• DIN
adj. 1794 Sc. – dingy-coloured, dun, sallow, tawny
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to tease with a troublesome, importunate noise
• DINAH
n. 1. 1851 UK sl. – money
n. 2. 1898 Brit. sl. – a girlfriend or female lover
n. 3. 1949 US sl. – dynamite or nitroglycerin
• DIN-A-LITTLE
adv. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – within a little, nearly
• DINALY
n. 1851 UK sl. – money
• DINARLA
n. 1851 UK sl. – money
• DINARLEE; DINARLY
n. 1851 UK sl. – money
• DINCH
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – deaf
n. 1927 Amer. sl. – the butt of a cigar or cigarette
• DINCHER
n. 1942 Amer. sl. – the butt of a cigar or cigarette
• DINDER
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – thunder
• DINDEREX
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a thunderbolt
• DINDERHEAD
n. 1867 Eng. dial. – a foolish person
• DIN-DIN
n. 1905 UK children’s usage – dinner; a meal
• DIN-DINS
n. 1920 UK children’s usage – dinner; a meal
• DINDLE
n. 1. 1818 Sc. – a thrilling blow, a hard knock; a tingling sensation
n. 2. Bk1900 Sc. – a slight sprain
n. 3. Bk1900 Sc. – a vague report; a slight noise of anything
n. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the dandelion, Leontodon Taraxacum
n. 5. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the reflection in the atmosphere on a hot day
n. 6. Bk1900 Sc. – vibration
vb. 1. 1776 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to shake, to vibrate; to stagger from a blow; to tremble
vb. 2. 1796 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to tingle with cold or pain
• DINDOM
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a great noise or uproar
• DINDY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• DINE
n. 1. 1787 Sc. – dinner
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – dynamite
vb. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to go to bed
vb. 2. 1971 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a woman
• DINE AND DASH
vb. 1997 US sl. – to leave a restaurant without paying your bill
• DINE AT THE Y
vb. 1971 US sl. – to perform oral sex on a woman
• DINE IN
vb. 1950 UK sl. – in prison, to eat in your cell rather than communally
• DINELO; DINELOW
n. 1900 UK sl. – a fool, an idiot
• DINERO
n. 1. 1856 sl., orig. US – money
n. 2. 1920 Amer. dial. – a cook on a ranch or trail drive
• DINE WITH DUKE HUMPHREY
vb. 1746 – to go without dinner or a meal
• DING
adj. 1845 Amer. dial. – damned
int. E19 US euphemism – damn!
n. 1. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a blow
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – anger, temper
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – noise, confusion; a buzzing noise in the ear
n. 4. 1929 US sl. – a mentally unstable person
n. 5. 1940 Aust. sl., derogatory – an Italian; a Greek
n. 6. 1945 US sl. – a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip
n. 7. 1954 US sl. – marijuana
n. 8. 1956 Aust. sl. – a party, especially a wild party
n. 9. 1957 Aust. sl. – the buttocks
n. 10. 1965 US sl. – the penis
n. 11. 1982 US sl. – a quasi-coercive request for money
n. 12. 1985 US sl. – the expenses incurred in operating a carnival concession
n. 13. M20 US tramps’ sl. – a beggar; an alcoholic tramp or beggar
vb. 1. 1688 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow
vb. 2. 1691 Eng. dial. – to fling, to throw, to hurl; to shake off
vb. 3. 1766 Sc. – of rain: to fall heavily or continuously
vb. 4. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to reiterate, to repeat, to importune; to harp on one subject
vb. 5. 1795 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to overcome, to subdue; to excel, to surpass
vb. 6. 1899 Amer. dial. – to reiterate tiresomely; to nag, to pester, to worry, to tease
vb. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make a heavy, ringing sound
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to move violently, restlessly, in an ill temper
vb. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc.
vb. 10. Bk1900 Sc. – to work hard
vb. 11. 1929 Amer. dial. – to beg
vb. 12. 1965 US sl. – to reject
vb. 13. 1968 US sl. – to wound
vb. 14. 1968 US sl. – to dent, scratch, scrape or rip
vb. 15. 1981 US sl. – in circus and carnival usage, to borrow
vb. 16. 1984 UK military sl. – to name for a duty or responsibility
vb. 17. 1991 US Vietnam War usage – to kill
• DINGAGE
n. 1991 US sl. – damage to a surfboard or a surf-related injury
• DING-A-LING
adj. 1959 US sl. – foolish, crazy
n. 1. 1935 US sl. – a fool; an oaf; an odd, giddy person who hears bells; a dull, stupid person; a silly or light-headed person
n. 2. 1944 Amer. dial. – a person with strange or unconventional behaviour; an eccentric; one who is crazy or mentally abnormal
n. 3. 1952 US sl. – the penis
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – an effeminate man
• DINGBAT
n. 1. 1861 US sl. – a coin
n. 2. 1877 Amer. dial. – something thrown or fired with force; a bullet; a cannonball; a flying missile
n. 3. 1879 US sl. – an odd, foolish, or eccentric person
n. 4. 1895 – a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment
n. 5. 1895 Amer. dial. – squabble of words or pushing
n. 6. 1895 Amer. dial. – the small lumps of excrement clinging to wool on the hindquarters of sheep
n. 7. 1895 Amer. dial. – a term of admiration for a girl
n. 8. Bk1903 sl. – money .
n. 9. 1905 Amer. dial. – something whose name is not known or remembered
n. 10. 1915 Amer. dial. – a dull, stupid person; a fool; a silly or light-headed person
n. 11. 1918 US tramps’ sl. – an alcoholic tramp or beggar
n. 12. 1944 Amer. dial. – a woman who is neither your mother nor your sister
n. 13. 1979 UK sl. – a daredevil motorcyclist
n. 14. 20C sl., derogatory – a nickname for an Italian
n. 15. 20C Aust. & Brit. sl. – a Chinese
n. 16. 20C US sl. – the penis
• DINGBATLER
n. 1895 – a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment
• DINGBATS
adj. 1. 1911 Aust. & NZ sl. – crazy, eccentric
adj. 2. 1950 Aust. sl. – stupid, foolish
n. 1. 1861 US sl. – money
n. 2. 1911 Aust. & NZ sl. – delirium tremens
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – balls of dung on the buttocks of sheep or cattle
n. 4. E20 US sl. – the male genitals
• DINGBATTUS
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – something whose name is not known or remembered
• DINGBATTY
adj. 1911 Amer. dial. – half crazy, imbecile
• DINGBLASTIT!
int. 1911 Amer. dial. – an expression of annoyance or exasperation
• DING BUST IT!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. – an exclamation of annoyance or disgust
• DINGCLICKER
n. 1914 Amer. dial. – an unusually fine or pleasing person or thing
• DING-DANG
adj. 1. 1897 Eng. dial. – fast, speedy
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – great, startling, extraordinary
adv. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. – in rapid succession; speedily, pell-mell; in earnest, with a will
int. 20C US euphemism – damn!
n. 1730 Sc. & Eng. dial. – noise, clatter, confusion
• DING-DANG-IT!
int. 20C US colloq. – a mild oath or exclamation
• DING-DANGLES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – hanging beads or other finery
• DING-DEW
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a splay-footed person, one who walks with his toes much turned out
• DINGDIE
n. 1975 Amer. dial. – something whose name is not known or remembered
• DING-DING
n. 1. 1564 obs. – a term of endearment
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – a crazy person
• DINGDO
n. 1900 Amer. dial. – a caper, a prank, a trick
• DING-DONG
adj. 1. 1897 Eng. dial. – fast, speedy
adj. 2. Bk1900 – of top quality, great, terrific, startling, extraordinary; excellent, first-rate
adj. 3. 1924 Aust. sl. – of a fight, competition, etc: hard fought
adv. 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial. – in rapid succession; speedily, pell-mell; in earnest, with a will
n. 1. 1730 Sc. & Eng. dial. – noise, clatter, confusion
n. 2. 1922 UK sl. – a heated quarrel; an argument
n. 3. 1929 Amer. dial. – a dull, stupid person; a fool; an oaf; a silly or light-headed person
n. 4. 1929 Amer. dial. – the head
n. 5. 1936 UK sl. – a wild party or gathering
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bell
n. 7. 1944 US sl. – the penis
n. 8. 1945 US sl. – a gas-powered railway coach used on a branch line
vb. 1. 1944 Amer. dial. – to annoy
vb. 2. 1973 US sl. – to telephone
• DING-DONG BELL
n. 1961 UK rhyming sl., orig. used by World War II Royal Air Force – hell
• DING-DONG-DELL
n. 20C Brit. rhyming sl. – a bell
• DING-DONG-DOGGEDLY
adv. 1870 nonce word – with vigorous and dogged repetition of effort
• DING-DONGER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• DING-DONG-IT!
int. 20C US colloq. – a mild oath or exclamation
• DINGDONGS
n. 1957 US sl. – testicles
• DING DONNART
vb. 1819 Sc. – to stupefy
• DING-DOULERS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – finery in dress
• DING DOWN TANTALLON
vb. 1842 Sc. – to surpass all bounds
• DING-DRIVE
adv. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – in rapid succession, speedily
• DING DURN
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – damn, damned
• DING-DUST
adv. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – speedily, quickly
• DINGE
n. 1. 1848 US sl., derogatory or offensive – a Black person
n. 2. 1864 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an indentation, dint, dent; a flaw in a vessel resulting from a knock
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a stain, dark colour or hue
n. 4. 1934 UK sl. – a member of any dark-skinned race
n. 5. 1960s US military in Vietnam usage – any non-Caucasian; a Vietnamese
n. 6. M20 US homosexual sl. – a male Black homosexual
vb. 1. 1854 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to indent, to bruise, to knock in
vb. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to rain mistily, to drizzle
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to soil or dirty
• DINGE ALLEY
n. 20C US sl., derogatory – the Black district of a town
• DINGED
adj. 1. 1859 Amer. dial. – damned
adj. 2. 1970 UK sl. – concussed, in a confused mental state (pronounced with a hard ‘g’)
• DINGED OUT
adj. 1960s Amer. sl. – drunk, fully intoxicated
• DINGED UP
adj. 1979 Aust. sl. – battered
• DINGE IN THE STOVEWOOD
n. 1. 1942 Amer. sl.. derogatory – a concealed motive or reason
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something wrong
• DINGE KINCH
n. 1848 Amer. thieves’ sl., derogatory – a Black child
• DINGE QUEEN
n. 1964 US sl. – a White homosexual man who finds black men attractive; a Black homosexual man
• DINGER
n. 1. 1809 US – an extraordinary or excellent person or thing; someone or something remarkable or superior; something splendid or stylish
n. 2. 1889 Eng. dial. – a violent blow
n. 3. Bk1914 criminals’ sl. – a till; a cash drawer with belling device
n. 4. 1927 Amer. dial. – a vagabond, a tramp, a bum, a worthless person
n. 5. 1929 US sl. – a railway yardmaster
n. 6. 1931 US sl. – a burglar alarm, especially an intentionally visible one
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a bell
n. 8. 1943 Aust. sl. – the buttocks or anus
n. 9. 1965 Amer. dial. – a hot day
n. 10. 1965 Amer. dial. – something large of its kind
n. 11. 1972 US sl. – a sniper
• DINGERY
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – splendid, just the thing; excellent, first-rate
• DINGE UP
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to become muddy, murky, or unclear, as a creek after a rain
• DINGFAD
n. 1901 Amer. dial. – a good time
• DING-FART
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to take a person by the legs and arms and swing his posteriors against a tree, wall, post, etc.
• DINGFOD
n. 1909 Amer. dial. – something whose name is unknown or not remembered
• DINGFOD OFF THE DOODADDLE
phr. 1968 Amer. dial. – what are you making?
• DING-FUZ
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a temper, pet; anger
• DING HOW!
int. World War II Amer. sl. – ok! swell!
• DINGHY
n. 1. 1979 UK sl. – a motorcycle sidecar
n. 2. 1982 Bahamas – the penis
• DINGING
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – showery
n. 1. 1822 Sc. – a beating, a knocking about
n. 2. 1842 Eng. dial. – noise; a buzzing sound in the ears
• DING IN SCOW
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – to smash to pieces
• DING IN SOMEONE’S TEETH
vb. 1897 Eng. dial. – to bring up old offenses, to charge, to accuse
• DING IN TO SOMEONE
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to repeat till understood, to force into the understanding
• DING IT!
int. 1834 Amer. dial. – an exclamation, damn it!
• DING IT TO BLAZES!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• DINGLE
adj. 1989 Antarctica usage – of weather: good
n. 1. 1841 Eng. dial. – a tingling sensation
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dawdler
n. 3. Bk1900 Sc. – a group, a gathering
n. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – delay
vb. 1. 1787 Sc. – to vibrate, to resound, to tremble
vb. 2. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to tingle, to thrill
vb. 3. 1879 Eng. dial. – to loiter, to dawdle
vb. 4. 1885 Eng. dial. – to dangle, to hang loosely
vb. 5. Bk1900 Sc. – to draw together, to gather
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to drizzle, to rain lightly
vb. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to tinkle; to strike so as to produce a sound, as a bell
• DINGLEBERRIES
n. 1. c1960 Amer. dial. – excrement on cattle and sheep
n. 2. 1980 UK sl. – the female breasts
• DINGLEBERRY
n. 1. 1924 US sl. – a despicable person
n. 2. 1924 US sl. – an oaf; a person stupid enough to ingest dingleberries while performing anilingus
n. 3. 1938 sl., orig. US – a glob of dried faeces accumulated on anal hairs
n. 4. 1952 Amer. euphemism – a testicle
n. 5. 1953 US sl. – a military decoration
• DINGLEBOB
n. 1923 Amer. dial. – something whose name is not known or readily remembered
• DINGLEBODY
n. 1957 US sl. – a foolish, simple person
• DINGLE-DANGLE
adj. L17 – swinging loosely to and fro
n. 1. E17 – a swinging to and fro; an ornament, etc. that dangles
n. 2. L19 sl. – the penis
vb. 1885 Eng. dial. – to dangle, to hang loosely
• DINGLE-DOUSIE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a jack-in-a-box
• DINGLEFUZZIE; DINGLEFUZZY
n. 1975 Amer. dial. – a person whose name you can’t recall
• DINGLER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a dawdler
• DINGLE-TOES
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – a person given to stumbling .
• DINGLING
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – tingling
• DING-ME-YAVAL!
int. 1754 Sc. – an exclamation of dismay; knock me down!
• DINGNATION!
int. 19C US colloq. – damnation!
• DINGNUTS!
int. 2000 UK sl. – used for registering annoyance or frustration as a euphemism for ‘bollocks’
• DINGO
n. 1. 1869 Aust. sl. – a cowardly, treacherous, or despicable person
n. 2. 2002 NZ sl. – an Australian
vb. 1. 1935 Aust. sl. – to behave in a treacherous, contemptible, or cowardly manner; to lose one’s nerve, to avoid doing something out of fear
vb. 2. M20 Aust. sl. – to shirk, to back out of
vb. 3. 2003 UK teenage sl. – to cancel, especially to cancel a date or romantic assignation
• DING ON
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to walk rapidly
• DING ONESELF
vb. Bk1900 Sc. – to vex oneself, to worry
• DING ON THE NOSE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to taunt, to reprove
• DINGO’S BREAKFAST
n. 1965 Aust. sl. – an act of urination and a good look round; no breakfast at all
• DING OUT THE BOTTOM
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – of anything: to make an end of anything
• DING OVER
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. – to gossip, to backbite, to discuss someone when absent
• DING STRING
n. 1991 US sl. – a cord attached to a surfer and his surfboard
• DING-SWAGGLE!
int. 20C US colloq. – damn!
• DING-SWIZZLED
adj. 20C US colloq. – damned
• DING-SWOGGLE!
int. 20C US colloq. – damn!
• DING TEAM
n. 1991 US sl. – a scout and sniper working together
• DING THE LUCK!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• DINGTHRIFT
n. 1567 obs. – one who ‘dings’ or drives away thrift, i.e. prudence and economy; a spendthrift, a prodigal
• DING-TOED
adj. 1907 Amer. dial. – pigeon-toed; given to stumbling
• DING-TOES
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – one who stumbles
• DING UP
vb. 1854 Eng. dial. – to reproach, to upbraid, to reflect upon
• DINGUS
n. 1. 1876 US sl. – a thing, the correct name of which is not important in context; a gadget
n. 2. c1888 US sl. – the penis
n. 3. 1957 US sl. – an artificial penis
n. 4. 1979 US sl. – an eye-dropper used in makeshift drug-injection equipment
• DING WARD
n. 1981 US sl. – a hospital ward for the mentally infirm
• DINGY
adj. 1. M18 Eng. dial. – dirty, soiled
adj. 2. 1879 Eng. dial. – misty, rainy
adj. 3. 1907 US sl. – eccentric, odd
adj. 4. 1911 Amer. dial. – foolish, silly, witless, crazy; confused, mixed up
n. 1. 1895 US sl., derogatory or offensive – a Black person
n. 2. 1970 US sl. – a police van
• DINIC
adj. 1883 rare – relating to dizziness or vertigo
• DINILO
n. 1873 gypsy & Eng. dial. – a stupid, annoying, or hapless person; an idiot, a fool
• DINING-BED
n. 1591 obs. – the couch on which the Romans reclined at table
• DINING DAY
n. 1805 Amer. dial. – a dinner party
• DINING NEEDLE
n. c1970 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DINING-ROOM LUMBER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – toothpicks
• DINING-TIME
n. a1450 obs. – the time at which people dine, dinner-time
• DINK
adj. 1. 1507 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – neat, nice, finely dressed, trim, spruce
adj. 2. 1806 Sc. & Eng. dial. – dainty, squeamish, precise
adj. 3. 1980 Aust. sl. – genuine, true, honest
n. 1. 1888 US sl. – the penis
n. 2. 1934 Aust. sl. – a lift on a bicycle, or, formerly, a horse
n. 3. 1938 Aust. sl., derogatory – a person from South Asia, an Oriental; a Chinese
n. 4. 1939 US – a drop shot in tennis
n. 5. 1959 Amer. dial., derogatory – a horse trader
n. 6. 1962 US sl. – a clueless, unaware person; a dull oaf
n. 7. 1966 Amer. dial. – a particular or fussy person
n. 8. 1966 Amer. dial. – an ill-shaped or small animal
n. 9. 1967 US services’ sl., derogatory – a person from Vietnam
n. 10. 1972 US sl. – in volleyball, a tap of the ball after a faked hitting of the ball downward with great force
n. 11. 1987 sl., orig. US – either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids)
n. 12. 20C US sl., derogatory – a nickname for a Black person
n. 13. E20 US sl. – a lady’s man
vb. 1. 1808 Sc. – to adorn, to deck, to dress out
vb. 2. 1885 Eng. dial. – to toss, to dandle a baby
vb. 3. 1932 Aust. sl. – to give someone a lift on the handlebar of a bicycle or, formerly, a horse
vb. 4. M20 sl., chiefly US – in tennis, volleyball, and other games with a net: to execute a drop shot that falls just beyond the net
• DINK AROUND
vb. 1978 US sl. – to idle or waste time
• DINKELDORF
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a silly person
• DINKET
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to dandle a baby
• DINKEY
n. 1. 1849 Amer. dial. – a small rowboat; an old, clumsy boat
n. 2. 1874 Amer. dial. – a small locomotive; a train pulled by such a locomotive; a small branch railway
n. 3. 20C US sl., derogatory – a Black child
• DINKI-DI
adj. 1918 Aust. sl. – genuine, real, true, honest
• DINKIE
n. 1986 sl., orig. N. Amer. – either partner of a usually professional working couple who have no children, characterized as affluent consumers with few domestic demands on their time and money
• DINKIE DOW
n. 1968 US sl. – marijuana
• DINKIED UP
adj. 1981 UK sl. – made lively, smartened up
• DINKIT
adj. 1813 Sc. – decked out, dressed
• DINKLY
adv. 1788 Sc. – neatly
• DINK PACK
n. 1993 Can. sl. – a six pack of beer
• DINK TANK
n. 1998 UK sl. – a condom
• DINKTUM
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – something whose name is not known or readily remembered
• DINKUM
adj. 1. 1893 orig. NZ – fairly, honestly, or gamely contested; playing, fighting, etc. with spirit, courage, and integrity
adj. 2. 1905 – honest, above board, true
adj. 3. 1914 – genuine, real
adj. 4. 1918 – designating a true Australian or New Zealander, or something typical or representative of Australian or New Zealand culture
adj. 5. 1962 Aust. sl. – serious
adv. 1894 – really, truly, honestly
int. L19 sl., chiefly Aust. – honest! really! on the level!
n. 1. 1888 Eng. dial; formerly also Aust. colloq. – hard work; one’s share of a task
n. 2. 1915 Aust. sl. – the truth accurate information or news
n. 3. 1916 Aust. & NZ colloq. – an Australian or New Zealander, esp. one who fought in the First World War
• DINKUM AUSSIE
n. 1920 Aust. sl. – a person who embodies all those things seen as characteristically Australian
• DINKUM OIL
n. 1915 Aust. & NZ colloq. – the honest truth; reliable information
• DINKUS
n. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a thing
n. 2. 1930 Amer. euphemism – the penis
• DINKY
adj. 1. 1788 Sc. & Amer. dial. – small and neat; trim; dainty, cute
adj. 2. L19 N. Amer. colloq. – trifling, insignificant, unimpressive
adj. 3. 1941 Aust. sl. – fair, honest
adj. 4. 1941 Aust. sl. – true
adj. 5. 1969 US sl. – wildly enthusiastic; crazy
adj. 6. 1976 UK sl. – of music: pleasant, easy-listening
n. 1. 1849 Amer. dial. – a small rowboat; an old, clumsy boat
n. 2. 1874 Amer. dial. – a small locomotive; a train pulled by such a locomotive; a small branch railway
n. 3. 1905 US sl. – a small railway engine used for yard switching
n. 4. 1908 Amer. dial. rare – a sweetheart
n. 5. 1923 US sl. – an electric tram with controls at each end
n. 6. 1941 Aust. sl. – the truth
n. 7. World War II Amer. sl. – a short, coupled truck
n. 8. 1980 UK sl. – an expensive car
n. 9. 1986 Trinidad and Tobago – an old, dilapidated car
n. 10. 1987 sl., orig. N. Amer. – either partner of a (usually professional) married couple without children, both of whom have an income from work (double income, no kids)
• DINKY DAU
adj. 1965 Vietnam war usage – crazy
• DINKY-DI; DINKY-DIE
adj. 1918 Aust. & NZ sl. – genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward, real, true
• DINKY DOW
n. M20 mock-Chinese US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• DINKY DOWS
n. US Vietnam war usage – marijuana
• DINKY-FLINK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – little flourishes on handwriting
• DINKY INKY
n. 1990 US sl. – in television and film-making: a low watt spotlight
• DINLING
adj. 1808 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – trembling, vibrating, rattling
• DINLO; DINLOW
adj. 1907 gypsy & Eng. dial. – stupid, foolish, idiotic; daft
n. 1873 gypsy & Eng. dial. – a stupid, annoying, or hapless person; an idiot, a fool
• DINNE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – of a nail: to drive in
• DINNED
adj. 1807 Eng. dial. – sombre, dun-coloured
• DINNEL
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – milk from a woman’s breast for the baby
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to breastfeed a baby
• DINNER
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – twelve o’clock pm; noon
vb. 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dine
• DINNER BUCKETS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a woman’s breasts
• DINNERETTE
n. 1872 – a little dinner; a dinner on a small scale, or for a small party
• DINNERING
n. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. – dining, having dinner
• DINNERISH
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. – hungry, ready for dinner
• DINNERLY
adj. 1595 – pert. to dinner
• DINNER-PIECE
n. 1894 Sc. & Eng. dial. – dinner, food for dinner
• DINNERS
n. 1953 US sl. – the female breasts
• DINNERTIME
n. 1902 Amer. dial. – twelve o’clock pm; noon
• DINNER-WHILE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dinner-time
• DINNERY
adj. a1865 – characterized by dinner or dinners
• DINNLING
adj. 1813 Sc. & Eng. dial. – tingling
n. 1661 Sc. – a tingling sensation
• DINNOUS
adj. 1819 Sc. – noisy
• DINNY
adj. 1. 1768 – filled with din
adj. 2. 1819 Eng. dial. – sombre, dun-coloured
n. 1982 Bahamas sl. – the vagina
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make a noise
• DINNYHAYSER
n. 1. 1907 Aust. sl. – a knock-out blow
n. 2. 1998 NZ sl. – an excellent thing or person
• DINNYHAYZER; DINNYHAZER
n. 1907 Aust. sl. – a heavy punch; a knockout blow
• DINO
n. 1. 1918 US sl. – a tramp, a vagrant
n. 2. 1936 colloq. – a dinosaur
n. 2. 20C US sl., mildly derogatory – a nickname for a Mexican or Italian labourer
n. 3. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – dynamite
• DINOSAUR
n. 1. 1952 – any person who is old or considered to be out of date, or both
n. 2. 1952 – anything large or unwieldy
n. 3. 1991 US sl. – any computer that requires raised flooring and a dedicated power source
n. 4. 2002 US sl. – an older heroin user
• DINOSAUR JUICE
n. 1976 US sl. – petrol, gasoline
• DINOSAURS
n. 2003 UK sl. – a type of LSD
• DIN-RAISER
n. 1887 Sc. – a noisy child
• DINRIE
n. 1566-7 Sc. obs. – a din, a loud noise
• DINSH
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – dull, stupid
• DINSOME
adj. 1724 Sc. – full of din, noisy
• DINT
n. 1. c897 obs. – a stroke or blow, esp. one given with a weapon
n. 2. 1374 obs. – a stroke of thunder
n. 3. 1737 Sc. – a momentary opportunity
n. 4. 1855 Eng. dial. obs. – the greater part or portion
n. 5. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – vigour, energy
vb. 1. c1300 obs. – to strike, to beat
vb. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make a loud noise, to stun
• DINTLE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to indent
• DINTLESS
adj. 1878 Eng. dial. – lacking in energy
• DINUMERATE
vb. 1721 obs. rare – to number one by one
• DINUMERATELY
adv. 1668 obs. rare – one by one
• DINUMERATION
n. 1626 – a numbering out one by one
• DINWIDDIE
n. 1941 Amer. dial., derogatory – a man
• DINYAN
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – anything very small; a little corner; a small quantity
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