• DUM!
int. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial – damn!
• DUMB
adj. 1823 sl. – foolish, slow-witted, unintelligent, stupid
• DUMB AS A BEETLE
adj. 1566 – dull, stupid
• DUMB AS A DEEP SEA OYSTER
adj. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – very dull or stupid
• DUMB AS A MUD FENCE
adj. 2004 US sl. – very stupid
• DUMB AS AN OYSTER
adj. L19 US sl. – silent, secretive
• DUMB-ASS
adj. 1957 US sl. – stupid, foolish
n. 1. 1934 US sl. – (usually as ‘dumb ass’) a stupid person
n. 2. 1972 US sl. – (usually as ‘dumb ass’) stupidity
• DUMB-ASSED
adj. 1957 US sl. – stupid, foolish
• DUMB AS TWO SHORT PLANKS
adj. 1989 Can. sl. – said of someone who is very stupid
• DUMBBELL
n. 1918 US colloq. – an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person
• DUMB BLONDE
n. 1923 sl., orig. US – a conspicuously attractive but stupid blonde woman
• DUMB BOMB
n. 1991 US sl. – a bomb that must be dropped accurately
• DUMB BUNNY
n. 1921 sl., orig. US – a foolish person
• DUMB-BUTT
n. 1973 US sl. – a foolish person
• DUMB CAKE
n. 1998 Can. sl. – in Newfoundland: a cake baked and eaten by unmarried women in silence
• DUMB CLUCK
n. 1906 Aust. & US colloq. – a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken; a fool
• DUMB-COMPLAINING
adj. 1810 – showing sadness or grief in the face, but not expressing it in words
• DUMB COW
n. Bk1942 Amer. Western sl. – a term of contempt
vb. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – (as ‘dumb-cow’) to browbeat; to cow
• DUMB CROOKER
n. 1963 US sl. – a social misfit
• DUMB-DISCOURSIVE
adj. 1726 – speaking without words; pleading silently, or by looks
• DUMB DORA
n. 1922 sl., orig. US – a stupid woman; an empty-headed woman
• DUMB DOWN
vb. 1933 US sl. – to simplify the content of something so that it can be understood by the general uneducated public
• DUMB-DUMB
n. 1919 sl., orig. US – a foolish person
• DUMB DUST
n. 1986 US drug culture sl. – cocaine or heroin
• DUMBED
adj. L19 US euphemism – damned
• DUMBELL
n1. E20 US colloq. – an oaf; a stupid or unthinking person
• DUMB FARMER
n. 1965 Amer. dial., derogatory – a rustic hillbilly; an unmannerly or otherwise objectionable person
• DUMB-FOGGED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• DUMBFOOZLED
adj. 1825 – puzzled, confounded, bewildered
• DUMBFOOZLEMENT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewilderment; perplexity
• DUMBFOUNDERED
adj. 1740 – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• DUMBFUCK
n. 1950 US sl. – a despicable, stupid person
• DUMB-GLUTTON
n. L18 Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• DUMBHEAD
n. 1818 sl., chiefly US – a foolish person; a very silly or light-headed person
• DUMBJOHN
n. 1951 US sl. – a person of no importance, esp. a military cadet
• DUMBKOPF
n. 1809 sl., orig. US – a foolish person
• DUMBLEDORE
n. 1. 1777 – a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead → Eng. dial.
n. 2. 1787 – a bumblebee → Eng. dial.
n. 3. 1790 – the cockchafer, black-beetle → Eng. dial.
• DUMBO
n. 1. 1932 US sl. – a dolt, a fool; a large and stupid oaf
n. 2. 1989 US sl. – during the Vietnam War: a C-123 US Air Force provider
n. 3. M20 US sl., derogatory – a person with large ears
• DUMB OTIG
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• DUMB OX
n. 20C US colloq. – an oaf; a heavy dullard
• DUMB PLAY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• DUMBSHIT
adj. 1967 US sl. – stupid
n. 1961 US sl. – a stupid oaf; an imbecile
• DUMB SOCK
n. 1932 US sl. – a dolt
• DUMBSOCKS
n. 1. 20C US sl., derogatory – a nickname for a Scandinavian
n. 2. 20C US sl. – an oaf
• DUMB-SQUINT
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• DUMB TRICK
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• DUMBWAD
n. 1978 US sl. – an imbecile
• DUMB WATCH
n. L18 Brit. sl. – a venereal bubo in the groin, causing a bulge in a man’s trousers like a pocket watch
• DUMBWILDERED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; disconcerted
• DUM-DUM
n. 1937 sl., orig. US – a foolish person
• DUMDUMS
n. Bk2004 Amer. World War I sl. – beans
• DUMKOPF
n. 1809 sl., orig. US – a foolish person
• DUMMERELL
n. 1592 obs. rare – a dumb person, a dummy, a dolt, a blockhead
• DUMMET
n. 1746 Eng. dial. – dusk, evening twilight; often in plural
• DUMMKOPF
n. 1809 sl., orig.US – a foolish person
• DUMMOCK
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – deaf
n. 1. 19C Eng. dial. – a blow or stroke
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – a fool, a blockhead
n. 3. 19C Eng. dial. – a stupid or mischievous child
n. 4. 19C Eng. dial.- the buttocks
n. 5. 19C Eng. dial. – a useless article
n. 6. 19C Eng. dial. – an oatcake
n. 7. 19C Eng. dial. – a small heap of soil or dirt
vb. 19C Eng. dial.- to knock about, bruise
• DUMMY
n. 1. 1588 – a person who is unable to speak, esp. as a result of deafness
n. 2. 1763 sl. – a foolish person
n. 3. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
n. 4. 1873 US sl. – the penis
n. 5. 1918 sl. – a beggar who pretends to be deaf and dumb.
n. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something worthless
• THE DUMMY
n. 1936 NZ sl. – the punishment cell in a prison
• DUMMY DUST
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – the drug PCP
• DUMMY UP
vb. 1925 US sl. – to become quiet
• DUMOSOUS
adj. 1623 rare – full of bushes
• DUMP
n. 1. 1915 sl., orig. US – an unpleasant place
n. 2. 1942 sl. – defecation
vb. 1. 1929 sl., orig. and chiefly US – to defecate
vb. 2. M20 US sl. – to vomit
• DUMP ALL OVER SOMEONE
vb. 1966 sl., chiefly US – to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly
• DUMPLINGS
n. E18 sl. – the female breasts
• DUMPLING-SHOP
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – the breasts
n. 2. 1920s sl. – the stomach
• DUMP ON
vb. M20 US sl. – to defecate on
• DUMP ON SOMEONE
vb. 1966 sl., chiefly US – to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize; to treat unfairly
• DUMPS
n. Bk1903 sl. – money
• THE DUMPS
n. 1. 16C – a fit of melancholy; depression
n. 2. c1835 sl. – money
• DUMPY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – somewhat ill; indisposed
n. 1925 colloq. – a short, squat umbrella
• DUN
n. c1628 – a creditor importunately asking for what is his
vb. c1626 – to persist in trying to get what is due to one
• DUNCICAL
adj. 1588 rare – like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish
• DUNCIFY
vb. 1594 – to make a dunce of; to make dull-witted, stupid or confused in intellect
• DUNDEFUNK
n. M19 US sl. – a mixture of powdered biscuit, molasses, and fat
• DUNDERCLUNK
n. 19C Sc. – a big, stupid person
• DUNDERFUNK
n. M19 US sl. – a mixture of powdered biscuit, molasses, and fat
• DUNDERHEAD
n. 1630 – a fool; a soft-head
• DUNDER-HEADED
adj. 1692 – ponderously stupid, thick-headed
• DUNDERWHELP
n. 1621 obs. – a contemptible blockhead; a dunce
• DUNDIEFECKEN
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a stroke on any part of the body; a slap; a stunning blow
• DUNDUCKETY
adj. 1818 Eng. dial. – of an undecided, dull colour; of a dull brown colour resembling mud
• DUNE BUGGY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car
• DUNG
adj. 1. 1766 Sc. – exhausted, overpowered by fatigue, infirmity ,etc.
adj. 2. Bk1900 Sc. – disconsolate, dejected
• DUNG-WET
adj. 1450 obs. – as wet as dung, thoroughly wet or soaked, having been out in dirty weather
• DUNKER
n. World War II Amer. sl. – a submarine
• DUNNEE; DUNNY
n. 1924 Aust. & NZ sl. – a lavatory, orig. applied to an outdoor earth-closet
• DUNOP
vb. M19 back-slang – £1 sterling
• DUNSTICAL
adj. 1563 obs. – dull-witted, stupid, blockheaded, simple-minded
• D UP
vb. 20C Aust. – in basketball: to set up a defense; to mark up on the opposition
► DUPLE adj. double, twofold → 1542 obs.
n. a double quantity; twice as much or many → 1609 obs.
vb. to double; to make twice as much or many → 1425 obs.
• DUPLIFY
vb. 1509 obs. – to double, to make double
• DURDUM
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – noise, uproar; tumultuous proceedings; a noisy quarrel
► DUREFUL adj. of long continuance; lasting, enduring, continuing, durable → 1595 obs.
• DURHAM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• DURN
adj. 1. 1780s – wretched, nasty; silly
adj. 2. M19 euphemism – damn
int. 1780s – an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc.
• DURNATION!
int. L18 euphemism – damn!
• DURNED
adj. 1780s – wretched, nasty; silly
• DURN IT!
int. 1780s – an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc.
• DURN KATOOTIN’!
int. 1920s US sl. – an exclamation
• DURRY
n. 1941 Aust. sl. – a cigarette
• DURST NOT QUETCH
phr. a1300 obs. – implies fear or absolute submission
• DUST
n. 1. 1607 sl., now chiefly African-American usage – money
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a hasty or unceremonious departure
vb. 1. 1225 sl. – to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to go fast
vb. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
vb. 4. 1972 sl., orig. US – to kill deliberately
vb. 5. 20C teen & high school sl. – to get rid of; to dump
• DUSTBIN
n. 1. 1934 Brit. sl. – the gun-turret of an aircraft, esp. one beneath the fuselage
n. 2. 1959 sl. – a greedy and indiscriminate eater
• DUST DISTURBER
n. Amer. World War I sl. – an infantryman
• DUSTED
adj. 1. 1960s Amer. sl. – drunk, fully intoxicated
adj. 2. 1980s sl. – shamed, humiliated
• DUSTED PARSLEY
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – phencyclidine
• DUSTER
n. 1. 1940s African-American sl. – the buttocks, the posterior
n. 2. 1960s sl. – a cigarette laced with heroin
n. 3. 1970s drug culture sl. – a user of phencyclidine
• DUSTERS
n. 1950s sl., orig. military – the testicles
• DUST FEATHERS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture
• DUSTIE
n. 1950s US drug culture sl. – a narcotics user
• DUSTING
n. 1. 1799 – a beating or thrashing → sl.
n. 2. 1970 – adding phencyclidine, heroin or another drug to marijuana → drug culture sl.
• DUSTING THE DUVET
n. 1990 – masturbation → euphemism
• DUST IT
vb. L19 – to leave quickly, to run off → US sl.
• DUST JOINT
n. 1980 – a cigarette made with phencyclidine → drug culture sl.
• DUSTMAN
n. 1. L18 – a corpse → sl.
n. 2. 1821 – sleep, personified → sl.
n. 3. 1877 – an energetic, fanatic preacher → sl.
• THE DUSTMAN HAS ARRIVED
phr. 19C – it is bedtime, for the children rub their eyes, as if dust or sand was in them
• DUSTMAN’S BELL
n. M19 – bedtime → nursery usage
• DUST OF ANGELS
n. 1980 – phencyclidine → drug culture sl.
• DUST OFF
vb. 1. 1803 – to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting → sl.
vb. 2. 1940 – to kill → US sl.
vb. 3. 1940 – to reject, to snub → US sl.
vb. 4. 1942 – to depart hurriedly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DUST OFF YOUR LINE!
int. 1942 – say something new or original → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DUST ONE’S BACK
vb. 1913 – to wrestle, to throw a man → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• DUST ONE’S JACKET
vb. 1845 – to thrash, to beat → sl.
• DUST ONE’S THROAT
vb. L19 – to take a drink → US sl.
• DUSTOOR
n. L17 – a bribe, a sweetener, a commission → Anglo-Indian
• DUSTOORIE
n. L17 – a bribe, a sweetener, a commission → Anglo-Indian
• DUST OUT
vb. 1. ..L19 – to overtake, to pass on the road → US sl.
vb. 2. 1942 – to depart hurriedly → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DUST SOMEONE’S COAT
vb. 1690 – to thrash, to beat someone up → sl.
• DUST SOMEONE’S JACKET
vb. L17 – to thrash, to beat someone up → sl.
• DUST THE END-TABLE
vb. 1990 – to masturbate → sl.
• DUST THE EYES OF
vb. E19 – to befuddle, bamboozle → sl.
• DUST THE FAMILY JEWELS
vb. 1990 – to masturbate → sl.
• DUST THE SIDEWALK WITH
vb. L19 – to beat up thoroughly; to defeat comprehensively → sl.
• DUST-UP
n. 1897 – an argument, a row → sl.
• DUST-WORM
n. 1621 – a ‘worm of the dust’, a mean, despicable, or grovelling person; a term of reproach → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUSTY
adj. 1. .M19 – tough, dangerous → US sl.
adj. 2. 1970 – unclear; unable to predict the future → African-American sl.
adj. 3. 1980 – tetchy, irritable, out of sorts → US students’ sl.
n. 1980 – a very old person, 70 years old and older → society usage
• DUSTY BEHIND
n. 1980 – the buttocks, the posterior → African-American sl.
• DUSTY BREAD
n. 1970 – a conventional, conservative woman → African-American sl.
• DUSTY BUTT
n. 1. 1900 – a low-grade, unattractive prostitute → African-American sl.
n. 2. 1900 – a short person → African-American sl.
• DUSTYFOOT
n. 1400 – a traveller, a wayfarer; a travelling peddler or merchant → Sc. obs.
• THE DUSTY MELDER
n. 1905 – the last child born in a family → Sc. (Bk.)
• DUSTY-POLL
n. 1518 – a miller → nickname, obs.
• DUT
n. 1939 – a hat or cap; orig. a bowler hat; now, a casual, close-fitting, knitted hat → Eng. dial.
• DUTCH
adj. 1480 – relating to the people of Germany, German → obs.
n. 1. 1889 – a wife → Brit. sl.
n. 2. 1915 – a German → World War I Amer. sl.
n. 3. 1942 – a hasty or unceremonious departure → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DUTCH AUCTION
n. 1859 – an auction at which property is offered at a price beyond its value, the price being gradually lowered till someone accepts it as purchaser
• DUTCH BARGAIN
n. 1654 – one concluded by the parties drinking together
• DUTCH CAP
n. 1943 – a contraceptive device for women; a diaphragm
• DUTCH COMFORT
n. 1796 – comfort derived from a situation not being any worse than it is
• DUTCH CONCERT
n. 1774 – a concert in which all the singers sing different songs at the same time → sl.
• DUTCH CONSOLATION
n. 1867 – consolation derived from a situation not being any worse than it is
• DUTCH COURAGE
n. 1826 – a drink taken to instil courage → sl.
• DUTCHEE
n. 1835 – a German → sl., orig. US, derogatory
• DUTCHER
n. 1671 – a German; later, a Dutchman
• DUTCH GALOSHES
n. 1687 – skates → obs.
• DUTCH-HOUND
n. 1942 – a dachshund → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DUTCHIE
n. 1835 – a German → sl., orig. US, derogatory
• DUTCHING
n. 1989 – the practice of sending food destined for the UK market for irradiation abroad (usually in the Netherlands), to mask any bacterial contamination before it is put on sale → Brit. sl.
• DUTCHKIN
adj. 1576 – of German kind or sort → obs.
• DUTCHLAND
n. 1. 1547 – Germany → obs.
n. 2. 1617 – Holland, the Netherlands
• DUTCHMAN
n. 1. 1387 – a German → obs. exc. Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1857 – a European; a foreigner → colloq.
• DUTCH-NIGHTINGALE
n. 1769 – a frog; from its melodious note in the spring
• DUTCH OVEN
n. 1922 – a person’s mouth → sl.
• DUTCH PINK
n. 1854 – blood → sl.
• DUTCH RECKONING
n. 1699 – a falsified bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high
• DUTCH TREAT
n. 1887 – an outing, meal, or other special occasion at which each participant pays for their share of the expenses → orig. US
• DUTCH UNCLE
n. 1838 – a person giving firm but benevolent advice
• DUTCH WIDOW
n. 1608 – a female prostitute
• DUTCHY
n. 1835 – a German → colloq., orig. US, derogatory
• DUTE
n. 1300 – enjoyment, pleasure → obs.
• DUTIOLATRY
n. 1891 – the worship of duty
• DUTTY
adj. 1853 – dirty → chiefly Caribbean
n. 1. 1873 – dirt; soil → Caribbean
n. 2. 1925 – the ground, the surface of the earth → Caribbean
• DUX
n. 1832 – a leader, a chief; the head pupil in a class or division in a school
• DWAAL
n. 1957 – a dreamy, dazed, or absent-minded state → S. Afr.
• DWALE
n. 1. 1000 – error, delusion; deceit, fraud → obs.
n. 2. 1000 – an heretic, a deceiver, a transgressor → obs.
• DWALM
n. 1513 – a swoon, a fainting fit → Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 1513 – to faint, to swoon; to become unconscious; to sicken or fail in health → Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DWARFIFY
vb. 1816 – to make small, weak, or inferior in content, character, etc.; to restrict or reverse the development of → obs.
• DWEEB
n. 1968 – a contemptible person; a loser; a nerd → US sl.
• DWEEBY
adj. 1987 – foolish, inept, out of touch with current trends → US sl.
• DWEEDLE
vb. 1688 – to cajole, to wheedle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DWELE
n. 1000 – a going astray; error, delusion, deceit → obs.
vb. 1. 1000 – to wander, to go astray; to err, to be deluded → obs.
vb. 2. 1400 – to be stunned, to swoon → obs.
• DWELLERESS
n. 1382 – a female dweller → obs.
• DWELL THE BOX
vb. 1956 – to be patient → UK sl.
• DWELSTER
n. 1382 – a female dweller → obs.
• DWERE
n. 1440 – doubt, dread → obs.
• DWI
adj. 1997 – poorly dressed; Dressed Without Instructions → US sl.
• DWID
n. 1988 – a social outcast → US sl.
• DWIM
n. 1983 – in computing: a command meaning ‘do what I mean’ → US sl.
• DWINDLE
n. 1847 – a poor sickly child → Eng. dial.
• DWINDLE OUT
vb. 1913 – to spend → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• DWINDLES
n. 1981 – the condition of an older hospital patient who is fading away → US sl.
• DWINE
vb. 1000 – to waste or pine away; to decline in vigour, to languish, to fade, to wither → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DWINGLE
vb. 1. ..19C – to dwindle, shrivel up, shrink → Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 1805 – to linger, loiter, tarry → Sc.
• DWINING
n. 1400 – one who pines away, a sickly creature → obs.
• DYAM
adj. 1994 – used as an intensifier; ‘damn’ → UK
• DYDEES
n. 1942 – diapers → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DYED IN THE WOOL
adj. 1. 1905 – thoroughly bad → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
adj. 2. 1942 – excellent; first-rate → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
adj. 3. 1942 – steadfast in principle → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DYE PARTY
n. 1994 – a gathering to tie-dye an assortment of clothes for person use or sale → US sl.
• DYE-STUFFS
n. 1903 – money → sl. (Bk.)
• DYING ON ITS ARSE
adj. 2001 – failing → UK sl.
• DYING QUAIL
n. 1947 – in baseball: a softly hit fly ball that falls to the ground between the infield and the outfield; a ball that has been thrown, hit, or kicked without much force or control → orig. & chiefly US
• DYKE
n. 1. 1923 – a lavatory → sl.
n. 2. 1931 – a lesbian; a lesbian with masculine tendencies → sl., chiefly derogatory
n. 3. 1996 – dipipanone, an analgesic opiate used for recreational narcotic effect → UK sl.
• DYKE DADDY
n. 1991 – a male who prefers and seeks the friendship of lesbians → US sl.
• DYKEY
adj. 1956 – overtly lesbian, mannish → US sl., chiefly derogatory & offensive
n. 1964 – lesbian → sl.
• DYKON
n. 1999 – a person or image seen as inspirational to lesbians → UK sl.
• DYNAMITARD
n. 1882 – a person who uses dynamite and similar explosives for unlawful purposes, esp. as a means of attacking existing governments or political systems
• DYNAMITE
adj. 1922 – excitingly excellent → US sl.
n. 1. 1904 – a remarkable or exceptionable person or thing → sl., orig. US
n. 2. 1919 – powerful alcohol or drugs → US sl.
n. 3. 1922 – a person or thing that is potentially unsettling, dangerous, or disastrous
n. 4. 1924 – heroin → sl., orig. US
n. 5. 1951 – an illegal betting operation, money that one bookmaker bets with another bookmaker to cover bets that he does not want to hold → US sl.
n. 6. 1959 – cocaine → US sl.
n. 7. 1975 – nitroglycerine tablets prescribed to cardiac patients → US sl.
n. 8. 1980 – any amphetamine, methamphetamine, or other central nervous system stimulant → US sl.
n. 9. 1992 – a fight → UK rhyming sl.
vb. 1977 – to stop a train suddenly → US sl.
• DYNAMITE THE BREAKS
vb. 1951 – in trucking: to make a sudden, emergency stop → US sl.
• DYNAMO
n. 1938 – an energetic or lively person → sl.
• DYNAMO BUSTER
n. 1913 – an electrician → Amer. navy sl. (Bk.)
• DYNAMO OF POWER
n. 1942 – Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• DYNAST
n. 1631 – one in power; a ruler, a lord, a chief, esp. a hereditary ruler; a member or founder of a dynasty
• DYN-NO-MITE!
int. 1978 – used for expressing strong approval → US sl.
• DYNO
adj. 1962 – excellent → US sl.
n. 1. 1918 – a tramp, a vagrant → US sl.
n. 2. 1962 – alcohol → US sl.
n. 3. 1969 – heroin → US sl.
• DYNO-PURE
n. 2002 – especially pure heroin → UK sl.
• DYSENTERIOUS
adj. 1623 – suffering from dysentery → obs.
• DYSLOGISTIC
adj. 1821 – expressing dispraise; conveying disapproval or censure; the opposite of ‘eulogistic’
• DYSLOGISTICALLY
adv. 1862 – in dispraise
• DYSLOGY
n. 1837 – dispraise; censure; the opposite of ‘eulogy’
• DYSMORPHOPHOBIA
n. 1900 – fear of being or becoming physically deformed
• DYSNOMY
n. 1623 – a bad system of law
• DYSO
n. M20 – a drunkard → sl.
• DYSON
n. 2001 – an act of mutual oral-genital sex → UK sl.
• DYSTOPIA
n. 1952 – an imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible
• DYSTOPIAN
adj. 1962 – denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice
• DYVOUR
n. 1507 – a bankrupt; hence, one in debt; a beggar → Sc. obs.
• DYVOURY
n. 1597 – bankruptcy; beggary → Sc. obs.
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