• DO
n. 1. a1824 Brit. sl. – a party or similar social occasion
n. 2. 1972 chiefly a children’s word or euphemism – excrement
n. 3. 20C teen & high school sl. – a hairstyle
vb. 1. 1641 – to swindle, to cheat, to deceive
vb. 2. c1650 sl. – to perform any sexual act
vb. 3. 1774 sl. – to burgle or rob a place
vb. 4. 1784 Brit. sl. – to arrest or charge someone
vb. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
vb. 6. 1967 sl., orig. US – to take drugs
• D.O.A.
n. 1. 20C US – dead on arrival; a notation indicating that a person was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital
n. 2. M20 US drug culture sl. – the drug PCP, a strong and sometimes dangerous, illegal drug
• DO A B1
vb. 1988 Sc. – to go somewhere else; to change direction
• DO A BACK-SCUTTLE
vb. a1903 Amer. sl. – to copulate with a woman from behind
• DO A BEE WAN
vb. 1988 Sc. – to go somewhere else; to change direction
• DO A BIT OF BUM DANCING
vb. 17C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• DO A BIT OF DANCING
vb. 17C sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• DO A BIT OF FLAT
vb. Bk1893 sl. – to indulge in sexual intercourse
• DOABLE
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – sexually attractive
• DO A BOTTOM-WETTER
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – said by a woman: to copulate
• DO ABOUT
vb. 1908 Amer. dial. – to bestir oneself, to get busy, to hurry, to bustle about
• DO ABRAM
vb. 1. Bk1909 sl. – to feign madness
vb. 2. Bk1909 cant – to sham sick
• DO A BRODIE
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to commit suicide
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to fail, to slip back into bad habits
• DO A BROWN ACT
vb. 1980s NZ sl. – to act in a shy manner; to sulk
• DO A BUNK
vb. c1870 sl. – to make an escape; to depart hurriedly
• DO A CADGE
vb. E19 sl. – to exist by begging
• DO A CATHARINE WHEEL
vb. c1840 – to execute a series of lateral somersaults
• DO A COLUMNIST
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen intently
• DO ADAM AND EVE
vb. L17 sl. – to have sexual intercourse
• DO A DANCE ON
vb. 1974 US sl. – to kick and stomp
• DO A DIVE IN THE DARK
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman
• DO A DUST
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• DO A DUTCH
vb. 1. 1902 sl., orig. US – to commit suicide
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• DO A FADE
vb. 1. 1900s sl. – to leave
vb. 2. 20C Can. carnival workers’ sl. – to disappear without paying the rent
• DO A FADE-OUT
vb. 1910s US sl. – to vanish, to escape, to depart; to disappear
• DO A FLANKER
vb. 1920s sl. – to trick, to swindle
• DO A FLOP
vb. L19 Brit. & US sl. – to coit a woman
• DO A GRIND
vb. 19C sl. – to copulate
• DO A GROUSE
vb. L19 Brit. sl. – to find and copulate with a woman
• DO A GUY
vb. L19 sl. – to slip away
• DO A HOUDINI
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to do something clever
• DO A JOB
vb. 1. 19C colloq. – to defecate
vb. 2. 19C Brit. euphemism – to perform the job of undertaker
vb. 3. 20C Brit. & US sl. – to coit and impregnate or just coit a woman
• DO A KINDNESS
vb. E18 Brit. euphemism – to coit a woman
• DO A KIP
vb. 1918 Amer. sl. – to sleep
• DO A LAM
vb. 1. 1897 US sl. – to run; to run away
vb. 2. L19 US sl. – to escape from prison
• DO A LINE
vb. 1. 1934 Aust. sl. – to make an amorous approach; to date
vb. 2. 1979 US sl. – to inhale a measured dose of a powdered drug, esp. cocaine
• DO A MACDONALD
vb. c1930 Brit. Labour leaders’ usage – to desert one’s party
• DO A MIKE
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – to pretend to be working; to hang about; to loiter, to waste time
• DO A MOUNT
vb. c1942 Brit. sl. – to give evidence
• DO AN ARTHUR DUFFY
vb. 1905 Amer. sl. – to run away, to escape
• DO AND DARE
n. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘underwear’ – underpants; any underclothing
• DO AN EL FOLDO
vb. 1962 Amer. sl. – to lose energy, to wilt, to fade
• DO A NEVER
vb. 1946 nautical sl. – to shirk; to loaf
• DO A NIBBLE
vb. Bk1902 sl. – to copulate
• DO AN INJURY TO
vb. 1880 Eng. dial. – to cast an evil spell on, to bewitch
• DO AN INSIDE WORRY
vb. Bk1896 sl. – to copulate
• DO A NUMBER ON
vb. M20 US sl. – to mistreat someone very badly; to put someone in a very bad situation
• DO A NUMBER ON SOMEONE
vb. 1975 US sl. – to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize
• DO A PADDY DOYLE
vb. 1919 Brit. services’ sl. – to serve a time of confinement
• DO A PANNY
vb. L18 UK criminals’ sl. – to rob a house
• DO A PEE-PEE
vb. L19 children’s colloq. – to urinate
• DO A PERSON SHAME
vb. a1200 obs. – to inflict disgrace or injury on a person; to reproach a person
• DO A PORPOISE
vb. World War II Amer. sl. – to dive a submarine at a sharp angle
• DO A POWDER
vb. 1. 1910s sl. – to escape, to run away
vb. 2. 1940s sl. – to leave without paying one’s rent
vb. 3. 1940s sl. – of a boxer: to lose deliberately
• DO A PUSH
vb. 17C sl. – of men: to copulate
• DO A PUT
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman; to intromit the penis
• DO A RAT
vb. E19 sl. – to change sides
• DO AROUND
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. – to busy oneself; to bustle about; to mingle with others, to go from place to place
• DO A RUDENESS TO
vb. 20C sl. – to copulate with a woman
• DO A SCRAM
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• DO A SCRAMBOLA
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• DO A SCREW
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• DO A SHOOT UP THE STRAIGHT
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to coit a woman
• DO A SKATE
vb. 1. M19 sl. – to rush off, to leave at speed, to go quickly, to depart quickly
vb. 2. 1998 NZ sl. – to vanish
• DO A SKIPPER
vb. 1935 Brit. sl. – to sleep rough
• DO A SPREAD
vb. 19C sl. – to coit, from the female point of view
• DO A TAP OF WORK
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. – to do the smallest amount of work
• DO A U-IE
vb. 1960s sl., orig. Aust. – to make a U-turn
• DO A WALKABOUT
vb. 1984 UK sl. – of an important person: to make an informal tour on foot
• DO AWAY WITH
vb. 1927 sl. – to kill deliberately; to commit suicide
• DO AWAY WITH ONESELF
vb. 20C euphemism – to commit suicide
• DO A WOMAN’S JOB FOR HER
vb. 19C sl. – to coit a woman; to stimulate a woman until she has an orgasm
• DO BANDIES
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. – to perform ‘stunt’s as a dare; to do something regarded as a physical feat; to do such and dare others to do the same or to excel
• DOBB ALONG
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to move along slowly
• DOBBER
n. 1. 1910s US sl. – spirit, morale; enthusiasm
n. 2. 1970 Amer. dial. – a doughnut
n. 3. 20C Aust. sl. – an informant or traitor
• DOBBER-IN
n. 20C Aust. sl. – an informant or traitor
• DOBBIE
n. 1. 1677 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown
n. 2. 1781 Eng. dial. – a household sprite or apparition supposed to haunt certain premises or localities, with powers of either good or evil; a ghost, a spectre
n. 3. 1854 Eng. dial. – a familiar and pet name for ‘Robert’
n. 4. 1876 Eng. dial. – a worsted stuff
n. 5. 1878 – in weaving, an attachment to a loom for weaving small figures (i.e. from twelve to thirty-six threads), similar in principle to the Jacquard attachment
• DOBBLE
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to dabble
• DOB DARN!
int. 1908 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DOBIE
n. 1. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – a washerwoman; a man who performs the functions of a washerwoman
n. 2. 20C sl. – marijuana
• DOB IN
vb. 1. 1955 Aust. & NZ colloq. – to inform against or report, esp. to the police; to betray, implying incrimination
vb. 2. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. – to contribute to a fund for a special purpose
• DOB O’ GOODY
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a sweetheart
• DOB ON
vb. 20C Aust. & NZ colloq. – to inform against or report, esp. to the police
• DO BROWN
vb. a1600 sl. – to deceive, to take in
• DOBS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a large amount or number
• DOBY
adj. 1896 Amer. dial. – of mud: sticky
• DOC
n. 1. 1869 US sl. – a term of address to a male
n. 2. M19 colloq. – a physician
n. 3. 1909 Amer. dial. – an athletic coach, used as a title or nickname
n. 4. 1965 Amer dial. – a dentist
• DOCIOUS
adj. 1853 Amer. dial. – docile, quiet, civil
adv. 1853 Amer. dial. – quietly, submissively
• DOCITY
n. 1816 Amer. dial. – ability to comprehend, quick comprehension; tractability
• DOCK
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a hospital
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• DOCKED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – dressed up
• DOCKSY
n. 1. 19C Eng. dial. – the buttocks
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – an overdressed woman
• DOCO
n. 20C Aust. colloq. – a documentary
• DOCTILOQUOUS
adj. 1727 obs. rare – speaking learnedly; using learned expressions
• DOCTOR
n. 1. 1821 sl. – a cook on a ship or at a camp; also ‘the doctor’
n. 2. 1931 Amer. dial. – a practitioner of voodoo
n. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
n. 4. 20C colloq. – a person who mends or repairs things
vb. 1. 1939 euphemism – to castrate or spay an animal
vb. 2. 20C – to repair or mend, esp. in a makeshift manner
vb. 3. 20C – to make different in order to deceive; to tamper with; to falsify or adulterate
• THE DOCTOR
n. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – the men’s cook on a station
• DOCTORESS
n. 1577 old-fashioned or derogatory usage – a female doctor
• DOCTOR GREEN’S MEDICINE
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – the use of a slender limb of a tree to strike or whip a child as punishment
• DOCTOR GREENWADE’S MEDICINE
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – the use of a slender limb of a tree to strike or whip a child as punishment
• DOCTOR JESUS
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – the pileated woodpecker
• DOCTOR LADY
n. 1. 1938 Amer. dial. – a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine
n. 2. 1987 Amer. dial. – a midwife
• DOCTOR ON
vb. c1938 Amer. dial. – to treat with voodoo medicine
• DOCTOR’S FLY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dragonfly
• DOCTOR SHOP
n. 1923 Amer. dial. – a pharmacy or herb doctor’s shop
• DOCTORS’ ROW
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – the part of a town where the well-off people live
• DOCTOR STUFF
n. 1831 Amer. dial. arch. – medicine
• DOCTOR WOMAN
n. 1. c1943 Amer. dial. – a woman skilled at voodoo, conjuration, or herbal medicine
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a midwife
• DOCTRIX
n. 1604 obs. – a female doctor
• DOCU
n. 20C sl. – a documentary film
• DOCUS
n. 1. 1819 Sc. – a stupid fellow
n. 2. 19C Sc. – anything or someone very short
• DOCU-SOAP
n. 20C – a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama
• DOC YAK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a doctor
• DO-DA
n. 1924 sl. – an unnamed or unspecified thing
• DO DAGS
vb. c1850 colloq. – to do something that the other person cannot do; to show off; to play foolhardy tricks
• DO DAMAGE
vb. 1997 US sl. – to cost a lot
• DOD BLAST IT!
int. 1942 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DOD BURN HIS HIDE!
int. 1825 Amer. euphemism – God burn his hide!
• DODBURN YOU!
int. 1869 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DODDARD
n. 1693 obs. rare – a tree missing its top branches through rot or decay
• DODDER
vb. 1. a1600 obs. – to nod in sleep
vb. 2. 1617 – to shake or tremble, as from age
vb. 3. 1819 – to move unsteadily; to totter
• DODDERING
adj. 1746 – shaky, feeble, or infirm, as from old age; foolish, senile
• DODDERY
adj. 1919 – shaky, feeble, or infirm, as from old age
• DODDLE
n. 20C Brit. colloq. – something easily accomplished
vb. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – to toddle, to saunter
vb. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – to shake or nod the head
vb. 3. 1975 Amer. dial. – to fiddle around, to tinker; to stagger and reel
• DODDLY
adj. 1953 Amer. dial. – nervous, shaky, unsteady; tottering, old, and not very well
• DOD DROT!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a mild oath
• DODDY
adj. 19C Sc. – sulky; ill-tempered
• DODDY-PATE
n. c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a stupid person, a blockhead, a fool, a dunce
• DODDYPOLL
n. 1401 obs. – a dunce; an imbecile
• DODELHEIMER
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget
• DODENHEIMER
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – something whose name is unknown or forgotten; a gadget
• DODGAST IT!
int. 1941 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DODGE
n. 1638 – a deceitful trick or clever stratagem, esp. one designed to evade something; dishonesty
vb. 1. Bk1896 Amer. dial. – to nod when sleepy
vb. 2. 1965 Aust. sl. – to steal an animal
• DODGE AROUND
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – of the wind: to suddenly change direction
• DODGER
adj. 1941 Aust. sl. – excellent
n. 1. 1568 – a shifty, dishonest person
n. 2. 1897 Aust. sl. & services’ usage – bread
n. 3. 1925 services’ sl. – a sandwich
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – a doughnut
n. 5. 1966 Amer. dial. – a cottontail rabbit
• DODGERY
n. a1670 – the use of deception or trickery
• DODGE THE COLUMN
vb. 1919 sl., orig. services’ usage – to shirk one’s duty or avoid work
• DODGE TIMES
n. 1933 Amer. dial. – odd moments, spare time
• DODGUM!
int. 1907 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation; God damn!
• DODGY
adj. 1. 1861 Aust. & NZ colloq. – risky, difficult, or dangerous
adj. 2. 1861 Aust. & NZ colloq. – uncertain or unreliable; tricky
adj. 3. 1861 sl., chiefly Brit. – said of a person thought likely to be dishonest
• DO DICKISES
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to perform some difficult feat which another cannot do
• DODINKUS
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a thing
• DO DIRT
vb. 1893 Amer. dial. – to act immorally
• DODMAN
n. c1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a snail
• DO-DO
n. 19C Brit. & US juvenile sl. – feces
vb. 19C Brit. & US juvenile sl. – to defecate
• DODO
n. 1. 1924 Amer. dial. – a dull, stupid person; a queer, awkward, or disagreeable person
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an old man
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something fixed or permanent
n. 4. World War II Amer. sl. – a cadet before he starts solo flying
n. 5. c1970 Amer. dial. – a middle-sized or large marble
n. 6. 20C colloq. – an intensely conservative or reactionary person who is unaware of changing fashions, ideas, etc.
• DOD ROT ‘EM!
int. 1842 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DODROT YE!
int. 1864 US sl. – a mild oath
• DOD TROT MY SOUL!
int. 1835 Amer. euphemism – an imprecation
• DODUNK
n. 1895 Amer. dial. – a stupid, simple person
• DOE
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – cool
n. 1. 1909 Amer. dial. – a woman (in contrast to a man)
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a woman’s toilet
• DOE CAT
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial – a she-cat
• DOES
n. 20C S. Afr. sl., taboo usage – a foolish or despicable person
• DOF
adj. 20C S. Afr. colloq. – stupid
• DOFLICKETY
n. 1900s sl., orig. Can. military – a thing whose name is unknown or forgotten; any small article
• DO FOR
vb. 1. 1844 sl. – to do the work of a servant
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
• DOFOTCHET
n. 1976 Amer. dial. – a doohickey; something whose name is unknown or forgotten
• DOFUNNY
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – any small article
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