Dictionary: BOV – BOZ

• BOVINA
n. 1980 US sl. – in homosexual usage, a woman, esp. one with large breasts
 
• BOVINE EXCREMENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BOVINE EXTRACT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – \milk or cream
 
• BOVINELY
adv. 1900 – in a dull or inert manner; stupidly
 
• BOVVER
n. 1969 UK sl. – trouble, fighting, violent behaviour, esp. when associated with skinhead culture
 
• BOVVER BOOT
n. 1969 UK sl. – a heavy-duty boot used as a kicking weapon, stereotypically worn by a skinhead
 
• BOVVER BOY
n. 1970 UK sl. – a member of a hooligan gang, generally characterized as a skinhead, and therefore associated with extreme right-wing, racist violence
 
• BOW
n. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – the handle of scissors, or of a key
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. – a sudden short dip in a road
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a fiddler
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a field for cows
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. – a house; the principal farmhouse on an estate
n. 6. Bk1911 Sc. – the arch of a bridge
n. 7. 1930 Amer. dial. – a rainbow
n. 8. 1980 US sl. – the elbow
vb. 1995 Jamaica – to perform an act of oral sex
 
• BOW AND ARROW
n. 1. 1930 Amer. dial., derogatory – an American Indian
n. 2. 1931 UK Cockney rhyming sl. – a sparrow
 
• BOW-AND-ARROW WEDDING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way
 
• BOW AND QUIVER
n. 1961 UK rhyming sl. – the liver. esp. in contexts of irritability or liverishness
 
• BOWBERT
adj. 1513 Sc. obs. – lazy, inactive  
n. 1513 Sc. obs. – a sluggish fellow, a dull lout, an oaf  
 
• BOW-BOW
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BOWBOWISM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BOW-BRIG
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a one-arched bridge
 
• BOW-CAT
n. 1995 Jamaica – a man who fellates  
 
• BOWDACIOUS
adj. 1845 Amer. dial. – thorough, remarkable
 
• BOWDEN
adj. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – burdened, provided
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – swollen, heavy
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to fill; to burden
 
• BOWDER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a great squall, a heavy storm of wind and rain
 
• BOWDIE-LEGGIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – having bow-legs
 
• BOWDING
n. Bk1911 Sc. – swelling
 
• BOW DOLLAR
n. 1944 Amer. dial., esp. African-American – a silver dollar
 
• BOWEL OFF
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to have diarrhoea
 
• BOWEL-RACK
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to cut or wound so that the intestines are exposed
 
• BOWELS
n. 1929 Amer. dial. – faeces
 
• BOWER
n. 1. 1847 Amer. sl., orig. gambling – a close friend; an assistant; an accomplice
n. 2. Bk1891 sl. – a prison
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a bow-maker  
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – an inner room; a parlour
n. 5. Bk1911 Sc. – the manager of a dairy on a dairy-farm
 
• BOWERBIRD 
n. 1926 – a compulsive hoarder; a person who collects ornaments, odds and ends, etc.; a petty thief
 
• BOWERIQUE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a small ‘bower’ or parlour
 
• BOWER-WOMAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a lady’s maid
 
• BOWERY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the part of a city notorious for low life; skid row
 
• BOWET
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – the moon
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a hand-lantern
 
• BOWFF
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a stroke causing a hollow sound
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to strike with the hand as to cause to hollow sound
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to bark like a dog
 
• BOWG
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a child’s belly
 
• BOWGER
n. Bk1911 Sc. – the puffin
 
• BOW-HAN’
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a fiddler; a fiddler’s right hand
 
• BOWHEAD
n. 1989 students’ sl. – a silly coed who typically wears bows in her hair; a shallow sorority girl; a bouncy cheerleader type who ignores her intelligence, and is superficial
 
• BOW-HOUGHED
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – bow-legged
 
• BOW-HOUGHS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – crooked legs or thighs
 
• BOWIE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – suddenly
n.  Bk1911 Sc. – a small barrel or cask open at one end; a tub; a milk pail; a water bucket or pail with a ‘bow-handle’
 
• BOWIE STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Arkansas
 
• BOWING-CHAFFS
n. Bk1911 Sc. – distortion of the face by grimaces
 
• BOWJANTHER
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. – a pint bottle of Guinness
 
• BOW-JAWED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – having a prominently projecting lower jaw
 
• BOWK
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a vomiting
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – body; bulk
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to retch, to vomit
 
• BOW-KAIL
n. Bk1911 Sc. – cabbage
 
• BOWKERS!
int. 1788 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of slight surprise or wonder
 
• BOWL
n. 1. 1887 Amer. dial. – a drinking vessel, a cup or mug
n. 2. 1972 Amer. drug culture sl. – a pipeful of marijuana or the like
n. 3. 1974 Amer. drug culture sl. – a pipe for smoking marijuana or the like
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to boil
 
• BOW-LEGGIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – having bandy legs
 
• BOWLEGS
n. 1907 Army usage – a cavalryman or cavalrymen
 
• BOWLER
n. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – a large marble
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a kettle, a boiler
n. 3. 1977 Irish sl. – a dog,  usually of unpretentious pedigree
 
• BOWLER-HAT
vb. 1953 Brit. sl. – to retire someone compulsorily, esp. demobilizing an officer
 
• BOWLIE
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – crooked, bent
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a term of contempt for a bow-legged person
 
• BOWLIE-BACKIT
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – round-shouldered; humpbacked
 
• BOWLING ALLEY
n. 1940 Amer. railroad usage – a hand-fired coal-burning locomotive
 
• BOWL-MAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a male hawker of crockery
 
• BOWL OF JELLY 
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a very fat person; a corpulent person
 
• BOWL OF RED
n. Bk1998 sl. – chili con carne
 
• BOWL OUT
vb. 1. 1805 Amer. military sl. – to overcome, to get the better of; hence, to kill, to knock out of action  
vb. 2. E19 sl. – to find out, to be found out
vb. 3. E19 sl. – to kill
vb. 4. M19 sl. – to die
 
• BOWL-OVER
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a fight, a brawl
vb. 1. M19 sl. – (as ‘bowl over’) to astonish, to surprise
vb. 2. M19 sl. – (as ‘bowl over’) to defeat
 
• BOW LOW
vb. 1970s US homosexual sl. – to leave, esp. for one’s own benefit
 
• BOWLTEST
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – the most bent or crooked
 
• BOWL THE HOOP
n. M19 rhyming sl. – soup
 
• BOWL-WIFE
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a female hawker of crockery
 
• BOWMAN
adj. L17 sl. – excellent, first-rate
n. 1. E19 UK criminals’ sl. – a thief
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a cottager; a ploughman; a cattleman on a farm
 
• BOWMAN KEN
n. 1. L17 UK criminals’ sl. – a house considered worth robbing
n. 2. L17 UK criminals’ sl. – a house occupied by thieves
 
• BOWMAN-PRIG
n. E18 sl. – a first-rate thief
 
• BOWN
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to make ready
 
• BO-WOMAN
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – an ugly old person; a witch
 
• BOW ONE’S BACK
vb. 1958 Amer. dial. – to refuse to do a job
 
• BOW-OUT
n. 1940s sl. – a resignation
vb. 20C sl. – (as ‘bow out’) to retreat or withdraw; to resign
 
• BOW PORT
n. 1835 Amer. nautical sl. – the mouth
 
• BOW-POT
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a nosegay, a bouquet
 
• BOWRACK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a heap of stones; a cluster
 
• BOWRAD
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a fatal encounter
 
• BOWRICK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a heap of stones; a cluster
 
• BOWROCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a heap of stones; a cluster
 
• BOWS
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a severe punishment
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – sugar tongs
 
• BOWSAN
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – very big
 
• BOWSE
n. 1. 1567 colloq. – drink, liquor
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a huge, misshapen, hairy monster, used to frighten children
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to rush like the wind
 
• BOWSER
n. 1. 1950s NZ sl. – a petrol garage that also sells food and drink
n. 2. 1965 Amer. sl. – a dog
n. 3. 1978 Amer. sl. – a very ugly unattractive member of the opposite sex, esp. a young woman
n. 4. 2000s Irish sl. – a troublesome character
 
• BOWSER BAG
n. 1965 Amer. sl. – a paper bag provided by a restaurant for patrons who want to take uneaten portions home, as for feeding to a pet dog
 
• BOWSEY
n. 1. L19 Irish sl. – a general term of abuse
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – nasal mucus
n. 3. 20C Irish sl. – a street urchin; a lout
 
• BOWSIE
adj. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – bushy, hairy
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – curved like a bow
adj. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – large
adj. 4. 1914 Irish sl. – bad, evil, malicious
n. 1. L19 Irish sl. – a general term of abuse
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a huge, misshapen, hairy monster, used to frighten children
n. 3. Bk1911 Sc. – a term of contempt for a crooked person
n. 4. 20C Irish sl. – a street urchin; a lout
 
• BOW-SOW
n. 1930s US drug culture sl. – narcotics
 
• BOWSPRIT
n. 1. 1741 Amer. nautical sl. – the penis
n. 2. 1785 Amer. nautical sl. – the nose
n. 3. 1906 Amer. nautical sl. – a cigar
 
• BOW-STOCK
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a cabbage
 
• BOWSY
adj. 1914 Irish sl. – bad, evil, malicious
n. 1. L19 Irish sl. – a general term of abuse
n. 2. 20C Irish sl. – a street urchin; a lout
 
• BOW’T
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – bowed, bent; crooked
 
• BOWT
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a thunderbolt
 
• BOW UP
vb. 1. 1939 Amer. dial. – to improve
vb. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. – to assert oneself; to stand up to someone  
vb. 3. 1958 Amer. dial. – to get mad; to turn mean; to refuse to do a job
 
• BOW-WINDOW
n. 1840 sl. – a big belly
 
• BOW-WINDOWED
adj. 1. 1850 sl. – having a pot belly
adj. 2. 1868 – having bow-windows
adj. 3. M19 sl. – pregnant
 
• BOW-WOW
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – captious, snarling
n. 1. 1785 – an affectionate or child’s term for a dog
n. 2. 1889 – the dogmatic tone in speaking or writing; the stating of opinions in an arrogant manner
n. 3. 1900 Amer. college sl. – sausage
n. 4. Bk1911 Sc. – a thread
n. 5. 1935 Amer. dial. – a stunted, aged steer, unsuited for beef or fattening
n. 6. 1935 Amer. jocular usage – a very unattractive or unsatisfactory person or thing
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent  
vb. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – to bully, to cheat
vb. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – to scare; to frighten by barking
vb. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to converse  
 
• BOWZE
vb. Bk1911 Sc. – to drink hard
 
• BOWZELLY
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – bushy, unkempt
 
• BOWZER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a dog
n. 2. 1978 Amer. sl. – an ugly young woman
 
• BOX
n. 1. c1385 obs. – a blow, a buffet  
n. 2. c1440 – a blow on the ear or side of the head with the hand; a slap, a cuff
n. 3. c1605 – the vulva or vagina
n. 4. 1834 Amer. sl. – a prison cell; a lockup; hence, a jail, prison, or stockade
n. 5. 1845 Amer. sl. – a fiddle
n. 6. 1851 Amer. nautical sl. – a ship, esp. if unseaworthy
n. 7. 1864 Amer. sl. – a coffin
n. 8. 1903 Amer. sl. – the head
n. 9. 1908 Amer. sl. – a piano
n. 10. 1909 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a safe
n. 11. 1911 Amer. sl. – a guitar
n. 12. 1918 Amer. photography usage – a camera
n. 13. 1924 Amer. sl. – a phonograph, radio, or tape recorder; a portable stereo radio and cassette player
n. 14. 1930 Amer. sl. – the mouth
n. 15. 1936 Amer. sl. – a banjo  
n. 16. 1942 Amer. sl. – an automobile trailer
n. 17. 1948 Amer. sl. – an intercom
n. 18. 1950 Amer. dial. – a tin or can with its contents
n. 19. 1950 – a light shield worn by cricketers to protect the genitals
n. 20. 1955-57 Amer. sl. – a young woman
n. 21. 1961 Amer. military sl. – a defensive pillbox  
n. 22. 1963 Amer. sl. – copulation
n. 23. 1965 African-American sl. – the buttocks
n. 24. 1965 Amer. homosexual sl. – the scrotum and penis
n. 25. 1971 Amer. sl. – a jukebox
n. 26. 1974 Amer. sl. – an elevator
n. 27. 1978 Amer. sl. – a refrigerator
n. 28. 1980 Amer. sl. – an accordion or concertina
n. 29. 20C teen & high school sl. – a large woman
vb. 1. 1519 – to beat, to thrash; later, to strike with the fist, to cuff, to buffet; to strike with the hand
vb. 2. 1581 – to fight with fists
vb. 3. 1972 Amer. hospital usage – to die
vb. 4. 1979 Amer. sl. – to imprison
 
• THE BOX
n. 1950 Amer. sl. – a television set  
 
• BOX AND COX
n. 1881 – an arrangement in which two persons take turns in sustaining a part, occupying a position, or the like
 
• BOX AND DICE
n. 1889 Sc. – the sum total, everything; the whole, complete turn-out
 
• BOX-ANKLED
adj. c1950 Amer. dial. – having the ankles striking together; having large ankles
 
• BOX-ANKLED HOUND
n. 1919 Amer. dial. – a term of disparagement
 
• BOX AROUND
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to play around, to move about idly
 
• BOX-BARROW
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a wheelbarrow with wooden sides
 
• BOX-BEATER
n. 1915 Amer. sl. – a piano player
 
• BOX BRUSH
n. 1971 Amer. dial. – a carpet sweeper
 
• BOXCARS
n. 1. 1909 Amer. sl. – in craps: a throw of 12 on the dice
n. 2. 1950 Amer. sl. – big feet or shoes
 
• BOX CHIN
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a square or prominent jaw
 
• BOX CITY
adj. 1981 Amer. sl. – dead
 
• BOX CLEVER 
vb. 1936 sl. – to behave cleverly; to use one’s wits
 
• BOXED
adj. 1. Bk1890 sl. – locked up
adj. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – sheltered, walled in
adj. 3. 1947 Amer. sl. – drunk; intoxicated; also, drugged, high
adj. 4. 1966 Amer. sl. – dead
 
• BOXED OUT
adj. 1968 Amer. sl. – thoroughly drunk
 
• BOXED UP
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead and buried
adj. 2. Bk2006 US sl. – alcohol intoxicated
 
• BOXER
n. 1897 Aust. – a bowler or billycock hat  
 
• BOXES
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the game of hopscotch
 
• BOX FIGHTER
n. 1926 Amer. sl. – a boxer  
 
• BOX HARRY 
vb. 1823 colloq. – to go without a meal; to have a poor meal so as to save expense  
 
• BOX-HAT 
n. 1888 colloq. – a tall hat
 
• BOXHEAD
n. 1926 Amer. sl., contemptuous usage – a Scandinavian
 
• BOX-HEADED
adj. 1918 Amer. sl. – thick-headed
 
• BOX-HOUSE
n. 1. 1881 US – a square-built house suggestive of a box  
n. 2. 1951 Amer. dial. – a saloon with a theatre attached  
 
• BOXIE
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – a bleached blonde
 
• BOX-JAWED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – having a prominent lower jaw
 
• BOX-KEEPER 
n. 1. 1680 – the keeper of the dice and box at a gaming table
n. 2. 1728 – an attendant at the boxes in a theatre
 
• BOX KING
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. – a champion boxer
 
• BOX LUNCH
n. 1965 Amer. jocular usage – cunnilingus; rarely, fellatio
 
• BOX MAN
n. 1. 1902 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a safecracker
n. 2. 1908 Amer. sl. – in baseball: a pitcher
 
• BOX-MASTER
n. 1873 Sc. – a treasurer
 
• BOX OF DOMINOES
n. Bk1890 sl. – the mouth containing the teeth
 
• BOX OFFICE
n. 1932 Amer. entertainment industry – that which is or is likely to be extremely profitable and popular with audiences
 
• BOX OF GLUE
n. 1927-28 Amer. sl., usually offensive – a Jew
 
• BOX OF IVORIES
n. 1. 1860 sl. – a set of (good) teeth in one’s mouth
n. 2. Bk1890 sl. – the mouth containing the teeth
 
• BOX OF LIGHTS
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a box of matches
 
• BOX OF MINUTES
n. Bk1890 sl. – a watch
 
• BOX ONE’S EARS
vb. 1601 sl. – to punish by hitting
 
• BOX ON THE TABLE 
vb. Bk2006 US sl. – to die on the operating table
 
• BOX RUSTLER
n. 1939 Amer. theatre usage – in the 1870s (theatre), a woman who did her song and dance on the stage, and then, in a costume considered the extreme of indecency, mingled with the customers in the boxes, and encouraged the sale of liquors  
 
• BOX SCORE
n. 1951 Amer. military sl. – the number of dead, wounded, missing etc.
 
• BOX SLUGGER
n. 1970 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a safecracker
 
• BOX SOCIAL
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – a fundraising gathering at which boxed meals are auctioned off and then shared by donor and buyer
 
• BOX TEETH
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – false teeth
 
• BOX THE FOX
vb. 1991 Irish sl. – to rob an orchard
 
• BOX THE JESUIT
vb. 1785 sl. – to masturbate
 
• BOXTY
n. 20C Irish sl. – bread made of raw potatoes
 
• BOX UP THE DOUGH
vb. 1907 Amer. loggers’ usage – to cook
 
• BOX-WALLAH
n. 1. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a small peddler, who sells cheap wares
n. 2. 1956 Anglo-Indian – a shopkeeper, retailer, or businessman
 
• BOX WITH FIVE NAILS
n. 1912 Amer. dial. – a blow or slap with the hand
 
• BOX WITH TWO HANDLES
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – a blow or slap with the hand
 
• BOY
int. 1894 orig. US – wow! gosh! an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
n. 1. 1764 Amer. dial. – formerly a slave or servant; later sometimes used of a Black adult male, usually considered insulting when the speaker is White
n. 2. 1780 Amer. sl. – a coin or banknote
n. 3. 1839 – in South Africa: a coloured labourer or servant of any age or race
n. 4. 1843 – a rough or rowdy
n. 5. 1873 Amer. sl. – a hump on a man’s back; used derisively
n. 6. 1882 sl. – champagne
n. 7. Bk1911 Sc. – a male person of any age and condition, if unmarried and residing in the parental home
n. 8. Bk1911 Sc. – a smart, clever, capable fellow; used in derision as well as praise
n. 9. a1953 Amer. sl. – heroin
n. 10. c1960 Amer. jocular usage – one’s husband
n. 11. 1971 Amer. dial. – a wishbone
n. 12. 1996 Irish sl. – a hero in a film
 
• THE BOY
n. 1882 sl. – champagne
 
• BOY BEAUTIFUL 
n. Bk1942 US sl. – an admirable or handsome male
 
• BOY-BONE
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – a wishbone
 
• BOYCHIK
n. 1965 Amer. sl. – a boy, a fellow; usually used affectionately
 
• BOYD
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a blackberry
 
• BOY DOG
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a very large mosquito
 
• BOY DROWNDER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an unsafe old boat
 
• BOYEN
n. Bk1911 Sc. – a washing-tub
 
• BOYFRIEND
n. 1930 Amer. sl., disparaging usage –  a male friend of a man
 
• BOY-GIRL
n. 1952 Amer. sl., esp. prison – a male homosexual who plays a feminine role
 
• BOY HOWDY! 
int. 1920s US sl. – an exclamation of excited surprise
 
• BOY IN BLUE
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a sailor
 
• BOY IN BROWN
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a soldier
 
• BOY IN BUTTONS
n. 1842 rare – a manservant in livery, a pageboy
 
• BOY IN THE BOAT
n. 1896 sl. – the clitoris
 
• BOY JONES
n. Bk1997 Irish sl. – an informer
 
• BOYKIN
n. 1547 – a little boy: used as a term of endearment 
 
• BOYN 
vb. Bk1914 – to swell
 
• BOYO
n. 1. 1870 Irish-Amer. sl. – a boy; a fellow
n. 2. 1966 Irish sl. – a lad; a cute boor
 
• BOYOLOGY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the art of attracting boys
 
• BOY ON THE LOOSE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unmarried or widowed man
 
• BOYS
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of pleasure or strong feeling
n. 1952 Amer. dial., chiefly a child’s word – the resounding raindrops after they hit the surface
 
• THE BOYS
n. 1. a1815 Amer. sl. – criminals, rowdies, thugs, etc.; in the 19th century, corrupt politicians or their hangers-on
n. 2. 1867 Amer. sl. – the police
n. 3. the thieves and swindlers that frequent racecourses
 
• BOY-SAN
n. 1971 Amer. military in Far East usage – a boy, a young man
 
• BOYS AND GIRLS
n. 1921 Amer. jocular usage – folks, gentlemen; used in direct address
 
• BOY’S AX
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a term of contempt for any tool to small to do a job properly
 
• BOY’S BRITCHES
n. 1940 Amer. dial. – the kernel of a walnut
 
• BOYSIE
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – a boy; a brother
 
• BOYS IN BLUE
n. 1. US Civil War usage – Union soldiers
n. 2. 1851 sl. – the police
 
• BOYS IN GRAY
n. US Civil War usage – Confederate soldiers
 
• BOYS OF THE SOD
n. US Civil War usage – an affectionate name for the Irish on either side
 
• BOYS’ TOWN
n. 1979-88 Amer. sl. – the junior officers’ quarters on shipboard
 
• BOYTACH
n. 1. Bk1911 Sc. – a small, dumpy animal
n. 2. Bk1911 Sc. – a bunch, a bundle
 
• BOYTOCH
adj. Bk1911 Sc. – bad at walking from stoutness
 
• BOY UPSTAIRS
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a pilot, gunner, or bombardier, when in flight
 
• BOYZEE
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a boy
 
• BOZACK
n. 1987 African-American sl. – the penis
 
• BOZO
adj. 1983 Amer. sl. – crazy
n. 1. 1916 Amer. sl. – a clumsy, clownish, or foolish fellow; an oaf; a rude or annoying person
n. 2. 1920 Amer. dial. – a fellow, a person
n. 3. 1930 Amer. college sl. – a large, crude individual
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a dog
n. 5. Bk1947 US Army sl. – a recruit
n. 6. 1966 Amer. dial. – a dull-witted, stupid person; a lout
n. 7. 1966 Amer. dial. – a rustic or countrified person
 
• BOZO FILTER 
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a setting on an internet email reader that will filter out selected annoying people
 
• BOZ-WOZ
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
 
• BOZZIMACOO!
int. 17C Brit. – kiss my ass! (French ‘baise mon cul’)


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