• D FOR DUNCE
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – ‘bunce’; perks, bonuses, inducements to act or work; money or goods earned on top of wages
• DHAEL
n. 1850 Eng. dial. – a funeral
• DHIRL
n. Bk1900 N. Ireland – a good-for-nothing person
• DIABLES
n. 1866 Eng. dial. – difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes
• DIABOLICAL
adj. 1958 sl. – of low quality; bad; inferior; unsatisfactory
• DIACUMBELICUM
n. 1908 Amer. dial. – diarrhoea; bowel trouble
• DIAGNOSTICATE
vb. 1846 – to diagnose
• DIAGNUS
adv. 1970 Amer. dial. – diagonally
• DIAL
n. 1842 sl. – the face
• DIAL DIDDLER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a telephone operator
• DIALOGUIZE
vb. 1599 obs. – to take part in dialogue; to converse
• DIAMOND
n. 1990 Brit. sl. – a stalwart or reliable person
• DIAMOND CRACKER
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – on the railroad: the fireman on a coal-burning locomotive
• A DIAMOND OF THE FIRST WATER
n. 1781 – a person of superlative excellence; a man of the highest merit
• DIAMOND PUSHER
n. 1945 Amer. dial. – on the railroad: the fireman on a coal-burning locomotive
• DIAMONDS
n. 20C US sl. – the testicles
• DIANGLING
adv. 1914 Amer. dial. – diagonally
• DIAPER
n. 19C sl. – the ‘menstrual cloth’
• DIAPER DRAGON
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a louse
• DIARRHOEA OF THE JAWBONE
n. 1944 US sl. – a constant stream of nonsense; constant talking; offensive talkativeness
• DIARRHOEA OF THE MOUTH
n. 1948 US sl. – a constant stream of nonsense; constant talking; offensive talkativeness
• DIASTICURIOUS
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
• DIASTICUTIS
n. 1937 Amer. dial. – the buttocks
• DIB
n. 1. 1813 Sc. – a puddle, a small pool of water
n. 2. 1946 Amer. dial. – a small chicken
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make a small present of money, to tip
• DIBBEN
n. 1810 Eng. dial. – a fillet of veal
• DIBBER-DABBER
n. Bk1900 Sc. – an uproar, accompanied with violence; a wrangle
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to wrangle
• DIBBERDERRY
n. 1768 Sc. obs. – a confused debate or discussion
• DIBBIES
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a claim; rights; right of priority
• DIBBLE
n. 1. 19C colloq. – the devil
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – a small amount
vb. 19C sl. – to possess carnally
• DIBBLE-DABBLE
n. 1. Bk1900 Sc. – an uproar, accompanied with violence; a wrangle
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – rubbish
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – a small amount
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to wrangle
• DIBBLISH
n. Bk1903 sl. – penny (1d)
• DIBBY
adj. 1889 Eng. dial. – small, tiny
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – a small chicken
• DIB-DABS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – small, often insignificant amounts
• DIBLES
n. 1866 Eng. dial. – difficulties, embarrassments, scrapes
• DIBS
n. 1. 1807 sl. – money
n. 2. 1930 Amer. dial. – a claim; rights; right of priority
n. 3. 20C teen & high school sl. – a residence
• DIBS AND DABS
n. 1960 Amer. dial. – small, often insignificant amounts
• DIBUT
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a difficulty, a scrape
• DICACIOUS
adj. 1830 obs. – pert of speech; saucy; talkative
• DICE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a lump or piece
vb. 1768 Sc. – to do anything quickly and neatly
• DICHEL
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a bad scrape, a difficulty
• DICHELS
n. 1794 Sc. – reproof, correction; a beating, a drubbing
• DICHENS
n. 1838 Sc. – a beating, punishment
• DICHLING
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a beating, a thrashing, a drubbing
• DICHTY
adj. 1887 Sc. – dirty, foul
• DICK
n. 1. c1888 sl. – the penis
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – a dictionary
n. 3. 1908 sl. – a detective
n. 4. 1908 sl., chiefly US – a police officer
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to cheat or deceive
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to seduce and coit a woman
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to deck, to adorn; to cover
vb. 4. Bk1902 thieves’ sl. – to see, to watch; to spy
vb. 5. M20 US sl. – to coit a woman
• DICK AND HIS TEAM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the constellation, the Great Bear
• DICK-ASS
n. 1834 Eng. dial. – a male ass, a jackass
• DICKED
adj. 1. 1894 Amer. dial. – arrayed
adj. 2. M20 US sl. – cheated, ‘screwed’
• DICKEN!
int. 1894 Aust. sl. – I don’t believe it!
• DICKENS
n. L16 – the devil; hell
• THE DICKENS AND TOM WALKER!
int. 1908 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
• DICKER
n. 1904 Amer. dial. – a plan, fashion
vb. 1. 1883 Eng. dial. – to decorate, to bedeck with spangles
vb. 2. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to barter
vb. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – to argue
• DICKER AROUND
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to waste time in indecision
• DICKERED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – blotched
• DICKETY-BOO
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a ghost; a bugbear
• DICKEY
adj. 1883 Brit. sl. – ill; sick
n. 1. 1864 Eng. dial. – a donkey, an ass
n. 2. 1873 Eng. dial. – a louse, esp. that found on the head
n. 3. L19 Brit. & US sl. – the penis
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small bird
n. 5. 1968 Amer. dial. – a denim jacket
n. 6. 20C US colloq. – a thing, a gadget
• DICKEYBIRD
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small bird
• DICKEY BOW
n. 1977 sl. – a bow tie
• DICKEY-DIDO
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – an idiot; a fool
n. 2. 20C sl. – the female genitals
• DICKEY-DOOED UP
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – dressed up in one’s good clothes
• DICKEY UP
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. – to dress up in fine clothes; to make pretty or fancy
• DICK-HEAD
n. 1964 sl. – a foolish person
• DICKIE
adj. 1960 UK sl. – ill; sick
n. 1. L19 Brit. & US sl. – the penis
n. 2. 1884 Amer. dial. – the haddock
n. 3. 1949 Amer. dial. – a bob sled
n. 4. 20C US colloq. – a thing, a gadget
• DICKIE BOW
n. 1977 sl. – a bow tie
• DICKIED UP
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – dressed up in one’s good clothes
• DICKIN!
int. 1894 Aust. sl. – I don’t believe it!
• DICKINGS
n. L16 – the devil; hell
• DICKINSON’S HORSE
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DICKINSON’S MARE
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DICKLESS TRACY
n. 1963 jocular usage, orig. US – a female police officer
• DICK-NAILER
n. 1892 Amer. dial. – something or someone superior or extraordinary; anything satisfactory; something impressively big
• DICK-NAILING
adj. 1892 Amer. dial. – extraordinary, amazing, impressively big
• DICKON!
int. 1894 Aust. sl. – I don’t believe it
• DICKORY DOCK
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘cock’ – the penis
• DICK PARTITION
n. 1998 UK sl. – a condom
• DICK POINTERS
n. 2003 Aust. sl. – a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks
• DICK POKERS
n. 2003 Aust. sl. – a pair of men’s close-fitting and revealing nylon swimming trunks
• DICKRASH
n. 1996 Aust. sl. – an annoying or despicable person; a jerk
• DICKS
n. 1897 Eng. dial. – body lice
• DICK SHOT OFF
n. 1937 UK sl. – the Distinguished Service Order, a medal for bravery
• DICK-SKINNER
n. 1971 US sl. – the hand
• DICK-SMACKER
n. 1984 US sl. – a prison guard
• DICK SMITH
n. 1. 1876 Amer. dial. – a lone drinker, a drink taken alone; one who does not buy drinks for others, or who depends on others to buy them; a stingy or solitary person
n. 2. 1876 US sl. – a drug user or addict who does not socialize with others users
n. 3. 1974 US sl. – (usually as ‘dicksmith’) a US Navy hospital corpsman
• DICK SMITHER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a person who drinks alone
• DICK SMITH IT
vb. 1979 Amer. dial. – to drink alone; to sponge on others
• DICK-SUCKER
n. 20C US sl.- a fellator
• DICK-UP
n. 1855 Eng. dial. – a male ass
• DICK WITH HIS WAGON
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the constellation, the Great Bear
• DICKY
adj. 1. 1851 – of things, conditions, etc.: uncertain, doubtful, critical, hazardous; rickety, shaky, tottering
adj. 2. 1883 Eng. dial. – of persons, animals, etc.: poorly, out of sorts, in weak health, ill
adj. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – of vegetable matter: rotten, decayed
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a call to asses
n. 1. 1816 sl. – an under-petticoat
n. 2. 1864 Eng. dial. – a donkey, an ass
n. 3. 1873 Eng. dial. – the head, the skull
n. 4. 1873 Eng. dial. – a louse, esp. that found on the head
n. 5. L19 Brit. & US sl. – the penis
n. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the top of a hill
n. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an apron, generally of leather
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the wren, Troglodytes parvulus
n. 9. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small bird
n. 10. 20C US colloq. – a thing, a gadget
• DICKY-ASS
n. 1864 Eng. dial. – a donkey, an ass
• DICKY-BIRD
n. 1. 1854 Eng. dial. – any small bird
n. 2. 1873 Eng. dial. – a louse, esp. that found on the head
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the canary
n. 4. Bk1902 sl. – a wanton
n. 5. 1932 Brit. rhyming sl. – a word; usually used in negative contexts
• DICKY BOW
n. 1977 sl. – a bow tie
• DICKY BREAKFAST
n. 1952 Amer. dial. – a breakfast fashionably late
• DICKY CHREE
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – a doll
• DICKY-DAISY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a children’s name for almost any wildflower, esp. the daisy, Bellis perennis
• DICKY-DIDDLE
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’ – urination
vb. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘piddle’ – to urinate
• DICKY-DIDO
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – an idiot
n. 2. 20C sl. – the female genitals
• DICKY DIRT
n. 1925 Brit. rhyming sl. – a shirt
• DICKY-DUNK
n. 20C sl. – copulation
• DICKY-LICKER
n. 1. M20 US sl., derogatory – a homosexual male
n. 2. M20 US sl., derogatory – any male
n. 3. M20 US sl. – a fellator
• DICKYMENT
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – a predicament
• DICKY-MIDE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dear girl
• DICKY-PUG
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the wren, Troglodytes vulgaris
• DICKY SAM
n. 1868 Eng. dial. – a Liverpool man
• DICKY-SHUD
n. 1893 Eng. dial. – an umbrella
• DICTED
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – addicted to, attached to, having a preference for
• DICTERY
n. 1632 obs. rare – a witty saying or comment; a maxim
• DICTIONAR
n. 1773 Sc. – a dictionary
• DICTIONATICAL
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – such as the dictionary authorizes or approves
• DICTY
adj. 1923 Amer. dial. – stylish, high-class; snobbish, haughty, conceited, uppity
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a stuck-up, snobbish person; one who is conceited or uppity
• DIDAKAI
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DID A ONE LEGGED MAN EVER WIN AN ASS-KICKING CONTEST?
phr. 1972 Amer. sl. – said when there is no chance at all
• DIDAPPER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a ludicrous name applied to a Baptist
• DIDD
n. 18C Brit. sl. – the breasts or nipples
• DIDDEKAI
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DIDDICOY
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DIDDIES
n. 18C Brit. sl. – the breasts or nipples
• DIDDIKY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a gypsy’s kettle
• DIDDLAN
n. Bk1900 Sc. – the act of singing in a low key
• DIDDLE
int. Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a call for young ducks
n. 1. E18 sl. – alcoholic drink, esp. gin
n. 2. 1806 Sc. – a jingle of music, as of a fiddle
n. 3. 1840 Amer. dial. – a quick jumping or bouncing movement
n. 4. 1867 Sc. – a shake, a jog; a dandle
n. 5. 1895 Eng. dial. – tittle-tattle; a gossiping tale
n. 6. 1899 Amer. dial. – a duckling or baby chick
n. 7. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
n. 8. L19 Brit. sl. – the penis
n. 9. Bk1900 Sc. – a tune in a low key
n. 10. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a whim, a fad; something trifling
n. 11. Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. – slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work
n. 12. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
n. 13. M20 US sl. – any sexual act
vb. 1. 1733 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dance with short, quick steps; to dance like a dwarf; also, to keep time to music with the feet
vb. 2. 1806 sl., chiefly Brit. – to swindle, to deceive; to cheat; generally denotes petty cheating
vb. 3. 1810 Eng. dial. – to tattle, to gossip
vb. 4. 1846 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to sing in a low key, without distinct utterance of words
vb. 5. 1864 Sc. – to jog up and down, to make short motions and turns as in fiddling
vb. 6. 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to busy oneself with trifles; to show great activity without accomplishing much; to waste time by dawdling
vb. 7. 1870 sl., now chiefly US – to have sex
vb. 8. 1888 Sc. – to sway to and fro, or jog up and down, as one does an infant; to dandle
vb. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make water; said to and by children
vb. 10. Bk1900 Sc. – to move the hand quickly in water
vb. 11. 1908 Amer. dial. – to walk unsteadily, to toddle
vb. 12. 1918 Amer. dial. – to fool with, to fiddle with
vb. 13. 1934 sl. – to masturbate
vb. 14. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
vb. 15. M20 US sl. – to perform any sexual act
• DIDDLECOME
adj. 1869 Eng. dial. – half mad; sorely vexed or teased
• DIDDLE-DADDLE
n. Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. – slow and trifling working; trifling activity; one who is slow and dawdling in his work
vb. 1868 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – to busy oneself with trifles; to show great activity without accomplishing much; to waste time by dawdling
• DIDDLE-DANDERS
n. 1865 Eng. dial. – the four fingers of the hand on the teats of a cow in the action of milking
• DIDDLEDEES
n. 1889 Amer. dial. – fallen pine needles
• DIDDLEDUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• DIDDLEDYDUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• DIDDLER
n. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dawdler
n. 2. 20C – someone who toys sexually with a woman
n. 3. 20C – a type of sexual offender who seeks sexual contact with juveniles or teenagers; a person who practices hebephilia
• DIDDLES
n. 1819 Eng. dial. – ducklings; sucking-pigs
• DIDDLEUMS
n. 20C Aust. sl. – delirium tremens
• DIDDLIN
adj. 1888 Sc. – trifling; seemingly active, yet accomplishing little; untrustworthy
• DIDDLING
adj. 1808 Eng. dial. – fiddling
n. 1. 1835 Sc. – keeping time to music with the feet
n. 2. 1868 Eng. dial. – fiddling
n. 3. 1967 Amer. dial. – handwriting that is hard to read
• DIDDLINGS
n. 1819 Eng. dial. – ducklings; sucking-pigs
• DIDDLYDUM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• DIDDLY-POUT
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• DIDDLY-SHIT
adj. M20 US sl. – worthless
n. M20 US sl. – something very trivial
• DIDDS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the teats of a cow or other animal
• DIDDY
n. 1. 18C Brit. sl. – a breast
n. 2. 18C colloq. – human breast milk
n. 3. L18 sl. – a girl or a woman
n. 4. 1952 Amer. dial. – a little chicken
• DIDDY-DAMNED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – damned
• DIDDY-WAH-DIDDY
n. 1929 Amer. dial. – used as a substitute for a word or name one does not want to use; hence, the name of an imaginary place, often conceived of as fabulous and far-off Amer. dial.
• DIDEKEI
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DIDGEN
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – a very small bit of anything
• DIDGY
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. – small, tiny
• DIDICOI • DIDICOY
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DIDJAN
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – a very small bit of anything
• DIDO
n. 1. 1880 Eng, dial. – a disturbance, noise; a fuss
n. 2. 1892 Eng. dial. – a plaything; also used as a term to denote articles which do not give satisfaction to the owner
n. 3. 1909 Amer. dial. – something fancy or frivolous
n. 4. 1968 Amer. dial. – a little flourish on handwriting
n. 5. E20 US sl. – liquor; gin
• DIDOES
n. 1835 Eng. dial. – tricks, antics, eccentric feats
• DIDONK
n. World War I Amer. sl. – a French soldier
• DIDY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a diaper
• DIDYCOY
n. 1853 sl. – a gypsy
• DID YOU EVER!
int. 1840 – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
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Updated: February 26, 2023
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