• DARL
n. 1. 1930 & Aust. & UK sl. – a term of address or endearment; darling
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – (usually written darl’) something excellent
n. 3. 2000s NZ sl. – a lesbian
• DARLASTON THROSTLE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a donkey
• DARLING
adj. 1. 1805 UK sl. – charming, sweet, nice
adj. 2. 1805 – delightful, pleasing
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an unhealthy child
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the smallest pig of a litter
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 4. 1949 US sl. – a term of address between male homosexuals
n. 5. E20 sl. – in post World War I society, a term of address for even a comparative stranger
• DARLING BUDS (OF MAY)
adj. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘gay’ – homosexual
• DARLING DAUGHTER
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – water
• DARLINGEST
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• DARLING FAUCET
n. Urquhart usage – the penis
• DARLING IT HURTS
n. 20C Aust. sl. – Darlinghurst, a rough inner-city area of Sydney
• DARLING PEA
n. L19 Aust. sl. – madness; eccentricity
• THE DARLINGS
n. c1930 Aust. sl. – the prostitutes of Darlinghurst and King’s Cross, Sydney
• DARLING SHOWER
n. 1898 Aust. colloq. – a dust-storm
• DARLING WHALER
n. M19 Aust. sl. – an itinerant tramp whose ‘beat’ focuses on the rivers of New South Wales
• DARLING WIFE
n. World War I Brit. rhyming sl. – a knife
• DARLINK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
• DARLO
n. 1. c1920 Aust. sl. – Darlinghurst. Sydney
n. 2. 1984 UK sl. – Darlington, County Durham
• DARLO DROP
n. 1990 Aust. police & criminals’ sl. – police brutality towards a victim in custody
• DARLS
n. 1930 UK sl. – a term of address or endearment; darling
• DARN THE STREETS
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. – to take a zigzag course, as a drunken man does in trying to walk
• DARN
adj. 1780s – wretched, nasty; silly
int. 1781 – damn!; an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
n. 1866 Sc. – excrement
vb. M19 euphemism – to damn
• DARNATION
adj. L18 US euphemism – damned
int. 1798 Amer. euphemism – damn!
• DARNED
adj. 1. 1780s – wretched, nasty; silly
adj. 2. 1807 US euphemism – an intensifier; damned
• DARNED TOOTING!
int. 1963 US sl. – used as a mock oath affirming that which has just been said
• DARNER
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DARNFOOL
adj. 1780s – wretched, nasty; silly; stupid and irritating
• DARNFUL
adj. 1916 Amer. dial. – gloomy, mournful, dreary
• DARN GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• DARNING NEEDLE
n. 1889 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DARN IT!
int. 1781 – an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
• DARN MY BUTTONS!
int. 19C sl. – a mild oath
• DARN MY WHISKERS!
int. M19 US euphemism – damn!
• DARN NEEDLE
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DARN STRAIGHT!
int. 1994 US sl. – you are right!
• DAROUS
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. obs. – daring, bold
• DARR
vb. 1908 Sc. – to poke the fire too much, so that it goes out
• DARRACK
n. 1737 Eng. dial. – a day’s work; the amount of work done in a day
• DARREL LEA
n. 1980s Aust. prison sl. – tea
• DARREN GOUGH
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a cough
• DARRICKY
adj. 1851 Eng. dial. – rotten, decayed
• DARROL
n. 20C Irish sl. – the smallest of the brood of pigs, fowl, etc.
• DARRY
n. 1940s UK prison sl. – a look
• DARRYL
n. 1990s sl. – a general term of abuse
• DARSTS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dregs, refuse
• DART
adj. Bk1900 Sc. – frightened, terrified
n. 1. 16C sl. obs. – the penis
n. 2. c1770 sl. – in boxing: a straight-armed blow
n. 3. c1870 Aust. sl. – an illicit activity; a racket
n. 4. 1887 Aust. sl. – a plan, an aim, a scheme, an idea
n. 5. L19 Aust. sl. – a try, a ‘go’; a last-minute effort
n. 6. L19 Aust. sl. – one’s fancy or favourite
n. 7. 1966 Amer. dial. – a pain that strikes you suddenly in the neck
n. 8. 20C Aust. sl. – a good idea
n. 9. 2000s US drug culture sl. – a hypodermic syringe
vb. 1908 Sc. – to raise the foot and set it down again hard, to stomp
• DART ACCENT
n. 1990s Irish sl. – an affectedly quasi-British accent, adopted by the middle-class in and around Dublin
• DARTER
adj. 1851 Eng. dial. – active
n. 1. 1724 obs. – a harpooner
n. 2. 1808 Eng. dial. – a quick, active person; a person or animal that darts or moves swiftly
n. 3. 1808 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a daughter
• DARTH
n. 1. 1782 Sc. – scarcity, with high prices
n. 2. 1920 Sc. – costliness, high price
• DARTH VADER’S PENCIL BOX
n. 1984 NZ sl. – the Bank of New Zealand Head Office building in Wellington
• DARTLE
vb. 1855 rare – to dart or shoot forth repeatedly
• DARTMOOR CROP
n. 1915 Brit. military sl. – short-cut hair
• DART OF LOVE
n. 16C sl. obs. – the penis
• DARTY
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. – sharp, quick, active
• DARU
n. 1965 Barbados sl. – rum
• DARWIN BLONDE
n. 1940s Aust. sl. – a mixed-race woman
• DARWIN RIG
n. 1964 Aust. sl. – an adaptation of the typical business suit worn by men in far northern Australia; usually a short-sleeved shirt, and often short trousers; a tie is normally included, but a coat is definitely not
• DARWIN STUBBY
n. 1970s Aust. sl. – an extra-large beer bottle, introduced in 1958 at 80 fl. oz.; increased in 1973 to 2.25 litres, and in 1982 to 2 litres
• DARZE THY BACK!
int. 1890 Eng. dial. – an imprecation
• D.A.s
n. M19 Brit. colloq. – the ‘domestic afflictions’; the menses
• DAS
n. 1481 obs. – a badger
• DASART
n. a1400 obs. rare – a dazed, stupefied, or inert person; a dullard
• DASCAN
vb. c1579 Sc. obs. – to ponder; to consider
• DASH
int. c1810 euphemism, chiefly Brit. – damn!
n. 1. c1660 sl. – a tavern waiter
n. 2. 1788 – a gift, present, tip
n. 3. L18 sl. – bribery; the money paid as a bribe
n. 4. 1814 US sl. – an attractive young woman
n. 5. 1816 Sc. – a display
n. 6. 1825 Sc. – a cant term for a hat, cap, etc.
n. 7. Bk1900 Sc. – a flourish in writing
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a shake
n. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a slap
n. 10. c1910 sl. – the dashboard of a motor-car
n. 11. 1931 colloq. – an attempt
n. 12. 1952 US sl. – an escape from custody
n. 13. 1970s US homosexual sl. – a latent homosexual
n. 14. 1980s Aust. prison sl. – bravery
vb. 1. c1631 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to abash, to dismay, to confuse; to put out of countenance
vb. 2. 1721 Sc. – to erase, to strike out
vb. 3. 1808 Sc. obs. – to flourish in writing, to make ornamental figures with a pen
vb. 4. 1813 Sc. – to make a show, to display, to show off
vb. 5. c1860 brewers’ & publicans’ usage – to adulterate
vb. 6. 1861 – to give a present to; to tip
vb. 7. 1889 Eng. dial. – to mingle, infuse flavour; to insert a small quantity of one thing, usually of an inferior quality, into another; generally used of liquids
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to shake
vb. 9. 1932 UK sl. – to depart in a hurry
vb. 10. 1990s Black British sl. – to become enraged with
• DASH-AN-DARRAS
n. 1810 Eng. dial. – the stirrup-glass, parting cup
• DASH AWAY
vb. 1909 Amer. dial. – to throw something away
• DASH-BOARD
n. 1. 1876 Eng. dial. – the splash-board of a carriage
n. 2. 1958 Amer. dial. – (usually as ‘dashboard’) along loggers: a farmer working as a logger
• DASHBOARDS
n. 1915 Amer. sl. – one’s feet
• DASH BON!
int. 1897 Eng. dial. – an imprecation
• DASH-BUCKLER
n. 1567 obs. – a swaggering fellow; a swashbuckler
• DASHED
adj. 1. 1800 Eng. dial. – flavoured
adj. 2. 1803 Sc. & Eng. dial. – abashed, cast down, ashamed, bashful
adj. 3. 1881 euphemism – damned
adj. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sullied or depreciated, as a faded garment
• DASHEE
n. 1705 – a gift, a present, a gratuity
• DASHELL; DASHLE
vb. 1824 Sc. – to soil
• DASHER
n. 1. 1790 sl. – a fashionable, attractive person who often attends parties, dances, etc.; a dashing young man
n. 2. M18 sl. – a flashy prostitute; a showy harlot
n. 3. 1884 colloq. – a brilliant or dashing attempt or motion
n. 4. 19C sl. – a ‘fast’ young woman
n. 5. L19 W. Indies sl. – a dandy
n. 6. L19 W. Indies. sl. – a womanizer
n. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – someone of extraordinary appearance, as a remarkably stout person
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a large-toothed comb for the hair
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. – a very hard blow
n. 10. 20C sl. – a masturbator
• DASHES
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a smacking
• DASHFUL
adj. 1874 Eng. dial. – bashful
• DASHIE
adj. 1822 Sc. – making a great show; showy, gay, proud
n. 1825 Sc. cant obs. – a hat, a cap
• DASHIKI
adj. 1950s African-American sl. – loose
• DASHING
adj. 19C sl. – showy, given to excess, esp. in dress
n. 1. c1800 colloq. – a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour
n. 2. 1813 Eng. dial. – disappointment
• DASH IN THE BLOOMERS
n. 1960s sl. – sexual intercourse, usually quick and adulterous
• DASHISM
n. 1788 obs. nonce word – the character of having dash, or being a ‘dasher’
• DASH IT!
int. 1800 euphemism – damn
• DASH IT ALL!
int. 1800 euphemism, chiefly Brit. – damn!
• DASHLIN
n. 20C Irish sl. – second-best clothes
• DASH MY BUTTONS!
int. 1839 colloq. – exclamation indicating surprise and vexation
• DASH MY JASEY!
int. L18 – a mild oath
• DASH MY PERIWIG!
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an imprecation
• DASH MY RAGS!
int. 19C sl. – a mild oath
• DASH MY SKIN!
int. 19C – a mild oath
• DASH MY TIMBERS!
int. 19C – a mild oath
• DASH MY WIG(S)!
int. L18 sl. – a mild oath
• DASH OFF
vb. L18 colloq. – to depart with a dash
• A DASH OF THE TAR-BRUSH
phr. 1859 – i.e. of Black or Indian blood showing itself in the complexion; having mixed racial heritage
• A DASH O’ WET
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a sudden fall of rain
• DASH UP THE CHANNEL
n. 1961 UK sl. – sexual intercourse, from the male perspective
• DASHY
adj. 1. 1822 colloq. – showy, ostentatiously fashionable; stylish
adj. 2. 1844 – characterized by hastiness of execution
adj. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – rough and indistinct
n. c1820 colloq. – a daring or brilliant action; a showy liveliness in manner, dress, behaviour
• DASHY-LOOKING
adj. 1886 Sc. – well-dressed, smart
• DASHY-TRASHY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – insignificant; trivial; worthless
• DASIBERD
n. c1400 obs. – a stupid fellow, a fool, a dullard, a simpleton
• DAST!
int. L19 US euphemism – damn!
• DASTARD
adj. c1489 – characterized by mean shrinking from danger; showing base cowardice; cowardly
n. 1. c1440 obs. – one inert or dull of wit; a dullard; a dolt; a sot
n. 2. 1526 – one who meanly or basely shrinks from danger; a mean, base, or despicable coward; one who does malicious acts in a cowardly, skulking way, so as not to expose himself to risk
vb. 1593 obs. – to make a dastard of; to cow, to terrify
• DASTARDLINESS
n. 1. 1553 obs. – inertness or dullness of wit; stupidity
n. 2. 1561 – mean or base cowardliness
• DASTARDLING
n. 1800 nonce word – a contemptible dastard
• DASTARDLY
adj. 1. 1567 obs. – inert of mind or action; stupid, dull
adj. 2. 1576 – showing mean or despicable cowardice
adv. 1552 obs. – in a cowardly manner
• DASTARDNESS
n. 1. 1519 obs. – base cowardice, dastardliness
n. 2. 1552 obs. – inertness of understanding; stupidity; dullness
• DASTARDY
n. 1588 arch. – the quality of a dastard; base or mean cowardice
• DASTED
adj. L19 US euphemism – damned
• DAST IT!
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an exclamation
• DASWEN
vb. 1382 obs. – of the eyes: to be or become dim
• DASY
n. M18 UK criminals sl. – a diamond
• DASYPYGAL
adj. 1875 – having hairy buttocks, as an ape
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