• GEN
n. 1. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling
n. 2. 1940 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage – information
vb. 1943 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage – to give information
• GENARCH
n. 1879 rare – the founder of a family or race
• GENARCHA
n. 1649 obs. rare – the founder of a family or race
• GENARCHASHIP
n. 1650 obs. – headship of a family or people
• GEND
adj. a1500 Sc. obs. – foolish, simple
• GENDARME
n. 1906 sl. – a police officer
• GENDER
n. 15C euphemism – biological sex, i.e. male and female
vb. 15C Brit. – to copulate
• GENDER-BENDER
n. 1980 sl. – someone, esp. a pop singer or follower of a pop cult, who deliberately affects an androgynous appearance by wearing sexually ambiguous clothing, make-up, etc.
• GENDER-BLENDER
n. 1980 sl. – someone, esp. a pop singer or follower of a pop cult, who deliberately affects an androgynous appearance by wearing sexually ambiguous clothing, make-up, etc.
• GENERALISE
n. Bk1903 sl. – 1 shilling
• GENERATING PLACE
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• GENERATION TOOL
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the penis
• GENERIC
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – dull; out of it
• GENEROUS
adj. 1. E18 US sl. – drunk
adj. 2. 20C sl. – sexually willing
► GENETRIX n. a mother, a female parent; also figuratively, applied to one’s native country → 1561
• GENITRICE
n. a1500 obs., chiefly Sc. – a female parent, a mother
• GENIUSESS
n. 1772 nonce word – a female genius
• GENNITRAF
n. Bk1903 sl. – a farthing (1/4d) .
• GENT
n. 1. 1564 sl. – a male person, a fellow
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – money
n. 3. 1987 sl. – an admirable man
• GENTILITATE
adj. 1632 obs. rare – having gentle, refined, or polished manners, well-mannered
• GENTLEMAN COW
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a bull
• GENTLEMAN OF LEAD
n. 1842 – one who has a recognized leading position
• GENTLEMAN OF THE BACK DOOR
n. 1785 sl. – a sodomite
• GENTLEMAN OF THE LONG ROBE
n. 1677 sl. – a lawyer
• GENTLEMAN OF THE PAD
n. 1706-7 sl. – a highwayman
• GENTLEMAN OF THE ROAD
n. 1. 1740 sl. – a highwayman
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – a commercial traveller
• GENTLEMAN OF THREE OUTS
n. 1785 sl. – one without money, manners, and wit; variation: one out of pocket, out of elbows, and out of credit
• GENTLEMAN’S PALSY
n. 1608 nonce use – used allusively in reference to the shaking of the dice-box
• GENTLEMAN’S PLEASURE GARDEN PADLOCK
n. Bk1893 sl. – the ‘menstrual cloth’
• GENTLEMAN TOWARD THE LAW
n. 1592 obs. – a lawyer
• THE GENTLEMEN IN BLUE
n. 1851 sl. – the police
• GENTLY BENTLEY!
int. 1940s – gently does it! take it easy!
• GENTRY COFE
n. M16 cant – a gentleman
• GENTRY COFE’S KEN
n. M16 cant – a gentleman’s house
• GENTRY COVE
n. M16 cant – a gentleman
• GENTRY COVE’S KEN
n. M16 cant – a gentleman’s house
• GENTRY KEN
n. 19C cant – a gentleman’s house
• GENTRY MORT
n. 16C cant – a lady
• THE GENTS’
n. 20C colloq. – a men’s convenience
• GENUFFEL
vb. 1938 S. Afr. sl. – to flirt
• GENUINAL
adj. 1599 obs. rare – genuine
• GENUINE
n. c1840 Winchester College usage – praise
vb. c1840 Winchester College usage – to praise
• GENUWINE BEDOOWINE AYRAB
n. 1940 sl. – a Bedouin Arab
• GEOG
n. L19 schoolchildren’s usage – geography
• GEOGRAPHICAL TABLE
n. 1610 obs. – a map or chart
• GEOGRAPHY
n. c1920 sl. – the female genitals
• GEOLTITUDES
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – bursts of passionate temper, tantrums
• GEOMETER
n. c1660 – a Jesuit
• GEOMETRICIAN
n. 19C sl. – a reeling drunkard
• GEORDIE
n. 1. c1760 Eng. dial. – a pitman
n. 2. L19 Durham University usage – a townsman, esp. a working-man
• GEORGE
n. 1. Bk1903 sl. – penny (1d)
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – 2 shillings and sixpence
n. 3. Bk1903 sl. – 6 shillings and sixpence
n. 4. Bk1903 sl. – £1
• GEORGIA BUGGY
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – an automobile, esp. an old or broken-down car
• GEORGIA HAM
n. 1971 US sl. – a watermelon
• GEORGIA HOMEBOY
n. 1993 US drug culture sl. – the recreational drug GHB
• GEORGIA NIGHT RIDER
n. 1976 US sl. – a trucker who drives at night in the hope of avoiding police
• GEORGIA OVERDRIVE
n. 1963 US sl. – coasting down a hill with the car or truck in neutral
• GEORGIA SCUFFLE
n. 1. 1950 US sl. – in a carnival: rough handling of an extremely naive customer in a swindle
n. 2. 1992 US sl. – a swindle which fails because the intended victim is not smart enough to be swindled
• GEORGIE BEST
n. 1. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a pest, esp. a drunken pest
n. 2. 2003 UK rhyming sl. – the female breast
• GERBIL
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – to spill
• GERCHA!
int. 1937 Brit. sl. – I don’t believe it; get away with you!
• GERFAUNT
n. c1400 obs. – a giraffe
► GERFUL adj. changeable; capricious, fitful; wild, wayward → 1374 obs.
• GERONIMO!
int. 1941 sl., orig. US – an exclamation of delight or exultation
• GERRON
n. 1808 Sc. – a strong, thickset or stoutly-built man or boy
• GERRY
n. 1916 wartime sl. – a German, esp. a German soldier
• GERSTON
n. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a grassy enclosure; a paddock or field
• GERTCHA!
int. 1937 Brit. sl. – I don’t believe it; get away with you!
• GERTCHER!
int. 1937 Brit. sl. – I don’t believe it; get away with you!
• GESCHWISTER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – children of the same parents, regardless of sex
• GESTICULACIOUS
adj. 1834 rare – given to gesticulation
• GESTIENT
adj. 1644 obs. – restlessly excited, nervously agitated
• GESTUROUS
adj. 1576 – immoderately fond of using gestures, addicted to gestures → obs.
• GET
n. 1940 Brit. sl. – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
vb. 1. 1867 sl., orig. US – to annoy or infuriate
vb. 2. 1907 sl. – to understand or realize the meaning of something
vb. 3. Bk1913-17 Amer. sl. – to kill, esp. in revenge
• GET A BANG OUT OF
vb. 20C US & Can. sl. – to experience a thrill or excitement from
• GET A BILL
vb. 1894 Amer. dial. – to get a divorce
• GET ABOARD
vb. 19C sl. – to be drunk
• GET ABOVE ONESELF
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to act in an arrogant manner; to be self-satisfied
vb. 2. 1960s African-American sl. – to brag, to attack verbally
• GET A BUG IN ONE’S EAR
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. – to get a novel suggestion or an inspiration to act
• GET A BUN ON
vb. 1901 sl. – to get drunk
• GET A CARGO OF
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen
• GET A CASE OF THE ASS
vb. 1960s sl. – to become angry
• GET A CHAW ON SOMEONE
vb. 1895 Amer. dial. – to get a old or attachment
• GET A COB ON
vb. 1937 Brit. sl. – to get angry
• GET A DANCE
vb. 1813 Eng. dial. – to be made to run, to take flight
• GET A DANCE ON AIR
vb. 1873 Sc. – to be hanged
• GET A D.C.M.
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. – to be dismissed from one’s job (Don’t Come Monday)
• GET A DOWNER ON
vb. 1915 sl., orig. Aust. – to regard with disfavour
• GET A DROP IN ONE’S HEAD
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to be the worse for liquor
• GET A FALL
vb. 1. 1920s US criminals’ sl. – to be arrested, to be imprisoned
vb. 2. 1920s US sl. – to fall in love
vb. 3. 1950s US sl. – to tumble, to slip over
vb. 4. 1970s US sl. – to find oneself in difficulties; to come to grief
• GET A FALL OUT OF
vb. 1. L19 US & Aust. sl. – to get the better of someone
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to involve oneself with something
vb. 3. L19 sl. – to reprimand someone
• GET A FIT OF THE GAD
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to have a fit of aimless wandering
• GET A GAGE UP
vb. 1998 UK sl. – to smoke a marijuana cigarette
• GET A GAIT ON
vb. 1930s sl. – to hurry
• GET A GECK
vb. 1568 – to be deceived or tricked
• GET A GOOD HAND AGAINST
vb. 1600 obs. – to get a decided advantage over
• GET A GOOD SCALD ON
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to have good results with
• GET A GUT ON
vb. c1920 Aust. sl. – to gain in weight
• GET A HACKIE UP
vb. 1956 Sc. – to get promotion, to be advanced in status
• GET A HACK UP
vb. 1956 Sc. – to get promotion, to be advanced in status
• GET A HANDLE ON SOMETHING
vb. 1972 sl., orig. US – to acquire the means of understanding or of forming an opinion about something
• GET A INTO G
vb. 2002 NZ sl. – to stop idling; to apply yourself into an activity; to start doing something useful
• GET AIR
vb. 2005 UK sl. – to be ignored
• GET A JAB
vb. 1914 Services’ colloq. – to be inoculated
• GET A JAG ON
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to become drunk
• GET A LIFE!
int. 20C teen & high school sl. – stop bothering me! get your act together!
• GET A LIGHT
vb. Bk1896 sl. – to live on credit
• GET A LINE ON
vb. 1903 sl., orig. US – to acquire information about
• GET A LOAD OF
vb. 1. 1929 sl., orig. US – to look at
vb. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to listen
• GET A LOAD ON
vb. 1598 sl. – to drink a lot of alcohol
• GET ALONG LIKE A WAGON AND WHEELS
vb. 1899 Eng. dial. – to live in sympathy and harmony
• GET A MAD ON
vb. 1909 Amer. dial. – to become angry or resentful
• GET A MOVE ON
vb. 1888 US sl. – to hurry
• GET AN ANGLE ON
vb. 1974 Amer. sl. – to discover something useful about; to work out the optimum way of doing something
• GET AN ARSELINS COUP
vb. 19C sl. – of a woman: to have sexual intercourse
• GET AN EARFUL
vb. 1917 sl. – to listen, to hear
• GET A NERVE ON ONE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to be unreasonable
• GET AN EYEFUL
vb. 1899 sl. – to look at
• GET A NIBBLE
vb. Bk1902 tailors’ sl. – to get an easy job
• GET A PACKET
vb. 1. 1930s sl. – to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble
vb. 2. 1930s sl. – to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared)
vb. 3. 1930s sl. – to suffer a dose of venereal disease
• GET A PERSON’S BACK UP
vb. 20C colloq. – to make a person angry or stubborn
• GET A PERSON’S GOAT
vb. 1905 – to make him or her angry; to annoy
• GET A PERSON’S SHIRT OUT
vb. 1844 colloq. – to cause a person to lose his or her temper
• GET A RAT
vb. 1894 Aust. & NZ sl. – to be mad
• GET A RAZZLING
vb. B1900 Eng. dial. – to get into a state of perspiration
• GET A RIG ON
vb. 1892 Amer. dial. – to play a joke on, to make sport of
• GET A RISE OUT OF ONE
vb. 1600 sl. – to mortify; to make ridiculous; to outwit
• GET A ROCKET
vb. 20C Brit. & NZ colloq. – to get a severe reprimand
• GET AROUND LIKE DEAD LICE ARE FALLING OFF ONE
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to move about slowly and without energy
• GET A SCUMFISH AT
vb. 1899 Sc. – to take a strong dislike to; to be disgusted at
• GET A SHINE ON
vb. 1950 Amer. dial. – to become drunk
• GET A SKATE ON
vb. 1. M19 sl. – to go fast, to hurry up
vb. 2. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – to get drunk
• GET A SPARK UP
vb. 1939 NZ sl. – to raise one’s spirits by drinking alcohol
• GET AT
vb. 1871 – to intimidate
• GET A TICKET
vb. c1918 Aust. sl. – to get a venereal disease
• GET A TRANSFUSION
vb. 1976 US sl. – to fill a vehicle with petrol/gas or diesel
• GET AT SOMEONE
vb. 1891 sl. – to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize
• GET AWAY!
int. 1848 sl. – I don’t believe it
• GET AWAY WITH THE BAGGAGE
vb. 1873 Amer. sl. – to escape detection in or to avoid the consequences of mischief or wrongdoing
• GET A WET BOTTOM
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – of a woman: to coit
• GET A WIGGLE ON
vb. 1896 colloq., chiefly US – to hurry up, get a move on
• GET A WRIGGLE ON
vb. 1971 Aust. sl. – to hurry
• GET BACK INTO YOUR BOX!
int. B1900 sl. – silence! Be quiet!
• GET BEANS
vb. 1892 – to be punished severely
• GET BLOOD FROM A TURNIP
vb. Bk1898 N. Ireland – to achieve something almost impossible
• GET BY THE EDGES
vb. 1702 obs. – to get information indirectly or imperfectly
• GET BY THE SHORT HAIRS
vb. 1890s – to hold so that escape is painful or difficult
• GET CHINESE
vb. 1980 Amer. students’ sl. – to get really stoned
• GET CRACKING
vb. 1936 Amer. sl. – to get busy, to get going, to begin work
• GET CURED
vb. 1957 US sl. – to get rich
• GET DEAD
vb. 1961 Amer. sl. – to be killed
• GET DOWN
vb. 1. 1930 sl. – to depress
vb. 2. 1970 African-American sl. – to fight
vb. 3. 1971 Amer. sl. – to be uninhibited, esp. in dancing or performing music; to enjoy oneself immensely
• GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS
vb. 1903 orig. US – to come to facts or realities
• GET DOWN TO HARDPAN
vb. 1883 Amer. dial. – to face up to reality; to become realistic
• GET DOWN TO IT
vb. Amer. World War I sl. – to sleep
• GET DOWN TO TAW
vb. 1934 Amer. dial. – to apply oneself to the matter at hand; to get to the heart of the matter; to speak bluntly
• GET EGG ON ONE’S FACE
vb. c1974 – to come out of an affair, esp. political or commercial, badly, and hence, to suffer loss, humiliation and embarrassment; to make a fool of oneself through presumption or lack of judgement
• GET FANKLED
vb. 1826 Sc. – to lose the thread of a discourse
• GET FAST
vb. 1. 1960s African-American sl. – to act in an illegal manner
vb. 2. 1987 US sl. – in a criminal enterprise: to cheat a partner out of money or goods
• GET FREAKY
vb. 1996 US sl. – to have sex
• GET FUNNY WITH
vb. 1. L19 sl. – to provoke, to act in an offensive manner
vb. 2. 20C sl. – to make sexual advances towards
vb. 3. 20C sl. – to reveal that one has been offended
• GET-GO
n. M20 colloq., chiefly N. Amer. – the very beginning
• GET GOING
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to begin, to commence
• GET GOING WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly
• GET GOOD NOTES
vb. 2002 Can. – in Quebec: to get good marks or grades
• GET HALTER-BROKE
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. – of a man: to get married
• GET HAPPY
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. – to experience religious enthusiasm
• GET HEAD
vb. 1625 – to gain force or power; to attain to vigour
• GETHICALL
adj. 1623 obs. – vile, wicked
• GET HIS
vb. 1909 sl., orig. & chiefly services’ usage – to die
• GET HOOKED
vb. 1910 Amer. sl. – to get married
• GET HORIZONTAL
vb. 20C teen & high school sl. – to lie down alone or with someone else
• GET IN A JACKPOT
vb. 1970 Amer. railroad usage – to be involved in an accident or dangerous situation with a train
• GET IN A TIGHT
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. – to run into difficulty
• GET IN A TIGHT CRACK
vb. 1926 US sl. – to get into trouble or difficulty
• GET IN BAD
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to make a mistake or false move
• GET IN ON THE ACT
vb. 1947 US sl. – to become involved in another’s activity
• GET IT ON THE NERVE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to be demented
• GET IN SOMEONE’S ASS
vb. 1966 Amer. sl. – to cause trouble for someone; to act against someone; to thrash someone
• GET IN SOMEONE’S FACE
vb. 1950s sl. – to confront, to provoke
• GET IN SOMEONE’S HAIR
vb. 1949 US sl. – to annoy or irritate someone
• GET IN THE BROWN WITH
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to curry favour
• GET IN THE BUGGY
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. – to comply with requirements; to get on the ball
• GET-INTO
vb. c1888 sl. – to possess carnally, to have sex
• GET INTO A WOMAN
vb. Bk1896 sl. – to possess a woman carnally
• GET INTO SOMEONE’S PANTS
vb. 1952 sl. – to seduce someone; to have sex with someone
• GET INTO THE ACT
vb. 1946 US sl. – to take part
• GET IT
vb. 1. 1872 sl. – to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment
vb. 2. Amer. World War I sl. – to be killed
• GET IT BY THE TAIL AND A DOWN-HILL PULL ON IT
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. – to be able to accomplish easily
• GET IT DEAD IN THE ASS
vb. 1967 Amer. sl. – to be victimized, vanquished, or killed
• GET IT HOT
vb. 1872 sl. – to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment
• GET IT IN ONE
vb. 1942 sl. – to immediately comprehend or grasp a situation
• GET IT IN THE ASS
vb. 1945 Amer. sl. – to be victimized, vanquished, or killed
• GET IT IN THE NECK
vb. 1872 sl. – to get into trouble, usually with the implication of punishment
• GET IT ON
vb. 1. 20C US sl. – to give oneself up to an activity, to enjoy oneself; to become elated or intoxicated with
vb. 2. 20C US sl. – to have sexual intercourse with
• GET IT TOGETHER
vb. 1973 US sl. – to take control of one’s personal condition; to get one’s mind and emotions under control; to become organized
• GET IT UP THE ASS
vb. 1955 Amer. sl. – to be victimized, vanquished, or killed
• GET IT WHERE THE CHICKEN GOT THE AXE
vb. c1960 Amer. dial. – to get punished properly and adequately
• GET JACK IN THE ORCHARD
vb. 19C sl. – to achieve sexual intromission
• GET JACK OF
vb. L19 Aust. sl. – to resent, to grow tired of
• GET KNOTTED!
int. 1963 Brit. sl. – an exclamation of contempt or derision
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