Dictionary: EV – EVZ

► THE EVACUATION OF THE CORINTH n. diarrhoea → 1870 US Civil War usage
► EVAGATION n. 1.  a wandering of the mind, thoughts, etc. → 1425 obs.
n. 2.  a diversion → 1638 obs.
n. 3.  a departure from propriety; an extravagance → 1649 obs.
n. 4.  in speech or discussion: a digression → 1618
n. 5.  the act of wandering; a rambling, roving; a departing from a specified locality, prescribed course, etc. → 1691
► EVANISH vb. to disappear, to vanish → 1725 Sc.
► EVAPORATE vb. to leave, to vanish, to escape → M19 sl.
► EVAPULATE vb. to evaporate; to disappear → 1945 Amer. dial.
► EVASORIOUS adj. seeking to evade, evasive, shuffling → 1687 obs.
► EVATCH vb. to have → M19 back-slang
► EVE n. 1. a hen roost → E18 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a woman one cannot identify → 1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a synthetic hallucinogen similar to MDMA → 2000 drug culture sl.
vb. to thaw → 1790 Eng. dial.
► EVE DAY n. New Year’s Eve → 1949 Amer. dial.
► EVEGLOAM n. evening twilight → 1928 Amer. dial.
► EVELING n. evening → 1746 Eng. dial.
► EVEMEN n. evening → 1851 Eng. dial.
► EVEN adj. 1. of speech or action: direct, straightforward → 1573 obs.
adj. 2. upright, straightforward → 1885 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a character, always used in a bad sense; a dull, slow, stupid person → 1885 Eng. dial.
n. 2. evening → 1917 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to bring down to a level, to lower, to demean → 1660 Sc.
vb. 2. to compare, to put on a level by comparison; to liken to → 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to impute, to suspect, to suggest, to hint at or charge with anything, used in a bad sense; to think entitled to, or deserving of, used in a good sense → 1844 Sc.
vb. 4. to divide equally, to share → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 5. to match, to equal → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVEN-AND-EVEN adj. just about equal → 1965 Amer. dial.
► EVEN BLIND FREDDIE COULD SEE THAT phr. any fool could see that; it’s obvious → 1930
► EVEN BREAK n. a fair chance; an equal chance → 1911 sl., orig. US
► EVEN-DOWN adj. 1. plain-speaking, frank, honest → 1654 
adj. 2. sheer, utter, downright, generally used in a bad sense → 1786 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. perpendicular, straight down, downright; esp. used of a heavy continuous rain → 1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. confirmed, habitual → 1823 Sc.
adj. 5. downright, honest, straightforward, sincere → 1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 1. downright, thoroughly, completely, utterly, absolutely → 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. even → 1953 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-ENDWAYS adv. in a straight course, without interruption or obstruction; from end to end, continuously, without intermission → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVENER n. a weapon; a club, knife, or other aid a small man claims as an equalizer in a fight with a large opponent → 1949 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-EVEN adj. just about equal → 1965 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-FALL n. the ‘fall’ or commencement of the evening; twilight → 1814
► EVEN-FLAVOURED adj. uniform, unvaried → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVEN FULL adj. completely full, brimfull → 1878 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-HANDED adj. ambidextrous → 1965 Amer. dial.
► EVENING-LIGHTNING n. heat or summer lightning → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVENING’S EDGE n. twilight, dusk, nightfall → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► EVENING SNEAK n. a thief who works after dark → M18 UK criminals’ sl.
► EVENING SOCKET n. the female genitals → 1990 sl.
► EVENING STAR n. a prostitute → M19 US sl.
► EVENING WHEEZE n. false news, rumours → L19 sl.
► EVENLIER adj. more even → 1900 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► EVENLINESS n. composure, equanimity → 1889 Sc.
► EVENLY adj. of grounds, roads, etc.: smooth, even, level, without inequalities → 1733 Sc. & Ireland 
adv. even; probably, likely → 1874 Eng. dial.
► EVEN-OLD adj. of the same age → 1000 obs.
n. a person of the same age → 1000 obs.
► EVEN-ON adj. uninterruptedly → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EVEN ONE’S WIT vb. to condescend to argument → 1853 Ireland & Eng. dial.
► EVENS n. 1. equals, quits → 1896 Sc.
n. 2. revenge; a person as an object of revenge → 1910 US sl.
► EVEN SHAKE n. a fair chance, fair treatment; an equal chance → 1910 US sl.
► EVEN STEPHEN ► EVEN STEVEN adj. even, tied → 1866 Amer. dial.
adv. on an equal basis, fifty-fifty → 1866 Amer. dial.
► EVENT n. amount, quantity → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVENTIDE n. evening → 1851 Amer. dial.
► EVEN-UP n. presumptuousness → 1990 W. Indies sl.
► EVEN WAGER n. an even chance → 1638
► EVER vb. to nauseate → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EVER ALACK int. alas! → 1806 Sc.
► EVER AND ALWAYS adv. always; persistently → 1967 Amer. dial.
► EVER AND END adv. forever, continually; for a very long time → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVER AND ON adv. forever, continually; for a very long time → Bk1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EVER AND WHEN adv. whenever, when → 1933 Amer. dial.
► EVER ANONS-WHILE adv. at frequent intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERDAMP adj. continually damp → 1857
► EVERGREEN n. 1. money → 1900 US sl.
n. 2. a perennial favourite, esp. a song → 1940 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a story that is not news, but penetrating analysis, etc. → 1980 Amer. journalism sl.
► EVERGREENS n. the vagina → L19 sl.
► EVERGREEN STATE n. Washington → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EVERHARD adj. pert. to a very hard erection of the penis → 1942 Amer. sl.
► EVERHOW adv. however → 1932 Amer. dial.
► EVERING n. evening → 1887 Eng. dial.
► EVERLASTING adj. exceeding, excessive, very → M19 US sl.
adv. 1. continually, perpetually → 1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adv. 2. very, extremely; damned → 1832 Amer. dial.
adv. 3. infernal, damned → 1904 Amer. dial.
► EVERLASTING KNOCK n. death → L19 US colloq.
► EVERLASTINGLY adv. very, extremely, immeasurably, excessively; damned → 1889 Amer. dial.
► EVERLASTINGS n. roadside flowers → 1967 Amer. dial.
► EVERLASTING SHOES n. the naked feet → M19 sl.
► EVERLASTING STAIRCASE n. the prison treadmill → M19 sl.
► EVERLASTING WOUND n. the female genitals (literary euphemism) → 16C literary euphemism
► EVERLIE adv. constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually→ 1829 (Sc.
► EVER-LIVING adj. 1. never to be forgotten or lost; undying, immortal; said of a name, fame, etc. → 1450 
adj. 2. living without end; immortal, eternal → 1514
n. a person who is ever-living; specifically, God → 1601 
► EVER-LOVING adj. 1. a general intensifier → 1910 US sl.
adj. 2. devoted; faithful → 1930 US sl.
n. 1. one’s wife → 1930 US sl.
n. 2. one’s mind → 1960 sl.
► EVERLY adv. always, constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually, continuously → 1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► EVERMORE adv. 1. always, continually → 1928 Amer. dial.
adv. 2. really, absolutely → 1933 Amer. dial.
► EVERSHARP n. any mechanical pencil → 1965 Amer. dial.
► EVERTON TOFFEE n. coffee → M19 rhyming sl.
► EVERWHAT pron. whatever → 1915 Amer. dial.
► EVERWHEN adv. whenever → 1924 Amer. dial.
► EVERWHERE adv. wherever → 1915 Amer. dial.
► EVERWHICH adj. whichever → 1903 Amer. dial.
pron. whichever → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERWHO pron. whoever → 1905 Amer. dial.
► EVERY adj. hungry → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EVERY BEAN HAS ITS BLACK phr. everyone has his faults or failings → 1624
► EVERY BIT AND CRUMB adv. every morsel; entirely, altogether → 1854
► EVERY BIT AND GRAIN adv. fully, completely, all → 1907 Amer. dial.
n. all, everything → 1952 Amer. dial.
► EVERYBODY AND HIS AUNT n. absolutely everybody → M19 US sl.
► EVERYBODY AND HIS BROTHER phr. absolutely everyone → 1940 Amer. sl.
► EVERYBODY AND HIS COUSIN n. absolutely everybody → M19 US sl.
► EVERYBODY AND HIS MOTHER n. absolutely everybody → M19 US sl.
► EVERYBODY AND HIS UNCLE phr. absolutely everyone → 1940 Amer. sl.
► EVERYBODY AND THEIR MOTHERS-IN-LAW n. absolutely everybody → M19 US sl.
► EVERYBODY’S DARLING n. the song sparrow, Melospiza melodia → 1917 Amer. dial.
► EVERY CONSTANT adv. constantly → 1940 Amer. dial.
► EVERY DADDY’S BABBY n. every single person or thing → L16
► EVERYDAY adj. special; worthy of continual attention → 1972 Amer. dial.
► EVERYDAY GAL n. a steady sweetheart → 1972 Amer. dial.
► EVERY-DAYS n. weekdays → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY DEAL adv. altogether, entirely → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY DOG AND DEVIL n. everyone → 20C Irish sl.
► EVERY FOOT ANON adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1790 Eng. dial.
► EVERY HAIR A ROPE YARN phr. said of a tough seaman → 1975 Amer. dial.
► EVERY HAIR A ROPE YARN AND EVERY DROP OF BLOOD STOCKHOLM TAR phr. said of a tough seaman → 1942 Amer. dial.
► EVERY HANDS WHILE adv. frequently, constantly → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY JACK MAN n. every individual man → 1840 colloq.
► EVERY JACK-RAG n. everyone without exception → 1846 sl.
► EVERY KNIFE OF HIS’N HAS A GOLDEN HAFT phr. everything he undertakes turns out well → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY LASTING ONE n. every last one, everyone → 1946 Amer. dial.
► EVERY LAST ONE phr. every one or thing without exception → L19 sl., orig. US
► EVERY-LIKE adv. 1. from time to time, every now and then, occasionally → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
adv. 2. very frequently, on every occasion or opportunity → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY LIVING ASS n. every single person → 1940 US sl.
► EVERY MAN JACK n. everyone without exception → 1846 sl.
► EVERY MAN JAG n. every single one → E19 sl.
► EVERY MAN JOHN n. every single one → E19 sl.
► EVERY MOTHER’S SON n. every single person or thing → 1542
► EVERY ONCE AN OCCASION adv. now and again, once in a while → 1953 Amer. dial.
► EVERYONE AND HIS BROTHER n. a large number of people → 20C
► EVERY POSTMAN ON HIS BEAT n. kinky hair that stands up in odd strands or areas of the head → 1930 African-American sl.
► EVERY RAM-JACK OF THEM n. every single individual → 1853 Eng. dial.
► EVERYSTREEN n. the evening before last → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► EVERYTHINGATHON n. an orgy in which various types of sexual activity are performed → M20 US homosexual usage
► EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK n. every imaginable object, whatever is available, no matter what it is → 1910
► EVERYTHING COOK AND CURRY phr. all is well, all is taken care of → 1950 W. Indies Rasta usage
► EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK phr. everything imaginable → 1918
► EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KITCHEN SINK n. every conceivable thing → 1918
► EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK n. whatever is available, whatever is known → 1950 US
► EVERYTHING IS APPLE! int. It’s O.K.! → 1934 Amer. dial.
► EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING phr. everything is fine → 1960 US teen & W. Indies sl.
► EVERYTHING’S DRAWING phr. everything is going well → 1916 Amer. dial.
► EVERTHING’S HOTSY-TOTSY phr. all is well → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EVERY TIME! int. a general affirmative exclamation → 1920 US sl.
► EVERYWAYS adv. in every direction, everywhere → 1967 Amer. dial.
► EVERY-WHEN adv. at all times, always → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERYWHERES adv. everywhere, in every direction → 1867 Amer. dial.
► EVERYWHICHAWAY adj. disorderly; in confusion → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EVERYWHICHWAY adj. disorderly; in confusion → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► EVERY WHILE STITCH adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY WHIP AND TRIP adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY WHIP AND TURN adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY WHIP AND WHILE adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY WHIPSTITCH adv. frequently; continuously; from time to time → 1900 Eng. dial.
► EVERY WHIP’S WHILE adv. every now and then, at intervals → Bk1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERYWHO pron. whoever → 1940 Amer. dial.
► EVERY WOKE AND JIT adv. every now and then, at intervals → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVERY WOMAN’S BABE n. every single person or thing → L16 
► EVERY WOMAN’S SON n. every single person or thing → L16 
► EVERY-YEAR LOCUST n. a cicada → 1967 Amer. dial.
► EVE’S CUSTOM HOUSE n. the vagina → L18 sl.
► EVESDROPPER n. 1. the penis → M17 sl.
n. 2. a burglar who lurks outside a house waiting for the chance to break in while the owners are absent; thus, a petty thief → E18 sl.
n. 3. a robber of hen-houses → L18 sl.
► EVE’S SCORK n. the Adam’s apple → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► EVESTIGATE vb. to seek out, to search after, to investigate → 1656 obs.
► EVET n. a newt, eft, lizard → 1790 Eng. dial.
► EVE WITH THE LID ON n. apple pie → 1930 US sl.
► EVIF n. the number 5 → M19 back-slang
► EVIF YENNEPS n. fivepence → M19 back-slang
► EVIGILATE vb. to watch or study diligently → 1730 obs.
► EVIL adj. 1.of persons: ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, unpleasant, contentious, obnoxious, hostile, neurotic, angry, obstinate → 1000
adj. 2. excellent, wonderful, the best → 1920 sl.
adj. 3. of cattle: mean, ornery → 1968 Amer. dial.
n. 1. an ill, complaint, illness; a swelling on the neck or other local affliction → 1683 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a halter → 18C sl.
n. 3. one’s wife → E19 sl.
n. 4. a three-pronged dung-fork; a pitchfork → 1848 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a hobgoblin; an evil spirit → 1914 Amer. dial.
vb. to brood → 1959 Amer. dial.
► THE EVIL n. money → 1903 sl. (Bk.)
► EVIL-BELIVED adj. evil-living, of ill life → 1557 obs.
► EVIL-DEEDY adj. given to evil deeds; mischievous → 1535 Sc.
► EVIL HEAL n. disaster, harm → 1175 obs.
► EVIL HEALTH n. bad luck, hurt, disaster → 1477 obs.
► EVILLING n. acting in a deliberately negative manner, e.g. riotously, argumentatively, criminally → 1930 African-American sl.
► EVILLY adv. sullenly; broodingly → 1967 Amer. dial.
► EVILS n. goblins; evil spirits → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► EVIL WOMAN n. a sexy female → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► EVING adj. damp, moist, exuding moisture   → 1892 Eng. dial.
► EVITATE vb. to shun, to avoid, to escape → 1588 obs.
► EVITERNAL adj. eternal, everlasting → 1596 obs.
► EVLENET GENS n. 12 shillings → M19 back-slang
► EVLENET SITH-NOMS n. 12 months, usually as a prison sentence → M19 back-slang
► EVO n. evening → 1950 Aust. sl.
► EVRIE adj. hungry → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)