n. 1873 Amer. dial. – in poker: a worthless three-card flush
 
• BOBTAILED STRAIGHT
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – in poker: a worthless three-card flush
 
• BOBTAIL FLUSH
n. 1875 Amer. dial. – in poker: a worthless three-card flush
 
• BOBTAIL STRAIGHT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – in poker: a worthless three-card flush
 
• BOB VEAL
n. 1. 1855 Amer. dial. – the meat of a newly born calf, the youngest salable as veal
n. 2. 1935 Amer. dial. – the flesh of an unborn calf from a slaughtered cow – unmarketable
 
• BOCCARORRA
n. 1787 Amer. dial., now usually derogatory – any White person; White people
 
• BOCH
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – an untidy or disagreeable woman
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a child’s plaything
 
• BOCHANT
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – of a girl: romping, forward
 
• BO-CHAP
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – a name used to frighten children; a giant, a kidnapper, a ‘black man’
 
• BOCHE
adj. 1914 – German
n. 1914 sl., derogatory – a German; a German soldier; Germans collectively
 
• BOCHELAND
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Germany
 
• BO-CHUFFED
adj. 20C – pleased, delighted → army sl.
 
• BOCK
n. 1. 1867 – a glass of “Bock” beer, or any other beer
n. 2. 1944 – the string bean → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1967 – a Bohemian → Amer. dial., derogatory
n. 4. 1968 – a very hard blow → Amer. dial.
vb. 1911 – to retch; to vomit → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BOCKIE
n. 1898 – a bugbear; a hobgoblin (Bk.)
 
• BOCKLE
n. 1898 – a supernatural appearance, a cross between ghost and goblin → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BOCO • BOCOO
n. 1874 – a large quantity; of fish: a good haul → Eng. dial. 
 
• BO-COW
n. 1. 1825 – a scarecrow → Sc.
n. 2. 1825 – a bugbear → Sc.
 
• BO-CREATURE
n. 1898 – a name used to frighten children; a giant, a kidnapper, a ‘black man’ → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BO-CROWS
n. 1898 – scarecrows set up in the fields → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BO-CRUKES
n. 1898 – scarecrows set up in the fields → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BOD
n. 1. 1825 – a dwarf; a person of small size → Sc., obs.
n. 2. 1891 – an amateur repairer; a jack-of-all-trades → Eng. dial.
n. 3. ..20C – a body → Aust. sl.
n. 4. 1933 – a person → Brit. sl.
vb. 1. 1790 – to remove the outer green husk from walnuts → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1867 – to do odd jobs; to potter about in a leisurely manner → Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1898 – to command → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BODACH
n. 1. 1865 – a peasant, a churl → Irish
n. 2. 1911 – a diminutive person → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 3. 1911 – a spectre, a hobgoblin → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 4. 1911 – an old man → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 5. 1911 – the devil → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODACIOUS
adj. 1. 1843 – remarkable, exceptional, outstanding → sl.
adj. 2. 1887 – complete, thorough, utter, absolute, arrant → Amer. dial.
adj. 3. 1908 – audacious, unceremonious → Amer. dial.
adj. 4. 1991 – provoking sexual excitement → sl., orig. & chiefly US
adv. 1. 1845 – completely, extremely → Amer. dial.
adv. 2. 1929 – unceremoniously → Amer. dial.
 
• BODACIOUSLY
adv. 1. 1843 – thoroughly, completely, extremely → Amer. dial.
adv. 2. 1896 – unceremoniously, boldly → Amer. dial.
 
• BODDIE
n. 1911 – a person → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODDLE
n. 1. 1911 – a copper coin, value one-sixth of an English penny, or of two pennies Scots → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1911 – anything of trifling value → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODDLE-PIECES
n. 1911 – small coins → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODDOM
n. 1. 1911 – the buttocks; the bottom → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1911 – the sole of a shoe → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODEABLE
adj. 1911 – marketable → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODEGA
n. 1956 – a small neighbourhood grocery store or convenience stores, orig, and still commonly, a Hispanic one → Amer. dial.
 
• BODEWORD
n. 1911 – a portent; an ominous prediction regarding a person or family → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODGE
n. 20C – in the 1950s & 60s: a young man belonging to an anti-social subculture that rejected the morality and generally world-view of the time → Aust. sl.
vb. 1. 20C – to do something incorrectly, but so as to make it appear right; to do something or make something in a sloppy manner → Aust. sl.
vb. 2. 20C – to ruin; to wreck → Aust. sl.
 
• BODGEL
n. 1911 – a little man → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODGER
adj. 1945 – of low quality; bad; inferior; second-rate; unsatisfactory → Aust. sl.
n. ..19C . – a worthless person → Aust. sl. obs.
 
• BODGE UP
vb. 20C – to ruin; to wreck → Aust. sl.
 
• BODGIE
adj. 1. ..20C – inferior, worthless, bad → Aust. sl.
adj. 2. ..20C – of names, etc.: false; assumed → Aust. sl.
n. 1950 – in the 1950s & 60s: a young man belonging to an anti-social subculture that rejected the morality and generally world-view of the time; bodgies were especially noted for violent behaviour, free sexuality, and being influenced by American fashions; they characteristically had long hair, wore drape style, waistless jackets, and rode motorcycles; the Australasian equivalent of the Teddy-boy → Aust. sl.
vb. ..20C – to repair superficially; to quickly remove any obvious defects → Aust. sl.
 
• BODGIE UP
vb. 20C – to repair superficially; to quickly remove any obvious defects → Aust. sl.
 
• BODIACIOUSLY
adv. 1. 1884 – unceremoniously, boldly → Amer. dial.
adv. 2. 1972 – thoroughly, completely, extremely → Amer. dial.
 
• BODICE RIPPER
n. 20C – a paperback romance novel with a pictorial cover featuring a man and woman in a steamy pose → Aust. sl.
 
• BODIE
n. 1911 – person → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODIKIN
n. E19 – a brothel → sl.
 
• BODILY
adv. 1911 – entirely, completely → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BO DOLLAR
n. 1944 – a silver dollar; esp. Black usage → Amer. dial.
 
• BODOM
n. 1. 1911 – a barrel → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1911 – a ship → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODSIE
n. 1911 – a nickname for a short, thickset person → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODY
n. 1. 1911 – a person → Sc. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1911 – a puny person; a term of contempt → Sc. (Bk.)
 
• BODYACIOUSLY
adv. 1832 – thoroughly, completely, extremely → Amer. dial.
 
• BODY AND BREECHES
adv. 1901 – entirely, completely → Amer. dial.
n. 1878 – everything → Amer. dial.
 
• BODY, BOOT, AND BRITCHES
n. 1939 – everything → Amer. dial.
 
• BODYFIED
adj. 1942 – incarnated, embodied → Amer. dial.
 
• BODY LINEN
n. 1883 – underclothing → Amer. dial.
 
• BODY-NAKED
adj. 1933 – naked → Amer. dial.
 
• BODY-RUB SHOPS
n. 20C – massage parlours → Can. sl.
 
• BODY SNATCHER
n. 1. 1915 – a sniper at the front → World War I Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1915 – a stretcher bearer → World War I Amer. sl.
 
• BOER DOLLAR
n. 1944 – a silver dollar; esp. Black usage → Amer. dial.
 
• BO-FELLOW
n. 1898 – a name used to frighten children; a giant, a kidnapper, a ‘black man’ → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BOFF
n. 1945 – a laugh → US sl.
vb. 1937 – to have sexual intercourse → sl.
 
• BOFFIN
n. 1945 – a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar → sl.
 
• BOFFLE
vb. 1. 1895 – to impede, to obstruct, to thwart, to balk → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1898 – to baffle, to confuse, to perplex, to worry, to annoy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 3. 1898 – to strike, to beat → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BOFFLED
adj. 1876 – baffled, confused, rendered stupid → Eng. dial.
 
• BOFFLEMENT
n. 1898 – a bother; a state of perplexity → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
 
• BOFFO
n. 1992 – a laugh → US sl.