• F.P.
n. 20C UK criminals’ sl. – false pretenses, thus fraud
• FRAB
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish
vb. 1. 1848 Eng. dial. – to harass, worry, fret, fidget; to irritate, excite
vb. 2. 1868 Eng. dial. – to struggle, fight; to argue, contend
• FRABBAJABBA
n. 1950s US sl. – nonsensical chatter
► FRABBLE n. confused wrangling → 1685 obs.
vb. to bicker, to wrangle → 1885
• FRABBY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish
• FRABJOUS
adj. 1917 nonsense word – fair and joyous
• FRACID
adj.1655 – more then ripe, rotten from over-ripeness, hoary and putrefied → obs.
• FRACTURE
vb. 1946 sl., orig. theatrical usage – to cause to laugh convulsively or with great amusement
• FRAG
vb. 1970 US services’ sl. – to kill or wound an officer on one’s own side, esp. one considered too eager for combat, with a hand grenade
• FRAGGLE
vb. 1889 Amer. sl. – to rob, to despoil
• FRAGILE
adj. 1883 sl. – ill
• THE FRAGRANT WEED
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – tobacco
• FRAGROUS
adj. 1869 – fragrant
• FRAID-CAT
n. c1910 sl. – a very timid or cowardly person
• FRAID HOLE
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a cyclone cellar
• FRAIDYBUG
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a timid or cowardly person
• FRAIDY-CAT
n. c1910 sl. – a very timid or cowardly person
• FRAIL
n. 1. 1846 sl. – a prostitute
n. 2. 1899 sl., chiefly US – a woman
• FRAIL SISTER
n. 1846 sl. – a prostitute
• FRAME
n. 1. 1911 sl. orig. US – a (criminal) conspiracy or plot
n. 2. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – the skeleton of an animal, bird, or fish (used by trappers and hunters)
n. 3. 1929 sl., orig. US – an act of unjust incrimination
vb. 1915 sl., orig. US – to (attempt to) incriminate someone, esp. by planting false evidence
• FRAME GRABBER
n. Bk1998 sl. – a celebrity who is the centre of attention at all events
• FRAME-UP
n. 1900 sl. orig. US – a (criminal) conspiracy or plot
vb. 1899 US sl. – (usually as ‘frame up’) to contrive fraudulently
• FRAMPOLD
adj. 1. 1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, peevish, fretful, fractious, quarrelsome
adj. 2. 1603 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – of a horse: fiery, mettlesome, spirited
• FRANION
n. 1571 obs. – a gay reckless fellow; an idle, dissolute fellow; a loose, licentious person; a gallant, a paramour, a boon companion
• FRANK
n. 1925 sl., orig. US – a frankfurter
• FRANKIES
n. Amer. World War I sl. – the French
• FRANTIC
adj. 1950s Amer. sl. – without poise or control
• FRANTLING
n. a1693 obs. nonce word – the noise made by peacocks
• FRAPLE
vb.1598 – to dispute, to wrangle, to bluster → obs.
• FRAT
n. 1. 1895 – a member of a college fraternity; a college fraternity → US students’ sl.
n. 2. 1945 – a woman met by fratting (frat – to establish friendly and esp. sexual relationships with German women: used of British and American occupying troops after World War II) → sl.
• FRATCH
adj. 1882 – quarrelsome, easily offended, touchy → Eng. dial.
n. 1. ..18C – a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle, brawl, a scolding match → chiefly Eng. dial.
n. 2. ..19C – a rude, quarrelsome person; a playful or frolicsome child → Eng. dial.
n. 3. ..19C – a lie; a petty deception or theft → Eng. dial.
vb. 1. 1440 – to make a harsh or strident noise; to creak, as a cart → obs.
vb. 2. 1714 – to disagree, to quarrel, to dispute; to wrangle; to scold, to find fault with → chiefly Eng. dial.
vb. 3. 1790 – to lie; to shuffle or cheat in joke; to boast unduly → Eng. dial.
vb. 4. ..19C – to sport, to frolic → Eng. dial.
vb. 5. ..19C – to praise → Eng. dial.
vb. 6. 1884 – to worry about trifles; to fret, to grumble → Eng. dial.
• FRATCHETY
adj. 19C – peevish, irritable, ill-tempered, cross, quarrelsome → Eng. dial.
• FRAZZLE
n. 1942 – an exhausted condition → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FRAZZLED
adj. 1. 1883 – bewildered; confused; muddled → Amer. sl.
adj. 2. 1906 – drunk → US sl.
• FREAK
adj. 1. 1955 – in jazz: unorthodox → US sl.
adj. 2. 1994 – attractive → US sl.
n. 1. 1895 – someone who favours or enjoys something; a devotee, an enthusiast → US sl., in early use derogatory
n. 2. 1922 – a person with strong sexual desires, often fetishistic → US sl.
n. 3. 1948 – a nonsensical novelty song → US sl.
n. 4. 1949 – in poker, a wild card, which may be played as a card of any value → US sl.
n. 5. 1954 – a term of endearment → US teen sl.
n. 6. 1960 – a member of the 1960s counterculture; orig. a disparaging negative, turned around and used in a positive, complimentary sense → US sl.
n. 7. 1967 – a habitual drug user; usually suffixed to a defining drug → US sl.
n. 8. 1996 – a wrestler whose huge size is obviously the result of the use of anabolic steroids → US sl.
vb. 1. 1964 – to panic → US sl.
vb. 2. 1964 – to excite; to cause to lose composure; to overwhelm emotionally → sl., orig. US
• THE FREAK
n. 1979 – a dance with strong suggestions of sexual movement, first popular as a 1975 disco dance and then again in the late 1990s and early 2000s → US sl.
• FREAK DADDY
n. 20C – an attractive male → US sl.
• FREAKED
adj. 1. .M20 – under the influence of marijuana → US drug culture sl.
adj. 2. 1970 – disturbed, unsettled, nervous → US sl.
• FREAKED-OUT
adj. M20 – under the influence of marijuana → US drug culture sl.
• FREAK HOUSE
n. 1. 1970 – a room, apartment, or house where amphetamine addicts gather to inject the drug → US sl.
n. 2. 1995 – an abandoned building used as a temporary residence for drug addicts who have been evicted from their own dwelling → US sl.
• FREAKING
adj. M20 – an intensifier → US sl.
• FREAKING A!
int. 2002 – used as a euphemism for ‘fucking A’ in expressing surprise → US sl.
• FREAKISH
adj. 1929 – sexually perverted → US sl.
• FREAK JACKET
n. 1967 – a reputation for unconventional sexual interests → US sl.
• FREAK MAMA
n. 20C – an attractive female → teen & high school sl.
• FREAKNASTY
n. 2001 – a sexually active woman who shares her activity with multiple partners → US sl.
• FREAKNIK
n. 1992 – a mass celebration of Black students in the streets of Atlanta, Georgia during college spring break → US sl.
• FREAKO
n. 1963 – a weirdo; a sexual deviant; a habitual drug user → US sl.
• FREAK OFF
vb. 1. 1967 – to have sex, esp. with vigour and without restraint → US sl.
vb. 2. 1970 – to go, to leave → US sl.
• FREAK-OUT
n. 1. 1966 – a temporary loss of sanity and control while under the influence of a psychoactive drug → UK sl.
n. 2. 1967 – a celebratory event; a gathering together of counterculturists to enjoy music and drugs → US sl.
n. 3. 1969 – an uninhibited sexual exhibition → US sl.
n. 4. 1970 – a complete panic and loss of control → US sl.
n. 5. 1970 – a member of the 1960s counterculture → UK sl.
(verbs usually as ‘freak out’ )
vb. 1. 1964 – to panic → US sl.
vb. 2. 1964 – to make someone feel unsettled, astonished, or bizarre; to excite; to cause to lose composure; to overwhelm emotionally → sl., orig. US
vb. 3. 1966 – to behave in a crazed manner as a response to an emotional stimulus → US sl.
vb. 4. 1967 – to lose sanity while under the influence of LSD or another hallucinogen → US sl.
vb. 5. 1979 – to snap under intolerable pressure → UK sl.
• FREAK ROCK
n. 1960 – a musical style allegedly influenced by, and purporting to recreate the sensations of, LSD and other similar psychedelics → sl.
• FREAK SHOW
n. 2001 – a fetishistic sexual performance → US sl.
• FREAK TRICK
n. 1971 – a prostitute’s customer who pays for unusual sex → US sl.
• FREAKY
adj. 1. 1895 – odd, bizarre → US sl.
adj. 2. 1971 – characteristic of the 1960s counterculture → US sl.
adj. 3. 1977 – sexually deviant → UK sl.
n. 1969 – a habitual drug user → UK sl.
• FREAKY-DEAKY
adj. 1981 – acting without restraint, esp. in a sexual way → US sl.
• FRECKLE
n. 1967 – the anus → Aust. sl.
• FRECKLE-PUNCHER
n. 1968 – a male homosexual → Aust. sl.
• FRECKNY
adj. 1440 – freckled → obs.
• FRED
n. 20C – an unattractive or unintelligent male → teen & high school sl.
• FRED SMITH
n. 20C – the imaginary perfect boyfriend, the one who does everything right; usually used when the flesh-and-blood boyfriend seems inadequate → teen & high school sl.
• FREE-AND-EASY
adj. 1942 – generous → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FREE BASE
n. 1970 – cocaine separated from other chemical components → US drug culture sl.
vb. 1980 – to inhale freebase cocaine → sl., orig. US
• FREEBEE • FREEBIE • FREEBY
adj. 1942 – free of charge → US sl.
n. 1928 – something free → sl., orig. US
• FREE BOARDING HOUSE
n. 1965 – a jail → Amer. sl.
• FREE-FOR-ALL
n. M20 – a promiscuous woman → US sl.
• FREE-FUCKING
adj. 19C – pert. to a lewd man or woman, particularly to a woman who acts as unpaid prostitute → Brit. & US sl.
• FREE-HANDED
adj. 1942 – generous → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FREE JACK
n. 1986 – a person of mixed black and white ancestry → Amer. dial.
• FREE-LANCE
adj. 19C – pert. to a married woman who acts as a paid or unpaid prostitute → Brit. & US sl.
n. 1. 1942 – a philanderer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1942 – an unmarried person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FREE-LANCER
n. 1. 1942 – a philanderer → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1942 – an unmarried person → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FREE LOVE
n. 1. 1981 – promiscuous copulation at will without legal or moral constraint → sl. (Bk.)
n. 2. 1981 – prostitution → euphemism (Bk.)
• FREE NIGGER LUCK
n. 1941 – good luck, esp. when unexpected → Amer. dial., derogatory
• FREE RIDE
n. 20C – a prostitute → US sl.
• FREE SELECTOR
n. 1892 – a farmer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
• FREE SHOW
n. 20C – a peek at a woman’s breasts, thighs, or pelvic area allowed on purpose or by accidental circumstances → US colloq.
• FREE WITH ONE’S LIP
adj. 1942 – talkative → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• FREEZE
vb. 1. 1607 – to inspire terror
vb. 2. 1848 – to stay or become motionless → Amer. sl.
vb. 3. 1861 – to treat someone with deliberate coldness; to snub → Amer. sl.
vb. 4. 1970 – to become immobile and ineffective from fear → Amer. sl.
• FREEZE FRAME
n. 1990 – a stopped or suspended condition → Amer. sl.
• FREEZE-OUT
n. 1883 – the absence of cooperation, information, etc. → Amer. sl.
• FREEZE UP
vb. 1970 – to become immobile and ineffective from fear → Amer. sl.
• FREEZY
adj. 1913 – cold → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• FREMENT
adj. 1656 – roaring → obs.
• FREMESCENT
adj. 1837 – becoming murmurous, roaring; growing noisy and tumultuous; riotous, raging
• FRENCH
adj. 20C sl. – deviant, sensuous, lewd, kinky, illicit
n. 1. 1916 sl. – oral sex
n. 2. 20C US colloq. – dirty words or swear words in English
vb. 1. 1923 sl. – to perform oral sex on
vb. 2. 20C sl. – to kiss sensuously using the tongue to explore the mouth of the partner
• FRENCH ABORTION
n. Bk1981 sl. – the swallowing or spitting out of semen after fellatio
• FRENCH BALL
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – hair coiled at the back of a woman’s head; a bun
• FRENCH BLUE
n. 1964 sl. – a mixture of amphetamine and a barbiturate
• FRENCH-CROWN
n. Bk1981 sl. – syphilis
• FRENCH DISEASE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – venereal disease; syphilis
• FRENCHER
n. 1. M19 sl., not necessarily derogatory – a Frenchman
n. 2. 20C sl. – a practitioner of fellatio or similar sexual acts
• FRENCH FEVER
n. US Civil War usage – syphilis
• FRENCH-FRIED
adj. M20 US sl. – intoxicated with marijuana
• FRENCH-FRIED-FUCK
n. 20C sl. – a contemptible bit of nothing, a damn
• FRENCH GOODS
n. 17C sl. – syphilis
• FRENCH GOUT
n. 17C sl. – syphilis
• FRENCH HARP
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a harmonica
• FRENCHIE
n. 1. 1883 sl., derogatory – a French person, or French Canadian
n. 2. 1953 sl. – a condom
• FRENCHIFIED
adj. 17C Brit. sl. – infected with venereal disease
• FRENCH KISS
n. 1. 20C sl. – a kiss where the tongue is used
n. 2. 20C sl. – penilingus or cunnilingus
• FRENCH LETTER
n. c1856 sl. – a condom
• FRENCH MARBLES
n. a1592 obs. – syphilis
• FRENCH PIG
n. L19 Brit. euphemism – a syphilitic bubo (swelling)
• FRENCH POSTCARDS
n. M19 colloq. – obscene pictures
• FRENCH POX
n. 16C obs. – syphilis
• FRENCH PRINTS
n. M19 colloq. – obscene pictures
• FRENCH SAFE
n. E20 Can. sl. – a condom
• FRENCH-TICKLER
n. M20 US sl. – a dildo or a condom equipped with ridges or larger protuberances designed to increase vaginal stimulation
• FRENCH VICE
n. 19C Brit. euphemism – any ‘nonorthogenital’ sexual practice (nonorthogenital – any sexual activity other than that between males and females which, if permitted to reach completion, will result in vaginal copulation and orgasm on the part of one or both parties)
• FRENCHY
adj. 20C US sl. – sexually attractive, sexy
n. 1. 1883 sl., derogatory – a French person, or French Canadian
n. 2. 1953 sl. – a condom
• FRENCHYVILLE
n. Amer. World War I sl. – Paris
• FRENZICAL
adj. a1586 obs. – affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic
• FRESH
adj. 1. 1845 sl., orig. US – amorously over-free or cheeky; pert; forward; bold; impudent
adj. 2. 19C sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 3. 1984 sl., orig. US rap musician’s usage – excellent; fine; very good; great, superb
adj. 4. 20C US sl. – sexually aggressive or ‘fast’
n. 20C US euphemism – dung, recently excreted dung, esp. cattle or dog dung
• FRESH AND SWEET
adj. 1982 US sl. – very recently release from jail
• FRESH AS A NEW-BORN TURD
adj. B1900 sl. – full of health, strength, and activity
• FRESH AS PAINT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – new; novel
• FRESH BIT
n. M19 Brit. sl. – a woman new to copulation, either a virgin or one to whom the coiter has not yet grown accustomed
• FRESH COOK
n. Bk1896 Amer. dial. – one who uses little salt
• FRESH COW
n. E20 US criminals’ sl. – a man with a fresh case of gonorrhea
• FRESHEN UP
vb. 1937 UK sl. – to clean, to smarten, to revive
• FRESHENER
n. 1969 US sl. – any alcoholic drink
• FRESHER
n. 1882 UK sl. – a university freshman
• FRESH FISH!
int. US Civil War usage – a cry that went up from veterans as a new regiment showed up for training
• FRESH-FUCKED
adj. 1994 US sl. – energized and happy, whether the result of recent sex or not
• FRESH GREENS
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a woman new to copulation
• FRESHIE
n. 1964 Aust. sl. – a freshwater crocodile
• FRESHIES
n. 1. 1990 Antarctica usage – fresh fruit and vegetables
n. 2. 1995 US sl. – in snowboarding: the first tracks in virgin snow
• FRESHMAN
n. 1950s US drug culture sl. – a novice drug user
• FRESH MEAT
n. 1. 1896 UK sl. – a person, esp. a virgin, seen merely as an object for sexual conquest
n. 2. 19C sl. – a newly fledged prostitute
n. 3. 1908 US sl. – a newly arrived soldier
n. 4. 1960s sl. – a new sexual partner
n. 5. 1960s US criminals’ sl. – a new, young inmate, a potential victim of predatory prison homosexuals
n. 6. 20C sl. – any form of novice, as a new recruit
• FRESH MONEY
n. 1947 US sl. – in horse racing: the cash actually brought to the track and bet on a given day
• FRESH-NEW
adj. 20C – quite new
• FRESH OFF THE IRONS
adj. L17 sl. – newly graduated from university; just left school; hence, inexperienced, brand new
• FRESH OUT OF
adj. 20C US & Can. sl. – absolutely bereft of; gen. used of some commodity
• FRESH SUIT
n. 1534 obs. – pursuit made without delay
• FRESH UNION
adj. 1980s US sl. – clean, healthy
• FRESH-UP
adj. 1. 20C W. Indies – precocious
adj. 2. 20C W. Indies – sexually cheeky, suggestive
• FRESH VEGETABLE
n. 1990s W. Indies – a young man who is dating an older woman
• FRESHWATER
n. 1. M19 sl. – an emigrant who works their passage rather than pays a fare
n. 2. 20C W. Indies & Trinidad – a West Indian who visits America and comes back with a US accent
• FRESH-WATER AMERICAN
n. 1961 Trinidad and Tobago – a person who has never been to the US but speaks with an American accent and embraces other American mannerisms
• FRESHWATER BAY
n. 1. E19 UK criminals’ sl. – the Fleet prison
n. 2. E19 UK criminals’ sl. – Fleet Street Market
• FRESHWATER MARINER
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a criminal beggar who claimed to have suffered shipwreck or piracy and requested alms to return home
• FRESHWATER SEAMAN
n. M16 UK criminals’ sl. – a criminal beggar who claimed to have suffered shipwreck or piracy and requested alms to return home
• FRESHWATER SOLDIER
n. E17 sl. – a professional beggar who trades on his spurious reminiscences of battles and campaigns of which, in fact, he has no personal experience
• FRESHWATER TOWN
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a small town
• FRESHWATER TROUT
n. 1940s African-American sl. – an attractive woman, usually in a group
• FRESH-WATER YANKEE
n. 1961 Trinidad and Tobago ‑ a person who has never been to the US but speaks with an American accent and embraces other American mannerisms
• FRESH-WHITES
n. L19 sl. – a pallid complexion
• FRESHY
n. 1964 Aust. sl. – a freshwater crocodile
• FRESS
vb. 1. 1968 US sl. – to eat greedily or to excess; to snack
vb. 2. 1998 US sl. – to engage as the active partner in oral sex
• FRESSER
n. 1. 20C US sl. – a glutton
n. 2. 20C US sl. – one who performs cunnilingus or fellatio
• FRET
adj. 1999 Irish sl. – enthusiastic; excellent
• FRET ONE’S CREAM
vb. M19 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S EYELIDS
vb. M16 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S FAT
vb. L19 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S GIBLETS
vb. M16 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S GIZZARD
vb. M16 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S GUTS
vb. M16 sl. – to worry oneself greatly
• FRET ONE’S KIDNEY
vb. M16 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONE’S SOUL
vb. M16 sl. – to worry
• FRET ONESELF TO FIDDLESTRINGS
vb. M19 sl. – to worry to excess
• FRETTY
adj. Bk1896 Amer. dial. – fretful
• FREUD SQUAD
n. 2003 UK doctors’ sl. – psychiatrists
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