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• CLOAK-AND-SUITER
n. 1. E20 – a Jewish man → US sl., derogatory
n. 2. E20 – a Jewish tailor → US sl.
• CLOAKROOM
n. L19 – a lavatory; a room containing a number of lavatories → Brit. euphemism
• CLOB
vb. 1967 – to walk heavily → Amer. dial.
• CLOBBER
n. 1. 1879 – personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories; gear, equipment → Brit. sl.
n. 2. 1890 – unspecified things, paraphernalia → Brit. sl.
n. 3. 1899 – sour milk that has thickened or curdled → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. ..L19 – to dress oneself; frequently followed by ‘up’ → sl.
vb. 2. ..20C – to criticize severely
vb. 3. ..20C – to defeat utterly → sl.
vb. 4. 1946 – to beat or batter; to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting; to thrash → sl.
• CLOBBERED
adj. 1. ..L19 – dressed up → sl.
adj. 2. 1951 – intoxicated with alcohol → US sl.
• CLOBBERED MILK
n. 1965 – sour milk that has thickened or curdled → Amer. dial.
• CLOBBER-FOOT
n. 1967 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLOBBERING MACHINE
n. 20C – pressure to conform with accepted standards → NZ colloq.
• CLOBBERIOUSNESS
n. 1577 – the rabble, the ‘unwashed’ → obs.
• CLOBBERS
n. 1. 1967 – unusually big or clumsy feet → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1970 – men’s low, rough work shoes → Amer. dial.
• CLOBHOBBLE
vb. 1966 – to walk clumsily → Amer. dial.
• CLOCK
n. 1. ..19C – the female genitals → Brit. sl.
n. 2. .M19 – the downy seed head of a dandelion
n. 3. 1918 – the face → sl.
n. 4. 1939 – a taxi meter → Amer. colloq.
n. 5. 1942 – the heart; the ‘ticker’ → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. 1959 – a punch in the face → sl.
vb. 1. 1929 – to look at, watch, observe, notice → sl., orig. US
vb. 2. 1932 – to strike sharply or heavily; to strike with the fist; to punch in the face; to hit → Amer. sl.
vb. 3. 1959 – to plan → Amer. sl.
vb. 4. 1961 – to count up or evaluate → Amer. sl.
vb. 5. 1976 – to catch sight of, to see; hence, to recognize, to identify → Amer. sl.
vb. 6. 1978 – to reconnoitre a place to be robbed → Amer. criminals’ sl.
vb. 7. 1989 – of a prostitute: to get a customer → Amer. sl.
vb. 8. 1990 – to acquire; to earn. to ‘rack up’ → Amer. sl., esp. African-American usage
• THE CLOCK
n. 1950 – twelve months imprisonment → Aust. sl.
• CLOCK A DAFFY
vb. 20C – to tell a deceitful story with the intention of tricking the hearer → S. Afr. sl.
• CLOCK BIRD
n. 1970 – a cuckoo → Amer. dial.
• CLOCKER
n. L20 – a person who turns back the milometer of a motor vehicle so that it registers a falsely low mileage → sl.
• CLOCKEY
n. 1. 1890 – a travelling clockmaker → sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1890 – a watchman → sl. (Bk.)
• CLOCKIFY
vb. 1953 – to repair clocks → Amer. dial.
• CLOCK-SETTER
n. 1856 – a complainer or busybody → Amer. nautical sl.
• CLOCK STOPPER
n. 1942 – something or someone unattractive → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLOCK-WATCHER
n. 1911 – someone who does no more work than is strictly necessary → sl.
• CLOCK WATCHING
n. 1942 – the act of working no harder, or for no longer, than is minimally required → UK sl.
• CLOCK-WEIGHTS
n. 19C – the testicles → Brit. sl.
• CLOCKWORK ALONG
vb. 1990s – to go smoothly; ‘to go like clockwork’ → UK sl.
• CLOCKWORKS
n. 1947 – the brain → US sl.
• CLOCKY
n. 1991 – sudden waving arm movements of a surfer trying to get his balance → US sl.
• CLOD
n. 1. 1605 – a blockhead; a clumsy, awkward person; a dull, unresponsive person; a dolt; an oaf or simpleton → colloq.
n. 2. ..L18 – a small loaf of (esp. coarse) bread → Sc.
n. 3. 1925 – a copper coin; usually used in the plural → Brit. sl.
n. 4. 1965 – a gauche, rude, unpleasant, or unmannerly person → Amer. dial.
n. 5. 1967 – a big, clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
vb. 1966 – to walk heavily, making a lot of noise → Amer. dial.
• CLODBUSTER
n. 1. 1950 – a farmer → US sl.
n. 2. 1950 – a heavy rain → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1950 – a clumsy or awkward person → Amer. dial.
• CLODBUSTERS
n. 1969 – men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
• CLOD-CRUSHER
n. 1. 1897 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1914 – a country bumpkin; a rustic or countrified person → Amer. dial.
• CLODDERED MILK
n. 1967 – milk that has thickened or curdled → Amer. dial.
• CLODDISH
adj. M19 – boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward
• CLODDY
adj. 1876 – boorishly stolid, clumsy and awkward
• CLODDY-HOP
n. 1965 – a rustic; a country bumpkin → Amer. dial.
• CLOD FITTER
n. 1967 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLOD-FOOT
n. 1967 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLOD-HEAD
n. 17C – an oaf; a dolt → Brit. & US
• CLOD-HEEL
n. 1968 – a rustic or countrified person → Amer. dial.
• CLODHOBBLE
vb. 1966 – to walk clumsily → Amer. dial.
• CLODHOP
vb. 1966 – to walk clumsily → Amer. dial.
• CLODHOPPER
n. 1. 1699 – a bumpkin; a rustic ploughman; an oaf who walks among clods of dirt; an agricultural labourer → rural colloq.
n. 2. 1824 – someone who moves clumsily or without skill; a clumsy, awkward person; a lout → colloq.
n. 3. 1836 – a large shoe, esp. a coarse or heavy work shoe → Amer. dial.
n. 4. 1950 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLODHOPPING
adj. 1942 – large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic → Amer. colloq. (Bk.)
• CLOD JUMPER
n. 1917 – a rustic; a country bumpkin → Amer. colloq.
• CLODKNOCKER
n. 1. 1918 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1946 – a rustic or countrified person → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1946 – a heavy shoe → Amer. dial.
n. 4. 1966 – a big marble → Amer. dial.
• CLOD-MASHER
n. 1970 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
► CLODPATE n. a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf → 1636
• CLODPATED
adj. 1639 – blockheaded → arch.
• CLODPOLE
n. 1601 – a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout; an oaf; a dolt → Brit. & US
• CLODPOLISH
adj. 20C – stupid; boorish, rustic → US colloq.
• CLODPOLL
n. 1601 – a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout; an oaf; a dolt → Brit. & US
• CLODS
n. 1967 – men’s low, rough work shoes → Amer. dial.
• CLOD-SKULLED
adj. 18C – stupid; oafish → Brit. colloq.
• CLOG
n. 1. 1440 – a thick piece of wood; a log → obs. exc. Sc.
n. 2. 1526 – an impediment; an encumbrance
n. 3. 1577 – a fir cone; a pine cone → obs.
n. 4. 1968 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1590 – to satiate, surfeit, cloy → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. ..20C – in soccer, to foul an opponent → sl.
• CLOG FOOT
n. 1968 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLOGGER
n. M18 – a player in soccer who habitually fouls in tackling → Brit. colloq.
• CLOGHOPPER
n. 1. 1950 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1969 – an awkward, stupid, or unmannerly person → Amer. dial.
• CLOGS TO CLOGS IN THREE GENERATIONS
phr. 1868 – the return of a family to poverty after one generation of prosperity
• CLOMBER
vb. 1967 – to walk heavily and noisily → Amer. dial.
• CLOMP
vb. 1. 1903 – to walk heavily and noisily → Amer. dial.
vb. 2. 1941 – to clamp, to fasten → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1968 – to limp → Amer. dial.
• CLOMPER
n. 1903 – a heavy boot → Amer. dial.
vb. 1967 – to walk heavily and noisily → Amer. dial.
• CLOMPERS
n. 1966 – false teeth → Amer. dial.
• CLOMPS
n. 19C – an oaf → Eng. dial.
• CLONE
n. 1. 20C – a person or thing bearing a very close resemblance to another person or thing → colloq.
n. 2. 20C – a mobile phone that has been given the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone, so that calls made on the second phone are charged to the owner of the first phone → sl.
vb. 20C – to give a mobile phone the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone (see noun) → sl.
• CLONK
vb. 1. 1943 – to hit forcibly → colloq.
vb. 2. 1968 – to walk heavily and noisily → Amer. dial.
• CLONKER
n. 1. ..19C – an icicle → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1967 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLONK OUT
vb. 1967 – to lose consciousness → Amer. dial.
• CLOOP
n. 1848 – a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle
vb. 1872 – to make a muted popping sound, as of a cork being drawn from a bottle
• CLOOTIE
n. 1. 1785 – the devil (usually in the form “Auld Clootie”) → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. ..19C – a left-handed person → Ireland
• CLOOTS
n. L18 – the Devil → Sc. & N. Eng.
• CLOPPER
n. 1968 – a slipper → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE
adj. .M17 – stingy, niggardly, grudging any expense
vb. 1942 – to turn off a light → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE ABOARD
adj. 1916 – very near → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE AS AN OYSTER
adj. L19 – silent, secretive → US sl.
• CLOSE AS A QUARTER TO NINE
adj. 1997 – very close → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE AS FIVE MINUTES TO ELEVEN
adj. 1945 – in love → World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOSE AS GOD’S CURSE TO A WHORE’S ASS
adj. M18 – very close indeed
• CLOSE AS OAK
adj. 17C – very retentive of secrets; secretive → colloq.
• CLOSE AS SHIRT AND SHITTEN ARSE
adj. M18 – very close indeed
• CLOSE AS TWENTY MINUTES TO EIGHT
adj. 1945 – in love → World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOSE-CLAPPED
adj. 1960 – chunky → Amer. dial.
• CLOSED BOOK
n. 1913 – a thing of which one has no understanding
• CLOSED WINTER
n. 1933 – a hard winter, one characterized by heavy snowfalls and blizzards → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE-FISTED
adj. 1608 – mean, grudging
• CLOSE-HANDED
adj. 1585 – mean, grudging → obs.
• CLOSE HERDIN’
n. 1939 – cheek-to-cheek dancing → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE-LIPPED
adj. 1853 – reticent, discreet
• CLOSE-MOUTHED
adj. 1881 – reticent, discreet
• CLOSE ONE’S DAYS
vb. 1400 – to die
• CLOSE ONE’S FACE
vb. L19 – to be quiet → sl.
• CLOSER THAN A QUARTER TO NINE
adj. 1997 – very close → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE STOOL
n. E15 – a covered chamber pot ; a chamber pot concealed in a chest or other furniture → Brit.
• CLOSET
n. 1. 18C – a privy; a water closet → colloq.
n. 2. 20C – the water tank of a modern toilet → US
• CLOSET CASE
n. 1. .M20 – anyone who does anything in secret → US colloq.
n. 2. 1958 – a socially inept, embarrassing or unattractive person → US students’ sl.
n. 3. 1968 – a person who studies a great deal → US students’ sl.
n. 4. 1969 – a man who conceals his homosexual proclivities → US sl.
• CLOSET-MAN
n. 20C – a sanitary inspector; an inspector of privies → sl.
• CLOSET OF DECENCY
n. 19C – a water closet; a privy → Brit. euphemism
• CLOSET OF EASE
n. M17 – a privy → Brit.
• CLOSE TO TAW
adj. 1954 – close to home → Amer. dial.
• CLOSE TO THE BLANKET
adj. 1942 – nearly without money → Amer. sl.
• CLOSET QUEEN
n. 1959 – a secret male homosexual → sl.
• CLOSET QUEER
n. M20 – a homosexual male who keeps his homosexuality a secret → US sl.
• CLOSET STOOL
n. 20C – the toilet; the water-flush basin found in a bathroom → US
• CLOSE YOUR FACE!
int. 1896 – be quiet! → Amer. sl.
• CLOSE YOUR YAP!
int. 1965 – be quiet! → Amer. dial.
• CLOT
n. 19C – a fool; an oaf → colloq.
• CLOTCHY
adj. 1. 19C – clumsy, awkward → Eng. dial.
adj. 2. 19C – liable to colds → Eng. dial.
• CLOT-HEAD
n. 19C – a fool; an oaf → colloq.
• CLOTH EARS
n. 1. 1912 – an inattentive listener → sl.
n. 2. 1965 – a deaf person → sl.
• CLOTH-EARED
adj. 1965 – deaf → sl.
• CLOTHESLINE
n. 1942 – rumour → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLOTHES-PEGS
n. 1. 1940 – teeth → Aust. sl.
n. 2. 1940 – the legs → rhyming sl.
• CLOTHES PROP
n. 1. ..19C – the penis, esp. when erect → Brit. sl.
n. 2. 1900 – a silly, empty-headed person → sl.
• CLOTHING OF CARE
n. 1300 – mourning-dress → obs.
► CLOTH-MARKET n. a bed → 1738 humorous usage
• CLOTH’S LOW
phr. 1966 – a warning to a woman that her slip is showing → Amer. dial.
• CLOTTED MILK
n. 1941 – sour milk that has thickened or curdled → Amer. dial.
► CLOTTYMOLES n. clenched fists → 1866 Eng. dial.
• CLOUD
n. 1. 1913 – a Black person; a crowd of Black persons → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1942 – an attractive girl → Amer. students’ sl. (Bk.)
• CLOUD 9
n. 1950 – euphoria → Amer. sl.
• CLOUDBURSTER
n. 1966 – a very heavy rain, a cloudburst → Amer. dial.
• CLOUDBUST
n. 1939 – a very heavy rain, a cloudburst → Amer. dial.
• CLOUDBUSTER
n. 1966 – a very heavy rain, a cloudburst → Amer. dial.
• CLOUD-COMPELLER
n. 1865 – a smoker, especially of tobacco → humorous usage
• CLOUD KISSING
n. 1945 – touching the clouds in an airplane → World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOUDSPOUT
n. 1967 – a cloudburst or waterspout; a sudden rush of water coming from heavy rain → Amer. dial.
• CLOUD WAGON
n. 1945 – an airplane → World War II Amer. sl.
• CLOUDY
adj. 1942 – bewildered; confused; muddled → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLOUT
n. 1. 1400 – a blow
n. 2. ..19C – a woman’s underclothes → Brit.
n. 3. 1893 – the ‘menstrual cloth’ → sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. ..20C – a diaper → Amer. dial.
n. 5. 1950 – an awkward, stupid, or unmannerly person; a person considered to be rough or countrified; a rustic → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1314 – to hit
vb. 2. 1914 – to steal any kind of valuables in any manner → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
• CLOUTER-HEAD
n. 1861 – a foolish, stupid person; one deficient in understanding → Eng. dial.
• CLOUTERLY
adj. 1675 – like a botcher; clumsy, awkward, clownish → obs.
adv. 1593 – clumsily, awkwardly → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CLOVE
n. 1777 – a ravine or valley; a mountain pass → Amer. dial.
• CLOVEN
adj. L18 – pert. to a non-virgin female → cant
• CLOVEN SPOT
n. 19C – the female genitals → Brit.
• CLOVEN TUFT
n. L17 – the female genitals → Brit.
• CLOVER-EATER
n. 1869 – a Virginian → US sl.
• CLOVER-FIELD
n. 19C – the female pubic hair → Brit.
• CLOVER-KICKER
n. 1918 – a yokel; a rustic; a farmer → US sl.
• CLOWES • CLOWS
n. L17 – a rogue → Brit. cant
• CLOWN
n. 1. 16C – a bumpkin or rustic oaf
n. 2. 20C – any oaf or jerk → US
• CLUB
n. 1. ..17C – the penis
n. 2. 1791 – a bunch or gathering of hair; a knot or bun → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1965 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. ..19C – to coit a woman; to use the ‘club’ (penis) on a woman → Brit. sl.
vb. 2. 1969 – to walk heavily and noisily → Amer. dial.
• CLUBBIES
n. 1966 – men’s square-toed shoes → Amer. dial.
• CLUBBY
n. 1968 – a very awkward, clumsy person → Amer. dial.
• CLUB CRAWLING
n. 1950 – moving from nightclub to nightclub → Amer. sl.
• CLUB-FIST
n. 1575 – a large clenched fist that can deal a heavy blow; hence, a rough, brutal fellow, a thug → obs.
• CLUBFOOT
adj. 1954 – having large, clumsy feet → Amer. dial.
n. 1. 1954 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1965 – a person who stumbles; an awkward, clumsy person → Amer. dial.
• CLUBFOOTED
adj. 1954 – having large, clumsy feet → Amer. dial.
• CLUB IN
vb. 1904 – to contribute to a common purpose → Amer. dial.
• CLUB SANDWICH
n. M20 – a type of real or imaginary sexual intercourse for three → US sl.
• CLUCK
n. 1. ..20C – a very dark Black person → US sl., derogatory
n. 2. ..20C – a stupid oaf; a fool → US colloq.
n. 3. 1913 – a hen → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
n. 4. 1942 – a gullible person; a dupe → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 5. 1942 – a mechanical device which will not work → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 6. 1942 – an error; a mistake; a blunder → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLUCKEY
n. 19C – a crazy, weak-minded person → Eng. dial.
• CLUCKHEAD
n. 20C – a stupid oaf → US colloq.
• CLUCKY
adj. 1. ..20C – stupid; oafish → US colloq.
adj. 2. ..E20 – pregnant → Aust. sl.
adj. 3. 1942 – boorish; rustic → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLUE
vb. 1950 – to apprise or advise → Amer. sl.
• CLUELESS
adj. 1943 – lost, stupid → teen & high school sl.
• CLUFF
n. 1. 1804 – a blow with the palm of the hand, esp. on the ear or cheek; a cuff or slap → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1825 – an idle, trifling person → Sc.
vb. 1. 1825 – to strike with the palm of the hand, to cuff or slap → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1825 – to laze, to sit idly by the fire → Sc.
• CLUMBER
vb. 1970 – to walk heavily → Amer. dial.
• CLUMP
n. 1950 – an awkward or clumsy person → Amer. dial.
• CLUMPER
n. 1825 – a clumsy shoe or boot → sl.
• CLUMPERTON
n. 1534 – a clown, a clodhopper; a countryman; a silly or stupid fellow → obs.
• CLUMPETY-CLUMP
adv. 1968 – walking heavily → Amer. dial.
• CLUMSE
n. 1899 – a stupid, awkward person → Amer. dial.
• CLUMSY-JACK
n. 1908 – a clumsy, awkward fellow → Amer. dial.
• CLUNCH
n. E17 – a bumpkin or a boor → Brit. colloq.
• CLUNCHFIST
n. 1. 1590 – a clenched fist → obs.
n. 2. 1606 – a miser, a niggardly person, one who is close-fisted → obs.
n. 3. 1661 – a knock-down argument → obs.
► CLUNCH-FISTED adj. close-fisted, niggardly, miserly, stingy → 1644 obs.
• CLUNCHY
adj. 1. ..19C – short, thick, and clumsy → Eng. dial.
adj. 2. ..19C – quick-tempered; short tempered; easily offended → Eng. dial.
adj. 3. 1863 – clinging, close, clodlike → Eng. dial.
• CLUNK
n. 1. 1934 – a dull, stupid person; a foolish person; a clumsy or careless person → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1938 – an old, dilapidated vehicle → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1942 – a gullible person; a dupe → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 4. 1943 – a hard blow → Amer. dial.
• CLUNKER
n. 1. 1968 – a hard blow → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1950 – an old, dilapidated vehicle → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1966 – a bullfrog → Amer. dial.
• CLUNKHEAD
n. 1952 – a dull, stupid person; a foolish person; a clumsy or careless person → Amer. dial.
• CLUNKS
n. 1942 – a gullible person; a dupe → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• CLUPPER
n. 1969 – a big or clumsy foot → Amer. dial.
• CLUSTERFIST
n. 1. 1611 – a clumsy-fisted fellow; a clown, boor, lout → obs.
n. 2. 1652 – a close-fisted, mean, or grasping fellow; a miserly fellow, a niggard
• CLUSTEROUS
adj. 1583 – in a cluster, thronging, gathering close together → obs.
• CLUTCH
n. 1. 1929 – a clump of trees → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1967 – a piggyback ride → Amer. dial.
• CLUTCH AT STRAWS
vb. 1837 – to resort in desperation to any utterly inadequate expedient, like a person drowning
• CLUTCH-FIST
adj. 1643 – miserly
n. 1. ..17C – a very large fist
n. 2. 1643 – a miser, a niggard
• CLUTTER
n. 1998 – the collective name for the many advertising spots on television → sl. (Bk.)
• CLUTTER HOLE
n. 1966 – a small space in a house where you can hide things or get them out of the way → Amer. dial.
• CLY
n. 1. 1690 – money → thieves’ cant
n. 2. 1690 – a pocket → thieves’ cant
vb. 1567 – to seize, to take; to steal → thieves’ cant
• CLYDE
n. 1950 – a term of address, usually for a ‘square’ → Amer. sl.
• CLYDESDALE
n. 20C – a good-looking guy → teen & high school sl.
• CLY-FAKER
n. 1823 – a pickpocket → criminals’ sl.
• CLY FULL OF RIDGE
n. 1903 – a pocket full of money → sl. (Bk.)
• CLYSTER-PIPE
n. 1. 17C – a doctor → sl.
n. 2. L17 – the penis → sl.
n. 3. 18C – an apothecary → sl.
• CLY THE JERK
vb. 1609 – to be whipped at the post → cant
• C-NOTE
n. 1. 1930 – a $100 note → US sl.
n. 2. 1990 – a prison sentence of 100 years → US sl.
• C-NOTE CHARLIE
n. 1949 – in a casino: a gambler who insists on betting wit $100 notes, not betting chips → US sl.
• CNS-QNS
adj. 2003 – unintelligent (in doctors’ shorthand – Central Nervous System-Quantity Not Sufficient) → medical sl.
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