• BUB
n. 1. 1671 cant obs. – drink, esp. strong beer; very good intoxicating liquor
n. 2. 1690 sl. obs. – one that is cheated
n. 3. 1839 Amer. dial. – a term of address for a boy or man
n. 4. 1859 Amer. dial. – a brother
n. 5. 1872 Amer. dial. – a man, a fellow
n. 6. 1930 Amer. dial. – a friend, a buddy
n. 7. 1941 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breast
• BUBALEH
n. 1980 Amer. dial. – a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie
• BUB AND GRUB
n. c1750 sl. – food and drink
• BUBBA
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – a brother; a term of address
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a boy
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a grandmother; also used as a term of address
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a grandfather
• BUBBE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a grandmother; also used as a term of address
• BUBBED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• BUBBELLY
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – a baby
• BUBBE-MAYSE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – an old wives’ tale
• BUBBER
n. 1. 1690 sl. obs. – a great drinker; a drinking bowl; also, he that used to steal plates from public-houses
n. 2. 1889 Amer. dial. – a nickname for an old woman with large pendulous breasts
n. 3. 1927 Amer. dial. – a brother; a term of address
• BUBBIN
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – woman’s breast
• BUBBING
n. 1678 sl. obs. – drinking
• BUBBLE
n. 1. 1938 Brit. rhyming sl. ‘bubble and squeak’, derogatory – a Greek
n. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – an automobile
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – a police car; the light on top of the car
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breast
• BUBBLEABLE
adj. 1669 obs. rare – capable of being duped, gullible
• BUBBLE AND SQUEAK
n. 1938 Brit. rhyming sl., derogatory – a Greek
• BUBBLE BUSTER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a non-existent item used to tease a beginner or inexperienced person
• BUBBLE DANCING
n. World War II Amer. sl. – dishwashing
• BUBBLEGUM MACHINE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a police car; the light on top of the car
• BUBBLE GUN
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a shotgun
• BUBBLEHEAD
n. 1952 sl., orig. US – an empty-headed person; a very silly or light-headed person
• BUBBLE-HEADED
adj. 1952 sl., orig. US – out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible
• BUBBLEJAS
n. 1940s S. Afr. sl. – a hangover
• BUBBLEMENT
n. 1890 – effervescence
• BUBBLER
n. 1914 Amer. dial. – a drinking fountain, esp. one outdoors
• BUBBLE-TOP
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a police car; the light on top of the car
• BUBBLY
adj. 1939 sl. – vivacious
n. 1920 sl. – champagne
► BUBBLY-JOCK n. 1. the male turkey → 1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. something to be feared → 1815 Sc.
n. 3. a pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow; a stupid boaster → 1883 sl.
• BUBBLY WATER
n. 1910 sl. obs. – champagne
• BUBBUH
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – a brother; a term of address
• BUBBY
n. 1. 1806 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breast
n. 2. 1841 Amer. dial. – a nickname or a term of address for a boy or man
n. 3. 1859 Amer. dial. – a nickname or a term of address for a brother
n. 4. 1889 Amer. dial. – a nickname for a baby
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – mother’s milk
n. 6. 1950 Amer. dial. – a nickname or a term of address for a sweetheart
• BUBE
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a boy
• BUBELE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie
• BUBELEH
n. 1980 Amer. dial. – a term of endearment; honey, sweetie-pie
• BUBELICKS
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a term of endearment to a baby
• BUBS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a brother
• BUBUCKLED; BUBUKLED
adj. 1822-9 – covered with ‘bubukles’ or large pimples
• BUCCAHRO
n. 1873 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCCAROO
n. 1925 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCCINATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to blow a trumpet
• BUCCULENT
adj. 1656 – having full or fat cheeks; having a wide mouth → obs.
• BUCEPHALUS
n. 1799 – the name of Alexander the Great’s celebrated war-horse; applied humorously as a name for any riding-horse
• BUCHARO
n. 1861 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCK
n. 1. 1774 Amer. dial. – a male person
n. 2. 1812 Amer. dial. – a male sheep
n. 3. 1835 Amer. dial., usually considered derogatory – a Black man, esp. a young, strong one
n. 4. 1836 Amer. dial., usually considered derogatory – an American Indian
n. 5. 1838 Amer. dial. – a male rabbit
n. 6. 1840 Amer. dial. – a man’s nickname, or familiar form of address
n. 7. 1852 Amer. dial. – a name for one of a pair of oxen
n. 8. 1856 US sl. – a dollar
n. 9. 1869 Amer. dial. – a male goat
n. 10. 1894 Amer. dial. – a fashionable young man
n. 11. 1895 sl. – boastful talk
n. 12. 1904 – the male of the ferret
n. 13. World War I Amer. sl. – a private; a common soldier
n. 14. 1940 Amer. dial. – an old man
n. 15. 1947 Amer. dial. – responsibility
n. 16. 1959 Amer. dial. – a rustic or countrified person; a hillbilly
n. 17. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dollar bill
n. 18. 1965 Amer. dial. – a silver dollar
n. 19. 1965 Amer. dial. – a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane
n. 20. 1966 Amer. dial. – a bull or steer
vb. 1. 1880 sl. – to swagger, to talk big or bumptiously, to brag
vb. 2. 1890 Amer. dial. – to haze; to swing a child against a stationary object or another child
vb. 3. 1904 – to come up against, to find oneself opposed to, to oppose
vb. 4. 1904 Amer. dial. – to meet accidentally; to bump into
vb. 5. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to struggle stubbornly against
vb. 6. 1931 Amer. dial. – to conceive a child
vb. 7. 1949 Amer. dial. – to wash something
vb. 8. 1966 Amer. dial. – to yield, to bend
vb. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. – to curry favour, to toady
• BUCK A BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. – to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task
• BUCKACHE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
• BUCK-A-DANDY
n. 1894 Amer. dial. – a young, dashing, or virile man; a fop
• BUCKAGERS
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – severe chills and fever
• BUCK-AGGERS
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – severe chills and fever
• BUCK AGUE
n. 1. 1844 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
n. 2. c1915 Amer. dial. – nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility
• BUCK-ANKLED
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – having bent or uneven legs
• BUCKAREE
n. 1919 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCKAROO
n. 1829 US – a cowboy
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to work as a cowboy
• BUCK-ASS
n. 1965 US sl. – a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman
• BUCK-ASS NAKED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – entirely unclothed or naked
• BUCK-ASS PRIVATE
n. 1945 US sl. – a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman
• BUCKAYRO
n. 1829 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCK BATHING
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – nude swimming
• BUCKBERRY ROAD
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a ranch railroad that is not very important or gives poor service
• BUCK-BORN NAKED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – entirely unclothed or naked
• BUCK-BUM NAKED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – completely naked
• BUCKED
adj. 1907 sl. – happy, pleased, proud
• BUCKER
n. 1. 1881 Amer. dial. – a horse that bucks
n. 2. 1887 Amer. dial. – a person who balks or rebels
n. 3. 1889 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
n. 4. 1898 Amer. dial. – a gambler
n. 5. 1939 Amer. dial. – a person who butts with his head
n. 6. 1967 Amer. dial. – a goat that habitually strikes people with its horns
• BUCKEROO
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCKET
n. 1. 1938 Amer. dial. – a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car
n. 2. 1942 Amer. sl. – the buttocks
n. 3. 1955 Amer. dial. – a jail
vb. 1879 – to move irregularly or haphazardly from place to place; to be moved in such a way; to be jostled along or tossed about
• BUCKET-FED
adj. 1947 Amer. dial. – dependent; pampered
• BUCKET-LED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – dependent; pampered
• BUCKET MAN
n. 1897 Amer. dial., derogatory – a cowboy
• BUCKET OF BLOOD
n. 1938 Amer. dial. – a saloon or speakeasy; a tough bar; a cheap dive
• BUCKET OF BLUBBER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men
• BUCKET OF BOLTS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a motor vehicle, generally an old or dilapidated car
• BUCKET OF LARD
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person who is very fat; chiefly used of men
• BUCKET OF LIGHT
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – a gallon of kerosene
• BUCKET OF SUDS
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a pail of beer
• BUCKET ROAD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a badly kept road with bucket-like holes in the surface
• BUCKETY
adj. 1883 – like a bucket, clumsy
n. 19C Sc. – paste used by weavers in dressing their webs
• BUCKEYE
n. 1. 1823 Amer. dial. – orig. a backwoodsman near the Ohio River valley; now any resident of Ohio
n. 2. 1843 Amer. dial. – one whose work is of low quality; the inferior work itself
n. 3. 1881 sl. – an inferior oil-painting, made for the picture trade or for auction rooms
n. 4. 1889 Amer. dial. – a sheriff
n. 5. 1915 Amer. dial. – a small cigar factory
vb. 1868 Amer. dial. – to make or become ill
• BUCK-EYED
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. – characterized by unusual eyes; having round eyes; cock-eyed
• BUCK FARMER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice
• BUCK FEVER
n. 1. 1841 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
n. 2. 1941 Amer. dial. – nervousness accompanying exposure to a new situation or responsibility
• BUCK FRIGHT
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
• BUCK GENERAL
n. 1944 US sl. – a brigadier general
• BUCKHARA
n. 1829 Amer. dial. – one who herds cattle or breaks wild horses; a cowboy
• BUCKHEAD
n. 1. 1946 Amer. dial. – a person of mixed race
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – a paper dollar
• BUCKIE
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a lively boy or youth
• BUCKISH
adj. 1911 sl. – high-spirited, in good fettle
• BUCKITIS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
• BUCK-KNEED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – having the knees turned inward; knock-kneed
• BUCKLE
n. 1845 – a vigorous struggle or conflict
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. – to run fast
• BUCKLE-BACK
adv. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – piggyback
• BUCKLED UP
adj. 1950 Amer. dial. – married
• BUCKLE OFF
vb. 1952 Amer. dial. – to hurry off
• BUCKLE TO A HEN’S NEST
phr. 1969 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• BUCKLE TO IT
vb. 1848 Amer. dial. – to hurry; to work fast
• BUCKLETY-WHET
adv. 1859 Amer. dial. – lickety-split, very quickly
• BUCKLE UP
vb. 1859 Amer. dial. – to stand up to, to defy, to rebel
• BUCK LOAD
n. 1846 Amer. dial. – a large shot of liquor
• BUCK NAKED
adj. 1928 Amer. dial. – entirely unclothed or naked
• BUCK NUN
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – a celibate man; a man who lives alone, a recluse
• BUCKO
adj. 1883 nautical sl. – blustering, swaggering
n. 1. 1899 nautical sl. – a swaggering or domineering fellow; a bully
n. 2. 1907 Amer. dial. – a term of address, often disparaging
n. 3. 1909 nautical sl. – swagger, bluster
• BUCK OUT
vb. 1939 Amer. cowboys’ sl. – to die
• BUCK OUT IN SMOKE
vb. 1944 Amer. West. sl. – to die in a gun battle
• BUCK PARTY
n. 1838 Amer. dial. – a stag party
• BUCK-PASSER
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – one who evades or avoids work and responsibility
• BUCK PRIVATE
n. 1874 US sl. – a private soldier; in the US Air Force, a basic airman
• BUCKRA
adj. 1840 Amer. dial. – of the White race
n. 1. 1800 Amer. dial., now usually derogatory – any White person; White people
n. 2. 1886 Amer. dial. – a boss, master
• BUCKRUH
n. 1922 Amer. dial., now usually derogatory – any White person; White people
• BUCKS
n. 1. 1906 Amer. dial. – severe chills with fever
n. 2. 1906 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
n. 3. 1981 Amer. dial. – a men’s toilet
• BUCK-SCARED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can’t shoot
• BUCK SERGEANT
n. 1934 US sl. – an ordinary sergeant of the lowest grade
• BUCKSHEE
adj. 1916 Brit. sl. – free of charge
adv. 1921 Army sl. – for free, gratuitously
n. 1. c1750 Eng. sl. – a gratuity, a tip
n. 2. 1919 Army sl. – an allowance above the usual amount; an extra or additional amount; extra rations
• BUCKSHISH
n. M18 – a gratuity, a tip
vb. M18 – to give a tip
• BUCK-SHY
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of a hunter when he gets so excited that he can’t shoot
• BUCKSHOT FEVER
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by a hunter at the sight of game
• BUCKSKIN
n. 1. 1874 Amer. dial. – a horse of a light yellowish dun colour and often with a dark stripe down the back and a dark mane
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – money
• BUCKSTICK
n. 1. 1886 Eng. dial. – a dear old friend
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – an old-fashioned man
n. 3. 19C Eng. dial. – a well-dressed, sprightly child or youth; a fop
n. 4. 1924 Anglo-Indian – a braggart, a boaster
• BUCK THE GAME
vb. 1859 Amer. dial. – to enter upon any hazard with a purpose to win
• BUCK THE TIGER
vb. 1851 US sl. – to gamble, to play cards
• BUCK UP
vb. 1. 1832 Amer. dial. – to court, to seek the affections of
vb. 2. 1844 Amer. dial. – to take courage, to apply oneself
vb. 3. 1844 sl. – to cheer up
vb. 4. 1854 Eng. dial. or colloq. – to dress up
vb. 5. 1890 – to make an effort; to hurry up
• BUCK UP TO
vb. 1846 Amer. dial. – to stand up to, to defy
• BUCKWHEAT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boorish; rustic
n. 1866 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice
• BUCKWHEATER
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person; a greenhorn, a novice
• BUCKWHEATS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• BUCKY
adj. 1. 1939 Amer. dial. – having a strong or rank flavour
adj. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – out of order, not working right
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – unprofessional
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a man’s nickname, or familiar form of address
► BUCOLISM n. a rustic phrase or characteristic → 1830
• BUD
n. 1. 1614 sl. – a term of address to a male
n. 2. 1851 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son
n. 3. 1874 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for any boy
n. 4. 1889 US – a girl who is just ‘coming out’; a debutante
n. 5. 1891 Amer. dial. – a stick, switch, or rod
n. 6. 1967 Amer. dial. – a close friend
n. 7. 1980s US drug culture sl. – cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked; marijuana containing the buds of marijuana flowers
n. 8. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – a Budweiser™ beer; any beer
vb. 1. 1905 Amer. dial. – to associate together
vb. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to work
• BUDA
n. 1. 1990s US drug culture sl. – a potent form of marijuana
n. 2. 1990s US drug culture sl. – a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine
• BUDD
n. 1990s sl. – the clitoris
• BUDDAHEAD
n. 1971 Amer. dial. – a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry
• BUDDHA
adj. 1990s US students’ sl. – excellent, worthy of admiration
n. 1. 1990s US drug culture sl. – a potent form of marijuana
n. 2. 1990s US drug culture sl. – a mix of marijuana and crack cocaine
• BUDDHA BELLY
n. 1970s US sl. – a very fat person
• BUDDHAHEAD
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a person of Oriental or Asian ancestry
• BUDDHA STICK
n. 20C Amer. drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• BUDDHA STICKS
n. 1960s drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Thailand, which is sold wrapped around small, satay sticks
• BUDDHIST PRIEST!
int. 1970s US – euphemism for ‘Jesus Christ!’
• BUDDIE
n. 1. 1858 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son
n. 2. 1896 Amer. dial. – a friend or intimate companion
n. 3. 1903 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for any man
• BUDDLEY
n. 1. 20C Ulster sl. – a fat person
n. 2. 20C Ulster sl. – a sausage
• BUDDY
n. 1. 1788 orig. African-American sl. – a friend, an acquaintance, a pal; also a term of address
n. 2. 1858 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son
n. 3. 1903 Amer. dial. – a nickname or term of address for any man
n. 4. 1980s US sl. – the penis
n. 5. 1990s W. Indies & Black British teen sl. – a sexual partner
n. 6. 1990s W. Indies & Black British teen sl. – the body
vb. 1930 Amer. dial. – to be a friend or companion
• BUDDY-BUD
adj. 1965 Amer. sl. – friendly; often, too friendly
• BUDDY-BUDDY
adj. 1944 sl. – exceptionally and overly friendly, probably insincerely so
n. 1. World War II US Army and Navy usage – a close friend
n. 2. 1945 Amer. sl. – one who is not a friend; an enemy; a disliked person
n. 3. 1960 Amer. sl. – an overly friendly person; one who tries too hard to make friends, join a group, or be hep
• BUDDY-FUCK
vb. 1960s US sl., mainly military – to impose on, betray or otherwise inconvenience a friend
• BUDDY GEE; BUDDY GHEE
n. 1946 African-American usage – a friend, a buddy, a fellow Black
• BUDDY SEAT
n. 1. Amer. World War I sl. – a motorcycle sidecar
n. 2. 20C sl. – the pillion seat on a motorcycle
• BUDDY UP
vb. 1. 1919 sl., orig. US – to become friendly, to travel as friends
vb. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – to seek friendship for personal gain; to curry favour
• BUDGE
adj. 1890 Amer. dial. – intimate, familiar
n. 1. 1673 sl. obs. – a sneak thief, esp. one who specializes in entering houses and taking furs, cloaks, and coats
n. 2. 18C sl. – liquor
n. 3. 1824 Amer. dial. – a fit of nervousness, the fidgets
n. 4. 1874 Amer. sl. – whisky
n. 5. 1903 Amer. dial. – a place inside the breast of a coat, shirt, or dress where small articles are kept
vb. 1. L17 sl. – to drink
vb. 2. M18 sl. – to leave
vb. 3. M19 sl. – to inform
• BUDGE A BEAK
vb. 16C sl. – to run away
• BUDGE AND SNUDGE
n. L17 criminals’ sl. – a housebreaker and their accomplice
• BUDGE-EYED
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. – having bulging eyes
• BUDGE KAIN
n. 19C Sc. sl. – a public house, a tavern
• BUDGER
n. 19C sl. – a drunkard
• BUDGEREE; BUDGERY
adj. 1793 Aust. – good, excellent
• BUDGET
n. 1. 1818 Amer. dial. – a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle
n. 2. 19C sl. – the vagina
• BUDGET CRUNCH
n. 20C sl. – a situation where there is not enough money in the budget
• BUDGET SQUEEZE
n. 20C sl. – a situation where there is not enough money in the budget
• BUDGEWAY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – orig. the voyageur in charge of a trading post or expedition; hence, a boss, a leader; an important person
• BUDGIE
n. 1960s criminals’ sl. – a talkative person; esp. in police use, a minor informer
• BUDGING
adv. 1968 Amer. dial. – entirely full
• BUDGING KEN
n. M19 sl. – a public house, a tavern
• BUDGY
adj. M19 sl. – drunk
• BUDHEAD
n. 1970s US sl. – a beer drinker
• BUD IN
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to work
• BUDION
n. 20C Ulster sl. – a small penis
• BUDIQUETTE
n. 1980s US drug culture sl. – the etiquette that governs the smoking of marijuana
• BUDLI-BUDLI
n. 1. 20C sl. – a male homosexual
n. 2. 20C sl. – sodomy
• BUDLIES
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked
• BUDMAN
n. 1980s US students’ usage – a marijuana dealer
• BUDMASH
n. 1870 orig. Ind. army – one following evil courses; a bad character; a villain, a rascal
• BUD OF PROMISE
n. 1881 US – a girl who is just ‘coming out’; a debutante
• BUDS
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – alkyl nitrates
• BUD-SACK
n. 1980s US sl. – a container for marijuana
• BUD SESH
n. 1970s US teen sl. – getting together to smoke marijuana
• BUDULARS
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – cannabis or the part of the cannabis that is smoked
• BUDZAT
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a low fellow; a blackguard
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