• CARP
n. 1. c1325 – discourse; power of speech; carping speech, cavil
n. 2. 1952 US sl. – a carpenter, esp. on a theatre set
n. 3. 1968 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Bohemian
n. 4. 1989 US sl. – a Black prisoner
n. 5. 1996 US sl. – anchovies as a pizza topping
vb. 1. a1240 obs. – to speak, to talk
vb. 2. 1350 obs. – to utter, to say, to tell
vb. 3. 1377 obs. – to talk much, to prate, to chatter
vb. 4. c1425 obs. – to sing or recite, as a minstrel; to sing, as a bird
• CARPACIOUS
adj. 1574 obs. rare – given to carping
• CAR PARK
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘nark’ – an informer
• CARPED
adj. 1996 UK sl. – drug-intoxicated
• CARPENT
vb. 1623 rare – to make as a carpenter; to put together; to construct mechanically
• CARPENTAGE
n. 1660 obs. – carpenter’s work; carpentry .
• CARPENTER
n. 1. 1967 Amer. dial. – a woodpecker
n. 2. 1980 Amer. sl. – a skilful wrestler
n. 3. 1994 US sl. – an orthopaedist
• CARPENTER BIRD
n. 1858 Amer. dial. – a woodpecker
• CARPENTER’S DREAM
n. 1974 US sl. – a flat-chested woman
• CARPER
n. c1440 obs. – a talker, a prattler
• CARPET
n. 1. 1345 obs. – a thick fabric, commonly of wool, used to cover tables, beds, etc.; a table-cloth
n. 2. 1897 Amer. sl. – the grass, the ground
n. 3. 1903 UK sl. – a three month period of imprisonment
n. 4. c1942 Brit. cant – the sum of £3
n. 5. 1950s secondhand-car dealers’ sl. – the sum of £300
n. 6. 1956 UK sl. – a three year sentence of imprisonment
n. 7. 1967 UK sl. – in betting: odds of 3-1
n. 8. 1978 US sl. – an artificial grass playing surface
vb. 1840 colloq. – to call a servant into the parlour, etc., to be reprimanded; to ‘call over the coals’
• CARPET AND A HALF
n. 1991 UK bookmakers’ sl. – in betting: odds of 7-2
• CARPET AND DRAPES THAT MATCH
phr. 1999 US sl. – applied to a person, usually a woman, whose hair is neither bleached nor dyed
• CARPETBAG
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. – to attempt to deceive
• A CARPET BAG
n. 1903 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘carpet-bag’ (three months’ imprisonment) – three months’ imprisonment
• CARPETBAGGER
n. 1868 US sl. – a person who interferes in local politics without being a true part of the local community
• CARPET-BAG RECRUIT
n. c1875 military sl. – a recruit worth more than what he stands up in
• CARPET-BITER
n. c1940 sl. – one who gets into a fearful rage; a visibly very angry man
• CARPET-BITING
n. c1940 colloq. – a distressing exhibition of uncontrollable rage
• CARPET BURGER
n. 2001 US sl. – oral sex performed on a woman
• CARPET BURN
n. 1986 US sl. – a rawness of the skin due to frictional contact with a carpet
• CARPET BUSHMAN
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – a businessman who owns land in the outback but rarely visits
• CARPET CAPTAIN
n. 1548 – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET CHAMPION
n. 16C sl. – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET CHEWER
n. 1985 Amer. sl. – a lesbian
• CARPET-CLEANING
n. 1990s sl. – cunnilingus
• CARPET CONTROL
n. 2001 UK sl. – an obsessive belief held whilst under the influence of crack cocaine, that there are useable traces of crack cocaine on the floor
• CARPET COWARD
n. 1605 – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; ; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET CRAWLER
n. 1976 US sl. – a young child
• CARPET DANCE
n. L19 UK society usage – a dance for close friends, held in one’s drawing room
• CARPET FRIEND
n. a1616 – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET GAME
n. 1967 US sl. – a swindle in which the swindler holds and then steals the wallet of a customer going to see a non-existent prostitute
• CARPETING
n. Bk1888 colloq. – a thorough reprimand
• CARPET JOINT
n. 1. 1930s US sl. – an up-market nightclub
n. 2. 1961 Amer. sl. – a carpeted and well-furnished or well-equipped gambling casino
• CARPET-KNIGHT
n. 1. 1576 – a knight whose achievements belong to ‘the carpet’ (the lady’s boudoir, or carpeted chamber) instead of to the field of battle; a stay-at-home soldier
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. – a soldier who remains at home during a war and does not go into combat
• CARPET LECTURE
n. 1910s Aust. sl. – an official reprimand
• CARPET-LICKER
n. 1. 1980s sl., orig. US college – a person who performs cunnilingus
n. 2. 1980s sl., orig. US college – a lesbian
• CARPET LOVER
n. 16C sl. – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPETMONGER
n. 16C sl. – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET-MAN
n. 1571 obs. – one who frequents ladies’ boudoirs or carpeted chambers
• CARPET-MONGER
n. 16C obs. – one who frequents ladies’ boudoirs or carpeted chambers
• CARPET-MUNCHER
n. 1. 1980s sl., orig. US college – a person who performs cunnilingus
n. 2. 1980s sl., orig. US college – a lesbian
• CARPET-MUNCHING
n. 1980s sl. – cunnilingus
• CARPET NAP
n. 1980s Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘Jap’ – a Japanese person
• CARPETO
n. 2002 UK ticket-touting sl. – £30
• CARPET PATROL
n. 1998 UK sl. – a smoker of crack cocaine who searches the floor for droppings of crack cocaine
• CARPET PEER
n. 1592 – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET SLASHING
n. 1947 US sl. – a dance party
• CARPET SQUIRE
n. 1605 – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPET-TRADE
n. 1599 obs. – the occupations and amusements of the chamber or boudoir
• CARPET WALKER
n. 1971 US sl. – a drug addict
• CARPET WARRIOR
n. 16C sl. – a man whose ‘knightly exploits’ concentrate on the boudoir rather than the battlefield; one devoted to idleness and pleasure
• CARPIT
n. 2002 UK ticket-touting sl. – £300
• CARPITO
n. 2002 UK ticket-touting sl. – £30
• CAR PLANT
n. 1884 obs. rare – cars regarded as the equipment of a business or enterprise
• CAR-POPPING
n. 1996 UK sl. – car theft
• CARPOUSE
n. 1747 Amer. dial. – a cook’s galley on a vessel
• CARPS
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – the game of craps
• CARR
n. 1. c950 Eng. dial. – a rock
n. 2. c1330 Eng. dial – a pond or pool; a bog or fen; wet boggy ground
• CARREFOUR
n. 1477 obs. – a place where four roads, streets, or ways meet
• CARRIAGE
n. 1. 1398 obs. – baggage or luggage carried with one on a journey, etc.
n. 2. c1450 obs. – means of conveyance
n. 3. 1458 obs. – something carried; a burden, a load
n. 4. 1560 arch. – a wheeled vehicle generally
n. 5. 1616 obs. – leaves and branches carried away by a stag with his antlers when passing through a thicket or wood
• CARRIAGEABLE
adj. 1702 rare – capable of being carried; portable
• CARRIAGED
adj. 1633 obs. – having a carriage, deportment, bearing; behaved, mannered
• CARRIAGE DOG
n. 1824 – a coach-dog, a Dalmatian
• CARRIAGE-TRADE
n. 1719 obs. – the trade of conveyance, carrying-trade .
• CARRIAGE-WHEEL WIPER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a toady, a bootlicker
• CARRIE
n. 1955 US sl. – cocaine
• CARRIE NATION
n. 1955 US sl. – cocaine
• CARRIER
n. 1725 sl. – the member of a criminal gang who watches the roads, inns, etc., in order to carry information to the gang of a booty in prospect
• CARRIER PIGEON
n. 1933 US sl. – a messenger or courier
• CARRION
adj. 1. 1565 obs. – skeleton-like
adj. 2. 1826 – vile, loathsome, detestable; expressing disgust
n. 1. a1225 obs. – a dead body; a corpse or carcass
n. 2. 1477 obs. – a poor, wretched, or worthless beast
n. 3. 1547-64 obs. – a term of contempt for a living person, one no better than carrion
n. 4. 19C Brit. sl. – the human body
n. 5. 19C Brit. sl. – a prostitute
► CARRION-CASE n. a shirt → 1835 sl.
• CARRION-HUNTER
n. L18 Brit. sl. – an undertaker
• CARRIONIZE
vb. 1593 obs. rare – to turn into carrion, to corrupt
• CARRION-LEAN
adj. 1. 1542 obs. – lean as a wasting corpse or skeleton
adj. 2. 1581 obs. – meagre, very deficient
• CARRIONLY
adj. 1547-64 obs. – corrupt, vile, loathsome
• CARRION-ROW
n. 1728 obs. – a place where inferior meat or offal was sold
• CARRIWITCHET
n.1623 – a pun, a quibble, a conundrum; a hoaxing, puzzling, or absurd question
• CARROT
n. 1. ..17C – the penis, esp. the penis of a child → sl.
n. 2. 2001 – a marijuana cigarette → US sl.
• CARROT CRUNCHER
n. 1977 – a country dweller (from an urban perspective) → UK sl.
• CARROT EATER
n. 1968 – a Mormon → US sl., offensive
• CARROTHEAD
n. 1867 – a red-headed person → Amer. sl.
• CARROT-HEADED
adj. 1884 – having red hair → Amer. sl.
• CARROT PLANT
n. 1968 – the dandelion → Amer. dial.
• CARROTS
n. 1685 – red hair, or one who has such hair → humorous or derisive usage
• CARROT SNAPPER
n. 1968 – a Mormon → US sl., offensive
• CARROT-TOP
n. 1889 – a red-headed person → US sl.
• CARROT-TOPPED
adj. 1889 – having red hair → Amer. sl.
• CARROTTY-HEADED
adj. 1867 – having red hair → Amer. sl.
CARROTTY-POLL
n. 1825 – a nickname for a person with red hair → Eng. dial.
• CARROTY
adj. 1696 – red-haired
• CARROTY-HAIRED
adj. 1856 – red-haired
• CARROTY-HEADED
adj. 1840 – red-haired
• CARROTY-POLLED
adj. 1795 – red-haired
• CARRY
n. 1. 1605 – a means of transport; a vehicle; a two-wheeled barrow → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1788 – the clouds collectively, sky
n. 3. 1819 – the drift of the clouds as they are carried along by the wind → Sc.
n. 4. 1955 – cocaine → US sl.
n. 5. 1958 – any victim of a crime who must be taken from the scene by stretcher → US sl.
n. 6. 1996 – a consignment or substantial quantity of drugs → UK sl.
vb. 1. 1583 – to bear, to endure → obs.
vb. 2. 1861 – to escort, to accompany → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1961 – to be in possession of drugs → US sl.
vb. 4. 1971 – to carry a firearm → US sl.
vb. 5. 1972 – to lead or be in charge of something → US sl.
vb. 6. 1996 – to have surplus money → N. Ireland
• CARRY A BIG SPOON
vb. 1989 – to stir up trouble → Aust. sl.
• CARRY A BONE
vb. 1912 – to spread a rumour or story → Amer. dial.
• CARRY A BONE IN THE TEETH
vb. 1945 – to cut through the water making waves of foam about the bow → World War II Amer. sl.
• CARRY A CASE
vb. 1996 – to be out of prison on bail→ UK sl.
• CARRY A GREAT FACE
vb. 1674 – to have an appearance of importance → obs.
• CARRY A GREAT STROKE
vb. 1651 – to wield or have great influence → obs.
• CARRY A HEAVY LOAD
vb. 1945 – to be fatigued; to be melancholy → World War II Amer. sl.
• CARRY A LAZY MAN’S LOAD
vb. 1957 – to attempt to complete a job too soon → Amer. dial.
• CARRYALL
n. 1963 – a vehicle for transport, either wheeled or on rails for snow → Can. sl.
• CARRY A LOT UNDER ONE’S HAT
vb. 1902 – to be crafty, sly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• CARRY AN EYE ON
vb. 1646 – to watch, to oversee → obs.
• CARRY AN M UNDER ONE’S GIRDLE
vb. 1553 – to use a respectful prefix (Mr., Mrs.) when addressing or mentioning a person → obs.
• CARRY A RIG
vb. 1903 – to play fast and loose → sl. (Bk.)
• CARRY A STROKE
vb. 1645 – to wield or have great influence → obs.
• CARRY A TORCH
vb. 1927 – to yearn for an unrequited love or a love affair that is over; to be devoted to someone without having your devotion reciprocated → US sl.
• CARRY-AWAY
n. 1958 – a robbery in which a safe is taken and opened at leisure away from the crime scene → US sl.
vb. 1. 1581 – (as ‘carry away’) to win, to gain for oneself → obs.
vb. 2. 1905 – (as ‘carry away’) to move to ecstasy → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• CARRY AWAY THE BELL
vb. 1621 – to carry off the prize
• CARRY-CASTLE
n. 1598 – an elephant, which carries a castle → obs.
• CARRY DAY
n. 1990 – in television and film-making: a day in which the cast and crew are paid but do not have to work → US sl.
• CARRY DOWN
vb. 1971 – to arrest someone → Trinidad and Tobago
• CARRY GUTS TO A BEAR
vb. 1. 1833 – to do the most rudimentary or distasteful task → Amer. dial.
vb. 2. 1922 – to work at dishonourable employment → Amer. dial.
• CARRY HAY IN ONE’S HORNS
vb. 1648 – to be ill-tempered or dangerous
• CARRY-IN
n. 1965 – a potluck meal → Amer. dial.
• CARRYING
n. 1940 – the amount that can be carried at one time; an armful → Amer. dial.
• CARRYING A FLAG
adj. 20C – menstruating → US sl.
• CARRYING ALL BEFORE HER
adj. 1984 – of a woman: having a generous bust or obviously pregnant → UK jocular usage
• CARRYING A LOAD
adj. 1942 – drunk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CARRYING SOMETHING HEAVY
adj. E20 – drunk → US sl.
• CARRYINGS-ON
n. 1859 – frolickings; conspicuous behaviour → sl.
• CARRYING THREE RED LIGHTS
adj. 1945 – drunk → World War II & nautical sl.
• CARRYING TOO MUCH SAIL
adj. 1942 – drunk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CARRYING TWO RED LIGHTS
adj. 1945 – drunk → World War II & nautical sl.
• CARRYING WEIGHT
adj. 1950 – depressed → Beatniks’ usage
• CARRY IT AWAY
vb. 1598 obs. – to have the advantage, carry the day
• CARRY IT TO THE DOOR
vb. 2002 US sl. – to serve all of a prison sentence
• CARRY JACK-A-LANTERN
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to carry on the shoulders
• CARRY-KNAVE
n. 1630 obs. – a common prostitute
• CARRY ME OUT WITH THE TONGS!
int. 1927 Amer. dial. – an expression of surprise
• CARRY NATION
n. 1955 US sl. – cocaine
• CARRY NEWS
vb. 1970 Trinidad and Tobago – to gossip
• CARRY-ON
n. 1. 1890 UK sl. – a fuss; an uproar; an outbreak of excited behaviour
n. 2. 2001 UK sl. – any continuing activity or catalogue of details
vb. 1. 1828 UK sl. – (usually as ‘carry on’) to behave in a conspicuous way; to make a fuss
vb. 2. 1856 UK sl. – (usually as ‘carry on’) to be involved in a flirtatious or adulterous relationship
vb. 3. Bk1905 Amer. sl. – (usually as ‘carry on’) to frolic
vb. 4. 1963 US sl. – (usually as ‘carry on’) to act in an ostentatiously effeminate manner in public
• CARRY ONE ON A CHIP
vb. 1933 Amer. dial. – to treat very well; to pamper; to spoil
• CARRY ONE’S CUP EVEN BETWEEN TWO PARTIES
vb. 17C colloq. – to favour neither of them
• CARRY ON WITH
vb. 1856 sl. – to have a sexual relationship with
• CARRY OUT
vb. 1599 obs. – to transport the mind in ecstasy or devotion
• CARRY SOMEONE’S BAGS
vb. 1973 US sl. – to be romantically involved with someone
• CARRY STRAWS
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to go courting
► CARRY-TALE n. a person who habitually spreads rumours or gossips; a gossip; a tell-tale → 1577
• CARRY THE BABY
vb. 20C – to bear an unwelcome responsibility
• CARRY THE BALL
vb. 1939 US sl. – to assume or successfully bear responsibility
• CARRY THE BANNER
vb. 1. 1980 US sl. – to stay up all night
vb. 2. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – to walk the streets all night; to endure the hardship of loss of
• CARRY THE BUG
vb. 1981 US sl. – in circus usage: to work as a night watchman
• CARRY THE CAG
vb. 1811 sl. – to be vexed, sullen; to be easily irritated; to lack a sense of humour, esp. as regards jokes against oneself
• CARRY THE CAN
vb. 1929 UK sl., orig. navy usage – to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit
• CARRY THE CAN BACK
vb. 1929 UK sl., orig. navy usage – to take the blame or punishment on behalf of another; to be made a scapegoat; to do the dirty work while another gets the credit
• CARRY THE MAIL
vb. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
vb. 2. 1946 US sl. – to move quickly
vb. 3. 1966 Aust. sl. – to buy drinks
vb. 4. 1971 US sl. – to commit a murder for hire
• CARRY THE SHIT BUCKET
vb. 1977 Aust. sl. – to perform the lowliest tasks
• CARRY THE SILKS
vb. 1951 US horse-racing sl. – to race for a particular owner
• CARRY THE STICK
vb. 1978 US sl. – to live without a fixed abode
• CARRY THE TARGET
vb. 1976 US sl. – in horse racing, to run in the last position for an entire race
• CARRY THE WHEELS
vb. 1968 US sl. – to accelerate so quickly that the vehicle’s front wheels lift off the ground
• CARRY YOUR ASS!
int. 1998 Guyana – go away!
• CARRY YOUR BAT OUT
vb. 1934 UK sl. – in cricket: to survive your team’s innings undismissed
• CARSEY
n. 1. 1961 Brit. sl. – a lavatory
n. 2. 2002 UK sl. – a brothel
• CAR SHED
n. 1880 Amer. dial. – a garage
• CAR-SHOP
vb. 1997 US sl. – to break into a car to steal its contents
• CARSY
n. 1961 Brit. sl. – a lavatory
• CART
n. 1. c1200 obs. – a carriage of any kind; a chariot
n. 2. L16 sl. – the gallows
n. 3. M19 sl. – a racecourse
n. 4. M19 – the carapace of a crab
n. 5. 1950s US sl. – a carton
vb. 1. L16 sl. – of a punishment formerly inflicted on bawds: to place in a tumbrel or cart and lead through a town
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to carry; to drag
vb. 3. 1903 UK sl. – in cricket: to hit the ball or attack the bowling with unrestrained power
vb. 4. 1953 Amer. dial. – to beat or whisk an egg
• CART AWAY
vb. 19C colloq. – to remove
• CARTE
n. 1. 1497 Sc. – a playing-card
n. 2. 1502 obs. – a chart, map, plan, diagram
• CARTEL
n. 1. 1560 – a written challenge, a letter of defiance
n. 2. 1590 obs. – a slanderous writing, a libel
vb. 1598 obs. – to serve with a challenge
• CARTELIST
n. a1679 obs. – one who challenges
• CARTELLER
n. 1611 obs. – one who challenges
• CARTER
n. 1. a1300 obs. – the driver of a chariot; a charioteer
n. 2. 1509 – a rude, uncultured man; a clown; common in the 16th century
n. 3. 1566 Sc. obs. – a card-player
• CARTERLIKE
adj. 1561 obs. – rude, clownish
adv. 1580 obs. – rudely, clownishly
• CARTERLY
adj. 1519 obs. – clownish, boorish, rude, ill-bred
adv. 1553 obs. – in a rude or boorish manner
• CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS
n. 1976 US sl. – any central nervous system stimulant
• CARTES
n. 1702 UK sl. – the penis
• CART-GREASE
n. 1. c1875 sl. – bad butter
n. 2. c1875 sl. – any butter
n. 3. 20C sl. – margarine
• CARTHOLIC
n. 1582 obs. – a Catholic; derisive usage
• CARTILAGE
n. 1563 obs. – the coats or skin of an onion
• CARTING
n. 1535 Sc. obs. – card-playing
• CAR TINK
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – in railroading: a car repairman; a car inspector
• CARTLOAD(S)
n. L16 – many; a great quantity, esp. of a desired commodity
• CART-NAP
vb. 1996 UK sl. – to steal a shopping trolley
• CARTNAPPER
n. 1950s sl. – a person who steals supermarket trolleys
• CAR TOAD
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – in railroading: a car repairman; a car inspector
• CART OFF
vb. 19C colloq. – to remove
• CARTOGRAPHER
n. 1863 – one who makes or compiles charts or maps
• CARTOGRAPHY
n. 1859 – the drawing of charts or maps
• CARTOMANCY
n. 1871 – divination by playing-cards
• CARTON-BOX
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – a cardboard box
• CAR TONK
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – in railroading: a car repairman; a car inspector
• CARTON-PUSHER
n. 1978 US sl. – a person who sells cigarettes that have been stolen or smuggled from a state with lower taxes
• CARTOON
n. 1927 Amer. sl. – a ridiculous person; a fool
• CART OUT
vb. 19C colloq. – to remove
• CART OUT WITH SOMEONE
vb. c1880 Cockney sl. – to court someone
• CAR TRICK
n. 1968 US sl. – an act of sex between a prostitute and customer in a car
• CARTRIDGE
n. 1865 US military sl. – a sausage
• CARTS
n. 1992 UK sl. – a man’s genitalia
• CARTUARY
n. 1523 obs. – a place where papers or records are kept; hence the whole collection of records (belonging to a monastery, etc.; or the book in which they are entered; a register
• CARTUCHO
n. 1986 UK sl. – a package containing marijuana cigarettes, equivalent to a packet of cigarettes
• CARTULARY
n. 1541 – a place where papers or records are kept; hence the whole collection of records (belonging to a monastery, etc.; or the book in which they are entered; a register
• CARTWHEEL
n. 1. 1855 US sl. – a large gold or silver coin, esp. a US silver dollar
n. 2. 19C sl. – a broad hint
n. 3. Bk1903 sl. – 5 shillings
n. 4. 1936 US drug culture sl. – a feigned drug withdrawal spasm
n. 5. 1966 US sl. – an amphetamine tablet
• CARTWRIGHT
n. a1400 – a carpenter who makes carts
• CARTZ
n. 1992 UK sl. – a man’s genitalia
• CARTZO
n. 1702 UK sl. – the penis
• CARUAGE
n. 1610 – ploughing
• CARVE
vb. 1. c1000 obs. – to cut; formerly the ordinary word for that action in all its varieties
vb. 2. c1420 obs. – to circumcise
vb. 3. 1586 obs. – to castrate a cock
vb. 4. 1871 US sl. – to slash or stab, esp. repeatedly
vb. 5. 1883 US sl. – in jazz: to outplay another musician in a competition of solos
vb. 6. 1884 US sl. – to defeat decisively; to trounce
vb. 7. 1943 US sl. – in jazz: to thrill, to ‘send’
vb. 8. 1976 US sl. – in skateboarding: to take a turn sharply
vb. 9. 1980 US sl. – in surfing: to change the course of the surfboard by digging it into the water
vb. 10. 1996 US sl. – in mountain biking: to travel at a great speed around corners
vb. 11. 2000 UK sl. – in foot-propelled scootering: to turn sharply while in mid-jump
• CARVED UP
adj. 1984 US sl. – of a bodybuilder: without fat
• CARVEL
n. 1688 obs. – a jellyfish
• CARVEN
adj. 1330 – carved
• CARVER
n. 1. 1840 – a carving knife
n. 2. 1907 US sl. – a knife used as a weapon
n. 3. 1913 US sl. – in the West. cattle industry: a cutting horse
• CARVE SOME BEEF
vb. 2001 US sl. – to grant sexual favours; to consent to sex
• CARVE SOMEONE’S KNOB
vb. 1953 US sl. – to make someone understand
• CARVE SOMEONE UP
vb. 1933 Brit. sl. – to swindle, to cheat
• CARVE-UP
n. 1. 1935 Brit. sl. – deception, swindling, fraud, often implying an unfair distribution
n. 2. 1935 UK sl. – a division of loot, profits, or the legacy of a will
n. 3. 1961 UK sl. – a fight; a battle; a gang war
n. 4. 1984 UK sl. – an act of poor driving in which one vehicle cuts in front of another
vb. 1. 1871 US sl. – (usually as ‘carve up’) to slash or stab, esp. repeatedly
vb. 2. 1937 UK sl. – (usually as ‘carve up’) to swindle an accomplice out of a share
vb. 3. 1961 UK sl. – (usually as ‘carve up’) to spoil the chances of another’s business
vb. 4. 1984 UK sl. – (usually as ‘carve up’) of a driver: to cut in front of another vehicle and force the driver of that vehicle to brake or take other emergency action
• CARVE UP SCORES
vb. 1934 US criminals’ sl. – to reminisce or chat with a friend
• CARVE UP THE MOB
vb. 1964 Aust. sl. – to surf recklessly through a crowd of surfers or swimmers
• CARVE YOURSELF A SLICE
vb. 1984 UK sl. – of a male: to have sex
• CARVIE
n. 1. 1950 UK sl. – a fellow prisoner who shares in a supply of tobacco, perhaps by subscription to a common supply
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. – a prisoner who deals in contraband tobacco; a tobacco baron
• CARVING CONTEST
n. 1959 US sl. – a contest between jazz musicians
• CARVING KNIFE
n. 1. Bk1890 sl. – a sword
n. 2. 2003 UK rhyming sl. – a wife
• CAR WASH
n. 1977 US sl. – in the Vietnam war: an establishment in Vietnam where a man went for haircut, bath, massage, and sex
• CAR WHACKER
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – in railroading: a car repairman; a car inspector
• CARWITCHET
n. 1614 – a pun, quibble; a hoaxing question or conundrum
• CARYOPHYLLATE
vb. 1641 obs. – to flavour with cloves
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