Dictionary: BUL – BULZ

• BULBITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to befoul one’s breeches
 
• BULCHYN
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – a young male calf
 
• BULDERING
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. – of the weather: hot, muggy, sultry; threatening thunder
 
• BULEMENTS
n. 1701 Sc. – garments
 
• BULGE
n. 1835 Amer. dial. obs. – a very large or impressive thing; something important 
 
• THE BULGE
n. 1860 sl., orig. US – the advantage or upper hand, the superior position
 
• BULGE IN
vb. 1834 Amer. dial. – to enter or approach abruptly; to barge in
 
• BULGER
adj. 1889 Amer. dial. – large
n. 1. 1835 Amer. dial. obs. – a very large or impressive thing
n. 2. 1889 – a wooden golf club with a convex face
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – a marble used to knock others out of the ring
 
• BULGINGLY
adv. 1896 – prominently
 
• BULJAMETS
n. 1928 Sc. – odds and ends; one’s belongings
 
• BULK
n. 1673 sl. obs. – an assistant to a pickpocket who jostles a person up against the wall, while the other picks his pocket
 
• BULK AND FILE
n. 1665 criminals’ sl. obs. – the pickpocket and his mate; the one jostles you whilst the other picks your pocket
 
• BULKER
n. 1. 1673 sl. obs. – a petty thief
n. 2. 1690 sl. obs. – a low-lived person
n. 3. 1690 sl. obs. – a street-walker, a prostitute
 
• BULKHEAD
n. 1. 1854 Amer. dial. – an outside cellar entrance with sloping doors
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a storm cloud
 
• BULKY
n. 1827 sl. – a policeman
 
• BULL
n. 1. 1690 sl. obs. – false hair worn formerly by women
n. 2. a1889 US – a locomotive engine
n. 3. Bk1891 sl. – a five shilling piece
n. 4. 1893 Amer. sl. – a police officer; a private detective or guard
n. 5. 1902 sl., orig. US – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense
n. 6. 1904 – a bad blunder, an error, a mistake
n. 7. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – misrepresentation; a lie; deception
n. 8. 1930 Amer. dial. – a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp
n. 9. 1941 Brit. services’ sl. – unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish
n.10. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
vb. 1. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 2. 1907 US sl. – to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk
vb. 3. 1928 – to advance in price
 
• BULL ALONG
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to talk without point
 
• BULLAMACOW
n. 1. 1887 – cattle
n. 2. 1887 – tinned meat
 
• BULLAMENTS
n. 1866 Sc. – odds and ends; one’s belongings
 
• BULL AND COW
n. 1859 Brit. rhyming sl. – a row, an argument
 
• BULL ARTIST
n. 1918 sl., orig. US – a flatterer; an exaggerated talker
 
• BULL-AT-A-GATE
adj. 1896 – rash, reckless
 
• BULLBAT
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – the common leather-winged bat
 
• BULL-BEGGAR
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the woodchuck
 
• BULL-BUILT
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – husky, burly
 
• BULL-CHILO
n. Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin – a boy
 
• BULL CON
n. 1896 US sl. – a concerted attempt at flattery, deception, or persuasion; an incredible story
 
• BULL COOK
n. 1917 Amer. dial. – orig. the man who fed the draft animals in logging camps; later, a camp handyman or helper
vb. 1956 Amer. dial. – (as ‘bullcook) to do odd jobs
 
• BULLCORN
int. 1970 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of disgust
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – nonsense
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to tease
 
• BULLDAGGER
n. 1938 US sl., chiefly African-American, derogatory – a lesbian with masculine tendencies
 
• BULL-DIKE
n. 1925 sl., derogatory – a lesbian with masculine tendencies
 
• BULL-DIKER
n. 1925 sl., derogatory – a lesbian with masculine tendencies
 
• BULLDOCIA
n. 1934 Amer. dial. – boastful and threatening language
 
• BULLDOG
n. 1. 1893 Amer. dial. – a horsefly
n. 2. Bk1904 college sl. – a king, at cards
n. 3. 1947 Amer. dial. – a snapdragon
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – a rounded high toe on a man’s shoe; the shoe itself
n. 5. 1967 Amer. dial. – a kind of men’s haircut – it stands straight  up all over about an inch long
n. 6. c1970 Amer. dial. – a clear glass marble with specks of something in the glass which looks like ‘bull’s fur’
vb. 1842 – (as ‘bull-dog’) to attack like a bull-dog; to assail or treat roughly
 
• BULLDOG FLY
n. 1893 Amer. dial. – a horsefly
 
• BULL-DOGGER
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – one who holds down cattle to be branded
n. 2. 1990s African-American sl. –  (usually as ‘bulldogger’) a violent person  
 
• BULLDOG GRAVY
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – thickened gravy made with meat juice and flour
 
• BULLDOG TOE
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – a rounded high toe on a man’s shoe; the shoe itself
 
• BULLDOSE
n. M19 US sl. – a severe flogging
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to flog, to beat severely
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence
 
• BULLDOSER;  BULLDOZER
n. 1. L19 US sl. – a large pistol
n. 2. L19 US sl. – a bully, a thug
n. 3. 1950s US sl. – a domineering woman
 
• BULLDOZE
n. M19 US sl. – a severe flogging
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to flog, to beat severely
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to intimidate, to coerce, to force through violence
 
• BULL-DOZED
adj. M20 Aust. sl. – drunk
 
• BULL-DRAGGING
adj. 20C Irish sl. – tedious, laborious
 
• BULL DRIVER
n. 1. 1930 Amer. dial. – a rough farmer from the back country; a rustic
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight
 
• BULL DURHAM!
int. 1928 Amer. euphemism – nonsense!
 
• BULLDUST
n. 1920s Aust. euphemism – bullshit, nonsense, lies
vb. 1960s Aust. euphemism – to lie, to fabricate
 
• BULLDUST ARTIST
n. 1920s Aust. euphemism – a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter
 
• BULLDUSTER
n. 1920s Aust. euphemism – a person with a good line of persuasive, if insincere patter
 
• BULL-DYKE
n. 1925 sl., derogatory – a lesbian with masculine tendencies
 
• BULL-DYKER
n. 1925 sl., derogatory – a lesbian with masculine tendencies
 
• BULLET
n. 1. 1889 – a small nugget of gold
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a large marble
n. 3. Bk1904 college sl. – an ace, at cards
n. 4. Bk1904 Amer. college sl. – money
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast throw
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an automobile with a torpedo body
 
• THE BULLET
n. 1841 sl. – dismissal
 
• BULLETINE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a homemade merry-go-round
 
• BULLETS
n. 1. Amer. World War I sl. – beans
n. 2. 1929 sl. – peas
 
• BULL-EYE
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – to hunt by shining a light into the eyes of an animal
 
• BULL-FACE
n. 1810 African-American sl., derogatory – a Caucasian
 
• BULLFEATHERS!
int. 1980 Amer. dial. – nonsense!
 
• BULLFEST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULL FEVER
n. 1839 Amer. dial. – the nervous excitement felt by an inexperienced hunter at the sight of game
 
• BULL FIGHT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULLFINCH SKY
n. 1863 Eng. dial. – a red-hued sunset  
 
• BULL-FOOTED
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. – awkward, clumsy
 
• BULLFROG
n. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – a dive flat onto the water; a belly-flop
n. 2. 1981 Amer. dial. – the game of leapfrog
 
• BULL FUCK
n. 1966 Amer. jocular usage – gravy
 
• BULLGINE
n. 1846 Amer. dial. – a locomotive or steam engine
 
• BULL-GOADED
adj. 1964 Amer. dial. – extremely irritated
 
• BULL GOOSE
n. 1932 Amer. dial. – a leader, a boss
 
• BULL GRAVY
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – cream gravy
 
• BULLHEAD
n. 1. 1945 Amer. sl. – a nickel  
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – an Englishman
 
• BULLHEADED
adj. 1818 –  stubborn 
 
• BULLHIDE SQUALL
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a bad squall or wind
 
• BULL-HOLE
n. 1887 US – a small pond or water-hole
 
• ֳBULLIENT
adj. 1669 obs. rare – boiling, bubbling
 
• BULL IN THE CAN
n. World War II Amer. sl. – canned corned beef
 
• BULLIRAGGLE
n. 1825 Sc. – a noisy quarrel, one in which opprobrious epithets are bandied
 
• BULLJINE
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – a locomotive or steam engine
 
• BULL JIVE
n. Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl. – diluted or adulterated cannabis
 
• BULL-LA-LA
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BULL MOOSE
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President
n. 2. 1958 Amer. loggers’ sl. – anything large
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – a nickel, five cents
 
• BULLNOZER
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – a bulldozer
 
• BULLOCK
n. 20C Aust. sl. – a countryman or bushman
vb. 1888 Aust. – to work strenuously without intermission
 
• BULLOCK ONE’S WAY
vb. 1909 – to make one’s way with heavy violence
 
• BULL OF THE WOODS
n. 1. 1872 Amer. dial. – a foreman or boss, esp. in a logging camp
n. 2. 1940s African-American sl., derogatory – the president or dean of a college
 
• BULL-ONEY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BULLOX
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. – to throw into disorder or confusion; to mix up; to mess or disarrange things
 
• BULL PAD
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
 
• BULL PADDOCK
n. 1886 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
 
• BULL PADDY
n. 1890 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
 
• BULL-POINT
n. 1900 colloq. – a point of advantage or superiority
 
• BULL-PUCKY
n. 1. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – bull dung
n. 2. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – nonsense
 
• BULLPUNCHER
n. 1. 1874 Amer. dial. – a cowboy
n. 2. 1893 Amer. dial. – a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls
 
• BULL-PUSHER
n. 1887 – a cattleman
 
• BULLRAGEOUS
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – mad and raging like a bull
 
• BULL-RING
n. 1899 sl. – a military training ground
 
• BULL’S BREAKFAST
n. 1927 Amer. dial. – a straw hat
 
• BULL SCARE
n. 1940s African-American sl. – the aggressive manner and ‘wolfing’ of a bluff
 
• BULL SESSION
n. 1920 sl., orig. & chiefly US – talk, conversation, esp. a conversation among a group of males 
 
• BULL’S-EYE
n. 1. 1833 Amer. dial. – a thick, small-faced watch often contained in a detachable, shell-like case
n. 2. Bk1891 sl. – a five shilling piece
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a glass of port
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
 
• BULLSHIPPER
n. 1967 Amer. euphemism – someone who talks too much, or too loud
 
• BULLSHIT
n. 1. 1914 sl., orig. US – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery; nonsense, lies, deception
n. 2. 1930 Brit. services’ sl. – unnecessary or routine talks or ceremonial; excessive discipline or spit-and-polish
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
vb. 1937 sl., orig. US – to flatter; to deceive with insincere or flattering talk; to lie to someone  
 
• BULLSHIT ARTIST
n. 1942 sl., orig. US – a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; one who excels at boasting or lying
 
• BULLSHITTER
n. 1933 sl., orig. US – a flatterer; an exaggerated talker; someone who excels at boasting or lying
 
• BULL-SHOOT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULL SHOOTING
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULLSHOT
n. Bk1998 sl. – vodka mixed with beef broth
 
• BULL SHOVELLING
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULL-SHY
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. – bashful, shy, timid
 
• BULLSKATE
vb. 1940s African-American sl. – to brag
 
► BULL-SQUITTER n. much fuss or talk about a trifle → 1882 Eng. dial.
 
• BULL-STRONG
adj. 1878 US – strong enough to resist a bull
 
• BULL’S WOOL
n. 1. 1900s African-American sl. – stolen clothes
n. 2. 1933 Aust. & NZ sl. – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery
 
• BULL TAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the larva of a bullfrog
 
• BULL TEAMSTER
n. 1893 Amer. dial. – a man who drove ox teams in the early days when logging was done with bulls
 
• BULL TEETH
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – buck teeth
 
• BULL THROWING
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boasting
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation; discussion
 
• BULLTOAD’S UMBRELLA
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a toadstool
 
• BULL-TUCKER
n. 1890 Amer.. dial. – a frog, esp. a bullfrog
 
• BULL-VOICED
adj. 1837 – having a loud deep voice
 
• BULL-WEEK
n. M19 sl. – the 3 weeks immediately before Christmas, characterized in shops and factories by an increasingly heavy workload
 
• BULLWHACK
n. 1885 Amer. dial. – a whip, used to intimidate refractory animals
vb. 1869 Amer. dial. – to drive an ox team
 
• BULLWHACKER
n. 1. 1858 Amer. dial. – one who drives oxen, esp. in logging and transporting freight
n. 2. 1859 US – (‘bull-whacker’) a driver of cattle; a cowboy
 
• BULLWHACKING
adj. 1941 Amer. dial. – full of rough activity
 
• BULLWORK
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – manual labour; hard work  
 
​• BULLY
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – fine, excellent, grand
n. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – a large marble
n. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
vb. 1941 Amer. dial. – to hit boiled eggs together until one breaks
 
• BULLY BABY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an attractive young woman
 
• BULLY BEEF
n. World War II Amer. sl. – canned meat
 
• BULLY-FIGHT
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to engage in a form of hand-to-hand combat for the purpose of determining which of two contestants is stronger
 
• BULLY FOR YOU!
int. 20C  Amer. sl. – very good for you!
 
• BULLY GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
 
• BULLYMARUM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
 
• BULLY-RAG
vb. 1. 1813 Eng. dial. or colloq. – to assail with abusive language
vb. 2. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – to harass someone
 
• BULLYRUM
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a bullfrog
 
• BULLY-WOOLLIES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – long underwear
 
• BULVINE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an ox
 
• BULZIEMENT
n. 1824 Sc. – accoutrements, arms