• EASE
n. a1225 obs. – opportunity, means or ability to do something
vb. 1. 1330 obs. or arch. obs. – to benefit, to help, to assist
vb. 2. 1583 obs. – to cease, to slacken
vb. 3. 1632 rare – to render easy, to facilitate
vb. 4. E17 sl. – to rob, to steal
vb. 5. 1721 Sc. obs. – to provide, to furnish; to advance money
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to relieve the bowels
vb. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to bemire, to splash with mud
vb. 8. M19 Brit. sl. – of a male: to copulate or ejaculate
vb. 9. M19 Brit. sl. – to coit a woman to orgasm
vb. 10. M19 Brit. sl. – to deflower a woman
vb. 11. 1920s US sl. – to get rid of, to leave behind
vb. 12. 1920s US sl. – to move quietly
vb. 13. 1920s US sl. – to move, to travel
vb. 14. 1947 US sl. – to leave
• EASE ALONG
vb. 1959 Amer. dial. – to take one’s leave, to depart
• EASEDOM
n. 1832 Sc. – comfort, leisure, relief from anxiety, pain, etc.
• EASEFUL
adj. 1. 1375 – that gives ease, comfort, or relief; comfortable, soothing; quiet, peaceful, restful
adj. 2. 1611 – unoccupied, at rest; addicted to ease or indolence; slothful, careless
• EASEFULLY
adv. 1611 – comfortably, idly
• EASE IT
vb. 1940s UK prison sl. – to relax, to let up on some form of crime or rule-breaking
• EASEL
n. 1979 UK sl. – a motorcycle’s prop stand
• EASELDOM
n. 1860 – painting as a profession; the whole body of painters
• EASEMAN
n. 1910s African-American sl. – a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp
• EASEMENT
n. 1. c1400 obs. – advantage, convenience, comfort, consolation, relief; furtherance, assistance; formerly also, gratification, enjoyment
n. 2. c1400 obs. – refreshment by food and repose; hence, comfortable accommodation, food and lodging
n. 3. c1430 obs. – the relieving of the body by evacuation of excrement .
n. 4. 1679 – ease, relief of all kinds; relief of or alleviation from pain; a remedy which relieves pain
n. 5. 1880 Sc. – pecuniary assistance
• EASEMENTS
n. 1768 Sc. – accommodation, either in regard to entertainment or lodgings, buildings, etc.
• EASE NATURE
vb. 1. c1440 obs. – to relieve the bowels; to defecate
vb. 2. 20C US colloq. – of a man or a woman: to copulate
• EASE OFF
vb. 1970 UK sl. – to urinate
• EASE ON
vb. 1959 US sl. – to go, to make one’s way, to leave with a parting gesture
• EASE ONESELF
vb. 17C euphemism – to defecate or urinate
• EASE OUT
vb. 1920s US sl. – to leave, esp. quietly and discreetly
• EASE OVER
vb. 1930s sl., orig. US – to move towards
• EASERESS
n. 1631 – a female who gives ease or relief
• EASE-ROOM
n. 1629 obs. – a comfortable lodging-room
• EASE-UP
int. M19 sl. – relax! lighten up!
n. 20C W. Indies sl. – assistance, esp. in a difficult situation
(verbs usually as ‘ease up’)
vb. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to make room
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to relax, to ‘lighten up’
vb. 3. 1993 US sl. – to have sex
• EASIE
n. 1991 NZ sl. – a latex girdle
• EASIE-OSIE
adj. 1846 Sc. – easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort
• EASIES
n. 1950s NZ sl. – a woman’s elasticated foundation garment
• EASILINGS
adv. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – easily
• EASILY
adv. 1. 1384 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – without hurry, slowly; deliberately, gradually; also, calmly, quietly
adv. 2. 1940s sl. – at least, more than
• EASING
n. 1. 1641 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the eaves of a house or other building; the thatched roof of a rick, stack, etc.; usually in the plural
n. 2. 1900 Sc. – the edge of the sky, the horizon
• EASING-BIRDS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sparrows and other birds which build their nests under the eaves of a house
• EASING-DOWN
adj. 1979 Amer. dial. – gentle
• EASING POWDER
n. 1. 1913 Amer. dial. – a drug to ease pain; a painkiller
n. 2. 20C drug culture sl. – opium
• EASINGS
n. 1. 1699 Sc. – the eaves of a building
n. 2. 1896 Eng. dial. – the drops of water which fall from the ‘easing’ or eaves of a house
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sparks from a chimney
n. 4. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the dropped dung of animals on the pasture
• EASING-SPARROW
n. 1885 Eng. dial. – the common house-sparrow, Parus domesticus
• EASLE
n. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember
n. 2. 1824 Sc. – the eaves of a house
• EASLINS
adv. 1768 Sc.- eastward
• EASSE
n. 1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – an earthworm
• EASSEL
adj. 1818 Sc. – easterly
adv. 1810 Sc. – eastward, easterly
• EASSEL-WARD
adv. 1816 Sc. – towards the east, in an easterly direction
• EASSIN
vb. 1661 Sc. – to desire strongly
• EASS-WORM
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – an earthworm
• EAST AND SOUTH
n. M19 rhyming sl. – the mouth
• EAST AND WEST
adj. 20C US sl. – disorderly, confused
adv. 1966 Amer. dial. – in every direction, every which way
n. 1. 1923 UK rhyming sl. – the breast or the chest; hence the upper body
n. 2. 1949 UK pickpockets’ rhyming sl. – a vest
n. 3. 1970s rhyming sl. – the female breast
n. 4. 1996 UK sl. – complementary doses of MDMA inhaled via different nostrils
• EAST-BY
adv. 1889 Sc. – eastward, in an easterly direction
• EAST-DEAL
n. c1000 obs. – eastern part
• EASTEN
adj. c1205 obs. – belonging to Eastern countries; coming from the east; easterly
• EASTER
adj. 1. 1387 obs. – nearest the east
adj. 2. 1745 Sc. – eastern, lying towards the east
n. 1892 Sc. & Amer. dial. – the east wind
vb. 1. 1908 Sc. – to shift towards the east, as the wind
vb. 2. 1949 Sc. – to bestir oneself
• EASTER BUNNY
n. 1. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – money
n. 2. 1990s US college sl. – a benefactor; someone who does a favour
• EASTER BUSH
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – forsythia
• EASTER CHRISTIAN
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a person who attends church only on major holidays such as Easter or Christmas
• EASTER EGG
n. 1. 1967 Amer. jocular usage – a woman wearing too much makeup
n. 2. 1991 US sl. – a message hidden in a computer program’s object code
n. 3. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – the leg
n. 4. 2002 US sl. – an icon or hidden process on the menu of a DVD that when selected or followed, leads to hidden features
• EASTER FIRE
n. 1940 Amer. dial. – a bonfire
• EASTER FLOWER
n. 1877 Amer. dial. – a daffodil
• EASTER QUEEN
n. 1960s US homosexual sl. – one who ejaculates prematurely
• EASTERING
adj. 1876 rare – shifting eastward
• EASTER LILY
n. 1. 1900 Amer. dial. – a daffodil
n. 2. 1967 Amer. jocular usage – a person who attends church chiefly at Eastern time
• EASTERLING
n. 1561 arch. – an inhabitant of an eastern country or district
• EASTERLINGS
n. 1855 Eng. dial. – inhabitants of the east of England
• EASTERMOST
adj. 1555 obs. – most easterly; situated farthest to the east
• EASTERWORM
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – an earthworm
• EAST EYE
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a squint, a cast in the eye
• EAST HAM
adj. 2001 UK sl. – nearly mad
• EASTICK
adj. 1908 Sc. – cold, showery
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – a slight temporary frost
n. 2. 1897 Sc. – cold, showery weather
n. 3. 1908 Sc. – soft, cold, drizzling rain
• EASTIE
n. 1983 US sl. – East Boston, Massachusetts
• EASTIE-WASTIE
n. 1808 Sc. obs. – an unreliable person; one on whose word there can be no dependence
• EAST INDIA DOCKS
n. 1. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘pox’ – any sexually transmitted infection
n. 2. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – socks
• EASTING
n. 1827 Amer. dial. – movement to the east; orientation toward the east
• EAST JABIB
n. 1984 Amer. dial. – an imaginary, extremely remote place
• EAST JESUS
n. 1961 US sl. – a remote or small town or place
• EAST JESUS, ARKANSAS
n. 1994 US sl. – a fictitious place, difficult to find, and peopled with uneducated and poor people
• EAST JESUS, KANSAS
n. 1950s sl. – an out-of-the-way place, a small town
• EAST JESUS NOWHERE
n. 1961 US sl. – the outback
• EASTLAND
adj. 1775 Sc. – eastern, belonging to the east
• EASTLE
adj. 1818 Sc. – easterly
adv. 1808 Sc. – towards the east, eastwards
n. 1818 Sc. – the east
• EASTLIN
adj. 1728 Sc. – eastern, easterly
• EASTLING
adj. 1725 Sc. – of the wind: easterly
• EASTLINGS
adv. 1768 Sc. – in an easterly direction
• EASTLINS
adv. 1768 Sc. – eastward, in an easterly direction
• EAST LOS
n. 1974 US sl. – east Los Angeles, California
• EASTMAN
n. 1911 US sl. – a parasitical man who is supported by a woman or women; a kept man, one who lives on money earned by a woman; a pimp
• EAST OVERSHOE
n. 1975 US sl. – the mythical town in Maine which is the home to fools and idiots
• EAST PASTURE
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a distant place
• EASTSIDE PLAYER
n. 1994 US sl. – crack cocaine
• EAST WEST
n. 2001 UK rhyming sl. – the female breast
• EAST, WEST AND CROOKED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. – disorderly; in confusion
• EASTWEST, NORTHWEST, AND CROOKED
adv. 1966 Amer. dial. – in every direction, every which way
• EASTWORM
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – an earthworm
• EASY
adj. 1. c1200 obs. – at liberty, having opportunity or means to do something
adj. 2. 1468 obs. – of small importance, insignificant, slight; not very good, indifferent
adj. 3. c1485 obs. – advantageous, affording convenience, satisfactory
adj. 4. 1653 obs. – not unwilling, ready
adj. 5. 1698 – easily taken advantage of or imposed upon; easily fooled; credulous, gullible
adj. 6. 1698 – of a woman: sexually forward; hence, sexually promiscuous
adj. 7. 1872 US criminals’ sl. – seeking or willing to accept bribes
adj. 8. 1883 Sc. & Amer. dial. – free from pain, discomfort, or stiffness; supple
adj. 9. 1896 Eng. dial. – feeble-minded, idiotic, silly
adj. 10. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – slow, easy-going; indolent
adj. 11. 1941 Aust. sl. – having no preference when given a choice
adj. 12. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead
int. M19 sl. – an exhortation to relax, not get flustered, stay cool
n. 1. 1885 – a short rest
n. 2. 1903 US sl. – a soft or gullible person; an easy mark
n. 3. 1970s US sl. – New Orleans, Louisiana
n. 4. 1988 US sl. – in poker: the fifth player to the left of the dealer
n. 5. 1991 NZ sl. – a latex girdle
n. 6. 1996 US sl. – in craps: a point made by a combination other than a matched pair
phr. 1. 1972 Hawaiian youth usage – used as a farewell
phr. 2. 1996 UK sl. – used as a warning
phr. 3. 2003 sl. – used as a greeting
vb. 1. 1567 obs. – to make easy, to facilitate; to relieve, to assist
vb. 2. 1992 US sl. – to silence or kill
• THE EASY
n. 1970 US sl. – New Orleans, Louisiana
• EASY AS ABC
adj. Bk1909 sl. – easy, as simple as learning the alphabet
• EASY AS A GUM SHOE
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS A PIG WOULD EAT A DAISY
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS APPLE PIE
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS APPLE TART
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS CAKE
adj. 1930s sl. – very easy
• EASY AS CAKE AND ICE-CREAM
adj. 1930s sl. – very easy
• EASY AS DAMN IT
adj. 1937 UK sl. – very easy
• EASY AS DRINKING BEER
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS EATING A MANGO
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A HORSE
adj. L19 sl. – very easy indeed
• EASY AS FALLING OFF A LOG
adj. 1880 US sl. – very easy
• EASY AS GO AND BE BLOWED
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS KISS MY ARM
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS KISS MY ARSE
adj. 1937 UK sl.- very easy
• EASY AS KISS MY EYE
adj. 1984 UK sl. – very easy
• EASY AS KISS YOUR HAND
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS NINEPENCE
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS PEAS
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS PIE
adj. 1964 US sl. – very easy
• EASY AS PISS
adj. 1990s sl. – extremely easy
• EASY AS PISSING BACKWARDS
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS PISSING THE BED
adj. 1937 UK sl. – very easy
• EASY AS PULLING A CORK
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS ROLLING OFF A LOG
adj. 1880 US sl. – very easy
• EASY AS SHAKING DROPS OFF YOUR JOHN
adj. 1984 UK masculine usage – very easy
• EASY AS SHELLING PEAS
adj. 1937 UK sl. – very easy
• EASY AS SHIT
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS SHITTING IN BED
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS STIRRING A FOOT
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS TAKING MONEY FROM A CHILD
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS TILLY
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS WINK
adj. 17C – very easy indeed
• EASY AS WINKING
adj. 1937 UK sl. – very easy
• EASYBEATS
n. 1990 Aust. sl. – a team or opponent which is easily defeated
• EASY CHAIR
n. 1976 US sl. – in a group of three or more trucks travelling on a motorway: the middle truck
• EASY DIGGING
n. 1938 US sl. – granulated sugar
• EASY-DOER
n. 1940s US prison sl. – one who copes well with prison life
• EASY DOES IT
phr. L19 sl. – used as a warning; go easy, take your time, careful
• EASYFIED
adj. 1937 Amer. dial. – easy
• EASYFUL
adj. 1864 Eng. dial. – placid, indolent, easygoing, complacent
• EASY GAME
n. L19 sl. – a sexually available woman
• EASY GO
n. 1983 US sl. – an unstrenuous job
• EASY-GO-LUCKY
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – easygoing, happy-go-lucky, not worrying
• EASY, GREASY!
int. 1955 US teen sl. – take it easy!
• EASY GREASY
n. 1976 US sl. – an icy road
• EASY HALL
n. 1980 Barbados sl. – a notional place of great comfort and ease
• EASY-HEARTED
adj. 1634 – of an easy, quiet disposition
• EASY KEEP
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – a person or animal requiring little care
• EASY KEEPER
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a person or animal requiring little care
• EASY LAY
n. 1. 1920s sl. – anything that is easily obtained
n. 2. 1920s sl. – one who can be easily seduced, usually of a woman
• EASY LIKE KISSING HAND
adj. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – very easy
• EASY MAKE
n. 1. 1942 Amer. sl. – a woman who can be easily seduced; a loose woman; a woman considered only as a sexual object
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a dupe; an easy target for deception
• EASY MARK
n. 1. 1845 sl. – someone or something overcome, mastered, or persuaded without difficulty; a gullible person; anything achieved with ease
n. 2. 1930s sl. – an obvious suspect
n. 3. 20C sl. – a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily
n. 4. 20C US sl. – a dupe; an easy target for deception
• EASY MEAT
n. 1. L19 sl. – someone who is easily fooled or seduced; a dupe; an easy target for deception
n. 2. 1961 UK sl. – sexually available woman
n. 3. 1961 UK sl. – something that is easy to achieve
• EASY MONEY
n. 1902 Amer. sl. – someone or something easily dealt with
• EASY MORT
n. M17 sl. – a promiscuous, forward woman
• EASY ON!
int. 1920s sl. – go easy! stop it! be sensible!
• EASY ON THE EYE
adj. 1936 UK sl. – beautiful, pleasing to look at; good-looking; esp. of women
• EASY ON THE TRIGGER
adj. 1968 Amer. sl. – quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger
• EASY ON TRIGGER
adj. 1912 Amer. dial. – quick-tempered, excitable, quick to anger
• EASY-OSIE
adj. 1844 Sc. – easygoing
• EASY-OSY
adj. 1846 Sc. – easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort
n. 1850 Sc. – an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy
• EASY OVER
phr. 1960s US sl. – no problems; don’t worry
• EASY-OZIE
adj. 1844 Sc. – easygoing, inclined to be lazy; involving the minimum of effort
n. 1850 Sc. – an easygoing person, one inclined to be lazy
• EASY-PEASY
adj. 1976 UK sl. – very easy, very simple
• EASY-PEASY, LEMON-SQUEEZEY
adj. 1976 UK sl. – very easy, very simple
• EASY PICKIN’S
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a gullible person; a dupe
• EASY RIDE
n. 1967 US sl. – a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced
• EASY RIDER
n. 1. 1914 African-American sl. – a parasitical man, usually without a steady job, who lives by gambling or sponging; a man who is supported by a woman, esp. a prostitute
n. 2. 1914 Amer. dial., orig. African-American – a sexually satisfying lover
n. 3. 1946 African-American sl. – a guitar
n. 4. 1952 US sl. – a young woman who is sexually promiscuous or easily seduced
n. 5. 1960s sl. – any ‘outlaw’ motorcyclist
n. 6. 1971 US sl. – a person who is not easily ruffled or provoked
n. 7. 2002 UK rhyming sl. – cider
n. 8. 2004 UK sl. – a type of LSD identified by a design based on the 1969 film ‘Easy Rider’
• EASY SIX
n. 20C US gambling sl. – the point of 6 in craps dice
• EASY STREET
n. 1. 1897 colloq. – a condition of ease and comfort, esp. financial success
n. 2. L19 euphemism – a town’s red-light area
• EASY STUFF
n. 1950s US sl. – a sexually available or promiscuous woman
• EASY TIME
n. 20C US criminals’ sl. – an uneventful time in prison
• EASY TOUCH
n. 1. 1930s sl. – one who can be easily solicited for money or favours; a gullible person, esp. someone easily induced to part with money
n. 2. 1970s UK criminals’ sl. – a robbery that can be carried out without difficulty
n. 3. 1970s sl. – a situation which is easily exploitable
• EASY VIRTUE
n. L18 Brit. sl. – a prostitute; a woman who can be persuaded to copulate easily
• EASY WALKER
n. 1954 Amer. dial. – a rubber-soled canvas shoe; a sneaker
• EASY WAY
n. 1974 US sl. – of an even-numbered point in craps: scored in any fashion other than a pair
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