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• COMFLOGISTICATED
adj. 1942 – bewildered; confused; disconcerted → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• COMFOOZLED
adj. 1942 – bewildered; perplexed; baffled → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• COMFOOZLEMENT
n. 1942 – bewilderment; perplexity → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• COMFORT
n. 1. 1899 – a knitted or crocheted woollen scarf → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1967 – a bedroom slipper → Amer. dial.
• COMFORTABLE AS A BEE ON A RASHER OF WATERMELON
adj. 1890 – very comfortable → Amer. dial.
• COMFORTABLE AS PIGS IN SHIT
adj. L19 – extremely comfortable → colloq.
• COMFORTABLES
n. 1786 – things that add to one’s comfort → Amer. dial.
• COMFORTATIVE
adj. 1. 1377 – cheering, cheerful → obs.
adj. 2. 1398 – strengthening, reviving, as medicine, food, etc. → obs.
n. 1398 – a strengthening or reviving medicine → obs.
• COMFORT BAG • COMFORT KIT
n. 1867 – a package of small personal items for soldiers → Amer. dial.
• COMFORTER
n. 1840 – a long, heavy, and usually knitted, neck scarf → Amer. dial.
• COMFORT SHOE
n. 1967 – a bedroom slipper → Amer. dial.
• COMFORT STATION
n. 1923 – a public lavatory → US
• COMFY
adj. E19 – comfortable → colloq.
• COMIC CUTS
n. 1945 – intestines → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘guts’
• COMICS
n. 1945 – intestines → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘guts’
• COMING APPETITE
n. 1853 – a mounting desire, usually for food → Amer. dial.
• COMING OUT OF ONE’S EARS
phr. 1965 – in superabundant supply → Amer. sl.
• COMINGS
n. 1947 – one’s due or just deserts → Amer. dial.
► COMITATE vb. to accompany → 1632 obs.
• COMITIAL ILL
n. 19C – epilepsy
• COMMENCER
n. 1931 – the self-starter of a car → Amer. dial.
• COMMIE
n. 1939 – a Communist → sl., often derogatory
• COMMISH
n. 1860 – a commission of any sort → US Civil War usage
• COMMISSARY BULLETS
n. 1913 – beans → Amer. navy sl. (Bk.)
• COMMISSIONATE
vb. 1899 – to give a commission; to appoint or empower a person to act for another → Amer. dial. arch.
• COMMO
n. 1. 1941 – a Communist → sl., often derogatory
n. 2. 1945 – communication → World War II Amer. sl.
• COMMODE
n. 1. 1845 – a dresser, a chest of drawers → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1934 – a wardrobe → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1950 – a chamber pot → Amer. dial.
n. 4. 1965 – an indoor toilet → Amer. dial.
n. 5. 1968 – a buffet → Amer. dial.
• COMMON
n. 1906 – common sense → Brit. sl.
• COMMON AS HORSESHIT
adj. 1925 – very common → US sl.
• COMMON AS MUCK
adj. 1782 – exceedingly common → UK sl.
• COMMON AS PIG TRACKS
adj. 1952 – vulgar, ill-bred → Amer. dial.
• COMMON DOINGS
n. 1838 – plain, ordinary fare → Amer. dial. obs.
• COMMON GARDEN GOUT
n. 17C – syphilis → sl.
• COMMON HERBERGER
n. 1502 – a common lodging-house keeper → obs.
• COMMON OR GARDEN
adj. 1892 – common, ordinary
• COMMONS
n. 1934 – the general public → Amer. dial.
• COMMONSTRATE
vb. 1623 – to make clear; to teach, to demonstrate, to impart information → obs.
• COMMON TALK
n. 1975 – public knowledge → Amer. dial.
• COMMUNE
n. 1966 – an outdoor toilet → Amer. dial.
• COMMUTATE
vb. 1652 – to change → obs.
• COMPANION
n. 1893 – a wife → Amer. dial.
• COMPANION COW
n. 1950 – a bull → Amer. dial.
• THE COMPANY
n. 1967 – the Central Intelligence Agency → US sl.
COMPANY-CLEAN
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to do quickly; said when you don’t have the time or ambition to do something thoroughly → Amer. dial.
• COMPANY STOOGE
n. 1945 – a company clerk → World War II Amer. sl.
• COMPELTRY
n. 1942 – power, control → Amer. dial.
• COMPENDIARIOUS
adj. 1730 – brief, short, concise, abridged, compendious → obs.
• COMPERE
n. 1927 – a relative by marriage → Amer. dial., chiefly African-American
• COMPERENDINOUS
adj. 1730 – postponed, prolonged, deferred, delayed → obs.
• COMPERSATION
n. 1927 – conversation → Amer. dial.
• COMPIE
n. 1958 – a marble → Amer. dial.
• COMPLACENTIOUS
adj. 1656 – complaisant, obsequious, soothing, and thereby, pleasing → obs.
• COMPLAINY
adj. 1887 – ill, unwell, ailing → Amer. dial.
• COMPLECTED
adj. 1806 – complexioned → Amer. dial.
• COMPLEMENTASTER
n. 1635 – a petty complimenter → obs.
• COMPLETELY CHEESED
adj. 1945 – bored to an extreme → World War II Amer. sl.
• COMPLIMENT
n. 1. 1859 – a present, a gift → Amer. dial. obs.
n. 2. 1933 – an invitation → Amer. dial.
• COMPO
n. 1941 – compensation, esp. as paid for an injury received while working → Aust. & NZ sl.
• COMPOODLE
n. 1890 – aggregate; the whole lot → Amer. dial.
• COMPOS
adj. 1809 – in control of the mind, sane
• COMPOS MENTIS
adj. 1616 – in control of the mind, sane
• COMPOTATOR
n. 1731 – one who drinks with another; a fellow-drinker
• COMPREE
vb. 1965 – to understand → Amer. dial.
• COMPRESS
vb. 1903 – to possess carnally → sl. (Bk.)
• COMPTROLLER
n. 1968 – a large marble → Amer. dial.
• COMPULSHENCY
n. 1905 – urgency → Amer. dial.
• COMPULSIONARY
adj. 1927 – compulsory → Amer. dial.
• COMPUNCTIOUS
adj. 1605 – having or feeling compunction; pricking to the conscience; causing regret or misgiving; remorseful, repentant
• COMPUSH
n. 1905 – urgency, compulsion, necessity → Amer. dial.
• COMPUSHENCY
n. 1905 – urgency, necessity; compulsion → Amer. dial.
• COMPUSHITY
n. 1911 – urgency, necessity; compulsion → Amer. dial.
• COMPUTER GEEK
n. 1991 – a person whose like is centred around computers to the exclusion of all other outlets → US sl.
• COMPUTER NERD
n. 1985 – a student whose enthusiasm for computers has interfered with the development of a well-rounded personality → US sl.
• COMPY
n. 1998 – a competition → Aust. sl.
phr. 1947 – do you understand → US
• COMRAT
n. 1951 – a political liberal → US sl., derogatory
• COMSE
vb. a1225 – to begin, to commence → obs.
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