• CAUC
n. 1980s US sl. – a Caucasian, a White person
• CAUDGE-PAWED
adj. M17 Eng. dial. & colloq. – left-handed
• CAUDLE OF HEMP-SEED
n. 1. L16 jocular usage – hanging
n. 2. 17C sl. – the hangman’s noose
• CAUGHT
adj. 1. 1940 Amer. dial. – pregnant
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• CAUGHT A FOX
adj. L17 sl. – drunk
• CAUGHT HOLDING ONE’S DICK
vb. 20C US sl. – to be caught in an embarrassing or generally disadvantageous situation
• CAUGHT IN A SNOWSTORM
adj. M20 US drug culture sl. – intoxicated with cocaine
• CAUGHT IN THE WEWOKA SWITCH
phr. 1951 Amer. dial. – utterly lost; in an untenable, dangerous, or disadvantageous position
• CAUGHT RED-HANDY
phr. 1940 Amer. dial. – having been caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
• CAUGHT SHORT
adj. 1960 Amer. dial. – expecting a child out of wedlock
• CAUGHT WITH ONE’S PANTS DOWN
phr. 20C – said of a person caught doing something which he ought not to be doing, or ought to be doing in private
• CAULIFLOWER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• CAULIFLOWER-EAR
n. 1896 sl. – an ear swollen by blows
• CAULIFLOWER ROW
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. – champion prize fighters
• CAULK
n. 1917 nautical sl. – a short sleep
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to copulate
• CAULK A NOD
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed
• CAULKED
adj. 1936 Amer. dial. – exhausted
• CAULKER
n. 1. 1851 Amer. dial. – a drink of liquor
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• CAULK OFF
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. – to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed
• CAUPONATE
vb. 1. 1653 – to deal like a huckster with; to traffic in for the sake of gain (obs.)
vb. 2. 1656 – to keep an eating-house; to sell liquor or victuals (obs.)
• CAUSE OF CAUSES
n. Bk1942 – love (Amer. sl.)
• CAUSE THE EYES TO STAND BACKWATER IN ONE’S HEAD
vb. Bk1898 – to do one’s utmost, to do the most that one is able (Sc.)
• CAUSEY-PAIKER
n. Bk1909 – a street-walker (Sc.)
• CAUTCH
n. 1891 – food improperly cooked or otherwise ruined (Amer. dial.)
• CAUTELOUS
adj. 1. 1380s obs. or arch. – deceitful, crafty, sly, cunning, artful, wily
adj. 2. 1574 obs. or arch. – cautious, wary, heedful, prudent
• CAUTION
n. 1835 Amer. dial. – an unusual or remarkable person, action, or occurrence
• CAUTION STRIP
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the separating area in the middle of a four lane road
• CAVALIER
n. Bk1942 Amer. boxing sl. – an easy-hitting boxer
• CAVALIER STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Virginia
• CAVALLO
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a horse
• CAVASCACIOUS
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. – said of something that is pleasant or agreeable
• CAVAULT
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• CAVAULTING
n. 19C Brit. sl. – copulation
• CAVAULTING SCHOOL
n. Bk1902 sl. – a brothel
• CAVE
n. 1. 1933 Amer. dial. – a cellar suitable for keeping foodstuffs
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a landslide
n. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – an underground shelter
n. 4. 20C US sl. – the female genitals; specifically, the vagina and especially if large
n. 5. 20C US sl. – women considered solely as sexual objects
vb. 1902 Amer. dial. – to rave, to rage, to get in a passion; to be angry, to make a rumpus
• CAVE AROUND
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. – to rave, to rage, to get in a passion; to be angry, to make a rumpus
• CAVE-IN
n. 1957 Amer. dial. – a landslide
• CAVE MAN
n. 1. L19 sl. – a strong, virile man, esp. one bearing much body hair or body hair in unusual places
n. 2. 1926 sl. – (usually as ‘caveman’) a violent person; a thug; a ruffian
• CAVE-OFF
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a landslide
• CAVE OF HARMONY
n. 19C sl. – the female genitals
• CAVILLOUS
adj. 1572 obs. – unfair in argument; full of objections; apt to object or criticize without good reason; captious, quibbling
• CAVING
adv. 1907 Amer. dial. – extremely
• CAVOLTING
n. 19C Brit. sl. – copulation
• CAVORT
vb. 1893 Amer. dial. – to rage, to create a disturbance
• CAVORTION
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – rough behaviour, rude manners
• CAW!
int. 1966 Amer. dial. – come!; used to call cows
• CAWBAWN
adj. Bk1892 Aust. bush sl. – big
• CAWDEY
n. 1924 Ireland – a shrewd, crafty little boy
• CAWDY
n. 1730 Sc. – a lad or man who waits about on the lookout for chance employment as a messenger, errand-boy, etc.; esp. a golf-attendant
• CAWHALUX!
int. Bk1891 Amer. sl. – intended to convey an imitation of the sound of a falling body
• CAWLIE
n. 1. 1789 Sc. – a term of contempt for a man; a disreputable fellow
n. 2. 18C Sc. – a boy
• CAYL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – to be in poor health, to suffer
• CAYLEY
n. 1843 Ireland – a call, a friendly visit, chat, gossip among neighbours
vb. 1892 Ireland – to chat, to gossip
• CAYNARD
n. 1303 obs. – a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach
• CAYUSE
n. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. – a range horse; an Indian pony
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. turf sl. – a racehorse
vb. 1961 Amer. dial. – of a horse: to buck
• CAZ
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – cheese
• CAZE
n. L19 Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• CAZEN
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – cause
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. – to cause
• CAZH
adj. 1981 Amer. campus sl. – casual, laid-back, conducive to a good time
• CAZZARDLY
adj. 1. 1849 Eng. dial. – precarious, risky, uncertain
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of the weather: changeable, unsettled
• C.B.
n. M20 US sl. – an attempt to interfere with another man’s woman (Cock-Block)
• CC PUSHER
n. 1941 US army sl. – a rear-echelon member of the US Army Medical Corps
• C.D.F.
• n. 1930 Royal Navy usage – common sense (common dry fuck)
• CEASE
vb. 1. 1927 Amer. dial. – to die
vb. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – of wind: to decrease
• CEASE BREATHING
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to die
• CEASDED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – deceased
• CEASED
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – deceased, dead
• CECIL
n. M20 US sl. – cocaine
• CEDAR BIRD
vb. 1984 Amer. dial. – to deceive or trick; to make a patsy or fall guy of someone
• CEDAR CHOPPER
n. 1962 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person; an insignificant person
• CEDAR ROBE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a wardrobe made of cedar
• CEDAR SAVAGE
n. 1. 1956 Amer. sl. – in logging: a man who cuts or peels cedar logs, poles, or posts
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial., derogatory – a farmer; a rustic
• CEE
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – cocaine
• CEILING
n. c1960 Amer. dial. – an attic, a loft
• ‘CEITFUL
adj. 1922 Amer. dial. – deceitful
• CELEB
n. 1916 Amer. sl. – a celebrity
• CELEBERRIMOUS
adj. 1768 obs. rare – very or most celebrated
• CELEBRIOUS
adj. 1. 1555 obs. – of a ceremony, festival, etc.: attended or observed by throngs; festive
adj. 2. 1627 obs. – of a place or assembly: crowded, thronged, frequented
adj. 3. 1608 arch. or Eng. dial. – well-known, famous, renowned, noted
• CELEBRITY-FUCKER
n. 1969 Amer. sl. – a person, typically a young woman, who engages in promiscuous sexual intercourse with film stars or other celebrities; broadly, a hanger-on among celebrities
• CELEBRITY ROT
n. 1983 Amer. sl. – what happens when an entertainer ages and is no longer able to perform as well as when younger
• CELERIPEDEAN
adj. 1656 obs. – swift-footed, nimble-heeled
n. 1623 obs. – one who is swift-footed
• CELL
vb. 1901 Amer. prison sl. – to live in a cell; to share a cell
• CELL 13
n. 1896 Amer. sl. – a padded cell
• CELLAR
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals; the vagina
• THE CELLAR
n. 1907 Amer. sports usage, orig. baseball – last place in league standing according to games won
• CELLAR BANG
n. 1971 Amer. dial. – a sloping outside cellar door
• CELLAR CASE
n. 1890 Eng. dial. – an outside entrance to a cellar, with a sloping door
• CELLAR CORDIAL
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – alcohol
• CELLAR-DOOR
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals; the hymen
• CELLAR-FLAP
n. M19 rhyming sl. – a tap-dance
vb. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘tap’ – to borrow
• CELLAR NECK
n. 1886 Amer. dial. – an indoor or outdoor entrance to a cellar
• CELLAR SMELLER
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – a Prohibition agent or temperance campaigner
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – a young man who is always on hand for free liquor
• CELLAR SNIFFER
n. 1920s US sl. – a Prohibition agent or temperance campaigner
• CELLAR WAY
n. 1761 Amer. dial. – an indoor or outdoor entrance to a cellar
• CELL GANGSTER
n. 2000s US prison sl. – one who poses as tough while in their cell but follows orders elsewhere
• CELLIE
n. 1966 Amer. prison sl. – a cellmate
• CELL WARRIOR
n. 2000s US prison sl. – one who poses as tough while in their cell but follows orders elsewhere
• CEMENT CITY
n. 1975 Amer. sl. – a cemetery
• CEMENTHEAD
n. 1949 Amer. sl. – a blockhead, a fool, a stupid person
• CEMENT-HEADED
adj. 1962 Amer. sl. – stupid, foolish
• CEMENT KIMONO
n. 1952 Amer. sl. – a block of cement in which gangsters have concealed the body of a murdered person
• CEMENT-MIXER
n. 1. 1914 Amer. sl. – a noisy, rickety, rough-riding vehicle or vessel
n. 2. 1967 Amer. sl. – an overweight belligerent woman
• CEMENT OVERCOAT
n. 1969 Amer. sl. – a block of cement in which gangsters have concealed the body of a murdered person
• CEMENT OVERSHOES
n. 1962 Amer. sl. – a block of cement used by gangsters to weigh down the feet of a murdered person before disposal in a body of water
• CEMENT SHOES
n. 1975 Amer. sl. – a block of cement used by gangsters to weigh down the feet of a murdered person before disposal in a body of water
• CEMENT-TARY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cemetery
• CEMENT TREE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cemetery
• CENATICAL
adj. 1725 rare – pertaining to dinner or supper
• CENATION
n. 1599 obs. – meal-taking; dining, supping
• CENATORY
adj. 1650 obs. rare – pertaining to dinner or supper
• CENTERFIELD
vb. 1930s US sl. – to perform cunnilingus
• CENTERFIELD ON
vb. 1934 Amer. sl. – to copulate orally with
• CENTER LEAD
n. 1920s US rhyming sl. – the forehead
• CENTERMAN
n. 20C Can. & US prison sl. – a prisoner who toadies to the guards
• CENTER PARK
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the divider that separates opposing lanes of traffic on a four-lane, or larger, road; a median strip
• CENTER SHOT
n. 1842 Amer. dial. arch. – a marksman who can hit the centre of a target
• CENTIPEES
n. L18 sl. – a tailor of soldiers’ clothing
• CENT-PER-CENT
n. L17 sl. – a usurer
• CENT-PER-CENTER
n. L17 sl. – a usurer
• CENTRAL CUT
n. M18 sl. – the vagina
• CENTRAL FURROW
n. M18 sl. – the vagina
• CENTRAL OFFICE
n. M18 sl. – the vagina
• CENTRE OF ATTRACTION
n. 19C US sl. – the female genitals
• CENTRE OF BLISS
n. c1790 colloq. – the female genitals
• CENTS
n. 1957 Amer. jocular usage – a dollar
• CENTUPLICATE
adj. 1835 – hundred fold, a hundred times as much or as many
n. 1882 – a hundredfold, a hundred times the amount or number
vb. c1645 – to multiply or increase a hundred times
• CENTURION
n. c1885 colloq., cricket usage – one who scores 100 or over
• CENTURY
n. 1. Bk1903 sl. – £100
n. 2. 1859 Amer. sl. – $100; $100 bill
• CENTURY NOTE
n. 1908 US sl. – a $100 bill
• CERAUNIC
adj. 1748 – pertaining to or accompanied by thunder and lightning
• CEREB
n. 1980 US college sl. – an overdiligent student
• CEREVISIOUS
adj. 1841 nonce word – pertaining to beer
• CERT
int. 1879 US sl. – certainly! yes, indeed!
n. a1889 US sports’ sl. – a sure winner, as a racehorse
• CERTAIN AND DECLARE
adv. 1970 Amer. dial. – most certainly; decidedly
• CERTATION
n. 1572 obs. – contention, strife
• CERTIFIABLE
adj. 1939 colloq. – so deranged as to be officially certified insane
• CERTIORATE
vb. 1637 – to certify; to inform authoritatively or positively; to assure
• CERVISIAL
adj. 1784 humorous usage – pertaining to beer, of beer
• CESPITATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to stumble; to ‘hit one’s foot against a turf’
• CESS
n. 1912 Amer. dial. – cease, cessation
• CESSIVE
adj. 1678 obs. rare – of a yielding quality
• CFB
adj. 1980 US Air Force sl. – very clear indeed (Clear as a Frapping Bell)
• C.G.I.
n. 1940 Royal Aust. Navy usage – a strong desire to throw oneself upon the ship’s deck during a dive-bombing attack (Corticene-Grabber’s Itch)
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Updated: February 26, 2023
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