• D.P.
n. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – displaced person; a person driven from their home by war and cared for in refugee camps
• DRAB
n. 1. 1518 – a dirty and untidy woman; a slut, a slattern
n. 2. a1533 – a harlot, a prostitute, a strumpet
n. 3. 1819 – a collector’s name for a group of moths
n. 4. 1828 – a small amount; a bit
vb. 1603 – to associate with harlots
• DRABBERY
n. 1570 obs. rare – harlotry
• DRABBISH
adj. 1566 – partaking of the qualities of a drab; slatternly
• D’RABBIT IT!
int. 1787 Eng. dial. – an oath
• DRABBLE
n. 1. 1789 – a term of contempt for drabbled people
n. 2. 1893 US – a wet mass
vb. a1400-50 – to become wet and dirty by dabbling in or trailing through water or mire
• DRABBLED
adj. c1440 – wet with dirty water, or with dragging in the mire
• DRABBLE-TAIL
n. a1825 – a slattern
• DRABI
n. 1900 – a muleteer
• DRABMAN
n. 1860 humorous usage – a Quaker
• DRAC; DRACK
adj. 1. 1945 Aust. sl. – boring, dull, tedious
adj. 2. 1953 Aust. sl. – ugly, unattractive; applied esp. to a woman
n. 1960 Aust. sl. – an unattractive woman; an unwelcome person; a policeman
• DRACLY MINUTE
adv. 1892 Eng. dial. – instantly, immediately, at once
• DRACONIAN
adj. 1876 – of laws: rigorous, harsh, severe, cruel
• DRACONIC
adj. 1. 1680 – pert. to a dragon
adj. 2. 1708 – of laws: rigorous, harsh, severe, cruel
• DRACONICAL
adj. 1680 – of laws: rigorous, harsh, severe, cruel
• DRACONTIAN
adj. 1816 – pert. to a dragon
• DRACONTINE
adj. 1806 – of the nature of a dragon
• DRACO VOLANS
n. 1675 obs. – a will-o’-the-wisp
• DRACULA
n. 1897 – a grotesque or terrifying person, etc.
• DRAEGERMAN
n. 1918 N. Amer. – one of a crew of men trained for underground rescue work
• DRAFFISH
adj. 1543 – worthless
• DRAFFSACK
n. 1. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a sack of draff or refuse
n. 2. c1386 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – fig. a big paunch; a lazy glutton; a gross greedy fellow
• DRAFFSACKED
adj. 1548 obs. – stuffed with refuse; vilely gluttonous; worthless
• DRAFFY
adj. 1624 – of the nature of draff, worthless
• DRAFT-BAIT
n. 1. 1942 US sl. – one awaiting to be drafted into the armed service
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – a prospective bride
• DRAG
n. 1. 1857 sl. – something boring or tiresome
n. 2. 1870 sl. – women’s clothes worn by men
n. 3. 1904 sl. – an act of smoking
n. 4. 1942 sl. – a cigarette
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a slow freight train
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – an inferior student
n. 7. 1959 sl. – clothing in general
n. 8. 1950s Amer. sl. – a boring person
n. 9. 20C Amer. sl., World War I usage – butter
vb. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to tease; to twit
vb. 2. 1919 sl., orig. US – to smoke a cigarette
vb. 3. 1924 Brit. sl. – to arrest
• DRAG AN ANCHOR
vb. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – to have a blind date with an ugly or dull woman
• DRAG ANCHOR
vb. 1923 Amer. sl. – to move slowly; to dawdle; to drift mentally; to do less than one’s best
• DRAG ASS
vb. M20 sl. – to move fast, hurry, leave
• DRAG-ASSED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – slow
• DRAG A SUBJECT AROUND
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to discuss
• DRAG-BUGGY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an old car that has been fixed up to make it go fast or make a lot of noise
• DRAGGED OUT
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – fatigued
• DRAGGED UP
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• DRAGGING
n. 1812 sl. – stealing from a vehicle
• DRAGGLE-HAIRED
adj. 1865 nonce word – with hair hanging wet and untidy
• DRAGGY
adj. 1. 1860 sl., orig. US – boring, dull, tedious
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – slow
• DRAG IT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to be slow
• DRAGON
n. Bk1903 sl. – £1
• DRAG ONE’S ASHES
vb. 1929 Amer. sl. – usually of a man: to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. after a period of abstinence
• DRAG ONE’S FREIGHT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to be slow
• DRAG QUEEN
n. 1941 sl. – a homosexual transvestite
• DRAG THE ANCHOR
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to be slow
• DRAG THE CLIMATE AROUND
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to discuss the weather
• DRAIN A PAN
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – of a male: to urinate
• DRAININGS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a cook
• DRAIN ONE’S LIZARD
vb. 1962 Amer. sl. – of a male: to urinate; also, to ejaculate
• DRAINS
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a cook
• DRAIN THE ANACONDA
vb. 1990s sl. – to urinate
• DRAIN THE MAIN VEIN
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – of a male: to urinate
• DRAM-HEARTED
adj. 1895 Sc. – depressed in spirit, melancholy, downcast
• DRAMMER DAMNER
n. Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl. – a drama critic
• DRANGLE
vb. to loiter behind others on a road; to dawdle, to linger
• DRAPE
n. 1938 sl. orig. US jazz usage – a garment
• DRAPES
n. 1938 sl., orig. US jazz usage – clothes; a zoot suit
• DRAT!
int. 1815 – an exclamation of mild annoyance
• DRAUGHT ON THE PUMP AT ALDGATE
n. B1790 Eng. sl. – a worthless bill of exchange
• DRAVEL
vb. a1300 obs. – to sleep unsoundly, to have troubled sleep
• DRAW
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. – to vex, to infuriate
• DRAW A BEAD UPON
vb. 1841 – to take aim at
• DRAW A DAMPER
vb. 1848 US sl. – to take or rob a money drawer or till
• DRAW AN ACE
vb. 1990s sl. – to produce a clean sheet of toilet paper, having wiped one’s anus thoroughly
• DRAW A RACE
vb. 1829 Sc. – to take a short run
• DRAW A RED HERRING ACROSS THE TRACK
vb. 1892 – to attempt to divert attention from the real question
• DRAW A SCORE
vb. 1826 Sc. – to make a mark or sign, esp. of the cross, in order to defeat witchcraft
• DRAWCANSIR
n. 1672 – a blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart
• DRAW HEADS TOGETHER
vb. c1381 obs. – to consult or take counsel together
• DRAWING CARD
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a thing that attracts great interest
• DRAW ONE’S PICTURE
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to sign one’s name
• DRAW STRAWS
vb. 1710 sl. – to show signs of sleep
• DRAW THE ACE
vb. Bk1998 sl. – to die in battle
• DRAW THE BADGER
vb. 1890 – to entice an opponent to come into the open
• DRAW THE DEAD HORSE
vb. M19 sl. – to work at a job that doesn’t bring in any profits, but must be done
• DRAW THE LONG BOW
vb. 1824 colloq. – to make exaggerated statements
• DRAW THROUGH THE WATER WITH A CAT
vb. 1614 – to practice a practical joke
• THE DREADED LURGY
n. 1954 Brit. sl. – a fictitious, highly infectious disease
• DREADFUL
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – very
• DREADFULLY GOOD
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• DREAM
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
• DREAM-BOAT
n. 1947 sl., orig. US – a sexually attractive person
• DREAM BOX
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – the head
• DREAM OF A LOOKER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an attractive young woman
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something beautiful or attractive
• DREAM SACK
n. 1. World War I navy sl. – a hammock
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a sleeping bag
• DREAMY
adj. 1. 1926 sl., orig. US – said of something wonderful or delightful
adj. 2. 1941 sl., orig. US – sexually attractive; generally used of a male
• DREAR
n. 1958 sl. – a dreary person
• DREARY
n. 1925 – a dreary person
• DRECK
n. 1922 sl. – disgusting material
• DRECKLY MINUTE
adv. 1892 Eng. dial. – directly; instantly, immediately, at once
• DREK
n. 1922 sl. – disgusting material
• DRESS-DOWN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – chastisement
• DRESSED LIKE ASTOR’S PLUSH HORSE
phr. 1950 Amer. dial. – said of a woman who puts on her good clothes and tries to look her best
• DRESSED TO A QUEEN’S TASTE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – dressed in one’s best clothes
• DRESSED UP LIKE A DOG’S DINNER
adj. 1934 sl. – dressed smartly or flashily
• DRESSED UP LIKE A POX DOCTOR’S CLERK
adj. 1949 Brit. sl. – smartly dressed; used derisively
• DRESSED UP TO THE NINES
adj. 1859 sl. – dressed in one’s smartest clothes
• DRESSER
n. 17C – the penis
• DRESSING-DOWN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – chastisement
• DRESS TO DEATH
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to overdress
• DRESS TO KILL
vb. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – to overdress
• DRETCHED
adj. 16C obs. – oppressed, troubled; vexed or disturbed by dreams
• DRIBBLE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – insignificant; trivial; worthless
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a shower or snowstorm
• DRIDDLES
n. 1. 19C Sc. – the buttocks
n. 2. 19C Sc. – the intestines of an animal slain for food
• DRIED UP FART
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an old man
• DRIER THAN A DEAD DINGO’S DONGER
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – very thirsty
• DRIFT
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to be slow
• DRIFT ASTERN
vb. 1945 Amer. dial. – to fail of success
• DRIGGLE-DRAGGLE
adj. 1611 obs. exc. dial. – slatternly, slovenly
adv. 1888 Eng. dial. – in a slovenly, slatternly manner: applied especially to women’s dress
n. 1588 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a slovenly, untidy woman; a slut, a drab
• DRIGHTLIKE
adj. c1205 obs. – noble, lordly
• DRILL-DROLLS
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – trailing plants; the wild convolvulus
• DRILLY-DRALLY
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. – to waste time, to loiter, to hesitate
• DRIMBLE
vb. 1851 Eng. dial. – to loiter, to dawdle; to move slowly and without energy
• DRINGLE
n. 1. 1874 Eng. dial. – a crowd, a throng
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – a dingle, a deep dell or hollow
vb. c1680 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – to waste time in a lazy, lingering manner; to be slow, dilatory; to dawdle; to trickle sluggishly
• DRINK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the ocean
• DRINK A TIRELARIGOT
vb. 1653 obs. – to drink hard; to drink like a fish
• DRINKED
adj. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – drunk
• DRINK FROM THE SAME QUILL
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to be very friendly
• DRINK HAIL
vb. c1205 obs. – to drink wishing health and happiness to another
• DRINK LIKE A FISH
vb. 1640 sl. – to drink alcohol excessively
• DRINK OUT OF THE ISLAND
vb. Bk1896 sl. – to drink out of a wine bottle (the island being the rising bottom of a wine bottle)
• DRINK TO THE LEES
vb. 1612 – to drink to the last drop
• DRINK UNDER THE TABLE
vb. 1921 sl. – to remain sober while one’s drinking companions collapse into insensibility
• DRINK UP THE SEA
vb. B1900 – to attempt the impossible
• DRINK WITH THE FLIES
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to drink alone
• DRIP
n. 1. 1919 sl., orig. US – insincere or exaggerated talk intended to flatter or deceive; humbug or flattery
n. 2. 1932 sl. – an ineffectual or incompetent person
n. 3. 1945 sl., orig. naval usage – a complaint
• DRIPPING
n. c1860 sl. – a cook, esp. a bad one
• DRIPPING FOR IT
adj. c1910 sl. – of a woman: inflamed with lust
• DRIPPING TIGHT
adj. 1923 sl. – completely drunk
• DRIPPLETY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – wet, rainy
• DRIPPY
adj. 1947 sl., orig. US – ineffectual, incompetent
• DRITE
n. 18C Eng. dial. – a drawl, a slow mode of speaking
vb. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Sc. – to void or drop excrement
vb. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. – to drawl, to speak monotonously or indistinctly
• DRIVE
n. 1. 1839 colloq. – a blow, a punch; a kick
n. 2. c1905 colloq. – energy and initiative
n. 3. 1921 US sl. – a state or feeling of excitement; a thrill; exhilaration rising from the use of narcotics
n. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast throw
vb. c1950 Aust. teen sl. – to irritate someone intensely
• DRIVE A NAIL IN ONE’S COFFIN
vb. 1874 sl. – to do anything that shortens life; spec., to drink
• DRIVE A PEG INTO ONE’S COFFIN
vb. M19 sl. – to drink heavily
• DRIVE A QUILL
vb. 1916 Aust. colloq. – to work in an office
• DRIVE AT THE LIMIT
vb. 1979 sl. – in car racing: to drive as close as possible to the car’s optimum performance
• DRIVE BLUE
vb. c1920 motor racers’ usage – in car racing: to drive all out
• DRIVE FRENCH HORSES
vb. M19 sl. – to vomit
• DRIVE HOGS TO MARKET
vb. 18C colloq. – to snore
• DRIVE INTO
vb. 19C sl. – of a male: to coit with
• DRIVE IT IN THE HANGAR!
int. 20C Amer. sl., World War II usage – let’s stop it!
• DRIVE NAILS IN A SNOW-BANK
phr. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – used with negative in contempt of a poor driver
• DRIVEN IN HEAPS
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial.- perplexed with a multiplicity of work or engagements
• DRIVE PIGS
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. – to snore
• DRIVE PIGS TO MARKET
vb. ?1755 colloq. – to snore
• DRIVER
n. 1. 1851 colloq. – one who compels his employees to do more work for the same wages
n. 2. M19 nautical usage – a captain notorious for crowding-on all possible sail
n. 3. c1929 Royal Air Force usage – a pilot
• DRIVER’S PINT
n. L19 army usage – a gallon
• DRIVE TAB
vb. c1780 sl. – to go out on a party of pleasure with a wife and family
• DRIVE THE NAIL HOME
vb. 1892 sl. – to succeed ; to come to the point
• DRIVE THE NAIL TO THE HEAD
vb. 1560 – to push a matter to a conclusion
• DRIVE THE NAIL WHERE IT WILL GO
phr. 1655 – only attempt the possible
• DRIVE THE PORCELAIN BUS
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – to throw up in a toilet
• DRIVE THE TRAIN
vb. c1938 Royal Air Force usage – to lead a number of squadrons
• DRIVE TO MERRY-MOKUS!
int. 1893 Eng. dial. – an expletive
• DRIVE TO THE BOOK
vb. 15C colloq. – to make someone give sworn evidence
• DRIVE TO THE BOWWOWS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin a person
• DRIVE TO THE DOGS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin a person
• DRIVE TO THE LAST MINUTE
vb. c1880 colloq. – to protract or defer as late as possible
• DRIVE TO THE WALL
vb. 1546 – to force into an awkward situation
• DRIVE TO THE WOOFS
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin a person
• DRIVE TURKEYS TO MARKET
vb. 1869 – to be unable to walk straight
• DRIVE UP THE WALL
vb. 1951 sl. – to cause to become crazy or furious; to infuriate
• THE DRIVING FORCE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President
• DRIX
n. 1623 obs. – decayed wood; the decayed part of timber
• DRIZ
n. c1810 cant – lace
• DRIZ FENCER
n. c1810 cant – a seller of lace; a receiver of stolen lace; hence of other material
• DRIZZERABLE
adj. 19C sl. – drizzling and miserable, unpleasantly damp
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