• F SHARP
n. c1860 sl. obs. – a flea
• F.U.
n. M20 – a ‘foul-up’ or ‘fuck-up’; a grave muddle
vb. M20 – to ‘foul-up’ or ‘fuck-up’
• FU
n. M20 US sl. – marijuana
• FUB
vb. 1600 – to cheat, to impose upon, to put off deceitfully
• FUBAR
adj. 1. 1944 US, orig. military sl. – ‘fucked-up beyond all recognition’; bungled, ruined, messed up
adj. 2. 1990 sl. – extremely drunk
vb. 1946 US, orig. military sl. – to ruin, to bungle, to mess up
• FUB AROUND
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to fuss, to bother
• FUBB
adj. M20 US sl. – ‘fucked-up beyond belief’; pert. to an inconceivably confused person, object, or situation
• FUBBERY
n. 1604 obs. rare – the act of cheating; deception, deceit
• FUBBLE
vb. 1611 obs. – to jumble up
• FUBBY
adj. 1790 rare – fat and squat; said of the figure, limbs, etc.
• FUBIS
phr. 20C US sl. – ‘fuck you buddy, I’m shipping (off or out)’; pert. to a particular type of antisocial attitude in the military
• FUBS
n. 1614 obs. – a small chubby person; a plump young person or child; chiefly used as a term of endearment
• FUBSICAL
adj. 1834 rare – fat and squat; said of the figure, limbs, etc.
• FUBSY
adj. 1780 – fat and squat; said of the figure, limbs, etc.
• FUCATE
adj. 1531 obs. – artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
vb. 1535 obs. – to paint, to counterfeit
• FUCATED
adj. 1535 obs. – artificially coloured, beautified with paint; hence, falsified, disguised, counterfeit
• FUCATION
n. 1612 obs. – a painting the face; hence, a giving a false semblance or appearance
• FUCATIOUS
adj. 1654 obs. rare – of the nature of ‘fucation’: fair-seeming, specious, deceitful, counterfeit
• FUCATORY
adj. 1657 obs. – relating to painting or artificial colouring
• FUCIVOROUS
adj. 1860 – eating seaweed
• FUCK
int. 1929 sl. – an exclamation of anger, despair, frustration, alarm, etc.
n. 1. 1663 – copulation
n. 2. 16C – semen
n. 3. 1874 sl. – a person considered solely as a partner in sexual intercourse
n. 4. 1927 sl. – a worthless or despicable person
n. 5. 20C – vigour, esp. sexual vigour in males
n. 6. M20 – any sex act leading to orgasm
vb. 1. c1500 sl. – to have sex; to copulate
vb. 2. 1776 sl. – to damage, to ruin, to spoil; to destroy
vb. 3. 1866 sl. – to cheat; to deceive, to betray
• FUCKABLE
adj. 1889 sl. – sexually desirable
• FUCK ABOUT
vb. 1. 1922 sl. – to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
vb. 2. 1960 sl. – to cause trouble or harm to
• FUCK A DOG!
int. M20 US sl. – an exclamation
• FUCK A DUCK!
int. M20 US sl. – an exclamation
• FUCK ALL
int. 19C – damn it!; damn it all!
n. 1916 sl. – nothing at all; the least thing
• FUCK AROUND
vb. 1. 1922 sl. – to behave foolishly, and esp. in a time-wasting way
vb. 2. 1960 sl. – to cause trouble or harm to
• FUCKATHON
n. M20 US sl. – an extended period of paired or group homosexual activity usually involving fellatio and pederasty
• FUCK BUDDY
n. 1973 sl., orig. US – a friend or acquaintance one engages in sexual intercourse with, without the expectation of a romantic relationship
• FUCK BUTTOCK
vb. 19C Brit. colloq. – to coit anally
• FUCKED
adj. 1. 1949 sl. – ruined, broken; of poor quality
adj. 2. 1949 sl. – in a difficult or hopeless situation
adj. 3. 1949 sl., chiefly Brit. – exhausted, worn out
adj. 4. 1971 sl. – insane, confused, mentally disturbed
adj. 5. 1971 sl. – of a situation, etc. – disturbing, confounding
adj. 6. 1971 sl. – drug intoxicated
adj. 7. 1976 sl. – drunk, intoxicated
• FUCKED-OFF
adj. 1923 sl., chiefly UK – angry; annoyed, irritated
• FUCKED-OUT
adj. 1. 1862 sl. – worn-out as from excessive copulating
adj. 2. 20C – worn-down as from continual abuse
• FUCKED-UP
adj. 1. 1863 sl. – ruined, broken; of poor quality, awful
adj. 2. 1865 sl. – of a person: confused; mentally disturbed, insane
adj. 3. 1865 sl. – of an event, situation, etc.: confounding, irrational; disturbing
adj. 4. 1967 sl. – drug intoxicated
adj. 5. 1979 sl. – drunk, intoxicated
• FUCKEE
n. 1. 1881 sl. – a person regarded as the recipient of an act of sexual intercourse
n. 2. 1973 sl. – a recipient of unjust malicious treatment
• FUCK ‘EM ALL!
int. 19C – damn it!; damn it all!
• FUCKER
n. 1. a1890 sl.- an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
n. 2. 19C colloq. – a male lover
n. 3. 19C sl. – a chum or buddy
n. 4. 20C sl. – a rude nickname for a person, usually a male
n. 5. 20C sl. – the penis
• FUCKERY
n. Bk1902 sl. – a brothel
• FUCKFACE
n. 1945 sl. – a foolish or contemptible person
• FUCKFEST
n. 1932 sl. – an orgy; a period of unrestrained sexual activity
• FUCK-FILM
n. M20 US sl. – a pornographic film which features explicit scenes of various types of copulation
• FUCK-FINGER
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a female masturbator
• FUCK-FIST
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a male masturbator
• FUCK-FREAK
n. M20 US sl. – a woman, esp. a prostitute, who is obsessed with copulation
• FUCK HANDLES
n. 1960s sl. – the excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure
• FUCK-HEAD
n. 1945 US sl. – an oaf, a jerk; a foolish or contemptible person
• FUCK-HOLE
n. 1893 Brit. & US sl. – the female genitals, esp. the vagina
• FUCKING
adj. 1893 sl. – an intensifier
n. 1568 sl. – copulation
• FUCKING A!
int. 1964 – an exclamation of approval, agreement, certainty, or excitement
• FUCKING ADA!
int. 1962 Brit. – an exclamation of annoyance
• FUCKING AROUND
n. M20 US sl. – goofing off; playing and not attending to duty
• FUCKING HELL!
int. 1678 – an exclamation of annoyance
• FUCKING MACHINE
n. 19C – a legendary machine (most often seen in limericks) which provides a variety of sexual services tirelessly
• FUCKING-RUBBER
n. M20 US usage – a condom
• FUCKISH
adj. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – sexually aroused
adj. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – pert. to a sexually loose woman
• FUCK IT!
int. 19C – damn it!; damn it all!
• FUCK IT ALL!
int. 19C – damn it!; damn it all!
• FUCKLE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to copulate
• FUCK LIKE A RATTLESNAKE
vb. L19 sl. – to coit a woman
• FUCKLOAD
n. 1984 sl., orig. US – a large amount or number
• FUCK ME GENTLY!
int. 1. 20C – I’ll be damned!
int. 2. M20 US sl. – ‘destroy me or cheat me in a genteel manner!’; screw me politely!
• FUCK ME PINK!
int. 1. 20C – I’ll be damned!
int. 2. M20 US sl. – ‘destroy me or cheat me in a genteel manner!’; screw me politely!
• FUCK OFF
int. M20 US sl. – get out!’ buzz off!
n. 1948 US sl. – (usually as ‘fuck-off’) a person who wastes time; one who shirks responsibilities or duties; a lazy or apathetic person
vb. 1. M20 US sl. – to masturbate
vb. 2. M20 US sl. – to waste time
• FUCK ONE’S FIST
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – of a male: to masturbate
• FUCK OVER
vb. 1. M20 US sl. – to work over; to beat up; to use physical violence to teach someone a lesson
vb. 2. M20 US sl. – to cheat or deceive someone
• FUCK-PIG
n. a1935 sl. – an unpleasant or contemptible person
• FUCK-SHIT
n. 20C US – a term of contempt for a despised person
• FUCKSOME
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – pert. to a sexually desirable woman
• FUCK SOMEONE’S MIND
vb. M20 US sl. – to badger and confuse someone into behaviour or a particular manner of thinking
• FUCKSTER
n. 19C Brit. – a lecher or a whoremonger; a man noted for his sexual prowess or interest in women
• FUCKSTRESS
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – a prostitute
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – a woman who is known to be sexually willing and satisfying
• FUCK THE DOG
vb. 1. 1935 sl. – to shirk one’ s duties or responsibilities; to mess about or waste time
vb. 2. 1963 sl. – to make a mistake; to fail; to spoil or put an end to something
• FUCK THIS FOR A GAME OF SOLDIERS!
int. 1979 – an exclamation of annoyance
• FUCK-UP
n. 1. c1945 sl. – a person who makes a mess of things; an incompetent person; a blunderer; a misfit
n. 2. 1949 sl. – said of something that’s gone wrong; a mess; a confusion; a blunder, a mistake
vb. 20C US sl. – (usually as ‘fuck up) to ruin; to mess up; to confuse
• FUCKWAD
n. 1974 sl., orig. US – a contemptible person
• FUCKWIT
adj. 1979 sl., orig. Aust. – stupid, idiotic
n. 1969 sl., orig. Aust. – a foolish person, a stupid or contemptible person; an idiot
• FUCKWITTED
adj. 1973 sl., orig. Aust. – stupid, idiotic
• FUCK YOU!
int. 20C US sl. – a very strong curse
• FUCK YOU, CHARLIE!
int. 20C US sl. – a very strong curse
• FUCUS
n. 1607 obs. – paint or cosmetic for beautifying the skin; a wash or colouring for the face
• FUD
n. 1. 1710 chiefly Sc. – the short, upright tail of a hare, rabbit, etc.
n. 2. 1722 chiefly Sc. – the buttocks, the bottom
n. 3. 1771 colloq. – the pubic hair, esp. of a woman; also, the female genitals
n. 4. 1942 colloq. – an old-fashioned person; an ineffectual old fogy
• FUDDER
n. 1. a1429 Sc. – lightning; a thunderbolt
n. 2. 1513 Sc. – a storm or squall; a sudden violent gust of wind
n. 3. 1739 Sc. – an impetuous rush, a sudden bustle, a hurry
n. 4. 1825 Sc. obs. – a stroke, a blow
vb. 1. 1804 Sc. – to rush about precipitately, to scurry, to bustle
vb. 2. 1824 Sc. – to potter, to trifle in a bustling manner
vb. 3. 1824 Sc. – of the wind: to blow boisterously, in strong gusts
• FUDDLE
n. 1. 1680 Brit. sl., obs. – drink, liquor, booze
n. 2. 1764 – intoxication; an intoxicated state
n. 3. a1813 sl. – a drunken bout; a spree
n. 4. 1827 – a being muddled, stupefied, or confused
vb. 1. 1588 – to have a drinking bout; to tipple
vb. 2. c1600 – to confuse with drink; to make tipsy
vb. 3. 1617 – to stupefy, to muddle, to confuse
• FUDDLECAP
n. 1666 obs. – a hard drinker, a drunkard, a boon companion, a tippler
• FUDDLED
adj. 1. 1656 colloq. – intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• FUDDLE-HEADED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; confused; muddled
• FUDDLE ONE’S CAP
vb. 1719 – to get drunk
• FUDDLE ONE’S NOSE
vb. 1663 – to get drunk
• FUDDLER
n. 1699 – a tippler
• FUDDLE UP
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• FUDDLING-SCHOOL
n. 1680 – a drinking den
• FUDDY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – disorderly; in confusion
• FUDDYDUD
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a fussy person
• FUDDY-DUDDY
n. 1. 1904 sl. – a fussy person; an old-fashioned person; an ineffectual old fogy
n. 2. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – a mature man lacking masculinity
• FUDGE
int. 1. 1766 – stuff and nonsense! bosh!
int. 2. M20 US sl. – fuck!
n. 1. 1791 Brit. & US colloq. – nonsense
n. 2. 1794 – an impostor, humbug
n. 3. 1797 – a made-up story, a deceit
n. 4. 1972 sl. – excrement, faeces
vb. 1. 1834 – to talk nonsense
vb. 2. 20C US sl. – to masturbate someone to orgasm
• FUDGE FACTOR
n. 1962 US sl. – an arbitrary percentage added to a proposed contract or estimate, to allow for adverse contingencies
• FUDGE ONE’S PANTS
vb. 1970s US sl. – to become frightened
• FUDGE ONE’S UNDIES
vb. 1970s US sl. – to become frightened
• FUDGE PACKER
n. 1985 sl., offensive – a homosexual man
• FUDGY
adj. 1. 1819 – fretful, irritable, uneasy
adj. 2. 1872 US – botched, bungling, awkward
n. 1825 Eng. dial. – a little fat person; one of squat or stumpy build
• FUELIZE
vb. 1631 obs. – to supply with fuel
• FUFF
int. 1780 Sc. – an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction or contempt, pooh!
n. 1. 1535 chiefly Sc. – a puff of wind
n. 2. 1700 chiefly Sc. – a soft feathery mass
n. 3. 1816 chiefly Sc. – a whiff of tobacco or of other odour
n. 4. 1834 chiefly Sc. – a sudden burst of ill temper, anger, passion
n. 5. 1881 chiefly Sc. – an explosive sound; a splutter; the hissing or spitting sound made by a cat
vb. 1. 1513 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to puff, to blow: said of a breeze, fire, etc.
vb. 2. a1693 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of a cat: to spit, to make a hissing sound
vb. 3. 1756 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to go off in a huff; to show anger; to go away ‘fuming’: with ‘away’
vb. 4. 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to puff a tobacco pipe
vb. 5. 19C Sc. – to sniff
• FUFFLE
vb. 1536 Sc. rare – to throw into disorder; to jerk about; to hustle
• FUFFY
adj. 1. 1824 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial. – light and soft; spongy; fraught with dust, like a fuzzball
adj. 2. 1858 Sc. – short-tempered, touchy, huffy
• FUG
int. M20 US sl. – fuck!
n. 1888 colloq. – a thick, close, stuffy atmosphere, esp. that of an overcrowded room with little or no ventilation
• FUGACIOUS
adj. 1. 1635 – tending to disappear, of short duration; said of immaterial things
adj. 2. 1651 obs. – ready to run away; fleeing
• FUGACY
n. c1600 obs. – flight; also, a being a fugitive slave
• FUGATE
vb. 1603 obs. – to put to flight
• FUGE
vb. 1573 obs. – to flee
• FUGEL
vb. to copulate …E18 Brit. sl.
• FUGGY
adj. 1888 colloq. – close, stuffy, and smelly, from want of ventilation; said of the air in a room
• FUGIE
adj. 1777 Sc. obs. – a coward
• FUGIENT
adj. 1650 obs. – fleeing
• FUGITABLE
adj. 1628 obs. – fugitive, apt or tending to flee; given to running away
• FUGITATE
vb. 1830 rare – to run away
• FUGITATION
n. 1. 1823 – a fleeing
n. 2. 1837 – exclusion from society
• FUGITIVE FROM A DAISY CHAIN GANG
n. 20C US jocular usage – a homosexual male
• FUGITOUR
n. 1533 Sc. obs. – a fugitive
• FUGLE
vb. 1. 1719 sl. – to cheat, to trick
vb. 2. E18 sl. – to possess carnally
• FUGLY
adj. 1980 sl. – fat and ugly
n. a1970 sl., orig. Aust. military, derogatory – a very ugly person, esp. a woman
• FUGO
n. 18C Brit. sl. – the anus; the rectum
• THE FUGUE DUDE
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – J.S. Bach
• FUITE
n. 1499 obs. – flight
• FUJ!
int. E20 Brit. military usage – Fuck You Jack!
• FUKE
n. 1483 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a lock of hair
• FULCIBLE
adj. 1623 obs. – able to be propped up
• FULGENCE
n. 1592 – brightness, splendour
• FULGENCY
n. 1643 – brightness, splendour
• FULGENT
adj. a1475 – shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
• FULGHT
vb. a1000 obs. – to baptize
• FULGHTEN
vb. a1000 obs. – to baptize
• FULGID
adj. 1610 – shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
• FULGIDITY
n. 1656 obs. – brightness, radiance
• FULGOR • FULGOUR
n. a1600 – dazzling brightness; splendour; a bright light, a dazzling beam
• FULGOROUS
adj. 1772 – shining brightly, radiant; glittering; resplendent
• FULGUR
n. 1563 obs. – lightning; a flash of lightning
• FULGURAL
adj. 1656 – relating to lightning
• FULGURANCE
n. 1652 – dazzling brilliance, as of lightning
• FULGURANT
adj. 1611 – flashing or dazzling like lightning
• FULGURATE
vb. 1677 – to emit vivid flashes of light; to sparkle brightly
• FULGURATION
n. 1614 – an emitting lightning; a flash of lightning
• FULGURATOR
n. 1713 hist. – a person who interprets omens from the action of lightning
• FULGURE
n. a1634 obs. – dazzling brightness; splendour, a bright light, a dazzling beam
• FULGUREOUS
adj. 1865 obs. – of the nature of lightning
• FULGURITY
n. 1. 1623 obs. – an emitting lightning, flashing like lightning; a flash of lightning
n. 2. 1721 obs. – brightness, splendour, a shining, glistering
• FULGUROUS
adj. 1616 – full or charged with lightning; flashing like lightning
• FULHAMS
n. c1555 sl. – dice
• FULIGINATED
adj. 1634 obs. – sooty or dull black in colour
• FULIGINOSE
adj. 1727 obs. – full of soot
• FULIGINOSITY
n. 1662 – a being sooty; sooty matter; also, blackness, darkness
• FULIGINOUS
adj. 1. 1597 – covered or blackened with soot
adj. 2. 1646 – murky, dark; obscure; dull; also, melancholy, mournful
• FULIGO
n. a1425 obs. – soot
• FULKE
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• FULKER
n. 1568 obs. – a pawnbroker; a usurer
• FULL
adj. 1. ME now Aust. & NZ sl. – sated, weary of
adj. 2. M16 chiefly Sc., US, Aust., NZ – drunk
adj. 3. 19C Brit. sl. – of the penis: erect
adv. 1950s Amer. sl. – absolutely
• FULL-AGED
adj. 1596 – of mature age
• FULL AS A BOILED OWL
adj. 1907 Amer. sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A BOOT
adj. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A BULL
adj. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A FART
adj. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A FIDDLE
adj. 1915 – drunk
• FULL AS A GOAT
adj. 1875 – drunk
• FULL AS A GOOG
adj. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A LORD
adj. 1847 – drunk
• FULL AS AN EGG
adj. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL AS A PO
adj. E20 sl. – extremely drunk
• FULL AS A PUGGY
adj. 1985 Sc. sl. – very drunk; having eaten too much
• FULL AS A TICK
adj. 1. 1678 Eng. dial. – completely full, as with food
adj. 2. c1848 Aust. & NZ sl. – drunk
• FULL BALLS
n. 1964 US military sl. – full speed, full throttle
• FULL BLAST
adv. 1839 US sl. – to the limit of capacity; with no restraint
• FULL-BLOODED
adj. 1707 – vigorous, forceful, hearty, sensual
• FULL-BLOWN
adj. 1602 – fully developed; complete
• FULL BORE
adj. 1936 US sl. – large; fully developed
adv. 1. 1936 US sl. – at maximum speed and power
adv. 2. 1936 US sl. – absolutely, totally
• FULL-BOTTOMED
adj. 1. 1702 – of a wig: long at the back
adj. 2. 1707 – having a generously-proportioned bottom
• FULL CHISEL
adv. 1826 Amer. sl. – at top speed
• FULL CLEVELAND
adj. 1991 US sl. – of a man: dressed in white shoes and a white suit
• FULLCOME
vb. 1477 obs. – to carry out, to accomplish; to complete
• FULL COURT PRESS
phr. Bk1975 US sl. – very great or maximum pressure
• FULL-DO
vb. a1000 obs. – to complete, to fulfil, to accomplish
• FULLEND
vb. a1000 obs. – to bring to an end, to a conclusion, or to fruition; to complete, to accomplish; to fulfil
• FULL-FACED
adj. E17 – having a full or plump face
• FULL FIG
n. 1838 US sl. – full official or ceremonial attire; full dress
• FULL-FLAVOURED
adj. 1. 19C sl. – pert. to a very bad-smelling release of intestinal gas
adj. 2. 19C sl. – really rotten; obscene
• FULL-FLEDGED
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – sexually aroused; usually pert. to a female
• FULLFREME
vb. a1000 obs. – to bring to completion; to accomplish, to perfect; to fulfil
• FULLFREMED
adj. a1000 obs. – accomplished, perfect; complete
• FULL HAND
n. E20 US sl. – a case of gonorrhea and syphilis together
• FULL HANK
n. 1980s teen & high school sl. – a nerd; a tedious, contemptible person
• FULL-HEARTED
adj. 1. a1616 – zealous, confident, courageous
adj. 2. 1792 – full of feeling, emotional
• FULL HOUSE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an infection of all the sexual diseases at once
• FULL-IN-THE-BELLY
adj. 19C Brit. colloq. – pregnant
• FULL-MANNED
adj. a1000 obs. – fully populated
• THE FULL MONTY
n. 1. 1979 sl. – everything which is necessary, appropriate, or possible; the works
n. 2. 1997 sl. – total nudity; a striptease
• FULL MOON
n. 1. Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl. – a large chunk of peyote cactus
n. 2. Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl. – hashish sold in a round shape
• FULL-MOON DAY
n. 1990s US librarians’ usage – a day when many disturbed patrons visit
• FULL-MOONER
n. 1980s US sl. – an insane or very eccentric person
• FULL NAIL
adv. at full speed …1927 Sc.
• FULL OF ACID
adj. E18 US sl. – describing a well-built guy who looks to be on steroids
• FULL OF AIR
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• FULL OF BAKED WIND
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• FULL OF BALLOON JUICE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• FULL OF BEANS
adj. 1. 1854 sl. – energetic, vigorous, lively
adj. 2. 1940s Amer. sl. – wrong; mistaken, esp. chronically so
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – determined
• FULL OF BULL
adj. 20C US sl. – deceitful; full of nonsense and lies
• FULL OF CRAP
adj. 20C US sl. – deceitful; full of nonsense and lies
• FULL OF ‘EM
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – lousy, infested with lice
• FULL OF FUCK
adj. 20C sl. – sexually aroused; full of desire or full of semen
n. 20C sl. – virile and full of masculine vigour
• FULL OF GISM
adj. 20C sl. – sexually aroused; full of desire or full of semen
n. 20C sl. – virile and full of masculine vigour
• FULL OF GUTS
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – courageously determined or persevering
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – vigorous; robust
• FULL OF HEIR
adj. 20C US jocular usage – pregnant
• FULL OF HOPS
adj. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – full of nonsense
• FULL OF HOT AIR
adj. 1. 1940s Amer. sl. – wrong, mistaken; pompously in error
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• FULL OF IT
adj. 20C Brit. & US colloq. – deceitful; full of nonsense
• FULL OF MONEY AS A TOAD IS OF FEATHERS
adj. B1900 – penniless, poor, impoverished
• FULL OF MONKEYS
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – having delirium tremens
• FULL OF OLD NICK
adj. 1935 Amer. dial. – always making mischief
• FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR
adj. 1940s US colloq. – energetic and vigorous
• FULL OF PRUNES
adj. 1. 1887 US sl. – energetic; peppy
adj. 2. 1894 US sl. – wrong, mistaken, esp. chronically so; full of nonsense
• FULL OF SHIT
adj. 20C US sl. – rubbishy; worthless; not to be believed or trusted; deceitful; full of nonsense and lies
• AS FULL OF SHIT AS A CHRISTMAS GOOSE
adj. 1940s US sl. – wrong, mistaken; not to be credited
• FULL OF THE OLD NED
adj. 1959 Amer. dial. – mischievous, troublesome
• FULL OF THE OLD NICK
adj. 1. 1965 Amer. dial. – feeling ambitious and eager to work
adj. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – feeling in the best of health and spirits
• FULL OF VIM AND VINEGAR
adj. 20C US colloq. – energetic and vigorous
• FULL OF WIND
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – talkative
• FULL OF YOURSELF
adj. 1866 UK – conceited, self-involved
• FULL-ON
adj. 1. 1970 US – maximum, complete, absolute, very
adj. 2. 20C sl. – sexually excited and desirous of copulation
• FULLOGHT
n. a1000 obs. – baptism
• FULL OUT
adv. 1918 US – absolutely, completely, intensely
• FULLOW
vb. a1000 obs. – to baptize
• FULL PERSONAL
n. 2003 UK sl. – sexual intercourse, as distinct from masturbation, when advertised as a service offered by a prostitute
• FULL SAILS
adv. 1976 US sl. – in trucking: driving at top speed with the wind behind you
• FULL SCREW
n. 1995 UK sl. – a corporal in the army
• FULL SERVICE
n. 2002 US sl. – in the coded language of massage parlours, sexual intercourse
• FULL SESH
adv. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – totally; completely
• FULL STEAM AHEAD
adv. Bk1990 Amer. sl. – with determination
• FULL STOP
phr. 1976 UK – used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end
• FULL STOP – END OF STORY
phr. 1976 UK – used as a firm signal that a matter is at an end
• FULL SUMMED
adj. 1576 – of a stag: having a complement of antlers; also said of the antlers
• FULL-THROATED
adj. 1820 – expressed loudly or vigorously; using the full power of the voice
• FULL-TILT-BOOGIE
adv. 1980s US sl. – at full speed; headlong
• FULL-TIMER
n. 1997 US sl. – a person who lives in a recreational vehicle all year
• FULL TIT
n. 1998 NZ sl. – an all-out effort
• FULL TO THE BUNG
adj. 19C sl., chiefly Brit. – intoxicated with alcohol
• FULL TO THE GUARDS
adj. 20C Brit. sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• FULL TO THE GUNWALES
adj. 1815 colloq. – absolutely full
• FULL TO THE THROPPLE
adj. 1808 Eng. dial. – having eaten as much as one can
• FULL TO THE THROPPLE END
adj. 1808 Eng. dial. – having eaten as much as one can
• FULL WHACK
n. 1978 Brit. sl. – a very high (esp. the highest) price or rate
• FULLY
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – perfect; the best possible
vb. 1849 sl. – to commit someone for trial
• FULLY-ON
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – perfect; the best possible
• FULMEN
n. 1563 – a thunderbolt
• FULMINANCY
n. 1858 obs. – fierce indignation
• FULMINANT
adj. 1578 – violently condemning or denouncing; fiercely indignant; railing, vituperative
n. 1807 – a thunderbolt; an explosive
• FULMINATE
vb. 1. 1602 – to emit thunder and lightning
vb. 2. 1620 – to rail or speak violently; to rage, to inveigh
vb. 3. 1687 – to censure, to condemn; to denounce vehemently
• FULMINATION
n. 1. 1502 – an outburst of indignation, vehement protest
n. 2. 1623 – the act of thunder and lightning
• FULMINATOR
n. 1763 – a person who forcibly criticizes or denounces
• FULMINATORY
adj. 1585 – fierce, violent; vituperative
• FULMINE
vb. 1. 1590 obs. – to emit thunder or lightning
vb. 2. 1623 rare – to speak out fiercely and censoriously; to rage
vb. 3. 1847 obs. – to express fiercely or violently; to shout
• FULMINEOUS
adj. 1624 rare – pert. to thunder or lightning
• FULMINOUS
adj. 1635 – relating to thunder and lightning
• FULSAMIC
adj. 1694 obs. rare – offending against standards of morality or taste; morally reprehensible, obnoxious, deplorable
• FULSOME
adj. 1. c1390 rare – morally reprehensible, obnoxious, deplorable
adj. 2. c1430 obs. – wearisome from excess or repetition; tedious
adj. 3. c1510 – physically disgusting; filthy, dirty, foul, loathsome
adj. 4. 1555 rare – of food: heavy, filling; difficult to digest
adj. 5. 1576 – foul-smelling, rank; strong-smelling, pungent
adj. 6. 1600 obs. – sexually unrestrained, unchaste, lascivious; bawdy, lewd
adj. 7. 1694 rare – sickening, nauseating in taste; sickly-sweet
• FULSOMEHEAD
n. a1325 obs. – plentifulness, abundance; satiety
• FULSOMELY
adv. a1425 obs. – sickeningly; disgustingly, loathsomely
• FULSOMENESS
n. 1563 obs. – a being offensive or disgusting to the senses; foulness, disgustingness
• FULTH
n. a1400 rare – fullness; plenty, abundance
• FULTUM
n. 1. a1000 obs. – help, assistance, support
n. 2. a1000 obs. – a person who helps
• FULYEAR
n. c1540 Sc. obs. – a person who dishonours or violates women
• FULYEIT
adj. a1513 Sc. obs. – exhausted, worn out
• FULYIE
n. 1. c1480 Sc. rare – excrement; dropping of cattle or sheep; manure
n. 2. c1485 Sc. obs. – a leaf
n. 3. 1538 rare – the sweepings of the street; rubbish; filth
vb. 1. 1488 Sc. obs. – to trample; to injure; to destroy; to defeat, to overcome
vb. 2. 1505 Sc. obs. – to defile, to befoul, to pollute; to dishonour; to violate a woman; also, to defecate
• FULYIE MAN
n. 1826 Sc. obs. – a scavenger
• FUM
vb. 1. 1607 obs. – to strum on a guitar
vb. 2. 1790 W. Indies – to thump, to beat
• FUMACIOUS
adj. 1864 rare – fond of smoking
• FUMADIDDLE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – nonsense
• FUMAGE
n. 1676 obs. rare – dung; a manuring with dung
• FUMAROLE
n. 1811 – a hole or vent through which vapour issues from a volcano
• FUMATORY
adj. 1847 – pert. to smoking, esp. tobacco-smoking
n. a1704 – a place set apart for smoking
• FUMAY
vb. 1486 hunting usage, obs. rare – of the hare and some other animals: to evacuate excrement
• FUMBLE
n. 1647 obs. – confused utterance, a mumbling
vb. 1507 sl. – to copulate impotently or ineffectually with
• FUMBLE-BUTT
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a very awkward, clumsy person
• FUMBLE-FINGERED
adj. 1980s US sl. – clumsy
• FUMBLE-FISTED
adj. 1847 Eng. dial. – very awkward or clumsy in handling things
• FUMBLER
n. 1640 sl. – ‘an unperforming husband, one that is insufficient’
• FUMBLEROOSKI
n. 180s US football sl. – a play in which the quarterback leaves the ball between the center’s legs and fakes a hand-off, whereupon a guard takes the ball and runs with it
• FUMBLING
adj. 1576 – sexually impotent
• FUME
n. 1. a1529 – a fit of anger, an irritable or angry mood
n. 2. 1768 rare – a person who is likely to become angry or irritated
vb. c1522 – to be angry or irritated
• FUME AND CHAFE
vb. 1535 – to exhibit anger or irritation
• FUMEE
n. 1481 obs. rare – smoke; a cloud of smoke
• FUME-GALLANT
n. 1621 obs. – a smoker
• FUMET • FUMETTE
n. 1735 – the smell of game when high; game flavour
• FUMETS
n. a1400 obs. – the excrement of a deer
• FUMFER • FUMPER • PHUMPHER
vb. 1954 US sl. – to avoid making a decision and mumble, to speak inarticulately or indistinctly; to falter in one’s speech
• FUM-FUM
n. 1. 1656 – the sound of a stringed instrument
n. 2. 1885 – a thumping or beating
• FUMID
adj. 1597 obs. – smoky, fuming, vaporous
• FUMIDITY
n. 1623 obs. – a being smoky
• FUMIDNESS
n. 1727 obs. – smokiness
• FUMIDUCT
n. 1854 rare – a passage for smoke
• FUMIER
n. c1500 obs. rare – smoke
• FUMIFEROUS
adj. 1656 obs. rare – producing fumes or smoke
• FUMIFIC
adj. 1727 obs. rare – making smoke
• FUMIFICATE
vb. 1721 obs. rare – to make or cause smoke
• FUMIFICATION
n. 1721 obs. rare – a causing smoke
• FUMIFUGIST
n. 1846 rare – a person or something that drives away smoke or fumes
• FUMIGATION
n. 1800 jocular usage – tobacco-smoking
• FUMING
adj. 1. 1582 – angry, raging
adj. 2. 1598 obs. – of water: foaming or seething
• FUMISH
adj. 1. 1523 obs. – hot-tempered, irascible, passionate; exhibiting anger
adj. 2. 1574 obs. – emitting smoke or vapour; of a chimney: smoky
• FUMISHING
n. 1527 obs. – the excrement of a deer
• FUMIST
n. 1785 obs. rare – a person who ‘cures’ smoky chimneys; a chimney doctor
• FUMIVOROUS
adj. 1824 – feeding or living on smoke; consuming smoke
• FUMOSITY
n. 1. c1460 obs. – the flatulent quality of various foods; the heady quality of wine, etc.
n. 2. c1530 obs. – ill-smelling breath; smell of food or drink in the breath
• FUMOUS
adj. 1. 1430-40 obs. – full of passion, angry, furious
adj. 2. 1477 obs. – giving off fumes; tending to generate wind or gas in the stomach, flatulent
adj. 3. 1661 – pert. to smoking
• FUMOUSLY
adv. 1459 obs. – angrily, furiously
• FUMTU
phr. World War II Armed Forces usage – Fucked Up More Than Usual – pert. to a state considerably more messed up than usual
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Updated: September 15, 2022
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