Dictionary: CHIL – CHIZ

► CHILD-GEARED adj. having childish manners, silly → 1340 obs.
► CHILD-GREAT adj. pregnant, big with child → 1605 obs.
► CHILDHEAD n. 1. a being like a child; childishness → 1325 obs.
n. 2. a childish action → 1340 obs.
► CHILD IN THE BUSHES n. an illegitimate child → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CHILDLING n. a little child → 1648 arch.
► CHILD OF SHAME n. a child born to an unmarried woman → 1723 arch.
► THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD n. the dice in the box → 1850 gambling sl.
► CHILD’S BEST GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS ► CHILD’S GUIDE TO THE GALLOWS n. a deck of cards → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHILD’S PLAY n. something very easy to do → 1839
► CHILIARCHY n. a system with one thousand rulers → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHILI-BOWL n. a haircut that leaves the hair too short and untapered, as if the barber had placed a bowl over the head and shaved around it → 20C Amer. sl.
► CHILI CHOMPER n. a Mexican or a Mexican-American → 1970 US sl., derogatory (Bk.)
► CHILI-EATER n. a Mexican → 1911 US sl., derogatory
► CHILL vb. 1. to warm a liquid → 1820 colloq.
vb. 2. to become discouraged; to lose enthusiasm → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to become suspicious or cold toward a plan or person → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to cause another to become angry → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 5. to effect a permanent solution, esp. in an emotionless manner → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 6. to kill → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 7. to let oneself be taken advantage of; to submit willingly to another’s domination → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 8. to render someone unconscious, either in the boxing ring or elsewhere → 20C US criminals’ sl.
vb. 9. to resolve a complaint or awkward situation; to square a complaint → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 10. to submit to arrest without resisting → 20C Amer. sl.
vb. 11. to calm down, to become cool; to relax → 20C Amer. teen & high school sl.
vb. 12. to stand up for a date; common in rap music lyrics → 20C Amer. teen & high school sl.
► CHILLAX vb. to wind down and relax; to be calm → 2006 African-American & students’ sl.
► CHILLED adj. standoffish, resentful → 1940 African-American sl.
► CHILLED-OFF adj. killed, murdered → 1930 US sl.
► CHILLER n. 1. a gun → 20C Amer. sl.
n. 2.  a melodrama; a horror story or thriller → 20C Amer. sl.
► CHILLER-DILLER n. a book, movie, or play, esp. a movie, which fascinates its audience by suspense, mystery, or scenes of fear and horror; something frightening → 1964 Amer. sl.
► CHILLING adj. calm, cool, laid back → 1987 Amer. sl., esp. African-American
► CHILL ONE’S BILLS vb. to relax, to calm down → 2003 UK sl.
► CHILL OUT int. don’t get so upset! calm down! → 1982 US sl.
vb. 1. to take it easy; to relax; to calm down → 1980 US sl.
vb. 2. to stop acting foolish → 1981 African-American sl.
► CHILL PAD n. an apartment or house → 2008 African-American sl.
► CHILL WITH YOU LATER! int. see you later! → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CHILLY adj. 1. calm, cool, or laid back → 1971 US sl.
adj. 2. cool, calculating; also, cold-hearted → 1971 African-American sl.
n. a cold can of beer → 1985 Amer. sl.
► CHILLY DOWN vb. to take it easy, to relax, to calm down → 1986 Amer. sl.
► THE CHILLY MITT n. cold treatment or rejection → 1900 Amer. sl.
► CHILLY MOST n. someone who is very cool → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CHILO n. a child → 1892 Chinese Pidgin (Bk.)
► CHILONIC adj.  brief, compendious, either in speaking or writing → 1656 obs.
► CHIMBLEY CORNER LAW n. self-made law → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CHIME IN vb. to interrupt and intrude in a conversation or discussion; to give unasked-for advice or an opinion → 20C Amer. sl.
► CHIMES n. testicles → 1960 US jocular usage
► CHIMNEY n. 1. a whale’s spout → 1896 Amer. whaling usage
n. 2. the human head → 20C African-American sl.
n. 3. a person who smokes excessively → 1900 Amer. sl.
► CHIMNEYVILLE n. Jackson, Mississippi after it had been burned to the extent that all that was left of many buildings were their brick chimneys; a Union army term → 1860 US Civil War usage
► CHIMP n.a chimpanzee → 1877
► CHIN n. 1. talk, esp. impudent backtalk; impudence → 1862 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a conversation, a discussion → 1894 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the mouth as a source of idle talk → 1929 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to address or speak to, esp. in a flattering way → 1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to talk; to converse → 1872 Amer. sl.
► CHINA n. 1. a friend → 1925 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘china plate’ – a mate
n. 2. money → 1940 Amer. sl.
n. 3. the teeth → 1942 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a cup of tea, as served at a lunch counter → 1967 Amer. sl.
► CHINABOY n. a Chinese man → 1850 Amer. sl., usually contemptuous
► CHINA CHIN n. 1. a prizefighter’s jaw that cannot stand a hard punch → 20C Amer. sl.
n. 2. in boxing: a boxer who can easily be knocked out → 1940 Amer. sl.
► CHINA-CLIPPER n. a person whose job is washing dishes → 1941 US services’ usage
► CHINA CLIPPERS n. false teeth  → 1953 Amer. jocular usage
► CHINAMAN n. 1. a cup of tea → 1895 Amer. sl., now usually offensive
n. 2. a sailor who works in a ship’s laundry → 20C US sl.
n. 3. an addiction to an opiate; the withdrawal symptoms associated with such an addiction → 1948 Amer. drug culture sl., now usually offensive
n. 4. in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant → 1957 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINAMANIA n. an obsession with China and things Chinese → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHINAMAN ON ONE’S BACK phr. suffering from abstinence symptoms → 1962 Amer. sl.
► CHINAMAN’S CHANCE n. an extremely slim chance or no chance at all → 1911 Amer. sl., now usually offensive
► CHINAMAN’S NIGHTMARE n. an example of uncontrollable confusion; chaos → 1982 Amer. sl.
► CHINA PIG n. a ceramic hot-water bottle, heated brick, or similar object used to apply heat to the body → 1976 Amer. dial.
► CHIN ARMOR n. a false beard → 1942 Amer. theatrical sl. (Bk.)
► CHINA SYNDROME n. in nuclear engineering: a complete meltdown of fissionable material within the core of a nuclear reactor →1970 Amer. sl.
► CHINAT n. a Nationalist Chinese → 1961 Amer. military usage
► CHINA WHITE n. a very powerful synthetic narcotic drug resembling heroin, derived from fentanyl → 1979 Amer. drug culture sl.
► CHINCE n. a stingy or miserly person → 1949 Amer. sl.
► CHINCH adj. miserly, parsimonious, mean → 1300 colloq.
n. 1. a miserly or mean person; a stingy person → 1300
n. 2. an unpleasant or reprehensible person → 1300 obs.
n. 3. a bedbug → 20C US sl.
n. 4. a cheap hotel or rooming house → 20C US sl.
vb. to be parsimonious or stingy; to hoard wealthy like a miser → 1425 obs.
► CHINCHER n. 1. a mean or miserly person → 1333 obs.
n. 2. a devious or cunning person; a trickster, a cheat → 1688 sl.
► CHINCHERD n. a mean or miserly person; a skinflint → 1529 obs.
► CHINCHERY n. niggardliness, miserliness, avarice → 1386
► CHINCH PAD n. a hotel; a cheap rooming house, esp. if rundown or infested with insects → 1958 African-American sl.
► CHIN-CHIN int. a drinking toast → 1909
n. talk → 1877 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk; to converse → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINCHY adj. 1. stingy, miserly, niggardly, penurious → 1406 US colloq.
adj. 2. small in size, meagre → 2012 US colloq.
► CHIN CURTAINS n. a beard → 1900 US sl.
► CHINCY adj. 1. miserly, stingy → 1966 Amer. sl.
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible → 1970 Amer. sl.
► ‘CHINE n. an automobile or other motor vehicle → 1968 African-American sl.
► CHINEE adj. Chinese → 1925 Amer. sl., usually contemptuous
n. 1. a Chinese → 1853 US sl., usually contemptuous
n. 2. a complimentary ticket of admission to an entertainment, esp. a sporting event → 20C US sl.
► CHINESE adj. 1. inferior; clumsy; backward → 1898 Amer. military sl., usually offensive
adj. 2. drunk or high on drugs → 1980 Amer. students’ sl.
adj. 3. extremely tired, exhausted → 2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for ‘knackered’ (Chinese Lacquered)
► CHINESE ACE n. an inept pilot; a pilot who flies with one wing low → 1928 Amer. aviation jocular usage, usually offensive
► CHINESE BASKET  n. in basketball: a shot that enters the basket from the bottom of the cylinder before dropping back through; according to ‘the rules,’ it doesn’t count → 1980 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE BLOW n. in baseball; a lucky hit; a hit ball that is just beyond reach → 1934 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE FIRE DRILL n. 1. a state or example of utter confusion; an accident scene of great confusion → 1952 Amer. sl., usually offensive
n. 2. a college prank in which a group of students would jump out of a car as it stopped for a red light, run around the car several times and jump back in just as the light turned to green → 1972 Amer. students’ sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE GANGWAY n. in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current → 1951 Amer. navy sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE HOME RUN n. in baseball: a hit gained with little skill; a home run hit off the handle of the bat; a home run hit to the wrong field; a very high pop fly home run that just drops into the stand → 1939 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE HOMER n. in baseball: a home run gained with little skill → 1982 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE LACQUERED adj. extremely tired, exhausted → 2002 UK prison rhyming sl. for ‘knackered’
► CHINESE LADY n. a multiple-seat toilet → 1998 NZ sl.
► CHINESE LANDING n. 1. a clumsy or disastrous landing made with one wing of an airplane angled acutely toward the ground → 1918 Amer. aviation sl., usually offensive
n. 2. in the navy: the bringing of a vessel alongside bow-to-stern or down-current → 1949 Amer. navy sl.
► CHINESE MOLASSES n. opium; heroin → 1953 US sl.
► CHINESER n. a US military serviceman on duty in China → 1941 US military sl.
► CHINESE ROCKS n. relatively pure heroin → 1975 US drug culture sl.
► CHINESE ROT n. 1. a disease of usually unspecified kind, esp. a venereal disease → 1940 Amer. sl., usually offensive
n. 2. diarrhoea → 1942 Amer. sl., usually offensive
n. 3. an imaginary disease → 1968 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE SAXOPHONE n. an opium pipe → 1930 US drug culture sl.
► CHINESE SHOW n. a diversionary demonstration or attack → 1918 Amer. army sl., usually offensive
► CHINESE THREE-POINT LANDING n. an airplane crash, esp. an airplane crash caused by a pilot’s error while attempting a landing → 1945 World War II US Air Force usage
► CHINESE TOBACCO n. opium → 1951 Amer. sl.
► CHIN FEST n. a session of idle talk and gossip; a discussion → 1940 US sl.
► CHING n. 1. a Chinese person → 1900 Amer. sl.
n. 2. money → 1904 Amer. sl.
► CHINGASO ► CHINGAZO n. 1. sexual intercourse → 1970 sl.
n. 2. the boss, the leader → 1990 sl.
► CHING-CHING n. a Chinese person → 1898 Amer. sl.
► CHINGUS n. 1. the penis → 1953 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an unnamed object, a thingumajig → 1982 Amer. sl.
► CHIN-HAPPY adj. having a lower jaw that sticks out prominently → 1970 Amer. dial.
► CHIN-IN n. an intrusion in a conversation → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. (as ‘chin in’) to intrude in a conversation → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHIN-JAW n. idle talk; social conversation → 1942 Amer. sl.
► CHINK adj. Chinese → 1908 Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
n. 1. cash, money → 1698 sl.
n. 2. a Chinese person → 1891 sl., derogatory or offensive
n. 3. the Chinese language → 1936 Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
n. 4. in hunting: a ring-necked pheasant → 1940 Amer. sl., usually offensive
n. 5. any East Asian person, esp. a Japanese or Vietnamese person → 1942 Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
► CHINKBERRIES n. rice → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► CHINKERS n. money → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► CHINKEY ► CHINKIE n. 1. a Chinese person → 1878 sl., derogatory or offensive
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant → 1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant → 1985 sl.
► CHINKS n. Chinese cuisine; Chinese food → 1948 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► CHINK-STOPPER n. the penis → 19C Brit. sl.
► CHINKY adj. pert. to a Chinese, or any Oriental → L19 sl., derogatory
n. 1. a Chinese person → 1878 sl., derogatory or offensive
n. 2. a Chinese restaurant → 1985 sl.
n. 3. a meal in or from a Chinese restaurant → 1985 sl.
► CHINLESS adj. said of someone of weak character; incompetent, ineffectual → 1881 sl., orig. US
► CHINLESS WONDER n. an ineffectual (young) upper-class man → 1962 Brit. sl.
► CHIN-MUSIC n. 1. talk; chatter; conversation; impudent talk → 1821 sl.
n. 2. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter’s chin → 1969 Amer. sl.
vb. to talk or chat → 1962 Amer. sl.
► CHINNIN’ THE MOON phr. said of a horse that bucks high, or stands on his hind feet and paws the air → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► CHINNY adj. 1. marked by a conspicuous chin → 1738
adj. 2. talkative; garrulous → 1883
► CHINO n. a nickname for a Chinese → 1898 US sl., esp. military usage, derogatory
► CHINOOK STATE n. Washington → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear or dislike of snow → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHIN-SKINNER n. in baseball: a pitch thrown near a batter’s chin → 1961 Amer. sl.
► CHIN-SPLITTER n. a narrow goatee → 1906 Amer. sl.
► CHIN TACKLE n. a beard → 1875 Amer. nautical sl.
► CHINTZ adj. miserly, stingy → 1963 Amer. sl.
n. a stingy or miserly person → 1989 Amer. sl.
► CHINTZY adj. 1. miserly, stingy → 1902
adj. 2. of poor quality; cheap; contemptible → 1959 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. easy, simple → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CHINWAG n. a chat, a conversation → 1879 sl.
vb. to talk, to chat → 1987 Amer. sl.
► CHINWAGGER n. an avid talker → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINWHISKER adj. boorish; rustic → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINWHISKERED adj. boorish; rustic → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINWORK n. talk → 1973 Amer. sl. 
► CHIONOMANIA n. a mania for snow → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHIONOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear or dislike of snow → 1991 (Bk.)
​► CHIP n. 1. a child, a youngster → 1698 sl.
n. 2. a piece of money → 1840 sl.
n. 3. a girl or young woman → 1892 Amer. sl.
n. 4. a sexually promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute → 1892 Amer. sl.
n. 5. £1 → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. a till, cashbox or cash register → 1914 Amer. criminals’ sl.
n. 7. a chip on one’s shoulder; a belligerent attitude → 1966 Amer. sl.
n. 8. an officer of the California Highway Patrol → 1977 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. in poker: to bet, to wager → 1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to utter a word; to speak; to talk → 1887 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to filch, to steal → 1938 Amer. sl.
vb. 4. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted → 1964 Amer. drug culture sl.
vb. 5. to inject heroin or the like into a muscle rather than a vein → 1966 Amer. drug culture sl.
vb. 6. to be sexually unfaithful → 1978 Amer. sl.
► CHIPAREE n. a red squirrel → 1804 Amer. dial.
► CHIP AT vb. to quarrel with; to criticize adversely → 1880 sl.
► CHIP-CHOP adj. of speech, music, etc.: characterized by a series of short, abrupt sounds or phrases → 1614 
► CHIPHEAD n. a computer enthusiast → 1982 Amer. sl.
► CHIP IN n. a turn to speak → 1876 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to contribute money → 1861 Amer. colloq.
vb. 2. to contribute a remark, a service, etc. to take part; to have a say → 1871 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to give advice, a suggestion, or the like → 1903 Amer. sl.
► CHIP ONE’S CHINA vb. to complain → 1944 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
► CHIP ONE’S GUMS vb. to complain → 1982 Amer. sl.
► CHIP ONE’S TEETH vb. to complain; to beat one’s gums → 1958 Amer. sl., esp. navy usage
► CHIP ON ONE’S SHOULDER n. a belligerent attitude → 1830 Amer. colloq.
► CHIPPER adj. drunk → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. an occasional heroin user → M20 US drug culture sl.
vb. 1. to speak in an excited manner; to chatter → 1829 chiefly US
vb. 2. to use heroin, cocaine, or other similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted → 1971 Amer. drug culture sl.
► CHIPPER (BIRD) n. a sparrow → 1867 US
► CHIPPIE n. 1. a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman → 1886 sl., orig. US, usually derogatory
n. 2. a prostitute → 1886 sl., orig. US
n. 3. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally → 20C sl.
n. 4. mild narcotics → 20C US sl.
n. 5. a carpenter → 1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 6. one who uses narcotics moderately → 1924 Amer. drug culture sl.
n. 7. a fish and chip shop → 1961 Brit. sl.
n. 8. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket → 1976 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPIE-CHASER n. a whoremonger, a philanderer → 1928 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPIE JOINT n. a brothel → 1924 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY adj. 1. cheeky, impudent → L19 sl.
adj. 2. hungover → L19 sl.
adj. 3. unwell, sick → L19 sl.
adj. 4. angry,  irritated → 20C sl.
adj. 5. cheerful, merry → 1900 sl.
adj. 6. resentful, jealous → 1970 sl.
n. 1. a youngster → 1877 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a girl, a young woman, often with an implication of promiscuity; a sexually loose woman → 1886 sl., orig. US, usually derogatory
n. 3. a prostitute → 1886 sl., orig. US
n. 4. a novice, a beginner; a greenhorn → 1899 Amer. sl.
n. 5. an amateur prostitute who works only occasionally → 20C sl.
n. 6. mild narcotics → 20C US sl.
n. 7. a carpenter → 1916 sl., orig. naval usage
n. 8. on the railroad: a narrow-gauge track, car, or train → 1918 Amer. sl.
n. 9. one who uses narcotics moderately → 1924 Amer. drug culture sl.
n. 10. a dress worn by prostitutes, of knee length and very easy to disrobe → 1938 Amer. sl.
n. 11. in gambling: an inexperienced player → 1961 Amer. sl.
n. 12. a fish and chip shop → 1961 Brit. sl.
n. 13. a mild addiction to heroin or a similar drug → 1964 Amer. drug culture sl.
n. 14. a mild mental illness → 1971 Amer. sl.
n. 15. in basketball: an easy shot made unopposed from near the basket → 1976 Amer. sl.
n. 16. an officer of the California Highway Patrol → 1977 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to use heroin, cocaine, or similar drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted → 1924 Amer. drug culture sl.
vb. 2. to be sexually promiscuous or unfaithful; also, to whore → 1930 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to work halfheartedly or without serious purpose → 1974 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY AROUND vb. to be sexually promiscuous → M20 US sl.
► CHIPPY-CHASER n. a male who chases sexually loose women and girls; a lecher; a whoremonger, a philanderer → 1891 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY-CHASING n. whoring or philandering → 1915 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY HOUSE n. a brothel → 1929 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY JOINT n. a brothel → 1924 Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY ON vb. of a male: to be sexually unfaithful to someone; to step out with a ‘chippy’ → 1993 US sl. (Bk.)
► CHIPPY-USER n. one who uses narcotics moderately → 1924 Amer. drug culture sl.
► CHIPS n. 1. a carpenter; often used as a nickname → 1785 sl., chiefly naval usage
n. 2. money → 1840 sl.
n. 3. local items in newspapers; also applied to the reporter who collects them → 1889 Amer. journalism sl.
► CHIQUITA n. a girl or young woman (Spanish) → 1942 Amer. sl.
► CHIRK vb. 1. to grate with the teeth; to creak as a door → 1000 obs exc. Sc.
vb. 2. to squeak as a mouse → 1386 Eng. dial.
► CHIRK UP vb. to become cheerful; to cheer up → 1844 US colloq.
► CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC adj. skilled in handwriting → 19C
n. a judge of handwriting → 1850
► CHIROLOGY n. a speaking by signs made with the hands or fingers → 1656 obs.
► CHIROMACHY n. a hand-to-hand fight → 1659 obs.
► CHIROMANCY n. palmistry → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHIROPONAL adj. pertaining to or involving manual labour → 1651 obs.
► CHIRP n. a female vocalist → 1944 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 1. to inform → 1839 Amer. criminals’ sl.
vb. 2. to speak, esp. loudly or out of turn → 1878 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to sing; said esp. of women → 1935 Amer. jazz sl.
vb. 4. to vomit → 1980 Amer. students’ sl.
► CHIRPER n. 1. a singer, esp. a female vocalist → 1891 Amer. jazz sl.
n. 2. an informer, one who tells the police → 1936 Amer. criminals’ sl.
n. 3. a loud squealing noise caused by giving the car more gasoline than necessary while releasing the clutch → 1978 Amer. students’ sl.
► CHIRPING MERRY adj. drunk → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHIRP OUT vb. to drive off in a car so fast the tires squeal → 1972 Amer. students’ sl.
► CHIRPY adj. said of someone who is cheerful or merry → 1837 sl.
► CHIRRUP vb. 1. to speak in sprightly tones → 1775 
vb. 2. to inform; to tell the police → 1926 Amer. criminals’ sl.
► CHIRRUPER n. an extra glass of alcohol → M18 sl.
► CHIRRUPING LIKE A THREE-BADGE BUDGIE phr. fussing around to no useful purpose (in the Wrens, the three badges = Long Service and Good Conduct stripes) → 1950 Wrens usage
► CHIRRUPY adj. cheerful → 19C sl.
► CHIRURGICAL adj. pertaining to surgery; skilled in, or practising surgery → 1541 arch.
► CHISEL n. a method of cheating or swindling → 1941 Amer. sl.
vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle → 1808 sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means → 1927 Amer. sl.
vb. 3. to be unfaithful → 1943 Amer. sl.
► CHISEL IN vb. to insinuate oneself, to butt in, to interfere → 1926 Amer. sl.
► CHISELLER n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices → 1918 sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account → 1928 Amer. sl., esp. criminals’ usage
► CHISLER n. 1. one who cheats, swindles, or uses unethical practices → 1926 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a small-time criminal; hence, one who is of no-account → 1930 Amer. sl., esp. criminals’ usage
► CHISM n. 1. energy, vigour, vitality → 1842 sl.
n. 2. semen → 1993 sl. (Bk.)
► CHIT n. 1. an obnoxious person; a worthless person → 17C colloq.
n. 2. a letter, a note, a certificate, or pass → 1892 Anglo-Indian sl. (Bk.)
► CHIT BIRD n. a sparrow → 1969 Amer. dial.
► CHITLINGS n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food → 13C
n. 2. the human bowels → 20C US jocular usage
► CHITLINS n. the human intestines → 1785 sl.
► CHITLIN(S) CIRCUIT n. the bars, lounges, clubs, etc. at which Black artists perform before a hit recording opens the door to major White outlets → 1974 Amer. music industry usage
► CHITLIN SWITCH n. any small, rural southern town → 1926 African-American sl.
► CHITNEY n. a five-cent piece → 1903 Amer. dial.
► CHITTER AND CHATTER vb. to converse → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHITTER-CHATTER n. nonsensical talk → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CHITTERING adj. constantly muttering complaints → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► CHITTERLINGS n. 1. the small intestines of animals used for food → 13C
n. 2. the human bowels → 1785 US jocular usage
► CHITTY adj. 1. freckled; covered with warts or pimples → 1552 obs.
adj. 2. of the face: lean and pinched → 1601
adj. 3. of the face: puny, childish, baby-like → 1755
n. 1. an official note, signed by a person in authority, usually on a slip of paper, and granting the bearer permission to do something → 1698, orig. Anglo-Indian
n. 2  the wren → 1785 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the Lesser Redpole Linota rufescens → 1854 Eng. dial.
n. 4. an endearing name for a cat → 1864 Eng. dial.
► CHITTY-FACE n. a term of reproach or contempt; a thin, pinched, or childish face; one who has a thin, pinched face; a puny child with a little face; a pitiful, wretched, sneaking fellow → 1601 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHITTYPRAT n. 1. the rags of a speckled cloth → 19C Eng. dial.
n. 2. a pet name for a child; a little upstart → 1892 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a black and white speckled hen → 1892 Eng. dial.
► CHIV n. a knife; a sharp-edged tool or weapon → 1673 sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human → 1725 criminals’ sl.
► CHIVA n. heroin → 1967 US sl.
► CHIVALRY n. copulation → 19C Brit. sl.
► CHIVE n. 1. a knife → 1673 sl.
n. 2. speech; Romani speech → 1891 UK sl.
vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human → 1725 criminals’ sl.
► CHIVERIE n. a noisy celebration or mock serenade for newlyweds → 1843 Amer. dial.
► CHIVEY vb. 1. to run after, to chase; to move off quickly → 1890 sl. (Bk.)
vb. 2. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab → 1959 Brit. sl.
► CHIVVY vb. to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab → 1959 Brit. sl.
► CHIX n. a Pacific halibut under 4.5 kg → 1989 Can.
► CHIZ n. 1. an annoying circumstance → 1953 Brit. sl.
n. 2. a swindler → 1981 US circus & carnival usage
n. 3. the best → 1997 US sl.
► CHIZLER n. a Chrysler car or engine → 1968 US sl.
► CHIZZ n. an annoying circumstance → 1953 Brit. sl.
► CHIZZLE vb. 1. to cheat, to act deceitfully, to defraud, to swindle → 1858 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to obtain by begging or underhanded means → 1927 Amer. sl.
► CHIZZLE-BOBS n. the bugs found under decaying wood or old bricks, etc.; a woodlouse; a millipede → 1881 Eng. dial.