Dictionary: CU – CUQ

► CUADRILLA n. a group or company; the troupe or following of a matador → 1838 
​► CUB n. 1. orig. a young fox → 1530 
n. 2. a stall, pen, or shed for cattle → 1548 chiefly Eng. dial. 
n. 3. the young of the bear and of other wild beasts → 1600 
n. 4. an awkward, silly, uncouth, uncultured, or unpoised youth → 1600
n. 5. a surgeon’s assistant → 1690 Brit. sl.
n. 6. a tyro gamester → L17 sl.
n. 7. an apprentice or beginner; an apprentice pilot on a steamboat → 1875 orig. US 
► CUBAL adj. of the form of a cube; cubical → 1657 obs.
► CUBATION n. a lying down → 1727 obs.
► CUBATORY adj. recumbent → 1755
n. a dormitory → 1727
► CUBBIDGE adj. miserly, stingy, tight-fisted → 1930 African-American 
► CUBBISH adj. resembling a cub; awkward, uncouth, unpolished → 1819 
► CUBBITCH adj. miserly, stingy, tight-fisted → 1930 African-American 
► CUBE n. 1. an extremely conventional or conservative person → 1957 sl., orig. US
n. 2. a person who does not follow current trends’ a ‘square’ → 1964 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► CUBE FARM n. an office divided into cubicles → 1997 
► CUBESVILLE n. a conventional place or institution → 1959 sl., orig. US
► CUBICALLY adv. to the third power or cube; in the form of a cube → 1560 
► CUBICITY n. a being cubic → 1881
► CUBICLE n. a bedchamber → 1483 obs. 
► CUBICLY adv. to the third power or cube; in the form of a cube → 1556 obs.
► CUBICULAR adj. belonging to a bedchamber → 1611
n. an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain → 1425 chiefly Sc., obs.
► CUBICULARY adj. belonging to a bedchamber → 1646 obs. 
n. an attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain → 1382 chiefly Sc., obs.
► CUBICULE n. a bedchamber → 1887 
► CUBICULO n. a bedchamber → 1616 obs.
► CUBICULOUS adj. pert. to a bedchamber → 1715 obs.
► CUBICULUM n. a sleeping chamber → 1832 
► CUBIT n. the part of the arm from the elbow downward; the forearm → 14C obs. 
► CUBITURE n. a lying down → 1656 obs.
► CUBOMANCY n. divination involving thrown dice → 1991 (Bk.)
► CUCHIL n. a grove → 1522 Sc. obs.
► CUCK n. 1. excrement → E15
n. 2. a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife → 1706 obs.
vb. 1. of a cuckoo: to make its characteristic call → 1599
vb. 2. to defecate, to void excrement → 1605 obs.
vb. 3. to punish by setting in the cucking-stool → 1611 obs. 
vb. 4. to throw, to cast, to chuck → 1787 Eng. dial. 
► CUCKALLY adj. having the character of a cuckold → 1589 obs. 
► CUCKING-STOOL n. 1. an instrument of punishment formerly in use for scolds, disorderly women, fraudulent tradespeople, etc., consisting of a chair (sometimes in the form of a close-stool), in which the offender was fastened and exposed to the jeers of the bystanders, or conveyed to a pond or river and ducked → 1308 obs. 
n. 2. a chamber-pot → 14C
► CUCKLE vb. to commit adultery → 17C Brit. & Amer. dial.
► CUCKLES n. the spiky seed-pods of the thistle → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
► CUCKLE-STOOL n. a cucking-stool → 1592
► CUCKOLD n. 1. the husband of an unfaithful wife → 1250
n. 2. a cockle (shellfish) → 1757 obs. 
vb. to cheat, to trick → 1644 obs. 
► CUCKOLDAGE n. the position of a cuckold → 1676 obs. 
► CUCKOLDIZE vb. to make a cuckold → 1682 obs.
► CUCKOLDLY adj. having the character of a cuckold → 1594 obs. 
► CUCKOLD-MAKER n. a person who makes a practice of corrupting wives; a man who seduces another’s wife → 1574 
► CUCKOLDOM n. a dishonouring of a husband by adultery with or on the part of his wife → 1681 obs. 
► CUCKOLDRY n. 1. a dishonouring of a husband by adultery with or on the part of his wife → 1529 
n. 2. a company of cuckolds → 1548 obs. 
► CUCKOLD’S CHORISTER n. the cuckoo → 1592 obs. 
► CUCKOLDSHIRE n. cuckoldom → 1562 humorous usage, obs. 
► CUCKOLD’S-ROW n. cuckoldom → 1500 humorous usage, obs. 
► CUCKOLDY adj. having the character of a cuckold → 1618 obs. 
► CUCKOO adj. foolish; silly; witless; slightly mad → 1906 Amer. colloq.
n. 1. a fool; a silly person → 1581
n. 2. a ‘yes-man’; a sycophant, a toady → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
vb. to repeat incessantly and without variation → 1648 
► CUCKOOED adj. crazy, eccentric → 1918 sl., orig. US
► CUCKOO HOUSE n. a mental hospital → 1930 US sl.
► CUCKOO-LAND n. a fanciful or ideal realm or domain → 1916
► CUCKOOS n. money → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► CUCKOO’S NEST n. a mental hospital → 1962 US sl.
► CUCKQUEAN n. a woman whose husband is unfaithful to her; a female cuckold → 1546 obs.
vb. to make a cuckquean of → 1592 obs.
► CUCKY adj. of children and animals: dirty → 15C
► CUCUBATE vb. to cry like an owl, to hoot → 1623 obs.
► CUCULLE n. the hood or cowl of a monk → 1420 obs. 
► CUCUMBER FLOOR n. parquet → 1949 Amer. dial. 
► THE CUCUMBERS n. in prison: Rule 43, which allows a prisoner to be kept apart from the main prison community for ‘safety of self or others’ → 2003 UK rhyming sl. for ‘numbers’
► CUCURIATE vb. to crow like a cock → 1623 obs.
► CUD n. the throat or gullet → 1000 obs. 
► CUDA n. 1. a barracuda → 1949 US sl.
n. 2. a Plymouth Barracuda car → 1965 US sl.
► CUDDEN n. a born fool; a dolt → 1673 obs. 
► CUDDIE n. 1. a donkey; a horse → 19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2.a stupid person → 19C Sc. & Eng. dial.
► CUDDLE n. an act of urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piss’ (Cuddle and Kiss)
vb. 1. to tickle → 1903 Amer. dial. 
vb. 2. to possess carnally → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► CUDDLE AND KISS n. 1. a girl, a girlfriend → 1938 UK rhyming sl. for ‘miss’
n. 2. an act of urination → 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘piss’
vb. to make a fool of, to ‘take the piss’ → 1992 UK rhyming sl.
► CUDDLE BUNNY n. an attractive girl → 1946 US sl.
► CUDDLE-COOTIE n. an affectionate person → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► CUDDLE-ME-BUFF n. an intoxicating liquor → 1867 Eng. dial.
► CUDDLE-MUDDLE n. a secret conversation, often, with evil intent → 1866 Sc.
vb. to speak in a secret, muttering voice → 1866 Sc.
► CUDDLE OUT OF vb. to coax or wheedle out of → 1808 
► CUDDLE THE BAG vb. to hug a base → 1926 US baseball sl. (Bk.)
► CUDDY n. 1. a room or cabin in a large ship abaft and under the round-house, in which the officers and cabin passengers take their meals → 1641 nautical usage 
n. 2. a small room, closet or cupboard → 1641 
n. 3. a donkey → 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. the hedge sparrow → 1802 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a stupid person → 1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 6. the captain’s cabin → 1917 nautical usage 
n. 7. a horse; a small horse → 1930 Aust. & Eng. dial. 
► CUDDY-HOLE n. a small room, closet or cupboard → 1848 Amer. dial.
► CUDDY-LEGS n. a large herring → 1880 
► CUDDY WIFTER n. a left-handed person → 1929 Eng. dial. 
► CUE n. 1. the sum of half a farthing, formerly denoted in College accounts by the letter ‘q’, originally for ‘quadrans’ → 1440 obs.
n. 2. a small quantity of bread → 1603 University usage, obs. 
n. 3. a hint of what is coming, a premonition → 1647 obs. 
n. 4. a little, a little bit → 1654 obs. 
n. 5. a long plait of hair worn hanging down behind like a tail, from the head or from a wig; a pigtail → 1731
n. 6. the tail of an animal → 1862 humorous usage 
n. 7. a barbecue; barbecued food → 1908 Amer. dial. 
n. 8. a cucumber → 1935 colloq. 
n. 9. a sharp, sudden pain → 1968 Amer. dial. 
► CUE-BALL adj. piebald, as a horse; skewbald → 1869
► CUEIST n. a person skilled in the use of a billiard cue → 1870 
► CUES n. little flourishes on handwriting or a signature to make it look fancy → 1970 Amer. dial. 
► CUE SOMEONE IN vb. to inform someone → 20C sl., orig. US 
► CUE-WHIFFS n. little flourishes on handwriting or a signature to make it look fancy → 1968 Amer. dial. 
► CUFF n. 1. a mitten or glove → 1362 obs. 
n. 2. a blow with the fist, or with the open hand; a buffet → 1570 
n. 3. a blow or stroke of any kind → 1610 
n. 4. an old man; esp. a miserly old fellow → 1616 sl., contemptuous usage
n. 5. a Black person → 1755 US offensive 
n. 6. a black bear → 1811 US 
n. 7. the green leaves at the top of a strawberry → 1965 Amer. dial
vb. 1. to strike with the fist, or with the open hand; to beat, to buffet → 1530 
vb. 2. to vanquish in fight, to defeat → 1657 obs. 
vb. 3. to put handcuffs on → 1693 police sl.
vb. 4. to discuss, to talk over; also, to tell a tale → 1746 Eng. dial. 
► CUFF-CHEATING n. cheating in school examinations → 1968 Amer. dial. 
► CUFFEE n. 1. a Black person   → 1713 US colloq., offensive
n. 2. a black bear → 1824 US colloq. 
► CUFFEY ► CUFFY n. a Black man → 1713 US colloq., offensive
► CUFFER n. 1. one who cuffs; a boxer, fighter → 1662
n. 2. the fist → 1694 obs.
n. 3. a man → 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl.
n. 4. a lie; a tale; an exaggerated and improbable story → 1887 Eng. dial.
► CUFFIN n. a man, a fellow, a chap → 1567 criminals’ sl.
► CUFFING n. cheating in school examinations → 1968 Amer. dial. 
► CUFF OF THE NECK n. the fleshy part of the back of the neck → 1740 orig. Sc. 
► CUFFS n. 1. wrist fetters → 17C sl.
n. 2. handcuffs → 1861 sl.
► CUFF UP vb. to strike, to hit, to beat up → 1940 Amer. dial. 
► CUGGER-MUGGER n. a secret conversation; a whispering, a gossiping in a low voice → 1859 Ireland 
► CUGINE n. 1. a young Italian-American man → 1988 US sl., usually depreciative 
n. 2. a young man seeking initiation into the Mafia → 1996 US sl., usually depreciative 
► CUITER vb. to attend to with kindly assiduity; to minister to; to coddle → 1795 Sc. 
► CUITTLE vb. 1. to wheedle, to coax → 1565 Sc. 
vb. 2. to tickle → 1790 Sc. 
► CUJETTE n. a female cousin; a female friend in an Italian neighbourhood → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CUJINE n. a cousin; a friend in an Italian neighbourhood → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CUKE n. a cucumber → 1903 colloq. 
► CULB ► CULBE n. a retort → 1683 obs.
► CULBUT vb. to overturn backwards, to throw anyone on his back; to drive back in disorder → 1693
► CULCH n. 1. rubbish, refuse → 1736 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 2. a person held in low esteem; a rude ignorant person → 1891 Amer. dial. 
► CULCHA n. culture or cultural pursuits, variously regarded as pretentious, exotic, alien, worthless, etc.→ 1872 humorous or ironic usage 
► CULCHAD adj. cultured, esp. in an affected or pretentious way → 1878 humorous or ironic usage 
► CULCHIE n. a rustic; a country labourer → 1958 Irish colloq., derogatory
► CUL-DE-SAC n. an inconclusive argument → 19C 
► CULE n. the rump; a buttock → 1220 obs. 
► CULES n. the buttocks → 1220 obs. 
► CULEUVRE n. a snake → 1481 obs.
► CULEX n. a gnat or mosquito → 1483 
► CULICIFUGAL adj. that which repels mosquitoes or gnats → 1900 
► CULICIFUGE n. a substance applied to the body or clothing in order to keep mosquitoes and gnats away → 1894 
► CULINARIAN adj. pert. to a kitchen → 1615
► CULINARILY adv. with regard to cookery → 1837
► CULINARIOUS adj. pertaining to cookery → 1838
► CULL n. a dupe, a gullible person; a silly fellow, a simpleton, a fool; a man, a fellow, a chap → 1698 Eng. dial. & sl. 
vb. to hug, to fondle in the arms → 1564 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
► CULLIBILITY n.  gullibility → 1728 obs.
► CULLIBLE adj.  easily made a ‘cull’ or fool of, or deceived; gullible → 1811 obs.
► CULLICE vb.  to beat severely → 1639 obs.
► CULLING n.  an embracing, a cuddling → 1490 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CULLION n. 1.  a testicle → 1386 obs.
n. 2.  a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal → 1575 obs.
n. 3.  in Fortifications, ‘..a great eare, but properly that part of a bulwake which enginers call the pome, the gard,  the shoulder or eares to couer the casamats’ (Florio 1611, definition of Orecchione) → 1589 obs.
► CULLION-LIKE adj.  base, despicable, vile → 1591 obs.
► CULLIONLY adj.  rascally, base, despicable; like a cullion → 1608 obs.
► CULLIONRY n.  base rascally conduct; the behaviour of a cullion → 1611 obs.
► CULLIS n. a sound beating → 1580 obs. 
vb. to ‘beat to a jelly’; to beat severely → 1639 obs. rare 
► CULL-ME-TO-YOU n. the pansy → 1597 rural usage 
► CULLY n. 1. a person who is cheated or imposed upon, as by a sharper, strumpet etc.; a dupe, a gull; one who is easily deceived or take in; a silly fellow; a simpleton → 1664 colloq.
n. 2. a pal, a mate; a man generally → 1676 colloq.
vb. 1. to fondle in the arms, to hug → 1576 obs. 
vb. 2. to make a fool of, to deceive, to cheat, to take in → 1676 obs.
► CULLYFLOWER n. a cauliflower → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CULM n. 1. soot, smut → 1440 obs. exc. Sc. 
n. 2. the highest point, the summit → 1587 obs.
n. 3. coal-dust; small or refuse coal → 1603 
► CULMEN n. the top or summit; fig., the height, acme, culminating point → 1646 
► CULMINAL adj. pert. to the summit → 1889
► CULMINANT adj. reaching the greatest height, forming the summit or highest point, topmost → 1849 
► CULMY adj. blackened or begrimed with soot → 1300 obs. 
► CULORUM n. the conclusion, or ‘moral’ → 1362 obs. 
► CULOTTE n. 1. knee breeches → 1842
n. 2. the soft hair or feather on the back of the forelegs of a dog → 1928 
► CULOTTIC adj. wearing breeches, respectable, as opposed to ‘sansculottic’ → 1837 
► CULPABLE adj. 1. guilty, criminal; deserving punishment or condemnation → 1303 obs. 
adj. 2. deserving blame or censure; blameworthy → 1604 
n. a guilty person, a culprit → 1483 obs. 
► CULPATE vb. to blame, to find fault with → 1548 obs.
► CULPATION n. a blaming, a finding fault → 1727 obs.
► CULPATORY adj. tending to blame, expressing blame → 1786
► CULPE n. guilt, sin, fault, blame → 1377 obs. 
vb. to cut, to slice → 1430 obs.
► CULPON n. a piece cut off, a cutting; a portion, a strip,. a slice, a shred, a bit → 1400 obs. 
vb. 1. to cut into pieces; to cut up, to slice → 1400 obs. 
vb. 2. to ornament or trim with strips or patches of a different-coloured material → 1587 obs. 
► CULROUN ► CULRUN n. a base fellow, a rascal → 1540 Sc. obs.
► CULT adj. of a person: refined, cultured → 1598 obs. 
n. a paying reverential homage to a divine being; religious worship → 1613
► CULTELLATION n. the solution of a problem by dealing with it piecemeal; in surveying: a measuring of heights or distances by piecemeal, i.e. by instruments, which give such heights and distances by parts, and not all at one operation → 1685 obs. 
► CULTIC adj. relating to religious worship, esp. as expressed in ceremony or ritual directed towards a particular figure or object; relating to a cult → 1877 
► CULTICALLY adv. with regard to religious ritual or worship → 1877 
► CULTISTIC adj. relating to a cult → 1912 
► CULTIVABLE adj. able to be cultivated → 1682 
► CULTIVABILITY n. the ability to be cultivated → 1815 
► CULTIVAGE n. a cultivating the land; cultivation → 1632 obs.
► CULTIVATE vb. to grow the hair, nails, etc., esp. to a particular length or to form a certain style → 1791 
► CULTIVATIBILITY n. the ability to be cultivated → 1886
► CULTIVATIBLE adj. able to be cultivated → 1803 
► CULTIVATORY adj. engaging in or relating to cultivation, esp. of the land → 1815 
► CULTIVE adj. cultivated; under tillage → 1611 obs.
vb. to cultivate the land or plants → 1483 obs. 
► CULTIVING n. cultivation; tillage → 1483 obs. 
► CULTRIVOROUS adj. designating a knife-swallower or sword-swallower → 1833
► CULTUAL adj. relating to religious worship, esp. as expressed in ceremony or ritual directed towards a particular figure or object; relating to a cult → 1886 
► CULTURAL CRINGE n. a national attitude characterized by deference to the cultural achievements of other societies → 1950 orig. Aust. 
► CULTURAL DESERT n. a place or situation regarded as devoid of culture or intellectual interest → 1921 depreciative usage 
► CULTURALIST n. 1. a person who cultivates or rears plants, fish, etc. → 1866 
n. 2. a person who advocates the interests of his or her own culture, esp. to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other cultures → 1953 
► CULTURATE vb. to cultivate → 1631 obs.
► CULTURATI n. cultured people considered as a class; members of a cultural elite → 1892 orig. US 
► CULTURATION n. cultivation → 1606
► CULTURE n. 1. a piece of tilled land; a cultivated field → 1475 obs. 
n. 2. worship; reverential homage → 1483 obs.
vb. 1. to cultivate the soil, plants → 1510 
vb. 2. to refine or improve the mind, a person, etc., by education or training; to cultivate → 1677 
► CULTURELESS adj. of a plant, the soil, etc.: uncultivated, wild → 1824 obs. 
► CULTURE VULTURE n. someone eager to acquire culture → 1947 sl., orig. US, derogatory
► CULTURE WAR n. 1. a political struggle for control of cultural and educational institutions → 1879
n. 2. a conflict between groups with different ideals, beliefs, philosophies, etc. → 1917 
► CULTURE WARRIOR n. a person actively involved in protecting or promoting a particular culture or set of values regarded as being under threat; later, an activist advocating a conservative political agenda → 1982 orig. & chiefly US 
► CULTUS adj. bad, worthless → 1851 Amer. dial. 
n. religious worship or veneration; an organized system of religious worship or ceremony → 1617 
► CULVER n. 1. a dove, a pigeon → 825 
n. 2. a term of tender affection → 1225 
► CULVER-HEADED adj. 1.  thick-headed, stupid → 19C Eng. dial.
adj. 2. thatched with straw or stubble → 19C Eng. dial.
► CULVER-HOLE n. pigeon-hole, a dove-cote → 1565 obs. 
► CULVER-HOUSE n. a pigeon-house, a dove-cote → 1340 obs. 
► CULVERT adj. infamous, villainous, treacherous → 1225 obs. 
► CULVERTSHIP n. villainy, treachery, perfidy → 1250 obs.
► CULYE vb. to cherish, to coax, to draw forth by coaxing or flattery → 1513 Sc. obs.
► CUM n. 1. ejaculated semen → 1923 sl.
n. 2. an orgasm → 1967 US sl.
► CUM ANNEXES n. the members of one’s family → 1892 W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
► CUM-ANNEXIS n. one’s belongings, esp. applied to one’s wife and children → 1892 W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
► CUMATIC adj. blue; of a sky colour → 1623 obs.
► CUMATICAL adj. blue; of a sky colour → 1623 obs.
► CUMBENT adj. lying down, in a reclining position → 1660
► CUMBER n. 1. overthrow, destruction → 1303 obs. 
n. 2. that which hinders; a hindrance, obstruction, encumbrance, burden → 1425 
n. 3. trouble, distress, embarrassment, inconvenience → 1513 obs. 
n. 4. a cucumber → 1968 Amer. dial. 
vb. 1. to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy → 1303 obs. 
vb. 2. to benumb, to stiffen with cold, etc. → 1325 obs. 
vb. 3. to confound or trouble the mind or senses; to perplex, to puzzle → 1375 obs. 
vb. 4. to harass, to distress, to trouble → 1400 obs. 
vb. 5. to hamper, to embarrass, to hinder, to get in t he way of → 1487 
► CUMBERED adj. 1. benumbed → 1430 obs. 
adj. 2. encumbered; hindered, hampered, occupied obstructively → 1590 
► CUMBER-GROUND n. anything utterly worthless and in people’s way; something that out to be destroyed or buried out of sight; a useless thing; a thing or person of no value; a useless tree; a useless or unprofitable occupant of a position; one that is good-for-nothing → 1657
► CUMBER-HOUSE n. a person who cumbers or inconveniently occupies a house → 1541 obs. 
► CUMBERING n. 1. trouble, distress → 1303 obs. 
n. 2. hindrance, encumbrance, embarrassment → 1340
► CUMBERMENT n. 1. trouble, distress → 1300 obs. 
n. 2. perplexity, confusion → 1430 obs. 
n. 3. hindrance, embarrassment, entanglement → 1599
n. 4. an encumbrance → 1840
► CUMBERSOME adj. 1. of places or ways: obstructing and impeding motion or progress; troublesome to pass or get through → 1487 obs. 
adj. 2. causing trouble, annoyance, or inconvenience; troublesome, wearisome, oppressive → 1535 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
► CUMBER-WORLD n. a person or thing that uselessly encumbers the world → 1374 obs. 
► CUMBLE n. 1. highest point; apex, culmination → 1640 obs. 
n. 2. heap, accumulation → 1694 obs.
vb. to oppress, to deprive of power; to stiffen or benumb with cold → 1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
► CUMBLY ► CUMLY n. a blanket a coarse woollen cloth → 1696
► CUMBRANCE n. 1. a troubling or harassing; trouble; distress, annoyance → 1377 obs. 
n. 2. trouble of mind; perplexity → 1460 obs. 
n. 3. a hindering, encumbering, or burdening; hindrance, burden, encumbrance → 1535 obs. 
► CUMBROUS adj. 1. causing trouble, distress, or annoyance; full of trouble or care; troublesome; harassing; wearisome, oppressive → 1400 obs. 
adj. 2. presenting obstruction; difficult of passages or access → 1487 obs. 
► CUMBROUSNESS n. a being troublesome, burdensome, or unwieldy → 1557 
► CUMFLUTTERED adj. flustered, excited → 1928 Amer. dial. 
► CUM FREAK n. a girl who is only looking for sex; one who is over-zealous in looking for dates; a female who loves copulation → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► CUMMER n. 1. a godmother, in her relationship to the other godparents and the parents of the child → 1303 Sc.
n. 2. a female companion or intimate → 1513 Sc. 
n. 3. a woman, a female → 1700 Sc. 
n. 4. a cucumber → 1968 Amer. dial. 
► CUMMOCK n. a crooked stick; a short staff with a crooked head; any kind of walking stick → 1786 Sc.
► CUMOLDICTION n. a curiosity; something unusual → 1944 Amer. dial. 
► CUMOLDICTIOUS adj. curious, unusual → 1944 Amer. dial. 
► CUMPUFFLED adj. confused, bewildered → 1854 Eng. dial.
► CUMRAY vb. to overwhelm, to overthrow, to destroy → 1425 Sc. obs.
► CUMSHAW n. a bonus, referring to a bribe rather than a reward or present → 1860 US Civil War usage
► CUM-TWANG n. a term of abuse, reproach, or contempt; apparently, a miser → 1599 obs.
► CUMULAR adj. heap-like; of the nature of cumulus clouds → 1892 
► CUMULATE adj. formed into a heap; heaped up → 1535 
vb. to gather in a heap; to heap up; to pile up, to collect, to amass, to accumulate → 1534 
► CUMULATIST n. a person who accumulates → 1846
► CUMULATOR n. a person who accumulates → 1799 obs. 
► CUMULESCENT adj. of a cloud: forming into cumulus → 1818 
► CUMULOSE adj. full of heaps → 1727 obs. 
► CUMULOUS adj. heap-like; of the nature of cumulus clouds → 1851
► CUMULUS n. a heap, a pile; an accumulation, a gathering; the conical top of a heaped measure → 1659 
► CUMYXAPHILY n. the collecting of matchboxes → 1991 (Bk.)
► CUN vb. 1. to have experience of; to test, to try, to make trial of → 1000 obs.
vb. 2. to taste → 1175 
► CUNABLES n. a cradle → 1549 obs.
► CUNABULA n. a cradle; fig., the place where anything is nurtured in its beginnings, the earliest abode → 1774 
► CUNCTATION n. a delaying; delay, tardy action → 1585 
► CUNCTATIOUS adj. prone to delay; addicted to delaying → 1865
► CUNCTATIVE adj. cautiously slow, tardy, dilatory, prone to or causing delay → 1617
► CUNCTATOR n. a person who acts tardily; a delayer → 1654 
► CUNCTATORY adj. disposed to delay or linger; procrastinating → 1824
► CUNCTIPOTENT adj. all-powerful, omnipotent → 1485 
► CUNCTITENENT adj. holding or possessing all things → 1727 obs.
► CUND vb. to say or determine which way a shoal of fish is going → M19 nautical colloq.
► CUNDY n. a small stone → L19 Aust. sl.
► CUNICLE n. a hole, cave, or passage under ground → 1657 obs.
► CUNICULAR adj. 1. pert. to the cradle or to infancy → 1676 obs.
adj. 2. rabbit-like, living in burrows under ground → 1759 obs.
adj. 3. pert. to underground passages → 1890 
► CUNICULOSE adj. full of holes and windings, like a rabbit warren; also, full of rabbits → 1727 obs.
► CUNICULOUS adj. full of holes and windings, like a rabbit warren; also, full of rabbits → 1634 obs.
► CUNJURUM n. a condom → 1968 Amer. dial.
► CUNNAMULLA CARTWHEEL n. a big broad-rimmed hat → 1920 Aust. sl.
► CUNNEL n. a potato → 18C sl.
► CUNNIGAR n. 1. a rabbit warren → 1424 
n. 2. the vagina, the ‘coney burrow’ → 1550 obs.
► CUNNILINGUE n. a person who performs cunnilingus → 1884 
vb. to perform cunnilingus on a woman → 1941 
► CUNNING adj. 1. possessing knowledge or learning; learned → 1325 obs.
adj. 2. quaintly interesting; pretty, attractive → 1843 sl. orig. US
adj. 3. excellent; first-rate → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. knowledge; learning, erudition → 1340 obs.
n. 2. the faculty of knowing; wit, wisdom, intelligence → 1340 obs.
n. 3. a branch of knowledge or of skilled work; a science or art, a craft; in early times: occult art, magic → 1340 obs.
► CUNNING AS A DEAD PIG adj. stupid → 1705 colloq.
► CUNNING AS A MAORI DOG adj. very cunning dead → 1925 NZ sl.
► CUNNING AS A SHIT-HOUSE RAT adj. very cunning indeed → 1957 Aust. sl.
► CUNNING AS A WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS adj. very cunning, with a considerable admixture of mischievousness to go with it → 20C colloq.
► CUNNING AS A WHOLE WAGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS adj. very cunning, with a considerable admixture of mischievousness to go with it → 20C colloq.
► CUNNINGBERRY ► CUNNINGBURY n. a simple fellow → 1820 colloq.
► CUNNINGHAM n. ironically, a simple fellow → M18 colloq.
► CUNNINGHEAD n. knowingness; skilfulness, skill, cleverness → 1475 obs.
► CUNNINGLY adv. with skill, knowledge, or wisdom; wisely, cleverly, knowingly → 1385 obs.
► CUNNING MAN n. 1. a fortune-teller, a conjuror; a wizard → 1712 obs.
n. 2. a cheat, who pretends by his skill in astrology to assist persons in recovering stolen goods → 1788 sl.
► CUNNINGNESS n. knowingness; skilfulness, skill, cleverness → 1400 obs.
► CUNNING SHAVER n. a sharp fellow → M17 colloq. obs.
► CUNNINGSHIP n. knowledge → 1400 obs.
► CUNNING WOMAN n. a fortune-teller, a conjuror, a witch → 1616 obs.
► CUNNUCK n. a Canadian → 1905 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CUNNY n. 1. the female genitals → 1593 sl.
n. 2. a woman as a source of sexual gratification; sexual intercourse with a woman → 1611 sl.
► THE CUNNY n. the countryside → 20C UK colloq.
► CUNNY-CATCHING n. trickery, cheating, swindling → L16 sl.
► CUNNY-FINGERED adj. clumsy, unable to hold things, butter-fingered → 1931 Amer. dial.
► CUNNY-HAUNTED adj. lecherous; sex-obsessed → 18C colloq.
► CUNNY-HUNTER n. a whoremonger → 17C sl.
► CUNNY-THUMBED adj. 1. given to closing the fist, as a woman does, with the thumb turned inwards under the first three fingers → L18 colloq.
adj. 2. given to shooting marbles as a girl does → 19C schoolboys’ usage 
► CUNNY-WARREN n. a brothel → 1785 sl. obs.
► CUNOPIC adj. dog-faced, shameless → 1838
► CUNSTER n. an ale-conner, one who tries, tests or examines; an inspector → 1535 Sc. obs.
► CUNT n. 1. female genitals → 1230 sl.
n. 2. a female viewed as a sex object; a promiscuous woman; also, a term of abuse for a woman → 1663 sl.
n. 3. intercourse with a woman; sexual intercourse → 1664 sl.
n. 4. a disliked person; an objectionable fellow; an unpleasant or despicable person → 1860 sl.
n. 5. an awkward thing; a despised, unpleasant, or annoying place, thing, or task → 1922 sl.
► CUNT-BEATEN adj. of a man: sexually impotent → 1440 sl.
► CUNT-BITTEN adj. of a man: infected with venereal disease → 1513 orig. Sc.
► CUNTED adj. intoxicated with alcohol or drugs; extremely drunk → 1996 UK sl.
► CUNTERMAN n. a dirty, sloppy, often poor person; a slob → 1981 Amer. dial.
► CUNT FACE n.a term of address to an ugly person → 19C sl.
► CUNT HAT n. a trilby, or other felt hat → 1923 sl.
► CUNT-HOOKS n. 1. the fingers; the hands → L18 Brit. cant 
n. 2. the insulting gesture that consists of jerking up the first two fingers, the back of the hand towards the person insulted → 20C sl.
► CUNT-HOUND n. a lecher; a male who is a notorious whoremonger or woman-chaser → M20 US sl.
► CUNTISH adj. nasty, highly unpleasant, extremely annoying → 1962 sl., chiefly Brit.
► CUNT-ITCH n. sexual arousal in the woman → 18C Brit. sl.
► CUNT-JUICE n. natural vaginal lubrication and ejaculated semen → 19C sl.
► CUNT-LAPPER n. 1. a cunnilinguist → 1916 sl.
n. 2. a lesbian → 1934 sl.
n. 3. a despicable or highly annoying person; any disliked person → 1939 sl.
► CUNT-PENSIONER n. a kept man; a pimp; a man living on a woman’s harlotry or concubinage → 19C colloq.
► CUNT RAG n. a sanitary napkin → 1993 sl. (Bk.)
► CUNT-RAMMER n. the penis → L17 sl.
► CUNT-SHOP n. a brothel → 1902 sl. (Bk.)
► CUNT-STAND n. active physical desire in women → 19C sl.
► CUNT-STRUCK adj. infatuated with women → 1866 sl.
► CUNT-SUCKER n. 1. a person who performs cunnilingus → 1868 sl.
n. 2. a despicable person; a wretched and disgusting person → 1930 sl.
n. 3. a lesbian → 1967 sl.
► CUNTY adj. despicable, highly unpleasant; extremely annoying → 1943
n. an annoying or unpleasant person → 1986 
► CUNYE vb. 1. to coin → 1425 Sc. obs.
vb. 2. coin, money → 1480 Sc.
vb. 3. a coining-house; a mint → 1489 Sc. obs.
► CUNYOUR n. a coiner; one who coins money; a minter → 1455 Sc. obs.
► CUNZIE vb. coin, money → 1480 Sc.
► CUP n. drink; that which one drinks → 1719 
vb. 1. to supply with cups, i.e. with liquor; to make drunk → 1616 obs.
vb. 2. to judge the quality of coffee by tasting it → 1940 orig. US
► CUPACOFFEE n. a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP AND CAN n. constant associates
► CUPAR JUSTICE n. execution of a person before trial; summary justice, arbitrary punishment → 1681 chiefly Sc.
► CUPBOARD n. a ‘board’ or table to place cups and other vessels, etc. on; a piece of furniture for the display of plate; a sideboard, a buffet → 1380 obs.
► THE CUPBOARD n. the ocean → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUPBOARD LOVE n. love insincerely professed or displayed for the sake of what one can get by it → 1757 
► CUPID n. 1. a beautiful young boy → 1381
n. 2. love, desire → 1420 obs.
► CUPIDINOUS adj. 1. full of desire or cupidity, covetous, desirous, greedy → 1656
adj. 2. lustful, libidinous, amorous → 1859
► CUPIDITY n. 1. an inordinate desire to appropriate wealth or possession; greed of gain → 1436 
n. 2. ardent desire, inordinate longing or lust; covetousness → 1547 
► CUPIDON n. a beau or Adonis → 1824 
► CUPIDOUS adj. covetous, desirous, greedy → 1656
► CUPID’S CRAMP n. amorous infatuation → 1961 Amer. dial.
► CUPID’S ITCH n. venereal disease → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUPID-STRUCK adj. smitten with love → 1653 obs.
► CUPISCENCE n. eager or vehement desire → 1647 obs.
► CUP-LEECH n. a person addicted to his cups; a drunkard → 1593 obs.
► CUPLET n. a little cup → 1885 
► CUP-MAN n. a toper; a man addicted to cups, a reveller → 1830
► CUPMEAL adv. cup by cup; a cupful at a time → 1362  obs.
► CUP OF COMFORT n. strong liquor → L17 sl.
► CUP OF J. n.  a cup of coffee → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► CUP OF JAVA n. a cup of coffee → 1945 World War II Amer. sl.
► CUP OF MISERY n. a cup of poor coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF MUD n. a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF MURK n. a cup of coffee → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CUP OF TEA n. 1. a consolation → 20C
n. 2. that which one favours or prefers → 1932 sl.
► CUP OF THE CREATURE n. strong liquor → L17  sl. 
► CUPOLA KEY n. an imaginary item used as the basis for a practical joke → 1966 Amer. dial.
► CUPOLA WRENCH n. an imaginary item used as the basis for a practical joke → 1966 Amer. dial.
► CUPPA n. a cup of tea → 1934 Brit. colloq. 
► A CUPPA TEA, A BEX, AND A GOOD LIE DOWN phr. the Australian remedy for most problems → 1950 Aust.
► CUPPER n. 1. one who carries a cup; an officer of a king’s or nobleman’s household who served his master with wine → 1400 obs.
n. 2. a series of intercollegiate matches played in competition for a cup → 1900 Oxford University sl. 
► CUPREOUS adj. 1. of the nature of copper; containing copper → 1666
adj. 2. resembling copper; copper coloured → 1804
► CUP-RITE n. a libation → 1582 obs.
► CUPROUS adj. of the nature of copper; containing copper → 1669
► CUPS AND SAUCERS n. acorns and the cups that hold them → 1899 Amer. dial.
► CUP-SHOT adj. overcome with liquor, intoxicated → 1593 obs. 
► CUP-SHOTTEN adj. overcome with liquor, intoxicated → 1330 obs. 
► CUPSTANTIAL adj. drunken → 1583 obs.
► CUP UP vb. to become uneven, to draw up unevenly → 1906 Amer. dial.
► CUP-WAITER n. a person who serves liquor at a meal or feast → 1611 obs.