Dictionary: DIE – DIK

• DIE
n. 1. 1816 Sc. – a toy, a plaything, a geegaw 
n. 2. Bk1900 Sc. – the sea swell 
 
• DIE, DOG, OR EAT THE HATCHET
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. – to work hard or suffer the consequences; to fend for oneself, to struggle for existence 
 
• DIE FOR
vb. 1709 – to want 
 
• DIE GAME
vb. 1. 1727 – to maintain one’s spirit and endurance to the last 
vb. 2. 1727 – to meet death resolutely 
 
• DIE HARD
vb. 1709 obs. – to die obdurate or impenitent 
 
• DIE IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
vb. World War II Amer. sl. – to die fighting bravely; to die while killing the enemy
 
• DIE IN A VEIN
vb. 1547-64 obs. – to die through loss of blood 
 
• DIE IN A WOMAN’S LAP
vb. 16C – of a male: to have an orgasm; to ejaculate
 
• DIE IN HARNESS
vb. 1875 – to die in the midst of work 
 
• DIE IN ONE’S BOOTS
vb. M17 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DIE IN ONE’S SHOES
vb. M17 sl. – to be hanged
 
• DIE IN THE FURROW
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to copulate without ejaculating; to become impotent while copulating
 
• DIE JANNOCK
vb. 1882 sl. – to die with bravado
 
• DIE LIKE JENKINS’ HEN
vb. 1805 Sc. – to die unmarried
 
• DIEN
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to suit, to satisfy, to answer
 
• DIENE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to serve, to suit
 
• DIENEN
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a meal, dinner; sufficient for a meal
 
• DIENER
n. 1839 chiefly Aust. & NZ usage – a shilling
 
• DIE NESH
vb. 1839 Eng. dial. – to give in easily; to give up an enterprise readily
 
• DIENTICAL
adj. 1893 Amer. dial. – identical 
 
• DIE OF ACCELERATION
vb. L19 UK tramps’ sl. – to die of starvation
 
• DIE OFF
vb. 1887 Amer. dial. – of a person: to die 
 
• DIE OUT
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. – of a person: to die 
 
• DIE QUEER
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. – to commit suicide 
 
• DIERNED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – determined, enthusiastic 
 
• DIESEL
n. 1958 sl., orig. US – a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies
 
• DIESEL DYKE
n. 1958 sl., orig. US – a lesbian with aggressive masculine tendencies
 
• DIET
n. Bk1900 Ireland – board, keep 
vb. 1789 Eng. dial. – to feed, to supply with food 
 
• DIET-TIME
n. 1787 Sc. – meal-time 
 
• DIE WITH ONE’S BOOTS ON
vb. 1. M17 sl. – to be hanged 
vb. 2. 19C US cowboy usage – to die while still active, not of old age or illness
 
• DIE WITHOUT A BED
vb. 1881 Ireland – to die poor 
 
• DIE WITHOUT A SHIFT
vb. 1881 Ireland – to die poor 
 
• DIE WITHOUT WHOLE BREECHES
vb. 1881 Ireland – to die poor 
 
• DIFF
n. 1877 Amer. dial. – a blow or stroke 
 
• DIFFABITTERANCE
n. 1923 Amer. dial  – a bit of difference 
 
• DIFFER
n. 1. 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial. – difference; the act of differing or state of being different 
n. 2. 1873 Amer. dial. – difference of opinion, argument, quarrel 
vb. 1. 1814 Sc. – to separate, to divide; to cause difference between 
vb. 2. 1849 Eng. dial. – to quarrel, to wrangle; to disagree
vb. 3. 1883 Eng. dial. – to separate from each other in qualities; to distinguish, to differentiate
vb. 4. 1893 Amer. dial. – to matter, to make a difference 
 
• DIFFERENCE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a wordy quarrel 
 
• DIFFERENT
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – many, various 
 
• DIFFERENT AS A HAWK FROM A HANDSPIKE
adj. 1846 – very different 
 
• DIFFERENT BALLGAME
n. 1930s sl., orig. US  – a radically new situation
 
• A DIFFERENT BREED OF CAT
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a person inferior or different from the rest 
 
• A DIFFERENT BREED OF DOG
n. 1906 Amer. dial. – a person inferior or different from the rest 
 
• DIFFERENTIAL
n. M20 US sl. – the posteriors; the rear end
 
• DIFFERING
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – wrangling, quarrelling 
 
• DIFFERING-BOUT
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – a wordy dispute or quarrel 
 
• DIFFICACITY
n. 1656 obs. rare – difficulty 
 
• DIFFICILITATE
vb. 1611 rare or obs. – to make difficult; the opposite of facilitate
 
• DIFFICULT
vb. 1631 Sc. – to put in a difficulty, to perplex, to puzzle 
 
• DIFFICULTATE
 vb. 1611 obs. rare – to make difficult, to impede an action, etc. 
 
• DIFFICULTY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a quarrel 
 
• DIFFIDE
vb. 1. 1532 rare – to want faith or confidence; to have or feel distrust 
vb. 2. 1678 obs. – to distrust, to doubt, to suspect, to mistrust 
 
• DIFFIDELITY
n. 1659 obs. rare – disbelief, unbelief 
 
• DIFFUCALTY
n. c1960 Amer. dial. – difficulty 
 
• DIF OF BITTERNESS
n. 1921 Amer. dial. – a bit of difference 
 
• DIFT
vb. 1927 Amer. dial. – to hit, to strike
 
• DIG
n. 1. 1840 – a cutting or sarcastic remark
n. 2. 1851 Amer. dial. – a diligent student 
n. 3. 1873 Eng. dial. – a duck 
n. 4. 1916 sl. – a digger; an Australian; an Australian or NZ soldier in World Wars I and II, esp. a private
vb. 1. 1827 Amer. dial. – to study 
vb. 2. 1860 Amer. dial. – to use snuff 
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to scratch 
vb. 4. 1906 Amer. dial. – to run fast, to run away, to dash away, to depart rapidly 
vb. 5. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to cheat 
vb. 6. 1939 orig. US – to regard favourably; to like, to understand, to appreciate; to approve of; to enjoy 
vb. 7. 1965 Amer. dial. – to make a cutting remark; to jab at verbally, to insult 
vb. 8. 1967 Amer. dial. – to bother, to irritate one 
vb. 9. 20C Brit. colloq. – to have lodgings
 
• DIGAMY
n. 17C – a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce
 
• DIG-BIRD
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a young duck 
 
• DIGBY CHICKEN
n. 20C Can. colloq. – a dried herring
 
• DIGERATI
n. 1992 orig. US – the people who earn large amounts of money through internet-related business
 
• DIGESTER
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – digestion 
 
• DIGG
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – a duck 
 
• DIGGABLE
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – easy to like or enjoy
 
• DIGGER
n. 1. 1860 Amer. dial. arch. – one who uses snuff
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a duck
n. 3. 1901 Amer. dial. – a diligent or hard-working person; a serious student
n. 4. 1969 Amer. dial. – a county or city jail 
n. 5. 1982 Amer. dial. – an armadillo
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to cluster, to daub, to fasten
 
• DIGGEY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a duckling
 
• DIGGING
adj. 1. 1820 Amer. dial. obs. – remarkable, unusual
adj. 2. 1837 Amer. dial. obs. – dear, expensive, costly
adj. 3. 1907 Amer. dial. – studying hard
n. 1860 Amer. dial. arch. – taking snuff
 
• DIGGINGS
n. 1. 1834 Amer. dial. – a place, locality, neighbourhood, region; premises
n. 2. 20C Brit. colloq. – lodgings
 
• DIGGINGS AND DOINGS
n. 1886 Eng. dial. – proceedings, ‘goings on’, happenings
 
• DIGGING TOOLS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – knives and forks
 
• DIGGITY DANK
adj. 1980s sl., orig. US students’ usage – excellent, first-rate
 
• DIGGLE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to grow thickly together, as fruit
 
• DIGGLES
n. 1892 Eng. dial. – thick clusters of fruit; abundance, plenty
 
• DIGGOT
n. 19C Sc. – a term of contempt to a child, implying the idea of dishonourable conduct
 
• DIGGUMS
n. 1. 19C sl. – a gardener
n. 2. L19 gamesters’ sl. – the suit of spades
 
• DIGHT
adv. 1806 Sc. – properly, fitly
n. 1. 1826 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a wipe, a clean
n. 2. 1887 Sc. – a blow, a beating
n. 3. 1890 Amer. dial. – a very small amount
vb. 1. 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to prepare, to put in order, to tidy, to clean; to sweep, to dust
vb. 2. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to wipe, to cleanse by wiping
vb. 3. 1740 Eng. dial. – to dirty, to soil, used ironically
vb. 4. 1773 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dress, to clothe; to adorn, to deck oneself
vb. 5. 1773 Sc. – to prepare, to make fit for use
vb. 6. Bk1900 Sc. – to beat, to thrash, to scourge
 
• DIGHTING
adj. 1870 Sc. – cleaning
n. 1796 Sc. – a cleaning, cleansing
 
• A DIGHT OF A BODY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a proud person or woman
 
• DIGHT OFF
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to undress
 
• DIGHT THE GAB
vb. 1785 Sc. – to be silent, to hold the tongue
 
• DIGHT THE NEB
vb. 1886 Sc. – to wipe one’s nose or mouth
 
• DIG IN
vb. 1. 1912 sl. – to begin to eat or drink heartily 
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to begin, to commence 
vb. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly  
 
• DIG IN THE GILLS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a blow in the face 
 
• DIG IN THE GRAVE
n. 1931 Aust. rhyming sl. – a shave
 
• DIGIT
n. 1644 – a finger or toe
 
• DIGITAL MANIPULATION
n. 2001 US sl. – of a woman: masturbation
 
• DIGITATE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – of a woman: to masturbate 
 
• DIGITHEAD
n. 1994 US sl. – a person whose enthusiasm for mathematics or computers is never hidden
 
• DIGITS
n. 1. 1989 teen & high school sl. – a telephone 
n. 2. 1995 US sl. – a telephone number
 
• DIG IT UP
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to run fast, to run away, to dash away, to depart rapidly 
 
► DIGLADIATE vb. to ‘cross swords’; to fight, to contend, to quarrel; to dispute violently → 1656 obs.
 
• DIGLADIATION
n. 1523 rare – fighting with swords or hand-to-hand
 
• DIGLADIATOR
n. 1803 obs. – a person who contends or fights
 
• DIGLOSSAL
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – using the same language in two ways, as colloquially and formally
 
• DIGNACIOUS
adj. 1837 Ireland – dignified
 
• DIGNITIES
n. 1843 Sc. – dignitaries 
 
• DIGNITY
n. 1998 US sl. – the vagina
 
• DIGNOUS
adj. 1630 obs. – worthy, honourable 
 
• DIG ONESELF
vb. M20 US colloq. – of a male: to scratch or rearrange one’s genitals visibly (through one’s clothes)
 
• DIG ONE’S HEELS IN
vb. 20C colloq. – to refuse stubbornly to move or be persuaded 
 
• DIG OUT
n. 1995 Ireland sl. – help getting out of a difficult situation
vb. 1. 1611 UK sl. – to research and discover; to find and obtain
vb. 2. a1855 Amer. dial. – to run fast, to run away, to dash away, to depart rapidly
vb. 3. 1987 UK military usage – to work cheerfully and with a will; to make a real effort
vb. 4. 1998 UK sl. – to taunt, to insult
 
• DIGS
n. 1. 1893 UK sl. – lodgings, be it a room, flat, or house
n. 2. 1973 US sl. – a job
 
• DIGS-AND-DRAKES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a boy’s entertainment for skimming flat stones along the surface of water 
 
• DIGS-AN-DRAKES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – wasteful expenditure 
 
• DIGSIES!
int. 1957 Amer. dial. – an exclamation used to claim part ownership 
 
• DIG SWIGGER IT!
int. 20C US colloq. – Goddamn it!
 
• DIG UP
vb. 1611 UK sl. – to research and discover; to find and obtain 
 
• DIG UP THE TOMAHAWK
vb. 1848 – to take up arms in warfare, to commence hostilities 
 
• DIG WITH BOTH FEET
phr. Bk1900 N. Ireland – said of a very clever person 
 
• DIG WITH THE SAME FOOT
vb. Bk1900 N. Ireland – to belong to the same religious denomination
 
• DIG WITH THE WRONG FOOT
vb. 1892 N. Ireland – to belong to a different religious denomination to that of the speaker 
 
• DIG YOU LATER
int. 1947 US sl.-  used as a farewell
 
• DIHEDRAL OIL
n. World War II Amer. sl. – an imaginary substance; recruits are sent to procure some, as a joke or in being hazed
 
• DIJEY
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a small farm or homestead
 
• DIK
adj. 1. 1970 S. Afr. – heavy, beefy, fat, big, powerfully built
adj. 2. 1978 S. Afr. – stupid
adj. 3. 1986 S. Afr. – tired of something or someone
 
• DIKBEK
n. 1970 S. Afr. – a sulky or surly person
 
• DIKE
n. 1. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a wall made either of stones, turf, etc.
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. – a pool of water, a puddle; a pond
n. 3. 1808 Eng. dial. – a hedge, a fence
n. 4. 1872 Amer. dial. – display in dress
n. 5. 1923 sl. – a lavatory
n. 6. 1931 sl., chiefly derogatory – a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies
n. 7. 1980 US sl. – stolen brass or copper sold as scrap
vb. 1. 1851 Amer. dial. – to dress up in one’s best clothes; to dress elaborately or ostentatiously
vb. 2. 1991 US sl. – in computing, to remove or disable something
 
• DIKE CLIMBER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a person of Netherlands ancestry
 
• DIKE-DELVER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a ditcher, one who makes repairs ditches 
 
• DIKE-GRAVE
n. 1637 Eng. dial. – an officer whose duty it is to superintend the ditches 
 
• DIKE-LOUPER
n. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a person who breaks bounds; a transgressor 
 
• DIKE-LOUPING
adj. Bk1900 Sc. – loose, immoral 
 
• DIKED OUT
adj. 1851 Amer. dial. – dressed up 
 
• DIKED OUT LIKE MRS. ASTOR’S PLUSH HORSE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – dressed in one’s best clothes 
 
• DIKED UP
adj. 1901 Amer. dial. – dressed up 
 
• DIKE JUMPER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a person of Netherlands ancestry 
 
• DIKE-REEVE
n. 1721 Eng. dial. – an officer whose duty it is to superintend the ditches 
 
• DIKEY
adj. 1. 1964 sl. – lesbian 
adj. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – ultra-fashionable 
n. E20 US sl. – a lesbian, or a virago