• CO-FAIR
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – a close friend
• COFE
n. 17C – a man
• COFFEE BEAN
n. 1951 Amer. dial. – a whirligig beetle
• COFFEE BOILER
n. US Civil War usage – a malingerer; a shirker
• COFFEE-COOLER
n. 1. 1886 Amer. dial. – one who seeks and secures a duty more congenial than his regular duties; one who is always looking for an easy job; a loafer, an idler, a shirker
n. 2. 1914 Amer. dial. – a prospector
• COFFEE COOLERS
n. 1972 African-American – the lips
• COFFEE CUP
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dandelion
• COFFEE-DRINK
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a wake, a funeral watch
• COFFEE GRAINS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
• COFFEE GRINDER
n. 1. World War II Amer. sl. – a machine gun
n. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – an old, broken-down car
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – an outboard motor
• COFFEE MILL
n. 1. 1887 Amer. dial. – a revolver
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a machine gun
• COFFEE POT
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a motorcycle
n. 2. 1945 Amer. dial. – a small or leaky steam engine
• COFFEE SISTER
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a lover of coffee
• COFFEE-STRAINER
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – a bushy moustache
• COFFEE-WATER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – very weak coffee
• COFFIN
n. 1. 1916 Amer. dial. – a pie crust; a deep-dish pie or its pan
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unseaworthy ship
n. 3. 1945 Amer. dial. – a dangerous plane to fly, esp. one that is in a dilapidated, run-down condition
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a trunk
• COFFIN-BEARER
n. 1925 Amer. dial. – the great black-backed gull
• COFFIN BRIG
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unseaworthy ship
• COFFIN-CARRIER
n. 1872 Amer. dial. – the great black-backed gull
• COFFIN FODDER
n. 1961 Amer. dial. – a person who looks ready to die
• COFFIN MONEY
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – burial insurance
• COFFIN NAIL
n. 1. 1888 sl., orig. US – a cigarette
n. 2. 1915 Amer. dial. – a person who smokes too much
• COFFIN STICK
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cigarette
• COFFIN TACK
n. 1897 Amer. sl. – a cigarette
• COFFIN VARNISH
n. 1881 US sl. – liquor, esp. cheap whisky
• COG-BELL
n. 1736 Eng. dial. – an icicle
• COGE IT
vb. 1889 Amer. dial. – to drink heavily and habitually
• COGGER
n. 1. 1580 – a sharper, cheat, deceiver, swindler, one who beguiles
n. 2. 1611 – a false flatterer or fawner
n. 3. 1775 – one who puts up cogs in a wheel
n. 4. 19C Eng. dial. – a fighter
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. – a striped snail shell
n. 6. 19C – in mining: one who builds up supports with cogs or shocks
• COGGLE
vb. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. – to wobble or be unsteady
vb. 2. 1902 Amer. dial. – to repair hastily
• COGGLED UP
adj. 1917 Amer. dial. – rickety, wobbly
• COGGLETY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – shaky, unsteady, unstable, rickety
• COGGLY
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. – of irregular shape
• COGIE
n. 19C sl. – the vagina
• COGILATE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to suppose, to reckon
• COGITABUND
adj. 1649 rare – deep in thought; thoughtful, meditating, musing
• COGITABUNDOUS
adj. 1627 – deep in thought, thoughtful, meditating, musing
• COGNAC-EYED
adj. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – drunk
• COGNACKED
adj. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – drunk
• COGNIZE
vb. 1821 – to take note of, to notice, to observe; to know or perceive, to recognize
• COGNOSCENTI
n. 1940s homosexual usage – the world of homosexuals, its style, language, ethos, etc.
• COGNOSCIBLE
adj. 1648 – capable of being known, knowable, ascertainable, recognizable
n. 1683 – that which can be known
• COGS
n. 1. L18 sl. – the testicles
n. 2. Bk1896 sl. – dice
n. 3. 1940s African-American sl. – sunglasses
• COG-SHOULDER
n. E17 sl. – an arrest
• COHAB
n. 1888 Amer. dial. – a person who lives in illegal cohabitation; a polygamous Mormon
• COHIBIT
vb. 1544 rare – to restrain, check, hinder; to restrict
• COHOGLE
vb. 1. 1829 Amer. dial. – to hoodwink, to dupe, to cheat, to bamboozle
vb. 2. 1855 Amer. dial. – to associate
• COHOOTER
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a busy, voluble leader in community affairs
vb. 1930 Amer. dial. – to talk constantly and to little purpose
• COIL
n. 1936 Amer. dial., West. usage – a rope
• COIL UP ONE’S ROPES
vb. 19C Brit. naval sl. – to die
• COIN
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• COINCIDATE
vb. 1657 obs. rare – to coincide
• COIN HILL
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – the part of a town where the well-off people live
• COIN IT
vb. 1863 sl. – to make a profit
• COIN MONEY
vb. 1863 sl. – to make a profit
• COINQUINATE
vb. a1528 obs. – to soil all over, to pollute, to defile
• COIT
n. 1941 Aust. sl. – the buttocks
• COJONES
n. 1. 1932 sl., orig. US – courage
n. 2. 20C US sl. – the testicles (the ‘j’ is pronounced as an ‘h’)
• COKE
n. 1. c1903 sl., orig. US – cocaine
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an incredible story
vb. 1924 sl., orig. US – to take cocaine
• COKED
adj. E20 US drug culture sl. – intoxicated with or under the effects of cocaine
• COKE-FREAK
n. 20C US sl. – a frequent user of cocaine
• COKER-NUT
n. M19 sl. – the head
• COKE STORY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an incredible story
• COKE UP
vb. 1924 sl., orig. US – to take cocaine
• COKEY; COKIE
n. 1916 sl., orig. US – a cocaine addict
• COKITTEN
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a flirt
• COKUM
adj. 1. M19 sl. – resourceful, cunning
adj. 2. M19 sl. – sensible
adj. 3. M19 sl. – sorted out; arranged satisfactorily
• COLA
n. 1938 Amer. dial. – a carbonated soft drink
• COLD
adj. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. – lacking enthusiasm, unwilling to participate fully
adj. 2. 1915 Amer. dial. – plain, clear; certain
adj. 3. 1927 Amer. dial. – of a cheque: worthless, fraudulent
adj. 4. 1942 African-American – very good, excellent
adj. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead
• COLD ADAM
n. 1699 obs. – water as a drink
• COLD AS A BAY STREET BANKER’S HEART
adj. 1987 Can. sl. – very ungenerous, or very cold
• COLD AS A NUN’S CUNT
adj. 1955 Aust. sl. – extremely cold
• COLD AS A NUN’S NASTY
adj. 1971 Aust. sl. – extremely cold
• COLD AS A PADDOCK
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BELIX
adj. 1955 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BILLY BEDAM
adj. 1938 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BLAZES
adj. 1943 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BLITZEN
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BLIXEN
adj. 1911 Amer. dial. – extremely cold
• COLD AS BLIXES
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS BLIXUM
adj. 1906 Amer. dial. – extremely cold
• COLD AS BLUGEONS
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD AS WHIZZ
adj. 1874 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD BISCUIT
n. 1. 1961 US high school jargon – a person lacking any apparent sex appeal
n. 2. 1972 US sl. – a female who does not respond to sexual overtures
• COLD-BLOODED
adj. 1. 1962 African-American sl. – out-and-out; absolute
adj. 2. 1969 African-American sl. – striking; exceptional; splendid; very cool
• COLD BLOW
n. 1971 US sl. – air conditioning
• COLD BLUFF
n. 1980 US sl. – in poker: a large bet on a poor hand designed to mislead other players
• COLDBOX
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an icebox
• COLD BUMPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – goosebumps
• COLD-BUST
vb. 1986 US sl. – to catch someone in the act; to reveal your own guilt inadvertently
• COLD-CALL
vb. 2002 UK sl. – to go into a pub hoping to make a sexual contact
• COLDCOCK
vb. 1. 1918 US sl. – to hit someone without warning, esp. with a blow to the head that knocks the person to the ground
vb. 2. 1937 Amer. dial. – to hurl, dart, or fling in a decisive manner
• COLD COFFEE
n. 1976 US sl. – beer
• COLD COMFORT
n. 1987 US necrophile usage – sexual activity with a corpse
• COLD COOK
n. 1720s sl. – an undertaker
• COLD COOKSHOP
n. c1830 sl. – an undertaker’s premises
• COLD COOK’S SHOP
n. c1830 sl. – an undertaker’s premises
• COLD CROTCH
n. 1993 US sl. – the application of an ice pack on the scrotum of a man who has overdosed on heroin
• COLD-CUNT
vb. 1982 US sl. – of a woman: to treat someone with hostility
• COLD DECK
n. 1. 1857 US sl. – in card games: a stacked deck of cards
n. 2. 1952 Can. logging usage – logs swept into a stack to be moved after drying
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. – (as ‘cold-deck’) to deceive, to cheat
• COLD DECKER
n. 1920 Amer. dial. – a person who uses a stacked deck of cards; a cheat
• COLD DOPE
n. 1951 US sl. – in horse racing: information based on empirical evidence
• COLD DRAW
n. 1964 Can. – in curling: a rock curled into an open house or into the house without rubbing or knocking out another rock
• COLD ENGLISH
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – iced tea
• COLDER THAN A NUN’S ASS
adj. 1972 Amer. sl. – very cold
• COLDER THAN A POLAR BEAR’S ASS
adj. c1944 Amer. sl. – very cold
• COLDER THAN A WITCH’S TIT
adj. 1978 Aust. sl. – extremely cold; also, extremely unfriendly
• COLDER THAN BILLY BE DAMNED
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLDER THAN BILLY HELL
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLDER THAN BILLY THUNDER
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLDER THAN BLAZES
adj. 1943 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLDER THAN BLIXENS
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLDER THAN WHALEY
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – very cold
• COLD FEET
n. 1896 sl., orig. US – fear of doing something risky or dangerous; a reluctance to proceed
• COLD FINGER WORK
n. 1948 US sl. – picking the pocket of a man preoccupied with sex
• COLD FISH
n. 1. 1924 US sl. – an unfriendly person
n. 2. 1977 Can. sl. – a standoffish, unwelcoming girl
• COLD-FOOTED
adj. 1. 1918 Amer. dial. – cowardly, unventuresome
adj. 2. 1964 Amer. dial. – of a horse: lame
adv. 1966 Amer. dial. – firmly, frankly, bluntly
• COLD-FOOTER
n. 1916 Aust. & Amer. dial. – a cowardly soldier, or someone too cowardly to become a soldier; a timid or cowardly person
• COLD HARBOUR
n. 1899 – a place of shelter from the weather for wayfarers, constructed by the wayside
• COLD HEAT
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – goosebumps
• COLD HOLE
n. 1991 US sl. – during Vietnam: an enemy tunnel that has been verified as empty
• COLDIE
n. 1953 Aust. sl. – a glass, bottle, or can of cold beer
• COLD IN HAND
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. – without cash, broke
• COLD IN THE DONG
n. 1981 US sl. – gonorrhea
• COLD IRON
n. L17 sl. – a sword
• COLD LAMPING
n. 1990s African-American sl. – explaining hitherto complex, impenetrable matters
• COLD LEAD
n. 19C sl. – a bullet
• COLD LIKE DOG NOSE
adj. 2003 Trinidad & Tobago – very cold
• COLD MEAT
n. 1. L18 sl. – a corpse
n. 2. 1910s sl. – one who has been knocked unconscious
• COLD-MEAT CART
n. 1820 sl. – a vehicle used to carry dead bodies; a hearse
• COLD MEAT CRATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hearse
• COLD MEAT JOB
n. 20C police jargon – any case that involves a corpse
• COLD MEAT PARTY
n. 1908 US sl. – a funeral or wake
• COLD MEAT TRAIN
n. 20C sl. – a funeral procession or a train that serves a cemetery
• COLD MEAT WAGON
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hearse
• COLD MUTTON
n. L18 sl. – a corpse
• COLD-NATURED
adj. 1908 Amer. dial. – prone to feel cold; said of persons
• COLD ONE
n. 1. 1927 US sl. – a cold beer
n. 2. 1962 US sl. – an empty wallet, purse, or safe
• COLD-OUT
adj. 1940 Amer. dial. – whole, entire, full
adv. 1933 Amer. dial. – really, completely, plain
• COLDOVERS
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – food saved for another meal; leftovers
• COLD PAN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an unattractive person
• COLD PIMPLES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – gooseflesh
• COLD PIT
n. 1993 US sl. – in motor racing: a member of the pit crew who works behind the wall separating the pit from the race track
• COLD-PLATE
vb. 1993 US sl. – to attach a legitimate license plate to a stolen vehicle that matches the description of the vehicle to which the license plate belongs
• COLD POTATO
n. 1. 1960 UK rhyming sl. (‘potater’) – a waiter, esp. a slow or inefficient one
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a dull, idle, boring, or worthless person
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – something that is dull, boring, or worthless
• COLD PROWL
n. 1976 Can. sl. – an assumed easy house to rob
• COLD-READ
vb. 1989 US sl. – of a fortune-teller: to tell a fortune without background information on the customer, relying on observations and the customer’s answers for the predictions
• COLD SCALD
n. 1839 Amer. dial. – a misfortune
• COLD SHAKE
n. 1. 1883 Amer. dial. – a dismissal; the cold shoulder
n. 2. 1989 US sl. – a method of preparing pills for injection by crushing and then dissolving them in cold water instead of heating with a flame
• COLD SHEETS
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – doughnuts; generally, tough doughnuts
• COLD SHUT
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a tough doughnut
• COLD SPOT
n. 1967 US sl. – a glass of iced tea
• COLD STEEL
n. World War II Amer. sl. – bayonets (in hand-to-hand fighting)
• COLD STORAGE
n. 1. 1949 US sl. – a morgue
n. 2. 1949 US sl. – solitary confinement
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – a county or city jail
• COLDSTREAM GUARDS; COLDSTREAMS
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – playing cards
• COLD TEA
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – beer
• COLD TEA SIGN
n. 2002 UK sl. – an irreverent indicator of a geriatric’s death in hospital
• COLD TURKEY
adj. 1953 US sl. – used of an attempt to break a drug addiction: sudden and complete without narcotics or medication to ease the withdrawal symptoms
n. 1. 1921 sl., orig. US – the sudden completely giving up of an addictive drug, esp. as a method of withdrawal
n. 2. 1980 US sl. – in blackjack: a hand composed of two face cards
n. 3. 1988 US sl. – in poker: two kings dealt consecutively
vb. 1949 US sl. – to withdraw from a habit or addiction suddenly and without any tapering off
• COLD-WEATHER BUMPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – goosebumps
• COLD WEATHER INDICATORS
n. 2001 US sl. – a woman’s nipples
• COLD WIRE
n. 1941 US sl. – an unsuccessful or unlikable person
• COLD-WITHOUT
adj. Bk1902 colloq, – of drinks: unmixed with water
• COLE
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• COLGATE
n. 2003 Trinidad & Tobago – any toothpaste
• COLI
n. 1978 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
• COLIANDER SEEDS
n. L17 UK sl. – money
• COLIFOR TOSTAO
n. 1973 US sl. – marijuana; a ‘toasted cauliflower’ in unconventional Spanish
• COLIN
n. 2002 UK sl. – an erection
• COLISEUM CURTAINS
n. 2002 UK sl. – the foreskin
• COLLABO
n. 2003 UK sl. – an artistic collaboration
• COLLACHRYMATE
adj. 1593 obs. rare – mingled with tears; accompanied with weeping
vb. 1. 1593 obs. rare – to weep or lament with, or in sympathy with others; to commiserate
vb. 2. 1657 obs. rare – to exude in the form of tears
• COLLAR
n. 1. 1871 sl., orig. US – an arrest
n. 2. 1960 US sl. – an improvised seal between a dropper and needle used to inject drugs
n. 3. 1973 US sl. – a police officer
n. 4. 2000 UK gypsy usage – hard, laborious work
n. 5. 2000 US sl. – the steering column of a car
vb. 1. 1613 sl. – to grab someone by the collar, literally or figuratively; to arrest
vb. 2. 1700 UK sl. – to appropriate something; to steal something
vb. 3. 1938 US sl. – to understand something; to grasp something
vb. 4. 1951 US sl. – in horse racing: to run neck and neck
vb. 5. 1971 Aust. sl. – from a male’s perspective: to have sex
• COLLAR A HOT
vb. 1947 US sl. – to eat a meal
• COLLAR AND CUFF
n. 1934 UK rhyming sl. for ‘puff’ – a homosexual male
• COLLAR AND ELBOW
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. – of an eating establishment or manner of serving food: family style, informal; placed on the table, where each person serves himself
• COLLAR AND HAMES
n. 1961 Amer. dial. – a stiff collar and necktie
• COLLAR AND SHOULDER
adj. 1926 Amer. dial. – of an eating establishment or manner of serving food: family style, informal; placed on the table, where each person serves himself
• COLLAR AND TIE
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – white-collar
• COLLARS AND CUFFS THAT MATCH
phr. 1984 US sl. – applied to a person, usually a woman, whose hair is neither bleached nor dyed
• COLLARS-FOR-DOLLARS
n. 2001 US sl. – a situation in which an arresting officer trades the criminal’s release for a share of the proceeds of the crime
• COLLAR THE JIVE
vb. 1947 US sl. – to understand what is being said
• COLLASH
vb. 1908 Amer. dial. – to clash, to collide
• COLLASP
vb. 1916 Amer. dial. – to collapse
• COLLATERAL
n. 1914 Amer. dial. – a clutter of personal belongings; odds and ends, such as found in an attic
• COLLATION
n. 1861 Amer. dial. – refreshments served to one’s guests at a meeting or ceremony
• COLLATS
n. 2000 UK sl. – money (‘collateral’)
• COLLECT
n. 1966 Aust. sl. – a win at gambling
vb. 1. 1937 UK sl. – to call for a person and proceed with him or her
vb. 2. 1982 Aust. sl. – to win at gambling; to take your winnings
• COLLECT CALL
n. 1976 US sl. – a citizens’ band radio message for a specific named person
• COLLECTION BOX
n. 1982 Bahamas sl. – the vagina
• COLLECTOR HIGHWAY
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a ‘road that collects traffic and feeds it on to a main road’
• COLLECT RENT
vb. Bk1903 cant – to rob travellers on the highway
• COLLEGE
n. 1. 1699 UK sl. – jail
n. 2. 1892 Amer. dial. euphemism – a privy
• COLLEGE-CALLED
adj. 1977 Amer. dial. – qualified by virtue of one’s education
• COLLEGE CLASSIQUE
n. 1963 Can. – in Quebec: a specialized, college-preparatory school
• COLLEGE EYE
n. 1991 US Vietnam war usage – a Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star aircraft
• COLLEGE HILL
n. 1970 US sl. – a well-off section of town
• COLLEGE JOE
n. 1961 US sl. – a quintessential college student
• COLLEGE TRY
n. 1918 US sl. – a sincere effort, despite the likelihood of failure
• COLLEGE WIDOW
n. 1900 US sl. – a woman who lives in or near a college town and dates men from the college year after year
• COLLEYFLOWER
n. 1976 Amer. dial. – a cauliflower
• COLL-HARDY
adj. 1581 obs. rare – foolhardy; foolishly rash
• COLLIBY
n. c1450 obs. – a small present or gift
• COLLIE
n. 1970 Jamaica sl. – marijuana
• COLLIEBUCTION
n. 1864 Sc. – a noisy squabble, a disturbance, a wrangle
• COLLIE DUG
n. 2002 Sc. rhyming sl. for ‘mug’ – a man; implying that to some degree the person is a fool or a victim
• COLLIE KNOX
n. 1980 UK rhyming sl. – the pox
• COLLIE MAN
n. 1977 Jamaican sl. – a marijuana dealer
• COLLIFOBBLE
vb. 1. 19C Eng. dial. – to talk secretly together
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – to cheat
• COLLI-MOLLIE • COLLI-MOLLY • COLLY-MOLLY
adj. 1711 – a jocular corruption of melancholy
• COLLINS STREET SQUATTER
n. 1960s Aust. (Melbourne) sl. – a man, usually a youth, who frequents bars, cafes, etc. for no other reason that meeting his friends, gossiping and wasting time
• COLLIOCH
n. 1814 Ireland – an old woman
• COLLISION MATS
n. World War II Amer. sl. – pancakes; waffles
• COLLOCALISM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a colloquial localism
• COLLOCUPLICATE
vb. 1623 obs. – to enrich
• COLLOGUE
n. E19 – a private talk; a secret plan or scheme
vb. 1. L16 – to wheedle, to coax
vb. 2. L18 – to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot
• COLLOQUACIOUS
adj. 1837 humorous nonce word – given to colloquy, discourse, or conversation
• COLLOQUIALANGUAGE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – colloquial speech
• COLLOQUIALS
n. L19 UK society usage – informal conversation
• COLLOUGH
n. 1814 Ireland – an old woman
• COLLUTULATE
vb. 1623 obs. – to defile
• COLLY
n. 1. 1960 UK sl. – an erection
n. 2. 1961 UK sl. – a cauliflower
vb. 1941 Amer. dial., esp. African-American – to understand, to comprehend
• COLLYFOGLE
vb. 19C Eng. dial. – to deceive, to cheat; to wheedle; to entice by flattery
• COLLY-FOX
vb. 1943 Amer. dial. – to idle about, and make mischief
• COLLYMOLLY
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – melancholy
• COLLYROBIN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the kohlrabi
• COLLYWOBBLES
n. 1. 1823 sl. – stomach pain or an unsettled condition of the stomach
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• THE COLLYWOBBLES
n. 1959 sl. – a feeling of internal queasiness at the prospect of a difficult or frightening undertaking; intense anxiety or nervousness
• COLNEY (HATCH)
n. 1960 UK rhyming sl. – a match
• COLO
adj. Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin – cold
• COLOGUE
vb. L18 – to confer privately and confidentially; to scheme or plot
• COLOMBIAN
n. 1971 US sl. – extremely potent marijuana from Colombia
• COLOMBIAN GOLD
n. 1976 US sl. – marijuana from Colombia, yellow in colour
• COLOMBIAN MARCHING POWDER
n. 1992 US sl. – cocaine
• COLOMBIAN NECKLACE
n. 1995 US sl. – a form of execution intended to set an example in which the victim’s throat is slit
• COLOMBIAN NECKTIE
n. 1997 US sl. – a form of execution intended to set an example in which the victim’s throat is lit and the tongue pulled down through the gaping wound
• COLOMBIAN RED
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
• COLOMBO
n. 1976 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia, reddish in colour
• COLONEL
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – an auctioneer
n. 2. 1936 Amer. dial. – a native or resident of Kentucky
• COLONEL BLIMP
n. 1. 1934 sl., derogatory – someone with reactionary views; a very conservative man
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a shrimp (seafood)
• COLONEL (GADAFFI)
n. 2002 UK rhyming sl. – a café
• COLONEL KLINK
n. 2002 US sl. – any high-ranking prison officer
• COLONEL (PRESCOTT)
n. 1930s UK rhyming sl. – a waistcoat
• COLONEL SANDERS
n. 1979 US sl. – a mature male homosexual who is especially attracted to boys or young men
• COLONIST
n. c1810 sl. – a louse
• COLOR
n. 1. 1851 Amer. dial. – gold
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a crayon
• COLORADO MOCKINGBIRD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a donkey or mule
• COLORED
n. 1916 Amer. dial. – a Black person; Black people
• COLORED PEOPLE’S TIME
n. 1926 Amer. dial. – an hour or two later than the prescribed time
• COLOR-STRUCK
adj. 1934 Amer. dial. – conceited, vain, or egotistical because of the colour of one’s skin; preferring light-skinned to dark-skinned people
• COLOUR-BLIND
adj. 1943 US sl. – given to embezzlement or other thievery
• COLT
n. 1. 1864 sl. – a life-preserver (a short club with a heavy weighted end used as a weapon
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – an illegitimate child
• COLT OVER THE FENCE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an illegitimate child
• A COLT’S TOOTH
n. c1386 – an addiction to youthful pleasures
• COLUMBIAN
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
• COLUMBIAN RED
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
• COLUMBIA RED
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
• COLUMBIA RIVER TURKEY
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – a salmon
• COLUMBINE
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a prostitute
• COLUMBO
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana grown in Colombia
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