• EGAD!
int. 1673 – used as a softened oath
• EGADLINS!
int. 1857 Eng. dial. – a mild oath or expletive
• EGAL
adj. 1728 Sc. obs. – equal
• EGALITARIAN
adj. 1885 – that asserts the equality of mankind
• EGALITY
n. c1374 obs. – equality
• EGALL
adj. c1374 obs. – equal
vb. 1591 obs. rare – to equal, to be equal to
• EGALLY
adv. c1374 obs. – equally, evenly; with even judgement or temper
• EGALNESS
n. 1526 obs. – equality
• EGAR
vb. 1. 1544 obs. rare – to do without, to put aside, to dispense with
vb. 2. 1584 obs. rare – to stray, to wander, to go astray
• EG-BATTLE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – a person who urges on others to quarrel and fight
• EGEDE
adj. a1225 obs. – foolish
• EGELIDATE
vb. 1609 obs. rare – to render fluid what is congealed, to make liquid
• EGENCE
n. 1865 rare – need, the existence of needs
• EGENCY
n. 1600 obs. – neediness, poverty
• EGENE
adj. 1631 obs. rare – needy, poor
• EGERNE
adj. c1200 obs. – greedy
• EGESTION
n. 1. c1420 obs. – the act of discharging or emptying out
n. 2. 1547 obs. – evacuation of the bowels, defecation
n. 3. 1607 – excrement
n. 4. 1610 obs. – vomit
n. 5. 1633 obs. – vomiting
• EGESTUOSE
adj. 1775 obs. – very poor and needy
• EGESTUOSITY
n. 1656 obs. rare – meagreness, poverty
► EGESTUOUS adj. extremely poor and needy → 1656 obs.
• EGG
adj. 20C Aust. sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
n. 1. 1605 – a term of contempt for a young person
n. 2. 1855 sl. – a person of the stated sort, as a ‘tough egg’
n. 3. Amer. World War I sl. – a bomb; a mine; a depth charge
n. 4. Amer. World War I sl. – a new member of a unit
n. 5. World War II Amer. Navy sl. – an error
n. 6. 1968 Amer. dial. – a henpecked husband
vb. 1. c1200 obs. – to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt
vb. 2. 1746 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to tease, to annoy, to pester, to irritate; to importune, to find fault continually, to nag
vb. 3. 1887 Amer. dial. – to move delicately
• EGGABUSTER
n. 1964 Amer. dial. – a laxative
• EGG-APPLE
n. Bk1897 – the fruit of the eggplant
• EGGALOURIE
n. 1929 Sc. – a general smash-up, as of crockery
• EGG AND BIRD
phr. 1711 obs. – in youth and maturity, from beginning to end, first and last
• EGG-BAG
n. 1. 1774 – an ovary
n. 2. 1893 Eng. dial. – a meaningless argument
n. 3. 1942 Amer. dial. – the uterus of a chicken or other fowl
• EGG-BALD
adj. 1882 rare – completely bald; smooth as an egg
• EGGBEATER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – in skiing: a head-over-heels fall
• EGG-BREAD
n. 1920s Amer. dial. – French toast
• EGG-CHINNED
adj. 1625 – double-chinned, or having an egg-shaped chin
• EGG-DANCE
n. 1801 – an intricate and difficult task
• EGG-EATER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an opossum
• EGGED
n. c1942 army sl. – a bus
• EGGER
n. 1. 1598 obs. – one who incites or urges on; an instigator
n. 2. 1834 Amer. dial. – one who gathers seabirds’ eggs to sell for food
• EGG-EYED
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – of persons: having very round eyes
• EGG-FRAISE
n. 1693 obs. – a pancake
• EGGFULL
adj. 1839 – as full as an egg is of meat
• EGGHEAD
n. 1907 sl., orig. US, usually derogatory – an intellectual
• EGGING
n. c1200 – an urging forward, incitement, instigation
• EGGINGS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – temptations, inducements
• EGG IN YOUR BEER
n. World War II Amer. sl. – too much of a good thing
• EGGISTE
n. 1691 Eng. dial. – the magpie, Pica rustica
• EGG-LATERS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – persons who used to go about among neighbouring villages to buy up the eggs to send off on market days
• EGGLE
vb. 1880 Sc. – to incite, to instigate, to egg on, to stir up, to quarrel
• EGGLER
n. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a hawker who collects eggs through the country for sale; a poulterer
• EGGLET
n. 1883 nonce word – a small egg
• EGGLING
n. 1881 Sc. – the business of an ‘eggler’
• THE EGG-MARKET
n. c1830 whalers’ sl. – the Falkland Islands
• EGGMENT
n. c1340 obs. – incitement, instigation
• EGG-NEST
n. 1704 obs. – an ovary
• EGG ON
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – keen, eager
vb. 1. 1566 – to incite, to encourage, to urge; to provoke, to tempt
vb. 2. 1920s Aust. sl. – to get a move on, to hurry
• EGG-PAULDER
n. 1929 Sc. – an egg merchant
• EGGPLANT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a Black person
• EGGS
n. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – bumps on the hinder parts given with the knee
n. 2. 20C jocular usage – the testicles
• EGGS-A-COOK
n. 1. 1915 Aust. military sl. – Australian soldiers
n. 2. 1915 Aust. military sl. – Egyptians
• EGGS AND BACON
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the daffodil, Narcissus incomparabilis and bicolor
• EGGS AND BUTTER
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – daffodils of various kinds
• EGGS AND COLLOPS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – fried eggs and bacon or ham
• THE EGGS ARE COOKED!
int. c1910 NZ sl. – everything’s done! that’s done it! his number is up!
• EGGSHAW
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl. – brandy
• EGG-SHELL
adj. 1834 – very weak or brittle
n. 1562 – used as a type of worthlessness or of fragility
• EGG-SHELL BLONDE
n. c1945 Aust. sl. – any bald person
• EGG-SILLER
n. 1922 Sc. – money obtained from the selling of eggs
• EGG-SUCKER
n. 1. 1853 Amer. dial., derogatory – a worthless animal, esp. a dog; hence, a mean and worthless person
n. 2. 1976 Amer. dial. – a sneak-thief
n. 3. 20C US colloq. – a sycophant; a flatterer
• EGG-SUCKING
adj. 1875 Amer. dial., derogatory – disgusting, mean, contemptible
• EGG-SUCKING DOG
n. 1. 1950 Amer. dial. – a dog that robs the hen’s nest; also applied to a mean and contemptible person
n. 2. c1960 Amer. dial. – a sneak-thief
• EGGTAGGLE
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – the act of wasting time in bad company; hence, immodest conduct
• EGG-TROT
n. c1680 – a gentle amble
• EGG-WALKER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a police officer
• EGG-WHISK
n. c1948 Royal Navy sl. – a helicopter
• EGG-WIFE’S TROT
n. c1680 – a gentle amble
• EGG WIPED
n. 1940 army sl. – Egypt
• EGGY
adj. 20C UK sl. – irritated, excited
• EGLECHE
adj. a1250 obs. – ? valiant
• EGLET
n. 1572 – a young eagle
• EGLOMERATE
vb. 1656 obs. – to unwind, to unwind itself
• EGMA
n. 1588 – a blunder for ‘enigma’
• EGO
n. 1913 sl. – oneself
• EGODLINS!
int. 1857 Eng. dial. – a mild oath or expletive
• EGODSNAM!
int. 1750 Eng. dial. – an oath; ‘in God’s name’!
• EGOFEST
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a conversation about ourselves
• EGO-HOOD
n. 1873 nonce word – individuality, personality
• EGOICAL
adj. Bk1897 – pert. to egotism, egotistic
• EGOISTRY
n. 1841 – egotism
• EGOITY
n. 1651 – selfhood, individuality
• EGOIZE
vb. 1891 rare – to give excessive attention or consideration to one’s self; to talk or write too much of one’s self
• EGOMANIA
n. 1825 – morbid egotism
• EGOTIZE
vb. 1789 – to talk or write in an egotistic way
• EGOTIZING
n. 1811 – egotism
• EGOW!
int. 1896 Eng. dial. – an exclamation or mild oath
• EGREGIOUS
adj. 1. c1534 obs. – of persons and personal qualities: distinguished, eminent, excellent, renowned
adj. 2. 1547-64 – of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant
adj. 3. 1573 – remarkable in a bad sense; gross, flagrant, outrageous, extravagant, excessive
adj. 4. 1578 obs. – prominent, projecting
adj. 5. 1873 nonce use – wandering from the flock
• EGREGIOUSLY
adv. 1. a1555 – grossly, monstrously, shamefully
adv. 2. a1693 – remarkably; remarkably well, excellently
• EGREGIOUSNESS
n. 1877 – the quality of being special or extraordinary
• EGREMONT!
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an exclamation or mild oath
• EGRESS
n. 1. 1538 – a going out, or issuing forth, from an enclosed or confined place
n. 2. 1677 – a means of exit
vb. 1578 – to go out
• EGRESSION
n. 1. 1509 obs. – a deviation from accustomed rules; an outburst of feeling, poetic fervour, etc.
n. 2. a1529 – the act of going out from any enclosed place or specified limits
• EGRESSIVE
adj. 1691 – going out, coming out
• EGRET
n. 1794 – the feathery puppus of the seeds of the dandelion, thistle, etc.
• EGRIMONY
n. 1. a1000 – old form of the herb agrimony
n. 2. 1626 obs. rare – great sorrow, grief, sadness
• EGRITUDE
n. 1532 – sickness → obs.
• EGROTE
vb. 1721 – to be sick; to feign sickness → obs.
• EGROTING
n. 1732 – a feigned sickness
• EGSOME
adj. 1868 – forward, seductive → Sc.
• EGURGITATE
vb. 1. 1656 – to vomit → rare
vb. 2. 1709 – to utter phrases → rare
• EGYPT
n. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. – the southern part of Illinois lying between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
n. 2. 1984 Amer. dial. – an outdoor toilet
• EGYPTIAC
adj. 1635 obs. rare – Egyptian
• EGYPTIACAL
adj. 1556 obs. – Egyptian
• EGYPTIAN
adj. 1749 humorous usage – gypsy
n. 1. 1514 – a gypsy
n. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – a resident or native of ‘Egypt’, Illinois
• EGYPTIAN DAYS
n. 1398 obs. – the two days in each month which were believed to be unlucky
• EGYPTIAN FROG
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a toad
• EGYPTIZE
vb. 1854 nonce word – to refer things to Egyptian sources
• EGYPTOLOGER
n. 1859 – one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities
• EGYPTOLOGUE
n. 1856 rare – one versed in the study of Egyptian antiquities
• EGYPTOLOGY
n. 1862 – the study of Egyptian antiquities, of the ancient Egyptian language and history
• EH!
int. 1567 – an ejaculation of sorrow
• EHA
n. 1938 Hawaii – pain; a sore
vb. 1938 Hawaii – to suffer, to be hurt
• EHBODY
pron. 1914 Amer. dial. – anybody
• EHINT
prep. 1867 Eng. dial. – behind
• EH! MERGIE ME
int. Bk1905 Sc. – an exclamation of surprise
• EHU
n. 1967 Hawaii – a red-headed Hawaiian
• EH WHAT!
int. L18 sl. – an expletive tacked on to the end of a sentence to give it greater emphasis, but of no actual meaning
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