Dictionary: FAS – FASZ

• FAS
n. 1. c950 obs. – a border, fringe
n. 2. 1508 obs. – as the type of something worthless  
 
• FAS’
vb. 1950s W. Indies Rasta – to be fast with, to be rude, impertinent; to meddle with somebody’s business; to be forward  
 • FA-SAY
n. Bk1900 Sc. – a pretense, a sham  
 
• FASCH
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge  
 
• FASCIATION
n. 1. 1650 – the binding up of a limb, etc. with bandages  
n. 2. 1658 obs. – a bandage
 
• FASCICLE
n. 1622 – a bunch, a bundle  
 
• FASCICULAR
adj. 1656 obs. – belonging to a bundle
 
• FASCICULATE
vb. 1656 obs. – to tie up into a bundle or ‘fascicle’
 
• FASCICULE
n. 1699 obs. –  a handful
 
• FASCINATE
vb. 1. 1598 obs. – to affect by witchcraft or magic; to bewitch, to enchant, to lay under a spell
vb. 2. 1641 obs. – to cast a spell over a person, animal, etc., by a look; said esp. of serpents
 
• FASCINATION
n. 1. 1605 obs. – the casting of a spell; sorcery, enchantment, an instance of this, a spell, an incantation
n. 2. 1651 obs. – the state of being under a spell
n. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace  
 
• FASCINATIVE
adj. 1855 – tending to fascinate; enchanting  
 
• FASCINATOR
n. 1. 1750 – a magician  
n. 2. 1838 – a charming or attractive person  
n. 3. 1878 Amer. dial. – a head scarf, usually crocheted, knitted, or of lace  
 
• FASCINOMA
n. 1994 US sl. – a medical case that is unusual and thus interesting  
 
• FASCINOUS
adj. 1656 obs. rare – caused or acting by witchcraft or enchantment
 
• FASCIO
n. 2000s Black British & teen sl. – an antagonistic, hostile person  
 
• FASCIOUS
adj. 1725 Sc. – troublesome, annoying, vexatious; difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful  
 
• FASCIST
adj. 1991 US sl. – descriptive of a computer program with security walls or usage policies that the speaker finds excessive
 
• FASCISTIC
adj. 1991 US sl. – descriptive of a computer program with security walls or usage policies that the speaker finds excessive
 
• FASCISTS
n. 1999 UK sl. – the police  
 
• FASEL
n. 1440 obs. – a ravelling, a shred
vb. c1440 obs. rare – to ravel, to fray  
 
• FASERT
adj. 1508 obs. – cowardly, dastardly
n. 1597 Sc. obs. – a coward, a dastard
 
• FASH
adj. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. – hairy  
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – shy, bashful  
adj. 3. 1988 Aust. sl. – fashionable  
n. 1. 1558 Eng. dial. – a fringe, anything resembling a fringe; the long hair of an animal’s legs  
n. 2. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. – trouble, vexation; bother, annoyance, disturbance; inconvenience; fuss, pother; also, something that gives trouble 
n. 3. c1750 Eng. dial. – the tops of carrots, turnips, etc.  
n. 4. 1794 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – trouble, vexation; bother, inconvenience; also, something that gives trouble  
n. 5. 1808 Sc. – a troublesome person; a human nuisance  
n. 6. 1841 Eng. dial. – confusion, shame  
n. 7. 1879 Eng. dial. – nonsense
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a roughness upon anything; an uneven surface or edge  
vb. 1. 1533 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to afflict, to annoy, to trouble, to vex, to make angry, to enrage; to fret, to be angry; also, to give trouble, to bother, to weary  
vb. 2. 1585 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to weary, to be annoyed; to take trouble, to worry  
vb. 3. 1719 Sc. – to afflict, with a disease or the like  
vb. 4. 1882 Eng. dial. – to cut off the tops of carrots, turnips, etc.  
vb. 5. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to beat down, to dash, to spoil
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to shame, to cast down
vb. 7. 1944 Amer. dial. – to ruin, to spoil  
vb. 8. 1951 Sc. – to meddle with, to disturb .
 
• FASH AT
vb. 1. 1721 Sc. – to be impatient with, to be intolerant of; to grow weary of  
vb. 2. 1821 Sc. – to get tired of, to dislike; to grow angry at  
 
• FASH-CLAWT
n. 1866 Eng. dial. – a pocket handkerchief  
 
• FASHED
adj. 1. 1597 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – troubled, worried  
adj. 2. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. – weary
adj. 3. 1968 Amer. dial. – very much surprised; astonished  
 
• FASHERIE
n. 1727 Sc. – trouble, annoyance; fuss, unnecessary ceremony; any unnecessary ornamentation, trimming, etc.  
 
• FASHERY
n. 1553 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – annoyance, trouble, vexation, worry; also, something that causes worry  
 
• FASH HAG
n. 2003 UK sl. – a follower of fashion  
 
• FASHING
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. –  troublesome  
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the act of perplexing or teasing
 
• FASHION
n. 1. c1300 obs. – face, features
n. 2. 1463 obs. – the act or process of making; hence, the ‘making’ or workmanship as an element in the value of plate or jewellery
n. 3. 1571 obs. – outward action or ceremony; a mere form, pretense
vb. 1. 1528 obs. – to change the fashion of; to modify, to transform
vb. 2. c1540 obs. – to contrive, to manage  
vb. 3. 1557 obs. – to make good-looking; to beautify
vb. 4. 1599 obs. – to counterfeit, to pervert
vb. 5. 1847 Eng. dial. – to dare, to presume, to venture; to have the face to  
vb. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to grow in resemblance  
 
• FASHIONABILITY
n. 1839 – fashionableness 
 
• FASHIONABLE
adj. 1. 1607 obs. – capable of being fashioned, shaped, or moulded; of a damaged article: capable of being brought into shape
adj. 2. 1614 obs. – pert. to outward form or ceremony; merely formal
adj. 3. 1630 obs. – of a good appearance; good-looking, stylish
adj. 4. 1657 obs. – conformable to
n. a1800 – a fashionable person; chiefly in plural  
 
• FASHIONABLEDOM
n. 1859 rare – the fashionable world
 
• FASHIONABLENESS
n. 1. 1608-11 obs. – superficiality, formality
n. 2. 1640 obs. – elegance, attractiveness
 
• FASHIONABLY
adv. 1614 obs. – with respect to the fashion or external form; outwardly, superficially, in appearance
 
• FASHIONAL
adj. 1. 1617 obs. – pertaining to outward form or ceremony; merely formal
adj. 2. 1618 obs. – of a good fashion or appearance; stylish, fashionable
 
• FASHIONARY
adj. a1640 obs. rare – formal
 
• FASHIONATE
adj. 1. 1593 obs. – fashioned or formed after an image or model, that is a copy
adj. 2. 1593 obs. rare – well formed, perfect
 
• FASHIONATIVE
adj. 1. 1584 obs. – affected
adj. 2. a1693 obs. – tending to fashion or form, shaping
 
• FASHION CASUALTY
n. 1999 UK sl. – someone in the thrall of clothes-designers’ more ridiculous excesses  
 
• FASHION CRIMINAL
n. 1980s US college sl. – one whose style is considered outside the bounds of acceptable fashion
 
• FASHIONED
adj. 1811 Sc. – fashionable, in the fashion  
 
• FASHIONED RIAH
n. 2002 UK sl. – a wig  
 
• FASHIONER
n. 1. 1548 – one that gives fashion or shape to; a creator, maker  
n. 2. 1625 obs. or arch. – one who makes articles of dress; a tailor, a designer
 
• FASHION-FLY
n. 1868 – a fashionable person  
 
• FASHIONIST
n. 1. 1616 – a follower of the fashions; one who conforms to the prevailing style of dress; a fashion-monger  
n. 2. 1815 rare – one who prescribes or sets the fashions
 
• FASHIONISTA
n. 2001 UK sl. – someone who dictates, or is in the vanguard of, trendiness  
 
• FASHIONIZE
vb. 1824 rare – to make a garment fashionable; to alter clothes according to the fashion
 
• FASHION-MONGER
n. 1599 – one who studies and follows the fashion or fashions  
 
• FASHION-MONGING
adj. 1599 obs. – following fashion
 
• FASHION MUTANT
n. 1980s US college sl. – one whose style is considered outside the bounds of acceptable fashion  
 
• FASHIONS
n. 1. 1555 obs. – manners and customs of nations, ‘ways’ of men
n. 2. 1569 rare – actions, gestures, ‘ways’
 
• FASHION VICTIM
n. 1984 UK sl. – someone in the thrall of fashion designers’ more ridiculous excesses; often applied, loosely, to someone who is conspicuously expensively dressed  
 
• FASHIOUS
adj. 1. 1536 Sc. & Eng. dial. – causing or giving anxiety or trouble; tiresome, vexatious, troublesome, annoying, irksome 
adj. 2. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. – difficult to please, particular; unfortunate, shameful  
adj. 3. 1731 Sc. – of a task: tricky, ticklish  
adj. 4. 1736 Sc. – fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious  
 
• FASHIOUSNESS
n. Bk1900 Sc. – troublesomeness  
 
• FA’ SHIZZLE MY BIZZLE!
int. 2002 US sl. – an emphatic yes  
 
• FASH MAG
n. 2002 UK sl. – a fashion magazine  
 
• FASHMENT
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – trouble, bother  
 
• FASH ONE’S BEARD
vb. 1789 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself  
 
• FASH ONE’S HEAD
vb. 1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself  
 
• FASH ONE’S NODDLE
vb. 1842 Sc. – to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself  
 
• FASH ONE’S THUMB
vb. 1725 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to trouble, to concern, to vex oneself  
 
• FASHOUS
adj. 1. 1731 Sc. – troublesome, annoying, irksome; of a task: tricky, ticklish  
adj. 2. 1736 Sc. – fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious  
 
• FASH PACK
n. 2002 UK sl. – a loose categorization of pre-eminent people in the fashion industry
 
• FASH-RAG
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping  
 
• FASHRIE
n. 1660 Sc. – trouble, worry, annoyance  
 
• FASHY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – troublesome; annoying through intoxication  
 
• FASICKLE
n. 1622 obs. – a bunch, a bundle
 
• FASKING ABOUT
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – bustling or bothering  
 
• FASS
n. 20C W. Indies sl. – impudence, cheek  
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. – to be nosy or inquisitive
 
• FASSIL
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to loiter, to waste time, to work lazily  
 
• FASSION
n. c1440 obs. – confession 
 
• FASSURE
n. a1300 obs. – fashion, form
 
• FASSY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – smart, fine, fashionable  
 
• FAST
adj. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – constipated; costive 
adj. 2. c1175 obs. – close-fisted, mean, niggardly
adj. 3. c1510 obs. – gripping, tenacious
adj. 4. 1592 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of sleep: deep, sound, unbroken  
adj. 5. 1642 Sc. obs. – trustworthy, firm
adj. 6. 18C – immoral; wanton; easily encouraged to participate in sexual activity; dissipated  
adj. 7. 1867 Eng. dial. – puzzled, perplexed; hard up; at a loss, at a standstill  
adj. 8. 1885 Eng. dial. – very near, intimate  
adj. 9. E19 sl. – illegal, corrupt; hedonistic  
adj. 10. E19 sl. – of a woman: acting in a masculine and thus socially unacceptable manner
adj. 11. M19 sl. – in financial difficulties  
adj. 12. Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial. – forward, impulsive, prone to rashness; rude, impudent  
adj. 13. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – hasty in temper, irascible  
adj. 14. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – untrustworthy  
adj. 15. 1940s W. Indies sl. – interfering, meddlesome  
adv. 1. c1200 obs. – earnestly, steadily, diligently, zealously
adv. 2. 1297 obs. – expressing vigour in action; stoutly, strongly, vigorously
adv. 3. a1300 obs. – closely, at once, immediately
adv. 4. c1310 obs. – of a command or prohibition: strictly  
adv. 5. c1420 obs. – readily, with alacrity
adv. 6. 1481 obs. – of defence or concealment: securely
adv. 7. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – very nearly
adv. 8. 1974 US sl. – in gambling: betting large amounts without fear of loss
n. 1. 1673 obs. – arrogance, pompousness
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. – amphetamines; speed  
vb. 1. c1300 obs. – to make fast in wedlock; to betroth, to wed
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to be out of pocket  
 
• FAST-AGAIN
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – close at hand, close by  
 
• FAST ALEC
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – anyone who moves fast  
 
• FAST ALECK
n. 1935 Amer. dial. – a quick person  
 
• FAST AND LOOSE
n. L16 sl. – a gambling and cheating game, often practiced by thimbleriggers, in which a garter is folded and held out to the punter who bets that by pricking with a pin they can hit the place where the material is folded; almost inevitably they fail and lose their money  
 
• FAST AND OUT OF PLACE
adj. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – emphatically over-concerned with the affairs of others  
 
• FAST AND SNELL
phr. 1895 Sc. – near, towards, in a straight line  
 
• FAST AND SURE
adj. 1522 obs. – well assured, certain  
 
• FAST AND THICK
adj. 1885 Eng. dial. – very near, intimate  
 
• FAST AS DIKE-WATER
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – very fast  
 
• FAST AS LIGHTNING OVER CUBA
adj. 1985 Cayman Islands  – very fast  
 
• FAST-ASS
adj. 1. 1930s US sl. – fast, quick
adj. 2. 1930s US sl. – peremptory  
 
• FAST BIRD
n. 1991 US sl. – in Vietnam: a high-speed attack jet aircraft  
 
• FAST BLACK
n. 1960s UK society sl. – a black London taxi  
 
• FAST-BUCK
adj. 1960s US sl. – greedy, ‘get rich quick’  
n. 1949 sl., orig. US – (as ‘fast buck’) a quick profit  
 
• FAST-BUCK ARTIST
n. 1970s US sl. – anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money
 
• FAST-BUCK GUY
n. 1970s US sl. – anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money  
 
• FAST-BURNER
n. 1. 1986 Amer. military sl. – an energetic, ambitious person
n. 2. 1986 US Air Force usage – a person who is advancing quickly through the ranks  
 
• FAST-BY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – close at hand, close by  
 
• FAST-COUNT
vb. 1949 US sl. – to shortchange  
 
• FAST DOLLAR BOY
n. 1940s US sl. – one who is unscrupulous as to the source of their income  
 
• FASTEN
n. c825 obs. – fasting; an act of fasting
vb. 1. a900 obs. – to make sure, to confirm, to ratify an agreement
vb. 2. a1000 obs. – to make fast in fetters; to set fast, to render unable to move
vb. 3. a1175 obs. – to make firm or stable; to establish, to settle, to confirm
vb. 4. c1400 obs. – to make firm or solid; to strengthen, to harden
vb. 5. c1400 obs. – to take hold; to attach oneself; to make one’s abode
vb. 6. c1500 obs. – to deliver effectively a blow; to imprint a kiss
vb. 7. 1604 obs. – to propose a health  
vb. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to perplex, to nonplus
vb. 9. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to seize with a grip
 
• FASTENED
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. – bound as an apprentice  
 
• FASTENED UP
adj. 2000 UK sl. – imprisoned  
 
• FASTENER
n. a1700 sl. obs. – a warrant for arrest
 
• FASTENING
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the act of apprenticing  
 
• FASTENMENT
n. 1877 Eng. dial. – a fastening of any kind  
 
• FASTEN ON
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to come to a binding understanding or agreement  
 
• FASTENS-EVE
n. 1375 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday  
 
• FASTENS-TUESDAY
n. 1585 Eng. dial. – the of or day before the fast of Lent; Shrove-Tuesday  
 
• FASTEN THE FEET
vb. a1300 obs. – to give or obtain sure foothold 
 
• FASTER THAN THE MILL-TAILS OF HELL
adj. 1999 Can. sl. – moving very, very fast  
 
• FAST-FANCIED
adj. c1590 obs. – attached firmly by fancy
 
• FAST-FAST
adj. 20C W. Indies sl. – very fast  
 
• FAST-FAST MOUTH
adj. 1940s W. Indies sl. – cheeky, impertinent  
 
• FAST-FINGERED
adj. 1607 obs. – close-fisted
 
• FAST FOOD SEX
n. 1980s US homosexual sl. – spontaneous, short-term sex, e.g. that enjoyed in lavatories, bath-houses, and similar places of anonymous assignation  
 
• FAST-FUCK
n. 1. 19C sl. – a rapid act of copulation or one very vigorously  
n. 2. 19C sl. – a person who participates in rapid copulation
 
• FAST-FUNNY
n. 19C sl. – a prostitute; a strumpet
 
• FAST-GATED
adj. 1. 1874 Eng. dial. – reckless, thoughtless, hasty; presumptuous, immodest  
adj. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. – going at a rapid rate  
 
• FAST-HAND
vb. 1632 obs. – to grasp tightly  
 
• FAST-HANDED
adj. 1611 obs. – close-fisted
 
• FAST-HOLD
n. 1. 1802 – a stronghold  
n. 2. 1832 – confinement, durance  
 
• FAST HOUSE
n. 1869 Amer. sl. – a brothel
 
• FASTIDIATE
vb. 1618 obs. rare  – to feel a disgust for; to loathe
 
• FASTIDIE
n. 1. 1536 obs. rare – pride, haughtiness
n. 2. 1538 obs. rare – scorn, disdain, contempt
 
• FASTIDIOSE
adj. 1727 obs. – fastidious
 
• FASTIDIOSITY
n. 1704 rare – fastidiousness
 
• FASTIDIOUS
adj. 1. c1440 obs. – full of pride; disdainful; scornful
adj. 2. 1531 obs. – that creates disgust; disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, wearisome
adj. 3. 1534 obs. – that feels or is full of disgust; disgusted 
adj. 4. 1638 obs. – of things: ‘proud’, magnificent
 
• FASTIDIOUS COVE
n. L19 sl. – a fashionable swindler who poses as a member of the class he deceives  
 
• FASTIDIOUSLY
adv. 1624 obs. – disdainfully  
 
• FASTIDIOUSNESS
n. 1. 1533 obs. – loathing, disgust  
n. 2. 1613 obs. – disdainfulness, haughtiness, pride  
 
• FASTIDIUM
n. a1734 rare – disgust; feeling of weariness, tedium
 
• FASTIE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a fast throw  
 
• FASTIGATE
vb. 1623 obs. – to make pointed; to become pointed
 
• FASTIGIATE
adj. 1662 – sloping up or tapering to a point like a cone or pyramid  
vb. 1656 – to make pointed at the top like a gable; to taper to a point
 
• FASTIGIATION
n. 1662 obs. – a making or growing sharp at the top like a pyramid
 
• FASTIGIUM
n. 1677 – the apex or summit; the ridge of a house  
 
• FAST IN
n. 1. 2003 UK sl. – amphetamines  
n. 2. 2003 UK sl. – MDMA  
 
• FASTLAND
n. 1883 – the mainland, as distinguished from islands; the continent  
 
• FAST LANE
n. 1976 sl. – a lifestyle showing no regard for the future, the active, competitive and ruthless world fought over by those of ambition and intent  
vb. 1980s Aust. prison sl. – to indulge in a crime spree  
 
• FAST LANER
n. 1990s US college sl. – one who takes illegal hard drugs  
 
• FAST LIFE
n. 1960s US sl. – the worlds of gambling, drug-dealing, prostitution, etc.  
 
• FASTLINGS
adv. a1600 Sc. obs. rare – ? almost, nearly
 
• FASTLY
adv. 1. c888 obs. – in a fixed or steady manner
adv. 2. 971 obs. – without intermission or cessation
adv. 3. c1050 obs. – closely, securely
adv. 4. c1175 obs. – firmly, unwaveringly, steadfastly; with confidence
adv. 5. c1205 rare – readily
adv. 6. 1968 Amer. dial. – quickly  
 
• FAST-MOUTH
adj. 1. 1940s W. Indies sl. – cheeky, impertinent  
adj. 2. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – fond of talking, talkative  
 
• FAST-MOUTHED
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. – said of one who talks back or gives rude answers 
 
• FAST MOVER
n. 1972 US sl. – in Vietnam: a jet aircraft  
 
• FASTNER
n. L17 sl. – a warrant of arrest  
 
• FASTNESS
n. 1. 1382 obs. – support, help
n. 2. 1552 obs. – capacity for gripping tightly or retaining; tenacity, retentiveness
n. 3. 1555 obs. – the quality or state of being compact or close; density, solidity
n. 4. c1577 obs. – fidelity, loyalty, firm adherence
n. 5. 1596 obs. – security from invasion, difficulty of access; safety, strength
n. 6. a1631 obs. rare – close alliance
n. 7. 1676 obs. – a fastening
n. 8. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – Lent
 
• FAST ONE
n. 1923 US sl. – a trick intended to deceive or defraud; any scheme seen as immoral, corrupt, or underhand  
 
• FAST PILL
n. 1947 US sl. – in horse racing: a stimulant given to a horse  
 
• FAST PRINT
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – counterfeit money  
 
• FAST QUID
n. 1940s sl., orig. US – money that is earned quickly, and possibly illicitly  
 
• FASTREDE
adj. c888 obs. rare – firm in purpose, inflexible, steadfast
 
• FAST-ROD
adj. 1960s US sl. – said of one who is quick to use a gun  
 
• FASTS
n. 1705 obs. rare – annals, records
 
• FAST-SHEET HOTEL
n. 1705 obs. rare – a cheap hotel that rents out its room by the hour to prostitutes and their clients or to illicit lovers  
 
• FAST-SHEET JOINT
n. 1705 obs. rare – a cheap hotel that rents out its room by the hour to prostitutes and their clients or to illicit lovers
 
• FAST-SHEET SET-UP
n. 1940s US sl. – a cheap hotel that rents out its room by the hour to prostitutes and their clients or to illicit lovers  
 
• FASTSHIP
n. a1225 obs. rare – the quality of gripping tightly; parsimony, meanness, niggardliness
 
• FAST SHUFFLE
n. 1. 1930 US sl. – a swindle; a deceptive act  
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a bad bargain; an unfair transaction  
 
• FAST STUFF
n. 1. 1930s sl. – cheating, swindling  
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. – amphetamines; speed  
 
• FAST-SURE
adj. 1859 Eng. dial. – quite certain; perfectly sure  
 
• FAST-TALKER
n. 1930s sl. – a confidence trickster  
 
• FAST-TALKING CHARLIE
n. 1980 US sl. – a Jewish person, or someone who is thought to be Jewish  
 
• FAST TIME
n. 1937 Amer. dial. – daylight saving time  
 
• FAST TRACK
n. 1. 1960s sl., orig. US – the lifestyle pursued by the ambitious and successful  
n. 2. 1960s sl., orig. US – those streets or blocks in a city where prostitutes work
 
• FASTUOSE
adj. 1727 obs. – haughty, arrogant, pretentious, ostentatious
 
• FASTUOSITY
n. 1656-81 obs. – haughtiness, ostentation, pomposity
 
• FASTUOUS
adj. a1638 rare – proud, haughty, disdainful, arrogant; pretentious, ostentatious
 
• FASTUOUSLY
adv. a1677 – ostentatiously, haughtily, arrogantly, pretentiously 
 
• FASTUOUSNESS
n. 1649 – haughtiness, ostentation, arrogance  
 
• FAST WITH
adj. 1950s W. Indies sl. – cheeky, impertinent  
 
• FAST WOMAN
n. 19C sl. – a prostitute; a strumpet 
 
• FAST WORKER
n. 1910s sl. – a successful womanizer, who achieves his seductions quickly; occasionally used of a woman  
 
• FASTY
adj. 1950s W. Indies & Jamaica sl. – rude, impertinent, impudent  
 
• FASURE
n. a1300 obs. – fashion, form