• E
n. 1. 1988 US sl. – in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer
n. 2. 1989 sl. – MDMA
n. 3. 1994 UK sl. – dismissal, rejection
vb. 1996 UK sl. – to take MDMA
• E.A.
n. 1910s sl. – a promiscuous young woman
• EA
n. 1662 Eng. dial. – a river or the channel; a watercourse; also, water generally
• EACEWORM
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – an earthworm
• EACH AND SINGULAR
pron. 1472 now arch. – everyone
• EACHER
n. 1916 Sc. – a small quantity; a drop; a very small piece
• EACH MOTHER’S SON
n. L16 – every single person or thing
• EACH WAY
n. 1869 UK sl. – a wager that a selected horse, dog, etc., will finish a race in the first three
• EACHWHERE
adv. 1400 – everywhere, in every part or place, on every side → obs.
• EADI
adj. 1. c825 obs. – happy, fortunate, well-omened
adj. 2. a1000 obs. – rich, wealthy, luxurious
• EADILY
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – powerfully, forcibly
• EADINESS
n. c1200 obs. – happiness, prosperity
• EADNESS
n. a1000 obs. – happiness, luxury
• EAGER
adj. 1. 1297 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – strenuous, ardent, impetuous; fierce, angry, furious
adj. 2. c1350 obs. – sour, acid, tart
adj. 3. c1386 obs. – of words: biting, keen
adj. 4. c1386 obs. – of animals and birds of prey: fierce, savage
adj. 5. 1486 obs. – hungry
adj. 6. 1544 obs. – of diseases: acute, severe
adj. 7. 1574 obs. – pungent, acrid, keen to the taste or other senses
adv. 1942 Amer. dial. – especially
vb. 1. c1374 obs. – to excite, to irritate, to provoke; to become exasperated
vb. 2. 1932 Amer. dial. – to become animated
• EAGER BEAVER
adj. 1940s sl. – earnest, usually excessively so
n. 1. 1943 sl., orig. US – a person who is very eager to obtain something; a person who is always on time or always early; someone who volunteers for everything; an enthusiast; a zealous person eager for work
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a man or woman who is very eager for sexual activity
• EAGER-DULCE
adj. 1548 obs. – acid and sweet
• EAGER-EYE
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles
• EAGERLESS
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. – headstrong; eager; excited
• EAGERLY
adv. 1. 1377 obs. – angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly
adv. 2. 1377 obs. – sharply, pungently, keenly; violently, harshly, severely
• EAGERNESS
n. 1. c1400 obs. – impetuosity, fierceness
n. 2. 1475 obs.- bitterness, irritability
n. 3. 1490 obs. – pungency of taste; acidity, sourness
• EAGER ON
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to incite; to hark on
• THE EAGERS
n. 1828 Amer. dial.- feelings of desire, impatience, or anxiety; excessive eagerness or apprehension .
• EAGER-SWEET
adj. 1616 obs. – acid and sweet
• EAGER UP
vb. 1967 Amer. sl. – to make eager, to excite
• EAGGLE-BAGGLE
vb. 1721 Sc. obs. – to wrangle, to argue persistently
• EAGGLE-BARGIN
vb. 1721 Sc. obs. – to wrangle, to argue persistently
• EAGLE
n. 1. 1682 obs. – the gable of a house
n. 2. 1725 cant obs. – the winning gamester
n. 3. L18 sl. – a 10-dollar coin
n. 4. 1864 Amer. sl. – in the military: a discharge certificate
n. 5. 1887 Eng. dial. – an icicle
n. 6. 1891 Amer. sl. – a dollar
n. 7. M19 sl.- a silver dollar
n. 8. World War II Amer. sl. – a bomb
n. 9. World War II Amer. sl. – a student pilot
n. 10. 1967 Amer. dial. – a ten-dollar bill
n. 11. 1967 Amer. students’ usage – the academic grade E
• EAGLE-BEAK
n. 1. 1920 Amer. sl. a hooked nose; a person having a large hooked nose; broadly, a term of contempt for a Jew
n. 2. 1968 Amer. dial. – a lawyer
• EAGLEBIRD
n. 1. 1947 US sl. – in horse racing: a long-shot winner that nobody has bet on
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – the winner of any long-odds bet, such as the double zero in roulette
• EAGLE-COCK
n. 1667 – a weathercock
• EAGLE COLONEL
n. 1978 US Army sl. – a bird colonel
• EAGLE DAY
n. 1941 Amer. sl. – payday
• EAGLE-EYE
n. 1. 1900 Amer. jocular usage – on the railroad: a locomotive engineer
n. 2. 1919 Amer. criminals’ sl. – a detective
n. 3. 1945 Amer. jocular usage – an observer or lookout
vb. 1964 Amer. sl. – to observe and evaluate closely; to scrutinize
• EAGLE-EYED
adj. 1. 1601 – keen-sighted
adj. 2. 20C colloq. – scrutinizing, paying close attention, watching
• EAGLE-EYES
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a lawyer
• THE EAGLE FLIES
phr. 1918 US sl. – used for expressing payday; often used with ‘when’
• THE EAGLE FLIES ON FRIDAY
phr. 1950s African-American sl. – Friday will be payday
• EAGLE FLY
vb. 1950s African-American sl. – to pay wages
• EAGLE-FLYING DAY
n. 1940s US college & African-American sl. – payday
• EAGLE-HAWK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a three-cornered tear in a piece of clothing; a rip, a cut
• EAGLE NOSE
n. 1907 Amer. dial. – a hooked nose
• EAGLE’S BEAK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a hooked nose
• THE EAGLES BOWELS MOVE TODAY
phr. 1942 Amer. sl. – it is payday
• THE EAGLE SCREAMS
phr. 1918 US sl. – used for expressing payday; often used with ‘when’
• EAGLE’S DAY
n. 1940s US sl. – payday
• EAGLE SHIT
n. 1. 1980 US military usage – government wages
n. 2. 1986 US military usage – the gold ornamentation on the visor of a senior officer’s cap
• THE EAGLE SHITS
phr. 1918 US sl. – used for expressing payday; often used with ‘when’
• EAGLES’ NEST
n. World War II Amer. sl. – an airfield
• EAGLESS
n. 1611 obs. rare – a female eagle
• EAGLET
n. 1. 1572 – a young eagle
n. 2. World War II Amer. sl. – a young aviator
• EAGLE-WIT
n. 1665 obs. – a person of penetrating intellect
• EAGLY
adj. 1624 obs. rare – eagle-like, as in sight etc.
• EALAND
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – an island
• EALD
vb. 1851 Eng. dial. – to yield, to bear fruit, to produce
• EALIE!
int. 1845 Sc. – an exclamation of woe
• EAM
n. 1681 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – an uncle by the mother’s side; a familiar friend or neighbour; a gossip
• EAME
n. 1721 Sc. obs. – uncle; orig. used to refer to a mother’s brother only, later applied also to a father’s brother, and hence to a gossip or familiar friend
• EAN
vb. a1000 obs. – of ewes: to bring forth lambs
• E AND E
n. 1982 US Korean war usage – evasion and escape
vb. 1979 US military use in Vietnam – to avoid combat duty
• E AND T
n. 1983 US sl. – in craps: a one-roll bet on eleven and twelve
• EANLING
n. 1596 obs. – a young lamb
• EAR
n. 1. c1440 – the handle of a pitcher or drinking vessel
n. 2. c1460 obs. rare – the act of ploughing; a ploughing
n. 3. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a kidney
n. 4. 1934 US military usage – a listening device; a bug; also, interception radar or sonar
n. 5. c1938 African-American sl. – a tuning peg, as on a fiddle or guitar
n. 6. 1950 US sl. – on a playing card: a bent corner used by a cheat to identify the card
n. 7. 1964 US sl. – a person who is not a part of the criminal underworld but who reports what he hears to those who are
n. 8. 1973 S. Afr. sl. – a police officer
n. 9. 1976 US sl. – a citizens’ band radio antenna
vb. 1. c888 obs. exc. arch. – to plough, to till the ground
vb. 2. 1929 Amer. dial. – to keep someone from moving; to pin down
• EARABLE
adj. 1475 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – capable of being ploughed; fit for tillage
• EAR ANGEL
n. 1997 US sl. – a very small, nearly invisible speaker in a television announcer’s ear by which others can communicate with the announcer while on air
• EARBALLS
n. 1999 US sl. – listeners to commercial broadcasting
• EAR-BANGER
n. 1. 1942 US military sl. – a servile flatterer
n. 2. 1942 US sl. – a person who enjoys the sound of his own voice
n. 3. 1957 Amer. dial. – a student who is nice to the teacher in hopes of getting a better grade
• EAR-BANGING
n. 1942 US sl., esp. military usage – flattery or empty talk
• EARBASH
n. 1944 Aust. sl. – a conversation; an unwanted lecture; a tirade
vb. 1. 1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ – to subject to one’s opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold
vb. 2. 1944 sl., chiefly Aust. – to talk loquaciously
• EARBASHER
n. 1941 Aust. sl. – an incessant talker; a bore
• EARBASHING
n. 1. 1945 Aust. sl. – an insistent barrage of chatter; constant nagging
n. 2. 1984 NZ sl. – a lengthy scolding; a harsh reprimand
• EAR BEATER
n. 1945 Amer. sl. – an overly talkative person; one who doesn’t give you a chance to get a word in edgeways
• EAR-BEATING
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a severe scolding; a tongue-lashing
• EAR-BEND
vb. 1978 US sl. – to talk at tedious length to someone
• EAR-BENDER
n. 1934 US sl. – a talkative or garrulous bore
• EAR-BENDING
n. 1966 US sl. – a long-winded talk
• EAR BETWEEN THE LEGS
n. 19C sl. – the labia minora
• EAR-BITER
n. 1. 1855 US Post Office usage – a special agent of the US Post Office Department
n. 2. 1899 sl., orig. Aust. – a borrower or cadger
• EAR-BITING
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – cadging, begging
• EARBOB
n. 1640 Amer. dial. – an earring or eardrop
• EARBOBBER
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – an earring
• EAR-BOSOMS
n. 1. 1882 Eng. dial. – the tonsils or glands of the throat
n. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – the orifice behind the gills of a conger
• EAR-BURN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a severe scolding
• EAR-BUSSES
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the tonsils or glands of the throat
• EAR-BUSSUMS
n. 1882 Eng. dial. – the tonsils or glands of the throat
• EAR BUTTON
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – an earring worn directly on the earlobe rather than dangling below it
• EAR CANDY
n. 1. 1984 sl. – pleasant, melodic pop music
n. 2. 1991 US sl. – a platitude
• EARCLAPPER
n. 1931-33 Amer. dial. – the ear
• EARCLASP
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an earring with a clip fastener
• EARCLIP
n. 1950 – an earring with a clip fastener → Amer. dial.
• EAR CUTTER
n. 1950 – a dragonfly → Amer. dial.
• EARDANGLE
n. 1968 – an earring, usually one with a pendant → Amer. dial.
• EARDLY
adj. 1889 – unusually large; unwieldy → Eng. dial.
adv. 1. 1790 – very, exceedingly → Eng. dial.
adv. 2. 1905 – powerfully, forcibly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• EARDROP
n. 1. 1822 – a fuchsia → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1859 – an earring, usually one with a pendant → Amer. dial.
► EAR-DROPPER n. 1. an eavesdropper → 1670
n. 2. a drop earring → 1855
• EAR-DROPS
n. 1. 1900 – earrings → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1905 – the flowers of the garden fuchsia → Eng. dial.
• EAR DUSTER
n. 20C – a gossipy person → teen & high school sl.
• EARER
n. 1382 – a ploughman → obs.
• EAR-FINGER
n. 1000 – the little finger, often put in the air → obs.
• EAR-FLAP
n. 1859 – a person’s ear → US jocular usage
• EARFLOP
n. 1966 – an earring → Amer. dial.
• EARFLOPPER
n. 1966 – the earflap of a cap or hat → Amer. dial.
• EARFUL
adj. 1942 – pleasing to the ear → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 1. 1910 – information; something overheard → sl.
n. 2. 1911 – a full or clear hearing of what is being said; hence, a voluble expression of opinions, esp. a sharp verbal rebuke or scolding; a strong and often lengthy reprimand → colloq.
• EAR-GUARD
n. 1. 1647 – one who prevents a person from hearing → obs.
n. 2. 1940 – (as ‘earguard’) short side-whiskers, sideboards, or sideburns → Aust. sl.
• EARHOLE
n. 1. 1923 – an ear → sl.
n. 2. 1960 – an act of listening, of eavesdropping → sl.
vb. 1. 1958 – to listen, to eavesdrop → sl.
vb. 2. 1965 – in motorcycle racing: to bank the motorcycle to an extreme degree in a turn, bringing the driver and the driver’s ear close to the ground → US sl.
• EARHOOP
n. 1808 – a hoop-shaped earring → Amer. dial.
• EAR HUSTLE
vb. 1990 – to eavesdrop → African-American & prison sl.
• EAR HUSTLER
n. 1990 – a gossip; an eavesdropper → African-American sl.
• EARING
n.c1440 – the act of ploughing; a ploughing → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• EAR JOB
n. 1. 1963 – an act of caressing someone’s ear with the mouth and tongue → US sl.
n. 2. 1978 a sexually stimulating telephone conversation, as with an employee of a sexual phone service → US sl.
• EAR-KECKERS
n. 1873 – the tonsils → Eng. dial.
• EARL
n. 1984 – vomit → US students’ sl.
vb. 1968 – to vomit → US rhyming sl. for ‘hurl’
• EARLAP
n. 1937 – the earflap of a cap or hat → Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPER
n. 1. 1904 – an earmuff → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1907 – the earflap of a cap or hat → Amer. dial.
• EARLAPPET
n. 1863 – the earflap of a cap or hat → Amer. dial.
• EARLIERISE
vb. 20C – to do at an earlier date
• EARLOCK
n. 1000 – a curl or lock of hair close to the ear
• EARL OF CORK
n. 1. .M19 – the ace of diamonds → Anglo-Irish
n. 2. 1940 – a talk → rhyming sl.
n. 3. 1940 – a walk → rhyming sl.
• EARL O’ HELL
n. 1817 – the Devil → Sc.
• EARLS COURT
n. 1992 – salt → UK sl.
• EARL’S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
phr. 1986 – someone’s vomiting → Amer. sl.
• EAR-KNOWLEDGE
n. 1624 – knowledge obtained by hearsay → obs.
• EARL
n. 1. 1000 – a man of noble rank, as distinguished from a ‘ceorl’ or churl, or ordinary freeman → obs.
n. 2. 1000 – a warrior; a brave man; a man generally → obs.
n. 3. 1483 – a director, a superintendent → obs.
• EARLET
n. 1. 1609 – an earring → obs.
n. 2. 1668 – anything resembling a small ear → obs.
• EARLSHIP
n. 1000 – manliness, bravery; nobility, lordship → obs.
• EAR LUG
n. 1937 – the earflap of a cap or hat → Amer. dial.
• EAR-LUGGER
n. 20C – a cadger, a scrounger → Aust. sl.
• EARLY
adj. 1980 – up-to-date → African-American sl.
• EARLY AND LATE
adv. 1330 – at all hours, continuously, incessantly
• EARLY BATH
n. 1978 – an ejection from an athletic contest → NZ sl.
• EARLY BATTERSEA
n. 1970 – vulgar, tasteless decor → sl.
• EARLY BEAM
n. 1930 – dawn, the early morning → African-American sl.
• EARLY-BIRD
adj. ..20C – first of the day, as an early-bird matinee → sl.
(nouns usually as ‘early bird’)
n. 1. ..M19 – one who habitually gets up or arrives early
n. 2. 1930 – one who goes to bed early → sl.
n. 3. 1937 – a word → UK rhyming sl.
• EARLY BLACK
n. 1930 – dusk, nightfall → African-American sl.
• EARLY BLUE
n. 1930 – dusk, nightfall → African-American sl.
• EARLY BOUGHTEN
adj. 1968 – green; inexperienced → Amer. dial.
• EARLY BRIGHT
n. 1940 – the early morning → African-American sl.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHT
n. 1809 – the beginning of the evening; dusk → Amer. dial.
• EARLY CANDLELIGHTING
n. 1903 – dusk → Amer. dial.
• EARLY DOOR
n. 19C – a prostitute; a whore → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘whore’
• EARLY DOORS
adj. 1980s – early → sl.
adv. 1. 1980 – prematurely → sl.
adv. 2. 1998 – early on, esp. in relation to a sporting contest; orig. applied to admissions to old time music halls → UK sl.
n. ..L19 – underpants, woman’s underpants → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘drawers’
• EARLY ECLECTIC
n. 1970 – vulgar, tasteless decor → sl.
• EARLY ELECTRIC
n. 1980 – a humorous description of a mix of design or decorating styles → US sl.
• EARLY FOOT
n. 1960 – in horse racing: speed in the initial stages of a race → US sl.
• EARLY HALLOWEEN
n. 1970 – vulgar, tasteless decor → sl.
• EARLY HOMOSEXUAL
n. 1970 – vulgar, tasteless decor → sl.
• EARLYINGS
n. 1900 – early produce → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• EARLY MORN
n. 1992 – the erect penis → UK rhyming sl. for ‘horn’
• EARLY O’CLOCK
n. 1983 – shortly after an activity has started → Trinidad and Tobago
• EARLY OPENER
n. 1981 – a public hotel that opens early in the morning to cater for shift workers → Aust. sl.
• EARLY OUT
n. 1. 1980 – in American casinos: an early dismissal from work due to smaller than expected numbers of gamblers → US sl.
n. 2. 1991 – a separation from the armed forces that is earlier than anticipated → US sl.
• EARLY PAROLE
n. 1990 – suicide → Aust. prison sl.
• EARLY PURL
n. L19 – a drink made of hot beer and gin
• EARLY RISER
n. 1960 – an inmate who is granted an early parole → US prison sl.
• EARLY SHOPPER
n. 1989 – in horse racing: a bettor who places a bet as soon as the betting windows open → Aust. sl.
• EARLY SHOWER
n. 1978 – an ejection from an athletic contest → NZ sl.
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