• FOR A BLUE MOON
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR A COON’S AGE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR A DOG’S AGE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR AFRICA
adv. 1970 S. Afr. sl. – hugely, greatly, in large amounts
• FOR AGES
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR ALL SAKES!
int. Bk1904 Eng. dial. – an exclamation
• FOR ALL THE WORLD
adv. 1862 Eng. dial. – exactly, precisely
• FORAMINATE
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• FOR A MONTH OF SUNDAYS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR AN AGE
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR A RIGHT SMART SPELL
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR A SONG
adj. 1601 – cheap
• FOR A SUDDEN
adv. 1688 obs. – for an instant
• FOR A WEEK OF SUNDAYS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT
n. 1. 1979 US homosexual sl. – a youthful, attractive male who is under the age of legal consent
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a young girl; a virgin
n. 3. 20C – sex in general
• FORBIDDEN FRUIT EATER
n. E20 US sl. – a lascivious man; a man who has known many women sexually
• FORBLISS
vb. a1300 – to make happy
• FORBREAK
vb. 1. c1000 obs. – to break in pieces, to crush
vb. 2. c1250 obs. – to break through, to interrupt
• FORBRITTENED
adj. ? a1400 – broken in pieces
• THE FORCE
n. 1868 UK sl. – the police
• FORCE DOWN SOMEONE’S THROAT
vb. 20C colloq. – to force someone to agree to or accept
• FORCELY
adj. 1507 – of strong build, vigorous, powerful → obs.
adv. 1500 – with force or power, vigorously, vehemently, violently → obs.
• FOR CHEESE CAKE!
int. 1998 UK sl. – used to express anger or surprise
• FOR CHRIST’S SAKE!
int. 1386 UK – an expletive
• FOR DAYS!
int. 1950s homosexual sl. – an exclamation implying shock or amazement
• FORE AND AFT
n. 19C Brit. sl., possibly rhyming sl. for ‘shaft’ – coition
• FORE-AND-AFTER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a prostitute offering both vaginal and anal copulation
• FORE-BUTTOCKS
n. 1727 – the female breasts → jocular usage, obs.
• FORECASTER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• FORECASTLE
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• FORECASTLE LAWYER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – a sailor conversant with the navy regulations
• FORE-COACH-WHEEL
n. Bk1903 sl. – 2 shillings and sixpence
• FORE-COURT
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
int. 1924 euphemism – for Christ’s sake! used to express anger, irritation, surprise, astonishment, etc.
• FORE-DAY
n. 1896 Amer. dial. – the time just prior to sunrise
• FORE-HANDED
adj. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – provided for the future
• FOREIGNER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – something done or made at work by an employee for personal benefit, or to a piece of work not declared to the relevant authorities
► FOREMOTHER n. a female ancestor → 1582
• FOR ENDWAYS
adj. 1859 Eng. dial. – endless, without number, continuous
• FORE-PART
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – the early part, as the ‘forepart’ of the day
• THE FOREST OF FOOLS
n. 1812 – the world
• FOREVER AND AMEN
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – forever
• FOR FAIR
adv. 1853 Eng. dial. – in reality, earnestly, seriously
• FORFEND
vb. 1. 1382 obs. – to prohibit, to forbid
vb. 2. 1382 arch. – to avert, to keep away or off, to fend off, to prevent
vb. 3. 1382 obs. – to check, to refrain, to withhold
vb. 4. 1592 now chiefly Amer.- to secure, defend, or protect by precautionary measures
• FOR-FREE
n. c1930 Aust. cant – a prostitute undercutting the prices
• FORFRIGHTED
adj. c1250 – greatly terrified, badly frightened, afraid
• FORGAB
vb. c1394 obs. – to defame, to publish the misdeeds of; to mock, gibe, deride
• FORGE
n. 18C sl. – the vagina
• FORGERS
n. L16 sl. – crooked dice
• FORGIMMETY!
int. 19C Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise
• FOR GOOD AND ALWAYS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – forever
• FOR IT
adj. 1909 sl., orig. services’ usage – said of someone in danger of getting into trouble
• FOR JEEBERS SAKES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – a mild oath
• FORK
int. E19 – give!
n. 1. L17 sl. – a spendthrift, a wastrel
n. 2. L17 UK criminals’ sl. – a pickpocket
n. 3. L19 sl. – the crotch; hence, the penis
n. 4. 20C rhyming sl. (Fork and Knife) – life
vb. 1. L17 sl. – to pick pockets, using the fore and middle fingers, extended like the tines of a fork, which are thrust into the pocket, then closed tight on any object within; this is then withdrawn between the ‘fork’
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to lay a woman down with spread legs preparatory to intercourse
vb. 3. L19 US sl. – to mount a horse
vb. 4. 1950s euphemism – to ‘fuck’, to have sexual intercourse
• FORK AND KNIFE
n. 1. 20C rhyming sl. – a wife
n. 2. 20C rhyming sl. – life
• FORK AND SPOON
n. 1. 1930s US sl. – mutual oral-genital stimulation
n. 2. 1980s Aust. prison rhyming sl. for ‘hoon’ – a lout, a hooligan
• FOR KEEPS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – forever
• FOR KICKS
adj. 1928 sl. – for the sake of excitement or pleasure
• FORK LEATHER
vb. 1931 US West. sl. – to ride a horse
• FORK OUT
vb. 1. 1831 sl. – to pay out money
vb. 2. M19 sl. – to lay a woman down with spread legs preparatory to intercourse
• FORK OVER THE DARBY
vb. 1859 sl. – to hand over the cash
• FORKS
n. a1700 sl. – the fingers
• FORK TAIL
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a rake or fork handle
• FORK THE LAWN
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – to vandalize a property by sticking hundreds of plastic forks in the lawn on a cold night, which will be frozen in place by dawn
• FORK UP
vb. 1831 sl. – to pay out money
• FOR LANDS SAKES!
int. 1965 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• FOR LAUGHS
adv. c1950 colloq. – as a joke; for the fun of it
• FOR LAW’S SAKES!
int. 1967 Amer. dial. – God!
• FORM
n. 1958 Brit. sl. – a criminal record
• FORMIDOLOUS
adj. 1. 1656 obs. – to be feared, fearful, dreadful, terrible
adj. 2. 1773 obs. – feeling fear, timorous
► FORM-SPECKLE n. a freckle → 1702 obs.
• FORNEY
n. L18 sl. – a ring
• FORNICATE THE POODLE
vb. 1910s US sl. – to waste time; to loaf on the job
• FORNY
n. L18 sl. – a ring
• FOR REAL EVEN?
int. 20C teen & high school sl. – are you serious?
• FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF RAINY SUNDAYS
adv. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – for a long time
• FOR SHAME!
int. a1616 – a reproof to a person for not feeling or showing shame
• FORSTRAUGHT
adj. c1386 obs. – distracted
• FOR THE BIRDS
adj. 1944 sl., orig. & chiefly US – said of something worthless or no good, esp. appealing only to gullible people
• FOR THE CRACK
adv. a1966 Anglo-Irish sl. – for fun
• FOR THE HIGH JUMP
adj. 1919 Brit. sl. – said of someone in danger of being severely punished
• FOR THE LAST LONGEST
adv. 1933 Amer. dial. – for a very long time
• FOR THE LONGEST
adv. 1926 Amer. dial. – for a very long time
• FOR THE MAIN
adv. 1662 obs. – for the most part, mainly
• FOR THE MASTERY
adv. a1300 obs. – as if aiming at mastery; hence, extremely, in the highest degree
• FOR THE MOST DEAL
adv. 1387 obs. – for the most part, mostly
• FOR THE VERY MOST
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – mostly
• FORTITUDINOUS
adj. 1752 – having fortitude; endowed with courage or moral strength; capable of endurance
• FORTUNATION
n. c1470 obs. – the act of making fortunate; the being favoured by fortune; luckiness
• FORTY
n. 1. 1876 Aust. sl. – a fraudulent gambler; orig. applied to the members of a Sydney gang
n. 2. 1977 US sl. – an orange-coloured 100 mg capsule of secobarbital sodium (Seconal™), a central nervous system depressant
• FORTY ACRES AND A MULE
n. US Civil War usage – an unkept promise made by northern politicians to divide the lands of slaveholders and give forty acres and a mule to any freed man who wanted a farm
• FORTY-JAWED
adj. 1905 Amer. dial. – excessively talkative
• FORTY ROD
n. 1863 sl., orig. US – cheap fiery whisky
• FORTY-ROD WHISKY
n. 1863 sl., orig. US – cheap fiery whisky
• FORTY WINKS
n. 1872 sl. – a short sleep
• FORUMINATE
vb. Bk1942 – to hold open discussion or debate (Amer. sl.)
• FORWONDERED
adj. 1175 – astonished → obs.
• FOSKY
adj. Bk1913 – foxy, cunning (Amer. dial.)
• FOSSIL
n. Bk1942 – something fixed or permanent (Amer. sl.)
• FOSSLE
vb. 1. 1892 – to bustle; to fuss (Eng. dial.)
vb. 2. Bk1905 – to entangle (Eng. dial.)
• FOUCE
n. 1850 Amer. dial. – a small dog of mixed breed
• FOUGH!
int. 1542 – an exclamation of abhorrence or disgust
• FOUL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• FOUL DISEASE
n. L19 euphemism – syphilis
• FOUL-LIPPED
adj. 1867 Eng. dial. – given to swearing or lewd talk
• FOUNDER
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to overeat
• FOURBOURG
n. 1470 – a portion of a town or city, lying outside the gates; a suburb
• FOUR-BY-TWO
n. 1936 Brit. rhyming sl., derogatory or offensive – a Jew
• FOUR-EYES
n. 1. 1873 sl. – a person wearing eyeglasses
n. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth US President
• FOUR-FLUSHER
n. 1904 US sl. – someone who imposes on others by bluffing
• FOUR-LEGGED BURGLAR ALARM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a watchdog
• FOUR-LETTER MAN
n. 1923 Brit. euphemism – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
• FOURPENNY DARK
n. 1955 Aust. sl. – cheap red wine (orig. as served in a miniature mug with a handle)
• FOURPENNY ONE
n. 1936 Brit. sl. – a blow
• FOUR SHEETS IN THE WIND
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – drunk
• FOUR-STAR
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – important
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• FOUR-STRIPER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl. – a captain
• FOURTH DAY
n. 1683 Amer. dial. – Wednesday
• FOUR-THROWS
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a point where four roads meet
• FOUR-WAY LEET
n. 1656 obs. – a meeting of four ways
• FOWL
n. 1937 naval sl. – a troublesome or undisciplined sailor
• FOWL BALLS
n. Bk2004 World War I navy sl. – chicken croquettes
• FOX
n. 1. a1000 – a sly person
n. 2. Bk1902 sl. – a police spy; an informer
vb. Bk1902 thieves’ sl. – to see, to watch; to spy
• FOXHEAD
n. 20C US sl. – illicitly distilled whisky
• FOXINESS
n. 1990s US sl. – flirtatiousness
• FOXING
n. M19 sl. – an air of indifference to what is going on
• FOX IN THE BUSH
n. 1900s US sl., derogatory – a Jew
• FOX’S PAW
n. L18 – a mistake, a blunder (French faux pas)
• FOX’S SLEEP
n. M19 sl. – an air of indifference to what is going on
• FOX STATE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Maine
• FOXY
adj. 1. 1895 Amer. dial. – stylish looking, attractive, sexy
adj. 2. M19 – cunning, perspicacious, shrewd
adj. 3. M19 sl. – having red hair
adj. 4. M19 UK criminals’ sl. – avoiding trouble
adj. 5. L19 US college sl. – artistic, neat
adj. 6. 1900s sl. – clever, intellectual
adj. 7. 1900s African-American sl. – excellent; first-rate; splendid, good
n. L19 Aust. sl. – a fox terrier
• FOXY GRANDPA
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a prankish old man
n. 2. 20C US sl. – a sly person, neither necessarily old or a grandfather
• FOY
int. L17 – an exclamation
n. L16 sl. – a swindler
• FOYL-CLOY
n. M17 sl. – a pickpocket
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