• BUTTFACE
n. 1973 US sl. – a term of abuse for an ugly, annoying, or contemptible person
• BUTTFACED
adj. 1973 US sl. – ugly; contemptible, annoying
• BUTT FIEND
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a heavy smoker
• BUTT FLOSS
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a thong bathing costume
• BUTT-FUCK
n. 1. 1971 US sl. – an act of anal copulation
n. 2. 1977 – a small, remote, rural town, esp. one characterized as undistinguished or insignificant
n. 3 1980s sl. – a tedious piece of work
n. 4 1986 US sl. – an instance of victimization; an unfortunate event; a disaster
vb. 1. 1962-68 US sl. – to copulate with anally
vb. 2. 1979 sl. – to treat unfairly; to cheat; to deceive, to betray
vb. 3. 1979 US sl. – to victimize
vb. 4. 1980s US sl. – to injure
• BUTT-FUCKER
n. 1. 1972 US sl. – a participant in anal sex, esp. the partner who penetrates
n. 2. 1972 US sl. – a contemptible or despicable person; chiefly used as a term of abuse
n. 3. 2005 US sl., derogatory & offensive – a homosexual man
• BUTT-FUCKING
n. 1974 US sl. – anal sex
• BUTT-FUCKING EGYPT
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a place that is very far away
• BUTTFUCK MOTEL
n. 1990s US sl. – prison
• BUTT GARDEN
n. 1810 obs. – an archery ground
• BUTT-GIRL
n. 1983 Amer. sl. – a young woman who run errands, as for a fashion model
• BUTTHEAD
n. 1. 1856 Amer. dial. – a cow, goat, or deer that has no horns
n. 2. 1896 Amer. sl. – a stupid, stubborn, or contemptible person; a blockhead; an insincere person
• BUTT-HEADED
adj. 1. 1855 Amer. dial. – headstrong, obstinate, stubborn, bull-headed; stupid
adj. 2. 1909 Amer. dial. – having no horns
adj. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – of a goat: inclined to butt or strike with the head
• BUTT HEADS
vb. 1714 – of two or more people or groups: to engage with each other in conflict, dispute, or competition
• BUTTHOLE
n. 1. 1951 Amer. sl. – the anus
n. 2. 1962 Amer. sl. – a foolish or despicable person; an obnoxious person
n. 3. 1990s sl. – anal intercourse
• BUTT-HOOK
n. 1981 Amer. sl. – an oafish or worthless person; a lout
• BUTTHURT
adj. 1996 US sl. – overly or unjustifiably offended or resentful
• BUTTIE
n. 1827 orig. Eng. dial. – orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich
• BUTTIKEN
n. M19 sl. – a shop
• BUTT-IN
n. 1. 1902 Amer. sl. – concern, affair; usually used in negative contexts
n. 2. 1903 US – one who butts in; an intruder; a busybody, a meddler
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an intrusion in a conversation
vb. 1. 1898 Amer. sl. – (usually as ‘butt in’) to arrive
vb. 2. 1899 Amer. sl. – (usually as ‘butt in’) to intrude or interrupt; to meddle
• BUTT-INER
n. a1910 US colloq. obs. rare – one who butts in; an intruder
• BUTTING
n. a1475 – a boundary, a border, a limit
• BUTTING OF HEADS
n. 1895 – conflict or strong disagreement between parties, esp. when attempting to bring about change
• BUTTINSKI
n. 1. 1902 Amer. dial. – one who interrupts or interferes; a meddler
n. 2. 1972 Amer. jocular usage – the buttocks
• BUTTINSKY
n. 1. 1902 Amer. dial. – one who interrupts or interferes; a busybody; a meddler
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – a goat that butts
n. 3. 1972 Amer. jocular usage – the buttocks
• BUTT INTO
vb. 1931 Amer. sl. – to meet by chance
• BUTT-KICKER
n. 1980s US sl. – an outstanding performer at a pursuit
• BUTT-KICKING
adj. 1973 US sl. – aggressive, violent, tough; strong, powerful; also, excellent or impressive
n. 1970 US sl. – a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand
• BUTT KIT
n. 1958 US Navy and Marine Corps sl. – an ashtray
• BUTTLE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a tap, a spigot
vb. 1. 1853 Eng. dial. – to pour out a drink
vb. 2. 1901 jocular usage – to do a butler’s work
• BUTTLEGGER
n. 1945 US colloq. – a person who smuggles or trades illegally in cigarettes
• BUTTLEGGING
n. 1962 US colloq. – the illicit trade in cigarettes; cigarette smuggling
• BUTTLESS
adj. 1997 – having small buttocks
• BUTTLICK
n. 1. 1980s US college sl. – a fool
n. 2. 1980s US college sl. – to toady, a sycophant
• BUTTLOAD
n. 1988 US sl. – a large amount or number
• BUTT ME
phr. 1944 Amer. sl. – give me a cigarette
• BUTTMUNCH
n. 1993 US sl. – a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a despised male; often used as a term of abuse
• BUTT NAKED
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – completely naked or nude
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – phencyclidine
• BUTTOCK
n. 1607 obs. rare – a common strumpet; a female prostitute
vb. 1. 1607 obs. rare – in horse racing: to overtake a horse
vb. 2. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• BUTTOCK AND FILE
n. 1653 criminals’ sl. – a prostitute who is also a pickpocket; a pimp who robs a prostitute’s clients
• BUTTOCK AND TONGUE
n. L17 sl. – a shrewish woman
• BUTTOCK AND TRIMMINGS
n. L18 sl. – an Irish wager, a rump of beef, and a dozen of claret
• BUTTOCK AND TWANG
n. 1. L17 sl. – a prostitute who does not double as a pickpocket
n. 2. 18C sl. – a robbery executed by a prostitute who lures a customer, picked up in a tavern, into a dark alley where she picks his pocket and her male accomplice knocks down the victim so that both can escape
• BUTTOCK BALL
n. 1. 1687 sl. obs. – an event arranged by a bawd or pimp at which attendees dance with prostitutes in an erotic manner; an orgy
n. 2. 1785 sl. obs. – copulation
• BUTTOCK-BANQUETING
n. 1. 1555 obs. – engagement in extramarital sexual activity
n. 2. M16 sl. – working as a prostitute
• BUTTOCK BROKER
n. 1698 sl. – a bawd; also, a match-maker
• BUTTOCK DOWN
vb. 1972 Amer. dial. – to sit down
• BUTTOCKING
adj. L17 sl. – promiscuous, whorish
• BUTTOCKING KEN
n. 19C cant – a brothel
• BUTTOCKING SHOP
n. 1811 sl. – a brothel
• BUTTOCK-JIG
n. Bk1896 sl. – copulation
• BUTTOCK-LICKING
adj. 1921 Amer. sl. – obsequious, sycophantic; hence, despicable, goddamned
• BUTTOCK-MAIL
n. 1552 Sc. colloq. obs. – a fine imposed by an ecclesiastical court as a punishment for sexual intercourse outside of marriage
• BUTTOCK PENANCE
n. E18 sl. – a caning or thrashing at school
• BUTTOCKS
n. M16 sl. – a prostitute, esp. one who dispenses her favours for free
• BUTTOCKY
adj. 1598 – having large, well-developed, or prominently displayed buttocks
• THE BUTT OF A JOKE
n. 1796 – one who is an object of derision, abuse, or ridicule
• BUTTON
n. 1. 1584 rare – a pustule on the skin; a pimple
n. 2. 1696 – the nose or mouth, regarded as resembling a button, typically in being small and rounded
n. 3. 1772 colloq. – a bright, cheeky, or cute person, typically a child; also, a person who lacks experience or skill; a novice
n. 4. 1785 sl. obs. – the penis
n. 5. 1785 criminals’ sl. – a counterfeit shilling
n. 6. 1851 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a decoy or accomplice, esp. one who lures others into gambling or who poses as a customer to encourage other buyers
n. 7. 1851 sl. – a sham buyer at an auction employed to bid and raise the price of articles
n. 8. M19 sl. – any coin
n. 9. 19C sl. – a baby’s penis
n. 10. 1900 Amer. sl. – the clitoris
n. 11. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling
n. 12. 1913 Amer. sl. – a unformed police officer
n. 13. 1915 Amer. dial., Western usage – a young man, a boy; an inexperienced or impertinent fellow
n. 14. 1920 Amer. sl. – in boxing: the point of the chin
n. 15. 1925 US sl. – a stool pigeon
n. 16. 1926 criminals’ sl. – a small rubber suction-cap to make a card stick to the underside of a table
n. 17. 1928 US sl. – the head
n. 18. 1929 Amer. police sl. – a law-enforcement officer’s badge
n. 19. 1931 US drug culture sl. – a small opium pellet, cooked over a small lamp and then smoked in the pipe
n. 20. 1940s African-American & college sl. – money
n. 21. 1940s US criminals’ sl. – a lookout
n. 22. 1950s US gang sl. – a switchblade knife
n. 23. 1963 Amer. sl. – a woman’s nipple
n. 24. 1966 Amer. police & criminals’ sl. – a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate
n. 25. 1967 US sl. – a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family
n. 26. 1968 Amer. dial. – the rump of a cooked chicken
n. 27. 1968 Amer. dial. – the hull of a strawberry
n. 28. 1968 US sl. – a small amount of heroin, enough for a single dose
n. 29. 1980 Amer. Radio & TV usage – in broadcasting: the finalizing bit of music or sound effects on a commercial
n. 30. a1984 US army sl. – a general’s star
n. 31. Bk2006 US sl. – the punch line of a joke; a zinger
vb. 1. 1857 criminals; sl. – to entice another to gamble
vb. 2. 1910s sl. – of a trick, a ploy: to work
vb. 3. 1990s US prison sl. – to keep a lookout
• BUTTON B
adj. 1930s sl. – penniless
• BUTTON BOY
n. 1844 obs. – a manservant, usually in livery; a pageboy
• BUTTON-BUNG
n. 17C sl. – a button thief
• BUTTON-BUSTER
n. 1940s sl., orig. African-American – a braggart, a boaster
• BUTTON-CATCHER
n. Bk1903 sl. – a tailor
• BUTTON-CHOPPER
n. 1. 1941 US Army sl. – the laundry
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. – a laundry worker
• BUTTON-DOWN
adj. 1950s sl., orig. US – conforming, holding establishment, conservative values
• BUTTON EAR
n. Bk1933 – an ear of a dog that laps over and hides the inside
• BUTTONED
adj. 1940s sl. – in order, sorted out; arranged successfully
• BUTTONED-DOWN
adj. 1960 US – having or characteristic of a conventional or conservative attitude or appearance; staid, formal, repressed
• BUTTONED UP
adj. 1. 1753 – of the mouth, lips, or eyes: firmly closed
adj. 2. 1767 – reluctant to reveal emotion or to express thoughts freely; reserved, inhibited, or formal in manner or disposition; repressed; prim
adj. 3. 1936 sl. – saying nothing, silent; implying a general reservedness or uncommunicativeness
adj. 4. 1940s sl. – all prepared, sorted satisfactorily
adj. 5. 1984 Amer. sl. – emotionally stable; ‘together’
• BUTTONER
n. 1. 1839 criminals’ sl. obs. – a person who lures others into gambling or a confidence trick
n. 2. L19 sl. – any crooked businessman
n. 3. 1910 criminals’ sl. rare – a person who bids at an auction in order to raise the price or to encourage others to bid; a dummy bidder
• BUTTON FINGER
n. 1990s sl. – the finger used by a woman to masturbate herself or her partner
• BUTTON GUY
n. 1969 Amer. police & criminals’ sl. – a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate
• BUTTON-HEAD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cow that has had her horns cut off
• BUTTON-HOLD
vb. 1838 rare – to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing, frequently so as to persuade or influence him or her
• BUTTONHOLE
n. 1. 1599 – a person’s eye or mouth regarded as resembling a buttonhole, esp. in being small, narrow, or slit-like
n. 2. 1600 obs. – the vagina
n. 3. 1940s sl. – a woman
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
n. 5. 1965 Amer. dial. – the navel
n. 6. 1974 – the anus
vb. 1848 – to accost a person and detain him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing
• BUTTONHOLE CONNECTION
n. 1913 Amer. dial. – a distant relative; a family friend
• BUTTONHOLE COUSIN
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – a distant relative; a family friend
• BUTTON-HOLE FACTORY
n. Bk1902 sl. – a brothel
• BUTTONHOLER
n. 1873 obs. – a flower or small spray of flowers worn in the lapel buttonhole or on the lapel of a coat or jacket
• BUTTONHOLE RELATION
n. 1913 Amer. dial. – a distant relative; a family friend
• BUTTONHOLES FOR THE ICE CREAM
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• BUTTONHOLE WORKER
n. 1. 19C sl. – the penis
n. 2. 19C sl. – a womanizer; a promiscuous man
• BUTTONHOLE WORKING
n. 19C sl. – sexual intercourse
• BUTTON IT!
int. 1980 sl. – be quiet
• BUTTON JOCK
n. 1983 Amer. sl. – a console operator, as at a discotheque
• A BUTTON LOOSE
phr. 20C sl. – eccentric, not all there
• BUTTON LURK
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – a trick played on a naive woman by a man, bent on intercourse, who removes a button from his coat and promises that it will serve adequately as a contraceptive device
• BUTTON MAN
n. 1. 1969 Amer. police & criminals’ sl. – a low-ranking member of a crime syndicate
n. 2. 1990 US sl. – a person who works as a killer or enforcer for or as a member of a Mafia family
• A BUTTON MISSING
phr. 20C sl. – eccentric, not all there
• BUTTON MUSIC
n. 2000 sl. – house music; music played on machines, with buttons, rather than on musical instruments
• BUTTON-NOSED
adj. 1895 – having a small roundish nose
• BUTTON ONE’S CHIN
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ONE’S FACE
vb. 1836 sl. – to become or remain silent
• BUTTON ONE’S GABBER
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ONE’S GOB
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ONE’S LIP
vb. 1836 sl. – to become or remain silent
• BUTTON ONE’S LIPPER
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ONE’S MOUTH
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ONE’S NOSE
vb. 1836 sl. – to become or remain silent
• BUTTON ONE’S TRAP
vb. 20C sl. – to be quiet; to stop talking
• BUTTON ON TO
vb. 1900s sl. – to grab hold of someone before forcing oneself on their company, whether they like it or not
• BUTTON-PUSHER
n. 1990 – a person who manipulates or influences people and situations; someone who elicits or provokes a strong emotional or psychological response in a person
• BUTTONS
n. 1. 1684 – the dung or droppings of sheep or rabbits
n. 2. 1691 sl. obs. – the male genitals; the testicles
n. 3. 1848 colloq. – a pageboy; a doorman
n. 4. 1859 Amer. sl. – money
n. 5. 1885 sl. obs. rare – a person appointed to oversee work in a workhouse
n. 6. 1913 Amer. sl. – a unformed police officer
n. 7. 1950s US criminals’ sl. – small amounts, as of money, stolen goods, etc.
n. 8. 20C teen & high school sl. – the remote control for a television
• BUTTONS AND BOWS
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – toes
• BUTTONS AND BUTTONHOLES
adv. 1889 Sc. – entirely, completely
• A BUTTON SHORT
phr. 20C sl. – eccentric, not all there
• BUTTON SOMEONE’S LIP
vb. 1950s sl. – to make someone keep quiet
• BUTTON UP
vb. 1. 1859 Amer. sl. – to hold one’s tongue; to shut up
vb. 2. 1872 colloq. – to behave in a formal, reserved manner; to remain silent
vb. 3. 1906 colloq. – to complete or conclude something, esp. a business transaction, satisfactorily or successfully; to finish, to finalize
vb. 4. 1930s US prison sl. – to place in solitary confinement
• BUTTON UP THE DAY
vb. 20C US sl. – to quit work for the day
• BUTTON UP YOUR FACE!
int. 1932 Amer. sl. – shut up! be quiet!
• BUTTON YOUR BONE-BOX
vb. 1859 Amer. sl. – to close up the mouth; to be quiet
• BUTTON YOUR FLAP
vb. 1960 Amer. sl. – to be quiet
• BUTTON YOUR LIP
int. Bk1995 US sl. – stop talking!
vb. 1868 Amer. sl. – to close up the mouth; to be quiet
• BUTTON YOUR NOSE
int. 1928 Amer. sl. – be quiet!
vb. 1928 Amer. sl.- to be quiet
• BUTTON YOUR YAP
vb. 1939 Amer. sl. – to be quiet
• BUTT OUT
int. 1960s sl. – go away! leave me alone! mind your own business!
vb. 1. 1906 Amer. sl. – to refrain from interrupting or intruding
vb. 2. 20C sl. – to leave
vb. 3. 20C W. Indies sl. – to emerge; to come out of a passage or hidden place
• BUTT PEDDLER
n. 1940s US sl. – anyone who sells their body, as a prostitute, male or female
• BUTT PIRATE
n. 1989 US sl. – a homosexual male
• BUTTPLATE
n. 1977 US Marine Corps usage – an inconsequential or obnoxious person
• BUTT PLUG
n. 1. 1980s sl. – a plug, usually rubber, inserted in the anus during sexual activity
n. 2. 1993 Amer. sl. – a stupid or contemptible person; a fool
• BUTT-PLUNGER
n. 1. 1970s US sl. – a man who inserts a dildo into his own anus then walks around naked while a prostitute looks on; a general insult
n. 2. 2000s US homosexual sl. – the penis
• BUTT-PUCKERED
adj. 1970s US sl. – scared
• BUTT PUSSY
n. 20C US sl. – the anus; usually used in a homosexual context
• BUTTRESS
n. a1450 – a person who provides essential support; an upholder of an institution or principle
vb. c1400 – to provide support for a belief or argument, a person, an institution
• BUTTRICKS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
• BUTT RIDER
n. 1990s US juvenile sl. – a male homosexual
• BUTT-RUSTLER
n. 2000s US sl. – a male homosexual
• BUTTS AND BOUNDS
n. a1563 rare – the limits of a piece of land; the boundaries of a property
• BUTT SLUT
n. 1. 1990s sl., orig. US – a homosexual male, usually taking a passive role
n. 2. 1990s sl. – a woman who prefers anal to vaginal intercourse
• BUTTS ON!
int. 1. 1930s US sl. – a cry that calls for the right to smoke the last few puffs of another smoker’s cigarette
int. 2. 1970s sl. – to cry to claim someone’s apple core
• BUTT-SPRUNG
adj. 1930s African-American sl. – of a garment: ill-fitting, esp. around the buttocks
• BUTT-SUCK
vb. 1973 Amer. sl. – to curry favour with in a self-degrading manner; to toady
• BUTT THE BULL OFF THE BRIDGE
vb. 1946 Amer. dial. – to meet the most difficult challenge or perform the most difficult task
• BUTT-THONG
n. Bk2006 US sl. – a thong bathing costume
• BUTT-UGLY
adj. 1981 Amer. colloq., derogatory – very ugly; extremely homely or unattractive
• BUTT-WAD
n. 1990s US sl. – lavatory paper
• BUTT-WHIP
vb. 1970s African-American sl. – to spank, usually a child
• BUTTWHIPPED
adj. 1990s sl. – drunk
• BUTTWHIPPING
n. 1970s African-American sl. – a spanking
• BUTT-WIPE
n. 1971 Amer. sl. – toilet tissue; hence, a worthless, contemptible person; a useless, annoying person
• BUTT-WOMAN
n. 1. 1620 obs. – a woman who sells ‘butts’ (any of various flatfishes, as a sole, plaice, flounder, halibut, etc.); a fishwife
n. 2. 1823 Eng. dial. – a female official responsible for the maintenance of a church and churchyard, and for acting as an attendant to parishioners; a female sexton
• BUTTWOOPING
n. 1970s African-American sl. – a spanking
• BUTTY
adj. 20C Irish sl. – short
n. 1. 1791 UK – a companion, workmate, or friend
n. 2. 1827 Eng. dial. – orig. a slice of bread spread with butter; now: a filled sandwich; also, an open sandwich
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
n. 4. 1980s Aust. drug culture & prison sl. – hashish
• BUVABLE
adj. 1480 obs. rare – drinkable
• BUVARE
n. M19 sl. – a drink
• BUVETTE
n. 1. 1753 – a tavern, a small inn; a refreshment bar or room
n. 2. 1774 – a refreshment bar or room
• BUXOM
adj. 1. c1175 obs. – obedient; pliant; compliant, tractable
adj. 2. a1300 obs. – submissive, humble, meek
adj. 3. 1362 obs. – gracious, indulgent, favourable; obliging, amiable, courteous, affable, kindly
adj. 4. 1590 arch. – blithe, gladsome, bright, lively, gay
vb. c1305 obs. rare – to yield to, to obey
• BUXOMLY
adv. a1240 obs. – obediently, humbly, meekly; courteously, willingly
• BUXOMNESS
n. 1. c1175 obs. – obedience; submissiveness; lowliness, humility
n. 2. a1400 obs. – graciousness, kindly disposition; courtesy, complaisance
n. 3. 1598 arch. – blitheness, gaiety
• BUXTON BLOATERS
n. L19 sl. – overweight invalids, wheeling around in bath chairs while they take the medicinal waters
• BUXTON LIMP
n. L19 sl. – the hobbling walk affected by invalids taking the waters
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