Dictionary: CO – COE

• COACH
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to coax

• COACHMAN’S KNOB
n. 2003 UK sl. – an erection of the penis caused by the vibrations whilst travelling on public transport
 
COACH-WHEEL
n. 1. c1855 sl. – a crown piece; a five shilling piece
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – two shillings and sixpence
 
COAL
n. 1. Bk1890 sl. – money
n. 2. 1942 African-American – a dark-skinned Black person
n. 3. 1993 US sl. – a marijuana cigarette
 
• COAL AND COKE
adj. 1937 UK rhyming sl. for ‘broke’ – penniless

• COAL-BURNER
n. 1950 African-American – a preacher who is up to the minute and pleasing in every way
 
• COAL CANDY
n. 1997 US sl. – hard black licorice
 
• COAL CRACKER
n. 1997 US sl. – a resident of the anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania

• COALEY
n. 1953 – the devil

• COAL JUICE
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – moonshine; homemade whisky

• COALPIT
n. 1828 Amer. dial. – a pie made with apples piled high like wood in a coal pit
 
• COALS AND COKE
adj. 1937 UK rhyming sl. for ‘broke’ – penniless

• COAL-SCUTTLE BLOND; COAL-SKUTTLE BLOND
n. 1938 African-American, jocular usage – a Black woman
 
• COAL TAR
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – wine

COALY
n. 1.
1953 – the devil
n. 2. 1977 Amer. dial. – a fireman
 
• COARSE AS NECK-BEEF
adj. Bk1902 sl. – very coarse; of the poorest quality
 
• COARSE BAG
n. Bk1898 Sc. – an epithet applied to a child, playfully or as a term of reproach

• COARSE GOLD
n. 1848 Amer. dial. – gold in sizable grains as distinct from gold dust
 
• COAST BELLY-BUMP
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-CABUMP
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-CACHUNK
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-FLOP
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-FLOPPER
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-GERT
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on  a sled
 
• COAST BELLY-GRINDER
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. – to lie on the belly while sliding down a hill on a sled

• COAST HAOLE
n. 1967 Hawaii – a White person ignorant of local customs, and hence looked down on as lacking sympathy for things Hawaiian

COAT
n. 1.
1859 Amer. dial. – a petticoat or slip
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a dress

• COAT O’ JOSEPH
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a cat with fur of mixed colours

• COATTAIL IT
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. – to run fast
 
COB
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – not cool; stupid
n. 1. 1828 Amer. dial. – a blow, usually one applied to the buttocks
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – a rough person; something rough
n. 3. 1950 Amer. dial. – a bob-tailed horse
n. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. – a servile person; a dupe
n. 5. 1970 Amer. dial., jocular usage – a cigar
n. 6. 1970 Amer. dial. – the paper-board cylinder on which toilet paper is usually wound
n. 7. c1970 Amer. dial. – an apple core
n. 8. 1973 Amer. dial. – a cobweb
vb. 1. E19 sl. – of people: to capture, to catch, to catch out
vb. 2. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – to imprison
vb. 3. 1940 Amer. dial. – to embarrass
vb. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – to steal, to filch, to take
vb. 5. 1969 Amer. dial. – to limp, to hobble
 
COBBER
n. 1. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. – a friend
n. 2. 1916 Aust. & NZ sl. – a term of address to a male
 
COBBER UP
vb. 1918 Aust. & NZ sl. – to form a friendship

COBBLE
n. 1. 1887 Amer. dial. – a rounded hill
n. 2.
1941 Amer. dial. – a peach or cherry seed
vb. 1918 Amer. dial. – to roll up and break, as surf on a reef
 
• COBBLE-COLTER
n. 1858 tramps’ and gypsies cant – a turkey
 
• COBBLE-NOBBLE
vb. 19C Eng. dial. – to rap on the head with the knuckles
 
COBBLER
n. 1. Bk1892 Aust. shearers’ sl. – the last sheep
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – a white potato

• COBBLER CHEESE
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – cottage cheese
 
• COBBLERS
n. 1936 Brit. sl. – testicles
 
• COBBLER’S STALLS
n. 20C rhyming sl. on ‘balls’ – the testicles
 
COBBY
adj. 1. 1691 Eng. dial. – stout, hearty, brisk, lively, pert, saucy, in good spirits, merry, cheerful, well in health
adj. 2. 1785 Eng. dial. – headstrong, obstinate, arrogant, proud
adj. 3  1863 Eng. dial. – of wheat: short and full
adj. 4. 1871 –  of the nature of a cob (horse); short and thickset, stocky
adj. 5. 19C Eng. dial. – of porridge, etc.: lumpy
adj. 6. 19C Eng. dial. – crowded, confined, closely packed
adj. 7. 19C Eng. dial. – neat, symmetrical; snug, comfortable
n. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – a name given by nurses to in imaginary demon or frightful spirit
 
COBBY HOUSE
n. 20C Ireland – a child’s playhouse
 
COB-CASTLE
n. 1. a1687 – a satirical name for any building which overtops those around it; more usually applied to a prison
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – a flimsy building; a child’s toy house; a thing easily pushed over

• COB-FLOATER
n. 1962 Amer. dial., jocular usage – a heavy rain

• COB IT UP
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to repair clumsily

COB JOB
n.
1967 Amer. dial. – a rough or imperfect repair
 
COBNOBBLE
n. 1887 Eng. dial. – a blow
vb. 1871 Eng. dial. – to beat, chastise, correct; to knock on the head

COB-PILE
vb.
1902 Amer. dial. – to stack in a one-over-another, criss-cross, and more or less haphazard fashion

COBS
n.
1977 Amer. dial. – coal
 
COBWEBBED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled

COCHON
n.
1969 Amer. dial. – a greedy eater; a ‘pig’
 
COCK
n. 1. c1450 sl. – the penis
n. 2. 1837 sl. – a term of address to a male
n. 3. 1942 Amer. dial. – the female genitalia
n. 4. 1942 Amer. dial., esp. African-American – sexual intercourse
vb. 1. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. – to hit someone hard; to knock someone out
 
COCK-A-BENDY
n. 1. 1866 Sc. – a sprightly boy
n. 2. 19C Sc. – an instrument for twisting ropes, consisting of a hollow piece of wood, through which turns a pin that, being turned, twists the rope
 
• COCK-A-BREEKIE
n. 19C Sc. – a person of small stature: commonly applied to the male sex

• COCK-A-DOODLE-DO; COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
n. 1922 Amer. dial. – a ranch foreman or boss
 
COCK-A-LILTY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – in a merry mood
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a person talking or acting foolishly
 
• COCK ALLEY
n. 19C – the vagina  
 
• COCK-A-LOFT
adj. 1862 colloq. – affectedly lofty, stuck up, conceited
 
COCKALORUM
n. 1. c1715 – a self-important little man; a person of consequence; a term of contempt
n. 2. 1884 – self-important narration, a ‘crowing’
 
COCKAMAMIECOCKAMAMY
adj. 1950 US sl. – out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible
n. 1936 US sl. – a foolish or ridiculous person
 
COCKAMANIECOCKAMANY
adj. 1950 US sl. – out of touch with reality, empty-headed, daft, silly, irresponsible
n. 1936 US sl. – a foolish or ridiculous person
 
COCKAPERT
adj. 1556 obs. – impudent, saucy
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – a saucy fellow
 
COCK A SNOOK
vb. 1791 sl. – to treat someone or something contemptuously or derisively
 
COCKATOO
n. 1. 1845 Aust. & NZ sl. – a small farmer
n. 2. 1934 Aust. sl. – a criminal’s lookout or sentinel

• COCK-BRAIN
n. 1915 Amer. dial. – a light-headed, foolish person
 
• COCK-BRAINED
adj. 1530 – having little judgement; foolish and light-headed; silly, giddy, rash, harebrained, thoughtless, flighty
 
COCKED
adj. 1. 1737 US sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – of a woman: having been copulated with; of a man: having copulated
adj. 3. 1955 US Air Force sl. – of a combat aircraft: ready for takeoff; on fifteen-minute alert
 
• COCKED AND LOCKED
adj. 1983 US military sl. – ready for action
 
• COCKED AS A LOG
adj. 1965 US sl. – drunk
 
• COCKED TO THE GILLS
adj. 1965 US sl. – drunk
 
• COCKED-UP
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – pregnant
 
• COCKER
n. 1888 Brit. sl. – a term of address to a male
 
• COCKERATE
vb. 19C Eng. dial. – to boast, to brag
 
• COCKERBELL
n. 1866 Eng. dial. – an icicle

• COCKER UP
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. – to pamper, to indulge
 
COCKEY
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – human excrement
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. – to void excrement
 
COCK-EYE
n. 1. 1894 Aust. – a sudden squall or thunderstorm in northwest Australia
n. 2. 1980 Amer. dial. – (as ‘cockeye’) a car with only one working headlight
 
COCK-EYE BOB
n. 1894 Aust. – a sudden squall or thunderstorm in northwest Australia
 
COCK-EYED
adj. 1. 1737 sl., orig. US – drunk
adj. 2. 1821 UK – squint-eyed
adj. 3. 1896 UK sl. – absurd, ridiculous
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion; topsy-turvy
adv. 1951 Amer. dial. – extremely
 
• COCK-EYED BOB
n. 1894 Aust. – a sudden squall or thunderstorm in northwest Australia
 
• COCK-EYED JENNY
n. 20C US sl. – a prostitute  

• COCKEYE PIDDLE
int. 1980 Amer. dial. – an exclamation used when playing a game on family road trips; if you see a car with one headlight out, you say “Cockeye Piddle”
– other names for the game include: Cockeye, Dinklepink, Padiddle, Pasquaddle, Perdiddle, Perdunkle, Popeye
 
• COCK-EYES
n. 1968 US sl. – in craps: a three
 
• COCKFEST
n. 2001 US sl. – a party with many more males than females in attendance
 
• COCK-FIGHTER
n. 18C Brit. sl. – a whoremonger; a notorious copulator  
 
• COCK-HALL
n. 18C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
 
• COCK-HAPPY
adj. 1959 UK sl. – over-confident
 
• COCK HOUND
n. 1947 US sl. – a man obsessed with sex
 
• COCKIE
n. 2001 UK sl. – the penis
 
• COCKINESS
n. 1864 – a personal quality of smug over-confidence
 
• COCKING STOCKING
n. 1998 UK sl. – a condom
 
• COCK IT ON
vb. 1961 UK sl. – to exaggerate; to overcharge someone
 
COCK IT UP
vb. 1. 1961 Aust. – of a woman: to offer yourself sexually
vb. 2. 1979 UK sl. – to make a complete mess of something
 
COCK JACKET
n. 1984 US sl. – a reputation for sexual prowess  
 
COCK-JOCKEY
n. 2002 UK sl. – a man who thinks that sex is more important than anything else and that his contribution is paramount  
 
COCK LANE
n. 19C sl. – the vagina
 
COCKLE-BRAINED
adj. 1824 Sc. – whimsical, eccentric, flighty, fanciful; foolish, chuckle-headed
 
COCK-MY-CAP
n. E18 sl. – gin  

COCKNEY
n.
1965 Amer. dial. – an English person
 
COCKNEY BREAKFAST
n. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – gin or brandy and soda water
 
COCKNEYLAND
n. 19C sl. – London
 
COCKNEY-SHIRE
n. 19C sl. – London
 
COCKNEY’S LUXURY
n. L19 sl. – breakfast in bed and using the pot for defecation, rather than leaving the warm house for a trip to the outdoor privy
 
A COCK OF A DIFFERENT HACKLE
n. 1865 – an opponent of a different character

COCK OF THE DESERT
n.
1917 Amer. dial. – the roadrunner

COCK OF THE ROOST
n.
1913 Amer. dial. – a person who dominates a group or situation; the top man; the boss
 
COCK OF THE WALK
n. 1823 – a person whose supremacy in his own circle is undisputed; an excellent person

COCK OF THE WOODS
n.
1817 Amer. dial. – the pileated woodpecker
 
COCK ON
vb. 1961 UK sl. – to exaggerate; to overcharge someone
 
COCK ONE’S NEB
vb. 1870 Eng. dial. – to ‘turn up one’s nose’; to behave disdainfully towards something; to reject
 
COCK ONE’S ORGAN
vb. L18 sl. – to smoke a pipe

COCK ONE’S PISTOL
vb.
1960 Amer. dial. – to startle, dumbfound, surprise greatly, or annoy one
 
COCKPIT FOG
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a state of confusion  
 
COCKPIT OF EUROPE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Belgium
 
COCKRAG
n. 1964 Aust. sl. – a loincloth worn by an aboriginal

COCKROACH JOINT
n.
1966 Amer. dial. – a small, filthy eating place where the food is not very good

COCKROACH KILLER
n.
1970 Amer. dial., jocular usage – a sharp-pointed shoe

COCKROACH TRAP
n.
1966 Amer. dial. – a small, filthy eating place where the food is not very good
 
COCKS AND KAMES
n. 1875 Sc. – bursting buds of primroses  
 
COCKSCOMB
n. L16 – a fool; a fop or dandy

COCK SHOP
n.
1938 Amer. dial. – the office of a logging camp
 
COCKSHOUS
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – self-confident, conceited
 
COCK-SHUT
n. 1594 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – the close of day; twilight

COCKSMAN
n. 1.
1958 Amer. dial. – a man who is highly successful in sex
n. 2. 1970 African-American sl. – a male prostitute

COCK-SNIPER
n.
1970 Amer. dial. – a term of abuse or contempt for a person
 
COCK SNOT
n. 1980s Brit. sl. – semen
 
COCK-STRIDE
n. 1626 – the length of the step of a cock, as the measure of a very short distance or space; a short stride
 
COCK-SUCKER
n. 1. 1891 sl. – a fellator or fellatrix
n. 2. 1918 sl. – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
 
COCKTAIL
n. 1. 1966 US sl. – a marijuana cigarette, partially smoked and inserted into a regular cigarette  
n. 2. 2002 Can. sl. – any mixture of drugs
n. 3. 2003 UK sl. – cocaine  
vb. 1960 US sl. – to insert a partially smoked marijuana cigarette into a tobacco cigarette
 
COCKTAILERY
n. 1981 US sl. – a cocktail lounge
 
THE COCK-TAILS
n. c1925 Aust. sl. – diarrhoea
 
COCK-TAX
n. c1950 Aust. sl. – alimony
 
COCK-TEASER
n. 1891 sl., derogatory – a sexually provocative woman who evades or refuses intercourse
 
COCK-UP
n. 1946 colloq. – something that’s gone wrong  
 
COCK UP ONE’S NEB
vb. 1870 Eng. dial. – to ‘turn up one’s nose’; to behave disdainfully towards something; to reject
 
COCK-WAGON
n. M20 US sl. – a van, esp. one fitted with bedding as a place for necking and copulation
 
COCKY
adj. 1768 sl. – conceited  
n. 1. 1872 Aust. & NZ sl. – a small farmer
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – the rump of a cooked chicken
 
COCKY BOB
n. 1894 Aust. – a sudden squall or thunderstorm in northwest Australia

COCKYOLLY-BIRD
n. 1837 – a nursery or pet name for a bird

COCKY-SURE
adj.
1968 Amer. dial. – arrogantly self-confident or self-assured; smugly over-confident, arrogant, conceited, self-important

COCO
vb.
1927 Amer. dial. – to hit or strike; to hit on the head

COCOA
n.
1968 Amer. dial. – a Black person
 
COCOANUT
n. M19 sl. – the head
 
COCOBAY
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. – having a skin covered in repulsive sores
 
COCOBOLA
n. 1990s US sl. – a police nightstick
 
COCOLA
n. 1990s US prison sl. – a Black person
 
COCONUT
n. 1. M19 sl. – the head
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – $1
n. 3. 1940s US drug culture sl. – cocaine
n. 4. 1970s W. Indies, UK. & Aust. Black teen usage – a Black person who has ‘sold out’ to White values; a servile Black person
n. 5. 1970s US sl. – a Hispanic person trying to be White
n. 6. 1980s Aust. & NZ sl. – a South Sea islander  
 
COCONUT-DODGER
n. 1920s African-American sl. – a South American or African Black person
 
COCONUT HEAD
n. 1. 1965 Amer. dial., derogatory – a Black person; a servile Black person
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a stupid person
n. 3. 20C US sl. – a Samoan-American
 
COCONUT-HEADED
adj. 20C US sl., derogatory – Black  
 
COCONUTS
n. 1. L19 sl. – large female breasts
n. 2. 1920s US sl. – money
n. 3. 1940s US drug culture sl. – cocaine
n. 4. 1990s sl. – the testicles

COCONUT WAGON
n.
1968 Amer. dial. – a truck delivering illicit liquor
 
COCOONING
n. 1970s US sl. – staying at home with one’s family
 
COCTURE
n. 1662 obs. rare – the act or process of cooking; a product of cooking
 
COCUM
adj. 1. M19 sl. – resourceful, cunning
adj. 2. M19 sl. – sensible
adj. 3. M19 sl. – sorted out; arranged satisfactorily
n. 1. M19 sl. – advantage, luck, resource
n. 2. M19 sl. – knowledge
n. 3. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – sense
 
C.O.D.
n. 1950s sl. – a male prostitute (Cock On Delivery)
 
COD
adj. 1. 1950s sl. – fake; parodic; usually in combination, as cod-typewriter, etc.
adj. 2. 1960s sl. – expressing contempt or disapproval
n. 1. M17 sl. – a friend
n. 2. M17 sl. – the penis
n. 3. L17 sl. – a fellow
n. 4. L17 sl. – a fool
n. 5. L17 sl. – a purse
n. 6. L17 sl. – money
n. 7. L19 sl. – a drunkard
n. 8. 20C sl., orig. Irish – a joke, a hoax, a parody
n. 9. 20C sl., orig. Irish – deception, deceit; a lie  
n. 10. 1980s drug culture sl. – a large amount of money
vb. 1. 18C sl. – to cheat, to defraud
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to tease, to hoax
 
COD-ACTING
n. 20C sl., orig. Irish – foolish behaviour
 
CODALINA
adj. 1960s sl. – expressing contempt or disapproval
 
CODD
vb. M19 sl. – to tease, to hoax
 
CODDAMCODDEM
n. M19 sl. – a public house game of chance played by two teams of two or three members each; an object such as a button or a coin is hidden in one hand of one of the teams, and the opposing team has to guess which by tapping it and saying “Tip it!”
 
CODDER
n. M19 sl. – a teaser, a hoaxer
 
CODDING
n. M19 sl. – teasing, chaffing, hoaxing
 
CODDLE
n. M19 sl. – one who is pampered
vb. 1. 1906 Amer. dial. – to waste time with
vb. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – to tease
 
CODDLE-FARTING
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a making an unnecessary fuss

CODDLE UP
vb.
1939 Amer. dial. – to mend hastily or clumsily
 
CODDOM
n. M19 sl. – a public house game of chance played by two teams of two or three members each; an object such as a button or a coin is hidden in one hand of one of the teams, and the opposing team has to guess which by tapping it and saying “Tip it!”

CODDY
adj.
1892 Amer. dial. – eccentric, odd, unconventional
 
CODE 21
n. 2000s US prison sl. – masturbation
 
CODESA-DESA
vb. 1990s S. African sl. – to negotiate something
 
CODETTAREENARONE
adj. 1960s sl. – expressing contempt or disapproval
 
CODETTE
adj. 1960s sl. – expressing contempt or disapproval
 
CODFISH
n. 1. L18 sl. – a fool
n. 2. E19 sl. – one who thinks himself superior to their peers

CODFISH ARISTOCRACY
n.
1849 Amer. dial. – orig., the social upper class made up of families enriched by the Massachusetts codfish industry; generally, a parvenu upper class based on commercial success

CODFISHER
n.
1958 Amer. dial. – a logger from a camp fronting the ocean
 
CODFISH FLATS
n. 1960s Amer. dial. – the poor area of town
 
CODGE
n. 1. L19 sl. – a vagrant, a tramp
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – the portion or quantity of tobacco chewed at one time
vb. 19C sl. – to repair, usually badly or clumsily
 
CODGE-JOB
n. 19C US sl. – a second-rate piece of work
 
CODGER
n. 1. M18 sl. – a fellow; a man
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – an odd, strange, or unusual person
n. 3. M19 sl. – an affectionate term of address
n. 4. L19 Aust. prison sl. – a lazy person; an idler
n. 5. L19 sl. – a roistering, aging boon companion
n. 6. 1901 Amer. dial. – a vagrant; a shiftless, worthless person
n. 7. 1908 Amer. dial. – a countryman, a rustic
n. 8. 1910 Amer. dial., often derogatory – an elderly person
n. 9. 1941 Amer. dial. jocular usage – a small child
vb. L19 Aust. prison sl. – to act lazily

CODGERDICK
n.
1967 Amer. dial. – a cranky, testy old man
 
CODGE UP
vb. 19C sl. – to repair, usually badly or clumsily
 
COD-HAULER
n. M19 nautical sl. – a ship, or a man, from Newfoundland

CODHEADS
n.
1924 Amer. dial., Cape Cod usage – knee-length leather boots
 
CODIE
n. 1980s sl. – a child molester
 
CODOLOGY
n. 1910s sl., orig. Anglo-Irish – the practice of disinformation; thus, nonsense
 
COD-ON
n. 20C Irish sl. – a practical joke
 
COD-PIECE
n. 17C euphemism – the penis
 
CODS
n. 1. L18 sl. – the testicles
n. 2. L18 sl. – a nickname for a curate
n. 3. 1960s sl. – a mess
n. 4. 1960s sl. – rubbish, nonsense
 
CODS FOOT!
int. L16 – an oath, God’s foot
 
COD’S-HEAD
n. 1. 1566 – a stupid fellow, a fool, a blockhead; a dupe
n. 2. 1607 obs. – lit. the head of a cod-fish; fig. ‘stupid head’
n. 3. 17C sl. – (usually as ‘codshead’) the penis
 
COD’S HEAD AND SHOULDERS
n. 19C sl. – a dupe; a fool
 
CODS MY LIFE!
int. L16 – an oath
 
COD’S ROE
n. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘dough’ – money
 
CODS SOOKS!
int. L16 – an oath

CODSTER
n.
1930 Amer. dial. – a stallion
 
CODSWALLOP
n. 1960s sl. – nonsense, rubbish, drivel
 
CODS WOONS!
int. L16 – an oath
 
COD TRENCH
n. 1990s sl. – the vagina
 
COD VERSION
n. 20C theatrical usage – a burlesque version of a well-known play
 
COE
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a man
 
CO-EDUCATE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – to converse with the opposite sex
 
COETANEOUS
adj. 1. 1608 – coming into existence or arising at the same time
adj. 2. 1649 – of the same age, equal in age
adj. 3. 1649 – existing or living at the same time; contemporary
adj. 4. 1627-77 – of equal duration
 
COEVOUS
adj. 1655-60 obs. – of the same age, equally old, having lived the same number of years; living at the same time


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